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Electron/Proton Coupling in Biological Energy Transduction
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.02.004
With the organization of this special issue in memory of António Xavier we were endowed with a unique opportunity to bring together two of his most cherished aspects in research: his colleagues and th...
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Miguel Sepúlveda Teixeira,
Miguel Sepúlveda Teixeira
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Editorial
(In Press Accepted Manuscript)
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13 February 2012 |
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Preface-Electron/proton coupling in biological energy transduction
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.02.006
António Xavier was an outstanding scientist but his legacy goes far beyond his research. António Xavier’s heritage is alive and present through all entrepreneurial activities he succeeded in. He built...
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Miguel Castanho
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Editorial
(In Press Accepted Manuscript)
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13 February 2012 |
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Preface-Electron/Proton Coupling in Biological Energy Transduction
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.02.005
Professor Antonio V. Xavier belongs to those rare colleagues in science that combine unusually warm human character with exceptional intellectual gifts. My recollections of him go back to the early se...
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Israel Pecht
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Editorial
(In Press Accepted Manuscript)
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13 February 2012 |
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António Xavier and his contribution to the development of bioinorganic chemistry
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.02.007
António V. Xavier was born in Oporto, on August 31, 1943. He began a degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Oporto and in 1965 he moved to the Technical University of Lisbon, finishing th...
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Helena Santos
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Editorial
(In Press Accepted Manuscript)
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13 February 2012 |
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Phosphatases in SMAD Regulation
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.02.001
Abstract: SMAD transcription factors are key mediators of the transforming growth factor-beta (TGFß) family of cytokines. Reversible phosphorylation of SMAD proteins plays a key role in regulating the...
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David L. Bruce,
Gopal P. Sapkota
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Review article
(In Press Accepted Manuscript)
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13 February 2012 |
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Intracellular interactions between protein 4.1 and glycophorin C on transport vesicles, as determined by fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.058
Highlights: ► Interaction of protein 4.1R with glycophorin C (GPC) stabilizes erythrocyte membranes. ► Fluorescence correlation spectroscopy was adopted to clarify the completion order. ► 4.1R diffuse...
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Shotaro Tanaka,
Yuichi Takakuwa
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Short communication
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10 February 2012 |
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Imprinted DNA methylation reprogramming during early mouse embryogenesis at the Gpr1-Zdbf2 locus is linked to long cis-intergenic transcription
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.059
Highlights: ► Imprinted Zdbf2 gene expression is controlled by maternal methylation. ► A novel, long imprinted Zdbf2 variant is identified in mouse early embryos. ► The long variant is transcribed fro...
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Hisato Kobayashi,
Takayuki Sakurai,
Shun Sato,
Kazuhiko Nakabayashi,
Kenichiro Hata,
Tomohiro Kono
et al.
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Short communication
(In Press Uncorrected Proof)
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10 February 2012 |
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A Synthetic Biology Project – Developing a single-molecule device for screening drug–target interactions
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.057
Abstract: This review describes a European-funded project in the area of Synthetic Biology. The project seeks to demonstrate the application of engineering techniques and methodologies to the design a...
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Keith Firman,
Luke Evans,
James Youell
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Review article
(In Press Uncorrected Proof)
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09 February 2012 |
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Activation of spleen tyrosine kinase is required for TNF-α-induced endothelin-1 upregulation in human aortic endothelial cells
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.055
Highlights: ► TNF-α-induced ROS activates Syk and PI3K. ► These are required to activate AP-1 and subsequent ET-1. ► ET-1 is implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. ► Syk could be a possibl...
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Yoon Ji Kim,
Tai Yeon Koo,
Won Seok Yang,
Nam Jeong Han,
Jin Uk Jeong,
Sang Koo Lee,
Su-Kil Park
et al.
