Expression of the intrarenal angiotensin receptor and the role of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors in IgA nephropathy - Zheng Zhang; Shi-min Jiang; Ye-ping Ma; Pei-lin Dai; Yi-ning Wang; Gu-ming Zou; Hong-mei Gao; Yue Yang; Wen-ge Li (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2019)

A new triterpene diglycoside from the roots of Bupleurum chinense DC. and its inhibitory effect on adipogensis in 3T3-L1 cells - Yujing Feng; Zhou-Wei Wu; Yanyan Luo; Liang Chen; Yufeng Cao; Lun Wang; Aftab Yaseen; Bin Chen; Ashfaq Ahmad Khan; Ming-Kui Wang; Guo-Lin Zhang; Xin-Feng Wang; et al. (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2019)

Broccoli Plants Over-expressing an ERF Transcription Factor Gene BoERF1 Facilitates Both Salt Stress and Sclerotinia Stem Rot Resistance - Ming Jiang; Zi-hong Ye; Hui-juan Zhang; Li-xiang Miao (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2019)

Pond-bottom decomposition of leaf litters canopied by free-floating vegetation - Ya-Lin Zhang; Hong-Bin Li; Li Xu; Xu Pan; Wen-Bing Li; Jian Liu; Yue-Ping Jiang; Yao-Bin Song; Ming Dong (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Genome-wide identification of the HKT genes in five Rosaceae species and expression analysis of HKT genes in response to salt-stress in Fragaria vesca - Shichuang Zhang; Yuexia Tong; Yingjun Li; Zong-Ming Cheng; Yan Zhong (Genes & Genomics, 2019)

Simultaneous prediction of rock matrix modulus and critical porosity - Nuo Li; Hao Chen; Xiu-Mei Zhang; Jian-Qiang Han; Jian Wang; Xiu-Ming Wang (Applied Geophysics, 2019)

Experimental Study and Estimation of Groundwater Fluctuation and Ground Settlement due to Dewatering in a Coastal Shallow Confined Aquifer - Jiong Li; Ming-Guang Li; Lu-Lu Zhang; Hui Chen; Xiao-He Xia; Jin-Jian Chen (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2019)
The coastal micro-confined aquifer (MCA) in Shanghai is characterized by shallow burial depth, high artesian head, and discontinuous distribution. It has a significant influence on underground space development, especially where the MCA is directly connected with deep confined aquifers. In this paper, a series of pumping well tests were conducted in the MCA located in such area to investigate the dewatering-induced groundwater fluctuations and stratum deformation. In addition, a numerical method is proposed for the estimation of hydraulic parameter, and an empirical prediction method is developed for dewatering-induced ground settlement. Test results show that groundwater drawdowns and soil settlement can be observed not only in MCA but also in the aquifers underneath it. This indicates that there is a close hydraulic connection among each aquifer. Moreover, the distributions and development of soil settlement at various depths are parallel to those of groundwater drawdowns in most areas of the test site except the vicinity of pumping wells, where collapse-induced subsidence due to high-speed flow may occur. Furthermore, the largest deformation usually occurs at the top of the pumping aquifer instead of the ground surface, because the top layer is expanded due to the stress arch formed in it. Finally, the proposed methods are validated to be feasible according to the pumping well test results and can be employed to investigate the responses of groundwater fluctuations and stratum deformations due to dewatering in MCA.

Provenance of the Langjiexue Group to the south of the Yarlung-Tsangpo Suture Zone in southeastern Tibet: Insights on the evolution of the Neo-Tethys Ocean in the Late Triassic - Da-Ren Fang; Gen-Hou Wang; Ken-ichiro Hisada; Guo-Li Yuan; Fang-Lin Han; Dian Li; Yu Tang; Qiu-Ming Pei; Liang-Liang Zhang (International Geology Review, 2019)

Geochemistry, zircon U–Pb geochronology and Hf isotopes of Jurassic-Cretaceous granites in the Tengchong terrane, SW China: implications for the Mesozoic tectono-magmatic evolution of the Eastern Tethyan Tectonic Domain - Hua-Wen Cao; Yun-Hui Zhang; Li Tang; Steven P. Hollis; Shou-Ting Zhang; Qiu-Ming Pei; Chang Yang; Xiao-Shuan Zhu (International Geology Review, 2019)

Detection of coastal wetland change in China: a case study in Hangzhou Bay - Nan Li; Longwei Li; Dengsheng Lu; Yinlong Zhang; Ming Wu (Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2019)

Long noncoding RNA UCA1 promotes the proliferation of hypoxic human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells - Tian-Tian Zhu; Rui-Li Sun; Ya-Ling Yin; Jin-Ping Quan; Ping Song; Jian Xu; Ming-Xiang Zhang; Peng Li (Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2019)

Chronic Intermittent Hypobaric Hypoxia Ameliorates Renal Vascular Hypertension Through Up-regulating NOS in Nucleus Tractus Solitarii - Na Li; Yue Guan; Yan-Ming Tian; Hui-Jie Ma; Xiangjian Zhang; Yi Zhang; Sheng Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2019)

Design, synthesis, antiproliferative and antibacterial evaluation of quinazolinone derivatives - Hai-Xin Wang; Hai-Ying Liu; Wei Li; Shuai Zhang; Zheng Wu; Xin Li; Cai-Wen Li; Yu-Ming Liu; Bao-Quan Chen (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2019)

Convolutional neural network models of V1 responses to complex patterns - Yimeng Zhang; Tai Sing Lee; Ming Li; Fang Liu; Shiming Tang (Journal of Computational Neuroscience, 2019)

Modulation of lipid metabolism in juvenile yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) as affected by feeding frequency and environmental ammonia - Muzi Zhang; Chengdong Hou; Ming Li; Yunxia Qian; Wenbin Xu; Fanxing Meng; Rixin Wang (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2019)

Preparation of ion exchange resin using soluble starch and acrylamide by graft polymerization and hydrolysis - Ming Zhang; Guihong Lan; Haiyan Qiu; Tailiang Zhang; Wenjing Li; Xiuqiong Hu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Thermal dynamics of the permafrost active layer under increased precipitation at the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau - De-sheng Li; Zhi Wen; Qian-gong Cheng; Ai-guo Xing; Ming-li Zhang; An-yuan Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Geochemical and isotopic (U, Th) variations in lake waters in the Qinghai Lake Basin, Northeast Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China: origin and paleoenvironmental implications - Pu Zhang; Hai Cheng; Weiguo Liu; Lingtong Mo; Xiangzhong Li; Youfeng Ning; Ming Ji; Baoyun Zong; Chen Zhao (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Quantitative evaluation of low-permeability gas reservoirs based on an improved fuzzy-gray method - Peng Zhu; Zhaoqun Zhu; Yuanyuan Zhang; Lianpu Sun; Yixin Dong; Zhiqiang Li; Ming Chen (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Ornithinimicrobium cavernae sp. nov., an actinobacterium isolated from a karst cave - Ling-Yu Zhang; Hong Ming; Xiao-Lin Meng; Bao-Zhu Fang; Jian-Yu Jiao; Nimaichand Salam; Xiao-Tong Zhang; Wen-Jun Li; Guo-Xing Nie (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)

Heterologous overexpression of Lithospermum erythrorhizon LeERF-1 gene increases drought and pathogen resistance in Arabidopsis - Rong-Jun Fang; Ai-Qian Li; Ru-Nan Tian; Wen-Ju Zhang; Ai-Lan Zou; Feng-Yao Wu; Yong-Hui Liao; Xiao-Ming Wang; Yan-Jun Pang; Rong-Wu Yang; Gui-Hua Lu; Jin-Liang Qi; et al. (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2019)

Tissue‐based transcriptomics of Chionodraco hamatus : Sequencing, de novo assembly, annotation and marker discovery - Wei Song; Lingzhi Li; Hongliang Huang; Keji Jiang; Fengying Zhang; Luming Wang; Ming Zhao; Lingbo Ma (Journal of Fish Biology, 2019)
Here, we explored the liver, heart and muscle tissue transcriptome of the haemoglobinless Antarctic fish Chionodraco hamatus using the Illumina paired‐end RNA sequencing. A total of 114,028 unigenes with a mean length of 794.24 bp was produced. Annotation of these unigenes showed that 29.16% and 35.52% of them had hits in the nucleotide (Nt) and protein (Nr) databases, respectively. In addition, 29.10% and 35.28% unigenes were annotated in the SwissProt and TrEMBL databases while 23.27% and 21.08% of unigenes were annotated in the conserved domain (CCD) and protein family (PFAM) databases, respectively. The results of eukaryotic orthologous groups (KOG) classification analysis showed that around 21.36% of unigenes could be mapped. Differential gene expression analysis indicated that 16,331, 16,291 and 13,262 differentially expressed genes (DEG) could be screened between muscle and heart, muscle and liver and heart and liver, respectively. A significant enrichment analysis of these DEGs revealed their implication in important biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and diverse pathways. Furthermore, a total of 24,455 simple sequence repeats (SSR) were detected from the generated tissue transcriptome. The transcriptome data produced in this study will constitute an important resource for improving our knowledge of C. hamatus functional genomics and will facilitate future studies regarding this species.

