De novo assembly and microsatellite marker development of the transcriptome of the endangered Brachymystax lenok tsinlingensis - Sien Wen; Ping Li; Feng Wang; Jiale Li; Haixia Liu; Ning Li (Genes & Genomics, 2020)

Serotonin-induced miR-221/222 contribute to the activation of hepatic stellate cells - Yi Xiang; Yu-Shui Ma; Ji-Bin Liu; Zhi-Jun Wu; Xiao-Ping Wang; Li-Ping Liu; Gao-Ren Wang; Da Fu; Wei Shi (Biologia, 2020)

Identification and Validation of Reference Genes in the Adzuki Bean (Vigna angularis) Under Iron Deficiency Using Quantitative Real-Time PCR - Junshuai Wang; Kai Yang; Bo Zhao; Yisong Li; Ping Wan (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2020)

The Role of 17β-Estrogen in Candida albicans Adhesion on Human Vaginal Epithelial Cells via FAK Phosphorylation - Ting Luan; Xia Liu; Pengyuan Mao; Xinyan Wang; Can Rui; Lina Yan; Yiquan Wang; Chong Fan; Ping Li; Xin Zeng (Mycopathologia, 2020)

The isolation and culture of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) breast milk cells - Chen Yijiao; Wang Donghui; Liu Yuliang; Li Feiping; He Ping; Cai Zhigang; Zhang Hao; Chen Min; Hou Rong; An Junhui (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2020)

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

Removal of SO2 and NOx from flue gas using mud-phosphorus slurry - Lijuan Jia; Zizhen Li; Qian Yu; Jiyun Gao; Chenhui Liu; Tiancheng Liu; Ping Ning; Fang Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

The research trends of metal-organic frameworks in environmental science: a review based on bibliometric analysis - Juan Li; Liangjie Wang; Yongqiang Liu; Yonghui Song; Ping Zeng; Yajie Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Human encephalitis caused by pseudorabies virus infection: a case report - Di Wang; Xiaogen Tao; Mingming Fei; Jian Chen; Wei Guo; Ping Li; Jinquan Wang (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2020)

Biological Aerosol Particles in Polluted Regions - Wei Hu; Zihan Wang; Shu Huang; Lujie Ren; Siyao Yue; Ping Li; Qiaorong Xie; Wanyu Zhao; Lianfang Wei; Hong Ren; Libin Wu; Junjun Deng; et al. (Current Pollution Reports, 2020)

Rainfall manipulation experiments as simulated by terrestrial biosphere models: Where do we stand? - Athanasios Paschalis; Simone Fatichi; Jakob Zscheischler; Philippe Ciais; Michael Bahn; Lena Boysen; Jinfeng Chang; Martin De Kauwe; Marc Estiarte; Daniel Goll; Paul J. Hanson; Anna B. Harper; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2020)
Changes in rainfall amounts and patterns have been observed and are expected to continue in the near future with potentially significant ecological and societal consequences. Modelling vegetation responses to changes in rainfall is thus crucial to project water and carbon cycles in the future. In this study, we present the results of a new model‐data intercomparison project, where we tested the ability of 10 terrestrial biosphere models to reproduce the observed sensitivity of ecosystem productivity to rainfall changes at 10 sites across the globe, in nine of which, rainfall exclusion and/or irrigation experiments had been performed. The key results are as follows: (a) Inter‐model variation is generally large and model agreement varies with timescales. In severely water‐limited sites, models only agree on the interannual variability of evapotranspiration and to a smaller extent on gross primary productivity. In more mesic sites, model agreement for both water and carbon fluxes is typically higher on fine (daily–monthly) timescales and reduces on longer (seasonal–annual) scales. (b) Models on average overestimate the relationship between ecosystem productivity and mean rainfall amounts across sites (in space) and have a low capacity in reproducing the temporal (interannual) sensitivity of vegetation productivity to annual rainfall at a given site, even though observation uncertainty is comparable to inter‐model variability. (c) Most models reproduced the sign of the observed patterns in productivity changes in rainfall manipulation experiments but had a low capacity in reproducing the observed magnitude of productivity changes. Models better reproduced the observed productivity responses due to rainfall exclusion than addition. (d) All models attribute ecosystem productivity changes to the intensity of vegetation stress and peak leaf area, whereas the impact of the change in growing season length is negligible. The relative contribution of the peak leaf area and vegetation stress intensity was highly variable among models.

Predicting postmortem interval based on microbial community sequences and machine learning algorithms - Ruina Liu; Yuexi Gu; Mingwang Shen; Huan Li; Kai Zhang; Qi Wang; Xin Wei; Haohui Zhang; Di Wu; Kai Yu; Wumin Cai; Gongji Wang; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2020)
Summary Microbes play an essential role in the decomposition process but were poorly understood in their succession and behaviour. Previous researches have shown that microbes show predictable behaviour that starts at death and changes during the decomposition process. Research of such behaviour enhances the understanding of decomposition and benefits estimating the postmortem interval (PMI) in forensic investigations, which is critical but faces multiple challenges. In this study, we combined microbial community characterization, microbiome sequencing from different organs (i.e. brain, heart and cecum) and machine learning algorithms [random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM) and artificial neural network (ANN)] to investigate microbial succession pattern during corpse decomposition and estimate PMI in a mouse corpse system. Microbial communities exhibited significant differences between the death point and advanced decay stages. Enterococcus faecalis , Anaerosalibacter bizertensis , Lactobacillus reuteri , and so forth were identified as the most informative species in the decomposition process. Furthermore, the ANN model combined with the postmortem microbial data set from the cecum, which was the best combination among all candidates, yielded a mean absolute error of 1.5 ± 0.8 h within 24‐h decomposition and 14.5 ± 4.4 h within 15‐day decomposition. This integrated model can serve as a reliable and accurate technology in PMI estimation.

Study on chemical constituents of an edible mushroom Volvariella volvacea and their antitumor activity in vitro - Ping Chen; Hui-Juan Qin; Yuan-Wei Li; Guo-Xu Ma; Jun-Shan Yang; Qi Wang (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Antioxidant coumarin and pyrone derivatives from the insect-associated fungus Aspergillus Versicolor - Tian-Xiao Li; Dan-Dan Meng; Ying Wang; Jin-Lu An; Jia-Feng Bai; Xue-Wei Jia; Chun-Ping Xu (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Detection of serum IgM and IgG for COVID-19 diagnosis - Ling Zhong; Junlan Chuan; Bo Gong; Ping Shuai; Yu Zhou; Yi Zhang; Zhilin Jiang; Dingding Zhang; Xiaoqi Liu; Shi Ma; Yi Huang; He Lin; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

NK cell reconstitution following unmanipulated HLA-mismatched/haploidentical transplantation compared with matched sibling transplantation - Li-Juan Hu; Xun-Hong Cao; Xing-Xing Yu; Xue-Fei Liu; Xiao-Su Zhao; Ying-Jun Chang; Xiao-Hui Zhang; Lan-Ping Xu; Yu Wang; Kai-Yan Liu; Xiao-Jun Huang; Xiang-Yu Zhao (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

3D slope stability analysis method based on Pan’s maximum principle - Xiaogang Wang; Xinchao Lin; Xu Li; Ping Sun; Yongyu Ling (Landslides, 2020)

An Injectable Nanocomposite Hydrogel for Potential Application of Vascularization and Tissue Repair - Yilei Ding; An-sha Zhao; Tianmei Liu; Ya-nan Wang; Yuan Gao; Jing-an Li; Ping Yang (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2020)

Deepened winter snow cover enhances net ecosystem exchange and stabilizes plant community composition and productivity in a temperate grassland - Ping Li; Emma J. Sayer; Zhou Jia; Weixing Liu; Yuntao Wu; Sen Yang; Chengzhang Wang; Lu Yang; Dima Chen; Yongfei Bai; Lingli Liu (Global Change Biology, 2020)
Global warming has greatly altered winter snowfall patterns, and there is a trend towards increasing winter snow in semi‐arid regions in China. Winter snowfall is an important source of water during early spring in these water‐limited ecosystems, and it can also affect nutrient supply. However, we know little about how changes in winter snowfall will affect ecosystem productivity and plant community structure during the growing season. Here, we conducted a 5‐year winter snow manipulation experiment in a temperate grassland in Inner Mongolia. We measured ecosystem carbon flux from 2014 to 2018 and plant biomass and species composition from 2015 to 2018. We found that soil moisture increased under deepened winter snow in early growing season, particularly in deeper soil layers. Deepened snow increased the net ecosystem exchange of CO 2 (NEE) and reduced intra‐ and inter‐annual variation in NEE. Deepened snow did not affect aboveground plant biomass (AGB) but significantly increased root biomass. This suggested that the enhanced NEE was allocated to the belowground, which improved water acquisition and thus contributed to greater stability in NEE in deep‐snow plots. Interestingly, the AGB of grasses in the control plots declined over time, resulting in a shift towards a forb‐dominated system. Similar declines in grass AGB were also observed at three other locations in the region over the same time frame and are attributed to 4 years of below‐average precipitation during the growing season. By contrast, grass AGB was stabilized under deepened winter snow and plant community composition remained unchanged. Hence, our study demonstrates that increased winter snowfall may stabilize arid grassland systems by reducing resource competition, promoting coexistence between plant functional groups, which ultimately mitigates the impacts of chronic drought during the growing season.

