Endosomal sorting complexes required for transport‐0 ( ESCRT ‐0) are essential for fungal development, pathogenicity, autophagy and ER ‐phagy in Magnaporthe oryzae - Li‐Xiao Sun; Hui Qian; Meng‐Yu Liu; Ming‐Hua Wu; Yun‐Yun Wei; Xue‐Ming Zhu; Jian‐Ping Lu; Fu‐Cheng Lin; Xiao‐Hong Liu (Environmental Microbiology, 2022)
Summary Magnaporthe oryzae is an important plant pathogen that causes rice blast. Hse1 and Vps27 are components of ESCRT‐0 involved in the multivesicular body (MVB) sorting pathway and biogenesis. To date, the biological functions of ESCRT‐0 in M. oryzae have not been determined. In this study, we identified and characterized Hse1 and Vps27 in M. oryzae . Disruption of MoHse1 and MoVps27 caused pleiotropic defects in growth, conidiation, sexual development and pathogenicity, thereby resulting in loss of virulence in rice and barley leaves. Disruption of MoHse1 and MoVps27 triggered increased lipidation of MoAtg8 and degradation of GFP‐MoAtg8, indicating that ESCRT‐0 is involved in the regulation of autophagy. ESCRT‐0 was determined to interact with coat protein complex II (COPII), a regulator functioning in homeostasis of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER homeostasis), and disruption of MoHse1 and MoVps27 also blocked activation of the unfolded protein response (UPR) and autophagy of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER‐phagy). Overall, our results indicate that ESCRT‐0 plays critical roles in regulating fungal development, virulence, autophagy and ER‐phagy in M. oryzae .

Improving River-Stage Forecasting Using Hybrid Models Based on the Combination of Multiple Additive Regression Trees and Runge–Kutta Schemes - Jiun-Huei Jang; Kun-Fang Lee; Jin-Cheng Fu (Water Resources Management, 2022)

An autopolyploid-suitable polyBSA-seq strategy for screening candidate genetic markers linked to leaf blight resistance in sugarcane - Zhoutao Wang; Hui Ren; Chao Pang; Guilong Lu; Fu Xu; Wei Cheng; Youxiong Que; Liping Xu (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

Characterization of a newly identified RNA segment derived from the genome of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum reovirus 1 - Jichun Jia; Fan Mu; Yanping Fu; Jiasen Cheng; Yang Lin; Daohong Jiang; Jiatao Xie (Archives of Virology, 2022)

Distribution of Coomassie Blue Stainable Particles in the Pearl River Estuary, China, Insight Into the Nitrogen Cycling in Estuarine System - Cui-Ci Sun; Wei-Zhong Yue; You-Shao Wang; Wei-Hong He; Yi-Guo Hong; Fu-Lin Sun; Hao Cheng; Mei-Lin Wu; Zhao-Yu Jiang; Fei Jiao; Yu-Tu Wang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Distributions of Coomassie Blue stainable particles (CSP), the sources and transports, as well as their implications for nitrogen biogeochemical cycles in the Pearl River estuary (PRE) were investigated during two cruises in August 2016 and January 2017. CSP color concentrations (CSP concentration determined spectrophotometrically) were 73.7–685.3 μg BSA eq L –1 [μg Bovine serum albumin (BSA) equivalent liter –1 ] in August 2016 and 100.6–396.4 μg BSA eq L –1 in January 2017, respectively. CSP concentrations were high in low-salinity waters (<5), and declined from the river to the middle estuary by 80% in the wet season and 55.6% in the dry season, respectively, then increased again in the lower estuary due to high primary production. CSP concentrations were mainly associated with chlorophyll a (Chl a ) concentration except for the turbid mixing zone, suggesting that autochthonous phytoplankton production served as the primary source of CSP in the PRE. The concentrations of nitrogen (N) as CSP in the PRE were comparable to the nitrogen content of particulate hydrolysable amino acids (PHAA). Pictures of CSP taken by microscopy and the correlation between composition of PHAA and the ratio of Chl a /CSP color showed that CSP were relatively degraded due to delivery of old terrestrial protein to river section and extensive microbial degradation during mixing at the upper and middle parts of the estuary, whereas CSP in lower estuary appeared to be more labile due to higher fresh algal production. The contribution of CSP nitrogen (CSP-N) to the particulate nitrogen (PN) pool was 34.98% in summer and 30.8% in winter. The conservative estimate of CSP-N input flux in the Pearl River Delta was about 6 × 10 6 mol N d –1 . These results suggested that CSP was a significant pool of organic nitrogen in the PRE. The study of CSP composition in terms of nitrogen provides new insight into the roles of CSP on nitrogen biogeochemical processes in the turbid and productive estuarine system.

New monoterpenoids from the stigmas of Crocus sativus - Qing-Wei Fang; Wen-Wei Fu; Jin-Ling Yang; Yue Lu; Jiang-Cheng Chen; Pei-Ying Wu; Xue Zhang; Hong-Xi Xu (Journal of Natural Medicines, 2022)

Association between serum folate levels and blood concentrations of cadmium and lead in US adults - Zuxiang Wu; Huan Hu; Chenxi Wang; Ji Wu; Yurong Xiong; Yang Fu; Xiaoshu Cheng; Hai Su; Ping Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

N-acetylcysteine alleviates pulmonary inflammatory response during benzo[a]pyrene-evoked acute lung injury - Hui Zhao; Lin Fu; Hui-Xian Xiang; Ying Xiang; Meng-Die Li; Bian-Bian Lv; Zhu-Xia Tan; Lan Gao; Cheng Zhang; De-Xiang Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Infestation and distribution of mites on the Yunnan red-backed vole (Eothenomys miletus) in Yunnan Province of southwest China between 2001 and 2015 - Rong Xiang; Xian-Guo Guo; Tian-Guang Ren; Cheng-Fu Zhao; Rong Fan; Zhi-Wei Zhang; Ke-Yu Mao; Pei-Ying Peng; Xiao-Bin Huang; Ti-Jun Qian (Biologia, 2022)

Identification of bacterial blight resistance genes in rice landraces from Yunnan Province, China - Caimei Zhao; Fuyou Yin; Ling Chen; Dingqin Li; Suqin Xiao; Qiaofang Zhong; Bo Wang; Xue Ke; Jian Fu; Xiang Li; Yue Chen; Lingxian Wang; et al. (Australasian Plant Pathology, 2022)
Bacterial blight (BB), a serious bacterial disease caused by pathogen Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae ( Xoo ) affects rice growth and yield. Yunnan Province is regarded as a center of rice diversity in China and indeed the world, and has abundant rice landrace resources, which may offer prospective candidate donors in rice improvement and breeding. In this study, a set of 200 rice landraces were evaluated to determine their resistance to 10 pathogenic Xoo strains resistance by the leaf-clipping method. The results indicated that the tested rice landraces had different resistance levels against different Xoo strains. Multiple comparisons showed that the Xoo strain PXO99 was virulent to the tested rice landraces. Sixty-six rice landraces conferred resistance against at least one Xoo strain. These resistant rice landraces screened were then performed the presence of 14 cloned BB resistance genes by closely linked molecular markers and designed specific primers. The results showed that none of these resistant accessions contained xa13 , Xa21 , Xa27 , and Xa45(t) homologous fragments, while 9, 24, 4, 7, 9, 15, 1, 5, 4 and 27 accessions contained Xa1 , Xa2/Xa31(t) , Xa14 , Xa3/Xa26 , Xa4 , xa5 , Xa7 , Xa10 , Xa23 and xa25 homologous fragments, respectively. Sequence analysis further revealed that nucleotide variations around functional nucleotide polymorphisms region were observed within these accessions containing the Xa1 , Xa2/Xa31(t) , Xa14 , Xa3/Xa26 , Xa4 , xa5 , Xa10 , Xa23 and xa25 homologous fragments. These results along with phenotypic resistance spectrum supported that these accessions carried nine resistance homologous genes. Only one accession (Qishanggu_Wenshan) carried the Xa7 resistance gene. We also found that some resistant rice landraces, especially Xilandigu_Baoshan, and Laoyaling_Lincang without the above resistance genes, which mediated broad spectrum resistance to multiple Xoo strains, were identified as potential sources for breeding rice lines resistance to BB.

A novel alphahypovirus that infects the fungal plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum - Weibo Liang; Zhongbo Lu; Jie Duan; Daohong Jiang; Jiatao Xie; Jiasen Cheng; Yanping Fu; Tao Chen; Bo Li; Xiao Yu; Weidong Chen; Yang Lin (Archives of Virology, 2022)

Not out of the woods yet: Signatures of the prolonged negative genetic consequences of a population bottleneck in a rapidly re‐expanding wader, the black‐faced spoonbill Platalea minor - Shou‐Hsien Li; Yang Liu; Chia‐Fen Yeh; Yuchen Fu; Carol K. L. Yeung; Chun‐Cheng Lee; Chi‐Cheng Chiu; Tung Hui Kuo; Fang‐Tse Chan; Yu‐Chia Chen; Wen‐Ya Ko; Cheng‐Te Yao (Molecular Ecology, 2022)
The long‐term persistence of a population which has suffered a bottleneck partly depends on how historical demographic dynamics impacted its genetic diversity and the accumulation of deleterious mutations. Here we provide genomic evidence for the genetic effect of a recent population bottleneck in the endangered black‐faced spoonbill ( Platalea minor ) after its rapid population recovery. Our data suggest that the bird's effective population size, N e , had been relatively stable (7500–9000) since 22,000 years ago; however, a recent brief yet severe bottleneck ( N e = 20) which we here estimated to occur around the 1940s wiped out >99% of its historical N e in roughly three generations. Despite a >15‐fold population recovery since 1988, we found that black‐faced spoonbill population has higher levels of inbreeding (7.4 times more runs of homozygosity) than its sister species, the royal spoonbill ( P. regia ), which is not thought to have undergone a marked population contraction. Although the two spoonbills have similar levels of genome‐wide genetic diversity, our results suggest that selection on more genes was relaxed in the black‐faced spoonbill; moreover individual black‐faced spoonbills carry more putatively deleterious mutations (Grantham's score > 50), and may therefore express more deleterious phenotypic effects than royal spoonbills. Here we demonstrate the value of using genomic indices to monitor levels of genetic erosion, inbreeding and mutation load in species with conservation concerns. To mitigate the prolonged negative genetic effect of a population bottleneck, we recommend that all possible measures should be employed to maintain population growth of a threatened species.

