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  1. Article ; Online: Ganxiao Dong

    Sunbin Huang / Guofu Wei / Hengsong Wang / Weixin Liu / Anne Bedos / Louis Deharveng / Mingyi Tian

    Diversity, Vol 13, Iss 355, p

    A Hotspot of Cave Biodiversity in Northern Guangxi, China

    2021  Volume 355

    Abstract: ... Ganxiao Dong harbours the richest cave fauna currently known in China. In total, 26 species of cave ...

    Abstract Located in the core zone of Mulun National Nature Reserve in northern Guangxi, the limestone cave Ganxiao Dong harbours the richest cave fauna currently known in China. In total, 26 species of cave invertebrates have been recognized so far, in spite of limited sampling efforts. Of them, 20 are troglobionts or stygobionts, including one snail, four millipedes, three spiders, one harvestman, three isopods, two springtails, two crickets, one non-glowing sticky worm, and three trechine beetles. Six other species are troglophiles. The most remarkable characteristic of this fauna is its high number of troglomorphic species, especially among millipedes, crickets and beetles.
    Keywords biodiversity ; cave ; hotspot ; Huanjiang ; Guangxi ; South China Karst ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher MDPI AG
    Document type Article ; Online
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  2. Article ; Online: Erratum for Dong et al., "Nosema bombycis microRNA-like RNA 8 (Nb-milR8) Increases Fungal Pathogenicity by Modulating

    Dong, Zhanqi / Zheng, Ning / Hu, Congwu / Deng, Boyuan / Fang, Wenxuan / Wu, Qin / Chen, Peng / Huang, Xuhua / Gao, Na / Lu, Cheng / Pan, Minhui

    Microbiology spectrum

    2022  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) e0434222

    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-12-08
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2807133-5
    ISSN 2165-0497 ; 2165-0497
    ISSN (online) 2165-0497
    ISSN 2165-0497
    DOI 10.1128/spectrum.04342-22
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  3. Article ; Online: Comprehensive analyses of genetic diversities and population structure of the Guizhou Dong group based on 44 Y-markers.

    Zhang, Hongling / Huang, Xiaolan / Jin, Xiaoye / Ren, Zheng / Wang, Qiyan / Yang, Meiqing / Xu, Ronglan / Yuan, Xiang / Yang, Daiquan / Liu, Hongyan / Shen, Wanyi / Zhang, Huiying / Que, Yangjie / Huang, Jiang

    PeerJ

    2023  Volume 11, Page(s) e16183

    Abstract: ... the genetic distribution of Y-STRs in the Guizhou Dong population, provide reference data for forensic ... application, and explore the phylogenetic relationships between the Guizhou Dong population and ... other comparison populations.: Methods: Based on the allele profile of 44 Y-markers in the Guizhou Dong group ...

    Abstract Background: The non-recombining region of the human Y chromosome (NRY) is a strictly paternally inherited genetic marker and the best material to trace the paternal lineages of populations. Y chromosomal short tandem repeat (Y-STR) is characterized by high polymorphism and paternal inheritance pattern, so it has been widely used in forensic medicine and population genetic research. This study aims to understand the genetic distribution of Y-STRs in the Guizhou Dong population, provide reference data for forensic application, and explore the phylogenetic relationships between the Guizhou Dong population and other comparison populations.
    Methods: Based on the allele profile of 44 Y-markers in the Guizhou Dong group, we estimate their allele frequencies and haplotype frequencies. In addition, we also compare the forensic application efficiency of different Y-STR sets in the Guizhou Dong group. Finally, genetic relationships among Guizhou Dong and other reference populations are dissected by the multi-dimensional scaling and the phylogenetic tree.
    Results: A total of 393 alleles are observed in 312 Guizhou Dong individuals for these Y-markers, with allele frequencies ranging from 0.0032 to 0.9679. The haplotype diversity and discriminatory capacity for these Y-markers in the Guizhou Dong population are 0.99984 and 0.97440, respectively. The population genetic analyses of the Guizhou Dong group and other reference populations show that the Guizhou Dong group has the closest genetic relationship with the Hunan Dong population, and followed by the Guizhou Tujia population.
    Conclusions: In conclusion, these 44 Y-markers can be used as an effective tool for male differentiation in the Guizhou Dong group. The haplotype data in this study not only enrich the Y-STR data of different ethnic groups in China, but also have important significance for population genetics and forensic research.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Phylogeny ; Gene Frequency ; Genetics, Population ; Polymorphism, Genetic/genetics ; Ethnicity/genetics
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-25
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2703241-3
    ISSN 2167-8359 ; 2167-8359
    ISSN (online) 2167-8359
    ISSN 2167-8359
    DOI 10.7717/peerj.16183
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  4. Article ; Online: Feihu Dong, a New Hotspot Cave of Subterranean Biodiversity from China