Genomics insights into ecotype formation of ammonia‐oxidizing archaea in the deep ocean - Yong Wang; Jiao‐Mei Huang; Guo‐Jie Cui; Takuro Nunoura; Yoshihiro Takaki; Wen‐Li Li; Jun Li; Zhao‐Ming Gao; Ken Takai; Ai‐Qun Zhang; Ramunas Stepanauskas (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Various lineages of ammonia‐oxidizing archaea (AOA) are present in deep waters, but the mechanisms that determine ecotype formation are obscure. We studied 18 high‐quality genomes of the marine group I AOA lineages (alpha, gamma and delta) from the Mariana and Ogasawara trenches. The genomes of alpha AOA resembled each other, while those of gamma and delta lineages were more divergent and had even undergone insertion of some phage genes. The instability of the gamma and delta AOA genomes could be partially due to the loss of DNA polymerase B ( polB) and methyladenine DNA glycosylase ( tag ) genes responsible for the repair of point mutations. The alpha AOA genomes harbour genes encoding a thrombospondin‐like outer membrane structure that probably serves as a barrier to gene flow. Moreover, the gamma and alpha AOA lineages rely on vitamin B 12 ‐independent MetE and B 12 ‐dependent MetH, respectively, for methionine synthesis. The delta AOA genome contains genes involved in uptake of sugar and peptide perhaps for heterotrophic lifestyle. Our study provides insights into co‐occurrence of cladogenesis and anagenesis in the formation of AOA ecotypes that perform differently in nitrogen and carbon cycling in dark oceans.

Direct and indirect effects of climate on richness drive the latitudinal diversity gradient in forest trees - Chengjin Chu; James A. Lutz; Kamil Král; Tomáš Vrška; Xue Yin; Jonathan A. Myers; Iveren Abiem; Alfonso Alonso; Norm Bourg; David F.R.P. Burslem; Min Cao; Hazel Chapman; et al. (Ecology Letters, 2019)
Climate is widely recognised as an important determinant of the latitudinal diversity gradient. However, most existing studies make no distinction between direct and indirect effects of climate, which substantially hinders our understanding of how climate constrains biodiversity globally. Using data from 35 large forest plots, we test hypothesised relationships amongst climate, topography, forest structural attributes (stem abundance, tree size variation and stand basal area) and tree species richness to better understand drivers of latitudinal tree diversity patterns. Climate influences tree richness both directly, with more species in warm, moist, aseasonal climates and indirectly, with more species at higher stem abundance. These results imply direct limitation of species diversity by climatic stress and more rapid (co‐)evolution and narrower niche partitioning in warm climates. They also support the idea that increased numbers of individuals associated with high primary productivity are partitioned to support a greater number of species.

A new cyclohexenone from the tin mine tailings-derived fungus Aspergillus flavus YIM DT 10012 - Wei-Xun Chunyu; Jiang-Yuan Zhao; Zhang-Gui Ding; Xiu-Lin Han; Yong-Xia Wang; Jian-Hai Ding; Fei Wang; Ming-Gang Li; Meng-Liang Wen (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Transformation of clay minerals in nanoparticles of several zonal soils in China - Zhi Yi Zhang; Li Huang; Fan Liu; Ming Kuang Wang; Georges Martial Ndzana; Zhi Jie Liu (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2019)

Comprehensive analysis of the whole coding and non-coding RNA transcriptome expression profiles and construction of the circRNA–lncRNA co-regulated ceRNA network in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma - Rui Zhao; Feng-Qing Li; Lin-Li Tian; De-Si Shang; Yan Guo; Jia-Rui Zhang; Ming Liu (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2019)

Adsorption characteristics of Cu(II) and Zn(II) by nano-alumina material synthesized by the sol-gel method in batch mode - Ren-yu Wang; Wei Zhang; Li-ying Zhang; Tian Hua; Gang Tang; Xiao-qian Peng; Ming-hui Hao; Qi-ting Zuo (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Protective Effect of Ganoderma Triterpenoids on Cadmium-Induced Testicular Toxicity in Chickens - Hongmei Wang; Ruili Zhang; Yangyang Song; Tianqi Li; Ming Ge (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

An invasive population of Solidago canadensis is less sensitive to warming and nitrogen-addition than its native population in an invaded range - Yang Peng; Jian-Xia Yang; Xiao-Hui Zhou; Pei-Hao Peng; Jing-Ji Li; Shu-Min Zhang; Wei-Ming He (Biological Invasions, 2019)

A new regulator RsdA mediating fungal secondary metabolism has a detrimental impact on asexual development in Pestalotiopsis fici - Shuang Zhou; Peng Zhang; Haichuan Zhou; Xingzhong Liu; Shu‐Ming Li; Liangdong Guo; Kuan Li; Wen‐Bing Yin (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Secondary metabolite (SM) production and development are correlated processes in fungi that are often coordinated by pleiotropic regulators. The eukaryotic regulators are critical players in mediating SM production related to fungal development, yet little data are available to support this hypothesis. In this study, a global regulator, RsdA ( r egulation of s econdary metabolism and d evelopment), was identified through genome‐wide analysis and deletion of the regulator gene in the endophytic fungus Pestalotiopsis fici . Here, we established that RsdA regulation of SMs is accompanied by the repression of asexual development. Deletion of rsdA significantly reduces not only asexual development, resulting in low sporulation and abnormal conidia, but also the major SM production, while remarkably increasing the melanin production. Overproduction of melanin leads to the formation of unusual, heavily pigmented hyphae. Transcriptome analysis data provide the evidence that RsdA globally regulates genes involved in secondary metabolism and asexual development. Double deletion of rsdA and the melanin polyketide synthase gene PfmaE confirm that RsdA regulation of asexual development is independent of the melanin biosynthetic pathway. Finally, our results demonstrate that RsdA can be used for the discovery of secondary metabolites in filamentous fungi.

Coastal wetland classification with multiseasonal high-spatial resolution satellite imagery - Nan Li; Dengsheng Lu; Ming Wu; Yinlong Zhang; Linying Lu (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2018)

Determination of dietary nitrite in patients with esophageal pre-cancerous lesion and normal people: a duplicate diet study - Ting Zhang; Da Pan; Ming Su; Ling-Meng Fu; Cai-Yun Miao; Qing-Yang Yan; Jing Wang; Li-Gang Yang; Shao-Kang Wang; Gui-Ju Sun (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2018)

Ancient east-west divergence, recent admixture, and multiple marginal refugia shape genetic structure of a widespread oak species (Quercus acutissima) in China - Xing-Wang Zhang; Yao Li; Qiang Zhang; Yan-Ming Fang (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2018)

Cloning and Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with Smut in Sugarcane - Xiu-Peng Song; Dan-Dan Tian; Ming-Hui Chen; Zhen-Qiang Qin; Jin-Ju Wei; Chun-Yan Wei; Xiao-Qiu Zhang; De-Wei Li; Li-Tao Yang; Yang-Rui Li (Sugar Tech, 2018)

Exogenous application of GA3 inactively regulates axillary bud outgrowth by influencing of branching-inhibitors and bud-regulating hormones in apple (Malus domestica Borkh.) - Ming Tan; Guofang Li; Xiaojie Liu; Fang Cheng; Juanjuan Ma; Caiping Zhao; Dong Zhang; Mingyu Han (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2018)

The life cycle and development characteristics of Dermacentor everestianus (Acari: Ixodidae) under field conditions in Qinghai–Tibet Plateau - Tuo Li; Ming Liu; Tian-Tian Zhang; Yuan Li; Wen-Ying Wang; Meng-Meng Li; Zhi-Jun Yu; Jing-Ze Liu (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2018)

Altered intrinsic brain activity and memory performance improvement in patients with end-stage renal disease during a single dialysis session - Peng Li; Dun Ding; Xue-ying Ma; Hua-wen Zhang; Ji-xin Liu; Ming Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2018)

Cryo-EM structure reveals cylindrical nucleocapsids from two polydnaviruses - Ji-Hui Cui; Ya-Bin Chen; Ming Li; Qiu-Chen Cai; Li-Dan Zhang; Zi-Yun Lu; Jian-Cheng Li; Qi-Shun Zhu; Gang Ji; Kai-Jun Luo (Archives of Virology, 2018)

Physiological and anatomical response of foliar silicon application to Dendrocalamus brandisii plantlet leaves under chilling - Hui Zhan; Li-ya Zhang; Lin Deng; Zhao-hui Niu; Mao-biao Li; Chang-ming Wang; Shuguang Wang (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2018)

Acoustic Emission Response of Laboratory Hydraulic Fracturing in Layered Shale - Ning Li; Shicheng Zhang; Yushi Zou; Xinfang Ma; Zhaopeng Zhang; Sihai Li; Ming Chen; Yueyue Sun (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2018)

Energy-Based Brittleness Index and Acoustic Emission Characteristics of Anisotropic Coal Under Triaxial Stress Condition - Jun Zhang; Chi Ai; Yu-wei Li; Ming-guang Che; Rui Gao; Jia Zeng (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2018)

Starch content differences between two sweet potato accessions are associated with specific changes in gene expression - Songtao Yang; Xiaojing Liu; Shuai Qiao; Wenfang Tan; Ming Li; Junyan Feng; Cong Zhang; Xiang Kang; Tianbao Huang; Youlin Zhu; Lan Yang; Dong Wang (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2018)

Acute effect of fine and coarse particular matter on cardiovascular visits in Ningbo, China - Pei-wen Zheng; Peng Shen; Zhen-hua Ye; Zhen-yu Zhang; Peng-fei Chai; Die Li; Ming-juan Jin; Meng-Ling Tang; Huai-chu Lu; Hong-bo Lin; Jian-bing Wang; Kun Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

