Assessment of probiotic adhesion and inhibitory effect on Escherichia coli and Salmonella adhesion - Ya Wang; Dan Jia; Jia-hui Wang; He-hai Li; Jun-long Liu; Ai-hong Liu; Jin-ming Wang; Gui-quan Guan; Jian-xun Luo; Hong Yin; You-quan Li (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Optimization of Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of Peony Seed Oil with Response Surface Methodology and Analysis of Fatty Acid - Min Li; Guihong Zhao; Jian Liu; Xinpai Liang; Ming Zhang; Guangcan Zhou; Xin Tang; Yilei Wang (Agricultural Research, 2021)

Demographics of Scomberomorus commerson in the Central Taiwan Strait - Jinn-Shing Weng; Li-Chi Cheng; Yun-Sin Lo; Jen-Chieh Shiao; Jia-Sin He; Ming-An Lee; Kwang-Ming Liu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
The narrow-barred Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus commerson is an economically essential species; however, few studies have investigated its demographic structure in the northwestern Pacific, which includes Taiwan’s waters. This study examined the growth parameters, age composition, mortality, and sex ratio of S. commerson catches by examining sagittal otoliths and other biological data collected in a 3-year project from June 2018 to June 2021. The transverse sections of sagittal otoliths exhibited alternating translucent and opaque zones, in annual cycles, and this observation was validated by otolith edge analysis. Opaque zones began to form in October; the growth peaked in December and lasted until March. Growth parameters were estimated for female (L∞ = 144.1 cm fork length [FL], k = 0.39 y−1, to = −0.85 y) and male (L∞ = 136.0 cm FL, k = 0.32 y−1, to = −1.49 y) specimens. The maximum recorded FL, body weight, and age were 159.0 cm, 27 kg, and 9.2 y for female and 135.0 cm, 17.8 kg, and 7.2 y for male specimens. Rapid growth was observed for both sexes, with FL reaching 66.8 ± 14.2 cm in female specimens and 70.1 ± 11.0 cm in male specimens during the first year of life. An age–length key based on the direct otolith aging and FL dataset (N = 646) was used to estimate the age composition of 3-year catches measured at landing (N = 16,133). The results verified that the S. commerson currently caught in the central Taiwan Strait are mainly young fish aged 1+ to 2+ y. The estimated fishing mortality (0.27 y−1) and exploitation rate (0.30) suggested that overfishing was not occurring in this stock. The findings of this study have helped clarify the population dynamics of the S. commerson in the Taiwan Strait, and the biological parameters reported herein can aid the management and conservation to ensure the sustainability of this species in this region.

Heat stress inhibits TLR4-NF-κB and TLR4-TBK1 signaling pathways in broilers infected with Salmonella Typhimurium - Wei-Hao Li; Yi-Lei Liu; Jian-Chi Lun; Yong-Ming He; Lu-Ping Tang (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2021)
With the global warming, the harm of heat stress (HS) to the breeding industry has become more common, which causes the decline of animal production performance and low immunity. This study aimed to analyze the effect of HS on the intestinal immune function of Salmonella- infected chickens. Fourteen-day-old broilers were divided into the following four groups of eight replicates: control (Control), heat stress (HS), Salmonella Typhimurium (ST), and heat stress + Salmonella Typhimurium (HS+ST). The broilers were subjected to a heat stress of 35 °C from 15 to 28 days of age. Salmonella Typhimurium (ST, 14028, 10 9 cfu/mL) was inoculated, via oral administration at 29 days of age, into ST and HS+ST group birds. On the 4th day after Salmonella Typhimurium administration, an increase in jejunum IgA levels was observed in chickens infected with Salmonella Typhimurium. Mechanistic regulation of TLR4-NFκB-NLRP3 and TLR4-TBK1 signaling by heat stress was evaluated in Salmonella Typhimurium–infected broilers. Heat stress markedly inhibited the expression of cytokines including TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1β, NLRP3, caspase-1, NF-κB-p65, and p-NF-κB-p65, and the TLR4-TBK1 cytokines IFN-α, IFN-γ, p-IRF3, and p-TBK1 in jejunum of broilers infected with Salmonella Typhimurium. Collectively, our results demonstrate that heat stress can inhibit intestinal immune response by downregulating the expression of TLR4-NFκB-NLRP3 and TLR4-TBK1 signaling pathways in broilers infected with Salmonella Typhimurium.

Exposure to 2,4-dichlorophenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol, pentachlorophenol and risk of thyroid cancer: a case-control study in China - Wan-Jun Yang; Hua-Bing Wu; Chi Zhang; Qi Zhong; Ming-Jun Hu; Jia-Liu He; Guo-Ao Li; Zhen-Yu Zhu; Jin-Liang Zhu; Huan-Huan Zhao; Han-Shuang Zhang; Fen Huang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Carbonic Anhydrase III Attenuates Hypoxia-Induced Apoptosis and Activates PI3K/Akt/mTOR Pathway in H9c2 Cardiomyocyte Cell Line - Hua Li; Yibin Liu; Sha Tang; Jie Hu; Qiuling Wu; Yang Wei; Ming Niu (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2021)

Viper venoms drive the macrophages and hepatocytes to sequester and clear platelets: novel mechanism and therapeutic strategy for venom-induced thrombocytopenia - Chuanbin Shen; Ming Liu; Daniel Thomas Mackeigan; Zi Yan Chen; Pingguo Chen; Danielle Karakas; June Li; Peter A. A. Norris; Jiayao Li; Yanling Deng; Chengbo Long; Ren Lai; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2021)

Two new cephalochromin derivative from the Alternaria sp. ZG22 - Xin-Ming Song; Xue-Ming Zhou; Ya-Ling Li; Li-Bing Huang; Cai-Cui Chen; Yan Gao; Lin He; Xiao-qun Mao; Bing Chen; Jing-Wen Liu; Hui-Jie Liu; Xiao-Ping Song; et al. (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Higher photocatalytic removal of organic pollutants using pangolin-like composites made of 3–4 atomic layers of MoS2 nanosheets deposited on tourmaline - Ming Hao; Hao Li; Li Cui; Wei Liu; Baizeng Fang; Jinsheng Liang; Xinlei Xie; Dongxu Wang; Fei Wang (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021)

Inhibition of Maternal c-Src Ameliorates the Male Offspring Hypertension by Suppressing Inflammation and Neurotransmitters in the Paraventricular Nucleus - Qing Su; Xiao-Jing Yu; Qing Yang; Xiao-Min Wang; Wen-Jie Xia; Hong-Bao Li; Kai-Li Liu; Qiu-Yue Yi; Yu-Ming Kang (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2021)

Phosphorus availability increases pathobiome abundance and invasion of rhizosphere microbial networks by Ralstonia - Pengfa Li; Ming Liu; Guilong Li; Kai Liu; Tianshun Liu; Meng Wu; Muhammad Saleem; Zhongpei Li (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Soil disease‐suppressiveness depends on complex interactions among pathogens, native microbiota, and physicochemical properties, while these interactions remain understudied. Comparing field and microcosm experiments, we investigated the significance of these interactions in disease emergence or suppression using structural equation modelling (SEM) and receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analyses. We observed significant differences in the relative abundance of pathogenic and beneficial microbes, alpha and beta diversity indices between disease‐conducive and ‐suppressive rhizosphere soils. The pathogenic ( Ralstonia ) and beneficial ( Bacillus ) taxa dominated disease‐conducive and ‐suppressive rhizosphere soils, respectively. Moreover, the co‐occurrences of Ralstonia with native microorganisms were positive and negative in the disease‐conducive and ‐suppressive soils, respectively. These results suggest the supportive ( Rudaea ) and suppressive ( Enterobacter , Bacillus ) role of indigenous microbes in the invasion of soil and plant systems by Ralstonia . The SEM and ROC analysis predicted that Ralstonia invaded rhizospheric microbial networks and caused peanut wilt under high than low soil phosphorus conditions. Our results suggest the importance of soil phosphorus availability in altering the microbial interactions, thus leading to soil invasion by Ralstonia . Thus, we conclude by saying that feeding soil with high amounts of available phosphorus could deplete plant‐beneficial microbes and increase the pathobiome abundance that may compromise plant health.

Cross‐phytogroup assessment of foliar epiphytic mycobiomes - Ting Zhu; Jia Yao; Hao Liu; Chen‐Hao Zhou; Yuan‐Zhan Liu; Zheng‐Wei Wang; Zhe‐Xue Quan; Bo Li; Ji Yang; Wei‐Chang Huang; Ming Nie (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary The foliar surface forms one of the largest aboveground habitats on Earth and maintains plant‐fungus relationships that greatly affect ecosystem functioning. Despite many studies with particular plant species, the foliar epiphytic mycobiome has not been studied across a large number of plant species from different taxa. Using high‐throughput sequencing, we assessed epiphytic mycobiomes on leaf surfaces of 592 plant species in a botanical garden. Plants of angiosperms, gymnosperms, and pteridophytes were involved. Plant taxonomy, leaf side, growing environment, and evolutionary relationships were considered. We found that pteridophytes showed the higher fungal species diversity, stronger mutualistic fungal interactions, and a greater percentage of putative pathogens than gymnosperms and angiosperms. Plant taxonomic group, leaf side, and growing environment were significantly associated with the foliar epiphytic mycobiome, but the similarity of the mycobiomes among plants was not directly related to the distance of the host evolutionary tree. Our results provide a general understanding of the foliar fungal mycobiomes from pteridophytes to angiosperms. These findings will facilitate our understanding of foliar fungal epiphytes and their roles in plant communities and ecosystems.

