Publications

Stony corals form the foundation of coral reefs. A robust workflow for investigating the coral proteome is essential in understanding coral biology. The research team found that a combination of bead homogenization with suspension trapping preparation could yield more than 2,700 proteins from stony coral samples. Additionally, this method achieved good reproducibility in quantitative…

The research team conducted target and non-target screening of PFASs in marine mammals in the South China Sea, stranded between 2012 and 2018. Significant increasing temporal trends were found in concentrations of some emerging PFASs. 44 PFASs were additionally identified by non-target screening, among which 15 compounds were reported for the first time in marine mammals. A primary risk…

A novel biosensor for detecting zinc (Zn) in ocean was established, based on the autofluorescence intensity of an adenine deficient yeast (Ade(-) yeast). This biosensor could detect Zn²⁺ at ultralow concentration (0.01 μM) and accurately quantify the extracellular concentration of Zn²⁺ ranging from 0.01 to 0.5μM. High tolerance of Ade(-) yeast to salinity, pH…