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February 2023

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

February 13, 2023

Leaf color change and photosystem function evaluation under heat treatment revealed the stress resistance variation between Loropetalum chinense and L. chinense var. rubrum

Wenqi Cai, Damao Zhang, Xia Zhang, Qianru Chen, Yang Liu, Ling Lin, Lili Xiang, Yujie Yang, Lu Xu, Xiaoying Yu, Yanlin Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14834 PubMed 36815976

February 13, 2023

Combined saline and vildagliptin induced M2 macrophage polarization in hepatic injury induced by acute kidney injury

Shaimaa N. Amin, Hader I. Sakr, Walaa B. El Gazzar, Sherif A. Shaltout, Hazem S. Ghaith, Dalia A. Elberry

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14724 PubMed 36815993

February 23, 2023

Epidemiological profiles and pathogenicity of Vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clinical isolates in Taiwan

Pei-Yun Lin, Shang-Yih Chan, Arnold Stern, Po-Hsiang Chen, Hung-Chi Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14859 PubMed 36855433

February 27, 2023

The effects of acute hydrogen peroxide exposure on respiratory cilia motility and viability

Richard Francis

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14899 PubMed 36874974

February 2, 2023

The role of intrasexual competition on the evolution of male-male courtship display: a systematic review

Inês Órfão, Constança Carvalho, Inês Rodrigues, Leonor Ascensão, Marie Pedaccini, Luís Vicente, Miguel Barbosa, Susana A. M. Varela

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14638 PubMed 36751481

February 13, 2023

Role of tea plantations in the maintenance of bird diversity in Anji County, China

Jueying Wu, Jinli Hu, Xinyu Zhao, Yangyang Sun, Guang Hu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14801 PubMed 36815977

February 24, 2023

Comprehensive study of rice YABBY gene family: evolution, expression and interacting proteins analysis

Ting Zhang, Anqi Wu, Xiaosong Hu, Qiyu Deng, Ziyi Ma, Lina Su

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14783 PubMed 36860761

February 2, 2023

Repeatability of an attention bias test for sheep suggests variable influence of state and trait affect on behaviour

Jessica E. Monk, Ian G. Colditz, Sam Clark, Caroline Lee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14730 PubMed 36751637

February 7, 2023

The imbalance of liver resident macrophages polarization promotes chronic autoimmune hepatitis development in mice

Gang Chi, Jinhong Pei, Xueqing Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14871 PubMed 36778150

February 13, 2023

Association between human leukocyte antigen (HLA) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD): a meta-analysis

Naila Noureen, Nousheen Zaidi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14792 PubMed 36815988

February 6, 2023

Influence of resin modified glass ionomer cement incorporating protein-repellent and antimicrobial agents on supragingival microbiome around brackets: an in-vivo split-mouth 3-month study

Yansong Ma, Chengjun Su, Hao Yang, Hockin H.K. Xu, Yuxing Bai, Yan Xu, Xiaoxia Che, Ning Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14820 PubMed 36778151

February 14, 2023

miR-344d-3p regulates osteogenic and adipogenic differentiation of mouse mandibular bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells

Wei Cao, Xiaohong Yang, Xiao Hua Hu, Jun Li, Jia Tian, RenJun OuYang, Xue Lin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14838 PubMed 36815989

February 16, 2023

Splice site m⁶A methylation prevents binding of DGCR8 to suppress KRT4 pre-mRNA splicing in oral squamous cell carcinoma

Xiaoxu Li, Juan Fang, Xiaoan Tao, Juan Xia, Bin Cheng, Yun Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14824 PubMed 36811004

February 8, 2023

Feeding ecology of the Terciopelo pit viper snake (Bothrops asper) in Ecuador

Amaru Loaiza-Lange, Diana Székely, Omar Torres-Carvajal, Nicolás Tinoco, David Salazar-Valenzuela, Paul Székely

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14817 PubMed 36785705

February 22, 2023

Genetic differentiation and genetic structure of mixed-ploidy Camellia hainanica populations

Hailang Tong, Hongda Deng, Zhiqiang Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14756 PubMed 36852222

February 21, 2023

Meta-analytic evidence that allelopathy may increase the success and impact of invasive grasses

Manya Singh, Curtis C. Daehler

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14858 PubMed 36846446

February 20, 2023

A multi-method approach for assessing the distribution of a rare, burrowing North American crayfish species

Kathleen B. Quebedeaux, Christopher A. Taylor, Amanda N. Curtis, Eric R. Larson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14748 PubMed 36846445

February 20, 2023

ZFP36 ring finger protein like 1 significantly suppresses human coronavirus OC43 replication

Tooba Momin, Andrew Villasenor, Amit Singh, Mahmoud Darweesh, Aditi Singh, Mrigendra Rajput

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14776 PubMed 36846448

February 21, 2023

Whole-genome sequence and genesis of an avian influenza virus H5N1 isolated from a healthy chicken in a live bird market in Indonesia: accumulation of mammalian adaptation markers in avian hosts

Saifur Rehman, Rima Ratnanggana Prasetya, Krisnoadi Rahardjo, Mustofa Helmi Effendi, Fedik Abdul Rantam, Jola Rahmahani, Adiana Mutamsari Witaningrum, Aldise Mareta Nastri, Jezzy Renova Dewantari, Yasuko Mori, Kazufumi Shimizu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14917 PubMed 36846456

February 6, 2023

Efficacy of Saccharothrix algeriensis NRRL B-24137 to suppress Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. vasinfectum induced wilt disease in cotton

Rizwan Asif, Muhammad Hussnain Siddique, Sumreen Hayat, Ijaz Rasul, Habibullah Nadeem, Muhammad Faisal, Muhammad Waseem, Shahbaz Ahmad Zakki, Abdelghani Zitouni, Saima Muzammil

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14754 PubMed 36778156

February 15, 2023

Modelling nitrogen management in hybrid rice for coastal ecosystem of West Bengal, India

Sukamal Sarkar, Krishnendu Ray, Sourav Garai, Hirak Banerjee, Krisanu Haldar, Jagamohan Nayak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14903 PubMed 36819997

February 20, 2023

Effects of swimming before and during pregnancy on placental angiogenesis and perinatal outcome in high-fat diet-fed mice

Xiaofeng Zhu, Weiwei Chen, Haitang Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14562 PubMed 36846460

February 27, 2023

Differential lncRNA/mRNA expression profiling and ceRNA network analyses in amniotic fluid from foetuses with ventricular septal defects

Huaming Wang, Xi Lin, Zecheng Wang, Shaozheng He, Bingtian Dong, Guorong Lyu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14962 PubMed 36874970

February 28, 2023

Assessment of the recovery and photosynthetic efficiency of Breviolum psygmophilum and Effrenium voratum (Symbiodiniaceae) following cryopreservation

Joseph K. Kihika, Susanna A. Wood, Lesley Rhodes, Kirsty F. Smith, Juliette Butler, Ken G. Ryan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14885 PubMed 36874975

February 28, 2023

Comparative analysis of physiological responses to environmental stress in Hedysarum scoparium and Caragana korshinskii seedlings due to roots exposure

Juanli Ma, Huan Wang, Lei Jin, Ping Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14905 PubMed 36874966