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Ecology
S. J. Taipale, C. Rigaud, M. L. Calderini, M. J. Kainz, M. Pilecky, S. Uusi-Heikkila, J. S. Vesamaki, K. Vuorio, M. Tiirola
Summary: This study examines the contribution of mixotrophic organisms and the fate of carbon in the food web using labeled materials. It finds that mixotrophic algae can upgrade simple fatty acids and contribute essential biomolecules to higher trophic levels.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Jinyoung Kim, Kathryn J. Burton-Pimentel, Charlotte Fleuti, Carola Blaser, Valentin Scherz, Rene Badertscher, Corinne Marmonier, Noelle Lyon-Belgy, Aurelie Caille, Veronique Pidou, Adeline Blot, Claire Bertelli, Jeremie David, Ueli Buetikofer, Gilbert Greub, Dominique Dardevet, Sergio Polakof, Guy Vergeres
Summary: This study found that excluding dairy products and limiting fermented food consumption for 19 days had significant effects on gut microbiota composition and blood metabolites in both young and older adult men, with changes such as increased levels of Akkermansia muciniphila and decreased levels of bacteria in the Clostridiales order. The intervention also resulted in lower fasting levels of glucose and insulin, as well as decreased HDL and LDL cholesterol levels, with dairy fat intake being positively associated with changes in HDL cholesterol. The impact of the dietary restrictions on these outcomes was more pronounced than the effect of age.
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Food Science & Technology
Emma Sherman, Farhana R. Pinu
Summary: The scientific interest in lipids and lipidomics approaches is growing due to the development of mass spectrometry-based instrumentation and data analysis pipelines. While widely used in biomedical studies, lipidomics applications in food and plant systems, such as grape and wine research, are still developing. The adoption of lipidomics in studying grape and wine research can bring innovative advances to the wine industry worldwide.
CURRENT OPINION IN FOOD SCIENCE
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anatolii Komisarenko, Vladimir Mordukhovich, Irina Ekimova, Andrey Imbs
Summary: Gastropod molluscs such as nudibranchs play important roles in deep-sea benthic ecosystems, but data on their trophic ecology and feeding specialization are limited. By using fatty acid trophic markers, the study found that Dendronotus sp. primarily preys on sea anemones, Tritonia tetraquetra feeds on soft corals, and Colga pacifica can consume bryozoans.
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Wade T. Johnson, Nicholas C. Dorn, Dora A. Ogbonna, Nunzio Bottini, Nisarg J. Shah
Summary: Lipids are a diverse class of molecular regulators with ubiquitous physiological roles in sustaining life. They can be used directly as structural cellular building blocks or as a substrate for generating signaling mediators to regulate cell behavior, playing a key role in immune activation and suppression.
BIOENGINEERING & TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Engineering, Environmental
Min-Jeong Suh, Marlena M. Hinkle, Stephanie S. Lau, William A. Mitch
Summary: Recent research shows that high-molecular weight disinfection byproduct (DBP) fractions contribute more to cytotoxicity than the one-to two-carbon DBPs currently of concern. Peptides and lipids are major DBP precursors in water supplies. This study focuses on the analysis of chlorine byproducts of tyrosine and oleic acid to characterize high-molecular weight DBPs. The presence of these DBPs in drinking water and their cytotoxicity levels are investigated.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Hameed Ullah, Amira Sayed Khan, Babar Murtaza, Aziz Hichami, Naim Akhtar Khan
Summary: Leptin in the tongue plays an inhibitory role in the oro-sensory detection of dietary fatty acids in mice by interfering with calcium signaling and membrane potential.
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Engineering, Chemical
Na Zhang, Chenxu Wu, Juntian Zhang, Shuang Han, Yongzhen Peng, Xiaoye Song
Summary: This study investigated the resistance of anaerobic membrane bioreactor (AnMBR) to lipid gradients during food wastewater treatment. The results showed that AnMBR could adapt to a certain content of lipids by stimulating biomass growth and activity. However, a further increase in lipid dosage led to system failure and inhibited methane production.
