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Y. Yu
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2016-2026 · peak 46/yrCo-Author Collaboration Network
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- Plant BiologybioRxiv
A Na2CO3-responsive chitinase gene from Chinese wildrye improve pathogen resistance and saline-alkali stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco and maize
X. G. Liu, Y. Yu, Q. Liu…·D. Y. Hao
This study identifies a chitinase gene from Chinese wildrye that enhances pathogen resistance and saline-alkali stress tolerance in transgenic tobacco and maize without affecting growth.
DOI 10.3389/fpls.2020.00504 - MicrobiologybioRxivPreprint
Nutritional Immunity and Antibiotic Drug Treatments Influence Microbial Composition but Fail to Eliminate Urethral Catheter Biofilms in Recurrently Catheterized Patients
Y. Yu, H. Singh, T. Tsitrin…·R. Pieper
The study examines microbial dynamics and host interactions in urethral catheter biofilms, showing antibiotic treatments alter composition but fail to eliminate biofilms.
DOI 10.1101/637819 - BiochemistryPLOS BiologyPeer-reviewed
Molecular mechanism of the Orai channel activation
The paper reports the crystal structure and cryo-EM reconstruction of a constitutively active Drosophila Orai mutant, revealing the molecular mechanism of channel activation and Ca2+ permeation.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000096 - Plant BiologybioRxiv
Tissue-specific changes in the RNA structurome mediate salinity response in Arabidopsis
D. Tack, Z. Su, Y. Yu…·S. Assmann
The paper uses Structure-seq to analyze RNA structure changes in Arabidopsis shoots and roots under salt stress, finding tissue-specific structural and abundance correlations.
DOI 10.1261/rna.072850.119 - Cancer BiologybioRxiv
The antimicrobial peptide Defensin cooperates with Tumour Necrosis Factor to drive tumour cell death in Drosophila
J.-P. Parvy, Y. Yu, A. Dostalova…·J. Cordero
This study shows Defensin, an antimicrobial peptide, works with Tumour Necrosis Factor to kill tumour cells in Drosophila, demonstrating an in vivo anti-cancer role for an endogenous AMP.
DOI 10.7554/elife.45061 - PathologybioRxiv
StPOPA, encoding an anionic peroxidase in Solanum tuberosum, enhances resistance against Phytophthora infestans
Y. Yu, J. Rui, W. Hongyang…·X. Conghua
The paper identifies StPOPA, an anionic peroxidase in potato, and shows its role in enhancing resistance against Phytophthora infestans by promoting callose and ROS accumulation.
DOI 10.1007/s11032-019-1093-1 - ImmunologybioRxiv
Mucosal immunoglobulins protect the olfactory organ of teleost fish against parasitic infection
This study investigates nasal immune responses in rainbow trout to Ichthyophthirius multifiliis infection, finding parasite-specific IgT production and B-cell proliferation in the nasal mucosa.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007251 - Plant BiologybioRxiv
Biogenesis of a young, 22-nt microRNA in Phaseoleae species by precursor-programmed uridylation
Q. Fei, Y. Yu, L. Liu…·B. Meyers
The paper shows that miR1510 in Phaseoleae species is primarily a 22 nt isoform due to monouridylation, and demonstrates how post-processing modifications can optimize miRNA function.
DOI 10.1073/pnas.1807403115 - Plant BiologybioRxiv
Functional analysis of African Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae TALomes reveals a new susceptibility gene in bacterial leaf blight of rice
T. T. Tran, A. L. Perez-Quintero, I. Wonni…·B. Szurek
The paper identifies a new susceptibility gene in rice by analyzing TAL effector repertoires and their functional roles in bacterial leaf blight.
DOI 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007092 - Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Bayesian Inference Of Phylogenetic Networks From Bi-allelic Genetic Markers
J. Zhu, D. Wen, Y. Yu…·L. Nakhleh
This paper introduces a Bayesian method for inferring phylogenetic networks from bi-allelic markers, demonstrating good accuracy and robustness on simulated and empirical data.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005932 - MicrobiologybioRxiv
Microbial Metagenome Of Urinary Tract Infection
A. Moustafa, H. Singh, W. Li…·A. Telenti
The paper analyzes urinary tract infection samples using 16S rDNA and whole genome shotgun sequencing to compare microbial diversity and identify pathogens missed by conventional methods.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-018-22660-8 - ImmunologybioRxiv
Intermittent Ca2+ signals mediated by Orai1 regulate basal T cell motility
T. X. Dong, S. Othy, M. L. Greenberg…·Michael D. Cahalan
This study shows that Orai1-mediated Ca2+ signals regulate basal T cell motility by reducing pauses during migration, enhancing cell velocity in confined spaces.
- Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
Inference of multiple-wave population admixture by modeling decay of linkage disequilibrium with polynomial functions
Y. zhou, K. Yuan, Y. Yu…·S. Xu
This study introduces iMAAPs, a method to infer multiple-wave population admixture by modeling ALD decay with polynomial functions, showing improved performance over existing methods.
DOI 10.1038/hdy.2017.5