The logic of virus evolution
Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites. Despite their dependence on host cells, viruses
are evolutionarily autonomous, with their own genomes and evolutionary trajectories locked …
are evolutionarily autonomous, with their own genomes and evolutionary trajectories locked …
The LUCA and its complex virome
The last universal cellular ancestor (LUCA) is the most recent population of organisms from
which all cellular life on Earth descends. The reconstruction of the genome and phenotype …
which all cellular life on Earth descends. The reconstruction of the genome and phenotype …
Genetic control of biosynthesis and transport of riboflavin and flavin nucleotides and construction of robust biotechnological producers
CA Abbas, AA Sibirny - Microbiology and molecular biology …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY Riboflavin [7, 8-dimethyl-10-(1′-d-ribityl) isoalloxazine, vitamin B2] is an
obligatory component of human and animal diets, as it serves as the precursor of flavin …
obligatory component of human and animal diets, as it serves as the precursor of flavin …
Metabolite damage and its repair or pre-emption
It is increasingly evident that metabolites suffer various kinds of damage, that such damage
happens in all organisms and that cells have dedicated systems for damage repair and …
happens in all organisms and that cells have dedicated systems for damage repair and …
Characterization of Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) Transport Proteins from Bacillus subtilis and Corynebacterium glutamicum
C Vogl, S Grill, O Schilling, J Stülke… - Journal of …, 2007 - Am Soc Microbiol
Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is the direct precursor of the flavin cofactors flavin mononucleotide
and flavin adenine dinucleotide, essential components of cellular biochemistry. In this work …
and flavin adenine dinucleotide, essential components of cellular biochemistry. In this work …
Whole-cell based synthetic enzyme cascades—light and shadow of a promising technology
F Rudroff - Current Opinion in Chemical Biology, 2019 - Elsevier
Mimicking Nature by biocatalytic cascade reactions in a whole-cell environment is a
revolutionary development in multistep synthesis for the production of bulk and fine …
revolutionary development in multistep synthesis for the production of bulk and fine …
In vivo generation of flavoproteins with modified cofactors
To understand flavoprotein mechanisms and reactivity, biochemical and biophysical
methods are usually employed, and differences between wild-type and mutated proteins …
methods are usually employed, and differences between wild-type and mutated proteins …
Small proteins in Archaea, a mainly unexplored world
In recent years, increasing numbers of small proteins have moved into the focus of science.
Small proteins have been identified and characterized in all three domains of life, but the …
Small proteins have been identified and characterized in all three domains of life, but the …
Fluorescence solvatochromism in lumichrome and excited-state tautomerization: a combined experimental and DFT study
Fluorescence solvatochromism of lumichrome (LC) was studied by steady-state and time-
resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The excited-state properties of LC do not show any …
resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The excited-state properties of LC do not show any …
Bulk phase resource ratio alters carbon steel corrosion rates and endogenously produced extracellular electron transfer mediators in a sulfate-reducing biofilm
Desulfovibrio alaskensis G20 biofilms were cultivated on 316 steel, 1018 steel, or
borosilicate glass under steady-state conditions in electron-acceptor limiting (EAL) and …
borosilicate glass under steady-state conditions in electron-acceptor limiting (EAL) and …