Bibliographic revision of Mesacanthion Filipjev, 1927 (Nematoda: Thoracostomopsidae) with description of a new species from Jeju Island, South Korea.

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:RNA sequencing is an indispensable research tool used in a broad range of transcriptome analysis studies. The most common application of RNA Sequencing is differential expression analysis and it is used to determine genetic loci with distinct expression across different conditions. An emerging field called s...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dimitrov D,Gu Q

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Barnacles and their allies (Thecostraca) are a biologically diverse, monophyletic crustacean group, which includes both intensely studied taxa, such as the acorn and stalked barnacles, as well as cryptic taxa, for example, Facetotecta. Recent efforts have clarified phylogenetic relationships in many different parts of...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ewers-Saucedo C,Owen CL,Pérez-Losada M,Høeg JT,Glenner H,Chan BKK,Crandall KA

更新日期：2019-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：Purpose:To explore whether unilateral relapse of Bechet's disease-associated uveitis (BDU) causes differences in the tear proteome between the diseased and the contralateral quiescent eye and potential tear biomarkers for uveitis recurrence and disease monitoring. Method:To minimize interindividual variations, bilater...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Liang A,Qin W,Zhang M,Gao F,Zhao C,Gao Y

更新日期：2020-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change will significantly affect plant distribution as well as the quality of medicinal plants. Although numerous studies have analyzed the effect of climate change on future habitats of plants through species distribution models (SDMs), few of them have incorporated the change of effective content of medicina...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Guo Y,Wei H,Lu C,Gao B,Gu W

更新日期：2016-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Excluding grazers is one of most efficient ways to restore degraded grasslands in desert-steppe communities, but may negatively affect the recovery of plant species diversity. However, diversity differences between grazed and fenced grasslands in desert-steppe are poorly known. In a Stipa breviflora desert steppe comm...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wang X,Yang X,Wang L,Chen L,Song N,Gu J,Xue Y

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of baited remote underwater video (BRUV) for examining and monitoring marine biodiversity in temperate marine environments is rapidly growing, however many aspects of their effectiveness relies on assumptions based on studies from the Southern Hemisphere. The addition of bait to underwater camera systems acts ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jones RE,Griffin RA,Januchowski-Hartley SR,Unsworth RKF

更新日期：2020-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of calcium sparks in cardiomyocytes can provide valuable information about functional changes of calcium handling in health and disease. As a part of the calcium sparks analysis, sparks detection and characterization is necessary. Here, we describe a new open-source platform for automatic calcium sparks detec...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Laasmaa M,Karro N,Birkedal R,Vendelin M

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored the genetic background of social interactions in two breeding metapopulations of the pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) in Western Siberia. In 2005, we sampled blood from birds breeding in study areas located in the city of Tomsk and in a natural forest 13 km southward of Tomsk (Western Siberia, Russia)....

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Grinkov VG,Bauer A,Gashkov SI,Sternberg H,Wink M

更新日期：2018-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) outbreaks on pig farms have caused significant economic loss in the swine industry since it was first reported in Thailand a decade ago. Anecdotal evidence suggests that PEDV is now endemic in this region, therefore genome information of circulating PEDV is important for molecula...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Tuanthap S,Vongpunsawad S,Phupolphan C,Duang-In A,Wattanaphansak S,Assavacheep P,Theamboonlers A,Luengyosluechakul S,Amonsin A,Poovorawan Y

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a major lethal malignant cancer of the head and neck region, yet its molecular mechanisms of tumourigenesis are still unclear. Patients and methods:We performed weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) on RNA-sequencing data with clinical information obtain...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hu X,Sun G,Shi Z,Ni H,Jiang S

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals with unilateral lower limb amputation have a high risk of developing knee osteoarthritis (OA) in their intact limb as they age. This risk may be related to joint loading experienced earlier in life. We hypothesized that loading during walking would be greater in the intact limb of young US milita...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Miller RH,Krupenevich RL,Pruziner AL,Wolf EJ,Schnall BL

更新日期：2017-02-02 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：Background:Panulirus argus is an ecologically relevant species in shallow water hard-bottom environments and coral reefs and target of the most lucrative fishery in the greater Caribbean region. Methods:This study reports, for the first time, the genome size and nuclear repetitive elements, including the 45S ribosomal...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Baeza JA

