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Tubulin Homologs in Bacteria and Archaea
Abstract —While cytoskeletal proteins have long been considered to be present only in eukaryotes, but not in prokaryotes, homologs of the major...
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Biological Diversity of Genes Encoding Wheat Defensin Homologs
AbstractAntimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are major components of innate immunity in plants and animals. AMP genes have significant intra- and...
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FERONIA homologs in stress responses of horticultural plants: current knowledge and missing links
Owing to its versatile roles in almost all aspects of plants, FERONIA (FER), a receptor-like kinase of the Catharanthus roseus receptor-like kinase...
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Positive selection and functional diversification of transcription factor Cmr1 homologs in Alternaria
AbstractTranscription factor Cmr1 ( Colletotrichum melanin regulation 1) and its homologs in several plant fungal pathogens are the regulators of the...
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Interaction of hemorphins with ACE homologs
Hemorphins, short bioactive peptides produced by enzymatic cleavage of β-hemoglobin, exhibit antihypertensive properties by inhibiting angiotensin-1...
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Opposite Effects of CRABP1 and CRABP2 Homologs on Proliferation of Breast Cancer Cells and Their Sensitivity to Retinoic Acid
AbstractResistance of tumor cells to retinoic acid (RA), a promising therapeutic agent, is the major factor limiting the use of RA in clinical...
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Phylogeny and expression of ADAM10 and ADAM17 homologs in lamprey
The ADAMs (a disintegrin and metalloproteinase) play regulatory roles in cell adhesion, migration and proteolysis. To explore the origin and...
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Four classic “de novo” genes all have plausible homologs and likely evolved from retro-duplicated or pseudogenic sequences
Despite being previously regarded as extremely unlikely, the idea that entirely novel protein-coding genes can emerge from non-coding sequences has...
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The impact of gut bacteria producing long chain homologs of vitamin K2 on colorectal carcinogenesis
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the foremost causes of cancer-related deaths. Lately, a close connection between the course of CRC and the...
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An extended Monte Carlo simulation code for modeling gas chromatography experiments with superheavy elements and their homologs
Monte Carlo simulations are commonly used to model the behavior of chemical species of the heaviest elements and their homologs in gas chromatography...
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Identification and Characterization of Non-protein Coding RNA Homologs in Serratia Marcescens by Comparative Transcriptomics
The Serratia marcescens is a Gram-negative bacterium from the Enterobacteriaceae family. Recently, S. marcescens have evolved to become a versatile...
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Architecture and composition of plant nucleopore complexes, comparisons with putative homologs across kingdoms
Nucleopore Complexes are intricate protein assemblies composed of diverse nucleoporins, which serve as crucial mediators for the bidirectional...
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Differential Expression Pattern of UGPase Gene Homologs (StUGPase1 and StUGPase2) in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) during Tuberization Process and Post-Harvest Storage Conditions
AbstractUDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (UGPase) is one of the important key regulatory enzymes involved in sucrose and starch metabolism, and...
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Structures of distant diphtheria toxin homologs reveal functional determinants of an evolutionarily conserved toxin scaffold
Diphtheria toxin (DT) is the archetype for bacterial exotoxins implicated in human diseases and has played a central role in defining the field of...
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of parthenocarpic fruit set-related gene homologs in cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)
Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus L.), a major horticultural crop, in the family Cucurbitaceae is grown and consumed globally. Parthenocarpy is an ideal...
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Florigen and its homologs of FT/CETS/PEBP/RKIP/YbhB family may be the enzymes of small molecule metabolism: review of the evidence
BackgroundFlowering signals are sensed in plant leaves and transmitted to the shoot apical meristems, where the formation of flowers is initiated....
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Homologs of Late Blight Resistance Genes in Representatives of Tuber-Bearing Species of the Genus Solanum L.
AbstractThe causal agent of late blight, the oomycete Phytophthora infestans Mont de Bary, is characterized by a high degree of variability, as a...
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Identification and gene expression analysis of serine proteases and their homologs in the Asian corn borer Ostrinia furnacalis
Serine proteases (SPs) and their homologs (SPHs) are among the best-characterized gene families. They are involved in several physiological...
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Structural features discriminating hybrid histidine kinase Rec domains from response regulator homologs
In two-component systems, the information gathered by histidine kinases (HKs) are relayed to cognate response regulators (RRs). Thereby, the...
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In-depth analysis of erythrose reductase homologs in Yarrowia lipolytica
The unconventional yeast Yarrowia lipolytica produces erythritol as an osmoprotectant to adapt to osmotic stress. In this study, the array of...
