The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Helwingia himalaica (Helwingiaceae, Aquifoliales) and a chloroplast phylogenomic analysis of the Campanulidae.

abstract：:Accurate identification of protein-protein interactions (PPI) is the key step in understanding proteins' biological functions, which are typically context-dependent. Many existing PPI predictors rely on aggregated features from protein sequences, however only a few methods exploit local information about specific resi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zubek J,Tatjewski M,Boniecki A,Mnich M,Basu S,Plewczynski D

更新日期：2015-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent increased integration of evolutionary theory into conservation programs has greatly improved our ability to protect endangered species. A common application of such theory links population dynamics and indices of genetic diversity, usually estimated from neutrally evolving markers. However, some studies hav...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Baltazar-Soares M,Bracamonte SE,Bayer T,Chain FJ,Hanel R,Harrod C,Eizaguirre C

更新日期：2016-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Ichthyosaur fossils are abundant in Lower Jurassic sediments with nine genera found in the UK. In this paper, we describe the partial skeleton of a large ichthyosaur from the Lower Jurassic (lower Sinemurian) of Warwickshire, England, which was conserved and rearticulated to form the centrepiece of a new permanent gal...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lomax DR,Porro LB,Larkin NR

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:We investigated the effects of gastric Helicobacter pylori infection on the daytime and overnight human oral microbiota. Methods:Twenty four volunteers were recruited. Ten tested positive for H. pylori infection by the Carbon-14 Urea Breath Test, and the rest were negative. Two oral swabs were collected: on...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chua EG,Chong JY,Lamichhane B,Webberley KM,Marshall BJ,Wise MJ,Tay CY

更新日期：2019-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid development of China's textile industry (TI) has led to severe water environmental stress. Water environmental stress of China's TI mainly comes from large quantities of discharged wastewater and chemical oxygen demand (COD). The sustainable development of the TI is realized to achieve the decoupling between...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li Y,Shen J,Lu L,Luo Y,Wang L,Shen M

更新日期：2018-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:A literature review is presented that aims to summarize and compare current methods to evaluate sleep. Methods:Current sleep assessment methods have been classified according to different criteria; e.g., objective (polysomnography, actigraphy…) vs. subjective (sleep questionnaires, diaries…), contact vs. conta...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ibáñez V,Silva J,Cauli O

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important vegetable cultivated in Asia, Africa and southern Europe and, following tomato and pepper, ranks as the third most important solanaceous vegetable crop. The Dof (DNA-binding with one finger) family is a group of plant-specific transcription factors that play important ro...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wei Q,Wang W,Hu T,Hu H,Mao W,Zhu Q,Bao C

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major challenges of bone tissue engineering applications is to construct a fully vascularized implant that can adapt to hypoxic environments in vivo. The incorporation of proangiogenic factors into scaffolds is a widely accepted method of achieving this goal. Recently, the proangiogenic potential of mesench...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xie H,Wang Z,Zhang L,Lei Q,Zhao A,Wang H,Li Q,Chen Z,Zhang W

更新日期：2016-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Loot boxes are items in video games that may be paid for with real-world money, but which contain randomised contents. There is a reliable correlation between loot box spending and problem gambling severity: the more money gamers spend on loot boxes, the more severe their problem gambling tends to be. However, it is u...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zendle D

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：Aims:The study aimed to explore factors contributing to body weight change over time in gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy, in order to find risk factors to implement nutritional intervention beforehand. Methods:A cohort of gastric cancer patients who were treated with gastrectomy from January to March 2019 at ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tian Q,Qin L,Zhu W,Xiong S,Wu B

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As one of the highest forest ecosystems in the world, Polylepis forests are recognized both as center of endemism and diversity along the Andes and as an ecosystem under serious threat from habitat loss, fragmentation, and climate change due to human activities. Effective conservation efforts are limited, in...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sevillano-Ríos CS,Rodewald AD

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:To reduce bird fatalities from millions of window collisions each year in North America, it is important to understand how design and landscape elements relate to collision risk. The current study extends prior research that found that buildings near ornamental pear trees (Prunus calleryana) and buildings wi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Brown BB,Hunter L,Santos S

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve winter wheat (Triticum aestivum) genotypes were examined for differences in grain yield, water use efficiency (WUE), and stable carbon isotope composition (δ13C) in flag leaves. The plants were subjected to rain-fed treatment and supplemental irrigation at the jointing and anthesis stages, during the 2015-2016 ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Huang G,Zhang X,Wang Y,Feng F,Mei X,Zhong X

更新日期：2019-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Lupus nephritis (LN) is a severe manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which often progresses to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and ultimately leads to death. At present, there are no definitive therapies towards LN, so that illuminating the molecular mechanism behind the disease has become an urgent ta...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yang H,Li H

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Digital medicine and smartphone-enabled health technologies provide a novel source of human health and human biology data. However, in part due to its intricacies, few methods have been established to analyze and interpret data in this domain. We previously conducted a six-month interventional trial examinin...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gollamudi SS,Topol EJ,Wineinger NE

更新日期：2016-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Several aspects of an individual's appearance have been shown to predict personality and related behaviour. While some of these cues are grounded in biology (e.g., the human face), other aspects of a person's appearance can be actively controlled (e.g., clothing). In this paper, we consider a common fashion accessory,...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ellis DA,Jenkins R