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Maksim Tyurin, Elena Chernyak, Oksana Tomilova, Khristina Tolokonnikova, Svetlana M. Malysh, Elena Khramova, Sergey Morozov, Vadim Kryukov
Summary: This study analyzed the changes in chemical composition in potato plants during their interaction with the entomopathogenic endophytic fungus Beauveria bassiana. The results showed an increase in sterol and hydroxy fatty acid concentrations in plant leaves, as well as elevated levels of hydroxycinnamic acids in the roots after B. bassiana inoculation. These changes, possibly caused by oxidative reactions, may be responsible for the growth-promoting and protective effects of B. bassiana on the plants.
Review
Veterinary Sciences
Holly C. Evans, Thu T. N. Dinh, Madison L. Hardcastle, Alicia A. Gilmore, Muhammet R. Ugur, Mustafa Hitit, Frank Dean Jousan, Molly C. Nicodemus, Erdogan Memili
Summary: Understanding the lipid profile of sperm cells through lipidomics research is crucial for improving cryopreservation techniques and reproductive technologies. This information can be used to address challenges in reproduction faced by livestock, humans, and endangered species.
FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE
(2021)
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Microbiology
Felise G. Adams, Claudia Trappetti, Jack K. Waters, Maoge Zang, Erin B. Brazel, James C. Paton, Marten F. Snel, Bart A. Eijkelkamp
Summary: The study found that Acinetobacter baumannii may rely on different sources of fatty acids during infection and synthesize fatty acids in different environments. Additionally, it is the first to reveal the importance of balancing de novo synthesis and acquisition of fatty acids in a Gram-negative bacterium during infection.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aleksandra Hliwa, Bruno Ramos-Molina, Dariusz Laski, Adriana Mika, Tomasz Sledzinski
Summary: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a major global public health problem characterized by alterations in hepatic lipid metabolism that can lead to serious liver complications. Mass spectrometry-based lipidomics platforms allow for in-depth analysis of lipid changes in NAFLD patients, focusing on alterations in long-chain and short-chain fatty acids levels as well as the expression of genes encoding lipid interconversion enzymes in the liver.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Haining Yu, Chengjie Fang, Peng Li, Manman Wu, Shengrong Shen
Summary: The study found that gut microbiome dysbiosis caused abnormal lipid metabolism, and DHA was able to repair the lipid metabolism shifts resulting from gut microbiome dysbiosis. DHA could modulate host-gut microbiome signatures, improve concentrations of SCFAs, regulate fatty acids metabolism, and modify bile acid profiles.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Zhihao Ju, Tingting Feng, Jia Feng, Junping Lv, Shulian Xie, Qi Liu
Summary: An oil-producing diatom strain, identified as Cyclotella menegheniana, was obtained through the separation and extraction of algae from water samples. The study showed that the strain had high morphological similarity to the genus Cyclotella. Optimal growth conditions for C. menegheniana were determined to be a salinity of 15 g center dot L-1, resulting in the highest biomass of 0.27 g center dot L-1 and oil content of 21%. The study's findings provide a foundation for large-scale production of edible oils and biodiesel.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Julia Nowowiejska, Anna Baran, Iwona Flisiak
Summary: Psoriasis is a common skin disease affecting about 1%-3% of the general population, often accompanied by cardiometabolic disorders. Research indicates that lipid expression and metabolism disorders are more common in psoriatic patients, playing a significant role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Fisheries
Lan Xu, Qi Li, Chengxun Xu, Hong Yu, Lingfeng Kong
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Yi Yang, Qi Li, Lingfeng Kong, Hong Yu
Article
Fisheries
Chengxun Xu, Qi Li, Hong Yu, Shikai Liu, Lingfeng Kong, Jindou Chong
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Ke Ran, Qi Li, Lu Qi, Weidong Li, Lingfeng Kong
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PART A
(2020)
Article
Fisheries
Ke Ran, Qi Li, Lu Qi, Weidong Li, Lingfeng Kong
FISHERIES RESEARCH
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yi Yang, Hongyue Liu, Lu Qi, Lingfeng Kong, Qi Li
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Lingfeng Kong, Yuanning Li, Kevin M. Kocot, Yi Yang, Lu Qi, Qi Li, Kenneth M. Halanych
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2020)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Tao Xu, Lu Qi, Lingfeng Kong, Qi Li
Summary: This study sequenced 10 new mitochondrial genomes and analyzed them with previously published nine mitogenomes and six transcriptomic data representing six families of Patellogastropoda. Based on amino acid sequences of 13 protein-coding genes, a well-supported phylogeny was reconstructed, revealing Lottioidea as non-monophyletic with two well-supported lineages. Comparison of gene order among families, genera and species showed that Nacellidae has a conserved gene arrangement, while Lottiidae exhibits extensive rearrangements.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Tao Xu, Lingfeng Kong, Qi Li
