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Feeling Every Bit of Winter – Distributed Temperature Sensitivity in Vernalization
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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Hydrogen‐Bonded Cholesteric Liquid Crystals—A Modular Approach Toward Responsive Photonic Materials
Advanced Photonics Research, 2022 A supramolecular approach for photonic materials based on hydrogen‐bonded cholesteric liquid crystals is presented. The modular toolbox of low‐molecular‐weight hydrogen‐bond donors and acceptors provides a simple route toward liquid crystalline materials
Florian Malotke +5 more
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Engineering vanilloid-sensitivity into the rat TRPV2 channel
eLife, 2016 The TRPV1 channel is a detector of noxious stimuli, including heat, acidosis, vanilloid compounds and lipids. The gating mechanisms of the related TRPV2 channel are poorly understood because selective high affinity ligands are not available, and the ...
Feng Zhang +8 more
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eLife, 2016 Venom toxins are invaluable tools for exploring the structure and mechanisms of ion channels. Here, we solve the structure of double-knot toxin (DkTx), a tarantula toxin that activates the heat-activated TRPV1 channel. We also provide improved structures
Chanhyung Bae +10 more
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Foods, 2018 The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) evaluates “very hot (>65 °C) beverages” as probably carcinogenic to humans. However, there is a lack of research regarding what temperatures consumers actually perceive as &ldquo ...
Julia Dirler +2 more
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RNA thermosensors facilitate Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae immune evasion.
PLoS Pathogens, 2021 Bacterial meningitis is a major cause of death and disability in children worldwide. Two human restricted respiratory pathogens, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae, are the major causative agents of bacterial meningitis, attributing to ...
Hannes Eichner +6 more
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Crystals, 2021 Photoluminescent liquid crystals (PLLCs) have attracted significant attention owing to their broad applicability in thermosensing and PL switching.
Shigeyuki Yamada +10 more
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Injury Threshold of Oral Contact with Hot Foods and Method for Its Sensory Evaluation
Safety, 2018 Epidemiological studies indicate an increased risk of esophageal cancer from the consumption of very hot foods and beverages. The contact time and the contact temperature are decisive for the risk of injury.
Dirk W. Lachenmeier, Walter Lachenmeier
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mBio, 2019 Environmental awareness is an essential attribute of all organisms. The homeoviscous adaptation system of Bacillus subtilis provides a powerful experimental model for the investigation of stimulus detection and signaling mechanisms at the molecular level.
Pilar Fernández +6 more
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Structural basis for intrinsic thermosensing by the master virulence regulator RovA of Yersinia [PDF]
, 2012 Pathogens often rely on thermosensing to adjust virulence gene expression. In yersiniae, important virulence-associated traits are under the control of the master regulator RovA, which uses a built-in thermosensor to control its activity.
Mendonca, Chriselle +6 more
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