Complete genome sequence of Menghai flavivirus, a novel insect-specific flavivirus from China - Xianglilan Zhang; Xiaofang Guo; Hang Fan; Qiumin Zhao; Shuqing Zuo; Qiang Sun; Guangqian Pei; Shi Cheng; Xiaoping An; Yunfei Wang; Zhiqiang Mi; Yong Huang; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2017)

Colon-Targeted Delivery of IgY Against Clostridium difficile Toxin A and B by Encapsulation in Chitosan-Ca Pectinate Microbeads - Pingping Xing; Yanan Shi; Chuangchuang Dong; Hong Liu; Yan Cheng; Junbo Sun; Dalei Li; Min Li; Kaoxiang Sun; Dongxiao Feng (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2017)

Identification of the Genetic Cause for Childhood Disintegrative Disorder by Whole-Exome Sequencing - Zhu Wen; Tian-Lin Cheng; Da-Zhi Yin; Shi-Bang Sun; Zheng Wang; Shun-Ying Yu; Yi Zhang; Zilong Qiu; Ya-Song Du (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2017)

Autophagy is induced in haustorial mother cells of Puccinia triticina and is necessary for plant infection - Gang Liu; Dong Tian; Cheng Shi; Dong-Mei Wang (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2017)

Obtainment of an intergeneric hybrid between Forsythia and Abeliophyllum - JianShuang Shen; TingLiang Xu; Chao Shi; TangRen Cheng; Jia Wang; HuiTang Pan; QiXiang Zhang (Euphytica, 2017)

Heat budget of the western Pacific warm pool and the contribution of eddy heat transport diagnosed from HYCOM assimilation - J. Chi; P. Shi; W. Zhuang; X. Lin; X. Cheng; Yan Du (Journal of Oceanography, 2017)

Complete genome sequence of Menghai rhabdovirus, a novel mosquito-borne rhabdovirus from China - Qiang Sun; Qiumin Zhao; Xiaoping An; Xiaofang Guo; Shuqing Zuo; Xianglilan Zhang; Guangqian Pei; Wenli Liu; Shi Cheng; Yunfei Wang; Peng Shu; Zhiqiang Mi; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2017)

Enterovirga rhinocerotis gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from Rhinoceros unicornis faeces - Xiu Chen; Qin-Yuan Li; Gui-Ding Li; Hui Lei; Yi Jiang; Li Han; Xue-Shi Huang; Cheng-Lin Jiang (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2017)

Submicron size-scale mapping of carbonate effective elastic properties from FIB-SEM images and finite element method - HuiHong Cheng; BoJing Zhu; David A. Yuen; YaoLin Shi (Science China Earth Sciences, 2017)

A highly Selective Fluorescent Chemosensor for Zn2+ Based on the Rhodamine Derivative Incorporating Coumarin Group - Kun-Peng Wang; Zhi-Hui Jin; Hui-Shi Shang; Cheng-Dong Lv; Qi Zhang; Shaojin Chen; Zhi-Qiang Hu (Journal of Fluorescence, 2017)

Nanomaterials for water pollution monitoring and remediation - Xing-yan Xue; Rong Cheng; Lei Shi; Zhong Ma; Xiang Zheng (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2017)

Overexpression of the ascorbate peroxidase gene from eggplant and sponge gourd enhances flood tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis - Chih-Ming Chiang; Chiu-Chen Chen; Shi-Peng Chen; Kuan-Hung Lin; Li-Ru Chen; Yu-Huei Su; His-Cheng Yen (Journal of Plant Research, 2017)

Applying the strategy of light environment control to improve the biomass and polysaccharide production of Nostoc flagelliforme - Pei-pei Han; Shi-gang Shen; Hui-Yan Wang; Shun-yu Yao; Zhi-lei Tan; Cheng Zhong; Shi-ru Jia (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2017)

Erratum to: Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of qHD5, a novel major QTL with pleiotropism for yield-related traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Bin Sun; Xiao-Deng Zhan; Ze-Chuan Lin; Wei-Xun Wu; Ping Yu; Ying-Xin Zhang; Lian-Ping Sun; Li-Yong Cao; Shi-Hua Cheng (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2017)

Fine mapping and candidate gene analysis of qHD5, a novel major QTL with pleiotropism for yield-related traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Bin Sun; Xiao-Deng Zhan; Ze-Chuan Lin; Wei-Xun Wu; Ping Yu; Ying-Xin Zhang; Lian-Ping Sun; Li-Yong Cao; Shi-Hua Cheng (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2017)

Earthworms and phosphate-solubilizing bacteria enhance carbon accumulation in manure-amended soils - Yulong Zhang; Liying Wang; Wenyan Li; Huijuan Xu; Yancai Shi; Yingtao Sun; Xiong Cheng; Xiaoyang Chen; Yongtao Li (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2017)

Characteristics, Sources and Health Risk Assessment of Trace Metals in PM10 in Panzhihua, China - Xin Cheng; Yi Huang; Zhijie Long; Shijun Ni; Zeming Shi; Chengjiang Zhang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2017)

Molecular characterisation and functional analysis of a cytochrome P450 gene in cotton - Kexue Zhou; Lu Long; Quan Sun; Weina Wang; Wei Gao; Zongyan Chu; Chaowei Cai; Jianchuan Mo; Jieru Cheng; Xiangrui Zhang; Yujia Liu; Xiongming Du; et al. (Biologia, 2017)

Transcriptome analysis of Dlm mutants reveals the potential formation mechanism of lesion mimic in wheat - Lei Li; Xuan Shi; Fei Zheng; Di Wu; Ai-Ai Li; Fa-Yu Sun; Chang-Cheng Li; Jin-Cai Wu; Tao Li (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2016)

Strategic transformation of regionalization for the agricultural comprehensive development: The example of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in China - Wenjiao Shi; Yunfeng Hu; Xiaoli Shi; Zong Wang; Huimin Yan; Ziwei Xu; Bo Ren; Wenhui Kuang; Xinliang Xu; Weiming Cheng; Yan Chen; Dongbo Wu (Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2016)

Numerical simulations of full-wave fields and analysis of channel wave characteristics in 3-D coal mine roadway models - Si-Tong Yang; Jiu-Chuan Wei; Jiu-Long Cheng; Long-Qing Shi; Zhi-Jie Wen (Applied Geophysics, 2016)

Preeclampsia and health risks later in life: an immunological link - Shi-Bin Cheng; Surendra Sharma (Seminars in Immunopathology, 2016)

Influence of genetic polymorphisms in cytochrome P450 oxidoreductase on the variability in stable warfarin maintenance dose in Han Chinese - Wu-Tao Zeng; Qing Xu; Cheng-Hsun Li; Wei-Yan Chen; Xiu-Ting Sun; Xiang Wang; Yi-Ying Yang; Hui Shi; Zhi-Sheng Yang (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2016)

DBOP specifies palea development by suppressing the expansion of the margin of palea in rice - Dong-Dong Zeng; Ran Qin; Md. Alamin; Rong Liang; Cheng-Cong Yang; Xiao-Li Jin; Chun-Hai Shi (Genes & Genomics, 2016)

Asymmetric distribution of convection in tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific Ocean - Lu Yang; Jianfang Fei; Xiaogang Huang; Xiaoping Cheng; Xiangrong Yang; Juli Ding; Wenli Shi (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2016)

MoRad6‐mediated ubiquitination pathways are essential for development and pathogenicity in Magnaporthe oryzae - Huan‐Bin Shi; Guo‐Qing Chen; Ya‐Ping Chen; Bo Dong; Jian‐Ping Lu; Xiao‐Hong Liu; Fu‐Cheng Lin (Environmental Microbiology, 2016)
Summary The ubiquitin system modulates protein functions through targeting substrates for ubiquitination. Here, E2 conjugating enzyme MoRad6‐related ubiquitination pathways are identified and analyzed in Magnaporthe oryzae , the causal agent of rice blast disease. Disruption of MoRad6 leads to severe defects in growth, sporulation, conidial germination, appressorium formation, and plant infection. To depict the functions of MoRad6, three putative ubiquitin ligases, MoRad18, MoBre1 and MoUbr1, are also characterized. Deletion of MoRad18 causes minor phenotypic changes, while MoBre1 is required for growth, conidiation and pathogenicity in M. oryzae . Defects in ΔMobre1 likely resulted from the reduction in di‐ and tri‐methylation level of Histone 3 lysine 4 (H3K4). Notably, MoUbr1 is crucial for conidial adhesion and germination, possibly by degrading components of cAMP/PKA and mitogen‐activated protein kinase (MAPK) Pmk1 signaling pathways via the N‐end rule pathway. Germination failure of ΔMoubr1 conidia could be rescued by elevation of cAMP level or enhanced Pmk1 phosphorylation resulting from further deletion of MoIra1, the M. oryzae homolog of yeast Ira1/2. These reveal vital effects of cAMP/PKA and MAPK Pmk1 signaling on conidial germination in M. oryzae . Altogether, our results suggest that MoRad6‐mediated ubiquitination pathways are essential for the infection‐related development and pathogenicity of M. oryzae .

