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May 2020

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

May 14, 2020

An interaction mechanism for the maintenance of fission–fusion dynamics under different individual densities

David Bierbach, Stefan Krause, Pawel Romanczuk, Juliane Lukas, Lenin Arias-Rodriguez, Jens Krause

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8974 PubMed 32461823

May 26, 2020

The high expression of MTH1 and NUDT5 predict a poor survival and are associated with malignancy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Jing-Jing Wang, Teng-Hui Liu, Jin Li, Dan-Ni Li, Xin-Yuan Tian, Qiu-Geng Ouyang, Jian-Ping Cai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9195 PubMed 32518727

May 4, 2020

The impact of sleep loss on sustained and transient attention: an EEG study

Lucienne Shenfield, Vanessa Beanland, Ashleigh Filtness, Deborah Apthorp

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8960 PubMed 32411513

May 13, 2020

Application of 16S rRNA gene sequencing in Helicobacter pylori detection

Aleksander Szymczak, Stanisław Ferenc, Joanna Majewska, Paulina Miernikiewicz, Jan Gnus, Wojciech Witkiewicz, Krystyna Dąbrowska

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9099 PubMed 32440373

May 14, 2020

Genome-wide identification and characterization of TCP family genes in Brassica juncea var. tumida

Jing He, Xiaohong He, Pingan Chang, Huaizhong Jiang, Daping Gong, Quan Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9130 PubMed 32461831

May 6, 2020

Identification of key genes associated with progression and prognosis for lung squamous cell carcinoma

Xiaohan Ma, Huijun Ren, Ruoyu Peng, Yi Li, Liang Ming

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9086 PubMed 32411535

May 29, 2020

Ancient genetic divergence in bumblebee catfish of the genus Pseudopimelodus (Pseudopimelodidae: Siluriformes) from northwestern South America

José D. Rangel-Medrano, Armando Ortega-Lara, Edna J. Márquez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9028 PubMed 32537262

May 28, 2020

Here are the polyps: in situ observations of jellyfish polyps and podocysts on bivalve shells

Lodewijk van Walraven, Judith van Bleijswijk, Henk W. van der Veer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9260 PubMed 32523816

May 5, 2020

Conditioned medium from M2b macrophages modulates the proliferation, migration, and apoptosis of pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells by deregulating the PI3K/Akt/FoxO3a pathway

Suiqing Huang, Yuan Yue, Kangni Feng, Xiaolin Huang, Huayang Li, Jian Hou, Song Yang, Shaojie Huang, Mengya Liang, Guangxian Chen, Zhongkai Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9110 PubMed 32411539

May 26, 2020

Genome-wide identification and characterization of the fibrillin gene family in Triticum aestivum

Yaoyao Jiang, Haichao Hu, Yuhua Ma, Junliang Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9225 PubMed 32518731

May 15, 2020

Spirometric traits show quantile-dependent heritability, which may contribute to their gene-environment interactions with smoking and pollution

Paul T. Williams

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9145 PubMed 32461834

May 26, 2020

Effects of mining on the molybdenum absorption and translocation of plants in the Luanchuan molybdenum mine

Kejing Yin, Zhaoyong Shi, Mengge Zhang, Yajuan Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9183 PubMed 32518726

May 26, 2020

Bioinformatics profiling identifies seven immune-related risk signatures for hepatocellular carcinoma

Feng Xue, Lixue Yang, Binghua Dai, Hui Xue, Lei Zhang, Ruiliang Ge, Yanfu Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8301 PubMed 32518711

May 4, 2020

Transcriptional profiling to identify the key genes and pathways of pterygium

Yihui Chen, Haoyu Wang, Yaping Jiang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Qingzhong Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9056 PubMed 32411530

May 8, 2020

Hellebrigenin anti-pancreatic cancer effects based on apoptosis and autophage

Xiaolu Wei, Jing He, Bo Gao, Lingyu Han, Yingqiu Mao, Haiyu Zhao, Nan Si, Hongjie Wang, Jian Yang, Baolin Bian

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9011 PubMed 32426183

May 12, 2020

Exploring environmental coverages of species: a new variable contribution estimation methodology for rulesets from the genetic algorithm for rule-set prediction

Anni Yang, Juan Pablo Gomez, Jason K. Blackburn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8968 PubMed 32440371

May 22, 2020

Creatinine is a biochemical marker for assessing how untrained people adapt to fitness training loads

Andrii Chernozub, Vladimir Potop, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Olivia Carmen Timnea, Oleg Dubachinskiy, Oksana Ikkert, Yuriy Briskin, Yuriy Boretsky, Lesia Korobeynikova

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9137 PubMed 32509455

May 1, 2020

Enhancing flavonoid production by promiscuous activity of prenyltransferase, BrPT2 from Boesenbergia rotunda

Yvonne Jing Mei Liew, Yean Kee Lee, Norzulaani Khalid, Noorsaadah Abd Rahman, Boon Chin Tan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9094 PubMed 32391211

May 13, 2020

The mitochondrial genome of Acrobeloides varius (Cephalobomorpha) confirms non-monophyly of Tylenchina (Nematoda)

Taeho Kim, Yucheol Lee, Hyun-Jong Kil, Joong-Ki Park

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9108 PubMed 32440374

May 15, 2020

Depigmenting potential of lichen extracts evaluated by in vitro and in vivo tests

Paola Malaspina, Erica Catellani, Bruno Burlando, Daniele Brignole, Laura Cornara, Miriam Bazzicalupo, Simona Candiani, Valentina Obino, Vincenzo De Feo, Lucia Caputo, Paolo Giordani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9150 PubMed 32461836

May 4, 2020

Antifungal activity of 8-methoxynaphthalen-1-ol isolated from the endophytic fungus Diatrype palmicola MFLUCC 17-0313 against the plant pathogenic fungus Athelia rolfsii on tomatoes

Chutima Tanapichatsakul, Acharavadee Pansanit, Sakon Monggoot, Siraprapa Brooks, Surasak Prachya, Prasat Kittakoop, Parinya Panuwet, Patcharee Pripdeevech

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9103 PubMed 32411538

May 6, 2020

Predicting the consequences of global warming on Gentiana lutea germination at the edge of its distributional and ecological range

Alba Cuena-Lombraña, Marco Porceddu, Caterina Angela Dettori, Gianluigi Bacchetta

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8894 PubMed 32411511

May 19, 2020

The case for extended lifespan in cooperatively breeding mammals: a re-appraisal

Jack Thorley

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9214 PubMed 32477839

May 14, 2020

Full-length transcriptome and targeted metabolome analyses provide insights into defense mechanisms of Malus sieversii against Agrilus mali

Chuang Mei, Jie Yang, Peng Yan, Ning Li, Kai Ma, Aisajan Mamat, Liqun Han, Qinglong Dong, Ke Mao, Fengwang Ma, Jixun Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8992 PubMed 32461824

May 12, 2020

Changes in the gut microbiota during Asian particolored bat (Vespertilio sinensis) development

Zhongwei Yin, Keping Sun, Aoqiang Li, Deyi Sun, Zhongle Li, Guohong Xiao, Jiang Feng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9003 PubMed 32435532