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Short communication
(In Press Uncorrected Proof)
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06 February 2012 |
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Asp563 of the horizontal helix of subunit NuoL is involved in proton translocation by the respiratory complex I
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.056
Highlights: ► The respiratory complex I contains an unusual, horizontal’ helix on subunit NuoL. ► We mutated residues of the helix to investigate their role in proton translocation. ► The variants D56...
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Stefan Steimle,
Max Willistein,
Patricia Hegger,
Marco Janoschke,
Heiko Erhardt,
Thorsten Friedrich
et al.
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Short communication
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06 February 2012 |
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Two sides of the story? Smad4 loss in pancreatic cancer versus head-and-neck cancer
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.054
Abstract: TGFβ signaling Smads (Smad2, 3, and 4) were suspected tumor suppressors soon after their discovery. Nearly two decades of research confirmed this role and revealed other divergent and cancer...
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Stephen P. Malkoski,
Xiao-Jing Wang
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Review article
(In Press Uncorrected Proof)
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06 February 2012 |
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Insights into differential modulation of receptor function by hinge region using novel agonistic lutropin receptor and inverse agonistic thyrotropin receptor antibodies
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.052
Highlights: ► First report of novel agonistic and antagonistic scFvs against LHR hinge region. ► Discontinuous epitope of agonistic scFv comprises regions in both Cb-2 and Cb-3. ► Development of inver...
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Ritankar Majumdar,
Reema Railkar,
Rajan R Dighe
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Short communication
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03 February 2012 |
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Construction of synthetic regulatory networks in yeast
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.053
Abstract: Yeast species such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae have been exploited by humans for millennia and so it is therefore unsurprising that they are attractive cells to re-engineer for industrial us...
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Benjamin A. Blount,
Tim Weenink,
Tom Ellis
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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03 February 2012 |
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Increased miR-222 in H. pylori-associated gastric cancer correlated with tumor progression by promoting cancer cell proliferation and targeting RECK
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.025
Highlights: ► miR-222 is up-regulated both by H. pylori infection and in gastric cancer. ► Over-expression of miR-222 promotes cell proliferation and colony formation. ► RECK is a novel target of miR-...
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Na Li,
Bin Tang,
En-Dong Zhu,
Bo-sheng Li,
Yuan Zhuang,
Shu Yu,
Dong-shui Lu,
Quan-Ming Zou,
Bin Xiao,
Xu-Hu Mao
et al.
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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03 February 2012 |
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ATX and LPA receptor 3 are coordinately up-regulated in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated THP-1 cells through PKR and SPK1-mediated pathways
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.044
Highlights: ► ATX and LPA3 are coordinately up-regulated by LPS in human monocytic THP-1 cells. ► PKR-mediated JNK1 and p38 MAPK activation is required for ATX and LPA3 induction. ► SPK1-mediated PI3K...
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Song Li,
Chaoyang Xiong,
Junjie Zhang
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Short communication
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03 February 2012 |
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Pro42 and Val45 of staphylokinase modulate intermolecular interactions of His43–Tyr44 pair and specificity of staphylokinase–plasmin activator complex
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.046
Highlights: ► Mutations at Pro42 and Val45 of SAK abrogate its Pg activation property. ► Pro42 and Val45 modulate contacts of His43–Tyr44 pair of SAK with Trp215 of plasmim. ► His43 is vulnerable than...
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Satish Singh,
F.N.U. Ashish,
Kanak L. Dikshit
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Short communication
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03 February 2012 |
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Adaptive diversity of innate immune receptor family short pentraxins in Murinae
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.048
Highlights: ► The evolutionary patterns of short pentraxins among rat, mouse, and eight other Murinae species and within five species were analyzed. ► Adaptive selection leads to rapid diversification...
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Yan Li,
Judith H. Robins,
Jianping Ye,
Zhiyong Huang,
Qiang Wen,
Guojie Zhang
et al.
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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01 February 2012 |
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Metabolic differences underlying two distinct rat urinary phenotypes, a putative role for gut microbial metabolism of phenylalanine and a possible connection to autism
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.049
Highlights: ► This article explores the origin of two distinct rat urinary compositional phenotypes. ► An hypothesis is presented that involves gut microbial metabolism of phenylalanine. ► Specific me...
