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Microbial Genetics and Genomics
Shi ** Chen
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Open AccessGenomic insight into the origin, domestication, dispersal, diversification and human selection of Tartary buckwheat
Tartary buckwheat, Fagopyrum tataricum, is a pseudocereal crop with worldwide distribution and high nutritional value. However, the origin and domestication history of this crop remain to be elucidated.
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Open AccessThe therapeutic value of bifidobacteria in cardiovascular disease
There has been an increase in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality over the past few decades, making cardiovascular disease (CVD) the leading cause of death worldwide. However, the pathogenesis of CVD is mul...
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Open AccessThe genome of a vestimentiferan tubeworm (Ridgeia piscesae) provides insights into its adaptation to a deep-sea environment
Vestimentifera (Polychaeta, Siboglinidae) is a taxon of deep-sea worm-like animals living in deep-sea hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, and organic falls. The morphology and lifespan of Ridgeia piscesae, which is t...
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Open AccessIntegrated analysis of microRNAs, circular RNAs, long non-coding RNAs, and mRNAs revealed competing endogenous RNA networks involved in brown adipose tissue whitening in rabbits
The brown adipose tissue (BAT) is a target for treating obesity. BAT losses thermogenic capacity and gains a “white adipose tissue-like” phenotype (“BAT whitening”) under thermoneutral environments, which is a...
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Open AccessIdentifying pleiotropic variants and candidate genes for fertility and reproduction traits in Holstein cattle via association studies based on imputed whole-genome sequence genotypes
Genetic progress for fertility and reproduction traits in dairy cattle has been limited due to the low heritability of most indicator traits. Moreover, most of the quantitative trait loci (QTL) and candidate g...
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Open AccessIdentification of ARF family in blueberry and its potential involvement of fruit development and pH stress response
Auxin responsive factor (ARF) family is one of core components in auxin signalling pathway, which governs diverse developmental processes and stress responses. Blueberry is an economically important berry-bear...
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Open AccessThe relationship between polymorphism of insulin-like growth factor I gene and susceptibility to type 2 diabetes in Uygur population, **njiang, China
Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) susceptibility varies among different populations and is affected by gene single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 gene, which has many SNP loci, is involved...
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Open AccessModular control of multiple pathways of Corynebacterium glutamicum for 5-aminolevulinic acid production
5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) has broad potential applications in the medical, agricultural and food industries. Several strategies have been implemented successfully to try to improve ALA synthesis. Nonetheless...
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Open AccessIdentification of a novel immunological epitope on Hexon of fowl adenovirus serotype 4
Fowl adenovirus serotype 4 (FAdV-4), the causative agent of hepatitis-hydropericardium syndrome (HHS), distributed widely in the poultry farms in China. Hexon is one of the major capsid proteins associated wit...
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Open AccessGenome-wide identification and expression profile analysis of trihelix transcription factor family genes in response to abiotic stress in sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench]
Transcription factors, including trihelix transcription factors, play vital roles in various growth and developmental processes and in abiotic stress responses in plants. The trihelix gene has been systematically...
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Open AccessCorrection to: Genome-wide development of insertiondeletion (InDel) markers for Cannabis and its uses in genetic structure analysis of Chinese germplasm and sex-linked marker identification
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Open AccessGenome-wide development of insertion-deletion (InDel) markers for Cannabis and its uses in genetic structure analysis of Chinese germplasm and sex-linked marker identification
Cannabis sativa L., a dioecious plant derived from China, demonstrates important medicinal properties and economic value worldwide. Cannabis properties have been usually harnessed depending on the sex of the plan...
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Genomewide comparative analysis of codon usage bias in three sequenced Jatropha curcas
Jatropha curcas has recently emerged as an important bioenergy plant which is an ideal alternative for fossil fuels. It is particularly significant to analyse the codon usage bias (CUB) and further evaluate the i...
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Open AccessA reappraisal of the phylogenetic placement of the Aquilegia whole-genome duplication
The accurate placement of an ancient whole-genome duplication (WGD) in relation to the lineage divergence is important. Here, we re-investigated the Aquilegia coerulea WGD and found it is more likely lineage-spec...
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of long non-coding RNAs during differentiation of visceral preadipocytes in rabbit
Emerging evidence suggests that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are critical regulators of diverse biological processes, including adipogenesis. Despite being considered an ideal animal model for studying adipo...
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Open AccessThe draft genome of horseshoe crab Tachypleus tridentatus reveals its evolutionary scenario and well-developed innate immunity
Horseshoe crabs are ancient marine arthropods with a long evolutionary history extending back approximately 450 million years, which may benefit from their innate immune systems. However, the genetic mechanism...
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Current Progress on Endophytic Microbial Dynamics on Dendrobium Plants
For decades, Dendrobium plant-associated fungal endophytes have been studied as “bio-factories” of multifunctional bioactive compounds. Among the crude extracts and their substances purified from the fungal bioma...
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Bacterial community in cold and alkaline environments of Hoh **l basin in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau and isolation of potential sources of microbiota
The Hoh **l basin is the largest Cenozoic sedimentary basin in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau (QTP) with an average altitude of above 5000 m. It is also the coldest region in the QTP. However, due to the difficulty...
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Open AccessFlatfish monophyly refereed by the relationship of Psettodes in Carangimorphariae
The monophyly of flatfishes has not been supported in many molecular phylogenetic studies. The monophyly of Pleuronectoidei, which comprises all but one family of flatfishes, is broadly supported. However, the...
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Genetic engineering to alter carbon flux for various higher alcohol productions by Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Chinese Baijiu fermentation
Higher alcohols significantly influence the quality and flavor profiles of Chinese Baijiu. ILV1-encoded threonine deaminase, LEU1-encoded α-isopropylmalate dehydrogenase, and LEU2-encoded β-isopropylmalate dehydr...
