Yongming Sang

TL;DR: The assembly and analysis of the genome sequence of a female domestic Duroc pig and a comparison with the genomes of wild and domestic pigs from Europe and Asia reveal a deep phylogenetic split between European and Asian wild boars ∼1 million years ago.

TL;DR: Data suggest that PC, rather than PE and PG, is the majorin vivo substrate of PLDα, and the greater loss of PC and increase in PA in wild-type plants as compared with PLD α-deficient plants may be responsible for destabilizing membrane bilayer structure.

TL;DR: This review summarizes and discusses the antibiotic properties of AMPs highlighting their potential as alternatives to conventional antibiotics.

TL;DR: Phylogenetic analysis indicated that, although the majority of beta-defensins are evolutionarily conserved across species, subgroups of gene lineages exist that are specific in certain species, implying that some beta- defensins originated after divergence of these mammals from each other, while most others arose before the last common ancestor of mammals.

TL;DR: Phospholipase D plays a role in mediating superoxide production in plants through the generation of PA as a lipid messenger through the production of lipid and lipid-derived messengers.