A recent study analyzed multiple high-resolution complex structures of the complete EEEV virion-like particle and the full-length and truncated forms of the LDLR class A repeats (LAs) in the extracellular region of the human very low-density lipoprotein receptor (VLDLR), and identified two main receptor sequential binding modes, LA1-2 and LA3-5.

A team led by Prof. LI Yiping from the Center for Excellence in Molecular Cell Science, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has established twenty cell lines from single blastula stage embryos in zebrafish, which not only enriches the fish cell line bank, but also provides in vitro research materials for studying epithelial cell homeostasis.

A research team led by Prof. YANG Huangtianfrom the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health, and the collaborator, identified novel functions of a circular RNA (circRNA) circCHSY1 in protecting hearts against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury via maintenance of mitochondrial homeostasis.

Researchers led by Professor FENG Xiaojuan from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have analyzed the divergent responses of carbon-degrading enzymes to wetland drainage and found that enzymatic response to long-term drainage diverges in Sphagnum versus non-Sphagnum wetlands due to varied vegetational shifts.

A research team led by Prof. LI Mei from the Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has elucidated the high-resolution structure of the photosystem II (PSII)-light-harvesting complex in cryptophytes. This study not only provides a structural basis for understanding the photoregulation mechanisms of these photosynthetic organisms but also offers new insights for improving the light energy utilization efficiency in plants and increasing crop yields.

In a study published in Ecological Indicators, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) investigated the dynamics of production of litter fraction in response to extreme drought. They explored the effects of extreme drought events on litterfall production in a subtropical evergreen broad-leaved forest and the differences in litterfall recovery mechanisms under different seasons (year-round, concurrent drought, non-drought period, rainy season and dry season).

Researchers at the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology (SIBET) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have recently proposed a strategy to sterilize mariculture utilizing gliding arc discharge plasma (GADP).

In a study published in Current Biology on August 9, a research team led by Prof. WEI Fuwen from Jiangxi Agricultural University and the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, have revealed the mechanism and process of giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) recovery.

Chinese scientists established PRMT6-mediated arginine methylation of viral suppressor RNA silencing (VSR) as a novel mechanism of plant immunity against viruses. Their work, entitled "Protein targeting methyltransferase 6 media antiviral immunity in plants", was published in Cell Host & Microbe on Aug. 5.

In a study published in Restoration Ecology, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences tried to provide a scientific basis for identifying manageable factors for the reforestation of degraded ecosystems.

Prof. CHEN Yihua’s lab at the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS), collaborating with Prof. SHAO Feng from National Institute of Biological Sciences, and Prof. WU Bian from IMCAS, expanded the distribution of heptose biosynthetic enzymes (HBEs) and the structural diversity of NDP-heptoses.

A recent study by researchers from Wuhan Botanical Garden (WBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences may have found the genetic code for the mechanism underlying the ripening and softening of kiwiberry. This study analyzed the postharvest ripening process of kiwiberry and revealed that pectin solubilization and hemicellulose depolymerization were the primary contributors to fruit softening.