Plant and microbial pathways driving plant diversity effects on soil carbon accumulation in subtropical forest

Y Jia, G Zhai, S Zhu, X Liu, B Schmid, Z Wang… - Soil Biology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Plant species richness (PSR) is known to affect soil organic carbon (SOC) storage. However,
due to the complex origin and composition of SOC, mechanisms driving the PSR-SOC …

[HTML][HTML] Sphagnum increases soil's sequestration capacity of mineral-associated organic carbon via activating metal oxides

Y Zhao, C Liu, X Li, L Ma, G Zhai, X Feng - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Sphagnum wetlands are global hotspots for carbon storage, conventionally attributed to the
accumulation of decay-resistant litter. However, the buildup of mineral-associated organic …

A Cell‐Free Platform Based on Nisin Biosynthesis for Discovering Novel Lanthipeptides and Guiding their Overproduction In Vivo

R Liu, Y Zhang, G Zhai, S Fu, Y Xia, B Hu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Lanthipeptides have extensive therapeutic and industrial applications. However, because
many are bactericidal, traditional in vivo platforms are limited in their capacity to discover and …

Multi-year simulations and experimental seasonal predictions for rainy seasons in China by using a nested regional climate model (RegCM_NCC). Part I: Sensitivity …

…, Y Liu, Y Liu, Q Li, Y Qian, M Miao, G Zhai… - … in Atmospheric Sciences, 2006 - Springer
A modified version of the NCAR/RegCM2 has been developed at the National Climate Center
(NCC), China Meteorological Administration, through a series of sensitivity experiments …

Litter quality controls the contribution of microbial carbon to main microbial groups and soil organic carbon during its decomposition

X Bai, G Zhai, B Wang, S An, J Liu, Z Xue… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2024 - Springer
A 163-day decomposition experiment with 13 C-enriched leaf litter of Populus davidiana (low
quality, with low N content, high C: N and high lignin content) and Quercus wutaishanica (…

[HTML][HTML] The role of convectively generated gravity waves on convective initiation: A case study

T Su, G Zhai - Monthly Weather Review, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
A case study of a convection initiation (CI) event involving a mesoscale gravity wave is
presented. This severe convection event occurred in east China on 5 June 2009. High-frequency …

Long-term in situ measurements of the cloud-precipitation microphysical properties over East Asia

J Yin, D Wang, G Zhai - Atmospheric Research, 2011 - Elsevier
A database of cloud-precipitation microphysical characteristics is established, using in situ
data during 1960–2008. Main features of aerosol, ice nuclei (IN), cloud droplet, fog, ice crystal…

Structural Insight into the Catalytic Mechanism of Non-Heme Iron Halogenase AdaV in 2′-Chloropentostatin Biosynthesis

G Zhai, R Gong, Y Lin, M Zhang, J Li, Z Deng… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Non-heme Fe 2+ and 2-oxoglutarate (Fe 2+ /2OG)-dependent halogenases are a promising
platform for biocatalytic halogenations owing to their ability to functionalize unactivated sp 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Precipitation efficiency and water budget of Typhoon Fitow (2013): A particle trajectory study

H Xu, G Zhai, X Li - Journal of Hydrometeorology, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
In this study, the WRF Model is used to simulate the torrential rainfall of Typhoon Fitow (2013)
over coastal areas of east China during its landfall. Data from the innermost model domain …

[HTML][HTML] Mutagenesis and functional analysis of SotB: A multidrug transporter of the major facilitator superfamily from Escherichia coli

G Zhai, Z Zhang, C Dong - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dysfunction of the major facilitator superfamily multidrug (MFS Mdr) transporters can lead to
a variety of serious diseases in human. In bacteria, such membrane proteins are often …