Aim: Climate variability threatens to destabilize production in many ecosystems. Asynchronous species dynamics may buffer against such variability when decreased performance by some species is offset by increased performance of others. However, high climatic variability can eliminate species through stochastic extinctions or cause similar stress responses among species, reducing buffering. Local conditions, such as soil nutrients, can further alter production stability directly or by influencing asynchrony. We test these hypotheses using a globally distributed sampling...

1. Lianas (woody climbers) have a greater amount of leaves relative to basal area or standing biomass than trees, and very wide vessels that permit efficient water transport. These features suggest that lianas possibly consume proportionally more water through transpiration than trees. Despite their potential importance, researchers have made only limited attempts to evaluate effects of lianas on forest water dynamics. 2. We conducted sap flow measurements for 1 year using a thermal-dissipation method for...

Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), which consist of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), are unique forms of dietary fat with various health benefits. GPR84 acts as a receptor for MCFAs (especially C10:0 and C12:0); however, GPR84 is still considered an orphan receptor, and the nutritional signaling of endogenous and dietary MCFAs via GPR84 remains unclear. Here, we showed that endogenous MCFA-mediated GPR84-signaling protected hepatic functions from diet-induced lipotoxicity. Under high-fat diet (HFD) conditions, GPR84-deficient mice exhibited non-alcoholic steatohepatitis...

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Supplemental material, sj-xlsx-2-vet-10.1177_03009858221148511 for Identification of novel amyloidosis in dogs: α-S1-casein acquires amyloidogenicity in mammary tumor by overexpression and N-terminal truncation by Tomoaki Murakami, Toshisuke Kaku, Kaori Tsukakoshi, Susumu Iwaide, Yoshiyuki Itoh, Miki Hisada, Kohji Nomura, Rikako Kubo, Kazunori Ikebukuro, Yukiko Sassa-O’Brien and Fuyuki Kametani in Veterinary Pathology

Additional file 1: Supplementary Table S1. qPCR primer sequences, mycotoxin types, producers, and toxic effects in humans. Supplementary Table S2. ASV abundances and potential ecological functions (F01-F70). Supplementary Table S3. ISS dust, AIT, ILMAH, and LP1 surfaces merged fungal ASV table. Supplementary Table S4. Species abundance tables at the phylum level. Supplementary Table S5. Species abundance tables at the genus level. Supplementary Table S6. Trophic modes of the fungal microbiome in the different crew groups...

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Ecological resilience to ungulate overbrowsing is an important issue in forest ecosystem. After chronic herbivory, the recovery rate of understory vegetation and its related functions can be slow even with decreasing grazing intensity; thus, detecting elasticity during alternative successional trajectories is fundamental to understanding state perturbations. In this context, we focused on physical plant–soil feedback (functional interactions between plant growths and soil physical conditions), and evaluated elasticity and recovery processes according to deer density. The...

We built a comprehensive dataset of the arboviruses and arthropod-specific viruses by curating worldwide available data from Arbovirus Catalog, Section VIII-F of the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories 6th edition, Virus Metadata Resource of International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, and GenBank. This dataset includes a complete information on viral taxonomy, biological characteristics, vectors and vertebrate hosts, distribution, recommended biosafety levels, genome segment, and nucleotide/amino acid sequences, which will facilitate research by scientists/researchers of...

We built a comprehensive dataset of the arboviruses and arthropod-specific viruses by curating worldwide available data from Arbovirus Catalog, Section VIII-F of the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories 6th edition, Virus Metadata Resource of International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, and GenBank. This dataset includes a complete information on viral taxonomy, biological characteristics, vectors and vertebrate hosts, distribution, recommended biosafety levels, genome segment, and nucleotide/amino acid sequences, which will facilitate research by scientists/researchers of...

Supplemental material, sj-xlsx-3-vet-10.1177_03009858221148511 for Identification of novel amyloidosis in dogs: α-S1-casein acquires amyloidogenicity in mammary tumor by overexpression and N-terminal truncation by Tomoaki Murakami, Toshisuke Kaku, Kaori Tsukakoshi, Susumu Iwaide, Yoshiyuki Itoh, Miki Hisada, Kohji Nomura, Rikako Kubo, Kazunori Ikebukuro, Yukiko Sassa-O’Brien and Fuyuki Kametani in Veterinary Pathology

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Additional file 2: Supplementary Table 3. Fluctuated transcript list in the midgut between Cape Toi and Nara Park.

