P. Xu

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Estimation of divergence times from multiprotein sequences for a few mammalian species and several distantly related organisms
  • M. Nei, P. Xu, G. Glazko
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
  • 20 February 2001
When many protein sequences are available for estimating the time of divergence between two species, it is customary to estimate the time for each protein separately and then use the average for all… Expand
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Genome sequence and genetic diversity of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio
The common carp, Cyprinus carpio, is one of the most important cyprinid species and globally accounts for 10% of freshwater aquaculture production. Here we present a draft genome of domesticated C.… Expand
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Convergent evolution of perenniality in rice and sorghum
  • F. Hu, D. Tao, +8 authors Z-K Li
  • Biology, Medicine
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
  • 17 March 2003
Annual and perennial habit are two major strategies by which grasses adapt to seasonal environmental change, and these distinguish cultivated cereals from their wild relatives. Rhizomatousness, a key… Expand
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Quality assessment parameters for EST-derived SNPs from catfish
BackgroundSNPs are abundant, codominantly inherited, and sequence-tagged markers. They are highly adaptable to large-scale automated genotyping, and therefore, are most suitable for association… Expand
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Improving fatty acids production by engineering dynamic pathway regulation and metabolic control
Significance One important synthetic chemistry reaction endowed by nature is the decarboxylative carbon condensation reaction using malonyl-CoA as carbon donor. Previous metabolic engineering efforts… Expand
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YaliBricks, a versatile genetic toolkit for streamlined and rapid pathway engineering in Yarrowia lipolytica
Effective metabolic engineering of microorganisms relies on balanced expression of both heterologous and endogenous genes to channel metabolic flux towards products of interest while achieving… Expand
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Divergent Toll-like receptors in catfish (Ictalurus punctatus): TLR5S, TLR20, TLR21.
Toll-like receptors (TLR) mediate pathogen recognition in vertebrate species through detection of conserved microbial ligands. Families of TLR molecules have been described from the genomes of the… Expand
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Genome-scale metabolic network modeling results in minimal interventions that cooperatively force carbon flux towards malonyl-CoA.
Malonyl-coenzyme A is an important precursor metabolite for the biosynthesis of polyketides, flavonoids and biofuels. However, malonyl-CoA naturally synthesized in microorganisms is consumed for the… Expand
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ePathBrick: a synthetic biology platform for engineering metabolic pathways in E. coli.
Harnessing cell factories for producing biofuel and pharmaceutical molecules has stimulated efforts to develop novel synthetic biology tools customized for modular pathway engineering and… Expand
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Penaeid shrimp genome provides insights into benthic adaptation and frequent molting
Crustacea, the subphylum of Arthropoda which dominates the aquatic environment, is of major importance in ecology and fisheries. Here we report the genome sequence of the Pacific white shrimp… Expand
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