更新日期：2015-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), belonging to the coronaviridae family, is the key cause of the fatal diarrhea of piglets and results in many pathological processes. microRNAs (miRNAs) play a key role in the regulation of virus-induced apoptosis. During the process of apoptosis induced by TGEV infection in ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhao X,Song X,Bai X,Fei N,Huang Y,Zhao Z,Du Q,Zhang H,Zhang L,Tong D

更新日期：2016-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Converging evidence comparing barefoot (BF) and shod (SH) running highlights differences in foot-strike patterns and somatosensory feedback, among others. Anecdotal evidence from SH runners attempting BF running suggests a greater attentional demand may be experienced during BF running. However, little work ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Snow NJ,Blair JFL,MacDonald GZ,Byrne JM,Basset FA

更新日期：2018-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I restriction-modification enzymes are multisubunit, multifunctional molecular machines that recognize specific DNA target sequences, and their multisubunit organization underlies their multifunctionality. EcoR124I is the archetype of Type I restriction-modification family IC and is composed of three subunit type...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bialevich V,Sinha D,Shamayeva K,Guzanova A,Řeha D,Csefalvay E,Carey J,Weiserova M,Ettrich RH

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Parasites are essential components of natural communities, but the factors that generate skewed distributions of parasite occurrences and abundances across host populations are not well understood. METHODS:Here, we analyse at a seascape scale the spatiotemporal relationships of parasite exposure and host bo...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rodríguez SM,Valdivia N

更新日期：2017-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) is a genetic disorder that is usually caused by disturbed production of collagen type I. Depending on its severity in the patient, this disorder may create difficulties and challenges for the dental practitioner. The goal of this article is to provide guidelines based on scientific evidenc...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rousseau M,Retrouvey JM,Members of the Brittle Bone Disease Consortium.

更新日期：2018-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The exoskeleton of an insect could be an important factor in the success of its evolutionary process. This reaches its maximum expression in beetles, which constitute the most diversified animal taxon. The involvement in the management of environmental radiation could be one of the most important functions o...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Cuesta E,Lobo JM

更新日期：2019-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Earthworms enrich the soil and protect the health of their ecological environment. Previous studies on these invertebrates determined their protein content, hormone secretions, medicinal value, and ecological habits, but their whole genomic sequence remains incomplete. We performed whole genome sequencing of Metaphire...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jin F,Zhou Z,Guo Q,Liang Z,Yang R,Jiang J,He Y,Zhao Q,Zhao Q

更新日期：2020-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) is a highly pleiotropic cytokine with antifibrotic activity in wound healing. During the process of wound healing and fibrosis, fibroblasts are the key players. Although accumulating evidence has suggested the antagonistic effects of FGF2 in the activation process of fibrobl...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wu B,Tang X,Zhou Z,Ke H,Tang S,Ke R

更新日期：2021-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Sex ratio distorting agents (maternally inherited symbionts and meiotically-driving sex chromosomes) are common in insects. When these agents rise to high frequencies they create strong population sex ratio bias and selection then favours mutations that act to restore the rare sex. Despite this strong select...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Reynolds LA,Hornett EA,Jiggins CD,Hurst GDD

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viruses encoding a replication-associated protein (Rep) within a covalently closed, single-stranded (ss)DNA genome are among the smallest viruses known to infect eukaryotic organisms, including economically valuable agricultural crops and livestock. Although circular Rep-encoding ssDNA (CRESS DNA) viruses are a widesp...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rosario K,Mettel KA,Benner BE,Johnson R,Scott C,Yusseff-Vanegas SZ,Baker CCM,Cassill DL,Storer C,Varsani A,Breitbart M

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition zones are of high evolutionary interest because unique patterns of spatial variation are often retained. Here, we investigated the phylogeography of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo, a small marine intertidal fish that inhabits rocky habitats of the Mediterranean and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean. We screened...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Castilho R,Cunha RL,Faria C,Velasco EM,Robalo JI

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:As more and more prokaryotic sequencing takes place, a method to quickly and accurately analyze this data is needed. Previous tools are mainly designed for metagenomic analysis and have limitations; such as long runtimes and significant false positive error rates. The online tool GenomePeek (edwards.sdsu.edu/GenomePee...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： McNair K,Edwards RA

更新日期：2015-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAAD), the most common subtype of pancreatic cancer, is a highly lethal disease. In this study, we integrated the expression profiles of splicing factors (SFs) of PAAD from RNA-sequencing data to provide a comprehensive view of the clinical significance of SFs. A prognostic index (PI) based ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rong MH,Zhu ZH,Guan Y,Li MW,Zheng JS,Huang YQ,Wei DM,Li YM,Wu XJ,Bu HP,Peng HL,Wei XL,Li GS,Li MX,Chen MH,Huang SN

更新日期：2020-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Four species of true crocodile (genus Crocodylus) have been described from the Americas. Three of these crocodile species exhibit non-overlapping distributions-Crocodylus intermedius in South America, C. moreletii along the Caribbean coast of Mesoamerica, and C. rhombifer confined to Cuba. The fourth, C. acutus, is na...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Milián-García Y,Russello MA,Castellanos-Labarcena J,Cichon M,Kumar V,Espinosa G,Rossi N,Mazzotti F,Hekkala E,Amato G,Janke A

更新日期：2018-11-12 00:00:00