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Tree-based unrooted nonbinary phylogenetic networks [PDF]

Mathematical Biosciences, 2018
Phylogenetic networks are a generalisation of phylogenetic trees that allow for more complex evolutionary histories that include hybridisation-like processes. It is of considerable interest whether a network can be considered `tree-like' or not, which lead to the introduction of \textit{tree-based} networks in the rooted, binary context.
openaire   +5 more sources

Mechanisms of Aristolochic Acid Resistance in Specialist Butterflies and Evolutionary Insights for Potential Protective Pathways

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The study provides an extreme example of insect adaptation to highly toxic defenses of host plants, and investigates the complex strategies to resist carcinogenic aristolochic acids, including physical isolation, metabolic detoxification, and DNA repair.
Yang Luan, Yubo Zhang, Jingjing Li, Jianqing Zhu, Yuyang Lei, Yushi Hu, Zhenqiang Xin, Tianpei Xie, Jiang Zheng, Yuanyuan Lin, Jingjing Shen, Yiyi Cao, Xinyue You, Jing Xi, Jiaying Wu, Weiying Liu, Xinyu Zhang, Yuanting Zheng, David J. Lohman, Leming Shi, Wei Zhang   +20 more
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Squirrel: Reconstructing Semi-directed Phylogenetic Level-1 Networks from Four-Leaved Networks or Sequence Alignments

bioRxiv
With the increasing availability of genomic data, biologists aim to find more accurate descriptions of evolutionary histories influenced by secondary contact, where diverging lineages reconnect before diverging again.
Niels Holtgrefe, K. Huber, Leo van Iersel, Mark Jones, Samuel Martin, Vincent Moulton   +5 more
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Pan2‐Pan3 Complex‐Mediated Deadenylation Enforces mRNA Quality Control for Infection of the Rice Blast Fungus

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Discovery that deadenylation, rather than transcription, acts as the rate‐limiting step for developmental timing in a plant pathogen. Evidence that P‐body integrity and mRNA decay are mechanistically coupled to rapid cellular differentiation under environmental stress. Identification of Pan2‐Pan3 as a pathogen‐specific “meta‐virulence factor” absent in
Ziwei Lv, Junting Feng, Shenxian Zhou, Zhiguang Qu, Jun Peng, Xiao‐Lin Chen, Deng Chen   +6 more
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Epidermal Cell Dynamics Regulates Rice Lamina Joint Morphogenesis and Leaf Angle Formation through OsZHD1 and OsZHD2 Regulation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The lamina joint determines leaf angle and plant architecture. Xu et al. establish a live‐imaging system for the rice lamina joint and reveal that asymmetric epidermal cell elongation and division between the lateral and medial edges drive leaf angle formation.
Yiru Xu, Heng Zhou, Xiaojiang Wu, Wuyu Cui, Shouling Xu, Xi He, Dan Xiang, Ming Zhou, Xiuqin Rao, Lilan Hong   +9 more
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CsdA‐LaeB Regulatory Hub Contributes to Aspergillus fumigatus Virulence via Fumiquinazoline C Biosynthesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identifies a conserved CsdA‐LaeB hub in Aspergillus fumigatus that regulates secondary metabolite fumiquinazoline C (FqC). Disrupting this hub enhances FqC production and virulence, shedding new light on the post‐transcriptional regulatory logic linking secondary metabolism to pathogenicity and offering alternative strategies for diagnostic ...
Zili Song, Hongjiao Zhang, Leixin Ye, Yuxin Lei, Linqi Wang, Xiao Liu, Nayanna M. Mercado Soto, Nancy P. Keller, Berl R. Oakley, Can Zhao, Michael Bromley, Hongwei Liu, Lei Cai, Koon Ho Wong, Wen‐Bing Yin   +14 more
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Higher‐Level Structural Classification of Pseudomonas Cyclic Lipopeptides through Their Bioactive Conformation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Solution structures of a series of cyclic lipodepsipeptides from Pseudomonas reveal that these specialized metabolites adopt left‐handed alpha helical conformations of only two types, being either ‘stapled’ or ‘catch‐pole’ helix. The particular modular distribution of the biosynthetic gene clusters is found to determine the extent of their conserved ...
Benjámin Kovács, Durga Prasad, Vic De Roo, Matthias Vanheede, Penthip Muangkaew, Annemieke Madder, Monica Höfte, René De Mot, Niels Geudens, José C. Martins   +9 more
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MicrobeDiscover: A Knowledge Graph–Enabled AI Framework for Identifying Microbes for Inorganic Nanomaterial Biosynthesis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Microbial synthesis of nanomaterials (NMs) is eco‐friendly, but the screening of microorganisms is limited by inefficient traditional methods (currently only involving∽400 microorganisms/90 NMs). We propose AI framework MicrobeDiscover, integrating a knowledge graph of microbe‐NM interactions.
Ludi Wang, Hexing Han, Yufeng Liu, Zhiyuan Ning, Yujie Ma, Haidan Wang, Jinling Xu, Qiansheng Huang, Wenjuan Cui, Yuanchun Zhou, Yang Gao, Bin Wang, Yi Du   +12 more
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Systematic Metabolic Engineering and Model‐Guided Optimization for High‐Level Production of L‐Theanine From Xylose in Escherichia Coli

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study is pioneering in constructing the shortest known synthetic pathway for L‐theanine production from xylose within E coli. Through comprehensive metabolic engineering strategies, our engineered strain achieved the highest reported L‐theanine titer from xylose, with a titer of 95.42 g/L, and a yield of 0.55 g/g.
Haolin Han, Boyuan Xue, Guangqi Shan, Meng Meng, Shaojie Wang, Haijia Su   +5 more
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Mitochondrial Transplantation as a Therapeutic Strategy for Inherited Mitochondrial Diseases

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Mitochondrial transplantation (MTx) offers a promising therapeutic avenue for mitochondrial diseases. This review comprehensively evaluates MTx, differentiating its feasibility for mtDNA‐ and nDNA‐based disorders. It examines its potential for genetic correction, alongside inherent limitations, technical challenges, and crucial ethical considerations ...
Parmeshar Singh, Amir Tahavvori, Cyrus E. Kuschner, Blanca B. Espin, Jacob Kazmi, Sofhia V. Ramos, Tai Yin, Kei Hayashida, Kanako Ito‐Hagiwara, Yusuke Endo, Keitaro Yoshioka, Jun Hagiwara, Avijot Sohi, Alisha Oropallo, Ghania Haddad, Timmy Li, Lance B. Becker, Junhwan Kim   +17 more
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