Contribution of climatic and technological factors to crop yield: empirical evidence from late paddy rice in Hunan Province, China - Zhu Wang; Tao Ye; Jun Wang; Zhuo Cheng; Peijun Shi (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2016)

Elliptic Shape Prior Dynamic Programming for Accurate Vessel Segmentation in MRI Sequences with Automated Optimal Parameter Selection - Da-Chuan Cheng; Sin-Kuo Chai; Shi-Rong Xu; Shing-Hong Liu (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2016)

The P450 oxidoreductase (POR) rs2868177 and cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2B6*6 polymorphisms contribute to the interindividual variability in human CYP2B6 activity - Li-chen Gao; Fang-qun Liu; Li Yang; Lin Cheng; Hai-ying Dai; Ran Tao; Shi-Peng Cao; Di Wang; Jie Tang (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2016)

Streptomyces xinjiangensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from Lop Nur region - Cong Cheng; Yu-Qian Li; Mipeshwaree Devi Asem; Chun-Yan Lu; Xiao-Han Shi; Xiao Chu; Wan-Qin Zhang; Deng- Di An; Wen-Jun Li (Archives of Microbiology, 2016)

Celecoxib and octreotide synergistically ameliorate portal hypertension via inhibition of angiogenesis in cirrhotic rats - Jin-Hang Gao; Shi-Lei Wen; Shi Feng; Wen-Juan Yang; Yao-Yao Lu; Huan Tong; Rui Liu; Shi-Hang Tang; Zhi-Yin Huang; Ying-Mei Tang; Jin-Hui Yang; Hui-Qi Xie; et al. (Angiogenesis, 2016)
Abnormal angiogenesis is critical for portal hypertension in cirrhosis. Except for etiological treatment, no efficient medication or regime has been explored to treat the early stage of cirrhosis when angiogenesis is initiated or overwhelming. In this study, we explored an anti-angiogenesis effort through non-cytotoxic drugs octreotide and celecoxib to treat early stage of cirrhotic portal hypertension in an animal model. Peritoneal injection of thioacetamide (TAA) was employed to induce liver cirrhosis in rats. A combination treatment of celecoxib and octreotide was found to relieve liver fibrosis, portal venous pressure, micro-hepatic arterioportal fistulas, intrahepatic and splanchnic angiogenesis. Celecoxib and octreotide exerted their anti-angiogenesis effect via an axis of cyclooxygenase-2/prostaglandin E2/EP-2/somatostatin receptor-2, which consequently down-regulated phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (p-ERK)–hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α)–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) integrated signaling pathways. In conclusions, combination of celecoxib and octreotide synergistically ameliorated liver fibrosis and portal hypertension of the cirrhotic rats induced by TAA via the inhibition of intrahepatic and extrahepatic angiogenesis. The potential mechanisms behind the regimen may due to the inactivation of p-ERK–HIF-1α–VEGF signaling pathway.

The heterogeneity of islet autoantibodies and the progression of islet failure in type 1 diabetic patients - Jin Liu; Lingling Bian; Li Ji; Yang Chen; Heng Chen; Yong Gu; Bingqin Ma; Wei Gu; Xinyu Xu; Yun Shi; Jian Wang; Dalong Zhu; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2016)

Gelatin Nanostructured Lipid Carriers Incorporating Nerve Growth Factor Inhibit Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Induced Apoptosis and Improve Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury - Si-Pin Zhu; Zhou-Guang Wang; Ying-Zheng Zhao; Jiang Wu; Hong-Xue Shi; Li-Bing Ye; Fen-Zan Wu; Yi Cheng; Hong-Yu Zhang; Songbin He; Xiaojie Wei; Xiao-Bing Fu; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

Hypoxia-induced resistance to cisplatin-mediated apoptosis in osteosarcoma cells is reversed by gambogic acid independently of HIF-1α - Wei Zhao; Shi-Qi Xia; Jin-Peng Zhuang; Zhi-Peng Zhang; Chang-Cheng You; Jing-Long Yan; Gong-Ping Xu (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2016)

A disputed evidence on obesity: comparison of the effects of Rcan2−/− and Rps6kb1−/− mutations on growth and body weight in C57BL/6J mice - Jing Zhao; Shi-wei Li; Qian-qian Gong; Ling-cui Ding; Ye-cheng Jin; Jian Zhang; Jian-gang Gao; Xiao-yang Sun (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2016)

High-pressure balloon dilation for male anterior urethral stricture: single-center experience - Shi-cheng Yu; Hai-yang Wu; Wei Wang; Li-wei Xu; Guo-qing Ding; Zhi-gen Zhang; Gong-hui Li (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2016)

Se Enhances MLCK Activation by Regulating Selenoprotein T (SelT) in the Gastric Smooth Muscle of Rats - Jia-ping Li; Jing-xuan Zhou; Qi Wang; Gao-qin Gu; Shi-jin Yang; Cheng-ye Li; Chang-wei Qiu; Gan-zhen Deng; Meng-yao Guo (Biological Trace Element Research, 2016)

The distribution of α-kleisin during meiosis in the holocentromeric plant Luzula elegans - Wei Ma; Veit Schubert; Mihaela Maria Martis; Gerd Hause; Zhaojun Liu; Yi Shen; Udo Conrad; Wenqing Shi; Uwe Scholz; Stefan Taudien; Zhukuan Cheng; Andreas Houben (Chromosome Research, 2016)

Microbacterium gilvum sp. nov., isolated from civet faeces - Xiu Chen; Qin-Yuan Li; Gui-Ding Li; Fang-Ji Xu; Yi Jiang; Li Han; Cheng-Lin Jiang; Xue-Shi Huang (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2016)

Molecular cloning, characterization, and functional analysis of CcBBM gene from camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora L.) - Qinhong Liu; Cuijie Zhang; Yihui Cheng; Bo Zheng; Manzhu Bao; Xueping Shi (Trees, 2016)

Joint probability of precipitation and reservoir storage for drought estimation in the headwater basin of the Huaihe River, China - Runrun Zhang; Xi Chen; Qinbo Cheng; Zhicai Zhang; Peng Shi (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2016)

Highly selective and efficient biotransformation of linarin to produce tilianin by naringinase - Pan Cui; Tong-Yi Dou; Shi-Yang Li; Jun-Xia Lu; Li-Wei Zou; Ping Wang; Yan-Ping Sun; Da-Cheng Hao; Guang-Bo Ge (Biotechnology Letters, 2016)

One-year clinical study of NeuroRegen scaffold implantation following scar resection in complete chronic spinal cord injury patients - Zhifeng Xiao; Fengwu Tang; Jiaguang Tang; Huilin Yang; Yannan Zhao; Bing Chen; Sufang Han; Nuo Wang; Xing Li; Shixiang Cheng; Guang Han; Changyu Zhao; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2016)

Optimum dredging time for inhibition and prevention of algae-induced black blooms in Lake Taihu, China - Chao Chen; Ji-Cheng Zhong; Ju-Hua Yu; Qiu-Shi Shen; Cheng-Xin Fan; Fan-Xiang Kong (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

Sea ice thickness analyses for the Bohai Sea using MODIS thermal infrared imagery - Tao Zeng; Lijian Shi; Makynen Marko; Bin Cheng; Juhong Zou; Zhiping Zhang (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2016)

Distribution Characteristics, Concentrations, and Sources of Cd and Pb in Laoxiawan Channel Sediments from Zhuzhou, China - Wen-wen Chen; Jian-xin Zhang; Olusegun-kazeem Abass; Xin-yu Wen; Huan-fang Huang; Cheng-kai Qu; Shi-hua Qi (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2016)

Intra-regional and inter-regional abnormalities and cognitive control deficits in young adult smokers - Dan Feng; Kai Yuan; Yangding Li; Chenxi Cai; Junsen Yin; Yanzhi Bi; Jiadong Cheng; Yanyan Guan; Sha Shi; Dahua Yu; Chenwang Jin; Xiaoqi Lu; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2016)

Inhibition control impairments in adolescent smokers: electrophysiological evidence from a Go/NoGo study - Junsen Yin; Kai Yuan; Dan Feng; Jiadong Cheng; Yangding Li; Chenxi Cai; Yanzhi Bi; Shi Sha; Xiaomin Shen; Ben Zhang; Ting Xue; Wei Qin; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2016)

Seasonal responses of terrestrial ecosystem water‐use efficiency to climate change - Mengtian Huang; Shilong Piao; Zhenzhong Zeng; Shushi Peng; Philippe Ciais; Lei Cheng; Jiafu Mao; Ben Poulter; Xiaoying Shi; Yitong Yao; Hui Yang; Yingping Wang (Global Change Biology, 2016)
Ecosystem water‐use efficiency ( EWUE ) is an indicator of carbon–water interactions and is defined as the ratio of carbon assimilation ( GPP ) to evapotranspiration ( ET ). Previous research suggests an increasing long‐term trend in annual EWUE over many regions and is largely attributed to the physiological effects of rising CO 2 . The seasonal trends in EWUE , however, have not yet been analyzed. In this study, we investigate seasonal EWUE trends and responses to various drivers during 1982–2008. The seasonal cycle for two variants of EWUE , water‐use efficiency ( WUE , GPP / ET ), and transpiration‐based WUE ( WUE t , the ratio of GPP and transpiration), is analyzed from 0.5° gridded fields from four process‐based models and satellite‐based products, as well as a network of 63 local flux tower observations. WUE derived from flux tower observations shows moderate seasonal variation for most latitude bands, which is in agreement with satellite‐based products. In contrast, the seasonal EWUE trends are not well captured by the same satellite‐based products. Trend analysis, based on process‐model factorial simulations separating effects of climate, CO 2 , and nitrogen deposition ( NDEP ), further suggests that the seasonal EWUE trends are mainly associated with seasonal trends of climate, whereas CO 2 and NDEP do not show obvious seasonal difference in EWUE trends. About 66% grid cells show positive annual WUE trends, mainly over mid‐ and high northern latitudes. In these regions, spring climate change has amplified the effect of CO 2 in increasing WUE by more than 0.005 gC m −2 mm −1 yr −1 for 41% pixels. Multiple regression analysis further shows that the increase in springtime WUE in the northern hemisphere is the result of GPP increasing faster than ET because of the higher temperature sensitivity of GPP relative to ET . The partitioning of annual EWUE to seasonal components provides new insight into the relative sensitivities of GPP and ET to climate, CO 2, and NDEP .

