Identification and analysis of Chrysanthemum nankingense NAC transcription factors and an expression analysis of OsNAC7 subfamily members by Hai Wang, Tong Li, Wei Li, Wang Wang, Huien Zhao

“…According to the NAC family in Arabidopsis and rice, a rootless phylogenetic tree was constructed, in which the 153 CnNAC TFs were divided into two groups and 19 subfamilies. Moreover, the expression levels of 12 CnNAC TFs belonging to the OsNAC7 subfamily were analyzed in C. nankingense under osmotic and salt stresses, and different tissues were tested during different growth periods. …”
Get full text

New insights into X‐linked adrenal hypoplasia congenita from a novel splice‐site variant of NR0B1 and adrenal CT images by Yuqing Jiang, Huifang Peng, Rui Zhao, Yina Chang, Jie Liu, Liujun Fu, Liping Li, Yujin Ma, Wei Li, Hongwei Jiang

Subjects: “…NR0B1 (nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 1)…”
Get full text

Identification and Characterization of LRR-RLK Family Genes in Potato Reveal Their Involvement in Peptide Signaling of Cell Fate Decisions and Biotic/Abiotic Stress Responses by Xiaoxu Li, Salman Ahmad, Cun Guo, Jing Yu, Songxiao Cao, Xiaoming Gao, Wei Li, Hong Li, Yongfeng Guo

“…Leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinases (LRR-RLKs) represent the largest subfamily of receptor-like kinases (RLKs) and play important roles in regulating growth, development, and stress responses in plants. …”
Get full text

Characterization of 19 Genes Encoding Membrane-Bound Fatty Acid Desaturases and their Expression Profiles in Gossypium raimondii Under Low Temperature. by Wei Liu, Wei Li, Qiuling He, Muhammad Khan Daud, Jinhong Chen, Shuijin Zhu

“…In the G. raimondii genome, tandem duplication might have led to the increasing size of the FAD2 cluster in the Omega Desaturase subfamily, whereas segmental duplication appeared to be the dominant mechanism for the expansion of the Sphingolipid and Front-end Desaturase subfamilies. …”
Get full text

Mitochondrial genome of Monolepta hieroglyphica (Coleoptera: Chrysomeloidea: Chrysomelidae) and phylogenetic analysis by Wei Li, Shuo Shen, Hongyu Chen

“…Phylogenetic analysis positioned M. hieroglyphica in a well-supported clade within the subfamily Galerucinae with Monolepta occifluvis, Monolepta sp. and Paleosepharia posticata. …”
Get full text

Untargeted Metabolomics Revealed Potential Biomarkers of Small Yellow Follicles of Chickens during Sexual Maturation by Jinbo Zhao, Hongbin Pan, Wenjiang Zhao, Wei Li, Haojie Li, Zhongxiao Tian, Dayong Meng, Yuting Teng, Xinlu Li, Yang He, Hongmei Shi, Changrong Ge, Kun Wang

“…The results of the real-time PCR of all genes showed that the expression levels of cytochrome P450 family 11 subfamily A member 1, steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, follicle-stimulating hormone receptor, and cytochrome P450 family 19 subfamily A member 1 in the CH2 group were significantly higher than those in the WLS groups (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
Get full text

Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of soybean trihelix gene family by Wei Liu, Yanwei Zhang, Wei Li, Yanhui Lin, Caijie Wang, Ran Xu, Lifeng Zhang

“…These trihelix genes were located at 19 out of 20 soybean chromosomes unevenly and were classified into six distinct subfamilies: GT-1, GT-2, GTγ, SIP1, SH4 and GTδ. The gene structure and conserved functional domain of these trihelix genes were similar in the same subfamily but diverged between different subfamilies. …”
Get full text

Tan IIA mitigates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration induced by ox‐LDL through the miR‐137/TRPC3 axis by Wei Li, Zhi Gao, Qing‐Long Guan

“…The expression levels of microRNA (miR)‐137, transient receptor potential cation channel subfamily C member 3 (TRPC3) and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) were measured. …”
Get full text

Chromosome-level genome provides insight into the evolution and conservation of the threatened goral (Naemorhedus goral) by Nan Sun, Xiao-Ying Ma, Guang-Hong Shi, Xiao-Hong Yang, Wei Li, Chen-Guang Feng, Da Mi, Guo-Gang Li, Ji-Qi Lu

“…Abstract Background Gorals Naemorhedus resemble both goats and antelopes, which prompts much debate about the intragenus species delimitation and phylogenetic status of the genus Naemorhedus within the subfamily Caprinae. Their evolution is believed to be linked to the uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP). …”
Get full text

The molecular mechanisms of peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase Pin1 and its relevance to kidney disease by Shukun Wu, Yurong Zou, Xiaoqiu Tan, Shuang Yang, Shuang Yang, Tangting Chen, Jiong Zhang, Xingli Xu, Xingli Xu, Fang Wang, Wei Li

