Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

May 14, 2021

DZNep, an inhibitor of the histone methyltransferase EZH2, suppresses hepatic fibrosis through regulating miR-199a-5p/SOCS7 pathway

Rongrong Ding, Jianming Zheng, Ning Li, Qi Cheng, Mengqi Zhu, Yanbing Wang, Xinlan Zhou, Zhanqing Zhang, Guangfeng Shi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11374 PubMed 34040893

May 27, 2021

Molecular diversity within the genus Laeonereis (Annelida, Nereididae) along the west Atlantic coast: paving the way for integrative taxonomy

Bruno R. Sampieri, Pedro E. Vieira, Marcos A. L. Teixeira, Victor C. Seixas, Paulo R. Pagliosa, Antonia Cecília Z. Amaral, Filipe O. Costa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11364 PubMed 34123584

May 13, 2021

Cannabinoids from inflorescences fractions of Trema orientalis (L.) Blume (Cannabaceae) against human pathogenic bacteria

Tiwtawat Napiroon, Keerati Tanruean, Pisit Poolprasert, Markus Bacher, Henrik Balslev, Manop Poopath, Wichai Santimaleeworagun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11446 PubMed 34035994

May 11, 2021

Shiftwork, functional bowel symptoms, and the microbiome

Ann E. Rogers, Yi-Juan Hu, Ye Yue, Emily F. Wissel, Robert A. Petit III, Simone Jarrett, Jennifer Christie, Timothy D. Read

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11406 PubMed 34026361

May 12, 2021

Genome-wide identification of the Tubby-Like Protein (TLPs) family in medicinal model plant Salvia miltiorrhiza

Kai Wang, Yating Cheng, Li Yi, Hailang He, Shaofeng Zhan, Peng Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11403 PubMed 34026360

May 25, 2021

Biotin-streptavidin-guided two-step pretargeting approach using PLGA for molecular ultrasound imaging and chemotherapy for ovarian cancer

Hang Zhou, Jing Fu, Qihuan Fu, Yujie Feng, Ruixia Hong, Pan Li, Zhigang Wang, Xiaoling Huang, Fang Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11486 PubMed 34113492

May 12, 2021

Comparative transcriptome profiling of a resistant vs susceptible bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar in response to water deficit and cold stress

Dmitrii K. Konstantinov, Ulyana S. Zubairova, Anton A. Ermakov, Alexey V. Doroshkov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11428 PubMed 34026365

May 31, 2021

The combination of lactoferrin and linolenic acid inhibits colorectal tumor growth through activating AMPK/JNK-related apoptosis pathway

Qianqian Yao, Huiying Li, Linlin Fan, Shengnan Huang, Jiaqi Wang, Nan Zheng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11072 PubMed 34131514

May 4, 2021

Mining TCGA database for gene expression in ovarian serous cystadenocarcinoma microenvironment

Youzheng Xu, Yixin Xu, Chun Wang, Baoguo Xia, Qingling Mu, Shaohong Luan, Jun Fan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11375 PubMed 33987033

May 26, 2021

New insight into the divergent responses of plants to warming in the context of root endophytic bacterial and fungal communities

Xiaoting Wei, Fengyan Jiang, Bing Han, Hui Zhang, Ding Huang, Xinqing Shao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11340 PubMed 34123582

May 6, 2021

Genome-wide identification, classification and expression profile analysis of the HSF gene family in Hypericum perforatum

Li Zhou, Xiaoding Yu, Donghao Wang, Lin Li, Wen Zhou, Qian Zhang, Xinrui Wang, Sumin Ye, Zhezhi Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11345 PubMed 33996286

May 5, 2021

TCF7L2 rs7903146 polymorphism association with diabetes and obesity in an elderly cohort from Brazil

Lais Bride, Michel Naslavsky, Guilherme Lopes Yamamoto, Marilia Scliar, Lucia HS Pimassoni, Paola Sossai Aguiar, Flavia de Paula, Jaqueline Wang, Yeda Duarte, Maria Rita Passos-Bueno, Mayana Zatz, Flávia Imbroisi Valle Errera