A retrospective study of the occurrence of ischemic-type biliary lesions post liver transplantation - Rui Shi; Ya-Min Zhang; Yong-Lin Deng; Hong Zheng; Cheng Pan; Zhong-Yang Shen (Science China Life Sciences, 2016)

High-Resolution Numerical Analysis of the Triggering Mechanism of M L5.7 Aswan Reservoir Earthquake Through Fully Coupled Poroelastic Finite Element Modeling - Huihong Cheng; Huai Zhang; Yaolin Shi (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2016)

Chemokines and their receptors in lung cancer progression and metastasis - Zeng-hui Cheng; Yu-xin Shi; Min Yuan; Dan Xiong; Jiang-hua Zheng; Zhi-yong Zhang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2016)

Genetic variation in APE1 gene promoter is associated with noise-induced hearing loss in a Chinese population - Huanxi Shen; Jianrui Dou; Lei Han; Ying Bai; Qian Li; Zhiqiang Hong; Jian Shi; Hengdong Zhang; Feng Zhang; Cheng Du; Zhimin Tong; Baoli Zhu (International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 2016)

Isolation, identification and genomic characterization of the Asian lineage Zika virus imported to China - Yong-Qiang Deng; Hui Zhao; Xiao-Feng Li; Na-Na Zhang; Zhong-Yu Liu; Tao Jiang; Da-Yong Gu; Lei Shi; Jian-An He; Hong-Jiang Wang; Zhao-Zeng Sun; Qing Ye; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2016)

Zika virus: a new threat from mosquitoes - Xiao-Feng Li; Jian-Feng Han; Pei-Yong Shi; Cheng-Feng Qin (Science China Life Sciences, 2016)

Erratum to: Quantitative proteomics analysis reveals that S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) and nitric oxide signaling enhance poplar defense against chilling stress - Tielong Cheng; Jinhui Chen; Abd_Allah EF; Pengkai Wang; Guangping Wang; Xiangyang Hu; Jisen Shi (Planta, 2016)

Infralimbic Endothelin1 Is Critical for the Modulation of Anxiety-Like Behaviors - Lin-Lin Bi; Ming Chen; Lei Pei; Shu Shu; Hui-Juan Jin; Hong-Lin Yan; Na Wei; Shan Wang; Xin Yang; Huan-Huan Yan; Meng-meng Xu; Cheng-Ye Yao; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

Review of studies on land use and land cover change in Nepal - Basanta Paudel; Yi-li Zhang; Shi-cheng Li; Lin-shan Liu; Xue Wu; Narendra Raj Khanal (Journal of Mountain Science, 2016)

First Oligocene mummified plant Lagerstätte at the low latitudes of East Asia - Cheng Quan; QiongYao Fu; GongLe Shi; YuSheng Liu; Long Li; XiaoYan Liu; JianHua Jin (Science China Earth Sciences, 2016)

Distribution and Speciation of Cu in the Root Border Cells of Rice by STXM Combined with NEXAFS - Cheng Peng; Yi Wang; Lijuan Sun; Chen Xu; Lijuan Zhang; Jiyan Shi (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2016)

Global patterns and climate drivers of water‐use efficiency in terrestrial ecosystems deduced from satellite‐based datasets and carbon cycle models - Yan Sun; Shilong Piao; Mengtian Huang; Philippe Ciais; Zhenzhong Zeng; Lei Cheng; Xiran Li; Xinping Zhang; Jiafu Mao; Shushi Peng; Benjamin Poulter; Xiaoying Shi; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2016)
Aim To investigate how ecosystem water‐use efficiency ( WUE ) varies spatially under different climate conditions, and how spatial variations in WUE differ from those of transpiration‐based water‐use efficiency ( WUE t ) and transpiration‐based inherent water‐use efficiency ( IWUE t ). Location Global terrestrial ecosystems. Methods We investigated spatial patterns of WUE using two datasets of gross primary productivity ( GPP ) and evapotranspiration ( ET ) and four biosphere model estimates of GPP and ET . Spatial relationships between WUE and climate variables were further explored through regression analyses. Results Global WUE estimated by two satellite‐based datasets is 1.9 ± 0.1 and 1.8 ± 0.6 g C m −2 mm −1 lower than the simulations from four process‐based models (2.0 ± 0.3 g C m −2 mm −1 ) but comparable within the uncertainty of both approaches. In both satellite‐based datasets and process models, precipitation is more strongly associated with spatial gradients of WUE for temperate and tropical regions, but temperature dominates north of 50° N . WUE also increases with increasing solar radiation at high latitudes. The values of WUE from datasets and process‐based models are systematically higher in wet regions (with higher GPP ) than in dry regions. WUE t shows a lower precipitation sensitivity than WUE , which is contrary to leaf‐ and plant‐level observations. IWUE t , the product of WUE t and water vapour deficit, is found to be rather conservative with spatially increasing precipitation, in agreement with leaf‐ and plant‐level measurements. Main conclusions WUE , WUE t and IWUE t produce different spatial relationships with climate variables. In dry ecosystems, water losses from evaporation from bare soil, uncorrelated with productivity, tend to make WUE lower than in wetter regions. Yet canopy conductance is intrinsically efficient in those ecosystems and maintains a higher IWUE t . This suggests that the responses of each component flux of evapotranspiration should be analysed separately when investigating regional gradients in WUE , its temporal variability and its trends.

Some properties of field-aligned electron events in high-altitude polar regions - ZiYing Zhang; JianKui Shi; MingQuan Zhou; ZhengWei Cheng; Hua Zhou (Science China Earth Sciences, 2016)

Opposite Sex Contact and Isolation: A Novel Depression/Anxiety Model - Liu Yang; Li-Jun Shi; Bei Tang; Qiu-Qin Han; Jin Yu; Gen-Cheng Wu; Yu-Qiu Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2016)

Identification of rare variants in TNNI3 with atrial fibrillation in a Chinese GeneID population - Chuchu Wang; Manman Wu; Jin Qian; Bin Li; Xin Tu; Chengqi Xu; Sisi Li; Shanshan Chen; Yuanyuan Zhao; Yufeng Huang; Lisong Shi; Xiang Cheng; et al. (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2016)

Investigation of the ASR family in foxtail millet and the role of ASR1 in drought/oxidative stress tolerance - Zhi-Juan Feng; Zhao-Shi Xu; Jiutong Sun; Lian-Cheng Li; Ming Chen; Guang-Xiao Yang; Guang-Yuan He; You-Zhi Ma (Plant Cell Reports, 2016)

Expression of Shewanella frigidimarina fatty acid metabolic genes in E. coli by CRISPR/cas9-coupled lambda Red recombineering - Jun Xia; Ling Wang; Jian-bo Zhu; Cheng-jun Sun; Ming-gang Zheng; Li Zheng; Ying-hua Lou; Lei Shi (Biotechnology Letters, 2016)

Impact of sulfur (S) fertilization in paddy soils on copper (Cu) accumulation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) plants under flooding conditions - Lijuan Sun; Cuiqing Zheng; Jianjun Yang; Cheng Peng; Chen Xu; Yi Wang; Jiabei Feng; Jiyan Shi (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2016)

Comparative analysis of transcriptional profiles of retinoic-acid-induced gene I-like receptors and interferons in seven tissues from ducks infected with avian Tembusu virus - Guanghua Fu; Cuiteng Chen; Yu Huang; Longfei Cheng; Qiuling Fu; Chunhe Wan; Shaohua Shi; Hongmei Chen; Wei Liu (Archives of Virology, 2016)

Quantitative proteomics analysis reveals that S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR) and nitric oxide signaling enhance poplar defense against chilling stress - Tielong Cheng; Jinhui Chen; Abd_Allah EF; Pengkai Wang; Guangping Wang; Xiangyang Hu; Jisen Shi (Planta, 2015)

Low-Dose Topical 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Photodynamic Therapy in the Treatment of Different Severity of Acne Vulgaris - Shi-qin Tao; Fei Li; Lei Cao; Ru-shan Xia; Hua Fan; Ying Fan; Hui Sun; Cheng Jing; Li-jia Yang (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2015)

Enteractinococcus lamae sp. nov. and Enteractinococcus viverrae sp. nov., isolated from animal faeces - Xiu Chen; Gui-Ding Li; Qin-Yuan Li; Cai-Juan Hu; Shu-Mei Qiu; Yi Jiang; Cheng-Lin Jiang; Li Han; Xue-Shi Huang (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2015)

Clinical analysis of pharyngeal musculature and genioglossus exercising to treat obstructive sleep apnea and hypopnea syndrome - Shi-xiong Tang; Jing Qing; Yao-wen Wang; Liang Chai; Wei-min Zhang; Xian-wang Ye; Jie Zhang; Yi-qin Huang; Peng Cheng (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2015)

Effects of Cu2+ and Zn2+ on growth and physiological characteristics of green algae, Cladophora - De-ju Cao; Pan-pan Xie; Juan-wei Deng; Hui-min Zhang; Ru-xiao Ma; Cheng Liu; Ren-jing Liu; Yue-gan Liang; Hao Li; Xiao-dong Shi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015)

Levels and ecological risk assessment of metals in soils from a typical e-waste recycling region in southeast China - Weituo Zhao; Lei Ding; Xiaowen Gu; Jie Luo; Yunlang Liu; Li Guo; Yi Shi; Ting Huang; Shenggao Cheng (Ecotoxicology, 2015)

The small GTP ase MoYpt 7 is required for membrane fusion in autophagy and pathogenicity of M agnaporthe oryzae - Xiao‐Hong Liu; Si‐Miao Chen; Hui‐Min Gao; Guo‐Ao Ning; Huan‐Bin Shi; Yao Wang; Bo Dong; Yao‐Yao Qi; Dong‐Mei Zhang; Guo‐Dong Lu; Zong‐Hua Wang; Jie Zhou; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2015)
Summary R ab GTP ases are required for vesicle–vacuolar fusion during vacuolar biogenesis in fungi. To date, little is known about the biological functions of the R ab small GTP ase components in M agnaporthe oryzae . In this study, we investigated MoYpt 7 of M . oryzae , a homologue of the small R as‐like GTP ase Ypt7 in S accharomyces cerevisiae . Cellular localization assays showed that MoYpt 7 was predominantly localized to vacuolar membranes. Using a targeted gene disruption strategy, a Δ MoYPT7 mutant was generated that exhibited defects in mycelial growth and production of conidia. The conidia of the Δ MoYPT7 mutant were malformed and defective in the formation of appressoria. Consequently, the Δ MoYPT7 mutant failed to cause disease in rice and barley. Furthermore, the Δ MoYPT7 mutant showed impairment in autophagy, breached cell wall integrity, and higher sensitivity to both calcium and heavy metal stress. Transformants constitutively expressing an active MoYPT7 allele ( MoYPT7 ‐ CA , G ln67 L eu) exhibited distinct phenotypes from the Δ MoYPT7 mutant. Expression of MoYPT7 ‐ CA in MoYpt 7 reduced pathogenicity and produced more appressoria‐forming single‐septum conidia. These results indicate that MoYPT7 is required for fungal morphogenesis, vacuole fusion, autophagy, stress resistance and pathogenicity in M . oryzae .

