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A "Silent" Polymorphism in the MDR 1 Gene Changes Substrate Specificity

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Plastid Phylogenetics, Biogeography, and Character Evolution of the Chinese Endemic Genus Sinojackia Hu

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Thermosensitivity of translation underlies the mammalian nocturnal-diurnal switchPreprint

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Analysis of Codon Usage Bias of 30 Chloroplast Genomes in Ulva (Ulvophyceae, Chlorophyta)

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Glue Genes Are Subjected to Diverse Selective Forces during Drosophila Development

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Analysis of codon usage bias of exonuclease genes in invertebrate iridescent viruses

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Functional expression and extracellular secretion of Clostridium thermocellum Cel48S cellulase in Escherichia coli via the signal recognition particle-dependent translocation pathway

Lee, H., Kang, T., Kim, Y.-W., Lee, H., & Kim, S. (2021) · Enzyme and Microbial Technology · doi:10.1016/j.enzmictec.2021.109918 · Cited by 6

Senecavirus A Enhances Its Adaptive Evolution via Synonymous Codon Bias Evolution

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A generative language model decodes contextual constraints on codon choice for mRNA designPreprint

Faizi, M., Sakharova, H., Borrmann, H., Parsa, M. S., & Lareau, L. F. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.05.13.653614 · Cited by 7

Mitochondrial Genome Variations and Possible Adaptive Implications in Some Tephritid Flies (Diptera, Tephritidae)

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Genomic personalities of Dehalococcoides subspecies and Dehalogenimonas illuminate complete trichloroethene dechlorination in high-salt conditions

Chen, W.-Y., Lan, Y.-C., Chen, J.-W., & Wu, J. (2025) · ISME Communications · doi:10.1093/ismeco/ycaf101 · Cited by 5

Non-Coding RNAs: Regulators of Stress, Ageing, and Developmental Decisions in Yeast?

Čáp, M., & Palková, Z. (2024) · Cells · doi:10.3390/cells13070599 · Cited by 6

Analysis of heavy metal tolerance and genomics in an indigenous Kurthia strain from Kulik River reveals multi-metal resistance and dominance of selection pressure on codon usage patterns

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DNA Sequence Changes Resulting from Codon Optimization Affect Gene Expression in Pichia pastoris by Altering Chromatin Accessibility

Lu, C., Guo, L., Fang, B., Shi, J., & Zhou, M. (2025) · Journal of Fungi · doi:10.3390/jof11040282 · Cited by 5

Advancing codon language modeling with synonymous codon constrained masking

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Tracing and exploring the evolutionary origin and systematic function of fish complement C9

Li, L., Shen, Y., Xu, X., Yang, W., & Li, J. (2021) · Molecular Genetics and Genomics · doi:10.1007/s00438-021-01773-2 · Cited by 5

Rare Amyloid Precursor Protein Point Mutations Recapitulate Worldwide Migration and Admixture in Healthy Individuals: Implications for the Study of Neurodegeneration

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Informatic Capabilities of Translation and Its Implications for the Origins of Life

Cuevas-Zuviría, B., Adam, Z. R., Goldman, A. D., & Kaçar, B. (2023) · Journal of Molecular Evolution · doi:10.1007/s00239-023-10125-0 · Cited by 5

VeloPro: A pipeline integrating Ribo‐seq and AlphaFold deciphers association patterns between translation velocity and protein structure features

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A statistical-physics approach for codon usage optimisation

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Evolutionary Forces That Generate SNPs: The Evolutionary Impacts of Synonymous Mutations

Agashe, D. (2022) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-05616-1_2 · Cited by 7

Heterologous Expression of Toxic White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) Protein in Eengineered Escherichia coli Strains

Chen, P.-Y., Yi, Y.-C., Wang, H., & Ng, I. (2023) · Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s12010-023-04369-1 · Cited by 5

Artificial design of the genome: from sequences to the 3D structure of chromosomes

Wang, J., Xie, Z., Cui, Y., Li, B., & Yuan, Y. (2024) · Trends in biotechnology · doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2024.08.012 · Cited by 4

Codon Usage Bias in Mitochondrial Genomes Across Three Species of Siphonaria (Mollusca: Gastropoda)

Gu, J., Zhou, X., Song, C., Wang, Y., Jin, H., Lei, T., & Qi, X. (2025) · Genes · doi:10.3390/genes16070747 · Cited by 4

Phage-Mediated Digestive Decolonization in a Gut-On-A-Chip Model: A Tale of Gut-Specific Bacterial Prosperity