PX Domain-Containing Kinesin KIF16B and Microtubule-Dependent Intracellular Movements - Bo-jie Li; Hao Chen; Su-su Jiang; Chu-yao Wang; Qin-hui Tuo; Shi-yin Long; Cai-ping Zhang; Duan-fang Liao (The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2020)

The BIG gene controls size of shoot apical meristems in Arabidopsis thaliana - Wen Jie Zhang; Li Ming Zhai; Hai Xia Yu; Jing Peng; Shan Shan Wang; Xian Sheng Zhang; Ying Hua Su; Li Ping Tang (Plant Cell Reports, 2020)

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

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

Advances in Urban Meteorological Research in China - Shiguang Miao; Weimei Jiang; Ping Liang; Hongnian Liu; Xuemei Wang; Jianguo Tan; Ning Zhang; Ju Li; Wupeng Du; Lin Pei (Journal of Meteorological Research, 2020)

Outbreak of carp edema virus disease in cultured ornamental koi in a lower temperature in China - Ping Ouyang; Yaojia Zhou; Ruixue Yang; Zhuangzhi Yang; Kaiyu Wang; Yi Geng; Weiming Lai; Xiaoli Huang; Defang Chen; Jing Fang; Zhengli Chen; Li Tang; et al. (Aquaculture International, 2020)

Evolution of the novel coronavirus from the ongoing Wuhan outbreak and modeling of its spike protein for risk of human transmission - Xintian Xu; Ping Chen; Jingfang Wang; Jiannan Feng; Hui Zhou; Xuan Li; Wu Zhong; Pei Hao (Science China Life Sciences, 2020)

Molecular cloning and functional characterization of the CEP RECEPTOR 1 gene MdCEPR1 of Apple (Malus × domestica) - Rui Li; Jian-Ping An; Chun-Xiang You; Xiao-Fei Wang; Yu-Jin Hao (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

Identification of PTPRR and JAG1 as key genes in castration-resistant prostate cancer by integrated bioinformatics methods - Ji-li Wang; Yan Wang; Guo-ping Ren (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Restricted nitrous oxide emissions by ammonia oxidizers in two agricultural soils following excessive urea fertilization - Zhaoming Chen; Qiang Wang; Jun Zhao; Yudong Chen; Huoyan Wang; Junwei Ma; Ping Zou; Li Bao (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2020)

Enhanced adsorption of hydrophobic organic contaminants by high surface area porous graphene - Lixuan Ma; Kai Li; Chi Wang; Bo Liu; Hongbo Peng; Yi Mei; Ping Ning (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Microbial methane production is affected by secondary metabolites in the heartwood of living trees in upland forests - Huan-Long Li; Xi-Mei Zhang; Feng-Dan Deng; Xing-Guo Han; Chun-Wang Xiao; Shi-Jie Han; Zhi-Ping Wang (Trees, 2020)

Strictly Lobar Cerebral Microbleeds Are Associated with Increased White Matter Volume - Pei-Ning Wang; Kun-Hsien Chou; Li-Ning Peng; Li-Kuo Liu; Wei-Ju Lee; Liang-Kung Chen; Ching-Po Lin; Chih-Ping Chung (Translational Stroke Research, 2020)

Alternative complement pathway is activated in the brains of scrapie-infected rodents - Cao Chen; Yan Lv; Chao Hu; Xiao-Feng Xu; Ren-Qing Zhang; Kang Xiao; Yue Ma; Li-Ping Gao; Jian-Le Li; Qiang Shi; Jing Wang; Qi Shi; et al. (Medical Microbiology and Immunology, 2020)

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

Roles of PTBP1 in alternative splicing, glycolysis, and oncogensis - Wei Zhu; Bo-lun Zhou; Li-juan Rong; Li Ye; Hong-juan Xu; Yao Zhou; Xue-jun Yan; Wei-dong Liu; Bin Zhu; Lei Wang; Xing-jun Jiang; Cai-ping Ren (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2020)

Quantitative proteomic analysis reveals that the Rap1/MAPK/ERK pathway is inhibited through selenomethionine strengthening antioxidant activity - Zhe Liu; Feng Zhang; Lina Cui; Jihong Wang; Ping Lu; Rui Zhao; Hua Zhang; Jianfa Wang; Chunqiu Li; Rui Wu (BioMetals, 2020)

Heme oxygenase-1 regulates autophagy through carbon–oxygen to alleviate deoxynivalenol-induced hepatic damage - Zhao Peng; Yuxiao Liao; Xiaoqian Wang; Liangkai Chen; Liangliang Wang; Chenyuan Qin; Zhenting Wang; Mengyao Cai; Jiawei Hu; Dan Li; Ping Yao; Andreas K. Nüssler; et al. (Archives of Toxicology, 2020)

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

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

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

A new polyhydroxylated oleanane triterpenoid from the roots of Rhodomyrtus tomentosa - Xue-Li Tong; Hai-Tao Wang; Jiang-Ping Xu; Li-Wen Tian (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Carbon Dots Doped with N and S towards Controlling Emitting - Tong Song; Yue Zhao; Tao Wang; Juping Li; Zhixiang Jiang; Ping Yang (Journal of Fluorescence, 2020)

Impact of urbanization factors on mortality due to unintentional injuries using panel data regression model and spatial-temporal analysis - Haixia Pu; Bin Li; Dongqi Luo; Shaobin Wang; Zhaolin Wang; Wei Zhao; Lingyu Zheng; Ping Duan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

New anthraquinone and eurotinone analogue from the seeds of Senna obtusifolia and their inhibitory effects on human organic anion transporters 1 and 3 - Xu Pang; Li-Ming Wang; You-Cai Zhang; Li-Ping Kang; He-Shui Yu; Guan-Wei Fan; Li-Feng Han (Natural Product Research, 2019)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Resibufogenin suppresses tumor growth and inhibits glycolysis in ovarian cancer by modulating PIM1 - Qian Li; Chuanwu Jiang; Yan Wang; Minghua Wei; Huijin Zheng; Yanqi Xu; Xuegang Xu; Fengyu Jia; Kai Liu; Gang Sun; Jianhua Zang; Ping Mo (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2019)

Cloning and expression analysis of the StCUL1 gene in potato - Peng-Xiang Pang; Li Shi; Xiao-Juan Wang; Yan-Nan Chang; Yong-Ping Luo; Jin-Lin Feng; Hemu Eri; Gang Gao (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2019)

Research on ecological risk assessment in land use model of Shengjin Lake in Anhui province, China - Liang Peng; Bin Dong; Ping Wang; Shuwei Sheng; Li Sun; Lei Fang; Haoran Li; Liping Liu (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 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)

Ultrahigh Temperature Metamorphic Record of Pelitic Granulites in the Huangtuyao Area of the Huai’an Complex, North China Craton - Shaoting Ma; Xu-Ping Li; Hao Liu; Fanmei Kong; Han Wang (Journal of Earth Science, 2019)

Record of Early-Stage Rodingitization from the Purang Ophiolite Complex, Western Tibet - Songjie Wang; Xu-Ping Li; Wenyong Duan; Fanmei Kong; Zeli Wang (Journal of Earth Science, 2019)

Complete genome sequence of the novel phage vB_EcoS_PHB17, which infects Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli - Yibao Chen; Shuang Wang; Yunqing Wang; Lilan Zhangxiang; Huanchun Chen; Xiangmin Li; Ping Qian (Archives of Virology, 2019)

Genome-based reclassification of Bacillus plakortidis Borchert et al. 2007 and Bacillus lehensis Ghosh et al. 2007 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus oshimensis Yumoto et al. 2005; Bacillus rhizosphaerae Madhaiyan et al. 2011 as a later heterotypic synonym of Bacillus clausii Nielsen et al. 1995 - Guo-Hong Liu; Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao; Zhou-Yan Dong; Jie-Ping Wang; Jian-Mei Che; Qian-Qian Chen; Cetin Sengonca; Bo Liu; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)

Multi‐model analysis of climate impacts on plant photosynthesis in China during 2000–2015 - Hao Yan; Shao‐Qiang Wang; Jun‐Bang Wang; Yun Cao; Ling‐Ling Xu; Men‐Xin Wu; Lu Cheng; Liu‐Xi Mao; Feng‐Hua Zhao; Xian‐Zhou Zhang; Yun‐Fen Liu; Yan‐Fen Wang; et al. (International Journal of Climatology, 2019)
Differences, arising from differences in gross primary production (GPP) model structures and driving forces, have fuelled arguments concerning interannual changes of GPP in China since 2000. To better investigate the interannual variability of GPP and its covariance with climate factors in China, this study adopted a multi‐model analysis based on three GPP models (i.e., Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon flux model [TEC], Breathing Earth System Simulator model [BESS], and MOD17 GPP model). The results show that annual GPP in China increased by 0.021–0.057 Pg C year −1 from 2000 to 2015 attributable to atmospheric‐CO 2 fertilization effects and favourable climate change, that is, increasing precipitation ( P r ) and temperature ( T a ). However, northern China and southern China had a large difference in the amplitude of these GPP changes; annual GPP increased by 0.017–0.039 Pg C year −1 in northern China but only 0.001–0.018 Pg C year −1 in southern China. Northern China and southern China occupy contrasting climate zones and this contrast produced different interannual variability of GPP through different mechanisms. Northern China has a dry climate with GPP changes sensitive to P r . As a result, more P r along with higher T a in northern China produced the strong uptrend of GPP from 2000 to 2015. In contrast, southern China has a wet climate with its GPP sensitive to solar radiation and T a . For the interval of 2000–2015, decreasing radiation plus drought exerted a negative influence on GPP in southern China. This study highlights the diverse mechanisms in which climate change affects GPP in dry and wet climate zones. A robust multi‐model analysis is preferred to reduce uncertainties arising from a single GPP model and its driving data.