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T. Andrew Clayton
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Short communication
(In Press Uncorrected Proof)
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01 February 2012 |
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MicroRNA-203 leads to G1 phase cell cycle arrest in laryngeal carcinoma cells by directly targeting survivin
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.050
Highlights: ► Overexpression of miR-203 inhibits laryngeal cancer cell proliferation. ► Survivin is a direct target of miR-203 in laryngeal cancer cells. ► Survivin plays a critical role in miR-203-in...
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Ka Bian,
Jing Fan,
Xiang Zhang,
Xin-Wei Yang,
Hua-Yu Zhu,
Lei Wang,
Jian-Yong Sun,
Yan-Ling Meng,
Peng-Cheng Cui,
Shi-Yin Cheng,
Jian Zhang,
Jing Zhao,
An-Gang Yang,
Rui Zhang
et al.
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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01 February 2012 |
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Cripto/GRP78 modulation of the TGF-β pathway in development and oncogenesis
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.051
Abstract: Cripto is a small, GPI-anchored signaling protein that regulates cellular survival, proliferation, differentiation and migration during normal developmental processes and tumorigenesis. Crip...
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Peter C. Gray,
Wylie Vale
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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01 February 2012 |
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Mapping key interactions in the dimerization process of HBHA from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, insights into bacterial agglutination
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.047
Highlights: ► A novel molecular entity able to disaggregate HBHA dimers. ► Homophilic HBHA–HBHA interacting forces at the bacterial surface unveiled. ► A distorted coiled coil at HBHA dimerization int...
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Carla Esposito,
Marco Cantisani,
Gabriella D’Auria,
Lucia Falcigno,
Emilia Pedone,
Stefania Galdiero,
Rita Berisio
et al.
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Short communication
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31 January 2012 |
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Kaiso uses all three zinc fingers and adjacent sequence motifs for high affinity binding to sequence-specific and methyl-CpG DNA targets
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.045
Highlights: ► We have identified minimal Kaiso constructs for high-affinity DNA binding. ► All three Kaiso zinc fingers are required for binding. ► Extension of the sequence at the N-terminus increase...
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Bethany A. Buck-Koehntop,
Maria A. Martinez-Yamout,
H. Jane Dyson,
Peter E. Wright
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Short communication
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31 January 2012 |
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MIG-13 controls anteroposterior cell migration by interacting with UNC-71/ADM-1 and SRC-1 in Caenorhabditis elegans
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.031
Highlights: ► MIG-13 is crucial for anterior neural cell migration in Caenorhabditis elegans. ► A mutation in the unc-71 gene rescues the migration defects in mig-13 mutants. ► The unc-71 mutation als...
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Hitomi Masuda,
Kuniaki Nakamura,
Nozomu Takata,
Bunsho Itoh,
Takashi Hirose,
Hiroki Moribe,
Eisuke Mekada,
Masato Okada
et al.
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Short communication
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30 January 2012 |
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A change in the sensitivity of elongation factor G to oxidation protects photosystem II from photoinhibition in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.042
Highlights: ► We replace an ROS-sensitive Cys residue in elongation factor G (EF-G) by Ser. ► Expression of mutated EF-G in a cyanobacterium protects PSII from photoinhibition. ► The protection agains...
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Kayoko Ejima,
Tomoko Kawaharada,
Shuhei Inoue,
Kouji Kojima,
Yoshitaka Nishiyama
et al.
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Short communication
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30 January 2012 |
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OIT3 deficiency impairs uric acid reabsorption in renal tubule
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.038
Highlights: ► We create an OIT3 null mouse model. ► Lower serum uric acid level in OIT3 null mice could be due to increase of uric acid excretion. ► Excretion of THP in urine increases while renal THP...