Additional file 3: Supplementary Table 4. Fluctuated transcript list in the fat body between Cape Toi and Nara Park.

Gliotoxin contributes to the virulence of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus in non-neutropenic mice that are immunosuppressed with corticosteroids. To investigate how the absence of gliotoxin affects both the fungus and the host, we used a nanoString nCounter to analyze their transcriptional responses during pulmonary infection of a non-neutropenic host with a gliotoxin-deficient ΔgliP mutant. We found that the ΔgliP mutation led to increased expression of aspf1, which specifies a secreted ribotoxin. Prior studies have shown...

Gliotoxin contributes to the virulence of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus in non-neutropenic mice that are immunosuppressed with corticosteroids. To investigate how the absence of gliotoxin affects both the fungus and the host, we used a nanoString nCounter to analyze their transcriptional responses during pulmonary infection of a non-neutropenic host with a gliotoxin-deficient ΔgliP mutant. We found that the ΔgliP mutation led to increased expression of aspf1, which specifies a secreted ribotoxin. Prior studies have shown...

Recent molecular studies have indicated that phylogeographical history of Japanese biota is likely shaped by geohistory along with biological events, such as distribution shifts, isolation, and divergence of populations. However, the genetic structure and phylogeographical history of terrestrial Annelida species, including leech species, are poorly understood. Therefore, we aimed to understand the genetic structure and phylogeographical history across the natural range of Haemadipsa japonica, a sanguivorous land leech species endemic to Japan, by using nine...

During extensive surveys of Phytophthora diversity, 14 new species were detected in natural ecosystems in Chile, Louisiana, Sweden, Ukraine, Vietnam and Indonesia. Multigene phylogeny based on the nuclear LSU, rpl10, ITS, ßtub, enl, hsp90, tef-1α, ras-ypt1 and tigA and the mitochondrial cox1, nadh1 and rps10 gene sequences demonstrated that they belong to phylogenetic Clade 10 which is structured into three subclades. Subclades 10a and 10b comprise soil- and waterborne species with nonpapillate sporangia and variable...

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Supplemental material, sj-xlsx-2-vet-10.1177_03009858221148511 for Identification of novel amyloidosis in dogs: α-S1-casein acquires amyloidogenicity in mammary tumor by overexpression and N-terminal truncation by Tomoaki Murakami, Toshisuke Kaku, Kaori Tsukakoshi, Susumu Iwaide, Yoshiyuki Itoh, Miki Hisada, Kohji Nomura, Rikako Kubo, Kazunori Ikebukuro, Yukiko Sassa-O’Brien and Fuyuki Kametani in Veterinary Pathology

We built a comprehensive dataset of the arboviruses and arthropod-specific viruses by curating worldwide available data from Arbovirus Catalog, Section VIII-F of the Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories 6th edition, Virus Metadata Resource of International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses, and GenBank. This dataset includes a complete information on viral taxonomy, biological characteristics, vectors and vertebrate hosts, distribution, recommended biosafety levels, genome segment, and nucleotide/amino acid sequences, which will facilitate research by scientists/researchers of...

Flaveria is a leading model for C4 plant evolution due to the presence of a dozen C3-C4 intermediate species, many of which are associated with a phylogenetic complex centered around F. linearis. To investigate C4 evolution in Flaveria, we updated the Flaveria phylogeny and evaluated gas exchange, starch δ13C, and activity of C4 cycle enzymes in 19 Flaveria species and 28 populations within the F. linearis complex. A principal component analysis identified six functional clusters:...

Additional file 1: Supplementary Table S1. qPCR primer sequences, mycotoxin types, producers, and toxic effects in humans. Supplementary Table S2. ASV abundances and potential ecological functions (F01-F70). Supplementary Table S3. ISS dust, AIT, ILMAH, and LP1 surfaces merged fungal ASV table. Supplementary Table S4. Species abundance tables at the phylum level. Supplementary Table S5. Species abundance tables at the genus level. Supplementary Table S6. Trophic modes of the fungal microbiome in the different crew groups...

Additional file 2: Supplementary Table 3. Fluctuated transcript list in the midgut between Cape Toi and Nara Park.

Additional file 3: Supplementary Table 4. Fluctuated transcript list in the fat body between Cape Toi and Nara Park.