The revised complete mitogenome sequence of the tree frog Polypedatesmegacephalus (Anura, Rhacophoridae) by next-generation sequencing and phylogenetic analysis.

abstract：Background:Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is one of the most common malignant tumors in the world, and it has become the leading cause of death of malignant tumors. However, its mechanisms are not fully clear. The aim of this study is to investigate the key genes and explore their potential mechanisms involving in ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang L,Peng R,Sun Y,Wang J,Chong X,Zhang Z

更新日期：2019-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, silver nanoparticles (NP) were synthesized by two methods: using an aqueous extract of Mentha spicata leaves and using citrate ions as stabilizing agent, and the cytotoxicity and anticancer activity of both NP were evaluated in vitro. The particles synthesized with the aqueous extract were spherical wit...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Torres-Martínez Y,Arredondo-Espinoza E,Puente C,González-Santiago O,Pineda-Aguilar N,Balderas-Rentería I,López I,Ramírez-Cabrera MA

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A new species of freshwater crab, Fredius ibiapaba, is described and illustrated from a mid-altitude forested patch in Ipú (Ibiapaba plateau, Ceará, northeastern Brazil), between 635 to 782 m. The new species can be separated from its congeners by the morphology of its first gonopod: proximal half remarkably swollen, ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Santos LC,Tavares M,Silva JRF,Cervini M,Pinheiro AP,Santana W

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Wearable activity trackers are regarded as a new opportunity to deliver health promotion interventions. Indeed, while the prediction of active behaviors is currently primarily relying on the processing of accelerometer sensor data, the emergence of smart clothes with multi-sensing capacities is offering new ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ren D,Aubert-Kato N,Anzai E,Ohta Y,Tripette J

更新日期：2020-10-28 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：:In highly biodiverse systems, such as coral reefs, prey species are faced with predatory threats from numerous species. Recognition of predators can be innate, or learned, and can help increase the chance of survival. Research suggests that parental exposure to increased predatory threats can affect the development, b...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Atherton JA,McCormick MI

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Sanderlings (Calidris alba) are long-distance migratory shorebirds with a non-breeding range that spans temperate and tropical coastal habitats. Breeding in the High Arctic combined with non-breeding seasons in the tropics necessitate long migrations, which are energetically demanding. On an annual basis, the higher e...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Grond K,Ntiamoa-Baidu Y,Piersma T,Reneerkens J

更新日期：2015-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Reward seeking and avoidance of punishment are key motivational processes. Brain-imaging studies often use the Monetary Incentive Delay Task (MIDT) to evaluate motivational processes involved in maladaptive behavior. Although the bulk of research has been done on the MIDT reward events, little is known about...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dugré JR,Dumais A,Bitar N,Potvin S

更新日期：2018-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Frogs are characterized by a morphology that has been suggested to be related to their unique jumping specialization. Yet, the functional demands associated with jumping and swimming may not be that different as suggested by studies with semi-aquatic frogs. Here, we explore whether features previously identified as in...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Herrel A,Vasilopoulou-Kampitsi M,Bonneaud C

更新日期：2014-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been an increase in the mortality rate and morbidity of kidney cancer (KC) with kidney renal clear cell carcinoma (KIRC) being the most common subtype of KC. GRAMD1C (GRAM Domain Containing 1C) has not been reported to relate to prognosis and immunotherapy in any cancers. Using bioinformatics methods, we jud...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hao H,Wang Z,Ren S,Shen H,Xian H,Ge W,Wang W

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed (i) to explore the relationship between vertical (jumping) and horizontal (sprinting) force-velocity-power (FVP) mechanical profiles in a large range of sports and levels of practice, and (ii) to provide a large database to serve as a reference of the FVP profile for all sports and levels tested. A to...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jiménez-Reyes P,Samozino P,García-Ramos A,Cuadrado-Peñafiel V,Brughelli M,Morin JB

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Influenza A (H5N1) virus is a global concern with potential as a pandemic threat. High sequence variability of influenza A viruses is a major challenge for effective vaccine design. A continuing goal towards this is a greater understanding of influenza A (H5N1) proteome sequence diversity in the context of t...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Abd Raman HS,Tan S,August JT,Khan AM

更新日期：2020-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies of low prevalence disease problems are often hindered by the high cost of diagnostic testing. The objective of this study was to evaluate PCR screening of both individual and pooled fecal samples from culled dairy cows for the invA gene of Salmonella followed by culture to determine if the sens...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Adaska JM,Ekong PS,Clothier KA,Williams DR,Rossitto PV,Lehenbauer TW,Atwill ER,Li X,Aly SS

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Small interference RNA has been widely used to suppress gene expression. Three different short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) against dopamine D1 receptor (Drd1), driven by mouse U6 promoter in self-complementary AAV8 vector (scAAV8), were used to silence mouse striatal Drd1 expression. Transduction of mouse striatum with all ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ji B,Higa K,Soontornniyomkij V,Miyanohara A,Zhou X

