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Reverse chemical ecology at the service of conservation biology. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2017
Leal WS.
europepmc   +1 more source

LL‐37 Driven Phase Transition and Stacking in Oligolamellar Gram‐Negative Bacterial Membrane Models

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work establishes oligolamellar bacterial membrane models to investigate how LL‐37 disrupts the complex dual‐bilayer architecture of Gram‐negative bacteria. Combining SAXS, cryo‐TEM, electrophoretic mobility measurements, and coarse‐grained simulations, it reveals cardiolipin‐driven phase transitions leading to bicelle‐like structures and membrane ...
Bettina Tran, Diane C.A. Lima, Linda Sandblad, Madeleine Ramstedt, Thereza A. Soares, Stefan Salentinig   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structure Formation in Butterfly Scales: Interplay of Genetic Control, Mechanical Instabilities, and Dynamic Material Properties

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Butterfly wing scales are intricate cuticular functional nanosctructures. This perspective suggests that spatially varying material properties, cytoskeletal constraints, and growth‐driven mechanical instabilities shape the resulting nanoscale architectures created from single cells.
Anupama Prakash, Victoria Lloyd, Yi Yang, Anna‐Lee Jessop, Anthony McDougal, Primož Pirih, Guillaume Duclos, Andrew Parnell, Mathias Kolle, Nicola J. Nadeau, Bodo D. Wilts   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Microbiome of Animals: Implications for Conservation Biology. [PDF]

Int J Genomics, 2016
Bahrndorff S, Alemu T, Alemneh T, Lund Nielsen J.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Elucidating the Role of Surface Ligands on the Oxidative Etching of Au Bipyramids During Photothermia Using Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Gold bipyramids can act as efficient plasmonic nanoheaters, but they often reshape during laser heating. This study shows that oxygen nanobubbles drive oxidative etching and that surface ligands control stability. CTAB‐ and citrate‐coated particles blunt and lose optical performance, whereas polystyrene sulfonate preserves shape and heating by ...
Irene López‐Sicilia, Valentina Girelli Consolaro, Sophie Marbach, Nancy Rahbany, Grégoire Petit, Ovidiu Ersen, Juan J. Giner‐Casares, Ali Abou‐Hassan   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conservation biology needs a microbial renaissance: a call for the consideration of host-associated microbiota in wildlife management practices. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci, 2019
Trevelline BK, Fontaine SS, Hartup BK, Kohl KD.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Terminal Domains of Collagen‐Like Silk Direct Molecular Interactions and Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation‐Mediated Material Assembly

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Terminal domains of recombinant collagen‐like silk regulate hierarchical self‐assembly across molecular and material scales. We show that terminal domains of collagen‐like silk enhance triple‐helix stability and drive liquid–liquid phase separation, enabling reversible formation of fibers and self‐healing films.
Mengjie Shen, Daniil Astapov, Nur Alia Oktaviani, Mami Goto, Keiji Numata, A. Sesilja Aranko   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conservation biology and the endarkenment. [PDF]

Ambio, 2014
Ehrlich PR.
europepmc   +1 more source

Membrane Vesicles from Lacticaseibacillus Casei BL23 Exhibit Antimicrobial Activity Against Escherichia coli and Immunostimulatory Effects on Human Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Membrane vesicles derived from the probiotic Lacticaseibacillus casei BL23 demonstrate antimicrobial properties against Escherichia coli and a potential biological effect in improving the overall survival of C. elegans infected with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. These vesicles stimulated immune responses in primary cells without causing toxicity. Our results
Cecilia L. D'Antoni, Leila Pourtalebi Jahromi, Lorenzo Sana, Ana Paula Domínguez Rubio, Maja Dorfner, Jennifer Munkert, Heike Danzer, Philipp Arnold, Mikhail Lebedev, Esther Zanin, Oscar E. Pérez, Gregor Fuhrmann   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reply to Westaway and Lyman: Emus, dingoes, and archaeology's role in conservation biology. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2016
Zeder MA, Denham T, Erlandson JM, Boivin NL, Crowther A, Fuller DQ, Larson G, Petraglia MD.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source