Different CO2 acclimation strategies in juvenile and mature leaves of Ottelia alismoides - Wen Min Huang; Hui Shao; Si Ning Zhou; Qin Zhou; Wen Long Fu; Ting Zhang; Hong Sheng Jiang; Wei Li; Brigitte Gontero; Stephen C. Maberly (Photosynthesis Research, 2018)

NLRP3 deficiency accelerates pressure overload-induced cardiac remodeling via increased TLR4 expression - Fangfang Li; Hao Zhang; Lu Yang; Hui Yong; Qingqing Qin; Mengtong Tan; Luhong Xu; Kai Liang; Jing Zong; Wenhao Qian (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2018)

Three new 3,4-seco-cycloartane triterpenes from Gardenia sootepensis - Wei-Wu Song; Xue-Qin Wang; Hua-Li Jia; Zheng-Kun Zhang; Yong-Jie Ding; Ya-Hong Chen (Natural Product Research, 2018)

Complete resistance to powdery mildew and partial resistance to downy mildew in a Cucumis hystrix introgression line of cucumber were controlled by a co-localized locus - Kaijing Zhang; Xing Wang; Wenwei Zhu; Xiaodong Qin; Jian Xu; Chunyan Cheng; Qunfeng Lou; Ji Li; Jinfeng Chen (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2018)

Trends in extreme temperature indices in Huang-Huai-Hai River Basin of China during 1961–2014 - Gang Wang; Denghua Yan; Xiaoyan He; Shaohua Liu; Cheng Zhang; Ziqiang Xing; Guangyuan Kan; Tianling Qin; Minglei Ren; Hui Li (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2018)

Protective effects of Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi extract on D-galactose induced aging rats - Fanfan Zhao; Yanfen Chang; Li Gao; Xuemei Qin; Guanhua Du; Xiang Zhang; Yuzhi Zhou (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2018)

Bacterial wilt caused by Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (R. solanacearum phylotype I) on Luffa cylindrica in China - Yao Wen Zhang; YuanYuan Chen; Cheng Hui Hu; Qi Qin Li; Wei Lin; Gao Qing Yuan (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2018)

High Selenium Yeast mitigates aluminum-induced cerebral inflammation by increasing oxidative stress and blocking NO production - Changyu Cao; Xiaowen Li; Lei Qin; Junchong Luo; Mengdan Zhang; Zijian Ou; Kai Wang (BioMetals, 2018)

Water in the Thickened Lower Crust of the Eastern Himalayan Orogen - Li Zhang; Yu Ye; Shan Qin; Zhenmin Jin (Journal of Earth Science, 2018)

High-Temperature Metamorphism, Anataxis and Tectonic Evolution of a Mafic Granulite from the Eastern Himalayan Orogen - Zeming Zhang; Huixia Ding; Xin Dong; Zuolin Tian; Dongyan Kang; Hongchen Mu; Shengkai Qin; Yuanyuan Jiang; Mengmei Li (Journal of Earth Science, 2018)

Correlation of IL-31 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility and clinical recurrence of bladder cancer - Qin Li; Tielong Tang; Peng Zhang; Chenlu Liu; Yan Pu; Yan Zhang; Huizi Song; Yanyun Wang; Yaping Song; Min Su; Bin Zhou; Lin Zhang (Familial Cancer, 2018)

Promoters of Arabidopsis Casein kinase I-like 2 and 7 confer specific high-temperature response in anther - Yaoyao Li; Ling Min; Lin Zhang; Qin Hu; Yuanlong Wu; Jie Li; Sai Xie; Yizan Ma; Xianlong Zhang; Longfu Zhu (Plant Molecular Biology, 2018)

Docking study and antiosteoporosis effects of a dibenzylbutane lignan isolated from Litsea cubeba targeting Cathepsin K and MEK1 - Wei Peng; Hui Shen; Bing Lin; Ping Han; Changhui Li; Qiaoyan Zhang; Bingzhu Ye; Khalid Rahman; Hailiang Xin; Luping Qin; Ting Han (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2018)

The Antibacterial Mechanism of Terpinen-4-ol Against Streptococcus agalactiae - Yuetian Zhang; Ruizhang Feng; Lixia Li; Xun Zhou; Zhengwen Li; Renyong Jia; Xu Song; Yuanfeng Zou; Lizi Yin; Changliang He; Xiaoxia Liang; Wanhai Zhou; et al. (Current Microbiology, 2018)

Complete mitochondrial genome and phylogenetic analysis of Sichuan deer (Cervus elaphus macneilli) - Qin Zhao; Huailiang Xu; Diyan Li; Meng Xie; Qingyong Ni; Mingwang Zhang; Yongfang Yao (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018)

Selection and validation of reference genes for reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) in silkworm infected with Bombyx mori bidensovirus - Zhaoyang Hu; Yanchun Deng; Xiaolong Zhang; Peipei Tang; Weijuan Sun; Guohui Li; Qian Yu; Qin Yao (Biologia, 2018)

Aeromonas veronii and aerolysin are important for the pathogenesis of motile aeromonad septicemia in cyprinid fish - Chao Ran; Chubin Qin; Mingxu Xie; Jinxiong Zhang; Jie Li; Yadong Xie; Yibing Wang; Shuning Li; Lihui Liu; Xiaozhe Fu; Qiang Lin; Ningqiu Li; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary Aeromonas species are ubiquitous inhabitants of freshwater environments, and are responsible for fish motile aeromonad septicemia (MAS). A. hydrophila is implicated as the primary etiologic agent of MAS. Here, we analysed MAS epidemiological data for cyprinid fish in southern China, and found that A. veronii infections dominated. Consistent with this observation, A. veronii isolates were generally more virulent than A. hydrophila isolates when infecting germ‐free zebrafish larvae via continuous immersion challenge. Through in vivo screening of the transposon library of the A. veronii strain Hm091, aerolysin was identified as the key virulence factor. Further results indicated that A. veronii Hm091 aerolysin disrupts the intestinal barrier of zebrafish, enabling systematic invasion by not only A. veronii Hm091 in a mono‐infection, but also A. hydrophila NJ‐1 in a mixed infection. Moreover, the differences in aerolysin expression and activity were the major contributor to the observed differences between the A. veronii and A. hydrophila strains regarding invasion efficacy via intestine. Together, our results provide new insights into the aetiology and pathogenesis of Aeromonas infections, and highlight the importance of A. veronii ‐targeted treatments in future efforts against MAS.

The southwestern origin and eastward dispersal of pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) in East Asia revealed by comprehensive genetic structure analysis with SSR markers - Lei Xue; Qingwen Liu; Hongju Hu; Yue Song; Jing Fan; Bing Bai; Mingyue Zhang; Runze Wang; Mengfan Qin; Xiaolong Li; Jun Wu (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2018)

Chromosome-wide gene dosage rebalance may benefit tumor progression - Honglei Zhang; Xing Yang; Xu Feng; Haibo Xu; Qin Yang; Li Zou; Mei Yan; Dequan Liu; Xiaosan Su; Baowei Jiao (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2018)

Trimetazidine protects against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting excessive autophagy - Shiyong Wu; Guanglei Chang; Lei Gao; Dan Jiang; Liyou Wang; Guoxing Li; Xuexiu Luo; Shu Qin; Xueli Guo; Dongying Zhang (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2018)

Extreme weather event may induce Microcystis blooms in the Qiantang River, Southeast China - Chaoxuan Guo; Guangwei Zhu; Hans W. Paerl; Mengyuan Zhu; Li Yu; Yibo Zhang; Mingliang Liu; Yunlin Zhang; Boqiang Qin (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Older adults show less interference from task-irrelevant social categories: evidence from the garner paradigm - Pei Wang; Qin Zhang; Kai-Li Zhang (Cognitive Processing, 2018)

mRNA Analysis of Genes Encoded with Phytochelatin Synthase (PCS) in Rice Seedlings Exposed to Chromium: The Role of Phytochelatins in Cr Detoxification - Xiao-Zhang Yu; Qin-Long Ling; Yan-Hong Li; Yu-Juan Lin (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2018)

Study of a Horizontal Shear Line over the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau and the Impact of Diabatic Heating on Its Evolution - Qin Guan; Xiuping Yao; Qingping Li; Yuancang Ma; Honghua Zhang (Journal of Meteorological Research, 2018)

Gut Microbiota and its Modulation for Healthy Farming of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei - Erchao Li; Chang Xu; Xiaodan Wang; Shifeng Wang; Qun Zhao; Meiling Zhang; Jian G. Qin; Liqiao Chen (Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 2018)

Combination of NAD+ and NADPH Offers Greater Neuroprotection in Ischemic Stroke Models by Relieving Metabolic Stress - Qiao Huang; Meiling Sun; Mei Li; Dingmei Zhang; Feng Han; Jun Chao Wu; Kohji Fukunaga; Zhong Chen; Zheng-Hong Qin (Molecular Neurobiology, 2018)

Cadmium bioavailability well assessed by DGT and factors influencing cadmium accumulation in rice grains from paddy soils of three parent materials - Dongqin Li; Wenyan Li; Qin Lu; Yongtao Li; Ning Li; Huijuan Xu; Zongling Ren; Yulong Zhang; Jinjin Wang (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2018)