Identification of a recessive gene YrZ15-1370 conferring adult plant resistance to stripe rust in wheat-Triticum boeoticum introgression line - Minghu Zhang; Xin Liu; Ting Peng; Dinghao Wang; Dongyu Liang; Hongyu Li; Ming Hao; Shunzong Ning; Zhongwei Yuan; Bo Jiang; Xuejiao Chen; Xue Chen; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Genetic control and phenotypic characterization of panicle architecture and grain yield-related traits in foxtail millet (Setaria italica) - Hui Zhi; Qiang He; Sha Tang; Junjun Yang; Wei Zhang; Huifang Liu; Yanchao Jia; Guanqing Jia; Aiying Zhang; Yuhui Li; Erhu Guo; Ming Gao; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Improvement in the risk assessment of oral leukoplakia through morphology-related copy number analysis - Xiaotian Li; Lu Liu; Jianyun Zhang; Ming Ma; Lisha Sun; Xuefen Li; Heyu Zhang; Jianbin Wang; Yanyi Huang; Tiejun Li (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Pinocembrin Promotes OPC Differentiation and Remyelination via the mTOR Signaling Pathway - Qi Shao; Ming Zhao; Wenwen Pei; Yingyan Pu; Mingdong Liu; Weili Liu; Zhongwang Yu; Kefu Chen; Hong Liu; Benqiang Deng; Li Cao (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)

rno-miR-128-3p promotes apoptosis in rat granulosa cells (GCs) induced by norepinephrine through Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) - Ming Li; Ling Xue; Weibin Xu; Pingping Liu; Feng Li (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2021)
The mechanism related to ovarian follicular is complex, which has not been fully elucidated. Abundant reports have confirmed that the ovarian function development is closely related to sympathetic innervation. As one of the major neurotransmitters, norepinephrine (NE) is considered an effective regulator of ovarian functions like granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis. However, the mechanism between NE and GC apoptosis in rat is still unclear. In our study, GCs were isolated and cultured in vitro with NE treatment. The apoptosis of GCs was facilitated by NE. Wilms tumor 1 (WT1) was found to be significantly downregulated in GCs after NE treatment, and overexpression of WT1 repressed apoptosis in rat GCs induced by NE. rno-miR-128-3p was found to be significantly enhanced by NE in GCs, and inhibition of rno-miR-128-3p repressed apoptosis in rat GCs induced by NE. Mechanistically, rno-miR-128-3p interacted with WT1 and repressed its expression. In summary, inhibition of rno-miR-128-3p may enhance WT1 expression, and then repress NE-induced apoptosis in rat GCs. Our research may provide a new insight for the improvement of ovarian follicular development.

Apigenin Improves Hypertension and Cardiac Hypertrophy Through Modulating NADPH Oxidase-Dependent ROS Generation and Cytokines in Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus - Hong-Li Gao; Xiao-Jing Yu; Han-Bo Hu; Qian-Wen Yang; Kai-Li Liu; Yan-Mei Chen; Yan Zhang; Dong-Dong Zhang; Hua Tian; Guo-Qing Zhu; Jie Qi; Yu-Ming Kang (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2021)

Geomorphic effect of debris-flow sediments on the Min River, Wenchuan Earthquake region, western China - Xu-dong Hu; Li-qin Zhou; Wei-ming Liu; Hao Wang; Lei Cui (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Spatiotemporal variability of fire effects on soil carbon and nitrogen: A global meta‐analysis - Jinquan Li; Junmin Pei; Jiajia Liu; Jihua Wu; Bo Li; Changming Fang; Ming Nie (Global Change Biology, 2021)
A consensus about the fire‐related soil carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) impacts that determine soil health and ecosystem services at the global scale remains elusive. Here, we conducted a global meta‐analysis of 3173 observations with 1444, 1334, 228, and 167 observations for soil C, N, pyrogenic C (PyC), and the percent of PyC to total organic C (PyC/TOC) from 296 field studies. Results showed that fire significantly decreased soil C (−15.2%) and N (−14.6%) but increased soil PyC (40.6%) and PyC/TOC (30.3%). Stronger negative fire impacts on soil C and N were found in tropical and temperate climates than in Mediterranean and subtropical climates; stronger effects were found in forest ecosystems than in non‐forest ecosystems. Wildfire and high‐severity fire led to greater soil C and N losses than prescribed and low‐severity fires, respectively, while they promoted greater increases in soil PyC and PyC/TOC than prescribed and low‐severity fires, respectively. However, soil C and N recovered to control levels approximately 10 years after fire, which is a shorter period than previously determined. These results suggest that fire‐induced PyC production should be accounted for in the C budget under global change. These results will improve our knowledge of the spatiotemporal variability of fire effects on soil C and N storage and have implications for fire management and ecosystem recovery.

Six new anthraquinone glycosides from Lasianthus acuminatissimus Merr. - Xingxing Liu; Taoan Li; Yong Liu; Hongdong Liu; Xiaotian Chen; Jianxin Ming; Xuewen Lai; Bin Li (Natural Product Research, 2021)

The downregulation of PpPG21 and PpPG22 influences peach fruit texture and softening - Ming Qian; Ze Xu; Zehua Zhang; Qin Li; Xiangyan Yan; Hangkong Liu; Mingyu Han; Furui Li; Jicheng Zheng; Dong Zhang; Caiping Zhao (Planta, 2021)

Phylogenomic Analyses of a Clade Within the Family Flavobacteriaceae Suggest Taxonomic Reassignments of Species of the Genera Algibacter, Hyunsoonleella, Jejuia, and Flavivirga, and the Proposal of Pseudalgibacter gen. nov. and Pseudalgibacter alginicilyticus comb. nov. - Miao Li; Ling-Zhi Hou; Xing-Hao Xu; Xiao-Xiao Wang; Ming-Can Zheng; Yan-Jiao Zhang; Ang Liu (Current Microbiology, 2021)

White matter characteristics between amygdala and prefrontal cortex underlie depressive tendency in end stage renal disease patients before the dialysis initiation - Junya Mu; Liang Ma; Dun Ding; Xueying Ma; Peng Li; Ruixiao Li; Ming Zhang; Jixin Liu (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Flexible reconfiguration of functional brain networks as a potential neural mechanism of creativity - Junchao Li; Natasza Orlov; Zengjian Wang; Bingqing Jiao; Yibo Wang; Huawei Xu; Hui Yang; Yingying Huang; Yan Sun; Peng Zhang; Rengui Yu; Ming Liu; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Associations between essential microelements exposure and the aggressive clinicopathologic characteristics of papillary thyroid cancer - Ming-Jun Hu; Jia-Liu He; Xin-Ran Tong; Wan-Jun Yang; Huan-Huan Zhao; Guo-Ao Li; Fen Huang (BioMetals, 2021)

A Hu sheep genome with the first ovine Y chromosome reveal introgression history after sheep domestication - Ran Li; Peng Yang; Ming Li; Wenwen Fang; Xiangpeng Yue; Hojjat Asadollahpour Nanaei; Shangquan Gan; Duo Du; Yudong Cai; Xuelei Dai; Qimeng Yang; Chunna Cao; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

MFGE8 mitigates brain injury in a rat model of SAH by maintaining vascular endothelial integrity via TIGβ5/PI3K/CXCL12 signaling - Jikai Wang; Yiping Wang; Yuchun Zuo; Jiajia Duan; Aihua Pan; Jian-Ming Li; Xiao-Xin Yan; Fei Liu (Experimental Brain Research, 2021)

Chthonobacter rhizosphaerae sp. nov., a bacterium isolated from rhizosphere soil of Citrus sinenesis - Xiu-Ming Liu; Xing-Kui Zhou; Yuan-Dong Li; Ju-Xing Jiang; Li-Min Dong; Bao-Zhu Fang; Wen-Jun Li; Yan-Qing Duan (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

The mechanism and application of high-pressure water jet technology to prevent compound dynamic disaster - Zeng-qiang Yang; Chang Liu; Feng-shuo Li; Lin-ming Dou; Gang-wei Li; Da-wei Wang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Vertical Profiles of Volatile Organic Compounds in Suburban Shanghai - Yuhan Liu; Hongli Wang; Shengao Jing; Ming Zhou; Shenrong Lou; Kun Qu; Wanyi Qiu; Qian Wang; Shule Li; Yaqin Gao; Yusi Liu; Xiaobing Li; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2021)

Evolving a Bayesian network model with information flow for time series interpolation of multiple ocean variables - Ming Li; Ren Zhang; Kefeng Liu (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021)

Neuroprotective carbazole alkaloids from the stems and leaves of Clausena lenis - Gui Yan; Yu-Jie Li; Ying-Ying Zhao; Jia-Ming Guo; Wen-Hao Zhang; Ming-Ming Zhang; Yan-Hui Fu; Yan-Ping Liu (Natural Product Research, 2021)

A New Marine Disaster Assessment Model Combining Bayesian Network with Information Diffusion - Ming Li; Ren Zhang; Kefeng Liu (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
There are two challenges in the comprehensive marine hazard assessment. The influencing mechanism of marine disaster is uncertain and disaster data are sparse. Aiming at the uncertain knowledge and small sample in assessment modeling, we combine the information diffusion algorithm and Bayesian network to propose a novel assessment model. The information diffusion algorithm is adopted to expand associated samples between disaster losses and environmental conditions. Then the expanded data sets are used to build the BN-based assessment model through structural learning, parameter learning and probabilistic reasoning. The proposed model is applied to the hazard assessment of marine disasters in Shanghai. Experimental comparison results show that it is capable of dealing with uncertainty effectively and achieving more accuracy risk assessment under the small sample condition.

Diabetes Mellitus/Poststroke Hyperglycemia: a Detrimental Factor for tPA Thrombolytic Stroke Therapy - Yinghua Jiang; Ning Liu; Jinrui Han; Yadan Li; Pierce Spencer; Samuel J. Vodovoz; Ming-Ming Ning; Gregory Bix; Prasad V. G. Katakam; Aaron S. Dumont; Xiaoying Wang (Translational Stroke Research, 2021)

Different posterior hippocampus and default mode network modulation in young APOE ε4 carriers: a functional connectome-informed phenotype longitudinal study - Li Juan Zheng; Li Lin; U. Joseph Schoepf; Akos Varga-Szemes; Rock H. Savage; Han Zhang; Yun Fei Wang; Xin Yuan Zhang; Song Luo; Ya Liu; Gui Fen Yang; Guang Ming Lu; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

OsGSTU6 Contributes to Cadmium Stress Tolerance in Rice by Involving in Intracellular ROS Homeostasis - Xiu-Qing Jing; Meng-Ru Zhou; Xiu-Min Nie; Lu Zhang; Peng-Tao Shi; Abdullah Shalmani; Hai Miao; Wen-Qiang Li; Wen-Ting Liu; Kun-Ming Chen (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2021)

Overexpression of T-type calcium channel Cav3.1 in oral squamous cell carcinoma: association with proliferation and anti-apoptotic activity - Rui-Fang Li; Qi-Wen Man; Jin-Yuan Liu; Yue-Yu Zheng; Xin Gao; Hai-Ming Liu (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2021)

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)