Using joint constraint of pseudo- and real-wells for the prediction of thin-bed thickness - Chang-Cheng Wang; Ze-Jin Shi; Yi-Bo Sun; Huai-Lai Zhou (Studia Geophysica et Geodaetica, 2015)

Saccharothrix lopnurensis sp. nov., a filamentous actinomycete isolated from sediment of Lop Nur - Yu-Qian Li; Lan Liu; Cong Cheng; Xiao-Han Shi; Chun-Yan Lu; Zhou-Yan Dong; Nimaichand Salam; Deng-Di An; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2015)

New cytotoxic and anti-inflammatory compounds isolated from Morus alba L. - Jing Qin; Min Fan; Juan He; Xing-De Wu; Li-Yan Peng; Jia Su; Xiao Cheng; Yan Li; Ling-Mei Kong; Rong-Tao Li; Qin-Shi Zhao (Natural Product Research, 2015)

Identification of insecticidal constituents of the essential oils of Dahlia pinnata Cav. against Sitophilus zeamais and Sitophilus oryzae - Da-Cheng Wang; Da-Ren Qiu; Li-Na Shi; Hong-Yu Pan; Ya-Wei Li; Jin-Zhu Sun; Ying-Jie Xue; Dong-Sheng Wei; Xiang Li; Ya-Mei Zhang; Jian-Chun Qin (Natural Product Research, 2015)

Molecular and morphological evidence reveal a new non-cystidiate species belonging to the core Phanerochaete (Polyporales) - Masoomeh Ghobad-Nejhad; Shi-Liang Liu; Ewald Langer; Yu-Cheng Dai (Mycological Progress, 2015)

Dynamics of chromophoric dissolved organic matter influenced by hydrological conditions in a large, shallow, and eutrophic lake in China - Yongqiang Zhou; Yunlin Zhang; Kun Shi; Xiaohan Liu; Cheng Niu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015)

Relationship between cell-indicated earth pressures and field earth pressures in backfills - Ji-cheng Wang; Jian-lin Yu; Shi-guo Ma; Xiao-nan Gong (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2015)

Comparison of bacterial community structures of terrestrial cyanobacterium Nostoc flagelliforme in three different regions of China using PCR-DGGE analysis - Pei-pei Han; Shi-gang Shen; Shi-ru Jia; Hui-yan Wang; Cheng Zhong; Zhi-lei Tan; He-xin Lv (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2015)

Synthesis, Characterization and Properties of Novel Coumarin Derivatives and Their Europium Complexes - Dong Yan; Dong Li; Guang Cheng; Zehui Yang; Ling Shi; Dongcai Guo (Journal of Fluorescence, 2015)

Safety of inoculation of bovine parainfluenza virus 3 as potential vaccine vector in pigs - Feng-Xue Wang; Ying Liu; Hong-wei Zhu; Xing Liu; Yong Yang; Na Sun; Shi-Peng Cheng; Yong-Jun Wen (VirusDisease, 2015)

Satellite-Based Investigation and Evaluation of the Observational Environment of Meteorological Stations in Anhui Province, China - Yu-Bin Li; Tao Shi; Yuan-Jian Yang; Bi-Wen Wu; La-Bao Wang; Chun-E Shi; Jian-Xia Guo; Cheng-Li Ji; Hua-Yang Wen (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2015)

Effects of alfalfa saponin extract on mRNA expression of Ldlr, LXRα, and FXR in BRL cells - Xin-ping Liang; Dong-qiang Zhang; Yan-yan Chen; Rui Guo; Jie Wang; Cheng-zhang Wang; Ying-hua Shi (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2015)

Effects of heat stress on serum insulin, adipokines, AMP-activated protein kinase, and heat shock signal molecules in dairy cows - Li Min; Jian-bo Cheng; Bao-lu Shi; Hong-jian Yang; Nan Zheng; Jia-qi Wang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2015)

Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Keratoacanthoma and its Clinical Significance - Hai-Kang Hua; Cheng Jin; Li-Jia Yang; Shi-Qin Tao; Xiao-Hong Zhu (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2015)

Targeting roles of inflammatory microenvironment in lung cancer and metastasis - Lin Shi; Lingyan Wang; Jiayan Hou; Bijun Zhu; Zhihui Min; Miaomiao Zhang; Dongli Song; Yunfeng Cheng; Xiangdong Wang (Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2015)

Quantitative analysis method of seismic attributes under limited well control conditions and its application to source rock prediction - Chang-cheng Wang; Ze-jin Shi; Yi-bo Sun; Xin Wang; Huai-lai Zhou (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2015)

Change in terrestrial ecosystem water‐use efficiency over the last three decades - Mengtian Huang; Shilong Piao; Yan Sun; Philippe Ciais; Lei Cheng; Jiafu Mao; Ben Poulter; Xiaoying Shi; Zhenzhong Zeng; Yingping Wang (Global Change Biology, 2015)
Defined as the ratio between gross primary productivity ( GPP ) and evapotranspiration ( ET ), ecosystem‐scale water‐use efficiency ( EWUE ) is an indicator of the adjustment of vegetation photosynthesis to water loss. The processes controlling EWUE are complex and reflect both a slow evolution of plants and plant communities as well as fast adjustments of ecosystem functioning to changes of limiting resources. In this study, we investigated EWUE trends from 1982 to 2008 using data‐driven models derived from satellite observations and process‐oriented carbon cycle models. Our findings suggest positive EWUE trends of 0.0056, 0.0007 and 0.0001 g C m −2 mm −1 yr −1 under the single effect of rising CO 2 (‘ CO 2 ’), climate change (‘ CLIM ’) and nitrogen deposition (‘ NDEP ’), respectively. Global patterns of EWUE trends under different scenarios suggest that (i) EWUE ‐ CO 2 shows global increases, (ii) EWUE ‐ CLIM increases in mainly high latitudes and decreases at middle and low latitudes, (iii) EWUE ‐ NDEP displays slight increasing trends except in west Siberia, eastern Europe, parts of North America and central Amazonia. The data‐driven MTE model, however, shows a slight decline of EWUE during the same period (−0.0005 g C m −2 mm −1 yr −1 ), which differs from process‐model (0.0064 g C m −2 mm −1 yr −1 ) simulations with all drivers taken into account. We attribute this discrepancy to the fact that the nonmodeled physiological effects of elevated CO 2 reducing stomatal conductance and transpiration ( TR ) in the MTE model. Partial correlation analysis between EWUE and climate drivers shows similar responses to climatic variables with the data‐driven model and the process‐oriented models across different ecosystems. Change in water‐use efficiency defined from transpiration‐based WUE t ( GPP / TR ) and inherent water‐use efficiency ( IWUE t , GPP × VPD / TR ) in response to rising CO 2 , climate change, and nitrogen deposition are also discussed. Our analyses will facilitate mechanistic understanding of the carbon–water interactions over terrestrial ecosystems under global change.

Geissoschizine methyl ether N -oxide, a new alkaloid with antiacetylcholinesterase activity from Uncaria rhynchophylla - Wei-Wei Jiang; Jia Su; Xing-De Wu; Juan He; Li-Yan Peng; Xiao Cheng; Qin-Shi Zhao (Natural Product Research, 2015)

Identification of significant single nucleotide polymorphisms for resistance to maize rough dwarf disease in elite maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines - Derong Hao; Yujing Cheng; Guoqing Chen; Huhua Lu; Mingliang Shi; Zhenliang Zhang; Xiaolan Huang; Yuxiang Mao; Lin Xue (Euphytica, 2015)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal community response to warming and nitrogen addition in a semiarid steppe ecosystem - Yong-Chan Kim; Cheng Gao; Yong Zheng; Xin-Hua He; Wei Yang; Liang Chen; Shi-Qiang Wan; Liang-Dong Guo (Mycorrhiza, 2015)

Decreased expression and prognostic role of EHD2 in human breast carcinoma: correlation with E-cadherin - Yuhua Shi; Xiaobing Liu; Yongfang Sun; Dichen Wu; Aifeng Qiu; Haiyan Cheng; Cuigan Wu; Xuebin Wang (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2015)

Overexpression of Lhx8 inhibits cell proliferation and induces cell cycle arrest in PC12 cell line - Haoming Li; Jianbing Qin; Guohua Jin; Linqing Zou; Jinhong Shi; Xiao Han; Xiang Cheng; Xinhua Zhang (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2015)

Effect of heavy-metal-resistant bacteria on enhanced metal uptake and translocation of the Cu-tolerant plant, Elsholtzia splendens - Chen Xu; Xincai Chen; Dechao Duan; Cheng Peng; Thu Le; Jiyan Shi (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015)

