Enhancement of IUdR Radiosensitization in Cancer Therapy by Low-Energy Transmission X Ray Irradiation - Chien-Chih Ke; Jia-Je Li; Hsueh-Peng Wu; Wen-Wang Kuo; Yi-An Chen; Cheng-Hsiu Lu; Hsin-Ell Wang; Shih-Ming Hsu; Ya-Ju Hsieh; Ren-Shyan Liu (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2021)

Model on Improved Variable Weight-Matter Element Theory for Risk Assessment of Water Inrush in Karst Tunnels - Sheng Wang; Liping Li; Shuai Cheng; Zhenhua Liu; Ruosong Ding; Qiang You (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

Comparison of Two Expanding Excavation Schemes Based on Settlement Control with Field Monitoring Analysis - Yufeng Wang; Li Wu; Yao Cheng; Zhigang Huang (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

PHD Finger Protein 19 Promotes Cardiac Hypertrophy via Epigenetically Regulating SIRT2 - Wei Gu; Yutong Cheng; Su Wang; Tao Sun; Zhizhong Li (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2021)
Epigenetic regulations essentially participate in the development of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. PHD finger protein 19 (PHF19) is a polycomb protein that controls H3K36me3 and H3K27me3. However, the roles of PHF19 in cardiac hypertrophy remain unknown. Here in this work, we observed that PHF19 promoted cardiac hypertrophy via epigenetically targeting SIRT2. In angiotensin II (Ang II)-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy, adenovirus-mediated knockdown of Phf19 reduced the increase in cardiomyocyte size, repressed the expression of hypertrophic marker genes Anp and Bnp , as well as inhibited protein synthesis. By contrast, Phf19 overexpression promoted Ang II-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy in vitro. We also knocked down Phf19 expression in mouse hearts in vivo. The results demonstrated that Phf19 knockdown reduced Ang II-induced decline in cardiac fraction shortening and ejection fraction. Phf19 knockdown also inhibited Ang II-mediated increase in heart weight, reduced cardiomyocyte size, and repressed the expression of hypertrophic marker genes in mouse hearts. Further mechanism studies showed that PHF19 suppressed the expression of SIRT2, which contributed to the function of PHF19 during cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. PHF19 bound the promoter of SIRT2 and regulated the balance between H3K27me3 and H3K36me3 to repress the expression of SIRT2 in vitro and in vivo. In human hypertrophic hearts, the overexpression of PHF19 and downregulation of SIRT2 were observed. Of importance, PHF19 expression was positively correlated with hypertrophic marker genes ANP and BNP but negatively correlated with SIRT2 in human hypertrophic hearts. Therefore, our findings demonstrated that PHF19 promoted the development of cardiac hypertrophy via epigenetically regulating SIRT2.

Geological controls of shale gas accumulation and enrichment mechanism in Lower Cambrian Niutitang Formation of western Hubei, Middle Yangtze, China - Lulu Xu; Saipeng Huang; Zaoxue Liu; Yaru Wen; Xianghui Zhou; Yanlin Zhang; Xiongwei Li; Deng Wang; Fan Luo; Cheng Chen (Frontiers of Earth Science, 2021)

Synergistic Effect of Moderate Steam Explosion Pretreatment and Bovine Serum Albumin Addition for Enhancing Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Poplar - Xiaodi Wang; Dayong Ding; Zhong Liu; Jinru Cheng; Xin Li; Lanfeng Hui (BioEnergy Research, 2021)

Accelerating Laminar Flame Speed of Hydrous Ethanol via Oxygen-Rich Combustion - Cangsu Xu; Weinan Liu; Cheng Xie; Lixia Wei; Yanfei Li; Chao Gong; Chengzhang Xu; Chongming Wang (BioEnergy Research, 2021)

Ground roll separation method via threshold filtering and constraint of seismic wavelet support in curvelet domain - De-ying Wang; Li-hua Chen; Lie-qian Dong; Li-hong Zhao; Ren-wei Ding; Cheng-zhen Ding (Applied Geophysics, 2021)

Ring distribution patterns—diversification or speciation? Comparative phylogeography of two small mammals in the mountains surrounding the Sichuan Basin - Yanqun Wang; Anderson Feijó; Jilong Cheng; Lin Xia; Zhixin Wen; Deyan Ge; Jian Sun; Liang Lu; Song Li; Qisen Yang (Molecular Ecology, 2021)
Studying the genetic differentiation in a unique geographical area contributes to understanding the process of speciation. Here, we explore the spatial genetic structure and underlying formation mechanism of two congeneric small mammal species ( Apodemus draco and A. chevrieri ), which are mainly distributed in the mountains surrounding the lowland Sichuan Basin, southwest China. We applied a set of comparative phylogeographical analyses to determine their genetic diversification patterns, combining mitochondrial ( Cytb and COI ) and nuclear (microsatellite loci) markers, with dense sampling throughout the range (411 A . draco from 21 sites and 191 A . chevrieri from 22 sites). Moreover, we performed three complementary statistical methods to investigate the correlation between genotype and geographical and environmental components, and predicted the potential suitable distributional range under the present and historical climate conditions. Our results suggest that both species have experienced allopatric differentiation and admixture in historical periods, resulting in a ring‐shape diversification, under the barrier effect of the Sichuan Basin. We infer that the tectonic events of the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau and climatic oscillations during the Quaternary played an important role on the genetic divergence of the two species by providing environmental heterogeneity and geographical variation. Our study reveals a case of two sympatric small mammals following a ring‐shaped diversification pattern and provides insight into the process of differentiation.

Multiple diversity facets of crucial microbial groups in biological soil crusts promote soil multifunctionality - Hua Li; Youxin Chen; Gongliang Yu; Federico Rossi; Da Huo; Roberto De Philippis; Xiaoli Cheng; Weibo Wang; Renhui Li (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2021)
Aim Microbial diversity is one of the most important factors for maintaining the performance of multiple functions in soils (multifunctionality). However, existing studies typically consider the taxonomic richness or Shannon diversity of the entire community. We know little about the connection network of taxonomic and phylogenetic facets of diversity and their collective impact on multifunctionality. In this study, the linkages of effects of diversity within functional groups were disentangled in drylands. Location The central Tibetan Plateau. Time period Present. Major taxa studied Phototrophs and diazotrophs (mainly cyanobacteria). Methods Given the carbon‐ and nitrogen‐limited nature of drylands, we conducted a high‐throughput sequencing of C/N‐fixing functional groups from biocrusts and evaluated multiple facets of diversity (i.e., richness, evenness and phylogeny‐related trait dissimilarity), together with seven crucial variables of soil functioning to calculate multifunctionality. The relationships between multifaceted diversity and abundance with individual functions and multifunctionality were validated by a set of solid statistical analyses. Results We found that the integrated biodiversity index was a stronger predictor of multifunctionality than richness. The divergent performance of different facets of diversity determined the idiosyncratic effect of each functional group on soil multifunctionality. Moreover, the evaluation of functional significance at the species level gave important clues on the trade‐offs and redundancy in each functional group, explaining the distinct patterns of effects of diversity. Richness was the dominant factor for diazotrophs to maximize multifunctionality, whereas phylogenetic dissimilarity was the essential one for phototrophs. Main conclusions Our study demonstrated that multiple facets of diversity should be considered when assessing the effects of biodiversity. In contrast to the community level, within‐functional group measures might adequately capture the features of diversity that are most correlated with soil multifunctionality. Our results provide a perspective to bridge the gap between taxonomic and trait‐based approaches for elucidating the biodiversity–ecosystem function relationship.

Exploring the potential of canopy reflectance spectra for estimating organic carbon content of aboveground vegetation in coastal wetlands - Hang Cheng; Jing Wang; Yingkun Du; Tianlin Zhai; Ying Fang; Zehui Li (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Design of supercontinuum laser hyperspectral light detection and ranging (LiDAR) (SCLaHS LiDAR) - Guoqing Zhou; Xiang Zhou; Youjian Song; Donghui Xie; Long Wang; Guangjian Yan; Minglie Hu; Bowen Liu; Weidong Shang; Chenghu Gong; Cheng Wang; Huaguo Huang; et al. (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Correction to: High‑depth resequencing of 312 accessions reveals the local adaptation of foxtail millet - Congcong Li; Genping Wang; Haiquan Li; Guoliang Wang; Jian Ma; Xin Zhao; Linhe Huo; Liquan Zhang; Yanmiao Jiang; Jiewei Zhang; Guiming Liu; Guoqing Liu; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

High-depth resequencing of 312 accessions reveals the local adaptation of foxtail millet - Congcong Li; Genping Wang; Haiquan Li; Guoliang Wang; Jian Ma; Xin Zhao; Linhe Huo; Liquan Zhang; Yanmiao Jiang; Jiewei Zhang; Guiming Liu; Guoqing Liu; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Experiments on granular flow behavior and deposit characteristics: implications for rock avalanche kinematics - Kun Li; Yu-Feng Wang; Qi-Wen Lin; Qian-Gong Cheng; Yue Wu (Landslides, 2021)

Establishment and characterization of 38 novel patient-derived primary cancer cell lines using multi-region sampling revealing intra-tumor heterogeneity of gallbladder carcinoma - Feiling Feng; Qingbao Cheng; Bin Li; Chen Liu; Huizhen Wang; Bin Li; Xiaoya Xu; Yong Yu; Zishuo Chen; Xiaobing Wu; Hua Dong; Kaijian Chu; et al. (Human Cell, 2021)
Gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) is a lethal biliary tract malignant neoplasm. Patient-derived primary cancer cell lines (PDPCs) are appropriate models to explore biological characteristics and potential therapeutics; however, there is a lack of PDPCs in GBC. In this study, we aimed to establish and characterize the GBC PDPCs, and further investigated the intra-tumor heterogeneity (ITH). Multi-region sampling (3–9 regions) of the operable tumor tissue samples was used to establish PDPCs. Short tandem repeat genotyping for cell authentication and karyotyping was performed, followed by whole-exome sequencing and RNA sequencing to assess the ITH at the genetic and transcriptional levels, respectively. Thirty-eight PDPCs were successfully established from seven GBC patients and characterized. ITH was observed with a median of 38.3% mutations being heterogeneous (range, 26.6–59.4%) across all patients. Similar with other tumor types, TP53 mutations were always truncal. In addition, there were three genes, KMT2C , CDKN2A , and ARID1A , with truncal mutations in at least two patients. A median of 370 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) was identified per patient. Distinct expression patterns were observed between major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I and II genes. We found the expression of MHC class II genes in the PDPC samples was closely regulated by CIITA , while that of MHC class I genes were not correlated with CIITA expression. The PDPCs established from GBC patients can serve as novel in vitro models to identify the ITH, which may pave a crucial molecular foundation for enhanced understanding of tumorigenesis and progression.

Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate induces testicular endoplasmic reticulum stress and germ cell apoptosis in adolescent mice - Bin-Bin Zhu; Zhi-Cheng Zhang; Jian Li; Xing-Xing Gao; Yuan-Hua Chen; Hua Wang; Lan Gao; De-Xiang Xu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Selection and optimum fertilization of Betula platyphylla hybrid clones for growth - Shuyuan Song; Siqi Cheng; Zhen Jia; Minghui Li; Jiabao Ji; Yifan Yang; Chu Wang; Chenrui Gu; Qibin Yu; Yuhui Weng; Guifeng Liu (Trees, 2021)

Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of hydroxychloroquine in comparison with chloroquine in moderate and severe patients with COVID-19 - Qiuyu Li; Cheng Cui; Fei Xu; Jianping Zhao; Nan Li; Haichao Li; Tianbing Wang; Hua Zhang; Na Liu; Yudong Wei; Xiaoye Niu; Yan Xu; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 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)

Microglial Exosome miR-7239-3p Promotes Glioma Progression by Regulating Circadian Genes - Xuepei Li; Junwen Guan; Zhou Jiang; Shuting Cheng; Wang Hou; Junjie Yao; Zhengrong Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)
Glioma-associated microglial cells, a key component of the tumor microenvironment, play an important role in glioma progression. In this study, the mouse glioma cell line GL261 and the mouse microglia cell line BV2 were chosen. First, circadian gene expression in glioma cells co-cultured with either M1 or M2 microglia was assessed and the exosomes of M2-polarized and unpolarized BV-2 microglia were extracted. Subsequently, we labeled the exosomes with PKH67 and treated GL261 cells with them to investigate the exosome distribution. GL261 cell phenotypes and related protein expression were used to explore the role of M2 microglial exosomes in gliomas. Then a specific miR-7239-3p inhibitor was added to verify miR-7239-3p functions. Finally, the mouse subcutaneous tumorigenic model was used to verify the tumorigenic effect of M2 microglial exosomes in vivo . Our results showed that in gliomas co-cultured with M2 microglia, the expression of the BMAL1 protein was decreased ( P < 0.01), while the expression of the CLOCK protein was increased ( P < 0.05); opposite results were obtained in gliomas co-cultured with M1 microglia. After treatment with M2 microglial exosomes, the apoptosis of GL261 cells decreased ( P < 0.001), while the viability, proliferation, and migration of GL261 cells increased. Increased expression of N-cadherin and Vimentin, and decreased E-cadherin expression occurred upon treatment with M2 microglial exosomes. Addition of an miR-7239-3p inhibitor to M2 microglial exosomes reversed these results. In summary, we found that miR-7239-3p in the glioma microenvironment is recruited to glioma cells by exosomes and inhibits Bmal1 expression. M2 microglial exosomes promote the proliferation and migration of gliomas by regulating tumor-related protein expression and reducing apoptosis.

COVID-19 illness and autoimmune diseases: recent insights - Juan Li; Hong-Hui Liu; Xiao-Dong Yin; Cheng-Cheng Li; Jing Wang (Inflammation Research, 2021)

Investigation of brain damage mechanism in middle cerebral artery occlusion/reperfusion rats based on i-TRAQ quantitative proteomics - Quantao Ma; Chunguo Wang; Min Wang; Yaqi Li; Pengfei Li; Jingkang Wang; Long Cheng; Yongcheng An; Hongyu Dai; Yuhui Duan; Ting Wang; Baosheng Zhao (Experimental Brain Research, 2021)

Microbiological profiles and antimicrobial resistance patterns of pediatric bloodstream pathogens in China, 2016–2018 - Yue Qiu; Junwen Yang; Yiping Chen; Jinhong Yang; Qingxiong Zhu; Chunhui Zhu; Shuangjie Li; Jing Liu; Chaomin Wan; Yu Zhu; Minxia Chen; Yi Xu; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Population-based meta-analysis of chloroquine: informing chloroquine pharmacokinetics in COVID-19 patients - Xueting Yao; Xiaoyu Yan; Xiaohan Wang; Ting Cai; Shun Zhang; Cheng Cui; Xiaoxu Wang; Zhe Hou; Qi Liu; Haiyan Li; Jing Lin; Zi Xiong; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2021)
Aims Chloroquine (CQ) has been repurposed to treat coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Understanding the pharmacokinetics (PK) in COVID-19 patients is essential to study its exposure–efficacy/safety relationship and provide a basis for a possible dosing regimen optimization. Subject and methods In this study, we used a population-based meta-analysis approach to develop a population PK model to characterize the CQ PK in COVID-19 patients. An open-label, single-center study (ethical review approval number: PJ-NBEY-KY-2020-063-01) was conducted to assess the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics of CQ in patients with COVID-19. The sparse PK data from 50 COVID-19 patients, receiving 500 mg CQ phosphate twice daily for 7 days, were combined with additional CQ PK data from 18 publications. Results A two-compartment model with first-order oral absorption and first-order elimination and an absorption lag best described the data. Absorption rate (ka) was estimated to be 0.559 h −1 , and a lag time of absorption (ALAG) was estimated to be 0.149 h. Apparent clearance (CL/F) and apparent central volume of distribution (V2/F) was 33.3 l/h and 3630 l. Apparent distribution clearance (Q/F) and volume of distribution of peripheral compartment (Q3/F) were 58.7 l/h and 5120 l. The simulated CQ concentration under five dosing regimens of CQ phosphate were within the safety margin (400 ng/ml). Conclusion Model-based simulation using PK parameters from the COVID-19 patients shows that the concentrations under the currently recommended dosing regimen are below the safety margin for side-effects, which suggests that these dosing regimens are generally safe. The derived population PK model should allow for the assessment of pharmacokinetics–pharmacodynamics (PK-PD) relationships for CQ when given alone or in combination with other agents to treat COVID-19.

Genome-wide linkage mapping for canopy activity related traits using three RIL populations in bread wheat - Faji Li; Weie Wen; Jindong Liu; Shengnan Zhai; Xinyou Cao; Cheng Liu; Dungong Cheng; Jun Guo; Yan Zi; Ran Han; Xiaolu Wang; Aifeng Liu; et al. (Euphytica, 2021)

Response of non-point source pollution to landscape pattern: case study in mountain-rural region, China - Wuhua Li; Xiangju Cheng; Yu Zheng; Chengguang Lai; David J. Sample; Dantong Zhu; Zhaoli Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Altered asymmetries of diffusion and volumetry in basal ganglia of schizophrenia - Hui He; Cheng Luo; Ning Li; Zhiliang Li; Mingjun Duan; Gang Yao; Hongming Wang; Manxi He; Dezhong Yao (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Assessing the Influence of Aerosol on Radiation and Its Roles in Planetary Boundary Layer Development - Zhigang Cheng; Yubing Pan; Ju Li; Xingcan Jia; Xinyu Zhang; Pengkun Ma; Qianqian Wang; Junxia Dou; Jingjiang Zhang; Jiannong Quan (Journal of Meteorological Research, 2021)

BDS signal-in-space anomaly probability analysis over the last 6 years - Yuxin Zhao; Chun Cheng; Liang Li; Renlong Wang; Yuanyuan Liu; Zishen Li; Lin Zhao (GPS Solutions, 2021)

Formation and driving factors of sulfate in PM2.5 at a high-level atmospheric SO2 city of Yangquan in China - Cheng Wang; Yulong Yan; Yueyuan Niu; Rumei Li; Yang Xu; Dongmei Hu; Jing Wu; Lin Peng (Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2021)

Three new sesquiterpenoids with cytotoxic activity from Artemisia argyi - Li Zhang; Yong-Ming Yan; Shao-Xiang Wang; Zhe Ren; Yong-Xian Cheng (Natural Product Research, 2021)

A spatial-spectral clustering-based algorithm for endmember extraction and hyperspectral unmixing - Xiaoyu Cheng; Zhouyin Cai; Jia Li; Maoxing Wen; Yueming Wang; Dan Zeng (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Simulation of the fragmentation and propagation of jointed rock masses in rockslides: DEM modeling and physical experimental verification - Qi-wen Lin; Qian-Gong Cheng; Yu Xie; Feng-shou Zhang; Kun Li; Yu-feng Wang; Yuan-yuan Zhou (Landslides, 2021)

Groundwater sources, flow patterns, and hydrochemistry of the Central Yinchuan Plain, China - Ying Li; Ping Wu; Xiao-Qin Huang; Bo Zhang; Zhao-Xiang Xu; Yang Li; Jie Li; Lu-Chen Wang; Yu-Fang Sun; Xu-Chen Meng; Cheng-Wen Wang; Zi-Zhao Cai (Hydrogeology Journal, 2021)

Dynamic Permeability Change Model of Strata over Mining Coal Seam - Cheng Wang; Siyuan Li (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

The metabolic and immunological characteristics of pregnant women with COVID-19 and their neonates - Jingjiao Zhou; Yudie Wang; Juan Zhao; Lixing Gu; Cheng Yang; Jun Wang; Heng Zhang; Yu Tian; Hu Tuo; Dan Li; Min Wei; Bing He (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2021)

Effects of degradation succession of alpine wetland on soil organic carbon and total nitrogen in the Yellow River source zone, west China - Chun-ying Lin; Xi-lai Li; Jing Zhang; Hua-fang Sun; Juan Zhang; Hui-bang Han; Qi-hua Wang; Cheng-biao Ma; Cheng-yi Li; Yu-xing Zhang; Xue-qian Ma (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Degradation stage effects on vegetation and soil properties interactions in alpine steppe - Cheng-yang Li; Fei Peng; Xian Xue; Chi-min Lai; Wen-juan Zhang; Quan-gang You; Xiao-jie Chen; Xue-qin Zhang; Tao Wang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Pseudomonas laoshanensis sp. nov., isolated from peanut field soil - Ming-Qing Wang; Chu-Shu Zhang; Li-Na Yu; Wei-Qiang Yang; Kun Jiao; Kui-Jie Gong; Xiao-Yuan Chi; Jie Bi; Yu Song; Qing-Li Yang; Jian-Cheng Zhang; Gui-Wen Yang; et al. (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Polyamine oxidase (PAO)–mediated polyamine catabolism plays potential roles in peach (Prunus persica L.) fruit development and ripening - Wei Wang; Xianbo Zheng; Shihao Liu; Bin Tan; Jun Cheng; Xia Ye; Jidong Li; Jiancan Feng (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2021)

Small RNA Sequencing Analysis of Germinating Single-bud Seedcane Sett in Sugarcane - Kai-Chao Wu; Lin Xu; Zhi-Nian Deng; Tian Pang; Rong-Hua Zhang; Yi-Jie Li; Xiao-Yan Liu; Cheng-Feng Huang; Wen-Xian Qin; Jian-Feng Wei; Li-Ping Wei; Yang-Rui Li; et al. (Sugar Tech, 2021)

Carnosic acid alleviates depression-like behaviors on chronic mild stressed mice via PPAR-γ-dependent regulation of ADPN/FGF9 pathway - Xiao-qing Wang; Ya-hui Tang; Gui-rong Zeng; Li-feng Wu; Ying-jun Zhou; Ze-neng Cheng; De-Jian Jiang (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

Can phosphorus (P)-releasing bacteria and earthworm (Eisenia fetida L.) co-enhance soil P mobilization and mycorrhizal P uptake by maize (Zea mays L.)? - Junbo Liu; Junli Hu; Zhang Cheng; Minghui Li; Zihao Liu; Junhua Wang; Xiangui Lin (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Interleukin Enhancer Binding Factor 2 Regulates Cell Viability and Apoptosis of Human Brain Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells - Liang Wei; Cheng Yang; Guangxue Wang; Keqin Li; Yanfei Zhang; Hongxin Guan; Zhiyang Sun; Chunlong Zhong (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2021)

