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Ras2 Is Responsible for the Environmental Responses, Melanin Metabolism, and Virulence of Botrytis cinerea

Journal of Fungi, 2023
Ras proteins are monomeric G proteins that are ubiquitous in fungal cells and play important roles in fungal growth, virulence, and environmental responses. Botrytis cinerea is a phytopathogenic fungus that infects various crops.
Hua Li, Xuemei Shen, Wenjia Wu, Wanyu Zhang, Yousheng Wang   +4 more
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Controllable engineered probiotic microspheres for treating ulcerative colitis: A cascade enzyme‐catalyzed strategy to restore intestinal redox homeostasis

BMEMat, EarlyView.
A dual strategy integrating genetic engineering and physical encapsulation was proposed to enhance the cell viability and antioxidant properties of probiotics. The cascade antioxidant enzymes released from probiotic microspheres restore intestinal redox homeostasis by eliminating intestinal reactive oxygen species for ulcerative colitis treatment ...
Xiaolong Mao, Xiangwei Lv, Miaomiao Zhang, Jiayi Liu, Yun Chen, Yunna Li, Gaoyuan Liu, Fuming Yang, Ziqiang Han, Yunyun Wei   +9 more
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Efficient production and characterization of melanin from Thermothelomyces hinnuleus SP1, isolated from the coal mines of Chhattisgarh, India

Frontiers in Microbiology
In the present study, fungi were isolated and screened from barren land in south-eastern Coalfields limited (SECL) in Chhattisgarh, India. Out of 14 isolated fungi, only three fungal isolates exhibited pigmentation in screening studies.
Shalini Pandey, Vineet Meshram, Hany M. Yehia, Abdulhakeem Alzahrani, Nadeem Akhtar, Arunima Sur   +5 more
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Fungal melanins differ in planar stacking distances. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Melanins are notoriously difficult to study because they are amorphous, insoluble and often associated with other biological materials. Consequently, there is a dearth of structural techniques to study this enigmatic pigment.
Arturo Casadevall, Antonio Nakouzi, Pier R Crippa, Melvin Eisner   +3 more
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Pulsed Light Technology in Food Safety and Preservation: Principles, Applications, and Future Directions

Food Chemistry International, EarlyView.
Pulsed light technology uses short high‐intensity broad‐spectrum flashes (200–1100 nm) to inactivate microbes via DNA damage. It preserves food quality, extends shelf life, and works on liquids, meats, and produce, often combined with other hurdles for enhanced efficacy.
Abdul Mueez Ahmad, Laiba Younas, Fatima Javed, Rimsha Amjad, Muhammad Tayyab Raza   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chemistry Underlying the Behavior of Food and Agricultural Components During Industrial Manufacturing Processes and Its Implications in Quality Assurance, Food Quality, and Food Safety Management: A Systematic Review

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
Industrial manufacturing processes have transformative effects on the components of food matrix. These transformations in food matrix and components have direct implications for quality assurance (QA), food quality (e.g., nutritional profile and texture), and food safety management (e.g., pathogen control and toxin mitigation). ABSTRACT This systematic
Chinaza Godswill Awuchi
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Immunomodulatory functions of fungal melanins in respiratory infections

mBio
The rate of invasive fungal infections has risen drastically over the last decade and continues to carry devastatingly high mortality rates. Currently, there are no licensed vaccines and limited antifungal agents in clinical trials for fungal-mediated ...
Kyle J. Basham, Rebecca A. Ward, Jatin M. Vyas, Kirstine Nolling Jensen   +3 more
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Protein Kinase A Controls the Melanization of Candida auris through the Alteration of Cell Wall Components

Antioxidants, 2023
Candida auris, a multidrug-resistant fungal pathogen, significantly threatens global public health. Recent studies have identified melanin production, a key virulence factor in many pathogenic fungi that protects against external threats like reactive ...
Ji-Seok Kim, Yong-Sun Bahn
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Nail Toxicities Associated With Anticancer Therapies in Children

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Nail toxicities are a frequent yet often underrecognized component of dermatologic adverse events in children receiving anticancer therapies. Both conventional cytotoxic chemotherapy and newer targeted agents can affect the nail matrix, nail bed and periungual tissues, producing a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations that range from ...
Luca Rapparini, Michela Starace
wiley   +1 more source

Eczema‐Like Amelanotic Melanoma: A Diagnostic Challenge

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amelanotic melanoma (AM) is a rare and aggressive variant of cutaneous melanoma characterised by the absence of pigmentation, often leading to delayed diagnosis due to its ability to mimic benign inflammatory or neoplastic conditions. We report the case of a 68‐year‐old woman presenting with a slowly enlarging, erythematous, mildly scaling ...
Agata Janowska, Valerio Ortenzi, Andrea della Maggiora, Nicolò Mori, Cristian Fidanzi, Marco Romanelli, Valentina Dini, Antonio Giuseppe Naccarato, Cristian Scatena   +8 more
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