    Huang, Sunbin / Zhao, Mingzhi / Luo, Xiaozhu / Bedos, Anne / Wang, Yong / Chocat, Marc / Tian, Mingyi / Liu, Weixin

    Diversity. 2023 July 30, v. 15, no. 8

    2023  

    Abstract: ... limited. Currently, only Ganxiao Dong, located in Huanjiang, Guangxi, has been reported as a hotspot ... likely. Feihu Dong, one of these potential hotspot caves, has been systematically investigated ... Dong has demonstrated that it currently holds the highest number of known cave animal species in China ...

    Abstract China is a country with abundant karst landscapes, but research on cave biodiversity is still limited. Currently, only Ganxiao Dong, located in Huanjiang, Guangxi, has been reported as a hotspot for cave biodiversity. Many of the world’s most troglomorphic species in the major groups of cave animals have been recently discovered in China, making the existence of many more hotspots in the country likely. Feihu Dong, one of these potential hotspot caves, has been systematically investigated to complement a preliminary species list of 1995, leading to the discovery of 62 species of animals from the cave. Among them, 27 are considered troglobionts or stygobionts, 26 are considered troglophiles or stygophiles, and nine are classified as trogloxenes or stygoxenes. Research on the cave biodiversity of Feihu Dong has demonstrated that it currently holds the highest number of known cave animal species in China. Among the most remarkable features of this fauna is the co-occurrence of five species of cave-obligate beetles, all modified for cave life. The biological survey was limited to a small part of the cave. Several habitats (like guano) have not been investigated so far, and several important cave groups have been insufficiently or not sampled (like Ostracoda). Meanwhile, the system increases in length with each new caving expedition. Further discoveries of cave organisms in Feihu Dong are therefore expected. As Feihu Dong and Ganxiao Dong are the only caves in China that have been extensively studied for a large range of organisms, and as they are located in karstic areas that are similar in richness to other regions of southern China, it can be confidently assumed that several other caves of high biodiversity will be discovered in the coming years.
    Keywords Ostracoda ; animal manures ; animals ; aquifers ; biodiversity ; fauna ; karsts ; surveys ; China
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-0730
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article ; Online
    ZDB-ID 2518137-3
    ISSN 1424-2818
    ISSN 1424-2818
    DOI 10.3390/d15080902
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  5. Article ; Online: X-chromosomal STRs for genetic composition analysis of Guizhou Dong group and its phylogenetic relationships with other reference populations.

    Yang, Meiqing / Jin, Xiaoye / Ren, Zheng / Wang, Qiyan / Zhang, Hongling / Zhang, Han / Chen, Jing / Ji, Jingyan / Liu, Yubo / Huang, Jiang

    Annals of human biology

    2022  Volume 48, Issue 7-8, Page(s) 621–626

    Abstract: ... chromosome play crucial roles in forensic research and human evolution. Dong group, one of 55 minority groups ... short tandem repeats (STRs) and autosomal insertion/deletion polymorphism (InDels) in Dong groups have been reported ... there is little research about X-STRs in the Dong group.: Aim: Purposes of this study are ...

