The Desaturase Gene

Wenfeng Ye, Jiamei Zeng, Wenhui Hu, Carlos Bustos-Segura, Ali Noman, Yonggen Lou

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in

2citing papers in PubMed

0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field

1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Wenfeng YeState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0750-3236

Jiamei ZengState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5714-7586

Wenhui HuState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5064-3854

Carlos Bustos-SeguraLaboratory of Fundamental and Applied Research in Chemical Ecology, University of Neuchâtel, 2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Ali NomanState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4159-199X

Yonggen LouState Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, Institute of Insect Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3262-6134

China National Rice Research Institute · CNGovernment College University, Faisalabad · PKUniversity of Neuchâtel · CH

Funding

Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System CARS-01-40National Natural Science Foundation of China 31520103912

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insect desaturases are known to play an important role in chemical communication between individuals. However, their roles in insect growth, development and fecundity, and in regulating interactions of insects with plants, remain largely unknown. In this study, we explored the functions of

Indexed as

OryzaAnimalsEatingFatty Acid DesaturasesFemaleFertilityGene Knockdown TechniquesHemipteraHerbivoryInsect ProteinsLipid MetabolismOvarySalicylic AcidFatty Acid DesaturasesInsect ProteinsSalicylic Aciddesaturasefecundityherbivore-induced defense responsesNilaparvata lugensrice

Identifiers

PMID32532001

DOI10.3390/ijms21114143

PMCPMC7312190

OpenAlexW3035035568

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