Conference 2024: Building an innovative scientific research ecosystem for microbiome and One Health.

The Conference 2024 provides a platform to promote the development of an innovative scientific research ecosystem for microbiome and One Health. The four key components - Technology, Research (Biology), Academic journals, and Social media - form a synergistic ecosystem. Advanced technologies drive biological research, which generates novel insights that are disseminated through academic journals.

G protein coupled receptor in apoptosis and apoptotic cell clearance.

Apoptosis is a genetically programmed form of cell death that is substantially conserved across the evolutionary tree. Apoptotic cell elimination includes recognition, phagocytosis, and degradation. Failure to clear apoptotic cells can ultimately cause a series of human diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, and cancer.

Assessment of suitable region of (Lour.) Merr. under different climatic conditions in China by the MaxEnt model and HPLC analysis.

is a member of the Asparagaceae family whose medicinal part is the dried root tuber. The distribution of and its secondary metabolites are closely associated with environmental factors, such as climate and soil properties. By establishing and optimizing a maximum entropy model, we analyzed and predicted the distribution pattern and migration direction of suitable habitats for and determined the main environmental factors affecting the accumulation of secondary metabolites.

Contribution to the Chinese Pascoe, 1866 (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae), with descriptions of two new species groups and one new species.

A contribution to the knowledge of the malachiine genus Pascoe, 1866 from China is given. Two new species groups: group and group are defined and described. A new species, Wang & Liu, , of the group is described from Hainan Province.

, a new genus of Apalochrini (Coleoptera, Melyridae, Malachiinae) from China.

A new genus of malachiine Melyridae, , is described based on several male-specific characters, along with description of its type species, , from China. A new combination, (Champion, 1921), , is proposed after examining the type specimen; this species is newly recorded from China. A key to the genera of Chinese Apalochrini is provided for the first time.

Light quality-dependent roles of REVEILLE proteins in the circadian system.

Several closely related Myb-like activator proteins are known to have partially redundant functions within the plant circadian clock, but their specific roles are not well understood. To clarify the function of the , , and transcriptional activators, we characterized the growth and clock phenotypes of CRISPR-Cas9-generated single, double, and triple mutants. We found that these genes act synergistically to regulate flowering time, redundantly to regulate leaf growth, and antagonistically to regulate hypocotyl elongation.

The gut microbiota diversity of five Orthoptera (Insecta, Polyneoptera) insects determined by DNA metabarcoding.

Most orthopteran insects are phytophagous and some are important pests in agriculture and forests. Many intestinal microflora of Orthoptera insects have been reported, primarily from Acridoidea and there have been few reports of other taxa. In this study, we collected 15 individuals representing five species (, , , and ) belonging to five orthopteran superfamilies (Tettigonioidea, Tetrigoidea, Eumastacoidea, Gryllotalpoidea and Grylloidea) to characterise and compare the gut microbiota with greater taxonomic width by performing sequencing analysis of the 16S rRNA V4 region in gut material.

Constructing indicator species distribution models to study the potential invasion risk of invasive plants: A case of the invasion of in China.

Aim: As invasive plants are often in a non-equilibrium expansion state, traditional species distribution models (SDMs) are likely underestimating their suitable habitat. New methods are necessary to identify potential invasion risk areas.

Location: Tropical monsoon rainforest and subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest regions in China.

Nervonic acid reduces the cognitive and neurological disturbances induced by combined doses of D-galactose/AlCl in mice.

Nervonic acid (NA) is a kind of ultra-long-chain monounsaturated fatty acid, which can repair nerve cell damage caused by oxidative stress. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a nervous system disease and often accompanied by the decline of learning and memory capacity. In this study, the combined dose of D-galactose/AlCl was used to establish a mouse model of AD.

Comparative mitogenomics of the genus (Aves, Passeriformes) and its phylogenetic implications.

The genus belongs to Motacillidae (Passeriformes), where mitochondrial features are poorly understood and phylogeny is controversial. Whole mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) data and large taxon sampling are considered to be ideal strategies to obtain this information. We generated four complete mitogenomes of , , and , and made comparative analyses of species combined with mitogenome data from GenBank, and then reconstructed phylogenetic trees based on 37 mitochondrial genes.

The intraspecific variation of morphology and coloration of field crickets: a taxonomic revision of Chinese Saussure, 1877 and Gorochov, 1983 (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllini).

After extensive sampling of specimens from species found in China, we examined the intraspecific morphological variation of several characters used for species delimitation in two closely related cricket genera, Saussure, 1877 and Gorochov, 1983. We found that the characters (male genitalia in Xie & Zheng, 2003 and (Saussure, 1877), and coloration of the hind leg in (Chopard, 1959)) exhibit considerable amounts of variation within species, and are thus not reliable characters for species differentiation. Therefore, we revised the taxonomy of these two genera.

Deciphering factors driving soil microbial life-history strategies in restored grasslands.