NDRG2 is expressed on enteric glia and altered in conditions of inflammation and oxygen glucose deprivation/reoxygenation - Yuxin Zhang; Hui Gao; Na Li; Haiqing Chang; Bo Cheng; Yansong Li; Jiwen Miao; Shuang Li; Qiang Wang (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2021)

Assisted selection of eating quality progeny of indica (O. sativa L. ssp. indica) and japonica (O. sativa L. ssp. japonica) hybrids using rice starch properties - Ting Mao; Zhan Zhang; Shan Jun Ni; Yi Zhou Zhao; Xin Li; Li Li Zhang; Yan Liu; Cheng Shun Zhong; He Huang; Shao Lin Wang; Xu Li (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021)

Paracoccus lichenicola sp. nov., Isolated from Lichen - Lei Lang; De-Feng An; Long-Qian Jiang; Gui-Ding Li; Li-Song Wang; Xin-Yu Wang; Qin-Yuan Li; Cheng-Lin Jiang; Yi Jiang (Current Microbiology, 2021)

Insights into the aridification history of Central Asian Mountains and international conservation strategy from the endangered wild apple tree - Hong‐Xiang Zhang; Xiao‐Shuang Li; Jian‐Cheng Wang; Dao‐Yuan Zhang (Journal of Biogeography, 2021)
Aim Evolutionary processes of mountain plants in arid lands remain poorly understood. Here, we investigate population genomics of the endangered wild apple tree to interpret the effects of long‐term aridification on plant diversification and demographical history in Central Asian Mountains. Location The Tianshan Mountains, spanning north‐western China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Taxon Malus sieversii (Rosaceae) Methods Using genome‐wide single nucleotide polymorphisms, we assessed genetic diversity and genetic structure of 15 populations across the species' range. Demographical history was simulated with approximate Bayesian computation and species distribution modelling. We used a general linear model to identify key environmental factors affecting population genetic diversity and structure. Results We separated the 15 populations into three groups: the eastern group of western Junggar Mountains in China; the central group of the Ili Valley, the Talas Alatau Mountains in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan; and the western group of Tajikistan and the Dzungarian Alatau in Kazakhstan. Central populations had higher genetic diversity and effective population size than eastern and western populations. The three groups split at the late Miocene and subsequently experienced extensive admixture. We detected a significant pattern of isolation by distance, but not isolation by environment, among these populations. Population genetic diversity was significantly associated with longitudinal and current environmental gradients. Main conclusions Long‐term aridification promoted distribution fragmentation and plant lineage divergence of relict broad‐leaved forests in Central Asian Mountains. Both geographical isolation and environmental heterogeneity shaped spatial patterns in genetic variation among M. sieversii populations. To maintain genetic integrity, we propose the establishment of an international network for the conservation of this endangered wild apple tree.

PapA , a peptidoglycan‐associated protein, interacts with OmpC and maintains cell envelope integrity - Yun‐Hao Wang; Hong‐He Chen; Zhou Huang; Xiao‐Jing Li; Nan Zhou; Chang Liu; Cheng‐Ying Jiang; De‐Feng Li; Shuang‐Jiang Liu (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary The bacterial cell envelope is critical to support and maintain cellular life. In Gram‐negative bacterial cells, the outer membrane and the peptidoglycan layer are two important parts of the cell envelope and they harbour abundant proteins. Here, we report the identification and characterization of a previously unknown p eptidoglycan‐ a ssociated p rotein, PapA, from the Gram‐negative Comamonas testosteroni . PapA bound peptidoglycan with its C‐terminal domain and interacted with the outer‐membrane porin OmpC. The PapA‐OmpC complex riveted the outer membrane and the peptidoglycan layer, and played a role in maintaining cell envelope integrity. When papA was disrupted, the mutant CNB‐1Δ papA apparently had an outer membrane partly separated from the peptidoglycan layer. Phenotypically, the mutant CNB‐1Δ papA lost chemotactic responses and had longer lag‐phase of growth, less flagellation and higher sensitivity to harsh environments. Totally, 1093 functionally unknown PapA homologues were identified from the public NR protein database and they were mainly distributed in Burkholderiales of Betaproteobacteria. Our finding provides a clue that the PapA homologous proteins might function as a rivet to maintain cell envelope integrity in those Gram‐negative bacteria.

Enhanced Growth Performance Physiological and Biochemical Indexes of Trachinotus ovatus Fed With Marine Microalgae Aurantiochytrium sp. Rich in n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids - Shuangfei Li; Boyu Wang; Liangxu Liu; Yingjie Song; Chuhan Lv; Xingyu Zhu; Yanqing Luo; Christopher H. K. Cheng; Huapu Chen; Xuewei Yang; Tao Li (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Aurantiochytrium sp. is a major source of n -3 polyunsaturated fatty acids ( n -3 PUFAs), which are essential nutrients for marine fish. n -3 PUFAs have drawn increasing attention because of their great potential for improving the biological functions of fish. The growth performance and immune response of Trachinotus ovatus were studied by applying diets with various microalgae content from 1.00 to 11.00% for 8 weeks. The results showed that, with the addition of Aurantiochytrium sp., the survival rate, weight gain rate, and specific growth rate of fish increased by a maximum of 1.02, 1.16, and 1.08 times, respectively, indicating that the intake of marine microalgae Aurantiochytrium sp. was beneficial for fish growth. As the microalgae content increased, the feed utilization efficiency index feed conversion ratio decreased (maximum 15.00%) and feed efficiency increased (maximum 1.17 times), showing that the addition of Aurantiochytrium sp. contributed to the assimilation of fish feed. Furthermore, our results showed that as the addition of Aurantiochytrium sp. increased (from 1.00 to 11.00%), the glucose content increased in the blood (from 9.04 to 27.80%). The content of fatty acids ARA, ALA, DHA, and EPA in fish was significantly increased after adding Aurantiochytrium sp. in diets. In liver, ARA content increased from 1.17 to 1.63%, ALA increased from 0.56 to 0.85%, DHA increased from 14.44 to 20.61%, and EPA increased from 1.86 to 4.40%. In muscle, ARA content increased from 0.97 to 1.24%, ALA increased from 0.59 to 0.81%, DHA increased from 14.63 to 14.82%, and EPA increased from 4.58 to 5.19%. Positive changes were observed in the blood cell count of immune related cells (white blood cells, lymphocytes, monocytes, neutrophils, and red blood cells). These results indicated that microalgae rich in n -3 PUFAs could increase the number of immune cells, thus helping to improve fish immunity and disease resistance.

Permeability Evolution of Two-Dimensional Fracture Networks During Shear Under Constant Normal Stiffness Boundary Conditions - Bo Li; Ruyi Bao; Ye Wang; Richeng Liu; Cheng Zhao (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

Comparative genomic analysis of superoxide dismutase (SOD) genes in three Rosaceae species and expression analysis in Pyrus bretschneideri - Guohui Li; Fei Hu; Yang Zhang; Yu Zhao; Han Wang; Tianzhe Chen; Xi Cheng; Yongping Cai (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2021)

Effects of Different Component Contents of Colistin Methanesulfonate on the Pharmacokinetics of Prodrug and Formed Colistin in Human - Ya-Xin Fan; Yuan-Cheng Chen; Yi Li; Ji-Cheng Yu; Xing-Chen Bian; Xin Li; Wan-Zhen Li; Bei-Ning Guo; Hai-Lan Wu; Xiao-Fen Liu; Yu Wang; Xiao-Yong Xu; et al. (Pharmaceutical Research, 2021)

Evaluating pluvial flood hazard for highly urbanised cities: a case study of the Pearl River Delta Region in China - Wei Jian; Shanshan Li; Chengguang Lai; Zhaoli Wang; Xiangju Cheng; Edmond Yat-Man Lo; Tso-Chien Pan (Natural Hazards, 2021)

Dissecting the phenotypic response of maize to low phosphorus soils by field screening of a large diversity panel - Dongdong Li; Zhe Chen; Meng Wang; Willmar L. Leiser; Thea Mi Weiß; Zheng Zhao; Song Cheng; Shaojiang Chen; Fanjun Chen; Lixing Yuan; Tobias Würschum; Wenxin Liu (Euphytica, 2021)

Morphological, anatomical and photosynthetic consequences of artificial allopolyploidization in Cucumis - Xiaqing Yu; Yufei Zhai; Panqiao Wang; Chunyan Cheng; Ji Li; Qunfeng Lou; Jinfeng Chen (Euphytica, 2021)

High bioremediation potential of strain Chenggangzhangella methanolivorans CHL1 for soil polluted with metsulfuron-methyl or tribenuron-methyl in a pot experiment - Ting-Ting Yang; Hui-Wen Zhang; Jian Wang; Xin-Yu Li; Xu Li; Zhen-Cheng Su (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Soil Threshold Values for Zn Based on Soil-Rice System and Health Risk Assessment in a Typical Carbonate Area of Guangxi - Yizheng Wang; Zhongfang Yang; Junfeng Ji; Qiong Yang; Xu Liu; Cheng Li; Wenbing Ji; Hongze Bo; Qizuan Zhang; Xiaoxiong Zhuo; Lei Wang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021)

A Study on Hair Mercury Levels of University Students - Yurong Wu; Jinping Xue; Cheng Zhang; Li Liang; Yongmin Wang; Dingyong Wang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021)

Progress and prospects of applied research on physical geography and the living environment in China over the past 70 years (1949–2019) - Fahu Chen; Shaohong Wu; Peng Cui; Yunlong Cai; Yili Zhang; Yunhe Yin; Guobin Liu; Zhu Ouyang; Wei Ma; Linsheng Yang; Duo Wu; Jiaqiang Lei; et al. (Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2021)

Improving the observation and prediction capabilities for Arctic marine environment: from the perspective of Arctic Shipping - Hui Wang; Qizhen Sun; Lin Zhang; Xi Liang; Qinghua Yang; Na Liu; Chunhua Li; Qingsheng Liu; Bingrui Li; Qian Feng; Xiao Cheng; Yi Yu (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021)

Phytochemical and antitumor studies on Cynanchum mongolicum (Maxim.) Kom - Yong-Cheng Yang; Yan-Ming Wang; Zi-Jian Rong; Li-Na Hong; Qian Zhang; Jing-Ming Jia; An-Hua Wang (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Design of the Blade under Low Flow Velocity for Horizontal Axis Tidal Current Turbine - Jun-Hua Chen; Xian-Cheng Wang; Hao Li; Chu-Hua Jiang; Ling-Jie Bao (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020)
The blade is the key component for energy capture in horizontal axis tidal current turbine, and the blade’s design is directly related to the efficiency of the power generation device. The seawater flow velocity is a crucial parameter for blade design. Since the seawater velocity changes constantly, it is extremely important to determine the design velocity of the blade. This article proposes a calculation method for the design velocity of the blade so that the designed blade can achieve better energy collection efficiency under a variable flow velocity. This study performed the following investigations: (1) The author tested and analyzed the seawater velocity variation at the experimental site, determining the designed flow velocity via calculations; (2) The author combined the blade element momentum and Wilson’s optimization design method using the MATLAB software to calculate the blade shape parameters and predict the performance under a number of different flow velocity forecasts; (3) When testing the device under sea conditions, the experimental results showed that the performance capture devices and digital projections are basically the same, which verifies the validity and effectiveness of the design method.

