January 2021 archive

Jan 23

Peculiarities within peculiarities – dinoflagellates and their mitochondrial genomes.

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Peculiarities within peculiarities – dinoflagellates and their mitochondrial genomes.
Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2017 Apr 01;2(1):191-195
Authors: Gagat P, Mackiewicz D, Mackiewicz P
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Jan 21

Harnessing the plant microbiome to promote the growth of agricultural crops.

Related Articles Harnessing the plant microbiome to promote the growth of agricultural crops. Microbiol Res. 2021 Jan 06;245:126690 Authors: Zhang J, Cook J, Nearing JT, Zhang J, Raudonis R, Glick BR, Langille MGI, Cheng Z Abstract The rhizosphere microbiome is composed of diverse microbial organisms, including archaea, viruses, fungi, bacteria as well as eukaryotic microorganisms, …

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Jan 09

Identifying novel β-lactamase substrate activity through in silico prediction of antimicrobial resistance.

Related Articles Identifying novel β-lactamase substrate activity through in silico prediction of antimicrobial resistance. Microb Genom. 2021 Jan 08;: Authors: Tsang KK, Maguire F, Zubyk HL, Chou S, Edalatmand A, Wright GD, Beiko RG, McArthur AG Abstract Diagnosing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the clinic is based on empirical evidence and current gold standard laboratory phenotypic …

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Jan 08

Rapid protein evolution, organellar reductions, and invasive intronic elements in the marine aerobic parasite dinoflagellate Amoebophrya spp.

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Rapid protein evolution, organellar reductions, and invasive intronic elements in the marine aerobic parasite dinoflagellate Amoebophrya spp.
BMC Biol. 2021 Jan 06;19(1):1
Authors: Farhat S, Le P, …

Jan 07

Rapid protein evolution, organellar reductions, and invasive intronic elements in the marine aerobic parasite dinoflagellate Amoebophrya spp

CONCLUSION: These results expand the range of atypical genome features found in basal dinoflagellates and raise questions regarding speciation and the evolutionary mechanisms at play while parastitism was selected for in this particular unicellular lineage.

Jan 06

Tissue-Biased and Species-Specific Regulation of Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) Genes in Scallops Exposed to Toxic Dinoflagellates.

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Tissue-Biased and Species-Specific Regulation of Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) Genes in Scallops Exposed to Toxic Dinoflagellates.
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Authors: Hlaing SMM, Lou J, Cheng…

Jan 06

Tissue-Biased and Species-Specific Regulation of Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) Genes in Scallops Exposed to Toxic Dinoflagellates.

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Tissue-Biased and Species-Specific Regulation of Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) Genes in Scallops Exposed to Toxic Dinoflagellates.
Toxins (Basel). 2020 Dec 31;13(1):
Authors: Hlaing SMM, Lou J, Cheng…

Jan 05

Tissue-Biased and Species-Specific Regulation of Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) Genes in Scallops Exposed to Toxic Dinoflagellates

Marine bivalves could accumulate paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) produced by toxic microalgae, which might induce oxidative stress. Glutathione peroxidases (GPxs) are key enzymes functioning in the antioxidant defense, whereas our understanding of their roles in PST challenge in bivalves is limited. Herein, through genome-wide screening, we identified nine (CfGPx) and eight (PyGPx) GPx genes in Zhikong scallop (Chlamys farreri) and Yesso scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis), respectively, and…