In macroecology, the concept of r- and K-strategy has been widely applied, yet, there have been limited studies on microbial life-history strategies in temperate grasslands using multiple sequencing approaches. Total phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis, high-throughput meta-genomic sequencing, and GeoChip technologies were used to examine the changes in microbial life-history traits in a chronosequence of restored grasslands (1, 5, 10, 15, 25, and 30 years since restoration). Grassland restoration increased the relative abundances of Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria, and Bacteroidetes but reduced the relative abundances of Acidobacteria, Planctomycetes, and Chloroflexi.

Nonadaptive molecular evolution of plastome during the speciation of and its relatives.

We have seen an explosive increase of plant plastid genome (plastome) sequences in the last decade, and the view that sequence variation in plastomes is maintained by the mutation-drift balance has been challenged by new evidence. Although comparative genomic and population-level studies provided us with evidence for positive evolution of plastid genes at both the macro- and micro-evolution levels, less studies have systematically investigated how plastomes have evolved during the speciation process. We here sequenced 13 plastomes of (P.

Synergistic antitumor effects of polysaccharides and anthocyanins from Murr. on human colorectal carcinoma LoVo cells and the molecular mechanism.

The antitumor effects of Murr. polysaccharides (LRPS) and Murr. anthocyanins (LRAC) were comprehensively investigated in this study.

Correction: Plasmon enhanced light-matter interaction of rice-like nanorods by a cube-plate nanocavity.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1039/D1NA00777G.].

Plasmon enhanced light-matter interaction of rice-like nanorods by a cube-plate nanocavity.

Plasmonic nanocavity is widely used for enhancing light-matter interaction. Here, an efficient plasmonic nanocavity of the cube-plate system is constructed for the fluorescence enhancement of rice-like CdSe/CdS nanorods (NRs) with tunable emission wavelength. Over ten thousand times fluorescence enhancement is achieved with the assistance of the plasmonic nanocavity.

Predicting potential distribution of (Bunge) H.H. Hu ex F.H. Chen in China under climate change scenarios.

(Bunge) H.H. Hu ex F.

Taxonomy of species group of Randell, 1964 (Orthoptera, Gryllidae, Gryllinae) with one new species and morphological diversity of Chopard, 1966.

The species group includes four species that are related to Landrevinae crickets ( Gorochov, 1992, Gorochov, 1992, Ingrisch, 1998, and Ma, Qiao & Zhang, 2019). A new species of the group is discovered in the Yunnan Province of China, and it is described and illustrated here. Liu & Yin, 1993 is recognized as a junior synonym of Chopard, 1966.

Two new species of cricket genus Gorochov, 1987 (Orthoptera, Trigonidiidae, Trigonidiinae) in China.

Two new species, and , are reported from Guangxi Province, China. Descriptions and illustrations for the new species and a key to all known species of are provided.

Trade-off between flight capability and reproduction in Acridoidea (Insecta: Orthoptera).

In many insect taxa, there is a well-established trade-off between flight capability and reproduction. The wing types of Acridoidea exhibit extremely variability from full length to complete loss in many groups, thus, provide a good model for studying the trade-off between flight and reproduction. In this study, we completed the sampling of 63 Acridoidea species, measured the body length, wing length, body weight, flight muscle weight, testis and ovary weight, and the relative wing length (RWL), relative flight muscle weight (RFW), and gonadosomatic index (GSI) of different species were statistically analyzed.

Temporal stability and maintenance mechanisms of alpine meadow communities under clipping and fertilization.

Negative effects of long-term overgrazing have been seriously, grasslands temporal stability is an important ecological concern we need to research. Here, we performed a 12-year-long (2007-2018) two-factor controlled experiment on meadow on the Tibetan Plateau. The manipulations included three clipping levels (no clipping, NC; moderate clipping, MC; heavy clipping, HC) and two fertilization levels (no fertilization, NF; fertilization, F).

Optimal quarantine-related strategies for COVID-19 control models.

At the time when this paper was written, quarantine-related strategies (from full lockdown to some relaxed preventive measures) were the only available measure to control coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. However, long-term quarantine and especially full lockdown is an extremely expensive measure. To explore the possibility of controlling and suppressing the COVID-19 epidemic at the lowest possible cost, we apply optimal control theory.

Comparative mitochondrial genomes of four species of and phylogenetic implications (Orthoptera, Melanoplinae).

In this study, the whole mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) from four species were sequenced. The complete mitochondrial genomes of , , , and are 15,857 bp, 15,818 bp, 15,843 bp, and 15,872 bp in size, respectively. The 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs) begin with typical ATN codons, except for COXI in , which begins with ACC.

Effects of a Vegetarian Diet on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Gut Microbiota, and Plasma Metabolome in Subjects With Ischemic Heart Disease: A Randomized, Crossover Study.

Background A vegetarian diet (VD) may reduce future cardiovascular risk in patients with ischemic heart disease. Methods and Results A randomized crossover study was conducted in subjects with ischemic heart disease, assigned to 4-week intervention periods of isocaloric VD and meat diet (MD) with individually designed diet plans, separated by a 4-week washout period. The primary outcome was difference in oxidized low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) between diets.