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Bacterial oxidases of the cytochrome bd family : redox enzymes of unique structure, function, and utility as drug targets

Borisov, Vitaliy B. ; Siletsky, Sergey A. ; Paiardini, Alessandro ; Hoogewijs, David ; Forte, Elena ; Giuffrè, Alessandro ; Poole, Robert K.

In: Antioxidants & Redox Signaling, 2021, vol. 34, no. 16, p. 1280-1318

Significance: Cytochrome bd is a ubiquinol:oxygen oxidoreductase of many prokaryotic respiratory chains with a unique structure and functional characteristics. Its primary role is to couple the reduction of molecular oxygen, even at submicromolar concentrations, to water with the generation of a proton motive force used for adenosine triphosphate production. Cytochrome bd is found in many ...

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Cell cycle constraints and environmental control of local DNA hypomethylation in α-proteobacteria

Ardissone, Silvia ; Redder, Peter ; Russo, Giancarlo ; Frandi, Antonio ; Fumeaux, Coralie ; Patrignani, Andrea ; Schlapbach, Ralph ; Falquet, Laurent ; Viollier, Patrick H.

In: PLOS Genetics, 2016, vol. 12, no. 12, p. e1006499

Heritable DNA methylation imprints are ubiquitous and underlie genetic variability from bacteria to humans. In microbial genomes, DNA methylation has been implicated in gene transcription, DNA replication and repair, nucleoid segregation, transposition and virulence of pathogenic strains. Despite the importance of local (hypo)methylation at specific loci, how and when these patterns are...

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Genome assembly of the ragweed leaf beetle, a step forward to better predict rapid evolution of a weed biocontrol agent to environmental novelties

Bouchemousse, Sarah ; Falquet, Laurent ; Müller-Schärer, Heinz

In: Genome Biology and Evolution, 2020, vol. 12, no. 7, p. 1167–1173

Rapid evolution of weed biological control agents (BCAs) to new biotic and abiotic conditions is poorly understood and so far only little considered both in pre-release and post-release studies, despite potential major negative or positive implications for risks of nontargeted attacks or for colonizing yet unsuitable habitats, respectively. Provision of genetic resources, such as assembled...

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Proteasomal degradation induced by DPP9-mediated processing competes with mitochondrial protein import

Finger, Yannik ; Habich, Markus ; Gerlich, Sarah ; Urbanczyk, Sophia ; Logt, Erik ; Koch, Julian ; Schu, Laura ; Lapacz, Kim Jasmin ; Ali, Muna ; Petrungaro, Carmelina ; Salscheider, Silja Lucia ; Pichlo, Christian ; Baumann, Ulrich ; Mielenz, Dirk ; Dengjel, Jörn ; Brachvogel, Bent ; Hofmann, Kay ; Riemer, Jan

In: The EMBO Journal, 2020, vol. 39, no. 19, p. e103889

Plasticity of the proteome is critical to adapt to varying conditions. Control of mitochondrial protein import contributes to this plasticity. Here, we identified a pathway that regulates mitochondrial protein import by regulated N-terminal processing. We demonstrate that dipeptidyl peptidases 8/9 (DPP8/9) mediate the N-terminal processing of adenylate kinase 2 (AK2) en route to mitochondria....

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Absence of parvalbumin increases mitochondria volume and branching of dendrites in inhibitory Pvalb neurons in vivo: a point of convergence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) risk gene phenotypes

Janickova, Lucia ; Rechberger, Karin Farah ; Wey, Lucas ; Schwaller, Beat

In: Molecular Autism, 2020, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 47

In fast firing, parvalbumin (PV)-expressing (Pvalb) interneurons, PV acts as an intracellular Ca2+ signal modulator with slow-onset kinetics. In Purkinje cells of PV−/− mice, adaptive/homeostatic mechanisms lead to an increase in mitochondria, organelles equally capable of delayed Ca2+ sequestering/buffering. An inverse regulation of PV and mitochondria likewise operates in cell model...

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Parvalbumin expression in oligodendrocyte-like CG4 cells causes a reduction in mitochondrial volume, attenuation in reactive oxygen species production and a decrease in cell processes’ length and branching

Lichvarova, Lucia ; Blum, Walter ; Schwaller, Beat ; Szabolcsi, Viktoria

In: Scientific Reports, 2019, vol. 9, no. 1, p. 10603

Forebrain glial cells - ependymal cells and astrocytes -acquire upon injury- a “reactive” phenotype associated with parvalbumin (PV) upregulation. Since free radicals, e.g. reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a role in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis, and that PV-upregulation in glial cells is inversely correlated with the level of oxidative stress, we hypothesized that...