Comparative transcriptome analyses reveal the genetic basis underlying the immune function of three amphibians’ skin

Wenqiao Fan; Yusong Jiang; Meixia Zhang; Donglin Yang; Zhongzhu Chen; Hanchang Sun; Xuelian Lan; Fan Yan; Jingming Xu; Wanan Yuan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0190023

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Comparative transcriptome analyses reveal the genetic basis underlying the immune function of three amphibians’ skin

Wenqiao Fan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Wenqiao Fan, Yusong Jiang

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Chongqing Research Center of Conservation and Development on Rare and Endangered Aquatic Resources, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Kinase Modulators as Innovative Medicine, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Targeted and Innovative Therapeutics, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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Yusong Jiang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Wenqiao Fan, Yusong Jiang

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Chongqing Research Center of Conservation and Development on Rare and Endangered Aquatic Resources, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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Meixia Zhang,

Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration

Affiliation Chongqing Research Center of Conservation and Development on Rare and Endangered Aquatic Resources, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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Donglin Yang,

Roles Formal analysis

Affiliations Chongqing Research Center of Conservation and Development on Rare and Endangered Aquatic Resources, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Kinase Modulators as Innovative Medicine, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Targeted and Innovative Therapeutics, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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Zhongzhu Chen,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation

Affiliations Chongqing Research Center of Conservation and Development on Rare and Endangered Aquatic Resources, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Kinase Modulators as Innovative Medicine, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Targeted and Innovative Therapeutics, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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Hanchang Sun ,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: sunhanchang199@163.com

Affiliation Chongqing Research Center of Conservation and Development on Rare and Endangered Aquatic Resources, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2397-5081

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Xuelian Lan,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Chongqing Research Center of Conservation and Development on Rare and Endangered Aquatic Resources, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China, Chongqing Key Laboratory of Kinase Modulators as Innovative Medicine, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China, Chongqing Engineering Laboratory of Targeted and Innovative Therapeutics, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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Fan Yan,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Chongqing Research Center of Conservation and Development on Rare and Endangered Aquatic Resources, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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Jingming Xu,

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Chongqing Research Center of Conservation and Development on Rare and Endangered Aquatic Resources, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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Wanan Yuan

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Chongqing Research Center of Conservation and Development on Rare and Endangered Aquatic Resources, Chongqing University of Arts and Sciences, Yongchuan, Chongqing, China
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Comparative transcriptome analyses reveal the genetic basis underlying the immune function of three amphibians’ skin

Wenqiao Fan,
Yusong Jiang,
Meixia Zhang,
Donglin Yang,
Zhongzhu Chen,
Hanchang Sun,
Xuelian Lan,
Fan Yan,
Jingming Xu,
Wanan Yuan

Published: December 21, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190023

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