1. Functional characterization of germin and germin-like protein genes in various plant species using transgenic approaches

   • Muhammad Ilyas
   • Awais Rasheed
   • Tariq Mahmood

   REVIEW 26 May 2016 Pages: 1405 - 1421

   

2. Site-specific integration of CAR gene into Jurkat T cells with a linear close-ended AAV-based DNA vector for CAR-T engineering

   • Yun Zhang
   • Xiaomei Liu
   • Chun Zhang

   Original Research Paper 07 June 2016 Pages: 1423 - 1431

   

3. PCI-24781 can improve in vitro and in vivo developmental capacity of pig somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos

   • Long Jin
   • Hai-Ying Zhu
   • Jin-Dan Kang

   Original Research Paper 06 June 2016 Pages: 1433 - 1441

   

4. Enterococcus faecalis promotes osteoclast differentiation within an osteoblast/osteoclast co-culture system

   • Zuhui Deng
   • Shuai Wang
   • Chengfei Zhang

   Original Research Paper 04 June 2016 Pages: 1443 - 1448

   

5. Versatility of chitosan/BmNPV bacmid DNA nanocomplex as transfection reagent of recombinant protein expression in silkworm larvae

   • Tatsuya Kato
   • Sho Arai
   • Enoch Y. Park

   Original Research Paper 07 June 2016 Pages: 1449 - 1457

   

6. Engineering Vibrio fischeri transcriptional activator LuxR for diverse transcriptional activities

   • Yang Lu

   Original Research Paper 03 June 2016 Pages: 1459 - 1463

   

7. Contribution of direct electron transfer mechanisms to overall electron transfer in microbial fuel cells utilising Shewanella oneidensis as biocatalyst

   • Segun Fapetu
   • Taj Keshavarz
   • Godfrey Kyazze

   Original Research Paper 19 May 2016 Pages: 1465 - 1473

   

8. Microbial recovery of vanadium by the acidophilic bacterium, Acidocella aromatica

   • Naoko Okibe
   • Masashi Maki
   • Keiko Sasaki

   Original Research Paper 26 May 2016 Pages: 1475 - 1481

   

9. Rapid and efficient degradation of bisphenol A by chloroperoxidase from Caldariomyces fumago: product analysis and ecotoxicity evaluation of the degraded solution

   • Xiaobo Dong
   • Haiyun Li
   • Quanguo Zhai

   Original Research Paper 04 June 2016 Pages: 1483 - 1491

   

10. Biodegradation of ketoprofen using a microalgal–bacterial consortium

    • Maha M. Ismail
    • Tamer M. Essam
    • Fathia E. Mourad

    Original Research Paper 07 June 2016 Pages: 1493 - 1502

    

11. Green synthesis of gold nanoparticles by a newly isolated strain Trichosporon montevideense for catalytic hydrogenation of nitroaromatics

    • Wenli Shen
    • Yuanyuan Qu
    • Jiti Zhou

    Original Research Paper 09 May 2016 Pages: 1503 - 1508

    

12. Chimeric foot-and-mouth disease virus serotype O displaying a serotype Asia1 antigenic epitope at the surface

    • Jitendra K. Biswal
    • Rajeev Ranjan
    • Bramhadev Pattnaik

    Original Research Paper 09 May 2016 Pages: 1509 - 1517

    

13. Characterization and biological activities of cyclic (1 → 3, 1 → 6)-β-glucans from Bradyrhizobium japonicum

    • Anju V. Nair
    • Sathyanarayana N. Gummadi
    • Mukesh Doble

    Original Research Paper 14 May 2016 Pages: 1519 - 1525

    

14. Characterization of an ene-reductase from Meyerozyma guilliermondii for asymmetric bioreduction of α,β-unsaturated compounds

    • Baoqi Zhang
    • Liandan Zheng
    • Dongzhi Wei

    Original Research Paper 19 May 2016 Pages: 1527 - 1534

    

15. A cold-adapted tyrosinase with an abnormally high monophenolase/diphenolase activity ratio originating from the marine archaeon Candidatus Nitrosopumilus koreensis

