Javascript is disabled in your browser. Please enable Javascript to view PeerJ.

September 2020

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

September 30, 2020

Hyaluronic acid ameliorates the proliferative ability of human amniotic epithelial cells through activation of TGF-β/BMP signaling

Ya-Bing Tian, Nuo-Xin Wang, Yan Xu, Chang-Yin Yu, Ru-Ming Liu, Yi Luo, Jian-Hui Xiao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10104 PubMed 33062456

September 25, 2020

The mechanism and detection of alternative splicing events in circular RNAs

Xiaohan Li, Bing Zhang, Fuyu Li, Kequan Yu, Yunfei Bai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10032 PubMed 33033662

September 29, 2020

Identification of hub genes and small molecule therapeutic drugs related to breast cancer with comprehensive bioinformatics analysis

Mingqian Hao, Wencong Liu, Chuanbo Ding, Xiaojuan Peng, Yue Zhang, Huiying Chen, Ling Dong, Xinglong Liu, Yingchun Zhao, Xueyan Chen, Sadia Khatoon, Yinan Zheng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9946 PubMed 33083112

September 18, 2020

Development of a noninvasive photograph-based method for the evaluation of body condition in free-ranging brown bears

Yuri Shirane, Fumihiko Mori, Masami Yamanaka, Masanao Nakanishi, Tsuyoshi Ishinazaka, Tsutomu Mano, Mina Jimbo, Mariko Sashika, Toshio Tsubota, Michito Shimozuru

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9982 PubMed 32999770

September 25, 2020

Analysis of the infant gut microbiome reveals metabolic functional roles associated with healthy infants and infants with atopic dermatitis using metaproteomics

Amornthep Kingkaw, Massalin Nakphaichit, Narissara Suratannon, Sunee Nitisinprasert, Chantha Wongoutong, Pantipa Chatchatee, Sucheewin Krobthong, Sawanya Charoenlappanit, Sittiruk Roytrakul, Wanwipa Vongsangnak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9988 PubMed 33033661

September 16, 2020

Density and diversity of macroinvertebrates in Colombian Andean streams impacted by mining, agriculture and cattle production

Ana M. Meza-Salazar, Giovany Guevara, Lucimar Gomes-Dias, Carlos A. Cultid-Medina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9619 PubMed 32995074

September 16, 2020

If you build it, they will come: rapid colonization by dragonflies in a new effluent-dependent river reach

Michael T. Bogan, Drew Eppehimer, Hamdhani Hamdhani, Kelsey Hollien

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9856 PubMed 32995082

September 21, 2020

Identification of NUF2 and FAM83D as potential biomarkers in triple-negative breast cancer

Xiuming Zhai, Zhaowei Yang, Xiji Liu, Zihe Dong, Dandan Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9975 PubMed 33005492

September 29, 2020

Global RNA editome landscape discovers reduced RNA editing in glioma: loss of editing of gamma-amino butyric acid receptor alpha subunit 3 (GABRA3) favors glioma migration and invasion

Vikas Patil, Jagriti Pal, Kulandaivelu Mahalingam, Kumaravel Somasundaram

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9755 PubMed 33062411

September 29, 2020

Expression of collagen type 1 alpha 1 indicates lymph node metastasis and poor outcomes in squamous cell carcinomas of the lung

Siyuan Dong, Peiyao Zhu, Shuguang Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10089 PubMed 33062455

September 7, 2020

Adaptations to cursoriality and digit reduction in the forelimb of the African wild dog (Lycaon pictus)

Heather F. Smith, Brent Adrian, Rahul Koshy, Ryan Alwiel, Aryeh Grossman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9866 PubMed 33194359

September 18, 2020

Endocranial anatomy of the ceratopsid dinosaur Triceratops and interpretations of sensory and motor function

Rina Sakagami, Soichiro Kawabe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9888 PubMed 32999761

September 3, 2020

Comparative masticatory myology in anteaters and its implications for interpreting morphological convergence in myrmecophagous placentals

Sérgio Ferreira-Cardoso, Pierre-Henri Fabre, Benoit de Thoisy, Frédéric Delsuc, Lionel Hautier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9690 PubMed 32983632

September 8, 2020

Hypercarnivorous teeth and healed injuries to Canis chihliensis from Early Pleistocene Nihewan beds, China, support social hunting for ancestral wolves

Haowen Tong, Xi Chen, Bei Zhang, Bruce Rothschild, Stuart White, Mairin Balisi, Xiaoming Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9858 PubMed 33194358

September 22, 2020

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of the ERF transcription factor family in pineapple (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.)

Youmei Huang, Yanhui Liu, Man Zhang, Mengnan Chai, Qing He, Bello Hassan Jakada, Fangqian Chen, Huihuang Chen, Xingyue Jin, Hanyang Cai, Yuan Qin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10014 PubMed 33024641

September 8, 2020

Mechanisms of diversity maintenance in dung beetle assemblages in a heterogeneous tropical landscape

Jose D. Rivera, Benigno Gómez, Darío A. Navarrete-Gutiérrez, Lorena Ruíz-Montoya, Leonardo Delgado, Mario E. Favila

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9860 PubMed 33665001

September 18, 2020

Soil fungal networks are more sensitive to grazing exclusion than bacterial networks

Lingling Chen, Jiajia Shi, Zhihua Bao, Taogetao Baoyin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9986 PubMed 32999771

September 17, 2020

Role of reactive oxygen species and isoflavonoids in soybean resistance to the attack of the southern green stink bug

Ivana Sabljic, Jesica A. Barneto, Karina B. Balestrasse, Jorge A. Zavala, Eduardo A. Pagano

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9956 PubMed 32995095

September 30, 2020

Morphological and anatomical adaptations to dry, shady environments in Adiantum reniforme var. sinense (Pteridaceae)

Di Wu, Linbao Li, Xiaobo Ma, Guiyun Huang, Chaodong Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9937 PubMed 33062425

September 25, 2020

Genome-wide analysis of PRR gene family uncovers their roles in circadian rhythmic changes and response to drought stress in Gossypium hirsutum L.

Jingjing Wang, Zhaohai Du, Xuehan Huo, Juan Zhou, Yu Chen, Jingxia Zhang, Ao Pan, Xiaoyang Wang, Furong Wang, Jun Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9936 PubMed 33033660

September 16, 2020

Community based actions save Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) eggs and hatchlings flooded by rapid river level rises

Darren Norris, Fernanda Michalski, James P. Gibbs

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9921 PubMed 32995087

September 17, 2020

lcc: an R package to estimate the concordance correlation, Pearson correlation and accuracy over time

Thiago P. Oliveira, Rafael A. Moral, Silvio S. Zocchi, Clarice G.B. Demetrio, John Hinde

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9850 PubMed 32995081

September 22, 2020

Species distribution modelling of Bryde’s whales, humpback whales, southern right whales, and sperm whales in the southern African region to inform their conservation in expanding economies

Jean Purdon, Fannie W. Shabangu, Dawit Yemane, Marc Pienaar, Michael J. Somers, Ken Findlay

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9997 PubMed 33024637

September 22, 2020

Predictive models for stage and risk classification in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC)

Sugandh Kumar, Srinivas Patnaik, Anshuman Dixit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9656 PubMed 33024622

September 28, 2020

Differing physiological and behavioral responses to anthropogenic factors between resident and non-resident African elephants at Mpala Ranch, Laikipia County, Kenya

Sandy Oduor, Janine Brown, Geoffrey M. Macharia, Nicole Boisseau, Suzan Murray, Paul Obade

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10010 PubMed 33062433