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Background: The microorganism world living in amphibians is still largely under-represented and under-studied in the literature. Among anuran amphibians, African clawed frogs of the Xenopus genus stand as well-characterized models with an in-depth knowledge of their developmental biological processes including their metamorphosis. In this study, we...
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Variation in locomotor capacity among animals often reflects adaptations to different environments. Despite evidence that physical performance is heritable, the molecular basis of locomotor performance and performance trade-offs remains poorly understood. In this study we identify the genes, signaling pathways, and regulatory processes p...
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The microorganism world living in amphibians is still largely under-represented and under-studied in the literature. Among anuran amphibians, African clawed frogs of the Xenopus genus stand as well-characterized models with an in-depth knowledge of their developmental biological processes including their metamorphosis. We used different...
The cyanobacterial genus Microcystis is known to produce an elaborate array of structurally unique and biologically active natural products including hazardous cyanotoxins. Cytotoxic aeruginoguanidines represent a yet unexplored family of peptides featuring a trisubstituted benzene unit and farnesylated arginine derivatives. In this study, we aimed...
Protein backbone, broken and mended
Small, posttranslationally modified peptides are produced by microorganisms as antimicrobial agents or to communicate with neighboring cells. Alterations to the peptide backbone can change the structure of peptides or introduce reactive chemical moieties. Morinaka et al. characterized a bacterial enzyme that exci...
Planktothrix is a dominant cyanobacterial genus forming toxic blooms in temperate freshwater ecosystems. We sequenced the genome of planktic and non planktic Planktothrix strains to better represent this genus diversity and life style at the genomic level. Benthic and biphasic strains are rooting the Planktothrix phylogenetic tree and widely expand...
We know that animals live in a world dominated by bacteria. In the last 20 years, we have learned that microbes are essential regulators of mucosal immunity. Bacteria, archeas, and viruses influence different aspects of mucosal development and function. Yet, the literature mainly covers findings obtained in mammals. In this review, we focus on two...
We are now at the golden age of Xenopus genetics and genomics. The enormous progresses in Xenopus genomics, transgenesis, and targeted genome modifications have completely changed the ways of thinking experimental approaches using this model. We report here a comprehensive overview of the current knowledge and recent developments on genomics and ge...
