Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

June 11, 2021

Development and validation of ferroptosis-related lncRNAs signature for hepatocellular carcinoma

Jiaying Liang, Yaofeng Zhi, Wenhui Deng, Weige Zhou, Xuejun Li, Zheyou Cai, Zhijian Zhu, Jinxiang Zeng, Wanlan Wu, Ying Dong, Jin Huang, Yuzhuo Zhang, Shichao Xu, Yixin Feng, Fuping Ding, Jin Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11627 PubMed 34178478

June 28, 2021

Genome-wide association study uncovers new genetic loci and candidate genes underlying seed chilling-germination in maize

Yinchao Zhang, Peng Liu, Chen Wang, Na Zhang, Yuxiao Zhu, Chaoying Zou, Guangsheng Yuan, Cong Yang, Shibin Gao, Guangtang Pan, Langlang Ma, Yaou Shen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11707 PubMed 34249517

June 17, 2021

Shifts in gut and vaginal microbiomes are associated with cancer recurrence time in women with ovarian cancer

David Jacobson, Kathleen Moore, Camille Gunderson, Michelle Rowland, Rita Austin, Tanvi Prasad Honap, Jiawu Xu, Christina Warinner, Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan, Cecil M. Lewis Jr

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11574 PubMed 34178459

June 8, 2021

Characterization of the gut microbiota in Chinese children with overweight and obesity using 16S rRNA gene sequencing

Xiaowei Chen, Dawei Zhang, Haixiang Sun, Fei Jiang, Yan Shen, Pingmin Wei, Xiaobing Shen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11439 PubMed 34164233

June 22, 2021

Increasing 28 mitogenomes of Ephemeroptera, Odonata and Plecoptera support the Chiastomyaria hypothesis with three different outgroup combinations

Dan-Na Yu, Pan-Pan Yu, Le-Ping Zhang, Kenneth B. Storey, Xin-Yan Gao, Jia-Yong Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11402 PubMed 34221707

June 8, 2021

Sex- and age-specific variation of gut microbiota in Brandt’s voles

Xiaoming Xu, Zhibin Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11434 PubMed 34164232

June 4, 2021

Computational-approach understanding the structure-function prophecy of Fibrinolytic Protease RFEA1 from Bacillus cereus RSA1

Chhavi Sharma, Arti Nigam, Rajni Singh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11570 PubMed 34141495

June 3, 2021

iTRAQ-based quantitative proteomic analysis of heat stress-induced mechanisms in pepper seedlings

Jing Wang, Chengliang Liang, Sha Yang, Jingshuang Song, Xuefeng Li, Xiongze Dai, Fei Wang, Niran Juntawong, Fangjun Tan, Xilu Zhang, Chunhai Jiao, Xuexiao Zou, Wenchao Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11509 PubMed 34141478

June 9, 2021

Current status of Helicobacter pylori resistance to Clarithromycin and Levofloxacin in Malaysia—findings from a molecular based study

Suat Moi Puah, Khean Lee Goh, Heng Kang Ng, Kek Heng Chua

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11518 PubMed 34178444

June 1, 2021

Vibrio alginolyticus influences quorum sensing-controlled phenotypes of acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease-causing Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Panida Paopradit, Natta Tansila, Komwit Surachat, Pimonsri Mittraparp-arthorn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11567 PubMed 34141494

June 3, 2021

Transcriptome analysis of Sonneratia caseolaris seedlings under chilling stress

Yong Yang, Chunfang Zheng, Cairong Zhong, Tianxi Lu, Juma Gul, Xiang Jin, Ying Zhang, Qiang Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11506 PubMed 34141477

June 1, 2021

T-complex protein 1 subunit zeta-2 (CCT6B) deficiency induces murine teratospermia

Peiyin Yang, Wenjing Tang, Huiling Li, Rong Hua, Yan Yuan, Yue Zhang, Yunfei Zhu, Yiqiang Cui, Jiahao Sha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11545 PubMed 34141486

June 1, 2021

Population structure, adaptation and divergence of the meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae), revealed by genomic and morphological data