Icaritin Inhibits Skin Fibrosis through Regulating AMPK and Wnt/β-catenin Signaling - Ming Li; Qingmei Liu; Shan He; Xiangzhen Kong; Jinpei Lin; Yan Huang; Wenyu Wu; Jinfeng Wu (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2021)

Altered structural and functional connectivity in CSF1R-related leukoencephalopathy - Fei-Xia Zhan; Ze-Yu Zhu; Qing Liu; Hai-Yan Zhou; Xing-Hua Luan; Xiao-Jun Huang; Xiao-Li Liu; Wo-Tu Tian; Shi-Ge Wang; Xiao-Xuan Song; Guang Chen; Ming-Liang Zhao; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Risk Assessment of Marine Environments Along the South China Sea and North Indian Ocean on the Basis of a Weighted Bayesian Network - Ming Li; Ren Zhang; Kefeng Liu (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Underwater Image Restoration via Non-Convex Non-Smooth Variation and Thermal Exchange Optimization - Qingliang Jiao; Ming Liu; Pengyu Li; Liquan Dong; Mei Hui; Lingqin Kong; Yuejin Zhao (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2021)
The quality of underwater images is an important problem for resource detection. However, the light scattering and plankton in water can impact the quality of underwater images. In this paper, a novel underwater image restoration based on non-convex, non-smooth variation and thermal exchange optimization is proposed. Firstly, the underwater dark channel prior is used to estimate the rough transmission map. Secondly, the rough transmission map is refined by the proposed adaptive non-convex non-smooth variation. Then, Thermal Exchange Optimization is applied to compensate for the red channel of underwater images. Finally, the restored image can be estimated via the image formation model. The results show that the proposed algorithm can output high-quality images, according to qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Antibacterial and anti-biofilm effects of fatty acids extract of dried Lucilia sericata larvae against Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in vitro - Jing Liu; Jun Jiang; Junwei Zong; Bin Li; Taowen Pan; Yunpeng Diao; Zhen Zhang; Xueyang Zhang; Ming Lu; Shouyu Wang (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Machine Learning Incorporated With Causal Analysis for Short-Term Prediction of Sea Ice - Ming Li; Ren Zhang; Kefeng Liu (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Accurate and fast prediction of sea ice conditions is the foundation of safety guarantee for Arctic navigation. Aiming at the imperious demand of short-term prediction for sea ice, we develop a new data-driven prediction technique for the sea ice concentration (SIC) combined with causal analysis. Through the causal analysis based on kernel Granger causality (KGC) test, key environmental factors affecting SIC are selected. Then multiple popular machine learning (ML) algorithms, namely self-adaptive differential extreme learning machine (SaD-ELM), classification and regression tree (CART), random forest (RF) and support vector regression (SVR), are employed to predict daily SIC, respectively. The experimental results in the Barents-Kara (B-K) sea show: (1) compared with correlation analysis, the input variables of ML models screened out by causal analysis achieve better prediction; (2) when lead time is short (<3 d), the four ML algorithms are all suitable for short-term prediction of daily SIC, while RF and SaD-ELM have better prediction performance with long lead time (>3 d); (3) RF has the best prediction accuracy and generalization ability but hugely time consuming, while SaD-ELM achieves more favorable performance when taking computational complexity into consideration. In summary, ML is applicable to short-term prediction of daily SIC, which develops a new way of sea ice prediction and provides technical support for Arctic navigation.

Design, synthesis and evaluation of dihydrotriazine derivatives-bearing 5-aryloxypyrazole moieties as antibacterial agents - Tian-Yi Zhang; Chun-Shi Li; Ming-Yue Cui; Xue-Qian Bai; Jiang-Hui Chen; Ze-Wen Song; Bo Feng; Xue-Kun Liu (Molecular Diversity, 2021)

Carbon and nitrogen budget in fish-polychaete integrated aquaculture system - Fawen Hu; Ming Sun; Jinghui Fang; Guodong Wang; Li Li; Fengxiang Gao; Yuxia Jian; Xue Wang; Guangbin Liu; Yan Zou; Wen Guo (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2021)

Isolation and Identification of Pseudomonas sp. Strain DY-1 from Agricultural Soil and Its Degradation Effect on Prometryne - Dong Liang; Ming-yue Ding; Chang-yixin Xiao; Ya-wen Shen; Yin-yue Wang; Hai-tao Li; Rong-mei Liu; Ji-guo Gao (Current Microbiology, 2021)

Subcellular Localization of the D27 Protein in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. Hybrids) Using an Optimized Protoplast Isolation, Purification, and Transient Gene Expression Protocol - Zhuan-di Wu; Xin Hu; Feng-gang Zan; Yong-bao Pan; David M. Burner; Zheng-ying Luo; Jia-yong Liu; Li-ping Zhao; Li Yao; Yong Zhao; Xin-long Liu; Hong-ming Xia; et al. (Sugar Tech, 2021)

The potential role of miR-124-3p in tumorigenesis and other related diseases - Qian Li; Shuqing Liu; Jinsong Yan; Ming-Zhong Sun; Frederick T. Greenaway (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

Bacterial community structure in the surface sediments of different habitats of Baiyangdian Lake, Northern China: effects of nutrient conditions - Jun Chen; Jinliang Wu; Ming Liu; Liqing Li; Weijun Zhang; Dongsheng Wang; Teng Ma (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Nitrogen removal performance and bacterial communities in zeolite trickling filter under different influent C/N ratios - Lina Liu; Na Li; Chunyang Tao; Yubo Zhao; Jingqing Gao; Zhenzhen Huang; Jingshen Zhang; Jianlei Gao; Jinliang Zhang; Ming Cai (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Photocatalytic optical fibers for degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater: a review - Yongwu Wu; Lanlan Zhong; Jilin Yuan; Wenhao Xiang; Xin Xin; Huimin Liu; Hongyang Luo; Linyang Li; Ming Chen; Dengjie Zhong; Xinghong Zhang; Nianbing Zhong; et al. (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021)

Geographic Linkages of Root Traits to Salt Marsh Productivity - Hao Liu; Xiao Xu; Chenhao Zhou; Jiayuan Zhao; Bo Li; Ming Nie (Ecosystems, 2021)

Correction to: Central Blockade of E-Prostanoid 3 Receptor Ameliorated Hypertension Partially by Attenuating Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats - Fang-Fang Wang; Juan Bai; Xiao-Jing Yu; Xiao-Lian Shi; Jin-Jun Liu; Kai-Li Liu; Li-Yan Fu; Qing Su; Hong-Bao Li; Kai B. Kang; Qiu-Yue Yi; Shu-Qiu Wang; et al. (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2021)

Central Blockade of E-Prostanoid 3 Receptor Ameliorated Hypertension Partially by Attenuating Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in the Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus of Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats - Fang-Fang Wang; Juan Ba; Xiao-Jing Yu; Xiao-Lian Shi; Jin-Jun Liu; Kai-Li Liu; Li-Yan Fu; Qing Su; Hong-Bao Li; Kai B. Kang; Qiu-Yue Yi; Shu-Qiu Wang; et al. (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2021)

The changes of brain functional networks in young adult smokers based on independent component analysis - XianFu Wang; Ting Xue; Fang Dong; Yangding Li; Dongdong Xie; Chang Liu; Ming Zhang; Yanzhi Bi; Kai Yuan; Dahua Yu (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2021)

Spatial Distribution and Ecological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediment of Songhua River, Northeast China - Baolin Liu; Deming Dong; Xiuyi Hua; Weihua Dong; Ming Li (Chinese Geographical Science, 2021)

LncRNA FTX Promotes Colorectal Cancer Cells Migration and Invasion by miRNA-590-5p/RBPJ Axis - Guo-Qun Chen; Zhi-Ming Liao; Jiao Liu; Fang Li; Da Huang; Ya-Dong Zhou (Biochemical Genetics, 2021)

Thermaurantiacus tibetensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel moderately thermophilic bacterium isolated from hot spring microbial mat in Tibet - Yu-Zhen Ming; Lan Liu; Ai-Ping Lv; Wen-Dong Xian; Ze-Tao Liu; Meng-Meng Li; Jian-Yu Jiao; Bao-Zhu Fang; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2021)

An Insight into the Excavation-Induced Stress Paths on Mechanical Response of Weak Interlayer Zone in Underground Cavern Under High Geostress - Shu-Qian Duan; Quan Jiang; Guo-Feng Liu; Jie-Cheng Xiong; Po Gao; Ding-Ping Xu; Ming-Yu Li (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2021)

Spatial distribution and environmental significance of phytoliths in the surface soil of the Xilingol Grassland in Inner Mongolia, China - Chong-Xiao Sun; Hua Su; Cai-Qing Guo; Zhi-Wei Liu; Ya-Meng Li; Feng Qin; Hai-Ming Liu (Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 2021)

Traditional Chinese medicines and their active ingredients sensitize cancer cells to TRAIL-induced apoptosis - Bingyu Sun; Yongqiang Liu; Danhua He; Jinke Li; Jiawei Wang; Wulin Wen; Ming Hong (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2021)

Experimental study on permeability characteristics and radon exhalation law of overburden soil in uranium tailings pond - Xiaolu Liu; Xiangyang Li; Ming Lan; Yong Liu; Changshou Hong; Hong Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Research on 3D geological modeling method based on multiple constraints - Ming Hao; Minghui Li; Jianlong Zhang; Yujie Liu; Congjun Huang; Fang Zhou (Earth Science Informatics, 2021)

Arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization rate of an exotic plant, Galinsoga quadriradiata, in mountain ranges changes with altitude - Gang Liu; Rui-Ling Liu; Wen-Gang Zhang; Ying-Bo Yang; Xiao-Qiong Bi; Ming-Zhu Li; Xiao-Yan Chen; Hua Nie; Zhi-Hong Zhu (Mycorrhiza, 2021)

Impact of the contact area between vegetation stalks and water flow on the hydraulic characteristics of sloped land - Shengtang Zhang; Ming Liu; Guibao Li; Jingzhou Zhang; Si Chen (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Spatial distribution of atmospheric bioaerosols in Beijing, Hangzhou and Wuhan, China - Xuezheng Ma; Qi Zhang; Keyang Liu; Liping Zhang; Manman Zhang; Xin Zhao; Chunya Zhou; Jinke Li; Ming Cheng; Lili Li; Kongxin Hu; Jinsong Li; et al. (Aerobiologia, 2021)

A single nucleotide polymorphism variant located in the cis ‐regulatory region of the ABCG2 gene is associated with mallard egg colour - Hehe Liu; Jian Hu; Zhanbao Guo; Wenlei Fan; Yaxi Xu; Suyun Liang; Dapeng Liu; Yunsheng Zhang; Ming Xie; Jing Tang; Wei Huang; Qi Zhang; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2021)
Avian egg coloration is shaped by natural selection, but its genetic basis remains unclear. Here, we used genome‐wide association analysis and identity by descent to finely map green egg colour to a 179‐kb region of Chr4 based on the resequencing of 352 ducks ( Anas platyrhynchos ) from a segregating population resulting from the mating of Pekin ducks (white‐shelled eggs) and mallards (green‐shelled eggs). We further narrowed the candidate region to a 30‐kb interval by comparing genome divergence in seven indigenous duck populations. Among the genes located in the finely mapped region, only one transcript of the ABCG2 gene (XM_013093252.2) exhibited higher uterine expression in green‐shelled individuals than in white‐shelled individuals, as supported by transcriptome data from four populations. ABCG2 has been reported to encode a protein that functions as a membrane transporter for biliverdin. Sanger sequencing of the whole 30‐kb candidate region (Chr4: 47.41–47.44 Mb) and a plasmid reporter assay helped to identify a single nucleotide polymorphism (Chr4: 47,418,074 G>A) located in a conserved predicted promoter region whose variation may alter ABCG2 transcription activity. We provide a useful molecular marker for duck breeding and contribute data to the research on ecological evolution based on egg colour patterns among birds.

