Crosslinking by ZapD drives the assembly of short FtsZ filaments into toroidal structures in solution [PDF]
eLifeCell division in Escherichia coli relies on the Z ring, a cytoskeletal structure that acts as a scaffold for the assembly of the divisome. To date, the detailed mechanisms underlying the assembly and stabilization of the Z ring remain elusive. This study
Adrián Merino-Salomón +11 more
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Real-world modeling and simulation for the self-organized toroidal packing of a DNA chain [PDF]
Scientific ReportsWe performed experiments to elucidate the conformations of a single centimeter-sized bead chain through the mechanical vertical agitation under different crowding levels mediated by granular spheres.
Satoshi Takatori +6 more
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An adenine model of inborn metabolism errors alters TDP-43 aggregation and reduces its toxicity in yeast revealing insights into protein misfolding diseases [PDF]
Microbial CellTDP-43 is linked to human diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal degeneration (FTD). Expression of TDP-43 in yeast is known to be toxic, cause cells to elongate, form liquid-like aggregates, and inhibit autophagy and ...
Sangeun Park +3 more
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Crystal structure and catalytic mechanism of PL35 family glycosaminoglycan lyases with an ultrabroad substrate spectrum [PDF]
eLifeRecently, a new class of glycosaminoglycan (GAG) lyases (GAGases) belonging to PL35 family has been discovered with an ultrabroad substrate spectrum that can degrade three types of uronic acid-containing GAGs (hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate and ...
Lin Wei +11 more
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Slugs and semi-slugs of the superfamily Helicarionoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) collected in North Vietnam during the 2023 Bulgarian Zoological Expedition, with emphasis on the genus Ostracolethe [PDF]
ZooKeysA list of species of slugs and semi-slugs of the superfamily Helicarionoidea collected in North Vietnam in 2023 is presented. A new species of the genus Ostracolethe Simroth, 1901, Ostracolethe penevi Dedov & Vu, sp. nov., is described, which was
Ivailo Dedov +2 more
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Research Note: Reticulocytes and related erythroid atypia of ducks—indicators of stress or pathology? [PDF]
Poultry Science: Two kinds of reticulocytes, and atypical erythroid cells, were found in the blood of apparently healthy ducks with Wright–Giemsa (W–G) stain. The reticulin of network-type examples (nRtc) is of a large complex (3-D) form.
Paul F. Cotter
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Complete and robust magnetic field confinement by superconductors in fusion magnets [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe fusion created by magnetically confined plasma is a promising clean and essentially unlimited future energy source. However, there are important problems hindering controlled fusion like the imperfect magnetic confinement and the associated plasma ...
Natanael Bort-Soldevila +2 more
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The ring-shaped spatial distribution of the argon excimer, $$\hbox {Ar}_2^{*}$$ Ar 2 ∗ , in the effluent of the kINPen-sci [PDF]
Scientific ReportsSpatially resolved measurements of the argon excimer, $$\hbox {Ar}_2^{*}$$ Ar 2 ∗ , were performed in the effluent of a cold atmospheric plasma jet (CAPJ), the so called kINPen-sci, using cavity ringdown spectroscopy.
Andy S. C. Nave +2 more
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Cryopreservation of bovine sperm causes single-strand DNA breaks that are localized in the toroidal regions of chromatin [PDF]
Journal of Animal Science and BiotechnologyBackground Sperm cryopreservation is widely used in the cattle industry, as it allows for disassociating the localization of sires and the collection of semen from the timing of artificial insemination.
Jordi Ribas-Maynou +3 more
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Size Control of Biomimetic Curved-Edge Vaterite with Chiral Toroid Morphology via Sonochemical Synthesis [PDF]
BiomimeticsThe metastable vaterite polymorph of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) holds significant practical importance, particularly in regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and various personal care products.
Ki Ha Min, Dong Hyun Kim, Seung Pil Pack
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