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Cell wall target fragment discovery using a low‐cost, minimal fragment library

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
LoCoFrag100 is a fragment library made up of 100 different compounds. Similarity between the fragments is minimized and 10 different fragments are mixed into a single cocktail, which is soaked to protein crystals. These crystals are analysed by X‐ray crystallography, revealing the binding modes of the bound fragment ligands.
Kaizhou Yan, Mathew Stanley, Olawale Raimi, Andrew T. Ferenbach, Helge C Dorfmueller, Daan M. F. van Aalten   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trade-off strategies between drought resistance and growth rate of dominant tree species in karst forests within heterogeneous habitats

Scientific Reports
This study investigates drought resistance-growth trade-offs in dominant tree species across elevationally stratified habitats (depression, middle slope, hilltop) of Nonggang karst seasonal rainforest in southwestern China. Analysis of 38 species along a
Jing Wang, Bin Wang, Denghui Wang, Yanping Dong, Jianxing Li, Fang Lu, Wanglan Tao, Yili Guo, Wusheng Xiang, Meilan Wen, Xiankun Li   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effects of hydrological connectivity blocking on Suaeda salsa development in the Yellow River Delta, China

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Blocking of hydrological connectivity could greatly impact the sediment deposition process and change water and salinity conditions, which in turn affect plant germination, growth, and development in delta wetlands.
XueHong Wang, XueHong Wang, YuHan Zou, YuHan Zou, Tao Zhu, Tao Zhu, Bo Guan, Bo Guan, JiSong Yang, JiSong Yang, JunBao Yu, JunBao Yu   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Restoration of endangered epiphytic lichens in fragmented forest landscapes [PDF]

, 2009
In a situation with increasingly rapid changes in landscape mosaics, driven by large-scale forestry and future climate change, a number of epiphytic lichens are now becoming threatened.
Lidén, Marlene
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The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

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, Dimitrios Bekiari, Sofia Doello, Karl Forchhammer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Biochar-loaded AM fungi coupled with Arundo donax enable targeted red mud remediation via valency—specific metal detoxification and soil function recovery

Biochar
Red mud, a saline-alkaline and metal-contaminated byproduct, poses severe ecological risks. This study elucidates the synergistic remediation mechanisms of biochar (BC) combined with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in an Arundo donax-soil system.
Xiaohui Wang, Yingqiang Sun, Danjuan Zeng, Chuanming Fu, Keyi Wang, Junbo Yang, Jianxiong Liao, Kanghua Xian, Fuqiang Song, Gaozhong Pu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Conspecific odor cues induce different vocal responses in serrate-legged small treefrogs, but only in the absence of acoustic signals

Frontiers in Zoology, 2021
Background Signal detection is crucial to survival and successful reproduction, and animals often modify behavioral decisions based on information they obtained from the social context.
Ke Deng, Ya Zhou, Qiao-Ling He, Bi-Cheng Zhu, Tong-Liang Wang, Ji-Chao Wang, Jian-Guo Cui   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecological and Habitat Restoration for Insect Conservation

Ecological restoration, the process of assisting the recovery of an ecosystem, can benefit insect conservation. The restoration of native plant species is often associated with natural recovery of insects, firstly phytophagous and pollinators. Restoration can also specifically aim at assisting the recovery of a particular insect taxon: meadows reopened
Buisson, Elise, Hess, Manon, Blaya, Romane, de Almeida, Tania, Huberson, Natan, Melloul, Emile, Mutillod, Clémentine, Rocher, Léo, Alignan, Jean François, Dutoit, Thierry, Mahy, Grégory, Blight, Olivier   +11 more
openaire   +4 more sources

The planar cell polarity protein Vangl2 interacts with the PDZ‐domains of Scribble but not with a unique PDZ‐like domain in Inturned

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Structural and biochemical characterisations show that the planar cell polarity (PCP) protein Inturned harbours a unique PDZ‐like domain that does not bind canonical PDZ‐binding motifs (PBMs) like that of another PCP protein Vangl2. In contrast, the apical‐basal polarity protein Scribble contains four PDZ domains that bind Vangl2, but one PDZ domain ...
Stephan Wilmes, Jan Brysch, Carmen Gelze, Lilli Meier, Daniel Kümmel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source