J. Zheng

This study evaluates how well fecal samples represent chicken gut microbiota, finding that feces can identify most taxa but not fully capture microbial community structure.

This study compares the structure and function of pioglitazone and its metabolite 1-hydroxypioglitazone bound to PPARγ, showing reduced potency and efficacy of the metabolite.

This study creates GH5 cellulase hybrids from mesophilic and thermophilic parents to identify elements enhancing thermostability, finding improved thermal properties in some hybrids.

This study identifies a novel maize gene, glossy6, involved in epicuticular wax trafficking and drought tolerance by analyzing a mutant with reduced wax load and increased water loss.

The paper analyzes ecological benefit values of different forest restoration methods in China's CCFP program and finds water conservation has the highest value while nutrient accumulation is the lowest.

The paper identifies XcpV and XcpW as essential pseudopilin components of the T2SS tip, develops structure-based inhibitory peptides that disrupt the complex and inhibit T2SS in vivo, reducing P. aeruginosa virulence.

This study identifies miR-452-5p as a key regulator of renal cancer metastasis, showing its upregulation and role in promoting invasion through SMAD4/SMAD7/EMT signaling.

The paper analyzes genetic data from Yangtze finless porpoises to show population fragmentation, low genetic diversity, and recent decline linked to habitat degradation and human activity.

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