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Decadal Stability of Red Sea Mangroves

, 2016
Across the Earth, mangroves play an important role in coastal protection, both as nurseries and carbon sinks. However, due to various human and environmental impacts, the coverage of mangroves is declining on a global scale.
Almahasheer, Hanan, Aljowair, Abdulaziz, Irigoien, Xabier, Duarte, Carlos M.   +3 more
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Probiotics reshape the coral microbiome in situ without detectable off-target effects in the surrounding environment

Communications Biology
Beneficial microorganisms for corals (BMCs), or probiotics, can enhance coral resilience against stressors in laboratory trials. However, the ability of probiotics to restructure the coral microbiome in situ is yet to be determined.
Nathalia Delgadillo-Ordoñez, Neus Garcias-Bonet, Inês Raimundo, Francisca C. García, Helena Villela, Eslam O. Osman, Erika P. Santoro, Joao Curdia, Joao G. D. Rosado, Pedro Cardoso, Ahmed Alsaggaf, Adam Barno, Chakkiath Paul Antony, Carolina Bocanegra, Michael L. Berumen, Christian R. Voolstra, Francesca Benzoni, Susana Carvalho, Raquel S. Peixoto   +18 more
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Influence of Technology on Public Administration: Opportunities and Challenges

Journal of Current Social and Political Issues
This study examines the impact of technology on public administration, emphasising both its transformative opportunities and the challenges it presents. In the context of increasing digitisation, the research explores how innovations such as e-governance,
Abdirizak Husein Nor, Ezekiel Ingudia Malenge   +1 more
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Nitrogen fixation and denitrification activity differ between coral- and algae-dominated Red Sea reefs

Scientific Reports, 2021
Coral reefs experience phase shifts from coral- to algae-dominated benthic communities, which could affect the interplay between processes introducing and removing bioavailable nitrogen.
Yusuf C. El-Khaled, Florian Roth, Nils Rädecker, Arjen Tilstra, Denis B. Karcher, Benjamin Kürten, Burton H. Jones, Christian R. Voolstra, Christian Wild   +8 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
wiley   +1 more source

Cross shelf benthic biodiversity patterns in the Southern Red Sea

Scientific Reports, 2017
The diversity of coral reef and soft sediment ecosystems in the Red Sea has to date received limited scientific attention. This study investigates changes in the community composition of both reef and macrobenthic communities along a cross shelf gradient.
Joanne Ellis, Holger Anlauf, Saskia Kürten, Diego Lozano-Cortés, Zahra Alsaffar, Joao Cúrdia, Burton Jones, Susana Carvalho   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Valosin‐containing protein counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura, Shin‐ichi Tate, Kyota Yasuda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Organizing the interface—Plasma membrane architecture and receptor dynamics in virus‐cell interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Plasma membranes contain dynamic nanoscale domains that organize lipids and receptors. Because viruses operate at similar scales, this architecture shapes early infection steps, including attachment, receptor engagement, and entry. Using influenza A virus and HIV‐1 as examples, we highlight how receptor nanoclusters, multivalent glycan interactions ...
Jan Schlegel, Christian Sieben
wiley   +1 more source

Coral reef carbonate budgets and ecological drivers in the central Red Sea – a naturally high temperature and high total alkalinity environment [PDF]

Biogeosciences, 2018
The structural framework provided by corals is crucial for reef ecosystem function and services, but high seawater temperatures can be detrimental to the calcification capacity of reef-building organisms. The Red Sea is very warm, but total alkalinity
A. Roik, A. Roik, T. Röthig, T. Röthig, C. Pogoreutz, V. Saderne, C. R. Voolstra   +6 more
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Residual tail twisting in ascidian larvae is stabilized by asymmetric myofibrils that resist bilateral symmetry restoration

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ascidian Ciona larvae initially show strong clockwise tail twisting, which is largely corrected during development. However, a small residual twist remains. This study shows that organized helical myofibrils in tail muscles mechanically stabilize this residual asymmetry, preventing complete restoration of bilateral symmetry and revealing how embryos ...
Yuki S. Kogure, Misaki K. Nishio, Satoru Okuda, Kohji Hotta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source