Publications

a new family of antimicrobial peptides from skin secretions of rana pleuraden.	while conducting experiments to investigate antimicrobial peptides of amphibians living in the yunnan-guizhou region of southwest china, a new family of antimicrobial peptides was identified from skin secretions of the yunnan frog, rana pleuraden. members of the new peptide family named pleurain-as are composed of 26 amino acids with a unique n-terminal sequence (siit) and a disulfide-bridged heptapeptide sequence (crlyntc). by blast search, pleurain-as had no significant similarity to any known ...	2007	17764786
antioxidant peptidomics reveals novel skin antioxidant system.	it is generally agreed that reactive oxygen species (ros) contribute to skin aging, skin disorders, and skin diseases. skin possesses an extremely efficient antioxidant system. this antioxidant activity is conferred by two systems: antioxidant enzymes and small molecules that can scavenge ros by donating electrons. no gene-encoded secreted ros scavengers have been reported. amphibian skin is a multifunctional organ acting in defense, respiration, and water regulation, although it seems susceptib ...	2009	19028675
first evidence of batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in china: discovery of chytridiomycosis in introduced american bullfrogs and native amphibians in the yunnan province, china.	although the chytrid fungus batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (bd), the etiological agent of amphibian chytridiomycosis, has been implicated in mass mortality and population declines on several continents around the world, there have been no reports on the presence of bd infections in amphibians in china. we employed quantitative pcr and histological techniques to investigate the presence of bd in introduced north american bullfrogs (rana catesbeiana) (referred to hereafter as bullfrog) and native ...	2010	20372969
phylogeography and demographic history of babina pleuraden (anura, ranidae) in southwestern china.	factors that determine genetic structure of species in southwestern china remain largely unknown. in this study, sequences of two mitochondrial genes (coi and cyt b) were determined to investigate the phylogeography and demography of babina pleuraden, a pond frog endemic to southwestern china. a total of 262 individuals from 22 populations across the entire range of the species were collected. our results indicate that b. pleuraden comprises five well-supported mitochondrial lineages roughly cor ...	2012	22448286
altitudinal variation in age and body size in yunnan pond frog (pelophylax pleuraden).	large-scale systematic patterns of body size are a basic concern of evolutionary biology. identifying body size variation along altitudinal gradients may help us to understand the evolution of life history of animals. in this study, we investigated altitudinal variation in body size, age and growth rate in chinese endemic frog, pelophylax pleuraden. data sampled from five populations covering an altitudinal span of 1413 to 1935 m in sichuan province revealed that body size from five populations ...	2012	22873806