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An Indirect Defence Trait Mediated through Egg-Induced Maize Volatiles from Neighbouring Plants. (2016)
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Mutyambai, D., Khan, Z., Midega, C., Pickett, J., Bruce, T., & van den Berg, J. (2016). An Indirect Defence Trait Mediated through Egg-Induced Maize Volatiles from Neighbouring Plants. PloS one, e0158744 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158744

Attack of plants by herbivorous arthropods may result in considerable changes to the plant's chemical phenotype with respect to emission of herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs). These HIPVs have been shown to act as repellents to the attacking i... Read More about An Indirect Defence Trait Mediated through Egg-Induced Maize Volatiles from Neighbouring Plants..

Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels (2016)
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Thackeray, S. J., Henrys, P. A., Hemming, D., Bell, J. R., Botham, M. S., Burthe, S., …Wanless, S. (2016). Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels. Nature, 535, 241–245. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature18608

Differences in phenological responses to climate change among species can desynchronise ecological interactions and thereby threaten ecosystem function. To assess these threats, we must quantify the relative impact of climate change on species at dif... Read More about Phenological sensitivity to climate across taxa and trophic levels.

Impact of Deuteration on the Assembly Kinetics of Transthyretin Monitored by Native Mass Spectrometry and Implications for Amyloidoses. (2016)
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(2016). Impact of Deuteration on the Assembly Kinetics of Transthyretin Monitored by Native Mass Spectrometry and Implications for Amyloidoses. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 9438-9442. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201602747

It is well established that the formation of transthyretin (TTR) amyloid fibrils is linked to the destabilization and dissociation of its tetrameric structure into insoluble aggregates. Isotope labeling is used for the study of TTR by NMR, neutron di... Read More about Impact of Deuteration on the Assembly Kinetics of Transthyretin Monitored by Native Mass Spectrometry and Implications for Amyloidoses..

The protein phosphatase 4 - PEA15 axis regulates the survival of breast cancer cells (2016)
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(2016). The protein phosphatase 4 - PEA15 axis regulates the survival of breast cancer cells. Cellular Signalling, 1389-1400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2016.06.011

Background The control of breast cell survival is of critical importance for preventing breast cancer initiation and progression. The activity of many proteins which regulate cell survival is controlled by reversible phosphorylation, so that the rel... Read More about The protein phosphatase 4 - PEA15 axis regulates the survival of breast cancer cells.

The protein phosphatase 4 - PEA15 axis regulates the survival of breast cancer cells (2016)
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Mohammed, H. N., Pickard, M. R., & Mourtada-Maarabouni, M. (2016). The protein phosphatase 4 - PEA15 axis regulates the survival of breast cancer cells. Cellular Signalling, 1389 - 1400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2016.06.011

Background: The control of breast cell survival is of critical importance for preventing breast cancer initiation and progression. The activity of many proteins which regulate cell survival is controlled by reversible phosphorylation, so that the re... Read More about The protein phosphatase 4 - PEA15 axis regulates the survival of breast cancer cells.

Predatory mites double the economic injury level of the Frankliniella occidentalis in strawberry (2016)
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(2016). Predatory mites double the economic injury level of the Frankliniella occidentalis in strawberry. BioControl, 661-669. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10526-016-9747-y

The western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis (Pergande) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) causes bronzing to strawberry fruit. Management of insecticide-resistant strains relies on the integration of predators with carefully timed use of the few inse... Read More about Predatory mites double the economic injury level of the Frankliniella occidentalis in strawberry.

Cervicovaginal microbiome dysbiosis is associated with proteome changes related to alterations of the cervicovaginal mucosal barrier. (2016)
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(2016). Cervicovaginal microbiome dysbiosis is associated with proteome changes related to alterations of the cervicovaginal mucosal barrier. Mucosal Immunology, 621 - 633. https://doi.org/10.1038/mi.2015.86

Vaginal microbiome (VMB) dysbiosis is associated with increased acquisition of HIV. Cervicovaginal inflammation and other changes to the mucosal barrier are thought to have important roles but human data are scarce. We compared the human cervicovagin... Read More about Cervicovaginal microbiome dysbiosis is associated with proteome changes related to alterations of the cervicovaginal mucosal barrier..

Neuronal vs glial glutamate uptake: Resolving the conundrum (2016)
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(2016). Neuronal vs glial glutamate uptake: Resolving the conundrum. Neurochemistry International, 29-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuint.2016.05.009

Neither normal brain function nor the pathological processes involved in neurological diseases can be adequately understood without knowledge of the release, uptake and metabolism of glutamate. The reason for this is that glutamate (a) is the most ab... Read More about Neuronal vs glial glutamate uptake: Resolving the conundrum.