QTL mapping for foxtail millet plant height in multi-environment using an ultra-high density bin map - Qiang He; Hui Zhi; Sha Tang; Lu Xing; Suying Wang; Haigang Wang; Aiying Zhang; Yuhui Li; Ming Gao; Haijin Zhang; Guoqiu Chen; Shutao Dai; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Pathological matrix stiffness promotes cardiac fibroblast differentiation through the POU2F1 signaling pathway - Mingzhe Li; Jimin Wu; Guomin Hu; Yao Song; Jing Shen; Junzhou Xin; Zijian Li; Wei Liu; Erdan Dong; Ming Xu; Youyi Zhang; Han Xiao (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Postsynaptic Targeting and Mobility of Membrane Surface-Localized hASIC1a - Xing-Lei Song; Di-Shi Liu; Min Qiang; Qian Li; Ming-Gang Liu; Wei-Guang Li; Xin Qi; Nan-Jie Xu; Guang Yang; Michael Xi Zhu; Tian-Le Xu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2021)
Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs), the main H + receptors in the central nervous system, sense extracellular pH fluctuations and mediate cation influx. ASIC1a, the major subunit responsible for acid-activated current, is widely expressed in brain neurons, where it plays pivotal roles in diverse functions including synaptic transmission and plasticity. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms for these functions remain mysterious. Using extracellular epitope tagging and a novel antibody recognizing the hASIC1a ectodomain, we examined the membrane targeting and dynamic trafficking of hASIC1a in cultured cortical neurons. Surface hASIC1a was distributed throughout somata and dendrites, clustered in spine heads, and co-localized with postsynaptic markers. By extracellular pHluorin tagging and fluorescence recovery after photobleaching, we detected movement of hASIC1a in synaptic spine heads. Single-particle tracking along with use of the anti-hASIC1a ectodomain antibody revealed long-distance migration and local movement of surface hASIC1a puncta on dendrites. Importantly, enhancing synaptic activity with brain-derived neurotrophic factor accelerated the trafficking and lateral mobility of hASIC1a. With this newly-developed toolbox, our data demonstrate the synaptic location and high dynamics of functionally-relevant hASIC1a on the surface of excitatory synapses, supporting its involvement in synaptic functions.

Preliminary report on the improved resistance towards Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae of cultivated kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) when grafted onto wild Actinidia guilinensis rootstock in vitro - Fa-ming Wang; Jie-wei Li; Kai-yu Ye; Hong-juan Gong; Ping-ping Liu; Qiao-sheng Jiang; Bei-bei Qi; Quan-hui Mo (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

The reproductive regulation of LPXRFa and its receptor in the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis of the spotted scat (Scatophagus argus) - Yi Zhai; Si-Ping Deng; Jian-Ye Liu; Dong-Neng Jiang; Yang Huang; Chun-Hua Zhu; Guang-Li Li; Ming-Hui Li (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2021)

Photochemical degradation kinetics and mechanisms of norfloxacin and oxytetracycline - Honghai Xue; Ming Li; Binshuo Liu; Qingling Meng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Formation mechanism and risk assessment of unstable rock mass at the Yumenkou tunnel entrance, Shanxi province, China - Zhong Fu Wang; Si Ming He; Han Dong Liu; Dong Dong Li (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Leading modes of Asian–Australian monsoon interannual variability as represented in CMIP5 models - Fang Zhou; Hong‐Li Ren; Ming‐Hong Liu; Run Wang; Kai Huang (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
The Asian–Australian monsoon (AAM) exerts a strong impact on the regional climate. The ability of climate models to simulate the AAM is of great importance. This study evaluates the performance of 26 models, which participate in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5), in representing features of the leading modes of the AAM interannual variability. This is achieved by diagnosing quantitative metrics derived from a Season‐reliant Empirical Orthogonal Function (S‐EOF) analysis, and plausible external forcing contributing to the simulation results are presented. Our results show that the CMIP5 models can generally capture the spatial patterns of the leading modes of AAM interannual variability during El Niño development periods because of strong air–sea interactions. The variance percentage explained by the first two S‐EOF modes is found to be closely related to the amplitude of the El Niño‐Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in the models. In contrast, simulation of the periodicity remains challenging, and the models show deficiencies in the accurate capture of periodic characteristics. Models with realistic ENSO simulations typically perform well in simulating S‐EOF1, and the key to improving the simulation of S‐EOF2 is the greater intensity of the simulated field of background heating over the Northwest Pacific warm pool. The multimodel ensemble (MME) performs better than most of the 26 individual models. Models in the MME with better ENSO simulation and stronger warm pool heating are found to be better able to represent the relationships between the first two leading S‐EOF modes and ENSO, although biases remained.

Modes of genetic adaptations underlying functional innovations in the rumen - Xiangyu Pan; Yudong Cai; Zongjun Li; Xianqing Chen; Rasmus Heller; Nini Wang; Yu Wang; Chen Zhao; Yong Wang; Han Xu; Songhai Li; Ming Li; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

A Fluorogenic and Chromogenic Probe Distinguishes Fluoride Anions and Thiols: Implications for Discrimination of Fluoride-Containing G Series and Sulfur-Containing V Series Nerve Agents - Wei-hui Wu; Xin Wang; Liang Zong; Dan Li; Yan-hua Xiao; Shao-hui Sui; Jian Li; Meng Liu; Gao-yun Chen; Teng Luo; Min Liu; Xin-ming Wang; et al. (Journal of Fluorescence, 2021)

KASP markers to detect sub-chromosomal arm translocations between 6VS of Haynaldia villosa and 6AS of wheat - Shujie Zhang; Chaolan Fan; Jiangtao Luo; Lei Huang; Die Xie; Yazhou Li; Zhuo Chen; Bo Jiang; Shunzong Ning; Zhongwei Yuan; Lin Huang; Lianquan Zhang; et al. (Euphytica, 2021)

Isolation and characterization of two new chroman-4-ones from the endophytic fungus Penicillium chrysogenum obtained from Eucommia ulmoides Oliver - Sheng-Yue Liu; Li-Zhi Wang; Yue-Fei Wang; Lin Li; Guo-Ying Han; Bing-Yang Zhang; Ying Guo; Yong-Zhi He; Shi-Ming Fang; Han Zhang (Natural Product Research, 2020)

OsRbohB-mediated ROS production plays a crucial role in drought stress tolerance of rice - Yi Shi; Yan-Li Chang; Hai-Tao Wu; Abdullah Shalmani; Wen-Ting Liu; Wen-Qiang Li; Jian-Wei Xu; Kun-Ming Chen (Plant Cell Reports, 2020)

Downregulation of Adhesion Molecule CHL1 in B Cells but Not T Cells of Patients with Major Depression and in the Brain of Mice with Chronic Stress - C. R. Yang; L. Ning; F. H. Zhou; Q. Sun; H. P. Meng; Z. Han; Y. Liu; W. Huang; S. Liu; X. H. Li; B. Zheng; Dong Ming; et al. (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

Anxiolytic Effects of 8-O-Acetyl Shanzhiside Methylester on Acute and Chronic Anxiety via Inflammatory Response Inhibition and Excitatory/Inhibitory Transmission Imbalance - Ting Sun; Li Luo; Qin-Qin Tian; Wen-Ju Wang; Qing-Qing Liu; Le Yang; Kun Zhang; Wei Zhang; Ming-Gao Zhao; Qi Yang (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)
Anxiety leads to a global decline in quality of life and increase in social burden. However, treatments are limited, because the molecular mechanisms underlying complex emotional disorders are poorly understood. We explored the anxiolytic effects of 8-O-acetyl shanzhiside methylester (8-OaS), an active component in Lamiophlomis rotata ( L . rotata ; Benth.) or Kudo, a traditional herb that has been shown to be effective in the clinical treatment of chronic pain syndromes in China. Two mouse anxiety models were used: forced swimming stress (FSS)–induced anxiety and complete Freund’s adjuvant (CFA)–induced chronic inflammatory pain. All animal behaviors were analyzed on the elevated plus maze and in the open-field test. 8-OaS significantly ameliorated anxiety-like behaviors in both anxiety models and inhibited the translation enhancement of GluN2A, GluN2B, and PSD95. Moreover, a reduction in GABA receptors disrupted the excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) balance in the basolateral amygdala (BLA), indicated by increased excitatory and decreased inhibitory presynaptic release. 8-OaS also blocked microglia activation and reduced the phosphorylation of p38, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), NF-κB p65, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) in the BLA of anxiety mice. 8-OaS exhibits obvious anxiolytic effects by regulating the excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) synaptic transmission and attenuating inflammatory responses in the BLA.