Correction to: Transition metals in the transition zone: partitioning of Ni, Co, and Zn between olivine, wadsleyite, ringwoodite, and clinoenstatite - Li Zhang; Joseph R. Smyth; Takaaki Kawazoe; Steven D. Jacobsen; Shan Qin (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2018)

Transition metals in the transition zone: partitioning of Ni, Co, and Zn between olivine, wadsleyite, ringwoodite, and clinoenstatite - Li Zhang; Joseph R. Smyth; Takaaki Kawazoe; Steven D. Jacobsen; Shan Qin (Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2018)

Climatology of tracked persistent maxima of 500-hPa geopotential height - Ping Liu; Yuejian Zhu; Qin Zhang; Jon Gottschalck; Minghua Zhang; Christopher Melhauser; Wei Li; Hong Guan; Xiaqiong Zhou; Dingchen Hou; Malaquias Peña; Guoxiong Wu; et al. (Climate Dynamics, 2018)

A new GPS/BDS tropospheric delay resolution approach for monitoring deformation in super high-rise buildings - Xin Li; Guanwen Huang; Qin Zhang; Qingzhi Zhao (GPS Solutions, 2018)

Focusing quorum sensing signalling by nano‐magnetic assembly - Yongguang Guan; Chen‐Yu Tsao; David N. Quan; Ying Li; Lei Mei; Yingying Song; Boce Zhang; Yi Liu; Gregory F. Payne; William E. Bentley; Qin Wang (Environmental Microbiology, 2018)
Summary Quorum sensing (QS) exists widely among bacteria, enabling a transition to multicellular behaviour after bacterial populations reach a particular density. The coordination of multicellularity enables biotechnological application, dissolution of biofilms, coordination of virulence, and so forth. Here, a method to elicit and subsequently disperse multicellular behaviour among QS‐negative cells is developed using magnetic nanoparticle assembly. We fabricated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs, ∼5 nm) that electrostatically collect wild‐type (WT) Escherichia coli BL21 cells and brings them into proximity of bioengineered E. coli [CT104 (W3110 lsrFG − luxS − pCT6 + pET‐DsRed)] reporter cells that exhibit a QS response after receiving autoinducer‐2 (AI‐2). By shortening the distance between WT and reporter cells (e.g., increasing local available AI‐2 concentrations), the QS response signalling was amplified four‐fold compared to that in native conditions without assembly. This study suggests potential applications in facilitating intercellular communication and modulating multicellular behaviours based on user‐specified designs.

Research progress in tofu processing: From raw materials to processing conditions - Qing Zhang; Chenzhi Wang; Bokang Li; Lin Li; Derong Lin; Hong Chen; Yaowen Liu; Suqing Li; Wen Qin; Jiang Liu; Weiguo Liu; Wenyu Yang (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 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)

Repressible Transgenic Sterilization in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, by Knockdown of Primordial Germ Cell Genes with Copper-Sensitive Constructs - Hanbo Li; Baofeng Su; Guyu Qin; Zhi Ye; Ahmed Elaswad; Ahmed Alsaqufi; Dayan A. Perera; Zhenkui Qin; Ramji Odin; Khoi Vo; David Drescher; Dalton Robinson; et al. (Marine Biotechnology, 2018)

Toxicity evaluation of 4,4′-di-CDPS and 4,4′-di-CDE on green algae Scenedesmus obliquus: growth inhibition, change in pigment content, and oxidative stress - Bingxin Fang; Jiaqi Shi; Li Qin; Mingbao Feng; Danru Cheng; Tantan Wang; Xuesheng Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Simultaneous determination and risk assessment of metalaxyl and azoxystrobin in potato by liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry - Weiwei Yu; Xiaoshuang Luo; Xinxian Qin; Min Huang; Jian Li; Song Zeng; Kankan Zhang; Deyu Hu (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2018)

Soil physicochemical properties and vegetation structure along an elevation gradient and implications for the response of alpine plant development to climate change on the northern slopes of the Qilian Mountains - Yong-sheng Yang; Li Zhang; Hong-qin Li; Hui-dan He; Ya-xi Wei; Jin Luo; Guang-ru Zhang; Yu-ru Huang; Ying-nian Li; Hua-kun Zhou (Journal of Mountain Science, 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)

GbABR1 is associated with Verticillium wilt resistance in cotton - Yujia Liu; Xin Liu; Lu Long; Weina Wang; Quan Sun; Bo Li; Chenxiao Wang; Jieru Cheng; Yuanyuan Zhang; Yuanhui Xie; Lingling Xu; Runkuan Qin; et al. (Biologia, 2018)

Full genome sequence of the first bluetongue virus serotype 21 (BTV-21) isolated from China: evidence for genetic reassortment between BTV-21 and bluetongue virus serotype 16 (BTV-16) - Shaomin Qin; Heng Yang; Yixuan Zhang; Zhanhong Li; Jun Lin; Lin Gao; Defang Liao; Yingying Cao; Pengfei Ren; Huachun Li; Jianmin Wu (Archives of Virology, 2018)

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.

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel furoxan-based coumarin derivatives as antitumor agents - Zhuo Zhang; Zhi-Wei Bai; Yong Ling; Li-Qin He; Peng Huang; Hong-Xia Gu; Rong-Feng Hu (Medicinal Chemistry 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.

A comparative study of distant hybridization in plants and animals - Jie Chen; Mi Luo; Shengnan Li; Min Tao; Xiaolan Ye; Wei Duan; Chun Zhang; Qinbo Qin; Jun Xiao; Shaojun Liu (Science China Life Sciences, 2018)

Characteristics of Ordovician paleokarst inclusions and their implications for paleoenvironmental and geological history in Halahatang area of northern Tarim Basin - Zhang Qingyu; Qin Fengrui; Liang Bin; Cao Jianwen; DanYong; Li Jingrui; Chen Lixin (Carbonates and Evaporites, 2018)

Locating QTLs controlling overwintering trait in Chinese perennial Dongxiang wild rice - Yongshu Liang; Jian Zheng; Chao Yan; Xingxin Li; Shifeng Liu; Junjie Zhou; Xiaojian Qin; Wenbin Nan; Yongqing Yang; Hanma Zhang (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2018)

Human amylin induces CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in the protection from autoimmune diabetes - Xiao-xi Zhang; Yong-chao Qiao; Wan Li; Xia Zou; Yin-ling Chen; Jian Shen; Qin-yuan Liao; Qiu-jin Zhang; Lan He; Hai-lu Zhao (Immunologic Research, 2018)

Establishment and characterization of a kidney cell line from kelp grouper Epinephelus moara - Xiao-Feng Liu; Ya-Hong Wu; Shi-Na Wei; Na Wang; Peng-Fei Li; Yang-Zhen Li; Nian-Wei Zhang; Qi-Wei Qin; Song-Lin Chen (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018)

Dietary Iodine Affected the GSH-Px to Regulate the Thyroid Hormones in Thyroid Gland of Rex Rabbits - Feng Qin; Xiaoqing Pan; Jie Yang; Sheng Li; Le Shao; Xia Zhang; Beiyi Liu; Jian Li (Biological Trace Element Research, 2018)

Establishment and characterization of a brain‐cell line from kelp grouper Epinephelus moara - X. F. Liu; Y. H. Wu; S. N. Wei; N. Wang; Y. Z. Li; N. W. Zhang; P. F. Li; Q. W. Qin; S. L. Chen (Journal of Fish Biology, 2018)
A new brain‐cell line, EMB, was developed from kelp grouper Epinephelus moara , a cultured marine fish. The EMB cells were subcultured for more than 60 passages. The cells were cultured in Leibovitz's L‐15 medium (L15) supplemented with antibiotics, foetal bovine serum (FBS), 2‐mercaptoethanol (2‐ME) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). The cells could grow at 18–30° C, with the maximum growth between 24 and 30° C. The optimum FBS concentration for the cells growth ranged between 15 and 20%. Chromosome analysis indicated that the modal chromosome number was 48 in the cells at passage 45. After being transfected with pEGFP‐N3 plasmid, the cells could successfully express green fluorescence protein (GFP), implying that this cell line can be used for transgenic studies. A significant cytopathic effect (CPE) was observed in the cells after infection with Singapore grouper iridovirus (SGIV) or red spotted grouper nervous necrosis virus (RGNNV) and the viral replication was confirmed by quantitative real‐time PCR (qrt‐PCR) assay, which suggested EMB's application potential for studies of SGIV and RGNNV.

