Redox driven B12-ligand switch drives CarH photoresponse

Abstract CarH is a coenzyme B12-dependent photoreceptor involved in regulating carotenoid biosynthesis.How light-triggered cleavage of the B12 Co-C Storage Shelf bond culminates in CarH tetramer dissociation to initiate transcription remains unclear.Here, a series of crystal structures of the CarH B12-binding domain after illumination suggest forma

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Chemical Constituents from Macaranga lowii King ex Hook.f. (Euphorbiaceae) and Their Effects on Antioxidant Activity

The genus Macaranga comprises about 300 species worldwide and is commonly distributed in the tropical region of Africa, Southeast Asia, China and India.The plant of this genus was reported to possess various medicinal properties which have been traditionally used to treat various illnesses such as fungal infection, malaria, stomachache, and diarrho

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Reproductive aspects of marine cladocerans Penilia avirostris and Pseudevadne tergestina (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) in the outer part of Guanabara Bay, Brazil

The objective of this study was to report on VISOR some aspects of marine cladoceran reproduction in Guanabara Bay.Samples were collected during 1985 using a conical net with 200 mm mesh.Two species were identified: Penilia avirostris and Pseudevadne tergestina.Both species disappeared from the plankton in winter.Two months before this phenomenon,

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Spare PRELI gene loci: failsafe chromosome insurance?

LEA (late embryogenesis abundant) proteins encode conserved N-terminal mitochondrial signal domains and C-terminal (A/TAEKAK) motif repeats, long-presumed to confer cell resistance to stress and death cues.This prompted the hypothesis that LEA proteins are central to mitochondria mechanisms that connect bioenergetics with cell responses to stress a

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