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11349 PubMed 33996288

May 14, 2021

The multi metal-resistant bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans CH34 affects growth and metal mobilization in Arabidopsis thaliana plants exposed to copper

Claudia Clavero-León, Daniela Ruiz, Javier Cillero, Julieta Orlando, Bernardo González

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11373 PubMed 34040892

May 5, 2021

Variance of vegetation coverage and its sensitivity to climatic factors in the Irtysh River basin

Feifei Han, Junjie Yan, Hong-bo Ling

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11334 PubMed 33996282

May 4, 2021

The Sugar Transporter family in wheat (Triticum aestivum. L): genome-wide identification, classification, and expression profiling during stress in seedlings

Hongzhan Liu, Chaoqiong Li, Lin Qiao, Lizong Hu, Xueqin Wang, Junsheng Wang, Xianle Ruan, Guangyu Yang, Guihong Yin, Chunping Wang, Zhongke Sun, Keshi Ma, Lili Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11371 PubMed 33987032

May 26, 2021

Identification and analysis of Chrysanthemum nankingense NAC transcription factors and an expression analysis of OsNAC7 subfamily members

Hai Wang, Tong Li, Wei Li, Wang Wang, Huien Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11505 PubMed 34123596

May 14, 2021

Consequences of herbal mixture supplementation on milk performance, ruminal fermentation, and bacterial diversity in water buffaloes

Faizul Hassan, Zhenhua Tang, Hossam M. Ebeid, Mengwei Li, Kaiping Peng, Xin Liang, Chengjian Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11241 PubMed 34040891

May 26, 2021

The GRAS gene family in watermelons: identification, characterization and expression analysis of different tissues and root-knot nematode infestations

Gongbo Lv, Xing Zheng, Yitian Duan, Yunyong Wen, Bin Zeng, Mingqiang Ai, Bin He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11526 PubMed 34123598

May 21, 2021

Evaluating the cleavage efficacy of CRISPR-Cas9 sgRNAs targeting ineffective regions of Arabidopsis thaliana genome

Afsheen Malik, Alvina Gul, Faiza Munir, Rabia Amir, Hadi Alipour, Mustafeez Mujtaba Babar, Syeda Marriam Bakhtiar, Rehan Zafar Paracha, Zoya Khalid, Muhammad Qasim Hayat

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11409 PubMed 34055482

May 25, 2021

Cuffless blood pressure estimation based on haemodynamic principles: progress towards mobile healthcare

Takehiro Yamakoshi, Peter Rolfe, Ken-ichi Yamakoshi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11479 PubMed 34141472

May 5, 2021

Identification of P2RY13 as an immune-related prognostic biomarker in lung adenocarcinoma: A public database-based retrospective study

Jiang Lin, Chunlei Wu, Dehua Ma, Quanteng Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11319 PubMed 33996281

May 4, 2021

Comprehensive analysis based on DNA methylation and RNA-seq reveals hypermethylation of the up-regulated WT1 gene with potential mechanisms in PAM50 subtypes of breast cancer

Chongyang Ren, Xiaojiang Tang, Haitao Lan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11377 PubMed 33987034

May 4, 2021

Taphonomy and taxonomy of a juvenile lambeosaurine (Ornithischia: Hadrosauridae) bonebed from the late Campanian Wapiti Formation of northwestern Alberta, Canada

Brayden Holland, Phil R. Bell, Federico Fanti, Samantha M. Hamilton, Derek W. Larson, Robin Sissons, Corwin Sullivan, Matthew J. Vavrek, Yanyin Wang, Nicolás E. Campione

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11290 PubMed 33987001

May 3, 2021

Sphenofontis velserae gen. et sp. nov., a new rhynchocephalian from the Late Jurassic of Brunn (Solnhofen Archipelago, southern Germany)

Andrea Villa, Roel Montie, Martin Röper, Monika Rothgaenger, Oliver W.M. Rauhut

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11363 PubMed 33987027

May 20, 2021

Molecular epidemiology of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates in a tertiary care hospital in southern Thailand: a retrospective study

Phanvasri Saengsuwan, Kamonnut Singkhamanan, Siribhorn Madla, Natnicha Ingviya, Chonticha Romyasamit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11478 PubMed 34055492