December 2020 archive

Transcriptomic profiling of Brassica napus responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Related Articles Transcriptomic profiling of Brassica napus responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Innate Immun. 2020 Dec 22;:1753425920980512 Authors: Cook J, Douglas GM, Zhang J, Glick BR, Langille MGI, Liu KH, Cheng Z Abstract Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen of plants. Unlike the well-characterized plant defense responses to highly adapted bacterial phytopathogens, little is known …

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Evolutionary Biology: Viral Rhodopsins Illuminate Algal Evolution.

Related Articles Evolutionary Biology: Viral Rhodopsins Illuminate Algal Evolution. Curr Biol. 2020 Dec 21;30(24):R1469-R1471 Authors: Gallot-Lavallée L, Archibald JM Abstract A new metagenomics study has shown that marine viruses recently acquired genes encoding light-gated ion channels from green algae. These so-called channelrhodopsin genes may allow the viruses to manipulate the swimming behavior of the algae …

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Description of Imasa heleensis, gen. nov., sp. nov. (Imasidae, fam. nov.), a Deep-Branching Marine Malawimonad and Possible Key Taxon in Understanding Early Eukaryotic Evolution.

Related Articles Description of Imasa heleensis, gen. nov., sp. nov. (Imasidae, fam. nov.), a Deep-Branching Marine Malawimonad and Possible Key Taxon in Understanding Early Eukaryotic Evolution. J Eukaryot Microbiol. 2020 Dec 03;: Authors: Heiss AA, Warring SD, Lukacs K, Favate J, Yang A, Gyaltshen Y, Filardi C, Simpson AGB, Kim E Abstract Malawimonadida is a …

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Evolution of Photosynthetic Eukaryotes; Current Opinion, Perplexity, and a New Perspective.

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Evolution of Photosynthetic Eukaryotes; Current Opinion, Perplexity, and a New Perspective.
Results Probl Cell Differ. 2020;69:337-351
Authors: Maruyama S, Kim E
Abstract
The evoluti…

Investigating the gut microbial community and genes in children with differing levels of change in serum asparaginase activity during pegaspargase treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

Related Articles Investigating the gut microbial community and genes in children with differing levels of change in serum asparaginase activity during pegaspargase treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma. 2020 Dec 01;:1-15 Authors: Dunn KA, Connors J, Bielawski JP, Nearing JT, Langille MGI, Van Limbergen J, Fernandez CV, MacDonald T, Kulkarni K Abstract Asparaginase (ASNase) …

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Evolution of Photosynthetic Eukaryotes; Current Opinion, Perplexity, and a New Perspective

The evolution of eukaryotic photosynthesis marked a major transition for life on Earth, profoundly impacting the atmosphere of the Earth and evolutionary trajectory of an array of life forms. There are about ten lineages of photosynthetic eukaryotes, including Chloroplastida, Rhodophyta, and Cryptophyta. Mechanistically, eukaryotic photosynthesis arose via a symbiotic merger between a host eukaryote and either a cyanobacterial or eukaryotic photosymbiont. There are, however, many aspects of this…