Funds for the Central Universities(No.202241003,to Dr.Miao Tian);the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(ZR2022JQ13,to Dr.Miao Tian);by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement(No.101024333);Dr.Rachel Howard-Till is supported by NIH RO1GM127571.
Meiosis is a critical cell division program that produces haploid gametes for sexual reproduction.Abnormalities in meiosis are often causes of infertility and birth defects(e.g.,Down syndrome).Most organisms use a hig...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(JQ201706 to SG);Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(201841013 to SG);National Science Foundation[MCB 1411565 to YL];National Institutes of Health Foundation[R01 GM087343 to YL].
Lysine methylation of histones and non-histones plays a pivotal role in diverse cellular processes.The SMYD(SET and MYND domain)family methyltransferases can methylate various histone and non-histone substrates in mam...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 31572253, 31601857, 31702009);the Science Foundation for Youths of Shanxi Province (No. 201801D221241);the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China (No. 2014M551961)
The ciliate Tetrahymena is a valuable model organism in the studies of ecotoxicology. Changes in intracellular metabolism are caused by exogenous chemicals in the environment. Intracellular metabolite changes signify ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31471999,31572253);Shanxi Scholarship Council of China(200902);Aoshan Science and Technology Innovation Program of the Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology;the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2014M551961);the Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province(2015011078)
Meiotic bouquet formation(known as crescent formation in Tetrahymena thermophila) is indispensable for homologous pairing and recombination, but the regulatory mechanism of bouquet formation remains largely unknown. A...
supported by Natural Science Foundation ofShandong Province (JQ201706);The Marine S&T Fund of ShandongProvince for Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao) (2018SDKJ0406-2);Fundamental Research Fundsfor the Central Universities (201841005);the Blue Life BreakthroughProgram of LMBB of Qingdao National Laboratory for MarineScience and Technology (MS2018N004).
Epigenetic research focuses on heritable changes beyond the DNA sequence, which has led to a revolution in biologicalstudies and benefits in many other fields. The well-known model ciliate, Tetrahymena thermophila off...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.41673118 and 41422306);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.XDB14010400);the National Basic Research Program of China (No.2013CB430004)
Selenium(Se) is commonly recognized as a protective element with an antagonistic effect against mercury(Hg) toxicity. However, the mechanisms of this Hg–Se antagonism are complex and remain controversial. To gain...
Phosphorus is one of the bioelements most needed as a compound cell by living organisms. Phosphorus is involved in several pathologies: in human with bone and kidney diseases, in mammals with metabolism disorder (gluc...
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the main pathogenic agents responsible for nosocomial and community-acquired bacterial infections. The pathogenicity of this Gram-positive bacterium is ensured by its different adhesion...
supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China(31522051,31470064);the funding awarded to Weibo Song(15-12-1-1-jch);the Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology,China;Yifan Liu was supported by National Sanitation Foundation(MCB 1411565);National Institute of Health(R01 GM087343);the Department of Pathology at the University of Michigan
Genomic distribution of the nucleosome, the basic unit of chromatin, contains important epigenetic information. To map nucleosome distribution in structurally and functionally differentiated micronucleus(MIC) and macr...
Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51273155);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2012-Ia-022)
Norfloxacin complexes Co(nor)2.8H2O (nor=norfloxaein) and [Co(nor)(phen)]NO3.2H2O (phen=1,10-phenanthroline) were synthesized and their biological activity on Tetrahymena and Escherichia coli (E.coli) was ...