Publications by authors named "Zilin Shi"

Biological invasion poses a significant threat to biodiversity conservation and also results in substantial economic loss including the excessive cost of management to control it. Still, its impact on plant sexual reproduction strategies remains underexplored in natural settings. We conducted a field experiment on native Phragmites australis and invasive Spartina alterniflora in Bohai Bay and assessed plant size (aboveground biomass and height) and sexual reproduction (ear biomass, reproductive allocation, etc.

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Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient element limiting plant growth and production, and plant N uptake capacity varies with environmental change. Recently, global climate changes such as N deposition and drought have important impacts on the terrestrial ecosystems, especially for urban greening trees. However, it's still unclear how N deposition and drought affect plant N uptake and biomass production and the underlying relationship between them.

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Previously, we showed that mouse immunity-related guanosine triphosphatase (GTPase) family M protein 1 (Irgm1) promotes malignant melanoma progression by inducing cellular autophagy flux and metastasis. Human IRGM, a truncated protein functionally distinct from its mouse counterpart, has several splice isoforms. In this study, we analyzed the association of IRGM and human melanoma clinical prognosis and investigated the function of IRGM in human melanoma cells.

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Synopsis of recent research by authors named "Zilin Shi"

  • Zilin Shi's research focuses on the ecological impacts of invasive species on native plant reproductive strategies and the interactions between environmental factors such as nitrogen availability and drought on urban tree species in China.
  • One of his recent studies investigates how competition intensity and invasive species affect the reproductive strategies of native and invasive saltmarsh plants, shedding light on the ecological consequences of biological invasions.
  • In another line of research, Shi explores the role of the IRGM gene in promoting melanoma cell survival through autophagy, suggesting its potential as a prognostic biomarker for melanoma management.

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