    Abstract Background: X-chromosomes show a specific genetic mode, which makes genetic markers on the X-chromosome play crucial roles in forensic research and human evolution. Dong group, one of 55 minority groups in China, live in Guizhou, Guangxi, and Hunan provinces. Even though some genetic data of Y chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) and autosomal insertion/deletion polymorphism (InDels) in Dong groups have been reported, there is little research about X-STRs in the Dong group.
    Aim: Purposes of this study are to investigate allelic distributions and forensic statistical parameters of 19 X-STRs in the Guizhou Dong group, and explore the genetic composition of the Guizhou Dong group and its phylogenetic relationships with other reference populations.
    Subjects and methods: Five hundred and seven Dongs (272 males and 235 females) living in Guizhou province were typed using the AGCU X19 STR kit. Allelic frequencies and forensic parameters of 19 X-STRs in the Guizhou Dong group were calculated. Population genetic analyses of Guizhou Dong and another 17 reference populations were conducted using
    Results: A total of 230 alleles of 19 X-STRs were identified in all Dongs. The frequencies of 19 loci ranged from 0.0013 to 0.6838. The values for cumulative power of discrimination in males (PDM), cumulative power of discrimination in females (PDF), and four different kinds of mean exclusion chance (MEC_Kruger, MEC_Kishida, MEC_Desmarais, and MEC_Desmarais_du) for the 19 X-STRs in all individuals were 0.999999999999761, 0.9999999999999999999993951, 0.999999964841617, 0.999999999997261, 0.999999999997297, and 0.999999993623172, respectively. Besides, genetic polymorphisms of seven linkage clusters ranged from 0.9381 to 0.9963. In addition, these seven groups showed high polymorphism information content (PIC), PDM, PDF, MEC_Kruger, MEC_Kishida, MEC_Desmarais, and MEC_Desmarais_duo. Population genetic analyses of Guizhou Dong and another 17 reference populations showed that the Guizhou Dong group had close genetic relationships with surrounding Tai-Kadai-speaking, Hmong-Mien-speaking, and Han groups.
    Conclusion: Nineteen X-STRs displayed high genetic diversities and could be employed for forensic personal identification and paternity analysis in the Guizhou Dong group. Close genetic affinities between Guizhou Dong and surrounding populations were observed based on the 19 X-STRs in 17 reference populations.
    MeSH term(s) China ; Ethnicity ; Female ; Gene Frequency ; Genetics, Population ; Humans ; Male ; Microsatellite Repeats ; Phylogeny
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-02-07
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 186656-4
    ISSN 1464-5033 ; 0301-4460
    ISSN (online) 1464-5033
    ISSN 0301-4460
    DOI 10.1080/03014460.2021.2008001
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  6. Article ; Online: Genetic analysis of the mitochondrial DNA control region in Tai-Kadai-speaking Dong population in southwest China.

    Ren, Zheng / Feng, Yuhang / Zhang, Hongling / Wang, Qiyan / Yang, Meiqing / Liu, Yubo / Le, Cuiyun / Wang, Jie / Huang, Jiang

    Annals of human biology

    2022  Volume 49, Issue 7-8, Page(s) 354–360

    Abstract: Background: Dong people in Southwest China are officially recognised as an ethnic group, but there ... in a typical Dong population, and to provide help for the construction of a forensic mitochondrial DNA analysis ... region were analysed in 200 individuals of Dong in Guizhou. The haplotype frequencies, haplogroup ...

    Abstract Background: Dong people in Southwest China are officially recognised as an ethnic group, but there has been a lack of population genetic research on this group, especially based on mitochondrial DNA data.
    Aim: To study the sequences and haplogroups of the mitochondrial DNA control region in a typical Dong population, and to provide help for the construction of a forensic mitochondrial DNA analysis reference database in East Asia.
    Subjects and methods: The sequences of the mitochondrial DNA control region were analysed in 200 individuals of Dong in Guizhou. The haplotype frequencies, haplogroup distribution and paired Fst values of Guizhou Dong and 51 other populations in the world were calculated and explained to explore the genetic polymorphism and population relationships.
    Results: A total of 180 haplotypes were detected, with frequencies of 0.005-0.02. All haplotypes were assigned to 97 different haplogroups. The haplotype diversity and random matching probability were 0.998643 and 0.00635, respectively. The paired Fst values and correlation
    Conclusions: Our study was based on the matrilineal genetic structure of Guizhou Dong to study mitochondrial DNA, which was helpful to promote the establishment of the forensic DNA reference database in East Asia and provide reference for anthropological research.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; DNA, Mitochondrial/genetics ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Ethnicity/genetics ; Haplotypes ; China
    Chemical Substances DNA, Mitochondrial
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-30
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 186656-4
    ISSN 1464-5033 ; 0301-4460
    ISSN (online) 1464-5033
    ISSN 0301-4460
    DOI 10.1080/03014460.2022.2131334
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  7. Article ; Online: Comprehensive analyses of genetic diversities and population structure of the Guizhou Dong group based on 44 Y-markers

    Hongling Zhang / Xiaolan Huang / Xiaoye Jin / Zheng Ren / Qiyan Wang / Meiqing Yang / Ronglan Xu / Xiang Yuan / Daiquan Yang / Hongyan Liu / Wanyi Shen / Huiying Zhang / Yangjie Que / Jiang Huang

    PeerJ, Vol 11, p e

    2023  Volume 16183

    Abstract: ... the genetic distribution of Y-STRs in the Guizhou Dong population, provide reference data for forensic ... application, and explore the phylogenetic relationships between the Guizhou Dong population and ... other comparison populations. Methods Based on the allele profile of 44 Y-markers in the Guizhou Dong group ...

