Publications by authors named "Wei-Ning Zhao"

Article Synopsis
  • Protein citrullination, an irreversible modification regulated by PADs, is linked to various diseases, including autoimmune disorders and cancers.
  • Analyzing citrullination poses challenges due to the low abundance of affected proteins and their susceptibility to interferences, necessitating methods like chemical derivatization to enhance detection.
  • This study explored how several dicarbonyl compounds react with citrullinated peptides using MALDI-TOF MS, finding effective derivatization with certain compounds while also producing by-products.
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Increasing planting density is one of the most effective ways to improve crop yield. However, one major factor that limits crop planting density is the weakened immunity of plants to pathogens and insects caused by dim light (DL) under shade conditions. The molecular mechanism underlying how DL compromises plant immunity remains unclear.

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Snake venoms represent a danger to human health, but also a gold mine of bioactive proteins that can be harnessed for drug discovery purposes. The evolution of snakes and their venom has been studied for decades, particularly via traditional morphological and basic genetic methods alongside venom proteomics. However, while the field of genomics has matured rapidly over the past 2 decades, owing to the development of next-generation sequencing technologies, snake genomics remains in its infancy.

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Transfer radiometer is the critical calibration facility of remote sensing instruments on satellites to achieve spectral radiometric calibration on-orbit. It’s also the core for spectral calibration with high accuracy in the laboratory on earth. This paper compares the similarities and differences between several transfer radiometers developed by various institutes covering 200~700, 700~2 000 nm spectrum bandwidth separately through describing their construction, design and operational principles and the method of transferring radiometric calibration benchmark.

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