A new prenylated 3-benzoxepin derivative with anti-influenza A virus activity from Elsholtzia penduliflora - Lu Zhang; Linyao Yang; Rong-Tao Li; Fei Yu; Jindong Zhong (Natural Product Research, 2022)

Sweet tea ( Lithocarpus polystachyus rehd.) as a new natural source of bioactive dihydrochalcones with multiple health benefits - Ao Shang; Hong-Yan Liu; Min Luo; Yu Xia; Xiao Yang; Hang-Yu Li; Ding-Tao Wu; Quancai Sun; Fang Geng; Ren-You Gan (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022)

Allelically and Differentially Expressed Genes After Infection of Edwardsiella ictaluri in Channel Catfish as Determined by Bulk Segregant RNA-Seq - Yulin Jin; Tao Zhou; Wansheng Jiang; Ning Li; Xiaoyan Xu; Suxu Tan; Huitong Shi; Yujia Yang; Zihao Yuan; Wenwen Wang; Guyu Qin; Shikai Liu; et al. (Marine Biotechnology, 2022)

Associations between ambient fine particulate (PM2.5) exposure and cardiovascular disease: findings from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) - Xiaowei Mai; Houfeng Zhou; Yangyang Li; Xin Huang; Tao Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Different effects of the DRD4 genotype on intrinsic brain network connectivity strength in drug-naïve children with ADHD and healthy controls - Shuangli Chen; Andan Qian; Jiejie Tao; Ronghui Zhou; Chuqi Fu; Chuang Yang; Qingxia Lin; JieJie Zhou; Jiance Li; Xiaoqi Huang; Meihao Wang (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2022)
The dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4) has been consistently reported to be associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Recent studies have linked DRD4 to functional connectivity among specific brain regions. The current study aimed to compare the effects of the DRD4 genotype on functional integrity in drug-naïve ADHD children and healthy children. Resting-state functional MRI images were acquired from 49 children with ADHD and 37 healthy controls (HCs). We investigated the effects of the 2-repeat allele of DRD4 on brain network connectivity in both groups using a parameter called the degree of centrality (DC), which indexes local functional relationships across the entire brain connectome. A voxel-wise two-way ANCOVA was performed to examine the diagnosis-by-genotype interactions on DC maps. Significant diagnosis-by-genotype interactions with DC were found in the temporal lobe, including the left inferior temporal gyrus (ITG) and bilateral middle temporal gyrus (MTG) (GRF corrected at voxel level p < 0.001 and cluster level p < 0.05, two-tailed). With the further subdivision of the DC network according to anatomical distance, additional brain regions with significant interactions were found in the long-range DC network, including the left superior parietal gyrus (SPG) and right middle frontal gyrus (MFG). The post-hoc pairwise analysis found that altered network centrality related to DRD4 differed according to diagnostic status (p < 0.05). This genetic imaging study suggests that the DRD4 genotype regulates the functional integration of brain networks in children with ADHD and HCs differently. This may have important implications for our understanding of the role of DRD4 in altering functional connectivity in ADHD subjects.

Responses and feedback of litter properties and soil mesofauna to herbaceous plants expansion into the alpine tundra on Changbai Mountain, China - Ying-jie Zhang; Ying-hua Jin; Jia-wei Xu; Hong-shi He; Yan Tao; Zhi-peng Yang; Jing Zhao; Yin-xia Diao; Chen-hui Sun; Mai-He Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2022)

Flavobacterium proteolyticum sp. nov., isolated from aquaculture water - Juan Du; Yang Liu; Tao Pei; Anzhang Li; Ming-Rong Deng; Honghui Zhu (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

The anticancer potential of the dietary polyphenol rutin: Current status, challenges, and perspectives - Arakkaveettil Kabeer Farha; Ren-You Gan; Hua-Bin Li; Ding-Tao Wu; Atanas G. Atanasov; Khalid Gul; Jia-Rong Zhang; Qiong-Qiong Yang; Harold Corke (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022)

Genetic dissection of quantitative trait loci for grain size and weight by high-resolution genetic mapping in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Tao Li; Guangbing Deng; Yan Su; Zhao Yang; Yanyan Tang; Jinhui Wang; Juanyu Zhang; Xvebing Qiu; Xi Pu; Wuyun Yang; Jun Li; Zehou Liu; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2022)

Genetic diversity of Lathyrus sp collected from different geographical regions - Md. Mosiur Rahman; Md. Ruhul Quddus; Md. Omar Ali; Rong Liu; Mengwei Li; Xin Yan; Guan Li; Yishan Ji; Md. Monoar Hossain; Chenyu Wang; Ashutosh Sarker; Tao Yang; et al. (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

QTL mapping and candidate gene mining of flag leaf size traits in Japonica rice based on linkage mapping and genome-wide association study - Jiangxu Wang; Tao Wang; Qi Wang; Xiaodong Tang; Yang Ren; Haiyan Zheng; Kai Liu; Luomiao Yang; Hui Jiang; Yidan Li; Qi Liu; Detang Zou; et al. (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Nitric Oxide Signaling Pathway in Ventral Tegmental Area is Involved in Regulation of 7,8-Dihydroxyflavone on Alcohol Consumption in Rats - Qing Gao; Tao Yang; Xin-Xin Li; Jun-Wei Xiong; Wei Ma; Yan-Min Xu; Yong Liu; Hong-Yan Zhang; Qi-Yu Wang; Hong-Xuan Wang; Ying Peng; Xiao-Feng Zhu; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2022)

Trends in the impact of socioeconomic developments on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon concentrations in Dianchi Lake - Xiaohua Ma; Hao Yang; Shuaidong Li; Changchun Huang; Tao Huang; Hongbin Wan (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Adenine base-editing-mediated exon skipping induces gene knockout in cultured pig cells - Xiang-xing Zhu; Jia-sheng Pan; Tao Lin; Ye-cheng Yang; Qiu-yan Huang; Shuai-peng Yang; Zi-xiao Qu; Zi-sheng Lin; Jian-cong Wen; Ai-fen Yan; Juan Feng; Lian Liu; et al. (Biotechnology Letters, 2022)

A novel alphahypovirus that infects the fungal plant pathogen Sclerotinia sclerotiorum - Weibo Liang; Zhongbo Lu; Jie Duan; Daohong Jiang; Jiatao Xie; Jiasen Cheng; Yanping Fu; Tao Chen; Bo Li; Xiao Yu; Weidong Chen; Yang Lin (Archives of Virology, 2022)

The in vitro and in vivo anti-inflammatory activities of triterpene saponins from Clematis florida - Na-Na Yang; Yi-Fan Zhang; Hai-Tao Zhang; Xin-Hua Ma; Jin-Huang Shen; Peng Li; Tian-Hua Zhong; Yong-Hong Zhang (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Structures and biological evaluation of phenylpropanoid derivatives from Dendrobium Sonia - Bai-xiang Cai; Lei-xin Song; Hai-jun Hu; Zhu-zhen Han; Yue Zhou; Zheng-tao Wang; Li Yang (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Variability of extreme precipitation and rainfall erosivity and their attenuated effects on sediment delivery from 1957 to 2018 on the Chinese Loess Plateau - Xiaoming Xu; Du Lyu; Xiangjie Lei; Tao Huang; Yali Li; Haijie Yi; Jinwei Guo; Liang He; Jie He; Xihua Yang; Mancai Guo; Baoyuan Liu; et al. (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

Distinct phylogeographic structures and evolutionary histories of wild medicinal Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge plant populations in the mountains of Central China - Xiaoguo Wang; Tao Ma; Ying Yun; Yan Li; Jing Zhang; Hongyan Liang; Xitian Yang (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021)

Impact of forcing data and land surface properties on snow simulation in a regional climate model: a case study over the Tianshan Mountains, Central Asia - Qian Li; Tao Yang; Lan-hai Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Quantitative reconstruction of the palaeoclimate of the Shahejie Formation in the Chezhen Depression, Bohai Bay Basin, eastern China - Tao Chen; Jinliang Zhang; Yang Li; Yongfu Zhao (Frontiers of Earth Science, 2021)

Terpenoids-enriched fraction of Celastrus orbiculatus sensitizes gemcitabine by disrupting Chk1/RAD51-mediated DNA damage response in pancreatic cancer - Yang Zhao; Zhuangzhuang Jiang; Tengyang Ni; Wei Jiang; Kehui Zhou; Yuping Liu; Yanqing Liu; Li Tao (Genome Instability & Disease, 2021)

Correction to: 2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales - Jens H. Kuhn; Scott Adkins; Bernard R. Agwanda; Rim Al Kubrusli; Sergey V. Alkhovsky; Gaya K. Amarasinghe; Tatjana Avšič-Županc; María A. Ayllón; Justin Bahl; Anne Balkema-Buschmann; Matthew J. Ballinger; Christopher F. Basler; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2021)

2021 Taxonomic update of phylum Negarnaviricota (Riboviria: Orthornavirae), including the large orders Bunyavirales and Mononegavirales - Jens H. Kuhn; Scott Adkins; Bernard R. Agwanda; Rim Al Kubrusli; Sergey V. Alkhovsky; Gaya K. Amarasinghe; Tatjana Avšič-Županc; María A. Ayllón; Justin Bahl; Anne Balkema-Buschmann; Matthew J. Ballinger; Christopher F. Basler; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2021)

The Effect of Oxidized Fish Oil on the Spleen Index, Antioxidant Activity, Histology and Transcriptome in Juvenile Hybrid Grouper (♀ Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂ Epinephelus lanceolatus) - Shuisheng Long; Zhihao Li; Xiaohui Dong; Xiaobo Yan; Hao Liu; Beiping Tan; Shuang Zhang; Simiao Pan; Tao Li; Xiangxiang Suo; Yuanzhi Yang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
The spleen is an important organ in the immune function of fish, and it is also important for hematogenesis and antibody and granulocyte production. However, the effect of oxidized fish oil on the spleen of hybrid grouper (♀ Epinephelus fuscoguttatus × ♂ Epinephelus lanceolatus ) is unknown. In this study, hybrid groupers were fed with oxidized fish oil and the spleen index, antioxidant ability, histology and transcriptome were investigated. Oxidized fish oil did not affect the spleen index. Levels of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in the spleen were significantly increased as the amount of oxidized fish oil in the diet increased, but the vitamin E concentration was significantly decreased. The morphological organization of the spleen was damaged with increased oxidative stress. And the spleen reacted to oxidative stress by platelet activation, FOXO and notch signaling pathways, which involved amyloid beta precursor protein binding family B member 1 interacting protein (APBB1IP) gene, glucose-6-phosphatase (G6PC) gene, histone acetyltransferase p300 (EP300) gene, insulin gene and notch 2 gene. In conclusion, the oxidized fish oil caused oxidative stress and damaged its structure. Additionally, oxidized fish oil changed the transcription profile of the spleen.

