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30 years old : O-GlcNAc reaches age of reason - regulation of cell signaling and metabolism by O-GlcNAcylation
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ISBN: 9782889195916 Year: 2015 Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

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Hundreds post-translational modifications (PTM) were characterized among which a large variety of glycosylations including O-GlcNAcylation. Since its discovery, O-GlcNAcylation has emerged as an unavoidable PTM widespread in the living beings including animal and plant cells, protists, bacteria and viruses. In opposition to N- and O-glycosylations, O-GlcNAcylation only consists in the transfer of a single N-acetylglucosamine moiety through a beta-linkage onto serine and threonine residues of proteins confined within the cytosol, the nucleus and the mitochondria. The O-GlcNAc group is provided by UDP-GlcNAc, the end-product of the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway located at the crossroad of cell metabolisms making O-GlcNAcylation a PTM which level tightly reflects nutritional status; therefore regulation of cell homeostasis should be intimately correlated to lifestyle and environment. Like phosphorylation, with which it can compete, O-GlcNAcylation is reversible. This versatility is managed by OGT (O-GlcNAc transferase) that transfers the GlcNAc group and OGA (O-GlcNAcase) that removes it. Also, like its unsweetened counterpart, O-GlcNAcylation controls fundamental processes, e.g. protein fate, chromatin topology, DNA demethylation and, as recently revealed, circadian clock. Deregulation of O-GlcNAc dynamism may be involved in the emergence of cancers, neuronal and metabolic disorders such as Alzheimer's or diabetes respectively. This Research Topic in Frontiers in Endocrinology is the opportunity to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the discovery of "O-GlcNAc" by Gerald W. Hart.


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Orchid Biochemistry
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Orchids are fascinating, with attractive flowers that sell in the markets and an increasing demand around the world. Additionally, some orchids are edible or scented and have long been used in preparations of traditional medicine.This book presents recent advances in orchid biochemistry, including original research articles and reviews. It provides in-depth insights into the biology of flower pigments, floral scent formation, bioactive compounds, pollination, and plant–microbial interaction as well as the biotechnology of protocorm-like bodies in orchids. It reveals the secret of orchid biology using molecular tools, advanced biotechnology, multi-omics, and high-throughput technologies and offers a critical reference for the readers.This book explores the knowledge about species evolution using comparative transcriptomics, flower spot patterning, involving the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathways, the regulation of flavonoid biosynthesis, which contributes to leaf color formation, gene regulation in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites and bioactive compounds, the mechanism of pollination, involving the biosynthesis of semiochemicals, gene expression patterns of volatile organic compounds, the symbiotic relationship between orchids and mycorrhizal fungi, techniques using induction, proliferation, and regeneration of protocorm-like bodies, and so on. In this book, important or model orchid species were studied, including Anoectochilus roxburghii, Bletilla striata, Cymbidium sinense, Dendrobium officinale, Ophrys insectifera, Phalaenopsis ‘Panda’, Pleione limprichtii.


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Mycotoxins Study: Toxicology, Identification and Control
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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This Book of Toxins comprises 11 original contributions and one review. New findings regarding presence of mycotoxins in aromatic and medicinal plants, mango and orange juice, juices, pulps, jams, and beer, from Morocco, Pakistan, and Portugal are reported. In these studies, innovative techniques to study their presence has been developed, including liquid chromatography coupled with time-of-flight mass spectrometry to analyse mycotoxins and conjugated mycotoxins. Novel strategies to detect mycotoxin presence and comparisons the characteristics of a rapid quantitative analysis of different mycotoxins (deoxynivalenol, ochratoxin A, patulin, sterigmatocystin, and zearalenone) are also presented using acetyl- and butyrylcholinesterases and photobacterial strains of luminescent cells. Additionally, toxicological effects of zearalenone metabolites and beauvericin on SH-SY5Y neuronal cells are presented. One important point in the control of mycotoxins is related to decontaminated strategies, and in this sense the efficacy of potentially probiotic fruit-derived Lactobacillus isolates in removing aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is presented. Other mycotoxin decontaminated techniques included in this book are electron beam irradiation (EBI) and degradation of zearalenone and ochratoxin A using ozone. Finally, a review that summarizes the newly discovered macrocyclic trichothecenes and their bioactivities over the last decade is included.The evaluation of the presence of mycotoxins in different matrices is achieved through different analytical tools (including quantitative or qualitative determinations). Studies of mycotoxin isolation, using chromatographyc equipment coupled to spectrometry detectors (QTrap-MS/MS, MS/MS tandem, QTOF-MS/MS), are the most useful tools to control their presence. All these studies represent key steps in the establishment of the limits of detection, limits of quantification, points of identification, accuracy, reproducibility, and repeatability of different procedures. The maximum permitted or recommended levels for mycotoxins in different matrices are within a wide range (including the levels tolerated by infants and animals). In addition, decontaminated strategies, as well as control and evaluation of exposure, are demanded by authorities and food safety systems.


