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October 2019

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Male Eupalaestrus weijenberghi

September 26, 2019

Kinematics of male tarantula locomotion

This work described and analyzed gait patterns and parameters of Eupalaestrus weijenberghi to investigate the mechanics of their locomotion and the mechanisms by which they conserve energy while traversing different inclinations and surfaces.

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October 7, 2019

Validation of COI metabarcoding primers for terrestrial arthropods

Vasco Elbrecht, Thomas W.A. Braukmann, Natalia V. Ivanova, Sean W.J. Prosser, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Michael Wright, Evgeny V. Zakharov, Paul D.N. Hebert, Dirk Steinke

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7745 PubMed 31608170

October 4, 2019

Different expression pattern of flowering pathway genes contribute to male or female organ development during floral transition in the monoecious weed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Asteraceae)

Kinga Klára Mátyás, Géza Hegedűs, János Taller, Eszter Farkas, Kincső Decsi, Barbara Kutasy, Nikoletta Kálmán, Erzsébet Nagy, Balázs Kolics, Eszter Virág

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7421 PubMed 31598422

October 7, 2019

Complete mitochondrial genome sequence of Labriocimbex sinicus, a new genus and new species of Cimbicidae (Hymenoptera) from China

Yuchen Yan, Gengyun Niu, Yaoyao Zhang, Qianying Ren, Shiyu Du, Bocheng Lan, Meicai Wei

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7853 PubMed 31608181

October 29, 2019

Global marine biodiversity in the context of achieving the Aichi Targets: ways forward and addressing data gaps

Hanieh Saeedi, James Davis Reimer, Miriam I. Brandt, Philippe-Olivier Dumais, Anna Maria Jażdżewska, Nicholas W. Jeffery, Peter M. Thielen, Mark John Costello

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7221 PubMed 31681508

October 16, 2019

Transcriptome analysis of the induction of somatic embryogenesis in Coffea canephora and the participation of ARF and Aux/IAA genes

Ana O. Quintana-Escobar, Geovanny I. Nic-Can, Rosa María Galaz Avalos, Víctor M. Loyola-Vargas, Elsa Gongora-Castillo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7752 PubMed 31637116

October 11, 2019

An integrative approach to discern the seed dispersal role of frugivorous guilds in a Mediterranean semiarid priority habitat

Diana Carolina Acosta-Rojas, María Victoria Jiménez-Franco, Víctor Manuel Zapata-Pérez, Pilar De la Rúa, Vicente Martínez-López

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7609 PubMed 31620312

October 25, 2019

Presence of Papillomavirus DNA sequences in the canine transmissible venereal tumor (CTVT)

Sergio Ayala-Díaz, Roberto Jiménez-Lima, Katia M. Ramírez-Alcántara, Marcela Lizano, Leonardo J. Castro-Muñoz, Diego O. Reyes-Hernández, Jaime Arroyo-Ledezma, Joaquín Manzo-Merino

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7962 PubMed 31667018

October 25, 2019

Identification of hub genes and small-molecule compounds related to intracerebral hemorrhage with bioinformatics analysis

Zhendong Liu, Ruotian Zhang, Xin Chen, Penglei Yao, Tao Yan, Wenwu Liu, Jiawei Yao, Andrei Sokhatskii, Ilgiz Gareev, Shiguang Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7782 PubMed 31667013

October 22, 2019

Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of the Sox gene family and microsatellites for Corbicula fluminea

Chuankun Zhu, Lei Zhang, Huaiyu Ding, Zhengjun Pan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7770 PubMed 31660260

October 7, 2019

In vivo acute toxicity evaluation and in vitro molecular mechanism study of antiproliferative activity of a novel indole Schiff base β-diiminato manganese^III complex in hormone-dependent and triple negative breast cancer cells

Reyhaneh Farghadani, Maryam Seifaddinipour, Jayakumar Rajarajeswaran, Mahmood Ameen Abdulla, Najihah Binti Mohd Hashim, Si Lay Khaing, Nur’ain Binti Salehen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7686 PubMed 31608167

October 1, 2019

CD36 identified by weighted gene co-expression network analysis as a hub candidate gene in lupus nephritis

Huiying Yang, Hua Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7722 PubMed 31592160