Identification and validation of two major QTLs for spike compactness and length in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) showing pleiotropic effects on yield-related traits - Tao Li; Guangbing Deng; Yan Su; Zhao Yang; Yanyan Tang; Jinhui Wang; Xvebing Qiu; Xi Pu; Jun Li; Zehou Liu; Haili Zhang; Junjun Liang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Abnormal meiosis in fertile and sterile triploid cyprinid fish - Chun Zhang; Qi Li; La Zhu; Wangchao He; Conghui Yang; Hui Zhang; Yu Sun; Luojing Zhou; Yuandong Sun; Shurun Zhu; Chang Wu; Min Tao; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

MicroRNA-31-3p/RhoA signaling in the dorsal hippocampus modulates methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference in mice - Hongyan Qian; Qing Shang; Min Liang; Baoyao Gao; Jing Xiao; Jing Wang; Axiang Li; Canyu Yang; Jianmin Yin; Gang Chen; Tao Li; Xinshe Liu (Psychopharmacology, 2021)

AddaVax Formulated with PolyI:C as a Potential Adjuvant of MDCK-based Influenza Vaccine Enhances Local, Cellular, and Antibody Protective Immune Response in Mice - Xuanxuan Nian; Jiayou Zhang; Tao Deng; Jing Liu; Zheng Gong; Chuanshuo Lv; Luyao Yao; Junying Li; Shihe Huang; Xiaoming Yang (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021)
Poor immune responses to inactivated influenza vaccine can be improved by effective and safe adjuvants to increase antibody titers and cellular protective response. In our study, AddaVax and PolyI:C combined adjuvant (AP adjuvant) were used for influenza vaccine development. After immunizing BALB/c mice and Wistar rats intramuscularly, Split inactivated H3N2 vaccine adjuvanted with AP elicited higher serum hemagglutination-inhibition antibodies and IgG titers. We demonstrated that AP induced a transient innate immune cytokines production at the injection site, induced H3N2 uptake by DCs, increased recruitment of monocytes and DCs in LNs, and promoted H3N2 vaccine migration; AP facilitated vaccines to induce a vigorous adaptive immune response. Besides, AP showed good safety as shown by lymph nodes (LNs) size, spleens index of BALB/c mice, and weight changes and C-reaction protein level of BALB/c mice and Wistar rats after repeated administration of high-dose vaccine with or without adjuvant. These findings indicate that AP is a potential novel adjuvant and can be used as a safe and effective adjuvant for MDCK-based influenza inactivated vaccine to induce cellular and antibody protective response.

Evolutionary origin of a tetraploid Allium species on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau - Minjie Li; Zeyu Zheng; Juncheng Liu; Yongzhi Yang; Guangpeng Ren; Dafu Ru; Shangzhe Zhang; Xin Du; Tao Ma; Richard Milne; Jianquan Liu (Molecular Ecology, 2021)
Extinct taxa may be detectable if they were ancestors to extant hybrid species, which retain their genetic signature. In this study, we combined phylogenomics, population genetics and fluorescence in situ hybridization (GISH and FISH) analyses to trace the origin of the alpine tetraploid Allium tetraploideum (2 n = 4 x = 32), one of the five known members in the subgenus Cyathophora . We found that A. tetraploideum was an obvious allotetrapoploid derived from ancestors including at least two closely related diploid species, A. farreri and A. cyathophorum , from which it differs by multiple ecological and genomic attributes. However, these two species cannot account for the full genome of A. tetraploideum , indicating that at least one extinct diploid is also involved in its ancestry. Furthermore, A. tetraploideum appears to have arisen via homoploid hybrid speciation (HHS) from two extinct allotetraploid parents, which derived in turn from the aforementioned diploids. Other modes of origin were possible, but all were even more complex and involved additional extinct ancestors. Our study together highlights how some polyploid species might have very complex origins, involving both HHS and polyploid speciation and also extinct ancestors.

Metagenomic analysis reveals Culex mosquito virome diversity and Japanese encephalitis genotype V in the Republic of Korea - Mark A. Sanborn; Kathryn McGuckin Wuertz; Heung‐Chul Kim; Yu Yang; Tao Li; Simon D. Pollett; Richard G. Jarman; Irina Maljkovic Berry; Terry A. Klein; Jun Hang (Molecular Ecology, 2021)
Recent outbreaks of emerging and re‐emerging viruses have shown that timely detection of novel arboviruses with epidemic potential is essential to mitigate human health risks. There are rising concerns that emergent JEV genotype V (GV) is circulating in Asia, against which current vaccines may not be efficacious. To ascertain if JEV GV and other arboviruses are circulating in East Asia, we conducted next‐generation sequencing on 260 pools of Culex tritaeniorhynchus and Culex bitaeniorhynchus mosquitoes (6540 specimens) collected at Camp Humphreys, Republic of Korea (ROK) in 2018. Interrogation of our data revealed a highly abundant and diverse virosphere that contained sequences from 122 distinct virus species. Our statistical and hierarchical analysis uncovered correlates of potential health, virological, and ecological relevance. Furthermore, we obtained evidence that JEV GV was circulating in Pyeongtaek and, retrospectively, in Seoul in 2016 and placed these findings within the context of human and fowl reservoir activity. Sequence‐based analysis of JEV GV showed a divergent genotype that is the most distant from the GIII‐derived live attenuated SA14‐14‐2 vaccine strain and indicated regions probably responsible for reduced antibody affinity. These results emphasize recent concerns of shifting JEV genotype in East Asia and highlight the critical need for a vaccine proven efficacious against this re‐emergent virus. Together, our one‐health approach to Culex viral metagenomics uncovered novel insights into virus ecology and human health.

The identification of fish eggs of two species, the ovate sole Solea ovata and black porgy Acanthopagrus schlegelii - Yan‐jing Zheng; Xiu‐qin Li; Zhen‐xiong Yang; Wei‐xu Cai; Quan‐sheng Lou; Wei Tao (Journal of Fish Biology, 2021)
Fish eggs of the ovate sole Solea ovata and black porgy Acanthopagrus schlegelii were identified through DNA barcoding of cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COX1). Visual taxonomic features were achieved, and photographs of the eggs of both species at different developmental stages were reported for the first time. In addition, the dissolution of oil globules caused by ethanol as egg fixatives was observed. This result showed the importance of using formalin as egg fixatives in the case of morphometric analysis and the necessity of combining molecular and visual taxonomic method for morphological study.

Comprehensive Analysis of Differentially Expressed mRNA, Non-coding RNA, and Their Competitive Endogenous RNA Network of Pacific Oyster Crassostrea gigas With Different Glycogen Content Between Different Environments - Xue Wang; Weijun Wang; Zan Li; Guohua Sun; Tao Xu; Xiaohui Xu; Yanwei Feng; Qihao Luo; Bin Li; Jianmin Yang (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Glycogen content is a quantitative trait, its phenotype differences are found between individual oysters due to genetic effects and environmental factors which were including food, water temperature, salinity, and so on. In this study, a full sibling family of Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas showed different phenotypes with high and low glycogen content between South Huanghai Sea (Rizhao offshore area, RZ) and North Huanghai Sea (Kongtong Dao area, KTD), respectively. At the same time, the content of 11 glucogenic amino acids and 13 fatty acids were also significant differences between RZ and KTD. RNA-seq and small RNA-seq technologies were used for transcriptome sequencing and functional enrichment analysis of differentially expressed RNA were used by Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway. A total of 2,084 mRNAs, 1,080 long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs), 34 circular RNAs (circRNAs), and 7 microRNAs (miRNAs) were differentially expressed. Based on these differentially expressed genes (DEGs), miRNA target interactions (lncRNA/circRNA–miRNA pairs and miRNA–mRNA pairs) were predicted using the miRanda software. The differentially expressed mRNAs in this network were mainly shown to be involved in calcium signaling pathway and insulin signaling pathway. These findings could help to speculate that environmental factors may be epigenetically regulated by non-coding RNA in C. gigas , thereby further affecting glycogen content.

Genetic and molecular characterization of determinant of six-rowed spike of barley carrying vrs1.a4 - Jin-Hui Wang; Zhen-Mei Xu; Xue-Bing Qiu; Li-Lan Li; Shui-Yang Yu; Tao Li; Yan-Yan Tang; Xi Pu; Juan-Yu Zhang; Hai-Li Zhang; Jun-Jun Liang; Ya-Wei Tang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Development and application of the Faba_bean_130K targeted next-generation sequencing SNP genotyping platform based on transcriptome sequencing - Chenyu Wang; Rong Liu; Yujiao Liu; Wanwei Hou; Xuejun Wang; Yamei Miao; Yuhua He; Yu Ma; Guan Li; Dong Wang; Yishan Ji; Hongyan Zhang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

A cross-sectional study of chemotherapy-related AKI - Xin Kang; Xizi Zheng; Damin Xu; Tao Su; Ying Zhou; Jing Ji; Qi Yu; Yimin Cui; Li Yang (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2021)

CCN1 gene polymorphisms associated with congenital heart disease susceptibility in Northwest Chinese population from different high-altitude areas - Wenke Yang; Jun Bai; Xinyu Song; Shasha Zhang; Nana Chen; Tao You; Kang Yi; Zhenglin Li; Dingxiong Xie; Xiaodong Xie (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

An Investigation of Toxic Metal Levels (Pb, Cd, Cr, As, Hg) in Dried Porphyra and Laminaria Collected from Coastal Cities, China - Yan Chen; Yong-tao Liu; Fu-hua Wang; Dian Wen; Hui Yang; Xiao-li Zhao (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Genomic and transcriptomic insights into the habitat adaptation of the diazotrophic paddy‐field cyanobacterium Nostoc sphaeroides - Zhen Chen; Jin‐Long Shang; Shengwei Hou; Tao Li; Qi Li; Yi‐Wen Yang; Wolfgang R. Hess; Bao‐Sheng Qiu (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Nitrogen‐fixing cyanobacteria are common in paddy fields, one of the most productive wetland ecosystems. Here, we present the complete genome of Nostoc sphaeroides, a paddy‐field diazotroph used for food and medicine for more than 1700 years and deciphered the transcriptional regulation during the developmental transition from hormogonia to vegetative filaments with heterocysts. The genome of N. sphaeroides consists of one circular chromosome (6.48 Mb), one of the largest ever reported megaplasmids (2.34 Mb), and seven plasmids. Multiple gene families involved in the adaption to high solar radiation and water fluctuation conditions were found expanded, while genes involved in anoxic adaptation and phosphonate utilization are located on the megaplasmid, suggesting its indispensable role in environmental adaptation. Distinct gene expression patterns were observed during the light‐intensity‐regulated transition from hormogonia to vegetative filaments, specifically, genes encoding proteins involved in photosynthetic light reaction, carbon fixation, nitrogen metabolism and heterocyst differentiation were significantly upregulated, whereas genes related to cell motility were down‐regulated. Our results provide genomic and transcriptomic insights into the adaptation of a filamentous nitrogen‐fixing cyanobacterium to the highly dynamic paddy‐field habitat, suggesting N. sphaeroides as an excellent system to understand the transition from aquatic to terrestrial habitats and to support sustainable rice production.