“…Pin1 is a member of the peptidyl-prolyl cis/trans isomerase subfamily and is widely expressed in various cell types and tissues. …”
Get full text

Two Novel <i>Yersinia pestis</i> Bacteriophages with a Broad Host Range: Potential as Biocontrol Agents in Plague Natural Foci by Haixiao Jin, Youhong Zhong, Yiting Wang, Chuanyu Zhang, Jin Guo, Xiaona Shen, Cunxiang Li, Ying Huang, Haoming Xiong, Peng Wang, Wei Li

“…The objective of this research was to elucidate the morphological and genomic characteristics of two novel <i>Yersinia pestis</i> phages, vB_YpeM_ MHS112 (MHS112) and vB_YpeM_GMS130 (GMS130), belonging to the genus <i>Gaprivervirus</i>, subfamily <i>Tevenvirinae</i>, family <i>Myoviridae</i>. …”
Get full text

Differential subgenome expression underlies biomass accumulation in allotetraploid Pennisetum giganteum by Longsheng Xing, Meijia Wang, Qiang He, Hongyu Zhang, Hanfei Liang, Qinghong Zhou, Yu Liu, Ze Liu, Yu Wang, Cailian Du, Yao Xiao, Jianan Liu, Wei Li, Guixia Liu, Huilong Du

“…Genome evolution analysis revealed the evolutionary relationships across the Panicoideae subfamily lineages and identified numerous genome rearrangements that had occurred in P. giganteum. …”
Get full text

MAP4Ks inhibition promotes retinal neuron regeneration from Müller glia in adult mice by Houjian Zhang, Yuli Guo, Yaqiong Yang, Yuqian Wang, Youwen Zhang, Jingbin Zhuang, Yuting Zhang, Mei Shen, Jiankai Zhao, Rongrong Zhang, Yan Qiu, Shiying Li, Jiaoyue Hu, Wei Li, Jianfeng Wu, Haiwei Xu, Steven J. Fliesler, Yi Liao, Zuguo Liu

“…Here we show that MAP4K4, MAP4K6 and MAP4K7, which are conserved Misshapen subfamily of ste20 kinases homologs, repress YAP activity in mammalian MG and therefore restrict their ability to be reprogrammed. …”
Get full text

Characterization of the pyruvate kinase gene family in soybean and identification of a putative salt responsive gene GmPK21 by Wei Liu, Yubin Wang, Yanwei Zhang, Wei Li, Caijie Wang, Ran Xu, Haiying Dai, Lifeng Zhang

“…They were classified into 2 subfamilies including PKc and PKp. 22 segmental duplicated gene pairs and 1 tandem duplicated gene pair were identified and all of them experienced a strong purifying selective pressure during evolution. …”
Get full text

Whole-Genome Identification and Characterization of the DKK Gene Family and Its Transcription Profiles: An Analysis of the Chinese Soft-Shell Turtle (<i>Pelodiscus sinensis</i>) by Yongchang Wang, Junxian Zhu, Chen Chen, Liqin Ji, Xiaoyou Hong, Xiaoli Liu, Haigang Chen, Chengqing Wei, Junjie Zhang, Xinping Zhu, Wei Li

“…The results showed that the DKK gene family is divided into six subfamilies, distributed on six different chromosomal scaffolds containing different gene structures and conserved motifs with the same structural domains, and all of the members were secreted proteins. …”
Get full text

Genome-wide identification, evolution and expression analysis of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) gene family in chinese soft-shell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) by Luo Lei, Luo Lei, Junxian Zhu, Junxian Zhu, Chen Chen, Yongchang Wang, Congcong Wu, Ming Qi, Yakun Wang, Xiaoli Liu, Xiaoyou Hong, Lingyun Yu, Haigang Chen, Chengqing Wei, Yihui Liu, Wei Li, Xinping Zhu, Xinping Zhu, Xinping Zhu

“…Phylogenetic analysis revealed that BMP genes were divided into eight subfamilies and shared similar motifs (“WII”, “FPL”, “TNHA”, “CCVP”, and “CGC”) and domain (TGF-β superfamily). …”
Get full text

Genome-wide identification of the B3 transcription factor family in pepper (Capsicum annuum) and expression patterns during fruit ripening by Tao Wang, Cha Long, Meixia Chang, Yuan Wu, Shixian Su, Jingjiang Wei, Suyan Jiang, Xiujun Wang, Jianwen He, Dan Xing, Yangbo He, Yaoqi Ran, Wei Li

“…Through the utilization of genome-wide sequence analysis, we identified a total of 106 B3 genes from pepper (Capsicum annuum), they are categorized into four subfamilies: RAV, ARF, LAV, and REM. Chromosome distribution, genetic structure, motif, and cis-acting element of the pepper B3 protein were analyzed. …”
Get full text