The Verticillium dahliae Sho1‐MAPK pathway regulates melanin biosynthesis and is required for cotton infection - Jun‐Jiao Li; Lei Zhou; Chun‐Mei Yin; Dan‐Dan Zhang; Steven J. Klosterman; Bao‐Li Wang; Jian Song; Dan Wang; Xiao‐Ping Hu; Krishna V. Subbarao; Jie‐Yin Chen; Xiao‐Feng Dai (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary Verticillium dahliae is a soil‐borne fungus that causes vascular wilt on numerous plants worldwide. The fungus survives in the soil for up to 14 years by producing melanized microsclerotia. The protective function of melanin in abiotic stresses is well documented. Here, we found that the V . dahliae tetraspan transmembrane protein VdSho1, a homolog of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sho1, acts as an osmosensor, and is required for plant penetration and melanin biosynthesis. The deletion mutant Δ Sho1 was incubated on a cellophane membrane substrate that mimics the plant epidermis, revealing that the penetration of Δ Sho1 strain was reduced compared to the wild‐type strain. Furthermore, VdSho1 regulates melanin biosynthesis by a signalling mechanism requiring a kinase‐kinase signalling module of Vst50‐Vst11‐Vst7. Strains, Δ Vst50 , Δ Vst7 and Δ Vst11 also displayed defective penetration and melanin production like the Δ Sho1 strain. Defects in penetration and melanin production in Δ Sho1 were restored by overexpression of Vst50 , suggesting that Vst50 lies downstream of VdSho1 in the regulatory pathway governing penetration and melanin biosynthesis. Data analyses revealed that the transmembrane portion of VdSho1 was essential for both membrane penetration and melanin production. This study demonstrates that Vst50‐Vst11‐Vst7 module regulates VdSho1‐mediated plant penetration and melanin production in V . dahliae , contributing to virulence.

Complete genome sequences of five prunus necrotic ringspot virus isolates from Inner Mongolia of China and comparison to other PNRSV isolates around the world - Shuang Song; Ping-ping Sun; Ya-han Chen; Qiang Ma; Xiao-yun Wang; Ming-min Zhao; Zheng-nan Li (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2019)

Correction to: Vertical Distributions of Suspended Sediment Concentrations in the Turbidity Maximum Zone of the Periodically and Partially Stratified Changjiang Estuary - Zhanhai Li; Jianjun Jia; Yongsheng Wu; Haibo Zong; Guoan Zhang; Ya Ping Wang; Yang Yang; Liang Zhou; Shu Gao (Estuaries and Coasts, 2019)

Wind and sand control by an oasis protective system: a case from the southeastern edge of the Tengger Desert, China - Yun-hu Xie; Xiao-hong Dang; Zhong-ju Meng; Hong-tao Jiang; Xiao-jia Li; Rui-ping Zhou; Dan-dan Zhou; Xiao-xi Liu; Jing Ding; Xue-qin Wu; Yu-hao Wang; Chun-xing Hai; et al. (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Two novel alkaliphiles, Bacillus alkalisoli sp. nov., and Bacillus solitudinis sp. nov., isolated from saline-alkali soil - Guo-Hong Liu; Manik Prabhu Narsing Rao; Zhou-Yan Dong; Jie-Ping Wang; Zheng Chen; Bo Liu; Wen-Jun Li (Extremophiles, 2019)

Development, Optimization, and Evaluation In Vitro/In Vivo of Oral Liquid System for Synchronized Sustained Release of Levodopa/Benserazide - Yang Qu; Wen-Long Lai; Yuan-Rong Xin; Fei-Qin Zhu; Yuan Zhu; Li Wang; Yue-ping Ding; Ying Xu; Hong-Fei Liu (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2019)

Three new labdane-type diterpenoids from Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl. - Zhen-Hui Wang; Huan-Jun Xu; Yang-Yang Zhai; Lan-Ping Yang; Qiang Li; Mei Huang; Xing-Ying Chen; Wen-Kui Zhang; Yue-Li Meng; Qing-Ling Zhang; Chao Niu; Yan-Ru Zhang (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Unsupervised change detection of VHR remote sensing images based on multi-resolution Markov Random Field in wavelet domain - Chuntao Wei; Ping Zhao; Xiaoyong Li; Yuebing Wang; Fangyu Liu (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2019)

A new abietane diterpenoid glycoside from ajuga ovalifolia var. calantha - Fan Yang; Hong-Ping Chen; Xiao-Fei Shen; Hu-Lan Chen; Yin Chen; Li-Xia Wang; Hai Zhang; Wen-Ji Zhao; Mei Zhang; Yu-Zhu Tan (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Upregulation of proBDNF in the Mesenteric Lymph Nodes in Septic Mice - Zhe Wang; Jia-Li Wu; Feng Zhong; Yu Liu; Yun-Qing Yu; Jing-Jing Sun; Shuang Wang; Hui Li; Xin-Fu Zhou; Zhao-Lan Hu; Ru-Ping Dai (Neurotoxicity Research, 2019)

c-Myc induced the regulation of long non-coding RNA RHPN1-AS1 on breast cancer cell proliferation via inhibiting P53 - Pei Zhu; Yan Li; Ping Li; Yuying Zhang; Xiaowei Wang (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2019)

Pharmacokinetic study of imrecoxib in patients with renal insufficiency - Qi Pei; Jin-lian Xie; Jie Huang; Wen-yu Liu; Xiao-yan Yang; Yan Wang; Wei Li; Hong-yi Tan; Hao Zhang; Guo-Ping Yang (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2019)

Genome-wide association analysis of salt tolerance QTLs with SNP markers in maize (Zea mays L.) - Yonghong Xie; Yan Feng; Qi Chen; Feike Zhao; Shuijuan Zhou; Ying Ding; Xianliang Song; Ping Li; Baohua Wang (Genes & Genomics, 2019)

Deubiquitylatinase inhibitor b-AP15 induces c-Myc-Noxa-mediated apoptosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma - Beibei Sha; Xiaoyu Chen; Han Wu; Miaomiao Li; Jianxiang Shi; Longhao Wang; Xingge Liu; Ping Chen; Tao Hu; Pei Li (Apoptosis, 2019)

Serratia microhaemolytica sp. nov., isolated from an artificial lake in Southern China - Juan Wang; Min-Ling Zheng; Jian-Yu Jiao; Wei-Jia Wang; Shuai Li; Min Xiao; Cha Chen; Ping-Hua Qu; Wen-Jun Li (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2019)

Exploring the Potential of Mesoporous Silica as a Carrier for Puerarin: Characterization, Physical Stability, and In Vivo Pharmacokinetics - Zhi Wang; Bei-Ni Ye; Yong-Tai Zhang; Jian-Xu Xie; Wan-Si Li; Hong-Tao Zhang; Ying Liu; Nian-Ping Feng (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2019)

Comparative effects of some extraction solvents on the antimicrobial activity of Eucalyptus camaldulensis leaf, bud, capsule and seed crude extracts - Alyaa Nasr; Xinxin Zhou; Shi-Ping Huang; Yuan Wang; Xiaoning Li; Guo-Ping Zhu (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Interseismic Coupling in the Central Nepalese Himalaya: Spatial Correlation with the 2015 Mw 7.9 Gorkha Earthquake - Shuiping Li; Qi Wang; Gang Chen; Ping He; Kaihua Ding; Yunguo Chen; Rong Zou (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2019)

The effect of host plant on the development and larval midgut protease activity of Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) - Aiping Zhao; Xiangqun Yuan; Di Hu; Chunmeng Leng; Yin Li; Ping Wang; Yiping Li (Phytoparasitica, 2019)

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel disulfides incorporating 1,3,4-thiadiazole scaffold as promising antitumor agents - Sha Li; Hai-Xin Wang; Hai-Ying Liu; Fen Jing; Xiao-Yun Fu; Cai-Wen Li; Yan-Ping Shi; Bao-Quan Chen (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2019)

Vertical Distributions of Suspended Sediment Concentrations in the Turbidity Maximum Zone of the Periodically and Partially Stratified Changjiang Estuary - Zhanhai Li; Jianjun Jia; Yongsheng Wu; Haibo Zong; Guoan Zhang; Yax Ping Wang; Yang Yang; Liang Zhou; Shu Gao (Estuaries and Coasts, 2019)

High-altitude and long-range transport of aerosols causing regional severe haze during extreme dust storms explains why afforestation does not prevent storms - Ping Guo; Shaocai Yu; Liqiang Wang; Pengfei Li; Zhen Li; Khalid Mehmood; Xue Chen; Weiping Liu; Yannian Zhu; Xing Yu; Kiran Alapaty; Eric Lichtfouse; et al. (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2019)

On the mechanical damage to tailings sands subjected to dry–wet cycles - Xingang Wang; Hongbing Zhan; Jiading Wang; Ping Li (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

