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January 2017

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Idarnes incertus

January 5, 2017

Taxonomic revision and molecular phylogenetics of the Idarnes incertus species-group

Co-evolution of figs and parastitic wasps has been studied for years. However, new research published in PeerJ has combined a traditional taxonomic approach with current molecular tools to significantly add to our understanding of the fig-wasp mutualism.

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January 12, 2017

In vitro effect of direct current electrical stimulation on rat mesenchymal stem cells

Sahba Mobini, Liudmila Leppik, Vishnu Thottakkattumana Parameswaran, John Howard Barker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2821 PubMed 28097053

January 5, 2017

miR-21 increases c-kit⁺ cardiac stem cell proliferation in vitro through PTEN/PI3K/Akt signaling

Bei Shi, Wenwen Deng, Xianping Long, Ranzun Zhao, Yan Wang, Wenming Chen, Guanxue Xu, Jin Sheng, Dongmei Wang, Song Cao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2859 PubMed 28168101

January 24, 2017

Increased root hair density by loss of WRKY6 in Arabidopsis thaliana

Markus G. Stetter, Martin Benz, Uwe Ludewig

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2891 PubMed 28149680

January 19, 2017

Osmolyte regulation by TonEBP/NFAT5 during anoxia-recovery and dehydration–rehydration stresses in the freeze-tolerant wood frog (Rana sylvatica)

Rasha Al-attar, Yichi Zhang, Kenneth B. Storey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2797 PubMed 28133564

January 19, 2017

Jellyfish extract induces apoptotic cell death through the p38 pathway and cell cycle arrest in chronic myelogenous leukemia K562 cells

Sun-Hyung Ha, Fansi Jin, Choong-Hwan Kwak, Fukushi Abekura, Jun-Young Park, Nam Gyu Park, Young-Chae Chang, Young-Choon Lee, Tae-Wook Chung, Ki-Tae Ha, Jong-Keun Son, Hyeun Wook Chang, Cheorl-Ho Kim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2895 PubMed 28133573

January 17, 2017

A comparative in-silico analysis of autophagy proteins in ciliates

Erhan Aslan, Nurçin Küçükoğlu, Muhittin Arslanyolu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2878 PubMed 28123910

January 11, 2017

Hydrogel scaffolds promote neural gene expression and structural reorganization in human astrocyte cultures

V. Bleu Knight, Elba E. Serrano

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2829 PubMed 28097054

January 12, 2017

Upregulation of NOXA by 10-Hydroxycamptothecin plays a key role in inducing fibroblasts apoptosis and reducing epidural fibrosis

Jihang Dai, Yu Sun, Lianqi Yan, Jingcheng Wang, Xiaolei Li, Jun He