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)

Comparison Between the Gut Microbiota in Different Gastrointestinal Segments of Large-Tailed Han and Small-Tailed Han Sheep Breeds with High-Throughput Sequencing - Guangli Yang; Shuhong Zhang; Zhiqiang Li; Jie Huang; Yan Liu; Ying Liu; Qiankun Wang; Xiangyu Li; Yongfeng Yan; Ming Li (Indian Journal of Microbiology, 2020)

Correction to: The H741D mutation in Tac1p contributes to the upregulation of CDR1 and CDR2 expression in Candida albicans - Jin-Yan Liu; Bing Wei; Ying Wang; Ce Shi; Wen-Jing Li; Yue Zhao; Ling-Ning Meng; Ming-Jie Xiang (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2020)

The H741D mutation in Tac1p contributes to the upregulation of CDR1 and CDR2 expression in Candida albicans - Jin-Yan Liu; Bing Wei; Ying Wang; Ce Shi; Wen-Jing Li; Yue Zhao; Ling-Ning Meng; Ming-Jie Xiang (Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2020)

Gut dysbiosis-influence on amygdala-based functional activity in patients with end stage renal disease: a preliminary study - Li Juan Zheng; Li Lin; Jianhui Zhong; Zhihong Zhang; Yu Bing Ye; Xin Yuan Zhang; Yun Fei Wang; Han Zhang; Ya Liu; Guang Ming Lu; Dehua Gong; Long Jiang Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Dietary lipid concentrations influence growth, body composition, morphology of the liver and mid-intestine, and antioxidant status of marbled eel (Anguilla marmorata) - Shi-Jun Chen; Peng Liu; You-Ming Jia; Hong-Ping Liao; Shao-Xuan Zhu; Li-Liu Zhou; Xue-Ming Dan; Li Liu; Jia-Hao Li; Su-Bi Zheng; Jun-Jiang Yang; Lian Gan (Aquaculture International, 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)

Prediction and Identification of Epitopes in the Emy162 Antigen of Echinococcus multilocularis - Ming-Quan Pang; Feng Tang; Hai-Jiu Wang; Ying Zhou; Li Ren; Run-Le Li; Hu Zhou; Chen-Fei Wan; Chuan-Chuan Liu; Cai-Rang Yangdan; Hai-Ning Fan (Acta Parasitologica, 2020)

Incorporated maize residues will induce more accumulation of new POC in HF compared with that in LF soils: a comparison of different residue types - Yang Wang; Shuangyi Li; Yingde Xu; Ming Li; Te Shan; Weijun Zhang; Xu Liu; Muhammad Farhan Saeed; Jingkuan Wang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

Characterization and functional analysis of Krtap11-1 during hair follicle development in Angora rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) - Shuang Liang; Zhiyuan Bao; Bohao Zhao; Tong Zhou; Jiali Li; Ming Liu; Shuaishuai Hu; Naisu Yang; Yang Chen; Xinsheng Wu (Genes & Genomics, 2020)

The Hessian fly recessive resistance gene h4 mapped to chromosome 1A of the wheat cultivar ‘Java’ using genotyping-by-sequencing - Fuan Niu; Yunfeng Xu; Xuming Liu; Lanfei Zhao; Amy Bernardo; Yaoguang Li; Guoxia Liu; Ming-Shun Chen; Liming Cao; Zhenbin Hu; Xiangyang Xu; Guihua Bai (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Genetic Structure of Amphioctopus ovulum (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) as Revealed by Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA - Faiz Muhammad; Canfeng Dou; Liqin Liu; Gong Li; Punhal Lashari; Zhen-ming Lü (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine 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)

Upregulation of long non-coding RNA MEG3 in type 2 diabetes mellitus complicated with vascular disease: a case–control study - Wei-wei Chang; Liu Zhang; Xin-ming Yao; Yan Chen; Li-jun Zhu; Zheng-mei Fang; Ying Zhao; Ying-shui Yao; Yue-long Jin (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

Chemically modified curcumin (CMC2.24) alleviates osteoarthritis progression by restoring cartilage homeostasis and inhibiting chondrocyte apoptosis via the NF-κB/HIF-2α axis - Yan Zhou; Jianghua Ming; Ming Deng; Yaming Li; Bochun Li; Jia Li; Yonggang Ma; Zhonghui Chen; Guirong Wang; Shiqing Liu (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2020)

Pretreatment with interleukin 35-engineered mesenchymal stem cells protected against lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury via pulmonary inflammation suppression - Xiaoning Zhang; Zhiqiang Zhang; Mingyan Ju; Jiaci Li; Yaqing Jing; Yuxia Zhao; Chao Gu; Ming Dong; Guang Li; Yi Liu (Inflammopharmacology, 2020)

Pre-symptomatic local brain activity and functional connectivity alterations in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients who developed radiation encephalopathy following radiotherapy - You-ming Zhang; Jian-ming Gao; Hong Zhou; Li Li; Li-zhi Liu; Zai-de Han; Xiao-ping Yi; Wei-hua Liao (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Characteristics and implication of multilayer dawsonite in heterogeneity reservoir of the Honggang anticline, southern Songliao Basin, NE China - Na Liu; Li Liu; Xiaoran Ming; Lei Yu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Genome-Wide Association Study of Plant and Ear Height in Maize - Shi Lu; Mu Li; Mo Zhang; Ming Lu; Xinqi Wang; Piwu Wang; Wenguo Liu (Tropical Plant Biology, 2020)

Sauchinone: a prospective therapeutic agent-mediated EIF4EBP1 down-regulation suppresses proliferation, invasion and migration of lung adenocarcinoma cells - Sheng-Qian Li; Jing Feng; Ming Yang; Xiao-Peng Ai; Mei He; Fu Liu (Journal of Natural Medicines, 2020)

Structural features of an acidic polysaccharide with the potential of promoting osteoblast differentiation from Lycium ruthenicum Murr. - Shu-Qi Wang; Bing Liu; Su Liu; Song-Zi Xie; Li-Hua Pan; Xue-Qiang Zha; Qiang-Ming Li; Jian-Ping Luo (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Anthraquinone derivatives from a coral associated fungus Stemphylium lycopersici - Jiao Li; Yu-Bing Zheng; Tibor Kurtán; Ming-Xiang Liu; Hua Tang; Chun-Lin Zhuang; Wen Zhang (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Development and validation of high-throughput and low-cost STARP assays for genes underpinning economically important traits in wheat - Yuying Wu; Ming Li; Zhonghu He; Susanne Dreisigacker; Weie Wen; Hui Jin; Shengnan Zhai; Faji Li; Fengmei Gao; Jindong Liu; Rongge Wang; Pingzhi Zhang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

A fundamental theorem for eco-environmental surface modelling and its applications - Tianxiang Yue; Na Zhao; Yu Liu; Yifu Wang; Bin Zhang; Zhengping Du; Zemeng Fan; Wenjiao Shi; Chuanfa Chen; Mingwei Zhao; Dunjiang Song; Shihai Wang; et al. (Science China Earth Sciences, 2020)

A novel plant protein-disulfide isomerase participates in resistance response against the TYLCV in tomato - Tong Li; Ya-Hui Wang; Ying Huang; Jie-Xia Liu; Guo-Ming Xing; Sheng Sun; Sen Li; Zhi-Sheng Xu; Ai-Sheng Xiong (Planta, 2020)

Microencapsulation of immunoglobulin Y: optimization with response surface morphology and controlled release during simulated gastrointestinal digestion - Jin Zhang; Huan-huan Li; Yi-fan Chen; Li-hong Chen; Hong-gang Tang; Fan-bin Kong; Yun-xin Yao; Xu-ming Liu; Qian Lan; Xiao-fan Yu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

DNA Methylation Analysis of the NR3C1 Gene in Patients with Schizophrenia - Linlin Liu; Jian Wu; Lili Qing; Jiajue Li; Hao Yang; Aicen Ji; Ming Yan; Liping Hu; Shengjie Nie (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2020)

TMEM88 modulates the secretion of inflammatory factors by regulating YAP signaling pathway in alcoholic liver disease - Liang-yun Li; Chen-chen Yang; Su-wen Li; Yu-min Liu; Hao-dong Li; Shuang Hu; Hong Zhou; Jin-liang Wang; Hang Shen; Xiao-ming Meng; Jun Li; Tao Xu (Inflammation Research, 2020)

Seasonal abundance and activity of the tick Dermacentor everestianus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Tibetan Plateau, China - Ming Liu; Tuo Li; Jia Yang; Si-Si Li; Zhi-Jun Yu; Jing-Ze Liu (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2020)

Fe and Cu co-doped graphitic carbon nitride as an eco-friendly photo-assisted catalyst for aniline degradation - Li Li; Ming Liang; Jun Huang; Sai Zhang; Yuan Liu; Fangyun Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Effects of suspended particular matters, excess PO43-, and salinity on phosphorus speciation in coastal river sediments - Guoqiang Zhao; Yanqing Sheng; Wenjing Wang; Qunqun Liu; Ming Jiang; Zhaoran Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 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)

Single B cells reveal the antibody responses of rhesus macaques immunized with an inactivated enterovirus D68 vaccine - Huiwen Zheng; Zening Yang; Bingxiang Li; Heng Li; Lei Guo; Jie Song; Dongpei Hou; Nan Li; Jinxi Yang; Qiongwen Wu; Ming Sun; Longding Liu (Archives of Virology, 2020)

Reinvestigation of the substrate specificity of a reverse prenyltransferase NotF from Aspergillus sp. MF297-2 - Keyan Yang; Shu-Ming Li; Xiaoqing Liu; Aili Fan (Archives of Microbiology, 2020)

Correction to: Experimental study on the mechanical properties weakening mechanism of siltstone with different water content - Bingyang Li; Jian Liu; Kang Bian; Fei Ai; Xunjian Hu; Ming Chen; Zhenping Liu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020)

Microvirga arsenatis sp. nov., an arsenate reduction bacterium isolated from Tibet hot spring sediments - Ze-Tao Liu; Wen-Dong Xian; Meng-Meng Li; Lan Liu; Yu-Zhen Ming; Jian-Yu Jiao; Bao-Zhu Fang; Min Xiao; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2020)

A robust segmentation framework for closely packed buildings from airborne LiDAR point clouds - Xinsheng Wang; Ting On Chan; Kai Liu; Jun Pan; Ming Luo; Wenkai Li; Chunzhu Wei (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2020)

Single-cell transcriptome analysis of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) associated gene ACE2 expression in normal and non-obstructive azoospermia (NOA) human male testes - Xixi Liu; Yidong Chen; Wenhao Tang; Li Zhang; Wei Chen; Zhiqiang Yan; Peng Yuan; Ming Yang; Siming Kong; Liying Yan; Jie Qiao (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Selenium accumulation characteristics of Cyphomandra betacea (Solanum betaceum) seedlings - Linjin Lin; Jing Sun; Tonghao Cui; Xiong Zhou; Ming’an Liao; Yunmin Huan; Liu Yang; Caifang Wu; Xianmin Xia; Yuxi Wang; Zhiyu Li; Jinpeng Zhu; et al. (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2020)