October 2, 2019

Tandem mass tag-based quantitative proteomic analysis of lycorine treatment in highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus infection

Li Yang, Jia Hao Zhang, Xiao Li Zhang, Guang Jie Lao, Guan Ming Su, Lei Wang, Yao Lan Li, Wen Cai Ye, Jun He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7697 PubMed 31592345

October 1, 2019

Bark tissue transcriptome analyses of inverted Populus yunnanensis cuttings reveal the crucial role of plant hormones in response to inversion

An-Pei Zhou, Pei-Hua Gan, Dan Zong, Xuan Fei, Yuan-Yuan Zhong, Si-Qi Li, Jin-De Yu, Cheng-Zhong He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7740 PubMed 31592192

October 11, 2019

Morphological and molecular barcode analysis of the medicinal tree Mimusops coriacea (A.DC.) Miq. collected in Ecuador

Katherine Bustamante, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez, Migdalia Miranda, Ricardo Pacheco, Yamilet Gutiérrez, Ramón Scull

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7789 PubMed 31616590

October 31, 2019

High expression of HSP90 is associated with poor prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer

Shuming Zhang, Shichao Guo, Zhangfu Li, Dan Li, Qimin Zhan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7946 PubMed 31687275

October 30, 2019

A bibliometric analysis of IL-35 research from 2009 to 2018

Xulong Cai, Chenrong Zhou, Li Zhou, Qiaolan Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7992 PubMed 31687283

October 25, 2019

The effect of reverse transcription enzymes and conditions on high throughput amplicon sequencing of the 16S rRNA

Adam Šťovíček, Smadar Cohen-Chalamish, Osnat Gillor

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7608 PubMed 31667010

October 8, 2019

MicroRNA-205-5p inhibits three-dimensional spheroid proliferation of ErbB2-overexpressing breast epithelial cells through direct targeting of CLCN3

Takayoshi Takeno, Takuya Hasegawa, Hiroki Hasegawa, Yasuyuki Ueno, Ryo Hamataka, Aya Nakajima, Junji Okubo, Koji Sato, Toshiyuki Sakamaki

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7799 PubMed 31608175

October 11, 2019

Candida albicans cell wall integrity transcription factors regulate polymicrobial biofilm formation with Streptococcus gordonii

Jennifer Chinnici, Lisa Yerke, Charlene Tsou, Sujay Busarajan, Ryan Mancuso, Nishanth D. Sadhak, Jaewon Kim, Abhiram Maddi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7870 PubMed 31616604

October 4, 2019

HIF inhibitor topotecan has a neuroprotective effect in a murine retinal ischemia-reperfusion model

Hiromitsu Kunimi, Yukihiro Miwa, Yusaku Katada, Kazuo Tsubota, Toshihide Kurihara

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7849 PubMed 31592359

October 28, 2019

The inclusion of de-oiled wet distillers grains in feedlot diets reduces the expression of lipogenic genes and fat content in Longissimus muscle from F1 Angus-Nellore cattle

Mateus S. Ferreira, Laís A. Tomaz, Maria B. Niehues, Márcio M. Ladeira, Rogério A. Curi, Luís A. Chardulo, Welder A. Baldassini, Cyntia L. Martins, Mário B. Arrigoni, Otávio R. Machado Neto

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7699 PubMed 31681509

October 14, 2019

Oomycete metabarcoding reveals the presence of Lagenidium spp. in phytotelmata

Paula Leoro-Garzon, Andrew J. Gonedes, Isabel E. Olivera, Aurélien Tartar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7903 PubMed 31632856

October 21, 2019

Reduced P2X receptor levels are associated with antidepressant effect in the learned helplessness model

Deidiane Elisa Ribeiro, Plinio C. Casarotto, Laura Staquini, Maria Augusta Pinto e Silva, Caroline Biojone, Gregers Wegener, Samia Joca

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7834 PubMed 31656696

October 24, 2019

Selection of appropriate reference genes for RT-qPCR analysis under abiotic stress and hormone treatment in celery

Kai Feng, Jie-xia Liu, Guo-Ming Xing, Sheng Sun, Sen Li, Ao-Qi Duan, Feng Wang, Meng-Yao Li, Zhi-Sheng Xu, Ai-Sheng Xiong