Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

February 23, 2021

Comparison between cultured and wild Pacific white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) vitellogenesis: next-generation sequencing and relative expression of genes directly and indirectly related to reproduction

Araceli Lorena Montes-Dominguez, Jesus Arian Avena-Soto, Jorge Luis Lizarraga-Rodriguez, Rodrigo de Jesus Perez-Gala, Stephanie Jimenez-Gutierrez, Jesus Alberto Sotelo-Falomir, Fernando Marino Pinzon-Miranda, Francisco Martinez-Perez, Horacio Alberto Muñoz-Rubi, Dario Chavez-Herrera, Laura Rebeca Jimenez-Gutierrez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10694 PubMed 33665004

February 26, 2021

High prevalence of circulating DS-1-like human rotavirus A and genotype diversity in children with acute gastroenteritis in Thailand from 2016 to 2019

Siripat Pasittungkul, Fajar Budi Lestari, Jiratchaya Puenpa, Watchaporn Chuchaona, Nawarat Posuwan, Jira Chansaenroj, John Mauleekoonphairoj, Natthinee Sudhinaraset, Nasamon Wanlapakorn, Yong Poovorawan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10954 PubMed 33680579

February 9, 2021

Evaluation of resistance to wheat stem rust and identification of resistance genes in wheat lines from Heilongjiang province

Qiujun Lin, Yue Gao, Xianxin Wu, Xinyu Ni, Rongzhen Chen, Yuanhu Xuan, Tianya Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10580 PubMed 33614261

February 3, 2021

A novel bicyclic 2,4-diaminopyrimidine inhibitor of Streptococcus suis dihydrofolate reductase

Warangkhana Songsungthong, Sunisa Prasopporn, Louise Bohan, Potjanee Srimanote, Ubolsree Leartsakulpanich, Suganya Yongkiettrakul

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10743 PubMed 33604179

February 23, 2021

Hemocyte siRNA uptake is increased by 5′ cholesterol-TEG addition in Biomphalaria glabrata, snail vector of schistosome

Anaïs Portet, Richard Galinier, Damien Lassalle, Alexandre Faille, Benjamin Gourbal, David Duval

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10895 PubMed 33665030

February 10, 2021

Characterization and complete genome sequence of Privateer, a highly prolate Proteus mirabilis podophage

James E. Corban, Jolene Ramsey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10645 PubMed 33614267

February 26, 2021

Soil properties and root traits jointly shape fine-scale spatial patterns of bacterial community and metabolic functions within a Korean pine forest

Jialing Teng, Jing Tian, Guirui Yu, Yakov Kuzyakov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10902 PubMed 33680578

February 16, 2021

An integrated analysis of lncRNA and mRNA expression profiles in the kidneys of mice with lupus nephritis

Juan Wang, Xiongfei Wu, Yafang Tu, Jianzhong Dang, Zhitao Cai, Wenjing Liao, Weili Quan, Yaxun Wei

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10668 PubMed 33628632

February 1, 2021

The long non-coding RNA GHSROS reprograms prostate cancer cell lines toward a more aggressive phenotype

Patrick B. Thomas, Penny Jeffery, Manuel D. Gahete, Eliza Whiteside, Carina Walpole, Michelle Maugham, Lidija Jovanovic, Jennifer Gunter, Elizabeth Williams, Colleen Nelson, Adrian Herington, Raul M. Luque, Rakesh Veedu, Lisa K. Chopin, Inge Seim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10280 PubMed 33585078

February 23, 2021

Evaluation of key miRNAs during early pregnancy in Kazakh horse using RNA sequencing

LingLing Liu, Chao Fang, YinZe Sun, WuJun Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10796 PubMed 33665012

February 9, 2021

Transcriptome analysis reveals the mechanism of improving erect-plant-type peanut yield by single-seeding precision sowing

Sha Yang, Jialei Zhang, Yun Geng, Zhaohui Tang, Jianguo Wang, Feng Guo, Jingjing Meng, Quan Wang, Shubo Wan, Xinguo Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10616 PubMed 33614263

February 2, 2021

A molecular phylogeny of Geotrochus and Trochomorpha species (Gastropoda: Trochomorphidae) in Sabah, Malaysia reveals convergent evolution of shell morphology driven by environmental influences

Zi-Yuan Chang, Thor-Seng Liew

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10526 PubMed 33604162

February 3, 2021

High expression of MCM10 is predictive of poor outcomes in lung adenocarcinoma

Mingrui Shao, Shize Yang, Siyuan Dong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10560 PubMed 33604163

February 3, 2021

Social behavior of musk deer during the mating season potentially influences the diversity of their gut microbiome

Jianmei Li, Wei Luo, Yudong Zhu, Qinlong Dai, Guoqi Liu, Chengli Zheng, Lei Zhou, Shengqiang Li, Zhu Chen, Jianming Wang, Dayong Feng, Kunlin Yang, Zhisong Yang, Lifeng Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10860 PubMed 33604195

February 1, 2021

TLR4 promoter rs1927914 variant contributes to the susceptibility of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in the Chinese population

Jiaying Li, Hongjiao Wu, Hui Gao, Ruihuan Kou, Yuning Xie, Zhi Zhang, Xuemei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10754 PubMed 33585082

February 26, 2021

Composition and distribution of fish environmental DNA in an Adirondack watershed

Robert S. Cornman, Jr., James E. McKenna, Jennifer A. Fike

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10539 PubMed 33680576

February 18, 2021

Microbiomes of different ages in Rendzic Leptosols in the Crimean Peninsula

Anastasiia K. Kimeklis, Grigory V. Gladkov, Aleksei O. Zverev, Arina A. Kichko, Evgeny E. Andronov, Elena I. Ergina, Igor V. Kostenko, Evgeny V. Abakumov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10871 PubMed 33643711

February 25, 2021

The Doublesex/Mab-3 domain transcription factor DMD-10 regulates ASH-dependent behavioral responses

Julia Durbeck, Celine Breton, Michael Suter, Eric S. Luth, Annette M. McGehee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10892 PubMed 33665029

February 17, 2021

Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies of a mitochondrial membrane-associated protein Cbs2 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Dan Wu, Guanyu Zhu, Yufei Zhang, Yan Wu, Chunlei Zhang, Jiayi Shi, Xiaofeng Zhu, Xiaohuan Yuan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10901 PubMed 33643713

February 4, 2021

DNA methylome signatures as epigenetic biomarkers of hexanal associated with lung toxicity

Yoon Cho, Mi-Kyung Song, Jae-Chun Ryu