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Tallinn University of Technology
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About: Tallinn University of Technology is a education organization based out in Tallinn, Estonia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: European union & Computer science. The organization has 3688 authors who have published 10313 publications receiving 145058 citations. The organization is also known as: Tallinn Technical University & Tallinna Tehnikaülikool.
Topics: European union, Computer science, Oil shale, Nonlinear system, Thin film
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Romanian Academy1, Babeș-Bolyai University2, Royal Holloway, University of London3, Eötvös Loránd University4, University of South Florida5, University of Novi Sad6, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts7, Monash University8, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań9, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts10, Utrecht University11, Charles University in Prague12, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven13, Silesian University of Technology14, University of Łódź15, University of Potsdam16, Polish Academy of Sciences17, University of Szeged18, University of Copenhagen19, Sofia University20, Tallinn University of Technology21, University of Oxford22, National Academy of Sciences of Belarus23
TL;DR: In this paper, a compilation of up-to-date, best available quantitative and semi-quantitative records of past climate and biotic response from Central and Eastern Europe covering this period is presented.
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TL;DR: It is shown that Zn (II) and Cu(II) inhibit A β42 fibrillization and initiate formation of non‐fibrillar Aβ42 aggregates, and that the inhibitory effect of Zn( II) (IC50 = 1.8 μmol/L) is three times stronger than that of Cu (II).
Abstract: Aggregation of amyloid-beta (Abeta) peptides is a central phenomenon in Alzheimer's disease. Zn(II) and Cu(II) have profound effects on Abeta aggregation; however, their impact on amyloidogenesis is unclear. Here we show that Zn(II) and Cu(II) inhibit Abeta(42) fibrillization and initiate formation of non-fibrillar Abeta(42) aggregates, and that the inhibitory effect of Zn(II) (IC(50) = 1.8 micromol/L) is three times stronger than that of Cu(II). Medium and high-affinity metal chelators including metallothioneins prevented metal-induced Abeta(42) aggregation. Moreover, their addition to preformed aggregates initiated fast Abeta(42) fibrillization. Upon prolonged incubation the metal-induced aggregates also transformed spontaneously into fibrils, that appear to represent the most stable state of Abeta(42). H13A and H14A mutations in Abeta(42) reduced the inhibitory effect of metal ions, whereas an H6A mutation had no significant impact. We suggest that metal binding by H13 and H14 prevents the formation of a cross-beta core structure within region 10-23 of the amyloid fibril. Cu(II)-Abeta(42) aggregates were neurotoxic to neurons in vitro only in the presence of ascorbate, whereas monomers and Zn(II)-Abeta(42) aggregates were non-toxic. Disturbed metal homeostasis in the vicinity of zinc-enriched neurons might pre-dispose formation of metal-induced Abeta aggregates, subsequent fibrillization of which can lead to amyloid formation. The molecular background underlying metal-chelating therapies for Alzheimer's disease is discussed in this light.
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TL;DR: It is shown that the receptor-recognizing knob domain of the Ad37 fiber protein specifically binds a branched hexasaccharide that is present in the GD1a ganglioside and that features two terminal sialic acids.
Abstract: Adenovirus type 37 (Ad37) is a leading cause of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC), a severe and highly contagious ocular disease. Whereas most other adenoviruses infect cells by engaging CD46 or the coxsackie and adenovirus receptor (CAR), Ad37 binds previously unknown sialic acid-containing cell surface molecules. By glycan array screening, we show here that the receptor-recognizing knob domain of the Ad37 fiber protein specifically binds a branched hexasaccharide that is present in the GD1a ganglioside and that features two terminal sialic acids. Soluble GD1a glycan and GD1a-binding antibodies efficiently prevented Ad37 virions from binding and infecting corneal cells. Unexpectedly, the receptor is constituted by one or more glycoproteins containing the GD1a glycan motif rather than the ganglioside itself, as shown by binding, infection and flow cytometry experiments. Molecular modeling, nuclear magnetic resonance and X-ray crystallography reveal that the two terminal sialic acids dock into two of three previously established sialic acid-binding sites in the trimeric Ad37 knob. Surface plasmon resonance analysis shows that the knob-GD1a glycan interaction has high affinity. Our findings therefore form a basis for the design and development of sialic acid-containing antiviral drugs for topical treatment of EKC.
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TL;DR: It is shown that the H. spontaneum rhizosphere at the stressful South Facing Slope (SFS) harbors significantly higher population of ACCd producing biofilm forming phosphorus solubilizing osmotic stress tolerant bacteria.
Abstract: Background:All plants in nature harbor a diverse community of rhizosphere bacteria which can affect the plant growth. Our samples are isolated from the rhizosphere of wild barley Hordeum spontaneum at the Evolution Canyon (‘EC’), Israel. The bacteria which have been living in close relationship with the plant root under the stressful conditions over millennia are likely to have developed strategies to alleviate plant stress. Methodology/Principal Findings:We studied distribution of culturable bacteria in the rhizosphere of H. spontaneum and characterized the bacterial 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase (ACCd) production, biofilm production, phosphorus solubilization and halophilic behavior. We have shown that the H. spontaneum rhizosphere at the stressful South Facing Slope (SFS) harbors significantly higher population of ACCd producing biofilm forming phosphorus solubilizing osmotic stress tolerant bacteria. Conclusions/Significance:T he long-lived natural laboratory ‘EC’ facilitates the generation of theoretical testable and predictable models of biodiversity and genome evolution on the area of plant microbe interactions. It is likely that the bacteria isolated at the stressful SFS offer new opportunities for the biotechnological applications in our agro-ecological systems.
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TL;DR: A Paleoproterozoic negative δ13C excursion that is similar in magnitude and apparent duration to the Neoprosterozoic anomaly is reported, which may reflect intense oxidative weathering of rocks as the result of the initial establishment of an oxygen-rich atmosphere.
Abstract: The stable isotope record of marine carbon indicates that the Proterozoic Eon began and ended with extreme fluctuations in the carbon cycle In both the Paleoproterozoic [2500 to 1600 million years ago (Ma)] and Neoproterozoic (1000 to 542 Ma), extended intervals of anomalously high carbon isotope ratios (δ13C) indicate high rates of organic matter burial and release of oxygen to the atmosphere; in the Neoproterozoic, the high δ13C interval was punctuated by abrupt swings to low δ13C, indicating massive oxidation of organic matter We report a Paleoproterozoic negative δ13C excursion that is similar in magnitude and apparent duration to the Neoproterozoic anomaly This Shunga-Francevillian anomaly may reflect intense oxidative weathering of rocks as the result of the initial establishment of an oxygen-rich atmosphere
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James Chapman | 82 | 483 | 36468 |
Alexandre Alexakis | 67 | 540 | 17247 |
Bernard Waeber | 56 | 370 | 35335 |
Peter A. Andrekson | 54 | 573 | 12042 |
Charles S. Peirce | 51 | 167 | 11998 |
Lars M. Blank | 49 | 301 | 8011 |
Fushuan Wen | 49 | 465 | 9189 |
Mati Karelson | 48 | 207 | 10210 |
Ago Samoson | 46 | 119 | 8807 |
Zebo Peng | 45 | 359 | 7312 |
Petru Eles | 44 | 300 | 6749 |
Vijai Kumar Gupta | 43 | 301 | 6901 |
Eero Vasar | 43 | 263 | 6930 |
Rik Ossenkoppele | 42 | 192 | 6839 |
Tõnis Timmusk | 41 | 105 | 11056 |