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Ho Jung Yoon, Briana E. Price, Ryssa K. Parks, Seung-Joon Ahn, Man-Yeon Choi
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INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Sefan Asamitsu, Norifumi Shioda
Summary: Cellular liquid-liquid phase separation is a crucial phenomenon in molecularly crowded environments inside cells, with abnormal phase separation in RNA granules being implicated in the onset of various neurodegenerative diseases. RNA G-quadruplex (G4RNA) appears to play a beneficial role in RNA-derived phase separation due to its multivalent interactions with RNAs and RNA-binding proteins.
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Nathan G. King, Niall J. McKeown, Dan A. Smale, David C. Wilcockson, Laura Hoelters, Emily A. Groves, Thomas Stamp, Pippa J. Moore
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Laura Payton, Celine Noirot, Claire Hoede, Lukas Hueppe, Kim Last, David Wilcockson, Elizaveta A. Ershova, Sophie Valiere, Bettina Meyer
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Laura Payton, Lukas Hueppe, Celine Noirot, Claire Hoede, Kim S. Last, David Wilcockson, Elizaveta Ershova, Sophie Valiere, Bettina Meyer
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Ecology
Gabriela Torres, Guy Charmantier, David Wilcockson, Steffen Harzsch, Luis Gimenez
Summary: Developing mechanistic models to predict species' responses to climate-driven environmental variables is challenging because it involves linking physiological processes with fitness and changes in species' distributions. Using the shore crab Carcinus maenas larvae as a study model, researchers found that high temperature can enhance osmoregulatory capacity and potentially contribute to species expansion in coastal areas subjected to warming. Further studies are needed to understand the molecular mechanisms behind this phenomenon and its implications for species adaptability in changing environments.
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Amy R. Ellison, David Wilcockson, Jo Cable
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H. Thatcher, T. Stamp, D. Wilcockson, P. J. Moore
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