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Mitogenomes are known for their structural dynamics and the complexity of their rearrangement patterns. However, their utility in metazoan comparative biology has not been fully exploited. Vertebrate mitogenom...
Gene mining is crucial for understanding the regulatory mechanisms underlying complex biological processes, particularly in plants responding to environmental conditions. Traditional machine learning methods, ...
FLOWERING LOCUS D (FD) is a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor known to be crucial in vernalization, flowering, and stress response across a variety of plants, including biennial and winter annua...
Understanding the dark genome is a priority task following the complete sequencing of the human genome. Short open reading frames (sORFs) are a group of largely unexplored elements of the dark genome with the ...
Fragaria iinumae, a diploid progenitor species of octoploid strawberries, likely occupies a basal position within the genus Fragaria. In this study, we report a near-complete genome assembly of F. iinumae v2.0, t...
Chenopodium quinoa Willd (Quinoa) is highly tolerant to drought, cold, and salt stress. Gene editing technology development, and research on quinoa’s drought resistance have attracted much attention. The transcri...
Echinacanthus longipes is an endemic species in the Sino-Vietnamese karst flora in the family Acanthaceae. It displays distinctive environmental adaptation characteristics in karst regions. Although it provides a...
Reproduction traits are crucial for livestock breeding and represent key economic indicators in the domestic goat (Capra hircus) industry. The oviduct, a critical organ in female mammals, plays a pivotal role in ...
Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) serve as crucial regulatory elements in the process of adipogenesis in animals; however, the specific roles and interrelationships of ncRNAs in bovine fat deposition remain poorly unde...
Bacteria from the genus Polaromonas are dominant phylotypes found in a variety of low-temperature environments in polar regions. The diversity and biogeographic distribution of Polaromonas have been largely expan...
Advancing our knowledge of vector species genomes is a key step in our battle against the spread of diseases. Biting midges of the genus Culicoides are vectors of arboviruses that significantly affect livestock w...
Drought is a major abiotic stress affecting maize development and growth. Unravelling the molecular mechanisms underlying maize drought tolerance and enhancing the drought tolerance of maize is of great import...
RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is a powerful tool for transcriptome profiling, enabling integrative studies of expression quantitative trait loci (eQTL). As it identifies fewer genetic variants than DNA sequencing (...
Aureobasidium pullulans is a yeast-like fungus known for its commercial biomanufacturing of pullulan. This study explores the genome of A. pullulans NRRL 62031, highlighting its biosynthetic potential, metabolic ...
Photoperiod is one of the important factors affecting seasonal estrus of sheep. The importance of the uterus to reproduction is self-evident. However, the uterine molecular mechanisms involved in photoperiodic...
Myopia development is commonly assessed by an increase in axial length, which may lead to high myopia and visual impairment. This study aims to identify potential biomarkers and signaling pathways in the scler...
Sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench) seedling emergence and growth are significantly impeded by physical soil crusts (PSCs) in saline-alkaline soils. Abscisic acid (ABA) is a potent seed priming agent known for...
To solve the problem of an insufficient supply of dairy products in Tibet, work has been carried out to improve native dairy cattle and introduce purebred dairy cattle from low-altitude areas. The harsh enviro...
Gaeumannomyces tritici is responsible for take-all disease, one of the most important wheat root threats worldwide. High-quality annotated genome resources are sorely lacking for this pathogen, as well as for th...
The Chinese giant salamander (CGS), Andrias davidianus, the largest living amphibian, is of significant conservation importance for its wild populations and serves as a valuable economic species in aquaculture. G...
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are rapidly advancing due to the improved resolution and completeness provided by Telomere-to-Telomere (T2T) and pangenome assemblies. While recent advancements in GWAS m...
Oocyte maturation is a critical process responsible for supporting preimplantation embryo development and full development to term. Understanding oocyte gene expression is relevant given the unique molecular m...
Cold stress significantly challenges cotton growth and productivity, yet the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying cold tolerance remain poorly understood.
Dairy goats, a livestock species with a long history of milk production, are essential for the economic advancement of nations, particularly in regions experiencing growth. In this study, we gathered whole-gen...
Intramuscular fat (IMF) not only directly affects the tenderness, juiciness, and overall flavour of meat but also plays a significant role in influencing consumer preferences for pork. Therefore, exploring key...