Oxidative stress and histopathological alterations in liver of Cyprinus carpio L. induced by intraperitoneal injection of microcystin-LR - Yue Shi; Jinlin Jiang; Zhengjun Shan; Yuanqing Bu; Zhengdong Deng; Yan Cheng (Ecotoxicology, 2015)

Detection and attribution of vegetation greening trend in China over the last 30 years - Shilong Piao; Guodong Yin; Jianguang Tan; Lei Cheng; Mengtian Huang; Yue Li; Ronggao Liu; Jiafu Mao; Ranga B. Myneni; Shushi Peng; Ben Poulter; Xiaoying Shi; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2015)
The reliable detection and attribution of changes in vegetation growth is a prerequisite for the development of strategies for the sustainable management of ecosystems. This is an extraordinary challenge. To our knowledge, this study is the first to comprehensively detect and attribute a greening trend in China over the last three decades. We use three different satellite‐derived Leaf Area Index ( LAI ) datasets for detection as well as five different process‐based ecosystem models for attribution. Rising atmospheric CO 2 concentration and nitrogen deposition are identified as the most likely causes of the greening trend in China, explaining 85% and 41% of the average growing‐season LAI trend ( LAI GS ) estimated by satellite datasets (average trend of 0.0070 yr −1 , ranging from 0.0035 yr −1 to 0.0127 yr −1 ), respectively. The contribution of nitrogen deposition is more clearly seen in southern China than in the north of the country. Models disagree about the contribution of climate change alone to the trend in LAI GS at the country scale (one model shows a significant increasing trend, whereas two others show significant decreasing trends). However, the models generally agree on the negative impacts of climate change in north China and Inner Mongolia and the positive impact in the Qinghai–Xizang plateau. Provincial forest area change tends to be significantly correlated with the trend of LAI GS ( P P = 0.07) correlated with the residual of LAI GS trend, calculated as the trend observed by satellite minus that estimated by models through considering the effects of climate change, rising CO 2 concentration and nitrogen deposition, across different provinces. This result highlights the important role of China's afforestation program in explaining the spatial patterns of trend in vegetation growth.

Clinical assessment and polysomnographic study of sleep apnea in a Chinese population of snorers - Chuan Shao; Jing-bo Jiang; Hong-cheng Wu; Shi-bo Wu; Bi-yun Yu; Yao-dong Tang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2015)

Nursing Research on a First Aid Model of Double Personnel for Major Burn Patients - Weiwei Wu; Kai Shi; Zhenghua Jin; Shuang Liu; Duo Cai; Jingchun Zhao; Cheng Chi; Jiaao Yu (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2015)

An assessment of arctic sea ice concentration retrieval based on “HY-2” scanning radiometer data using field observations during CHINARE-2012 and other satellite instruments - Lijiang Shi; Peng Lu; Bin Cheng; Juha Karvonen; Qimao Wang; Zhijun Li; Hongwei Han (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2015)

Oral cavity contains distinct niches with dynamic microbial communities - Xin Xu; Jinzhi He; Jing Xue; Yan Wang; Kun Li; Keke Zhang; Qiang Guo; Xianghong Liu; Yuan Zhou; Lei Cheng; Mingyun Li; Yuqing Li; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2015)
Summary Microbes colonize human oral surfaces within hours after delivery. During postnatal development, physiological changes, such as the eruption of primary teeth and replacement of the primary dentition with permanent dentition, greatly alter the microbial habitats, which, in return, may lead to community composition shifts at different phases in people's lives. By profiling saliva, supragingival and mucosal plaque samples from healthy volunteers at different ages and dentition stages, we observed that the oral cavity is a highly heterogeneous ecological system containing distinct niches with significantly different microbial communities. More importantly, the phylogenetic microbial structure varies with ageing. In addition, only a few taxa were present across the whole populations, indicating a core oral microbiome should be defined based on age and oral niches.

Association of a disintegrin and metalloprotease 33 (ADAM33) gene polymorphisms with the risk of COPD: an updated meta-analysis of 2,644 cases and 4,804 controls - Deng-Chuan Zhou; Cheng-Fan Zhou; Sam Toloo; Tong Shen; Shi-Lu Tong; Qi-Xing Zhu (Molecular Biology Reports, 2015)

Submicron volume roughness & asperity contact friction model for principle slip surface in flash heating process - Bojing Zhu; David A. Yuen; Yaolin Shi; Huihong Cheng (Journal of Earth Science, 2015)

Calcium content and its correlated distribution with skin browning spot in bagged Huangguan pear - Yu Dong; Jun-Feng Guan; Shi-Jin Ma; Ling-Ling Liu; Yun-Xiao Feng; Yu-Dou Cheng (Protoplasma, 2015)

Genetic association study between INSULIN pathway related genes and high myopia in a Han Chinese population - Xiaoqi Liu; Pu Wang; Chao Qu; Hong Zheng; Bo Gong; Shi Ma; He Lin; Jing Cheng; Zhenglin Yang; Fang Lu; Yi Shi (Molecular Biology Reports, 2015)

Effects of rapamycin against paraquat-induced pulmonary fibrosis in mice - Xue Shao; Meng Li; Chong Luo; Ying-ying Wang; Ying-ying Lu; Shi Feng; Heng Li; Xia-bing Lang; Yu-cheng Wang; Chuan Lin; Xiu-jin Shen; Qin Zhou; et al. (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2015)

Effect of retinoic acid on the function of lipopolysaccharide-stimulated bone marrow stromal cells grown on titanium surfaces - Qi Yan; Yuhong Li; Ning Cheng; Wei Sun; Bin Shi (Inflammation Research, 2015)

mTOR ATP-competitive inhibitor INK128 inhibits neuroblastoma growth via blocking mTORC signaling - Huiyuan Zhang; Jun Dou; Yang Yu; Yanling Zhao; Yihui Fan; Jin Cheng; Xin Xu; Wei Liu; Shan Guan; Zhenghu Chen; Yan shi; Roma Patel; et al. (Apoptosis, 2015)

Genome-Wide Analysis of the C3H Zinc Finger Transcription Factor Family and Drought Responses of Members in Aegilops tauschii - An-Long Jiang; Zhao-Shi Xu; Guang-Yao Zhao; Xiao-Yu Cui; Ming Chen; Lian-Cheng Li; You-Zhi Ma (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2014)

Optimal intervention time of vagal stimulation attenuating myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats - Qiang Wang; Rui-Ping Li; Fu-Shan Xue; Shi-Yu Wang; Xin-Long Cui; Yi Cheng; Gao-Pu Liu; Xu Liao (Inflammation Research, 2014)

ABI-like transcription factor gene TaABL1 from wheat improves multiple abiotic stress tolerances in transgenic plants - Dong-Bei Xu; Shi-Qing Gao; You-Zhi Ma; Zhao-Shi Xu; Chang-Ping Zhao; Yi-Miao Tang; Xue-Yin Li; Lian-Cheng Li; Yao-Feng Chen; Ming Chen (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2014)

Optimized one-step preparation of a bioactive natural product, guaiazulene-2,9-dione - Canling Cheng; Pinglin Li; Wei Wang; Xuefeng Shi; Gang Zhang; Hongyan Zhu; Rongcui Wu; Xuli Tang; Guoqiang Li (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2014)

An efficient three-component synthesis of highly functionalized tetrahydroacenaphtho[1,2- $$b$$ b ]indolone derivatives catalyzed by L-proline - Juan-Juan Zhang; Xian Feng; Xue-Cheng Liu; Zhi-Bin Huang; Da-Qing Shi (Molecular Diversity, 2014)

Elevated levels of Th17 cells and Th17-related cytokines are associated with disease activity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease - Wenyu Jiang; Jiewen Su; Xiaofei Zhang; Xiuqin Cheng; Jun Zhou; Ruihua Shi; Hongjie Zhang (Inflammation Research, 2014)

Screening and monitoring zearalenone-producing Fusarium species by PCR and zearalenone by monoclonal antibodies in feed from China - Shi-Chun Pei; Yu-Ping Zhen; Jian-Wei Gao; Won-Jong Lee; Hong-Fu Zhang; Cheng Ji; Xuan-Zhe Zhang; Cong Chen (Food Additives & Contaminants Part B-Surveillance, 2014)

PI3K/Akt/uncoupling protein 2 signaling pathway may be involved in cell senescence and apoptosis induced by angiotensin II in human vascular endothelial cells - Ping Li; Xin Guo; Pingping Lei; Shoujun Shi; Shike Luo; Xiaoshu Cheng (Molecular Biology Reports, 2014)

Non-pulmonary vein foci induced before and after pulmonary vein isolation in patients undergoing ablation therapy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: incidence and clinical outcome - Hui Cheng; Yin-yin Dai; Ru-hong Jiang; Qiang Liu; Ya-xun Sun; Jian-wei Lin; Zu-wen Zhang; Shi-quan Chen; Jun Zhu; Xia Sheng; Chen-yang Jiang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2014)

IL-17A promotes ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction - Su-Feng Zhou; Jing Yuan; Meng-Yang Liao; Ni Xia; Ting-Ting Tang; Jing-Jing Li; Jiao Jiao; Wen-Yong Dong; Shao-Fang Nie; Zheng-Feng Zhu; Wen-Cai Zhang; Bing-Jie Lv; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2014)

Interaction of diet and the masou salmon Δ5-desaturase transgene on Δ6-desaturase and stearoyl-CoA desaturase gene expression and N-3 fatty acid level in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) - Qi Cheng; Baofeng Su; Zhenkui Qin; Chia-Chen Weng; Fang Yin; Yangen Zhou; Michael Fobes; Dayan A. Perera; Mei Shang; Fabio Soller; Zhiyi Shi; Allen Davis; et al. (Transgenic Research, 2014)

