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June 2018

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Climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle

Adapted from Fig 1: Predicted habitat suitability for Emys trinacris

June 5, 2018

Climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle

The pond turtle Emys trinacris is an endangered endemic species of Sicily. In this study, researchers modelled the potential distribution of the species under current and future climatic conditions.

June 14, 2018

Crucial biological functions of CCL7 in cancer

Yangyang Liu, Yadi Cai, Li Liu, Yudong Wu, Xiangyang Xiong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4928 PubMed 29915688

June 11, 2018

How well do force fields capture the strength of salt bridges in proteins?

Mustapha Carab Ahmed, Elena Papaleo, Kresten Lindorff-Larsen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4967 PubMed 29910983

June 7, 2018

Beef tenderness and intramuscular fat proteomic biomarkers: muscle type effect

Brigitte Picard, Mohammed Gagaoua, Marwa Al-Jammas, Leanne De Koning, Albéric Valais, Muriel Bonnet

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4891 PubMed 29892502

June 1, 2018

Cytotoxic effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles on cyanobacterium Spirulina (Arthrospira) platensis

Sinouvassane Djearamane, Yang Mooi Lim, Ling Shing Wong, Poh Foong Lee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4682 PubMed 29876145

June 19, 2018

The impact of PI3K inhibitors on breast cancer cell and its tumor microenvironment

Hanjiao Qin, Linlin Liu, Shu Sun, Dan Zhang, Jiyao Sheng, Bingjin Li, Wei Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5092 PubMed 29942710

June 5, 2018

Growth, biochemical response and liver health of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) fed fermented and non-fermented tuna hydrolysate as fishmeal protein replacement ingredients

Muhammad A.B. Siddik, Janet Howieson, Ilham Ilham, Ravi Fotedar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4870 PubMed 29888126

June 5, 2018

Discovery of digestive enzymes in carnivorous plants with focus on proteases

Rishiesvari Ravee, Faris ‘Imadi Mohd Salleh, Hoe-Han Goh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4914 PubMed 29888132

June 5, 2018

Molecular attributes and apoptosis-inducing activities of a putative serine protease isolated from Tiger Milk mushroom (Lignosus rhinocerus) sclerotium against breast cancer cells in vitro

Hui Yeng Y. Yap, Nget Hong Tan, Szu Ting Ng, Chon Seng Tan, Shin Yee Fung

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4940 PubMed 29888137

June 8, 2018

MipLAAO, a new L-amino acid oxidase from the redtail coral snake Micrurus mipartitus

Paola Rey-Suárez, Cristian Acosta, Uday Torres, Mónica Saldarriaga-Córdoba, Bruno Lomonte, Vitelbina Núñez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4924 PubMed 29900074

June 18, 2018

Characterization of the ATPase FlaI of the motor complex of the Pyrococcus furiosus archaellum and its interactions between the ATP-binding protein FlaH

Paushali Chaudhury, Chris van der Does, Sonja-Verena Albers

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4984 PubMed 29938130

June 7, 2018

Metal-binding polymorphism in late embryogenesis abundant protein AtLEA4-5, an intrinsically disordered protein

Leidys French-Pacheco, Cesar L. Cuevas-Velazquez, Lina Rivillas-Acevedo, Alejandra A. Covarrubias, Carlos Amero

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4930 PubMed 29892507

June 21, 2018

Starch biotransformation into isomaltooligosaccharides using thermostable alpha-glucosidase from Geobacillus stearothermophilus

Peng Chen, Ruixiang Xu, Jianhui Wang, Zhengrong Wu, Lei Yan, Wenbin Zhao, Yuheng Liu, Wantong Ma, Xiaofeng Shi, Hongyu Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5086 PubMed 29942709

June 15, 2018

Transcriptional regulation of metabolism in disease: From transcription factors to epigenetics

Liam J. Hawkins, Rasha Al-attar, Kenneth B. Storey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5062 PubMed 29922517

June 8, 2018

Characterization of pyruvate kinase from the anoxia tolerant turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans: a potential role for enzyme methylation during metabolic rate depression

Amanda M.S. Mattice, Isabelle A. MacLean, Christine L. Childers, Kenneth B. Storey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4918 PubMed 29900073

June 13, 2018

Multi-omic profiling to assess the effect of iron starvation in Streptococcus pneumoniae TIGR4

Irene Jiménez-Munguía, Mónica Calderón-Santiago, Antonio Rodríguez-Franco, Feliciano Priego-Capote, Manuel J. Rodríguez-Ortega

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4966 PubMed 29915696

June 5, 2018

Biochemical and genetic analyses of the oomycete Pythium insidiosum provide new insights into clinical identification and urease-based evolution of metabolism-related traits

Theerapong Krajaejun, Thidarat Rujirawat, Teerat Kanpanleuk, Pitak Santanirand, Tassanee Lohnoo, Wanta Yingyong, Yothin Kumsang, Pattarana Sae-Chew, Weerayuth Kittichotirat, Preecha Patumcharoenpol

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4821 PubMed 29888122

June 29, 2018

Achilles and tail tendons of perlecan exon 3 null heparan sulphate deficient mice display surprising improvement in tendon tensile properties and altered collagen fibril organisation compared to C57BL/6 wild type mice

Cindy C. Shu, Margaret M. Smith, Richard C. Appleyard, Christopher B. Little, James Melrose

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5120 PubMed 30042881

June 18, 2018

Intein-mediated backbone cyclization of entolimod confers enhanced radioprotective activity in mouse models

Bingyu Ye, Wenlong Shen, Minglei Shi, Yan Zhang, Cunshuan Xu, Zhihu Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5043 PubMed 29938138

June 15, 2018

A novel thymidylate synthase from the Vibrionales, Alteromonadales, Aeromonadales, and Pasteurellales (VAAP) clade with altered nucleotide and folate binding sites

Alonso A. Lopez-Zavala, Eduardo Guevara-Hernandez, Luz H. Vazquez-Lujan, Arturo Sanchez-Paz, Karina D. Garcia-Orozco, Carmen A. Contreras-Vergara, Gamaliel Lopez-Leal, Aldo A. Arvizu-Flores, Adrian Ochoa-Leyva, Rogerio R. Sotelo-Mundo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5023 PubMed 29922516

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