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The role of Thr5 in human neuron growth inhibitory factor
GIF, a member of the metallothionein (MT) family (assigned as MT3), is a neuron growth inhibitory factor that inhibits neuron outgrowth in Alzheimer’s disease. The conserved Thr5 is one of the main differences...
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Effect of α-domain substitution on the structure, property and function of human neuronal growth inhibitory factor
Human metallothionein-3 (hMT3), also named human neuronal growth inhibitory factor (hGIF), is attractive due to its distinct neuronal growth inhibitory activity, which is not shown by other human MT isoforms. ...
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Important roles of the conserved linker-KKS in human neuronal growth inhibitory factor
Metallothinein-3 (MT3), also named neuronal growth inhibitory factor (GIF), is attractive by its distinct neuronal growth inhibitory activity, which is not shared by other MT isoforms. The polypeptide chain of...
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Antimycin A18 produced by an endophytic Streptomyces albidoflavus isolated from a mangrove plant
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Enhanced biodesulfurization by magnetic immobilized Rhodococcus erythropolis LSSE8-1-vgb assembled with nano-γ-Al2O3
Biodesulfurization activity can be enhanced by assembling nano-γ-Al2O3 particles on the magnetic immobilized Rhodococcus erythropolis LSSE8-1-vgb. The cells can be collected and reused conveniently by an external...
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Comparative transcriptomic analysis of the heat stress response in the filamentous fungus Metarhizium anisopliae using RNA-Seq
The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae is widely used for biological control of a variety of insect pests. The effectiveness of the microbial pest control agent, however, is limited by poor thermotole...
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Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis PPE68-Specific HLA-A*0201-Restricted Epitopes for Tuberculosis Diagnosis
PPE68 is a Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific protein which is absent from the vaccine strains of BCG. A panel of 14 PPE68-derived peptides predicted to bind to HLA-A*0201 was synthesized. The HLA-A*0201 restric...
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Fungal diversity notes 367–490: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions to fungal taxa
This is a continuity of a series of taxonomic papers where materials are examined, described and novel combinations are proposed where necessary to improve our traditional species concepts and provide updates ...
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Phylogenetic analysis of IRIS L. from China on chloroplast TRNL-F sequences
Phylogenetic relationships among the six Iris subgenera were reconstructed by chloroplast trnL-F sequences data using maximum likelihood. The entire matrix of aligned bases analyzed includes 1043 characters and t...
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Open AccessFungal diversity notes 929–1035: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungi
This article is the ninth in the series of Fungal Diversity Notes, where 107 taxa distributed in three phyla, nine classes, 31 orders and 57 families are described and illustrated. Taxa described in the presen...
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Plasmid-encoded tet(X) genes that confer high-level tigecycline resistance in Escherichia coli
Tigecycline is one of the last-resort antibiotics to treat complicated infections caused by both multidrug-resistant Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria1. Tigecycline resistance has sporadically occurred in ...
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Develo** a dynamic equilibrium system in Escherichia coli to improve the production of recombinant proteins
The combination of Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and the pET expression system is used extensively for the expression of various recombinant proteins (RPs). However, RP overexpression often introduces a growth burd...
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Open AccessMetavirome of 31 tick species provides a compendium of 1,801 RNA virus genomes
The increasing prevalence and expanding distribution of tick-borne viruses globally have raised health concerns, but the full repertoire of the tick virome has not been assessed. We sequenced the meta-transcri...
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Open AccessSwine farm groundwater is a hidden hotspot for antibiotic-resistant pathogenic Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter is present in the livestock environment, but little is known about their antibiotic resistance and pathogenic species in the farm groundwater. Here we investigated antibiotic resistance of Acinetoba...
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Fundicoccus culcitae sp. nov., a novel potential bacteriocin producing bacterium isolated from a spoiled eye mask
A Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, oval beaded-shape, oxidase-negative, and non-motile bacterium designated DM20194951T was isolated from a spoiled eye mask obtained from Guangdong, China. Based on the 16S...
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Fungal diversity notes 1717–1817: taxonomic and phylogenetic contributions on genera and species of fungal taxa
As the continuation of Fungal Diversity Notes series, the current paper is the 16th contribution to this series. A total of 103 taxa from seven classes in Ascomycota and Basidiomycota are included here. Of these ...
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Open AccessLactobacillus rhamnosus GG ameliorates hyperuricemia in a novel model
Hyperuricemia (HUA) is a metabolic syndrome caused by abnormal purine metabolism. Although recent studies have noted a relationship between the gut microbiota and gout, whether the microbiota could ameliorate ...
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Integrative Analysis of the Microbiome and Metabolome of Broiler Intestine: Insights into the Mechanisms of Probiotic Action as an Antibiotic Substitute
Antibiotic substitutes have become a research focus due to restrictions on antibiotic usage. Among the antibiotic substitutes on the market, probiotics have been extensively researched and used. However, the m...