Comparative phosphoproteomic analysis of BR-defective mutant reveals a key role of GhSK13 in regulating cotton fiber development - Lingling Wang; Han Cheng; Fangjie Xiong; Shuya Ma; Lei Zheng; Yun Song; Kexuan Deng; Huanhuan Wu; Fuguang Li; Zuoren Yang (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Mapping quantitative trait loci associated with stem-related traits in maize (Zea mays L.) - Qiqi Shang; Degui Zhang; Rong Li; Kaixin Wang; Zimeng Cheng; Zhiqiang Zhou; Zhuanfang Hao; Jinbao Pan; Xinhai Li; Liyu Shi (Plant Molecular Biology, 2020)

Overexpression of TaWRKY14 transcription factor enhances accumulation of chlorogenic acid in Taraxacum antungense Kitag and increases its resistance to powdery mildew - Qun Liu; Wei Zhou; Qinyan Ruan; Haitao Cheng; Tingyao Liu; Leran Wang; Yuan Yuan; Li Li; Jie Wu; Jihong Jiang; Wei Ning; Guoyin Kai (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

Assessing SARS-CoV-2 RNA levels and lymphocyte/T cell counts in COVID-19 patients revealed initial immune status as a major determinant of disease severity - Mingfeng Han; Mengyuan Xu; Yafei Zhang; Zhongping Liu; Shasha Li; Tengfei He; Jinsong Li; Yong Gao; Wanjun Liu; Tuantuan Li; Zixiang Chen; Xin Huang; et al. (Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 2020)

Clinical characteristics and plasma antibody titer of patients with COVID-19 in Zhejiang, China - Wei-ling Xiang; Jing-jing Cheng; Lian-peng Wu; Bing-yu Chen; Wen-xin Li; Dan-ying Qiu; Wei Zhang; Fei-hang Ge; Dong Chen; Zhen Wang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

High-throughput sequencing reveals the molecular mechanisms determining the stay-green characteristic in soybeans - Cheng Wang; Le Gao; Run Zhi Li; Ye Wang; Yang Ying Liu; Xin Zhang; Hao Xie (Journal of Biosciences, 2020)

An innovative strata movement model for predicting overlying strata deformations - Cheng Wang; Siyuan Li (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Effect on intestinal microbiota, bioaccumulation, and oxidative stress of Carassius auratus gibelio under waterborne cadmium exposure - Nan Wang; Zhengyao Guo; Yilin Zhang; Peijun Zhang; Jia Liu; Yi Cheng; Lei Zhang; Yuehong Li (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2020)

Correction to: Ligninolytic enzyme involved in removal of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by Fusarium strain ZH-H2 - Xiaoxue Zhang; Xiaomin Wang; Cheng Li; Lixiu Zhang; Guohui Ning; Wei Shi; Xuena Zhang; Zhixin Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Ecological risk assessment of heavy metals in fish from the Dianchi Lake, China using the integrated biomarker response approach - Ying Gao; Li Fang; Qian Qian Xiang; Di Wang; Liu Yong Ding; Cheng Zhi Ding; Li Qiang Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Geographical origin differentiation of Chinese Angelica by specific metal element fingerprinting and risk assessment - Lei Sun; Xiao Ma; Hong-Yu Jin; Chang-jun Fan; Xiao-dong Li; Tian-Tian Zuo; Shuang-Cheng Ma; Sicen Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Ligninolytic enzyme involved in removal of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by Fusarium strain ZH-H2 - Xiaoxue Zhang; Xiaomin Wang; Cheng Li; Lixiu Zhang; Guohui Ning; Wei Shi; Xuena Zhang; Zhixin Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 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)

Identification of anthocyanin biosynthesis related microRNAs and total microRNAs in Lonicera edulis by high-throughput sequencing - Jie Cui; Zengle Gao; Binsheng Li; Junliang Li; Xinyan Li; Congyu Wang; Dayou Cheng; Cuihong Dai (Journal of Genetics, 2020)

Identification of immune-related gene signature predicting survival in the tumor microenvironment of lung adenocarcinoma - Mengnan Zhao; Ming Li; Zhencong Chen; Yunyi Bian; Yuansheng Zheng; Zhengyang Hu; Jiaqi Liang; Yiwei Huang; Jiacheng Yin; Cheng Zhan; Mingxiang Feng; Qun Wang (Immunogenetics, 2020)

Angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 augments the effects of endothelial progenitor cells–exosomes on vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype transition - Jinju Wang; Jiao Li; Chuanfang Cheng; Shiming Liu (Cell and Tissue Research, 2020)

Characteristics of discontinuities in Heifangtai landslide area in Gansu, China - Bin Li; Qiang Xu; Qiang Cheng; Tian-Xiang Liu; Ming-Gao Tang; Guang Zheng; Hai-Yan Wang (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

The complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid grouper Epinephelus moara (♀)×Epinephelus tukula (♂), and phylogenetic analysis in subfamily Epinephelinae - Zhentong Li; Yongsheng Tian; Meiling Cheng; Linna Wang; Jingjing Zhang; Yuping Wu; Zunfang Pang; Wenhui Ma; Jieming Zhai (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2020)

Regional drivers of diversification in the late Quaternary in a widely distributed generalist species, the common pheasant Phasianus colchicus - Simin Liu; Yang Liu; Edouard Jelen; Mansour Alibadian; Cheng‐Te Yao; Xintong Li; Nasrin Kayvanfar; Yutao Wang; Farhad S. M. Vahidi; Jian‐Lin Han; Gombobaatar Sundev; Zhengwang Zhang; et al. (Journal of Biogeography, 2020)
Aim Pleistocene climate and associated environmental changes have influenced phylogeographic patterns of many species. These not only depend on a species’ life history but also vary regionally. Consequently, populations of widespread species that occur in several biomes might display different evolutionary trajectories. We aimed to identify regional drivers of diversification in the common pheasant, a widely distributed ecological generalist. Location Asia. Taxon Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus . Methods Using a comprehensive geographical sampling of 204 individuals from the species’ entire range genotyped at seven nuclear and two mitochondrial loci, we reconstructed spatio‐temporal diversification and demographic history of the common pheasant. We applied Bayesian phylogenetic inference to describe phylogeographic structure, generated a species tree and inferred demographic history within and migration between lineages. Moreover, to establish a taxonomic framework, we conducted a species delimitation analysis. Results The common pheasant diversified during the Late Pleistocene into eight distinct lineages. It originated at the edge of the Qinghai–Tibetan plateau and spread to East and Central Asia. Only the widely distributed lowland lineage of East Asia displayed recent range expansion. Greater phylogeographic structure was identified elsewhere, with lineages showing no sign of recent demographic changes. One lineage in south‐central China is the result of long‐term isolation within a climatically stable but topographically complex region. In lineages from arid Central Asia and China, range expansions were impeded by repeated population fragmentation during dry glacial periods and by recent aridification. Main conclusions Spatio‐temporal phylogeographic frameworks of widespread taxa such as the common pheasant provide valuable opportunities to identify divergent drivers of regional diversification. Our results suggest that diversification and population histories in the eight distinct evolutionary lineages were shaped by regionally variable effects of past climate and associated environmental changes. The evolutionary history of the common pheasant is best reflected by its being split into three species.

Estimation of surface energy fluxes in the permafrost region of the Tibetan Plateau based on in situ measurements and the surface energy balance system model - Jimin Yao; Lianglei Gu; Cheng Yang; Hao Chen; Jiemin Wang; Yongjian Ding; Ren Li; Lin Zhao; Yao Xiao; Yongping Qiao; Jianzong Shi; Caiping Chen (International Journal of Climatology, 2020)
The surface energy balance is a key issue in land surface process research and important for studies of climate and hydrology. In this paper, the surface energy fluxes (net radiation, ground heat flux, sensible heat flux and latent heat flux) at the Tanggula (TGL) and Xidatan (XDT) sites were measured and the distributions of the regional surface energy fluxes on the Tibetan Plateau were obtained using a revised surface energy balance system (SEBS) model. The results show that the surface energy fluxes have obvious seasonal variations. At both sites, the sensible heat flux is highest in spring and lowest in summer, and the latent heat flux is highest in summer and lowest in winter. The high elevation, snow cover, freeze–thaw process, precipitation, vegetation and soil texture are important influencing factors for land surface energy fluxes. The time‐phase difference between the net radiation and ground heat flux for bare soils is estimated to be 2–3 hr. The ratio of ground heat flux and net radiation ranged from approximately 0.18 to 0.33, and a parameterization scheme for the remote sensing of ground heat flux over the Tibetan Plateau bare soil in summer is developed. The simulation results of the regional surface energy fluxes show that the distributions of surface parameters, such as vegetation, soil texture and soil moisture content, are important for understanding regional changes in the surface energy fluxes.

Analysis of genetic architecture and favorable allele usage of agronomic traits in a large collection of Chinese rice accessions - Xiuxiu Li; Zhuo Chen; Guomin Zhang; Hongwei Lu; Peng Qin; Ming Qi; Ying Yu; Bingke Jiao; Xianfeng Zhao; Qiang Gao; Hao Wang; Yunyu Wu; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Study on the Thermophysical Properties of Clay Under Repeated Freezing and Thawing - Haiqiang Jiang; Fujun Niu; Enliang Wang; Qinguo Ma; Li Cheng (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2020)

WDR5a functions in cadmium-inhibited root meristem growth by regulating nitric oxide accumulation in Arabidopsis - Yu Zhang; Yang-Yang Tian; Lin-Feng Wang; Yun-Hui Li; Ting-Ting Li; Wen-Cheng Liu (Planta, 2020)

Identification of AP2/ERF genes in apple (Malus × domestica) and demonstration that MdERF017 enhances iron deficiency tolerance - Li Cheng; Tong Zhao; Yu-Xia Wu; Hai Wang; Zhong-Xing Zhang; De Zhang; Shuang-Cheng Wang; Yan-Xiu Wang (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

The effect of blastomere loss during frozen embryo transfer on the transcriptome of offspring’s umbilical cord blood - Yan-Ting Wu; Ze-Han Dong; Cheng Li; Dai-Zhan Zhou; Jun-Yu Zhang; Yan Wu; Jing-Jing Xu; Yu Wang; Xiao-Qun Ye; Jian-Zhong Sheng; Li Wang; He-Feng Huang (Molecular Biology Reports, 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)

Integrated factor analysis of water level variation in geographically isolated ponds - Yufeng Li; Yuqin Wu; Alan Wright; Jiayi Xu; Hongyu Liu; Gang Wang; Cheng Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Identification and Characterization of the Nuclease Activity of the Extracellular Proteins from Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium - Chengshui Liao; Mengke Zhang; Xiangchao Cheng; Qi Li; Fuchao Mao; Xiaoli Wang; Chuan Yu; Zuhua Yu; Yanyan Jia; Jing Li; Lei He; Chunjie Zhang; et al. (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Antibacterial effect of Blumea balsamifera DC. essential oil against Haemophilus parasuis - Changliang He; Peiyi Yang; Lu Wang; Xiaolin Jiang; Wei Zhang; Xiaoxia Liang; Lizi Yin; Zhongqiong Yin; Yi Geng; Zhijun Zhong; Xu Song; Yuanfeng Zou; et al. (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

Risk assessment of collapse in mountain tunnels and software development - Sheng Wang; Liping Li; Shuai Cheng (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Development of Aggregation-Caused Quenching Probe-Loaded Pressurized Metered-Dose Inhalers with Fluorescence Tracking Potentials - Wenhua Wang; Zhengwei Huang; Ke Xue; Jiaye Li; Wenhao Wang; Jingyi Ma; Cheng Ma; Xuequn Bai; Ying Huang; Xin Pan; Chuanbin Wu (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2020)

