Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alfonso Soler-Bistue
Summary: Antimicrobial resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii is a major concern, and recent research has highlighted the significant impact of natural transformation as a horizontal gene transfer mechanism for the spread of resistance genes in this pathogen.
TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Maria Afroz Toma, K. H. M. Nazmul Hussain Nazir, Md. Muket Mahmud, Pravin Mishra, Md. Kowser Ali, Ajran Kabir, Md. Ahosanul Haque Shahid, Mahbubul Pratik Siddique, Md. Abdul Alim
Summary: The study isolated Aspergillus niger from soil samples in Bangladesh, extracted pigments and used them for food production, showing that pigments extracted from Aspergillus niger can be successfully used in food. Spectroscopic analysis and in vivo experiments indicated that Aspergillus niger pigments have certain toxicity in food, but pigment-supplemented products were more acceptable in sensory evaluation.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sheng-Long Ding, Xi-Yuan Zhao, Wei Xiong, Lin-Feng Ji, Min-Xuan Jia, Yan-Yan Liu, Hai-Tao Guo, Feng Qu, Wenguo Cui, Qi Gu, Ming-Zhu Zhang
Summary: Cartilage equivalents from hydrogels containing chondrocytes show great potential in hyaline cartilage regeneration. However, current methods struggle to recreate the original architecture and culture non-differentiated chondrocytes in vitro. This study introduces specially designed microcarriers that use mechanotransductive conditions to form stable hyaluronic acid, contributing to the regeneration of hyaline cartilaginous microtissue and preventing chondrocyte dedifferentiation.
ADVANCED MATERIALS
(2023)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Gudrun C. Thurner, Johannes Haybaeck, Paul Debbage
Summary: Nanoparticles with specific targeting groups have the potential to accumulate at specific lesion sites and release therapeutic agents, but face challenges in crossing blood-tissue barriers in living organisms. However, if their targets are directly accessible from the blood, nanoparticles can avoid these barriers.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Asgher Ali, Mudassar Imran, Sultan Sial, Adnan Khan
Summary: Mathematical models are useful in determining optimal antibiotic dosing strategies for both susceptible and resistant bacteria. This study proposes two different models of resistance acquisition and uses numerical optimization algorithms to find the best dosing strategy. The optimal dosing strategy depends on the scenario, with different strategies for minimizing total bacterial population and minimizing population at the end of dosing period.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cassamo U. Mussagy, Ariane A. Oshiro, Caio A. Lima, Camila F. Amantino, Fernando L. Primo, Valeria C. Santos-Ebinuma, Rondinelli D. Herculano
Summary: Synthetic-based colorants are widely used but have limitations due to their potential teratogenicity, carcinogenicity, and environmental concerns. This study explores the potential application of a natural fluorescent red colorant derived from Talaromyces amestolkiae as a biocompatible alternative in the production of sustainable custom-made latex gloves.
JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Dhirendra Kumar Sharma, Hari S. Misra, Ishu Soni, Yogendra S. Rajpurohit
Summary: This study characterized the DprA protein from Deinococcus radiodurans and identified its structural and functional features that differentiate it from other DprA proteins. The findings contribute to our understanding of DprA biology.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Francesca Bosco, Chiara Mollea
Summary: In this study, microbial consortium naturally selected in a tyre dump soil was used to evaluate the biodegradation of natural rubber over a 236-day incubation period. Results showed that the consortium was able to effectively use natural rubber as the sole carbon source for biodegradation, with positive effects of soil aeration and nutrient improvement.
WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
(2021)
Article
Electrochemistry
Charlotte Overgaard Wilhelmsen, Sebastian Birkedal Kristensen, Oliver Nolte, Ivan A. Volodin, Johan Vormsborg Christiansen, Thomas Isbrandt, Trine Sorensen, Celine Petersen, Teis Esben Sondergaard, Kare Lehmann Nielsen, Thomas Ostenfeld Larsen, Jens Christian Frisvad, Martin D. Hager, Ulrich S. Schubert, Jens Muff, Jens Laurids Sorensen
Summary: Aqueous organic redox flow batteries (AORFBs) are gaining interest as a potential solution for sustainable energy storage. In this study, a new electrolyte based on the fungal compound phoenicin was proposed and produced through biosynthesis, offering scalability. It was demonstrated that biologically produced phoenicin as a negative electrolyte showed promising performance in an RFB, and the stability of the active material was investigated.
