Author(s): Ge S; Xiao X; Huang B; Britt KC;

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Author(s): Grant KR; Kembel SW; Naik S; Dayanandan S;

Endophytes asymptomatically infect virtually all plant species, yet little is known about endophyte community assembly and diversity within the woody tissues of forest trees. We utilised phylogenetic null models of alpha (ses.MNTDab and ses.MPDab) and beta diversity (ses.ßMNTDab and ses.ßMPDab) to infer the role of deterministic and stochastic ecological ...

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Author(s): Sgro M; Reid ID; Arentshorst M; Ram AFJ; Tsang A;

Many microorganisms are able to use plant-derived aromatic and cyclic compounds like the common plant secondary metabolite quinic acid as carbon and energy sources. In fungi, three enzymatic steps convert quinic acid into the common intermediate protocatechuic acid, which is then further converted into TCA cycle intermediates. The genes encoding these thr ...

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Author(s): Usypchuk AA; Maes EJP; Lozzi M; Avramidis DK; Schoenbaum G; Esber GR; Gardner MPH; Iordanova MD;

The discovery that midbrain dopamine (DA) transients can be mapped onto reward prediction errors (RPEs), the critical signal that drives learning, is a landmark in neuroscience. Causal support for the RPE hypothesis comes from studies showing that stimulating DA neurons can drive learning under c ...

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Author(s): Greco BM; Zapata G; Dandage R; Papkov M; Pereira V; Lefebvre F; Bourque G; Parts L; Kuzmin E;

Whole-genome duplication (WGD) events are common across various organisms; however, the retention and evolution of WGD paralogs is not fully understood. Quantitative measure of protein redistribution in response to the deletion of their WGD paralog provides insight into sources of gene retention. ...

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Author(s): Dandage R; Papkov M; Greco BM; Pereira V; Fishman D; Friesen H; Wang K; Styles EB; Kraus O; Grys B; Zapata G; Lefebvre F; Bourque G; Boone C; Andrews BJ; Parts L; Kuzmin E;

Gene duplication is common across the Tree of Life and contributes to genomic robustness. In this study, we examined changes in the subcellular localization and abundance of proteins in response to the deletion of their paralogs originating from the whole-genome duplication event, which is a larg ...

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Author(s): Silva MCJD; Pinto AMV; Balthar MA; Correa ABA; Bhattacharyya D; Simas ABC; Kuca K; Forgione P; França TCC; Cavalcante SFA; Kitagawa DAS;

Given the recent deployment of nerve agents as a method of warfare and in targeted assassinations, the development of robust, broad-spectrum medical countermeasures is essential. Our research group has synthesized isatin-pyridine oxime hybrids that have previously demonstrated the ability to resc ...

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Author(s): Chauhan RV; Demetriades AK; Boerger TF; Lantz JM; Treanor C; Kalsi-Ryan S; Kumar V; Wood L; Plener J; Wilson N; Fortin M; Ammendolia C; Paus A; Dhillon RS; Davies B; Fehlings MG; Anderson DB;

Introduction: Evidence on degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) has frequently focussed on surgical management, overlooking the role of non-surgical clinicians. Their contributions in the patient journey remain largely underexplored in the literature. Research question: What is the role of non- ...

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Author(s): Yan B; Huang F; Ying J; Zhou D; Norouzi S; Zhang X; Wang B; Liu F;

Antibiotics are increasingly prevalent in global environments, driving antimicrobial resistance and disrupting microbial cycling. These impacts pose threats to human, animal, and environmental health. Therefore, addressing this emergent issue necessitates a One Health framework that integrates these interconnected dimensions. Here we systematically review ...

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Author(s): Eskandari K; Bélanger SM; Lachance V; Kourrich S;

Neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Huntington's disease, due to their multifaced and complicated nature, remain uncurable and impose substantial financial and human burdens on society. Therefore, developing new innovative therapeutic strategies is vital. In this context, drug repurposing has emerged as a promisi ...

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Author(s): Bin X; Pawelek PD;

The Escherichia coli enterobactin biosynthetic protein EntB is a bifunctional enzyme that catalyzes hydrolysis of isochorismate via its N-terminal isochorismatase (IC) domain, and then transfers phosphopantetheinylated 2,3-DHB to EntF via the EntB C-terminal aryl carrier protein (ArCP) domain. Here we used a fluorescence anisotropy binding assay to invest ...

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