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Biochemical Research Methods
Corrie R. Belanger, Robert E. W. Hancock
Summary: This study presents a protocol for testing physiologically relevant infection conditions in minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) assays, which can be used to assess the susceptibility of bacterial isolates and novel antimicrobial drugs under conditions more similar to clinical infections. The protocol can be applied to most physiologically relevant liquid medium and aerobic pathogens, taking 3-4 days to complete, and may provide a more accurate assessment of the bactericidal effects of new drugs.
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Plant Sciences
Mohammad Moneruzzaman Khandaker, Rosnah Jamaludin, Ali Majrashi, Zalilawati Mat Rashid, Sarker Mohammad Rezaul Karim, Hatim M. Al-Yasi, Noor Afiza Badaluddin, Mekhled Mutiran Alenazi, Khamsah Suryati Mohd
Summary: This study investigates the effects of hydrogen peroxide on drought-stressed Ficus deltoidea plants and finds that H2O2 treatment significantly improves leaf histology, photosynthesis, biochemical properties, and plant growth. The application of H2O2 enhances leaf number, height, stomatal conductance, and photosynthetic yield, as well as increases gas concentration and photosynthetic rate inside leaf cells. Additionally, H2O2 treatment improves vein structure, reduces leaf margin and mesophyll cell damage, and promotes the absorption of important minerals by roots.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Agronomy
Ke Wang, Feiyun Xu, Wei Yuan, Leyun Sun, Shaoxian Wang, Mehtab Muhammad Aslam, Jianhua Zhang, Weifeng Xu
Summary: The G protein gamma subunit qPE9-1 plays multiple roles in rice growth and development. This study reveals that qPE9-1 is involved in regulating leaf photosynthesis, moderating rice photosynthetic light reaction, and Rubisco content to adapt to elevated CO2 concentrations. Overexpression of qPE9-1 led to higher growth and photosynthetic rates in rice under elevated CO2 levels.
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Microbiology
Jinshil Kim, Myungseo Park, Eunbyeol Ahn, Qingqing Mao, Chi Chen, Sangryeol Ryu, Byeonghwa Jeon
Summary: The ability of a foodborne pathogen to tolerate environmental stress is crucial for food safety. Campylobacter jejuni, a leading cause of foodborne illnesses, has been found to develop a thick layer of bacterial capsules to protect itself under aerobic conditions.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2023)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Damien R. Finn, Lena Rohe, Sascha Krause, Jabrayil Guliyev, Achim Loewen, Christoph C. Tebbe
Summary: Ammonia inhibition is a major limitation to methane production in biogas reactors. This study found that a pre-adapted community performed better under inhibitory ammonia concentrations compared to an un-adapted community. Mechanisms for tolerance seemed to be widespread and non-specific.
APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Tomoki Oyama, Yuichi Kato, Katsuya Satoh, Yutaka Oono, Mami Matsuda, Tomohisa Hasunuma, Akihiko Kondo
Summary: This study developed a novel nitrogen-based screening method for selecting mutant microalgae that accumulate lipids in the presence of a nitrogen source, and found that an increase in pyruvate pool size is an important metabolic phenomenon associated with lipid production.
ALGAL RESEARCH-BIOMASS BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS
(2021)
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Plant Sciences
Daewon Kim, Jiyuan Yang, Fangwei Gu, Sungjin Park, Jonathon Combs, Alexander Adams, Heather B. Mayes, Su Jeong Jeon, Jeong Dong Bahk, Erik Nielsen
Summary: This study identified a temperature-sensitive root hair mutant, feronia-temperature sensitive (fer-ts), through genetic screening and mapping, revealing a temperature-dependent regulation mechanism for root hair formation.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tobias A. Kistler, Min Young Um, Jason K. Cooper, Ian D. Sharp, Peter Agbo
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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Renjie Du, Yuejun Qu, Min Zhao, Yanhong Liu, Phoebe X. Qi, Xingbin Sun
Summary: This study utilizes logistic modeling to predict the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) of olive leaf extract (OLE) against Listeria monocytogenes. The MIC value estimated through logistic modeling, called MIC-PDA, shows a potential to reduce the concentration and has been validated. The logistic modeling method is also verified by inhibition data of OLE against the growths of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enteritidis, demonstrating its potential in the food industry as an antimicrobial.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yufeng Gu, Lulu Huang, Cuirong Wu, Junhong Huang, Haihong Hao, Zonghui Yuan, Guyue Cheng
Summary: This study systematically investigated the mechanism of resistance evolution in Salmonella to fluoroquinolones under sub-MICs, revealing the critical roles of outer membrane porin genes and efflux pump genes in resistance development. The research also identified hub genes and key biological processes associated with FQs resistance, providing valuable insights for further studies in this area.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Cell Biology
Adele M. Musicant, Kshitij Parag-Sharma, Weida Gong, Monideepa Sengupta, Arindam Chatterjee, Erin C. Henry, Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Michele C. Hayward, Siddharth Sheth, Renee Betancourt, Trevor G. Hackman, Ricardo J. Padilla, Joel S. Parker, Jimena Giudice, Colin A. Flaveny, David N. Hayes, Antonio L. Amelio
Summary: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a life-threatening salivary gland cancer primarily driven by a fusion protein composed of CRTC1 and MAML2. This study shows that the fusion protein C1/M2 induces activation of the PGC-1 alpha 4 splice variant, leading to regulation of the IGF-1 pathway and sensitivity to IGF-1R inhibition in MEC cells. These findings provide insights into potential precision therapy targets for MEC.