Nieuwenhuyse, B. V., Merabishvili, M., Goeders, N., Vanneste, K., Bogaerts, B., de Jode, M., Ravau, J., Wagemans, J., Belkhir, L., & der Linden, D. V. (2024) · Viruses · doi:10.3390/v16071047 · Cited by 4

Role of nucleotide pair frequency and synonymous codon usage in the evolution of bovine viral diarrhea virus

Feng, X., Liu, Z., Mo, Y. J., Zhang, S., & Ma, X. (2025) · Archives of Virology · doi:10.1007/s00705-025-06250-4 · Cited by 4

Triple gene expressions in yeast, Escherichia coli, and mammalian cells by transferring DNA fragments amplified from a mother yeast expression plasmid

Nakamura, M., Kikuta, H., Misumi, Y., Suzuki, A., Hoshida, H., & Akada, R. (2022) · Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering · doi:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2022.03.002 · Cited by 4

Molecular Dissection of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 to Elucidate Molecular Mechanisms Behind Latency and Comparison of Its Codon Usage Patterns with Genes Modulated During Alzheimer’s Disease as a Part of Host-Pathogen Interaction

Gurjar, P., Khan, A. A., Alanazi, A. M., Vasil’ev, V. G., Zouganelis, G. D., & Alexiou, A. T. (2024) · Journal of Alzheimer s Disease · doi:10.3233/jad-231083 · Cited by 4

Outcomes in non‐small cell lung cancer with uncommon epidermal growth factor receptor L858 substitutions under first‐line epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors: A large real‐world cohort study

Shao, Y., Zhang, J., Feng, Z., Wu, W., Zhao, X., Zhu, M., Xiao, Y., Pang, J., Zhu, J., Qu, H., et al. (2024) · Cancer Science · doi:10.1111/cas.16250 · Cited by 3

Allosteric activation of SARS-CoV-2 RdRp by remdesivir triphosphate and other phosphorylated nucleotidesPreprint

Wang, B., Svetlov, V. V., Wolf, Y. I., Koonin, E. V., Nudler, E., & Artsimovitch, I. (2021) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2021.01.24.428004 · Cited by 4

A viral codon usage strategy enhances antigen production and protection in SFTSV mRNA vaccination

Cha, I., Yamada, Y., Kim, D.-K., Kang, S., Yang, W.-S., Shin, W.-J., Ryder, A., Lewis, M., Chung, C., Cho, N.-H., et al. (2025) · npj Vaccines · doi:10.1038/s41541-025-01298-4 · Cited by 4

Evolution and Functional Implications of Codon Usage Bias in Eukaryotes

Dahal, U., Shakya, R., Kour, B., Khanal, B., & Singh, B. (2026) · Journal of Molecular Evolution · doi:10.1007/s00239-026-10305-8 · Cited by 3

Analysis of biochemical, genetic, and morphological adaptation focused on metamorphosis from Heliocidaris crassispina based on the transcriptomic and accurate genotyping strategy

Wang, Y., Wang, G., Zhang, L., & Liang, Q. (2024) · Aquaculture · doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.740740 · Cited by 3

Wheat NAC transcription factor NAC5‐1 is a positive regulator of senescence

Evans, C., Mogg, S. L., Soraru, C., Wallington, E. J., Coates, J. C., & Borrill, P. (2024) · Plant Direct · doi:10.1002/pld3.620 · Cited by 3

Protein Fold Usages in Ribosomes: Another Glance to the Past

Tanoz, I., & Timsit, Y. (2024) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms25168806 · Cited by 4

MicroRNA-regulated suppression of some overexpressed genes in schizophrenia and their evolutionary significance

Sharma, D., Bharadaj, S. K., Bharadaj, S., & Chakraborty, S. (2025) · Schizophrenia Research · doi:10.1016/j.schres.2025.01.022 · Cited by 3

Phylogenetic Analysis of the Mpox Virus in Sub-Saharan Africa (2022–2024)

Ochieng, M., Kiboi, D. M., Nasimiyu, C., Omoga, D. C. A., Osoro, E., & Kuja, J. (2025) · Biology · doi:10.3390/biology14070773 · Cited by 3

Effects of synonymous codons with optimization / deoptimization in nucleoprotein (NP) gene of influenza A virus on interaction between NP and tripartite motif protein 25 (TRIM25)

Hu, X., Gao, M., Ren, X., An, L., Wang, C., & Ma, X. (2025) · Virology · doi:10.1016/j.virol.2025.110626 · Cited by 3

Toxicological Implications of Biological Heterogeneity

Choudhuri, S. (2022) · International Journal of Toxicology · doi:10.1177/10915818211066492 · Cited by 3