The primate extinction crisis in China: immediate challenges and a way forward - Baoguo Li; Ming Li; Jinhua Li; Pengfei Fan; Qingyong Ni; Jiqi Lu; Xuming Zhou; Yongcheng Long; Zhigang Jiang; Peng Zhang; Zhipang Huang; Chenming Huang; et al. (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2018)

Origin of Early Cretaceous Guandian adakitic pluton in central eastern China: partial melting of delaminated lower continental crust triggered by ridge subduction - Ze-Bin Luo; Shuo Xue; Li-Peng Zhang; He Li; Cong-Ying Li; Hong Zhang; Yu-Long Liu; Ming-Xing Ling; Weidong Sun (International Geology Review, 2018)

Dendrocoumarin: a new benzocoumarin derivative from the stem of Dendrobium nobile - Xue-Ming Zhou; Bin Zhang; Guang-Ying Chen; Chang-Ri Han; Kun-Chi Jiang; Ming-Yue Luo; Bo-Zheng Meng; Wen-Xin Li; Shi-Dai Lin (Natural Product Research, 2018)

A novel phenylspirodrimane dimer from cultures of the fungus Stachybotrys chartarum - Zhang-Gui Ding; Jiang-Yuan Zhao; Jian-Hai Ding; Wei-Xun Chunyu; Ming-Gang Li; Shao-Jie Gu; Fei Wang; Meng-Liang Wen (Natural Product Research, 2018)

Using drug-loaded pH-responsive poly(4-vinylpyridine) microspheres as a new strategy for intelligent controlling of Lactobacillus plantarum contamination in bioethanol fermentation - Ming Li; Hong-Wei Hu; Ze Chen; Ya-Xian Zhang; Hao Li (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2018)

Tree species mixture inhibits soil organic carbon mineralization accompanied by decreased r-selected bacteria - Xiao Zhang; Shirong Liu; Yongtao Huang; Shenglei Fu; Jingxin Wang; Angang Ming; Xiangzhen Li; Minjie Yao; Huan Li (Plant and Soil, 2018)

Bacillus methylotrophicus CSY-F1 alleviates drought stress in cucumber (Cucumis sativus) grown in soil with high ferulic acid levels - Xinwei Hou; Fenghui Wu; Xiu-Juan Wang; Zhong-Tao Sun; Yue Zhang; Ming-Tao Yang; Hongrui Bai; Songwen Li; Ji-Gang Bai (Plant and Soil, 2018)

Molecular role of cytokinin in bud activation and outgrowth in apple branching based on transcriptomic analysis - Guofang Li; Ming Tan; Fang Cheng; Xiaojie Liu; Siyan Qi; Hongfei Chen; Dong Zhang; Caiping Zhao; Mingyu Han; Juanjuan Ma (Plant Molecular Biology, 2018)

Regulatory Effect of General Anesthetics on Activity of Potassium Channels - Yan Li; Jie Xu; Yun Xu; Xiao-Yun Zhao; Ye Liu; Jie Wang; Guang-Ming Wang; Yan-Tian Lv; Qiong-Yao Tang; Zhe Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

Association between abnormal thalamic metabolites and sleep disturbance in patients with end-stage renal disease - Xueying Ma; Yan Zhang; Shaohui Ma; Peng Li; Dun Ding; Hua Liu; Jixin Liu; Ming Zhang (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2018)

Altered amygdala-related structural covariance and resting-state functional connectivity in end-stage renal disease patients - Anmao Li; Junya Mu; Mingxia Huang; Zengjun Zhang; Jixin Liu; Ming Zhang (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2018)

Thylacospermum caespitosum population structure and cushion species community diversity along an altitudinal gradient - Rui–ming Zhao; Hua Zhang; Li–zhe An (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

The relationship between putamen-SMA functional connectivity and sensorimotor abnormality in ESRD patients - Dun Ding; Peng Li; Xue-ying Ma; Wang-huan Dun; Shi-feng Yang; Shao-hui Ma; Hong-juan Liu; Ming Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2018)

pH-Dependent Effects of L-Cysteine on Mercury Dissolution of α-HgS and β-HgS - Ming Zhang; Hongtao Bi; Cen Li; Yuzhi Du; Lixin Wei (Biological Trace Element Research, 2018)

Overexpression of Chalcone Isomerase (CHI) Increases Resistance Against Phytophthora sojae in Soybean - Yang Zhou; Jian-li Huang; Xiao-li Zhang; Long-ming Zhu; Xin-fang Wang; Na Guo; Jin-ming Zhao; Han Xing (Journal of Plant Biology, 2018)

Associations of HSP90AA2 gene polymorphisms with disease susceptibility, glucocorticoids efficacy and health-related quality of life in Chinese systemic lupus erythematosus patients - Man Zhang; Su-Su Li; Qiao-Mei Xie; Jian-Hua Xu; Xiu-Xiu Sun; Fa-Ming Pan; Sheng-Qian Xu; Sheng-Xiu Liu; Jin-Hui Tao; Shuang Liu; Jing Cai; Pei-Ling Chen; et al. (Genes & Genomics, 2018)

Development of a TaqMan probe-based quantitative reverse transcription PCR assay for detection of Getah virus RNA - Ning Shi; Hao Liu; Li-xia Li; Bo Hu; Lei Zhang; Chuan-fang Zhao; Xiao-yu Deng; Xin-tong Li; Xiang-hong Xue; Xue Bai; Hai-ling Zhang; Rong-guang Lu; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2018)

Flavonoids of Rosa roxburghii Tratt offers protection against radiation induced apoptosis and inflammation in mouse thymus - Sai-Juan Xu; Fan Zhang; Li-Juan Wang; Ming-Hua Hao; Xian-jun Yang; Na-na Li; Hong-long Ji; Ping Xu (Apoptosis, 2018)

Deriving Optimal Operating Rules of a Multi-Reservoir System Considering Incremental Multi-Agent Benefit Allocation - Zhuowei Shen; Pan Liu; Bo Ming; Maoyuan Feng; Xiaoqi Zhang; He Li; Aili Xie (Water Resources Management, 2018)

A method for expansion of T cells from cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) - Change Gao; Qian Song; Ming Zhang; Jian Li; Miao Yi; Jian Dong (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2018)

Serum Copper Homeostasis in Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage and its Clinical Significance - Ming Han; Shan Ding; Yuan Zhang; Zhexuan Lin; Kangsheng Li (Biological Trace Element Research, 2018)

Variations in cyanobacterial and algal communities and soil characteristics under biocrust development under similar environmental conditions - Yulin Zhang; Pengfei Duan; Ping Zhang; Ming Li (Plant and Soil, 2018)

Co-targeting PLK1 and mTOR induces synergistic inhibitory effects against esophageal squamous cell carcinoma - Ting-Ting Liu; Kai-Xia Yang; Jing Yu; Ying-Ya Cao; Jian-Song Ren; Jia-Jie Hao; Bei-Qing Pan; Sai Ma; Li-Yan Yang; Yan Cai; Ming-Rong Wang; Yu Zhang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2018)

Estimation of bare soil evaporation for different depths of water table in the wind-blown sand area of the Ordos Basin, China - Li Chen; Wenke Wang; Zaiyong Zhang; Zhoufeng Wang; Qiangmin Wang; Ming Zhao; Chengcheng Gong (Hydrogeology Journal, 2018)

Molecular cytogenetic identification of newly synthetic Triticum kiharae with high resistance to stripe rust - Xiaojuan Liu; Minghu Zhang; Xin Liu; Hongyu Li; Ming Hao; Shunzong Ning; Zhongwei Yuan; Dengcai Liu; Bihua Wu; Xuejiao Chen; Wenjie Chen; Lianquan Zhang (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2018)

A modeling understanding on the phosphorous removal performances of A2O and reversed A2O processes in a full-scale wastewater treatment plant - Wen-Ming Xie; Raymond J. Zeng; Wen-Wei Li; Guo-Xiang Wang; Li-Min Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Abnormal interaction between cognitive control network and affective network in patients with end-stage renal disease - Junya Mu; Tao Chen; Qianqian Liu; Dun Ding; Xueying Ma; Peng Li; Anmao Li; Mingxia Huang; Zengjun Zhang; Jixin Liu; Ming Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2018)

Effect of Cys, GSH, and pH on Mercury Release from Tibetan Medicine Zuotai, β-HgS, and α-HgS in Artificial Gastrointestinal Juices - Zhiyuan Zheng; Ming Zhang; Yuancan Xiao; Lixin Wei; Cen Li (Biological Trace Element Research, 2018)

Endophytic Fungal strains Specifically Modified the Biochemical Status of Grape Cells - Ming-Zhi Yang; Li-Hua Huang; Xiu-Jin Ao; An-Yun Ren; Ming-Quan Yuan; Han-Bo Zhang (Journal of Plant Biology, 2018)

Dynamic behaviour of weathered red mudstone in Sichuan (China) under triaxial cyclic loading - Chong-lei Zhang; Guan-lu Jiang; Li-jun Su; Wei-ming Liu (Journal of Mountain Science, 2018)

An improved grey wolf optimizer algorithm for the inversion of geoelectrical data - Si-Yu Li; Shu-Ming Wang; Peng-Fei Wang; Xiao-Lu Su; Xin-Song Zhang; Zhi-Hui Dong (Acta Geophysica, 2018)