In situ seed baiting to isolate germination-enhancing fungi for an epiphytic orchid, Dendrobium aphyllum (Orchidaceae) - Xiao-Meng Zi; Chun-Ling Sheng; Uromi Manage Goodale; Shi-Cheng Shao; Jiang-Yun Gao (Mycorrhiza, 2014)

Metabolomic approach to optimizing and evaluating antibiotic treatment in the axenic culture of cyanobacterium Nostoc flagelliforme - Pei-pei Han; Shi-ru Jia; Ying Sun; Zhi-lei Tan; Cheng Zhong; Yu-jie Dai; Ning Tan; Shi-gang Shen (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2014)

Lead phytoavailability change driven by its speciation transformation after the addition of tea polyphenols (TPs): Combined selective sequential extraction (SSE) and XANES analysis - Dechao Duan; Cheng Peng; Chen Xu; Mingge Yu; Lijuan Sun; Natasha Worden; Jiyan Shi; Tiandou Hu (Plant and Soil, 2014)

Diffusion Source Detection of Volcanic Ash Cloud Using MODIS Satellite Data - Cheng-Fan Li; Yang-Yang Dai; Jun-Juan Zhao; Jing-Yuan Yin; Dan Xue; Shi-Qiang Zhou (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2014)

Characterization of the extracellular biodemulsifiers secreted by Bacillus cereus LH-6 and the enhancement of demulsifying efficiency by optimizing the cultivation conditions - Ning Hou; Fengzhao Feng; Yan Shi; Huiming Cao; Chunyan Li; Zhi Cao; Yi Cheng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014)

Detection and Characterization of Avastrovirus Associated with Diarrhea Isolated from Minks in China - Na Sun; Yong Yang; Gui-Sheng Wang; Xi-Qun Shao; Shu-Qin Zhang; Feng-Xue Wang; Bin Tan; Fu-Lin Tian; Shi-Peng Cheng; Yong-Jun Wen (Food and Environmental Virology, 2014)

Differential expression of genes and proteins associated with wool follicle cycling - Nan Liu; Hegang Li; Kaidong Liu; Juanjuan Yu; Ming Cheng; Wei De; Jifeng Liu; Shuyan Shi; Yanghua He; Jinshan Zhao (Molecular Biology Reports, 2014)

Gadolinium promoted proliferation in mouse embryo fibroblast NIH3T3 cells through Rac and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways - Liming Shen; Aochu Yang; Pengwei Yao; Xiaohong Sun; Cheng Chen; Cuiping Mo; Lei Shi; Youjiao Chen; Qiong Liu (BioMetals, 2014)

Antibacterial effect and proteomic analysis of graphene-based silver nanoparticles on a pathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Tingting He; Haitao Liu; Yazhou Zhou; Juan Yang; Xiaonong Cheng; Haifeng Shi (BioMetals, 2014)

Accumulated Deformation Behavior and Computational Model of Water-Rich Mudstone Under Cyclic Loading - Cheng-hua Shi; Zu-de Ding; Ming-feng Lei; Li-min Peng (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2014)

Distributed fiber optic monitoring and stability analysis of a model slope under surcharge loading - Hong-Hu Zhu; Bin Shi; Jie Zhang; Jun-Fan Yan; Cheng-Cheng Zhang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2014)

Hydroxysafflor yellow A improves learning and memory in a rat model of vascular dementia by increasing VEGF and NR1 in the hippocampus - Nan Zhang; Mengya Xing; Yiyi Wang; Hao Liang; Zhuo Yang; Fudong Shi; Yan Cheng (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2014)

Role of Ras, ERK, and Akt in glucocorticoid-induced differentiation of embryonic rat somatotropes in vitro - Wen Ming Lv; Yan Zhao; Guang Yang; Shi Yun Dong; Guang Hui Zhang; Yu Zhang; Guo Zhong Li; Yu Cheng (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2014)

Ectopic expression of RBP4 impairs the insulin pathway and inguinal fat deposition in mice - Jia Cheng; Yuefeng Li; Guofang Wu; Jiameng Zheng; Hongzhao Lu; Xin’e Shi; Gongshe Yang (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2014)

3D laterolog array sonde design and response simulation - Cheng-Fang Yin; Shi-Zhen Ke; Wei Xu; Ming Jiang; Lei-Jie Zhang; Jie Tao (Applied Geophysics, 2014)

Interactive influence of light intensity and soil fertility on root-associated arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi - Guoxi Shi; Yongjun Liu; Nancy Collins Johnson; Pål Axel Olsson; Lin Mao; Gang Cheng; Shengjing Jiang; Lizhe An; Guozhen Du; Huyuan Feng (Plant and Soil, 2014)

Posttreatment with propofol attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced up-regulation of inflammatory molecules in primary microglia - Mian Peng; Ji-Shi Ye; Yan-Lin Wang; Chang Chen; Cheng-Yao Wang (Inflammation Research, 2014)

Kinetic study of the removal of dimethyl phthalate from an aqueous solution using an anion exchange resin - Zhengwen Xu; Ling Cheng; Jing Shi; Jiangang Lu; Weiming Zhang; Yunlong Zhao; Fengying Li; Mindong Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014)

Protective Effects of Selenium on Cadmium-Induced Brain Damage in Chickens - Li-li Liu; Cheng-ming Li; Zi-wei Zhang; Jiu-li Zhang; Hai-dong Yao; Shi-wen Xu (Biological Trace Element Research, 2014)

Aroma changes of black tea prepared from methyl jasmonate treated tea plants - Jiang Shi; Li Wang; Cheng-ying Ma; Hai-peng Lv; Zong-mao Chen; Zhi Lin (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2014)

The significance of YKL-40 protein in liver fibrosis - Hui Tao; Jing-Jing Yang; Kai-Hu Shi; Cheng Huang; Lei Zhang; Xiong-Wen Lv; Jun Li (Inflammation Research, 2014)

Efficacy of Various Combined Blood Purification Techniques for Treating Patients with Non-viral Acute Liver Failure - Mao-qin Li; Jia-qiong Li; Zai-xiang Shi; Ji-yuan Xu; Zhou Zhang; Fei Lu; Lin Li; Yan-jun Xu; Xun Mo; Bo Lu; Xiao-meng Wang; Li-li Ma; et al. (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2014)

Genomewide analysis of LATERAL ORGAN BOUNDARIES Domain gene family in Zea mays - YUE-MIN ZHANG; SHI-ZHONG ZHANG; CHENG-CHAO ZHENG (Journal of Genetics, 2014)

The comparison of sensitivity of motion sickness between retinal degeneration fast mice and normal mice - Xiao-Cheng Wang; Zhao-Hui Shi; Ka Bian; Lei Zhang; Jun-Hui Xue; Guo-Qing Yang; Xue-Song Ge; Zuo-Ming Zhang (Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2014)

An object-based image analysis for building seismic vulnerability assessment using high-resolution remote sensing imagery - Hao Wu; Zhiping Cheng; Wenzhong Shi; Zelang Miao; Chenchen Xu (Natural Hazards, 2014)

External protons destabilize the activated voltage sensor in hERG channels - Yu Patrick Shi; Yen May Cheng; Aaron C. Van Slyke; Tom W. Claydon (European Biophysics Journal, 2014)

Rhodamine B induces long nucleoplasmic bridges and other nuclear anomalies in Allium cepa root tip cells - Dehong Tan; Bing Bai; Donghua Jiang; Lin Shi; Shunchang Cheng; Dongbing Tao; Shujuan Ji (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2014)

Human adipose-derived stem cells modified by HIF-1α accelerate the recovery of cisplatin-induced acute renal injury in vitro - WeiWei Wang; Wei Wang; Yan Jiang; Zezheng Li; Jin Cheng; Nanmei Liu; GuoFeng Han; Shi Lu; JinYuan Zhang (Biotechnology Letters, 2014)

Host plant richness explains diversity of ectomycorrhizal fungi: Response to the comment of Tedersoo et al . (2014) - Cheng Gao; Nan‐Nan Shi; Yue‐Xing Liu; Yong Zheng; Qiong Ding; Xiang‐Cheng Mi; Ke‐Ping Ma; Tesfaye Wubet; François Buscot; Liang‐Dong Guo (Molecular Ecology, 2014)
Exploring the relationships between the biodiversity of groups of interacting organisms yields insight into ecosystem stability and function (Hooper et al . ; Wardle ). We demonstrated positive relationships between host plant richness and ectomycorrhizal ( EM ) fungal diversity both in a field study in subtropical China (Gutianshan) and in a meta‐analysis of temperate and tropical studies (Gao et al . ). However, based on re‐evaluation of our data sets, Tedersoo et al . ( ) argue that the observed positive correlation between EM fungal richness and EM plant richness at Gutianshan and also in our metastudies was based mainly from (i) a sampling design with inconsistent species pool and (ii) poor data compilation for the meta‐analysis. Accordingly, we checked our data sets and repeated the analysis performed by Tedersoo et al . ( ). In contrast to Tedersoo et al . ( ), our re‐analysis still confirms a positive effect of plant richness on EM fungal diversity in Gutianshan, temperate and tropical ecosystems, respectively.