    Abstract Background The non-recombining region of the human Y chromosome (NRY) is a strictly paternally inherited genetic marker and the best material to trace the paternal lineages of populations. Y chromosomal short tandem repeat (Y-STR) is characterized by high polymorphism and paternal inheritance pattern, so it has been widely used in forensic medicine and population genetic research. This study aims to understand the genetic distribution of Y-STRs in the Guizhou Dong population, provide reference data for forensic application, and explore the phylogenetic relationships between the Guizhou Dong population and other comparison populations. Methods Based on the allele profile of 44 Y-markers in the Guizhou Dong group, we estimate their allele frequencies and haplotype frequencies. In addition, we also compare the forensic application efficiency of different Y-STR sets in the Guizhou Dong group. Finally, genetic relationships among Guizhou Dong and other reference populations are dissected by the multi-dimensional scaling and the phylogenetic tree. Results A total of 393 alleles are observed in 312 Guizhou Dong individuals for these Y-markers, with allele frequencies ranging from 0.0032 to 0.9679. The haplotype diversity and discriminatory capacity for these Y-markers in the Guizhou Dong population are 0.99984 and 0.97440, respectively. The population genetic analyses of the Guizhou Dong group and other reference populations show that the Guizhou Dong group has the closest genetic relationship with the Hunan Dong population, and followed by the Guizhou Tujia population. Conclusions In conclusion, these 44 Y-markers can be used as an effective tool for male differentiation in the Guizhou Dong group. The haplotype data in this study not only enrich the Y-STR data of different ethnic groups in China, but also have important significance for population genetics and forensic research.
    Keywords Guizhou Dong ; Forensic features ; Population genetics ; STR ; Y-chromosome ; Medicine ; R ; Biology (General) ; QH301-705.5
    Subject code 590
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher PeerJ Inc.
    Document type Article ; Online
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  8. Article ; Online: Insight into forensic efficiency and genetic structure of the Guizhou Dong group via a 64-plex panel

    Wen Wan / Zheng Ren / Hongling Zhang / Qiyan Wang / Ting Wang / Yunteng Yang / Jiangtao You / Kun He / Jiang Huang / Xiaoye Jin

    Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Vol

    2023  Volume 10

    Abstract: ... sex-determination loci in the Guizhou Dong group. In addition, we explored the genetic background of the Guizhou ... Dong group in comparison to other reported populations based on 59 InDels. We found that 59 InDels ... displayed relatively high genetic diversities in the Guizhou Dong group. Moreover, the cumulative forensic ...

    Abstract Insertion/deletion polymorphisms (InDels) show great application values in forensic research because they own superiorities of short tandem repeats (STRs) and single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Whereas, InDels commonly display low genetic diversities in comparison to STRs. Therefore, they may provide limited genetic information in forensic kinship testing. Here, we evaluated forensic application efficiency of a novel multiplex amplification system including two STRs, 59 InDels, and three sex-determination loci in the Guizhou Dong group. In addition, we explored the genetic background of the Guizhou Dong group in comparison to other reported populations based on 59 InDels. We found that 59 InDels displayed relatively high genetic diversities in the Guizhou Dong group. Moreover, the cumulative forensic efficiency of two STRs and 59 InDels could meet the requirement of individual identification and paternity testing in the Guizhou Dong group. For these 59 InDels, we observed that some loci exhibited relatively high genetic differentiations among different continental populations, especially for African and Non-African populations, which could be viewed as candidate ancestry informative markers in the future. Genetic structure results indicated that the Dong group had close genetic relationships with East Asian and some Southern Chinese Han populations. To sum up, we stated that the 64-plex panel could be performed for forensic application of the Guizhou Dong group.
    Keywords InDels ; Dong ; STR ; forensic application ; population genetic background ; Evolution ; QH359-425 ; Ecology ; QH540-549.5
    Subject code 590
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
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  9. Article ; Online: Deciphering potential pharmacological mechanism of Sha-Shen-Mai-Dong decoction on primary Sjogren's syndrome.

