Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

December 11, 2023

Insights into the phylogenetic relationships and species boundaries of the Myricaria squamosa complex (Tamaricaceae) based on the complete chloroplast genome

Huan Hu, Qian Wang, Guoqian Hao, Ruitao Zhou, Dousheng Luo, Kejun Cao, Zhimeng Yan, Xinyu Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16642 PubMed 38099308

December 19, 2023

Impacts of tilapia aquaculture on native fish diversity at an ecologically important reservoir

Muzzalifah Abd Hamid, Amir Shah Ruddin Md Sah, Izwandy Idris, Siti Azizah Mohd Nor, Mashhor Mansor

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15986 PubMed 38144186

December 18, 2023

Benchmarking long-read genome sequence alignment tools for human genomics applications

Jonathan LoTempio, Emmanuele Delot, Eric Vilain

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16515 PubMed 38130927

December 5, 2023

Dark kinase annotation, mining, and visualization using the Protein Kinase Ontology

Saber Soleymani, Nathan Gravel, Liang-Chin Huang, Wayland Yeung, Elika Bozorgi, Nathaniel G. Bendzunas, Krzysztof J. Kochut, Natarajan Kannan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16087 PubMed 38077442

December 6, 2023

Genomic DNA extraction optimization and validation for genome sequencing using the marine gastropod Kellet’s whelk

Benjamin N. Daniels, Jenna Nurge, Olivia Sleeper, Andy Lee, Cataixa López, Mark R. Christie, Robert J. Toonen, Crow White, Jean M. Davidson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16510 PubMed 38077446

December 7, 2023

LINC01936 inhibits the proliferation and metastasis of lung squamous cell carcinoma probably by EMT signaling and immune infiltration

Qinqin Tian, Xiyao Liu, Ang Li, Hongjiao Wu, Yuning Xie, Hongmei Zhang, Fengjun Wu, Yating Chen, Congcong Bai, Xuemei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16447 PubMed 38084139

December 13, 2023

Landscape predictors influencing livestock depredation by leopards in and around Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal

Saurav Lamichhane, Divya Bhattarai, Tek Maraseni, Kyle J. Shaney, Jhamak Bahadur Karki, Binaya Adhikari, Pratik Pandeya, Bikram Shrestha, Hari Adhikari

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16516 PubMed 38107575

December 5, 2023

pH-sensing G protein-coupled orphan receptor GPR68 is expressed in human cartilage and correlates with degradation of extracellular matrix during OA progression

Nazir M. Khan, Martha E. Diaz-Hernandez, William N. Martin, Bhakti Patel, Samir Chihab, Hicham Drissi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16553 PubMed 38077417

December 12, 2023

NOS3 and CTH gene mutations as new molecular markers for detection of lung adenocarcinoma

Iman Abdullah Ramadhan, Luqman Rahman Sulaiman, Abbas Salihi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16209 PubMed 38107574

December 6, 2023

Celecoxib treatment alleviates cerebral injury in a rat model of post-traumatic epilepsy

Lei Chen, Qingsheng Niu, Caibin Gao, Fang Du

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16555 PubMed 38077432

December 11, 2023

Sucrose-delaying flower color fading associated with delaying anthocyanin accumulation decrease in cut chrysanthemum

Xiao-fen Liu, Ruping Teng, Lili Xiang, Fang Li, Kunsong Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16520 PubMed 38099310

December 18, 2023

LINC00969 inhibits proliferation with metastasis of breast cancer by regulating phosphorylation of PI3K/AKT and ILP2 expression through HOXD8

Xiaoyun Wen, Ya Hou, Liang Zhou, Xiansong Fang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16679 PubMed 38130932

December 5, 2023

Inhibition of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) proliferation through targeting G6PD

Makamas Chanda, Pornchai Anuntasomboon, Komkrit Ruangritchankul, Poonlarp Cheepsunthorn, Chalisa L. Cheepsunthorn

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16503 PubMed 38077440

December 6, 2023

The development and application of pseudoviruses: assessment of SARS-CoV-2 pseudoviruses

Conglian Tan, Nian Wang, Shanshan Deng, Xiaoheng Wu, Changwu Yue, Xu Jia, Yuhong Lyu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16234 PubMed 38077431

December 5, 2023

Fascin actin-bundling protein 1 regulates non-small cell lung cancer progression by influencing the transcription and splicing of tumorigenesis-related genes

Qingchao Sun, Ruixue Liu, Haiping Zhang, Liang Zong, Xiaoliang Jing, Long Ma, Jie Li, Liwei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16526 PubMed 38077434

December 18, 2023

Differentially expressed genes in orbital adipose/connective tissue of thyroid-associated orbitopathy

Yan Wang, Yanqiu Liu, Jiping Cai, Tianyi Zong, Ziyin Zhang, Tianhua Xie, Tong Mu, Meili Wu, Qian Yang, Yangningzhi Wang, Xiaolu Wang, Yong Yao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16569 PubMed 38130930

December 6, 2023

Transcriptome analysis unveils the mechanisms of lipid metabolism response to grayanotoxin I stress in Spodoptera litura

Yi Zhou, Yong-mei Wu, Rong Fan, Jiang Ouyang, Xiao-long Zhou, Zi-bo Li, Muhammad Usman Janjua, Hai-gang Li, Mei-hua Bao, Bin-sheng He

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16238 PubMed 38077416

December 4, 2023

Cytogenotoxic potential and toxicity in adult Danio rerio (zebrafish) exposed to chloramine T

Carla Letícia Gediel Rivero-Wendt, Ana Luisa Miranda Vilela, Luana GarciaFernandes, Andreza Negreli Santos, Igor Leal, Jeandre Jaques, Carlos Eurico Fernandes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16452 PubMed 38077413

December 15, 2023

Slc26a1 is not essential for spermatogenesis and male fertility in mice

Zhixiang Meng, Yu Qiao, Jiajia Xue, Tiantian Wu, Wenxin Gao, Xiaoyan Huang, Jinxing Lv, Mingxi Liu, Cong Shen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16558 PubMed 38111663

December 11, 2023

A deep learning method for drug-target affinity prediction based on sequence interaction information mining

Mingjian Jiang, Yunchang Shao, Yuanyuan Zhang, Wei Zhou, Shunpeng Pang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16625 PubMed 38099302

December 4, 2023

Characterization of trade-offs between immunity and reproduction in the coral species Astrangia poculata

Natalie Villafranca, Isabella Changsut, Sofia Diaz de Villegas, Haley Womack, Lauren E. Fuess