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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee +3 more
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Company Tax Reform in Europe and its Effect on Collusive Behavior [PDF]
We study how harmonization of corporate tax systems affects the stability of international cartels. We show that tax base harmonization reinforces collusive agreements, while harmonization of corporate tax rates may destabilize or stabilize cartels.
Dirk Schindler, Guttorm Schjelderup
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Huachicoleros: Criminal Cartels, Fuel Theft, and Violence in Mexico
Journal of Strategic Security, 2019 Criminal cartels and gangs dominate the illicit economy in Mexico. These organized crime groups challenge the solvency (specifically capacity and legitimacy) of the state in Mexico. Organized crime in Mexico is involved in a range of activities including
Nathan Jones, John Sullivan
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Delays in Leniency Application: Is There Really a Race to the Enforcer's Door? [PDF]
, 2012 This paper studies cartels’ strategic behavior in delaying leniency applications, a take-up decision that has been ignored in the previous literature. Using European Commission decisions issued over a 16-year span, we show, contrary to common beliefs and
Ann O&apos +50 more
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Structural biology of ferritin nanocages
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Ferritin is a conserved iron‐storage protein that sequesters iron as a ferric mineral core within a nanocage, protecting cells from oxidative damage and maintaining iron homeostasis. This review discusses ferritin biology, structure, and function, and highlights recent cryo‐EM studies revealing mechanisms of ferritinophagy, cellular iron uptake, and ...
Eloise Mastrangelo, Flavio Di Pisa
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Governance and coordination of business cartels
Revista Venezolana de GerenciaThis research proposes an exploratory analysis of the dynamics of governance and coordination within business cartels, which enable the stability of these organizations outside the realm of formal legal control and despite the threat of cheating and ...
Carlos Mario Muñoz Maya +3 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.We identified a systemic, progressive loss of protein S‐glutathionylation—detected by nonreducing western blotting—alongside dysregulation of glutathione‐cycle enzymes in both neuronal and peripheral tissues of Taiwanese SMA mice. These alterations were partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotide therapy, revealing persistent redox imbalance as ...
Sofia Vrettou, Brunhilde Wirth
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Leniency clauses, offering cartelists legal immunity if they blow the whistle on each other, is a recent anti-trust innovation. The authorities wish to thwart cartels and promote competition.
Apesteguia, Jose +2 more
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MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS IN COMPETITION POLICY [PDF]
Global Economic Observer, 2013 This paper presents some of the most important microeconomic tools used in assessing antitrust and merger cases by the competition authorities. By explaining the way that microeconomic concepts like “market power”, “critical loss” or “price elasticity of
Paul Prisecaru
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EXPORT CARTELS : A Developing Country Perspective [PDF]
Export cartels are exempted from the competition laws of most countries. While some scholars and several WTO members have recently condemned such cartels, others have argued that they allow efficiency gains that actually promote competition and trade ...
Aditya Bhattacharjea
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