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Grading of germanium contents and establishment of standard for germanium-enrichment in cultivated soils in Guizhou Province

Carsologica Sinica
Germanium is a rare and dispersed element in nature. Positioned between metals and non-metals on the periodic table, germanium possesses properties of both groups.
Hua MA, Dawei CAI, Mingqiang REN, Longbo LI   +3 more
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Hydrostatic pressure activates HIF‐1α via β‐catenin to promote stemness in breast cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
To mimic the elevated intestinal fluid pressure in breast cancers, we loaded human breast cancer cells (MCF‐7, MDA‐MB‐453, and BT‐474) to 50 mmHg hydrostatic pressure. Hydrostatic pressure exposure upregulated HIF‐1α and induced stemness in MCF‐7 and BT‐474 cells.
Da Zhai, Yong Xu, Jingjing Ma, Ratchanee Duangrat, Chen Yan, Jingyan Liang, Hua Wei, Bin Jiang, Tao‐Sheng Li   +8 more
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Identification of (20R)‐protopanaxadiol from Panax ginseng as a novel anti‐SARS‐CoV‐2 compound

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We established a noninfectious BAC‐based SARS‐CoV‐2 replicon that enables antiviral screening under BSL‐2 conditions. Using this platform, we screened 373 food‐derived compounds and identified (20R)‐protopanaxadiol from Panax ginseng as a novel inhibitor of SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA replication, highlighting the value of safe replicon systems for antiviral ...
Midori Takeda, Natsue Maezono, Rina Uchikoshi, Nobuyuki Kato, Masanori Ikeda   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identifying and characterising a plant GH1 β‐glucosidase that exhibits hydrolytic activity on N‐linked glucopyranoside

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We report the first β‐glucosidase with demonstrated hydrolytic activity on an N‐linked glycopyranoside. The enzyme, native to maize, was biochemically characterised for this novel reaction, and structural modelling of the enzyme–substrate complex revealed several clues to the underlying reduced catalytic rate relative to its native O‐glycopyranoside ...
Hani Gharabli, Carlotta Chiesa, Maher Abou Hachem, Ditte Hededam Welner   +3 more
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Structural and biochemical insights into the thermostable esterase Ta0887 from Thermoplasma acidophilum

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
In this study, a novel esterase from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum was biochemically and structurally characterized. Our results demonstrate that Ta0887 is a highly thermostable esterase that preferentially hydrolyzes p‐nitrophenyl hexanoate and possesses an α‐helical cap domain that likely contributes to its substrate ...
Alejandro Delgado‐Rey, Miriam Livier Llamas‐García, Gabriela M. Montero‐Morán, Leticia Santos, Samuel Lara‐González   +4 more
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Germanium recovery from zinc calcines using a hydrometallurgical procedure

Revista de Metalurgia
In the final stage of zinc calcines processing, zinc is recovered by zinc electrowinning. However, the presence of germanium in the electrolyte seriously affects the current density in the electrowinning step. Since germanium is a critical and strategic
Francisco José Alguacil , Manuel Alonso, Luis J. Lozano-Blanco, José Ignacio Robla   +3 more
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Optical properties of Germanium nanoparticles synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in acetone

Frontiers in Physics, 2014
Germanium (Ge) nanoparticles (NPs) are synthesized by means of pulsed laser ablation of bulk germanium target immersed in acetone with ns laser pulses at different pulse energies.
Saikiran eVadavalli, Sreeramulu eValligatla, Sreeramulu eValligatla, Sreeramulu eValligatla, Bharati eNeelamraju, Mudasir H Dar, Alessandro eChiasera, Maurizio eFerrari, Narayana Rao Desai   +8 more
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Genetic dissection of human ABCE1 in yeast reveals separable requirements for ribosome recycling and suppression of aberrant reinitiation

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Human ABCE1 cannot functionally replace its yeast ortholog. Yeast–human chimera analysis identified NBD1 as a major interspecies barrier. Genetic screening yielded hABCE1 revertants that rescue yeast viability but fail to suppress aberrant translation reinitiation in the 3′ UTR.
Eriko Nakata, Yuxin Li, Kei Endo, Koichi Ito   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Research Progress on Resource Occurrence and Separation Extraction of Germanium in Fly Ash

Kuangchan zonghe liyong
Germanium is an indispensable strategic rare metal resource in the fields of information and communication, modern aviation, military, new energy and many other high-tech fields.
Sujiang ZHANG, Yi ZHOU, Wenbing DENG, Xinzhi ZHANG, Zhiwei ZHANG   +4 more
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Type I interferons modulate autophagy to shape gemcitabine response in pancreatic cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Type I interferons differentially modulate autophagy and the response of pancreatic cancer cells to gemcitabine. IFNα2b stimulates autophagic flux and protects cells from gemcitabine‐induced cell death, contributing to chemoresistance. In contrast, IFNβ1a inhibits autophagosome formation and enhances gemcitabine‐induced cell death, resulting in ...
Lucy E. Bonilla, Martín M. Ledesma, Santiago A. Behr, Matías A. Pibuel, María L. Palanek, Daniel H. Grasso, Maria N. Garcia, Juan Garona, Silvina L. Lompardía, Elida Álvarez, Daniela L. Papademetrio   +10 more
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