An experimental study on the corrosion characteristics of the karst tunnel engineering area in Southwest China - Fugang Wang; Yanjie Zhao; Chuang Li; Cangsong Li; Tianshan Lan; Shifei Ping; Yuqing Cao (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

Identification of cis-regulatory regions responsible for developmental and hormonal regulation of HbHMGS1 in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana - Xiao-Xiao Gong; Bing-Yu Yan; Yu-Rong Tan; Xuan Gao; Dan Wang; Heng Zhang; Peng Wang; Shuang-Jiang Li; Yi Wang; Lu-Yao Zhou; Jin-Ping Liu (Biotechnology Letters, 2019)

DNA methylation and mRNA expression of COL6A3 in antler mesenchyme of female and male reindeer - Jian-Cheng Zhai; Ruo-Bing Han; Sheng-Nan Wang; Qiang-Hui Wang; Yan-Ling Xia; Wei-Shi Liu; Ya-Jie Yin; He-Ping Li (Genes & Genomics, 2019)

Experimental investigation on the mechanical characteristics of gas-bearing coal considering the impact of moisture - Ming-yi Chen; Yuan-ping Cheng; Jing-chun Wang; Hao-ran Li; Ning Wang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Extreme stress threatened double rice production in Southern China during 1981–2010 - Sheng-Li Liu; Xing Wang; Shou-Tian Ma; Xin Zhao; Fu Chen; Xiao-Ping Xiao; Rattan Lal; Hai-Lin Zhang (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019)

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Differentially Expressed Genes and Signaling Pathways Between Male and Female Red-Tail Catfish (Mystus wyckioides) - Jun-Jie Wu; Yu-Lin Zhou; Zhong-Wei Wang; Guang-Hua Li; Fang-Peng Jin; Li-Li Cui; Hai-Tao Gao; Xin-Ping Li; Li Zhou; Jian-Fang Gui (Marine Biotechnology, 2019)

Agar extraction from Pyropia haitanensis residue after the removal and purification of phycobiliproteins - Ping Zhao; Jianfeng Niu; Li Huan; Wenhui Gu; Mingjiang Wu; Guangce Wang (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2019)

Impact of prolonged rice cultivation on coupling relationship among C, Fe, and Fe-reducing bacteria over a 1000-year paddy soil chronosequence - Yalong Liu; Yuqi Dong; Tida Ge; Qaiser Hussain; Ping Wang; Jingkuan Wang; Yong Li; Georg Guggenberger; Jinshui Wu (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2019)

Relationship between stand characteristics and soil properties of two typical forest plantations in the mountainous area of Western Sichuan, China - Hao Yang; Ning Miao; Shao-cai Li; Rui Ma; Zi-yan Liao; Wei-ping Wang; Hai-long Sun (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Main Mechanism for Generating Overpressure in the Paleogene Source Rock Series of the Chezhen Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, China - Junli Zhang; Sheng He; Yuqin Wang; Yongshi Wang; Xuefeng Hao; Shengyuan Luo; Ping Li; Xuewei Dang; Ruizhi Yang (Journal of Earth Science, 2019)

Anti-secretogranin III therapy of oxygen-induced retinopathy with optimal safety - Fen Tang; Michelle E. LeBlanc; Weiwen Wang; Dan Liang; Ping Chen; Tsung-Han Chou; Hong Tian; Wei Li (Angiogenesis, 2019)

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

Effect of Interaction between Adenosine and Nitric Oxide on Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity - Cheng-wei Xie; Zhong-zhuang Wang; Ya-nan Zhang; Yu-liang Chen; Run-ping Li; Jun-dong Zhang (Neurotoxicity Research, 2019)

Molecular properties and immunomodulatory activities of a water-soluble heteropolysaccharide isolated from Plantago asiatica L. leaves - Jun-Yi Yin; Xin-Yue Huang; Li Wang; Jian-Qi Guo; Ming-Yong Xie; Jian-Yong Wu; Shao-Ping Nie (Natural Product Research, 2019)

High Circulatory Phosphate Level Is Associated with Cerebral Small-Vessel Diseases - Chih-Ping Chung; Li-Ning Peng; Kun-Hsien Chou; Li-Kuo Liu; Wei-Ju Lee; Ching-Po Lin; Liang-Kung Chen; Pei-Ning Wang (Translational Stroke Research, 2019)

Lateral Organ Boundaries Domain 19 (LBD19) negative regulate callus formation in Arabidopsis - Siqi Liu; Bo Wang; Xiaojing Li; Jingxian Pan; Xuexue Qian; Yahui Yu; Ping Xu; Jian Zhu; Xiaofeng Xu (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2019)

Favus of Scrotum Due to Trichophyton rubrum in Immunocompetent Patients: A Clinical, Mycological and Ultrastructural Study - Ze-Hu Liu; Xiu-Jiao Xia; Yong Zhang; Yan Zhong; Bo Sang; Qiu-Ping Li; Mei Wang; Wen-Wen Lv; Hui-Lin Zhi; Xiang-Dong Wang; Cui-Ping Guan; Hong Shen (Mycopathologia, 2019)

The role of MAPK signaling pathway in formation of EMT in oral squamous carcinoma cells induced by TNF-α - Xiao-Wei Zhao; Jing-Ping Zhou; Yu-Lan Bi; Jia-Ying Wang; Rui Yu; Chao Deng; Wei-Kang Wang; Xian-Zhen Li; Rui Huang; Jili Zhang; De-Tao Tao (Molecular Biology Reports, 2019)

Photosynthetic activity of Prorocentrum donghaiense Lu acclimated to phosphorus limitation and its photosynthetic responses to nutrient depletion - Kai-Ming Sun; Ming Xin; Ping Sun; Yan Li; Ruixiang Li; Xuexi Tang; Zongling Wang (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2019)

Study on Stability of Goaf Pillars in Daqiao Phosphate Mine: Theoretical Calculation and Field Investigation - Feifei Wang; Ping Zou; Zhonghua Meng; Aibing Li; Zhengyu Liu; Wanjie Hu; Zeng Ma (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2019)

Cooperative monitoring and numerical investigation on the stability of the south slope of the Fushun west open-pit mine - Fei Zhang; Tianhong Yang; Lianchong Li; Zhi Wang; Ping Xiao (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

The Molecular Mechanisms of Protective Role of Se on the G0/G1 Phase Arrest Caused by AFB1 in Broiler’s Thymocytes - Ke Guan; Hang Li; Zhicai Zuo; Fengyuan Wang; Ping Hu; Xi Peng; Jing Fang; Hengmin Cui; Gang Shu; Ping Ouyang (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

Characterization of Cucurbita maxima Fruit Metabolomic Profiling and Transcriptome to Reveal Fruit Quality and Ripening Gene Expression Patterns - He-Xun Huang; Ting Yu; Jun-Xing Li; Shu-Ping Qu; Man-Man Wang; Ting-Quan Wu; Yu-Juan Zhong (Journal of Plant Biology, 2019)

Metamorphic Petrology of Clinopyroxene Amphibolite from the Xigaze Ophiolite, Southern Tibet: P-T Constraints and Phase Equilibrium Modeling - Yancheng Zhang; Xu-Ping Li; Guangming Sun; Zeli Wang; Wenyong Duan (Journal of Earth Science, 2019)

Correction to: Elicitation of Isatis tinctoria L. hairy root cultures by salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate for the enhanced production of pharmacologically active alkaloids and flavonoids - Qing-Yan Gai; Jiao Jiao; Xin Wang; Yu-Ping Zang; Li-Li Niu; Yu-Jie Fu (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2019)

Genome-wide identification, phylogeny, and expression analysis of Sec14-like PITP gene family in sugarcane - Mao Hua-ying; Wang Wen-ju; Su Wei-hua; Su Ya-chun; Liu Feng; Li Cong-na; Wang Ling; Zhang Xu; Xu Li-ping; Que You-xiong (Plant Cell Reports, 2019)

Sodium Fluoride (NaF) Induces Inflammatory Responses Via Activating MAPKs/NF-κB Signaling Pathway and Reducing Anti-inflammatory Cytokine Expression in the Mouse Liver - Linlin Chen; Ping Kuang; Huan Liu; Qin Wei; Hengmin Cui; Jing Fang; Zhicai Zuo; Junliang Deng; Yinglun Li; Xun Wang; Ling Zhao (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

Gene structure, recombinant expression and function characterization of Siniperca chuatsi Fsrp‐3 - Jianhua Wang; Jia Cheng; Yulong Li; Huiling Yan; Ping Wu; Xin Zhu; Li Liu; Lin Chen; Wuying Chu; Jianshe Zhang (Journal of Fish Biology, 2019)
A full‐length complementary (c)DNA sequence encoding follistatin‐related protein 3 ( fsrp‐3 ) was determined from skeletal muscle in Chinese mandarin fish Siniperca chuatsi , its molecular structure was characterised and its function suggested. The putative structure of S. chuatsi Fsrp‐3 contains an N‐terminal domain and two follistatin domains. Quantitative reverse‐transcription (qRT)‐PCR assays revealed that fsrp‐3 messenger (m)RNA was differentially expressed among assayed tissues and was highly expressed in heart and intestine. fsrp‐3 mRNA exhibited increasing expression from the larval to the juvenile stage (500 g). To investigate the potential function of S. chuatsi fsrp‐3 in muscle growth, we constructed a Fsrp‐3 prokaryotic expression system and injected the purified Fsrp‐3 fusion protein into the dorsal muscle. Fsrp‐3 administration significantly influenced cross‐section area, satellite cell activation frequency and nuclear density of S. chuatsi muscle fibres. Following Fsrp‐3 treatment, the expression of myogenic regulatory factors was up‐regulated and decline in the expression of myostatin was observed. The study revealed that Fsrp‐3 may affect muscle growth by regulating myogenic regulatory factor expression and antagonizing myostatin function to initiate satellite cell activation and differentiation in S. chuatsi .

