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Exploring lipid diversity and minimalism to define membrane requirements for synthetic cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Designing the lipid membrane of synthetic cells is a complex task, in which its various roles (among them solute transport, membrane protein support, and self‐replication) should all be integrated. In this review, we report the latest top‐down and bottom‐up advances and discuss compatibility and complexity issues of current engineering approaches ...
Sergiy Gan, Victoria Scarpelli, Marten Exterkate   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using Ontology Fingerprints to evaluate genome-wide association study results [PDF]

, 2009
We describe an approach to characterize genes or phenotypes via ontology fingerprints which are composed of Gene Ontology (GO) terms overrepresented among those PubMed abstracts linked to the genes or phenotypes. We then quantify the biological relevance
Lam C. Tsoi, Michael Boehnke, Richard L. Klein, W. Jim Zheng   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Microbial exopolysaccharide production by polyextremophiles in the adaptation to multiple extremes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Polyextremophiles are microorganisms that endure multiple extreme conditions by various adaptation strategies that also include the production of exopolysaccharides (EPSs). This review provides an integrated perspective on EPS biosynthesis, function, and regulation in these organisms, emphasizing their critical role in survival and highlighting their ...
Tracey M Gloster, Ebru Toksoy Öner
wiley   +1 more source

A genomic‐based vision on the genetic diversity and key performance traits in selectively bred Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus)

Evolutionary Applications, 2022
Routine implementation of genomic information for guiding selection decisions is not yet common in the majority of aquaculture species. Reduced representation sequencing approaches offer a cost‐effective solution for obtaining genome‐wide information in ...
Christos Palaiokostas, Anam Anjum, Henrik Jeuthe, Khrystyna Kurta, Fernando Lopes Pinto, Dirk Jan deKoning   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies Loci for Liver Enzyme Concentrations in Mexican Americans: The GUARDIAN Consortium. [PDF]

, 2019
ObjectivePopulations of Mexican American ancestry are at an increased risk for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. The objective of this study was to determine whether loci in known and novel genes were associated with variation in aspartate ...
Chen, Yii-Der I, Fingerlin, Tasha E, Goodarzi, Mark O, Guo, Xiuqing, Langefeld, Carl D, Norris, Jill M, Palmer, Nicholette D, Raffel, Leslie J, Rotter, Jerome I, Taylor, Kent D, Wagenknecht, Lynne E, Wang, Nan, Watanabe, Richard M, Williams, Adrienne H, Xiang, Anny H, Young, Kendra A   +15 more
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Novel and unscrutinized immune entities of the zebrafish gut

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Understudied cells of the zebrafish immune system include bona fide immune cells and epithelial (‐derived) cells with immune functions. Research focusing on zebrafish cells which demonstrate similarities to mammalian immune cell counterparts may help us understand the pathologies in which they are implicated. Currently available and advanced tools make
Audrey Inge Schytz Andersen‐Civil, Marine Mantel, Julia Soh, Serge Mostowy, Sylvia Brugman, Gilles Claude Vanwalleghem   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome- and epigenome-wide association studies identify susceptibility of CpG sites and regions for metabolic syndrome in a Korean population

Clinical Epigenetics
Background While multiple studies have investigated the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its related traits (fasting glucose, triglyceride, HDL cholesterol, blood pressure, waist circumference) and DNA methylation, our understanding of ...
Ho-Sun Lee, Boram Kim, Taesung Park
doaj   +1 more source

Not so benign

eLife, 2018
Susceptibility to uterine fibroids, benign tumors that affect the health of many women, is linked to genes that are responsible for preserving genome integrity and promoting genitourinary development.
Barbara Rivera
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping the evolution of mitochondrial complex I through structural variation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Respiratory complex I (CI) is crucial for bioenergetic metabolism in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of a conserved set of core subunits and additional accessory subunits that vary depending on the organism. Here, we categorize CI subunits from available structures to map the evolution of CI across eukaryotes. Respiratory complex I (CI)
Dong‐Woo Shin, Tingting Chen, James A. Letts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Statistical methods to detect pleiotropy in human complex traits [PDF]

Open Biology, 2017
In recent years pleiotropy, the phenomenon of one genetic locus influencing several traits, has become a widely researched field in human genetics. With the increasing availability of genome-wide association study summary statistics, as well as the ...
Sophie Hackinger, Eleftheria Zeggini
doaj   +1 more source