A revised range of variability approach considering the morphological alteration of hydrological indicators - Xin Zheng; Tao Yang; Tong Cui; Chongyu Xu; Xudong Zhou; Zhenya Li; Pengfei Shi; Youwei Qin (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2021)

The occurrence order and cross-talk of different tRNA modifications - Jing Li; Wen-Yu Zhu; Wen-Qing Yang; Cai-Tao Li; Ru-Juan Liu (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Four genetic loci affecting swine lung lesions identified by whole-genome sequencing-based association studies - Xinkai Tong; Tao Huang; Mingpeng Zhang; Jiaqi Chen; Zhou Zhang; Jingquan Li; Huipeng Du; Ziqi Ling; Zhongzi Wu; Bin Yang; Shijun Xiao; Huashui Ai (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Association between large artery stenosis, cerebral small vessel disease and risk of ischemic stroke - Fei Han; Ding-Ding Zhang; Fei-Fei Zhai; Jun Xue; Jiang-Tao Zhang; Shuang Yan; Li-Xin Zhou; Jun Ni; Ming Yao; Meng Yang; Ming-Li Li; Zheng-Yu Jin; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Overexpression of SoACLA-1 Gene Confers Drought Tolerance Improvement in Sugarcane - Kai Zhu; Chan Huang; Thi-Thu Phan; Li-Tao Yang; Bao-Qing Zhang; Yong-Xiu Xing; Yang-Rui Li (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2021)

Aeromonas sobria regulates proinflammatory immune response in mouse macrophages via activating the MAPK, AKT, and NF-κB pathways - Wei Zhang; Bello Babatunde Kazeem; Haitao Yang; Gang Liu; Guanglu Wang; Zhixing Li; Tao Guo; Panpan Zhao; Jingquan Dong (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2021)

Deep-sea coral evidence for dissolved mercury evolution in the deep North Pacific Ocean over the last 700 years - Yang Qu; Kuidong Xu; Tao Li; Maoyu Wang; Huan Zhong; Tianyu Chen (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2021)

Neuroanatomical correlates of self-awareness of highly practiced visuomotor skills - Junjun Li; Zhenglong Lin; Ran Tao; Min Xu; Shihong Kong; Hong-Yan Bi; Yang Yang (Brain Structure and Function, 2021)

Identification and candidate gene mining of HvSS1, a novel qualitative locus on chromosome 6H, regulating the uppermost internode elongation in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) - Xi Pu; Yanyan Tang; Meihao Zhang; Tao Li; Xvebing Qiu; Juanyu Zhang; Jinhui Wang; Lilan Li; Zhao Yang; Yan Su; Haili Zhang; Junjun Liang; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Dynamical influence of the Madden-Julian oscillation on the Northern Hemisphere mesosphere during the boreal winter - Cong Sun; Chengyun Yang; Tao Li (Science China Earth Sciences, 2021)

Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel 1,3-diphenylurea quinoxaline derivatives as potent anticancer agents - Gui-Zhen Li; Xi-Lin Ouyang; Zu-Yu Mo; Yao Gu; Xiao-Lin Cao; Li Yang; Hai-Tao Tang; Ying-Ming Pan (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2021)

Active components from Lagotis brachystachya maintain uric acid homeostasis by inhibiting renal TLR4-NLRP3 signaling in hyperuricemic mice - Ji-Xiao Zhu; Hai-Yan Yang; Wei-Qiong Hu; Jie Cheng; Yang Liu; Li-Tao Yi; Hong-Yu Cheng (Inflammopharmacology, 2021)

Simulating reference crop evapotranspiration with different climate data inputs using Gaussian exponential model - Yue Jia; Fengchun Wang; Pengcheng Li; Shuyi Huo; Tao Yang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Exposure to antibiotics and mental disorders in children: a community-based cross-sectional study - Jingjing Zhang; Kaiyong Liu; Liang Sun; Linsheng Yang; Xinji Liu; Yitian Zhu; Rong Wei; Zhongxiu Jin; Li Wang; Ying Ma; Sufang Wang; Annuo Liu; et al. (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)

Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Heart Tissue in Response to Hypoxia in Silver Sillago (Sillago sihama) - Wanida Saetan; Minghui Ye; Xinghua Lin; Xiaozhan Lin; Yulei Zhang; Yang Huang; Tao Du; Guangli Li; Changxu Tian (Journal of Ocean University of China, 2021)

Evidence of return of chum salmon released from Tangwang River by strontium marking method - Jilong Wang; Wei Liu; Peilun Li; Fujiang Tang; Wanqiao Lu; Jian Yang; Tao Jiang (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021)

Upregulation of the PPAR signaling pathway and accumulation of lipids are related to the morphological and structural transformation of the dragon-eye goldfish eye - Peng Yu; Yang Wang; Wen-Tao Yang; Zhi Li; Xiao-Juan Zhang; Li Zhou; Jian-Fang Gui (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Anti-proliferation and pro-apoptosis effects of miR-582-5p in chronic lymphocytic leukemia via targeting HNRNPA1 and suppression of NF-κB - Zengsheng Wang; Yan Li; Xiaochuan Kuang; Fang Guo; Tao Lang; Min Mao; Xiaoyan Zhang; Haiqing Yang (Molecular & Cellular Toxicology, 2021)

Development mechanism of organic-inorganic composite pores in the shale of the Niutitang Formation at the Huijunba syncline - Fu Deliang; Sun Lina; Li Jing; Wang Zixiang; Tian Tao; Yao Jianming; Duan Zhonghui; Yang Fu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Mobile genetic elements mediate the mixotrophic evolution of novel Alicyclobacillus species for acid mine drainage adaptation - Zhenghua Liu; Zonglin Liang; Zhicheng Zhou; Liangzhi Li; Delong Meng; Xiutong Li; Jiemeng Tao; Zhen Jiang; Yabing Gu; Ye Huang; Xueduan Liu; Zhendong Yang; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Alicyclobacillus species inhabit diverse environments and have adapted to broad ranges of pH and temperature. However, their adaptive evolutions remain elusive, especially regarding the role of mobile genetic elements (MGEs). Here, we characterized the distributions and functions of MGEs in Alicyclobacillus species across five environments, including acid mine drainage (AMD), beverages, hot springs, sediments, and soils. Nine Alicyclobacillus strains were isolated from AMD and possessed larger genome sizes and more genes than those from other environments. Four AMD strains evolved to be mixotrophic and fell into distinctive clusters in phylogenetic tree. Four types of MGEs including genomic island (GI), insertion sequence (IS), prophage, and integrative and conjugative element (ICE) were widely distributed in Alicyclobacillus species. Further, AMD strains did not possess CRISPR‐Cas systems, but had more GI, IS, and ICE, as well as more MGE‐associated genes involved in the oxidation of iron and sulfide and the resistance of heavy metal and low temperature. These findings highlight the differences in phenotypes and genotypes between strains isolated from AMD and other environments and the important role of MGEs in rapid environment niche expansions.

Consolidation analysis of an impervious multi-pile composite ground under rigid foundation - Tao Yang; Yizhou Ruan; Jing Ni; Chao Li (European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2021)

Generation and identification of endothelial-specific Hrh2 knockout mice - Rui Meng; Wen-Ke Cai; Wen-Mang Xu; Qiang Feng; Ping Wang; Yan-hua Huang; Yu-Xin Fan; Tao Zhou; Qin Yang; Zhi-Ran Li; Gong-Hao He (Transgenic Research, 2021)

Distinct methylome patterns contribute to ecotypic differentiation in the growth of the storage organ of a flowering plant (sacred lotus) - Hui Li; Xingyu Yang; Qingfeng Wang; Jinming Chen; Tao Shi (Molecular Ecology, 2021)
DNA methylation is an epigenetic modification involved in phenotypic diversity, plant development, and environmental responses. However, the mechanisms of DNA methylation underpinning the adaption of lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera ) ecotypes to high and low latitudes remain unsolved, especially adaptive evolution of their storage organs. Tropical and temperate lotus ecotypes have thin and enlarged rhizomes which are adapted to low and high latitudes, respectively. Here, we investigated the DNA methylomes and transcriptomes of rhizomes of the temperate and tropical lotus to address this issue. Compared with that of the tropical lotus, the DNA of the temperate lotus was significantly more hypermethylated, indicating an increase in global DNA methylation in the lotus, with rhizome enlargement. Meanwhile, genes associated with differentially methylated regions in their promoters tended to be differentially expressed between the two ecotypes. Interestingly, the genes with their expression negatively correlated with methylation levels in their promoters and genomic regions displayed significantly higher transposon coverage, while the genes showing a significant positive correlation between expression and methylation showed lesser transposon coverage. Further, we identified that DNA methylation, especially in the promoter region, was significantly correlated with the expression of many starch‐biosynthetic, gibberellin‐, and brassinosteroid‐signalling genes associated with rhizome differentiation. Overall, our study unveiled that distinct global and local methylation patterns between the two lotus ecotypes contribute to their expression differences and adaptive phenotypic divergence of their storage organs, highlighting the role of DNA methylation in shaping the ecotypic differentiation of lotus.

