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Discovery of an ene-reductase for initiating flavone and flavonol catabolism in gut bacteria

Nature Communications, 2021
Flavonoids are abundant polyphenols in plants but it is not well understood how their metabolism is initiated by microbes in the human gut. Here, the authors identify and characterise an ene-reductase from the gut bacterium, Flavonifractor plautii ATCC ...
Gaohua Yang, Sen Hong, Pengjie Yang, Yuwei Sun, Yong Wang, Peng Zhang, Weihong Jiang, Yang Gu   +7 more
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Evaluating the effect of γ‐oryzanol on MASLD pathology using a medaka fish model

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study explores a liver disease called MASLD, which is increasing worldwide and can lead to serious damage. Researchers used medaka fish instead of rodents to test a food compound, γ‐oryzanol. Fish fed this compound had less liver fat and healthier gut bacteria.
Yukako Ito, Haduki Asano, Ayano Ueki, Joe Sakamoto, Yasuhiro Kamei, Hayato Tokumoto, Ayaka Yazawa, Shigeki Kamitani   +7 more
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CRISPR-Cpf1 assisted genome editing of Corynebacterium glutamicum

Nature Communications, 2017
Corynebacterium glutamicum is an important industrial microbe, however it has proven difficult to genetically engineer using Cas9 from Streptococcus pyogenes.
Yu Jiang, Fenghui Qian, Junjie Yang, Yingmiao Liu, Feng Dong, Chongmao Xu, Bingbing Sun, Biao Chen, Xiaoshu Xu, Yan Li, Renxiao Wang, Sheng Yang   +11 more
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Synthetic soils for ecological and synthetic biology applications

FEMS Microbiology Reviews
Abstract Soils are heterogeneous and dynamic systems characterized by complex physical, chemical, and biological interactions. Understanding these interactions is critical, as they influence plant productivity, global biogeochemical cycles, and ecosystem resilience.
Jack Orebaugh, Alyssa A Carrell, Larry M York, Melissa A Cregger, Ilenne Del Valle Kessra   +4 more
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Recycling of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys: Fundamental and Technological Aspects of a Vacuum Induction Melting Processing Route

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The present study investigates recycling of NiTi shape memory alloys via vacuum induction melting. An ingot was synthesized from elemental Ni and Ti and subjected to three subsequent remelting cycles. Remelting increases process durations and impurity levels and adversely affects microstructures and functional properties.
Sakia Sophia Noorzayee, Son Tung Mai, Sarath Menon, Braulio Gadiel Sánchez Ortega, Ralf Drautz, Alexander Kauffmann, Gunther Eggeler, Jan Frenzel   +7 more
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Biomass Native Structure Into Functional Carbon‐Based Catalysts for Fenton‐Like Reactions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study indicates that eight biomasses with 2D flaky and 1D acicular structures influence surface O types, morphology, defects, N doping, sp2 C, and Co nanoparticles loading in three series of carbon, N‐doped carbon, and cobalt/graphitic carbon. This work identifies how these structural factors impact catalytic pathways, enhancing selective electron
Wenjie Tian, Jingkai Lin, Zhihao Tian, Selusiwe Ncube, Huayang Zhang, Emiliano Cortés, Hongqi Sun, Shaobin Wang   +7 more
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A cryo-EM structure of KTF1-bound polymerase V transcription elongation complex

Nature Communications, 2023
De novo DNA methylation in plants relies on transcription of RNA polymerase V (Pol V) along with KTF1, which produce long non-coding RNAs for recruitment and assembly of the DNA methylation machinery.
Hong-Wei Zhang, Kun Huang, Zhan-Xi Gu, Xiao-Xian Wu, Jia-Wei Wang, Yu Zhang   +5 more
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Formate as a supplementary substrate facilitates sugar metabolism and solvent production by Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052

Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology, 2023
Microbial utilization and conversion of organic one-carbon compounds, such as formate and methanol that can be easily produced from CO2, has emerged as an attractive approach for biorefinery.
Ran Zhao, Wenyue Dong, Chen Yang, Weihong Jiang, Jinzhong Tian, Yang Gu   +5 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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VOLATILE -MEDIATED EFFECTS PREDOMINATE IN PARABURKHOLDERIA PHYTOFIRMANS GROWTH PROMOTION AND SALT STRESS TOLERANCE OF ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2016
Abiotic stress has a growing impact on plant growth and agricultural activity worldwide. Specific plant growth promoting rhizobacteria have been reported to stimulate growth and tolerance to abiotic stress in plants, and molecular mechanisms like ...
Thomas Ledger, Thomas Ledger, Thomas Ledger, Sandy Rojas, Tania Timmermann, Tania Timmermann, Tania Timmermann, Ignacio Pinedo, María Josefina Poupin, María Josefina Poupin, María Josefina Poupin, Tatiana Garrido, Pablo Richter, Javier Tamayo, Raúl Donoso, Raúl Donoso, Raúl Donoso   +16 more
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