FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Encapsulins are protein nanocompartments that play an important role in iron storage. In the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin system, two cargo proteins called EncB and EncC contribute to iron mineralization. Here, we show that EncB and EncC generate iron‐containing minerals with distinct chemical compositions, suggesting that the composition of stored ...
Harry B. McDowell +2 more
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A Model of Partnership Formation with Friction and Multiple Criteria [PDF]
We present a model of partnership formation based on two discrete character traits. There are two classes of individual. Each individual observes a sequence of potential partners from the other class.
Stephen Kinsella, David M. Ramsey
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Mate Choice in Western Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) in Response to Virtual Mates: A Method for the Investigation of Fish Mate Choice Using Maya 3D Simulation Technology. [PDF]
Animals (Basel)Feng B, Chen L, Huang L, Li J, Liu K.
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Structural and biochemical analysis of a B12 superbinder
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.BtuG proteins are vitamin B12 scavengers in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a dominant human gut bacterium. We present crystal structures of three BtuG homologs bound to cobalamin and its precursor cobinamide, revealing picomolar binding affinities, among the highest known for any natural protein.
Jose M. Martinez Felices +3 more
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Territorial-sneaker games with non-uniform interactions and female mate choice. [PDF]
Behav EcolSherratt TN +9 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Mycobacterial 3‐methylcrotonyl‐CoA carboxylase uses a mobile biotin‐carrying domain to shuttle a carboxyl group between two catalytic sites, enabling carboxylation of 3‐methylcrotonyl‐CoA during leucine breakdown. Cryo‐electron microscopy captures the carrier at both sites and reveals an inward loop movement that may prevent futile rebinding to the ...
Ajit Yadav +2 more
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Urban sensory conditions alter rival interactions and mate choice in urban and forest túngara frogs. [PDF]
Behav EcolSmit JAH +4 more
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Correction: Zhou et al. (2025). Financial Status of Model, Target, and Observer Modulates Mate Choice Copying and the Mediating Effect of Personality. Behavioral Sciences, 15(10), 1324. [PDF]
Behav Sci (Basel)Zhou G, Ma S, Wu D.
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Commentary: "Hearing, touching, and multisensory integration during mate choice" - Sex, Drugs and Leather Jackets. [PDF]
Front Neural Circuits, 2022 Quintana GR.
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
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