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Bing Yan,
Zhuang-Zhuang Zhang,
Li-Yu Huang,
Hai-Lian Shen,
Ze-Guang Han
et al.
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Short communication
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30 January 2012 |
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Use of Kikume green–red fusions to study the influence of pharmacological chaperones on trafficking of G protein-coupled receptors
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.043
Highlights: ► We constructed fusions of the vasopressin V2 receptor with the photoconvertible mKikGR protein. ► We show that mKikGR fusions can be used to study receptor trafficking. ► Using mKikGR fu...
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Ingrid Ridelis,
Antje Schmidt,
Anke Teichmann,
Jens Furkert,
Burkhard Wiesner,
Ralf Schülein
et al.
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Short communication
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30 January 2012 |
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HBXIP upregulates CD46, CD55 and CD59 through ERK1/2/NF-κB signaling to protect breast cancer cells from complement attack
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.039
Abstract: Hepatitis B X-interacting protein (HBXIP) is able to enhance migration of breast cancer cells. However, the role of HBXIP in regulation of complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC) in breast c...
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Wenjing Cui,
Yu Zhao,
Changliang Shan,
Guangyao Kong,
Nan Hu,
Yiwen Zhang,
Shuai Zhang,
Weiying Zhang,
Yingyi Zhang,
Xiaodong Zhang,
Lihong Ye
et al.
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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30 January 2012 |
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Oligomeric interactions of TGF-β and BMP receptors
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.040
Abstract: Transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) and bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) cytokines participate in a multiplicity of ways in the regulation of numerous physiological and pathological process...
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Marcelo Ehrlich,
Orit Gutman,
Petra Knaus,
Yoav I. Henis
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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30 January 2012 |
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Selenomodification of tRNA in archaea requires a bipartite rhodanese enzyme
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.024
Highlights: ► A bipartite archaeal tRNA 2-selenouridine synthase (SelU) was identified in silico. ► Both proteins are required to catalyze tRNA selenation in vivo and in vitro. ► SelU presumably was p...
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Dan Su,
Temitope T. Ojo,
Dieter Söll,
Michael J. Hohn
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Short communication
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30 January 2012 |
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Smad-mediated regulation of microRNA biosynthesis
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.041
Abstract: microRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs conserved in metazoans. Depletion of miRNAs results in embryonic lethality, suggesting they are essential for embryogenesis. Similarly, pathways ...
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Matthew T. Blahna,
Akiko Hata
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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30 January 2012 |
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Overexpression of lalA, a paralog of labA, is capable of affecting both circadian gene expression and cell growth in the cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC 7942
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.035
Highlights: ► lalA is a paralog of the cyanobacterial clock-related gene labA. ► lalA overexpression reduced amplitude of circadian kaiBC expression. ► lalA overexpression advanced phases of circadian...
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Yasuhito Taniguchi,
Tomoe Nishikawa,
Takao Kondo,
Tokitaka Oyama
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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LY294002 inhibits TLR3/4-mediated IFN-β production via inhibition of IRF3 activation with a PI3K-independent mechanism
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.016
Highlights: ► LY294002 and wortmannin have opposite functions on LPS- and poly(I:C)-induced IFN-β production. ► LY294002 inhibits LPS- and poly(I:C)-induced IFN-β transcription and secretion in a PI3K...
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Wei Zhao,
Jianni Qi,
Lijuan Wang,
Meng Zhang,
Peng Wang,
Chengjiang Gao
et al.
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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N-Acetyl lysyl-tRNA synthetases evolved by a CcdB-based selection possess N-acetyl lysine specificity in vitro and in vivo
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.029
Highlights: ► N-acetyl lysyl-tRNA synthetases were evolved by a CcdB-based selection. ► N-acetyl lysine specificity was validated by both in vitro and in vivo approaches. ► Kinetic properties of the e...
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Takuya Umehara,
Jihyo Kim,
Sangsik Lee,
Li-Tao Guo,
Dieter Söll,
Hee-Sung Park
et al.