Phylogenetic and genetic characterization of a 2017 clinical isolate of H7N9 virus in Guangzhou, China during the fifth epidemic wave - Yongqiang Deng; Chunlin Li; Jianfeng Han; Yingfen Wen; Jian Wang; Wenxing Hong; Xiaofeng Li; Zhongyu Liu; Qing Ye; Jing Li; Changshuai Zhou; Lei Yu; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2017)

Relationship Between Perisylvian Essential Language Sites and Arcuate Fasciculus in the Left Hemisphere of Healthy Adults - Yu Lin; Kai Zhang; Shuai Li; Song Li; Jingna Jin; Fang Jin; Wen Qin; Long Hai; Meng Zhu; Chunshui Yu; Zhipeng Liu; Tao Yin; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2017)

Association mapping analysis of fiber yield and quality traits in Upland cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) - Mulugeta Seyoum Ademe; Shoupu He; Zhaoe Pan; Junling Sun; Qinglian Wang; Hongde Qin; Jinhai Liu; Hui Liu; Jun Yang; Dongyong Xu; Jinlong Yang; Zhiying Ma; et al. (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2017)

Screening and isolating potential α-glucosidase inhibitors from Rhizoma Coptidis by ultrafiltration LC-PDA-ESI/MS combined with high-speed countercurrent chromatography and reverse-phase medium-pressure liquid chromatography - Ying Tang; Senlin Li; Sainan Li; Xiaojing Yang; Yao Qin; Chunming Liu; Yuchi Zhang (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2017)

Epigenetic regulation in cell senescence - Li-Qin Cheng; Zhu-Qin Zhang; Hou-Zao Chen; De-Pei Liu (Journal of Molecular Medicine, 2017)

Development of multifunctional nanoparticles towards applications in non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging and axonal tracing - Yan Du; Yubo Qin; Zizhen Li; Xiuying Yang; Jingchang Zhang; Harrison Westwick; Eve Tsai; Xudong Cao (JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2017)

Facile synthesis of Gd-doped CdTe quantum dots with optimized properties for optical/MR multimodal imaging - Zizhen Li; Ali Dergham; Holly McCulloch; Yubo Qin; Xiuying Yang; Jingchang Zhang; Xudong Cao (JBIC Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry, 2017)

Seasonal dynamics of vegetation of the central Loess Plateau (China) based on tree rings and their relationship to climatic warming - Huiqin Wang; Feng Chen; Ruibo Zhang; Li Qin (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2017)

Microsatellite records for volume 9, issue 4 - Zhaosheng Cai; Wenxuan Cao; Jie Chen; Jiayin Dai; Ge Ding; Samantha Gray; Jiasheng Hao; Xiayun Jiang; B. B. Li; Yao Li; Z. B. Li; Gang Liu; et al. (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2017)

The nitrate‐reduction gene cluster components exert lineage‐dependent contributions to optimization of Sinorhizobium symbiosis with soybeans - Li Xue Liu; Qin Qin Li; Yun Zeng Zhang; Yue Hu; Jian Jiao; Hui Juan Guo; Xing Xing Zhang; Biliang Zhang; Wen Xin Chen; Chang Fu Tian (Environmental Microbiology, 2017)
Summary Receiving nodulation and nitrogen fixation genes does not guarantee rhizobia an effective symbiosis with legumes. Here, variations in gene content were determined for three Sinorhizobium species showing contrasting symbiotic efficiency on soybeans. A nitrate‐reduction gene cluster absent in S. sojae was found to be essential for symbiotic adaptations of S. fredii and S . sp. III. In S. fredii , the deletion mutation of the nap (nitrate reductase), instead of nir (nitrite reductase) and nor (nitric oxide reductase), led to defects in nitrogen‐fixation (Fix – ). By contrast, none of these core nitrate‐reduction genes were required for the symbiosis of S . sp. III. However, within the same gene cluster, the deletion of hemN1 (encoding oxygen‐independent coproporphyrinogen III oxidase) in both S. fredii and S . sp. III led to the formation of nitrogen‐fixing (Fix + ) but ineffective (Eff – ) nodules. These Fix + /Eff – nodules were characterized by significantly lower enzyme activity of glutamine synthetase indicating rhizobial modulation of nitrogen‐assimilation by plants. A distant homologue of HemN1 from S. sojae can complement this defect in S. fredii and S . sp. III, but exhibited a more pleotropic role in symbiosis establishment. These findings highlighted the lineage‐dependent optimization of symbiotic functions in different rhizobial species associated with the same host.

Role of early environmental enrichment on the social dominance tube test at adulthood in the rat - Wen-Yu Cao; Zhao-Lan Hu; Yang Xu; Wen-Juan Zhang; Fu-Lian Huang; Xiao-Qing Qiao; Yan-Hui Cui; Wei Wan; Xue-qin Wang; Dan Liu; Ru-Ping Dai; Fang Li; et al. (Psychopharmacology, 2017)

Yimu San improves obstetric ability of pregnant mice by increasing serum oxytocin levels and connexin 43 expression in uterine smooth muscle - Qi-huan Wang; Shuang Zhang; Li-meng Qin; Wen-jun Zhang; Feng-hua Liu; Jian-qin Xu; Yun-fei Ma; Ke-dao Teng (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2017)

Creation of miniature pig model of human Waardenburg syndrome type 2A by ENU mutagenesis - Tang Hai; Weiwei Guo; Jing Yao; Chunwei Cao; Ailing Luo; Meng Qi; Xianlong Wang; Xiao Wang; Jiaojiao Huang; Ying Zhang; Hongyong Zhang; Dayu Wang; et al. (Human Genetics, 2017)

AnkG hemizygous mice present cognitive impairment and elevated anxiety/depressive-like traits associated with decreased expression of GABA receptors and postsynaptic density protein - Cui Liu; Ling Zhang; Jie Wu; Xiaolong Sui; Yanfeng Xu; Lan Huang; Yunlin Han; Hua Zhu; Yanhong Li; Xiuping Sun; Chuan Qin (Experimental Brain Research, 2017)

Effects of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) invasions on soil nitrogen cycles depend on invasion stage and warming - Zhenzhen Li; Ling Zhang; Bangliang Deng; Yuanqiu Liu; Fanqian Kong; Guoxian Huang; Qin Zou; Qian Liu; Xiaomin Guo; Yanqiu Fu; Dekui Niu; Evan Siemann (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

MARK2/Par1b Insufficiency Attenuates DVL Gene Transcription via Histone Deacetylation in Lumbosacral Spina Bifida - Shuyuan Chen; Qin Zhang; Baoling Bai; Shengrong Ouyang; Yihua Bao; Huili Li; Ting Zhang (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Regulation of DNA methylation on EEF1D and RPL8 expression in cattle - Xuan Liu; Jie Yang; Qin Zhang; Li Jiang (Genetica, 2017)

The acute toxicity of bisphenol A and lignin-derived bisphenol in algae, daphnids, and Japanese medaka - Dan Li; Ran Bi; Hongxing Chen; Lei Mu; Lina Zhang; Qin Chen; Haibo Xie; Yongju Luo; Lingtian Xie (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

Complete genome sequence of Halomonas ventosae virulent halovirus QHHSV-1 - Chaoqun Fu; Qin Zhao; Zhiying Li; Yongxia Wang; Shiying Zhang; Yonghong Lai; Wei Xiao; Xiaolong Cui (Archives of Virology, 2017)

Establishment of a somatic embryo regeneration system and expression analysis of somatic embryogenesis-related genes in Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollissima Blume) - Dan Lu; Wei Wei; Wan Zhou; Linda D. McGuigan; Fei-yang Ji; Xiao Li; Yu Xing; Qing Zhang; Ke-feng Fang; Qing-qin Cao; Ling Qin (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2017)

Evolutionary agroecology: individual fitness and population yield in wheat ( Triticum aestivum ) - Jacob Weiner; Yan‐Lei Du; Cong Zhang; Xiao‐Liang Qin; Feng‐Min Li (Ecology, 2017)
Although the importance of group selection in nature is highly controversial, several researchers have argued that plant breeding for agriculture should be based on group selection, because the goal in agriculture is to optimize population production, not individual fitness. A core hypothesis behind this claim is that crop genotypes with the highest individual fitness in a mixture of genotypes will not produce the highest population yield, because fitness is often increased by “selfish” behaviors, which reduce population performance. We tested this hypothesis by growing 35 cultivars of spring wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) in mixtures and monocultures, and analyzing the relationship between population yield in monoculture and individual yield in mixture. The relationship was unimodal, as predicted. The highest‐yielding populations were from cultivars that had intermediate fitness, and these produced, on average, 35% higher yields than cultivars with the highest fitness. It is unlikely that plant breeding or genetic engineering can improve traits that natural selection has been optimizing for millions of years, but there is unutilized potential in traits that increase crop yield by decreasing individual fitness.

