X. Liu

This study optimizes fatty acid extraction from Coix seeds using chemometrics methods, finding that different extraction conditions are optimal for each seed type.

This paper develops an optogenetic method to control mitochondrial membrane potential and shows its effects on cell fate, finding that light-induced depolarization can induce apoptosis or cytoprotection depending on duration and intensity.

This paper introduces a high-resolution luminescent assay for rapid and continuous monitoring of protein translocation, demonstrating its application in bacterial and mitochondrial systems.

The paper assembles and describes the complete plastid genomes of four Brassicales species, finding they share a typical structure and phylogenetic consistency with prior studies.

The paper demonstrates a strong positive biodiversity-productivity relationship in a subtropical forest experiment, showing increased productivity with species richness and complementary effects over time.

This study shows MurJ is recruited to midcell during E. coli cell division and depends on lipid II synthesis and divisome activity.

This study shows that exogenous calcium ions increase Saccharomyces cerevisiae cell wall thickness and patulin adsorption by enhancing key enzyme activities.

This study shows that varying dietary iron levels worsens DSS-induced colitis in mice and alters gut microbiota composition.

This paper identifies disulfiram and Bay 11-7082 as pyroptosis inhibitors that covalently modify a conserved cysteine in gasdermin D, thereby blocking pore formation and inflammation.

This study assesses the acute and chronic toxicity of benzylpenicillin G residues in heat-treated animal food products using a mouse model, finding reduced LD50 and organ damage at high exposure levels.

This study shows HBV inhibits neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) release by reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) and autophagy, contributing to chronic infection.

This study isolates and characterizes Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum XH-9, showing it promotes plant growth and suppresses Fusarium oxysporum in wheat.

This study analyzes TCRB and IGH repertoires in IgAN patients to identify non-invasive biomarkers for diagnosis.

This study isolates and characterizes a wheat-specific phosphate-solubilizing Pseudomonas strain, showing its ability to colonize the wheat rhizosphere, enhance growth, and downregulate the phosphate transporter gene TaPT4.

The paper identifies vulnerable areas and cold refugia for a top-predator in fragmented ecosystems by integrating genomic, ecological, behavioural, and environmental models.

This study identifies novel germline V and J alleles in Rhesus macaques by analyzing BCR repertoires and validates them using whole genome sequencing and alignment reference.

This study investigates how ZIKV infection affects monocyte and NK-cell activity through transcriptomic and immunoproteomic analyses, revealing counterbalancing effects on immune responses.

This study demonstrates that Nano-DOX-loaded TAM can reprogram GBM cells to an anti-GBM phenotype through DAMP emission, enhancing immune response and reducing tumor growth.

The paper identifies PKD2 as a functional ion channel subunit in primary cilia of renal collecting duct epithelial cells, showing it conducts potassium and sodium but little calcium and is sensitized by high cilioplasmic [Ca2+].

This study shows estrogen protects against intervertebral disc degeneration by upregulating ER, but miR-221 reduces this protection by targeting ER.

The paper identifies BAM1 as a positive regulator of RNAi cell-to-cell spread and shows that a viral protein inhibits this process by interacting with BAM1 and BAM2.

This study establishes a method to expand primary cells from salivary gland neoplasms for genetic and chemosensitivity testing, identifying therapeutic targets and resistance mechanisms.

The paper demonstrates an in vivo platform using promiscuous terpene synthases and prenyltransferases to generate diverse terpenoids, including novel ring systems.

The paper reports the draft genome of a Candidatus Brocadia anammox bacterium enriched from tropical-climate activated sludge, revealing its gene content and absence of a nitric oxide-forming nitrite reductase.

This study uses CRISPRi to identify essential genes in S. pneumoniae, revealing roles in cell wall synthesis and competence development, and highlights potential antibiotic targets.