Effects of prenatal exposure to bisphenols on newborn leucocyte telomere length: a prospective birth cohort study in China - Jun Liang; Yantao Shao; Dongping Huang; Chunxiu Yang; Tao Liu; Xiaoyun Zeng; Chunling Li; Zhenghua Tang; Jennifer Tan Hui Juan; Yanye Song; Shun Liu; Xiaoqiang Qiu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

The resurgent landscape of xenotransplantation of pig organs in nonhuman primates - Xuan Zhang; Quancheng Wang; Jingjun Zhao; Xiao Li; Wei Peng; Zhaoxu Yang; Zhibin Lin; Long Yang; Rui Ding; Kaishan Tao; Kefeng Dou (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Biased allelic expression in tissues of F1 hybrids between tropical and temperate lotus (Nelumbo nuicfera) - Zhiyan Gao; Hui Li; Xingyu Yang; Pingfang Yang; Jinming Chen; Tao Shi (Plant Molecular Biology, 2021)

Quantitative food web structure and ecosystem functions in a warm-temperate seagrass bed - Xiaoxiao Li; Wei Yang; Tao Sun; Ursula Gaedke (Marine Biology, 2021)

Isolation of a novel strain of Cyanobacterium sp. with good adaptation to extreme alkalinity and high polysaccharide yield - Zishuo Chen; Tao Li; Bingjie Yang; Xuejie Jin; Hualian Wu; Jiayi Wu; Yandu Lu; Wenzhou Xiang (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2021)

Identification of miRNA targets in eggplant in response to Verticillium dahliae by degradome sequencing - Ting Li; Nianjiao Tao; Yuanmi Lin; Min Chen; Dongli Jiao; Chunmei Xue; Wenjiao Zhu; Qing Yang (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2021)

Shear strength and microstructure of silty clay subjected to CaSO4 solution and stability effect on a gypsum dump - Tao Wei; Guoqing Chen; Xiang Sun; Yang Li; Changan Qin; Ming Yan (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Distal axis sulfide mineralization on the ultraslow-spreading Southwest Indian Ridge: an LA-ICP-MS study of pyrite from the East Longjing-2 hydrothermal field - Shili Liao; Chuanwei Zhu; Jianping Zhou; Weiyong Liu; Junyu Yu; Jin Liang; Weifang Yang; Wei Li; Jia Liu; Chunhui Tao (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2021)

Redox-dependent regulation of end-binding protein 1 activity by glutathionylation - Miao Chen; Jian Wang; Yang Yang; Tao Zhong; Peng Zhou; Huixian Ma; Jingrui Li; Dengwen Li; Jun Zhou; Songbo Xie; Min Liu (Science China Life Sciences, 2021)

Prediction of Deep Rock Mass Quality and Spatial Distribution Law of Open-pit Gold Mine Based on 3D Geological Modeling - Zhigang Tao; Fangzheng Fan; Xiaojie Yang; Ziyang Guo; Gengzhao Li; Xiangzhen Meng (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

Enrichment and characterization of an effective hexavalent chromium-reducing microbial community YEM001 - Yucai Lyu; Tao Yang; Herong Liu; Zheng Qi; Ping Li; Ziyao Shi; Zhen Xiang; Dachun Gong; Ning Li; Yaoping Zhang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Increased depression risk for elderly women with high blood levels of strontium and barium - Jia Lv; Yan-ling Li; Wen-qiang Ren; Rong Li; Jian-rong Chen; Chao Bao; Zhi-ping Du; Shun Feng; Ling Gu; Hui Gao; Kai-yong Liu; Lin-sheng Yang; et al. (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021)

Nitrogen Enrichment Reduces Nitrogen and Phosphorus Resorption Through Changes to Species Resorption and Plant Community Composition - Xiao-Tao Lü; Shuang-Li Hou; Sasha Reed; Jiang-Xia Yin; Yan-Yu Hu; Hai-Wei Wei; Zhi-Wei Zhang; Guo-Jiao Yang; Zhuo-Yi Liu; Xing-Guo Han (Ecosystems, 2021)

Association Between Blood Heavy Metal Concentrations and Dyslipidemia in the Elderly - Xingmeng Zhu; Yong Fan; Jie Sheng; Ling Gu; Qi Tao; Rui Huang; Kaiyong Liu; Linsheng Yang; Guimei Chen; Hongjuan Cao; Kaichun Li; Fangbiao Tao; et al. (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Mechanism of colluvial landslide induction by rainfall and slope construction: A case study - Zhou Zhou; Jun-hui Shen; Ying Li; Wei-feng Duan; Ri-chang Yang; Jun-cheng Shu; He-wei Li; Sheng-yu Tao; Sheng-zhe Zheng (Journal of Mountain Science, 2021)

Uncertainty Visualisation of a 3D Geological Geometry Model and Its Application in GIS-Based Mineral Resource Assessment: A Case Study in Huayuan District, Northwestern Hunan Province, China - Nan Li; Cangbai Li; Wenkai Chu; Keyan Xiao; Weihan Tao; Xianglong Song; Rui Cao; Yang Xu; Mingjing Fan (Journal of Earth Science, 2021)

Numerical simulation of roof movement and fill strength of coal deep mining - Tao Li; Baogui Yang; Zheng Qi; Chengjin Gu; Qiyuan Shan; Weixin Chen (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Regulation of Toll-like receptor-mediated inflammatory response by microRNA-152-3p-mediated demethylation of MyD88 in systemic lupus erythematosus - Bei Tao; Wei Xiang; Xianglong Li; Chengsong He; Ligang Chen; Xiangguo Xia; Tangming Peng; Lilei Peng; Xiaobo Yang; Chuanhong Zhong (Inflammation Research, 2021)

Classification of COVID-19 by Compressed Chest CT Image through Deep Learning on a Large Patients Cohort - Ziwei Zhu; Zhang Xingming; Guihua Tao; Tingting Dan; Jiao Li; Xijie Chen; Yang Li; Zhichao Zhou; Xiang Zhang; Jinzhao Zhou; Dongpei Chen; Hanchun Wen; et al. (Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 2021)

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

Pseudomonas aeruginosa antitoxin HigA functions as a diverse regulatory factor by recognizing specific pseudopalindromic DNA motifs - Yingjie Song; Guihua Luo; Yibo Zhu; Tao Li; Changcheng Li; Lihui He; Ninglin Zhao; Chang Zhao; Jing Yang; Qin Huang; Xingyu Mu; Xinyue Tang; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Type II toxin‐antitoxin (TA) systems modulate many essential cellular processes in prokaryotic organisms. Recent studies indicate certain type II antitoxins also transcriptionally regulate other genes, besides neutralizing toxin activity. Herein, we investigated the diverse transcriptional repression properties of type II TA antitoxin PaHigA from Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Biochemical and functional analyses showed that PaHigA recognized variable pseudopalindromic DNA sequences and repressed expression of multiple genes. Furthermore, we presented high resolution structures of apo‐PaHigA, PaHigA‐P higBA and PaHigA‐P pa2440 complex, describing how the rearrangements of the HTH domain accounted for the different DNA‐binding patterns among HigA homologues. Moreover, we demonstrated that the N‐terminal loop motion of PaHigA was associated with its apo and DNA‐bound states, reflecting a switch mechanism regulating HigA antitoxin function. Collectively, this work extends our understanding of how the PaHigB/HigA system regulates multiple metabolic pathways to balance the growth and stress response in P. aeruginosa and could guide further development of anti‐TA oriented strategies for pathogen treatment.

Molecular Regulatory Mechanism and Toxicology of Neurodegenerative Processes in MPTP/Probenecid-Induced Progressive Parkinson’s Disease Mice Model Revealed by Transcriptome - Weiwei Yang; Wenwen Hao; Zhuo Meng; Shiyan Ding; Xiaodi Li; Tao Zhang; Weixiao Huang; Lian Xu; Yu Zhang; Jian Yang; Xiaosong Gu (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a variety of unclear complex pathogenic factors. The 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine/probenecid (MPTP/p)-induced progressive PD mice is a well-recognized classic model for studying PD, but the molecular toxicology of this model is still unclear. Here, for the first time, we report gradual neurodegenerative processes in MPTP/p-induced progressive PD mice model using RNA-seq. Transcriptional responses are orchestrated to regulate the expression of many genes in substantia nigra, such as Ntf3 , Pitx3 , Th , and Drd2 , leading to the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons at last. We proposed that the established model could be divided into three phases based on their molecular toxicological features: “the stress response phase” which maintained the microenvironment homeostasis, “the pre-neurodegenerative phase” which demonstrated observed MPTP/p cytotoxicity and gradual degeneration of dopaminergic neurons, and “the neurodegenerative phase” which reflected distinct damage and dopaminergic neuron apoptotic process. Glia cells exhibited a certain protective effect on dopaminergic neurons in 3rd and 6th MPTP/p-induced cytotoxicity. But in 10th MPTP/p injection, glia cells play a promoting role in PD and tissue damages caused by oxidative stress. This study also indicated that the substantia nigra of PD mice showed unique patterns of changes at each stage. Moreover, neurotrophic signaling pathway, ECM-receptor interaction, oxidative phosphorylation, apoptosis and necroptosis were enriched at 3rd and 6th MPTP/p injection, which might be associated with the PD progress. This study provided an extensive data set of molecular toxicology for elucidating of PD progression and offered comprehensive theoretical knowledge for the development of new therapy.

TRIP13 promotes the proliferation and invasion of lung cancer cells via the Wnt signaling pathway and epithelial–mesenchymal transition - Zhi-Han Li; Lei Lei; Liang-Ru Fei; Wen-Jing Huang; Yi-Wen Zheng; Mai-Qing Yang; Zhao Wang; Chen-Chen Liu; Hong-Tao Xu (Journal of Molecular Histology, 2021)

Compound heterozygous mutation of the ASXL3 gene causes autosomal recessive congenital heart disease - Fang Fu; Ru Li; Ting-ying Lei; Dan Wang; Xin Yang; Jin Han; Min Pan; Li Zhen; Jian Li; Fa-tao Li; Xiang-yi Jing; Dong-zhi Li; et al. (Human Genetics, 2021)

miR-19a mitigates hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced injury by depressing CCL20 and inactivating MAPK pathway in human embryonic cardiomyocytes - Qiang Fu; Tao-Ran Mo; Xiao-Yang Hu; Yin Fu; Ji Li (Biotechnology Letters, 2021)

The Association Between Trace Elements Exposure and the Cognition in the Elderly in China - Ling Gu; Jinhui Yu; Yong Fan; Sufang Wang; Linsheng Yang; Kaiyong Liu; Qunan Wang; Guimei Chen; Dongmei Zhang; Ying Ma; Li Wang; Annuo Liu; et al. (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) as potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets for cardiovascular diseases - Min Li; Yanyan Yang; Zhibin Wang; Tingyu Zong; Xiuxiu Fu; Lynn Htet Htet Aung; Kun Wang; Jian-xun Wang; Tao Yu (Angiogenesis, 2021)

RNA m6A methylation promotes the formation of vasculogenic mimicry in hepatocellular carcinoma via Hippo pathway - Kailiang Qiao; Yantao Liu; Zheng Xu; Haohao Zhang; Heng Zhang; Chao Zhang; Zhi Chang; Xinyan Lu; Zhongwei Li; Ce Luo; Yanrong Liu; Cheng Yang; et al. (Angiogenesis, 2021)