The regulation of chromatin accessibility is essential in eukaryotic cells as one of several mechanisms that ensure gene activation occurs at appropriate times and in appropriate cell types. Accordingly, mutat...
Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.) is an important leaf vegetable affected by salt stress, however, little is known about its salt adaption mechanism. Here, we integrated physiomics, ionomics, transcriptomic...
Changing ocean temperatures are already causing declines in populations of marine organisms. Predicting the capacity of organisms to adjust to the pressures posed by climate change is a topic of much current r...
Space travel is a growing area of interest and includes initiatives such as NASA’s Moon-to-Mars Mission. Reports on the cardiovascular effects of space travel reveal changes in morphology, metabolism, and func...
The brine shrimp Artemia, a crustacean adapted to the extreme conditions of hypersaline environments, comprises nine regionally distributed sexual species scattered (island-like) over heterogeneous environments a...
Few cohorts have study populations large enough to conduct molecular analysis of ex vivo lung tissue for genomic analyses. Transcriptome imputation is a non-invasive alternative with many potential applications. ...
The tropial genus Beilschmiedia, comprising over 250 species worldwide, includes approximately 40 species distributed in the northern tropical forests of Asia. However, the phylogenetic relationships among these ...
Cell differentiation during development is orchestrated by precisely coordinated gene expression programs. While some regulatory mechanisms are well understood, there is a significant room to explore unresolve...
Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) is a vital global crop, frequently threatened by both abiotic and biotic stresses. Among the most damaging biotic stresses is Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), which causes peanut spo...
QN Orange scallops are interspecific hybrids with orange adductor muscles that are rich in carotenoids. In this study, analysis of miRNA expression profiles was performed to explore possible regulatory pattern...
Cotton fiber development relies on complex and intricate biological processes to transform newly differentiated fiber initials into the mature, extravagantly elongated cellulosic cells that are the foundation ...
In the Ist millennium BC bearers of the Scythian-type nomadic cultures inhabited the steppes of Eurasia, from Northern China to the Carpathians. According to archaeological data, the origin of nomadic life style ...
With the rapid development of high-throughput sequencing technology, high-throughput sequencing data has grown on a massive scale, leading to the emergence of multiple public databases, such as EBI and GEO. Co...
To explore the mitochondrial genes that play a key role in the occurrence and development of age-related hearing loss (ARHL) and provide a basis for the study of the mechanism of ARHL.
Livestock, particularly cattle, are crucial for biotechnology fields, such as genetic breeding, infectious diseases, bioreactors, and specific disease models. However, genetic engineering in cattle has lagged ...
Yunnan Province, located in Southwestern China, the intricate geography, variable climate, and abundant vegetation of the region have collectively contributed to shaping the distinctive germplasm characteristi...
Integrating germplasm populations genotyped by different genotyping platforms via genotype imputation is a way to utilize accumulated genetic resources. In this study, we used 278 canola samples genotyped via ...
The present study was undertaken to elucidate the population structure and differentiation of Indian yak from Chinese and wild cohorts on genome-wide scale by identifying the selection sweeps and genomic basis...
The cysteine-rich receptor-like kinases (CRKs) family in plants have been reported to perform multiple functions against various stresses. However, the CRK family in bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) has not bee...
Tail fat is important for fat-tailed or fat-rumped sheep to survive in harsh environments. However, the molecular mechanism underlying tail fat deposition in sheep remains unclear. In this study, we comprehens...
Avian β-defensins (AvBDs) represent a key family of antimicrobial host defense peptides in birds. Accumulating evidence suggests that the evolutionary trajectory of β-defensin genes is specific to the gene, ti...
Substance Use Disorder (SUD) is a severe global problem that is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. The genetic etiology of addiction can be complex and overlapping. This study aimed to inves...
Porcine parvoviruses (PPVs) are widespread worldwide in the swine population. PPV1 is a significant infectious agent in pig production, causing porcine reproductive failure. The pathogenic potential of novel P...
Leaf abscission of Cyclocarya paliurus stem segments in vitro is very serious, and more than 90% of the leaves gradually fall off with prolonged culture time, which hinders breeding. This study investigated the m...
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