Investment Evaluation and Partnership Selection Model in the Offshore Wind Power Underwater Foundations Industry - Min-Yuan Cheng; Yung-Fu Wu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
With a plan to achieve a target of 5.7 GW offshore wind power capacity in 2025, Taiwan anticipates building a 36-billion USD industry, which makes Taiwan a center of attention in the global marketplace of civil engineering construction. Aimed at Taiwan’s underwater foundations industries, this study is the first to develop an investment evaluation model (IEM) by applying FPR to obtain risk factor weights and calculate the overall investment risk value with a numerical scoring method. In a context where no precedent exists for reference, this study provides auxiliary and supportive tools to help builders to make the decision, based on objective indicators, whether to undertake an investment. To date, no research has been conducted to introduce a reasonable mathematical model that discusses the issue of partner selection in the field of offshore wind power. This study is the first paper to construct a SWARA-FTOPSIS partner selection model, which enables underwater foundations builders to take specific Taiwanese characteristics into account in their selection of the best partners to meet transportation, construction, and installation requirements. Finally, the study uses the case of the Taipower Offshore Wind Power Project (2nd phase) to verify the feasibility of this model.

Occurrence, source apportionment, and carcinogenic risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban road dusts in Shanghai - Xue-Tong Wang; Rui Fu; Ying Zhou; Cheng-Lin Wang; Guo-Fa Ren; Xiao-Li Wang; Hui Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Discriminating hydrocarbon generation potential of coaly source rocks and their contribution: a case study from the Upper Paleozoic of Bohai Bay Basin, China - Jinjun Xu; Da Lou; Qiang Jin; Lixin Fu; Fuqi Cheng; Shuhui Zhou; Xiuhong Wang; Chao Liang; Fulai Li (Frontiers of Earth Science, 2021)

Correction to: 2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales - Jens H. Kuhn; Scott Adkins; Bernard R. Agwanda; Rim Al Kubrusli; Sergey V. Alkhovsky; Gaya K. Amarasinghe; Tatjana Avšič-Županc; María A. Ayllón; Justin Bahl; Anne Balkema-Buschmann; Matthew J. Ballinger; Christopher F. Basler; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2021)

2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales - Jens H. Kuhn; Scott Adkins; Bernard R. Agwanda; Rim Al Kubrusli; Sergey V. Alkhovsky; Gaya K. Amarasinghe; Tatjana Avšič-Županc; María A. Ayllón; Justin Bahl; Anne Balkema-Buschmann; Matthew J. Ballinger; Christopher F. Basler; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2021)

A novel regQTL-SNP and the risk of lung cancer: a multi-dimensional study - Yuhui Yu; Liping Mao; Zhounan Cheng; Xiaoqi Zhu; Jiahua Cui; Xiaoyu Fu; Jingwen Cheng; Yan Zhou; Anni Qiu; Yang Dong; Xun Zhuang; Yihua Lu; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2021)

Investigation on the statistical characteristics of geoelectric field seismic anomalies in the North–South seismic belt of Chinese mainland - Hou Ze-Yu; An Zhang-Hui; Fan Ying-Ying; Tan Da-Cheng; Fu A-Long; Wei Lei (Acta Geophysica, 2021)

Dietary protein-phenolic interactions: characterization, biochemical-physiological consequences, and potential food applications - Qiaozhi Zhang; Zhouzhou Cheng; Yanbo Wang; Linglin Fu (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2021)

A Comparative Analysis of Slack-Based Green Total Factor Productivity in China: a Directional Distance Function - Xuping Zhang; Xiang Chen; Ching-Cheng Lu; Fu-Yueh Cheng (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2021)

YTHDF1 promotes NLRP3 translation to induce intestinal epithelial cell inflammatory injury during endotoxic shock - Xin Zong; Xiao Xiao; Fu Jie; Yuanzhi Cheng; Mingliang Jin; Yulong Yin; Yizhen Wang (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Effect of Palrnatine on lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting activation of the Akt/NF-κB pathway - Xingchi Kan; Yingsheng Chen; Bingxu Huang; Shoupeng Fu; Wenjin Guo; Xin Ran; Yu Cao; Dianwen Xu; Ji Cheng; Zhanqing Yang; Yanling Xu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2021)

Impact of rhizosphere microorganisms on arsenic (As) transformation and accumulation in a traditional Chinese medical plant - Jiao-Jiao Li; Long Yang; Cui-Ping Miao; Ya-Jun Teng; Zi-Hao Fu; Chang-Lei Cheng; Xue-Xiu Chang; Yu Qian; Li-Xing Zhao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Comparative physiological and proteomic analyses of mangrove plant Kandelia obovata under cold stress - Jiao Fei; You-Shao Wang; Hao Cheng; Fu-Lin Sun; Cui-Ci Sun (Ecotoxicology, 2021)

Bacterial community variations in the South China Sea driven by different chemical conditions - Fu-lin Sun; You-Shao Wang; Mei-Lin Wu; Cui-Ci Sun; Zhao-Yu Jiang; Hao Cheng; Jiao Fei (Ecotoxicology, 2021)

Differential metabolism-associated gene expression of duck pancreatic cells in response to two strains of duck hepatitis A virus type 1 - Zhen Chen; Shao-hua Shi; Yu Huang; Cui-qin Huang; Rong-chang Liu; Long-fei Cheng; Guang-hua Fu; Hong-mei Chen; Chun-he Wan; Qiu-ling Fu (Archives of Virology, 2021)
Several outbreaks of duck hepatitis A virus type 1 (DHAV-1), which were characterized by yellow coloration and hemorrhage in pancreatic tissues, have occurred in China. The causative agent is called pancreatitis-associated DHAV-1. The mechanisms involved in pancreatitis-associated DHAV-1 infection are still unclear. Transcriptome analysis of duck pancreas infected with classical-type DHAV-1 and pancreatitis-associated DHAV-1 was carried out. Deep sequencing with Illumina-Solexa resulted in a total of 53.9 Gb of clean data from the cDNA library of the pancreas, and a total of 29,597 unigenes with an average length of 993.43 bp were generated by de novo sequence assembly. The expression levels of D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase, phosphoserine aminotransferase, and phosphoserine phosphatase, which are involved in glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism pathways, were significantly downregulated in ducks infected with pancreatitis-associated DHAV-1 compared with those infected with classical-type DHAV-1. These findings provide information regarding differences in expression levels of metabolism-associated genes between ducks infected with pancreatitis-associated DHAV-1 and those infected with classical-type DHAV-1, indicating that intensive metabolism disorders may contribute to the different phenotypes of DHAV-1-infection.

Proteomic Response to Environmental Stresses in the Stolon of a Highly Invasive Fouling Ascidian - Xi Li; Shiguo Li; Jiawei Cheng; Ruiying Fu; Aibin Zhan (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Ascidians, particularly those highly invasive ones, are typical fouling organisms to cause significantly negative ecological and economic influence in coastal ecosystems. Stolon, which is the unique structure of some solitary ascidians to complete the essential process of adhesion, possesses extremely high tolerance to environmental stresses during biofouling and invasions. However, the mechanisms underlying environmental tolerance remain largely unknown. Here, we used the quantitative proteomics technology, isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ), to investigate the molecular response to environmental challenges (temperature and salinity) in the stolon of a highly invasive fouling ascidian, Ciona robusta . When compared with the control, a total of 75, 86, 123, and 83 differential abundance proteins were identified under low salinity, high salinity, low temperature, and high temperature stress, respectively. Bioinformatic analyses uncovered the key pathways under both temperature and salinity stresses, including “cytoskeleton,” “signal transduction,” and “posttranslational modification,” which were involved in stolon structure stability, protein synthesis, and stress response activation. Under the low salinity stress, the “extracellular matrix” pathway was identified to play a crucial role by regulating cell signal transduction and protein synthesis. To deal with the high salinity stress, stolon could store more energy by activating “carbohydrate/lipid transport” and “catabolism” pathways. The energy generated by “lipid metabolism” pathway might be beneficial to resist the low temperature stress. The upregulation of “cell cycle” pathway could inhibit cell growth, thus helping stolon conserve more energy against the high temperature stress. Our results here provide valuable references of candidate pathways and associated genes for studying mechanisms of harsh environmental adaptation and developing antifouling strategies in marine and coastal ecosystems.

Reconciling the inconsistency of annual temperature cycles modelled from Landsat and MODIS LSTs through a percentile approach - Huyan Fu; Zhenfeng Shao; Peng Fu; Wenfeng Zhan; Yanhua Xie; Tao Cheng (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Meroterpenoids and alkaloids from Ganoderma australe - Jiao-Jiao Zhang; Yun Dong; Fu-Ying Qin; Yong-Ming Yan; Yong-Xian Cheng (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Qingbo, a common cyprinid fish, responds diversely in behavior and locomotion to predators with different hunting modes - Cheng Fu; Lian-Chun Yi; Wen-Pei Wu; Chun-Xiao Sun; Rui-Na Liu; Shi-Jian Fu (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021)

Aquamicrobium zhengzhouense sp. nov., a Bacterium Isolated from Farmland Soil Applied with Amino Acid Fertilizer - Xiang Wang; Chun-Fu Zhou; Jia-Rong Cheng; Sheng-Fei Cao; Hong-Xing Yang; Jian-Rong Zhao (Current Microbiology, 2021)

An efficient genetic manipulation protocol for dark septate endophyte Falciphora oryzae - Zhen-Zhu Su; Meng-Di Dai; Jia-Nan Zhu; Yu-Lan Zeng; Xuan-Jun Lu; Xiao-Hong Liu; Fu-Cheng Lin (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

Characterization of a novel botoulivirus isolated from the phytopathogenic fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum - Fan Mu; Jichun Jia; Yunxiang Xue; Daohong Jiang; Yanping Fu; Jiasen Cheng; Yang Lin; Jiatao Xie (Archives of Virology, 2021)

Isolation and evaluation of the biocontrol potential of Talaromyces spp. against rice sheath blight guided by soil microbiome - Aqleem Abbas; Yanping Fu; Zheng Qu; Huizhang Zhao; Yongjian Sun; Yang Lin; Jiatao Xie; Jiasen Cheng; Daohong Jiang (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Rice sheath blight caused by Rhizoctonia solani is the major disease of rice that seriously threatens food security worldwide. Efficient and eco‐friendly biological approaches are urgently needed since no resistant cultivars are available. In this study, fallow and paddy soils were initially subjected to microbiome analyses, and the results showed that Talaromyces spp. were significantly more abundant in the paddy soil, while Trichoderma spp. were more abundant in the fallow soil, suggesting that Talaromyces spp. could live and survive better in the paddy soil. Five Talaromyces isolates, namely, TF‐04, TF‐03, TF‐02, TF‐01 and TA‐02, were isolated from the paddy soil using sclerotia of R . solani as baits and were further evaluated for their activity against rice sheath blight. These isolates efficiently parasitized the hyphae and rotted the sclerotia even at higher water contents in the sterilized sand and the soil. Isolate TF‐04 significantly promoted rice growth, reduced the severity of rice sheath blight and increased the rice yield under outdoor conditions. Defence‐related genes were upregulated and enzyme activities were enhanced in rice treated with isolate TF‐04. Our research supplies a microbiome‐guided approach to screen biological control agents and provides Talaromyces isolates to biologically control rice sheath blight.

