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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Modelling of polar bear populations by the Leslie matrix population model
, 2010 Some general doubts have been voiced regarding the soundness of using a Leslie matrix population projection on polar bear ...
Larsen, Thor, Ugland, Karl I.
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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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Polar bivalves are characterized by high antioxidant defences [PDF]
, 2005 Inevitably, aerobic life leads to the formation of deleterious reactive oxygen species (ROS) which participate in biomolecule oxidation, hence augmenting biomolecule turnover.
Depledge, Michael H. +3 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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, 2010 The International Polar Year (IPY) of 2007–09 was an international scientific enterprise that encompassed all polar regions, and built on the legacies bequeathed by earlier endeavours stretching back to the late 19th century.
Dodds, Klaus
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Further to the death of Sigurd B. Myhre at Camp Abruzzi, Rudolf Island, Franz Josef Land, during the Ziegler Polar Expedition, 16 May 1904 [PDF]
, 2009 In the spring of 1904, during the Ziegler Polar Expedition led by Anthony Fiala, Sigurd B. Myhre, a Norwegian from Trondheim who served on-board the expedition ship America as a fireman, fell ill and died. The papers of Dr George Shorkley, surgeon to the
Capelotti, P.J.
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The Shewanella oneidensis Fic enzyme SoFic targets the switch‐I region of EF‐Tu for AMPylation
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Fic enzymes mediate diverse post‐translational modifications across all domains of life, including AMPylation. Prokaryotic EF‐Tu can be AMPylated and deAMPylated by the conserved Fic enzyme SoFic. Structural and biochemical approaches were used to characterize the effect of AMPylation on EF‐Tu, SoFic's enzymatic activities, and the enzyme‐target ...
Svenja Runge +6 more
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The Chief Editor welcomes you to a free, green Polar Research [PDF]
, 2010 Polar Research is now an open-access journal, freely available to anyone with a computer and connection to the internet. Now readers around the world will have free access to the latest scientific articles on climate, biodiversity, polar history and ...
Goldman, Helle
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A remarkable sample of bird teeth from the palaeo-Arctic Prince Creek Formation of northern Alaska elucidates Late Cretaceous avialan richnessA remarkable sample of bird teeth from the palaeo-arctic Prince Creek Formation of northern Alaska elucidates Late Cretaceous avialan richness [PDF]
Royal Society Open ScienceUnderstanding the taxonomic affinity of putative avialan teeth is essential to assessing the geographic range and richness of Late Cretaceous toothed birds.
Lauren N. Wilson +7 more
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