BATTERIES & SUPERCAPS
(2022)
Article
Mechanics
Xanthippi Markenscoff
Summary: The M waves introduced by Burridge and Willis are emitted by a self-similarly expanding elliptical crack, giving rise to Rayleigh waves at the corresponding crack speed. These waves satisfy the Hadamard jump conditions across moving phase boundaries and create a lacuna with zero particle velocity inside the expanding inclusion. This phenomenon is also valid for a Newtonian fluid undergoing phase change in a self-similarly expanding ellipsoidal region of a fluid with different viscosity.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Ning Wang, Lin He, Xiaomin Sun, Xiang Li, Mei Li
Summary: This study investigated the indirect photochemical behavior of BP-3 in natural aquatic environments and the degradation process in AOPs system. Results showed that OH. and 1O2 are key to the transformation of BP-3, and DOM promotes indirect phototransformation. The potential eco-toxicity and health effects of transformation products are lower than that of the parent BP-3, indicating low environmental risks.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2022)
Review
Microbiology
Viorica Maria Corbu, Irina Gheorghe-Barbu, Andreea Stefania Dumbrava, Corneliu Ovidiu Vrancianu, Tatiana Eugenia Sesan
Summary: In addition to plants and animals, the Fungi kingdom encompasses diverse species with various forms and applications. They can be found in all types of habitats and play a crucial role in maintaining the ecosystem, such as decomposing plant material for carbon and nutrient cycling, as well as forming symbiotic relationships with plants. Fungi have been utilized for centuries in numerous sectors, including food, beverages, and medications. Recently, their importance has been recognized in environmental protection, agriculture, and various industrial applications. This article reviews the beneficial roles of fungi in enzyme and pigment production, applications in food and pharmaceutical industries, environmental and research domains, as well as the negative impacts of fungi as producers of secondary metabolites, causal agents of diseases in plants, animals, and humans, and deteriorating agents.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Kenneth Guangpu Yang, Elliott Goff, Ka-lo Cheng, Gisela A. Kuhn, Yujia Wang, Jack Chun-yiu Cheng, Yong Qiu, Ralph Muller, Wayne Yuk-wai Lee
Summary: The study aimed to validate abnormal osteocyte lacunar morphology in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) through a large-scale comparison of morphological features between AIS patients and controls in spine and ilium. Results showed that AIS patients had more oblate osteocyte lacunae in the iliac bone, which is less affected by asymmetric loading of the deformed spine, and the shape of osteocyte lacunae in the iliac bone was associated with the radiological Cobb angle in AIS patients. Osteocyte lacunae on the concave side of scoliotic curves were more stretched in both AIS and congenital scoliosis (CS) groups, likely due to asymmetric mechanical loading.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Calum H. G. Johnston, Rachel Hope, Soulet Anne-Lise, Marie Dewailly, David De Lemos, Patrice Polard
Summary: Homologous recombination is a crucial mechanism that promotes genetic repair and diversity. In bacteria, natural transformation is a horizontal gene transfer mechanism dependent on RecA and the conserved DprA. The interaction between DprA-mediated RecA filaments and replication machinery highlights the role of replisomes in chromosomal integration of transforming DNA.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Laia Sabater-Liesa, Nicola Montemurro, Antoni Ginebreda, Damia Barcelo, Peter Eichhorn, Sandra Perez
Summary: Temporary rivers rely on wastewater effluent for base flows, impacting river ecosystems through exposure to nutrients and organic micropollutants. Biodegradation processes in these rivers can be enhanced by wastewater bacteria/biofilms.
