Publications by authors named "Zeyu Dong"
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- The Malvaceae family, the largest in the order Malvales, has nine subfamilies, with many species in the Firmiana genus being globally vulnerable and lacking genomic research.
- A chromosome-level genome assembly for Firmiana hainanensis reveals it has 40 chromosomes and is closely related to Durio zibethinus, diverging around 21 million years ago, with significant events in their evolutionary histories.
- The study highlights how changes in chromosome numbers and genome sizes, particularly influenced by repetitive elements and specific gene contractions, can impact traits like wood density in Malvaceae species.
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- DNA methylation is crucial for regulating crop development, but its relationship with genetic variations and traits in natural populations is not fully understood.
- By analyzing cotton fibers, the study found over 287 million single methylation polymorphisms (SMPs), vastly outnumbering single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), highlighting the importance of methylation in gene expression.
- The research identified numerous cis-methylation quantitative trait loci (cis-meQTLs) that are significant for fiber traits, indicating that many gene expression variations are linked to methylation rather than traditional genetic variations, opening new avenues for crop breeding improvement.
Captured by high theoretical capacity and low-cost, Sodium-Sulfur (Na-S) batteries have been deemed as promising energy-storage systems. However, their electrochemical properties, containing both cycling and rate properties, still suffer from the notorious "shuttle effect" of polysulfide. Herein, through the effective regulation of pore sizes, a series of S/SiO cathode materials are obtained.
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- * In this study, 27 TCP members were identified in the pepper genome, divided into Class I and Class II based on phylogenetic analysis, with similar motif patterns within each class.
- * Expression levels of these factors varied across different tissues and growth stages; notably, a Class II member (CIN) was highly expressed in flowers, while Class I was prominent in leaves and Class II in lateral branches, indicating their specific roles in pepper development.
Members of the Malvaceae family, including Corchorus spp., Gossypium spp., Bombax spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSoft metamaterials have attracted extensive attention due to their remarkable properties. These materials hold the potential to program and control the morphing behavior of soft machines, however, their combination is limited by the poor reprogrammability of metamaterials and incompatible communication between them. Here, printable and recyclable soft metamaterials possessing reprogrammable embedded intelligence to regulate the morphing of soft machines are introduced.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is an economically important crop containing capsaicinoids in the seed and placenta, which has various culinary, medical, and industrial applications. Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are a large group of hydrophilic proteins participating in the plant stress response and seed development.
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- The CCCH zinc finger gene family in peppers encodes proteins that can bind to DNA and RNA and is critical for growth, development, and stress responses.
- A total of 57 CCCH genes were identified in the pepper genome, showing significant structural variation and differing exon counts ranging from one to fourteen.
- Gene duplication analysis indicated that segmental duplication is the primary factor in the expansion of CCCH genes, which are notably enhanced during responses to environmental stresses like cold and heat.
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- This study used quantum chemical density functional theory to investigate how lithium (Li) and germanium (Ge) interact with organic structures in different types of coal (lignite, bituminous, anthracite).
- The research identified key adsorption sites for these metals in the coal's organic molecular structures, focusing on the negative electrostatic potential and aromatic structures.
- Findings revealed that Li binds primarily to carbonyl groups while Ge has a strong affinity for both oxygen functional groups and aromatic structures, with significant binding energy values indicating strong interactions.
Plant cytochrome P450 is a multifamily enzyme widely involved in biochemical reactions for the synthesis of antioxidants, pigments, structural polymers, and defense-related compounds. Pepper ( L.) is an economically important plant.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHoneycomb plate (HP), which is a high-strength and lightweight structure, has good vibration characteristics, while beetle elytron plate (BEP) has better mechanical properties. To promote the engineering application of BEPs, the vibration and sound transmission characteristics of aluminium BEPs were investigated in this paper with HP as the comparison object. This paper investigated the effects of the number of trabeculae, the ratio of length and width, skin thickness, core height and core thickness on the first 4 frequencies using finite element method.
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- Short tandem repeats (STRs) are common in eukaryotic genomes and have been studied in crops, leading to the creation of a comprehensive STR map by analyzing 911 genetic accessions.
- A total of 556,426 polymorphic STRs were identified, with a majority being biallelic, and a small percentage linked to gene functions such as transcription and signal transduction.
- The study discovered 824 STRs associated with agronomic traits, including a specific STR that enhances fiber length in cotton, and introduced the CottonSTRDB database to support future breeding efforts.
Hepatic Reduction in Cholesterol 25-Hydroxylase Aggravates Diet-induced Steatosis.
Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol
April 2022
Background & Aims: Cholesterol 25-hydroxylase (Ch25h), converting cholesterol to 25-hydroxycholesterol (25-HC), is critical in modulating cellular lipid metabolism and anti-inflammatory and antiviral activities. However, its role in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease remains unclear.
Methods: Ch25h expression was detected in livers of ob/ob mice and E3 rats fed a high-fat diet (HFD).