Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

January 5, 2024

phytools 2.0: an updated R ecosystem for phylogenetic comparative methods (and other things)

Liam J. Revell

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16505 PubMed 38192598

January 29, 2024

Screening of salt tolerance of maize (Zea mays L.) lines using membership function value and GGE biplot analysis

Huijuan Tian, Hong Liu, Dan Zhang, Mengting Hu, Fulai Zhang, Shuqi Ding, Kaizhi Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16838 PubMed 38304185

January 4, 2024

Metagenomic assembly is the main bottleneck in the identification of mobile genetic elements

Jesse J. Kerkvliet, Alex Bossers, Jannigje G. Kers, Rodrigo Meneses, Rob Willems, Anita C. Schürch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16695 PubMed 38188174

January 9, 2024

Biocontrol potential of endophytic bacterium Bacillus altitudinis GS-16 against tea anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum gloeosporioides

Youzhen Wu, Yumei Tan, Qiuju Peng, Yang Xiao, Jiaofu Xie, Zhu Li, Haixia Ding, Hang Pan, Longfeng Wei

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16761 PubMed 38223761

January 11, 2024

Plant height variation and genetic diversity between Prunus ledebouriana (Schlecht.) YY Yao and Prunus tenella Batsch based on using SSR markers in East Kazakhstan

Aidyn Orazov, Moldir Yermagambetova, Anar Myrzagaliyeva, Nashtay Mukhitdinov, Shynar Tustubayeva, Yerlan Turuspekov, Shyryn Almerekova

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16735 PubMed 38223754

January 2, 2024

Evaluating environmental DNA detection of a rare fish in turbid water using field and experimental approaches

Ann E. Holmes, Melinda R. Baerwald, Jeff Rodzen, Brian M. Schreier, Brian Mahardja, Amanda J. Finger

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16453 PubMed 38188170

January 26, 2024

Genome-wide association studies for earliness, MYMIV resistance, and other associated traits in mungbean (Vigna radiata L. Wilczek) using genotyping by sequencing approach

Manju Kohli, Hina Bansal, Gyan Prakash Mishra, Harsh Kumar Dikshit, Shashidhar B. Reddappa, Anirban Roy, Subodh Kumar Sinha, K.M. Shivaprasad, Nikki Kumari, Atul Kumar, Ranjeet R. Kumar, Ramakrishnan Madhavan Nair, Muraleedhar Aski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16653 PubMed 38288464

January 2, 2024

Quercetin alleviates PM_2.5-induced chronic lung injury in mice by targeting ferroptosis

Shibin Ding, Jinjin Jiang, Yang Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16703 PubMed 38188138

January 3, 2024

Polymethoxylated flavonoids in citrus fruits: absorption, metabolism, and anticancer mechanisms against breast cancer

Yiyu Wang, Yuan Mou, Senlin Lu, Yuhua Xia, Bo Cheng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16711 PubMed 38188169

January 3, 2024

DNA barcoding continues to identify endangered species of shark sold as food in a globally significant shark fin trade hub

Kai-Lin Selena Shen, Jin Jie Cheow, Abigail Belle Cheung, Ryan Jia Rong Koh, Amanda Koh Xiao Mun, Yun Ning Lee, Yan Zhen Lim, Maya Namatame, Eileen Peng, Vladislav Vintenbakh, Elisa X.Y. Lim, Benjamin John Wainwright

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16647 PubMed 38188178

January 29, 2024

Mesenchymal stem cells alleviate sepsis-induced acute lung injury by blocking neutrophil extracellular traps formation and inhibiting ferroptosis in rats

TieNan Wang, Zheng Zhang, Zhizhao Deng, Weiqi Zeng, Yingxin Gao, Ziqing Hei, Dongdong Yuan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16748 PubMed 38304189

