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Genetics & Heredity
Runting Ding, Na Yang, Jianguo Liu
Summary: This study reports the osmoadaptive mechanism of an extremely halophilic archaea, H. kocurii 2020YC7, isolated from a high salt environment. The strain utilizes various strategies including K+ uptake and output, trehalose production, and glycine betaine uptake to adapt to high salt conditions. Glycine betaine acts as the primary osmotic solute at high salt concentrations, while trehalose functions as an osmotic solute at lower salt concentrations.
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Biophysics
Hosein Geraili Daronkola, Ana Vila Verde
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BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Taisei Taguchi, Syun Gohda, Kazuma Gotoh, Satoshi Sato, Yasuhiro Yamada
Summary: Selective doping of pyridinic nitrogen in carbon materials was achieved by carbonizing four precursors in the absence of catalysts, resulting in controlled edges and a high percentage of pyridinic nitrogen. Dibenzo[f,h]quinoline (DQ) showed the highest percentage of pyridinic nitrogen due to the formation of gulf edge structures. The study revealed three main factors required for maintaining pyridinic nitrogen in carbon materials with controlled edges.
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Plant Sciences
Ankita Sahu, Kundan Kishore, R. K. Nayak, S. N. Dash, S. C. Sahoo, Subhashree Barik
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different doses of potassium fertilizer on the quality and mineral absorption of dragon fruits under the eastern tropical climatic condition of India. The results showed that the application of 300g potassium fertilizer per hill resulted in the highest absorption of minerals and promoted fruit growth, yield, and nutritional properties. Furthermore, it also enhanced the antioxidant activity of the fruit.
JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION
(2023)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Sezer Okay, Sevki Adem, Aslihan Kurt-Kizildogan
Summary: The extracellular lipase from extremely halophilic archaeon Halolamina sp. was characterized for the first time in this study. The enzyme showed high resistance and stability under various conditions, making it suitable for biotechnological applications.
BIOSCIENCE JOURNAL
(2022)
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Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
Sezer Okay, Sevki Adem, Aslihan Kurt-Kizildogan
Summary: In this study, the extracellular lipase from the extremely halophilic archaeon Halolamina sp. was characterized for the first time. The enzyme showed high stability at wide ranges of temperature and pH values as well as in the presence of diverse inhibitors.
BIOSCIENCE JOURNAL
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
L. Tyler Mix, Miwa Hara, Rachana Rathod, Masato Kumauchi, Wouter D. Hoff, Delmar S. Larsen
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2016)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Peter T. S. van der Gulik, Wouter D. Hoff
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
L. Tyler Mix, Elizabeth C. Carroll, Dmitry Morozov, Jie Pan, Wendy Ryan Gordon, Andrew Philip, Jack Fuzell, Masato Kumauchi, Ivo van Stokkum, Gerrit Groenhof, Wouter D. Hoff, Delmar S. Larsen
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Shojiro Haraguchi, Takahito Shingae, Tomotsumi Fujisawa, Noritaka Kasai, Masato Kumauchi, Takeshi Hanamoto, Wouter D. Hoff, Masashi Unno
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2018)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Noha H. Youssef, Ibrahim F. Farag, C. Ryan Hahn, Jessica Jarett, Eric Becraft, Emiley Eloe-Fadrosh, Jorge Lightfoot, Austin Bourgeois, Tanner Cole, Stephanie Ferrante, Mandy Truelock, William Marsh, Michael Jamaleddine, Samantha Ricketts, Ronald Simpson, Allyson McFadden, Wouter Hoff, Nikolai Ravin, Stefan Sievert, Ramunas Stepanauskas, Tanja Woyke, Mostafa Elshahed
APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2019)
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Environmental Sciences
Noha H. Youssef, Ibrahim F. Farag, Sydney Rudy, Ace Mulliner, Kara Walker, Ford Caldwell, Malik Miller, Wouter Hoff, Mostafa Elshahed
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY REPORTS
(2019)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Katherine E. Brechun, Danlin Zhen, Anna Jaikaran, Vitali Borisenko, Masato Kumauchi, Wouter D. Hoff, Katja M. Arndt, G. Andrew Woolley
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ratnakar Deole, Wouter D. Hoff
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2020)
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Chemistry, Physical
Junpei Matsuo, Takashi Kikukawa, Tomotsumi Fujisawa, Wouter D. Hoff, Masashi Unno
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2020)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Chelsea Truitt, Wouter D. Hoff, Ratnakar Deole
Summary: Homocystinuria is a medical condition caused by a deficiency in enzymes, leading to elevated levels of homocysteine. Betaine is a treatment option that can help lower homocysteine levels to within normal ranges.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
L. Tyler Mix, Miwa Hara, Jack Fuzell, Masato Kumauchi, Sandip Kaledhonkar, Aihua Xie, Wouter D. Hoff, Delmar S. Larsen
Summary: The study found that the photodynamics of PYP varies among different species, with Salinibacter ruber's PYP having a longer excited-state lifetime, slower thermal dark reversion rate, and a pH-dependent equilibrium between the light-adapted pB state and a newly resolved pG' intermediate.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Review
Biology
Peter T. S. van der Gulik, Wouter D. Hoff, David Speijer
Summary: Enormous progress has been made in understanding biological diversity in the last century, but it has not been fully integrated into a formal taxonomic system. The Linnaean system, although advantageous, has some challenges and limitations. This article proposes amendments to the system and discusses the shortcomings of the cladistic approach, suggesting a semi-cladistic system as a way forward.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2023)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Peter T. S. van der Gulik, Martijn Egas, Ken Kraaijeveld, Nina Dombrowski, Astrid T. Groot, Anja Spang, Wouter D. Hoff, Jenna Gallie
Summary: Automated genome annotation is crucial for extracting biological information from sequence data. However, there is a pervasive error in prokaryotic tRNA gene sets on GtRNAdb, where partial, non-canonical tRNA genes are mis-categorized as standard, canonical tRNA genes. We recommend using a combination of screening input sequences, activating the automated pseudogene detection function, and scrutinizing predicted tRNA genes with low isotype scores to improve predictions.
Review
Evolutionary Biology
P. T. S. van der Gulik, W. D. Hoff, D. Speijer
BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2017)
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Genetics & Heredity
Radwa A. Hanafy, M. B. Couger, Kristina Baker, Chelsea Murphy, Shannon D. O'Kane, Connie Budd, Donald P. French, Wouter D. Hoff, Noha Youssef