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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Selma D. Mezger, Annabell Klinke, Arjen Tilstra, Yusuf C. El-Khaled, Bianca Thobor, Christian Wild
Summary: Both global and local factors can cause phase shifts in coral reefs, but most studies have focused on single factors. This study investigates the effects of phosphate enrichment and seawater temperature increase on soft coral Xenia umbellata. The results showed no significant impact on oxygen fluxes, but the total protein content and carbon stable isotope ratios decreased under temperature increase, suggesting increased assimilation of energy reserves. The study suggests that heterotrophic feeding may be important for X. umbellata to sustain energy reserves under temperature increases.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Biophysics
Zhiwei Deng, Jiacheng Li, Hui Liu, Tong Luo, Yanjing Yang, Minghui Yang, Xiang Chen
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BIOSENSORS & BIOELECTRONICS
(2022)
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Marine & Freshwater Biology
Jenny Fong, Rosa Celia Poquita-Du, Peter A. Todd
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Engineering, Chemical
Huan Yang, Guanyu Song, Christopher J. Hogan
Summary: The study reveals the different impacts of thermal reemission coefficient and thermal accommodation coefficient on heat transfer between metal nanoclusters and gas molecules, with the latter being insensitive to temperature in accepting energy rate from gas molecules.
JOURNAL OF AEROSOL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shani Levy, Anamaria Elek, Xavier Grau-Bove, Simon Menendez-Bravo, Marta Iglesias, Amos Tanay, Tali Mass, Arnau Sebe-Pedros
Summary: This study used single-cell RNA sequencing to define over 40 cell types in Stony corals, revealing specialized immune cells and gene expression dynamics in calcium-carbonate skeleton formation. By simultaneously measuring transcriptomes in coral cells and the algae within them, metabolic programs involved in symbiosis were characterized. The evolution of coral cell specializations was traced through phylogenetic integration of multiple cnidarian cell type atlases, providing insights into the molecular and cellular basis of stony coral biology.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Elena E. Fedorova
Summary: Symbiosis between leguminous plants and soil bacteria rhizobia is crucial for nitrogen balance. Infected cells undergo significant changes in the endomembrane system, and the mechanisms for maintaining intracellular bacterial colony remain unclear. This review focuses on the adaptations of infected cells to their unique lifestyle and the changes in the endomembrane system.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Melissa S. Naugle, Thomas A. Oliver, Daniel J. Barshis, Ruth D. Gates, Cheryl A. Logan
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FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Review
Cell Biology
Guillaume Lenoir, Juan Martin D'Ambrosio, Thibaud Dieudonne, Alenka Copic
Summary: The distribution of PS within cellular membranes is controlled by a variety of factors, including PS biosynthesis enzymes, lipid transfer proteins, and lipid flippases. The enrichment of PS in specific compartments requires energy input, and PS transfer may be achieved by passive flow. The presence of lateral PS nanodomains can alter the steepness or direction of PS gradients between different compartments.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jiwon Park, Siyang Jia, Donald Salter, Pierre Bagnaninchi, Carsten G. Hansen
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Environmental Sciences
Kalyan De, Mandar Nanajkar, Sambhaji Mote, Baban Ingole
Summary: This study reveals the negative impact of consecutive thermal bleaching events and local stressors on marginal coral reef habitats, leading to a significant decline in coral cover and an increase in algal dominance. The results emphasize the importance of mitigating local stressors and implementing global efforts to address climate change in order to protect these unique coral reefs.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhuolun Meng, Amanda Williams, Pinky Liau, Timothy G. Stephens, Crawford Drury, Eric N. Chiles, Xiaoyang Su, Mehdi Javanmard, Debashish Bhattacharya
Summary: This study utilized medical grade urinalysis strips to detect disease markers in stressed coral samples and developed a 3D printed smartphone holder and image processing software to generate color scores for assessing coral health. The findings provide field deployable methods using inexpensive tools and freely available software for evaluating reef health.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Yi Xu, Jing Zhang, Hui Huang, Xiangcheng Yuan, Junxiao Zhang, Jianzhong Ge
Summary: A process-based model was developed to study the impact of symbiotic relationship in corals, showing that elevated pCO(2) stimulates photosynthesis hence reduces the supply of DIC to calcification.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Leon L. L. Tran, Jacob L. L. Johansen
