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Mitochondrial damage and cholesterol storage in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells with silencing of UBIAD1 gene expression

Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 2014
Heterozygous mutations in the UBIAD1 gene cause Schnyder corneal dystrophy characterized by abnormal cholesterol and phospholipid deposits in the cornea.
Carlos R. Morales, Lubov S. Grigoryeva, Xuefang Pan, Luigi Bruno, Gilles Hickson, Michael H. Ngo, Christopher R. McMaster, Mark E. Samuels, Alexey V. Pshezhetsky   +8 more
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Umbelliprenin in Food and Medicinal Plants: Phytochemical Occurrence, Biosynthesis, Analytical Approaches, and Biological Activities

Phytochemicals in Food and Medicine, Volume 1, Issue 2, June 2026.
This review provides an extensive and critical synthesis of current knowledge on umbelliprenin, integrating phytochemical, analytical, biological, ecological, and food science perspectives, and identifies priorities for future research. ABSTRACT Umbelliprenin (7‐farnesyloxycoumarin) is an oxyprenylated coumarin that has gained increasing attention in ...
Chiara Collevecchio, Lorenzo Marchetti, Francesco Epifano, Salvatore Genovese, Serena Fiorito   +4 more
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Association mapping for hop cone chemistry and morphology identifies natural beneficial allele stacks

The Plant Genome, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.
Abstract Efforts are underway to increase the efficiency and precision of selection hop (Humulus lupulus L.) breeding using genomics. Little is known, however, about the genetic control of important traits like α‐and β‐acids contents, oil content, and cone morphological characteristics, all of which play an important role in determining the utility and
Shaun J. Clare, Peter Schmuker, Kayla Altendorf   +2 more
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Genetic architecture of phenological, morphological, and phytochemical traits in Cannabis landraces

The Plant Genome, Volume 19, Issue 2, June 2026.
Abstract Despite its long history of cultivation and diverse applications, Cannabis sativa remains underexplored at the genomic level, particularly in landrace populations that harbor untapped genetic diversity. In this study, we investigated the genetic architecture of 145 Iranian cannabis landrace accessions, including both male and female plants ...
Mehdi Babaei, Davoud Torkamaneh
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Deciphering the properties and reaction mechanism of anhydromevalonate phosphate decarboxylase, a prenylated flavin mononucleotide‐dependent enzyme in the archaeal mevalonate pathway

The FEBS Journal, Volume 293, Issue 11, Page 3303-3319, June 2026.
Characterization of anhydromevalonate phosphate decarboxylase, the UbiD‐family decarboxylase involved in the archaeal mevalonate pathway, was conducted. The enzyme is responsible for the biosynthesis of isoprenoids, such as archaeal membrane lipids, respiratory quinones, and dolichols.
Rino Ishikawa, Natsumi Matsushima, Soma Ishimine, Honoka Nakamoto, Hajime Hayakawa, Yoko Yasuno, Tetsuro Shinada, Hiroshi Kawaide, Tomokazu Ito, Hisashi Hemmi   +9 more
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Structure-based engineering increased the catalytic turnover rate of a novel phenazine prenyltransferase. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Prenyltransferases (PTs) catalyze the regioselective transfer of prenyl moieties onto aromatic substrates in biosynthetic pathways of microbial secondary metabolites.
Georg Zocher, Orwah Saleh, Joel B Heim, Dominik A Herbst, Lutz Heide, Thilo Stehle   +5 more
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Constitutive and inducible oleoresin defenses share genetic architectures and mechanisms in Pinus taeda

New Phytologist, Volume 250, Issue 5, Page 2966-2987, June 2026.
Summary The oleoresin defense system of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) protects trees from insects and pathogens and is an important source of renewable biofuels and chemicals, but the genetic basis of oleoresin production is poorly understood. We characterized the genetic architecture of oleoresin flow, resin canal number, stem wood terpene content, and ...
Mallory M. Morgan, Jared Westbrook, Christopher Dervinis, Tania Quesada, Salvador Gezan, Robert Sykes, Timothy S. Johnson, Gabriela Madrid, Matthew Lane, Alice Townsend, Thomas A. Colquhoun, John M. Davis, Daniel Jacobson, Gary F. Peter   +13 more
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Structural and functional insights into TBC1D17 highlight the importance of the previously uncharacterized Rab‐binding domain

Protein Science, Volume 35, Issue 5, May 2026.
Abstract TBC (Tre2/Bub2/Cdc16) domain‐containing proteins constitute the widespread family of GTPase‐activating proteins (GAPs). They interact with the Rab superfamily of small GTPases, stimulate GTP hydrolysis, and regulate vesicle trafficking. TBC1D17, involved in Shiga toxin trafficking, autophagy and glucose metabolism regulation, constitutes an ...
Dominika Nielipińska, Marta Orlikowska, Maciej Nielipiński, Bartosz Sekuła, Katarzyna M. Błażewska, Edyta Gendaszewska‐Darmach, Agnieszka J. Pietrzyk‐Brzezińska   +6 more
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Inhibition of liver prenyltransferase by citronellyl and geranyl phosphonate and phosphonylphosphate.

Journal of Lipid Research, 1985
Citronellyl- and geranylphosphonic acids and the corresponding phosphonylphosphates were made and tested as inhibitors of liver prenyltransferase. Kinetic analysis showed that citronellyl- and geranylphosphonylphosphate were powerful inhibitors of the ...
G Popják, C Hadley
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A Novel Dual‐Target Compound Designed With Potent Herbicidal and Fungicidal Activity Inspired by Conserved Phytoene Synthase Domains

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 24, Issue 5, Page 2903-2913, May 2026.
ABSTRACT The development of dual‐target inhibitors represents a cost‐effective strategy for integrated pest management. Here, we report the first dual‐target inhibitors designed against the evolutionarily conserved domain of phytoene synthase (PSY), a key enzyme in carotenoid biosynthesis.
Di Zhang, Liang Li, Chunxue Wang, Nuo Zhou, Zhilei Yu, Tianyi Shen, Baifan Wang, Qiang Bian, Dejun Ma, Yucheng Gu, Han Xu, Zhen Xi   +11 more
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