Snapshot of Peptidomics of the Red Tide Forming Species Noctiluca scintillans - Shuwen Zhang; Cheng Li; Shunyan Cheung; Mingming Sun; Shuqun Song; Wang Guo; Cui Guo; Gongguo Wu; Hongbin Liu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)

Isopimarane-type diterpenoids from Croton laevigatus - Man-Yu Li; Zheng-Zhi Han; Li-Fang Liu; Xiao-Zhen Wu; Wen-Jun Huang; Kai Wang; Fan Yang; Cheng-Shan Yuan (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Cerebral Organoids Repair Ischemic Stroke Brain Injury - Shu-Na Wang; Zhi Wang; Tian-Ying Xu; Ming-He Cheng; Wen-Lin Li; Chao-Yu Miao (Translational Stroke Research, 2020)
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and main cause of disability worldwide, but with few effective therapies. Although stem cell-based therapy has been proposed as an exciting regenerative medicine strategy for brain injury, there are limitations. The developed cerebral organoids (COs) represent a promising transplantation source for stroke that remains to be answered. Here, we transplanted COs at 55 days and explored the feasibility in the rat middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAO) model of stroke. COs transplantation at 6 h or even 24 h after MCAO significantly reduces brain infarct volume and improves neurological motor function. Transplanted COs show the potential of multilineage differentiation to mimic in vivo cortical development, support motor cortex region-specific reconstruction, form neurotransmitter-related neurons, and achieve synaptic connection with host brain via in situ differentiation and cell replacement in stroke. Cells from transplanted COs show extensive migration into different brain regions along corpus callosum. The mechanisms underlying COs transplantation therapy are also associated with enhanced neurogenesis, synaptic reconstruction, axonal regeneration and angiogenesis, and decreased neural apoptosis with more survival neurons after stroke. Moreover, COs transplantation promotes predominantly exogenous neurogenesis in the transplantation periphery of ipsilateral cortex and predominantly endogenous neurogenesis in the hippocampus and subventricular zone. Together, we demonstrate the efficacy and underlying mechanisms of COs transplantation in stroke. This preliminary but promising study provides first-hand preclinical evidence for COs transplantation as a potential and effective intervention for stroke treatment.

A multiple-proxy stalagmite record reveals historical deforestation in central Shandong, northern China - Liangcheng Tan; Wen Liu; Tianli Wang; Peng Cheng; Jingjie Zang; Xiqian Wang; Le Ma; Dong Li; Jianghu Lan; R. Lawrence Edwards; Hai Cheng; Hai Xu; et al. (Science China Earth Sciences, 2020)

Chronic minocycline treatment exerts antidepressant effect, inhibits neuroinflammation, and modulates gut microbiota in mice - Qi Yang; Li Luo; Ting Sun; Le Yang; Li-Fei Cheng; Yan Wang; Qing-Qing Liu; An Liu; Hai-Yan Liu; Ming-Gao Zhao; Sheng-Xi Wu; Bin Feng (Psychopharmacology, 2020)

Liquiritin inhibits proliferation and induces apoptosis in HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells via the ROS-mediated MAPK/AKT/NF-κB signaling pathway - Jia-Ru Wang; Tian-Zhu Li; Cheng Wang; Shu-Mei Li; Ying-Hua Luo; Xian-Ji Piao; Yu-Chao Feng; Yi Zhang; Wan-Ting Xu; Yu Zhang; Tong Zhang; Shi-Nong Wang; et al. (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2020)

The anti-inflammatory drug dimethyl itaconate protects against colitis-associated colorectal cancer - Qian Wang; Xin Ling Li; Yan Mei; Jia-Chong Ye; Wei Fan; Guang-Hui Cheng; Mu-Sheng Zeng; Guo-Kai Feng (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2020)

Retraction Note to: miR-376a inhibits the proliferation and invasion of osteosarcoma by targeting FBXO11 - Qiaolong Xu; Li Cheng; Jianyang Chen; Wenjie Lu; Peinian Wang (Human Cell, 2020)

Composting pig manure and sawdust with urease inhibitor: succession of nitrogen functional genes and bacterial community - Jishao Jiang; Yang Wang; Fengqi Guo; Xiaofang Zhang; Wei Dong; Xindan Zhang; Xin Zhang; Chunyan Zhang; Ke Cheng; Yunbei Li; Guifen Zhu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Aberrant resting-state functional connectivity of salience network in first-episode schizophrenia - Huan Huang; Zeng Botao; Yuchao Jiang; Yingying Tang; Tianhong Zhang; Xiaochen Tang; Lihua Xu; Junjie Wang; Jin Li; Zhenying Qian; Xu Liu; Huiling Wang; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Archaeobotanical evidence reveals the human–environment interactions during the 9th–13th centuries at Turpan, Xinjiang on the ancient Silk Road - Yi-Feng Yao; Xia Wang; Wu Guo; Hong-En Jiang; Min Li; David K. Ferguson; Yu-Fei Wang; Cheng-Sen Li (Vegetation History and Archaeobotany, 2020)

Molecular Functional Characterisation of MechlPPDK Promoter in Transgenic Tobacco - Haiyan Wang; Xu Shen; Cheng Lu; Kaimian Li; Wenquan Wang (Tropical Plant Biology, 2020)

Overexpression miR-486-3p Promoted by Allicin Enhances Temozolomide Sensitivity in Glioblastoma Via Targeting MGMT - Henggang Wu; Xu Li; Tiehui Zhang; Guojun Zhang; Jingnan Chen; Li Chen; Min He; Bilie Hao; Cheng Wang (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2020)
Glioblastoma is the most common primary tumor of the central nervous system that develops chemotherapy resistance. Previous studies showed that Allicin could inhibit multiple cancer cells including glioblastoma, but the function of Allicin in glioblastoma is still unclear. Our work aimed to investigate the underlying molecular mechanism. The results showed that miR-486-3p levels were greatly increased in glioblastoma during Allicin treatment. Overexpression of miR-486-3p increased chemosensitivity to temozolomide (TMZ) in vitro and in vivo. O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) was identified as a direct target of miR-486-3p, and miR-486-3p overexpression prevented the protein translation of MGMT. Moreover, overexpression of MGMT restored miR-486-3p-induced chemosensitivity to TMZ. Taken together, our studies revealed that Allicin could upregulate miR-486-3p and enhance TMZ sensitivity in glioblastoma. The results suggested that in the future, Allicin can be used as an adjuvant therapy with TMZ to improve the prognosis of patients, and miR-486-3p may be a potential target for glioblastoma treatment to improve the curative effects.

Upregulation of miR-133a-3p in the Sciatic Nerve Contributes to Neuropathic Pain Development - Lin-Li Chang; Hung-Chen Wang; Kuang-Yi Tseng; Miao-Pei Su; Jaw-Yuan Wang; Yi-Ta Chuang; Yi-Hsuan Wang; Kuang-I Cheng (Molecular Neurobiology, 2020)

Improving Fruit Coloration, Quality Attributes, and Phenolics Content in ‘Rainier’ and ‘Bing’ Cherries by Gibberellic Acid Combined with Homobrassinolide - Meng Li; Shunchang Cheng; Yan Wang; Yu Dong (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2020)

Water and salt stresses do not trigger bottom-up effects on plant-mediated indirect interactions between a leaf chewer and a sap-feeder - Yong-Cheng Dong; Zhi-Jian Wang; Rong-Yan Bu; Hui-Jie Dai; Li-Jun Zhou; Peng Han; Edwige Amiens-Desneux; Philippe Bearez; Nicolas Desneux (Journal of Pest Science, 2020)

Genesis of the Linghu Au deposit in Xiaoqinling Region, Henan province, China: Constraints from fluid inclusions and isotope systematics - Wei Zeng; Zhi-gao Wang; Duo Wan; Feng-yue Sun; Cheng-dong Li; Reng-an Yu; Jia-ying Wang; Jian-chang Xu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Natural sex change in mature protogynous orange‐spotted grouper ( Epinephelus coioides ): gonadal restructuring, sex hormone shifts and gene profiles - Cheng Peng; Qing Wang; Herong Shi; Jiaxing Chen; Shuisheng Li; Huihong Zhao; Haoran Lin; Jianchun Yang; Yong Zhang (Journal of Fish Biology, 2020)
Sexual patterns of teleosts are extremely diverse and include both gonochorism and hermaphroditism. As a protogynous hermaphroditic fish, all orange‐spotted groupers ( Epinephelus coioides ) develop directly into females, and some individuals change sex to become functional males later in life. This study investigated gonadal restructuring, shifts in sex hormone levels and gene profiles of cultured mature female groupers during the first (main) breeding season of 2019 in Huizhou, China (22° 42′ 02.6″ N, 114° 32′ 10.1″ E). Analysis of gonadal restructuring revealed that females with pre‐vitellogenic ovaries underwent vitellogenesis, spawning and regression and then returned to the pre‐vitellogenic stage in the late breeding season, at which point some changed sex to become males via the intersex gonad stage. A significant decrease in the level of serum 17 β ‐estradiol (E2) was observed during ovary regression but not during sex change, whereas serum 11‐ketotestosterone (11‐KT) concentrations increased significantly during sex change with the highest concentration in newly developed males. Consistent with serum hormone changes, a significant decrease in cyp19a1a expression was observed during ovary regression but not during sex change, whereas the expression of cyp11c1 and hsd11b2 increased significantly during sex change. Interestingly, hsd11b2 but not cyp11c1 was significantly upregulated from the pre‐vitellogenic ovary stage to the early intersex gonad stage. These results suggest that a decrease in serum E2 concentration and downregulation of cyp19a1a expression are not necessary to trigger the female‐to‐male transformation, whereas increased 11‐KT concentration and upregulation of hsd11b2 expression may be key events for the initiation of sex change in the orange‐spotted grouper.