    Jiang, Yuepeng / Zhao, Xiaoxuan / Yu, Jie / Wang, Qiao / Wen, Chengping / Huang, Lin

    BMC complementary medicine and therapies

    2021  Volume 21, Issue 1, Page(s) 79

    Abstract: Background: Sha-Shen-Mai-Dong decoction (SSMD) is a classical prescription widely used in primary ...

    Abstract Background: Sha-Shen-Mai-Dong decoction (SSMD) is a classical prescription widely used in primary Sjogren's Syndrome (pSS) therapy. This study aims to explore the potential pharmacological mechanism of SSMD on pSS.
    Methods: Active components of SSMD were obtained from Traditional Chinese Medicine Integrative Database and Traditional Chinese Medicine Systems Pharmacology databases and targets of SSMD were predicted by Pharmmapper and STITCH database. Gene Ontology (GO), Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis were carried out to explore the function characteristics of SSMD. The expression matrix of microarray of pSS was obtained from Gene Expression Omnibus and we obtained 162 differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks were constructed to identify the hub targets. Principal component analysis (PCA) and molecular docking were conducted to further elucidate the possibility of SSMD for pSS.
    Results: SSMD contained a total of 1056 active components, corresponding to 88 targets, among which peripheral myelin protein 2(PMP2), androgen receptor (AR) and glutamic acid decarboxylase 1(GAD1) are associated with multiple active components in SSMD and may be the core targets. Moreover, these targets were closely related to tissue pathological injury in SS, such as lacrimal gland, salivary gland and nervous system injury. GO and KEGG analysis showed that 88 targets enriched in REDOX process, transcriptional regulation and negative regulation of apoptosis process. Besides, SSMD may influence the cell proliferation, gene transcription through regulating Ras and cAMP-related signaling pathways. In addition, SSMD may show effects on immune regulation, such as macrophage differentiation, Toll-like receptor 4 signaling pathway and T-helper 1 in SS. Moreover, PPI network suggested that FN1, MMP-9 may be the hub targets in SSMD. Result of PCA and molecular docking analysis further determined the feasibility of SSMD in treating pSS.
    Conclusion: SSMD can regulate multiple biological processes by virtue of its multiple active components, thus showing prominent advantage in the treatment of pSS. The discovery of active ingredients and targets in SSMD provides valuable resources for drug research and development for pSS.
    MeSH term(s) Drugs, Chinese Herbal/chemistry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology ; Gene Ontology ; Humans ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Molecular Docking Simulation ; Protein Interaction Maps/drug effects ; Proteins/genetics ; Proteins/metabolism ; Signal Transduction ; Sjogren's Syndrome/drug therapy ; Sjogren's Syndrome/genetics ; Sjogren's Syndrome/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; Proteins
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-03-01
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2662-7671
    ISSN (online) 2662-7671
    DOI 10.1186/s12906-021-03257-7
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  10. Article: Ganxiao Dong: A Hotspot of Cave Biodiversity in Northern Guangxi, China

    Huang, Sunbin / Wei, Guofu / Wang, Hengsong / Liu, Weixin / Bedos, Anne / Deharveng, Louis / Tian, Mingyi

    Diversity. 2021 Aug. 02, v. 13, no. 8

    2021  

    Abstract: ... Ganxiao Dong harbours the richest cave fauna currently known in China. In total, 26 species of cave ...

    Abstract Located in the core zone of Mulun National Nature Reserve in northern Guangxi, the limestone cave Ganxiao Dong harbours the richest cave fauna currently known in China. In total, 26 species of cave invertebrates have been recognized so far, in spite of limited sampling efforts. Of them, 20 are troglobionts or stygobionts, including one snail, four millipedes, three spiders, one harvestman, three isopods, two springtails, two crickets, one non-glowing sticky worm, and three trechine beetles. Six other species are troglophiles. The most remarkable characteristic of this fauna is its high number of troglomorphic species, especially among millipedes, crickets and beetles.
    Keywords Collembola ; Isopoda ; biodiversity ; conservation areas ; fauna ; limestone ; snails ; China
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-0802
    Publishing place Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2518137-3
    ISSN 1424-2818
    ISSN 1424-2818
    DOI 10.3390/d13080355
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