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Agronomy
Somayeh Sadeqifard, Somayeh Mirmostafaee, Mohammad Reza Joharchi, Jaleh Zandavifard, Majid Azizi, Yoshiharu Fujii
Summary: Allelopathy is a physiological process where plants produce biologically active molecules that directly affect the growth and development of individuals of the same or other species. This study investigated the allelopathic activity of 123 medicinal and aromatic plants and explored their interaction effects. The results revealed different effects of the plants on the growth and development of lettuce, and demonstrated synergistic and antagonistic interactions among different plant species.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Guzel Kudoyarova, Dmitriy Veselov, Vladislav Yemelyanov, Maria Shishova
Summary: In this review, we summarize the mechanisms that compensate for the decline in aquaporin activity under hypoxic conditions, providing increased water entry into cells and accelerated shoot elongation. These mechanisms include changes in gene expression and post-transcriptional processes, and the involvement of hormones in the control of aquaporin activity is also discussed.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
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Thermodynamics
Cong Song, Tingting Zhao, Yanfeng Liu, Dengjia Wang
Summary: The study found that under natural ventilation conditions, the distribution of oxygen driven by wind is more uneven, and meteorological conditions and oxygen source locations can affect the indoor oxygen distribution characteristics. These results provide important insights for the design of indoor oxygen supply systems in plateau buildings.
BUILDING SIMULATION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Hongyu Fu, Qinghe Luo, Lingzhi Bao, Baigang Sun, Qingyu Niu, Shiwei Zhang, Hao Zhang
Summary: The Integrated Vehicle Fluid (IVF) system is an energy management system that utilizes a hydrogen-oxygen internal combustion engine (ICE). The results of ICE tests show that the heat transfer loss exhibits a parabolic trend with increasing oxygen concentration, while the exhaust loss continues to increase. This is significant for the design of the IVF system.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
(2022)
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Microbiology
Vanessa A. Varaljay, Sriram Satagopan, Justin A. North, Brian Witte, Manuella N. Dourado, Karthik Anantharaman, Mark A. Arbing, Shelley Hoeft McCann, Ronald S. Oremland, Jillian F. Banfield, Kelly C. Wrighton, F. Robert Tabita
ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
(2016)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sriram Satagopan, F. Robert Tabita
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Ecology
Kelly C. Wrighton, Cindy J. Castelle, Vanessa A. Varaljay, Sriram Satagopan, Christopher T. Brown, Michael J. Wilkins, Brian C. Thomas, Itai Sharon, Kenneth H. Williams, F. Robert Tabita, Jillian F. Banfield
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Instruments & Instrumentation
Travis M. Hery, Sriram Satagopan, Robert G. Northcutt, F. Robert Tabita, Vishnu-Baba Sundaresan
SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
(2016)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Maria-Jesus Garcia-Murria, Saeid Karkehabadi, Julia Marin-Navarro, Sriram Satagopan, Inger Andersson, Robert J. Spreitzer, Joaquin Moreno
BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL
(2008)
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Plant Sciences
Sriram Satagopan, Robert J. Spreitzer
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sriram Satagopan, Sum Chan, L. Jeanne Perry, F. Robert Tabita
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
(2014)
Review
Biology
F. Robert Tabita, Thomas E. Hanson, Sriram Satagopan, Brian H. Witte, Nathan E. Kreel
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2008)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Sriram Satagopan, Justin A. North, Mark A. Arbing, Vanessa A. Varaljay, Sidney N. Haines, John A. Wildenthal, Kathryn M. Byerly, Annie Shin, F. Robert Tabita
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiang Yu, Carmen Otilia Catanescu, Robert E. Bird, Sriram Satagopan, Zachary J. Baum, Leilani M. Lotti Diaz, Qiongqiong Angela Zhou
Summary: Technological and medical advances have led to increased life expectancies, but also contributed significantly to CO2 emissions over the last three decades. The United Nations aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, which requires global efforts in developing new materials and processes to selectively remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiang Yu, Carmen Otilia Catanescu, Robert E. Bird, Sriram Satagopan, Zachary J. Baum, Leilani M. Lotti Diaz, Qiongqiong Angela Zhou
Summary: Technological and medical advances have led to increased life expectancies, but also significant CO2 emissions over the past three decades. The UN has set a goal to achieve net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, which requires global collaboration. Novel materials and processes can be used to capture and sequester CO2 from the atmosphere, reducing dependence on fossil fuels. This review provides a systematic analysis of the approaches taken by scientists and industrialists to restore carbon balance, highlighting the latest trends and challenges.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Sriram Satagopan, Yuan Sun, Jon R. Parquette, F. Robert Tabita
BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS
(2017)
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Plant Sciences
F. Robert Tabita, Sriram Satagopan, Thomas E. Hanson, Nathan E. Kreel, Stephanie S. Scott
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2008)
Review
Microbiology
F. Robert Tabita, Thomas E. Hanson, Huiying Li, Srirarn Satagopan, Jaya Singh, Sum Chan
MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS
(2007)