Current knowledge about the impact of microgravity on gene regulation

TJ Corydon, H Schulz, P Richter, SM Strauch… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microgravity (µ g) has a massive impact on the health of space explorers. Microgravity
changes the proliferation, differentiation, and growth of cells. As crewed spaceflights into …

Microbiology of human spaceflight: microbial responses to mechanical forces that impact health and habitat sustainability

CA Nickerson, RJC McLean, J Barrila… - Microbiology and …, 2024 - journals.asm.org
Understanding the dynamic adaptive plasticity of microorganisms has been advanced by
studying their responses to extreme environments. Spaceflight research platforms provide a …

Impact of modeled microgravity stress on innate immunity in a beneficial animal-microbe symbiosis

AA Duscher, MM Vroom, JS Foster - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The innate immune response is the first line of defense for all animals to not only detect
invading microbes and toxins but also sense and interface with the environment. One such …

Modelled microgravity impacts Vibrio fischeri population structure in a mutualistic association with an animal host

C Bongrand, JS Foster - Environmental Microbiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Perturbations to host–microbe interactions, such as environmental stress, can alter and
disrupt homeostasis. In this study, we examined the effects of a stressor, simulated …

Polyextremophile engineering: a review of organisms that push the limits of life

J Caro-Astorga, JT Meyerowitz, DA Stork… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Nature exhibits an enormous diversity of organisms that thrive in extreme environments.
From snow algae that reproduce at sub-zero temperatures to radiotrophic fungi that thrive in …

Review insights into the field of space life sciences

L Cheng, Y Li, J Yan - Life Sciences in Space Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Space life science has been a frontier discipline in the life sciences, aiming to study
the life phenomena of earth organisms and their activity patterns under the special …

The caspase family: molecular bases of interaction in apoptosis and pyroptosis

VV Shishkina, IP Moshurov, OA Gerasimova… - Genes & Cells, 2024 - genescells.ru
Both apoptotic and inflammatory caspases play a significant role in developing and
maintaining an organism's homeostasis. Recently, various studies have described various …