Permo–Triassic granitoids of the Xing’an–Mongolia segment of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt, Northeast China: age, composition, and tectonic implications - Qiu-Ming Pei; Shou-Ting Zhang; Ken-ichiro Hayashi; Hua-Wen Cao; Dong Li; Li Tang; Xin-Kai Hu; Hao-Xing Li; Da-Ren Fang (International Geology Review, 2018)

Corn yields with organic and inorganic amendments under changing climate - Ping Liu; Haijun Zhao; Yan Li; Zhaohui Liu; Xinhao Gao; Yingpeng Zhang; Ming Sun; Ziwen Zhong; Jiafa Luo (Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 2018)

Exploring inhibition mechanism and nature of lipase by Ligupurpuroside A extracted from Ku-Ding tea - Yu Fan; Yang Xu; Qing-Guo Han; Liang-Liang Shen; Hong Xu; Zhi-Bing Wu; Xu Xu; Ming Ying; Zhen-Dan He; Zhang-Li Hu (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2018)

The breast milk lead levels among Chinese population - Tao Li; Xu-wei Tao; Shuai-ming Zhang; Yao-hua Dai (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Leachate phytotoxicity of flue gas desulfurization residues from coal-fired power plant - Khamphe Phoungthong; Pin-Jing He; Li-Ming Shao; Hua Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Altered Profiles of Gut Microbiota in Klebsiella pneumoniae-Induced Pyogenic Liver Abscess - Nan Chen; Zong-Xin Ling; Tong-Tong Jin; Ming Li; Sheng Zhao; Li-Shuang Zheng; Xin Xi; Lin-Lin Wang; Ying-Ying Chen; Yue-Liang Shen; Li-Ping Zhang; Shao-cong Sun (Current Microbiology, 2018)

Agaricus blazei Murill Polysaccharides Protect Against Cadmium-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Damage in Chicken Spleens - Wanqiu Xie; Ai Lv; Ruyue Li; Zequn Tang; Dexing Ma; Xiaodan Huang; Ruili Zhang; Ming Ge (Biological Trace Element Research, 2018)

Effect of dry density on the liquefaction behaviour of Quaternary silt - Chong-lei Zhang; Guan-lu Jiang; Li-jun Su; Wei-ming Liu; Gong-dan Zhou (Journal of Mountain Science, 2018)

Transcriptome analysis of differentially expressed genes in rabbits’ ovaries by digital gene-expression profiling - Tao Huang; Ya-dong Wang; Ming-ming Xue; Xue Feng; Cai-Xia Sun; An-si Wang; Shu-yu Xie; Meng Zhang; Gui-Rong Sun; Ming Li (Genes & Genomics, 2018)

Effect of nicotine from tobacco root exudates on chemotaxis, growth, biocontrol efficiency, and colonization by Pseudomonas aeruginosa NXHG29 - Li Ma; Shuai Chao Zheng; Ti Kun Zhang; Zi Yi Liu; Xue Jian Wang; Xing Kui Zhou; Cheng Gang Yang; Jin Ling Duo; Ming He Mo (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2018)

Tissue Distribution and Gender-Specific Protein Expression of Cytochrome P450 in five Mouse Genotypes with a Background of FVB - Jiamei M. Chen; Qisong S. Zhang; Xiaoyan Y. Li; Xia Gong; Yanjiao J. Ruan; Sijing J. Zeng; Linlin L. Lu; Xiaoxiao X. Qi; Ying Wang; Ming Hu; Lijun J. Zhu; Zhongqiu Q. Liu (Pharmaceutical Research, 2018)

BDNF/TrkB Pathway Mediates the Antidepressant-Like Role of H2S in CUMS-Exposed Rats by Inhibition of Hippocampal ER Stress - Le Wei; Li-Yuan Kan; Hai-Ying Zeng; Yi-Yun Tang; Hong-Lin Huang; Ming Xie; Wei Zou; Chun-Yan Wang; Ping Zhang; Xiao-Qing Tang (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2018)

An integrated assessment of INDCs under Shared Socioeconomic Pathways: an implementation of C3IAM - Yi-Ming Wei; Rong Han; Qiao-Mei Liang; Bi-Ying Yu; Yun-Fei Yao; Mei-Mei Xue; Kun Zhang; Li-Jing Liu; Juan Peng; Pu Yang; Zhi-Fu Mi; Yun-Fei Du; et al. (Natural Hazards, 2018)

Integrated analysis of transcriptomic and metabolomic data reveals critical metabolic pathways involved in rotenoid biosynthesis in the medicinal plant Mirabilis himalaica - Li Gu; Zhong-yi Zhang; Hong Quan; Ming-jie Li; Fang-yu Zhao; Yuan-jiang Xu; Jiang Liu; Man Sai; Wei-lie Zheng; Xiao-zhong Lan (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2018)

Ethanol extract of Rehmannia glutinosa exerts antidepressant-like effects on a rat chronic unpredictable mild stress model by involving monoamines and BDNF - Jun-Ming Wang; Li-Xin Pei; Yue-Yue Zhang; Yong-Xian Cheng; Chun-Ling Niu; Ying Cui; Wei-Sheng Feng; Gui-Fang Wang (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2018)

Phthalate esters distribution in coastal mariculture of Hong Kong, China - Zhang Cheng; Han-Han Li; Lin Yu; Zhan-Biao Yang; Xiao-Xun Xu; Hong-Sheng Wang; Ming-Hung Wong (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Association between short-term exposure to ambient air pollution and daily mortality: a time-series study in Eastern China - Die Li; Jian-bing Wang; Zhen-yu Zhang; Peng Shen; Pei-wen Zheng; Ming-juan Jin; Huai-chu Lu; Hong-bo Lin; Kun Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Two distinct begomoviruses associated with an alphasatellite coinfecting Emilia sonchifolia in Thailand - Liling Zhao; Jing Zhong; Xiaoyun Zhang; Yueyan Yin; Tingting Li; Ming Ding (Archives of Virology, 2018)

Identification of blasting vibration and coal-rock fracturing microseismic signals - Xing-Li Zhang; Rui-Sheng Jia; Xin-Ming Lu; Yan-Jun Peng; Wei-Dong Zhao (Applied Geophysics, 2018)

Comparison of two Bayesian-point-estimation methods in multiple-source localization - Qianqian Li; Pingshou Ming; Fanlin Yang; Kai Zhang; Ziyin Wu (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2018)

Human infection with a further evolved avian H9N2 influenza A virus in Sichuan, China - Jianan Xu; Shuang Li; Yong Yang; Bing Liu; Huiping Yang; Tiansu Li; Lin Zhang; Wei Li; Xiaohu Luo; Liquan Zhang; Ming Pan (Science China Life Sciences, 2018)

Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) H9N2 are in the course of reassorting into novel AIVs - Hui-ping Chang; Li Peng; Liang Chen; Lu-fang Jiang; Zhi-jie Zhang; Cheng-long Xiong; Gen-ming Zhao; Yue Chen; Qing-wu Jiang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2018)

Soil pH rather than nutrients drive changes in microbial community following long-term fertilization in acidic Ultisols of southern China - Jia Liu; Ming Liu; Meng Wu; Chunyu Jiang; Xiaofen Chen; Zejiang Cai; Boren Wang; Jie Zhang; Taolin Zhang; Zhongpei Li (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2018)

Toxic effect and mechanism of four ionic liquids on seedling taproots of Arabidopsis thaliana - Ming Li; Yonglai Xue; Zhenjiang Liu; Jin Guo; Liyun Liu; Yuanyuan Zhang; Lu Gao; Lizhao Wang; Yin Cui; Daolin Du (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Genome sequence and comparative analysis of Jiangella alba YIM 61503T isolated from a medicinal plant Maytenus austroyunnanensis - Jian-Yu Jiao; Nimaichand Salam; Lan Liu; Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao; Xiao-Tong Zhang; Bao-Zhu Fang; Ming-Xian Han; Zi-Tong Zhang; Jing Chen; Jiao Zhao; Yu Zhou; Dalal Hussien M. Alkhalifah; et al. (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2018)

Both widespread PEP‐CTERM proteins and exopolysaccharides are required for floc formation of Zoogloea resiniphila and other activated sludge bacteria - Na Gao; Ming Xia; Jingcheng Dai; Dianzhen Yu; Weixing An; Shuyang Li; Shuangyuan Liu; Penghui He; Liping Zhang; Zhenbin Wu; Xuezhi Bi; Shouwen Chen; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary Bacterial floc formation plays a central role in the activated sludge (AS) process, which has been widely utilized for sewage and wastewater treatment. The formation of AS flocs has long been known to require exopolysaccharide biosynthesis. This study demonstrates an additional requirement for a PEP‐CTERM protein in Zoogloea resiniphila , a dominant AS bacterium harboring a large exopolysaccharide biosynthesis gene cluster. Two members of a wide‐spread family of high copy number‐per‐genome PEP‐CTERM genes, transcriptionally regulated by the RpoN sigma factor and accessory PrsK‐PrsR two‐component system and at least one of these, pepA , must be expressed for Zoogloea to build the floc structures that allow gravitational sludge settling and recycling. Without PrsK or PrsR, Zoogloea cells were planktonic rather than flocculated and secreted exopolysaccharides were released into the growth broth in soluble form. Overexpression of PepA could circumvent the requirement of rpoN , prsK and prsR for the floc‐forming phenotype by fixing the exopolysaccharides to bacterial cells. However, overexpression of PepA, which underwent post‐translational modifications, could not rescue the long‐rod morphology of the rpoN mutant. Consistently, PEP‐CTERM genes and exopolysaccharide biosynthesis gene cluster are present in the genome of the floc‐forming Nitrospira comammox and Mitsuaria strain as well as many other AS bacteria.