Astrocytic GABAB Receptors in Mouse Hippocampus Control Responses to Behavioral Challenges through Astrocytic BDNF - Ji-Hong Liu; Ze-Lin Li; Yi-Si Liu; Huai-De Chu; Neng-Yuan Hu; Ding-Yu Wu; Lang Huang; Shu-Ji Li; Xiao-Wen Li; Jian-Ming Yang; Tian-Ming Gao (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Identification of Ala2Thr mutation in insulin gene from a Chinese MODY10 family - Juan Zhang; Yanjun Liu; Ming Li; Xiaoxu Ge; Ying Wang; Xin Huang; Di Yang; Rong Zhang; Yating Chen; Ming Lu; Jun Yin; Mingqiang Song; et al. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2020)

The role of miRNA-155 in monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension through c-Fos/NLRP3/caspase-1 - Shou-Dong Chai; Zhen-Kun Li; Rui Liu; Tao Liu; Ming-Feng Dong; Pei-Zhe Tang; Jian-Tang Wang; Sheng-Jun Ma (Molecular & Cellular Toxicology, 2020)

Variation of soil dissolved organic carbon under long-term different fertilizations and its correlation with maize yields - Jia Liu; Xiaofen Chen; Daming Li; Changxu Xu; Meng Wu; Ming Liu; Pengfa Li; Guilong Li; Taolin Zhang; Zhongpei Li (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

Identification of drug resistance genes and drug resistance analysis of Salmonella in the duck farm environment of Zhanjiang, China - Jin-Li Niu; Jin-Ju Peng; Yue-Yue Ming; Qi-Chao Ma; Wen-Chao Liu; Yi Ma (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Haploidentical hematopoietic cell transplantation for severe acquired aplastic anemia: a case-control study of post-transplant cyclophosphamide included regimen vs. anti-thymocyte globulin & colony-stimulating factor-based regimen - Lanping Xu; Bin Fu; Wenjing Wang; Yajing Xu; Depei Wu; Shunqing Wang; Qifa Liu; Linghui Xia; Sujun Gao; Ming Jiang; Jianmin Wang; Xi Zhang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Characterization of a Rapeseed Anthocyanin-More Mutant with Enhanced Resistance to Sclerotinia sclerotiorum - Rui Liu; Li-Na Ding; Ming Li; Wei Cao; Yu-Kang Wang; Wei-Jie Wang; Yan-Kun Yu; Zheng Wang; Ke-Ming Zhu; Xiao-Li Tan (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2020)

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)

Physiological and proteomic responses of mangrove plant Avicennia marina seedlings to simulated periodical inundation - Huan Li; Zan Li; Zhi-Jun Shen; Mei-Rong Luo; Yi-Ling Liu; Ming-Yue Wei; Wen-Hua Wang; Ying-Ying Qin; Chang-Hao Gao; Ke-Ke Li; Qian-Su Ding; Shan Zhang; et al. (Plant and Soil, 2020)

Expression Patterns of Inducible Cre Recombinase Driven by Differential Astrocyte-Specific Promoters in Transgenic Mouse Lines - Neng-Yuan Hu; Ya-Ting Chen; Qian Wang; Wei Jie; Yi-Si Liu; Qiang-Long You; Ze-Lin Li; Xiao-Wen Li; Sophie Reibel; Frank W. Pfrieger; Jian-Ming Yang; Tian-Ming Gao (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Spatio-temporal characteristics of agro-climatic indices and extreme weather events during the growing season for summer maize (Zea mays L.) in Huanghuaihai region, China - Zhentao Zhang; Xiaoguang Yang; Zhijuan Liu; Fan Bai; Shuang Sun; Jiayi Nie; Jiqing Gao; Bo Ming; Ruizhi Xie; Shaokun Li (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2020)

Fractionation and chemical structure of dissolved organic matter in the rhizosphere associated with cadmium accumulation in tobacco lines (Nicotiana tabacum L.) - Ming Zhao; Tingxuan Li; Haiying Yu; Xizhou Zhang; Zicheng Zheng; Yongdong Wang; Tao Liu; Dharmendra K. Gupta; Huagang Huang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

SP94 Peptide-Functionalized PEG-PLGA Nanoparticle Loading with Cryptotanshinone for Targeting Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Xiaoling Nie; Yuan Liu; Ming Li; Xuesong Yu; Wanwen Yuan; Sixi Huang; Di Ren; Ying Wang; Yan Wang (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2020)

Aspergillolide, a new 12-membered macrolide from sea cucumber-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. S-3-75 - Jun-Jie Tan; Xiao-Yu Liu; Yang Yang; Feng-Hua Li; Chang-Heng Tan; Yi-Ming Li (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Thioredoxin-Interacting Protein (TXNIP) Regulates Parkin/PINK1-mediated Mitophagy in Dopaminergic Neurons Under High-glucose Conditions: Implications for Molecular Links Between Parkinson’s Disease and Diabetes - Cun-Jin Su; Zhu Shen; Ru-Xiao Cui; Ya Huang; De-Lai Xu; Feng-Lun Zhao; Jie Pan; Ai-Ming Shi; Tong Liu; Yun-Li Yu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Phytochemicals and biological activities of species from the genus Maytenus - Lei Zhang; Ming-Yue Ji; Bin Qiu; Qin-Yu Li; Ke-Yong Zhang; Ji-Cheng Liu; Lian-Sheng Dang; Min-Hui Li (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2020)

Researches on the Internal Molecular Weight Uniformity of Chitosan Biomaterials - Xuqian Lang; Yang Li; Guohui Sun; Zhongzheng Zhou; Jing Li; Chao Feng; Ming Kong; Ya Liu; Xiaojie Cheng; Xiguang Chen (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2020)

Study on visual control system of acoustic in situ measurement technology for survey of seafloor sediment - Bin Lv; Guo-liang Qi; Guan-bao Li; Guang-ming Kan; Jing-qiang Wang; Jie Liu (Marine Georesources & Geotechnology, 2020)

Genome-Wide Identification of Malectin/Malectin-Like Domain Containing Protein Family Genes in Rice and Their Expression Regulation Under Various Hormones, Abiotic Stresses, and Heavy Metal Treatments - Xiu-Qing Jing; Abdullah Shalmani; Meng-Ru Zhou; Peng-Tao Shi; Izhar Muhammad; Yi Shi; Rahat Sharif; Wen-Qiang Li; Wen-Ting Liu; Kun-Ming Chen (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2020)

Involvement of the JNK signaling in granular corneal dystrophy by modulating TGF-β-induced TGFBI expression and corneal fibroblast apoptosis - Danyao Nie; Xinhua Liu; Yuan Wang; Wenling He; Ming Li; Yun Peng; Jing Zhang; Liangnan Sun; Zonghui Yan; Lin Ye (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2020)

Synergetic effect between adsorption and photodegradation on rGO/TiO2/ACF composites for dynamic toluene gaseous removal - Yuwei Li; Fang Liu; Meng Li; Xuye Wang; Xuejin Qi; Wei Li; Ming Xue; Yongqiang Wang; Fenglei Han (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Anti-inflammatory bibenzyls from the stems of Dendrobium huoshanense via bioassay guided isolation - Qiang-Ming Li; Hui Jiang; Xue-Qiang Zha; De-Ling Wu; Li-Hua Pan; Jun Duan; Jian Liu; Jian-Ping Luo (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Analysis of nicotine-induced metabolic changes in Blakeslea trispora by GC-MS - Yang Liu; You-ran Shao; Xiang-yu Li; Zhi-ming Wang; Li-rong Yang; Yu-zhou Zhang; Mian-bin Wu; Jian-ming Yao (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Synthesis and application of Cu-BTC@ZSM-5 composites as effective adsorbents for removal of toluene gas under moist ambience: kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanism studies - Meng Li; Yuwei Li; Wei Li; Fang Liu; Xuejin Qi; Ming Xue; Yongqiang Wang; Chaocheng Zhao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

An accounting of the external environmental costs of coal in Inner Mongolia using the pollution damage method - Hao-Dong Lv; Jin-Sheng Zhou; Lin Yang; Yi-Ming Li; Lu Liu (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2020)

Molecular and morphological evidence for hybrid origin and matroclinal inheritance of an endangered wild rose, Rosa × pseudobanksiae (Rosaceae) from China - Cheng Zhang; Shi-Qi Li; Yu Zhang; Zhang-Ming Zhu; Jian-Quan Liu; Xin-Fen Gao (Conservation Genetics, 2020)

The variation of motor-related brain structure and its relation to abnormal motor behaviors in end-stage renal disease patients with restless legs syndrome - Junya Mu; Xiaohui Liu; Shaohui Ma; Tao Chen; Xueying Ma; Peng Li; Dun Ding; Jixin Liu; Ming Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2020)

Effectiveness analysis of the prediction of regional debris flow susceptibility in post-earthquake and drought site - Ning-sheng Chen; Yong Zhang; Shu-feng Tian; Ming-feng Deng; Tao Wang; Li-hong Liu; Mei Liu; Gui-sheng Hu (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Colonization and Probiotic Effect of Metschnikowia sp. C14 in the Intestine of Juvenile Sea Cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus - Ming Li; Pengyun Bao; Jian Song; Jianfeng Ding; Yubin Liu; Yuexin Ma (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2020)

Pelagivirga dicentrarchi sp. nov., a member of the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from the gut microflora of sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) - Chang-Ming Li; Xin-Peng Wang; Liu-Yan Zhou; Guan-Jun Chen; Zong-Jun Du (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2020)

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.

