Q. Xia

Parallel Analyses by Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Reverse Phase Protein Array (RPPA) Reveal Complementary Proteomic Profiles in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) Patient Tissues and Cell Cultures

The paper compares Mass Spectrometry (MS) and Reverse Phase Protein Array (RPPA) in TNBC samples to assess their performance and identify complementary proteomic profiles.

Click-free imaging of carbohydrate trafficking in live cells using an azido photothermal probe

This paper demonstrates click-free imaging of carbohydrate trafficking in live cells using azido photothermal probes, revealing trehalose recycling and protein interactions in mycobacteria and other organisms.

The synergistic effects of plants and nitrogen on microbial hitchhiking

The paper investigates how plants and nitrogen fertilizer influence microbial hitchhiking, finding that their synergy affects soil microbiome composition and function depending on nitrogen levels.

Hedgehogs are the major amplifying hosts of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus

This study identifies hedgehogs as the major amplifying hosts of SFTSV, showing they can sustain viral transmission cycles with ticks in both laboratory and natural settings.

Engineering RNA viruses with unnatural amino acid to evoke adjustable immune response in mice

This paper engineers RNA viruses with an unnatural amino acid to create adjustable immune responses in mice, demonstrating potential for vaccine development.

Sterilization of drug-resistant influenza virus through genetic interference: use of unnatural amino acid-engineered virions

This paper presents a method using unnatural amino acid-engineered drug-resistant influenza virus to sterilize drug-resistant strains, validated in vitro and in animal models.

Amino acid-derived quorum sensing molecule alanine on the GIT tolerance of the lactobacillus strains in the co-cultured fermentation model

This study investigates how L-alanine, an amino acid-derived quorum sensing molecule, enhances the gastrointestinal tolerance of Lactobacillus acidophilus in a co-culture fermentation model.

AIE nanoparticles camouflaged with tumor cell-derived exosomes for NIR-II imaging-guided photothermal therapy

This paper develops hybrid nanovesicles combining tumor exosomes and AIE nanoparticles for enhanced NIR-II imaging and photothermal therapy of tumors.

Silkworm spinning: the programmed self-assembly from natural silk fibroin to superfibre

This study reveals how silkworms use metal ions and pH gradients to drive the self-assembly of silk fibroin nanofibrils into herringbone-like structures for fiber spinning.

Recombinant chimpanzee adenovirus AdC7 expressing dimeric tandem-repeat RBD of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein protects mice against COVID-19

This study evaluates a recombinant chimpanzee adenovirus vaccine expressing a dimeric tandem-repeat RBD of SARS-CoV-2, showing enhanced immune responses and protection in mice.

A rapidly evolved shift in life history timing during ecological speciation is driven by the transition between developmental phases

The study identifies the end of the pupal diapause maintenance phase as the main driver of a recently evolved phenological shift in Rhagoletis pomonella.

Finding new cancer epigenetic and genetic biomarkers from cell-free DNA by combining SALP-seq and machine learning：esophageal cancer as an example

This study identifies new epigenetic and genetic biomarkers for esophageal cancer using cfDNA and combines SALP-seq with machine learning.

Prediction and Characterization of RXLR Effectors in Pythium Species

This paper identifies and characterizes 359 RXLR effectors in nine Pythium species, revealing evolutionary patterns and functional roles in host interactions.

Divergent Energy Expenditure Impacts Mouse Metabolic Adaptation to Acute High-Fat/High-Sucrose Diet Producing Sexually Dimorphic Weight Gain Patterns

This study shows that differences in energy expenditure due to ambient temperature and sex affect metabolic adaptation to a high-fat/high-sucrose diet, leading to sexually dimorphic weight gain patterns in mice.

CRISPR-assisted targeted enrichment-sequencing (CATE-seq)

This paper introduces CATE-seq, a CRISPR-based targeted sequencing method that outperforms hybridization-based techniques in simplicity, specificity, sensitivity, throughput, and scalability.

Intracellular XBP1-IL-24 axis dismantles cytotoxic unfolded protein response in the liver

The paper identifies IL-24 as an anti-apoptotic factor in liver ER stress, showing its role in preventing cell death and its clinical relevance in acute liver failure.

Sensing Plant Physiology and Environmental Stress by Automatically Tracking Fj and Fi Features in PSII Chlorophyll Fluorescence Induction

This paper develops a method to consistently measure Fj and Fi in PSII chlorophyll fluorescence induction by tracking curvature, improving accuracy under varying conditions.

Isolation and Purification of Active Antimicrobial Peptides from Hermetia illucens L., and Its Effects on CNE2 Cells

The paper isolates and purifies an antimicrobial peptide HI-3 from Hermetia illucens larvae and shows it inhibits CNE2 cell proliferation and induces apoptosis without affecting normal cells.

Comparison of antioxidant activity between cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G) liposome and cyanidin-3-O-glucoside (C3G) in 2D and 3D cell cultures

This study compares the antioxidant activity of C3G and C3G liposomes in 2D and 3D cell cultures, finding greater effects in the 3D model.