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Deciphering the late steps of rifamycin biosynthesis

Nature Communications, 2018
The enzymes Rif15 and Rif16 are involved in the late steps of the biosynthesis of rifamycins, a group of antibiotics. Here, the authors characterized these two proteins and found that they catalyse unusual biochemical reactions.
Feifei Qi, Chao Lei, Fengwei Li, Xingwang Zhang, Jin Wang, Wei Zhang, Zhen Fan, Weichao Li, Gong-Li Tang, Youli Xiao, Guoping Zhao, Shengying Li   +11 more
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Bioavailability of pesticides in freshwater sediments [PDF]

, 2007
In ecological risk assessment standardized sediment toxicity tests are used to predict the hazard of chemicals for sediment-living organisms. Feeding is a prerequisite in these long-term tests to avoid starvation of test organisms.
Åkerblom, Nina
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Ecosystem‐Centered Robot Design: Toward Ecoresorbable Sustainability Robots (ESRs)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Robots exploring natural ecosystems can support monitoring and conservation, but must adopt ecosystem‐centered design to avoid pollution, waste, and damage. This review proposes guidelines for co‐designing ecoresorbable sustainability robots (ESRs), uniting materials, robotics, and ecological contexts in a single framework.
Tülin Yılmaz Nayır, Yuan Fang, Consuelo Contreras, Andrew K. Schulz, Florian Hartmann   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The ecology and conservation of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in New Zealand : a thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Ecology at Massey University, Albany, New Zealand [PDF]

, 2016
Historically, little consideration has been given to the occurrence, ecology or conservation of the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in temperate New Zealand. Located geographically at the southern boundary of the distributional range of green turtles in
Godoy, Daniel A
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Unveiling Global Diversity of Patescibacteriota and Functional Interactions with Host Microbes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Patescibacteriota represents a diverse group of ultra‐small epibiotic bacteria, which is largely overlooked. By integrating ribosomal protein S3‐based community profiling with MAG‐based metabolic potential analyses, this study provides new insights into their distribution, diversity, and potential interactions with other bacteria across diverse ...
Yanhan Ji, Xu Liu, Shuai Zhao, Sihan Zhou, Yufan Yang, Ping Zhang, Yu Shi, Wei Qin, Guibing Zhu, Yongguan Zhu, Yanzheng Gao, Jiandong Jiang, Baozhan Wang   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biosynthesis of the highly oxygenated tetracyclic core skeleton of Taxol

Nature Communications
Taxol is a widely-applied anticancer drug that inhibits microtubule dynamics in actively replicating cells. Although a minimum 19-step biosynthetic pathway has been proposed and 16 enzymes likely involved have been characterized, stepwise biosynthetic ...
Chengshuai Yang, Yan Wang, Zhen Su, Lunyi Xiong, Pingping Wang, Wen Lei, Xing Yan, Dawei Ma, Guoping Zhao, Zhihua Zhou   +9 more
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Synthetical evaluation of ecological value of university campuses

International Journal of Engineering, Science and Technology, 2011
In this paper, a reasonable ecological value evaluation system for the ecological environment of a university campus was established based on fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP). The system contains 2 criteria, 13 factors and 55 sub-factors. Using FAHP combined with compiling the Mathematica program, we determined the weights of the criteria and ...
openaire   +3 more sources

A Review on Biodegradable Materials of Sustainable Soft Robotics and Electronics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Biodegradable materials are gaining increasing attention in soft robotics and electronics due to their environmental friendliness, showing great potential for sustainability. In this review, the classification of biodegradable materials, their applications in the field of soft robotics and electronics, as well as the challenges and future prospects ...
Yizhu Xie, Jiaxin Han, Xingyi Dai, Xuyang Zhang, Kangwen Xiao, Junhui Huang, Yajun Cao, Aihua Zhong, Long‐Biao Huang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microenvironment Self‐Adaptive Nanoarmor to Address Adhesion‐ and Colonization‐Related Obstacles in Impaired Intestine Promote Bacteriotherapy Against Parkinson's Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A microenvironment self‐adaptive nanoarmor is developed to effectively address the adhesion‐ and colonization‐related challenges posed by multiple physiological and pathological characteristics in the intestine. L. plantarum@MPN@CS showed significant therapeutic potential in treating Parkinson's disease (PD), a model for extraintestinal disorders, as ...
Limeng Zhu, Yuyu Wu, Yingjie Chen, Xiyi Chen, Xingjie Zan, Yanlong Liu, Wujun Geng   +6 more
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Intercellular Horizontal Transfer of TXNDC5 mRNA via Extracellular Vesicles Contributes to Tumor‐Associated Macrophage‐Mediated Prostate Cancer Metastasis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study investigates the role of M2 macrophage‐derived extracellular vesicles (M2 EVs) in prostate cancer (PCa) metastasis. Mechanistically, M2 EVs horizontally transfer TXNDC5 mRNA to PCa cells, where the molecule induces the mesenchymal‐like state (MLS), enhancing PCa migration and invasion.
Cong Hu, Tianyang Wu, Jiayi Wang, Xinxing Du, Xinrui Wu, Yanhao Dong, Zehong Peng, Penghui Liao, Zirui Guo, Zheyu Liu, Kenneth J Pienta, Yinjie Zhu, Jiahua Pan, Liang Dong, Wei Xue   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source