B. Niu

RabbitCD-HIT: Distributed High-Sensitivity Greedy Incremental Clustering for Billion-Scale Protein Sequences in Hours

RabbitCD-HIT clusters billion-scale protein sequences efficiently, achieving faster performance than CD-HIT on large datasets.

Protein S-glutathionylation confers cell resistance to ferroptosis

This study shows that protein S-glutathionylation protects cells from ferroptosis by maintaining ARF6 function and reducing labile iron pools.

OsNF-YB7 inactivates OsGLK1 to inhibit chlorophyll biosynthesis in rice embryo

The paper identifies OsNF-YB7 as a repressor of chlorophyll biosynthesis in rice embryos by inhibiting OsGLK1, contrasting its role with LEC1 in Arabidopsis.

Visualizing the stochastic gating of Na+/H+ antiporters in single native bacteria

This study observes and attributes intermittent bioluminescence blinking in native bacteria to stochastic gating of Na+/H+ antiporters, revealing their dynamic behavior in living cells.

JIB-04 has broad-spectrum antiviral activity and inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and coronavirus pathogenesis

The paper identifies JIB-04 as a broad-spectrum antiviral that inhibits SARS-CoV-2 replication and coronavirus pathogenesis in vitro and in vivo.

Nonspecific Cleavages Arising from Reconstitution of Trypsin under Mildly Acidic Conditions

This study shows that reconstitution and storage conditions of trypsins can significantly affect nonspecific cleavages in tryptic digestion, with mildly acidic conditions promoting up to 20% nonspecific activity.

Fully Automated Peptide Mapping Protocol for Multi-Attribute Method by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectroscopy with a High-Throughput Robotic Liquid Handling System

This paper describes an automated peptide mapping protocol using a robotic liquid handling system to improve reproducibility and reduce hands-on time compared to manual methods.

Functional divergence of two duplicated Fertilization Independent Endosperm genes in rice with respect to seed development

This study investigates the functional divergence of OsFIE1 and OsFIE2 in rice, showing OsFIE1 is involved in late seed development while OsFIE2 is critical for early seed development and cellularization.

A group of nuclear factor Y transcription factors are likely sub-functionalized in the endosperm development of monocot

This study identifies and characterizes NF-Y transcription factors involved in rice endosperm development, showing sub-functionalization and interaction patterns among subunits.