Revealing the Complete Chloroplast Genome of an Andean Horticultural Crop, Sweet Cucumber (Solanum muricatum), and Its Comparison with Other Solanaceae Species

Saldaña, C. L., Chávez-Galarza, J. C., la Cruz, G. D., Jhoncon, J. H., Guerrero‐Abad, J. C., Vásquez, H. V., Maicelo, J. L., & Arbizu, C. I. (2022) · Data · doi:10.3390/data7090123 · Cited by 3

The Melody of Silent Mutations: Microbiome Adaptation Across the Subduction Zone

Samad, L. A., Maged, M., Garo, K., RIAD, B. Y., & El-Hadidi, M. S. (2023) · Novel Intelligent and Leading Emerging Sciences Conference (NILES) · doi:10.1109/niles59815.2023.10296728 · Cited by 3

Comparative Analysis of Codon Usage Bias in Transcriptomes of Eight Species of Formicidae

Zhu, W., Wang, J., Wang, J., & Nie, L. W. (2025) · Genes · doi:10.3390/genes16070749 · Cited by 3

Revealing the Complete Chloroplast Genome of an Andean Horticultural Crop, Sweet Cucumber (Solanum muricatum), and Its Comparative Analysis with Other Solanaceae SpeciesPreprint

Saldaña, C. L., Chávez-Galarza, J. C., la Cruz, G. D., Jhoncon, J. H., Guerrero‐Abad, J. C., Vásquez, H. V., Maicelo, J. L., & Arbizu, C. I. (2022) · Preprints.org · doi:10.20944/preprints202205.0225.v1 · Cited by 3

The geometry of chromatinPreprint

Kak, S. C. (2023) · doi:10.36227/techrxiv.23818902.v1 · Cited by 3

Comparative genomics of thermosynechococcaceae and thermostichaceae: insights into codon usage bias

Mou, Q.-H., Hu, Z., Zhang, J., Daroch, M., & Tang, J. (2025) · Acta Biochimica Polonica · doi:10.3389/abp.2024.13825 · Cited by 2

Impact of codon optimization on vip3Aa11 gene expression and insecticidal efficacy in maize

Li, S., Wen, N., Lv, W., Zhang, M., Wang, Y., & Lang, Z. (2025) · Frontiers in Plant Science · doi:10.3389/fpls.2025.1579465 · Cited by 2

Prediction of Interleukin-binding Sites Combining Multi-Source Features with Integrated Algorithm

Niu, X., & Feng, Y. (2025) · Current Bioinformatics · doi:10.2174/0115748936372515250801173324 · Cited by 2

DRP-PSM: Multi-Level Feature Integration Reveals Hierarchical Contributions to Pathogenic Synonymous Mutation Prediction

Cai, J., Jin, F., Cheng, N., Xia, J., & Ye, C.-L. (2025) · ACS Omega · doi:10.1021/acsomega.5c05407 · Cited by 2

Native CFTR codon bias controls translation rate to balance off-pathway aggregation and channel function by conformational imprinting

Yoon, J. S., Li, H., Kim, Y., Shishido, H., Sheppard, D. N., Lee, M. G., & Skach, W. R. (2025) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-025-31274-w · Cited by 2

Bacterial gene 5′ ends have unusual mutation rates that can mislead tests of selection

Radrizzani, S., Rivas-Santisteban, J., Han, N., & Hurst, L. D. (2025) · PLoS Biology · doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3003569 · Cited by 2

Heterologous expression of NRPS and PKS pathways in Escherichia coli : from bottlenecks to biosynthetic platforms

Göbner, L., Gulder, T. A. M., & D’Agostino, P. M. (2026) · Essays in Biochemistry · doi:10.1042/ebc20250044 · Cited by 2

Kinetics of Translating Ribosomes Determine the Efficiency of Programmed Stop Codon Readthrough

Kar, D., Manna, D., Manjunath, L. E., Singh, A., Som, S., Vasu, K., & Eswarappa, S. M. (2023) · Journal of Molecular Biology · doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2023.168274 · Cited by 2

Unravelling codon usage patterns in the coding sequences of Bat RNA virus genomes of Rhabdoviridae family

Sharma, D., Sophiarani, Y., & Chakraborty, S. (2024) · Journal of Applied Biology & Biotechnology · doi:10.7324/jabb.2024.187892 · Cited by 2

Complete Mitogenome of “Pumpo” (Bos taurus), a Top Bull from a Peruvian Genetic Nucleus, and Its Phylogenetic Analysis

