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Gene turnover in the common ancestor of all C4 grasses

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Understanding how plants evolve more efficient photosynthesis is important in a warming world where improving crop productivity and resilience is a global priority. By generating the first reference genomes for an early‐diverging group of grasses called the Aristidoideae, we were able to reconstruct the genetic makeup of the last common ancestor of all
Lara Pereira, Ahmed S. Alenazi, Sahr Mian, Ilia J. Leitch, Pascal‐Antoine Christin, Colin P. Osborne, Luke T. Dunning   +6 more
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Almond Shell‐Derived Cellulosic Microfibres: Extraction, Characterisation and Applications in Sustainable Paper‐Based Packaging

Packaging Technology and Science, EarlyView.
Cellulosic microfibres were extracted from almond shells using organosolv, soda and kraft processes, and comprehensive physicochemical, surface, thermal and morphological characterisation demonstrated their strong potential as sustainable fillers for paper‐based packaging application. ABSTRACT This study develops pathways for the valorisation of almond
Lokesh Kumar, Sachin Agate, T. Edwin Freeman, Preeti Tyagi, Lokendra Pal   +4 more
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Deciphering Branched Galactomannan Structures via Multistage Ion Mobility MS and MSn Fragmentation (Multistage IMSn)

Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rationale Hemicelluloses are abundant carbohydrate components in plant cell walls. They play a crucial structural role in binding cellulose microfibrils, in addition to other biological functions. Their high structural variability directly influences their biological properties, making it important to establish a structure–function ...
Rania Benazza, Mathieu Fanuel, Hélène Rogniaux, David Ropartz   +3 more
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Advancements and Challenges in Second‐ and Third‐Generation Biofuels: A Comparative Analysis of Lignocellulosic and Algal Feedstocks

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Advanced biofuels derived from nonfood biomass are increasingly recognized as strategic components of low‐carbon energy systems, particularly for sectors where direct electrification remains difficult. Second‐generation biofuels from lignocellulosic residues and third‐generation biofuels from algal and aquatic biomass offer complementary ...
Majid Saidi, Amirreza Ahmadbozorgi
wiley   +1 more source

BdGT43B2 functions in xylan biosynthesis and is essential for seedling survival in Brachypodium distachyon

Plant Direct, 2020
Xylan is the predominant hemicellulose in the primary cell walls of grasses, but its synthesis and interactions with other wall polysaccharides are complex and incompletely understood.
Deborah L. Petrik, Theodora Tryfona, Paul Dupree, Charles T. Anderson   +3 more
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Russian wheat aphid: a model for genomic plasticity and a challenge to breeders

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Invasive foundress finds suitable habitat and reproduces through pathogenesis. Wingless females produce life offspring quickly, which leads to high population densities. High population densities result in competition, which may induce epigenetic changes and wing development for dispersal.
Astrid Jankielsohn, Vicky L. Tolmay, Marlon‐Schylor Luke le Roux, Lintle Mohase, Mpho S. Mafa, Vittorio F. Nicolis, Eduard Venter, Nicolaas Francois Visser Burger, Anna‐Maria Botha   +8 more
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A novel thermostable GH10 xylanase with activities on a wide variety of cellulosic substrates from a xylanolytic Bacillus strain exhibiting significant synergy with commercial Celluclast 1.5 L in pretreated corn stover hydrolysis

Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2019
Background Cellulose and hemicellulose are the two largest components in lignocellulosic biomass. Enzymes with activities towards cellulose and xylan have attracted great interest in the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass, since they have potential
Kui Wang, Ruoting Cao, Meiling Wang, Qibin Lin, Ruoting Zhan, Hui Xu, Sidi Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural and thermodynamic analyses of a novel β‐1,2‐glucan binding mode in the ABC transporter solute‐binding protein Chy400_4166 from Chloroflexus aurantiacus

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Cyclic β‐1,2‐glucan (CβG)‐associated solute‐binding protein of type I ABC transporter was originally identified in Chloroflexus aurantiacus, a phototrophic bacterium. Crystal structures in complex with CβGs revealed unique binding modes that are fundamentally distinct from that of the short β‐1,2‐glucooligosaccharides‐binding protein.
Kazuya Kato, Tatsuya Kaneko, Rintaro Hirayama, Nobukiyo Tanaka, Hiroyuki Nakai, Hidetaka Torigoe, Masahiro Nakajima   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cryo‐EM structure of GH43 β‐Xylosidase from Enterobacter cloacae provides insights into substrate specificity and the role of an auxiliary domain in enzymatic activity

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Xylan, the second most abundant plant cell wall polysaccharide, is degraded by β‐xylanases and β‐xylosidases. Here, we present the 2.65 Å cryo‐EM structure of Enterobacter cloacae β‐xylosidase (EcXyl43, GH43) and the 2.4 Å X‐ray structure of its inactive F507A mutant.
Lorenzo Briganti, Andre Schutzer Godoy, Caio Cesar Mello Capetti, Rafaela Sachetto Fernandes, Vanessa O. A. Pellegrini, Ornella M. Ontañon, Eleonora Campos, Rodrigo V. Portugal, Igor Polikarpov   +8 more
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Structural insights into xyloglucan recognition by an ABC transporter from a Gram‐positive, thermophilic bacterium

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Athe_2052 is an ABC transporter substrate‐binding protein that recognizes xyloglucan heptasaccharide (XXXG), a soluble breakdown product of plant xyloglucan. The crystal structure of Athe_2052, together with binding assays and computational modeling, shows how XXXG is recognized by this sugar transporter.
Hansen Tjo, Virginia Jiang, Philip D. Jeffrey, Angela Zhu, A. James Link, Jerelle A. Joseph, Jonathan M. Conway   +6 more
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