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Scythe cleavage during Fas (APO-1)-and staurosporine-mediated apoptosis
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.034
Highlights: ► Cleavage of Scythe/BAT3 by caspase-3 correlates with its translocation to the cytosol. ► Cytosolic Scythe is required for phosphatidylserine exposure in Fas-triggered cells. ► Cleavage o...
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Giulio Preta,
Bengt Fadeel
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Short communication
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27 January 2012 |
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Ribosome-independent biosynthesis of biologically active peptides: Application of synthetic biology to generate structural diversity
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.017
Abstract: Peptide natural products continue to play an important role in modern medicine as last-resort treatments of many life-threatening diseases, as they display many interesting biological activi...
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Tobias W. Giessen,
Mohamed A. Marahiel
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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23 January 2012 |
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Is the chromanol head group of vitamin E nature’s final truth on chain-breaking antioxidants?
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.022
Highlights: ► Quantum chemical calculations indicate that even refined phenols like chromanol may be suboptimal antioxidants. ► Aromatic amine (NH) analogues of two chromanols, tocopherol and trolox, ...
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Maike J. Ohlow,
Matthias Granold,
Mathias Schreckenberger,
Bernd Moosmann
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Short communication
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23 January 2012 |
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Approaches to chemical synthetic biology
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2012.01.014
Highlights: ► Introducing the notion of chemical synthetic biology. ► Highlight the use of lipid vesicles as cell models. ► The laboratory construction of synthetic minimal cell for basic and applied ...
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Cristiano Chiarabelli,
Pasquale Stano,
Fabrizio Anella,
Paolo Carrara,
Pier Luigi Luisi
et al.
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Review article
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18 January 2012 |
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Back-reactions, short-circuits, leaks and other energy wasteful reactions in biological electron transfer: Redox tuning to survive life in O2
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.12.039
Abstract: The energy-converting redox enzymes perform productive reactions efficiently despite the involvement of high energy intermediates in their catalytic cycles. This is achieved by kinetic contr...
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A. William Rutherford,
Artur Osyczka,
Fabrice Rappaport
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Review article
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16 January 2012 |
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Scaling up synthetic biology: Do not forget the chassis
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.12.024
Highlights: ► General properties of the chassis required for synthetic biology are explored. ► This entails essential functions such as scaffolds, safety valves and the like. ► Living cells trap infor...
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Antoine Danchin
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Review article
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03 January 2012 |
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Reconstitution of respiratory oxidases in membrane nanodiscs for investigation of proton-coupled electron transfer
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.12.023
Abstract: The function of membrane-bound transporters is commonly affected by the milieu of the hydrophobic, membrane-spanning part of the transmembrane protein. Consequently, functional studies of th...
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Linda Näsvik Öjemyr,
Christoph von Ballmoos,
Robert B. Gennis,
Stephen G. Sligar,
Peter Brzezinski
et al.
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Review article
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29 December 2011 |
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Redox properties of tyrosine and related molecules
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.12.014
Abstract: Redox reactions of tyrosine play key roles in many biological processes, including water oxidation and DNA synthesis. We first review the redox properties of tyrosine (and other phenols) in ...
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Jeffrey J. Warren,
Jay R. Winkler,
Harry B. Gray
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Review article
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27 December 2011 |
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Superoxide dismutases: Ancient enzymes and new insights
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.10.048
Abstract: Superoxide dismutases (SODs) catalyze the de toxification of superoxide. SODs therefore acquired great importance as O2 became prevalent following the evolution of oxygenic photosynthesis. T...
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Anne-Frances Miller
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Review article
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11 November 2011 |
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NAD(H)-coupled hydrogen cycling – structure–function relationships of bidirectional [NiFe] hydrogenases
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.10.010
Graphical abstract: Highlights: ► We review characteristics of NADH-linked bidirectional hydrogenases. ► Structural insights from spectroscopy are related to functional properties. ► Additional infor...