Evidence for the paternal mitochondrial DNA in the crucian carp-like fish lineage with hybrid origin - Shi Wang; Ni Jiao; Lu Zhao; Meiwen Zhang; Pei Zhou; Xuexue Huang; Fangzhou Hu; Conghui Yang; Yuqin Shu; Wuhui Li; Chun Zhang; Min Tao; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Antidepressant Drugs Correct the Imbalance Between proBDNF/p75NTR/Sortilin and Mature BDNF/TrkB in the Brain of Mice with Chronic Stress - C. R. Yang; X. Y. Zhang; Y. Liu; J. Y. Du; R. Liang; M. Yu; F. Q. Zhang; X. F. Mu; F. Li; L. Zhou; F. H. Zhou; F. J. Meng; et al. (Neurotoxicity Research, 2020)

Psychophysiological and cognitive effects of strawberry plants on people in isolated environments - Zhao-ming Li; Hui Liu; Wen-zhu Zhang; Hong Liu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Comprehensive strength deterioration model of compacted loess exposed to drying-wetting cycles - Chang-ming Hu; Yi-li Yuan; Yuan Mei; Xue-yan Wang; Zheng Liu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

Microlunatus speluncae sp. nov., a novel actinobacterium isolated from a Karstic subterranean environment sample - Yuan-Guo Xie; Bao-Zhu Fang; Ming-Xian Han; Lan Liu; Jian-Yu Jiao; Xiao-Tong Zhang; Min Xiao; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2020)

Water and heat availability are drivers of the aboveground plant carbon accumulation rate in alpine grasslands on the Tibetan Plateau - Jian Sun; Tian‐Cai Zhou; Miao Liu; You‐Chao Chen; Guo‐Hua Liu; Ming Xu; Pei‐Li Shi; Fei Peng; Atsushi Tsunekawa; Yu Liu; Xiao‐Dan Wang; Shi‐Kui Dong; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2020)
Aim Climate change is expected to have important effects on plant phenology and carbon storage, with further shifts predicted in the future. Therefore, we proposed the community carbon accumulation rate (CAR) from the start of the growing season (SOS) to the peak of the growing season (POS) to fill the gap that the dynamic interactions between plant phenology and plant carbon research. Location Tibetan Plateau. Major taxa Alpine grassland plants. Time period 2015. Methods We conducted a transect survey across grasslands to measure community aboveground net primary production and carbon concentration. Additionally, phenology indicator data (SOS and POS) were extracted from the Global Inventory Modeling and Mapping Studies (GIMMS) normalized difference vegetation index version 3 database. Next, we used ‘ changepoint ’ analysis to detect the patterns of CARs, and performed linear regression and one‐way ANOVA to explore the variability of CARs in response to the environmental factors. Ultimately, the total effects of environmental factors on CARs were illustrated by a structural equation model. Results Our results indicated that three CAR patterns were detected, which are low‐CAR (0.15 g/m 2 /day), medium‐CAR (0.31 g/m 2 /day) and high‐CAR (0.84 g/m 2 /day) patterns. We found that the availabilities of water and heat mediated CARs by regulating soil nutrition variability, and that drought climate and insufficient soil resources co‐constrained the community CAR at long time‐scales. In contrast, high CAR could be explained by more water and heat availability via either direct or indirect effects on soil moisture and soil nutrients. Main conclusions Our findings highlight that water and heat availability are critical driving factors in ecological carbon accumulation processes undergoing climate change. Meanwhile, the vegetative phenology also has important effect on carbon accumulation. Consequently, we propose incorporating the dynamic interactions between plant phenology and plant carbon into the ecological carbon cycle model to improve our understanding of resource utilization and survival strategies of plants under environmental change.

TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access - Jens Kattge; Gerhard Bönisch; Sandra Díaz; Sandra Lavorel; Iain Colin Prentice; Paul Leadley; Susanne Tautenhahn; Gijsbert D. A. Werner; Tuomas Aakala; Mehdi Abedi; Alicia T. R. Acosta; George C. Adamidis; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2020)
Plant traits—the morphological, anatomical, physiological, biochemical and phenological characteristics of plants—determine how plants respond to environmental factors, affect other trophic levels, and influence ecosystem properties and their benefits and detriments to people. Plant trait data thus represent the basis for a vast area of research spanning from evolutionary biology, community and functional ecology, to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem and landscape management, restoration, biogeography and earth system modelling. Since its foundation in 2007, the TRY database of plant traits has grown continuously. It now provides unprecedented data coverage under an open access data policy and is the main plant trait database used by the research community worldwide. Increasingly, the TRY database also supports new frontiers of trait‐based plant research, including the identification of data gaps and the subsequent mobilization or measurement of new data. To support this development, in this article we evaluate the extent of the trait data compiled in TRY and analyse emerging patterns of data coverage and representativeness. Best species coverage is achieved for categorical traits—almost complete coverage for ‘plant growth form’. However, most traits relevant for ecology and vegetation modelling are characterized by continuous intraspecific variation and trait–environmental relationships. These traits have to be measured on individual plants in their respective environment. Despite unprecedented data coverage, we observe a humbling lack of completeness and representativeness of these continuous traits in many aspects. We, therefore, conclude that reducing data gaps and biases in the TRY database remains a key challenge and requires a coordinated approach to data mobilization and trait measurements. This can only be achieved in collaboration with other initiatives.

Study of Recellularized Human Acellular Arterial Matrix Repairs Porcine Biliary Segmental Defects - Wei Liu; Sheng-Ning Zhang; Zong-Qiang Hu; Shi-Ming Feng; Zhen-Hui Li; Shu-Feng Xiao; Hong-Shu Wang; Li Li (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2019)

Effects of Exogenous GA3 and DPC Treatments on Levels of Endogenous Hormone and Expression of Key Gibberellin Biosynthesis Pathway Genes During Stem Elongation in Sugarcane - Li-Hang Qiu; Rong-Fa Chen; Han-Min Luo; Ye-Geng Fan; Xing Huang; Jun-Xian Liu; Fa-Qian Xiong; Hui-Wen Zhou; Chong-Kun Gan; Jian-Ming Wu; Yang-Rui Li (Sugar Tech, 2019)

Activation of anthrachamycin biosynthesis in Streptomyces chattanoogensis L10 by site-directed mutagenesis of rpoB - Zi-yue Li; Qing-ting Bu; Jue Wang; Yu Liu; Xin-ai Chen; Xu-ming Mao; Yong-Quan Li (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Promotion on NLRC5 upregulating MHC-I expression by IFN-γ in MHC-I–deficient breast cancer cells - Ming-Zhen Zhao; Yu Sun; Xiao-Feng Jiang; Li Liu; Li Liu; Li-Xin Sun (Immunologic Research, 2019)

Comparative Serum Proteomic Analysis of the Effects of Sodium Selenate on a Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease - Ping Chen; Li-Xiang Wang; Xiao-Jing Sui; Shui-Ming Li; Yong Wang; Qiong Liu; Jia-Zuan Ni (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

SALT-INDUCED CHLOROPLAST PROTEIN (SCP) is Involved in Plant Tolerance to Salt Stress in Arabidopsis - Yong Zhuang; Yangxuan Liu; Yuxiang Li; Ming Wei; Yuying Tang; Penghui Li; Zhijian Liu; Hui Li; Weizao Huang; Songhu Wang (Journal of Plant Biology, 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)

An Effective Oxide Interference Correction on Sc and REE for Routine Analyses of Geological Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry - Wei Zhao; Keqing Zong; Yongsheng Liu; Zhaochu Hu; Haihong Chen; Ming Li (Journal of Earth Science, 2019)

Airborne Transmission of Influenza Virus in a Hospital of Qinhuangdao During 2017–2018 Flu Season - Xin Zhao; Weizhong Nie; Chunya Zhou; Ming Cheng; Chun Wang; Yongjie Liu; Jinke Li; Yunkai Qian; Xuezheng Ma; Liping Zhang; Lili Li; Kongxin Hu (Food and Environmental Virology, 2019)

Carbamazepine promotes specific stimuli-induced NLRP3 inflammasome activation and causes idiosyncratic liver injury in mice - Zhilei Wang; Guang Xu; Xiaoyan Zhan; Youping Liu; Yuan Gao; Nian Chen; Yuming Guo; Ruisheng Li; Tingting He; Xueai Song; Ming Niu; Jiabo Wang; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2019)

Study on Transient Overvoltage of Offshore Wind Farm Considering Different Electrical Characteristics of Vacuum Circuit Breaker - Zikai Zhou; Yaxun Guo; Xiaofeng Jiang; Gang Liu; Wenhu Tang; Honglei Deng; Xiaohua Li; Ming Zheng (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019)
For the study of transient overvoltage (TOV) in an offshore wind farm (OWF) collector system caused by switching off vacuum circuit breakers (VCBs), a simplified experimental platform of OWF medium-voltage (MV) cable collector system was established in this paper to conduct switching operation tests of VCB and obtain the characteristic parameters for VCB, especially dielectric strength parameters; also, the effectiveness of the VCB reignition model was verified. Then, PSCAD/EMTDC was used to construct the MV collector system of the OWF, and the effects of normal switching and fault switching on TOV amplitude, steepness, and the total number of reignition of the VCB were studied, respectively, with the experimental parameters and traditional parameters of dielectric strength of the VCB. The simulation results show that when the VCB is at the tower bottom, the overvoltage amplitude generated by the normal switching is the largest, which is 1.83 p.u., and the overvoltage steepness of the fault switching is the largest, up to 142 kV/μs. The overvoltage amplitude and steepness caused by switching off VCB at the tower bottom faultily with traditional parameters are about 2 and 1.5 times of the experimental parameters under the same operating condition.