The key gluconeogenic gene PCK1 is crucial for virulence of Botrytis cinerea via initiating its conidial germination and host penetration - Jian‐Kang Liu; Hao‐Wu Chang; Yue Liu; Yu (Haity) Qin; Yu‐Han Ding; Lan Wang; Yue Zhao; Ming‐Zhe Zhang; Sheng‐Nan Cao; Le‐Tao Li; Wei Liu; Gui‐Hua Li; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary The process of initiation of host invasion and survival of some foliar phytopathogenic fungi in the absence of external nutrients on host leaf surfaces remains obscure. Here, we demonstrate that gluconeogenesis plays an important role in the process and nutrient‐starvation adaptation before the pathogen host invasion. Deletion of phosphoenolpyruvate c arboxy k inase gene BcPCK1 in gluconeogenesis in Botrytis cinerea , the causative agent of grey mould, resulted in the failure of the Δ Bcpck1 mutant conidia to germinate on hard and hydrophobic surface and penetrate host cells in the absence of glucose, reduction in conidiation and slow conidium germination in a nutrient‐rich medium. The wild‐type and Δ Bcpck1 conidia germinate similarly in the presence of glucose (higher concentration) as the sole carbon source. Conidial glucose‐content should reach a threshold level to initiate germination and host penetration. Infection structure formation by the mutants displayed a glucose‐dependent fashion, which corresponded to the mutant virulence reduction. Exogenous glucose or complementation of BcPCK1 completely rescued all the developmental and virulence defects of the mutants. Our findings demonstrate that BcPCK1 plays a crucial role in B. cinerea pathogenic growth and virulence, and provide new insights into gluconeogenesis mediating pathogenesis of plant fungal pathogens via initiation of conidial germination and host penetration.

An adaptive spatially constrained fuzzy c -means algorithm for multispectral remotely sensed imagery clustering - Hua Zhang; Wenzhong Shi; Ming Hao; Zhenxuan Li; Yunjia Wang (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2018)

The salinity tolerance of the invasive golden apple snail ( Pomacea canaliculata ) - Song Yang; Jing-ren Zhong; Liu-lan Zhao; Hao Wu; Zong-jun Du; Qiao Liu; Jia-en Zhang; Tai-ming Yan; Xiao-li Huang (Molluscan Research, 2018)

Analysis of albumen gland proteins suggests survival strategies of developing embryos of Pomacea canaliculata - Ya-Ming Xiong; Zhi-Hui Yan; Jia-En Zhang; Hai-Yun Li (Molluscan Research, 2018)

Magnetic nanoparticles based cancer therapy: current status and applications - Huan Zhang; Xiao Li Liu; Yi Fan Zhang; Fei Gao; Ga Long Li; Yuan He; Ming Li Peng; Hai Ming Fan (Science China Life Sciences, 2018)

Spatial variations of terrain and their impacts on landscape patterns in the transition zone from mountains to plains—A case study of Qihe River Basin in the Taihang Mountains - Jingjing Zhang; Wenbo Zhu; Fang Zhao; Lianqi Zhu; Maojuan Li; Ming Zhu; Xiaodong Zhang (Science China Earth Sciences, 2018)

The root transcriptome of Achyranthes bidentata and the identification of the genes involved in the replanting benefit - Yan Hui Yang; Ming Jie Li; Yan Jie Yi; Rui Fang Li; Cheng Dong; Zhong Yi Zhang (Plant Cell Reports, 2018)

Different Hippocampus Functional Connectivity Patterns in Healthy Young Adults with Mutations of APP/Presenilin-1/2 and APOEε4 - Li Juan Zheng; Yun Yan Su; Yun Fei Wang; U. Joseph Schoepf; Akos Varga-Szemes; Jonathan Pannell; Xue Liang; Gang Zheng; Guang Ming Lu; Gui Fen Yang; Long Jiang Zhang (Molecular Neurobiology, 2018)

Seasonal variation rather than stand age determines bacterial diversity in the rhizosphere of wolfberry (Lycium barbarum L.) associated with soil degradation - Junhua Zhang; Ming Li; Keli Jia; Guoqi Zheng; Xi-En Long (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2018)

Overexpression of Nogo receptor 3 (NgR3) correlates with poor prognosis and contributes to the migration of epithelial cells of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients - Jiang-Yi He; Ping Han; Yu Zhang; Yong-Dong Liu; Shi-Jian Song; Guo-Kai Feng; Yu An; Ai-Jun Zhou; Hong-Bo Wang; Li Yuan; Zhi-Rui Lin; Tian-Liang Xia; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2018)

Effects of air pollution on hospital visits for pneumonia in children: a two-year analysis from China - Die Li; Jian-bing Wang; Zhen-yu Zhang; Peng Shen; Pei-wen Zheng; Ming-juan Jin; Huai-chu Lu; Hong-bo Lin; Kun Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

The pre‐rRNA processing factor Nop53 regulates fungal development and pathogenesis via mediating production of reactive oxygen species - Sheng‐Nan Cao; Ye Yuan; Yu (Haity) Qin; Ming‐Zhe Zhang; Paul de Figueiredo; Gui‐Hua Li; Qing‐Ming Qin (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary Botrytis cinerea is a necrotrophic plant fungal pathogen that annually causes enormous economic losses worldwide. The ribosome is an organelle for cellular protein biosynthesis. However, little is known about how the ribosome operates as a machine to mediate microbial pathogenesis. Here, we demonstrate that Nop53, a late‐acting factor for 60S ribosomal subunit maturation, is crucial for the pathogen's development and virulence. BcNop53 is functionally equivalent to yeast nop53p. Complementation of BcNOP53 completely restored the growth defect of the yeast Δ nop53 mutant. BcNop53 is located in nuclei and disruption of BcNOP53 also dramatically impaired pathogen growth. Deletion of BcNOP53 blocked infection structure formation and abolished virulence of the pathogen, possibly due to reduced production of reactive oxygen species. Moreover, loss of BcNOP53 impaired pathogen conidiation and stress adaptation, altered conidial and sclerotial morphology, retarded conidium and sclerotium germination as well as reduced the activities of cell‐wall degradation‐associated enzymes. Sclerotium production was, however, increased. Complementation with the wild‐type BcNOP53 allele rescued defects found in the Δ Bcnop53 mutant. Our work establishes a systematic elucidation of Nop53 in regulating microbial development and pathogenesis, provides novel insights into ribosomal processes that regulate fungal pathogenesis, and may open up new targets for addressing fungal diseases.

Early Carboniferous ophiolite in central Qiangtang, northern Tibet: record of an oceanic back-arc system in the Palaeo-Tethys Ocean - Tian-Yu Zhang; Jian-Jun Fan; Cai Li; Chao-Ming Xie; Ming Wang; Yan-Wang Wu; Meng-Jing Xu; Wei Xu; Jin-Heng Liu; An-Bo Luo (International Geology Review, 2018)

Responses of soil microbial community to nitrogen fertilizer and precipitation regimes in a semi-arid steppe - Yi-Fei Sun; Ju-Pei Shen; Cui-Jing Zhang; Li-Mei Zhang; Wen-Ming Bai; Ying Fang; Ji-Zheng He (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2018)

Decomposition of harvest residue needles of different needle ages in a Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) plantation - Qingpeng Yang; Renshan Li; Weidong Zhang; Wenhui Zheng; Qingkui Wang; Longchi Chen; Xin Guan; Ming Xu; Silong Wang (Plant and Soil, 2018)

Inflammatory Changes in Paravertebral Sympathetic Ganglia in Two Rat Pain Models - Ai-Ling Li; Jing-Dong Zhang; Wenrui Xie; Judith A. Strong; Jun-Ming Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

Study on the gravity center evolution of air pollution in Yangtze River Delta of China - Hao Li; Yan Song; Ming Zhang (Natural Hazards, 2018)

Systematic transcriptome-wide analysis of mRNA–miRNA interactions reveals the involvement of miR-142-5p and its target (FOXO3) in skeletal muscle growth in chickens - Zhenhui Li; Bahareldin Ali Abdalla; Ming Zheng; Xiaomei He; Bolin Cai; Peigong Han; Hongjia Ouyang; Biao Chen; Qinghua Nie; Xiquan Zhang (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2018)

Proinflammatory switch from Gαs to Gαi signaling by Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor in murine splenic monocyte following burn injury - Qing-Hong Zhang; Ji-Wei Hao; Guang-Lei Li; Xiao-Jing Ji; Xu-dong Yao; Ning Dong; Yong-Ming Yao (Inflammation Research, 2018)

Experimental Study of Thermal Expansion Characteristics of Coaly Mudstone at High Temperatures - Lianying Zhang; Xianbiao Mao; Ming Li; Ruixue Liu (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2018)

Relation of visual creative imagery manipulation to resting-state brain oscillations - Yuxuan Cai; Delong Zhang; Bishan Liang; Zengjian Wang; Junchao Li; Zhenni Gao; Mengxia Gao; Song Chang; Bingqing Jiao; Ruiwang Huang; Ming Liu (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2018)