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M. Horch,
L. Lauterbach,
O. Lenz,
P. Hildebrandt,
I. Zebger
et al.
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Review article
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02 November 2011 |
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Interfacial electrochemical electron transfer in biology – Towards the level of the single molecule
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.10.023
Abstract: Physical electrochemistry has undergone a remarkable evolution over the last few decades, integrating advanced techniques and theory from solid state and surface physics. Single-crystal elec...
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Jingdong Zhang,
Qijin Chi,
Allan G. Hansen,
Palle S. Jensen,
Princia Salvatore,
Jens Ulstrup
et al.
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Review article
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21 October 2011 |
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Simulation of multihaem cytochromes
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.10.019
Highlights: ► Molecular simulation methods can reveal the molecular basis of the behaviour of multiheam cytochromes. ► That behaviour arises from the coupling between reduction, protonation and struct...
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Cláudio M. Soares,
António M. Baptista
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Review article
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19 October 2011 |
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Proteins as strongly correlated protonic systems
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.09.036
Abstract: Determination of the protonation state of enzymes is a challenging problem in computational biophysics largely due to the vast number of possible protonic configurations. The protonation sta...
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Vernon Couch,
Alexei Stuchebrukhov
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Review article
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05 October 2011 |
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Hydrogen, metals, bifurcating electrons, and proton gradients: The early evolution of biological energy conservation
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.09.031
Abstract: Life is a persistent, self-specified set of far from equilibrium chemical reactions. In modern microbes, core carbon and energy metabolism are what keep cells alive. In very early chemical e...
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William F. Martin
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Review article
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03 October 2011 |
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Respiratory chain complex I, a main regulatory target of the cAMP/PKA pathway is defective in different human diseases
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.09.019
Abstract: In mammals, complex I (NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase) of the mitochondrial respiratory chain has 31 supernumerary subunits in addition to the 14 conserved from prokaryotes to humans. Multip...
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Sergio Papa,
Domenico De Rasmo,
Zuzana Technikova-Dobrova,
Damiano Panelli,
Anna Signorile,
Salvatore Scacco,
Vittoria Petruzzella,
Francesco Papa,
Giuseppe Palmisano,
Antonio Gnoni,
Loris Micelli,
Anna Maria Sardanelli
et al.
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Review article
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20 September 2011 |
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The catalytic domain of MMP-1 studied through tagged lanthanides
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.09.020
Highlights: ► A paramagnetic tag was attached to matrix metalloproteinase 1. ► Pseudocontact shifts and paramagnetic residual dipolar couplings were collected. ► Available protein structures are in ba...
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Ivano Bertini,
Vito Calderone,
Linda Cerofolini,
Marco Fragai,
Carlos F.G.C. Geraldes,
Petr Hermann,
Claudio Luchinat,
Giacomo Parigi,
João M.C. Teixeira
et al.
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Review article
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20 September 2011 |
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The cytochrome f–plastocyanin complex as a model to study transient interactions between redox proteins
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.08.035
Highlights: ► Transient electron transfer complexes are of great biological relevance. ► Transient complexes require the compromise between binding specificity and turnover. ► Synergy among techniques...
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Isabel Cruz-Gallardo,
Irene Díaz-Moreno,
Antonio Díaz-Quintana,
Miguel A. De la Rosa
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Review article
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30 August 2011 |
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Cytochrome c oxidase: Intermediates of the catalytic cycle and their energy-coupled interconversion
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.08.037
Highlights: ► Nomenclature of cytochrome c oxidase intermediates needs to be revised. ► Cytochrome oxidase intermediates are homologous to compounds of P450 and peroxidases. ► The primary role of the ...
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Alexander A. Konstantinov
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Review article
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30 August 2011 |
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Recent advances in cytochrome bc1: Inter monomer electronic communication?
