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Fatty acid metabolism decreased while sexual selection increased in brown rats spreading south

iScience, 2023
Summary: For mammals that originate in the cold north, adapting to warmer environments is crucial for southwards invasion. The brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) originated in Northeast China and has become a global pest. R. n.
Yao-Hua Zhang, Lei Zhao, Ming-Yu Zhang, Rui-Dong Cao, Guan-Mei Hou, Hua-Jing Teng, Jian-Xu Zhang   +6 more
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Pyrazole‐Derived Antibacterial Compounds Effectively Treat Methicillin‐Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infections by Inhibiting Aspartate Transcarbamoylase

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study unveils a novel antibacterial mechanism against MRSA, in which the compound Py‐27 selectively targets and inhibits aspartate transcarbamoylase (ATCase), a key enzyme in pyrimidine synthesis. This inhibition disrupts DNA replication, induces oxidative damage, leading to potent bactericidal activity.
Xiaorong Yang, Xinyuan Cao, Lixia Dai, Feng Yang, Jing Wang, Yudong Ma, Tong Bu, Zile Gong, Xueyan Liu, Changcai Bai, Xiaolou Miao, Xiaofei Shang   +11 more
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Transposable Element–Driven PIEZO Mutation Enhances Locust Flight in Plateau Hypoxia

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Why transposable elements (TEs) persisted or expanded in genomes remains a mystery. Using integrated analysis of TE macro‐ and microevolution in locusts, our results showed that thousands of TE insertions promoted widespread adaptive variation. Subfamilies of candidate adaptive TEs amplified and reshaped species‐level genomic architecture.
Xuanzhao Li, Ying Liu, Longsheng Xing, Xianliang Huang, Yingming Sun, Lei Yue, Yuze Zhang, Huilong Du, Bing Chen   +8 more
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Herbicide Metabolic Resistance in Poaceae Plants via the GA‐GID1/DELLA‐DOF2‐P450s Module

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Plant hormone signaling modulates herbicide resistance in Echinochloa crus‐galli. The GA–DELLA–DOF2 cascade directly activates P450 detoxification genes in two Poaceae species, uncovering a core mechanism of metabolic herbicide resistance. ABSTRACT Barnyard grass (Echinochloa crus‐galli) is one of the world's most important weeds, and the evolution of ...
Junzhi Wang, Jiale Qi, Lin Wei, Qin Yu, Zhongyuan Liu, Lianyang Bai, Lang Pan   +6 more
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Comparative Analysis of the Gut Microbiota of Adult Mosquitoes From Eight Locations in Hainan, China

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020
The midgut microbial community composition, structure, and function of field-collected mosquitoes may provide a way to exploit microbial function for mosquito-borne disease control.
Xun Kang, Yanhong Wang, Yanhong Wang, Siping Li, Xiaomei Sun, Xiaomei Sun, Xiangyang Lu, Xiangyang Lu, Mamy Jayne Nelly Rajaofera, Yajun Lu, Le Kang, Le Kang, Aihua Zheng, Aihua Zheng, Zhen Zou, Zhen Zou, Qianfeng Xia   +16 more
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Drought Stress Mediated Changes in Food Crops: Mechanisms and Remediation Strategies

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents a multi‐scale framework for flavonoid‐mediated drought tolerance in staple food crops, integrating ROS redox regulation, antioxidant defense, rhizosphere microbial interactions, and sustainable agronomic practices. This interdisciplinary model provides core insights to develop climate‐resilient cropping systems and enhance global ...
Xiaoyi Duan, Litao Wang, Tuuli‐Marjaana Koski, Lizhe An, Thomas Efferth, Yujie Fu   +5 more
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Herbivory‐Induced Stomatal Opening Triggers the Dispersal of an Invasive Insect Herbivore

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The invasive leafminer Phthorimaea absoluta uniquely manipulates plant defenses by inducing stomatal opening in tomato. This response, mediated by the stomatal regulator IQM1, enhances the release of the repellent volatile benzaldehyde. This volatile triggers the dispersal of adult moths, facilitates colonization of new hosts, and leads to rapid ...
Limin Chen, Xiaowei Li, Yaru Wang, Farman Ullah, Shuxing Zhou, Lemeng Dong, Weizhong He, Harro J. Bouwmeester, Youming Hou, Ian T. Baldwin, Yaobin Lu   +10 more
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Regulatory Mechanisms of Cell Polyploidy in Insects

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2020
Polyploidy cells undergo the endocycle to generate DNA amplification without cell division and have important biological functions in growth, development, reproduction, immune response, nutrient support, and conferring resistance to DNA damage in animals.
Dani Ren, Juan Song, Juan Song, Ming Ni, Ming Ni, Le Kang, Le Kang, Le Kang, Wei Guo, Wei Guo   +9 more
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Investigations of the Evolved Molecular Basis for Terpenoid Biosynthesis in Marine Sponges

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Confirming and extending a previous observation in another Bubarida sponge, genomic and functional analyses of A. cavernosa reveal that sponges retain the mevalonate pathway and employ single α‐domain T1TSs and UbiA‐type TSs for terpenoid biosynthesis. The absence of T1TSs clustering with other biosynthetic genes tentatively suggests, based on limited ...
Fangyan Chen, Bao Chen, Wenhui Zhang, Guifang Sun, Yao Zhao, Jianpeng Zhang, Baofu Xu   +6 more
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OsCPK12‐OsATPD1 Module Regulates Photosynthetic Acclimation to Light Stress in Rice

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
OsCPK12 interacts and phosphorylates OsAtpD1 at Ser8 in its transit peptide. This phosphorylation promote its chloroplast translocation, thereby maintaining ATP synthase activity and proton gradient (ΔpH) homeostasis and regulating photosynthetic acclimation, photoprotection, and repair under light stress.
Beifang Wang, Aaron Chan, Yongyi Fan, Yanwu Wang, Pao Xue, Yingxin Zhang, Xiaodeng Zhan, Weixun Wu, Ping Yu, Daibo Chen, Junlin Fu, Yongbo Hong, Xihong Shen, Lianping Sun, Aike Zhu, Shihua Cheng, Qunen Liu, Liyong Cao   +17 more
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