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Insertion of the FeB cofactor in cNORs lacking metal inserting chaperones

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nitric oxide reductase is an enzyme found in the bacterial denitrification pathway. The NOR active site contains a non‐heme iron, often, but not always inserted with the assistance of chaperones. Here, we study the insertion of FeB in the subfamily of cNORs lacking chaperones and found a putative channel, conserved in the family, perhaps enabling the ...
Sofia Appelgren, Pia Ädelroth
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Viruses in sanctuary chimpanzees across Africa

American Journal of Primatology, Volume 85, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Infectious disease is a major concern for both wild and captive primate populations. Primate sanctuaries in Africa provide critical protection to thousands of wild‐born, orphan primates confiscated from the bushmeat and pet trades. However, uncertainty about the infectious agents these individuals potentially harbor has important implications ...
Emily Dunay, Leah A. Owens, Christopher D. Dunn, Joshua Rukundo, Rebeca Atencia, Megan F. Cole, Averill Cantwell, Melissa Emery Thompson, Alexandra G. Rosati, Tony L. Goldberg   +9 more
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Considering the Risks and Costs of Solid Organ Xenotransplantation

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
This perspective discusses the rationale, risks, and costs of whole‐organ xenotransplantation. It considers alternative strategies to obviate the demand for transplants and optimize allotransplantation systems and practices that do not impose xenotransplantation's harms and risks, and whether they are the most ethical and effective means to increase ...
Catharine E. Krebs, Janine McCarthy, Kristie Sullivan, James Craner, Brendan Parent, Ann Lam   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Material Composition Gradient Controls the Autonomous Opening of Banksia Seed Pods in Fire‐Prone Habitats

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The seed pod valves of Australian Banksia attenuata plants are not simply bi‐layers which bend when dry. These experiments and models reveal complex mechanics, which allow seed release only after several steps of seed pod opening. Stiffness gradients prevent delamination of the valves during loading, and a shape‐memory function protects the seeds ...
Friedrich Reppe, Lorenzo Guiducci, Rivka Elbaum, Peter Werner, John W. C. Dunlop, David J. Merritt, Peter Fratzl, Michaela Eder   +7 more
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A rare case of giant panda cancer: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, Volume 5, Issue 6, Page 582-586, December 2022., 2022
Pancreatic tissues' tumors exhibited three different situations. (A) Several glandular tubular adenocarcinoma structures could be seen in pancreatic tissue. (B) Tubular area could be seen in the pancreas, exhibiting papillary growth in the area.
Yunsheng Wang, Maohua Xia, Xiangxiang Li, Xinxin Guo, Yan Lu, Sufen Zhao, Tianchun Pu   +6 more
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Butterfly‐Inspired Hierarchical Hybrid Composites for Lightweight Structural Thermal Management Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Emulating nature's unparalleled engineering, this work introduces butterfly‐inspired hybrid composites for high‐performance transportation and defense sectors. Leveraging biomimicry, these lightweight composites feature butterfly leg‐inspired hierarchical fibrous assemblies and butterfly wing‐inspired sandwich‐structured architecture, to achieve ...
Nello D. Sansone, Rafaela Aguiar, Mahmoud Embabi, Nichole Cheung, Anthony V. Tuccitto, Nathan R. S. Chang, Matthew Leroux, Patrick C. Lee   +7 more
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Super‐Tough Silk: The Potential of Knots in Evolved Spiders

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The toughness of spider silk can be further significantly enhanced if spiders evolved the –currently absent/undiscovered– ability to tie knots in their silk. The results on 393 spiders suggest toughness increments by one or two orders of magnitude and thus a new perspective on how knotting can serve as a key innovation in spider evolution and in ...
Nicola M. Pugno
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Predicting invasion risk of grasses in novel environments requires improved genomic understanding of adaptive potential

, 2022
American Journal of Botany, Volume 109, Issue 12, Page 1965-1968, December 2022.
Emily S. Bellis, Rima D. Lucardi, Kristin Saltonstall, Travis D. Marsico   +3 more
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A Strong and Water‐Retaining Biomass Adhesive Inspired by Tofu

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Drawing inspiration from the formation mechanism of the traditional food tofu, a strong and water‐retaining adhesive is designed using the soybean meal (SM) oxidized by glucose oxidase (GOx) and calcium sulfate oligomer (CSO). This design strategy effectively addresses the conflicting requirements of water‐resistant bonding strength and water retention
Jiawei Shao, Qiumei Jing, Xinyi Li, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Shuaicheng Jiang, Xuehua Zhang, Shengbo Ge, Ben Bin Xu, Jianzhang Li   +8 more
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Transmembrane Activation of Catalysis and Protein Refolding in Synthetic Cells by Enzymes and Nanozymes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Synthetic cells are engineered herein to respond to an external chemical messenger by the activation of intracellular catalysis. The chemical messenger molecules are catalytically generated by an extracellular enzyme or a mineral surface, whereas the intracellular catalysis emerges via direct enzyme activation or via protein refolding.
Dante G. Andersen, Andreas B. Pedersen, Mireia Casanovas Montasell, Søren Moesgaard, Anja Bille Bohn, Alexander N. Zelikin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source