Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

May 3, 2021

Coverage and quality of DNA barcode references for Central and Northern European Odonata

Matthias Geiger, Stephan Koblmüller, Giacomo Assandri, Andreas Chovanec, Torbjørn Ekrem, Iris Fischer, Andrea Galimberti, Michał Grabowski, Elisabeth Haring, Axel Hausmann, Lars Hendrich, Stefan Koch, Tomasz Mamos, Udo Rothe, Björn Rulik, Tomasz Rewicz, Marcia Sittenthaler, Elisabeth Stur, Grzegorz Tończyk, Lukas Zangl, Jerome Moriniere

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11192 PubMed 33986985

May 7, 2021

The regulation of immune checkpoints by the hypoxic tumor microenvironment

Min Hu, Yongfu Li, Yuting Lu, Miao Wang, Yingrui Li, Chaoying Wang, Qin Li, Hong Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11306 PubMed 34012727

May 18, 2021

Description of three new species of Geometridae (Lepidoptera) using species delimitation in an integrative taxonomy approach for a cryptic species complex

Simeão S. Moraes, Ygor Montebello, Mariana A. Stanton, Lydia Fumiko Yamaguchi, Massuo J. Kato, André V.L. Freitas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11304 PubMed 34046252

May 12, 2021

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor increases cell number of neural progenitor cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells

Panetha Pansri, Phetcharat Phanthong, Nopparat Suthprasertporn, Yindee Kitiyanant, Alisa Tubsuwan, Andras Dinnyes, Julianna Kobolak, Narisorn Kitiyanant

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11388 PubMed 34026357

May 18, 2021

Native to designed: microbial α-amylases for industrial applications

Si Jie Lim, Siti Nurbaya Oslan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11315 PubMed 34046253

May 21, 2021

ProkEvo: an automated, reproducible, and scalable framework for high-throughput bacterial population genomics analyses

Natasha Pavlovikj, Joao Carlos Gomes-Neto, Jitender S. Deogun, Andrew K. Benson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11376 PubMed 34055480

May 25, 2021

Evaluation of pro-apoptotic potential of taxifolin against liver cancer

Sania Safdar Butt, Khushbukhat Khan, Yasmin Badshah, Mehak Rafiq, Maria Shabbir

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11276 PubMed 34113483

May 11, 2021

Prokaryotic communities from a lava tube cave in La Palma Island (Spain) are involved in the biogeochemical cycle of major elements

Jose Luis Gonzalez-Pimentel, Tamara Martin-Pozas, Valme Jurado, Ana Zelia Miller, Ana Teresa Caldeira, Octavio Fernandez-Lorenzo, Sergio Sanchez-Moral, Cesareo Saiz-Jimenez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11386 PubMed 34026356

May 3, 2021

Centromere protein N may be a novel malignant prognostic biomarker for hepatocellular carcinoma

Qingqing Wang, Xiaoyan Yu, Zhewen Zheng, Fengxia Chen, Ningning Yang, Yunfeng Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11342 PubMed 33987018

May 3, 2021

Prediction of DNA binding proteins using local features and long-term dependencies with primary sequences based on deep learning

Guobin Li, Xiuquan Du, Xinlu Li, Le Zou, Guanhong Zhang, Zhize Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11262 PubMed 33986992

May 5, 2021

Comparison of ultrafiltration and iron chloride flocculation in the preparation of aquatic viromes from contrasting sample types

Kathryn Langenfeld, Kaitlyn Chin, Ariel Roy, Krista Wigginton, Melissa B. Duhaime

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11111 PubMed 33996275

May 17, 2021

An integrative monograph of Carex section Schoenoxiphium (Cyperaceae)

Modesto Luceño, Tamara Villaverde, José Ignacio Márquez-Corro, Rogelio Sánchez-Villegas, Enrique Maguilla, Marcial Escudero, Pedro Jiménez-Mejías, Manuel Sánchez-Villegas, Monica Miguez, Carmen Benítez-Benítez, A. Muthama Muasya, Santiago Martín-Bravo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11336 PubMed 34046256

May 3, 2021

Local patterns of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and community structure in a natural Toona ciliata var. pubescens forest in South Central China

Jianfeng Pan, Qiong Wang, Xiaoyan Guo, Xueru Jiang, Qiangqiang Cheng, Li Fu, Wei Liu, Lu Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11331 PubMed 33987014

May 26, 2021

Integrative species delimitation based on COI, ITS, and morphological evidence illustrates a unique evolutionary history of the genus Paracercion (Odonata: Coenagrionidae)

Haiguang Zhang, Xin Ning, Xin Yu, Wen-Jun Bu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11459 PubMed 34123590

May 19, 2021

Liver proteome alterations in psychologically distressed rats and a nootropic drug

Raquel González-Fernández, Mariana Grigoruţă, Sarahi Chávez-Martínez, Eliel Ruiz-May, José Miguel Elizalde-Contreras, José Valero-Galván, Alejandro Martínez-Martínez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11483 PubMed 34055494

May 17, 2021

Group B Streptococcus and the vaginal microbiome among pregnant women: a systematic review

Sungju Lim, Shilpa Rajagopal, Ye Ryn Jeong, Dumebi Nzegwu, Michelle L. Wright

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11437 PubMed 34046261

May 14, 2021

Identification of diagnostic genes and vital microRNAs involved in rheumatoid arthritis: based on data mining and experimental verification

Conglin Ren, Mingshuang Li, Yang Zheng, Fengqing Wu, Weibin Du, Renfu Quan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11427 PubMed 34040897

May 24, 2021

The effects of genotypes and media composition on callogenesis, regeneration and cell suspension culture of chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.)

Aqeel Ahmad, Muhammad Tahir ul Qamar, Almeera Shoukat, Mehtab Muhammad Aslam, Mohsin Tariq, Mansor Hakiman, Faiz Ahmad Joyia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11464 PubMed 34113490

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 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 3, 2021

re-Searcher: GUI-based bioinformatics tool for simplified genomics data mining of VCF files

Daniyar Karabayev, Askhat Molkenov, Kaiyrgali Yerulanuly, Ilyas Kabimoldayev, Asset Daniyarov, Aigul Sharip, Ainur Ashenova, Zhaxybay Zhumadilov, Ulykbek Kairov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11333 PubMed 33987016

May 18, 2021

Microsatellite instability and Epstein-Barr virus combined with PD-L1 could serve as a potential strategy for predicting the prognosis and efficacy of postoperative chemotherapy in gastric cancer