2024
Sex-biased regulatory changes in the placenta of native highlanders contribute to adaptive fetal development
Yue T, Guo Y, Qi X, Zheng W, Zhang H, Wang B, Liu K, Zhou B, Zeng X, Ouzhuluobu, He Y, Su B. Sex-biased regulatory changes in the placenta of native highlanders contribute to adaptive fetal development. ELife 2024, 12: rp89004. PMID: 38869160, PMCID: PMC11175615, DOI: 10.7554/elife.89004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExpression divergenceHigh birth weightFull-term placentaDecreased immune responseSyncytial knotsMale newbornsEndoplasmic reticulum stressPlacental trophoblastsFetal developmentUmbilical cordBirth weightHan migrantsNative TibetansUmbilical artery wallImmune responseStudy of human reproductionPlacentaAdaptation of human populationsHistological changesBetween-population differencesReticulum stressMigrantsHuman reproductionBetween-populationReproductive success
2020
Tracing the Genetic Legacy of the Tibetan Empire in the Balti
Yang X, Rakha A, Chen W, Hou J, Qi X, Shen Q, Dai S, Sulaiman X, Abdulloevich N, Afanasevna M, Ibrohimovich K, Chen X, Yang W, Adnan A, Zhao R, Yao Y, Su B, Peng M, Zhang Y. Tracing the Genetic Legacy of the Tibetan Empire in the Balti. Molecular Biology And Evolution 2020, 38: 1529-1536. PMID: 33283852, PMCID: PMC8042757, DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msaa313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnalysis of mitochondrial DNATibetan EmpireX chromosome dataMale-biased dispersalAdmixture eventsDemographic historyMitochondrial DNAGenetic legacyGenetic impactTibetan ancestryCourse of historyDemic diffusionGenomeEast EurasiaEmpireTibetan malesBaltistanHistoryAncestryDNABaltiGeneticsTibetanTibetan languagePeople
2013
Efficient utilization of aerobic metabolism helps Tibetan locusts conquer hypoxia
Zhao D, Zhang Z, Cease A, Harrison J, Kang L. Efficient utilization of aerobic metabolism helps Tibetan locusts conquer hypoxia. BMC Genomics 2013, 14: 631. PMID: 24047108, PMCID: PMC3852963, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-14-631.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAerobic metabolismBasic metabolic processesExtreme hypoxiaTranscriptional responseHigh-altitude Tibetan PlateauGeographical populationsTCA cycleMigratory locustHypoxia toleranceMetabolic processesLocusta migratoriaHypoxic responseEntry genesLocustPhysiological perspectiveATP contentMetabolismTibetan PlateauInvertebratesInsectsDifferent altitudesGenesSpeciesHypoxiaConclusionsOur resultsFunctional modulation of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase underlies adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia in a Tibetan migratory locust
Zhang ZY, Chen B, Zhao DJ, Kang L. Functional modulation of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase underlies adaptation to high-altitude hypoxia in a Tibetan migratory locust. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2013, 280: 20122758. PMID: 23390104, PMCID: PMC3574369, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2012.2758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCytochrome c oxidaseOxidative phosphorylationLocust populationsHypoxia responseMigratory locustHypoxia toleranceC oxidaseMitochondrial cytochrome c oxidaseElectron transport rateElevated catalytic efficiencyHigher hypoxia toleranceCatalytic redox centerHypoxia adaptationCOX activityMitochondrial structureAerobic organismsFlight musclesMitochondrial mechanismsNovel mechanismLocusta migratoriaLocustFunctional modulationPermanent hypoxiaHypoxic treatmentProtein content
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