Comparing Subsurface Seasonal Deoxygenation and Acidification in the Yellow Sea and Northern East China Sea Along the North-to-South Latitude Gradient - Tian-qi Xiong; Qin-sheng Wei; Wei-dong Zhai; Cheng-long Li; Song-yin Wang; Yi-xing Zhang; Shuo-jiang Liu; Si-qing Yu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)

A new phenanthropyran and a new biphenanthrene from the rhizomes of Dioscorea septemloba and their antioxidant activities - Tao He; Yi Liu; Rui-Feng Xiong; Xiao-Yu Li; Shou-Feng Wang; Chun-Ru Cheng (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Five new ent -kaurane diterpenes from Annona squamosa L. pericarps - Ya-Yun Chen; Cheng-Yao Ma; Mao-Lin Wang; Jia-Hui Lu; Peng Hu; Jian-Wei Chen; Xiang Li; Yong Chen (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Physiological and transcriptomic analyses of brassinosteroid function in moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) seedlings - Zhe Zhang; Xuelian Yang; Ling Cheng; Zejun Guo; Huiyuan Wang; Weihuang Wu; Kihye Shin; Jinyao Zhu; Xiaoli Zheng; Jianghu Bian; Yangchen Li; Lianfeng Gu; et al. (Planta, 2020)

Mixture of Pb, Zn and Cu on root permeability and radial oxygen loss in the mangrove Bruguiera gymnorrhiza - Hao Cheng; You-Shao Wang; Chang-Da Li; Zhi-Hong Ye; Shafi Muhammad; Mei-Lin Wu; Fun-Lin Sun (Ecotoxicology, 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)

Salt tolerance and exclusion in the mangrove plant Avicennia marina in relation to root apoplastic barriers - Hao Cheng; Anifiok Inyang; Chang-Da Li; Jiao Fei; Yan-Wu Zhou; You-Shao Wang (Ecotoxicology, 2020)

Nakamurella albus sp. nov.: A Novel Actinobacterium Isolated from a Lichen Sample - Long-Qian Jiang; De-Feng An; Kun Zhang; Gui-Ding Li; Xin-Yu Wang; Lei Lang; Ming-Guo Jiang; Li-Song Wang; Cheng-Lin Jiang; Yi Jiang (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Mechanical injury and IL-1β regulated LOXs and MMP-1, 2, 3 expression in ACL fibroblasts co-cultured with synoviocytes - Chunli Wang; Qingjia Chi; Yongqiang Sha; Kang Xu; Chunming Xu; Cheng Chen; Wei Huang; Peixing Chen; Peter Chen; Li Yang; K. L. Paul Sung (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

The characteristics and genome analysis of vB_ApiP_XC38, a novel phage infecting Acinetobacter pittii - Mengjun Cheng; Man Luo; Hengyu Xi; Yunze Zhao; Shuai Le; Li-Kuang Chen; Demeng Tan; Yuan Guan; Tianqi Wang; Wenyu Han; Nannan Wu; Tongyu Zhu; et al. (Virus Genes, 2020)

Naphthalene exerts non-target effects on the abundance of active fungi by stimulating basidiomycete abundance - Li-ying Lan; Li Zhang; Ya Shen; Jian Zhang; Wan-qin Yang; Zhen-feng Xu; Yang Liu; Shu-qin He; Wei Zhou; Han Li; Li-xia Wang; Si-ning Liu; et al. (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Annual Characteristics, Source Analysis of PM1-Bound Potentially Harmful Elements in the Eastern District of Chengdu, China - Jinjin Wang; Yi Huang; Ting Li; Huibin Shi; Min He; Xin Cheng; Shijun Ni; Chengjiang Zhang (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2020)

Composition, Distribution, and Assembly Patterns of Eukaryotic Communities Under Vertical Geochemical Gradients in a Polluted Urban River - Wei Cai; Yi Li; Wenlong Zhang; Lihua Niu; Longfei Wang; Haomiao Cheng (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2020)

QTL for horticulturally important traits associated with pleiotropic andromonoecy and carpel number loci, and a paracentric inversion in cucumber - Yupeng Pan; Changlong Wen; Yonghua Han; Yuhui Wang; Yuhong Li; Sen Li; Xiaomao Cheng; Yiqun Weng (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 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)

Bergaptol, a mechanism-based inactivator of CYP2C9 - Tingting Jiang; Ting Cheng; Jing Li; Mengyue Zhou; Rong Tan; Xiaojing Yang; Yang Wang; Weiwei Li; Jiang Zheng (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2020)

Genetic analysis of germinating ability under alkaline and neutral salt stress by a high-density bin genetic map in rice - Xin Luo; Haodong Deng; Peng Wang; Xiangyu Zhang; Caijing Li; Cuijuan Li; Jingai Tan; Guangliang Wu; Yanning Wang; Qin Cheng; Haohua He; Jianmin Bian (Euphytica, 2020)

Variation in arsenic accumulation and translocation among 74 main rice cultivars in Jiangsu Province, China - Ya Wang; Kang Lv; Chengqiao Shi; Youqing Li; Xiaolong Chen; Jinjin Cheng; Xianwen Fang; Xiangyang Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Source apportionment and health risk assessment of air pollution particles in eastern district of Chengdu - Yi Huang; Li Wang; Shipeng Zhang; Meng Zhang; Jinjin Wang; Xin Cheng; Ting Li; Min He; Shijun Ni (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2020)

Observation of an anti-cyclonic mesoscale eddy in the subtropical northwestern Pacific Ocean from altimetry and Argo profiling floats - Yang Wang; Cheng Li; Qingyu Liu (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2020)

Beach ridges of Dali Lake in Inner Mongolia reveal precipitation variation during the Holocene - Mengyao Jiang; Zhiyong Han; Xusheng Li; Yong Wang; Thomas Stevens; Jun Cheng; Cunjuan Lv; Yuwen Zhou; Qianqian Yang; Zhiwei Xu; Shuangwen Yi; Huayu Lu (Journal of Quaternary Science, 2020)
Variability in East Asian summer monsoon precipitation during the Holocene remains of debate. In this study, we use a closed lake with well‐dated lake beach ridges located on the margin of the East Asian summer monsoon, a region highly sensitive to monsoon precipitation changes, to obtain a temporal sequence of water volume in North China. The elevation of each beach ridge calibrated to the modern lake level was surveyed. Optically stimulated luminescence dating of undisturbed sediments of beach ridges was performed. The lake area and water volume corresponding to each beach ridge were calculated using a digital elevation model. This study reveals relatively reduced monsoon precipitation from ~12 to 7 ka interrupted by strengthening of the monsoon circulation to a maximum from ~7 to ~5 ka and followed by greatly reduced monsoon intensity until the present day. These results demonstrate that changes in the East Asian summer monsoon precipitation may not be directly driven by global temperature or atmospheric CO 2 content. Rather, we suggest that variation in the the monsoon margin precipitation is probably mainly driven by ice volume and subordinately by the summer solar insolation difference between mid‐latitude land and low‐latitude ocean.

Genetic analysis and fine mapping of the gall midge resistance gene Gm5 in rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Hailian Zhou; Xinyi Wang; Yi Mo; Yang Li; Liuhui Yan; Zhihua Li; Wan Shu; Ling Cheng; Fengkuan Huang; Yongfu Qiu (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Mapping and characterization of major QTL for spike traits in common wheat - Cheng-Hao Kuang; Xiao-Fang Zhao; Ke Yang; Zhi-Peng Zhang; Li Ding; Zhi-En Pu; Jian Ma; Qian-Tao Jiang; Guo-Yue Chen; Ji-Rui Wang; Yu-Ming Wei; You-Liang Zheng; et al. (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2020)

Inhibition of glycolysis ameliorate arthritis in adjuvant arthritis rats by inhibiting synoviocyte activation through AMPK/NF-кB pathway - Ying Wang; Hao Xian; Jiajia Qi; Fang Wei; Xiu Cheng; Sha Li; Qing Wang; Zhaoyang Liu; Yun Yu; Jing Zhou; Xiaojin Sun; Hao Liu; et al. (Inflammation Research, 2020)

Dynamic Risk Assessment Method of Collapse in Mountain Tunnels and Application - Sheng Wang; Li-ping Li; Shaoshuai Shi; Shuai Cheng; Huijiang Hu; Tao Wen (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Short-term associations between ambient fine particulate matter pollution and hospital visits for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Yinzhou District, China - Cheng-yi Lin; Die Li; Jie-ming Lu; Zhe-bin Yu; Yao Zhu; Peng Shen; Meng-ling Tang; Ming-juan Jin; Hong-bo Lin; Li-ming Shui; Kun Chen; Jian-bing Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

The association between prenatal endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure and altered resting-state brain fMRI in teenagers - Jun-Cheng Weng; Chi Ieong Hong; Jeng-Dau Tasi; Chao-Yu Shen; Pen-Hua Su; Shu-Li Wang (Brain Structure and Function, 2020)

Improved production of GTKO/hCD55/hCD59 triple-gene-modified Diannan miniature pigs for xenotransplantation by recloning - Heng Zhao; Yuying Li; Thanapa Wiriyahdamrong; Zaimei Yuan; Yubo Qing; Honghui Li; Kaixiang Xu; Jianxiong Guo; Baoyu Jia; Xuezeng Zhang; Wenmin Cheng; Yanhua Su; et al. (Transgenic Research, 2020)

Review of drought impacts on carbon cycling in grassland ecosystems - Tianjie Lei; Jie Feng; Cuiying Zheng; Shuguang Li; Yang Wang; Zhitao Wu; Jingxuan Lu; Guangyuan Kan; Changliang Shao; Jinsheng Jia; Hui Cheng (Frontiers of Earth Science, 2020)

Baicalein attenuates caspase-independent cells death via inhibiting PARP-1 activation and AIF nuclear translocation in cerebral ischemia/reperfusion rats - Wei-Han Li; Ying-Lin Yang; Xiao Cheng; Man Liu; Shan-Shan Zhang; Yue-Hua Wang; Guan-Hua Du (Apoptosis, 2020)

Multi-trace nonstationary sparse inversion with structural constraints - Liang Cheng; Shangxu Wang; Shengjun Li; Yongzhen Ji (Acta Geophysica, 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.

Anti-phytopathogenic Bacterial Metabolites From the Seaweed-Derived Fungus Aspergillus sp. D40 - Rui-Huan Huang; Wei Lin; Peng Zhang; Jian-Yang Liu; Dan Wang; Yi-Qiang Li; Xiao-Qiang Wang; Cheng-Sheng Zhang; Wei Li; Dong-Lin Zhao (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020)

Correction to: Galangin inhibits hypertrophic scar formation via ALK5/Smad2/3 signaling pathway - Yifan Zhang; Shengzhou Shan; Jing Wang; Xinyu Cheng; Bo Yi; Jia Zhou; Qingfeng Li (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Dynamic Alterations of Brain Injury, Functional Recovery, and Metabolites Profile after Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion in Rats Contributes to Potential Biomarkers - Xiao Cheng; Ying-Lin Yang; Wei-Han Li; Man Liu; Shan-Shan Zhang; Yue-Hua Wang; Guan-Hua Du (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020)

Transcriptome analysis revealed cadmium accumulation mechanisms in hyperaccumulator Siegesbeckia orientalis L. - Xiaoxun Xu; Shirong Zhang; Zhang Cheng; Ting Li; Yongxia Jia; Guiyin Wang; Zhanbiao Yang; Junren Xian; Yuanxiang Yang; Wei Zhou (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Metal(loid) bioaccessibility and children’s health risk assessment of soil and indoor dust from rural and urban school and residential areas - Junwei Ma; Yuqian Li; Yanzhong Liu; Xunrui Wang; Chunye Lin; Hongguang Cheng (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2020)

Efficient Expression of Human Lysozyme Through the Increased Gene Dosage and Co-expression of Transcription Factor Hac1p in Pichia pastoris - Jun Liu; Qin Han; Qikun Cheng; Yuanyuan Chen; Ruxin Wang; Xin Li; Yulan Liu; Dazhong Yan (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Nanochemoprevention with therapeutic benefits: An updated review focused on epigallocatechin gallate delivery - Qiong-Qiong Yang; Xin-Lin Wei; Ya-Peng Fang; Ren-You Gan; Min Wang; Ying-Ying Ge; Dan Zhang; Li-Zeng Cheng; Harold Corke (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2020)

AAV/BBB-Mediated Gene Transfer of CHIP Attenuates Brain Injury Following Experimental Intracerebral Hemorrhage - Shuo Zhang; Zheng-wei Hu; Hai-yang Luo; Cheng-yuan Mao; Mi-bo Tang; Yu-sheng Li; Bo Song; Yao-he Wang; Zhong-xian Zhang; Qi-meng Zhang; Li-yuan Fan; Yao Zhang; et al. (Translational Stroke Research, 2020)

