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Functional assembly of tropical montane tree islands in the Atlantic Forest is shaped by stress tolerance, bamboo presence, and facilitation

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Aims Amidst the Campos de Altitude (Highland Grasslands) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, woody communities grow either clustered in tree islands or interspersed within the herbaceous matrix.
Tina Christmann, Bruno H. P. Rosado, Guillaume Delhaye, Ilaíne S. Matos, Julia S. Drummond, Helena L. Roland, Yan C. Moraes, Imma Oliveras Menor   +7 more
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Identification of a Shiga toxin A‐derived peptide internalized into Gb3 receptor‐bearing cells via interaction with the Shiga toxin B subunit

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The process of internalization of the Shiga toxin A subunit via formation of a complex with the Shiga toxin B subunit, which specifically binds to the Gb3 receptor. The peptide is designed to act as a carrier of drugs into cancer cells. Here, we explored the potential of peptides derived from the catalytic A subunit of Shiga toxin (STxA) to be drug ...
Giulia Opassi, João C. Encarnação, Valeria Napolitano, Grzegorz Dubin, Grzegorz Popowicz, Karl Andersson, U. Helena Danielson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Landscape and Marine Environmental Factors Jointly Regulate the Intertidal Species Richness and Community Structure in the Islands of South Korea

Diversity, 2023
Most studies on island biogeography have focused on the terrestrial taxa; however, there are few studies on the drivers of diversity and community structure of intertidal organisms on islands. We evaluated the effect of landscape and marine environmental
Min-Ki Lee, Yong-Ju Lee, Chang-Bae Lee
doaj   +1 more source

Adaptive pre-filtering techniques for colour image analysis [PDF]

, 2007
One important step in the process of colour image segmentation is to reduce the errors caused by image noise and local colour inhomogeneities. This can be achieved by filtering the data with a smoothing operator that eliminates the noise and the ...
Dana Elena Ilea, Paul F. Whelan, Ilea, Dana E., Whelan, Paul F.   +3 more
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Conserved binding mode but diverse interfaces of MreC‐PBP2 interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The crystal structure of abMreC reveals a conserved two β‐barrel architecture and provides structural insights into its role within the bacterial elongasome. The abMreC–abPBP2 complex model identifies the molecular basis of MreC‐mediated PBP2 recognition, contributing to the regulation of peptidoglycan synthesis.
Hyunseok Jang, Hyo Been Jin, Chang Min Kim, So Yeon Lee, Hyun Ho Park   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intercontinental trends in functional and phylogenetic structure of stream fish assemblages

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Understanding of community assembly has been improved by phylogenetic and trait‐based approaches, yet there is little consensus regarding the relative importance of alternative mechanisms and few studies have been done at large geographic and ...
Luke M. Bower, Kirk O. Winemiller
doaj   +1 more source

Structure‐forward targeting of claudins with synthetic binders

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Claudins form the paracellular barriers between epithelial and endothelial tissues at tight junctions and are targets for molecular binders with the goal of modulating barrier permeability. Claudin‐binding molecules are relevant in drug delivery or in altering claudin interactions with disease‐causing proteins.
Alex J. Vecchio
wiley   +1 more source

Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang, Ruslana Romaniuk, Hristo L. Svilenov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integrating Disturbance, Seasonality, Multi-Year Temporal Dynamics, and Dormancy Into the Dynamics and Conservation of Metacommunities

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020
The metacommunity framework has rapidly become a dominant concept used by ecologists to understand community assembly. By emphasizing extinction-colonization dynamics, dispersal, and species’ niche requirements in determining community structure ...
Marcel Holyoak, Tal Caspi, Lauren W. Redosh   +2 more
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Changes in Phylogenetic and Functional Diversity of Ciliates along the Course of a Mediterranean Karstic River

Microorganisms, 2022
Ciliates are a group of phagotrophic protists found in a wide variety of ecosystems. This study builds on recent studies of ciliates in the Krka river and investigates changes in the phylogenetic and functional diversity of ciliates in biofilm to predict
Vesna Gulin Beljak, Antonija Kulaš, Guillaume Lentendu, Barbara Vlaičević, Marija Gligora Udovič, Mirela Sertić Perić, Fran Rebrina, Petar Žutinić, Sandi Orlić, Renata Matoničkin Kepčija   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source