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

Sialic Acid Conjugate–Modified Liposomal Dexamethasone Palmitate Targeting Neutrophils for Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy: Influence of Particle Size - Shuo Wang; Shuaishuai Yang; Xiaoxue Lai; Yanzhi Song; Ling Hu; Cong Li; Tao Shi; Xinrong Liu; Yihui Deng; Guoliang Chen (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021)

7,8-Dihydroxyflavone Alleviates Anxiety-Like Behavior Induced by Chronic Alcohol Exposure in Mice Involving Tropomyosin-Related Kinase B in the Amygdala - Na Wang; Xing Liu; Xin-Tong Li; Xin-Xin Li; Wei Ma; Yan-Min Xu; Yong Liu; Qing Gao; Tao Yang; Hongxuan Wang; Ying Peng; Xiao-Feng Zhu; et al. (Molecular Neurobiology, 2021)

Numerical Simulation Analysis of Mechanical Properties and Application of Large Deformation Cable with Constant Resistance - Zhigang Tao; Yicong Wang; Mengnan Li; Yong Wang; Wenshuai Han; Xiaojie Yang (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021)

Late Pennsylvanian carbonate platform facies and coral reef: new insights from southern China (Guizhou Province) - Marine Maillet; Wen-Tao Huang; Xiao Li; Zhen-Yuan Yang; Chang-Qing Guan; Yong-Li Zhang; En-Pu Gong; Katsumi Ueno; Elias Samankassou (Facies, 2021)
The Pennsylvanian is characterized by intense paleoenvironmental changes related to glacio-eustatic sea-level fluctuations and major tectonic events, which affected the evolution of biocommunities. Most known Pennsylvanian tropical reefs and mounds are predominantly composed of calcareous algae (e.g. phylloid algae, Archaeolithophyllum ), calcareous sponges, fenestrate bryozoans, Tubiphytes , and microbialites. However, in Houchang (southern China), the Late Pennsylvanian carbonate platform records a large coral reef lacking any analogs in age (Gzhelian), size (80–100 m thick) and composition (high biodiversity). The large coral reef developed at the border of the Luodian intraplatform basin. The intraplatform basin is characterized by the deposition of green algal grainstone, coated grain grainstone and bioclastic packstone, grainstone, floatstone and rudstone in shallow-waters. In the deep-water shelf, lithofacies are composed of burrowed bioclastic wackestone, microbioclastic peloidal packstone, grainstone, and fine-grained burrowed wackestone and packstone. In this context, the coral reef developed on a deep-shelf margin, in a moderate to low energy depositional environment, below the FWWB. The scarcity of Pennsylvanian coral reefs suggests global unfavorable conditions, which can be attributed to a complex pattern of several environmental factors, including seawater chemistry (aragonite seas), paleoclimatic cooling related to continental glaciation, and the biological competition with the more opportunistic and adaptive phylloid algal community that occupied similar platform margin paleoenvironments. The existence of the large Bianping coral reef in southern China, as well as a few additional examples of Pennsylvanian coralliferous bioconstructions, provides evidence that coral communities were able to endure the Late Paleozoic fluctuating paleoenvironmental conditions in specific settings. One of such settings appears to have been the deep shelf margin, where low light levels decreased competition with the phylloid algal community.

Image-Forming Visual Basis of Empathy for Pain in Mice - Kai-Wen Geng; Rui Du; Na Wei; Chun-Li Li; Yan Wang; Wei Sun; Tao Chen; Dong-Yu Wei; Yang Yu; Ting He; Wen-Jun Luo; Rui-Rui Wang; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Influence of Local Frequent Dynamic Disturbance on Micro-structure Evolution of Coal-Rock and Localization Effect - Huan Zhang; Hongbao Zhao; Wenpu Li; Xuelin Yang; Tao Wang (Natural Resources Research, 2020)

Effects of Compound Microbial Fertilizer on Soil Characteristics and Yield of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Wenling Yang; Tao Gong; Jiwen Wang; Guanjie Li; Yingying Liu; Jing Zhen; Meng Ning; Dandan Yue; Zhimin Du; Guocan Chen (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2020)

Clinical features in 52 patients with COVID-19 who have increased leukocyte count: a retrospective analysis - Kaochang Zhao; Ruiyun Li; Xiaojun Wu; Yang Zhao; Tao Wang; Zhishui Zheng; Shaolin Zeng; Xuhong Ding; Hanxiang Nie (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2020)

Association of in-hospital intensive statins dosage and death in arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease with percutaneous coronary intervention: insights of multicentre cohort from China - Peng-yuan Chen; Yuan-hui Liu; Chong-yang Duan; Hua-lin Fan; Li-huan Zeng; Wei Guo; Lei Jiang; Xue-biao Wei; Wen-fei He; Sha Tao; Zhi-qiang Guo; Ji-yan Chen; et al. (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2020)

Application of multi-component joint inversion in oil and gas exploration: A case study of reservoir and gas saturation prediction of the Xujiahe formation in the PLN area of the central Sichuan Basin - Dong Wang; Zhen-Hua He; Xu-Ben Wang; Le Li; Hai-Tao Yang; Zhi-Guo Fu; Hong-Yan Wang (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

Isotopic fingerprinting of dissolved iron sources in the deep western Pacific since the late Miocene - Ruolin Liu; Bai Guo; Maoyu Wang; Weiqiang Li; Tao Yang; Hongfei Ling; Tianyu Chen (Science China Earth Sciences, 2020)

The response of runoff components and glacier mass balance to climate change for a glaciated high-mountainous catchment in the Tianshan Mountains - Xiaoyan Wang; Tao Yang; Chong-Yu Xu; Lihua Xiong; Pengfei Shi; Zhenya Li (Natural Hazards, 2020)

Protein Kinase C Regulates ASIC1a Protein Expression and Channel Function via NF-kB Signaling Pathway - Ling Zhang; Tian-Dong Leng; Tao Yang; Jun Li; Zhi-Gang Xiong (Molecular Neurobiology, 2020)

Reduction of gut microbial diversity and short chain fatty acids in BALB/c mice exposure to microcystin-LR - Zhang Guilin; Zhang Pengyu; Li Wei; Hao Fengqi; Fangmei Chen; Yang Yu; Hou Yue; Tao Yuting (Ecotoxicology, 2020)

The rainfall erosion mechanism of high and steep slopes in loess tablelands based on experimental methods and optimized control measures - Mingli Li; Xiaochao Zhang; Zongji Yang; Tao Yang; Xiangjun Pei (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2020)

Complete genome sequence of a novel recombinant avian leukosis virus isolated from a three-yellow chicken - Tao Sun; Ximei Wang; Wei Han; Xiaoling Ma; Weili Yin; Baohai Fang; Xiao Lin; Yang Li (Archives of Virology, 2020)

Sulfur isotopic compositions of sulfides along the Southwest Indian Ridge: implications for mineralization in ultramafic rocks - Teng Ding; Chunhui Tao; Ágata Alveirinho Dias; Jin Liang; Jie Chen; Bin Wu; Dongsheng Ma; Rongqing Zhang; Jia Wang; Shili Liao; Yuan Wang; Weifang Yang; et al. (Mineralium Deposita, 2020)

Characterization of a Cu2+, SDS, alcohol and glucose tolerant GH1 β-glucosidase from Bacillus sp. CGMCC 1.16541 - Yi-Rui Yin; Peng Sang; Feng-Li Yang; Tao Li; Run-Feng Yang; Hong-Yan Liu; Zong-Long Luo; Wen-Jun Li; Li-Quan Yang (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2020)

Systematic analyses reveal RNA editing events involved in skeletal muscle development of goat (Capra hircus) - Liu Yang; Li Li; Bismark Kyei; Jiazhong Guo; Siyuan Zhan; Wei Zhao; Yumo Song; Tao Zhong; Linjie Wang; Lingyang Xu; Hongping Zhang (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2020)

Combining ability analysis on rhizomatousness via incomplete diallel crosses between perennial wild relative of rice and Asian cultivated rice - Zhiquan Fan; Kai Wang; Yourong Fan; Li-Zhen Tao; Jiangyi Yang (Euphytica, 2020)

Safe utilization and zoning on natural selenium-rich land resources: a case study of the typical area in Enshi County, China - Tao Yu; Wanling Hou; Qingye Hou; Wenjun Ma; Xueqi Xia; Yutong Li; Beizhan Yan; Zhongfang Yang (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2020)

The Therapeutic Effects of Magnolia Officinalis Extraction on an Antibiotics-Induced Intestinal Dysbacteriosis in Mice - Hui Tian; Ling Zhao; Qin Zhang; Yang Zhang; Xia Mao; Jian Wang; Tao Li; Jungang Li; Zhangqiang You; Qiping Ruan; Lichun Jiang (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Mechanical loading induces HIF-1α expression in chondrocytes via YAP - Xingzhi Jing; Xiaoxia Yang; Weimin Zhang; Shengjie Wang; Xingang Cui; Ting Du; Tao Li (Biotechnology Letters, 2020)

Evaluation of spatiotemporal variability of temperature and precipitation over the Karakoram Highway region during the cold season by a Regional Climate Model - Tao Yang; Qian Li; Xi Chen; Gang Yin; Lan-hai Li; Philippe De Maeyer (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

Reconstructing the 3D digital core with a fully convolutional neural network - Qiong Li; Zheng Chen; Jian-Jun He; Si-Yu Hao; Rui Wang; Hao-Tao Yang; Hua-Jun Sun (Applied Geophysics, 2020)

Identification and validation of stable quantitative trait loci for grain filling rate in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) - Yu Lin; Xiaojun Jiang; Yang Tao; Xilan Yang; Zhiqiang Wang; Fangkun Wu; Shihang Liu; Caixia Li; Mei Deng; Jian Ma; Guangdeng Chen; Yuming Wei; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Molecular Characterization and Promoter Analysis of Novel Sugar Transporter Gene ScERD6 in Sugarcane - Xiao-Rong Miao; Xu-Peng Zeng; Jun-Qi Niu; Aamir Mahmood; Li-Tao Yang; Bao-Qing Zhang; Yang-Rui Li (Sugar Tech, 2020)

The antidepressant effects of asperosaponin VI are mediated by the suppression of microglial activation and reduction of TLR4/NF-κB-induced IDO expression - Jinqiang Zhang; Saini Yi; Yahui Li; Chenghong Xiao; Chan Liu; Weike Jiang; Changgui Yang; Tao Zhou (Psychopharmacology, 2020)