Estrada, R., Figueroa, D., Romero, Y., Alvarez-García, W. Y., Rojas, D., Alvarado, W., Maicelo, J. L., Quilcate, C., & Arbizu, C. I. (2024) · Current Issues in Molecular Biology · doi:10.3390/cimb46060320 · Cited by 2

Optimizing codon usage and gene evolution in the unicellular red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae

Kondo, Y., Kubo, S., & Yoshida, Y. (2024) · CYTOLOGIA · doi:10.1508/cytologia.89.187 · Cited by 2

The plastid genome of the critically endangered Valeriana trinervis (= Centranthus trinervis) and insights from comparison with other Valeriana plastomes (Caprifoliaceae)

Luca, D. D., & CASTRO, O. D. (2025) · Planta · doi:10.1007/s00425-025-04815-w · Cited by 2

Codon Usage Bias of the Polyphenol Oxidase Genes in Camellia sinensis: A Comprehensive Analysis

Dizman, Y. A. (2025) · Plants · doi:10.3390/plants14193074 · Cited by 2

Validation of Promoters and Codon Optimization on CRISPR/Cas9-Engineered Jurkat Cells Stably Expressing αRep4E3 for Interfering with HIV-1 Replication

Chupradit, K., Sornsuwan, K., Saiprayong, K., Wattanapanitch, M., & Tayapiwatana, C. (2022) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms232315049 · Cited by 3

CoDe: a web-based tool for codon deoptimization

Sharma, D., Baas, T., Nogales, A., Martínez‐Sobrido, L., & Gromiha, M. M. (2022) · Bioinformatics Advances · doi:10.1093/bioadv/vbac102 · Cited by 2

The Influence of the Selection at the Amino Acid Level on Synonymous Codon Usage from the Viewpoint of Alternative Genetic Codes

Pawlak, K., Błażej, P., Mackiewicz, D., & Mackiewicz, P. (2023) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms24021185 · Cited by 3

Most synonymous allelic variants in HIV tat are not silent

Giacoletto, C. J., Benjamin, R., Deng, H., Rotter, J. I., & Schiller, M. R. (2023) · Genomics · doi:10.1016/j.ygeno.2023.110603 · Cited by 2

Large mRNA language foundation modeling with NUWA for unified sequence perception and generationPreprint

Zhong, Y., Yan, W., Zhang, Y., Tan, K., Saito, Y., & Bian, B. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.11.01.686058 · Cited by 2

CodonTranslator: a conditional codon language model for codon optimization across life domainsPreprint

Chen, Y., Zhang, Y., Li, J., Tian, B., & Huang, H. (2025) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2025.11.24.690310 · Cited by 2

Identification and characterization of Metal Tolerance Protein (MTP) family in Glycyrrhiza uralensis

Shirazi, Z., Samavat, S., Nezamivand-Chegini, M., Mohammadi, Y., & Banaei-Asl, F. (2021) · Biologia · doi:10.1007/s11756-021-00880-0 · Cited by 1

Repetitive Sequences, Codon Usage Bias and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Plastome of Miliusa glochidioides

Gan, Y., Ping, J., Liu, X., & Peng, C. (2024) · Biochemical Genetics · doi:10.1007/s10528-024-10874-7 · Cited by 1

Modeling the origin, evolution, and functioning of the genetic code

Dragovich, B. G., Fimmel, E., Khrennikov, A. Y., & Mišić, N. Ž. (2024) · Biosystems · doi:10.1016/j.biosystems.2024.105373 · Cited by 1

Identification of the putative regulatory regions and candidate genes associated with backfat thickness and intramuscular fat content traits in Xiang pigs

Chen, X., Zheng, Y., Hu, F.-B., Liu, X.-L., Wang, W., Qi, F., Niu, X., Huang, S.-H., Wang, J.-F., & Ran, X.-Q. (2025) · BMC Genomics · doi:10.1186/s12864-025-11860-y · Cited by 3

Unstructured but critical: The role of YY1 and YY2 disorder in promoter recognition networks, transcriptional control, and oncogenesis

Figiel, M., Pustelny, K., Dziedzicka‐Wasylewska, M., Hosea, R., Kasim, V., & Górecki, A. (2025) · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Reviews on Cancer · doi:10.1016/j.bbcan.2025.189475 · Cited by 1

Quantum-classical hybrid approach for codon optimization and its practical applications

Chung, Y. K., Lee, D., Lee, J., Kim, J., Park, D. K., & Huh, J. (2025) · Applied Soft Computing · doi:10.1016/j.asoc.2025.114102 · Cited by 2