BnA1.CER4 and BnC1.CER4 are redundantly involved in branched primary alcohols in the cuticle wax of Brassica napus - Jie Liu; Lixia Zhu; Benqi Wang; Huadong Wang; Imran khan; Shuqin Zhang; Jing Wen; Chaozhi Ma; Cheng Dai; Jinxing Tu; Jinxiong Shen; Bin Yi; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

HDAC inhibitors improve CRISPR-mediated HDR editing efficiency in iPSCs - Jian-Ping Zhang; Zhi-Xue Yang; Feng Zhang; Ya-Wen Fu; Xin-Yue Dai; Wei Wen; Beldon Zhang; Hannah Choi; Wanqiu Chen; Meredith Brown; David Baylink; Lei Zhang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Enhanced degradation of reactive brilliant red X-3B by photocatalysis integrated with micro-electrolysis - Gong Cheng; Yibo Zhang; Lei Sun; Jing Wan; Zhang Li; Chenyuan Dang; Jie Fu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

A high-resolution typical pollution source emission inventory and pollution source changes during the COVID-19 lockdown in a megacity, China - Xue Hu; Qizhen Liu; Qingyan Fu; Hao Xu; Yin Shen; Dengguo Liu; Yue Wang; Haohao Jia; Jinping Cheng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

3D Step-by-step inversion strategy for audio magnetotellurics data based on unstructured mesh - San Cheng; Zhi-Yong Zhang; Feng Zhou; Man Li; Hui Chen; Fu-Sheng Shi; Lin-Pin Huang; Yong Li (Applied Geophysics, 2021)

A novel antisense long non‐coding RNA participates in asexual and sexual reproduction by regulating the expression of GzmetE in Fusarium graminearum - Jie Wang; Wenping Zeng; Jiatao Xie; Yanping Fu; Daohong Jiang; Yang Lin; Weidong Chen; Jiasen Cheng (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Fusarium graminearum is an important worldwide pathogen that causes Fusarium head blight in wheat, barley, maize and other grains. LncRNAs play important roles in many biological processes, but little is known about their functions and mechanisms in filamentous fungi. Here, we report that a natural antisense RNA, GzmetE‐AS , is transcribed from the opposite strand of GzmetE . GzmetE encodes a homoserine O ‐acetyltransferase, which is important for sexual development and plant infection. The expression of GzmetE‐AS was increased significantly during the conidiation stage, while GzmetE was upregulated in the late stage of sexual reproduction. Overexpression of GzmetE‐AS inhibited the transcription of GzmetE . In contrast, the expression of GzmetE was significantly increased in GzmetE‐AS transcription termination strain GzmetE‐AS ‐T. Furthermore, GzmetE‐AS ‐T produced more perithecia and facilitated the ascospore discharge, resembling the phenotype of GzmetE overexpressing strains. However, overexpression of GzmetE‐AS in ∆dcl1/2 strain cannot inhibit the expression of GzmetE , and the GzmetE nat‐siRNA is also significantly reduced in ∆dcl1/2 mutant. Taken together, we have identified a novel antisense lncRNA GzmetE‐AS , which is involved in asexual and sexual reproduction by regulating its antisense gene GzmetE through RNAi pathway. Our findings reveal that the lncRNA plays critical roles in the development of F . graminearum .

Genetic mapping reveals BjRf as a candidate gene controlling fertility restoration of the oxa CMS in Brassica juncea - Qiqi Cheng; Peijie Yao; Hui Li; Yiming Han; Kejing Xu; Shuangping Heng; Tingdong Fu; Zhengjie Wan (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Protective effect of myricetin on LPS-induced mastitis in mice through ERK1/2 and p38 protein author - Xingchi Kan; Juxiong Liu; Yingsheng Chen; Wenjin Guo; Dianwen Xu; Ji Cheng; Yu Cao; Zhanqing Yang; Shoupeng Fu (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2021)

Talaromyces Marneffei Infection in an HIV-Negative Child with a CARD9 Mutation in China: A Case Report and Review of the Literature - Cheng-yan You; Fang Hu; Si-wei Lu; Dan-dan Pi; Feng Xu; Cheng-jun Liu; Yue-qiang Fu (Mycopathologia, 2021)

Chitosan-based hydrogels to treat hydrofluoric acid burns and prevent infection - Shu-Wei Huang; Fang-Ching Yeh; You-Ren Ji; Ying-Fu Su; Ying-shih Su; Ming-Hsien Chiang; Shian-Chiuan Tzeng; Chien-Yao Fu; Aristine Cheng; Yung-Chih Wang; Yi-Tzu Lee (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2021)

Aestuariibaculum sediminum sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from a tidal flat in Zhoushan - Zhi-Cheng Wu; Xin-Yin Zhang; Cong Sun; Lin Xu; Ge-Yi Fu; Xue-Wei Xu (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

RSF1 requires CEBP/β and hSNF2H to promote IL-1β-mediated angiogenesis: the clinical and therapeutic relevance of RSF1 overexpression and amplification in myxofibrosarcomas - Chien-Feng Li; Ti-Chen Chan; Cheng-I. Wang; Fu-Min Fang; Po-Chun Lin; Shih-Chen Yu; Hsuan-Ying Huang (Angiogenesis, 2021)

Estimations of Land Surface Characteristic Parameters and Turbulent Heat Fluxes over the Tibetan Plateau Based on FY-4A/AGRI Data - Nan Ge; Lei Zhong; Yaoming Ma; Yunfei Fu; Mijun Zou; Meilin Cheng; Xian Wang; Ziyu Huang (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2021)

Temperature-induced changes in the proteome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during petroleum hydrocarbon degradation - Jun-Di Wang; Cheng-Tun Qu; Shao-Fu Song (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Responses of karst on sequence interfaces—a case study of Ordovician in Tarim Basin, NW China - Xuanzi Zhongliang; Heng Fu; Leli Cheng (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

RDF for temporal data management – a survey - Fu Zhang; Zhiyin Li; Dunhong Peng; Jingwei Cheng (Earth Science Informatics, 2021)

Semi-analytical solution for water inflow into a tunnel in a fault-affected area with high water pressure - Helin Fu; Jie Li; Guowen Cheng; Pengtao An (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Engineering a heterologous synthetic pathway in Escherichia coli for efficient production of biotin - Pei-Pei Wei; Fu-Cheng Zhu; Cun-Wu Chen; Guo-Si Li (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

Calculation of the safety thickness of water inrush with tunnel axis orthogonal to fault - Helin Fu; Pengtao An; Guowen Cheng; Jie Li; Zhen Huang; Xiaohui Yu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

A mitochondria-localized pentatricopeptide repeat protein is required to restore hau cytoplasmic male sterility in Brassica napus - Huadong Wang; Qing Xiao; Chao Wei; Hui Chen; Xiaohan Chen; Cheng Dai; Jing Wen; Chaozhi Ma; Jinxing Tu; Tingdong Fu; Jinxiong Shen; Bin Yi (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

A female carrier of a novel DMD mutation with slightly skewed X-chromosome inactivation shows a suspected case of Becker muscular dystrophy in a Chinese family - Jianfan Chen; Hui Zheng; Zhongju Wang; Jian Wang; Fei He; Cheng Zhang; Fu Xiong (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2021)

Pollution characteristics and risk assessment of surface sediments in the urban lakes - Na Cheng; Laisheng Liu; Zelin Hou; Jiapeng Wu; Qiwen Wang; Yicheng Fu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Niacin stimulates EPH4EV mammary epithelial cell proliferation and mammary gland development in pubertal mice through activation of AKT/mTOR and ERK1/2 signaling pathways - Yu Cao; Yan Zhang; Lijun Ma; Jiaxin Wang; Wenjin Guo; Ji Cheng; Guiqiu Hu; Shoupeng Fu; Juxiong Liu (Cell and Tissue Research, 2021)

Structure of SARS-CoV-2 main protease in the apo state - Xuelan Zhou; Fanglin Zhong; Cheng Lin; Xiaohui Hu; Yan Zhang; Bing Xiong; Xiushan Yin; Jinheng Fu; Wei He; Jingjing Duan; Yang Fu; Huan Zhou; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Transgenic eukaryotic microalgae as green factories: providing new ideas for the production of biologically active substances - Qianwen Shi; Cheng Chen; Wei Zhang; Ping Wu; Meng Sun; Hui Wu; Haizhen Wu; Pengcheng Fu; Jianhua Fan (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2021)

Drivers of phenology shifts and their effect on productivity in northern grassland of China during 1984–2017—evidence from long-term observational data - Lingling Xu; Xianzhou Zhang; Yongli Wang; Yang Fu; Hao Yan; Shuan Qian; Lu Cheng (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2021)

Role and application of quorum sensing in anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) process: A review - Quan Zhang; Nian-Si Fan; Jin-Jin Fu; Bao-Cheng Huang; Ren-Cun Jin (Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2021)

Combining targeted sequencing and ultra-low-pass whole-genome sequencing for accurate somatic copy number alteration detection - Junfeng Fu; Weihua Guo; Cheng Yan; Zhenyang Lv; Yu Wang; Ze Wang; Zhe Fan; Ting Lei (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2021)

Short-term effects of ambient temperature on preterm birth: a time-series analysis in Xuzhou, China - Peng Cheng; Lei Peng; Jingwen Hao; Sha Li; Chao Zhang; Lianjie Dou; Weinan Fu; Fan Yang; Jiahu Hao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Distribution and Assessment of Cr, Pb, Ni and Cd in Topsoil of the Modern Yellow River Delta, China - Hongjun Yang; Jingkuan Sun; Jiangbao Xia; Zhanyong Fu; Shuai Cheng; Tian Li; Pengshuai Shao; Kaikai Dong; Jinzhao Ma; Lu Feng (Wetlands, 2021)

The MYB transcription factor Baymax1 plays a critical role in rice male fertility - Xiao-Jiao Xiang; Lian-Ping Sun; Ping Yu; Zheng-Fu Yang; Pei-Pei Zhang; Ying-Xin Zhang; Wei-Xun Wu; Dai-Bo Chen; Xiao-Deng Zhan; Riaz-Muhammad Khan; Adil Abbas; Shi-Hua Cheng; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Lactobacillus rhamnosus JYLR-005 Prevents Thiram-Induced Tibial Dyschondroplasia by Enhancing Bone-Related Growth Performance in Chickens - Fang Liu; Anan Kong; Pengfei Fu; Qin-qin Cao; Kun-sheng Tao; Di-yi Liu; Xue-bing Wang; Zong-xi Tong; Mujeeb Ur Rehman; Shu-cheng Huang (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2021)

