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Full-Text Articles in Biochemistry
Methanogen Metabolic Flexibility, Sean Carr
Methanogen Metabolic Flexibility, Sean Carr
School of Biological Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Methanogens are obligately anaerobic archaea which produce methane as a byproduct of their respiration. They are found across a wide diversity of environments and play an important role in cycling carbon in anaerobic spaces and the removal of harmful fermentation byproducts which would otherwise inhibit other organisms. Methanogens subsist on low-energy substrates which requires them to utilize a highly efficient central metabolism which greatly favors respiratory byproducts over biomass. This metabolic strategy creates high substrate:product conversion ratios which is industrially relevant for the production of biomethane, but may also allow for the production of value-added commodities. Particularly of interest are …
Studies Of The Dutpase Of The Western Corn Rootworm, Carlos Riera-Ruiz
Studies Of The Dutpase Of The Western Corn Rootworm, Carlos Riera-Ruiz
School of Biological Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The western corn rootworm (WCR), Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, is a major corn pest in the United States and Europe. WCR has developed resistance to multiple management strategies, including Cry proteins. Even though the biology and ecology have been thoroughly studied in WCR, their genome and molecular mechanisms are understudied. This work focuses on the ubiquitous enzyme deoxyuridine triphosphatase (dUTPase) encoded by the DUT gene. dUTPase hydrolyzes dUTP into dUMP and pyrophosphate. It contributes to genome stability by keeping the uracil-to-thymine ratio at a certain level. In WCR, two dUTPase isoforms were predicted using transcriptome analyses. These two potential isoforms …
Influenza D Virus M2 Protein Exhibits Ion Channel Activity In Xenopus Laevis Oocytes, Evan Daniel Kesinger
Influenza D Virus M2 Protein Exhibits Ion Channel Activity In Xenopus Laevis Oocytes, Evan Daniel Kesinger
School of Biological Sciences: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
The Influenza virus M2 ion channel has good potential as a target for antiviral drugs, as the channel is necessary for viral replication. M2 of Influenza A and B viruses has beenstudied extensively, and is understood to function as a proton channel. Antiviral drugs like amantadine and rimantadine have been used to block the function of Influenza A virus M2. Influenza C virus M2 has also been researched and is understood to act as a chloride ion channel. However, the M2 channel of Influenza D virus (DM2) has been studied very little, and the activity and mechanism of the channel …