Type 2 Diabetes with Comorbid Depression in Relation to Cognitive Impairment: an Opportunity for Prevention? - David A. Zhang; Vicky Lam; Vanessa Chu; Ming Li (Molecular Neurobiology, 2018)

Gender-Related Hippocampal Proteomics Study from Young Rats After Chronic Unpredicted Mild Stress Exposure - Lin-Na Ning; Teng Zhang; Jiang Chu; Na Qu; Li Lin; Ying-Yan Fang; Yan Shi; Peng Zeng; Er-Li Cai; Xiao-Ming Wang; Qun Wang; You-Ming Lu; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2018)

Arg913Gln of SLC12A3 gene promotes development and progression of end-stage renal disease in Chinese type 2 diabetes mellitus - Rong Zhang; Langen Zhuang; Ming Li; Juan zhang; Weijing Zhao; Xiaoxu Ge; Yating Chen; Feng Wang; Niansong Wang; Yuqian Bao; Limei Liu; Yanjun Liu; et al. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2018)

Integrated in silico–in vitro screening of ovarian cancer peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ agonists against a biogenic compound library - Gui-Lian Zhang; Feng-Ying Liu; Jing Zhang; Li-Ping Wang; Er-Xia Jia; Shi-Ming Lv (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2018)

Bacterial community dynamics in the rhizosphere of a long-lived, leguminous shrub across a 40-year age sequence - Xiaofan Na; Xiaoran Li; Zeyong Zhang; Ming Li; Paul Kardol; Ting Ting Xu; Miao Wang; Xiaoning Cao; Fei Ma (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2018)

Effect of synthetic hormones on reproduction in Mastomys natalensis - Apia W. Massawe; Rhodes H. Makundi; Zhibin Zhang; Ginethon Mhamphi; Ming Liu; Hong-Jun Li; Steven R. Belmain (Journal of Pest Science, 2018)

Geochronology and geochemistry of the Niujuanzi ophiolitic mélange, Gansu Province, NW China: implications for tectonic evolution of the Beishan Orogenic Collage - Shengdong Wang; Kexin Zhang; Bowen Song; Shucai Li; Ming Li; Jie Zhou (International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2018)

Effects of Agaricus blazei Murill Polysaccharide on Cadmium Poisoning on the MDA5 Signaling Pathway and Antioxidant Function of Chicken Peripheral Blood Lymphocytes - Ai Lv; Ming Ge; Xuequan Hu; Wenjing Liu; Guangxing Li; Ruili Zhang (Biological Trace Element Research, 2018)

Phytotoxic, antibacterial, and antioxidant activities of mycotoxins and other metabolites from Trichoderma sp. - Ju-cheng Zhang; Guang-Yi Chen; Xiao-Zhan Li; Ming Hu; Bang-Yan Wang; Bao-Hui Ruan; Hao Zhou; Li-Xing Zhao; Jun Zhou; Zhong-Tao Ding; Ya-Bin Yang (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Unsupervised change detection using spectral features and a texture difference measure for VHR remote-sensing images - Zhenxuan Li; Wenzhong Shi; Ming Hao; Hua Zhang (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017)

Isorhynchophylline Attenuates MPP+-Induced Apoptosis Through Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress- and Mitochondria-Dependent Pathways in PC12 Cells: Involvement of Antioxidant Activity - Xiao-Ming Li; Xiao-Jie Zhang; Miao-Xian Dong (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2017)

Erratum to: Matrine Treatment Blocks NogoA-Induced Neural Inhibitory Signaling Pathway in Ongoing Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis - Quan-Cheng Kan; Hui-Jun Zhang; Yuan Zhang; Xing Li; Yu-Ming Xu; Rodolfo Thome; Ming-Liang Zhang; Nan Liu; Yao-Juan Chu; Guang-Xian Zhang; Lin Zhu (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Matrine Treatment Blocks NogoA-Induced Neural Inhibitory Signaling Pathway in Ongoing Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis - Quan-Cheng Kan; Hui-Jun Zhang; Yuan Zhang; Xing Li; Yu-Ming Xu; Rodolfo Thome; Ming-Liang Zhang; Nan Liu; Yao-Juan Chu; Guang-Xian Zhang; Lin Zhu (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Synthesis and biological evaluation of disulfides bearing 1,2,4-triazole moiety as antiproliferative agents - Xue-Feng Wang; Shuai Zhang; Bao-Lin Li; Ji-Jun Zhao; Yu-Ming Liu; Rui-Lian Zhang; Bo Li; Bao-Quan Chen (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2017)

TQ-B3203, a potent proliferation inhibitor derived from camptothecin - Xiquan Zhang; Meng Cao; Jing Xing; Fei Liu; Ping Dong; Xin Tian; Hongjiang Xu; Laifang Zhang; Hongmei Gu; Ling Yang; Rui Li; Ming Zheng; et al. (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2017)

Abnormal structure and functional connectivity of the anterior insula at pain-free periovulation is associated with perceived pain during menstruation - Wang-huan Dun; Jing Yang; Ling Yang; Dun Ding; Xue-ying Ma; Feng-Li Liang; Karen M. von Deneen; Shao-hui Ma; Xiao-ling Xu; Jixin Liu; Ming Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2017)

Study of aircraft icing warning algorithm based on millimeter wave radar - Jinhu Wang; Junxiang Ge; Qilin Zhang; Pan Fan; Ming Wei; Xiangchao Li (Journal of Meteorological Research, 2017)

A novel missense mutation of $$ADAR1$$ ADAR 1 gene in a Chinese family leading to dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria and literature review - Shuai-Mei Liu; Meng-Xia Ni; Ming-Chao Zhang; Pei-Ran Zhu; Qiu-Yu Wu; Wei-Jun Jiang; Jing Zhang; Wei-Wei Li; Xin-Yi Xia (Journal of Genetics, 2017)

Cloning and characterization of Agp1, the gene encoding the small subunit of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase from wheat and its relatives - Xiao-Wei Zhang; Qing Wang; Ling-Ling Zhang; Xiao-Juan Zhong; Qian-Tao Jiang; Jian Ma; Peng-Fei Qi; Wei Li; Guo-Yue Chen; Xiu-Jin Lan; Mei Deng; Zhen-Xiang Lu; et al. (Biologia, 2017)

Identification of a novel reassortant A (H9N6) virus in live poultry markets in Poyang Lake region, China - Heng Zhang; Mingbin Liu; Xiaoxu Zeng; Xiang Zhao; Zhiqiang Deng; Lei Yang; Wenbing Chen; Zi Li; Ming Jiao; Wen Xia; Bin Han; Haiying Chen; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2017)

Controlled-source electromagnetic data processing based on gray system theory and robust estimation - Dan Mo; Qi-Yun Jiang; Di-Quan Li; Chao-Jian Chen; Bi-Ming Zhang; Jia-Wen Liu (Applied Geophysics, 2017)

Low Serum Levels of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Were Associated with Poor Short-Term Functional Outcome and Mortality in Acute Ischemic Stroke - Jing Wang; Li Gao; Yan-Long Yang; Yu-Qian Li; Tao Chang; Ming-Hao Man; Xing-Ye Zhang; Shao-Chun Guo; Li-Hong Li (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

The online measured black carbon aerosol and source orientations in the Nam Co region, Tibet - Xin Zhang; Jing Ming; Zhongqin Li; Feiteng Wang; Guoshuai Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

Early Cretaceous continental arc-related volcanic rocks in the Duobuzha area, northern Tibet: implications for evolution history of the Bangong–Nujiang Ocean - Tian-Yu Zhang; Chao-Ming Xie; Cai Li; Jian-Jun Fan; Ming Wang; Ya-Dong Wu (International Geology Review, 2017)

Cenozoic evolutionary history of Zelkova (Ulmaceae), evidenced from ITS, trnL-trnF, psbA-trnH, and rbcL - Ming-Li Zhang; Lu Wang; Yun Lei; Stewart C. Sanderson (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2017)

Neuronal nitric oxide synthase modulation of intracellular Ca2+ handling overrides fatty acid potentiation of cardiac inotropy in hypertensive rats - Chun Li Jin; Ming Zhe Yin; Jin Chul Paeng; Seunggyun Ha; Jeong Hoon Lee; Peng Jin; Chun Zi Jin; Zai Hao Zhao; Yue Wang; Keon Wook Kang; Chae Hun Leem; Jong-Wan Park; et al. (Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2017)

Electrophysiologic Studies on the Risks and Potential Mechanism Underlying the Proarrhythmic Nature of Azithromycin - Mengdan Zhang; Ming Xie; Sha Li; Ying Gao; Shuyin Xue; Huili Huang; Kesu Chen; Fuming Liu; Long Chen (Cardiovascular Toxicology, 2017)

Identification and Characterization of microRNAs from Saccharum officinarum L by Deep Sequencing - Aijuan Xue; Zhen Li; Muchen Cai; Qing Zhang; Xingtan Zhang; Ray Ming; Jisen Zhang (Tropical Plant Biology, 2017)

Mapping novel aphid resistance QTL from wild soybean, Glycine soja 85-32 - Shichen Zhang; Zhongnan Zhang; Carmille Bales; Cuihua Gu; Chris DiFonzo; Ming Li; Qijian Song; Perry Cregan; Zhenyu Yang; Dechun Wang (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2017)

Hydraulic Fracture Growth in a Layered Formation based on Fracturing Experiments and Discrete Element Modeling - Zou Yushi; Ma Xinfang; Zhou Tong; Li Ning; Chen Ming; Li Sihai; Zhang Yinuo; Li Han (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2017)