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Toxicological Effects of Mycotoxins on Target Cells
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Mycotoxins are a Public Health concern that in last year have reached the top 10 food and product hazard categories in the Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF), with almost six hundred notifications. The toxicological effects of mycotoxins are evaluated through the extrapolation of results from in vivo and in vitro assays. Studies of mycotoxins’ effects at the cellular level precede those in organs and systems. All these studies are key steps for risk assessment and following legislation for mycotoxins. This Special Issue of Toxins comprises 10 original contributions and two reviews. The Issue reports new findings regarding toxic mechanisms, the use of innovative techniques to study the potential toxicity of mycotoxins not only individually but in combination, reflecting a real scenario according to current studies of mycotoxins.


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Osteoarthritis: From Molecular Pathways to Therapeutic Advances
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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In this book, we have reported the most recent discoveries and updates regarding molecular pathways in osteoarthritis. In particular, the advances regarding therapeutical options, from a molecular point of view, are largely discussed.


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Microbial Secondary Metabolites and Biotechnology
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Year: 2022 Publisher: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

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Many research teams are working to demonstrate that microorganisms can be our daily partners, due to the great diversity of biochemical transformations and molecules they are able to produce. This Special Issue highlights several facets of the production of microbial metabolites of interest. From the discovery of new strains or new bioactive molecules issued from novel environments, to the increase in their synthesis by traditional or innovative methods, different levels of biotechnological processes are addressed. Combining the new dimensions of "Omics" sciences, such as genomics, transcriptomics or metabolomics, microbial biotechnologies are opening up incredible opportunities for discovering and improving microorganisms and their production.

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Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) --- polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) --- mutant strain --- Aurantiochytrium sp. --- transcriptome --- Xanthomonas campestris pv. campestris --- 6-pentyl-α-pyrone --- antibiosis --- Trichoderma --- secondary metabolites --- antibiofilm --- Gram-negative bacterium --- antibiotic resistance --- natural products --- angucycline --- aquayamycin --- glycosyltransferase --- Lake Baikal --- Streptomyces --- Talaromyces albobiverticillius 30548 --- submerged fermentation --- pigments --- biomass --- optimization --- Box–Behnken experimental design --- response surface modeling --- carnosic acid --- propolis --- antifungal action --- synergy --- Candida albicans --- biofilms --- sponges --- actinomycetes --- cryptic --- Micromonospora --- Nocardia --- Gordonia --- mycolic acid --- LC-HRESIMS --- N-functionalized amines --- N-methylanthranilate --- Corynebacterium glutamicum --- metabolic engineering --- sustainable production of quinoline precursors --- acridone --- quinazoline alkaloid drugs --- SARS-CoV-2 --- Covid-19 --- Mpro --- microbial natural products --- docking --- molecular dynamic simulation --- Serratiochelin A --- Serratiochelin C --- Serratia sp. --- siderophore --- iron --- anticancer --- microbial biotechnology --- degradation --- antibacterial --- S. aureus --- sparkling wine --- second fermentation --- fermentation by-products --- Saccharomyces cerevisiae flor yeast --- proteins --- Scopalina hapalia --- Actinomycetes --- Bacillus --- Fungi --- elastase inhibition --- tyrosinase inhibition --- CDK7 inhibition --- Fyn kinase inhibition --- catalase activation --- sirtuin 1 activation --- Curvularia papendorfii --- endophytic fungi --- human coronavirus HCoV 229E --- Staphylococcus sp. --- MRSA --- antiproliferative activity --- polyhydroxyacid --- kheiric acid --- insect --- mealworm --- gut bacteria --- OSMAC --- cyclic peptides --- biosynthetic pathway --- autophagy inducer --- fermentation --- Lactococcus lactis --- bacteriocin --- culture conditions --- medium compositions --- lactic acid fermentation --- Pediococcus acidilactici PA204 --- simultaneous saccharification and fermentation --- corn stover --- pyocyanin --- maize industry wastewater --- Pseudomonas aeruginosa NEJ01R --- redox metabolite --- response surface analysis --- bioproduction --- valorization --- electrochemical analysis --- sugarcane --- distillery waste water --- molasses spent wash --- vinasse --- fungi --- yeasts --- bioremediation --- COD --- discoloration --- antimicrobial --- antioxidant --- GNPS --- textiles --- cation-exchange resin --- adsorption --- removal --- ammonium --- cell viability --- mutant gdhA P. multocida B:2 --- cyanobacteria --- photosynthesis --- synthetic biology --- systems biology --- genome-scale model --- protoplast fusion --- novel compound discovery --- cell wall-deficiency --- heteroploidy --- Talaromyces --- azaphilone --- marine fungi --- N-threonyl-rubropunctamin --- PP-R --- greener extraction --- red pigments --- fungal pigments --- antinematode compound --- anthelminthic drugs --- marine epiphytic bacteria --- marine biofilm --- marine environment --- parasitic nematode --- Caenorhabditis elegans --- natural colors --- bio-pigments --- quorum sensing --- marine bacteria --- biosynthesis --- biological activities --- industrial applications --- therapeutic insights --- global pigment market --- terpenoids --- sesquiterpene production --- Rhodobacter capsulatus --- β-caryophyllene --- bioactivity --- phytopathogens --- plant pathogenic fungi --- plant growth-promoting bacteria --- microorganisms --- biotechnology --- screening --- production --- extraction --- bioactive properties --- perspectives

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