Biofouling 2020 Jan 27
Various biofilm matrices of the emerging pathogen Staphylococcus lugdunensis: exopolysaccharides, proteins, eDNA and their correlation with biofilm mass.
Ravaioli S, Campoccia D, Speziale P, Pietrocola G, Zatorska B, Maso A, Presterl E, Montanaro L, Arciola CR
Staphylococcus lugdunensis is an emerging high-virulent pathogen causative of hospital-acquired infections. Biofilm formation is a complex pathogenic ...
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J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol.
Location and function of transient receptor potential canonical channel 1 in ventricular myocytes.
Hu Q, Ahmad AA, Seidel T, Hunter C, Streiff M, Nikolova L, Spitzer KW, Sachse FB
Transient receptor potential canonical 1 (TRPC1) protein is abundantly expressed in cardiomyocytes. While TRPC1 is supposed to be critically involved ...
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Plant Biotechnol. J. 2020 Jan 25
A polysaccharide deacetylase from Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici is an important pathogenicity gene that suppresses plant immunity.
Xu Q, Wang J, Zhao J, Sun S, Zhang H, Wu J, Tang C, Kang Z, Wang X
The cell wall of filamentous fungi, comprised of chitin, polysaccharide and glycoproteins, maintain the integrity of hyphae and protect them from defe ...
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Parasitol. Int. 2020 Jan 21
Molecular cloning and characterization of plerocercoid-immunosuppressive factor from Spirometra erinaceieuropaei.
Kondo Y, Ito D, Tademoto S, Itami N, Nishikata S, Takashima E, Tsuboi T, Fukumoto S, Otsuki H
A platyhelminth, Spirometra erinaceieuropaei, belonging to the class Cestoda, causes human sparganosis, and infection with its larva results in subtle ...
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J. Gen. Physiol.
Wheat germ agglutinin-conjugated fluorescent pH sensors for visualizing proton fluxes.
Zhang L, Zhang M, Bellve K, Fogarty KE, Castro MA, Brauchi S, Kobertz WR
Small-molecule fluorescent wheat germ agglutinin (WGA) conjugates are routinely used to demarcate mammalian plasma membranes, because they bind to the ...
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