Stage-specific Proteomes from Onchocerca ochengi, Sister Species of the Human River Blindness Parasite, Uncover Adaptations to a Nodular Lifestyle. (2016)
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(2016). Stage-specific Proteomes from Onchocerca ochengi, Sister Species of the Human River Blindness Parasite, Uncover Adaptations to a Nodular Lifestyle. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, 2554 - 2575. https://doi.org/10.1074/mcp.M115.055640

Despite 40 years of control efforts, onchocerciasis (river blindness) remains one of the most important neglected tropical diseases, with 17 million people affected. The etiological agent, Onchocerca volvulus, is a filarial nematode with a complex li... Read More about Stage-specific Proteomes from Onchocerca ochengi, Sister Species of the Human River Blindness Parasite, Uncover Adaptations to a Nodular Lifestyle..

Effects of temporary captivity on ranging behaviour in urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) (2016)
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(2016). Effects of temporary captivity on ranging behaviour in urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 182 - 190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applanim.2016.05.004

Temporary removal of wild animals from a resident territory has the potential to markedly impact subsequent ranging behaviour, and may negatively affect post-release welfare and survival. Admission of sick or injured wildlife into temporary captivity... Read More about Effects of temporary captivity on ranging behaviour in urban red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).

Global profiling and inhibition of protein lipidation in vector and host stages of the sleeping sickness parasite Trypanosoma brucei (2016)
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Tate, E., Wright, M., Paape, D., Price, H., & Smith, D. (2016). Global profiling and inhibition of protein lipidation in vector and host stages of the sleeping sickness parasite Trypanosoma brucei. ACS Infectious Diseases, 2(6), 427-441. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.6b00034

The enzyme N-myristoyltransferase (NMT) catalyzes the essential fatty acylation of substrate proteins with myristic acid in eukaryotes and is a validated drug target in the parasite Trypanosoma brucei, the causative agent of African trypanosomiasis (... Read More about Global profiling and inhibition of protein lipidation in vector and host stages of the sleeping sickness parasite Trypanosoma brucei.

Na+/H+ exchanger NHE1 regulation modulates metastatic potential and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of triple-negative breast cancer cells (2016)
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(2016). Na+/H+ exchanger NHE1 regulation modulates metastatic potential and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of triple-negative breast cancer cells. Oncotarget, 21091 -21113. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.8520

In triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the high recurrence rate, increased invasion and aggressive metastatic formation dictate patient survival. We previously demonstrated a critical role for the Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1) in controlling me... Read More about Na+/H+ exchanger NHE1 regulation modulates metastatic potential and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of triple-negative breast cancer cells.

Over 75% incident-photon-to-current efficiency without solid electrodes. (2016)
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(2016). Over 75% incident-photon-to-current efficiency without solid electrodes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 12428 - 12433. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CP02231F

The efficiency of photoelectrochemical reactions is conventionally defined in terms of the ratio between the current responses arising from the collection of carriers at electrical contacts and the incident photon flux at a given wavelength, i.e. the... Read More about Over 75% incident-photon-to-current efficiency without solid electrodes..

Characterization of Genetic Variability of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses. (2016)
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Forrester-Soto. (2016). Characterization of Genetic Variability of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses. PloS one, e0152604 - e0152604. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152604

Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) is a mosquito-borne alphavirus that has caused large outbreaks of severe illness in both horses and humans. New approaches are needed to rapidly infer the origin of a newly discovered VEEV strain, estimate... Read More about Characterization of Genetic Variability of Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viruses..

Exploring the crowded central region of ten Galactic globular clusters using EMCCDs Variable star searches and new discoveries (2016)
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Figuera Jaimes, R., Bramich, D., Skottfelt, J., Kains, N., Jørgensen, U., Horne, K., …MiNDSTEp Consortium, T. (2016). Exploring the crowded central region of ten Galactic globular clusters using EMCCDs Variable star searches and new discoveries. Astronomy & Astrophysics, 588, Article A128. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/201527641

Aims. We aim to obtain time-series photometry of the very crowded central regions of Galactic globular clusters; to obtain better angular resolution thanhas been previously achieved with conventional CCDs on ground-based telescopes; and to complete,... Read More about Exploring the crowded central region of ten Galactic globular clusters using EMCCDs Variable star searches and new discoveries.

Radical remodeling of the Y chromosome in a recent radiation of malaria mosquitoes. (2016)
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Brantley Hall, A., Papathanos, P., Sharma, A., Cheng, C., Akbari, O. S., Assour, L., …Besansky, N. J. (2016). Radical remodeling of the Y chromosome in a recent radiation of malaria mosquitoes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, E2114 - E2123. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1525164113

Y chromosomes control essential male functions in many species, including sex determination and fertility. However, because of obstacles posed by repeat-rich heterochromatin, knowledge of Y chromosome sequences is limited to a handful of model organi... Read More about Radical remodeling of the Y chromosome in a recent radiation of malaria mosquitoes..