Antituberculosis compounds from a deep-sea-derived fungus Aspergillus sp. SCSIO Ind09F01 - Xiaowei Luo; Xuefeng Zhou; Xiuping Lin; Xiaochu Qin; Tianyu Zhang; Junfeng Wang; Zhengchao Tu; Bin Yang; Shengrong Liao; Yongqi Tian; Xiaoyan Pang; Kumaravel Kaliyaperumal; et al. (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Mangiferin Upregulates Glyoxalase 1 Through Activation of Nrf2/ARE Signaling in Central Neurons Cultured with High Glucose - Yao-Wu Liu; Ya-Qin Cheng; Xiao-Li Liu; Yun-Chao Hao; Yu Li; Xia Zhu; Fan Zhang; Xiao-Xing Yin (Molecular Neurobiology, 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)

Seasonal-related effects on ammonium removal in activated carbon filter biologically enhanced by heterotrophic nitrifying bacteria for drinking water treatment - Wen Qin; Wei-Guang Li; Xu-jin Gong; Xiao-Fei Huang; Wen-biao Fan; Duoying Zhang; Peng Yao; Xiao-ju Wang; Yang Song (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

Biosynthesis of staphylococcal enterotoxin A by genetic engineering technology and determination of staphylococcal enterotoxin A in water by HPLC-ESI-TOF - Hong-na Li; Fei Yuan; Yun-jing Luo; Jian-feng Wang; Chuan-bin Zhang; Wei-e Zhou; Zhi-qin Ren; Wen-jie Wu; Feng Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

A pilot study of salivary N-glycome in HBV-induced chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma - Yannan Qin; Yaogang Zhong; Tianran Ma; Jiaxu Zhang; Ganglong Yang; Feng Guan; Zheng Li; Baozhen Li (Glycoconjugate Journal, 2017)

Bisphenol A Represses Dopaminergic Neuron Differentiation from Human Embryonic Stem Cells through Downregulating the Expression of Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 - Boxian Huang; Song Ning; Qinjing Zhang; Aiqin Chen; Chunyan Jiang; Yugui Cui; Jian Hu; Hong Li; Guoping Fan; Lianju Qin; Jiayin Liu (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Prognostic Value of YKL-40 in Patients with Glioblastoma: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis - Gang Qin; Xianfeng Li; Zilong Chen; Guangcha Liao; Yu Su; Yaode Chen; Wei Zhang (Molecular Neurobiology, 2017)

Landscape dynamics and driving forces of wetlands in the Tumen River Basin of China over the past 50 years - Xiao Jun Zheng; Peng Sun; Wei Hong Zhu; Zhen Xu; Jing Fu; Wei Dong Man; Hai Long Li; Jian Zhang; Lei Qin (Landscape and Ecological Engineering, 2017)

Study of a smart platform based on backstepping control method - Luyu Li; Baowei Cheng; Yu Zhang; Han Qin (Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 2017)

Densoviruses in oyster Crassostrea ariakensis - Yan-Jun Kang; Wei Huang; A-li Zhao; Dan-Dan Lai; Lin Shao; Yan-Qin Shen; Xutao Deng; Eric Delwart; Wen Zhang (Archives of Virology, 2017)

Two ultraviolet radiation datasets that cover China - Hui Liu; Bo Hu; Yuesi Wang; Guangren Liu; Liqin Tang; Dongsheng Ji; Yongfei Bai; Weikai Bao; Xin Chen; Yunming Chen; Weixin Ding; Xiaozeng Han; et al. (Advances in Atmospheric Sciences, 2017)

Characterization and genetic mapping of the β-diketone deficient eceriferum-b barley mutant - Qin Zhou; Chao Li; Kohei Mishina; Jiecai Zhao; Jiwei Zhang; Ruijun Duan; Xiaoying Ma; Aidong Wang; Qianxiang Meng; Takao Komatsuda; Guoxiong Chen (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2017)

AKTs/PKBs: molecular characterization, tissue expression and transcriptional responses to insulin and/or wortmannin in yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco - Mei-Qin Zhuo; Ya-Xiong Pan; Kun Wu; Yi-Huan Xu; Li-Han Zhang; Zhi Luo (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2017)

Intelligent diagnosis of jaundice with dynamic uncertain causality graph model - Shao-rui Hao; Shi-chao Geng; Lin-xiao Fan; Jia-jia Chen; Qin Zhang; Lan-juan Li (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2017)

A new compound from Stereum insigne CGMCC5.57 - Meng-Qing Tian; Qing-Lan Wu; Xin Wang; Ke-Qin Zhang; Guo-Hong Li (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Snowdrift effect on snow deposition: Insights from a comparison of a snow pit profile and meteorological observations in east Antarctica - MingHu Ding; Tong Zhang; CunDe Xiao; ChuanJin Li; Bo Jin; LinGen Bian; ShuJie Wang; DongQi Zhang; DaHe Qin (Science China Earth Sciences, 2017)

IRS1 and IRS2: molecular characterization, tissue expression and transcriptional regulation by insulin in yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco - Mei-Qin Zhuo; Ya-Xiong Pan; Kun Wu; Yi-Huan Xu; Li-Han Zhang; Zhi Luo (Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 2017)

Abnormal rich club organization and impaired correlation between structural and functional connectivity in migraine sufferers - Kang Li; Lijun Liu; Qin Yin; Wanghuan Dun; Xiaolin Xu; Jixin Liu; Ming Zhang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2017)

Novel compound heterozygous mutations in ZAP70 in a Chinese patient with leaky severe combined immunodeficiency disorder - Qing Liu; Yan-Ping Wang; Qiao Liu; Qin Zhao; Xue-Mei Chen; Xiu-Hong Xue; Li-Na Zhou; Yuan Ding; Xue-Mei Tang; Xiao-Dong Zhao; Zhi-Yong Zhang (Immunogenetics, 2017)

Potential allelopathic azaphilones produced by the endophytic Chaetomium globosum TY1 inhabited in Ginkgo biloba using the one strain−many compounds method - Dacheng Wang; Yamei Zhang; Xiang Li; Hongyu Pan; Mengyuan Chang; Tianyu Zheng; Jinzhu Sun; Daren Qiu; Mingzhe Zhang; Dongsheng Wei; Jianchun Qin (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Allelism analysis of BrRfp locus in different restorer lines and map-based cloning of a fertility restorer gene, BrRfp1, for pol CMS in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa L.) - Huamin Zhang; Junqing Wu; Zihui Dai; Meiling Qin; Lingyu Hao; Yanjing Ren; Qingfei Li; Lugang Zhang (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2017)

Genotoxicity and cytotoxicity reduction of the polluted urban river after ecological restoration: a field-scale study of Jialu River in northern China - Jie Sun; Rui Zhang; Long Qin; Haixiao Zhu; Yu Huang; Yingang Xue; Shuqing An; Xianchuan Xie; Aimin Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2017)

Cycloartane-type triterpenoids from Astragalus hoantchy French. - Kai Guo; Xiaofeng He; Dengxue Lu; Yanping Zhang; Xiuzhuang Li; Zhiqiang Yan; Bo Qin (Natural Product Research, 2017)

Pilot Demonstration of Ceramic Membrane Ultrafiltration of Sugarcane Juice for Raw Sugar Production - Wen Li; Guo-Qing Ling; Chang-Rong Shi; Kai Li; Hai-Qin Lu; Fang-Xue Hang; Yu Zhang; Cai-Feng Xie; Deng-Jun Lu; Hong Li (Sugar Tech, 2017)

Presenilin 2 deficiency facilitates Aβ-induced neuroinflammation and injury by upregulating P2X7 expression - Juliang Qin; Xiaoyu Zhang; Ziqiang Wang; Jinju Li; Zhen Zhang; Liangcai Gao; Hua Ren; Min Qian; Bing Du (Science China Life Sciences, 2017)

Effects of zinc application rate and zinc distribution relative to root distribution on grain yield and grain Zn concentration in wheat - Dun-Yi Liu; Wei Zhang; Li-Li Pang; Yue-Qiang Zhang; Xiao-Zhong Wang; Yu-Min Liu; Xin-Ping Chen; Fu-Suo Zhang; Chun-Qin Zou (Plant and Soil, 2017)

The effect of light on the cellular stoichiometry of Chlorella sp. in different growth phases: implications of nutrient drawdown in batch experiments - Jing Liu; Zhe Li; Jing-song Guo; Yan Xiao; Fang Fang; Rong-cong Qin; Ling-ling Zhang (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2017)

Altered resting state functional connectivity of anterior insula in young smokers - Yanzhi Bi; Kai Yuan; Yanyan Guan; Jiadong Cheng; Yajuan Zhang; Yangding Li; Dahua Yu; Wei Qin; Jie Tian (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2017)

Impaired topological architecture of brain structural networks in idiopathic Parkinson’s disease: a DTI study - Changhong Li; Biao Huang; Ruibin Zhang; Qing Ma; Wanqun Yang; Lijuan Wang; Limin Wang; Qin Xu; Jieying Feng; Liqing Liu; Yuhu Zhang; Ruiwang Huang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2017)

Complete genome sequence of the lytic cold-active Pseudomonas fluorescens bacteriophage VSW-3 from Napahai plateau wetland - Chunjing Zhang; Zhongyao Zhang; Jiankai Li; Kunhao Qin; Yunlin Wei; Qi Zhang; Lianbing Lin; Xiuling Ji (Virus Genes, 2017)

Mechanistic examination of causes for narrow distribution in an endangered shrub: a comparison of its responses to drought stress with a widespread congeneric species - Hongxia Cui; Shuhua Cong; Xianzhong Wang; Haiping Hao; Lei Shi; Huijin Zhang; Zhigang Li; Tianhua Hu; Yongsheng Qin (Trees, 2016)

Hydrogen Sulfide Promotes Wheat Grain Germination Under Cadmium Stress - Zhong-Qin Huang; Shao-Can Ye; Lan-Ying Hu; Kang-Di Hu; Hong Yan; Wan-Jie Li; Hao Jiao; Hua Zhang (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2016)

Olfactory Dysfunction in Parkinson’s Disease Patients with the LRRK2 G2385R Variant - Ming Cao; Zhu-Qin Gu; Yuan Li; Hui Zhang; Xiao-Juan Dan; Shan-Shan Cen; Da-Wei Li; Piu Chan (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2016)