The antitoxin MqsA homologue in Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24 has a rewired regulatory circuit through evolution - Yong Wang; Si‐Ping Zhang; Meng‐Yuan Zhang; Megan L. Kempher; Ding‐Ding Guo; Jian‐Ting Han; Xuanyu Tao; Yi Wu; Li‐Qun Zhang; Yong‐Xing He (Environmental Microbiology, 2019)
Summary The mqsRA operon encodes a toxin–antitoxin pair that was characterized to participate in biofilm and persister cell formation in Escherichia coli . Notably, the antitoxin MqsA possesses a C‐terminal DNA‐binding domain that recognizes the [5’‐AACCT(N) 2‐4 AGGTT‐3′] motif and acts as a transcriptional regulator controlling multiple genes including the general stress response regulator RpoS. However, it is unknown how the transcriptional circuits of MqsA homologues have changed in bacteria over evolutionary time. Here, we found mqsA in Pseudomonas fluorescens ( PfmqsA ) is acquired through horizontal gene transfer and binds to a slightly different motif [5′‐TACCCT(N) 3 AGGGTA‐3′], which exists upstream of the PfmqsRA operon. Interestingly, an adjacent GntR‐type transcriptional regulator, which was termed AgtR, is under negative control of PfMqsA. It was further demonstrated that PfMqsA reduces production of biofilm components through AgtR, which directly regulates the pga and fap operons involved in the synthesis of extracellular polymeric substances. Moreover, through quantitative proteomics analysis, we showed AgtR is a highly pleiotropic regulator that influences up to 252 genes related to diverse processes including chemotaxis, oxidative phosphorylation and carbon and nitrogen metabolism. Taken together, our findings suggest the rewired regulatory circuit of PfMqsA influences diverse physiological aspects of P. fluorescens 2P24 via the newly characterized AgtR.

Four new phenolic constituents from the rhizomes of Gastrodia elata Blume - Zhi-Wei Wang; Yun Li; Da-Hui Liu; Yan Mu; Hong-Jing Dong; Hong-Lei Zhou; Lan-Ping Guo; Xiao Wang (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Elicitation of Isatis tinctoria L. hairy root cultures by salicylic acid and methyl jasmonate for the enhanced production of pharmacologically active alkaloids and flavonoids - Qing-Yan Gai; Jiao Jiao; Xin Wang; Yu-Ping Zang; Li-Li Niu; Yu-Jie Fu (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2019)

Application of High-Throughput Sequencing to Evaluate the Genetic Diversity Among Wild Apple Species Indigenous to Shandong, China, and Introduced Cultivars - Yuansheng Chang; Ping He; Haibo Wang; Huifeng Li; Sen Wang; Linguang Li (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2019)

Polymorphism analyses of 19 STRs in Labrador Retriever population from China and its heterozygosity comparisons with other retriever breeds - Meng-Lei Wang; Xiao-Ye Jin; Xin Xiong; Jin-Long Yang; Jian-Ping Li; Qi Wang; Bo-Feng Zhu; Ya-Jun Deng (Molecular Biology Reports, 2019)

Characteristics of single atmospheric particles in a heavily polluted urban area of China: size distributions and mixing states - Li Li; Qiyuan Wang; Xu Zhang; Yuanyuan She; Jiamao Zhou; Yang Chen; Ping Wang; Suixin Liu; Ting Zhang; Wenting Dai; Yongming Han; Junji Cao (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Distribution and partitioning of heavy metals in large anthropogenically impacted river, the Pearl River, China - Silan Liu; Zhongwei Wang; Yuanyuan Zhang; Yulong Liu; Wei Yuan; Ting Zhang; Yujie Liu; Ping Li; Li He; Jiubin Chen (Acta Geochimica, 2019)

Crop diversity facilitates soil aggregation in relation to soil microbial community composition driven by intercropping - Xiu-li Tian; Cheng-bao Wang; Xing-guo Bao; Ping Wang; Xiao-fei Li; Si-cun Yang; Guo-chun Ding; Peter Christie; Long Li (Plant and Soil, 2019)

Effects of glyphosate on soybean metabolism in strains bred for glyphosate-resistance - Wei-yu Li; Ping Lu; Hao Xie; Gui-quan Li; Jing-xuan Wang; Dong-yu Guo; Xing-yu Liang (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2019)

Overexpressed TTC3 Protein Tends to be Cleaved into Fragments and Form Aggregates in the Nucleus - Yueqing Gong; Kun Wang; Sheng-Ping Xiao; Panying Mi; Wanjie Li; Yu Shang; Fei Dou (NeuroMolecular Medicine, 2019)

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)

Enhanced water solubility, antioxidant activity, and oral absorption of hesperetin by D-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate and phosphatidylcholine - Su-Fang Gu; Li-Ying Wang; Ying-Jie Tian; Zhu-Xian Zhou; Jian-Bin Tang; Xiang-Rui Liu; Hai-Ping Jiang; You-Qing Shen (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Dynamics of maize straw residue 13C incorporation into aggregates of a Mollisol as affected by long-term fertilization - Ming Li; Yang Wang; Fan Ding; Yingde Xu; Ping Zhu; Xueli Ding; Jingkuan Wang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2019)

Evolution of pore-size distribution of intact loess and remolded loess due to consolidation - Jia-Ding Wang; Ping Li; Yan Ma; Sai K. Vanapalli (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2019)

Habitat selection of wintering cranes (Gruidae) in typical lake wetland in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, China - Cheng Wang; Bin Dong; Ming Zhu; Hui Huang; Yu-huang Cui; Xiang Gao; Li-ping Liu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Attribute recognition model for risk assessment of water inrush - Jing Wang; Shu-cai Li; Li-ping Li; Peng Lin; Zhen-hao Xu; Cheng-lu Gao (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2019)

Microsatellite records for volume 11, issue 1 - Da-Qing Chen; Zaijie Dong; Min Fang; Jianjun Fu; Xiang-Yang Jia; Bingjie Jiang; Jingmiao Li; Qingqing Li; Suhui Liao; Ping Liu; Yulin Liu; Guocheng Shu; et al. (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2019)

Silencing of an aquaporin gene diminishes bacterial blight disease in rice - Liyuan Zhang; Yiqun Hu; Ping Li; Xiaobing Wang; Hansong Dong (Australasian Plant Pathology, 2019)

Nonstationary inversion-based directional deconvolution of airgun array signature - Hao Li; Guo-Fa Li; Xiang-Hui Guo; Xi-Ping Sun; Jian-Fu Wang (Applied Geophysics, 2019)

Antioxidant and α -glucosidase inhibitory ingredients identified from Jerusalem artichoke flowers - Yan-Ming Wang; Jian-Qiang Zhao; Jun-Li Yang; Pema Tsering Idong; Li-Juan Mei; Yan-Duo Tao; Yan-Ping Shi (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Estimation of above-ground biomass of reed (Phragmites communis) based on in situ hyperspectral data in Beijing Hanshiqiao Wetland, China - Wei Li; Zhiguo Dou; Yan Wang; Gaojie Wu; Manyin Zhang; Yinru Lei; Yunmei Ping; Jiachen Wang; Lijuan Cui; Wu Ma (Wetlands Ecology and Management, 2019)

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel SIPI-7623 derivatives as farnesoid X receptor (FXR) antagonists - Si-Yun Nian; Guo-Ping Wang; Zheng-Li Jiang; Ying Xiao; Mo-Han Huang; Yi-Huan Zhou; Xiang-Duan Tan (Molecular Diversity, 2019)

Oral administration of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG to newborn piglets augments gut barrier function in pre-weaning piglets - Yang Wang; Li Gong; Yan-ping Wu; Zhi-wen Cui; Yong-qiang Wang; Yi Huang; Xiao-ping Zhang; Wei-fen Li (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Impact of surfactant and dissolved organic matter on uptake of atrazine in maize and its mobility in soil - Bing Bing Tian; Jing Hua Zhou; Fei Xie; Qian Nan Guo; Ai Ping Zhang; Xin Qiang Wang; Qian Qian Yu; Na Li; Hong Yang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2019)

Coexpression of FOXK1 and vimentin promotes EMT, migration, and invasion in gastric cancer cells - Hui Zhang; Xiaosheng Wu; Yizhi Xiao; Liqing Wu; Ying Peng; Weimei Tang; Guangnan Liu; Yong Sun; Jing Wang; Huiqiong Zhu; Mengwei Liu; Wenjing Zhang; et al. (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2019)

The success of the representation maintenance affects the memory-guided search processing: an ERP study - Min Wang; Ping Yang; Zhenlan Jin; Junjun Zhang; Ling Li (Experimental Brain Research, 2019)

Luminescence chronology of the Palaeolithic–Neolithic transition in the Yujiagou site at the Nihewan Basin, northern China - Xue Rui; Yu‐Jie Guo; Jia‐Fu Zhang; Yue Hu; Hui‐Jie Mei; You‐Ping Wang; Fei Xie; Bo Li (Journal of Quaternary Science, 2019)
The relationship between the Palaeolithic–Neolithic cultural transition and environmental changes is important for understanding human history. However, the timing and nature of human behaviour at the transition, and their relationship to local environmental conditions, remain poorly understood. The Yujiagou archaeological site in the Nihewan Basin, northern China, provides valuable chronological and archaeological information about cultural changes in northern China due to its continuous archaeological sequence of cultural layers from the Palaeolithic to Neolithic. In this study, we apply post‐infrared infrared stimulated luminescence (pIRIR) dating on individual feldspar grains to date the Yujiagou deposits. We provide a revised chronology for the archaeological sequence at the site. We combine these results with multi‐proxy climatic indicators to gain insights into palaeoenvironmental changes in the region. The results show that the age of the artefact‐bearing deposits ranges from 13.5 to 9.7 ka. Polished stones and pottery begin to occur in the archaeological layer around 13 ka, corresponding to a transitional period when the local climate changed from cold to warm. This site provides evidence for understanding the process that led to the regional transition from hunter‐gathering to farming.