Changes of plant community composition instead of soil nutrient status drive the legacy effects of historical nitrogen deposition on plant community N:P stoichiometry - Yan-Yu Hu; Hai-Wei Wei; Zhi-Wei Zhang; Shuang-Li Hou; Jun-Jie Yang; Jun-Feng Wang; Xiao-Tao Lü (Plant and Soil, 2020)

Identification and evaluation of tobacco cytoplasmic male sterile line Nta(gla)S K326 generated from asymmetric protoplast fusion of Nicotiana glauca and N. tabacum followed by backcrossing with N. tabacum K326 - Xue-Jun Chen; Zhi-Jun Tong; Bing-Guang Xiao; Yong-Ping Li; Fang-Chan Jiao; Yong Li; Tao Pang; Dun-Huang Fang; Xing-Fu Wu; Yi-Han Zhang; He Xie; Ge Bai; et al. (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)

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

Brief report of the first cured 2019-nCoV pneumonia patient in West China Hospital - En-Qiang Chen; Li-Chun Wang; Guang-Min Tang; Yao Yang; Min-Jin Wang; Rong Deng; Fang Chen; Meng-Lan Wang; Ya-Chao Tao; Ping Feng; Hong Tang (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2020)

Heterogeneous mantle melting and magmatic processes at the East Pacific Rise (2.6–3.1°S): Evidence from mid-ocean ridge basalt geochemistry and Sr–Nd–Pb isotopes - Wei Li; Chunhui Tao; Jin Liang; Shili Liao; Weifang Yang (International Geology Review, 2020)

Model Test and Numerical Simulation of Grouted Connections for Offshore Wind Turbine Under Static Axial Load - Weiqiu Zhong; Wuxu Li; Tao Yang; Deming Liu; Lintao Li (Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2020)
The bearing capacity of the grouted connections is investigated through the model test and numerical simulation with two rates (low and high) and four kinds of specimens: shorter without shear keys, shorter with shear keys, longer with shear keys, and conical with shear keys. It reveals that the bearing characteristics of the specimen of longer with shear keys is worse than the specimen of conical with shear keys, but better than the specimen of shorter with shear keys. Moreover, the bearing characteristics of the specimen of shorter without shear keys is the worst one.

New Terpenoids And Lignans From The Twigs Of T ripterygium Hypoglaucum - Hui Zheng; Li Wang; Tao Yang; Dan Liu; Hong-Mei Li; Xuan-Qin Chen; Rong-Tao Li (Natural Product Research, 2020)

The Radiation Energy of AE Sources with Different Tensile Angles and Implication for the Rock Failure Process - Penghai Zhang; Qinglei Yu; Lianchong Li; Tao Xu; Tianhong Yang; Wancheng Zhu (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2020)

Evidence for a Dark Septate Endophyte (Exophiala Pisciphila, H93) Enhancing Phosphorus Absorption by Maize Seedlings - Runbing Xu; Tao Li; Mi Shen; Zhu L. Yang; Zhi-Wei Zhao (Plant and Soil, 2020)

A simplified mathematical model for the dam-breach hydrograph for three reservoir geometries following a sudden full dam break - Hui Hu; Jianfeng Zhang; Tao Li; Jie Yang (Natural Hazards, 2020)

Genetic diversity analysis for narrow-leafed lupin (Lupinus angustifolius L.) by SSR markers - Yishan Ji; Rong Liu; Jinguo Hu; Yuning Huang; Dong Wang; Guan Li; Md. Mosiur Rahman; Hongyan Zhang; Chenyu Wang; Mengwei Li; Tao Yang; Xuxiao Zong (Molecular Biology Reports, 2020)

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

Correction to: Simulated microgravity significantly altered metabolism in epidermal stem cells - Bin-Bin Li; Zheng-Yang Chen; Nan Jiang; Song Guo; Jia-Qi Yang; Shao-Bin Chai; Hong-Feng Yan; Pei-Ming Sun; Gang Hu; Tao Zhang; Bing-Xin Xu; Hong-Wei Sun; et al. (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2020)

Time-resolved black carbon aerosol vertical distribution measurements using a 356-m meteorological tower in Shenzhen - Tianlin Sun; Cheng Wu; Dui Wu; Ben Liu; Jia Yin Sun; Xia Mao; Honglong Yang; Tao Deng; Lang Song; Mei Li; Yong Jie Li; Zhen Zhou (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2020)
Black carbon (BC) is an essential climate forcer in the atmosphere. Large uncertainties remain in BC’s radiative forcing estimation by models, partially due to the limited measurements of BC vertical distributions near the surface layer. We conducted time-resolved vertical profiling of BC using a 356-m meteorological tower in Shenzhen, China. Five micro-aethalometers were deployed at different heights (2, 50, 100, 200, and 350 m) to explore the temporal dynamics of BC vertical profile in the highly urbanized areas. During the observation period (December 6–15, 2017), the average equivalent BC (eBC) concentrations were 6.6 ± 3.6, 5.4 ± 3.3, 5.9 ± 2.8, 5.2 ± 1.8, and 4.9 ± 1.4 μg m −3 , from 2 to 350 m, respectively. eBC temporal variations at different heights were well correlated. eBC concentrations generally decreased with height. At all five heights, eBC diurnal variations exhibited a bimodal pattern, with peaks appearing at 09:00–10:00 and 19:00–21:00. The magnitudes of these diurnal peaks decreased with height, and the decrease was more pronounced for the evening peak. eBC episodes were largely initiated by low wind speeds, implying that wind speed played a key role in the observed eBC concentrations. eBC wind-rose analysis suggested that elevated eBC events at different heights originate from different directions, which suggested contributions from local primary emission plumes. Air masses from central China exhibited much higher eBC levels than the other three backward trajectory clusters found herein. The absorption Ångström exponent (AAE 375–880 ) showed clear diurnal variations at 350 m and increased slightly with height.

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)

Research on NO and SO2 removal using TiO2-supported iron catalyst with vaporized H2O2 in a catalytic oxidation combined with absorption process - Zijian Song; Ben Wang; Wu Yang; Tao Chen; Wei Li; Chuan Ma; Lushi Sun (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Disturbance intensity overwhelms propagule pressure and litter resource in controlling the success of Pontoscolex corethrurus invasion in the tropics - Xinxing He; Shengjie Liu; Jin Wang; Jianming Gan; Zhipeng Li; Tao Liu; Weixin Zhang; Xiaoming Zou; Xiaodong Yang (Biological Invasions, 2020)

Correction to: The Effects of 50 nm Unmodified Nano-ZnO on Lipid Metabolism and Semen Quality in Male Mice - Tao Kong; Shu-Hui Zhang; Cai Zhang; Ji-Liang Zhang; Fan Yang; Guo-Yong Wang; Zi-Jun Yang; Dong-Ying Bai; Yun-Yun Shi; Tian-Qi Liu; Hai-Long Li (Biological Trace Element Research, 2020)

The Effects of 50 nm Unmodified Nano-ZnO on Lipid Metabolism and Semen Quality in Male Mice - Tao Kong; Shu-Hui Zhang; Cai Zhang; Ji-Liang Zhang; Fan Yang; Guo-Yong Wang; Zi-Jun Yang; Dong-Ying Bai; Yun-Yun Shi; Tian-Qi Liu; Hai-Long Li (Biological Trace Element Research, 2020)

Simulated microgravity significantly altered metabolism in epidermal stem cells - Bin-Bin Li; Zheng-Yang Chen; Nan Jiang; Song Guo; Jia-Qi Yang; Shao-Bin Chai; Hong-Feng Yan; Pei-Ming Sun; Gang Hu; Tao Zhang; Bing-Xin Xu; Hong-Wei Sun; et al. (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2020)
Simulated microgravity can significantly affect various cell types and multiple systems of the human body, such as cardiovascular system, skeletal muscle system, and immune system, and is known to cause anemia and loss of electrolyte and fluids. Epidermal stem cells (EpSCs) were cultured in a rotary cell culture system (RCCS) bioreactor to simulate microgravity. The metabolites of EpSCs were identified by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Compared with normal gravity (NG) group, a total of 57 different metabolites of EpSCs were identified ( P < 0.05, VIP > 1), including lipids and lipid-like molecules (51 molecules), amino acids (5 molecules), nucleosides, nucleotides, and analogues (1 molecule). According to the partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) score plot, a VIP > 1 and P < 0.05 were obtained for the 57 different metabolites, of which 23 molecules were significantly downregulated and 34 were significantly upregulated in simulated microgravity (SMG) group. These results showed that SMG has a significant impact on different pathways, and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis indicated that multiple pathways were involved, mainly the amino acid metabolism pathway, lipid metabolism pathway, membrane transport pathway, and cell growth and death pathways. Thus, the metabolic profile of EpSCs was changed under SMG. Exploring the metabolic profile of EpSCs would be helpful to further understand the growth characteristics of EpSCs under SMG, which will provide a new approach to explore the metabolomics mechanism of stress injury and repair trauma under SMG.

