Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

November 19, 2019

Genome-wide identification and transcriptional expression analysis of superoxide dismutase (SOD) family in wheat (Triticum aestivum)

Wenqiang Jiang, Lei Yang, Yiqin He, Haotian Zhang, Wei Li, Huaigu Chen, Dongfang Ma, Junliang Yin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8062 PubMed 31763072

November 29, 2019

Characterization and expression profiling of the ICE-CBF-COR genes in wheat

Jie Guo, Yongkang Ren, Zhaohui Tang, Weiping Shi, Meixue Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8190 PubMed 31803544

November 21, 2019

Stability of the vaginal, oral, and gut microbiota across pregnancy among African American women: the effect of socioeconomic status and antibiotic exposure

Anne L. Dunlop, Anna K. Knight, Glen A. Satten, Anya J. Cutler, Michelle L. Wright, Rebecca M. Mitchell, Timothy D. Read, Jennifer Mulle, Vicki S. Hertzberg, Cherie C. Hill, Alicia K. Smith, Elizabeth J. Corwin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8004 PubMed 31772833

November 5, 2019

Genomics of host-pathogen interactions: challenges and opportunities across ecological and spatiotemporal scales

Kathrin Näpflin, Emily A. O’Connor, Lutz Becks, Staffan Bensch, Vincenzo A. Ellis, Nina Hafer-Hahmann, Karin C. Harding, Sara K. Lindén, Morten T. Olsen, Jacob Roved, Timothy B. Sackton, Allison J. Shultz, Vignesh Venkatakrishnan, Elin Videvall, Helena Westerdahl, Jamie C. Winternitz, Scott V. Edwards

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8013 PubMed 31720122

November 25, 2019

Genome-wide identification of C2H2 zinc-finger genes and their expression patterns under heat stress in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.)

Xin Hu, Lili Zhu, Yi Zhang, Li Xu, Na Li, Xingguo Zhang, Yu Pan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7929 PubMed 31788352

November 21, 2019

Transcriptome profiling analysis reveals key genes of different coat color in sheep skin

Lidan Yao, Aodungerile Bao, Wenjuan Hong, Chenxi Hou, Zhenliang Zhang, Xiaopeng Liang, Jueken Aniwashi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8077 PubMed 31772839

November 18, 2019

Host dietary specialization and neutral assembly shape gut bacterial communities of wild dragonflies

Rittik Deb, Ashwin Nair, Deepa Agashe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8058 PubMed 31763071

November 21, 2019

Sequencing and analyses on chloroplast genomes of Tetrataenium candicans and two allies give new insights on structural variants, DNA barcoding and phylogeny in Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae

Lu Kang, Dengfeng Xie, Qunying Xiao, Chang Peng, Yan Yu, Xingjin He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8063 PubMed 31772837

November 7, 2019

Genome-wide identification and characterization of the MADS-box gene family in Salix suchowensis

Yanshu Qu, Changwei Bi, Bing He, Ning Ye, Tongming Yin, Li-an Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8019 PubMed 31720123

November 1, 2019

The complete chloroplast genome of Dendrobium nobile, an endangered medicinal orchid from north-east India and its comparison with related Dendrobium species

Ruchishree Konhar, Manish Debnath, Santosh Vishwakarma, Atanu Bhattacharjee, Durai Sundar, Pramod Tandon, Debasis Dash, Devendra Kumar Biswal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7756 PubMed 31695964

November 26, 2019

Bioinformatic analysis identifies potentially key differentially expressed genes in oncogenesis and progression of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Haiping Zhang, Jian Zou, Ying Yin, Bo Zhang, Yaling Hu, Jingjing Wang, Huijun Mu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8096 PubMed 31788359

November 26, 2019

Identification of novel genes associated with litter size of indigenous sheep population in Xinjiang, China using specific-locus amplified fragment sequencing technology

Haiyu Ma, Chao Fang, Lingling Liu, Qiong Wang, Jueken Aniwashi, Yiming Sulaiman, Kezierkailedi Abudilaheman, Wujun Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8079 PubMed 31788357

November 7, 2019

Genome-wide analysis of transcription factors related to anthocyanin biosynthesis in carmine radish (Raphanus sativus L.) fleshy roots

Jian Gao, Hua Peng, Fabo Chen, Mao Luo, Wenbo Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8041 PubMed 31720127

November 1, 2019

TransPrise: a novel machine learning approach for eukaryotic promoter prediction

Stepan Pachganov, Khalimat Murtazalieva, Aleksei Zarubin, Dmitry Sokolov, Duane R. Chartier, Tatiana V. Tatarinova

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7990 PubMed 31695967

November 20, 2019

Genomic diversity of prevalent Staphylococcus epidermidis multidrug-resistant strains isolated from a Children’s Hospital in México City in an eight-years survey

Roberto Cabrera-Contreras, Rosa I. Santamaría, Patricia Bustos, Irma Martínez-Flores, Enrique Meléndez-Herrada, Rubén Morelos-Ramírez, Martín Barbosa-Amezcua, Vanessa González-Covarrubias, Eugenia Silva-Herzog, Xavier Soberón, Víctor González

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8068 PubMed 31768302

November 26, 2019

Complete mitogenome of Olidiana ritcheriina (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) and phylogeny of Cicadellidae

Xian-Yi Wang, Jia-Jia Wang, Zhi-Hua Fan, Ren-Huai Dai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8072 PubMed 31788356

November 20, 2019

Transcriptional characterization and response to defense elicitors of mevalonate pathway genes in cotton (Gossypium arboreum L.)

Zhiqiang Zhang, Wei Liu, Zongbin Ma, Wei Zhu, Lin Jia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8123 PubMed 31768304

November 5, 2019

Systematic analysis of NAC transcription factors in Gossypium barbadense uncovers their roles in response to Verticillium wilt

Zhanji Liu, Mingchuan Fu, Hao Li, Yizhen Chen, Liguo Wang, Renzhong Liu