Reliability and Validity of a Mobile Device for Assessing Head Control Ability - Mohammad Nikkhoo; Chi-Chien Niu; Chen-Ju Fu; Meng-Ling Lu; Wen-Chien Chen; Yang-Hua Lin; Chih-Hsiu Cheng (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2021)

The substrate‐dependent regulatory effects of the AfeI /R system in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans reveals the novel regulation strategy of quorum sensing in acidophiles - Xue‐Yan Gao; Chang‐Ai Fu; Likai Hao; Xiu‐Feng Gu; Rui Wang; Jian‐Qiang Lin; Xiang‐Mei Liu; Xin Pang; Cheng‐Jia Zhang; Jian‐Qun Lin; Lin‐Xu Chen (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary A LuxI/R‐like quorum sensing (QS) system (AfeI/R) has been reported in the acidophilic and chemoautotrophic Acidithiobacillus spp. However, the function of AfeI/R remains unclear because of the difficulties in the genetic manipulation of these bacteria. Here, we constructed different afeI mutants of the sulfur‐ and iron‐oxidizer A . ferrooxidans , identified the N‐acyl homoserine lactones (acyl‐HSLs) synthesized by AfeI, and determined the regulatory effects of AfeI/R on genes expression, extracellular polymeric substance synthesis, energy metabolism, cell growth and population density of A . ferrooxidans in different energy substrates. Acyl‐HSLs‐mediated distinct regulation strategies were employed to influence bacterial metabolism and cell growth of A . ferrooxidans cultivated in either sulfur or ferrous iron. Based on these findings, an energy‐substrate‐dependent regulation mode of AfeI/R in A . ferrooxidans was illuminated that AfeI/R could produce different types of acyl‐HSLs and employ specific acyl‐HSLs to regulate specific genes in response to different energy substrates. The discovery of the AfeI/R‐mediated substrate‐dependent regulatory mode expands our knowledge on the function of QS system in the chemoautotrophic sulfur‐ and ferrous iron‐oxidizing bacteria, and provides new insights in understanding energy metabolism modulation, population control, bacteria‐driven bioleaching process, and the coevolution between the acidophiles and their acidic habitats.

Infestation and distribution of gamasid mites on Himalayan field rat (Rattus nitidus) in Yunnan Province of Southwest China - Rong Xiang; Xian-Guo Guo; Cheng-Fu Zhao; Rong Fan; Ke-Yu Mao; Zhi-Wei Zhang; Xiao-Bin Huang (Biologia, 2021)

Correction to: A20 prevents obesity-induced development of cardiac dysfunction - Wenjing Xu; Cheng Wang; Minglu Liang; Long Chen; Qin Fu; Fengxiao Zhang; Yan Wang; Dan Huang; Kai Huang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2021)

Climate‐induced nonlinearity in pelagic communities and non‐stationary relationships with physical drivers in the Kuroshio ecosystem - Shuyang Ma; Yongjun Tian; Caihong Fu; Haiqing Yu; Jianchao Li; Yang Liu; Jiahua Cheng; Rong Wan; Yoshiro Watanabe (Fish and Fisheries, 2021)
Climate‐induced nonlinearity in biological variability and non‐stationary relationships with physical drivers are crucial to understand responses of marine organisms to climate variability. These phenomena have raised concerns in the northeastern North Pacific, but are out of the spotlight in the northwestern North Pacific in spite of potential implications for this productive system under increased climate variability. Pelagic communities in the Kuroshio ecosystem have both ecological and economic importance. However, patterns of climate‐induced nonlinearity in pelagic communities are not well understood, and existence of non‐stationarity in their relationships with physical drivers remains obscure. Here, we compile large numbers of climatic, oceanic and biological long‐term time‐series data and employ diverse statistical techniques to reveal such climate‐induced nonlinearity and non‐stationarity. Results show that pelagic communities in the Tsushima and Pacific areas (major areas in the Kuroshio ecosystem) had regime shifts in the late 1990s and late 1980s, respectively. Winter sea surface temperatures in the Kuroshio Current path and in the eastern part of East China Sea, which are respectively affected by the Kuroshio Current and Siberian High, correlate with dominant variability patterns in their pelagic communities. Furthermore, non‐stationarity was identified with threshold years in the 1990s in the Tsushima area and in the 1980s in the Pacific area as a possible result of the declined variances in the Siberian High and Aleutian Low, respectively. Our findings provide insights on spatial differentiation of climate‐induced nonlinearity and non‐stationarity, which are valuable for the management of pelagic communities in the northwestern North Pacific under changing climatic conditions.

The Effect of Atractylodes macrocephala Polysaccharides on Rabbit’s Host Defense Peptide (RSRAH) mRNA Expression - Guihua Fu; Yang Zhang; Yinglun Li; Xing He; Xiaofen Li; Peng Cheng; Hongwei Chen (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2020)

Melatonin ameliorates spatial memory and motor deficits via preserving the integrity of cortical and hippocampal dendritic spine morphology in mice with neurotrauma - Xiao-Jing Lin; Ruoxu Liu; Chenyi Li; Xueqing Yi; Bo Fu; M. J. Walker; Xiao-Ming Xu; Gang Sun; Cheng-Hsien Lin (Inflammopharmacology, 2020)

Plastid genomes of Elaeagnus mollis: comparative and phylogenetic analyses - Yongqin Cheng; Yanci Yang; Xuening Fu; Li Liu; Zaimin Jiang; Jing Cai (Journal of Genetics, 2020)

SNP of AHSA2 gene in three cattle breeds using snapshot technology - Shu-Zhu Cheng; E. Guang-Xin; Cheng-Li Liu; Wang-Dui Basang; Yan-Bin Zhu; Ri-Su Na; Yan-Guo Han; Yan Zeng; Xiao Wang; Wei-Wei Ni; Bai-Gao Yang; Xing-Hai Duan; et al. (Journal of Genetics, 2020)

Sulfide ore prospecting in carbon-containing stratum using comprehensive time-domain induced polarization and controlled-source audio-frequency magnetotellurics - Ren-Bin Sun; Li-Xia Chu; Gui-Bin Zhang; Qiu-Ming Cheng; Yun-Chuan Xiang; Bin Hu; Chang-Rong Zhang; Jian-Fu Li; Yi-Jun Zhao (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

Fine-mapping of the BjPur gene for purple leaf color in Brassica juncea - Shuangping Heng; Qiqi Cheng; Tian Zhang; Xujia Liu; Hao Huang; Peijie Yao; Zhixin Liu; Zhengjie Wan; Tingdong Fu (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

PKCβ/NF-κB pathway in diabetic atrial remodeling - Haili Wang; Yuanyuan Xu; Aiqing Xu; Xinghua Wang; Lijun Cheng; Sharen Lee; Gary Tse; Guangping Li; Tong Liu; Huaying Fu (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

Whether the carbon emission from green roofs can be effectively mitigated by recycling waste building material as green roof substrate during five-year operation? - Liangqian Fan; Jingting Wang; Xiaoling Liu; Hongbing Luo; Ke Zhang; Xiaoying Fu; Mei Li; Xiaoting Li; Bing Jiang; Jia Chen; Shuzhi Fu; You Mo; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Assessing 23 Y-STR loci mutation rates in Chinese Han father–son pairs from southwestern China - Jiewen Fu; Jingliang Cheng; Chunli Wei; Md. Asaduzzaman Khan; Zeming Jin; Junjiang Fu (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

Climate Variability Patterns and Their Ecological Effects on Ecosystems in the Northwestern North Pacific - Shuyang Ma; Yongjun Tian; Jianchao Li; Haiqing Yu; Jiahua Cheng; Peng Sun; Caihong Fu; Yang Liu; Yoshiro Watanabe (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)

Silencing of long non-coding RNA CRNDE promotes autophagy and alleviates neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in rats - Chun-Hua Fu; Fang-Fang Lai; Sai Chen; Cai-Xia Yan; Bing-Hong Zhang; Cheng-Zhi Fang; Gao-Hua Wang (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

New gravimetric-only and hybrid geoid models of Taiwan for height modernisation, cross-island datum connection and airborne LiDAR mapping - Cheinway Hwang; Hung-Jui Hsu; W. E. Featherstone; Ching-Chung Cheng; Ming Yang; Wenhsuan Huang; Chong-You Wang; Jiu-Fu Huang; Kwo-Hwa Chen; Chi-Hsun Huang; Hechin Chen; Wen-Yi Su (Journal of Geodesy, 2020)

Lacustrine record from the eastern Tibetan Plateau associated with Asian summer monsoon changes over the past ~ 6 ka and its links with solar and ENSO activity - Guodong Ming; Weijian Zhou; Peng Cheng; Hong Wang; Feng Xian; Yunchong Fu; Shugang Wu; Hua Du (Climate Dynamics, 2020)

Ecological analysis of gamasid mites on the body surface of Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Yunnan Province, Southwest China - Zhe Liu; Xian-Guo Guo; Rong Fan; Cheng-Fu Zhao; Ke-Yu Mao; Zhi-Wei Zhang; Yue Zhao (Biologia, 2020)

Potential probiotic of Lactobacillus strains isolated from the intestinal tracts of pigs and feces of dogs with antibacterial activity against multidrug-resistant pathogenic bacteria - Chuen-Fu Lin; Meng-Yi Lin; Chao-Nan Lin; Ming-Tang Chiou; Jia-Wen Chen; Kai-Chieh Yang; Ming-Cheng Wu (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

(±) Gancochlearols A and B: cytotoxic and COX-2 inhibitory meroterpenoids from Ganoderma cochlear - Fu-Ying Qin; Yong-Ming Yan; Zheng-Chao Tu; Yong-Xian Cheng (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Temporal variation and distribution of size fractionated: platinum group elements and heavy metals in total suspended particulate - Yuyan Liu; Bo Fu; Cheng Liu; Yaxing Shen; Haofeng Liu; Zhang Lan (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2020)

A Near Infrared Spectroscopy System for Assessing Rehabilitation on Peripheral Arterial Occlusion Patients - Shao-Hung Lu; Cheng-Lun Tsai; Tieh-Cheng Fu; Po-Hung Chang; Shao-Ming Lu (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2020)
Purpose A near-infrared spectroscopy system was developed to evaluate peripheral arterial occlusive disease (PAOD). The wireless device can take measurements when patients are doing rehabilitation exercise. Methods Two LED modules with wavelengths of 740 nm, 808 nm and 850 nm were placed over 32 mm away from the photodiode to detect the deep backscattering from muscle tissue. The absorbance difference from the extent of tissue oxygenation was extracted using a modified Beer’s law. Measurements taken on different muscle groups were applied to determine which branch of artery is occluded. Results The changes in oxygenation of gastrocnemius and tibialis anterior muscle were recorded when PAOD patients were riding a stationary bicycle. The drop in oxygenation with exercise generally should recover within 15 min of continuing exercise. Otherwise, the artery is not capable to provide enough blood supply to the exercising muscles. Since gastrocnemius is the primary muscle used in biking exercise, the compensatory vasodilation in gastrocnemius leads to hypoperfusion in tibialis anterior muscle. Conclusion This NIRS system is helpful for detecting the changes in tissue oxygenation during exercise. Muscle hypoxia was more obvious during exercise when the artery had some degree of occlusion.