The protective effects of Mogroside V and its metabolite 11-oxo-mogrol of intestinal microbiota against MK801-induced neuronal damages - Peijun Ju; Wenhua Ding; Jianhua Chen; Ying Cheng; Beibei Yang; Lanting Huang; Qiong Zhou; Cuizhen Zhu; Xiaobo Li; Mengyue Wang; Jinghong Chen (Psychopharmacology, 2020)

Optimization of the protoplast transient expression system for gene functional studies in strawberry (Fragaria vesca) - Yi-Jie Gou; Yu-Lian Li; Pin-Pin Bi; Dan-Juan Wang; Yang-Yang Ma; Yang Hu; Hou-Cheng Zhou; Ying-Qiang Wen; Jia-Yue Feng (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

APETALA 2 transcription factor CBX1 is a regulator of mycorrhizal symbiosis and growth of Lotus japonicus - Fang Liu; Yunjian Xu; Hequn Wang; Yuan Zhou; Beijiu Cheng; Xiaoyu Li (Plant Cell Reports, 2020)

Naturally Occurring Antibodies to Tau Exists in Human Blood and Are Not Changed in Alzheimer’s Disease - Zhong-Yuan Yu; Wei-Wei Li; Hai-Mei Yang; Noralyn B. Mañucat-Tan; Jun Wang; Ye-Ran Wang; Bin-Lu Sun; Zi-Cheng Hu; Li-Li Zhang; Liang Tan; Juan Deng; Yu-Hui Liu (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

Geological Control of Fold Structure on Gas Occurrence and Its Implication for Coalbed Gas Outburst: Case Study in the Qinan Coal Mine, Huaibei Coalfield, China - Kaizhong Zhang; Liang Wang; Yuanping Cheng; Wei Li; Jin Kan; Qingyi Tu; Jingyu Jiang (Natural Resources Research, 2020)

Circadian gene Clock participates in mitochondrial apoptosis pathways by regulating mitochondrial membrane potential, mitochondria out membrane permeablization and apoptosis factors in AML12 hepatocytes - Shuhong Yang; Yanyou Liu; Yimei Guo; Rong Liu; Fang Qi; Xiaoxue Li; Hang Yu; Shuting Cheng; Zhengrong Wang (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Metabolomic abnormalities of purine and lipids implicated olfactory bulb dysfunction of CUMS depressive rats - Yong He; Yue Wang; Zhonghao Wu; Tianlan Lan; Yu Tian; Xi Chen; Yan Li; Ruozhi Dang; Mengge Bai; Ke Cheng; Peng Xie (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2020)

Research on Gas Outburst Coal Seam Mining Technology Based on the Theory of Gob-Side Entry Retaining - Yongkui Shi; Xin Wang; Jian Hao; Jiahui Lin; Weijia Cheng; Jun Chen; Xiao Li (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2020)

Dynamic change of vegetation and its response to climate and topographic factors in the Xijiang River basin, China - Lu Jia; Zhan-bin Li; Guo-ce Xu; Zong-ping Ren; Peng Li; Yu-ting Cheng; Yi-xin Zhang; Bin Wang; Jia-xin Zhang; Shu Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Selenate Reduction and Selenium Enrichment of Tea by the Endophytic Herbaspirillum sp. Strain WT00C - Xiao Xu; Wei Cheng; Xin Liu; Heng You; Guitai Wu; Kunming Ding; Xiuliang Tu; Lanfang Yang; Youpin Wang; Yadong Li; Haoshuang Gu; Xingguo Wang (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell exosomes alleviate sepsis-associated acute kidney injury via regulating microRNA-146b expression - Rongxue Zhang; Yuan Zhu; Yang Li; Wanzhu Liu; Lei Yin; Siqi Yin; Cheng Ji; Yuyan Hu; Qiongni Wang; Xinru Zhou; Jingyan Chen; Wenrong Xu; et al. (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

Increased interregional functional connectivity of anterior insula is associated with improved smoking cessation outcome - Chao Wang; Zhujing Shen; Peiyu Huang; Wei Qian; Cheng Zhou; Kaicheng Li; Qingze Zeng; Xiao Luo; Quanquan Gu; Hualiang Yu; Yihong Yang; Minming Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Dryland agricultural environment and sustainable productivity - Gou-Xia Li; Bing-Cheng Xu; Li-Na Yin; Shi-Wen Wang; Sui-Qi Zhang; Lun Shan; Sang-Soo Kwak; Qingbo Ke; Xi-Ping Deng (Plant Biotechnology Reports, 2020)

Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of three oral formulations of curcumin in rats - Lujing Wang; Wenji Li; David Cheng; Yue Guo; Renyi Wu; Ran Yin; Shanyi Li; Hsiao-Chen Kuo; Rasika Hudlikar; Hilly Yang; Brian Buckley; Ah-Ng Kong (Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, 2020)

Separation and preparation of N-glycans based on ammonia-catalyzed release method - Meifang Yang; Ming Wei; Chengjian Wang; Yu Lu; Wanjun Jin; Xi Gao; Cheng Li; Langhong Wang; Linjuan Huang; Zhongfu Wang (Glycoconjugate Journal, 2020)

Multifunctionality of biocrusts is positively predicted by network topologies consistent with interspecies facilitation - Hua Li; Da Huo; Weibo Wang; Youxin Chen; Xiaoli Cheng; Gongliang Yu; Renhui Li (Molecular Ecology, 2020)
The potential of biodiversity loss to impair the delivery of ecosystem services has motived ecologists to better understand the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Although increasing evidence underlines the collective contribution of different biodiversity components on the simultaneous performance of multiple functions (multifunctionality), we know little about the trade‐offs between individual diversity effects and the extent to which they determine multifunctionality differentially. Here, at a subcontinental scale of 62 dryland sites, we show in phototrophic microbiota of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) that, whereas richness alone is unable to guarantee the maxima of multifunctional performance, interspecies facilitation and compositional identity are particularly stronger but often neglected predictors. The inconsistent effects of different biodiversity components imply that soil multifunctionality can be lost despite certain species remaining present. Moreover, we reveal a significant empirical association between species functional importance and its topological feature in co‐occurrence networks, indicating a functional signal of species interaction. Nevertheless, abundant species tend to isolate and merely interact within small topological structures, but rare species were tightly connected in complicated network modules. Our findings suggest that abundant and rare species of soil phototrophs exhibit distinct functional relevance. These results give a comprehensive view of how soil constructive species drive multifunctionality in biocrusts and ultimately promote a deeper understanding of the consequences of biodiversity loss in real‐world ecosystems.

Comprehensive Evaluation on the Bio-Toxicity of Three Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes - Yuan Zhang; Yaxin Yuan; Yuefeng Wang; Cheng Li; Jing Zhu; Renfei Li; Yihong Wu (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2020)

Phenotypic, genetic, and molecular function of msc-2, a genic male sterile mutant in pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) - Qing Cheng; Ting Li; Yixin Ai; Qiaohua Lu; Yihao Wang; Lang Wu; Jinqiu Liu; Liang Sun; Huolin Shen (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Clinical and biochemical indexes from 2019-nCoV infected patients linked to viral loads and lung injury - Yingxia Liu; Yang Yang; Cong Zhang; Fengming Huang; Fuxiang Wang; Jing Yuan; Zhaoqin Wang; Jinxiu Li; Jianming Li; Cheng Feng; Zheng Zhang; Lifei Wang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

High ecosystem multifunctionality under moderate grazing is associated with high plant but low bacterial diversity in a semi-arid steppe grassland - Xinyu Wang; Frank Yonghong Li; Yanan Wang; Xinmin Liu; Jianwei Cheng; Junzhen Zhang; Taogetao Baoyin; Richard D. Bardgett (Plant and Soil, 2020)

Protective Effect of (−)Epigallocatechin-3-gallate on Rotenone-Induced Parkinsonism-like Symptoms in Rats - Hsiang-Chien Tseng; Mao-Hsien Wang; Kuo-Chi Chang; Hung-Sheng Soung; Chih-Hsiang Fang; Yi-Wen Lin; Keng-Yuan Li; Chih-Chuan Yang; Cheng-Chia Tsai (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

Dopamine D2 Receptor-Mediated Modulation of Rat Retinal Ganglion Cell Excitability - Ning Yin; Yu-Long Yang; Shuo Cheng; Hong-Ning Wang; Xin Hu; Yanying Miao; Fang Li; Zhongfeng Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Potential Genes Related to Levofloxacin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Based on Transcriptome and Methylome Overlap Analysis - Hai-cheng Li; Hui-xin Guo; Tao Chen; Wei Wang; Zhu-hua Wu; Liang Chen; Hui-zhong Wu; Gao-po Xu; Xun-xun Chen; Lin Zhou (Journal of Molecular Evolution, 2020)
Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis ( M. tuberculosis ) has become an increasingly serious public health problem and has complicated tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Levofloxacin (LOF) is an ideal anti-tuberculosis drug in clinical applications. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms of LOF-resistant M. tuberculosis in TB treatment have not been revealed. Our study performed transcriptome and methylome sequencing to investigate the potential biological characteristics of LOF resistance in M. tuberculosis H37Rv. In the transcriptome analysis, 953 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified; 514 and 439 DEGs were significantly downregulated and upregulated in the LOF-resistant group and control group, respectively. The KEGG pathway analysis revealed that 97 pathways were enriched in this study. In the methylome analysis, 239 differentially methylated genes (DMGs) were identified; 150 and 89 DMGs were hypomethylated and hypermethylated in the LOF-resistant group and control group, respectively. The KEGG pathway analysis revealed that 74 pathways were enriched in this study. The overlap study suggested that 25 genes were obtained. It was notable that nine genes expressed downregulated mRNA and upregulated methylated levels, including pgi , fadE4 , php , cyp132 , pckA , rpmB1 , pfkB , acg , and ctpF , especially cyp132 , pckA , and pfkB , which were vital in LOF-resistant M. tuberculosis H37Rv. The overlapping genes between transcriptome and methylome could be essential for studying the molecular mechanisms of LOF-resistant M. tuberculosis H37Rv. These results may provide informative evidence for TB treatment with LOF.

