Claudio Slamovits
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Feb 05
Multigene phylogenetics of euglenids based on single-cell transcriptomics of diverse phagotrophs
Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2021 Feb 2;159:107088. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107088. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Euglenids are a well-known group of single-celled eukaryotes, with phototrophic, osmotrophic and phagotrophic members. Phagotrophs represent most of the phylogenetic diversity of euglenids, and gave rise to the phototrophs and osmotrophs, but their evolutionary relationships are poorly understood. Symbiontids, in contrast, are …
Jan 23
Peculiarities within peculiarities – dinoflagellates and their mitochondrial genomes.
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Jan 21
Harnessing the plant microbiome to promote the growth of agricultural crops.
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Jan 09
Identifying novel β-lactamase substrate activity through in silico prediction of antimicrobial resistance.
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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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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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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…
Dec 29
Transcriptomic profiling of Brassica napus responses to Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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Dec 23
Evolutionary Biology: Viral Rhodopsins Illuminate Algal Evolution.
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