Commensal to pathogen switch in Streptococcus pneumoniae is influenced by a thermosensing master regulator. [PDF]
PLoS PathogensOpportunistic pathogens switch from a commensal to pathogenic state by sensing and responding to a variety of environmental cues, including temperature fluctuations.
Shruti Apte +12 more
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Is thermosensing property of RNA thermometers unique? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 A large number of studies have been dedicated to identify the structural and sequence based features of RNA thermometers, mRNAs that regulate their translation initiation rate with temperature.
Premal Shah, Michael A Gilchrist
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A multisensor high-temperature signaling framework for triggering daytime thermomorphogenesis in Arabidopsis [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe phytochrome B (phyB) photoreceptor and EARLY FLOWERING 3 (ELF3) are two major plant thermosensors that monitor high temperatures primarily at night. However, high temperatures naturally occur during the daytime; the mechanism of daytime thermosensing
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Feeling Every Bit of Winter – Distributed Temperature Sensitivity in Vernalization [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Temperature intrinsically influences all aspects of biochemical and biophysical processes. Organisms have therefore evolved strategies to buffer themselves against thermal perturbations.
Rea L. Antoniou-Kourounioti +3 more
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Photosensing and Thermosensing by Phytochrome B Require Both Proximal and Distal Allosteric Features within the Dimeric Photoreceptor [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2017 Phytochromes (Phys) encompass a diverse collection of bilin-containing photoreceptors that help plants and microorganisms perceive light through photointerconversion between red light (Pr) and far-red light (Pfr)-absorbing states.
E. Sethe Burgie +8 more
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The Ionotropic Receptors IR21a and IR25a mediate cool sensing in Drosophila [PDF]
eLife, 2016 Animals rely on highly sensitive thermoreceptors to seek out optimal temperatures, but the molecular mechanisms of thermosensing are not well understood.
Lina Ni +8 more
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Evidence that the TRPV1 S1-S4 membrane domain contributes to thermosensing [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 The TRPV1 ion channel is a heat-sensing receptor that is also activated by vanilloid compounds, but the molecular underpinnings of thermosensing have remained elusive.
Minjoo Kim +7 more
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Dual Minimization of Spectrum Overlap for High-Sensitivity, High-Temperature Sensing [PDF]
SensorsMinimizing the spectrum overlaps of energy transfer (ET) is necessary but not sufficient for achieving high-sensitivity film thermosensing. Herein we have designed two blue emitters of DBA-BPAc and Z-DBABH exhibiting blue and bluish-green emissions ...
Xiaoheng Xu +5 more
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Thermosensory Roles of G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Other Cellular Factors in Animals. [PDF]
BioessaysRecent studies have revealed GPCR functions in temperature sensation. This article introduces dual thermosensing via GPCRs and TRP channels associated with the intracellular signaling components and cellular factors such as lipid interactions and pH changes, highlighting the complexity of the temperature sensing mechanism.
Ohnishi K, Sokabe T.
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Sex difference in thermal preference of adult mice does not depend on presence of the gonads [PDF]
Biology of Sex Differences, 2017 Background The thermoneutral zone (TNZ) is a species-specific range of ambient temperature (T a), at which mammals can maintain a constant body temperature with the lowest metabolic rate. The TNZ for an adult mouse is between 26 and 34 °C. Interestingly,
Kasiphak Kaikaew +4 more
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