| 1 | Spatial pattern of plant species diversity and the influencing factors in a Gobi Desert within the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China显示文摘Understanding the spatial pattern of plant species diversity and the influencing factors has important implications for the conservation and management of ecosystem biodiversity. The transitional zone between biomes in desert ecosystems, however, has received little attention in that regard. In this study, we conducted a quantitative field survey(including 187 sampling plots) in a 40-km^2 study area to determine the spatial pattern of plant species diversity and analyze the influencing factors in a Gobi Desert within the Heihe River Basin, Northwest China. A total of 42 plant species belonging to 16 families and 39 genera were recorded. Shrub and semi-shrub species generally represented the major part of the plant communities(covering 90% of the land surface), while annual and perennial herbaceous species occupied a large proportion of the total recorded species(71%). Patrick richness index(R), Shannon-Wiener diversity index(H'), Simpson's dominance index(D), and Pielou's evenness index(J) were all moderately spatially variable, and the variability increased with increasing sampling area. The semivariograms for R and H' were best fitted with Gaussian models while the semivariograms for D and J were best fitted with exponential models. Nugget-to-still ratios indicated a moderate spatial autocorrelation for R, H', and D while a strong spatial autocorrelation was observed for J. The spatial patterns of R and H' were closely related to the geographic location within the study area, with lower values near the oasis and higher values near the mountains. However, there was an opposite trend for D. R, H', and D were significantly correlated with elevation, soil texture, bulk density, saturated hydraulic conductivity, and total porosity(P<0.05). Generally speaking, locations at higher elevations tended to have higher species richness and diversity and the higher elevations were characterized by higher values in sand and gravel contents, bulk density, and saturated hydraulic conductivity and also by lower values in total porosity. Furthermore, spatial variability of plant species diversity was dependent on the sampling area. | ZHANG Pingping SHAO Ming'an ZHANG Xingchang | 2017 | Journal of Arid Land2017，9，3： | 14 |
| 3 | A YAP/TAZ-CD54 axis is required for CXCR2-CD44-tumor-specific neutrophils to suppress gastric cancer显示文摘As an important part of tumor microenvironment,neutrophils are poorly understood due to their spatiotemporal heterogeneity in tumorigenesis.Here we defined,at single-cell resolution,CD44-CxCR2-neutrophils as tumor-specific neutrophils(tsNeus)in both mouse and human gastric cancer(GC).We uncovered a Hippo regulon in neutrophils with unique YAP signature genes(e.g.,ICAM1,CD14,EGR1)distinct from those identified in epithelial and/or cancer cells.Importantly,knockout of YAP/TAz in neutrophils impaired their differentiation into CD54+tsNeus and reduced their antitumor activity,leading to accelerated GC progression.Moreover,the relative amounts of CD54+tsNeus were found to be negatively associated with GC progression and positively associated with patient survival.Interestingly,GC patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy had increased numbers of CD54+tsNeus.Furthermore,pharmacologically enhancing YAP activity selectively activated neutrophils to suppress refractory GC,with no significant inflammation-related side effects.Thus,our work characterized tumor-specific neutrophils in GC and revealed an essential role of YAP/TAZ-CD54 axis in tsNeus,opening a new possibility to develop neutrophil-based antitumor therapeutics. | Pingping Nie Weihong Zhang Yan Meng Moubin Lin Fenghua Guo Hui Zhang Zhenzhu Tong Meng Wang Fan Chen Liwei An Yang Tang Yi Han Ruixian Yu Wenjia Wang Yuanzhi Xu Linxin Wei Zhaocai Zhou Shi Jiao | 2023 | Protein & Cell2023，14，7： | 0 |
| 5 | Isolation and Growth Characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 in Vero Cell显示文摘Dear Editors,The coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19),caused by SARS-CoV-2,broke out in early December 2019 has escalated into a global pandemic(Lai et al.2020).Till the May 20 th 2020,more than 4,700,000 people were infected and the number is still increasing especially in Europe,North America and Asia(http://gffzze7c39cdc9e894ca6spoqx9wcvkb0o6w0v.ffgz.tsg.suse.edu.cn/). | Pingping Yao Yachun Zhang Yisheng Sun Yulin Gu Fang Xu Bo Su Chen Chen Hangjing Lu Dehui Wang Zhangnv Yang Biao Niu Jiancai Chen Lixia Xie Lei Chen Yajing Zhang Hui Wang Yuying Zhao Yue Guo Juncheng Ruan Zhiyong Zhu Zhenfang Fu Dayong Tian Qi An Jianmin Jiang Hanping Zhu | 2020 | Virologica Sinica2020，35，3： | 0 |
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