Anomalies and genetic mechanism of ethane carbon isotope in the Ordovician carbonate reservoirs in the Jingbian gas field, Ordos Basin, China - Wen-xue Han; Xiang-chun Chang; Shi-zhen Tao; Wei-wei Yang; Jing-li Yao (Carbonates and Evaporites, 2020)

Association of Blood Lead Levels with the Risk of Depressive Symptoms in the Elderly Chinese Population: Baseline Data of a Cohort Study - Yong Fan; Jie Sheng; Chunmei Liang; Linsheng Yang; Kaiyong Liu; Qunan Wang; Dongmei Zhang; Ying Ma; Xiude Li; Shaoyu Xie; Hongjuan Cao; Sufang Wang; et al. (Biological Trace Element Research, 2020)

Contrasting soil fungal communities at different habitats in a revegetated copper mine wasteland - Jie-liang Liang; Jun Liu; Tao-tao Yang; Pan-deng Wang; Sheng-chang Zhang; Pu Jia; Bin Liao; Wen-sheng Shu; Jin-tian Li (Soil Ecology Letters, 2020)

Inhibition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilm by cationic poly (D, L-lactide-co-glycolide) nanoparticles - Yang Qiu; Yuqi Wu; Boyao Lu; Guanyin Zhu; Tao Gong; Rui Wang; Qiang Peng; Yuqing Li (Biofouling, 2020)

Phylogeography and population dynamics of an endemic oak (Quercus fabri Hance) in subtropical China revealed by molecular data and ecological niche modeling - Xiao-Dan Chen; Jia Yang; Li Feng; Tao Zhou; Hao Zhang; Hui-Min Li; Guo-Qing Bai; Xu Meng; Zhong-Hu Li; Gui-Fang Zhao (Tree Genetics & Genomes, 2020)

Spatiotemporal variability of snowfall and its concentration in northern Xinjiang, Northwest China - Tao Yang; Qian Li; Wenjiang Liu; Xiang Liu; Lanhai Li; Philippe De Maeyer (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2020)

Impact of Sugarcane–Legume Intercropping on Diazotrophic Microbiome - Manoj Kumar Solanki; Fei-Yong Wang; Chang-Ning Li; Zhen Wang; Tao-Ju Lan; Rajesh Kumar Singh; Pratiksha Singh; Li-Tao Yang; Yang-Rui Li (Sugar Tech, 2020)

Light intensity influence maize adaptation to low P stress by altering root morphology - Tao Zhou; Li Wang; Xin Sun; Xiaochun Wang; Yinglong Chen; Zed Rengel; Weiguo Liu; Wenyu Yang (Plant and Soil, 2020)

Effects of high-intensity interval training on adipose tissue lipolysis, inflammation, and metabolomics in aged rats - Lei Sun; Fang-Hui Li; Tao Li; Zhu Min; Luo-Dan Yang; Hao-En Gao; Da-Shuai Wu; Tian Xie (Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2020)

GABAergic Abnormalities Associated with Sensorimotor Cortico-striatal Community Structural Deficits in ErbB4 Knockout Mice and First-Episode Treatment-Naïve Patients with Schizophrenia - Chengcheng Zhang; Peiyan Ni; Yikang Liu; Yang Tian; Jinxue Wei; Bo Xiang; Liansheng Zhao; Xiaojing Li; Xiaohong Ma; Wei Deng; Wanjun Guo; Rongjun Ni; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2020)

Effects of Docosahexaenoic Acid and Its Peroxidation Product on Amyloid-β Peptide-Stimulated Microglia - Xue Geng; Bo Yang; Runting Li; Tao Teng; Mary Jo Ladu; Grace Y. Sun; C. Michael Greenlief; James C. Lee (Molecular Neurobiology, 2020)

Major ions in drinking and surface waters from five cities in arid and semi-arid areas, NW China: spatial occurrence, water chemistry, and potential anthropogenic inputs - Xiaoping Li; Yu Zhang; Ting Wu; Xuemeng Sun; Tao Yang; Lijun Wang; Xiaoyu Li; Jingzhi Wang; Yanhua Wang; Hongtao Yu (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Rapid photodegradation of terrestrial soil dissolved organic matter (DOM) with abundant humic-like substances under simulated ultraviolet radiation - Shuaidong Li; Xue Hou; Yu Shi; Tao Huang; Hao Yang; Changchun Huang (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2020)

Analysing post-earthquake landslide susceptibility using multi-temporal landslide inventories — a case study in Miansi Town of China - Ning Li; Chuan Tang; Tao Yang; Ming Chen (Journal of Mountain Science, 2020)

PDGFRβ-targeted TRAIL specifically induces apoptosis of activated hepatic stellate cells and ameliorates liver fibrosis - Rui Li; Zhao Li; Yanru Feng; Hao Yang; Qiuxiao Shi; Ze Tao; Jingqiu Cheng; Xiaofeng Lu (Apoptosis, 2020)

Role of autumn Arctic Sea ice in the subsequent summer precipitation variability over East Asia - Yang Liu; Yali Zhu; Huijun Wang; Yongqi Gao; Jianqi Sun; Tao Wang; Jiehua Ma; Alla Yurova; Fei Li (International Journal of Climatology, 2020)
This study explored the interannual relationship between autumn Arctic sea ice concentration (SIC) and the subsequent summer precipitation over East Asia (EASP). Since the late‐1990s, the declining SIC in the Kara–Laptev Seas has been significantly correlated with EASP as well as extremely positive anomalies in northern China and intensely negative anomalies in central‐eastern East Asia. However, there was a weak correlation between autumn SIC and EASP before the late‐1990s. Furthermore, the anomalous precipitation pattern in summer and its connection with autumn SIC variability can be explained by the seasonal persistence of continental processes (snow depth and soil moisture) into the spring. In particular, a decreasing SIC was connected with simultaneously positive and negative precipitation anomalies over northeastern China and the Siberian region, respectively, since the late‐1990s and tends to produce corresponding soil moisture anomalies over the Eurasian continent. Declining SIC also favours increased snow depth anomalies in winter over northeastern East Asia. These anomalous signals of surface processes can persist from winter into the subsequent spring, making the connection between the autumn SIC and EASP possible. The Community Earth System Model Large Ensemble simulations further verified these physical processes. More detailed mechanism for this relationship needs to be stressed in further work by numerical simulations. The results have important implications for extending the seasonal prediction validity of EASP. Moreover, before the late‐1990s, SIC‐related circulation anomalies shifted westward and northward as negative precipitation anomalies developed over west Siberia in autumn. As a result, anomalous dry soil conditions in Siberia persisted into the subsequent spring and then led to wetter‐than‐normal conditions through locally negative soil moisture–precipitation feedback before the late‐1990s.

Photoproduction of nitric oxide in seawater - Ye Tian; Gui-Peng Yang; Chun-Ying Liu; Pei-Feng Li; Hong-Tao Chen; Hermann W. Bange (Ocean Science, 2020)
Nitric oxide (NO) is a short-lived intermediate of the oceanic nitrogen cycle. However, our knowledge about its production and consumption pathways in oceanic environments is rudimentary. In order to decipher the major factors affecting NO photochemical production, we irradiated several artificial seawater samples as well as 31 natural surface seawater samples in laboratory experiments. The seawater samples were collected during a cruise to the western tropical North Pacific Ocean (WTNP, a N–S section from 36 to 2∘ N along 146 to 143∘ E with 6 and 12 stations, respectively, and a W–E section from 137 to 161∘ E along the Equator with 13 stations) from November 2015 to January 2016. NO photoproduction rates from dissolved nitrite in artificial seawater showed increasing trends with decreasing pH, increasing temperature, and increasing salinity. In contrast, NO photoproduction rates (average: 0.5±0.2×10-12 mol L−1 s−1) in the natural seawater samples from the WTNP did not show any correlations with pH, water temperature, salinity, or dissolved inorganic nitrite concentrations. The flux induced by NO photoproduction in the WTNP (average: 13×10-12 mol m−2 s−1) was significantly larger than the NO air–sea flux density (average: 1.8×10-12 mol m−2 s−1), indicating a further NO loss process in the surface layer.

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

Fingerprinting hydrothermal fluids in porphyry Cu deposits using K and Mg isotopes - Weiqiang Li; Shugao Zhao; Xiaomin Wang; Shilei Li; Guoguang Wang; Tao Yang; Zhangdong Jin (Science China Earth Sciences, 2020)

Legacy effects of nitrogen deposition on plant nutrient stoichiometry in a temperate grassland - Yan-Yu Hu; Seeta Sistla; Hai-Wei Wei; Zhi-Wei Zhang; Shuang-Li Hou; Jun-Jie Yang; Zheng-Wen Wang; Jun-Feng Wang; Xiao-Tao Lü (Plant and Soil, 2020)

The application of the ‘Gene-deletor’ technology in banana - Chun-hua Hu; Qiao-song Yang; Xiu-hong Shao; Tao Dong; Fang-cheng Bi; Chun-yu Li; Gui-ming Deng; Yi Li; Gan-jun Yi; Tong-xin Dou (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2020)
Banana ( Musa spp.) is an important tropical crop. Banana industry is under biotic and abiotic stresses such as Fusarium wilt, typhoon, cold stress. Genetic engineering offers a powerful strategy to create germplasm of banana with enhanced resistance. The safety of genetically modified organisms has become a bottleneck restricting the popularization and application of genetically modified technology. In this study, a candidate promoter, LEAFY (LFY) for expression and flower initiation in Arabidopsis , was cloned and constructed to ‘Gene-deletor’ vector. Histochemical β-glucuronidase (GUS) staining results showed that the ‘Gene-deletor’ vector driven by LFY promoter could lead to 88.5% excision efficiency from Arabidopsis seeds based on more than 200 T 3 progeny examined per event. GUS staining was found to be partially negative in transgenic bananas, however, polymerase chain reaction could still detect the presence of large fragments of the vector. These results suggest that although LFY promoter could not completely drive the ‘Gene-deletor’ vector to achieve the effect of complete elimination of exogenous gene in bananas, its efficiency of eliminating exogenous gene laid a theoretical foundation for cloning banana fruit-specific promoters, that is, ‘non-transgenic’ GM bananas.

Settlement and metamorphosis of Rapana venosa (Gastropoda: Muricidae) with implications for artificial culture - Zhenglin Yu; Meijie Yang; Hao Song; Zhi Hu; Cong Zhou; Xiaolong Wang; Haizhou Li; Tao Zhang (Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 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)

Interaction Between Variations in Dopamine D2 and Serotonin 2A Receptor is Associated with Short-Term Response to Antipsychotics in Schizophrenia - Liansheng Zhao; Huijuan Wang; Yamin Zhang; Jinxue Wei; Peiyan Ni; Hongyan Ren; Gang Li; Qiang Wang; Gavin P Reynolds; Weihua Yue; Wei Deng; Hao Yan; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2019)

Metabolomic profiling on rat brain of prenatal malnutrition: implicated for oxidative stress and schizophrenia - Fei Xu; Xin Li; Weibo Niu; Gaini Ma; Qianqian Sun; Yan Bi; Zhenming Guo; Decheng Ren; Jiaxin Hu; Fan Yuan; Ruixue Yuan; Lei Shi; et al. (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2019)

Integrated 3D bioprinting-based geometry-control strategy for fabricating corneal substitutes - Bin Zhang; Qian Xue; Han-yi Hu; Meng-fei Yu; Lei Gao; Yi-chen Luo; Yang Li; Jin-tao Li; Liang Ma; Yu-feng Yao; Hua-yong Yang (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Direct Z-scheme La1-xCexMnO3 catalyst for photothermal degradation of toluene - Yiran Tang; Yuwei Tao; Ting Zhou; Baozhu Yang; Qing Wang; Zerui Zhu; Aijuan Xie; Shiping Luo; Chao Yao; Xiazhang Li (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Development and characterization of 29 SNP markers for the Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana) - Xinshang Zhang; Lihong Niu; Liang Zhou; Zhifeng Yan; Fan Yang; Aiming Wu; Shaokun Min; Xiao Li; Kaishan Tao; Kefeng Dou; Hui Chen (Conservation Genetics Resources, 2019)

