The gut microbiota is increasingly implicated in the health and metabolism of its human host.
The host's diet is a major component influencing the composition and function of the gut …

Microplastics, as an emerging pollutant of global importance, have been well documented in
aquatic ecosystems. However, little is known about the effects of microplastics on …

Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents a heterogeneous group of malignancies
consisting essentially of adenocarcinoma (ADC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) …

Tissue-specific regulatory regions harbor substantial genetic risk for disease. Because brain
development is a critical epoch for neuropsychiatric disease susceptibility, we characterized …

Assigning functions to the vast array of proteins present in eukaryotic cells remains
challenging. To identify relationships between proteins, and thereby enable functional …

Chinese mangrove, an important ecosystem in coastal wetlands, is sensitive to the invasive
alien species Spartina alterniflora. However, the effects of the S. alterniflora invasion on …

Background The relationship between asthma, atopy, and underlying type 2 (T2) airway
inflammation is complex. Although the bacterial airway microbiota is known to differ in …

It is known that noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) cover∼ 98% of the transcriptome, but do not
encode proteins. Among ncRNAs, long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) are a large and diverse …

Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies. However, the molecular
mechanisms underlying its pathogenesis remain to be elucidated. The present study aimed …

The maternal-to-zygotic transition (MZT) is an essential developmental turning point in both
plants and animals. In plants, the timing of MZT and parental contributions to the zygotic …