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Evaluating the effect of γ‐oryzanol on MASLD pathology using a medaka fish model

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study explores a liver disease called MASLD, which is increasing worldwide and can lead to serious damage. Researchers used medaka fish instead of rodents to test a food compound, γ‐oryzanol. Fish fed this compound had less liver fat and healthier gut bacteria.
Yukako Ito, Haduki Asano, Ayano Ueki, Joe Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Kamei, Hayato Tokumoto, Ayaka Yazawa, Shigeki Kamitani   +7 more
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Disentangling the fundamental branching patterns of phylogenetic divergence to refine eco‐phylogenetic analyses [PDF]

, 2019
Aim: Previous studies have shown that phylogenetic divergence (i.e. the average phylogenetic displacement between species in a community) is highly sensitive to the underlying branching patterns of phylogenies, suggesting that there is a need to ...
Rafael Molina‐Venegas, Hemp, Andreas, Markus Fischer, Andreas Hemp, Fischer, Markus, Molina-Venegas, Rafael   +5 more
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Avidin is evolutionarily conserved in fish but dispensable for development and resistance against Streptococcus agalactiae in zebrafish

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The presence of biotin‐binding avidin proteins in fish and their biological significance are poorly characterized. We cataloged fish avidins and demonstrate that they are widely present and evolutionarily conserved. We created avd knockout zebrafish and show that zebavidin is dispensable for development and that resistance of avd knockout embryos in ...
Anni K. Saralahti, Markus J. T. Ojanen, Mataleena Parikka, Otto Kauko, Mika Rämet, Vesa P. Hytönen   +5 more
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When monophyly is not enough: Exclusivity as the key to defining a phylogenetic species concept [PDF]

, 2009
A natural starting place for developing a phylogenetic species concept is to examine monophyletic groups of organisms. Proponents of "the" Phylogenetic Species Concept fall into one of two camps.
Velasco, Joel, Velasco, Joel D.
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Phylogenetic Niche Conservatism, Phylogenetic Signal and the Relationship between Phylogenetic Relatedness and Ecological Similarity among Species

, 2008
Ecologists are increasingly adopting an evolutionary perspective, and in recent years, the idea that closely related species are ecologically similar has become widespread. In this regard, phylogenetic signal must be distinguished from phylogenetic niche
Jonathan B. Losos, Losos, Jonathan
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Phylogenetic relationships of the Wolbachia of nematodes and arthropods [PDF]

, 2006
Wolbachia are well known as bacterial symbionts of arthropods, where they are reproductive parasites, but have also been described from nematode hosts, where the symbiotic interaction has features of mutualism.
Katelyn Fenn, Holroyd, Nancy E., Michael A Quail, Jones, Martin, Martin Jones, Blaxter, Mark, Quail, Michael A., Parkhill, Julian, Mark Blaxter, Nancy E Holroyd, Fenn, Katelyn, Conlon, Claire, Claire Conlon, Julian Parkhill   +13 more
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Structural and biochemical insights into the thermostable esterase Ta0887 from Thermoplasma acidophilum

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In this study, a novel esterase from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum was biochemically and structurally characterized. Our results demonstrate that Ta0887 is a highly thermostable esterase that preferentially hydrolyzes p‐nitrophenyl hexanoate and possesses an α‐helical cap domain that likely contributes to its substrate ...
Alejandro Delgado‐Rey, Miriam Livier Llamas‐García, Gabriela M. Montero‐Morán, Leticia Santos, Samuel Lara‐González   +4 more
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Shallow tillage mitigates plant competition by increasing diversity and altering plant community assembly process

Frontiers in Plant Science
IntroductionUnderstanding how human activities affect biodiversity is needed to inform systemic policies and targets for achieving sustainable development goals.
Zihao Li, Zihao Li, Jirong Qiao, Zhuofan Li, Xiaowei Gao, Guangyu Hong, Haifeng Yang, Ercha Hu, Ercha Hu, Chenming Liu, Xiaojiang Wang, Guanzhi Liu, Runhong Gao   +12 more
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Testing robustness of relative complexity measure method constructing robust phylogenetic trees for Galanthus L. Using the relative complexity measure [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Most phylogeny analysis methods based on molecular sequences use multiple alignment where the quality of the alignment, which is dependent on the alignment parameters, determines the accuracy of the resulting trees.
Sırrı Yüzbaşıoğlu, Taşçı Nivart, O Uğur Sezerman, Bakis, Yasin, Yuzbasioglu, Sirri, Neş’e Bilgin, Sezerman O Uğur, Cem Meydan, Yasin Bakış, Bakış Yasin, Sezerman, Uğur, Taşçı, Nivart, Bilgin, Nes'e, Bilgin, Neşe, Yüzbaşıoğlu, Sırrı, Meydan Cem, Bakış, Yasin, Otu Hasan H, Sezerman, O. Ugur, Meydan, Cem, Yüzbaşıoğlu Sırrı, Otu, Hasan H., Hasan H Otu, Nivart Taşçı, Tasci, Nivart, Bilgin Neş’e   +25 more
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A minimal cellulosome‐like system in Cellulosilyticum lentocellum

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Cellulose‐degrading bacteria typically use cellulosomes, large multi‐enzyme complexes on a scaffold protein. In Cellulosilyticum lentocellum, we characterise a far smaller arrangement, a single scaffold bound to one cellulase through a single cohesin‐dockerin interaction.
John Allan, Amias Alstrom‐Moore, Gary W Black   +2 more
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