Impact of VOCs emission from iron and steel industry on regional O3 and PM2.5 pollutions - Xufeng Zhang; Song Gao; Qingyan Fu; Deming Han; Xiaojia Chen; Shuang Fu; Xiqian Huang; Jinping Cheng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Dynamics of radial oxygen loss in mangroves subjected to waterlogging - Hao Cheng; Mei-Lin Wu; Chang-Da Li; Fu-Lin Sun; Cui-Ci Sun; You-Shao Wang (Ecotoxicology, 2020)

Distribution patterns and source identification for heavy metals in Mirs Bay of Hong Kong in China - Mei-Lin Wu; Hao Cheng; Hui Zhao; Fu-Lin Sun; Yu-Tu Wang; Jian-Ping Yin; Jiao Fei; Cui-Ci Sun; You-Shao Wang (Ecotoxicology, 2020)

Phytoplankton community, structure and succession delineated by partial least square regression in Daya Bay, South China Sea - Mei-Lin Wu; Yu-Tu Wang; Hao Cheng; Fu-lin Sun; Jiao Fei; Cui-Ci Sun; Jian-Ping Yin; Hui Zhao; You-Shao Wang (Ecotoxicology, 2020)

A new metagenome binning method based on gene uniqueness - Yulin Kang; Cheng Wan; Sifen Lu; Zhehan Fu; Antony K. Chen; Zuhong Lu (Genes & Genomics, 2020)

The trichome-specific acetolactate synthase NtALS1 gene, is involved in acylsugar biosynthesis in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) - Ai-Xia Chang; Biao Chen; Ai-Guo Yang; Ri-Sheng Hu; Quan-Fu Feng; Ming Chen; Xiao-Ning Yang; Cheng-Gang Luo; Yang-Yang Li; Yuan-Ying Wang (Planta, 2020)

Toxicity assessment of electrochemical advanced oxidation process-treated groundwater from a gas station with petrochemical contamination - How-Ran Chao; Danielle E. Que; Alisha C. Aquino; Yan-You Gou; Lemmuel L. Tayo; Yi-Hsien Lin; Ming-Hsien Tsai; Fu-Lin Hsu; I-Cheng Lu; Sheng-Lun Lin; Natwat Srikhao; Cherng-Gueih Shy; et al. (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2020)

Experimental Investigation on Vortex-Induced Vibration of a Flexible Pipe under Higher Mode in an Oscillatory Flow - Haojie Ren; Mengmeng Zhang; Jingyun Cheng; Peimin Cao; Yuwang Xu; Shixiao Fu; Chang Liu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020)
Different from the previous studies of the vortex-induced vibration (VIV) dominated by first mode of flexible pipe in an oscillatory flow, the features of a higher mode dominated are experimentally investigated in the ocean basin. The flexible pipe is forced to harmonically oscillate with different combinations of a period and amplitude. The design dominant mode consists of first and second modes under the maximum reduced velocity (VR) of approximately 5.5 with a KC number ranging from 22 to 165. The VIV responses between only the excited first mode and the excited higher mode are compared and studied using displacement reconstruction and wavelet transform methods. The discrepancies of spatial and temporal response between smaller and larger KC numbers (KC = 56 and 121) are first observed. The strong alternate mode dominance and lock-in phenomena occur in the case of larger KC numbers, while they cannot be observed in the case of smaller KC numbers under higher modes. The VIV dominant frequency in the in-line (IL) direction is found to be always triple the oscillatory flow frequency and not twice that in the cross flow (CF) direction. The dominant frequency in the CF direction can be predicted by the Strouhal law, and the Strouhal number is approximately 0.18 under VR = 5.5, which is not affected by the excited mode. Moreover, differences of response motion trajectory are also revealed in this paper. The present work improves the basic understanding of vessel motion induced VIV and provides helpful references for developing prediction methods of VIV in an oscillatory flow.

Genetic dynamics of earlier maturity group emergence in south-to-north extension of Northeast China soybeans - Mengmeng Fu; Yanping Wang; Haixiang Ren; Weiguang Du; Deliang Wang; Rongjun Bao; Xingyong Yang; Zhongyan Tian; Lianshun Fu; Yanxi Cheng; Jiangshun Su; Bincheng Sun; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Reversal of Social Recognition Deficit in Adult Mice with MECP2 Duplication via Normalization of MeCP2 in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex - Bin Yu; Bo Yuan; Jian-Kun Dai; Tian-lin Cheng; Sheng-Nan Xia; Ling-Jie He; Yi-Ting Yuan; Yue-Fang Zhang; Hua-Tai Xu; Fu-Qiang Xu; Zhi-Feng Liang; Zi-Long Qiu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Two-Year Observation of Fossil Fuel Carbon Dioxide Spatial Distribution in Xi’an City - Xiaohu Xiong; Weijian Zhou; Shugang Wu; Peng Cheng; Hua Du; Yaoyao Hou; Zhenchuan Niu; Peng Wang; Xuefeng Lu; Yunchong Fu (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2020)

Plastic pollution in croplands threatens long‐term food security - Dan Zhang; Ee Ling Ng; Wanli Hu; Hongyuan Wang; Pablo Galaviz; Hude Yang; Wentao Sun; Chongxiao Li; Xingwang Ma; Bin Fu; Peiyi Zhao; Fulin Zhang; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2020)
Plastic pollution is a global concern given its prevalence in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Studies have been conducted on the distribution and impact of plastic pollution in marine ecosystems, but little is known on terrestrial ecosystems. Plastic mulch has been widely used to increase crop yields worldwide, yet the impact of plastic residues in cropland soils to soil health and crop production in the long term remained unclear. In this paper, using a global meta‐analysis, we found that the use of plastic mulch can indeed increase crop yields on average by 25%–42% in the immediate season due to the increase of soil temperature (+8%) and moisture (+17%). However, the unabated accumulation of film residues in the field negatively impacts its physicochemical properties linked to healthy soil and threatens food production in the long term. It has multiple negative impacts on plant growth including crop yield (at the mean rate of −3% for every additional 100 kg/ha of film residue), plant height (−2%) and root weight (−5%), and soil properties including soil water evaporation capacity (−2%), soil water infiltration rate (−8%), soil organic matter (−0.8%) and soil available phosphorus (−5%) based on meta‐regression. Using a nationwide field survey of China, the largest user of plastic mulch worldwide, we found that plastic residue accumulation in cropland soils has reached 550,800 tonnes, with an estimated 6%–10% reduction in cotton yield in some polluted sites based on current level of plastic residue content. Immediate actions should be taken to ensure the recovery of plastic film mulch and limit further increase in film residue loading to maintain the sustainability of these croplands.

Design, synthesis and cholinesterase inhibitory activity of α -mangostin derivatives - Xiao-Qian Chi; Bo Hou; Liu Yang; Cheng-Ting Zi; Yong-Feng Lv; Jin-Yu Li; Fu-Cai Ren; Ming-Yan Yuan; Jiang-Miao Hu; Jun Zhou (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Genome optimization for improvement of maize breeding - Shuqin Jiang; Qian Cheng; Jun Yan; Ran Fu; Xiangfeng Wang (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Correction to: Nucleoporin Nup98 participates in flowering regulation in a CONSTANS-independent mode - Shanshan Jiang; Long Xiao; Penghui Huang; Zhiyuan Cheng; Fulu Chen; Yuchen Miao; Yong-Fu Fu; Qingshan Chen; Xiao-Mei Zhang (Plant Cell Reports, 2020)

Brain-Wide Shape Reconstruction of a Traced Neuron Using the Convex Image Segmentation Method - Shiwei Li; Tingwei Quan; Hang Zhou; Qing Huang; Tao Guan; Yijun Chen; Cheng Xu; Hongtao Kang; Anan Li; Ling Fu; Qingming Luo; Hui Gong; et al. (Neuroinformatics, 2020)

Groundwater pollution source apportionment using principal component analysis in a multiple land-use area in southwestern China - Qiling Li; Han Zhang; Shanshan Guo; Kang Fu; Lei Liao; Yi Xu; Siqian Cheng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

TNF-α suppresses sweat gland differentiation of MSCs by reducing FTO-mediated m6A-demethylation of Nanog mRNA - Yihui Wang; Rui Wang; Bin Yao; Tian Hu; Zhao Li; Yufan Liu; Xiaoli Cui; Liuhanghang Cheng; Wei Song; Sha Huang; Xiaobing Fu (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Association between long-term occupational manganese exposure and bone quality among retired workers - Defu Li; Xiaoting Ge; Zhenfang Liu; Lulu Huang; Yanting Zhou; Peng Liu; Lian Qin; Suzhen Lin; Chaoqun Liu; Qingzhi Hou; Longman Li; Hong Cheng; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Evolution and Current Applications of Robot-Assisted Fracture Reduction: A Comprehensive Review - Jing-Xin Zhao; Changsheng Li; Hongliang Ren; Ming Hao; Li-Cheng Zhang; Pei-Fu Tang (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2020)

Identification and Expression Pattern Analysis of Bacterial Blight Resistance Genes in Oryza officinalis Wall ex Watt Under Xanthomonas oryzae Pv. oryzae Stress - Chunmiao Jiang; Suqin Xiao; Dingqin Li; Ling Chen; Qiaofang Zhong; Fuyou Yin; Tengqiong Yu; Xue Ke; Dunyu Zhang; Jian Fu; Yue Chen; Bo Wang; et al. (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2019)
Background Bacterial blight (BB) caused by Xanthomonas oryzae Pv. oryzae ( Xoo ) is one of the most serious diseases of rice worldwide. Oryza officinalis Wall ex Watt, harboring abundant genetic diversity and disease resistance features, are important resources of exploring resistance genes with broad-spectrum resistance to BB. However, the molecular mechanisms and genes of BB resistance in O. officinalis have been rarely explored. Results Here, the BB resistance of four different origin O. officinalis populations in Yunnan were identified by seven representative hypervirulent Xoo races, which exhibited different BB resistance among four populations, in which the BB resistance of the Gengma_Lincang population was the strongest. In addition, the pathogenetic ability of seven Xoo races to O. officinalis was different in that the pathogenicity of PXO99 was stronger than that of C5. There were no remarkable differences in leaf microstructures among four O. officinalis populations, revealing the differences in resistance of four O. officinalis to BB are caused by the endogenous resistance genes. Furthermore, our results proved that there were no nine cloned BB resistance genes in four populations but possessed dominant Xa5 , dominant Xa13 , and recessive xa3/xa26 homologous alleles of xa5 , xa13 , and Xa3 / Xa26 resistance genes. These three homologous genes were isolated and cloned from four populations and named OoXa5 , OoXa13 , and Ooxa3 / xa26 . The expression profile revealed that the expression levels of OoXa13 and Ooxa3/xa26 were significantly down-regulated under PXO99 and C5 stress, especially in the Gengma_Lincang population, suggesting the O. officinalis might enhance BB resistance by down-regulating the expression level of OoXa13 and Ooxa3 / xa26 . Conclusion The BB resistance genes of O. officinalis had its own characteristics by expression pattern and BLAST analysis of OoXa5 , OoXa13 , and Ooxa3 / xa26 , which indicated that there might be new genes or molecular mechanism of BB resistance in O. officinalis. Our studies provided a solid foundation and reference for revealing the molecular mechanism of BB resistance in O. officinalis .