Codon harmonization for improve heterologous expression of human aromatase (CYP19A1) in E. coli cells

Shaladonova, M. I., Dzichenka, Y. U., Shchur, V. V., Sachanka, A. B., & Usanov, S. A. (2025) · Protein Expression and Purification · doi:10.1016/j.pep.2025.106864 · Cited by 1

Base Substitutions in Genomes Due to Deamination and Oxidation of DNA Bases, Favoring Genome Compositional Biases

Deka, N., Beura, P. K., Jain, M., Ahmed, N., Deka, R. C., Satapathy, S. S., & Ray, S. K. (2025) · Multidisciplinary Research Journal · doi:10.63635/mrj.v1i4.188 · Cited by 1

Availability of Charged tRNAs Drives Maximal Protein Synthesis at Intermediate Levels of Codon Usage Bias

Hill, A. M., To, K., & Wilke, C. O. (2026) · Bulletin of Mathematical Biology · doi:10.1007/s11538-025-01587-y · Cited by 1

Codon usage optimization contributes to evolutionary dynamics of TetM following its acquisition via interspecies and intergeneric recombination events in recipient bacteria

Kobakhidze, S., Janelidze, D., Kuchuloria, N., & Kotetishvili, M. (2026) · BMC Microbiology · doi:10.1186/s12866-026-04771-9 · Cited by 1

Insight of genetic features prevalent in three Echinoderm species (Apostichopus japonicus, Heliocedaris erythrogramma and Asterias rubens) and their evolutionary association using comparative codon pattern analysis

Waqas, A., Gupta, S., Singh, D., & Singh, R. (2022) · Gene Reports · doi:10.1016/j.genrep.2022.101589 · Cited by 1

Human genes with relative synonymous codon usage analogous to that of polyomaviruses are involved in the mechanism of polyomavirus nephropathy

Yu, F., Guo, D., Zhao, S., Wei, Q., Li, Y., & Lin, T. (2022) · Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fcimb.2022.992201 · Cited by 1

Ribosome demand links transcriptional bursts to protein expression noise

Pal, S., Ray, U., & Dhar, R. (2026) · eLife · doi:10.1101/2023.10.19.563206 · Cited by 1

Incorporating mutational heterogeneity to identify genes that are enriched for synonymous mutations in cancer

Rao, Y., Ahmed, N., Pritchard, J. R., & O’Brien, E. P. (2023) · BMC Bioinformatics · doi:10.1186/s12859-023-05521-8 · Cited by 1

Significance of genetic code module structure in gene expression and GC content enhancement in RNA sequences

Sojitra, D., Hathiwala, M. B., Hathiwala, G. S., & Bishoyi, A. K. (2024) · Biosystems · doi:10.1016/j.biosystems.2024.105135 · Cited by 1

Determination of codon pattern and evolutionary forces acting on genes linked to inflammatory bowel disease

Khandia, R., Garg, R. K., Pandey, M. K., Khan, A. A., Dhanda, S. K., Malik, A., & Gurjar, P. (2024) · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules · doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134480 · Cited by 1

Codon Optimization is Required to Express Fluorogenic Reporter Proteins in Lactococcus lactis

Gaona-Mendoza, A. S., Massange-Sánchez, J. A., Barboza-Corona, J. E., Abraham‐Juárez, M. J., & Vázquez, L. E. C. (2024) · Molecular Biotechnology · doi:10.1007/s12033-024-01285-5 · Cited by 1

Reductionism Ad Absurdum: The Misadventures of Structural Biology in the Time of Coronavirus

Svetlov, D., & Artsimovitch, I. (2021) · ACS Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00492 · Cited by 1

Methods to Evaluate the Effects of Synonymous Variants

Lin, B. C., Jankowska, K. I., Meyer, D., & Katneni, U. (2022) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-05616-1_7 · Cited by 1

MutSigCVsyn: Identification of Thirty Synonymous Cancer DriversPreprint

Rao, Y., Ahmed, N., Pritchard, J. R., & O’Brien, E. P. (2022) · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · doi:10.1101/2022.01.16.476507 · Cited by 1

Multiple mechanisms contribute to the phenotypic effects of synonymous variants

Katneni, U., & Kimchi‐Sarfaty, C. (2022) · Human Mutation · doi:10.1002/humu.24441 · Cited by 1

The geometry of chromatinPreprint

Kak, S. C. (2023) · doi:10.36227/techrxiv.23818902 · Cited by 1

Integrating tDNA Epigenomics and Expression with Codon Usage Unravel an Intricate Connection with Protein Expression Dynamics in Trypanosoma cruziPreprint

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