Summary: Recently, species identification has advanced from DNA barcoding to genome skimming based on shotgun sequencing. Genome skimming has been primarily used for assembling organelle genomes, while discarding most of the nuclear genome. A new approach using unassembled genome skims has been proposed for sample identification, which effectively improves phylogenetic signal and identification resolution. Skmer and APPLES have been shown to work well in estimating genomic distance and performing phylogenetic placement using low-coverage genome skims of birds and insects. In this study, Skmer and APPLES were used to perform assembly-free and alignment-free species identification and phylogenetic placement of 11 patellogastropods. Skmer selects the best matching or closest species with COI barcodes, except for species belonging to the same family as the query, under different sizes of genome skims, regardless of whether the data corresponding to the query species are present in the reference database. When the reference database is sparse, APPLES cannot accurately place patellogastropods in the correct phylogenetic position. This study demonstrates the feasibility of genome skims for patellogastropod species identification and highlights the need for establishing a database to share genome skims.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Yijing Zhu, Qi Li, Hong Yu, Shikai Liu, Lingfeng Kong
Summary: This research identified two tyrosinase-like protein genes in the Pacific oyster and found that they were dominantly expressed in the mantle, especially in the edge mantle. These genes were mainly found in oysters with black shells and showed positive signals in the outer epithelium of the outer fold. Knockdown of these genes significantly reduced the mRNA expression levels and the tyrosinase activity in the mantle, as well as decreased the number of melanosomes. These findings suggest that these genes may be involved in melanin synthesis and provide insight into the regulation mechanism of shell pigmentation in the Pacific oyster.
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Lu Qi, Biyang Xu, Lingfeng Kong, Qi Li
Summary: Neritidae is a species-rich family with controversial classification, particularly regarding the taxonomic position of Smaragdiinae. Through sequencing mitochondrial genomes and reassembling transcriptome data, we reconstructed the phylogeny of Neritidae with 23 species and found two monophyletic groups, Neritinae and Neritininae, with Smaragdia rangiana nested within Neritininae. The monophyly of Clithon and Neritina was not recovered, and the most recent common ancestor of Neritidae had a smooth shell.
Article
Genetics & Heredity
Bingyu Guo, Lingfeng Kong
Summary: In the context of diminishing global biodiversity, this study examines the validity and practicality of species delimitation methods for identifying neglected and undescribed biodiverse species. The results suggest that distance-based methods are generally superior to tree-based methods, with the ASAP method being the most efficient. In terms of phylogenetic methods, the single threshold version of GMYC performs better and PTP shows higher efficiency in delimiting species. Additionally, GMYC is significantly influenced by taxonomic rank, performing poorly at the genus level.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Yiming Hu, Qi Li, Chengxun Xu, Shikai Liu, Lingfeng Kong, Hong Yu
Summary: This study investigated the differences in temperature and salinity tolerance between C. nippona and C. gigas spat and determined the optimal environmental conditions for the aquaculture of C. nippona spat. The results showed that C. nippona had lower survival rates than C. gigas under temperature changes and salinity decreases, but higher survival rates with increasing salinity. The findings suggest that particular attention should be paid to the inferior adaptability of C. nippona when farming outside their natural habitats.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Evolutionary Biology
Yi Yu, Lingfeng Kong, Qi Li
Summary: In this study, the sequencing of 11 muricid mitochondrial genomes revealed the conservation of gene arrangement, genome size, and nucleotide composition within the family. Phylogenetic analysis supported the monophyly of each subfamily and redefined the relationships between subfamilies and genera. These findings provide new insights into the classification and evolutionary history of Muricidae.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Lu Qi, Biyang Xu, Lingfeng Kong, Qi Li
Summary: This study conducted a survey of micromolluscs in the intertidal zone of the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, revealing the diversity of sedimentary environments and molluscs in this area. It found that the current research on micromolluscs is seriously underestimated. A total of 20 species were described, belonging to 16 families, four orders, and two classes. The collection, preservation, and preparation methods of morphological characteristic structures by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were explored.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2023)