GPS satellite inter-frequency clock bias estimation using triple-frequency raw observations - Lei Fan; Chuang Shi; Min Li; Cheng Wang; Fu Zheng; Guifei Jing; Jun Zhang (Journal of Geodesy, 2019)

Risk Assessment of Crop Production Amid Climate Change Based on the Principle of Maximum Entropy: A Case Study of Winter Wheat Production on the North China Plain - Zhan-biao Wang; Cheng-sheng Meng; Jing Chen; Fu Chen (International Journal of Plant Production, 2019)

Interception of sulfate deposition from a closed canopy to a forest gap edge canopy in a subalpine dragon spruce plantation - Yu Zhang; Fu-zhong Wu; Bo Tan; Zhen-feng Xu; Han Li; Jun-cheng Liu; Hai-rong Zhao; Si-yi Tan; Cheng-ming You; Wan-qin Yang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Purification and characterization of an endo-xylanase from Trichoderma sp., with xylobiose as the main product from xylan hydrolysis - Li-Hao Fu; Nan Jiang; Cheng-Xi Li; Xue-Mei Luo; Shuai Zhao; Jia-Xun Feng (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2019)

Application of Cas12a and nCas9-activation-induced cytidine deaminase for genome editing and as a non-sexual strategy to generate homozygous/multiplex edited plants in the allotetraploid genome of tobacco - Chen-Tran Hsu; Yu-Jung Cheng; Yu-Hsua Yuan; Wei-Fon Hung; Qiao-Wei Cheng; Fu-Hui Wu; Lan-Ying Lee; Stanton B. Gelvin; Choun-Sea Lin (Plant Molecular Biology, 2019)

The synergetic effect of pelvic rotation and X-ray offset on radiographic angles of the acetabular cup - Jing-Xin Zhao; Xiu-Yun Su; Zhe Zhao; Ruo-Xiu Xiao; Guo-Fei Sun; Li-Cheng Zhang; Pei-Fu Tang (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2019)

Investigation of Oil Spills from Oil Tankers through Grey Theory: Events from 1974 to 2016 - Dong-Taur Su; Fu-Ming Tzu; Chung-Hung Cheng (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019)
An oil spill from a vessel is a critical maritime accident that can severely damage the environment. In this study; we utilize the basic construction of grey relational analysis to explore oil spill events statistics from 1974 to 2015 and successfully analyze the causes of incidents in 2016. The results illustrate that grey relational analysis effectively identifies the factors causing oil spills with an accuracy of over 96%. The research is aimed to reduce the marine accidents and predict the cause of oil spill in advance. The analysis is dealing with the incidents to approach the circumstance in various intensity of oil spill in the last 40 years. Moreover, an application of grey theory demonstrates accurate and reliable methodology to decision maker. Thus, the investigation can predict the causes of pollution from oil spill accidents in the future.

River Stage Forecasting Using Multiple Additive Regression Trees - Jin-Cheng Fu; Hsiao-Yun Huang; Jiun-Huei Jang; Pei-Hsun Huang (Water Resources Management, 2019)

Nucleoporin Nup98 participates in flowering regulation in a CONSTANS-independent mode - Shanshan Jiang; Long Xiao; Penghui Huang; Zhiyuan Cheng; Fulu Chen; Yuchen Miao; Yong-Fu Fu; Qingshan Chen; Xiao-Mei Zhang (Plant Cell Reports, 2019)

Evaluation of Coherence Between ECG and PPG Derived Parameters on Heart Rate Variability and Respiration in Healthy Volunteers With/Without Controlled Breathing - Hao-Yu Jan; Mei-Fen Chen; Tieh-Cheng Fu; Wen-Chen Lin; Cheng-Lun Tsai; Kang-Ping Lin (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2019)

Quality control of online monitoring data of air pollutants using artificial neural networks - Ziyu Wang; Jingjing Feng; Qingyan Fu; Song Gao; Xiaojia Chen; Jinping Cheng (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2019)

3D-Printed Wearable Personalized Orthodontic Retainers for Sustained Release of Clonidine Hydrochloride - Heliu Jiang; Junhui Fu; Mingguang Li; Shanshan Wang; Bo Zhuang; Haiyan Sun; Cheng Ge; Bin Feng; Yiguang Jin (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2019)

African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC): status of developing genomic resources for African orphan crops - Prasad S. Hendre; Samuel Muthemba; Robert Kariba; Alice Muchugi; Yuan Fu; Yue Chang; Bo Song; Huan Liu; Min Liu; Xuezhu Liao; Sunil Kumar Sahu; Sibo Wang; et al. (Planta, 2019)

The Ribosomal Protein RPLP0 Mediates PLAAT4-induced Cell Cycle Arrest and Cell Apoptosis - Chun-Hua Wang; Lu-Kai Wang; Chang-Chieh Wu; Mao-Liang Chen; Ming-Cheng Lee; Yi-Ying Lin; Fu-Ming Tsai (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2019)

Evaluating three satellite-based precipitation products of different spatial resolutions in Shanghai based on upscaling of rain gauge - Weiyue Li; Xiaogang He; Weiwei Sun; Marco Scaioni; Dongjing Yao; Jing Fu; Yu Chen; Bin Liu; Jun Gao; Xin Li; Guodong Cheng (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2019)

Indirect source apportionment of methyl mercaptan using CMB and PMF models: a case study near a refining and petrochemical plant - Jingjing Feng; Song Gao; Qingyan Fu; Xiaojia Chen; Xiaolin Chen; Demin Han; Jinping Cheng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Modelling spatial variation in the treatment costs of non-point source pollution in mountainous regions of southwest China - Ju Liu; Bin Fu; Cheng-hu Zhang; Yu-kuan Wang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Population Genetics of Calotropis gigantea, a Medicinal and Fiber Resource Plant, as Inferred from Microsatellite Marker Variation in two Native Countries - Md. Rabiul Islam; Zhi-Zhong Li; Andrew W. Gichira; Mohammad Nur Alam; Peng-Cheng Fu; Guang-Wan Hu; Qing-Feng Wang; Ling-Yun Chen (Biochemical Genetics, 2019)

Intestinal and hepatic biotransformation of pyrrolizidine alkaloid N-oxides to toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids - Mengbi Yang; Jiang Ma; Jianqing Ruan; Yang Ye; Peter Pi-Cheng Fu; Ge Lin (Archives of Toxicology, 2019)

F‐box proteins MoFwd1, MoCdc4 and MoFbx15 regulate development and pathogenicity in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae - Huan‐Bin Shi; Nan Chen; Xue‐Ming Zhu; Shuang Liang; Lin Li; Jiao‐Yu Wang; Jian‐Ping Lu; Fu‐Cheng Lin; Xiao‐Hong Liu (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary The Skp1‐Cul1‐F‐box‐protein (SCF) ubiquitin ligases are important parts of the ubiquitin system controlling many cellular biological processes in eukaryotes. However, the roles of SCF ubiquitin ligases remain unclear in phytopathogenic Magnaporthe oryzae . Here, we cloned 24 F‐box proteins and confirmed that 17 proteins could interact with MoSkp1, showing their potential to participate in SCF complexes. To determine their functions, null mutants of 21 F‐box‐containing genes were created. Among them, the F‐box proteins MoFwd1, MoCdc4 and MoFbx15 were found to be required for growth, development and full virulence. Fluorescent‐microscopy observations demonstrated that both MoFbx15 and MoCdc4 were localized to the nucleus, compared with MoFwd1, which was distributed in the cytosol. MoCdc4 and MoFwd1 bound to MoSkp1 via the F‐box domain, the deletion of which abrogated their function. Race tube and qRT‐PCR assays confirmed that MoFwd1 was involved in circadian rhythm by regulating transcription and protein stability of the core circadian clock regulator MoFRQ . Moreover, MoFWD1 also orchestrates conidial germination by influencing conidial amino acids pools and oxidative stress release. Overall, our results indicate that SCF ubiquitin ligases play indispensable roles in development and pathogenicity in M. oryzae .