Summary: Climate change projections indicate more frequent and severe tropical marine heat waves (MHWs) and accompanying hypoxia year-round. However, this study challenges the assumption that annual maximum temperatures will induce the greatest physiological consequences by characterizing seasonal MHWs and comparing metabolic traits of winter-and summer acclimatized convict tang (Acanthurus triostegus) to the combined effects of MHWs and hypoxia. The results reveal heightened sensitivity to the deleterious effects of winter MHWs and suggest that seasonal acclimatization to warmer summer conditions may bolster metabolic resilience to warming and hypoxia.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Microbiology
Chenying Wang, Xinqing Zheng, Hagit Kvitt, Huaxia Sheng, Danye Sun, Gaofeng Niu, Dan Tchernov, Tuo Shi
Summary: This study found that corals with specific symbiont lineages show distinct responses to thermal stress, with those dominated by Durusdinium being more resilient. However, Cladocopium symbionts exhibited better photosynthetic efficiency and carbon translocation in ambient temperatures, leading to faster growth and calcification. Symbiont shuffling under stress-induced changes may impact coral resilience, but the rapid environmental changes could outpace their evolutionary adaptation.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ankit Gupta, Mustafa Khammash
Summary: The invention of the Fourier integral in the 19th century laid the foundation for modern spectral analysis methods. While its impact has been limited in cell biology, this paper develops a spectral theory and computational methodologies specifically tailored to the computation and analysis of frequency spectra of noisy intracellular networks, providing frequency-based methods for the design and analysis of such networks.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Correction
Toxicology
Charlene Wu, Chi-Hung Chen, Hsin-Chang Chen, Hao-Jan Liang, Shu-Ting Chen, Wan-Yu Lin, Kuen-Yuh Wu, Su-Yin Chiang, Ching-Yu Lin
JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Sheng-Han Lee, Chuan-Ho Tang, Wan-Yu Lin, Ke-Han Chen, Hao-Jan Liang, Tsun-Jen Cheng, Ching-Yu Lin
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Environmental Sciences
Chuan-Ho Tang, Ching-Yu Lin, Pei-Pei Sun, Shu-Hui Lee, Wei-Hsien Wang
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2018)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sheng-Han Lee, Si-Han Hong, Chuan-Ho Tang, Yee Soon Ling, Ke-Han Chen, Hao-Jan Liang, Ching-Yu Lin
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Environmental Sciences
Chuan-Ho Tang, Shu-Han Shi, Ching-Yu Lin, Hsing-Hui Li, Wei-Hsien Wang
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
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Veterinary Sciences
Chuan-Ho Tang, Ching-Yu Lin, Yi-Lun Tsai, Shu-Hui Lee, Wei-Hsien Wang
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Environmental Sciences
Ching-Yu Lin, Lu-Hsueh Huang, Dong-Fang Deng, Sheng-Han Lee, Hao-Jan Liang, Silas S. O. Hung
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Sheng-Han Lee, Pei-Hsuan Lee, Hao-Jan Liang, Chuan-Ho Tang, Ta-Fu Chen, Tsun-Jen Cheng, Ching-Yu Lin
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2020)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jiun-Yang Chiang, Sheng-Han Lee, Yen-Ching Chen, Cho-Kai Wu, Jing-Yuan Chuang, Shyh-Chyi Lo, Huei-Ming Yeh, Shih-Fan Sherri Yeh, Cheng-An Hsu, Bin-Bin Lin, Pi-Chu Chang, Chih-Hsin Chang, Hao-Jan Liang, Fu-Tien Chiang, Ching-Yu Lin, Jyh-Ming Jimmy Juang
FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Ming-Chieh Li, Ching-Yu Lin, Yue Leon Guo
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2020)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Ching-Yu Lin, Feng-Li Lian
IEEE SYSTEMS JOURNAL
(2020)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Bo-Yuan Huang, Min-Ru Tsai, Jia-Kai Hsu, Ching-Yu Lin, Chih-Lin Lin, Jui-Ting Hu, Yi-Wen Huang, Chun-Jen Liu, Wan-Jung Wu, Chih-Feng Wu, Feng-Yu Sung, Pei-Jer Chen, Hao-Jan Liang, Shi-Ming Lin, Ming-Whei Yu
MOLECULAR CARCINOGENESIS
(2020)
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Plant Sciences
Chuan-Ho Tang, Shu-Han Shi, Ching-Yu Lin, Wei-Hsien Wang
Summary: The study found that exposure to Irgarol resulted in changes in the lipid profile of coral, particularly in response to photoinhibition-induced physiological disturbances. These changes were largely reversed or insignificant after the first day of exposure, with a decrease in lyso-glycerophosphocholines and an increase in phosphatidylcholines with a polyunsaturated chain as exposure time increased.
ENVIRONMENTAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Sheng-Han Lee, Wei-Chen Tseng, Zhi-Yi Du, Wan-Yu Lin, Mei-Huei Chen, Ching-Chun Lin, Guang-Wen Lien, Hao-Jan Liang, Hui-Ju Wen, Yue-Leon Guo, Pau-Chung Chen, Ching-Yu Lin
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of PFASs exposure on lipid changes in children, finding that children exposed to different levels of specific PFASs exhibited different lipid patterns, potentially related to hepatic lipid metabolism, metabolic disorders, and PFASs-membrane interactions.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Ching-Yu Lin, Wen-Ling Chen, Ting-Zhen Chen, Sheng-Han Lee, Hao-Jan Liang, Charles C. -K. Chou, Chuan-Ho Tang, Tsun-Jen Cheng
Summary: Chronic exposure to PM2.5 can lead to lipid perturbation in various organs and serum of rats, with the testes being the most significantly affected organ. Changes in phosphorylcholine-containing lipids in the testes may be related to maintaining membrane integrity, antioxidation, and cell signaling. The study highlights the susceptibility of the testes to PM2.5 exposure and suggests potential molecular events for future research.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)