Trivalent Chromium Supplementation Ameliorates Oleic Acid-Induced Hepatic Steatosis in Mice - Song Wang; Jian Wang; Yajing Liu; Hui Li; Qiao Wang; Zhiwei Huang; Wenbin Liu; Ping Shi (Biological Trace Element Research, 2019)

Laminar Distribution of Neurochemically-Identified Interneurons and Cellular Co-expression of Molecular Markers in Epileptic Human Cortex - Qiyu Zhu; Wei Ke; Quansheng He; Xiongfei Wang; Rui Zheng; Tianfu Li; Guoming Luan; Yue-Sheng Long; Wei-Ping Liao; Yousheng Shu (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Fluoxetine is Neuroprotective in Early Brain Injury via its Anti-inflammatory and Anti-apoptotic Effects in a Rat Experimental Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Model - Hui-Min Hu; Bin Li; Xiao-Dong Wang; Yun-Shan Guo; Hua Hui; Hai-Ping Zhang; Biao Wang; Da-Geng Huang; Ding-Jun Hao (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

miR-377-3p regulates adipogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by regulating LIFR - Xingnuan Li; Yaofang Yang; Ruiqiao Yan; Xiaoyuan Xu; Liyun Gao; Jun Mei; Jianyun Liu; Xinping Wang; Jie Zhang; Ping Wu; Weidong Li; Zhijun Zhao; et al. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2018)

Transient dispersion of an initial point pollutant concentration in wetland flows - Ping Wang; Li Zeng; Wenxin Huai (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Increased productivity of l-2-aminobutyric acid and total turnover number of NAD+/NADH in a one-pot system through enhanced thermostability of l-threonine deaminase - Ying Wang; Guo-Si Li; Pei Qiao; Ling Lin; Hai-Long Xue; Li Zhu; Mian-Bin Wu; Jian-Ping Lin; Li-Rong Yang (Biotechnology Letters, 2018)

Characterization and genome analysis of novel phage vB_EfaP_IME195 infecting Enterococcus faecalis - Ronghuan Wang; Shaozhen Xing; Feiyang Zhao; Ping Li; Zhiqiang Mi; Taoxing Shi; Hui Liu; Yigang Tong (Virus Genes, 2018)

Molecular and Functional Characterization of ZmNF-YC14 in Transgenic Arabidopsis - Xiupeng Mei; Ping Li; Lu Wang; Chaoxian Liu; Lian Zhou; Yilin Cai (Journal of Plant Biology, 2018)

Development and characterization of 27 SNP markers in the Mauremys mutica transcriptome - Zhang Xin-Cheng; Zhao Jian; Li Wei; Liu Yi-Hui; Wei Cheng-Qing; Wang Ya-Kun; Ye Zhao-Yang; Zhu Xin-Ping (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

Correction to: Molecular characterization of a novel citrivirus from citrus using next‑generation sequencing - Mengji Cao; Ping Li; Song Zhang; Fangyun Yang; Yan Zhou; Xuefeng Wang; Ruhui Li; Zhongan Li (Archives of Virology, 2018)

Molecular characterization of a novel citrivirus from citrus using next-generation sequencing - Mengji Cao; Ping Li; Song Zhang; Fangyun Yang; Yan Zhou; Xuefeng Wang; Ruhui Li; Zhongan Li (Archives of Virology, 2018)

A new polyoxygenated abietane diterpenoid from the rattans of Bauhinia championii (Benth.) Benth - Li-Ping Hua; Yu-Qin Zhang; Miao Ye; Wen Xu; Xiao-Ying Wang; Yan-Hui Fu; Wei Xu (Natural Product Research, 2018)

A simplified approach for settlement analysis of single pile considering pile end settlement induced by skin friction in multilayered soils - Fei Xu; Qian-qing Zhang; Li-ping Li; Peng He; Ben-shuo Wang; Yun-peng Zhang (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2018)

Effects of cadmium stress on the antioxidant system and chlorophyll fluorescence characteristics of two Taxodium clones - Ying-Li Ma; Hui-Fang Wang; Ping Wang; Chao-Guang Yu; Si-Qian Luo; Yu-Feng Zhang; Yin-Feng Xie (Plant Cell Reports, 2018)

Initial Soil Organic Matter Content Influences the Storage and Turnover of Litter, Root and Soil Carbon in Grasslands - Shan Xu; Ping Li; Emma J. Sayer; Beibei Zhang; Jing Wang; Chunlian Qiao; Ziyang Peng; Liwei Diao; Yonggang Chi; Weixing Liu; Lingli Liu (Ecosystems, 2018)

DEM generation using Ziyuan-3 mapping satellite imagery without ground control points - Ping Zhou; Xinming Tang; Li Guo; Xia Wang; Wenfeng Fan (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2018)

The Dysfunction of the Cerebellum and Its Cerebellum-Reward-Sensorimotor Loops in Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria - Yuming Wang; Jiliang Fang; Ping Song; Yan Bao; Wenwen Song; Jiao Liu; Courtney Lang; Kristen Jorgenson; Minyoung Jung; Dong Shen; Shasha Li; Ruirui Sun; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2018)

Differential efficiency of a begomovirus to cross the midgut of different species of whiteflies results in variation of virus transmission by the vectors - Lilong Pan; Qunfang Chen; Tao Guo; Xinru Wang; Ping Li; Xiaowei Wang; Shusheng Liu (Science China Life Sciences, 2018)

Development of an Autism Subtyping Questionnaire Based on Social Behaviors - Fan-Chao Meng; Xin-Jie Xu; Tian-Jia Song; Xiao-Jing Shou; Xiao-Li Wang; Song-Ping Han; Ji-Sheng Han; Rong Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

Preparation and application of magnetic nitrogen-doped rGO for persulfate activation - Ya Pang; Kun Luo; Lin Tang; Xue Li; Yong Song; Cheng-yong Li; Li-ping Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Divergence in larval diapause induction between the rice and water-oat populations of the striped stem borer, Chilo suppressalis (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) - Yuan Zhou; Dan Sun; Wei-Li Quan; Nan Ding; Wen Liu; Wei-Hua Ma; Xiao-Ping Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Diversity and abundance of arsenic methylating microorganisms in high arsenic groundwater from Hetao Plain of Inner Mongolia, China - Yanhong Wang; Ping Li; Zhou Jiang; Han Liu; Dazhun Wei; Helin Wang; Yanxin Wang (Ecotoxicology, 2018)

Gram-negative bacilli-derived peptide antibiotics developed since 2000 - Yun Xue; Mengya Wang; Pengchao Zhao; Chunshan Quan; Xin Li; Lina Wang; Weina Gao; Jinghua Li; Xiangyang Zu; Dongliao Fu; Shuxiao Feng; Ping Li (Biotechnology Letters, 2018)

The Protective Role of Selenium in AFB1-Induced Tissue Damage and Cell Cycle Arrest in Chicken’s Bursa of Fabricius - Ping Hu; Zhicai Zuo; Fengyuan Wang; Xi Peng; Ke Guan; Hang Li; Jing Fang; Hengmin Cui; Gang Su; Ping Ouyang; Yi Zhou (Biological Trace Element Research, 2018)

Metamorphic Characteristics and Tectonic Implications of the Kadui Blueschist in the Central Yarlung Zangbo Suture Zone, Southern Tibet - Guangming Sun; Xu-Ping Li; Wenyong Duan; Shuang Chen; Zeli Wang; Lingquan Zhao; Qingda Feng (Journal of Earth Science, 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)

Pigmented microbial eukaryotes fuel the deep sea carbon pool in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean - Dapeng Xu; Ping Sun; Yizhe Zhang; Ran Li; Bangqin Huang; Nianzhi Jiao; Alan Warren; Lei Wang (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary Phototrophic microbial eukaryotes dominate primary production over large oceanic regions. Due to their small sizes and slow sinking rates, it is assumed they contribute relatively little to the downward export of organic carbon via the biological pump. Therefore, the community structure of phototrophic cells in the deep ocean has long been overlooked and remains largely unknown. In this study, we used an integrative approach, including epifluorescence microscopy, sequencing of 18S rRNA and photosystem‐II psbA gene transcripts, to investigate phototrophic microbial eukaryotes in samples collected from the tropical Western Pacific Ocean. It was found that: (i) pigmented nano‐sized eukaryotes (PNEs) are ubiquitous in the deep Western Pacific Ocean down to 5000 m depth; (ii) the PNE community is dominated by cells 2–5 μm in size; (iii) their abundance is significant, averaging 4 ± 1 (± s.e.) cells ml −1 in waters below 1000 m which is comparable to that of heterotrophic nanoflagellates; (iv) the active pigmented microbial eukaryotes in the deep waters are highly diverse and dominated by Haptophyta followed by Chlorophyta and Bacillariophyta; (v) PNEs in deep waters were likely transported from surface ocean by various fast‐sinking mechanisms, thus contributing to the biological pump and fuelling the deep‐sea communities by supplying fresh organic carbon.