Neural Differentiation of Mouse Neural Stem Cells as a Tool to Assess Developmental Neurotoxicity of Drinking Water in Taihu Lake - Yang Zhou; Yu Fu; Zhendong Bai; Peixin Li; Bo Zhao; Yuehua Han; Ting Xu; Ningyan Zhang; Lin Lin; Jian Cheng; Jun Zhang; Jing Zhang (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

Late Cretaceous magmatism and porphyry Mo–Cu polymetallic mineralization in the Tongchanggou Intrusion, Geza Arc, Southwestern China - Xue-long Liu; Jian-hang Chen; Wen-chang Li; Na Zhang; Shuai-shuai Wang; Chang-zhen Zhang; Ying Luo; Zhen-huan Li; Fu-cheng Yang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Mitochondrial Gene Heterogeneity and Population Genetics of Haemaphysalis longicornis (Acari: Ixodidae) in China - Zhong-Bo Li; Yi-Tian Fu; Tian-Yin Cheng; Guo-Min Yao; Qiang-Hong Hou; Fen Li; Yu Zhao; Feng-Cai Zou; Guo-Hua Liu (Acta Parasitologica, 2019)

A Novel Method for Agricultural Drought Risk Assessment - Wei Pei; Qiang Fu; Dong Liu; Tianxiao Li; Kun Cheng; Song Cui (Water Resources Management, 2019)

Successful Treatment of Eczema-Like Mucormycosis in a Child by Combination of Intravenous Drip and Percutaneous Injection Amphotericin B - Mei-hua Fu; Jia Liu; Guan-zhao Liang; Cheng-rang Li; Xiao-mei Zhu; Le Wang; Hao Chen; Wen-long Hu; Gui-xia Lv; Wei-da Liu (Mycopathologia, 2019)

Pine needles as biomonitors of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and emerging flame retardants in the atmosphere of Shanghai, China: occurrence, spatial distributions, and possible sources - Hao-Hao Jia; Xue-Tong Wang; Hang-Xin Cheng; Ying Zhou; Rui Fu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Effects of acclimation temperature on the thermal tolerance, hypoxia tolerance and swimming performance of two endangered fish species in China - Long-Yan Zhou; Shi-Jian Fu; Cheng Fu; Hong Ling; Xiu-Ming Li (Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 2019)

Characterization of a novel RNA virus from the phytopathogenic fungus Leptosphaeria biglobosa related to members of the genus Mitovirus - Yong Wang; Zhiyong Xu; Jiasen Cheng; Yanping Fu; Daohong Jiang; Jiatao Xie (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Isolation and characterization of duck adenovirus 3 circulating in China - Shaohua Shi; Rongchang Liu; Chunhe Wan; Longfei Cheng; Zhen Chen; Guanghua Fu; Hongmei Chen; Qiuling Fu; Yu Huang (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Application of computed tomography in the analysis of glass beads unearthed in Shanpula cemetery (Khotan), Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region - Qian Cheng; Xueyan Zhang; Jinlong Guo; Bo Wang; Yong Lei; Guangzhao Zhou; Ya’nan Fu (Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2019)

Meteorological conditions during a severe, prolonged regional heavy air pollution episode in eastern China from December 2016 to January 2017 - Xueliang Deng; Weihua Cao; Yanfeng Huo; Guanying Yang; Caixia Yu; Dongyan He; Weitao Deng; Wei Fu; Heming Ding; Jing Zhai; Long Cheng; Xuhui Zhao (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019)

Frontiers in auditory bioscience and technology: a special feature on recent advances in hearing research - Yen-Fu Cheng (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Cerebrospinal fluid otorrhea secondary to congenital inner ear dysplasia: diagnosis and management of 18 cases - Bing Wang; Wen-jia Dai; Xiao-ting Cheng; Wen-yi Liuyang; Ya-sheng Yuan; Chun-fu Dai; Yi-lai Shu; Bing Chen (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Atoh1 regulation in the cochlea: more than just transcription - Yen-Fu Cheng (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Mild Hypothermia Prevents NO-Induced Cytotoxicity in Human Neuroblastoma Cells Via Induction of COX-2 - Bing-Bing Lei; Fei Ju; Qi-Ran Fu; Xin Yuan; Wen-Xin Song; Guo-Qin Ji; Kai-Yu Lei; Lei Wang; Bin-Feng Cheng; Mian Wang; Hai-Jie Yang (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2019)

Investigate the impact of local iron–steel industrial emission on atmospheric mercury concentration in Yangtze River Delta, China - Deming Han; Qingyan Fu; Song Gao; Xufeng Zhang; Jingjing Feng; Xiaolin Chen; Xiqian Huang; Haoxiang Liao; Jinping Cheng; Wenhua Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

The niches of nuthatches affect their lineage evolution differently across latitude - Yu‐Chi Chen; Masoud Nazarizadeh; Fu‐Min Lei; Xiao‐Jun Yang; Cheng‐Te Yao; Feng Dong; Lu Dong; Fa‐Sheng Zou; Sergei V. Drovetski; Yang Liu; Chun‐Cheng Huang; Chih‐Ming Hung (Molecular Ecology, 2019)
Ecological niche evolution can promote or hinder the differentiation of taxa and determine their distribution. Niche‐mediated evolution may differ among climatic regimes, and thus, species that occur across a wide latitudinal range offer a chance to test these heterogeneous evolutionary processes. In this study, we examine (a) how many lineages have evolved across the continent‐wide range of the Eurasian nuthatch ( Sitta europaea ), (b) whether the lineages’ niches are significantly divergent or conserved and (c) how their niche evolution explains their geographic distribution. Phylogenetic reconstruction and ecological niche models (ENMs) showed that the Eurasian nuthatch contained six parapatric lineages that diverged within 2 Myr and did not share identical climatic niches. However, the niche discrepancy between these distinct lineages was relatively conserved compared with the environmental differences between their ranges and thus was unlikely to drive lineage divergence. The ENMs of southern lineages tended to cross‐predict with their neighbouring lineages whereas those of northern lineages generally matched with their abutting ranges. The coalescence‐based analyses revealed more stable populations for the southern lineages than the northern ones during the last glaciation cycle. In contrast to the overlapping ENMs, the smaller parapatric distribution suggests that the southern lineages might have experienced competitive exclusion to prevent them from becoming sympatric. On the other hand, the northern lineages have expanded their ranges and their current abutting distribution might have resulted from lineages adapting to different climatic conditions in allopatry. This study suggests that niche evolution may affect lineage distribution in different ways across latitude.

Surface mulching and a sandy soil interlayer suppress upward enrichment of salt ions in salt-contaminated field - Jianyong Wang; Huiming Liu; Shaoming Wang; Yingxia Liu; Zhengguo Cheng; Guangqiang Fu; Fei Mo; Youcai Xiong (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2019)

ATMT transformation efficiencies with native promoters in Botryosphaeria kuwatsukai causing ring rot disease in pear - Xueying Gu; Jiamin Zhao; Hongkai Wang; Fu-Cheng Lin; Qingyuan Guo; Neeraj Shrivastava; Rajesh Jeewon (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2018)

The IMPDH inhibitors, ribavirin and mycophenolic acid, inhibit peste des petits ruminants virus infection - Qiu-yan Chang; Fu-cheng Guo; Xue-rui Li; Jian-hua Zhou; Xuepeng Cai; Qiuwei Pan; Xiao-xia Ma (Veterinary Research Communications, 2018)

Evaluation genotypes of cancer cell lines HCC1954 and SiHa by short tandem repeat (STR) analysis and DNA sequencing - Jiewen Fu; Jingliang Cheng; Xiaoyan Liu; Jun Li; Chunli Wei; Xiaoli Zheng; Tao He; Junjiang Fu (Molecular Biology Reports, 2018)

Saikosaponin-d inhibits proliferation by up-regulating autophagy via the CaMKKβ–AMPK–mTOR pathway in ADPKD cells - Weiwei Shi; Dechao Xu; Junhui Gu; Cheng Xue; Bo Yang; Lili Fu; Shuwei Song; Dongmei Liu; Wei Zhou; Jiayi Lv; Ke Sun; Meihan Chen; et al. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2018)

Identification of major insect pests of Amaranthus spp. and germplasm screening for insect resistance in Tanzania - Jason D. Smith; Fekadu F. Dinssa; Robert S. Anderson; Fu-cheng Su; Ramasamy Srinivasan (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2018)

Biological and chemical compositions of atmospheric particulate matter during hazardous haze days in Beijing - Zhendong Guo; Zhongyi Wang; Lu’an Qian; Zongzheng Zhao; Chunmao Zhang; Yingying Fu; Jiaming Li; Cheng Zhang; Bing Lu; Jun Qian (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Analyzing Influencing Factors of Rural Poverty in Typical Poverty Areas of Hainan Province: A Case Study of Lingao County - Jinping Zhang; Feng Zuo; Yanmei Zhou; Mengxiao Zhai; Lin Mei; Yidi Fu; Yeqing Cheng (Chinese Geographical Science, 2018)

Prediction of Biodegradability for Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Using Various In Silico Modeling Methods - Gong Cheng; Liming Sun; Jie Fu (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2018)

Ambient air particulates-bound metallic elements sources identifications during winter and summer at a Science Park - Guor-Cheng Fang; Chao-Yang Huang; Yuan-Jie Zhuang; Wen-Chuan Huang; Kai-Hsiang Tsai; You-Fu Xiao (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2018)

Effects of normoxic and hypoxic exercise training on the bactericidal capacity and subsequent apoptosis of neutrophils in sedentary men - Yi-Ching Chen; Wan-Yu Chou; Tieh-Cheng Fu; Jong-Shyan Wang (European Journal of Applied Physiology, 2018)

Multifractal Detrended Fluctuation Analysis of Regional Precipitation Sequences Based on the CEEMDAN-WPT - Dong Liu; Chen Cheng; Qiang Fu; Chunlei Liu; Mo Li; Muhammad Abrar Faiz; Tianxiao Li; Muhammad Imran Khan; Song Cui (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2018)

miR-9 inhibits the metastatic ability of hepatocellular carcinoma via targeting beta galactoside alpha-2,6-sialyltransferase 1 - Yi Han; Yubo Liu; Xirao Fu; Qi Zhang; Huang Huang; Cheng Zhang; Wenli Li; Jianing Zhang (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018)

Estimation of groundwater discharge and associated chemical fluxes into Poyang Lake, China: approaches using stable isotopes (δD and δ18O) and radon - Fu Liao; Guangcai Wang; Zheming Shi; Guoqiang Cheng; Qingmin Kong; Wenqing Mu; Liang Guo (Hydrogeology Journal, 2018)

Wet depositions of mercury during plum rain season in Taiwan - Guor-Cheng Fang; Wen-Chuan Huang; Yuan-Jie Zhuang; Chao-Yang Huang; Kai-Hsiang Tsai; You-Fu Xiao (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2018)

Impacts of a Compound Amendment on Cd Immobilization, Enzyme Activities and Crop Uptake in Acidic Cd-Contaminated Paddy Soils - Shiping Shan; Zhaohui Guo; Ping Lei; Wei Cheng; Minxi Wu; Zujiao Fu; Shandong Wu; Dongxia Du; Liyang Wu (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2018)

Spatiotemporal analysis of the agricultural drought risk in Heilongjiang Province, China - Wei Pei; Qiang Fu; Dong Liu; Tian-xiao Li; Kun Cheng; Song Cui (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2018)

Programmed cell death in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) endosperm cells is affected by drought stress - Chao Li; Cheng Li; Bingbing Wang; Runqi Zhang; Kaiyong Fu; William J. Gale; Chunyan Li (Protoplasma, 2018)

Three-dimensional analyses of the sliding surface distribution in the Huangtupo No. 1 riverside sliding mass in the Three Gorges Reservoir area of China - Jinge Wang; Aijun Su; Qingbing Liu; Wei Xiang; Hsin-Fu Yeh; Chengren Xiong; Zongxing Zou; Cheng Zhong; Junqi Liu; Shen Cao (Landslides, 2018)

A Colorimetric and Fluorescent Indicator for Hg2+ Detection Based on Cinnamamide Group-Containing Rhodamine Derivative - Zhenglong Yang; Kangyu Fu; Jing Yu; Peiting Zhou; Zhihao Cheng (Journal of Fluorescence, 2018)

