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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

Directed molecular evolution of fourth-generation cephalosporin resistance in

open access: yes, 2018
Cefepime is a fourth-generation cephalosporin approved by the FDA in 1996 (Barlow 2003). Few instances of cefepime resistance have been reported. This research used directed molecular evolution involving error-prone rolling circle amplification on plasmids containing the beta-lactamase gene designated as bla-cmy-2.
openaire   +3 more sources

Directed evolution of an artificial cell lineage

open access: yes, 2007
Biological development is a complex process that mediates between genotypes, to which mutations occur, and phenotypes, on which selection acts. Properties of development can therefore have considerable impact on evolution.
Wiles, J.   +3 more
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Salmonella lipopolysaccharide‐containing supported lipid bilayers as platforms to study bacteriophage interactions

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiome−host proteostasis crosstalk—An emerging perspective on mechanisms and interventions toward healthy longevity

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Proteostasis and the gut microbiota play a key role in shaping host physiology. Microbiota‐derived metabolites, vitamins, and RNA modulate host proteostasis. Findings from model systems, including C. elegans, indicate microbes can either stabilize or disrupt host proteostasis.
Abhishek Anil Dubey, Maria Ermolaeva
wiley   +1 more source

Innovative insights on cleavage and hydrolysis mechanisms of hyaluronic acid: Opportunities and challenges in the preparation and application of hyaluronic acid and hyaluronidases

open access: yesCarbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications
Hyaluronidase is used extensively across various domains, with food industry, healthcare, and surgical applications. Hyaluronidase produces low molecular weight hyaluronate through three mechanisms, substrate cleavage and two different hydrolysis ...
Panhong Yuan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

From mice to humans—divergent strategies for intestinal homeostasis and regeneration

open access: yesFEBS 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   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

PARK(ing) time–How park deficiency affects the biological clock in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Drosophila park mutants serve as a model for Parkinson's disease. We used this strain to investigate the connection between oxidative stress and the circadian clock mechanism. We showed that increased oxidative stress affects the physiology of pacemaker cells, disrupting their daily structural plasticity. Lack of rhythmic signaling from pacemaker cells
Kamila Zientara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural insights and therapeutic targets in Acinetobacter baumannii capsule biosynthesis

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Hypervirulent KL49 A. baumannii's capsular polysaccharide contains the nonulosonic acid 8‐epi‐Leg5,7Ac2, synthesized by epimerization via ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC. Crystal structures of ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC reveal their role in CMP‐Leg5,7Ac2 synthesis and regioselective C8 epimerization.
Woo Cheol Lee   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Likelihood analysis of phylogenetic networks using directed graphical models

open access: yes, 2000
A method for computing the likelihood of a set of sequences assuming a phylogenetic network as an evolutionary hypothesis is presented. The approach applies directed graphical models to sequence evolution on networks and is a natural generalization of ...
Moulton, Vincent,, Strimmer, K.
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