Beneficial Linkages of Endophytic Burkholderia anthina MYSP113 Towards Sugarcane Growth Promotion - Mukesh Kumar Malviya; Manoj Kumar Solanki; Chang-Ning Li; Reemon Htun; Rajesh Kumar Singh; Pratiksha Singh; Li-Tao Yang; Yang-Rui Li (Sugar Tech, 2019)

Two-factor ANOVA of SSH and RNA-seq analysis reveal development-associated Pi-starvation genes in oilseed rape - Zhong-Wei Zhang; Ling-Yang Feng; Jian-Hui Wang; Yu-Fan Fu; Xin Cai; Chang-Quan Wang; Jun-Bo Du; Ming Yuan; Yang-Er Chen; Pei-Zhou Xu; Ting Lan; Guang-Deng Chen; et al. (Planta, 2019)

Genetic Association Between NGFR, ADAM17 Gene Polymorphism, and Parkinson’s Disease in the Chinese Han Population - Wei-Wei Li; Ying-Ying Shen; Dong-Wan Chen; Hui-Yun Li; Qian-Qian Shi; Jing Mei; Heng Yang; Fa-Ying Zhou; An-Yu Shi; Tao Zhang; Xiu-Qing Yao; Zhi-Qiang Xu; et al. (Neurotoxicity Research, 2019)

White Matter Abnormalities in Major Depression Biotypes Identified by Diffusion Tensor Imaging - Sugai Liang; Qiang Wang; Xiangzhen Kong; Wei Deng; Xiao Yang; Xiaojing Li; Zhong Zhang; Jian Zhang; Chengcheng Zhang; Xin-min Li; Xiaohong Ma; Junming Shao; et al. (Neuroscience Bulletin, 2019)

Use of thermal imaging and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy for the pre-symptomatic detection of cucumber downy mildew - Dong-Mei Wen; Mei-Xiang Chen; Li Zhao; Tao Ji; Ming Li; Xin-Ting Yang (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2019)

Nuclear localization signal in TRIM22 is essential for inhibition of type 2 porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus replication in MARC-145 cells - Huiyuan Jing; Ran Tao; Nan Dong; Sufang Cao; Yanting Sun; Wenting Ke; Yang Li; Jinhe Wang; Yan Zhang; Hui Huang; Wang Dong (Virus Genes, 2019)

Relationship between Extreme Precipitation and Temperature in Two Different Regions: The Tibetan Plateau and Middle-East China - Rui Wang; Tao Xian; Mengxiao Wang; Fengjiao Chen; Yuanjian Yang; Xiangdong Zhang; Rui Li; Lei Zhong; Chun Zhao; Yunfei Fu (Journal of Meteorological Research, 2019)

Feeding strategies of Euphausia superba in the eastern South Shetland Islands in austral summer - Mengtan Liu; Zhencheng Tao; Ye Zhang; Guang Yang; Song Sun; Chaolun Li; Fengfeng Le (Acta Oceanologica Sinica, 2019)

Physiological and Molecular Analysis of Sugarcane (Varieties—F134 and NCo310) During Sporisorium scitamineum Interaction - Pratiksha Singh; Qi-Qi Song; Rajesh Kumar Singh; Hai-Bi Li; Manoj Kumar Solanki; Li-Tao Yang; Yang-Rui Li (Sugar Tech, 2019)

Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of ScTUA Gene in Sugarcane - Bao-Qing Zhang; Min Shao; Yong-Jian Liang; Xing Huang; Xiu-Peng Song; Hu Chen; Li-Tao Yang; Yang-Rui Li (Sugar Tech, 2019)

Comparison of two noninvasive methods for measuring the pigment content in foliose macrolichens - Shuai Liu; Su Li; Xiao-Yang Fan; Guo-Di Yuan; Tao Hu; Xian-Meng Shi; Jun-Biao Huang; Xiao-Yan Pu; Chuan-Sheng Wu (Photosynthesis Research, 2019)

Failure and Stability Analysis of Jinping-I Arch Dam Based on Geomechanical Model Test and Nonlinear Numerical Analysis - Zhuofu Tao; Yaoru Liu; Li Cheng; Qiang Yang (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2019)

Correlation between pri-miR-124 (rs531564) polymorphism and congenital heart disease susceptibility in Chinese population at two different altitudes: a case-control and in silico study - Wenke Yang; Kang Yi; Hongmiao Yu; Yunhan Ding; Dehong Li; Yuping Wei; Tao You; Xiaodong Xie (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

The associations of air pollution exposure during pregnancy with fetal growth and anthropometric measurements at birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Li Fu; Yi Chen; Xinyi Yang; Zuyao Yang; Sha Liu; Lei Pei; Baixiang Feng; Ganxiang Cao; Xin Liu; Hualiang Lin; Xing Li; Yufeng Ye; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Comparative transcriptome analysis of salt-sensitive and salt-tolerant maize reveals potential mechanisms to enhance salt resistance - Mingquan Wang; Yufeng Wang; Yifei Zhang; Chunxia Li; Shichen Gong; Shuqin Yan; Guoliang Li; Guanghui Hu; Honglei Ren; Jianfei Yang; Tao Yu; Kejun Yang (Genes & Genomics, 2019)

Experimental study on electrical characteristics of gassy coal during extrusion process in different stage - Peng Chen; Tao Yang; Xuexi Chen; Yongjie Liu; Xuelong Li; Kexue Zhang (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Impact of Seed Coating Agents on Single-Bud Seedcane Germination and Plant Growth in Commercial Sugarcane Cultivation - Yong-Jian Liang; Xiao-Qiu Zhang; Liu Yang; Xi-Hui Liu; Li-Tao Yang; Yang-Rui Li (Sugar Tech, 2019)

Seldom-segment versus multi-segment intramedullary spinal cord gliomas: a comparative clinical study - Jianjun Sun; Zhenyu Wang; Zhendong Li; Haibo Wu; Mei Zheng; Qing Chang; Yunfeng Han; Zhihui Cui; Hung I. Liao; Tao Wang; Xiaodong Chen; Xuan Yang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2019)

Bacterial degradation of anthraquinone dyes - Hai-hong Li; Yang-tao Wang; Yang Wang; Hai-xia Wang; Kai-kai Sun; Zhen-mei Lu (Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B, 2019)

Brick tea consumption is a risk factor for dental caries and dental fluorosis among 12-year-old Tibetan children in Ganzi - Rui Zhang; Li Cheng; Tao Zhang; Ting Xu; Meng Li; Wei Yin; Qingling Jiang; Yingming Yang; Tao Hu (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2019)

Reference evapotranspiration concentration and its relationship with precipitation concentration at southern and northern slopes of Tianshan Mountains, China - Fa-rong Huang; Tao Yang; Qian Li; Si-si Li; Lan-hai Li; Suwannee Adsavakulchai (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis of resistant Nicotiana tabacum in response to Bemisia tabaci infestation - Song-tao Zhang; Yue Long; Song-jie Zhang; Ning Li; De-xin Chen; Hong-fang Jia; Hong-ying Zhang; Yong-xia Yang (Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2019)

Benzopyran derivatives from endophytic Daldinia eschscholzii JC-15 in Dendrobium chrysotoxum and their bioactivities - Ming Hu; Xue-Qiong Yang; Qing-Yan Zhou; Shu-Quan Li; Bang-Yan Wang; Bao-Hui Ruan; Ya-Bin Yang; Zhuo-Xi Zhang; Hao Zhou; Zhong-Tao Ding (Natural Product Research, 2019)

Neuroprotective Influence of miR-301a Inhibition in Experimental Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Rat Models Through Targeting NDRG2 - Tao Feng; Bang-Hua Han; Gong-Li Yang; Chao-Jie Shi; Zhen-Wen Gao; Ming-Zhi Cao; Xiao-Lei Zhu (Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 2019)

Sulfate radical-mediated degradation of phenol and methylene blue by manganese oxide octahedral molecular sieve (OMS-2) activation of peroxymonosulfate - Jing Wei; Xiaoming Li; Qi Yang; You Wu; Xiaoding Huang; Ziletao Tao; Qiuxiang Xu; Xiaofei Zhu; Dongbo Wang (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Resistance of alfalfa and Indian mustard to Cd and the correlation of plant Cd uptake and soil Cd form - Chunlai Zhang; Yongqin Chen; Weihong Xu; Sunlin Chi; Tao Li; Yanhua Li; Zhangmi He; Mei Yang; Deyu Feng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Differences of Cd uptake and expression of MT family genes and NRAMP2 in two varieties of ryegrasses - Yanhua Li; Yuli Qin; Weihong Xu; Yourong Chai; Tao Li; Chunlai Zhang; Mei Yang; Zhangmi He; Deyu Feng (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Differences of Cd uptake and expression of OAS and IRT genes in two varieties of ryegrasses - Sunlin Chi; Yuli Qin; Weihong Xu; Yourong Chai; Deyu Feng; Yanhua Li; Tao Li; Mei Yang; Zhangmi He (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Influences of soil moisture and salt content on loess shear strength in the Xining Basin, northeastern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau - Jiang-tao Fu; Xia-song Hu; Xi-lai Li; Dong-mei Yu; Ya-bin Liu; You-Qing Yang; Zhao-xin Qi; Shu-xia Li (Journal of Mountain Science, 2019)

Testing the role of genetic variation of the MC4R gene in Chinese population in antipsychotic-induced metabolic disturbance - Yamin Zhang; Hongyan Ren; Qiang Wang; Wei Deng; Weihua Yue; Hao Yan; Liwen Tan; Qi Chen; Guigang Yang; Tianlan Lu; Lifang Wang; Fuquan Zhang; et al. (Science China Life Sciences, 2019)

Rhizospheric and endospheric diazotrophs mediated soil fertility intensification in sugarcane-legume intercropping systems - Manoj Kumar Solanki; Fei-Yong Wang; Zhen Wang; Chang-Ning Li; Tao-Ju Lan; Rajesh Kumar Singh; Pratiksha Singh; Li-Tao Yang; Yang-Rui Li (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2019)

Characterization and controlling factors of pores in the Lower Cambrian Niutitang shale of the Micangshan Tectonic Zone, SW China - Tao Tian; Shixin Zhou; Deliang Fu; Fu Yang; Jing Li (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2019)

Physical location of tandem repeats in the wheat genome and application for chromosome identification - Tao Lang; Guangrong Li; Hongjin Wang; Zhihui Yu; Qiheng Chen; Ennian Yang; Shulan Fu; Zongxiang Tang; Zujun Yang (Planta, 2019)