Cheng-Dong Wang,Xiao-Fang Guo,Thomas Chi Bun Wong et al.
Cheng-Dong Wang et al.
Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) are involved in many cellular processes via the arginine methylation of histone or non-histone proteins. We examined the expression patterns of prmt4, prmt7, and prmt9 during embryogenesis in Xeno...
David M Irwin
David M Irwin
Insulin is a key hormone for the regulation of metabolism in vertebrates. Insulin is produced by pancreatic islet cells in response to elevated glucose levels and leads to the uptake of glucose by tissues such as liver and adipose tissue to...
Effects of C-terminal amidation and heptapeptide ring on the biological activities and advanced structure of amurin-9KY, a novel antimicrobial peptide identified from the brown frog, Rana kunyuensis [0.03%]
C末端酰胺化和七肽环对新抗菌肽amurin-9KY的生物学活性及高级结构的影响
Fen Zhang,Zhi-Lai Guo,Yan Chen et al.
Fen Zhang et al.
Rana kunyuensis is a species of brown frog that lives exclusively on Kunyu Mountain, Yantai, China. In the current study, a 279-bp cDNA sequence encoding a novel antimicrobial peptide (AMP), designated as amurin-9KY, was cloned from synthes...
Social functions of relaxed open-mouth display in golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) [0.03%]
金丝猴(Rhinopithecus Roxellana)放松型张口示齿的社会功能研究
You-Ji Zhang,Yi-Xin Chen,Hao-Chun Chen et al.
You-Ji Zhang et al.
Relaxed open-mouth display serves important social functions in relation to submission, reconciliation, affiliation and reassurance among non-human primate societies; however, quantitative evidence on this behavior remains insufficient amon...
Metagenomic comparison of the rectal microbiota between rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) and cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) [0.03%]
食蟹猴（Macaca fascicularis）和恒河猴（Macaca mulatta）直肠微生物群的元基因组比较分析
Yan-Fang Cui,Feng-Jie Wang,Lei Yu et al.
Yan-Fang Cui et al.
Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) and cynomolgus macaques (Macaca fascicularis) are frequently used in establishing animal models for human diseases. To determine the differences in gut microbiota between these species, rectal swabs from 20 ...
Identification and characterization of two novel cathelicidins from the frog Odorrana livida [0.03%]
中国林蛙两种新型 Cathelin 基因的鉴定及特征分析
Ruo-Han Qi,Yan Chen,Zhi-Lai Guo et al.
Ruo-Han Qi et al.
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are a group of gene-encoded small peptides that play pivotal roles in the host immune system of multicellular organisms. Cathelicidins are an important family of AMPs that exclusively exist in vertebrates. Many...
Xian-Hong Ji,Shang-Fei Zhang,Bin Gao et al.
Xian-Hong Ji et al.
Three-finger toxins (TFTs) are well-recognized non-enzymatic venom proteins found in snakes. However, although TFTs exhibit accelerated evolution, the drivers of this evolution remain poorly understood. The structural complexes between long...
Tail regeneration reduction in lizards after repetitive amputation or cauterization reflects an increase of immune cells in blastemas [0.03%]
壁虎反复自裁或烧尾后的尾巴再生能力退化反映了芽根中免疫细胞的积累
Lorenzo Alibardi
Lorenzo Alibardi
Lizards are key amniote models for studying organ regeneration. During tail regeneration in lizards, blastemas contain sparse granulocytes, macrophages, and lymphocytes among the prevalent mesenchymal cells. Using transmission electron micr...
Current understanding on the roles of gut microbiota in fish disease and immunity [0.03%]
肠道微生物在鱼类疾病与免疫中的作用机制及其研究进展
Jin-Bo Xiong,Li Nie,Jiong Chen
Jin-Bo Xiong
Intensive aquaculture has increased the severity and frequency of fish diseases. Given the functional importance of gut microbiota in various facets of host physiology, modulation of this microbiota is a feasible strategy to mitigate emergi...
A new genus of Asiatic short-tailed shrew (Soricidae, Eulipotyphla) based on molecular and morphological comparisons [0.03%]
基于分子和形态比较的亚洲尾短猬属新模式种
Kai He,Xing Chen,Peng Chen et al.
Kai He et al.
Blarinellini is a tribe of soricine shrews comprised of nine fossil genera and one extant genus. Blarinelline shrews were once widely distributed throughout Eurasia and North America, though only members of the Asiatic short-tailed shrew ge...