Long-term grazing affects relationships between nitrogen form uptake and biomass of alpine meadow plants - Yu Guo; Li-Ping Liu; Li-Li Zheng; Fei-Hai Yu; Ming-Hua Song; Xian-Zhou Zhang (Plant Ecology, 2017)

Shear wave velocity prediction during CO2-EOR and sequestration in the Gao89 well block of the Shengli Oilfield - Lin Li; Jin-Feng Ma; Hao-Fan Wang; Ming-You Tan; Shi-Ling Cui; Yun-Yin Zhang; Zhi-Peng Qu (Applied Geophysics, 2017)

Nocardia tengchongensis sp. nov., isolated from a soil sample - Shuai Li; Hong Ming; Yan-Yan Duan; Jian-Rong Huang; Zhuo-Li Zhao; Ling-Yu Zhang; Wei-Li Ji; Xiao-Lin Meng; Wen-Jun Li; Guo-Xing Nie (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2017)

Effects of potassium deficiency on root morphology, ultrastructure and antioxidant enzyme system in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas [L.] Lam.) during early growth - Ming Liu; Ai-Jun Zhang; Xiao-Guang Chen; Rong Jin; Hong-Min Li; Zhong-Hou Tang (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2017)

The phosphodiesterase-4 inhibitor roflumilast decreases ethanol consumption in C57BL/6J mice - Xin Liu; Pi-Da Hao; Ming-Feng Yang; Jing-Yi Sun; Lei-Lei Mao; Cun-Dong Fan; Zong-Yong Zhang; Da-Wei Li; Xiao-Yi Yang; Bao-Liang Sun; Han-Ting Zhang (Psychopharmacology, 2017)

Algorithm to improve accuracy of energy expended in a room calorimeter - Haiying Quan; Wenrui Hao; Lu Li; Ming Sun; Kuan Zhang (Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, 2017)

Chimeras Linked to Tandem Repeats and Transposable Elements in Tetraploid Hybrid Fish - Lihai Ye; Ni Jiao; Xiaojun Tang; Yiyi Chen; Xiaolan Ye; Li Ren; Fangzhou Hu; Shi Wang; Ming Wen; Chun Zhang; Min Tao; Shaojun Liu (Marine Biotechnology, 2017)

Investigating spatial variability of vertical water fluxes through the streambed in distinctive stream morphologies using temperature and head data - Liping Wang; Weiwei Jiang; Jinxi Song; Xinyi Dou; Hongtao Guo; Shaofeng Xu; Guotao Zhang; Ming Wen; Yongqing Long; Qi Li (Hydrogeology Journal, 2017)

Clinical efficacy of percutaneous cryoablation combined with allogenic NK cell immunotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer - Mao Lin; Shu-Zhen Liang; Xiao-Hua Wang; Ying-Qing Liang; Ming-Jie Zhang; Li-Zhi Niu; Ji-Bing Chen; Hai-Bo Li; Ke-Cheng Xu (Immunologic Research, 2017)

Modulatory role of L-carnitine against microcystin-LR-induced immunotoxicity and oxidative stress in common carp - Xiu-Mei Chen; Gui-Liang Guo; Li Sun; Qiu-Shi Yang; Gui-Qin Wang; Dong-Ming Zhang (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2017)

Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of viruses causing mosaic symptoms in new sugarcane varieties in China - Xiao-Yan Wang; Wen-Feng Li; Ying-Kun Huang; Rong-Yue Zhang; Hong-Li Shan; Jiong Yin; Zhi-Ming Luo (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2017)

Air pollution and hospital visits for acute upper and lower respiratory infections among children in Ningbo, China: A time-series analysis - Pei-wen Zheng; Jian-bing Wang; Zhen-yu Zhang; Peng Shen; Peng-fei Chai; Die Li; Ming-juan Jin; Meng-Ling Tang; Huai-chu Lu; Hong-bo Lin; Kun Chen (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

Different Response Patterns of Soil Respiration to a Nitrogen Addition Gradient in Four Types of Land-Use on an Alluvial Island in China - Deping Zhai; Wanyu Jin; Junjiong Shao; Yanghui He; Guodong Zhang; Ming Li; Hui Huang; Xuhui Zhou (Ecosystems, 2017)

Altered white matter microstructure identified with tract-based spatial statistics in irritable bowel syndrome: a diffusion tensor imaging study - Jin Fang; Shumei Li; Meng Li; Queenie Chan; Xiaofen Ma; Huanhuan Su; Tianyue Wang; Wenfeng Zhan; Jianhao Yan; Ming Xu; Yaxi Zhang; Luxian Zeng; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2017)

Climatic and geographic factors affect ecosystem multifunctionality through biodiversity in the Tibetan alpine grasslands - Ying Pan; Jun-xi Wu; Li-ming Luo; Yan-li Tu; Cheng-qun Yu; Xian-zhou Zhang; Yan-jun Miao; Yan Zhao; Jun-ling Yang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2017)

Isolation and genomic characterization of a canine parainfluenza virus type 5 strain in China - Caihong Liu; Xiangdong Li; Jianpo Zhang; Linxia Yang; Fan Li; Junhua Deng; Feifei Tan; Ming Sun; Yuxiu Liu; Kegong Tian (Archives of Virology, 2017)

A new norsesquiterpene from the roots of Polyalthia laui - Zhang-Xin Yu; Ming-Ye Zhuo; Xiao-Bao Li; Yan-Hui Fu; Guang-Ying Chen; Xiao-Ping Song; Chang-Ri Han; Xin-Ming Song; Qi-Jing Fan (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Prenylated benzoic acid derivatives from the stem of Euodia lepta - Ming-Bo Zhao; Si-Xiang Zhou; Qing-Ying Zhang; Wei-Feng Wei; Ming-Hui Li; Jian-Yong Xing; Yong Jiang; Peng-Fei Tu (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Two new diketopiperazines from the tin mine tailings-derived fungus Schizophyllum commune YIM DT 10058 - Wei-Xun Chunyu; Zhang-Gui Ding; Jiang-Yuan Zhao; Yong-Xia Wang; Xiu-Lin Han; Ming-Gang Li; Meng-Liang Wen (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Quantification of mycotoxins in vegetable oil by UPLC-MS/MS after magnetic solid-phase extraction - Yan Zhao; Li-Hong Wan; Xiao-Lin Bai; Yi-Ming Liu; Feng-Ping Zhang; Yao-Min Liu; Xun Liao (Food Additives & Contaminants: Part A, 2017)

Bifurcations and catastrophes in a nonlinear dynamical model of the western Pacific subtropical high ridge line index and its evolution mechanism - Mei Hong; Ren Zhang; Ming Li; Shuo Wang; Wenhua Zeng; Zhengxin Wang (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2017)

Analysis of global gene expression profiles during the flowering initiation process of Lilium × formolongi - Yu-Fan Li; Ming-Fang Zhang; Meng Zhang; Gui-Xia Jia (Plant Molecular Biology, 2017)

A simple method for removing low-density granulocytes to purify T lymphocytes from peripheral blood mononuclear cells - Si-gong Zhang; Yu-xin Song; Xiao-ming Shu; Hai-li Shen; Han-bo Yang; Rui-xue Duo; Guo-chun Wang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2017)

Serratia bozhouensis sp. nov., Isolated from Sewage Samples of a Dairy Farm - Fei Shang; Ting Xue; Man Wang; Xiaolin Chen; Li Yu; Ming Zhang (Current Microbiology, 2017)

Holocene activity evidence on the southeast boundary fault of Heqing basin, middle segment of Heqing-Eryuan fault zone, West Yunnan Province, China - Chang-bin Sun; De-wen Li; Xiao-ming Shen; Yan-rui Kang; Rui Liu; Ya-jiao Zhang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2017)

Cosmogenic 10 Be surface exposure dating and glacier reconstruction for the Last Glacial Maximum in the Quemuqu Valley, western Nyainqentanglha Mountains, south Tibet - Guocheng Dong; Xiangke Xu; Weijian Zhou; Yunchong Fu; Li Zhang; Ming Li (Journal of Quaternary Science, 2017)
The nature and timing of glaciations enable inferences to be made about glacial climates. However, the paucity of reliable glacial chronologies impedes a full understanding of the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) climate in the western Nyainqentanglha Mountains, south Tibet. In this study, we investigated the LGM glacial history in the Quemuqu Valley, western Nyainqentanglha, using 10 Be surface exposure dating. We used a physically based glacier model to reconstruct the LGM glacial surfaces, and estimated the LGM equilibrium‐line‐altitude (ELA) using integrated methods. Combined with previously published 10 Be exposure ages from the western Nyainqentanglha, ten 10 Be exposure ages imply a relatively restricted glacial extent in the LGM but extensive growth in the early last glacial. The modeled LGM glaciers had ice areas of ∼36.3 km 2 , 3.21 km 3 in volume and 89 m m in average thickness in the Quemuqu Valley. The reconstructed LGM ELAs have values of 5463–5583 m asl, with a depression of ∼244–364 m. By combining the reconstructed ELAs with an equation deduced from glacier mass balance, we concluded that the temperature dropped by ∼2.6–4.6 °C in the LGM relative to the present, with 30–70% lower precipitation than the present. Global cooling induced the LGM glacial advance in the western Nyainqentanglha despite decreased precipitation.

