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March 2021

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

March 1, 2021

Comparative transcriptome analysis during seeds development between two soybean cultivars

Li Peng, Linlin Qian, Meinan Wang, Wei Liu, Xiangting Song, Hao Cheng, Fengjie Yuan, Man Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10772 PubMed 33717671

March 18, 2021

Molecular barcode and morphological analysis of Smilax purhampuy Ruiz, Ecuador

Pilar Soledispa, Efrén Santos-Ordóñez, Migdalia Miranda, Ricardo Pacheco, Yamilet Irene Gutiérrez Gaiten, Ramón Scull

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11028 PubMed 33777526

March 3, 2021

iTRAQ-based comparative proteome analyses of different growth stages revealing the regulatory role of reactive oxygen species in the fruiting body development of Ophiocordyceps sinensis

Xinxin Tong, Fang Wang, Han Zhang, Jing Bai, Qiang Dong, Pan Yue, Xinyi Jiang, Xinrui Li, Li Wang, Jinlin Guo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10940 PubMed 33717691

March 4, 2021

Compositional and functional profiling of the rhizosphere microbiomes of the invasive weed Ageratina adenophora and native plants

Yun Xia, Minghua Dong, Lei Yu, Lingdong Kong, Robert Seviour, Yunhong Kong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10844 PubMed 33717679

March 16, 2021

Direct-acting antiviral treatment for Hepatitis C Virus in geriatric patients: a real-world retrospective comparison between early and late elderly patients

Hsu-Heng Yen, Pei-Yuan Su, I-Ling Liu, Ya-Yuei Zeng, Siou-Ping Huang, Yu-Chun Hsu, Chia-Wei Yang, Yang-Yuan Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10944 PubMed 33777520

March 22, 2021

De novo assembly of Amorpha fruticosa L. transcriptome in response to drought stress provides insight into the tolerance mechanisms

Xinzhu Sun, Songmiao Hu, Xin Wang, He Liu, Yun wei Zhou, Qingjie Guan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11044 PubMed 33828914

March 3, 2021

Impact of organic manure on fruit set, fruit retention, yield, and nutritional status in pomegranate (Punica granatum L. “Wonderful”) under water and mineral fertilization deficits

Mahmoud Abdel-Sattar, Khalid F. Almutairi, Abdulwahed M. Aboukarima, Mohamed El-Mahrouky

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10979 PubMed 33717702

March 23, 2021

Immunoinformatic approach to design a multiepitope vaccine targeting non-mutational hotspot regions of structural and non-structural proteins of the SARS CoV2

Vandana Solanki, Monalisa Tiwari, Vishvanath Tiwari

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11126 PubMed 33828922

March 1, 2021

Mammal-exclusion fencing improves the nesting success of an endangered native Hawaiian waterbird

Dain L. Christensen, Kristen C. Harmon, Nathaniel H. Wehr, Melissa R. Price

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10722 PubMed 33717665

March 17, 2021

Bioinformatics analysis identified CDC20 as a potential drug target for cholangiocarcinoma

Prin Sungwan, Worachart Lert-itthiporn, Atit Silsirivanit, Nathakan Klinhom-on, Seiji Okada, Sopit Wongkham, Wunchana Seubwai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11067 PubMed 33777535

March 2, 2021

Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy Aphaenogaster swammerdami group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Sandor Csősz, Ana C. Loss, Brian L. Fisher

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10900 PubMed 33717685

March 2, 2021

Genome-wide identification and expression analysis of ADP-ribosylation factors associated with biotic and abiotic stress in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

Yaqian Li, Jinghan Song, Guang Zhu, Zehao Hou, Lin Wang, Xiaoxue Wu, Zhengwu Fang, Yike Liu, Chunbao Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10963 PubMed 33717696

March 25, 2021

Genetic signatures of population bottlenecks, relatedness, and inbreeding highlight recent and novel conservation concerns in the Egyptian vulture

Guillermo Blanco, Francisco Morinha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11139 PubMed 33828925

March 4, 2021

Differential gene expression in a tripartite interaction: Drosophila, Spiroplasma and parasitic wasps

