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First-principles study of Y2CCl2 and Janus Y2CClX (X = F, Br, I) MXenes for photovoltaic applications

open access: yesScientific Reports
Two-dimensional (2D) Janus MXenes offer a promising platform for photovoltaic (PV) absorbers, as asymmetric surface terminations can simultaneously tailor band gaps, optical response, and built-in electric field, which promote charge carrier separation ...
A. A. Faysal   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kinetics in Mg-based hydrogen storage materials: Enhancement and mechanism

open access: yesJournal of Magnesium and Alloys, 2019
Mg-based materials have been intensively studied for hydrogen storage applications due to their high energy density up to 2600 Wh/kg or 3700 Wh/L. However, the Mg-based materials with poor kinetics and the necessity for a high temperature to achieve 0.1 ...
Qun Luo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

An isoform of 14‐3‐3 protein regulates transbilayer lipid movement at the plasma membrane

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Loss of 14‐3‐3ζ in CHO cells confers resistance to exogenous phosphatidylserine (PS) and impairs endocytosis‐independent inward flip‐flop of fluorescent PS at the plasma membrane. RNAi‐mediated knockdown reproduces this defect, while no additive effect is seen in ATP11C‐deficient cells.
Akiko Yamaji‐Hasegawa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Natural Fibers for Enhancing Polymeric Materials

open access: yes28th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EUBCE 2020), 2020
In the framework of the AGROinLOG European Project (Grant Agreement No 727961) from Horizon 2020, the potential to produce biomaterials with the fodder surplus during the agroindustry idle periods has been studied. Different value-added bio-composites based on a matrix of polypropylene and reinforced with natural fibers from wheat and corn straw were ...
Marcos González, J.   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Biophysical approaches for studying viral entry

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Viruses infect all living organisms and have been responsible for major epidemics and pandemics. Their ongoing evolutionary battle with host defenses creates a constant need for improved tools to study viral behavior. Advancing methods to probe viral attachment, fusion, and genome release deepen our understanding of how infections begin and support the
Inbar Yosibash, Raya Sorkin
wiley   +1 more source

Acoustic enhancement of diffusion in a porous material

open access: yesUltrasonics, 2003
Lattice Boltzmann simulations are used to model the enhancement of diffusion which results from Eckart (attenuation driven) acoustic streaming in model porous material. Comparisons are made to Fickian diffusion where no flow is present and the diffusion when a fluid jet is used, which represents a more conventional method of enhancement.
Haydock, D, Yeomans, J
openaire   +2 more sources

Lobetyolin reshapes gut microbiota and bile acid metabolism to improve androgen-driven PCOS phenotypes in mice

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology
AimTo clarify the molecular mechanisms through which lobetyolin (LT) modifies the gut microbiota-bile acid axis to multitarget the regulation of hyperandrogenism, insulin resistance, chronic low-grade inflammation, and endometrial dysfunction ...
Lijuan Li   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Septin 9 PB domains coordinate centrosome positioning and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Septin 9 polybasic domains couple phosphoinositide‐rich membrane binding to centrosome positioning, Golgi organization, and microtubule acetylation to control epithelial polarity. Their loss disrupts this axis, causing centrosome mispositioning, Golgi fragmentation, reduced microtubule acetylation, and polarity inversion via upregulation of the ...
Ting ting Cai   +4 more
wiley   +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

Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

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

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