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Functional comparison of EncB and EncC cargo proteins in iron storage within the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin

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, Thomas Walther, Egbert Hoiczyk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agricultural Drone-Based Variable-Rate N Application for Regulating Wheat Protein Content

Drones
Implementing a variable-rate application (VRA) of fertilization based on real-time crop growth status reduces costs and enhances work efficiency. However, the technical challenges associated with obtaining accurate growth-distribution maps and applying ...
Senlin Guan, Yumi Shimazaki, Kimiyasu Takahashi, Hitoshi Kato, Koichiro Fukami, Shuichi Watanabe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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, Jacob J. Whittaker, Dirk J. Slotboom, Albert Guskov   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome scan of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera for genetic variation associated with crop rotation tolerance [PDF]

, 2007
Crop rotation has been a valuable technique for control of Diabrotica virgifera virgifera for almost a century. However, during the last two decades, crop rotation has ceased to be effective in an expanding area of the US corn belt.
Sappington, Thomas, Ciosi, Marc, Ciosi, M., Guillemaud, T., Sappington, T.W., Spencer, J.L., Miller, N.J., Ratcliffe, Susan T., Guillemaud, Thomas, Miller, Nicholas, Miller, N. J., Sappington, Thomas W., Spencer, J. L., Ratcliffe, S. T., Ratcliffe, Susan, Ratcliffe, S.T.   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Viscosity and Vortex Formation in a Liquid Placed in A Rotating Cylindrical Vessel

East European Journal of Physics, 2020
The free fall of steel balls of different diameters in viscous liquids placed in a cylindrical vessel at rest or rotating at a constant rate as well as the vortex generation in a liquid rotating in a cylindrical vessel were experimentally studied.
Oksana L. Andrieieva, Leonid A. Bulavin, Igor N. Kudriavtsev, Roman S. Sokolenko, Victor I. Tkachenko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structures of mycobacterial 3‐methylcrotonyl‐CoA carboxylase reveal carrier‐domain translocation between catalytic sites

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, Bogdan I. Florea, Sebastian Geibel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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, Vivian Pogenberg, Alexander Baumgart, Bente Siebels, Hartmut Schlüter, Michael Hecht‐Bucher, Aymelt Itzen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Defective wing development in black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) - case report

Veterinární Medicína, 2003
In 2000-2001 juvenile individuals of black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus) were repeatedly found in a Nadeje fishpond system in the Trebon Basin Area that were incapable of flying, with deformed wings.
J. Rajchard, V. Rajchard
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial molecular machines and motors—Design and control of nanoscale motion

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Molecules are constantly moving because of thermal fluctuations, but random motion alone cannot be exploited to perform directional tasks. Artificial molecular machines use chemical, electrical, or light energy to bias this motion. Molecular shuttles, rotary motors, and supramolecular pumps illustrate how nanoscale movement can be controlled and ...
Leonardo Andreoni, Alberto Credi
wiley   +1 more source

A simple novel technique for closure of simple and complex pilonidal sinus with either simple (tongueshaped) or bilobed rotation fl ap

Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2007
Background:Pilonidal sinus is a common disease in young adults that carries high postoperative morbidity and patients′ discomfort; controversy still exists regarding the best surgical technique for the treatment of the disease.
M.S. Awad Mohamed, Tolba Mohamed, H. Gharib Osama   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source