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Chromogenic and Chromotropic Mechanisms of Color-Changing Fluorite from the Huanggangliang Area, Inner Mongolia

open access: yesApplied Sciences
The Huanggangliang area in Inner Mongolia is a major fluorite and polymetallic ore district in China. Its skarn-type deposit yields rare color-change fluorite, yet the coloration and photochromic mechanisms remain poorly studied.
Nan Jiang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Symmetry Detection Mechanisms are Color Selective [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2014
We investigated the role of color in the feature integration process for global form perception. For this, we used a 2AFC noise masking paradigm to measure the color selectivity of the symmetry detection mechanism. In each trial, a vertical symmetric target was randomly presented in one of the two intervals while a random dot control, in the other. The
Wu, Chia-Ching, Chen, Chien-Chung
openaire   +2 more sources

PROTECTIVE COLORATION IN ANIMALS

open access: yes, 2017
Animals have range of defensive markings which helps to the risk of predator detection (camouflage), warn predators of the prey’s unpalatability (aposematism) or fool a predator into mimicry, masquerade. Animals also use colors in advertising, signalling
Leena Lakhani
core   +1 more source

Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fine Mapping to Identify the Functional Genetic Locus for Red Coloration in Pyropia yezoensis Thallus

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2020
Pyropia yezoensis, commonly known as “Nori” or “Laver” is an economically important marine crop. In natural or selected populations of P. yezoensis, coloration mutants are frequently observed.
Xinzi Yu   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Modulation of Homer1 EVH1 domain internal dynamics by putative autism‐associated mutations

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The putative autism‐associated M65I and S97L variants of the EVH1 domain of the postsynaptic scaffold protein Homer1 do not exhibit substantial changes in their overall structure or partner binding. Both of them, but especially the M65I variant, show altered internal dynamics relative to the wild‐type domain on the μs‐ms timescale, indicated by the ...
Fanni Farkas   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cell geometry and membrane protein crowding constrain Escherichia coli growth rate, overflow metabolism, respiration, and maintenance energy

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The physical dimensions and shape of bacterial cells define the surface area available to acquire nutrients and the volume available for synthesizing proteins and DNA. Here, we use computational systems biology to decode the importance of cell geometry as a major determinant of prokaryotic phenotype, including growth rate and metabolic efficiency. This
Ross P. Carlson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Heat Treatment on Yellow-Green Beryl Color and Its Enhancement Mechanism

open access: yesCrystals
Beryl is classified as a cyclosilicate mineral, and its color is primarily determined by the type and oxidation state of trace elements. In this study, natural yellow-green beryl was used as the research subject, and heat treatment experiments were ...
Binru Hao, Shuxin Zhao, Qingfeng Guo
doaj   +1 more source

The molecular basis of the coloration mechanism in lobster shell: beta-crustacyanin at 3.2-angstrom resolution

open access: yes, 2002
The binding of the carotenoid astaxanthin (AXT) in the protein multimacromolecular complex crustacyanin (CR) is responsible for the blue coloration of lobster shell. The structural basis of the bathochromic shift mechanism has long been elusive. A change
Peter F. Zagalsky   +20 more
core   +1 more source

Three phosphatase families form a community: The phosphohydrolases that act upon inositol pyrophosphates

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
wiley   +1 more source

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