Transcriptome sequencing and comparative analysis of adult ovary and testis identify potential gonadal maintenance-related genes in Mauremys reevesii with temperature-dependent sex determination.

abstract：:Unworn teeth of herbivorous mammals are not immediately functional. They have to be partially worn to expose enamel ridges which can then act as shear-cutting blades to break the food down. We use the Plains Zebra (Equus quagga) as a hypsodont, herbivorous model organism to investigate how initial wear of the tooth cr...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Winkler DE,Kaiser TM

更新日期：2015-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Populations undergoing rapid climate-driven range expansion experience distinct selection regimes dominated both by increased dispersal at the leading edges and steep environmental gradients. Characterisation of traits associated with such expansions provides insight into the selection pressures and evolutionary const...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Taylor-Cox ED,Macgregor CJ,Corthine A,Hill JK,Hodgson JA,Saccheri IJ

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is intrinsically resistant to many conventional antibiotics. Therefore, alternative antimicrobial agents such as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are extensively studied to combat this issue. Our study aims to identify and understand the mode of action of the...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lee LF,Mariappan V,Vellasamy KM,Lee VS,Vadivelu J

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Local ancestry estimation infers the regional ancestral origin of chromosomal segments in admixed populations using reference populations and a variety of statistical models. Integrating local ancestry into complex trait genetics has the potential to increase detection of genetic associations and improve genetic predi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Schubert R,Andaleon A,Wheeler HE

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Silkworm pupae is the main by-product of the sericulture industry with an interesting nutritional profile, especially in terms of proteins. In consideration of its possible use as a food or food ingredient in Western countries, a comparative proteomic experiment has been performed to investigate the differen...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lamberti C,Gai F,Cirrincione S,Giribaldi M,Purrotti M,Manfredi M,Marengo E,Sicuro B,Saviane A,Cappellozza S,Giuffrida MG,Cavallarin L

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:China has experienced intensive urbanization over the past decades. However, it is still unclear about the influence of urbanization on urban thermal comfort and how the effect varies with climate condition. Based on long-term daily meteorological data from 1990 to 2015 in four Chinese cities undergoing rapid urbaniza...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fu Y,Ren Z,Yu Q,He X,Xiao L,Wang Q,Liu C

更新日期：2019-11-11 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：:Alcohol drinking may be associated with an increased risk of various metabolic diseases. Rat lines selectively bred for alcohol preference and alcohol avoidance constitute an interesting model to study inherited factors related to alcohol drinking and metabolic disorders. The aim of the present study was to compare th...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mierzejewski P,Zakrzewska A,Kuczyńska J,Wyszogrodzka E,Dominiak M

更新日期：2020-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we describe an efficient and effective technique for rearing sexually-derived coral propagules from spawning through larval settlement and symbiont uptake with minimal impact on natural coral populations. We sought to maximize larval survival while minimizing expense and daily husbandry maintenance by experimenta...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pollock FJ,Katz SM,van de Water JAJM,Davies SW,Hein M,Torda G,Matz MV,Beltran VH,Buerger P,Puill-Stephan E,Abrego D,Bourne DG,Willis BL

更新日期：2017-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, the use of lectins for screening of potential biomarkers has gained increased importance in cancer research, given the development in glycobiology that highlights altered structural changes of glycans in cancer associated processes. Lectins, having the properties of recognizing specific carbohydrate m...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hashim OH,Jayapalan JJ,Lee CS

更新日期：2017-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background:BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are currently proven to be closely related to high lifetime risks of breast cancer. To date, the closely related genes to BRCA1/2 mutations in breast cancer remains to be fully elucidated. This study aims to identify the gene expression profiles and interaction networks influenced by BR...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li Y,Zhou X,Liu J,Yin Y,Yuan X,Yang R,Wang Q,Ji J,He Q

更新日期：2020-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Body condition is an important determinant of health, and its evaluation has practical applications for the conservation and management of mammals. We developed a noninvasive method that uses photographs to assess the body condition of free-ranging brown bears (Ursus arctos) in the Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido, Japan...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Shirane Y,Mori F,Yamanaka M,Nakanishi M,Ishinazaka T,Mano T,Jimbo M,Sashika M,Tsubota T,Shimozuru M

更新日期：2020-09-18 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：:Seymouria is the best known of the seymouriamorphs, a group of Permo-Carboniferous reptiliomorphs with both terrestrial and aquatic taxa. The majority of research on Seymouria has focused on cranial anatomy, with few detailed descriptions or illustrations of the postcrania. We utilized neutron computed tomography (nCT...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bazzana KD,Gee BM,Bevitt JJ,Reisz RR

更新日期：2020-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The proportion of females calving (PFC) each year has been employed as an indicator of population reproductive performance in ungulates, especially for species that breed annually, because it requires less detailed population data than inter-birthing intervals and age at first reproduction. For asynchronous breeders w...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Law PR,Fike B

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroplasts are typically inherited from the female parent and are haploid in most angiosperms, but rare intra-individual heteroplasmy in plastid genomes has been reported in plants. Here, we report an example of plastome heteroplasmy and its characteristics in Gentiana tongolensis (Gentianaceae). The plastid genome ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sun SS,Zhou XJ,Li ZZ,Song HY,Long ZC,Fu PC

