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The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome

Using next-generation sequencing technology alone, we have successfully generated and assembled a draft sequence of the giant panda genome. The assembled contigs (2.25 gigabases (Gb)) cover approximately 94% o...

Ruiqiang Li, Wei Fan, Geng Tian, Hongmei Zhu, Lin He, **g Cai, Quanfei Huang… in Nature (2010)

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Erratum: The sequence and de novo assembly of the giant panda genome

Nature 463, 311–317 (2010) In this Article, the Latin species name of the giant panda was written incorrectly as Ailuropoda melanoleura. The correct name is Ailuropoda melanoleuca.

Ruiqiang Li, Wei Fan, Geng Tian, Hongmei Zhu, Lin He, **g Cai, Quanfei Huang… in Nature (2010)

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Draft genome sequence of the mulberry tree Morus notabilis

Human utilization of the mulberry–silkworm interaction started at least 5,000 years ago and greatly influenced world history through the Silk Road. Complementing the silkworm genome sequence, here we describe ...

Ningjia He, Chi Zhang, **wu Qi, Shancen Zhao, Yong Tao… in Nature Communications (2013)

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The draft genome of the large yellow croaker reveals well-developed innate immunity

The large yellow croaker, Larimichthys crocea, is one of the most economically important marine fish species endemic to China. Its wild stocks have severely suffered from overfishing, and the aquacultured species...

Changwen Wu, Di Zhang, Mengyuan Kan, Zhengmin Lv, Aiyi Zhu… in Nature Communications (2014)

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Predicting and verifying outcome of Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F. based therapy in rheumatoid arthritis: from open to double-blinded randomized trial

Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F. (TwHF) based therapy has been proved as effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA), yet the predictors to its response remains unclear. A two-stage trial was designed to identi...

Miao Jiang, Qinglin Zha, Chi Zhang, Cheng Lu, ** Yan… in Scientific Reports (2015)

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An integrated system for identifying the hidden assassins in traditional medicines containing aristolochic acids

Traditional herbal medicines adulterated and contaminated with plant materials from the Aristolochiaceae family, which contain aristolochic acids (AAs), cause aristolochic acid nephropathy. Approximately 256 t...

Lan Wu, Wei Sun, Bo Wang, Haiyu Zhao, Yaoli Li, Shaoqing Cai… in Scientific Reports (2015)

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Blood lead level and its association with body mass index and obesity in China - Results from SPECT-China study

We aimed to report environmental and blood lead level (BLL) in China and investigate the relationship of BLL with body mass index (BMI) and obesity. 5558 subjects were enrolled from 16 sites in China. BLL was ...

Ningjian Wang, Chi Chen, **aomin Nie, Bing Han, Qin Li, Yi Chen… in Scientific Reports (2015)

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Dihydroartemisinin prevents breast cancer-induced osteolysis via inhibiting both breast caner cells and osteoclasts

Bone is the most common site of distant relapse in breast cancer, leading to severe complications which dramatically affect the patients’ quality of life. It is believed that the crosstalk between metastatic b...

Ming-Xuan Feng, Jian-**n Hong, Qiang Wang, Yong-Yong Fan… in Scientific Reports (2016)

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Y-chromosomes from skeletal remains of Chinese Expeditionary Force offer a clue to their paternal relatives

Shao-Qing Wen, **n-Zhu Tong, Chi-Zao Wang, Pan-**n Du, **-Yi Wang… in Science Bulletin (2016)

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Identification of Liver Epithelial Cell-derived Ig Expression in μ chain-deficient mice

Growing evidence indicates that B cells are not the only source of immunoglobulin (Ig). To investigate this discovery further, we used μMT mice, which have a disruption of the first transmembrane exon of the μ...

Wenwei Shao, Chi Zhang, Enyang Liu, Long Zhang, Junfan Ma, Zhu Zhu… in Scientific Reports (2016)

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Metabolomics reveals the mechanisms for the cardiotoxicity of Pinelliae Rhizoma and the toxicity-reducing effect of processing

Pinelliae Rhizoma (PR) is a commonly used Chinese medicinal herb, but it has been frequently reported about its toxicity. According to the traditional Chinese medicine theory, processing can reduce the toxicit...

Tao Su, Yong Tan, Man-Shan Tsui, Hua Yi, **u-Qiong Fu, Ting Li… in Scientific Reports (2016)

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A Mott insulator continuously connected to iron pnictide superconductors

Iron-based superconductivity develops near an antiferromagnetic order and out of a bad-metal normal state, which has been interpreted as originating from a proximate Mott transition. Whether an actual Mott ins...

Yu Song, Zahra Yamani, Chongde Cao, Yu Li, Chenglin Zhang… in Nature Communications (2016)

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Overcoming sorafenib evasion in hepatocellular carcinoma using CXCR4-targeted nanoparticles to co-deliver MEK-inhibitors

Sorafenib is a RAF inhibitor approved for several cancers, including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Inhibition of RAF kinases can induce a dose-dependent “paradoxical” upregulation of the downstream mitogen-a...

Yunching Chen, Ya-Chi Liu, Yun-Chieh Sung, Rakesh R. Ramjiawan… in Scientific Reports (2017)

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Cadmium exposure and its association with serum uric acid and hyperuricemia

Few studies have investigated the association between serum uric acid (UA) and cadmium exposure. Our previous study revealed a significantly higher blood cadmium (CdB) level in the Chinese population compared ...

Honglin Sun, Ningjian Wang, Chi Chen, **aomin Nie, Bing Han, Qin Li… in Scientific Reports (2017)