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Observation of a shape resonance of the positronium negative ion

Nature Communications, 2016
The Positronium negative ion is formed by two electrons bound to a positron, and experimental investigations of its states and energy levels are difficult due to its short lifetime.
Koji Michishio, Tsuneto Kanai, Susumu Kuma, Toshiyuki Azuma, Ken Wada, Izumi Mochizuki, Toshio Hyodo, Akira Yagishita, Yasuyuki Nagashima   +8 more
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The planar cell polarity protein Vangl2 interacts with the PDZ‐domains of Scribble but not with a unique PDZ‐like domain in Inturned

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Structural and biochemical characterisations show that the planar cell polarity (PCP) protein Inturned harbours a unique PDZ‐like domain that does not bind canonical PDZ‐binding motifs (PBMs) like that of another PCP protein Vangl2. In contrast, the apical‐basal polarity protein Scribble contains four PDZ domains that bind Vangl2, but one PDZ domain ...
Stephan Wilmes, Jan Brysch, Carmen Gelze, Lilli Meier, Daniel Kümmel   +4 more
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RuvC uses dynamic probing of the Holliday junction to achieve sequence specificity and efficient resolution

Nature Communications, 2019
Holliday junctions (HJs) are four-way DNA structures that occur in DNA repair by homologous recombination which are removed by nucleases such as RuvC. Here the authors provide structural and biochemical details on the steps required for the completion of
Karolina Maria Górecka, Miroslav Krepl, Aleksandra Szlachcic, Jarosław Poznański, Jiří Šponer, Marcin Nowotny   +5 more
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Preoperative assessment of cardiovascular risk in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery: the Orion study

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease, 2020
In patients undergoing noncardiac surgery risk indices can estimate patients’ perioperative risk of major cardiovascular complications. The indexes currently in use were derived from observational studies that are now outdated with respect to the current
Giampaolo Scorcu, Annarita Pilleri, Paolo Contu, Pompilio Faggiano, Roberto Floris, Alessandra Mereu, Luisella Pistis, Roberto Sessego, Luigi Valentino, Claudia Sardu   +9 more
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High carrier mobility and strong fluorescence emission: Toward highly sensitive single‐crystal organic phototransistors

Aggregate, 2023
Organic single crystals (OSCs) offer a unique combination of both individual and collective properties of the employed molecules, but it remains highly challenging to achieve OSCs with both high mobilities and strong fluorescence emissions for their ...
Jingwei Tao, Zhaoyang Liu, Dan Liu, Huanli Dong, Jiangbo Jing, Jiaxing Song, Leijing Liu, Bin Xu, Wenjing Tian   +8 more
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Calpain small subunit homodimerization is robust and calcium‐independent

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Calpains dimerize via penta‐EF‐hand (PEF) domains. Using single‐molecule force spectroscopy, we measured the strength and kinetics of PEF–PEF homodimer binding. The interaction is robust, shows a transient conformational step before dissociation, and remains largely insensitive to Ca2+.
Nesha May O. Andoy, Trina Dykstra‐MacPherson, Mathias A. Bell, Peter L. Davies, Ruby May A. Sullan   +4 more
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Differentiation between enamines and tautomerizable imines in the oxidation reaction with TEMPO

Nature Communications, 2018
Tautomerization of imines into enamines is the basis of their similar reactivity; however, minor structural changes may lead to different outcomes. Here, the authors show that the reaction of cyclohexanone and amines in presence of TEMPO affords either α-
Xiaoming Jie, Yaping Shang, Zhe-Ning Chen, Xiaofeng Zhang, Wei Zhuang, Weiping Su   +5 more
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Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
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Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
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Polyphosphate and tyrosine phosphorylation in the N-terminal domain of the human mitochondrial Lon protease disrupts its functions

Scientific Reports
Phosphorylation plays a crucial role in the regulation of many fundamental cellular processes. Phosphorylation levels are increased in many cancer cells where they may promote changes in mitochondrial homeostasis.
Nina Kunová, Gabriela Ondrovičová, Jacob A. Bauer, Veronika Krajčovičová, Matyáš Pinkas, Barbora Stojkovičová, Henrieta Havalová, Veronika Lukáčová, Lenka Kohútová, Július Košťan, Lucia Martináková, Peter Baráth, Jiří Nováček, Sebastian Zoll, Sami Kereïche, Eva Kutejová, Vladimír Pevala   +16 more
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