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A phase transition modulates the protective function of a tardigrade disordered protein during desiccation. [PDF]
Protein SciAbstract Water is essential for active life, yet some organisms, such as tardigrades, can survive prolonged periods of drying‐induced dormancy. Cytoplasmic abundant heat‐soluble (CAHS) proteins are disordered proteins that undergo a phase transition from the solution to gel state.
Nguyen K +10 more
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Anhydrobiosis: The Model Worm as a Model? [PDF]
Current Biology, 2011 New work now shows that the dauer larvae of Caenorhabditis elegans can survive anhydrobiotically. The genetic tractability of this model organism may be useful in studying how organisms survive when losing most or all of their water.
David A. Wharton
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Metabolite phosphatase from anhydrobiotic tardigrades. [PDF]
FEBS JIn this study, we determined the crystal structure of a Ferritin‐like protein widely distributed among intriguing organisms such as tardigrades, which show tolerance to extreme environmental conditions. We identified a dinuclear metal‐binding site, which we found harbors phosphatase activity toward several metabolites, including compounds related to ...
Kato S +5 more
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Anhydrobiosis-associated nuclear DNA damage and repair in the sleeping chironomid: linkage with radioresistance. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Anhydrobiotic chironomid larvae can withstand prolonged complete desiccation as well as other external stresses including ionizing radiation. To understand the cross-tolerance mechanism, we have analyzed the structural changes in the nuclear DNA using ...
Oleg Gusev +9 more
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Tun formation is not a prerequisite for desiccation tolerance in the marine tidal tardigrade Echiniscoides sigismundi [PDF]
, 2016 The so-called ‘tun’ state is best known from limno-terrestrial tardigrades and rotifers that rely on this compact body shape for anhydrobiotic survival.
Clausen, Lykke K.B. +4 more
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Effects of selected insecticides on osmotically treated entomopathogenic nematodes [PDF]
, 2012 Combining environmentally friendly insecticides with entomopathogenic nematodes may constitute an effective alternative to conventional chemical control of many insect pests.
Chen, Shulong +4 more
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DAF-16/FoxO in Caenorhabditis elegans and its role in metabolic remodeling [PDF]
, 2020 DAF-16, the only forkhead box transcription factors class O (FoxO) homolog in Caenorhabditis elegans, integrates signals from upstream pathways to elicit transcriptional changes in many genes involved in aging, development, stress, metabolism, and ...
Braeckman, Bart, Zečić, Aleksandra
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PLoS ONE, 2015 Upon desiccation, some tardigrades enter an ametabolic dehydrated state called anhydrobiosis and can survive a desiccated environment in this state. For successful transition to anhydrobiosis, some anhydrobiotic tardigrades require pre-incubation under ...
Koyuki Kondo +2 more
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Biology, 2022 Anhydrobiosis, an adaptive ability to withstand complete desiccation, in the nonbiting midge Polypedilum vanderplanki, is associated with the emergence of new multimember gene families, including a group of 27 genes of late embryogenesis abundant (LEA ...
Sabina A. Kondratyeva +9 more
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Survival potential of the anhydrobiotic nematode Panagrolaimus superbus submitted to extreme abiotic stresses [PDF]
Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2017 Most organisms die when confronting extreme desiccation regimes, as observed in severe and prolonged droughts. However, some organisms are able to withstand such conditions by entering into a unique state of true suspended animation known as ...
T AJ de Souza, G J de Carli, T C Pereira
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