Research on the influence of land use change to habitat of cranes in Shengjin Lake wetland - Lei Fang; Bin Dong; Cheng Wang; Fei Yang; Yanglin Cui; Wenrui Xu; Liang Peng; Yuting Wang; Haoran Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Comparative examination on synergistic toxicities of chlorpyrifos, acephate, or tetraconazole mixed with pyrethroid insecticides to honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) - Yanhua Wang; Yu Cheng Zhu; Wenhong Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Plasma biomarkers and plaque strain predict long-term cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome - Mingjun Xu; Xiaobo Hu; Lin Wang; Wei Zhang; Lindi Wu; Jifu Li; Yuguo Chen; Pengfei Zhang; Haijun Su; Yaling Han; Cheng Zhang; Mei Zhang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Two new species of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) from China, parasitoid of Antecerococcus roseus (Green) (Hemiptera: Cerococcidae) on Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaud - Guo-Hao Zu; Ze-Ning Yang; Xin-Sheng Cao; Yuan-Hong Wang; Cheng-De Li (Phytoparasitica, 2020)

Effects of Starvation on Antioxidant-Related Signaling Molecules, Oxidative Stress, and Autophagy in Juvenile Chinese Perch Skeletal Muscle - Ping Wu; Aimin Wang; Jia Cheng; Lin Chen; Yaxiong Pan; Honghui Li; Qi Zhang; Jiaqi Zhang; Wuying Chu; Jianshe Zhang (Marine Biotechnology, 2020)

Interaction between CA repeat microsatellites and HIF1α regulated the transcriptional activity of porcine IGF1 promoter - Hongwei Geng; Linlin Hao; Yunyun Cheng; Chunli Wang; Shan Huang; Wenzhen Wei; Rui Yang; Haoyang Li; Songcai Liu; Hao Yu; Huayi Lu (Journal of Applied Genetics, 2020)

Novel mutations in SPEF2 causing different defects between flagella and cilia bridge: the phenotypic link between MMAF and PCD - Chaofeng Tu; Hongchuan Nie; Lanlan Meng; Weili Wang; Haiyu Li; Shimin Yuan; Dehua Cheng; Wenbin He; Gang Liu; Juan Du; Fei Gong; Guangxiu Lu; et al. (Human Genetics, 2020)

An epicardial delivery of nitroglycerine by active hydraulic ventricular support drug delivery system improves cardiac function in a rat model - Xue Li; Reyaj Mikrani; Cunyu Li; Muhammad Naveed; Ziwei Liu; Muhammad Abbas; Yijie Cheng; Lei Han; Zhijie Wang; Xiaohui Zhou (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2020)

Aureimonas leprariae sp. nov., Isolated from a Lepraria sp. Lichen - Kun Zhang; Long-Qian Jiang; Li-Song Wang; De-Feng An; Lei Lang; Gui-Ding Li; Xin-Yu Wang; Song-Biao Shi; Qin-Yuan Li; Cheng-Lin Jiang; Yi Jiang (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Contribution of SST change to multidecadal global and continental surface air temperature trends between 1910 and 2013 - Yidan Xu; Jianping Li; Cheng Sun; Xiaopei Lin; Hailong Liu; Lanning Wang; Yishuang Liang; Qiuyun Wang; Yazhou Zhang; Zhaolu Hou; Fuchang Wang (Climate Dynamics, 2020)
The global mean surface air temperature (GMST) shows multidecadal variability over the period of 1910–2013, with an increasing trend. This study quantifies the contribution of hemispheric surface air temperature (SAT) variations and individual ocean sea surface temperature (SST) changes to the GMST multidecadal variability for 1910–2013. At the hemispheric scale, both the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) observations and the Community Earth System Model (CESM) Community Atmosphere Model 5.3 (CAM5.3) simulation indicate that the Northern Hemisphere (NH) favors the GMST multidecadal trend during periods of accelerated warming (1910–1945, 1975–1998) and cooling (1940–1975, 2001–2013), whereas the Southern Hemisphere (SH) slows the intensity of both warming and cooling processes. The contribution of the NH SAT variation to the GMST multidecadal trend is higher than that of the SH. We conduct six experiments with different ocean SST forcing, and find that all the oceans make positive contributions to the GMST multidecadal trend during rapid warming periods. However, only the Indian, North Atlantic, and western Pacific oceans make positive contributions to the GMST multidecadal trend between 1940 and 1975, whereas only the tropical Pacific and the North Pacific SSTs contribute to the GMST multidecadal trend between 2001 and 2013. The North Atlantic and western Pacific oceans have important impacts on modulating the GMST multidecadal trend across the entire 20th century. Each ocean makes different contributions to the SAT multidecadal trend of different continents during different periods.

Bioavailable phosphorus distribution in alpine meadow soil is affected by topography in the Tian Shan Mountains - Fa-Yong Li; Cheng-yu Yuan; Zi-Qiang Yuan; Yong-jun You; Xue-fei Hu; Shan Wang; Guo-yu Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Effect of miR-27b-5p on apoptosis of human vascular endothelial cells induced by simulated microgravity - Yi-Kai Pan; Cheng-Fei Li; Yuan Gao; Yong-Chun Wang; Xi-Qing Sun (Apoptosis, 2020)
Weightlessness-induced cardiovascular dysfunction can lead to physiological and pathological consequences. It has been shown that spaceflight or simulated microgravity can alter expression profiles of some microRNAs (miRNAs). Here, we attempt to identify the role of miRNAs in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) apoptosis under simulated microgravity. RNA-sequencing and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) assays were used to identify differentially expressed miRNAs in HUVECs under simulated microgravity. Then we obtained the target genes of these miRNAs through target analysis software. Moreover, GO and KEGG enrichment analysis were performed. The effects of these miRNAs on HUVECs apoptosis were evaluated by flow cytometry, Western blot and Hoechst staining. Furthermore, we obtained the target gene of miR-27b-5p by luciferase assay, qRT-PCR and Western blot. Finally, we investigated the relationship between this target gene and miR-27b-5p in HUVECs apoptosis under normal gravity or simulated microgravity. We found 29 differentially expressed miRNAs in HUVECs under simulated microgravity. Of them, the expressions of 3 miRNAs were validated by qRT-PCR. We demonstrated that miR-27b-5p affected HUVECs apoptosis by inhibiting zinc fingers and homeoboxes 1 (ZHX1). Our results reported here demonstrate for the first time that simulated microgravity can alter the expression of some miRNAs in HUVECs and miR-27b-5p may protect HUVECs from apoptosis under simulated microgravity by targeting ZHX1.

v301, a new allele of BRITTLE CULM 12, and its regulation of the early senescence of the leaf blade in rice - Ji-le Ni; Xiao-zhu Wen; Cheng-bing Tang; Wei-jiang Tian; Wen-jing Yang; Jia Xie; Xiao-bo Zhang; Yang-yang Li; Yu-zhen Xiong; Ying Sun; Zhu Zhu; Ying Wang; et al. (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2020)

Front Cover - Wei Wang; Jie Wang; Francis M. P. Choi; Ping Ding; Xiao‐xu Li; Guo‐dong Han; Meng‐wen Ding; Minquan Guo; Xiong‐wei Huang; Wei‐xiang Duan; Zhi‐yuan Cheng; Zhi‐yuan Chen; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2020)

Global warming and artificial shorelines reshape seashore biogeography - Wei Wang; Jie Wang; Francis M. P. Choi; Ping Ding; Xiao‐xu Li; Guo‐dong Han; Meng‐wen Ding; Minquan Guo; Xiong‐wei Huang; Wei‐xiang Duan; Zhi‐yuan Cheng; Zhi‐yuan Chen; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2020)
Aim Rapid anthropogenic warming coupled with changes in land use is altering the distributions of species, with consequences for ecosystem functioning and services. It is crucial to evaluate species range shifts based on understanding of the interaction of temperature with non‐climatic factors such as habitat availability and dispersal potential. Here, we aim to investigate roles of environmental temperature, habitat availability and population connectivity on the distributions of hard‐shore intertidal animals. We further examine potential roles of extensive artificial seawall construction in enabling poleward expansion of species in China, thus reshaping coastal biogeography. Location Chinese coast. Time period 2013–2017. Major taxa studied Intertidal invertebrates. Methods We took an integrative approach encompassing distributional ecology, thermal physiology, molecular genetics, heat budget modelling and larval dispersal to elucidate how interacting multiple drivers, including temperature, habitat availability and larval dispersal, determine distributions of hard‐shore invertebrates, focusing on what sets their range edges at a boundary between biogeographic provinces. Results Our results untangle the complex interactions of global climate change with the impacts of regional scale coastal development. Temperature, larval transport and habitat availability are the major proximate factors controlling the range limits of coastal marine species. The artificial shorelines provide suitable habitats for hard‐shore species on the Yangtze River Delta, and minimum temperature in winter is an important factor setting the new northern range limit of these hard‐shore species along the Chinese coast. Main conclusions In the face of global warming and global sprawl of marine hard infrastructure, species distributions, community structures and biogeographic patterns are experiencing dramatic changes. The combined influence of multiple human stressors including climate change and artificial shorelines can be evaluated by using a multidisciplinary framework, including ecological distribution, physiological sensitivity of species to these stressors, and the role of dispersal in maintaining population connectivity.

The false smut pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens requires rice stamens for false smut ball formation - Jing Fan; Jie Liu; Zhi‐You Gong; Pei‐Zhou Xu; Xiao‐Hong Hu; Jin‐Long Wu; Guo‐Bang Li; Juan Yang; Yu‐Qiu Wang; Yu‐Feng Zhou; Shuang‐Cheng Li; Li Wang; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2020)
Summary Rice false smut has emerged as a serious grain disease in rice production worldwide. The disease is characterized by the transformation of individual rice florets into false smut balls, which is caused by the fungal pathogen Ustilaginoidea virens . To date, little is known about the host factors required for false smut ball formation by U . virens . In this study, we identified histological determinants for the formation of false smut balls by inoculating U . virens into rice floral mutants defective with respect to individual floral parts. The results showed that U . virens could form mature false smut balls in rice floral mutants with defective pistils, but failed to develop false smut balls in the superwoman mutant lacking stamens, identifying that U . virens requires rice stamens to complete its infection cycle. Comparative transcriptome analysis indicated a list of candidate host genes that may facilitate nutrient acquisition by U . virens from the rice stamens, such as SWEET11 , SWEET14 and SUT5 , and genes involved in the biosynthesis of trehalose and raffinose family sugars. These data pinpoint rice stamens as the key target organ of U . virens infection and provide a valuable starting point for dissecting the molecular mechanism of false smut ball formation.

A new aryldihydronaphthalene-type lignan and other metabolites with potential anti-​inflammatory activities from Corispermum mongolicum Iljin - Yi Zhou; Mei Jin; Chunshi Jin; Chao Ye; Jiaming Wang; Jinfeng Sun; Cheng-Xi Wei; Wei Zhou; Gao Li (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Dissection of genetic factors underlying grain size and fine mapping of QTgw.cau-7D in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Zhaoyan Chen; Xuejiao Cheng; Lingling Chai; Zhihui Wang; Ruolin Bian; Jiang Li; Aiju Zhao; Mingming Xin; Weilong Guo; Zhaorong Hu; Huiru Peng; Yingyin Yao; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 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)

Molecular cloning and functional analysis of lotus salt-induced NnDREB2C, NnPIP1-2 and NnPIP2-1 in Arabidopsis thaliana - Liu Ziyuan; Wang Chunfei; Yang Jianjun; Liu Xian; Li Liangjun; Cheng Libao; Li Shuyan (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

Fine mapping, candidate genes analysis, and characterization of a brown planthopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stål) resistance gene in the rice variety ARC5984 - Jiebin Lin; Xinyi Wang; Yang Li; Fanggui Bi; Ling Cheng; Fengkuang Huang; Rongbai Li; Yongfu Qiu (Euphytica, 2020)

Controlled Release of Spirotetramat Using Starch–Chitosan–Alginate-Encapsulation - Yan-Li Xie; Wayne Jiang; Fen Li; Yu Zhang; Xiao-Yu Liang; Meng Wang; Xueqing Zhou; Shao-Ying Wu; Cheng-Hui Zhang (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2020)

Correction to: Recombination between homoeologous chromosomes induced in durum wheat by the Aegilops speltoides Su1-Ph1 suppressor - Hao Li; Le Wang; Ming-Cheng Luo; Fang Nie; Yun Zhou; Patrick E. McGuire; Assaf Distelfeld; Xiongtao Dai; Chun-Peng Song; Jan Dvorak (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2019)