Altered Resting-State Signals in Patients with Acute Stroke In or Under the Thalamus - Lijun Chen; Chuanfu Li; Jian Zhai; Anqin Wang; Qin Song; Ying Liu; Ru Ma; Long Han; Yamikani Ndasauka; Xiaoming Li; Hai Li; Xiaochu Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2016)

Predicting the Binding Affinity of ERβ Ligands Based on a Novel Variable Selection Method - Hong-Yan Liu; Fei Zhang; Li-Tang Qin; Zhong-Sheng Yi; Xiu-Li Wang; Ling-Yun Mo (Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 2016)

Characterization of the complete mitochondrial genome of the Asian planthopper Ricania speculum (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Ricannidae) - Quan-Xing Zhang; De-Long Guan; Yao Niu; Li-Qin Sang; Xiu-Xiu Zhang; Sheng-Quan Xu (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2016)

Genome‐wide identification and characterization of macrolide glycosyltransferases from a marine‐derived Bacillus strain and their phylogenetic distribution - Yang Liu; Wen Qin; Quanquan Liu; Jun Zhang; Huayue Li; Shanshan Xu; Pengfei Ren; Li Tian; Wenli Li (Environmental Microbiology, 2016)
Summary Clarifying glycosyltrasferases (GTs) function is of significance for the development of GT inhibitors as drugs, and the use of GTs to glycodiversify small molecules in the search of drug leads. While many Actinomyces natural‐product GTs had been functionally characterized, our understanding towards Bacillus natural‐product GTs is so far very limited. Herein, genome‐wide identification of macrolide GT genes from marine‐derived Bacillus methylotrophicus B‐9987 revealed the presence of three macrolide GT genes bmmGT1 −3. While bmmGT1 was previously revealed to be involved in the biosynthesis of trans ‐acyltransferase (AT) polyketides compounds macrolactins (MLNs) and bacillaenes (BAEs), the functions of bmmGT2 and bmmGT3 were probed, demonstrating that they are capable to biochemically catalyze glycosylation of MLNs and BAEs as well but interestingly with different regioselectivity, affording four new MLNs analogs. Notably, further genome mining revealed that the orthologs of these three macrolide GT genes showed a regular distribution in the subtilis ‐ and the cereus ‐clade Bacillus strains; interestingly, bmmGT1 orthologs only occurred in the subtilis ‐clade Bacillus , and they were also found in the genomes of Streptomyces strains, suggesting their close phylogenetic relationship. These results provide the first significant insight into the important roles of Bacillus macrolide GTs in the biology of the species.

Genetic and phylogenetic analysis of a novel parvovirus isolated from chickens in Guangxi, China - Bin Feng; Zhixun Xie; Xianwen Deng; Liji Xie; Zhiqin Xie; Li Huang; Qin Fan; Sisi Luo; Jiaoling Huang; Yanfang Zhang; Tingting Zeng; Sheng Wang; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2016)

Minocycline ameliorates d-galactose-induced memory deficits and loss of Arc/Arg3.1 expression - Xu Li; Fen Lu; Wei Li; Jun Xu; Xiao-Jing Sun; Ling-Zhi Qin; Qian-Lin Zhang; Yong Yao; Qing-Kai Yu; Xin-Liang Liang (Molecular Biology Reports, 2016)

Multienzymatic cascade synthesis of fucosyloligosaccharide via a two-step fermentation strategy in Escherichia coli - Hui-Min Qin; Songtao Li; Yu-Fu Zhang; Jian-Wen Wang; Jixuan Li; Shiyi Song; Fuping Lu; Yu Li (Biotechnology Letters, 2016)

Protective Effects of Selenium, Vitamin E, and Purple Carrot Anthocyanins on d-Galactose-Induced Oxidative Damage in Blood, Liver, Heart and Kidney Rats - Xia Li; Yunlong Zhang; Yuan Yuan; Yong Sun; Yan Qin; Zeyuan Deng; Hongyan Li (Biological Trace Element Research, 2016)

Somatic embryos cultures of Vitis amurensis Rupr. in air-lift bioreactors for the production of biomass and resveratrol - Dan Sun; Changyu Li; Hongyan Qin; Qingtian Zhang; Yiming Yang; Jun Ai (Journal of Plant Biology, 2016)

Cloning and molecular characterization of Myb transcription factors from Leymus (Poaceae: Trticeae) - Ying-xia Lei; Yan Zhang; Yang-yi Li; Jian-Jun Lai; Gang Gao; Hai-qin Zhang; Yong-hong Zhou; Rui-wu Yang (Biologia, 2016)

Streptomyces xinjiangensis sp. nov., an actinomycete isolated from Lop Nur region - Cong Cheng; Yu-Qian Li; Mipeshwaree Devi Asem; Chun-Yan Lu; Xiao-Han Shi; Xiao Chu; Wan-Qin Zhang; Deng- Di An; Wen-Jun Li (Archives of Microbiology, 2016)

Phytotoxicity mechanisms of two coumarin allelochemicals from Stellera chamaejasme in lettuce seedlings - Zhiqiang Yan; Dandan Wang; Haiyan Cui; Denghong Zhang; Yuhe Sun; Hui Jin; Xiuzhuang Li; Xiaoyan Yang; Hongru Guo; Xiaofeng He; Le Pan; Xia Ren; et al. (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2016)

Activation of mTOR signaling mediates the increased expression of AChE in high glucose condition: in vitro and in vivo evidences - Yao-Wu Liu; Liang Zhang; Yu Li; Ya-Qin Cheng; Xia Zhu; Fan Zhang; Xiao-Xing Yin (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

An Epigenetic Mechanism of High Gdnf Transcription in Glioma Cells Revealed by Specific Sequence Methylation - Bao-Le Zhang; Jie Liu; Yu Lei; Ye Xiong; Heng Li; Xiaoqian Lin; Rui-Qin Yao; Dian-Shuai Gao (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

Sirtuin-3 (SIRT3) protects pancreatic β-cells from endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-induced apoptosis and dysfunction - Hao-Hao Zhang; Xiao-Jun Ma; Li-Na Wu; Yan-Yan Zhao; Peng-Yu Zhang; Ying-Hui Zhang; Ming-Wei Shao; Fei Liu; Fei Li; Gui-Jun Qin (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2016)

Estimating internal P loading in a deep water reservoir of northern China using three different methods - Lihuan Qin; Qinghui Zeng; Wangshou Zhang; Xuyong Li; Alan D. Steinman; Xinzhong Du (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

Fenced cultivation of water hyacinth for cyanobacterial bloom control - Hongjie Qin; Zhiyong Zhang; Haiqin Liu; Dunhai Li; Xuezheng Wen; Yingying Zhang; Yan Wang; Shaohua Yan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

Microsatellite records for volume 8, issue 3 - Yan-Ling Cao; Lívia Izabela Caputo; Hongyi Cheng; Fausto Moreira da Silva Carmo; Leiliane Campos de Carvalho; Gabriel de Menezes Yazbeck; Zélia de Oliveira Teixeira; Jiaxin Fu; José Antonio Guerrero; Guibing Hu; Jun Li; Zhihua Lin; et al. (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2016)

Endothelin-1 increases melanin synthesis in an established sheep skin melanocyte culture - Yamiao Pang; Jianjun Geng; Yilong Qin; Haidong Wang; Ruiwen Fan; Ying Zhang; Hongquan Li; Shan Jiang; Changsheng Dong (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2016)

Classifying four-category visual objects using multiple ERP components in single-trial ERP - Yu Qin; Yu Zhan; Changming Wang; Jiacai Zhang; Li Yao; Xiaojuan Guo; Xia Wu; Bin Hu (Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2016)

The permafrost carbon inventory on the Tibetan Plateau: a new evaluation using deep sediment cores - Jinzhi Ding; Fei Li; Guibiao Yang; Leiyi Chen; Beibei Zhang; Li Liu; Kai Fang; Shuqi Qin; Yongliang Chen; Yunfeng Peng; Chengjun Ji; Honglin He; et al. (Global Change Biology, 2016)
The permafrost organic carbon ( OC ) stock is of global significance because of its large pool size and the potential positive feedback to climate warming. However, due to the lack of systematic field observations and appropriate upscaling methodologies, substantial uncertainties exist in the permafrost OC budget, which limits our understanding of the fate of frozen carbon in a warming world. In particular, the lack of comprehensive estimates of OC stocks across alpine permafrost means that current knowledge on this issue remains incomplete. Here, we evaluated the pool size and spatial variations of permafrost OC stock to 3 m depth on the Tibetan Plateau by combining systematic measurements from a substantial number of pedons ( i.e . 342 three‐metre‐deep cores and 177 50‐cm‐deep pits) with a machine learning technique ( i.e . support vector machine, SVM ). We also quantified uncertainties in permafrost carbon budget by conducting Monte Carlo simulations. Our results revealed that the combination of systematic measurements with the SVM model allowed spatially explicit estimates to be made. The OC density ( OC amount per unit area, OCD ) exhibited a decreasing trend from the south‐eastern to the north‐western plateau, with the exception that OCD in the swamp meadow was substantially higher than that in surrounding regions. Our results also demonstrated that Tibetan permafrost stored a large amount of OC in the top 3 m, with the median OC pool size being 15.31 Pg C (interquartile range: 13.03–17.77 Pg C). 44% of OC occurred in deep layers ( i.e . 100–300 cm), close to the proportion observed across the northern circumpolar permafrost region. The large carbon pool size together with significant permafrost thawing suggests a risk of carbon emissions and positive climate feedback across the Tibetan alpine permafrost region.