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:White-handed gibbons produce loud and acoustically complex songs when interacting with their neighbours or when encountering predators. In both contexts, songs are assembled from a small number of units although their composition differs in context-specific ways. Here, we investigated whether wild gibbons could infer ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Andrieu J,Penny SG,Bouchet H,Malaivijitnond S,Reichard UH,Zuberbühler K

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Extensive genome rearrangements, known as chromothripsis, have been recently identified in several cancer types. Chromothripsis leads to complex structural variants (cSVs) causing aberrant gene expression and the formation of de novo fusion genes, which can trigger cancer development, or worsen its clinical ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hynst J,Plevova K,Radova L,Bystry V,Pal K,Pospisilova S

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Marine biodiversity and derived ecosystem services are critical to the healthy functioning of marine ecosystems, and to human economic and societal well-being. Thus, an understanding of marine biodiversity in different ecosystems is necessary for their conservation and management. Coral reefs in particular are noted f...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Reimer JD,Biondi P,Lau YW,Masucci GD,Nguyen XH,Santos MEA,Wee HB

更新日期：2019-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4736.]. ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Regaiolli B,Spiezio C,Hopkins WD

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. In recent years, there has been an explosion in the number of technical and medical diagnostic platforms being developed. This has greatly improved our ability to more accurately, and more comprehensively, explore and characterize human biological systems on the individual level. Large quantities of biomed...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： O'Rawe JA,Fang H,Rynearson S,Robison R,Kiruluta ES,Higgins G,Eilbeck K,Reese MG,Lyon GJ

更新日期：2013-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Complete chloroplast genome sequences have been very useful for understanding phylogenetic relationships in angiosperms at the family level and above, but there are currently large gaps in coverage. We report the chloroplast genome for Helwingia himalaica, the first in the distinctive family Helwingiaceae and only the...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yao X,Liu YY,Tan YH,Song Y,Corlett RT

更新日期：2016-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis (MAH) is an emerging opportunistic human pathogen. It can cause pulmonary infections, lymphadenitis and disseminated infections in immuno-compromised patients. In addition, MAH is widespread in the environment, since it has been isolated from water, soil or dust. In rec...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sanchini A,Dematheis F,Semmler T,Lewin A

更新日期：2017-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：Background:This study postulates that underlying environmental conditions and a susceptible population's socio-economic status should be explored simultaneously to adequately understand a vector borne disease infection risk. Here we focus on West Nile Virus (WNV), a mosquito borne pathogen, as a case study for spatial ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kala AK,Atkinson SF,Tiwari C

更新日期：2020-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3954.]. ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ulman A,Ferrario J,Occhpinti-Ambrogi A,Arvanitidis C,Bandi A,Bertolino M,Bogi C,Chatzigeorgiou G,Çiçek BA,Deidun A,Ramos-Esplá A,Koçak C,Lorenti M,Martinez-Laiz G,Merlo G,Princisgh E,Scribano G,Marchini A

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, is one of the most serious citrus pests worldwide due to its role as vector of huanglongbing or citrus greening disease. While some optimal plant species for ACP oviposition and development have been identified, little is known of the influence of host plants ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Paris TM,Allan SA,Hall DG,Hentz MG,Hetesy G,Stansly PA

更新日期：2016-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Coarse-grained (CG) models have been successful in simulating the chemical properties of lipid bilayers, but accurate treatment of membrane proteins and lipid-protein molecular interactions remains a challenge. The CgProt force field, original developed with the multiscale coarse graining method, is assessed by compar...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hills RD Jr

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Paratya australiensis Kemp (Decapoda: Atyidae) is a widely distributed freshwater shrimp in eastern Australia. The species has been considered as an important stream organism for studying genetics, dispersal, biology, behaviour and evolution in atyids and is a major food source for stream dwelling fishes. Paratya aust...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rahman S,Schmidt D,Hughes JM

更新日期：2020-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Crop landraces are fundamental resources to increase the eroded genepool of modern crops in order to adapt agriculture to future challenges; plus, they are of immeasurable heritage and cultural value. Between the 1940s and the 1960s open-pollinated varieties (OPVs) of flint and semi-flint maize in Europe were almost c...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ardenghi NMG,Rossi G,Guzzon F

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Bioactive peptides can prevent damage associated with oxidative stress in humans when consumed regularly. Recently, peptides have attracted immense interest because of their beneficial functional properties, safety and little or no side effects when used at high concentration. Most antioxidant peptides are s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sonklin C,Laohakunjit N,Kerdchoechuen O

更新日期：2018-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Habitat selection and its adaptive outcomes are crucial features for animal life-history strategies. Nevertheless, congruence between habitat preferences and breeding success has been rarely demonstrated, which may result from the single-scale evaluation of animal choices. As habitat selection is a complex m...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jedlikowski J,Brambilla M

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper investigates the capabilities of the evolutionary fuzzy genetic (FG) approach and compares it with three neuro-fuzzy methods-neuro-fuzzy with grid partitioning (ANFIS-GP), neuro-fuzzy with subtractive clustering (ANFIS-SC), and neuro-fuzzy with fuzzy c-means clustering (ANFIS-FCM)-in terms of modeling long-...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sadeghi-Niaraki A,Kisi O,Choi SM

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00