Sofia G. Seabra, Ana S.B. Rodrigues, Sara E. Silva, Ana Carina Neto, Francisco Pina-Martins, Eduardo Marabuto, Vinton Thompson, Michael R. Wilson, Selçuk Yurtsever, Antti Halkka, Maria Teresa Rebelo, Paulo A.V. Borges, José A. Quartau, Chris D. Jiggins, Octávio S. Paulo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11425 PubMed 34131518

June 24, 2021

Expression of thermophilic two-domain laccase from Catenuloplanes japonicus in Escherichia coli and its activity against triarylmethane and azo dyes

Liubov Igorevna Trubitsina, Azat Vadimovich Abdullatypov, Anna Petrovna Larionova, Ivan Vasilyevich Trubitsin, Sergey Valerievich Alferov, Olga Nikolaevna Ponamoreva, Alexey Arkadyevich Leontievsky

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11646 PubMed 34221729

June 14, 2021

Wnt signaling related transcripts and their relationship to energy metabolism in C2C12 myoblasts under temperature stress

Marua Abu Risha, Asghar Ali, Puntita Siengdee, Nares Trakooljul, Fiete Haack, Dirk Dannenberger, Klaus Wimmers, Siriluck Ponsuksili

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11625 PubMed 34178477

June 24, 2021

Comparative phylogeography uncovers evolutionary past of Holarctic dragonflies

Manpreet Kohli, Marie Djernæs, Melissa Sanchez Herrera, Göran Sahlen, Erik Pilgrim, Thomas J. Simonsen, Kent Olsen, Jessica Ware

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11338 PubMed 34221703

June 24, 2021

Alpha- and beta- adrenergic receptors regulate inflammatory responses to acute and chronic sleep fragmentation in mice

Nicholas D. Wheeler, David C. Ensminger, Megan M. Rowe, Zachary S. Wriedt, Noah T. Ashley

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11616 PubMed 34221721

June 2, 2021

Dynamic residue interaction network analysis of the oseltamivir binding site of N1 neuraminidase and its H274Y mutation site conferring drug resistance in influenza A virus

Mohini Yadav, Manabu Igarashi, Norifumi Yamamoto

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11552 PubMed 34141489

June 28, 2021

Characterization of the microbiome of the invasive Asian toad in Madagascar across the expansion range and comparison with a native co-occurring species

Bárbara Santos, Molly C. Bletz, Joana Sabino-Pinto, Walter Cocca, Jean Francois Solofoniaina Fidy, Karen LM Freeman, Sven Kuenzel, Serge Ndriantsoa, Jean Noel, Tsanta Rakotonanahary, Miguel Vences, Angelica Crottini

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11532 PubMed 34249488

June 10, 2021

Comparative sera proteomics analysis of differentially expressed proteins in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Yin-Ling Wong, Anand Ramanathan, Kar Mun Yuen, Wan Mahadzir Wan Mustafa, Mannil Thomas Abraham, Keng Kiong Tay, Zainal Ariff Abdul Rahman, Yeng Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11548 PubMed 34178453

June 18, 2021

Dynamics of rumen bacterial composition of yak (Bos grunniens) in response to dietary supplements during the cold season

Anum Ali Ahmad, Jian Bo Zhang, Zeyi Liang, Chao Yang, Qudratullah Kalwar, Tariq Shah, Mei Du, Ishaq Muhammad, Juanshan Zheng, Ping Yan, Xue-Zhi Ding, Ruijun Long

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11520 PubMed 34178446

June 2, 2021

The gut microbiome of the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) reveals its adaptation to specialized myrmecophagy

Fuhua Zhang, Na Xu, Wenhua Wang, Yishuang Yu, Shibao Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11490 PubMed 34141474

June 1, 2021

High PHD Finger Protein 19 (PHF19) expression predicts poor prognosis in colorectal cancer: a retrospective study

Pengfei Li, Jie Sun, Yuanyuan Ruan, Lujun Song

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11551 PubMed 34141488

June 14, 2021

Transcriptome analysis associated with polysaccharide synthesis and their antioxidant activity in Cyclocarya paliurus leaves of different developmental stages

Weida Lin, Huanwei Chen, Jianmei Wang, Yongli Zheng, Qiuwei Lu, Ziping Zhu, Na Li, Zexin Jin, Junmin Li, Hongfei Lu