Seroprevalence and risk factors of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus infection in endemic areas - Yong Lyu; Fan Ding; Jie Sun; Peng-Peng Xu; Jie-Ying Hu; Shao-Yu Xie; Kai-Chun Li; Hong-Wei Chang; Wei Qin; Liang Yu; Hua Xie; Guang-Jiang Li; et al. (Infectious Diseases, 2016)

Voriconazole combined with low-dose amphotericin B liposome for treatment of cryptococcal meningitis - Shan-Shan Li; Xin-Yue Tang; Sheng-Guo Zhang; Shun-Lan Ni; Nai-Bin Yang; Ming-Qin Lu (Infectious Diseases, 2016)

One-year clinical study of NeuroRegen scaffold implantation following scar resection in complete chronic spinal cord injury patients - Zhifeng Xiao; Fengwu Tang; Jiaguang Tang; Huilin Yang; Yannan Zhao; Bing Chen; Sufang Han; Nuo Wang; Xing Li; Shixiang Cheng; Guang Han; Changyu Zhao; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2016)

Downregulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase SlMAPK7 gene results in pollen abortion in tomato - Lifei Chen; Xiaoyan Guan; Li Qin; Tao Zou; Youwei Zhang; Jie Wang; Yan Wang; Changtian Pan; Gang Lu (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2016)

Fine mapping of qKW7, a major QTL for kernel weight and kernel width in maize, confirmed by the combined analytic approaches of linkage and association analysis - Xin Li; Yong-xiang Li; Lin Chen; Xun Wu; Weiwei Qin; Yanchun Song; Dengfeng Zhang; Tianyu Wang; Yu Li; Yunsu Shi (Euphytica, 2016)

A public Cloud-based China’s Landslide Inventory Database (CsLID): development, zone, and spatiotemporal analysis for significant historical events, 1949-2011 - Wei-yue Li; Chun Liu; Yang Hong; Xin-hua Zhang; Zhan-ming Wan; Manabendra Saharia; Wei-wei Sun; Dong-jing Yao; Wen Chen; Sheng Chen; Xiu-qin Yang; Yue Yue (Journal of Mountain Science, 2016)

Human amniotic epithelial stem cells promote wound healing by facilitating migration and proliferation of keratinocytes via ERK, JNK and AKT signaling pathways - Bin Zhao; Jia-Qi Liu; Zhao Zheng; Jun Zhang; Shu-Yue Wang; Shi-Chao Han; Qin Zhou; Hao Guan; Chao Li; Lin-Lin Su; Da-Hai Hu (Cell and Tissue Research, 2016)

An ethylene response-related factor, GbERF1-like, from Gossypium barbadense improves resistance to Verticillium dahliae via activating lignin synthesis - Weifeng Guo; Li Jin; Yuhuan Miao; Xin He; Qin Hu; Kai Guo; Longfu Zhu; Xianlong Zhang (Plant Molecular Biology, 2016)

Manganese accumulation in hair and teeth as a biomarker of manganese exposure and neurotoxicity in rats - Guiqiang Liang; Li’e Zhang; Shuyan Ma; Yingnan Lv; Huiyan Qin; Xiaowei Huang; Li Qing; Qin Li; Kangcheng Chen; Feng Xiong; Yifei Ma; Jie Nong; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

Inhibition control impairments in adolescent smokers: electrophysiological evidence from a Go/NoGo study - Junsen Yin; Kai Yuan; Dan Feng; Jiadong Cheng; Yangding Li; Chenxi Cai; Yanzhi Bi; Shi Sha; Xiaomin Shen; Ben Zhang; Ting Xue; Wei Qin; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2016)

Macrophages promote vasculogenesis of retinal neovascularization in an oxygen-induced retinopathy model in mice - Xiang Gao; Yu-Sheng Wang; Xiao-Qin Li; Hui-Yuan Hou; Jing-Bo Su; Li-Bo Yao; Jian Zhang (Cell and Tissue Research, 2016)

Genetic Variants of VEGF (rs201963 and rs3025039) and KDR (rs7667298, rs2305948, and rs1870377) Are Associated with Glioma Risk in a Han Chinese Population: a Case-Control Study - Jiannan Zhang; Jian Yang; Yuqing Chen; Qin Mao; Shanquan Li; Wenhao Xiong; Yingying Lin; Jie Chen; Jianwei Ge (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

Association of genetic susceptibility variants for type 2 diabetes with breast cancer risk in women of European ancestry - Zhiguo Zhao; Wanqing Wen; Kyriaki Michailidou; Manjeet K. Bolla; Qin Wang; Ben Zhang; Jirong Long; Xiao-Ou Shu; Marjanka K. Schmidt; Roger L. Milne; Montserrat García-Closas; Jenny Chang-Claude; et al. (Cancer Causes & Control, 2016)

Microbial communities of an arable soil treated for 8 years with organic and inorganic fertilizers - Chen Chen; Jianan Zhang; Min Lu; Chun Qin; Yahua Chen; Li Yang; Qiwei Huang; Jichen Wang; Zhenguo Shen; Qirong Shen (Biology and Fertility of Soils, 2016)

Human cytomegalovirus UL49 encodes an early, virion-associated protein essential for virus growth in human foreskin fibroblasts - Feng Zhu; Jian Yuan; Hong-Jian Li; Zhi-Feng Zeng; Zhi-Wen Luo; Shi-Qian Li; Chi-Qiang He; Xue-Fang Jia; Xin Zhang; Hui Zuo; Yi-Min Liu; Martin Chang; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2016)

Isolation, identification and genomic characterization of the Asian lineage Zika virus imported to China - Yong-Qiang Deng; Hui Zhao; Xiao-Feng Li; Na-Na Zhang; Zhong-Yu Liu; Tao Jiang; Da-Yong Gu; Lei Shi; Jian-An He; Hong-Jiang Wang; Zhao-Zeng Sun; Qing Ye; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2016)

Hurdles of CAR-T cell-based cancer immunotherapy directed against solid tumors - Bing-Lan Zhang; Di-Yuan Qin; Ze-Ming Mo; Yi Li; Wei Wei; Yong-Sheng Wang; Wei Wang; Yu-Quan Wei (Science China Life Sciences, 2016)

Context- and time-dependent neurobiological and behavioral sensitization induced by a single morphine exposure in mice - Wang-Jun Qin; Yan-Ting Wang; Peng-Mei Li; Xiao-Xing Wang; Jun-Xu Li; Hamid R. Noori; Rick E. Bernardi; Jian-Hui Liang; Xiang-Lin Zhang (Psychopharmacology, 2016)

Evolution of the KCS gene family in plants: the history of gene duplication, sub/neofunctionalization and redundancy - Hai-Song Guo; Yan-Mei Zhang; Xiao-Qin Sun; Mi-Mi Li; Yue-Yu Hang; Jia-Yu Xue (Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 2016)

The potential of residues of furfural and biogas as calcareous soil amendments for corn seed production - Yunchen Zhao; Zhibin Yan; Jiahai Qin; Zhijun Ma; Youfu Zhang; Li Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

Mechanisms of Intracellular Calcium Homeostasis in MC3T3-E1 Cells and Bone Tissues of Sprague-Dawley Rats Exposed to Fluoride - Xiao-qin Duan; Yan-hui Li; Xiu-yun Zhang; Zhi-tao Zhao; Ying Wang; Huan Wang; Guang-sheng Li; Ling Jing (Biological Trace Element Research, 2016)

Analysis the role of arabidopsis CKRC6/ASA1 in auxin and cytokinin biosynthesis - Dong-Wei Di; Lei Wu; Pan Luo; Li Zhang; Tian-Zi Zhang; Xue Sun; Shao-Dong Wei; Chen-Wei An; Guang-Qin Guo (Journal of Plant Biology, 2016)

Molecular cloning of HMW glutenin subunits from Roegneria kamoji (Poaceae: Triticeae) - Ying-Xia Lei; Kuai Yu; Yi Wang; Xing Fan; Hou-Yang Kang; Li-Na Sha; Yong-Hong Zhou; Hai-Qin Zhang (Biologia, 2016)

Proteome analysis of pollen in the K-type male sterility line 732A and its maintainer 732B in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis - Fangning Zhang; Guidong Li; Qin Ding; Zhen Wang; Xiaofei Ma; Hongxia Zhang; Zigang Zhang; Feng Jin; Lingjian Ma (Acta Physiologiae Plantarum, 2016)

Ammonium removal of drinking water at low temperature by activated carbon filter biologically enhanced with heterotrophic nitrifying bacteria - Wen Qin; Wei-Guang Li; Duo-Ying Zhang; Xiao-Fei Huang; Yang Song (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

Genome-Scale Identification of Cell-Wall-Related Genes in Switchgrass through Comparative Genomics and Computational Analyses of Transcriptomic Data - Xin Chen; Qin Ma; Xiaolan Rao; Yuhong Tang; Yan Wang; Gaoyang Li; Chi Zhang; Xizeng Mao; Richard A. Dixon; Ying Xu (BioEnergy Research, 2016)

