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Endoplasmic Reticulum Geometry Dictates Neuronal Bursting via Calcium Store Refill Rates and Exposes Selective Neuronal Vulnerability

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The ER's continuous tubular network is maintained by ER‐shaping proteins whose mutation or dysregulation contributes to neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we show that ER morphology sets the speed of Ca2+ store replenishment between firing events. Disrupting ER continuity slows intra‐ER Ca2+ redistribution from extracellular refill (SOCE) sites, driving
Valentina Davi, Pierre Parutto, Yuyi Zhang, Tasuku Konno, Cecile Crapart, Raquel Pereira, John P. Franklin, Mosab Ali Awadelkareem, Daniel C Maddison, Michael J. Devine, Edgar R. Gomes, Joseph Chambers, Elena Koslover, Edward Avezov   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

One origin for metallo-β-lactamase activity, or two? An investigation assessing a diverse set of reconstructed ancestral sequences based on a sample of phylogenetic trees [PDF]

, 2014
This work was supported by BBSRC (grant BB/F016778/1)Bacteria use metallo-β-lactamase enzymes to hydrolyse lactam rings found in many antibiotics, rendering them ineffective.
Barker, Daniel, Rosanna G. Alderson, John B. O. Mitchell, Daniel Barker, Alderson, Rosanna Grace, Alderson, Rosanna G, Mitchell, John B O, Mitchell, John B. O.   +7 more
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The evolution of courtship displays in Galliformes

Avian Research, 2022
Species in Galliformes have elaborate ritual courtship displays, often including strutting, fluffing of tail or head feathers, and vocal sounds that serve as excellent examples of sexual selection.
Xiyuan Guan, Xiaodong Rao, Gang Song, Daiping Wang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Oligo‐FISH Mapping Illuminates Chromosomal Evolution Among Rutaceae Species Diverged Over 50 Million Years

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Oligonucleotide‐based fluorescence in situ hybridization probes were developed in the model citrus species Citrus maxima. These probes were applied to comparative karyotyping across 14 species in the Rutaceae family. This analysis revealed chromosomal evolution in lineages that diverged from Citrus nearly 52 million years ago.
Li He, Hainan Zhao, Xiaoxue Zeng, Zujun Yang, Wenting Li, Guoyan Zhang, Guangrong Li, Jian He, Bin Guan, Jiming Jiang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Parasitism in Eukaryota - Reconstruction of Ancestral and Unavailable Extant States [PDF]

Biodiversity Information Science and Standards, 2018
Parasitism can be defined as an interaction between species in which one of the interaction partners, the parasite, lives in or on the other, the host. The parasite draws food from its host and harms it in the process. According to some estimates, over 40% of all eukaryotes are parasites.
Lydia Buntrock, Bernhard Renard, Emanuel Heitlinger   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Neurosensory anatomy and function in Dimetrodon, the first terrestrial apex predator

iScience, 2023
Summary: Dimetrodon is among the most recognizable fossil taxa, as well as the earliest terrestrial amniote apex predator. The neuroanatomy and auditory abilities of Dimetrodon has long been the subject of interest, but palaeoneurological analyses have ...
Kayla D. Bazzana-Adams, David C. Evans, Robert R. Reisz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two Routes to Land: Genomic Underpinnings of Parallel Aerial Egg Deposition in Aquatic Old‐World Pila and New‐World Pomacea (Ampullariidae)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Comparative genomics of Gondwana‐diverged Pila and Pomacea reveals parallel evolution of aerial oviposition. Convergent chromosomal rearrangements reshape regulatory landscapes within topologically associating domains. Lineage‐specific gene family expansions and viral‐derived perivitelline proteins (PV1) underpin desiccation resistance.
Yufei Zhou, Huawei Mu, Xueying Nie, Yue Gao, Hui Wang, Ling Fang, Tiangang Luan, Monthon Ganmanee, Jian‐Wen Qiu, Jin Sun, Jack Chi‐Ho Ip   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Trichinella Super‐Pangenome Reveals the Evolution of Encapsulation and Predicted Host–Parasite Protein Interactions

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The muscle capsule of Trichinella is a critical structure that impedes immune attacks and drug penetration, yet the molecular mechanisms underlying its formation remain poorly understood. Using a high‐quality super‐pangenome comprising 12 Trichinella species, we compared extensive genomic variations between encapsulating and non‐encapsulating ...
Qingbo Lv, Yi Liu, Ning Xu, Xiao Zhang, Yaming Yang, Chengyao Li, Hanhai Mao, Mingyuan Liu, Xiaolei Liu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hidden Markov models for evolution and comparative genomics analysis. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
The problem of reconstruction of ancestral states given a phylogeny and data from extant species arises in a wide range of biological studies. The continuous-time Markov model for the discrete states evolution is generally used for the reconstruction of ...
Nadezda A Bykova, Alexander V Favorov, Andrey A Mironov   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

PIEZO1 is Required for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Progression and Leukemia Stem Cell Maintenance via HIF1A‐SLC7A11 Axis‐Mediated Ferroptosis Defense

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identifies the mechanosensor PIEZO1 as a key factor in promoting acute myeloid leukemia progression and uncovers a ferroptosis defense system mediated by PIEZO1‐HIF1A‐SLC7A11 axis that is essential for leukemia stem cell maintenance. This ferroptotic defense system may represent a unique vulnerability for leukemia stem cells, providing a ...
Tiantian Zhang, Ziyan Cao, Kexin Gao, Shuxin Yao, Yanbing Zheng, Manman Cui, Rong Yin, Guoqiang Han, Jin Hu, Chengyi Wang, Haojian Zhang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source