Major advances in studies of the physical geography and living environment of China during the past 70 years and future prospects - Fahu Chen; Bojie Fu; Jun Xia; Duo Wu; Shaohong Wu; Yili Zhang; Hang Sun; Yu Liu; Xiaomin Fang; Boqiang Qin; Xin Li; Tingjun Zhang; et al. (Science China Earth Sciences, 2019)

Protective role of curcumin in cadmium-induced testicular injury in mice by attenuating oxidative stress via Nrf2/ARE pathway - Shu-Hua Yang; Jian-Bin He; Li-Hui Yu; Lin Li; Miao Long; Ming-Da Liu; Peng Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Experimental study on the mechanical properties weakening mechanism of siltstone with different water content - Bingyang Li; Jian Liu; Kang Bian; Fei Ai; Xunjian Hu; Ming Chen; Zhenping Liu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Network pharmacology exploration reveals the bioactive compounds and molecular mechanisms of Li-Ru-Kang against hyperplasia of mammary gland - Shizhang Wei; Xuelin Zhou; Ming Niu; Haizhu Zhang; Xiaoyi Liu; Ruilin Wang; Pengyan Li; Haotian Li; Huadan Cai; Yanling Zhao (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2019)

The faster-onset antidepressant effects of hypidone hydrochloride (YL-0919) - Li-jun Sun; Li-ming Zhang; Dan Liu; Rui Xue; Yan-qin Liu; Lei Li; Ying Guo; Chao Shang; Jun-qi Yao; You-zhi Zhang; Yun-feng Li (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2019)

Association between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and asthma-related diseases in preschool children - Xinxin Zeng; Qian Chen; Xi Zhang; Huajun Li; Quanhua Liu; Chunxiao Li; Ming Ma; Jianhua Zhang; Weixi Zhang; Jun Zhang; Lisu Huang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Carbon Monoxide Attenuates High Salt-Induced Hypertension While Reducing Pro-inflammatory Cytokines and Oxidative Stress in the Paraventricular Nucleus - Dong-Dong Zhang; Yan-Feng Liang; Jie Qi; Kai B. Kang; Xiao-Jing Yu; Hong-Li Gao; Kai-Li Liu; Yan-Mei Chen; Xiao-Lian Shi; Guo-Rui Xin; Li-Yan Fu; Yu-Ming Kang; et al. (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2019)

Conflict between wild boars (Sus scrofa) and farmers: distribution, impacts, and suggestions for management of wild boars in the Three Gorges Reservoir Area - Qin Liu; Kun Yan; Ya-feng Lu; Ming Li; Yang-yang Yan (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Assessing the influence of the minimum measured diameter on forest spatial patterns and nearest neighborhood relationships - Yuan-fa Li; Hai-peng Yang; Hong-xiang Wang; Shao-ming Ye; Wen-zhen Liu (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Identification of the optimal insertion site for expression of a foreign gene in an infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus vector - Jing-Zhuang Zhao; Li-Ming Xu; Miao Liu; Yong-Sheng Cao; Jia-Sheng Yin; Hong-Bai Liu; Tong-Yan Lu; Zhen-Yu Zhang (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Ottowia flava sp. nov., isolated from fish intestines - Song-Biao Shi; Gui-Ding Li; Li-Fang Yang; Cong Liu; Ming-Guo Jiang; Qin-Yuan Li; Jia-Fa Wu; Kun Zhang; Long-Qian Jiang; Nai-Kun Shen; Cheng-Lin Jiang; Yi Jiang (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)

Forest community assembly is driven by different strata‐dependent mechanisms along an elevational gradient - Ya‐Huang Luo; Marc W. Cadotte; Kevin S. Burgess; Jie Liu; Shao‐Lin Tan; Kun Xu; De‐Zhu Li; Lian‐Ming Gao (Journal of Biogeography, 2019)
Aim The mechanisms driving forest community assembly along elevational gradients remain elusive. The distinct strata in heterogeneous forest are subject to differing assembly mechanisms. This study aims to evaluate how different ecological mechanisms driving forest community assembly across strata and spatial scales, and to identify how these assemblages respond to different abiotic or biotic variables along an elevational gradient. Location Yulong Mountain within Hengduan Mountains, Southwest China. Taxon Seed plants. Methods We sampled plant species along a 1,200 m elevational gradient across forest strata (trees, shrubs and herbs) at different spatial scales (neighbourhood and community). We integrated phylogenetic and functional diversity to disentangle the roles of ecological mechanisms in structuring community assembly. We also determined the relative effects of climatic, soil and biotic variables and their interactions on these community assemblages. Results The phylogenetic and functional diversity of trees were lower at the extremes of the elevational gradient, where they were constrained by water availability or temperature. While communities with higher species diversity exhibited an overdispersed structure at mid‐elevations. For shrubs, overdispersion was exhibited at high elevations despite low species richness, which could be consistent with facilitative interactions or competition exclusion. However, most communities of herbs appear to have a markedly random structure, despite some incongruence between phylogenetic divergence and functional convergence, as well as influences from overstorey trees and local light conditions. The relative effects of abiotic variables on community structure were larger at the community scale than at the neighbourhood scale. Main conclusions Our study emphasises the importance of considering phylogenies and traits in understanding the strata‐ and scale‐dependent mechanisms of forest community assembly. Collectively, results indicate that contrasting assembly mechanisms interact across different strata along elevational gradients to shape diverse forest communities.

Residue levels and health risk of pesticide residues in bell pepper in Shandong - Zunhua Chu; Maoqiang Zhuang; Suyun Li; Peirui Xiao; Ming Li; Danru Liu; Jingyang Zhou; Jindong Chen; Jinshan Zhao (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2019)

Paeoniflorin attenuates impairment of spatial learning and hippocampal long-term potentiation in mice subjected to chronic unpredictable mild stress - Si-Cheng Liu; Wei-Yan Hu; Wei-Yuan Zhang; Lu Yang; Yan Li; Zhi-Cheng Xiao; Ming Zhang; Zhi-Yong He (Psychopharmacology, 2019)

Advance in biological activities of natural guaiane-type sesquiterpenes - Gang-Hua Ma; Kai-Xian Chen; Liu-Qiang Zhang; Yi-Ming Li (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2019)

Petrogenesis of early Late Cretaceous Asa-intrusive rocks in central Tibet, western China: post-collisional partial melting of thickened lower crust - An-Bo Luo; Ming Wang; Cai Li; Chao-Ming Xie; Jian-jun Fan; Tian-Yu Zhang; Jin-Heng Liu; Wei Wang (International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2019)

Modification of the gravity increase method in slope stability analysis - Chang-ming Hu; Yi-li Yuan; Yuan Mei; Xue-yan Wang; Zheng Liu (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

Multiparameter least-squares reverse time migration for acoustic—elastic coupling media based on ocean bottom cable data - Ying-Ming Qu; Chong-Peng Huang; Chang Liu; Chang Zhou; Zhen-Chun Li; Qurmet Worral (Applied Geophysics, 2019)

Greater than the sum of the parts: how the species composition in different forest strata influence ecosystem function - Ya‐Huang Luo; Marc W. Cadotte; Kevin S. Burgess; Jie Liu; Shao‐Lin Tan; Jia‐Yun Zou; Kun Xu; De‐Zhu Li; Lian‐Ming Gao (Ecology Letters, 2019)
The mechanisms underpinning forest biodiversity‐ecosystem function relationships remain unresolved. Yet, in heterogeneous forests, ecosystem function of different strata could be associated with traits or evolutionary relationships differently. Here, we integrate phylogenies and traits to evaluate the effects of elevational diversity on above‐ground biomass across forest strata and spatial scales. Community‐weighted means of height and leaf phosphorous concentration and functional diversity in specific leaf area exhibited positive correlations with tree biomass, suggesting that both positive selection effects and complementarity occur. However, high shrub biomass is associated with greater dissimilarity in seed mass and multidimensional trait space, while species richness or phylogenetic diversity is the most important predictor for herbaceous biomass, indicating that species complementarity is especially important for understory function. The strength of diversity‐biomass relationships increases at larger spatial scales. We conclude that strata‐ and scale‐ dependent assessments of community structure and function are needed to fully understand how biodiversity influences ecosystem function.

Physiological and biochemical responses of Dunaliella salina exposed to acrylamide - Na Ling; Hong-Xiu Li; Hong-Shi Guo; Xiu-Ming Cao; Xiao-Rui Liu (Biologia, 2019)

A breeding strategy targeting the secondary gene pool of bread wheat: introgression from a synthetic hexaploid wheat - Ming Hao; Lianquan Zhang; Laibin Zhao; Shoufen Dai; Aili Li; Wuyun Yang; Die Xie; Qingcheng Li; Shunzong Ning; Zehong Yan; Bihua Wu; Xiujin Lan; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2019)

Three BnaIAA7 homologs are involved in auxin/brassinosteroid-mediated plant morphogenesis in rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) - Ming Zheng; Maolong Hu; Hongli Yang; Min Tang; Liang Zhang; Hongfang Liu; Xiaokang Li; Jinglin Liu; Xingchao Sun; Shihang Fan; Jiefu Zhang; William Terzaghi; et al. (Plant Cell Reports, 2019)

MicroRNA-132-3p represses Smad5 in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells under cyclic tensile stress - MingYan Liu; Fen Sun; YunXia Feng; XinYi Sun; Juan Li; Qiang Fan; Ming Liu (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2019)

Modeling the Mechanical Behavior of Gas Hydrate Bearing Sediments Based on Unified Hardening Framework - Kai Li; Rui-ming Liu; Liang Kong; Xin-bo Zhao (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

Numerical Study of Damage Evolution Law of Coal Mine Roadway by Particle Flow Code (PFC) Model - Wan-rong Liu; Xiao Wang; Chuan-ming Li (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

Towards understanding the biosynthetic pathway for ustilaginoidin mycotoxins in Ustilaginoidea virens - Yuejiao Li; Ming Wang; Zhaohui Liu; Kang Zhang; Fuhao Cui; Wenxian Sun (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Ustilaginoidins, toxic to plants, animals and human, are one of major types of mycotoxins produced by Ustilaginoidea virens . In this study, a gene cluster containing the polyketide synthase gene UvPKS1 was analysed via gene replacement and biochemical studies to determine ustilaginoidin biosynthetic pathway in U. virens . UvPKS1 was first proven to be responsible for the first step of ustilaginoidin biosynthesis, since neither ustilaginoidin derivatives nor intermediates were produced when UvPKS1 was deleted. Replacement of ugsO greatly reduced ustilaginoidin production but increased the ratios of dehydrogenated/hydrogenated ustilagioidin derivatives. The enhanced growth rate of the Δ ugsO mutant indicates that accumulation of certain ustilaginoidin derivatives may adversely affect mycelial growth in U. virens . Deletion of ugsT encoding a putative MFS transporter disrupted the ability to generate ustilaginoidins. The ustilaginoidin derivatives produced in the Δ ugsJ mutant all lack C3‐methyl, indicating that UgsJ is responsible for C3‐methylation. Only monomeric intermediates, such as 3‐methyl‐dihydro‐nor‐rubrofusarin, but no ustilaginoidin derivatives were generated in the Δ ugsL mutant, indicating that UgsL is responsible for the dimerization of nor‐rubrofusarin derivatives to produce ustilaginoidins. However, ugsR2 deletion had no dramatic effect on ustilaginoidin biosynthesis. Together, biochemical analyses with bioinformatics and chemoinformatics uncover a multiple‐step enzyme‐catalysed pathway for ustilaginoidin biosynthesis in U. virens .

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 .

Two new sesquiterpenes from cultures of the higher fungus Pholiota nameko - Xiao-Yan Yang; Wan-Rong Niu; Rui-Ting Li; Xiu-Ming Cui; Ji-Kai Liu (Natural Product Research, 2019)