Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

Ebenezer Foster-Nyarko, Nabil-Fareed Alikhan, Usman N. Ikumapayi, Golam Sarwar, Catherine Okoi, Peggy-Estelle Maguiagueu Tientcheu, Marianne Defernez, Justin O’Grady, Martin Antonio, Mark J. Pallen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10572 PubMed 33505796

January 8, 2021

Microbial community structure in aquifers associated with arsenic: analysis of 16S rRNA and arsenite oxidase genes

Prinpida Sonthiphand, Pasunun Rattanaroongrot, Kasarnchon Mek-yong, Kanthida Kusonmano, Chalida Rangsiwutisak, Pichahpuk Uthaipaisanwong, Srilert Chotpantarat, Teerasit Termsaithong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10653 PubMed 33510973

January 19, 2021

The functional analysis of ABCG transporters in the adaptation of pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) to abiotic stresses

Lili Niu, Hanghang Li, Zhihua Song, Biying Dong, Hongyan Cao, Tengyue Liu, Tingting Du, Wanlong Yang, Rohul Amin, Litao Wang, Qing Yang, Dong Meng, Yujie Fu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10688 PubMed 33552725

January 14, 2021

Identification of a novel association for the WWOX/HIF1A axis with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)

Izabela Baryla, Elzbieta Pluciennik, Katarzyna Kośla, Marzena Wojcik, Andrzej Zieleniak, Monika Zurawska-Klis, Katarzyna Cypryk, Lucyna Alicja Wozniak, Andrzej K Bednarek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10604 PubMed 33520443

January 5, 2021

miR-875-5p exerts tumor-promoting function via down-regulation of CAPZA1 in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Nan Kang, Yunwei Ou, Guangchao Wang, Jie Chen, Dan Li, Qimin Zhan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10020 PubMed 33505778

January 29, 2021

Genotyping tools and resources to assess peanut germplasm: smut-resistant landraces as a case study

Alicia N. Massa, Marina Bressano, Juan H. Soave, Mario I. Buteler, Guillermo Seijo, Victor S. Sobolev, Valerie A. Orner, Claudio Oddino, Sara J. Soave, Paola C. Faustinelli, Francisco J. de Blas, Marshall C. Lamb, Renee S. Arias

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10581 PubMed 33575123

January 7, 2021

Reversine, a selective MPS1 inhibitor, induced autophagic cell death via diminished glucose uptake and ATP production in cholangiocarcinoma cells

Piya Prajumwongs, Orawan Waenphimai, Kulthida Vaeteewoottacharn, Sopit Wongkham, Kanlayanee Sawanyawisuth

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10637 PubMed 33505802

January 19, 2021

Effect of Elaeagnus umbellata (Thunb.) fruit extract on H₂O₂-induced oxidative and inflammatory responses in normal fibroblast cells

Klara Zglińska, Tomasz Niemiec, Andrzej Łozicki, Magdalena Matusiewicz, Jarosław Szczepaniak, Kamila Puppel, Marta Kutwin, Slawomir Jaworski, Anna Rygało-Galewska, Piotr Koczoń

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10760 PubMed 33552740

January 13, 2021

Digital Cell Sorter (DCS): a cell type identification, anomaly detection, and Hopfield landscapes toolkit for single-cell transcriptomics

Sergii Domanskyi, Alex Hakansson, Thomas J. Bertus, Giovanni Paternostro, Carlo Piermarocchi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10670 PubMed 33520459

January 22, 2021

Genome-wide identification, evolution, and expression of the SNARE gene family in wheat resistance to powdery mildew

Guanghao Wang, Deyu Long, Fagang Yu, Hong Zhang, Chunhuan Chen, Yajuan Wang, Wanquan Ji

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10788 PubMed 33552743

January 13, 2021

Exploring the relationship of Homalosilpha and Mimosilpha (Blattodea, Blattidae, Blattinae) from a morphological and molecular perspective, including a description of four new species

Shuran Liao, Yishu Wang, Duting Jin, Rong Chen, Zongqing Wang, Yanli Che