Anticancer effect of Polyphyllin Ι in colorectal cancer cells through ROS-dependent autophagy and G2/M arrest mechanisms - Si Yu; Lijiao Wang; Zhixing Cao; Daoyin Gong; Qianyi Liang; Hanting Chen; Huizhu Fu; Wenwen Wang; Xue Tang; Zihao Xie; Yang He; Cheng Peng; et al. (Natural Product Research, 2018)

Analysis of the Spatial Variation and Identification of Factors Affecting the Water Resources Carrying Capacity Based on the Cloud Model - K. Cheng; Q. Fu; J. Meng; T. X. Li; W. Pei (Water Resources Management, 2018)

Atmospheric fossil fuel CO2 traced by 14CO2 and air quality index pollutant observations in Beijing and Xiamen, China - Zhenchuan Niu; Weijian Zhou; Xue Feng; Tian Feng; Shugang Wu; Peng Cheng; Xuefeng Lu; Hua Du; Xiaohu Xiong; Yunchong Fu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Review of total suspended particles (TSP) and PM2.5 concentration variations in Asia during the years of 1998–2015 - Guor-Cheng Fang; Yuan-Jie Zhuang; Meng-Hsien Cho; Chao-Yang Huang; You-Fu Xiao; Kai-Hsiang Tsai (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2018)

Prodigiosin stimulates endoplasmic reticulum stress and induces autophagic cell death in glioblastoma cells - Shu-Yu Cheng; Nan-Fu Chen; Hsiao-Mei Kuo; San-Nan Yang; Chun-Sung Sung; Ping-Jyun Sung; Zhi-Hong Wen; Wu-Fu Chen (Apoptosis, 2018)

Crystal structure of Psb27 from Arabidopsis thaliana determined at a resolution of 1.85 Å - Cheng Xingxing; Liu Jiuyang; Zhang Huan; Li Fudong; Zhang Shuya; Xu Min; Ruan Ke; Wang Yuhua; Fu Aigen (Photosynthesis Research, 2018)

Seismic responses of the steel-strip reinforced soil retaining wall with full-height rigid facing from shaking table test - Li-cong Cao; Xiao Fu; Zhi-jia Wang; Yong-yi Zhou; Fei-cheng Liu; Jian-jing Zhang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2018)

Ammonium, nitrate, and urea play different roles for lipid accumulation in the nervonic acid—producing microalgae Mychonastes afer HSO-3-1 - Cheng Yuan; Kai Xu; Juan Sun; Guang-Rong Hu; Fu-Li Li (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2018)

An Optimized and Feasible Preparation Technique for the Industrial Production of Hydrogel Patches - Wei-Ze Li; Wen-Xia Han; Xu-Liang Hao; Ning Zhao; Xi-Feng Zhai; Li-Bin Yang; Shu-Miao He; Yu-Chuan Cheng; Han Zhang; Li-Na Fu; Yan Zhang; Ze Liang (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2018)

VPS9 domain‐containing proteins are essential for autophagy and endocytosis in Pyricularia oryzae - Xue‐Ming Zhu; Shuang Liang; Huan‐Bin Shi; Jian‐Ping Lu; Bo Dong; Qian‐Sheng Liao; Fu‐Cheng Lin; Xiao‐Hong Liu (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary Pyricularia oryzae is the causal pathogen of rice blast disease. Autophagy has been shown to play important roles in P . oryzae development and plant infection. The P. oryzae endosomal system is highly dynamic and has been shown to be associated with conidiogenesis and pathogenicity as well. To date, the crosstalk between autophagy and endocytosis has not been explored in P. oryzae . Here, we identified three P. oryzae VPS9 domain‐containing proteins, PoVps9, PoMuk1 and PoVrl1. We found that PoVps9 and PoMuk1 are localized to vesicles and are each co‐localized with PoVps21, a recognized marker of early endosomes. Deletion of PoVPS9 resulted in severe defects in endocytosis and autophagosome degradation and impaired the localization of PoVps21 to endosomes. Additionally, deletion of the PoMUK1 gene in the Δ Povps9 mutant background exhibited more severe defects in development, autophagy and endocytosis compared with the Δ Povps9 mutant. Pull‐down assay showed that PoVps9 interacts with PoVps21, PoRab11 and PoRab1, which have been verified to participate in endocytosis. Furthermore, yeast two‐hybrid and co‐immunoprecipitation assays confirmed that PoVps9 directly interacts with the GDP form of PoVps21. Thus, PoVps9 is a key protein involved in autophagy and in endocytosis.

Study of the Peak Shear Strength of a Cement-Filled Hard Rock Joint - Cheng-Xue She; Fu-Ting Sun (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2018)

Associations between total mercury and methyl mercury exposure and cardiovascular risk factors in US adolescents - Yuxi Zhang; Cheng Xu; Zhi Fu; Yaqin Shu; Jie Zhang; Changgui Lu; Xuming Mo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Microsatellite records for volume 10, issue 1 - Ai-Qing Yu; Chengxin Fu; Chongbo He; Fei Liu; Guo-Hua Ding; Hongman Hou; Jian Zhao; Jianmin Yang; Jiansheng Wang; Kun-ci Chen; Lan-lan Zhang; Pan Li; et al. (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

Complexity measurement of precipitation series in urban areas based on particle swarm optimized multiscale entropy - Dong Liu; Chen Cheng; Qiang Fu; Yongjia Zhang; Yuxiang Hu; Dan Zhao; Muhammad Imran Khan; Muhammad Abrar Faiz (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2018)

Exogenous melatonin alleviates damage from drought stress in Brassica napus L. (rapeseed) seedlings - Jingjing Li; Liu Zeng; Yong Cheng; Guangyuan Lu; Guiping Fu; Haiqing Ma; Qingyun Liu; Xuekun Zhang; Xiling Zou; Chunsheng Li (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2018)

Structural characterisation of a water-soluble polysaccharide from tissue-cultured Dendrobium huoshanense C.Z. Tang et S.J. Cheng - Hua-Yang Si; Nai-Fu Chen; Nai-Dong Chen; Cheng Huang; Jun Li; Hui Wang (Natural Product Research, 2018)

A20 prevents obesity-induced development of cardiac dysfunction - Wenjing Xu; Cheng Wang; Minglu Liang; Long Chen; Qin Fu; Fengxiao Zhang; Yan Wang; Dan Huang; Kai Huang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2018)

Concentrations and analysis of health risks of ambient air metallic elements at Longjing site in central Taiwan - Guor-Cheng Fang; Yu-Cheng Chen; Chaur-Tsuen Lo; Meng-Hsien Cho; Yuan-Jie Zhuang; Kai-Hsiang Tsai; Chao-Yang Huang; You-Fu Xiao (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2018)

Effect of the dark septate endophytic fungus Acrocalymma vagum on heavy metal content in tobacco leaves - Hui-Qing Jin; Hua-Bing Liu; Ying-Ying Xie; Yong-Gang Zhang; Qing-Quan Xu; Li-Juan Mao; Xin-Jun Li; Jin Chen; Fu-Cheng Lin; Chu-Long Zhang (Symbiosis, 2018)

Two alphapartitiviruses co-infecting a single isolate of the plant pathogenic fungus Rhizoctonia solani - Ruiling Lyu; Yi Zhang; Qing Tang; Yangyi Li; Jiasen Cheng; Yanping Fu; Tao Chen; Daohong Jiang; Jiatao Xie (Archives of Virology, 2018)

A novel Scan SAR imaging method for maritime surveillance via L p regularization - Jia-cheng Ni; Qun Zhang; Yu-fu Yin; Ying Luo; Li Sun (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2018)

Physical interactions and mutational analysis of MoYpt7 in Magnaporthe oryzae - Lu-yao Huang; Min Wu; Xiao-yun Yu; Lin Li; Fu-cheng Lin; Xiao-hong Liu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2018)

Tamoxifen usage correlates with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease in older women with breast cancer: a case–control study in Taiwan - Hsien-Feng Lin; Kuan-Fu Liao; Ching-Mei Chang; Cheng-Li Lin; Shih-Wei Lai (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2018)

Correction to: Molecular characterization of a genetically divergent equine pegivirus strain identified in China - Gang Lu; Cheng Fu; Ji Huang; Haibin Xu; Peixin Wu; Xiaokun Ping; Shoujun Li (Archives of Virology, 2018)

Molecular characterization of a genetically divergent equine pegivirus strain identified in China - Gang Lu; Cheng Fu; Ji Huang; Haibin Xu; Peixin Wu; Xiaokun Ping; Shoujun Li (Archives of Virology, 2018)

Changes of gut microbiota structure and morphology in weaned piglets treated with fresh fermented soybean meal - Zhengjun Xie; Luansha Hu; Yuan Li; Shijie Geng; Saisai Cheng; Xiongfeng Fu; Shoumei Zhao; Xinyan Han (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017)

Effects of dietary fresh fermented soybean meal on growth performance, ammonia and particulate matter emissions, and nitrogen excretion in nursery piglets - Sai-sai Cheng; Yuan Li; Shi-jie Geng; Luan-sha Hu; Xiong-feng Fu; Xin-yan Han (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2017)

Lipid accumulation and anti-rotifer robustness of microalgal strains isolated from Eastern China - Cheng Yuan; Yan-Lin Zheng; Wan-Lu Zhang; Ru He; Yong Fan; Guang-Rong Hu; Fu-Li Li (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2017)

Association of use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors with risk of acute pancreatitis: a case-control study in Taiwan - Hsien-Feng Lin; Kuan-Fu Liao; Ching-Mei Chang; Cheng-Li Lin; Shih-Wei Lai (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2017)

Flocculation of coal washing wastewater using polysaccharide produced by Paenibacillus mucilaginosus WL412 - Haiyang Xu; Jing Li; Renjie Fu; Rui Cheng; Shiming Wang; Jianfa Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

Fiber-type distribution and expression of myosin heavy chain isoforms in newborn heterozygous myostatin-knockout pigs - Xiao-Xu Xing; Mei-Fu Xuan; Long Jin; Qing Guo; Zhao-Bo Luo; Jun-Xia Wang; Qi-Rong Luo; Guang-Lei Zhang; Cheng-Du Cui; Zheng-Yun Cui; Jin-Dan Kang; Xi-Jun Yin (Biotechnology Letters, 2017)

First evidence of pyrrolizidine alkaloid N-oxide-induced hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome in humans - Mengbi Yang; Jianqing Ruan; Hong Gao; Na Li; Jiang Ma; Junyi Xue; Yang Ye; Peter Pi-Cheng Fu; Jiyao Wang; Ge Lin (Archives of Toxicology, 2017)