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The Role of Cell Wall Polysaccharides Disassembly and Enzyme Activity Changes in the Softening Process of Hami Melon (Cucumis melo L.)

Foods, 2022
To investigate the physiological and molecular properties relating to cell wall carbohydrate metabolism in fruit, the ultrastructure and polysaccharides compositions of the cell wall, as well as the fruit quality and activities of enzymes relating to ...
Weida Zhang, Minrui Guo, Wanting Yang, Yuxing Liu, Yue Wang, Guogang Chen   +5 more
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From mice to humans—divergent strategies for intestinal homeostasis and regeneration

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Recent advances such as organoid genome editing, xenotransplantation, imaging, and whole‐genome sequencing have enabled direct studies of human intestinal stem cells (ISCs). These studies reveal species‐specific features, including slower ISC proliferation, distinct injury responses, slower somatic mutation accumulation in humans, and an inverse ...
Keiko Ishikawa, Shinya Sugimoto, Toshiro Sato   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Constitutive expression of a grapevine polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein affects gene expression and cell wall properties in uninfected tobacco [PDF]

, 2011
Background Polygalacturonase-inhibiting proteins (PGIPs) directly limit the effective ingress of fungal pathogens by inhibiting cell wall-degrading endopolygalacturonases (ePGs).
Dan Jacobson, Becker, John V. W., Katherine J Denby, Vivier Melané A, Eric Nguema-Ona, Becker John VW, Steyn Cobus, Alexandersson, Erik, Vivier, Melané A., Nguema-Ona Eric, Vivier, Melane, John VW Becker, Denby Katherine J, Cobus Steyn, Denby, Katherine J., Denby, Katherine, Becker, John, Steyn, Cobus, Melané A Vivier, Jacobson, Dan, Nguema-Ona, Eric, Alexandersson Erik, Jacobson Dan, Erik Alexandersson, Nguema-Ona, E., Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet., Alexandersson, E.,, Vivier, M.A., Becker, J.V.W., Jacobson, D., Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences., Steyn, C., Alexandersson, Erik,, Denby, K.J.   +33 more
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Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler, Markus R. Busch, Reinhard Sterner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conserved binding mode but diverse interfaces of MreC‐PBP2 interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The crystal structure of abMreC reveals a conserved two β‐barrel architecture and provides structural insights into its role within the bacterial elongasome. The abMreC–abPBP2 complex model identifies the molecular basis of MreC‐mediated PBP2 recognition, contributing to the regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis.
Hyunseok Jang, Hyo Been Jin, Chang Min Kim, So Yeon Lee, Hyun Ho Park   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diverse functions of C2H2 zinc-finger transcription factors in growth regulation and stress adaptation in woody and perennial horticultural plants

Horticultural Plant Journal
C2H2 zinc finger proteins (C2H2-ZFPs), one of the largest transcription factor families in plants, exhibit unique functional diversity in woody and horticultural species due to their modular architecture and regulatory flexibility.
Minhui Li, Chenhao Zhu, Cheng Jiang, Yi An, Lichao Huang, Ningning Chen, Mengzhu Lu, Fengxia Tian, Jin Zhang   +8 more
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From junk to function — How weak selection in eukaryotes builds new parts and drives genomic complexity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

Characterisation of ATP-Dependent Mur Ligases Involved in the Biogenesis of Cell Wall Peptidoglycan in Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2013
ATP-dependent Mur ligases (Mur synthetases) play essential roles in the biosynthesis of cell wall peptidoglycan (PG) as they catalyze the ligation of key amino acid residues to the stem peptide at the expense of ATP hydrolysis, thus representing ...
Nicholas H Keep, Munshi, T, Sanjib Bhakta (106475), Bhakta, S, Gupta, A, Gibbons, S., Simon Gibbons (391868), Nicholas H. Keep (392673), Antima Gupta, Keep, Nicholas H., Gibbons, Simon, Bhakta, Sanjib, Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios, Juan David Guzman (392672), Gibbons, S, Simon Gibbons, Dimitrios Evangelopoulos (392671), Tulika Munshi (392669), Antima Gupta (392670), Juan David Guzman, Evangelopoulos, D, Guzman, Juan David, Gupta, Antima, Dimitrios Evangelopoulos, Munshi, Tulika, Sanjib Bhakta, Keep, NH, Guzman, Juan D., Guzman, JD, Tulika Munshi   +29 more
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In Planta Cell Wall Engineering: From Mutants to Artificial Cell Walls

Plant and Cell Physiology, 2021
AbstractTo mitigate the effects of global warming and to preserve the limited fossil fuel resources, an increased exploitation of plant-based materials and fuels is required, which would be one of the most important innovations related to sustainable development.
Kouki Yoshida, Shingo Sakamoto, Nobutaka Mitsuda   +2 more
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Lysyl oxidase (LOX)‐mediated remodeling of the extracellular matrix

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The lysyl oxidase (LOX) family of enzymes drives extracellular matrix remodeling by oxidizing collagen, elastin, and fibronectin, promoting covalent cross‐link formation. This activity regulates tissue architecture and mechanical properties, while its dysregulation contributes to fibrosis, cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, connective tissue disorders ...
Fernando Rodríguez‐Pascual, Marta Navarro‐Gutiérrez, Verónica Romero‐Albillo, Raquel Jiménez‐Sánchez   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source