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.08.032
Highlights: ► We review recent genetic systems that use “one-plasmid” or “two-plasmids” to produce hetero-dimeric cytochrome bc1 enzymes. ► One-plasmid” system appears unstable, but might produce only...
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Bahia Khalfaoui-Hassani,
Pascal Lanciano,
Dong-Woo Lee,
Elisabeth Darrouzet,
Fevzi Daldal
et al.
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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26 August 2011 |
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The role of intramolecular interactions in the functional control of multiheme cytochromes c
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.08.019
Highlights: ► In this paper we review the detailed redox characterization of multiheme cytochromes. ► Close proximity between the hemes allow redox interactions to modulate the potentials in a signifi...
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Bruno M. Fonseca,
Catarina M. Paquete,
Carlos A. Salgueiro,
Ricardo O. Louro
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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16 August 2011 |
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How Salmonella oxidises H2 under aerobic conditions
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.07.044
Highlights: ► Molecular hydrogen is an important energy source during prokaryotic respiration. ► Salmonella can utilise hydrogen as an electron donor for aerobic respiration. ► We use genetic engineer...
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Alison Parkin,
Lisa Bowman,
Maxie M. Roessler,
Rosalind A. Davies,
Tracy Palmer,
Fraser A. Armstrong,
Frank Sargent
et al.
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Short communication
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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08 August 2011 |
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Homotropic and heterotropic interactions in cytochromes c3 from sulfate reducing bacteria
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.07.007
Abstract: This article reviews the contribution of António Xavier and his associates to the study of multihaem cytochromes. Detailed analysis of interactions between the charges of the haems and proto...
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David L. Turner,
Teresa Catarino
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Review article
(In Press Accepted Manuscript)
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08 August 2011 |
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Cytochrome bd oxidase and nitric oxide: From reaction mechanisms to bacterial physiology
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.07.035
Abstract: Experimental evidence suggests that the prokaryotic respiratory cytochrome bd quinol oxidase is responsible for both bioenergetic functions and bacterial adaptation to different stress condi...
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Alessandro Giuffrè,
Vitaliy B. Borisov,
Daniela Mastronicola,
Paolo Sarti,
Elena Forte
et al.
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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08 August 2011 |
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Gating mechanisms for biological electron transfer: integrating structure with biophysics reveals the nature of redox control in cytochrome P450 reductase and copper-dependent nitrite reductase
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.07.003
Abstract: Biological electron transfer is a fundamentally important reaction. Despite the apparent simplicity of these reactions (in that no bonds are made or broken), their experimental interrogation...
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Nicole G.H. Leferink,
Christopher R. Pudney,
Sibylle Brenner,
Derren J. Heyes,
Robert R. Eady,
S. Samar Hasnain,
Sam Hay,
Stephen E.J. Rigby,
Nigel S. Scrutton
et al.
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Review article
(In Press Accepted Manuscript)
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08 August 2011 |
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Iron in evolution
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2011.05.068
Highlights: ► This paper sets out the contribution of Antonio Xavier to iron biochemistry. ► It then puts this work in the context of the way iron has been involved in the evolution of the combined sy...
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R.J.P. Williams
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Review article
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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20 June 2011 |
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WITHDRAWN: Localization and functional activity of APM1 in root-hair cells and BY-2 cells
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2010.03.049
This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be foun...
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Ok Ran Lee,
Hyung-Taeg Cho,
Deok-Chun Yang
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Retraction
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12 April 2010 |
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WITHDRAWN: USP14 stabilizes calcineurin and regulates NFAT/AP-1 dependent IL-4 transcription as a novel calcineurin-binding protein
DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.10.087
Abstract: This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal c...
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Yijuan Zhang,
Yi Zheng,
Ran Xu,
Hongbo Chen,
Yongqiang Zhu,
Yangqing Zhang,
Caiping Guo,
Baozong Li,
Zhenghui Wu,
Yinglong She,
Linbai Ye,
Laiqiang Huang
et al.
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Retraction
(In Press Corrected Proof)
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06 November 2009 |