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Sandra Kooss, Tilman Lamparter
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sylwia Kacprzak, Ibrahim Njimona, Anja Renz, Juan Feng, Edward Reijerse, Wolfgang Lubitz, Norbert Krauss, Patrick Scheerer, Soshichiro Nagano, Tilman Lamparter, Stefan Weber
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
(2017)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tilman Lamparter, Norbert Krauss, Patrick Scheerer
PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hongju Ma, Fan Zhang, Elisabeth Ignatz, Martin Suehnel, Peng Xue, Patrick Scheerer, Lars Oliver Essen, Norbert Krauss, Tilman Lamparter
PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Holub, Hongju Ma, Norbert Krauss, Tilman Lamparter, Marcus Elstner, Natacha Gillet
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Juan Jose Marizcurrena, Wilner Martinez-Lopez, Hongju Ma, Tilman Lamparter, Susana Castro-Sowinski
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Haiyu Zhao, Giuseppe Di Mauro, Sebastian Lungu-Mitea, Pietro Negrini, Andrea Maria Guarino, Elena Frigato, Thomas Braunbeck, Hongju Ma, Tilman Lamparter, Daniela Vallone, Cristiano Bertolucci, Nicholas S. Foulkes
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrea Schmidt, Luisa Sauthof, Michal Szczepek, Maria Fernandez Lopez, Francisco Velazquez Escobar, Bilal M. Qureshi, Norbert Michael, David Buhrke, Tammo Stevens, Dennis Kwiatkowski, David Von Stetten, Maria Andrea Mroginski, Norbert Krauss, Tilman Lamparter, Peter Hildebrandt, Patrick Scheerer
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hongju Ma, Daniel Holub, Natacha Gillet, Gero Kaeser, Katharina Thoulass, Marcus Elstner, Norbert Krauss, Tilman Lamparter
Article
Microbiology
Peng Xue, Yingnan Bai, Gregor Rottwinkel, Elizaveta Averbukh, Yuanyuan Ma, Thomas Roeder, Patrick Scheerer, Norbert Krauss, Tilman Lamparter
Summary: The soil bacterium Agrobacterium fabrum C58 has two phytochrome photoreceptors, Agp1 and Agp2, which regulate plant infection and tumor induction in response to light. Phytochromes are active in darkness and play a role in modulation of propagation and motility. Proteomic studies showed distinct protein differences between light vs dark grown A. fabrum and wild type vs phytochrome knockout mutants, indicating light independent roles of Agp1 and Agp2.
CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Christian Streng, Jana Hartmann, Kai Leister, Norbert Krauss, Tilman Lamparter, Nicole Frankenberg-Dinkel, Franco Weth, Martin Bastmeyer, Zhenzhong Yu, Reinhard Fischer
Summary: This study reveals the involvement of mitochondria in light sensing in fungi, related to phytochrome dependence. Phytochrome photoreceptors in fungi contain a linear, heme-derived tetrapyrrole as chromophore, suggesting different approaches for chromophore biosynthesis and insertion into phytochrome in plants and fungi.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tilman Lamparter, Jennifer Babian, Katrin Froehlich, Marion Mielke, Nora Weber, Nadja Wunsch, Finn Zais, Kevin Schulz, Vera Aschmann, Nina Spohrer, Norbert Krauss
Summary: This study investigated the motility of the cyanobacterium Phormidium lacuna and identified the crucial role of type IV pilin apparatus in its gliding motility, lateral movements, and photophobotactic response.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Afaf Elkurdi, Gernot Guigas, Latifa Hourani-Alsharafat, Patrick Scheerer, Gerd Ulrich Nienhaus, Norbert Krauss, Tilman Lamparter
Summary: Phytochromes are photoreceptor proteins that can convert between two different forms, Pr and Pfr. The N-terminal photosensory chromophore module (PCM), composed of PAS, GAF, and PHY domains, and the C-terminus histidine kinase module play important roles in this process. By studying Agp1 mutants, researchers found a mechanical coupling between position 362 and the histidine kinase, and flexibility around position 308 in both Pr and Pfr forms.
PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Eva Gabriel, Norbert Krauss, Tilman Lamparter
Summary: This study investigates the origin of phytochromes by constructing phylogenetic trees and analyzing amino acids. The findings suggest that cyanobacteria are likely the origin of phytochromes in primitive plants.
PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