Victor Manuel Higareda Alvear, Mariana Mateos, Diego Cortez, Cecilia Tamborindeguy, Esperanza Martinez-Romero

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11020 PubMed 33717711

March 10, 2021

When ecological marginality is not geographically peripheral: exploring genetic predictions of the centre-periphery hypothesis in the endemic plant Lilium pomponium

Gabriele Casazza, Carmelo Macrì, Davide Dagnino, Maria Guerrina, Marianick Juin, Luigi Minuto, John D. Thompson, Alex Baumel, Frédéric Médail

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11039 PubMed 33854841

March 5, 2021

Genetic variation of Nigerian cattle inferred from maternal and paternal genetic markers

David H. Mauki, Adeniyi C. Adeola, Said I. Ng’ang’a, Abdulfatai Tijjani, Ibikunle Mark Akanbi, Oscar J. Sanke, Abdussamad M. Abdussamad, Sunday C. Olaogun, Jebi Ibrahim, Philip M. Dawuda, Godwin F. Mangbon, Paul S. Gwakisa, Ting-Ting Yin, Min-Sheng Peng, Ya-Ping Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10607 PubMed 33717663

March 5, 2021

Photosynthetic responses of Halimeda scabra (Chlorophyta, Bryopsidales) to interactive effects of temperature, pH, and nutrients and its carbon pathways

Daily Zuñiga-Rios, Román Manuel Vásquez-Elizondo, Edgar Caamal, Daniel Robledo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10958 PubMed 33717694

March 9, 2021

Genes for degradation and utilization of uronic acid-containing polysaccharides of a marine bacterium Catenovulum sp. CCB-QB4

Go Furusawa, Nor Azura Azami, Aik-Hong Teh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10929 PubMed 33732545

March 16, 2021

Transcriptome profiling reveals histone deacetylase 1 gene overexpression improves flavonoid, isoflavonoid, and phenylpropanoid metabolism in Arachis hypogaea hairy roots

Liangchen Su, Shuai Liu, Xing Liu, Baihong Zhang, Meijuan Li, Lidan Zeng, Ling Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10976 PubMed 33777524

March 10, 2021

T cell mediated immunity against influenza H5N1 nucleoprotein, matrix and hemagglutinin derived epitopes in H5N1 survivors and non-H5N1 subjects

Pirom Noisumdaeng, Thaneeya Roytrakul, Jarunee Prasertsopon, Phisanu Pooruk, Hatairat Lerdsamran, Susan Assanasen, Rungrueng Kitphati, Prasert Auewarakul, Pilaipan Puthavathana

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11021 PubMed 33854839

March 16, 2021

Phylogeny and evolution of Lasiopodomys in subfamily Arvivolinae based on mitochondrial genomics

Luye Shi, Likuan Liu, Xiujuan Li, Yue Wu, Xiangyu Tian, Yuhua Shi, Zhenlong Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10850 PubMed 33777513

March 30, 2021

AbhemC encoding porphobilinogen deaminase plays an important role in chlorophyll biosynthesis and function in albino Ananas comosus var. bracteatus leaves

Yanbin Xue, Xia Li, Meiqin Mao, Yehua He, Mark Owusu Adjei, Xuzixin Zhou, Hao Hu, Jiawen Liu, Xi Li, Jun Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11118 PubMed 33850657

March 2, 2021

The methylation level of TFAP2A is a potential diagnostic biomarker for retinoblastoma: an analytical validation study

Qi Zeng, Sha Wang, Jia Tan, Lu Chen, Jinwei Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10830 PubMed 33717678

March 9, 2021

Conservation actions and ecological context: optimizing coral reef local management in the Dominican Republic

Camilo Cortés-Useche, Edwin A. Hernández-Delgado, Johanna Calle-Triviño, Rita Sellares Blasco, Victor Galván, Jesús E. Arias-González

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10925 PubMed 33854832

March 22, 2021

Spatiotemporal dynamics of habitat suitability for the Ethiopian staple crop, Eragrostis tef (teff), under changing climate

Dinka Zewudie, Wenguang Ding, Zhanlei Rong, Chuanyan Zhao, Yapeng Chang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10965 PubMed 33828911