Assessment of Montan Resin on Germination and Growth of Wheat Seed - Juxiang Liu; Mi Zhang; Baocai Li; Yi Qin; Cheng Xiang; Jing He (Agricultural Research, 2016)

Updated precipitation reconstruction (AD 1482–2012) for Huashan, north-central China - Feng Chen; Ruibo Zhang; Huiqin Wang; Li Qin; Yujiang Yuan (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2016)

Opposite Sex Contact and Isolation: A Novel Depression/Anxiety Model - Liu Yang; Li-Jun Shi; Bei Tang; Qiu-Qin Han; Jin Yu; Gen-Cheng Wu; Yu-Qiu Zhang (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2016)

An overview of potential molecular mechanisms involved in VSMC phenotypic modulation - Ming-Jie Zhang; Yi Zhou; Lei Chen; Yan-Qin Wang; Xu Wang; Yan Pi; Chang-Yue Gao; Jing-Cheng Li; Li-Li Zhang (Histochemistry and Cell Biology, 2016)

Glacier changes since the early 1960s, eastern Pamir, China - Zhen Zhang; Jun-li Xu; Shi-yin Liu; Wan-qin Guo; Jun-feng Wei; Tong Feng (Journal of Mountain Science, 2016)

A functional variant in miR-143 promoter contributes to prostate cancer risk - Haiyan Chu; Dongyan Zhong; Jialin Tang; Jie Li; Yao Xue; Na Tong; Chao Qin; Changjun Yin; Zhengdong Zhang; Meilin Wang (Archives of Toxicology, 2016)

An Empirical Method to Investigate the Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Annual Average Groundwater Recharge Intensity-a Case Study in Grand River, Michigan, USA - Zhang Jing; Lan-yue Zhang; Qin Xie; Yao Li; Shi-huai Deng; Fei Shen; Yuan-wei Li; Hong Xiao; Gang Yang; Chun Song (Water Resources Management, 2016)

Serum Levels of Thioredoxin Are Associated with Stroke Risk, Severity, and Lesion Volumes - Meng-Hai Wu; Fang-Yu Song; Li-Ping Wei; Zhao-Yun Meng; Zhi-Qiang Zhang; Qin-De Qi (Molecular Neurobiology, 2016)

EDARV370A associated facial characteristics in Uyghur population revealing further pleiotropic effects - Qianqian Peng; Jinxi Li; Jingze Tan; Yajun Yang; Manfei Zhang; Sijie Wu; Yu Liu; Juan Zhang; Pengfei Qin; Yaqun Guan; Yi Jiao; Zhaoxia Zhang; et al. (Human Genetics, 2016)

A novel Halomonas ventosae-specific virulent halovirus isolated from the Qiaohou salt mine in Yunnan, Southwest China - Chao-Qun Fu; Qin Zhao; Zhi-Ying Li; Yong-Xia Wang; Shi-Ying Zhang; Yong-Hong Lai; Wei Xiao; Xiao-Long Cui (Extremophiles, 2016)

PPR protein PDM1/SEL1 is involved in RNA editing and splicing of plastid genes in Arabidopsis thaliana - Hong-Dao Zhang; Yong-Lan Cui; Chao Huang; Qian-Qian Yin; Xue-Mei Qin; Te Xu; Xiao-Fang He; Yi Zhang; Zi-Ran Li; Zhong-Nan Yang (Photosynthesis Research, 2015)

Myeloid-Specific Blockade of Notch Signaling by RBP-J Knockout Attenuates Spinal Cord Injury Accompanied by Compromised Inflammation Response in Mice - Bei-Yu Chen; Min-Hua Zheng; Yan Chen; Yan-Ling Du; Xiao-Long Sun; Xing Zhang; Li Duan; Fang Gao; Liang Liang; Hong-Yan Qin; Zhuo-Jing Luo; Hua Han (Molecular Neurobiology, 2015)

Elevated Serum Mannose-Binding Lectin Levels Are Associated with Poor Outcome After Acute Ischemic Stroke in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes - Fang-Yu Song; Meng-Hai Wu; Li-hua Zhu; Zhi-Qiang Zhang; Qin-De Qi; Chang-li Lou (Molecular Neurobiology, 2015)

Evaluation of productivity and stability of elite summer soybean cultivars in multi-environment trials - Jun Qin; Ran Xu; Haichao Li; Chunyan Yang; Duan Liu; Zhangxiong liu; Lifeng Zhang; Weiguo Lu; Terrence Frett; Pengyin Chen; Mengchen Zhang; Lijuan Qiu (Euphytica, 2015)

Effective conversion of maize straw wastes into bio-hydrogen by two-stage process integrating H2 fermentation and MECs - Yan-Hong Li; Yan-Xia Bai; Chun-Mei Pan; Wei-Wei Li; Hui-Qin Zheng; Jing-Nan Zhang; Yao-Ting Fan; Hong-Wei Hou (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015)

Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and risk of lung cancer: a dose–response meta-analysis - Guo-Chong Chen; Zeng-Li Zhang; Zhongxiao Wan; Ling Wang; Peter Weber; Manfred Eggersdorfer; Li-Qiang Qin; Weiguo Zhang (Cancer Causes & Control, 2015)

Multiple lectin assays for detecting glyco-alteration of serum GP73 in liver diseases - Kai Jiang; Shuxin Shang; Wei Li; Kun Guo; Xue Qin; Shu Zhang; Yinkun Liu (Glycoconjugate Journal, 2015)

Effects of prey color, wall color and water color on food ingestion of larval orange-spotted grouper Epinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822) - Jiasong Zhang; Huayang Guo; Zhenhua Ma; Shigui Jiang; Kaichang Wu; Youning Li; Jian G. Qin (Aquaculture International, 2015)

Effects of epigallocatechin gallate on the cell-wall structure of Mycobacterial smegmatis mc 2 155 - Tieying Sun; Biaojie Qin; Mingchuan Gao; Yuling Yin; Changyuan Wang; Shizhu Zang; Xinli Li; Cuili Zhang; Yi Xin; Tao Jiang (Natural Product Research, 2015)

Clinical and molecular genetic analysis of a Chinese family with congenital X-linked adrenal hypoplasia caused by novel mutation 1268delA in the DAX-1 gene - Zhe Zhang; Ye Feng; Dan Ye; Cheng-jiang Li; Feng-qin Dong; Ying Tong (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2015)

Occurrence of Polychlorodibenzothiophenes in Nanjing Section of the Yangtze River, China - Qun He; Li Qin; Xuesheng Zhang; Liansheng Wang; Ping Sun; Zunyao Wang (Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2015)

Temporal and spatial variations of grassland desertification monitoring in Tibet of China - B. Xu; J.Y. Li; Y.X. Jin; Z.L. Wang; Z.H. Qin; M.Q. Wu; D. L. Wang; J. Zhang; H.L. Ma; X.C. Yang (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2015)

Study on the behaviour of dormancy breaking in Cathaica fasciola (Draparnaud 1801) (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora) - Min-Zhao Zhang; Yan-Li Du; Xiao-Chun Qin; Yu-Jia Zhao; Jin-Zhong Wang; Zhi-Yong Zhang (Molluscan Research, 2015)

Clinical characteristics of 154 patients suspected of having Ebola virus disease in the Ebola holding center of Jui Government Hospital in Sierra Leone during the 2014 Ebola outbreak - T. Yan; J. Mu; E. Qin; Y. Wang; L. Liu; D. Wu; H. Jia; Z. Li; T. Guo; X. Wang; Y. Qin; Y. Li; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2015)

ALDH2*2 Allele is a Negative Risk Factor for Cerebral Infarction in Chinese Women - Qiao-Yan Li; Ning-Min Zhao; Jian-Jun Ma; Hong-Fei Duan; Yong-Cheng Ma; Wei Zhang; Hong-Wei Zhao; Yu-Hua Qin (Biochemical Genetics, 2015)

Identification of insecticidal constituents of the essential oils of Dahlia pinnata Cav. against Sitophilus zeamais and Sitophilus oryzae - Da-Cheng Wang; Da-Ren Qiu; Li-Na Shi; Hong-Yu Pan; Ya-Wei Li; Jin-Zhu Sun; Ying-Jie Xue; Dong-Sheng Wei; Xiang Li; Ya-Mei Zhang; Jian-Chun Qin (Natural Product Research, 2015)

Functional variant in methionine synthase reductase intron-1 is associated with pleiotropic congenital malformations - Haiqin Cheng; Huili Li; Zhaoli Bu; Qin Zhang; Baoling Bai; Hong Zhao; Ren-Ke Li; Ting Zhang; Jun Xie (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2015)

Effect of Cinnamic Acid for Controlling Gray Mold on Table Grape and Its Possible Mechanisms of Action - Zhanquan Zhang; Guozheng Qin; Boqiang Li; Shiping Tian (Current Microbiology, 2015)

Neurophysiological and Neuropsychological Correlates of Subconscious Auditory Processing During Anesthesia and Their Implications in Anesthesia Awareness - Lei Mou; Maoxu Li; Dongcheng Xu; Wenling Qin; Xiangjing Liu; Meng Zhang; Shanshan Li (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2015)