Trends in the susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus to nine antimicrobial agents, including ceftobiprole, nemonoxacin, and tyrothricin: results from the Tigecycline In Vitro Surveillance in Taiwan (TIST) study, 2006–2010 - Y.-H. Chen; C.-Y. Liu; W.-C. Ko; C.-H. Liao; P.-L. Lu; C.-H. Huang; C.-T. Lu; Y.-C. Chuang; S.-M. Tsao; Y.-S. Chen; Y.-C. Liu; W.-Y. Chen; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2014)

A novel model of predicting Archie’s cementation factor from nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) logs in low permeability reservoirs - Liang Wang; Zhiqiang Mao; Yujiang Shi; Qin’e Tao; Yumei Cheng; Yong Song (Journal of Earth Science, 2014)

Wheat cultivars form distinctive communities of root-associated arbuscular mycorrhiza in a conventional agroecosystem - Lin Mao; Yongjun Liu; Guoxi Shi; Shengjing Jiang; Gang Cheng; Xingmao Li; Lizhe An; Huyuan Feng (Plant and Soil, 2014)

The anti-adipogenic effect of PGRN on porcine preadipocytes involves ERK1,2 mediated PPARγ phosphorylation - Hao Yang; Jia Cheng; Ziyi Song; Xinjian Li; Zhenyu Zhang; Yin Mai; Weijun Pang; Xin’e Shi; Gongshe Yang (Molecular Biology Reports, 2013)

Sirt1 Promotes Axonogenesis by Deacetylation of Akt and Inactivation of GSK3 - Xiao-hong Li; Chong Chen; Yue Tu; Hong-tao Sun; Ming-liang Zhao; Shi-xiang Cheng; Yang Qu; Sai Zhang (Molecular Neurobiology, 2013)

The complete S RNA and M RNA nucleotide sequences of a hippeastrum chlorotic ringspot virus (HCRV) isolate from Hymenocallis littoralis (Jacq.) Salisb in China - Ye Xu; Shi-gao Lou; Xiao-lin Li; Yuan-xian Zheng; Wen-cheng Wang; Ya-ting Liu (Archives of Virology, 2013)

Characterization of microRNA expression profiles in 3T3-L1 adipocytes overexpressing C10orf116 - Jie Qiu; Xiao-guang Zhou; Xiao-yu Zhou; Chun Zhu; Chun-mei Shi; Chen-bo Ji; Rui Cheng; Yong Li; Xi-rong Guo (Molecular Biology Reports, 2013)

Discoloration of Methyl Orange in the Presence of Schorl and H2O2: Kinetics and Mechanism - Huan-Yan Xu; Tian-Nuo Shi; Li-Cheng Wu; Shu-Yan Qi (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2013)

Reconstructed cropland in the mid-eleventh century in the traditional agricultural area of China: implications of comparisons among datasets - Xue-Zhen Zhang; Fan-Neng He; Shi-Cheng Li (Regional Environmental Change, 2013)

Integrating environmental variation, predation pressure, phenotypic plasticity and locomotor performance - Shi-Jian Fu; Zhen-Dong Cao; Guan-Jie Yan; Cheng Fu; Xu Pang (Oecologia, 2013)

ZNRF3 acts as a tumour suppressor by the Wnt signalling pathway in human gastric adenocarcinoma - Yehui Zhou; Jing Lan; Wei Wang; Qin Shi; Yang Lan; Zhiyi Cheng; Honggeng Guan (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2013)

Quantitative trait loci mapping for yield components and kernel-related traits in multiple connected RIL populations in maize - Chunhui Li; Yongxiang Li; Baocheng Sun; Bo Peng; Cheng Liu; Zhizhai Liu; Zhaozhao Yang; Qingchao Li; Weiwei Tan; Yan Zhang; Di Wang; Yunsu Shi; et al. (Euphytica, 2013)

Effectiveness of Maifanite in Reducing the Detrimental Effects of Cadmium on Growth Performance, Cadmium Residue, Hematological Parameters, Serum Biochemistry, and the Activities of Antioxidant Enzymes in Pigs - J. Du; S. Y. Cheng; W. X. Hou; B. M. Shi; A. S. Shan (Biological Trace Element Research, 2013)

Regional scale rainfall- and earthquake-triggered landslide susceptibility assessment in Wudu County, China - Shi-biao Bai; Chen Cheng; Jian Wang; Benni Thiebes; Zhi-gang Zhang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2013)

Uncertainty quantification of contaminant transport and risk assessment with conditional stochastic collocation method - Liangsheng Shi; Lingzao Zeng; Yunqing Tang; Cheng Chen; Jinzhong Yang (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2013)

MAPKs regulate root growth by influencing auxin signaling and cell cycle-related gene expression in cadmium-stressed rice - Feng Yun Zhao; Fan Hu; Shi Yong Zhang; Kai Wang; Cheng Ren Zhang; Tao Liu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2013)

Identification of miR-221 and -222 as important regulators in genotype IV swine hepatitis E virus ORF3-expressing HEK 293 cells - Ying Cheng; Li Du; Qiaoyun Shi; Hanwei Jiao; Xiaoru Zhang; Yongchang Hao; Hui Rong; Jianing Zhang; Xiaoxiao Jia; Shiyu Guo; Wenhua Kuang; Hui Zhang; et al. (Virus Genes, 2013)

Complete disassociation of adult pancreas into viable single cells through cold trypsin-EDTA digestion - Dan Li; Shi-yun Peng; Zhen-wu Zhang; Rui-cheng Feng; Lu Li; Jie Liang; Sheng Tai; Chun-bo Teng (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2013)

High prevalence of torque teno sus virus in China and genetic diversity of the 5’ non-coding region - Shao-Lun Zhai; Jin-Xue Long; Wen-Kang Wei; Qin-Ling Chen; Man-Lin Luo; Dian-Hong Lv; Da-Cheng Wu; Fei Gao; Shi-Shan Yuan; Guang-Zhi Tong; Zu-Zhang Wei (Archives of Virology, 2013)

Proteomic and physiological analyses reveal detoxification and antioxidation induced by Cd stress in Kandelia candel roots - Zhao-Xia Weng; Ling-Xia Wang; Fang-lin Tan; Li Huang; Jian-Hong Xing; Shi-Pin Chen; Chi-Lien Cheng; Wei Chen (Trees, 2013)

Depressed calcium-handling proteins due to endoplasmic reticulum stress and apoptosis in the diabetic heart are attenuated by argirein - F. H. Shi; Y. S. Cheng; D. Z. Dai; H. J. Peng; X. D. Cong; Y. Dai (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2013)

Host plant genus‐level diversity is the best predictor of ectomycorrhizal fungal diversity in a Chinese subtropical forest - Cheng Gao; Nan‐Nan Shi; Yue‐Xing Liu; Kabir G. Peay; Yong Zheng; Qiong Ding; Xiang‐Cheng Mi; Ke‐Ping Ma; Tesfaye Wubet; François Buscot; Liang‐Dong Guo (Molecular Ecology, 2013)
Microbial diversity is generally far higher than plant diversity, but the relationship between microbial diversity and plant diversity remains enigmatic. To shed light on this problem, we examined the diversity of a key guild of root‐associated microbes, that is, ectomycorrhizal ( EM ) fungi along a plant diversity gradient in a Chinese subtropical forest. The results indicated that EM fungal diversity was positively correlated with host plant diversity. Furthermore, this relationship was best predicted by host genus‐level diversity, rather than species‐level diversity or family‐level diversity. The generality of this finding was extended beyond our study system through the analyses of 100 additional studies of EM fungal communities from tropical and temperate forests. Here as well, EM fungal lineage composition was significantly affected by EM plant diversity levels, and some EM fungal lineages were co‐associated with some host plant genera. These results suggest a general diversity maintenance mechanism for host‐specific microbes based on higher order host plant phylogenetic diversity.

Suppression of 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-Acetate-Induced MCF-7 Breast Adenocarcinoma Cells Invasion/Migration by α-Tomatine Through Activating PKCα/ERK/NF-κB-Dependent MMP-2/MMP-9 Expressions - Min-Der Shi; Yuan-Wei Shih; Ya-Shan Lee; Yueh-Feng Cheng; Li-Yu Tsai (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2013)

Isolation and identification of a wheat gene encoding a zinc finger protein (TaZnFP) responsive to abiotic stresses - Dong-Hong Min; Yue Zhao; Dong-Ying Huo; Lian-Cheng Li; Ming Chen; Zhao-Shi Xu; You-Zhi Ma (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2013)

Finer resolution observation and monitoring of global land cover: first mapping results with Landsat TM and ETM+ data - Peng Gong; Jie Wang; Le Yu; Yongchao Zhao; Yuanyuan Zhao; Lu Liang; Zhenguo Niu; Xiaomeng Huang; Haohuan Fu; Shuang Liu; Congcong Li; Xueyan Li; et al. (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2013)

Endothelin-1 Stimulates the Expression of L-Type Ca2+ Channels in Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes via the Extracellular Signal–Regulated Kinase 1/2 Pathway - Liangzhu Yu; Mincai Li; Tonghui She; Chunrong Shi; Wei Meng; Banghua Wang; Menglin Cheng (The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2013)

Flow Karyotyping of Wheat Addition Line “T240” with a Haynaldia villosa 6VS Telosome - Dong-wei Guo; Dong-hong Min; Zhao-shi Xu; Ming Chen; Lian-cheng Li; Muhammad Ashraf; Abdul Ghafoor; You-zhi Ma (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2013)

Potential Prevention and Treatment of Maifanite for Alzheimer's Disease Based on Behavior Test, Oxidative Stress Assay, and Trace Element Analysis in Hippocampus of Aβ(25–35)-Induced AD Rats - Ling-Feng Jiang; Hai-Lin Liao; Hong-Miao Huang; Li-Xia Zhou; Ling Li; Shi-Xian Cheng; Cheng-Zhi Du (Biological Trace Element Research, 2013)

Calpain, Atg5 and Bak play important roles in the crosstalk between apoptosis and autophagy induced by influx of extracellular calcium - Mei Shi; Tian Zhang; Lei Sun; Yan Luo; De-Hua Liu; Shu-Tao Xie; Xiao-Yan Song; Guo-Fan Wang; Xiu-Lan Chen; Bai-Cheng Zhou; Yu-Zhong Zhang (Apoptosis, 2013)

Correlations and comparisons of quantitative trait loci with family per se and testcross performance for grain yield and related traits in maize - Bo Peng; Yongxiang Li; Yang Wang; Cheng Liu; Zhizhai Liu; Yan Zhang; Weiwei Tan; Di Wang; Yunsu Shi; Baocheng Sun; Yanchun Song; Tianyu Wang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2013)

