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The planar cell polarity protein Vangl2 interacts with the PDZ‐domains of Scribble but not with a unique PDZ‐like domain in Inturned

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Structural and biochemical characterisations show that the planar cell polarity (PCP) protein Inturned harbours a unique PDZ‐like domain that does not bind canonical PDZ‐binding motifs (PBMs) like that of another PCP protein Vangl2. In contrast, the apical‐basal polarity protein Scribble contains four PDZ domains that bind Vangl2, but one PDZ domain ...
Stephan Wilmes, Jan Brysch, Carmen Gelze, Lilli Meier, Daniel Kümmel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Disentangling the Effects of Climate and Land Uses on Small Mammals in Agroecosystems of NE Spain

Diversity
We analyzed the two main drivers (climate and land uses) shaping the composition of small mammal communities at 16 localities situated in the confluence of the Mediterranean and Eurosiberian regions (Barcelona, Spain).
Ignasi Torre, Andrés Requejo, Antoni Arrizabalaga, Jordi Baucells   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diets of four snake species in South Korean mountain forests

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2022
Understanding snake prey breadth, within forest ecosystems, may elucidate their ecological role. We determined the prey items of 35 individuals of four snake species (11 through induced regurgitation analysis and 24 through molecular fecal analysis ...
WooJin Choi, Jaejin Park, Jongsun Kim, Min Seock Do, Shin-Jae Rhim, Alejandro Grajal-Puche, Daesik Park   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

An isoform of 14‐3‐3 protein regulates transbilayer lipid movement at the plasma membrane

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Loss of 14‐3‐3ζ in CHO cells confers resistance to exogenous phosphatidylserine (PS) and impairs endocytosis‐independent inward flip‐flop of fluorescent PS at the plasma membrane. RNAi‐mediated knockdown reproduces this defect, while no additive effect is seen in ATP11C‐deficient cells.
Akiko Yamaji‐Hasegawa, Akira Hattori, Masafumi Tsujimoto, Toshihide Kobayashi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing bone health evaluation in Hermann’s tortoises (Testudo hermanni) using spectral detector computed tomography

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionMetabolic bone disease (MBD) is a common disorder in captive chelonians. Early diagnosis is challenging due to non-specific clinical signs, normal blood values in early stages, and limited sensitivity of radiographs.
A. Hörmann, J. Hetterich, T. Neubert, G. Campbell, K. Merhof, M. Pees   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The ubiquitin ligase RNF115 is required for the clearance of damaged lysosomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Upon lysosomal rupture, an E3 ubiquitin ligase RNF115 translocates from the cytosol to the damaged lysosomal membrane. Moreover, RNF115 depletion impairs the clearance of damaged lysosomes, identifying it as a key regulator of lysosomal quality control.
Sae Nakanaga, Toshiki Takahashi, Akiko Kuma, Hiroyuki Kawahara   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Changing land cover and small mammal habitats: Implications for landscape ecological integrity

Environmental Challenges, 2022
This paper adds to the landscape ecological integrity (LEI) literature by emphasising the need to move beyond the assumption of a linear relationship between fragmentation metrics and ecological integrity.
Adams Osman, Simon Mariwah, David Oscar Yawson, Gerald Atampugre   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Come out of Your Shell—A Comparative Pilot Study for Teaching the Central Plastrotomy in Chelonians Using a 3D-Printed Simulator and a Virtual 3D Simulation

Animals
A pilot study was conducted with 5th–8th semester students comparing a 3D-printed simulator and a virtual 3D simulation. This study’s aim was the comparison of these two resources in three different settings.
Marie-Therese Knoll, Andrea Tipold, Michael Pees, Sandra Wissing, Johannes Hetterich   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Temporal and spatial changes in small mammal communities in a disturbed mountain forest

Folia Oecologica, 2022
In 2005–2016, we investigated a secondary succession of small mammal communities in forest ecosystems in High Tatras (Slovakia) disturbed by windstorm and fire.
Hlôška Ladislav, Saniga Miroslav, Chovancová Gabriela, Chovancová Barbara, Homolová Zuzana   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Numerical Response of Owls to the Dampening of Small Mammal Population Cycles in Latvia

Life, 2023
Strong numerical and functional responses of owls to voles in cyclic environments are well known. However, there is insufficient knowledge from the boreonemoral region in particular, with depleted populations of small mammals.
Andris Avotins, Andris Avotins, Viesturs Ķerus, Ainars Aunins   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source