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**ao-Feng Lu
Life Sciences
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Open AccessDNA methylation remodeling and the functional implication during male gametogenesis in rice
Epigenetic marks are reprogrammed during sexual reproduction. In flowering plants, DNA methylation is only partially remodeled in the gametes and the zygote. However, the timing and functional significance of ...
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Open AccessPhylogenomics resolves the higher-level phylogeny of herbivorous eriophyoid mites (Acariformes: Eriophyoidea)
Eriophyoid mites (Eriophyoidea) are among the largest groups in the Acariformes; they are strictly phytophagous. The higher-level phylogeny of eriophyoid mites, however, remains unresolved due to the limited n...
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Description of Flavimaribacter sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov., a New Member of the Family Rhizobiaceae Isolated from Marine Sediment
A novel Gram-staining-negative, aerobic and rod-shaped bacterium, designated WL0058T, was isolated from coastal sediment sample collected in Nantong city, Jiangsu province of China (120° 51′ 13″ E, 32° 6′ 26″ N) ...
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Highly Efficient Utilization of Sugar in Molasses for Butyric Acid Production by Clostridium tyrobutyricum
Molasses, a sugar industry waste product with low cost and high sugar content, can be used as a high-quality carbon source for microbial fermentation. In this study, molasses was pretreated by means of acid–ba...
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Description of Nocardioides jiangsuensis sp. nov., and Proposal for Reclassification of the Genus Marmoricola as Nocardioides
A Gram-staining-positive, non-motile, aerobic, spherical actinobacterium, designated WL0053T, was isolated from the coastal sediment of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of strain ...
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ACC deaminase-encoding Pseudomonas putida arrests seed germination: an alternative strategy for grass and weed control
A recent report indicated that 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase-encoding Pseudomonas aeruginosa inhibited Arabidopsis germination. The aim of this study was to understand the role of ACC deam...
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Open AccessComparative genome anatomy reveals evolutionary insights into a unique amphitriploid fish
Triploids are rare in nature because of difficulties in meiotic and gametogenic processes, especially in vertebrates. The Carassius complex of cyprinid teleosts contains sexual tetraploid crucian carp/goldfish (C...
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Hyphomonas sediminis sp. nov., isolated from marine sediment
A Gram-staining-negative, aerobic and pear-shaped bacterial strain, designated WL0036T, was isolated from coastal sediment sample collected in Nantong city, Jiangsu province of China (120° 51′ 13″ E, 32° 6′ 26″ N...
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Sphingopyxis jiangsuensis sp. nov. Isolated From the Surface Water of the Yellow Sea
A novel bacterium, designated strain XHP0097T, was isolated from the surface water of the Yellow Sea, China. The cells were Gram-stain-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped, yellow-colored, and non-motile on 2216E agar. ...
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Open AccessThe numbers of fungi: contributions from traditional taxonomic studies and challenges of metabarcoding
The global diversity of fungi has been estimated using several different approaches. There is somewhere between 2–11 million estimated species, but the number of formally described taxa is around 150,000, a ti...
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Cancer metabolism and tumor microenvironment: fostering each other?
The changes associated with malignancy are not only in cancer cells but also in environment in which cancer cells live. Metabolic reprogramming supports tumor cell high demand of biogenesis for their rapid pro...
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PKCβII phosphorylates ACSL4 to amplify lipid peroxidation to induce ferroptosis
The accumulation of lipid peroxides is recognized as a determinant of the occurrence of ferroptosis. However, the sensors and amplifying process of lipid peroxidation linked to ferroptosis remain obscure. Here...
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Open AccessIdentification of Gm15441, a Txnip antisense lncRNA, as a critical regulator in liver metabolic homeostasis
The majority of mammalian genome is composed of non-coding regions, where numerous long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are transcribed. Although lncRNAs have been identified to regulate fundamental biological proce...
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Open AccessSTAT3/LINC00671 axis regulates papillary thyroid tumor growth and metastasis via LDHA-mediated glycolysis
Lactate dehydrogenase A (LDHA), a critical component of the glycolytic pathway, relates to the development of various cancers, including thyroid cancer. However, the regulatory mechanism of LDHA inhibition and...
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Open AccessSpatio-temporal model of Meox1 expression control involvement of Sca-1-positive stem cells in neointima formation through the synergistic effect of Rho/CDC42 and SDF-1α/CXCR4
Neointimal hyperplasia remains a major obstacle in vascular regeneration. Sca-1-positive progenitor cells residing within the vascular adventitia play a crucial role in the assemblage of vascular smooth muscle...
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Open AccessRational development of a human antibody cocktail that deploys multiple functions to confer Pan-SARS-CoVs protection
Structural principles underlying the composition and synergistic mechanisms of protective monoclonal antibody cocktails are poorly defined. Here, we exploited antibody cooperativity to develop a therapeutic an...
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Open AccessImpatiens wuyiensis (Balsaminaceae), a new species from Fujian of Southeast China, based on morphological and molecular evidences
Southeast Asia, together with tropical Africa, Madagascar, South India and Sri Lanka, and the eastern Himalayas, are the five primary hotspots of species diversity of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae). China is also rich...
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Five novel and highly efficient endophytic fungi isolated from Huperzia serrata expressing huperzine A for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Huperzine A (Hup A) is an important drug for treating Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mainly extracted from the Huperzia serrata (Thunb.) Trevis. (Lycopodiaceae) (HS). Nevertheless, the content of Hup A in HS is ver...
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Open AccessCorrection to: The genome sequence of the grape phylloxera provides insights into the evolution, adaptation, and invasion routes of an iconic pest
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.
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Open AccessThe genome sequence of the grape phylloxera provides insights into the evolution, adaptation, and invasion routes of an iconic pest
Although native to North America, the invasion of the aphid-like grape phylloxera Daktulosphaira vitifoliae across the globe altered the course of grape cultivation. For the past 150 years, viticulture relied on ...