Association of glutathione S-transferase P1 gene polymorphism with the histological types of lung cancer: a meta-analysis - Xu Feng; Hua-Fu Zhou; Bao-Shi Zheng; Jun-Jie Shi; Cheng Luo; Jia-Jin Qin (Molecular Biology Reports, 2013)

Recent advances in the study of testicular nuclear receptor 4 - Xian-fan Ding; Shi-cheng Yu; Bi-de Chen; Shin-jen Lin; Chawnshang Chang; Gong-hui Li (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2013)

Polymorphisms of the Interleukin 6 gene contribute to cervical cancer susceptibility in Eastern Chinese women - Ting-Yan Shi; Mei-Ling Zhu; Jing He; Meng-Yun Wang; Qiao-Xin Li; Xiao-Yan Zhou; Meng-Hong Sun; Zhi-Ming Shao; Ke-Da Yu; Xi Cheng; Xiaohua Wu; Qingyi Wei (Human Genetics, 2013)

HBV infection increases the risk of pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis - Gang Luo; Ning-Bo Hao; Chang-Jiang Hu; Xin Yong; Mu-Han Lü; Bo-Jun Cheng; Yao Zhang; Shi-Ming Yang (Cancer Causes & Control, 2013)

Analysis of molecular variation of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in Central China from 2006 to 2012 - Yuejun Shi; Zhibin Hu; Zhenghui Xiong; Yanjun Zhou; Xin Jin; Changqin Gu; Xueying Hu; Guofu Cheng; Nianhua Song; Wanpo Zhang (Archives of Virology, 2013)

Impact of climate changes from M iddle M iocene onwards on evolutionary diversification in E urasia: Insights from the mesobuthid scorpions - Cheng‐Min Shi; Ya‐Jie Ji; Lin Liu; Lei Wang; De‐Xing Zhang (Molecular Ecology, 2013)
The aridification from M iddle M iocene onwards has transformed the A sian interior into an arid environment, and the P leistocene glacial–interglacial oscillations exerted further ecological impact. Therefore, both aridification and glaciation would have considerably influenced the evolution of many mid‐latitude species in temperate A sia. Here, we tested this perspective by a phylogeographic study of the mesobuthid scorpions across temperate A sia using one mitochondrial and three nuclear genes. Concordant mitochondrial and nuclear gene trees were obtained, which are consistent with species tree inferred using a B ayesian approach. The age of the most recent common ancestor ( MRCA ) of all the studied scorpions was estimated to be 12.49 Ma (late M iddle M iocene); M esobuthus eupeus diverged from the clade composing M esobuthus caucasicus and M esobuthus martensii in early L ate M iocene (10.21 Ma); M . martensii diverged from M . caucasicus at 5.53 Ma in L ate M iocene. The estimated MRCA ages of M . martensii and the Chinese lineage of M . eupeus were 2.37 and 0.68 Ma, respectively. C entral A sia was identified as the ancestral area for the lineage leading to M . martensii and M . caucasicus and the C hinese lineage of M . eupeus . The ancestral habitat of the genus M esobuthus is likely to have been characterized by an arid environment; a shift towards more humid habitat occurred in the MRCA of M . martensii and a lineage of M . caucasicus , finally leading to the adaptation of M . martensii to humid environment. Our data strongly support the idea that the stepwise intensified aridifications from M id‐ M iocene onwards drove the diversification of mesobuthid scorpions, and suggest that M . martensii and M . eupeus observed today in C hina originated from an ancestral lineage distributed in C entral A sia. Both the colonization and the ensuing evolution of these species in E ast A sia appear to have been further moulded by Q uaternary glaciations.

Spatial patterns and climate drivers of carbon fluxes in terrestrial ecosystems of China - Gui‐Rui Yu; Xian‐Jin Zhu; Yu‐Ling Fu; Hong‐Lin He; Qiu‐Feng Wang; Xue‐Fa Wen; Xuan‐Ran Li; Lei‐Ming Zhang; Li Zhang; Wen Su; Sheng‐Gong Li; Xiao‐Min Sun; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2013)
Understanding the dynamics and underlying mechanism of carbon exchange between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere is one of the key issues in global change research. In this study, we quantified the carbon fluxes in different terrestrial ecosystems in China, and analyzed their spatial variation and environmental drivers based on the long‐term observation data of China FLUX sites and the published data from other flux sites in China. The results indicate that gross ecosystem productivity ( GEP ), ecosystem respiration ( ER ), and net ecosystem productivity ( NEP ) of terrestrial ecosystems in China showed a significantly latitudinal pattern, declining linearly with the increase of latitude. However, GEP , ER , and NEP did not present a clear longitudinal pattern. The carbon sink functional areas of terrestrial ecosystems in China were mainly located in the subtropical and temperate forests, coastal wetlands in eastern China, the temperate meadow steppe in the northeast China, and the alpine meadow in eastern edge of Qinghai‐Tibetan Plateau. The forest ecosystems had stronger carbon sink than grassland ecosystems. The spatial patterns of GEP and ER in China were mainly determined by mean annual precipitation ( MAP ) and mean annual temperature ( MAT ), whereas the spatial variation in NEP was largely explained by MAT . The combined effects of MAT and MAP explained 79%, 62%, and 66% of the spatial variations in GEP , ER , and NEP , respectively. The GEP , ER , and NEP in different ecosystems in China exhibited ‘positive coupling correlation’ in their spatial patterns. Both ER and NEP were significantly correlated with GEP , with 68% of the per‐unit GEP contributed to ER and 29% to NEP . MAT and MAP affected the spatial patterns of ER and NEP mainly by their direct effects on the spatial pattern of GEP .

Investigation of transferability of BovineSNP50 BeadChip from cattle to water buffalo for genome wide association study - Jun Jing Wu; Li Jun Song; Fang Jie Wu; Xian Wei Liang; Bing Zhuang Yang; D. Claire Wathes; Geoff E. Pollott; Zhangrui Cheng; De Shun Shi; Qing You Liu; Li Guo Yang; Shu Jun Zhang (Molecular Biology Reports, 2013)

Late Quaternary (30.7–9.0 cal ka BP) vegetation history in Central Asia inferred from pollen records of Lake Balikun, northwest China - Cheng-Bang An; Shi-Chen Tao; Jiaju Zhao; Fa-Hu Chen; Yanbin Lv; Weimiao Dong; Hu Li; Yongtao Zhao; Ming Jin; Zongli Wang (Journal of Paleolimnology, 2013)

Sustained Analgesia Achieved Through Esterase-Activated Morphine Prodrugs Complexed with PAMAM Dendrimer - Brent B. Ward; Baohua Huang; Ankur Desai; Xue-Min Cheng; Mark Vartanian; Hong Zong; Xiangyang Shi; Thommey P. Thomas; Alina E. Kotlyar; Abraham Van Der Spek; Pascale R. Leroueil; James R. Baker (Pharmaceutical Research, 2013)

Finite element investigation of the poroelastic effect on the Xinfengjiang Reservoir-triggered earthquake - HuiHong Cheng; Huai Zhang; BoJing Zhu; YuJun Sun; Liang Zheng; ShaoHua Yang; YaoLin Shi (Science China Earth Sciences, 2012)

Induction Kinetics of a Novel Stress-related LEA Gene in Wheat - Dong-Hong Min; Xiao-Hong Zhang; Zhao-Shi Xu; Yue Zhao; Yang Chen; Lian-Cheng Li; Ming Chen; You-Zhi Ma (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2012)

Molecular cloning, characterization and expression analysis of a CC chemokine gene from miiuy croaker (Miichthys miiuy) - Yuanzhi Cheng; Yuena Sun; Ge Shi; Rixin Wang; Tianjun Xu (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2012)

Phylogenetic analysis of the bovine parainfluenza virus type 3 from cattle herds revealing the existence of a genotype A strain in China - Yong-Jun Wen; Xin-Chuan Shi; Feng-Xue Wang; Wei Wang; Shu-Qin Zhang; Guo Li; Ni Song; Li-Zhi Chen; Shi-Peng Cheng; Hua Wu (Virus Genes, 2012)

Usefulness of Speckle Tracking Imaging to Assess Myocardial Contractility in Intra-Abdominal Hypertension: Study in a Mini-Pig Model - Wen-Hua Du; Wang Xiang; Dao-Cheng Liu; Lian-Yang Zhang; Tao Li; Shi-Jin Sun; Hao Tan (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2012)

Erratum to: UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 is the principal enzyme responsible for puerarin metabolism in human liver microsomes - Cheng-Feng Luo; Bin Cai; Ning Hou; Mu Yuan; Shi-Ming Liu; Hong Ji; Long-Gen Xiong; Wei Xiong; Jian-Dong Luo; Min-Sheng Chen (Archives of Toxicology, 2012)

UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 is the principal enzyme responsible for puerarin metabolism in human liver microsomes - Cheng-Feng Luo; Bin Cai; Ning Hou; Mu Yuan; Shi-Ming Liu; Hong Ji; Long-Gen Xiong; Wei Xiong; Jian-Dong Luo; Min-Sheng Chen (Archives of Toxicology, 2012)

Hydrogen peroxide functions as a secondary messenger for brassinosteroids-induced CO2 assimilation and carbohydrate metabolism in Cucumis sativus - Yu-ping Jiang; Fei Cheng; Yan-hong Zhou; Xiao-jian Xia; Wei-hua Mao; Kai Shi; Zhi-xiang Chen; Jing-quan Yu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2012)

Association of IL23R polymorphisms with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis: a meta-analysis - Kun-Ju Zhu; Cheng-Yao Zhu; Ge Shi; Yi-Ming Fan (Inflammation Research, 2012)