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A gene horizontally transferred from bacteria protects arthropods from host plant cyanide poisoning

eLife, 2014
Cyanogenic glucosides are among the most widespread defense chemicals of plants. Upon plant tissue disruption, these glucosides are hydrolyzed to a reactive hydroxynitrile that releases toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Yet many mite and lepidopteran species
Nicky Wybouw, Wannes Dermauw, Luc Tirry, Christian Stevens, Miodrag Grbić, René Feyereisen, Thomas Van Leeuwen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Photosynthesis is widely distributed among Proteobacteria as demonstrated by the phylogeny of PufLM reaction center proteins

, 2018
Two different photosystems for performing bacteriochlorophyll-mediated photosynthetic energy conversion are employed in different bacterial phyla. Those bacteria employing a photosystem II type of photosynthetic apparatus include the phototrophic purple ...
Imhoff, J., Künzel, S., Rahn, T.
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Phylogeny of Prokaryotes and Chloroplasts Revealed by a Simple Composition Approach on All Protein Sequences from Complete Genomes Without Sequence Alignment [PDF]

, 2005
The complete genomes of living organisms have provided much information on their phylogenetic relationships. Similarly, the complete genomes of chloroplasts have helped to resolve the evolution of this organelle in photosynthetic eukaryotes.
C Lemieux, CR Woese, CR Woese, D Sankoff, DH Moreira, E Chatton, E Mayr, E Pennisi, F Tekaia, FitchWM, GI McFadden, GI McFadden, GW Stuart, GW Stuart, J Adachi, J Las Rivas De, J Lin, J Qi, J Qi, J.Q. Deng, JA Eisen, JD Palmer, JR Brown, K.H. Chu, KH Chu, L.Q. Zhou, M Li, M Turmel, M Turmel, MA Ragan, MW Gray, MW Gray, N Saitou, O Weiss, RF Doolittle, RF Doolittle, RL Charlebois, RS Gupta, S.C. Long, ST Fitz-Gibbon, SV Edwards, V.V. Anh, VL Stirewalt, W Martin, W Martin, W Martin, Z.G. Yu, ZG Yu, ZG Yu, ZG Yu, ZG Yu   +50 more
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A Peptide Nucleic Acid‐Functionalized Heterojunction Thin Film Transistor as a Scalable and Reusable Platform for Label‐Free Detection of MicroRNA

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A miniaturized, label‐free, and enzyme‐free biosensor (miR‐TFT) enables direct electrical detection of microRNA (miRNA) with single‐nucleotide specificity and a detection limit of 0.6 fM. Built on a tri‐channel In2O3/ZnO heterojunction and functionalized with bespoke peptide nucleic acid (PNA) probes, the device is robust, reusable, and compatible with
Wejdan S. Al Ghamdi, Jorge Romero Domínguez, Erol Hasan, Temur Maksudov, Thomas D. Anthopoulos, Dana Alsulaiman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lateral transfer of tetrahymanol-synthesizing genes has allowed multiple diverse eukaryote lineages to independently adapt to environments without oxygen

Biology Direct, 2012
Sterols are key components of eukaryotic cellular membranes that are synthesized by multi-enzyme pathways that require molecular oxygen. Because prokaryotes fundamentally lack sterols, it is unclear how the vast diversity of bacterivorous eukaryotes that
Takishita Kiyotaka, Chikaraishi Yoshito, Leger Michelle M, Kim Eunsoo, Yabuki Akinori, Ohkouchi Naohiko, Roger Andrew J   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exact reconciliation of undated trees [PDF]

, 2014
Reconciliation methods aim at recovering macro evolutionary events and at localizing them in the species history, by observing discrepancies between gene family trees and species trees.
Kelk, Steven, Scornavacca, Celine, van Iersel, Leo   +2 more
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An ex vivo gene therapy approach to treat muscular dystrophy using inducible pluripotent stem cells. [PDF]

, 2013
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a progressive and incurable neuromuscular disease caused by genetic and biochemical defects of the dystrophin-glycoprotein complex.
Borges, Luciene, Chamberlain, Jeffrey S, Darabi, Radbod, Ervasti, James M, Filareto, Antonio, Iacovino, Michelina, Kyba, Michael, Mayerhofer, Timothy, McIvor, R Scott, Parker, Sarah, Perlingeiro, Rita CR, Schaaf, Tory   +11 more
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Multiband Switchable Microwave Absorbing Metamaterials Based on Reconfigurable Kirigami–Origami

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A reconfigurable metamaterial featuring tunable microwave‐absorbing and load‐bearing performance is proposed. Stretchable kirigami and bistable origami configurations are integrated as actuating components, and the synergistic deformation mechanisms are systematically analyzed.
Weimin Ding, Zhong Zhang, Zeang Zhao, Shengyu Duan, Panding Wang, Xiaogang Guo, Hongshuai Lei, Daining Fang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ice Lithography: Recent Progress Opens a New Frontier of Opportunities

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review focuses on recent advancements in ice lithography, including breakthroughs in compatible precursors and substrates, processes and applications, hardware, and digital methods. Moreover, it offers a roadmap to uncover innovation opportunities for ice lithography in fields such as biological, nanoengineering and microsystems, biophysics and ...
Bingdong Chang, Gwendoline A. E. Anand, Rubaiyet Haque, Dylan A. Chiaro, Mona Sharma, Andrew R. Williams, Frank Niklaus, Daryl W. Yee, Gavin M. King, Anpan Han   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source