The chromatin landscape of the euryarchaeon Haloferax volcanii [PDF]
Genome Biology, 2023 Background Archaea, together with Bacteria, represent the two main divisions of life on Earth, with many of the defining characteristics of the more complex eukaryotes tracing their origin to evolutionary innovations first made in their archaeal ...
Georgi K. Marinov +5 more
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The archaeal protein SepF is essential for cell division in Haloferax volcanii [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2021 In most bacteria, cell division depends on tubulin homolog FtsZ and other proteins, such as SepF. Cell division in many archaea also depends on FtsZ. Here, Nußbaum et al.
Sonja-Verena Albers
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MinD proteins regulate CetZ1 localization in Haloferax volcanii [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyCetZ proteins are archaea-specific homologs of the cytoskeletal proteins FtsZ and tubulin. In the pleomorphic archaeon Haloferax volcanii, CetZ1 contributes to the development of rod shape and motility, and has been implicated in the proper assembly and ...
Hannah J. Brown, Iain G. Duggin
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Haloferax volcanii: a versatile model for studying archaeal biology [PDF]
Journal of BacteriologyArchaea, once thought limited to extreme environments, are now recognized as ubiquitous and fundamental players in global ecosystems. While morphologically similar to bacteria, they are a distinct domain of life and are evolutionarily closer to ...
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“Influence of plasmids, selection markers and auxotrophic mutations on Haloferax volcanii cell shape plasticity” [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 Haloferax volcanii and other Haloarchaea can be pleomorphic, adopting different shapes, which vary with growth stages. Several studies have shown that H.
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Complete genome sequence of the halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii PC0224, isolated from a solar saltern in Thailand [PDF]
BMC Genomic DataObjectives Haloferax volcanii is an extreme halophile belonging to the Haloferacaceae family that thrives in hypersaline environments. This study presents the complete genome sequence of the H.
Manassanan Phatcharaharikarn +7 more
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MinD2 modulates cell shape and motility in the archaeon Haloferax volcanii [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyIn bacteria and archaea, proteins of the ParA/MinD family of ATPases regulate the spatiotemporal organization of various cellular cargoes, including cell division proteins, motility structures, chemotaxis systems, and chromosomes.
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Haloferax volcanii—a model archaeon for studying DNA replication and repair [PDF]
Open Biology, 2020 The tree of life shows the relationship between all organisms based on their common ancestry. Until 1977, it comprised two major branches: prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Work by Carl Woese and other microbiologists led to the recategorization of prokaryotes
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Revisiting synthetic lethality of Gcn5-related N-acetyltransferase (GNAT) family mutations in Haloferax volcanii [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumLysine acetylation is a post-translational modification that occurs in all domains of life, highlighting its evolutionary significance. Previous genome comparison identified three Gcn5-related N-acetyltransferase (GNAT) family members as lysine ...
Katherine R. Weber +2 more
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DPANN symbiont of Haloferax volcanii accelerates xylan degradation by the non-host haloarchaeon Halorhabdus sp. [PDF]
iScienceSummary: This study examines a natural consortium of halophilic archaea, comprising xylan-degrading Halorhabdus sp. SVX81, consortium cohabitant Haloferax volcanii SVX82 (formerly H. lucentense SVX82), and its DPANN ectosymbiont Ca.
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