ABCF3 regulates the expression of aquaporin genes and endoplasmic reticulum stress-related genes in Arabidopsis - Shuang Li; Dong Li; Ping Zhang; Ruling Wang; Liangliang Sun; Jinpeng Wan; Jin Xu (Theoretical and Experimental Plant Physiology, 2018)

Lappaconitine, a C18-diterpenoid alkaloid, exhibits antihypersensitivity in chronic pain through stimulation of spinal dynorphin A expression - Ming-Li Sun; Jun-Ping Ao; Yi-Rui Wang; Qian Huang; Teng-Fei Li; Xin-Yan Li; Yong-Xiang Wang (Psychopharmacology, 2018)

Comparison of gene co-networks reveals the molecular mechanisms of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) response to Rhizoctonia solani AG1 IA infection - Jinfeng Zhang; Wenjuan Zhao; Rong Fu; Chenglin Fu; Lingxia Wang; Huainian Liu; Shuangcheng Li; Qiming Deng; Shiquan Wang; Jun Zhu; Yueyang Liang; Ping Li; et al. (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2018)

Low-Cd tomato cultivars (Solanum lycopersicum L.) screened in non-saline soils also accumulated low Cd, Zn, and Cu in heavy metal-polluted saline soils - Zhi-Min Xu; Xiao-Qi Tan; Xiu-Qin Mei; Qu-Sheng Li; Chu Zhou; Li-Li Wang; Han-Jie Ye; Ping Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of an endangered species, Dendrobium pendulum Roxb. (Orchidaceae) - Li-Ru Wang; Shi-Qiang Wang; Jun-Feng Niu; Shang-Ping Wang; Zhe-Zhi Wang (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

Effects of antiepileptic drugs on lipogenic gene regulation and hyperlipidemia risk in Taiwan: a nationwide population-based cohort study and supporting in vitro studies - Yi-Wen Li; Chung-Hsing Wang; Chao-Jung Chen; Charles C. N. Wang; Cheng-Li Lin; Wai-Kok Cheng; Hsin-Yi Shen; Yun-Ping Lim (Archives of Toxicology, 2018)

The importance of accounting for imperfect detection when estimating functional and phylogenetic community structure - Xingfeng Si; Marc W. Cadotte; Yuhao Zhao; Haonan Zhou; Di Zeng; Jiaqi Li; Tinghao Jin; Peng Ren; Yanping Wang; Ping Ding; Morgan W. Tingley (Ecology, 2018)
Incorporating imperfect detection when estimating species richness has become commonplace in the past decade. However, the question of how imperfect detection of species affects estimates of functional and phylogenetic community structure remains untested. We used long‐term counts of breeding bird species that were detected at least once on islands in a land‐bridge island system, and employed multi‐species occupancy models to assess the effects of imperfect detection of species on estimates of bird diversity and community structure by incorporating species traits and phylogenies. Our results showed that taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity were all underestimated significantly as a result of species’ imperfect detection, with taxonomic diversity showing the greatest bias. The functional and phylogenetic structure calculated from observed communities were both more clustered than those from the detection‐corrected communities due to missed distinct species. The discrepancy between observed and estimated diversity differed according to the measure of biodiversity employed. Our study demonstrates the importance of accounting for species’ imperfect detection in biodiversity studies, especially for functional and phylogenetic community ecology, and when attempting to infer community assembly processes. With datasets that allow for detection‐corrected community structure, we can better estimate diversity and infer the underlying mechanisms that structure community assembly, and thus make reliable management decisions for the conservation of biodiversity.

Soil infiltration processes of different underlying surfaces in the permafrost region on the Tibetan Plateau - Guo-jie Hu; Li-ming Tian; Lin Zhao; Xiao-dong Wu; Ren Li; Tong-hua Wu; Xiao-fan Zhu; Er-ji Du; Zhi-wei Wang; Jun-ming Hao; Wang-ping Li; Song-he Wang (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2018)

Genome-wide analysis and identification of the SMXL gene family in apple (Malus × domestica) - Rui Li; Jian-Ping An; Chun-Xiang You; Xiao-Fei Wang; Yu-Jin Hao (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2018)

Ascorbic acid inhibits cadmium-induced disruption of the blood-testis barrier by regulating oxidative stress-mediated p38 MAPK pathways - Na Chen; Ping Su; Mei Wang; Ya-Min Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Collapse behavior and microstructural evolution of loess soils from the Loess Plateau of China - Wan-li Xie; Ping Li; Mao-sheng Zhang; Tian-e Cheng; Yong Wang (Journal of Mountain Science, 2018)

Segmentation by domestic visitor motivation: Changbai Mountain Biosphere Reserve, China - Xiao-ping Gu; Bernard J. Lewis; Li-jun Niu; Da-pao Yu; Li Zhou; Wang-ming Zhou; Zhen-cai Gong; Zhi-juan Tai; Li-min Dai (Journal of Mountain Science, 2018)

Genetic characterization of phenicol-resistant Escherichia coli and role of wild-type repressor/regulator gene (acrR) on phenicol resistance - Muhammad Yaqoob; Li Ping Wang; Jam Kashif; Javed Memon; Sajid Umar; Muhammad Farooq Iqbal; Muhammad Fiaz; Cheng-Ping Lu (Folia Microbiologica, 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)

Joint structural and physiological control on the interannual variation in productivity in a temperate grassland: A data‐model comparison - Zhongmin Hu; Hao Shi; Kaili Cheng; Ying‐Ping Wang; Shilong Piao; Yue Li; Li Zhang; Jianyang Xia; Lei Zhou; Wenping Yuan; Steve Running; Longhui Li; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2018)
Given the important contributions of semiarid region to global land carbon cycle, accurate modeling of the interannual variability (IAV) of terrestrial gross primary productivity (GPP) is important but remains challenging. By decomposing GPP into leaf area index (LAI) and photosynthesis per leaf area (i.e., GPP_leaf), we investigated the IAV of GPP and the mechanisms responsible in a temperate grassland of northwestern China. We further assessed six ecosystem models for their capabilities in reproducing the observed IAV of GPP in a temperate grassland from 2004 to 2011 in China. We observed that the responses to LAI and GPP_leaf to soil water significantly contributed to IAV of GPP at the grassland ecosystem. Two of six models with prescribed LAI simulated of the observed IAV of GPP quite well, but still underestimated the variance of GPP_leaf, therefore the variance of GPP. In comparison, simulated pattern by the other four models with prognostic LAI differed significantly from the observed IAV of GPP. Only some models with prognostic LAI can capture the observed sharp decline of GPP in drought years. Further analysis indicated that accurately representing the responses of GPP_leaf and leaf stomatal conductance to soil moisture are critical for the models to reproduce the observed IAV of GPP_leaf. Our framework also identified that the contributions of LAI and GPP_leaf to the observed IAV of GPP were relatively independent. We conclude that our framework of decomposing GPP into LAI and GPP_leaf has a significant potential for facilitating future model intercomparison, benchmarking and optimization should be adopted for future data‐model comparisons.

Risk factors, outcomes and genotypes of carbapenem-nonsusceptible Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection: a three-year retrospective study in a large tertiary hospital in Northern China - Si-Han Zheng; Sheng-Ji Cao; Hui Xu; Dan Feng; Li-Ping Wan; Guang-Jie Wang; Xiao-Guang Xiao (Infectious Diseases, 2018)

42,573 cases of hepatectomy in China: a multicenter retrospective investigation - Binhao Zhang; Bixiang Zhang; Zhiwei Zhang; Zhiyong Huang; Yifa Chen; Minshan Chen; Ping Bie; Baogang Peng; Liqun Wu; Zhiming Wang; Bo Li; Jia Fan; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2018)

Transcriptome analysis of wheat seedling and spike tissues in the hybrid Jingmai 8 uncovered genes involved in heterosis - Yong-jie Liu; Shi-qing Gao; Yi-miao Tang; Jie Gong; Xiao Zhang; Yong-bo Wang; Li-ping Zhang; Ren-wei Sun; Quan Zhang; Zhao-bo Chen; Xiang Wang; Cai-juan Guo; et al. (Planta, 2018)

Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis Identified Gene Clusters and Candidate Genes for Oil Content in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) - Xiaohua Wang; Ping Xu; Liang Yin; Yan Ren; Shuangling Li; Yanmao Shi; Thomas D. Alcock; Qing Xiong; Wei Qian; Xiaoyuan Chi; Manish K. Pandey; Rajeev K. Varshney; et al. (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2018)