January 4, 2024

Neutrophil extracellular traps in central nervous system (CNS) diseases

Bo-Zong Shao, Jing-Jing Jiang, Yi-Cheng Zhao, Xiao-Rui Zheng, Na Xi, Guan-Ren Zhao, Xiao-Wu Huang, Shu-Ling Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16465 PubMed 38188146

January 3, 2024

Genome-wide identification of the bHLH transcription factor family in Rosa persica and response to low-temperature stress

Yueying Zhuang, Lijun Zhou, Lifang Geng, Lv Jiang, Yunji Sui, Le Luo, Huitang Pan, Qixiang Zhang, Chao Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16568 PubMed 38188163

January 5, 2024

The effects of different rootstocks on aroma components, activities and genes expression of aroma-related enzymes in oriental melon fruit

Kedong Guo, Jiateng Zhao, Siyu Fang, Qian Zhang, Lanchun Nie, Wensheng Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16704 PubMed 38192601

January 23, 2024

Diosgenin biosynthesis pathway and its regulation in Dioscorea cirrhosa L.

Yan Lin, Qiuyan Hu, Qiang Ye, Haohua Zhang, Ziyu Bao, Yongping Li, Luo Jian Mo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16702 PubMed 38282859

January 16, 2024

GSDMD suppresses keratinocyte differentiation by inhibiting FLG expression and attenuating KCTD6-mediated HDAC1 degradation in atopic dermatitis

Yi Zhong, Taoyuan Huang, Xiaoli Li, Peiyi Luo, Bingjun Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16768 PubMed 38250727

January 9, 2024

A new perspective on the taxonomy and systematics of Arvicolinae (Gray, 1821) and a new time-calibrated phylogeny for the clade

Charles B. Withnell, Simon G. Scarpetta

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16693 PubMed 38223757

January 16, 2024

neo4jsbml: import systems biology markup language data into the graph database Neo4j

Guillaume Gricourt, Thomas Duigou, Sandra Dérozier, Jean-Loup Faulon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16726 PubMed 38250720

January 30, 2024

Genotyping by sequencing for the construction of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) genetic linkage map and mapping of yield related quantitative trait loci

Fakhrur Razi Mohd Shaha, Pui Ling Liew, Faridah Qamaruz Zaman, Rosimah Nulit, Jakim Barin, Justina Rolland, Hui Yee Yong, Soo Heong Boon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16570 PubMed 38313025

January 16, 2024

Reversal of cholestatic liver disease by the inhibition of sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 2 signaling

Huiling Cao, Lin Chen, Ziyang Zeng, Xianfeng Wu, Yuhao Lei, Wen Jia, Guang Yue, Bin Yi, Yu-jie Li, Yuan Shi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16744 PubMed 38250717

January 3, 2024

Evaluating the imazethapyr herbicide mediated regulation of phenol and glutathione metabolism and antioxidant activity in lentil seedlings

Rajeev Kumar, V. Visha Kumari, Ranjit Singh Gujjar, Mala Kumari, Sanjay Kumar Goswami, Jhuma Datta, Srikumar Pal, Sudhir Kumar Jha, Ashok Kumar, Ashwini Dutt Pathak, Milan Skalicky, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Akbar Hossain

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16370 PubMed 38188166

January 30, 2024

The role of ferroptosis in central nervous system damage diseases

Mingzhu Li, Shengbo Jin, Xudong Zhu, Jian Xu, Yang Cao, Haozhe Piao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16741 PubMed 38313006

January 3, 2024

Combined microbiome and metabolomics analysis of Taorong-type baijiu high-temperature Daqu and medium-temperature Daqu

Yanbo Liu, Junyi Wu, Haideng Li, Wenxi Liu, Zhenke Zhang, Suna Han, Jianguang Hou, Chunmei Pan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16621 PubMed 38188181

January 3, 2024

Borneol promotes autophagic degradation of HIF-1α and enhances chemotherapy sensitivity in malignant glioma

Luting Lin, Jingming Luo, Zeng Wang, Xinjun Cai