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Pseudostegana (Okada, 1978) currently contains thirty-nine described species. A number of Pseudostegana were collected from the fieldwork in southwestern China from 2010 to 2017. Eleven new species were discovered and are described from southwestern China: Pseudostegana alpina Zhang & Chen, sp. nov.; Pseudos...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lu J,Zhang Y,Chen H

更新日期：2018-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine odorant-binding protein (bOBP) differs from other lipocalins by lacking the conserved disulfide bond and for being able to form the domain-swapped dimers. To identify structural features responsible for the formation of the bOBP unique dimeric structure and to understand the role of the domain swapping on maint...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Stepanenko OV,Roginskii DO,Stepanenko OV,Kuznetsova IM,Uversky VN,Turoverov KK

更新日期：2016-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The common bottlenose dolphin, Tursiops truncatus, is widely distributed along the western coast of South America. In Ecuador, a resident population of bottlenose dolphins inhabits the inner estuarine area of the Gulf of Guayaquil located in the southwestern part of the country and is under threat from different human...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bayas-Rea RLÁ,Félix F,Montufar R

更新日期：2018-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Niche production is intended to produce premium pork, but several husbandry factors may affect the meat fatty acid composition and aroma. Fatty acid profile (by GC-FID) of raw meat and volatile compounds (by SPME-GC-MS) of cooked meat were analysed in loin samples from two pig genetic types-75% Duroc (Du) and 50% Piet...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Argemí-Armengol I,Villalba D,Tor M,Pérez-Santaescolástica C,Purriños L,Manuel Lorenzo J,Álvarez-Rodríguez J

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is associated with significantly increased risk of death, and early risk stratification may help to choose the appropriate treatment. The study aimed to develop a neural network model by using a genetic algorithm (GA) for the prediction of mortality in patients with...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Coral diseases are a leading factor contributing to the global decline of coral reefs, and yet mechanisms of disease transmission remain poorly understood. This study tested whether zooplankton can act as a vector for white band disease (WBD) in Acropora cervicornis. Natural zooplankton communities were collected from...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Certner RH,Dwyer AM,Patterson MR,Vollmer SV

更新日期：2017-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Understanding individual food preferences is critical for creating tailored strategies that promote healthy individual eating behaviors. Individual sensory liking appears to be an essential determinant of dietary intake. Taste preferences influence satisfaction and satiety, and may consequently influence wei...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Petre LM,Vatasescu BN

更新日期：2019-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:With the increased availability of genome sequences for bacteria, it has become routine practice to construct genome-based phylogenies. These phylogenies have formed the basis for various taxonomic decisions, especially for resolving problematic relationships between taxa. Despite the popularity of concatenating share...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Palmer M,Venter SN,McTaggart AR,Coetzee MPA,Van Wyk S,Avontuur JR,Beukes CW,Fourie G,Santana QC,Van Der Nest MA,Blom J,Steenkamp ET

更新日期：2019-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Coastal habitats in Chile are hypothesized to support a number of diadromous fish species. The objective of this study was to document migratory life histories of native galaxiids and introduced salmonids from a wide latitudinal range in Chilean Patagonia (39-48°S). Otolith microchemistry data were analysed using a re...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Alò D,Correa C,Samaniego H,Krabbenhoft CA,Turner TF

更新日期：2019-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Combination Index (CI) analysis suggested that MBIC and doxorubicin synergistically inhibited up to 97% of cell proliferation in ER+/PR+MCF-7 and triple negative MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell lines. Moreover, treatment of the breast cancer cells with the combined drugs resulted in lower IC50 values in contrast to the ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hasanpourghadi M,Abdul Majid N,Rais Mustafa M

更新日期：2018-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the profile of 14 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and 23 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in serum of domestic canines and whether this was predictive of thyroid hormone status. SAMPLES:Serum samples were collected from 51 client-owned dogs visiting the University of California Davis Will...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lau G,Walter K,Kass P,Puschner B

更新日期：2017-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are key epigenetic factors in regulating chromatin structure and gene expression in multiple aspects of plant growth, development, and response to abiotic or biotic stresses. Many studies on systematic analysis and molecular function of HDACs in Arabidopsis and rice have been conducted. Ho...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang K,Yu L,Pang X,Cao H,Si H,Zang J,Xing J,Dong J

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Ephemeral rivers act as linear oases in drylands providing key resources to people and wildlife. However, not much is known about these rivers' sensitivities to human activities. We investigated the landscape-level determinants of riparian tree dieback along the Swakop River, a dammed ephemeral river in Namibia, focus...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Douglas CM,Mulligan M,Harrison XA,Henschel JR,Pettorelli N,Cowlishaw G

更新日期：2016-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Yunnanolepidoids constitute either the most basal consecutive segments or the most primitive clade of antiarchs, a highly diversified jawed vertebrate group from the Silurian and Early Devonian periods. Although the general morphology of yunnanolepidoids is well established, their endocranial features remain...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang Y,Zhu M

更新日期：2018-05-28 00:00:00