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A plethora of Plasmodium species in wild apes: a source of human infection? [PDF]

, 2011
Recent studies of captive and wild-living apes in Africa have uncovered evidence of numerous new Plasmodium species, one of which was identified as the immediate precursor of human Plasmodium falciparum.
Paul M. Sharp, Beatrice H. Hahn, Peeters, Martine, Rayner, J. C., Hahn, Beatrice H., Liu, W. M., Weimin Liu, Rayner, Julian C., Sharp, Paul M., Sharp, P. M., Julian C. Rayner, Hahn, B. H., Liu, Weimin, Martine Peeters   +13 more
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A high-quality chromosome-level genome assembly of herbaceous bamboo species Lithachne pauciflora

Scientific Data
Lithachne pauciflora is a herbaceous bamboo species characterized by its short height, low degree of lignification, and dimorphic florets, making it a special model for studying the key trait evolution in bamboo.
Ke-Cheng Qian, Jun-Feng Liu, Yang Yang, Cen Guo, Zhen-Hua Guo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolution‐guided yeast complementation reveals functional differences in human PSPH variants

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Ancient genomes can help guide which human genetic variants are tested experimentally. This study applies that idea to PSPH, a gene involved in serine biosynthesis, and uses high‐throughput yeast complementation to compare variant function. The findings reveal measurable differences among selected alleles and illustrate the value of evolution‐guided ...
Mauricio Campa‐Álvarez, Diana Ascencio, Miguel Vallebueno‐Estrada, Eduardo González‐Orozco, Christian Eduardo Martínez‐Guerrero, Rafael Montiel, Alexander DeLuna   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: Exchanges of economic plants along the land silk road

BMC Plant Biology, 2023
Guangyan Wang, Qian Chen, Ya Yang, Yuanwen Duan, Yongping Yang   +4 more
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Positive selection and relaxed purifying selection contribute to rapid evolution of male-biased genes in a dioecious flowering plant

eLife
Sex-biased genes offer insights into the evolution of sexual dimorphism. Sex-biased genes, especially those with male bias, show elevated evolutionary rates of protein sequences driven by positive selection and relaxed purifying selection in animals ...
Lei Zhao, Wei Zhou, Jun He, De-Zhu Li, Hong-Tao Li   +4 more
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Purification and preparation of Marchantia polymorpha Auxin Response Factor 2 for phase separation studies

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We describe detailed protocols for the purification and preparation of Marchantia polymorpha Auxin Response Factor 2 (MpARF2). This protein is fused to an MBP solubility tag and an mNG fluorescent tag and is purified from Escherichia coli. The presented procedures make it possible to study MpARF2 assemblies, which could arise from phase separation ...
Bas Janssen, Robin Romein, Willy A. M. van den Berg, Simon Lindhoud, Jan Willem Borst, Carlo P. M. van Mierlo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary Character of Alternative Splicing in Plants

Bioinformatics and Biology Insights, 2015
Alternative splicing (AS) is one of the most important ways to enhance the functional diversity of genes. Huge amounts of data have been produced by microarray, expressed sequence tag, and RNA-seq, and plenty of methods have been developed specifically ...
Chengjun Zhang, Hong Yang, Huizhao Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Avidin is evolutionarily conserved in fish but dispensable for development and resistance against Streptococcus agalactiae in zebrafish

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The presence of biotin‐binding avidin proteins in fish and their biological significance are poorly characterized. We cataloged fish avidins and demonstrate that they are widely present and evolutionarily conserved. We created avd knockout zebrafish and show that zebavidin is dispensable for development and that resistance of avd knockout embryos in ...
Anni K. Saralahti, Markus J. T. Ojanen, Mataleena Parikka, Otto Kauko, Mika Rämet, Vesa P. Hytönen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural and biochemical insights into the thermostable esterase Ta0887 from Thermoplasma acidophilum

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
In this study, a novel esterase from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum was biochemically and structurally characterized. Our results demonstrate that Ta0887 is a highly thermostable esterase that preferentially hydrolyzes p‐nitrophenyl hexanoate and possesses an α‐helical cap domain that likely contributes to its substrate ...
Alejandro Delgado‐Rey, Miriam Livier Llamas‐García, Gabriela M. Montero‐Morán, Leticia Santos, Samuel Lara‐González   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiple Glacial Refugia and Complex Postglacial Dynamics of Primula sikkimensis (Primuaceae) in the Heterogeneous Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

Ecology and Evolution
The Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau (QTP) is a global biodiversity hotspot where Quaternary climatic oscillations profoundly shaped the evolution of endemic alpine flora.
Hua‐Ying Sun, Yu‐Ting He, Zhi‐Hua Zeng, Yuan‐Mi Wu, Li Zhong, Qing‐Hong Feng, Hui‐Ying Gong, Xin Wang, Hong Wang, Zhi‐Kun Wu, Wei Zhou   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source