Inhibition of KLF7-Targeting MicroRNA 146b Promotes Sciatic Nerve Regeneration - Wen-Yuan Li; Wei-Ting Zhang; Yong-Xia Cheng; Yan-Cui Liu; Feng-Guo Zhai; Ping Sun; Hui-Ting Li; Ling-Xiao Deng; Xiao-Feng Zhu; Ying Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 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)

Diversity effect of capsaicin on different types of skeletal muscle - Gan Zhou; Lina Wang; Yaqiong Xu; Kelin Yang; Lv Luo; Leshan Wang; Yongxiang Li; Jiawen Wang; Gang Shu; Songbo Wang; Ping Gao; Xiaotong Zhu; et al. (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2018)

De novo transcriptome analysis of an albino mutant Pasphiopedilum pacific shamrock reveals reduced expression of genes related to chloroplast biosynthesis and division - Han Li; Hua Cao; Rong-pei Yu; Zhen Miao; Ji-hua Wang; Su-Ping Qu; Qiang Yuan; Shen-chong Li (Horticulture, Environment, and Biotechnology, 2018)

The Risk Assessment of Tunnels Based on Grey Correlation and Entropy Weight Method - Cheng-lu Gao; Shu-cai Li; Jing Wang; Li-ping Li; Peng Lin (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2018)

Dynamic Compaction Model Tests for the Characteristics of Red Clay Under equal Energy Level - Hai-ping Yuan; Mengqiu Liu; Weiqiang Li; Yi-xian Wang (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2018)

Recent advances in rapid pathogen detection method based on biosensors - Ying Chen; Zhenzhen Wang; Yingxun Liu; Xin Wang; Ying Li; Ping Ma; Bing Gu; Hongchun Li (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2018)

The complete mitochondrial genome of Kele pig (Sus scrofa) using next-generation deep sequencing - Ya Tan; Kai-zhi Shi; Jing Wang; Chun-lin Du; Chun-ping Zhao; Xiong Zhang; Li Zhu; Yi-shun Shang (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

Wideband dipole logging based on segment linear frequency modulation excitation - Xue-Shen Cao; Hao Chen; Ping Li; Hong-Bin He; Yin-Qiu Zhou; Xiu-Ming Wang (Applied Geophysics, 2018)

OsPKS2 is required for rice male fertility by participating in pollen wall formation - Ting Zou; Mingxing Liu; Qiao Xiao; Tao Wang; Dan Chen; Tao Luo; Guoqiang Yuan; Qiao Li; Jun Zhu; Yueyang Liang; Qiming Deng; Shiquan Wang; et al. (Plant Cell Reports, 2018)

Elevated Lipoprotein (a) and Risk of Poor Functional Outcome in Chinese Patients with Ischemic Stroke and Type 2 Diabetes - Haoliang Wang; Jun Zhao; Yongkun Gui; Haiqing Yan; Zhixin Yan; Ping Zhang; Li Liu; Li Chang; Jianlong Zhang (Neurotoxicity Research, 2018)

Genome-wide identification and evolution of TC1/Mariner in the silkworm (Bombyx mori) genome - Li-Qin Xie; Ping-Lan Wang; Shen-Hua Jiang; Ze Zhang; Hua-Hao Zhang (Genes & Genomics, 2018)

Evolutionary relationships of two balitorids (Cypriniformes, Balitoridae) revealed by comparative mitogenomics - Li‐Xia Shi; Chen Zhang; Yin‐Ping Wang; Qiong‐Ying Tang; Patrick D. Danley; Huan‐Zhang Liu (Zoologica Scripta, 2018)
Balitoridae, a family within the Cypriniformes, inhabit torrential mountain streams in Asia. Although they have long fascinated ichthyologists for their numerous adaptations to this tumultuous environment, the evolutionary history of this group remains poorly understood. In this study, we investigate the evolutionary relationships of the balitorids with particular attention to the phylogenetic placement of two balitorid species, Yaoshania pachychulis and Erromyzon kalotaenia . Both species have extremely limited distributions, they are limited to Mt. Dayaoshan of the Pearl River in China and require dedicated conservation plans. However, little is known about their evolutionary relationships to other balitorids. Here, we examined the evolutionary relationships of Y. pachychulis and E. kalotaenia to each other and other balitorids through sequencing the complete mitochondrial genomes of nine balitorid individuals. For the newly sequenced balitorids, the length of the whole mitogenome, gene arrangement and their base composition are similar to those of other bony fishes. Analyses based on these newly sequenced mitogenomes and an additional 50 previously published mitogenomes show that Y. pachychulis and E. kalotaenia cluster as different clade within the subfamily Gastromyzontinae. The genetic distance between these two species ranges from 0.127 ± 0.003 to 0.132 ± 0.004 which is slightly higher than that between some genera (e.g. the distance between Vanmanenia and Metahomaloptera is 0.127 ± 0.004). Therefore, it is reasonable to assign Y. pachychulis and E. kalotaenia to different genera. Phylogenetic signal assessment suggested that ND 1 , ND 4 and ND 5 genes as well as their concatenated subsets perform relatively well in reconstructing the Cobitoidea phylogeny. The divergence time estimation indicated that the balitorids distributed in Mt. Dayaoshan might have originated and evolved following the flattening and uplifting of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau during the late Miocene to late Pliocene.

Geochemistry of uranium in Chinese coals and the emission inventory of coal-fired power plants in China - Jian Chen; Ping Chen; Duoxi Yao; Wenhui Huang; Shuheng Tang; Kejian Wang; Wenzhong Liu; Youbiao Hu; Qingguang Li; Ruwei Wang (International Geology Review, 2018)

Hi1a as a Novel Neuroprotective Agent for Ischemic Stroke by Inhibition of Acid-Sensing Ion Channel 1a - Yandong Ren; Chengchong Li; Jinlong Chang; Rui Wang; Yuhua Wang; Xiang-Ping Chu (Translational Stroke Research, 2018)

Tau-Induced Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase-IV Activation Aggravates Nuclear Tau Hyperphosphorylation - Yu-Ping Wei; Jin-Wang Ye; Xiong Wang; Li-Ping Zhu; Qing-Hua Hu; Qun Wang; Dan Ke; Qing Tian; Jian-Zhi Wang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2018)

Characteristics of cloud-to-ground lightning and its relationship with climate change in Muli, Sichuan province, China - YanRong Yang; Die Song; ShengYan Wang; Ping Li; Yi Xu (Natural Hazards, 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)

Effect of UGT2B7 genotypes on plasma concentration of valproic acid: a meta-analysis - Ping Wang; Xiao-Qian Lin; Wen-Ke Cai; Gui-Li Xu; Meng-Di Zhou; Mei Yang; Gong-Hao He (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2018)

Parameter optimization for carbon and water fluxes in two global land surface models based on surrogate modelling - Jianduo Li; Qingyun Duan; Ying‐Ping Wang; Wei Gong; Yanjun Gan; Chen Wang (International Journal of Climatology, 2018)
Errors are quite large in the simulated carbon and water fluxes obtained by global models used for the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and reducing those errors is important for improving our confidence about these models and their projections. Errors in model parameter values are a major cause of those large modelling errors but can be significantly reduced if model parameter values are optimized. While parameter optimizations have been carried out at local sites or regional scales, parameter optimizations have been rarely conducted at the global scale because of the high computing costs required to optimize a large (>100) number of model parameters. In this study, we used an adaptive surrogate modelling based optimization (ASMO) method to maximize the match between simulated monthly global gross primary production (GPP) and latent heat flux (LE) derived by two global land surface models (LSMs) and the model‐data products for global GPP and LE from the 1982–2008 period generated by the Max Plank Institute. The ASMO method only required a few hundred model runs to find the optimal values of all optimized parameters for the two global LSMs [the Australian Community Atmosphere‐Biosphere‐Land Exchange (CABLE) and joint UK land environment simulator (JULES)]. Our results show that up to 65% of the model errors can be reduced by parameter optimization for most of the plant functional types (PFTs) and that the model performances of CABLE and JULES are significantly improved at 72 and 93% of the land points, respectively. At last, we discuss the limitations of this work and recommend that parameter optimization based on surrogate modelling using various observational data sets and acceptable prior information of uncertainties in model structure and observations should be considered as a key step in improving the performance of global LSMs or model intercomparisons.

U–Pb zircon, geochemical and Sr–Nd–Hf isotopic constraints on age and origin of the intrusions from Wunugetushan porphyry deposit, Northeast China: implication for Triassic–Jurassic Cu–Mo mineralization in Mongolia–Erguna metallogenic belt - Kui-Feng Mi; Zhen-Jiang Liu; Rui-Bin Liu; Chun-Feng Li; Jian-Ping Wang; Run-Min Peng (International Geology Review, 2018)

A Semi-analytical Model for Pressure-Dependent Permeability of Tight Sandstone Reservoirs - Su-Yang Zhu; Zhi-Min Du; Chuan-Liang Li; Alireza Salmachi; Xiao-Long Peng; Chao-Wen Wang; Ping Yue; Peng Deng (Transport in Porous Media, 2018)

Potential high-frequency off-target mutagenesis induced by CRISPR/Cas9 in Arabidopsis and its prevention - Qiang Zhang; Hui-Li Xing; Zhi-Ping Wang; Hai-Yan Zhang; Fang Yang; Xue-Chen Wang; Qi-Jun Chen (Plant Molecular Biology, 2018)