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Thermostable neutral metalloprotease from Geobacillus sp. EA1 does not share thermolysin's preference for substrates with leucine at the P1′ position

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Knowing how proteases recognise preferred substrates facilitates matching proteases to applications. The S1′ pocket of protease EA1 directs cleavage to the N‐terminal side of hydrophobic residues, particularly leucine. The S1′ pocket of thermolysin differs from EA's at only one position (leucine in place of phenylalanine), which decreases cleavage ...
Grant R. Broomfield, Torsten Kleffmann, David J. Saul, Sigurd M. Wilbanks   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using machine learning to improve the accuracy of genomic prediction of reproduction traits in pigs

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2022
Background Recently, machine learning (ML) has become attractive in genomic prediction, but its superiority in genomic prediction over conventional (ss) GBLUP methods and the choice of optimal ML methods need to be investigated.
Xue Wang, Shaolei Shi, Guijiang Wang, Wenxue Luo, Xia Wei, Ao Qiu, Fei Luo, Xiangdong Ding   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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

Statistical considerations for genomic selection [PDF]

Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering, 2017
Genomic selection is becoming increasingly important in animal and plant breeding, and is attracting greater attention for human disease risk prediction.
Huimin KANG, Lei ZHOU, Jianfeng LIU
doaj   +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

Effects of common full-sib families on accuracy of genomic prediction for tagging weight in striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
Common full-sib families (c2) make up a substantial proportion of total phenotypic variation in traits of commercial importance in aquaculture species and omission or inclusion of the c2 resulted in possible changes in genetic parameter estimates and re ...
Nguyen Thanh Vu, Nguyen Thanh Vu, Nguyen Thanh Vu, Tran Huu Phuc, Nguyen Hong Nguyen, Nguyen Hong Nguyen, Nguyen Van Sang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Single cis‐elements in brassinosteroid‐induced upregulated genes are insufficient to recruit both redox states of the BIL1/BZR1 DNA‐binding domain

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phytohormone brassinosteroid‐induced gene regulation by the transcription factor BIL1/BZR1 involves redox‐dependent DNA‐binding alternation and interaction with the transcription factor PIF4. The reduced BIL1/BZR1 dimer binds preferred cis‐elements, while oxidation alters its oligomerization state and disrupts DNA‐binding ability.
Shohei Nosaki, Masae Ohtsuka, Takeshi Nakano, Masaru Tanokura, Takuya Miyakawa   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

From lactation to malignancy: A comparison between healthy and cancerous breast gland at single‐cell resolution reveals new issues for tumorigenesis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Single‐cell RNA sequencing reveals an opposite role of SLPI in basal tumors based on metastatic spread, along with shared activation of specific regulons in cancer cells and mature luminal lactocytes, as well as downregulation of MALAT1 and NEAT1 in the latter.
Pietro Ancona, Carlo M. Bergamini, Carlo Ferrari, Stefano Volinia, Nicoletta Bianchi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genomic predictions improve the performance of clonal cultivars in oil palm. [PE0834] [PDF]

, 2020
Prediction of clonal genetic value is among the difficulties of the genetic improvement of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) yield. Presently, clonal selection requires two stages of phenotypic selection (PS): preselection on the phenotypic values of ...
Affandi, Dadang, Bell, Joseph Martin, Cochard, Benoît, Cros, David, Durand-Gasselin, Tristan, Jacob, Florence, Nyouma, Achille, Syahputra, Indra   +7 more
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Cancer cell death induced by the NAD antimetabolite Vacor discloses the antitumor potential of SARM1

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Vacor, a compound converted into the toxic metabolite Vacor adenine dinucleotide (VAD) by the nicotinamide salvage pathway enzymes NAMPT and NMNAT2, exhibits antitumor activity by inducing rapid and complete NAD depletion. We report that Vacor toxicity is limited to cell lines expressing high levels of SARM1, a NAD glycohydrolase.
Giuseppe Ranieri, Andrea Lapucci, Giuseppe Orsomando, Nadia Raffaelli, Alberto Chiarugi, Daniela Buonvicino   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source