Overexpression of ppc or deletion of mdh for improving production of γ-aminobutyric acid in recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum - Feng Shi; Ming Zhang; Yongfu Li (World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2017)

Erratum to: Transposon insertion resulted in the silencing of Wx-B1n in Chinese wheat landraces - Ling‑Ling Zhang; Hu Chen; Mi Luo; Xiao‑Wei Zhang; Mei Deng; Jian Ma; Peng‑Fei Qi; Ji‑Rui Wang; Guo‑Yue Chen; Ya‑Xi Liu; Zhi‑En Pu; Wei Li; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2017)

Transposon insertion resulted in the silencing of Wx-B1n in Chinese wheat landraces - Ling-Ling Zhang; Hu Chen; Mi Luo; Xiao-Wei Zhang; Mei Deng; Jian Ma; Peng-Fei Qi; Ji-Rui Wang; Guo-Yue Chen; Ya-Xi Liu; Zhi-En Pu; Wei Li; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2017)

WIP1 Phosphatase Plays a Critical Neuroprotective Role in Brain Injury Induced by High-Altitude Hypoxic Inflammation - Dahu Li; Lijun Zhang; Xin Huang; Lili Liu; Yunling He; Lun Xu; Yiyao Zhang; Tong Zhao; Liying Wu; Yongqi Zhao; Kuiwu Wu; Yan Wu; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2017)

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in human zygotes using Cas9 protein - Lichun Tang; Yanting Zeng; Hongzi Du; Mengmeng Gong; Jin Peng; Buxi Zhang; Ming Lei; Fang Zhao; Weihua Wang; Xiaowei Li; Jianqiao Liu (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2017)

Metabolomics Analysis Reveals the Salt-Tolerant Mechanism in Glycine soja - Dong-shuang Yang; Jing Zhang; Ming-xia Li; Lian-xuan Shi (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2017)

The Roles of Auxin in Regulating “Shoot Branching” of Cremastra appendiculata - Xiang Lv; Ming-Sheng Zhang; Yan-Qiu Wu; Xiao-Feng Gao; Xiao-Lan Li; Wang-Zhong Wang (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2017)

Association of GWAS-Reported Variant rs11196288 near HABP2 with Ischemic Stroke in Chinese Han Population - Shao-hua Li; Chang-he Shi; Yu-sheng Li; Fang Li; Mi-bo Tang; Xin-jing Liu; Shuo Zhang; Zhi-lei Wang; Bo Song; Yu-ming Xu (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2017)

Decreased interaction between ZO-1 and occludin is involved in alteration of tight junctions in transplanted epiphora submandibular glands - Chong Ding; Xin Cong; Xue-Ming Zhang; Sheng-Lin Li; Li-Ling Wu; Guang-Yan Yu (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2017)

Zircon U–Pb dating of eclogite from the Qiangtang terrane, north-central Tibet: a case of metamorphic zircon with magmatic geochemical features - Qing-guo Zhai; Bor-ming Jahn; Xian-hua Li; Ru-yuan Zhang; Qiu-li Li; Ya-nan Yang; Jun Wang; Tong Liu; Pei-yuan Hu; Suo-han Tang (International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2017)

Lower functional connectivity of default mode network in cognitively normal young adults with mutation of APP, presenilins and APOE ε4 - Yun Yan Su; Xiao Dong Zhang; U. Joseph Schoepf; Akos Varga-Szemes; Andrew Stubenrauch; Xue Liang; Li Juan Zheng; Gang Zheng; Xiang Kong; Qiang Xu; Shou Ju Wang; Rong Feng Qi; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2017)

Characteristics and possible formation mechanisms of severe storms in the outer rainbands of Typhoon Mujiga (1522) - Bingyun Wang; Ming Wei; Wei Hua; Yongli Zhang; Xiaohang Wen; Jiafeng Zheng; Nan Li; Han Li; Yu Wu; Jie Zhu; Mingjun Zhang (Journal of Meteorological Research, 2017)

Molecular characterization and expression of the GDF9 gene in New Zealand white rabbits - Caixia Sun; Shuyu Xie; Tao Huang; Wei Zhang; Ansi Wang; Dan Wang; Ming Li; Guirong Sun (Journal of Genetics, 2017)

Research and application of spectral inversion technique in frequency domain to improve resolution of converted PS-wave - Hua Zhang; Zhen-Hua He; Ya-Lin Li; Rui Li; Guamg-Ming He; Zhong Li (Applied Geophysics, 2017)

Juvenile tree classification based on hyperspectral image acquired from an unmanned aerial vehicle - Jin Huang; Yong-hua Sun; Ming-yu Wang; Dong-dong Zhang; Rajesh Sada; Ming-chao Li (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017)

A new androstanoid metabolite from a soil fungus Curvularia borreriae strain HS-FG-237 - Li-Fei Liu; Hui Zhang; Huan Qi; Xiao-Ming Wang; Ji-Dong Wang; Gui-Shan Tan (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Anti-proliferative effects of paeonol on human prostate cancer cell lines DU145 and PC-3 - Yi Xu; Jian-yong Zhu; Zhang-ming Lei; Li-jun Wan; Xiu-wen Zhu; Feng Ye; Yan-yue Tong (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2017)

Silicon alleviates salt and drought stress of Glycyrrhiza uralensis seedling by altering antioxidant metabolism and osmotic adjustment - Wenjin Zhang; Zhicai Xie; Lianhong Wang; Ming Li; Duoyong Lang; Xinhui Zhang (Journal of Plant Research, 2017)

Mesenchymal stem cells moderate immune response of type 1 diabetes - Junbi Xv; Qianwen Ming; Xiaotong Wang; Wenjing Zhang; Zheng Li; Shuai Wang; Yulin Li; Lisha Li (Cell and Tissue Research, 2017)

The influence of feeding and host deprivation on egg load and reproduction of an aphid parasitoid, Aphidius gifuensis (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) - Ming-Zhen Pan; Li Wang; Chen-Yang Zhang; Lin-Xi Zhang; Tong-Xian Liu (Applied Entomology and Zoology, 2017)

Two eisosome proteins play opposite roles in autophagic control and sustain cell integrity, function and pathogenicity in Beauveria bassiana - Long‐Bin Zhang; Li Tang; Sheng‐Hua Ying; Ming‐Guang Feng (Environmental Microbiology, 2017)
Summary Pil1A and Pil1B are two core eisosome proteins that are homologous to yeast Pil1/Lsp1 or filamentous fungal Pil1A/Pil1B but have been unexplored in entomopathogenic fungi. Here we examined subcellular localization and functions of Pil1A and Pil1B in Beauveria bassiana , a fungal insect pathogen. Either localization or co‐localization experiments of the two proteins demonstrated that Pil1A and Pil1B were simultaneously localized at the periphery of hyphal cells for formation of stable, punctuate spots in B. bassiana . This is different from a reliance of proper Lsp1/Pil1B localization upon Pil1/Pil1A in other fungi. Deletions of pil1A and pil1B caused opposite changes in expression of many autophagy‐related genes and formation of intravacuolar autophagosomes. Such opposite changes were restored to nearly normal status by exogenous rapamycin, implicating a link of Pil1A/B to the target of rapamycin signalling pathway. All single/double deletion mutants of pil1A and pil1B lost almost all pathogenicity due to reduced ability to secrete Pr1 proteases for cuticle degradation. They also showed differential changes in cell wall integrity and multiple stress responses. These findings unveil opposite roles for Pil1A and Pil1B in autophagic regulation and an essentiality of both for cell integrity, function and pathogenicity of the fungal entomopathogen.

Verticillium dahliae manipulates plant immunity by glycoside hydrolase 12 proteins in conjunction with carbohydrate‐binding module 1 - Yue‐Jing Gui; Jie‐Yin Chen; Dan‐Dan Zhang; Nan‐Yang Li; Ting‐Gang Li; Wen‐Qi Zhang; Xin‐Yan Wang; Dylan P. G. Short; Lei Li; Wei Guo; Zhi‐Qiang Kong; Yu‐Ming Bao; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2017)
Summary Glycoside hydrolase 12 (GH12) proteins act as virulence factors and pathogen‐associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) in oomycetes. However, the pathogenic mechanisms of fungal GH12 proteins have not been characterized. In this study, we demonstrated that two of the six GH12 proteins produced by the fungus Verticillium dahliae Vd991, VdEG1 and VdEG3 acted as PAMPs to trigger cell death and PAMP‐triggered immunity (PTI) independent of their enzymatic activity in Nicotiana benthamiana . A 63‐amino‐acid peptide of VdEG3 was sufficient for cell death‐inducing activity, but this was not the case for the corresponding peptide of VdEG1. Further study indicated that VdEG1 and VdEG3 trigger PTI in different ways: BAK1 is required for VdEG1‐ and VdEG3‐triggered immunity, while SOBIR1 is specifically required for VdEG1‐triggered immunity in N. benthamiana . Unlike oomycetes, which employ RXLR effectors to suppress host immunity, a carbohydrate‐binding module family 1 (CBM1) protein domain suppressed GH12 protein‐induced cell death. Furthermore, during infection of N. benthamiana and cotton, VdEG1 and VdEG3 acted as PAMPs and virulence factors, respectively indicative of host‐dependent molecular functions. These results suggest that VdEG1 and VdEG3 associate differently with BAK1 and SOBIR1 receptor‐like kinases to trigger immunity in N. benthamiana , and together with CBM1‐containing proteins manipulate plant immunity.