    • Hyerin Kim
    • Young Joo Yeon
    • Yoo Seong Choi

    Original Research Paper 19 May 2016 Pages: 1535 - 1542

    

16. 4-Vinylphenol production from glucose using recombinant Streptomyces mobaraense expressing a tyrosine ammonia lyase from Rhodobacter sphaeroides

    • Ryosuke Fujiwara
    • Shuhei Noda
    • Akihiko Kondo

    Original Research Paper 20 May 2016 Pages: 1543 - 1549

    

17. Mode of action of leucocin K7 produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides K7 against Listeria monocytogenes and its potential in milk preservation

    • Feng Shi
    • Yanwei Wang
    • Xiaoyuan Wang

    Original Research Paper 18 May 2016 Pages: 1551 - 1557

    

18. Conversion of glycerol to 1,3-dihydroxyacetone by glycerol dehydrogenase co-expressed with an NADH oxidase for cofactor regeneration

    • Jiandong Zhang
    • Zhimei Cui
    • Wenlong Wei

    Original Research Paper 27 May 2016 Pages: 1559 - 1564

    

19. Enhancement of production and activity of alkaline zinc metalloprotease from Salinivibrio proteolyticus using low intensity direct electric current and zinc nanoparticles

    • Matia Sadat Borhani
    • Zahra Etemadifar
    • Giti Emtiazi

    Original Research Paper 03 June 2016 Pages: 1565 - 1570

    

20. Gene expression pattern analysis of a recombinant Escherichia coli strain possessing high growth and lycopene production capability when using fructose as carbon source

    • Wen Du
    • Yajian Song
    • Tongcun Zhang

    Original Research Paper 05 July 2016 Pages: 1571 - 1577

    

21. Covalent immobilization of Agrobacterium radiobacter epoxide hydrolase on ethylenediamine functionalised epoxy supports for biocatalytical synthesis of (R)-epichlorohydrin

    • Shu-Ping Zou
    • Zhi-Cai Wang
    • Yu-Guo Zheng

    Original Research Paper 05 July 2016 Pages: 1579 - 1585

    

22. Extending the linker region increases the activity of the Bacillus subtilis cellulase CelI15

    • Pingping Li
    • Yang Zhou
    • Haibo Weng

    Original Research Paper 07 June 2016 Pages: 1587 - 1593

    

23. Production of 4-androstene-3,17-dione and 1,4-androstadiene-3,17-dione from rice germ and wheat germ extracts by Mycobacterium sp.

    •  Aurasorn Saraphanchotiwitthaya
    • Pattana Sripalakit

    Original Research Paper 04 June 2016 Pages: 1595 - 1602

    

24. Establishing an efficient gene-targeting system in an itaconic-acid producing Aspergillus terreus strain

    • Xuenian Huang
    • Mei Chen
    • Xuefeng Lu

    Original Research Paper 04 June 2016 Pages: 1603 - 1610

    

25. Application of oleosin-flanked keratinocyte growth factor-2 expressed from Arabidopsis thaliana promotes hair follicle growth in mice

    • Min Liu
    • Shenghui Chu
    • Xiaokun Li

    Original Research Paper 02 June 2016 Pages: 1611 - 1619

    

26. Genetic transformation of rare Verbascum eriophorum Godr. plants and metabolic alterations revealed by NMR-based metabolomics

    • Andrey Marchev
    • Zhenya Yordanova
    • Milen I. Georgiev

    Original Research Paper 03 June 2016 Pages: 1621 - 1629

    

27. A rapid and efficient polyethylenimine-based transfection method to prepare lentiviral or retroviral vectors: useful for making iPS cells and transduction of primary cells

    • Shaozhe Yang
    • Haijun Shi
    • Pingnan Sun

    Original Research Paper 18 May 2016 Pages: 1631 - 1641

    

28. RETRACTED ARTICLE: Extract from the brown seaweed Ascophyllum nodosum as an elicitor of resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. radicis-lycopersici in tomato

    • Naser Panjehkeh
    • Javad Abkhoo

    Original Research Paper 17 February 2016 Pages: 1643 - 1643