Molecular characterization of a novel mycovirus from Rhizoctonia fumigata AG-Ba isolate C-314 Baishi - Yanqiong Li; Ping Xu; Lifang Zhang; Zhenyuan Xia; Xiyun Qin; Genhua Yang; Xiaohan Mo (Archives of Virology, 2015)

Detection, discrimination and quantitation of 22 bluetongue virus serotypes using real-time RT-PCR with TaqMan MGB probes - Yufei Feng; Tao Yang; Qingyuan Xu; Encheng Sun; Junping Li; Shuang Lv; Haixiu Wang; Qin Zhang; Jikai Zhang; Donglai Wu (Archives of Virology, 2015)

Variable-order rotated staggered-grid method for elastic-wave forward modeling - Wei-Zhong Wang; Tian-Yue Hu; Xue-Mei Lu; Zhen Qin; Yan-Dong Li; Yan Zhang (Applied Geophysics, 2015)

Identification of volatile and softening-related genes using digital gene expression profiles in melting peach - Xiong-wei Li; Jun Jiang; Li-ping Zhang; Yi Yu; Zheng-wen Ye; Xiu-min Wang; Jing-yi Zhou; Ming-liang Chai; Hui-qin Zhang; Pere Arús; Hui-juan Jia; Zhong-shan Gao (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2015)

Activation of the signalling mucin MoM sb2 and its functional relationship with C bp1 in M agnaporthe oryzae - Guanghui Wang; Guotian Li; Shijie Zhang; Cong Jiang; Jun Qin; Jin‐Rong Xu (Environmental Microbiology, 2015)
Summary Various surface signals are recognized by M agnaporthe oryzae to activate the P mk1 MAP kinase that is essential for appressorium formation and invasive growth. One of upstream sensors of the P mk1 pathway is the MoM sb2 signalling mucin. However, the activation of MoM sb2 and its relationship with other sensors is not clear. In this study, we showed that the cleavage and transmembrane domains are essential for MoM sb2 functions. Cleavage of MoM sb2 was further confirmed by western blot analysis, and five putative cleavage sites were functionally characterized. Expression of the extracellular region alone partially rescued the defects of M omsb2 in appressorium formation and virulence. The cytoplasmic region of MoM sb2, although dispensable for appressorium formation, was more important for penetration and invasive growth. Interestingly, the M omsb2 cbp1 double mutant deleted of both mucin genes was blocked in P mk1 activation. It failed to form appressoria on artificial surfaces and was non‐pathogenic. In addition, we showed that MoM sb2 interacts with R as2 but not with MoC dc42 in co‐immunoprecipitation assays. Overall, results from this study indicated that the extracellular and cytoplasmic regions of MoM sb2 have distinct functions in appressorium formation, penetration and invasive growth, and MoM sb2 has overlapping functions with C bp1 in recognizing environmental signals for P mk1 activation.

Replacement of fish meal by meat and bone meal in diets for juvenile snakehead Ophiocephalus argus - Hairui Yu; Qin Zhang; Hui Cao; Tong Tong; Guoqiang Huang; Weizhong Li (Fisheries Science, 2015)

Diagnosis of Small Bowel Obstruction using Targeted Enterography During Nasointestinal Decompression - Rui-hong Li; De-chun Li; Qin-zhong Tian; Ping Wu; Xin-hui Zhang (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2015)

P2X7 receptor of rat dorsal root ganglia is involved in the effect of moxibustion on visceral hyperalgesia - Shuangmei Liu; Qingming Shi; Qicheng Zhu; Ting Zou; Guilin Li; An Huang; Bing Wu; Lichao Peng; Miaomiao Song; Qin Wu; Qiuyu Xie; Weijian Lin; et al. (Purinergic Signalling, 2015)

SIRT1 overexpression in skeletal muscle in vivo induces increased insulin sensitivity and enhanced complex I but not complex II–V functions in individual subsarcolemmal and intermyofibrillar mitochondria - Hao-Hao Zhang; Gui-Jun Qin; Xia-Lian Li; Ying-Hui Zhang; Pei-Jie Du; Peng-Yu Zhang; Yan-Yan Zhao; Jing Wu (Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry, 2015)

Occurrence of polychlorinated diphenyl ethers in Nanjing section of the Yangtze River: level and distribution pattern - Li Qin; Mingbao Feng; Xuesheng Zhang; Liansheng Wang; Zunyao Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2015)

A simple and rapid approach to manipulate pseudorabies virus genome by CRISPR/Cas9 system - Aotian Xu; Chao Qin; Yue Lang; Mingyue Wang; Mengyang Lin; Chuang Li; Rui Zhang; Jun Tang (Biotechnology Letters, 2015)

Fluoride Affects Calcium Homeostasis by Regulating Parathyroid Hormone, PTH-Related Peptide, and Calcium-Sensing Receptor Expression - Ying Wang; Xiao-qin Duan; Zhi-tao Zhao; Xiu-yun Zhang; Huan Wang; Da-wei Liu; Guang-sheng Li; Ling Jing (Biological Trace Element Research, 2015)

Effects of Selenium-Chitosan on Blood Selenium Concentration, Antioxidation Status, and Cellular and Humoral Immunity in Mice - Shunyi Qin; Baoxia Huang; Jifei Ma; Xin Wang; Jianbing Zhang; Liuan Li; Fu Chen (Biological Trace Element Research, 2015)

Generation of outbred Ace2 knockout mice by RNA transfection of TALENs displaying colitis reminiscent pathophysiology and inflammation - Chuxin Liu; Liping Xiao; Feida Li; Huanhuan Zhang; Qin Li; Huan Liu; Shujin Fu; Chao Li; Xingju Zhang; Jun Wang; Nicklas H. Staunstrup; Yong Li; et al. (Transgenic Research, 2015)

Driving mechanism of cultivated land transition in Yantai Proper, Shandong Province, China - Weishan Qin; Yifeng Zhang; Guangdong Li (Chinese Geographical Science, 2015)

Prauserella endophytica sp. nov., an endophytic actinobacterium isolated from Tamarix taklamakanensis - Jia-Meng Liu; Xugela Habden; Lin Guo; Li Tuo; Zhong-Ke Jiang; Shao-Wei Liu; Xian-Fu Liu; Li Chen; Rong-Feng Li; Yu-Qin Zhang; Cheng-Hang Sun (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2015)

Petrogenesis of diabase from accretionary prism in the southern Q iangtang terrane, central T ibet: Evidence from U – P b geochronology, petrochemistry and Sr – Nd – Hf – O isotope characteristics - Jin‐Xiang Li; Ke‐Zhang Qin; Guang‐Ming Li; Jun‐Xing Zhao; Ming‐Jian Cao (Island Arc, 2015)
The B angong– N ujiang suture ( BNS ) between the L hasa and Q iangtang terranes is an important boundary and its petrogenesis is controversial. Diabase from the accretionary prism in the southern Q iangtang terrane yields a zircon U – Pb age of 181.3 ± 1.4 Ma. All the diabases show tholeiitic basalt compositions, gentle enrichment patters of light rare earth elements ( REE ), variable enrichment in incompatible element concentrations (e.g. Th and Rb ), and no anomaly in high field strength elements (e.g. Nb and Ta ), similar to that of enriched mid‐ocean ridge basalt ( E ‐ MORB ). They have relatively homogeneous whole rock Nd (ε Nd (t) = 7.3–9.1) and zircon Hf – O isotopic compositions (ε Hf (t) = 14.8–16.1, and δ 18 O = 4.57–6.12‰), possibly indicating melting of the depleted mantle and no significant crustal contamination during the petrogenesis. The element variations suggest that the diabases were formed by plume–ridge interaction at a mid‐ocean ridge within the B angong– N ujiang ocean.

Fate of arsenate following arsenite oxidation in A grobacterium tumefaciens GW 4 - Qian Wang; Dong Qin; Shengzhe Zhang; Lu Wang; Jingxin Li; Christopher Rensing; Timothy R. McDermott; Gejiao Wang (Environmental Microbiology, 2015)
Summary The fate of arsenate ( As V ) generated by microbial arsenite ( As III ) oxidation is poorly understood. A grobacterium tumefaciens wild‐type strain ( GW 4) was studied to determine how the cell copes with As V generated in batch culture. GW 4 grown heterotrophically with mannitol used As III as a supplemental energy supply as reflected by enhanced growth and increased cellular levels of NADH and ATP . Under low phosphate ( P i) conditions and presence of As III oxidation, up to ∼ 50% of the resulting As V was taken up and found associated with the periplasm, membrane or cytoplasm fractions of the cells. Arsenic was found associated with proteins and polar lipids, but not in nucleic acids or sugars. Thin‐layer chromatography and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis suggested the presence of arsenolipids in membranes, presumably as part of the bilayer structure of the cell membrane and replacing P i under P i‐limiting conditions. The potential role of a P i‐binding protein ( PstS ) for As V uptake was assessed with the His‐tag purified protein. Intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence spectra analysis suggests that PstS can bind As V , but with lower affinity as compared with P i. In early stationary phase cells, the As V : P i ratio was approximately 4.3 and accompanied by an altered cell ultrastructure.