Publications by authors named "Gongwei Qin"

Graphyne (GY) and functionalized GY have become cutting-edge research materials for the scientific community. In the present work, the adsorption of rare bases -cytosine (Cyt), 5-methylcytosine (5-meCyt), 5-hydroxymethylcytosine (5-hmCyt), 5-formoxylcytosine (5-fCyt), and 5-carboxylcytosine (5-caCyt) on pristine, B- and N-doped γ-GY was investigated by the first-principles density functional method; methods were designed to distinguish these rare bases by the translocation time and sensitivity. Initially, the stability of pristine, B- and N-doped γ-GY was ascertained by the cohesion energy, and the electronic properties were also analyzed by the energy gap and density of state (DOS).

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This study investigated the possible mechanism of softening and senescence of blueberry after harvest using chitosan/thyme oil coating combined with UV-C (short wave ultraviolet irradiation) treatment. On the 56th day of storage, the CBP, cellulose, and hemicellulose contents in the chitosan/thyme oil coating +UV-C-treated group were 1.41, 1.

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Polyploidy varieties have been reported to exhibit higher stress tolerance relative to their diploid relatives, however, the underlying molecular and physiological mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, a batch of autotetraploid were identified from a natural seedling population, and these tetraploid seedlings exhibited greater tolerance to drought stress than their diploids siblings. A global transcriptome analysis revealed that a large number of genes involved in photosynthesis response were enriched in tetraploids under drought stress, which was consistent with the changes in photosynthetic indices including P, gs, T, C, and chlorophyll contents.

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Citrus junos is a widely used citrus grafting rootstock in china because of its excellent tolerance to cold stress. However, the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying this process remain unknown. In this study, physiological and tandem mass tag-based proteomic analyses were performed to elucidate the mechanism of the Citrus junos response to cold stress.

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Anthocyanins have been known for their health benefits. However, the digestion and absorption of anthocyanins through the gastrointestinal tract have not been fully clarified, creating challenges for understanding why anthocyanins have high biological activities and purported low bioavailability . Twenty-seven male rats were intubated with a 500 mg/kg dose of cyanidin-3-glucoside (C3G).

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Background: Plants are sessile organisms that have the ability to integrate external cues into metabolic and developmental signals. The cues initiate specific signal cascades that can enhance the tolerance of plants to stress, and these mechanisms are crucial to the survival and fitness of plants. The adaption of plants to stresses is a complex process that involves decoding stress inputs as energy-deficiency signals.

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Autophagy is a dynamic process that involves the recycling process of the degradation of intracellular materials. Over the past decade, our molecular and physiological understanding of plant autophagy has greatly been increased. Most essential autophagic machineries are conserved from yeast to plants.

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