更新日期：2020-12-17 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：Background:Plant reproduction is influenced by the net outcome of plant-herbivore and plant-pollinator interactions. While both herbivore impacts and pollinator impacts on plant reproduction have been widely studied, few studies examine them in concert. Methodology:Here, we review the contemporary literature that exam...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Haas SM,Lortie CJ

更新日期：2020-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Preserved labile tissues (e.g., skin, muscle) in the fossil record of terrestrial vertebrates are increasingly becoming recognized as an important source of biological and taphonomic information. Here, we combine a variety of synchrotron radiation techniques with scanning electron and optical microscopy to elucidate t...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Barbi M,Bell PR,Fanti F,Dynes JJ,Kolaceke A,Buttigieg J,Coulson IM,Currie PJ

更新日期：2019-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A large body of evidence suggests that female Old World monkeys maintain selective long-term grooming interactions with fitness benefits. The last two decades have produced evidence that the regulation of social interactions among primates can be, in part, explained by the Biological Markets theory, with grooming beha...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pereira AS,Rebelo ID,Casanova C,Lee PC,Louca V

更新日期：2019-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Molt summary tables reveal the sequence and mode of flight-feather replacement and how these feathers are divided into independent replacement series. Tables for summarizing molt are relatively new, and the rules for generating them were first formally illustrated using data from a temperate passerine. However, this f...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rohwer S,Rohwer VG

更新日期：2018-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we map the distribution of scale-rayed wrasse Acantholabrus palloni in eastern Skagerrak based on a combination of verified and personally communicated angling records. Long thought to be occasional vagrants outside its known range in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, we ask if this rare...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Näslund J,Lundgren M

更新日期：2018-11-06 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：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：:Recent upperward migration of plants and animals along altitudinal gradients and poleward movement of animal range boundaries have been confirmed by many studies. This phenomenon is considered to be part of the fingerprint of recent climate change on the biosphere. Here I examine whether poleward movement is occurring...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Groom QJ

更新日期：2013-05-28 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：Background:In the absence of highly effective antiviral therapies against SARS-CoV-2, it is crucial to counter the known pathophysiological causes of severe COVID-19. Evaluating the efficacy existing drugs may expedite the development of such therapeutics. Severe COVID-19 is largely the result of a dysregulated immune ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kaye AG,Siegel R

更新日期：2020-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The fight against the emergence of mutant influenza strains has led to the screening of an increasing number of compounds for inhibitory activity against influenza neuraminidase. This study explores the chemical space of neuraminidase inhibitors (NAIs), which provides an opportunity to obtain further molecular insight...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Anuwongcharoen N,Shoombuatong W,Tantimongcolwat T,Prachayasittikul V,Nantasenamat C

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The blacklegged tick Ixodes scapularis is widely distributed in the United States and transmits multiple pathogens to humans, wildlife and domestic animals. Recently, several novel viruses in the family Bunyaviridae (South Bay virus (SBV) and Blacklegged tick phlebovirus (BTPV)) were identified infecting female I. sca...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sakamoto JM,Ng TFF,Suzuki Y,Tsujimoto H,Deng X,Delwart E,Rasgon JL

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The mutant form GGBP/H152C of the D-glucose/D-galactose-binding protein with the solvatochromic dye BADAN linked to cysteine residue Cys 152 can be used as a potential base for a sensitive element of glucose biosensor system. We investigated the influence of various external factors on the physical-chemical properties...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Fonin AV,Stepanenko OV,Povarova OI,Volova CA,Philippova EM,Bublikov GS,Kuznetsova IM,Demchenko AP,Turoverov KK

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Although liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma are major consequences of hepatitis C (HCV), there has been an increasing number of studies examining extrahepatic manifestations, especially those caused by systemic chronic inflammation and metabolic complications that might predispose HCV patients to atheroscler...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pavicic Ivelja M,Dolic K,Tandara L,Perkovic N,Mestrovic A,Ivic I

更新日期：2021-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent publication of a number of high resolution bacterial voltage-gated sodium channel structures has opened the door for the mechanisms employed by these channels to distinguish between ions to be elucidated. The way these channels select between Na(+) and K(+) has been investigated in computational studies, bu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Corry B

更新日期：2013-02-12 00:00:00