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About: University of Münster is a education organization based out in Münster, Germany. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Catalysis. The organization has 35609 authors who have published 69059 publications receiving 2278534 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Munster & University of Muenster.
Topics: Population, Catalysis, Transplantation, Gene, Crystal structure
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TL;DR: The platelet is established as a major player in the initiation of vascular remodeling, a process of fundamental importance for vascular repair and pathological remodeling after vascular injury.
Abstract: The accumulation of smooth muscle and endothelial cells is essential for remodeling and repair of injured blood vessel walls. Bone marrow–derived progenitor cells have been implicated in vascular repair and remodeling; however, the mechanisms underlying their recruitment to the site of injury remain elusive. Here, using real-time in vivo fluorescence microscopy, we show that platelets provide the critical signal that recruits CD34+ bone marrow cells and c-Kit+ Sca-1+ Lin− bone marrow–derived progenitor cells to sites of vascular injury. Correspondingly, specific inhibition of platelet adhesion virtually abrogated the accumulation of both CD34+ and c-Kit+ Sca-1+ Lin− bone marrow–derived progenitor cells at sites of endothelial disruption. Binding of bone marrow cells to platelets involves both P-selectin and GPIIb integrin on platelets. Unexpectedly, we found that activated platelets secrete the chemokine SDF-1α, thereby supporting further primary adhesion and migration of progenitor cells. These findings establish the platelet as a major player in the initiation of vascular remodeling, a process of fundamental importance for vascular repair and pathological remodeling after vascular injury.
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TL;DR: An overview of the existing work on AI for real-time strategy (RTS) games focuses on the work around the game StarCraft, which has emerged in the past few years as the unified test bed for this research.
Abstract: This paper presents an overview of the existing work on AI for real-time strategy (RTS) games. Specifically, we focus on the work around the game StarCraft, which has emerged in the past few years as the unified test bed for this research. We describe the specific AI challenges posed by RTS games, and overview the solutions that have been explored to address them. Additionally, we also present a summary of the results of the recent StarCraft AI competitions, describing the architectures used by the participants. Finally, we conclude with a discussion emphasizing which problems in the context of RTS game AI have been solved, and which remain open.
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TL;DR: This review focuses on the role of ROS for fungal virulence and development and indicates that fungi possess superoxide-generating NADPH oxidases similar to mammalian Nox complexes that are important for pathogenicity.
Abstract: Reactive oxygen species (ROS) play a major role in pathogen-plant interactions: recognition of a pathogen by the plant rapidly triggers the oxidative burst, which is necessary for further defense reactions. The specific role of ROS in pathogen defense is still unclear. Studies on the pathogen so far have focused on the importance of the oxidative stress response (OSR) systems to overcome the oxidative burst or of its avoidance by effectors. This review focuses on the role of ROS for fungal virulence and development. In the recent years, it has become obvious that (a) fungal OSR systems might not have the predicted crucial role in pathogenicity, (b) fungal pathogens, especially necrotrophs, can actively contribute to the ROS level in planta and even take advantage of the host's response, (c) fungi possess superoxide-generating NADPH oxidases similar to mammalian Nox complexes that are important for pathogenicity; however, recent data indicate that they are not directly involved in pathogen-host communicati...
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust2, Stanford University3, University of Münster4, Columbia University5, University of Birmingham6, National Institutes of Health7, Hokkaido University8, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico9, Thomas Jefferson University10
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TL;DR: The cis-to-trans modification of the fatty acids studied here apparently is a new way of adapting the membrane fluidity to the presence of phenols, thereby compensating for the elevation of membrane permeability induced by these toxic substances.
Abstract: A trans unsaturated fatty acid was found as a major constituent in the lipids of Pseudomonas putida P8. The fatty acid was identified as 9-trans-hexadecenoic acid by gas chromatography, argentation thin-layer chromatography, and infrared absorption spectrometry. Growing cells of P. putida P8 reacted to the presence of sublethal concentrations of phenol in the medium with changes in the fatty acid composition of the lipids, thereby increasing the degree of saturation. At phenol concentrations which completely inhibited the growth of P. putida, the cells were still able to increase the content of the trans unsaturated fatty acid and simultaneously to decrease the proportion of the corresponding 9-cis-hexadecenoic acid. This conversion of fatty acids was also induced by 4-chlorophenol in nongrowing cells in which the de novo synthesis of lipids had stopped, as shown by incorporation experiments with labeled acetate. The isomerization of the double bond in the presence of chloramphenicol indicates a constitutively operating enzyme system. The cis-to-trans modification of the fatty acids studied here apparently is a new way of adapting the membrane fluidity to the presence of phenols, thereby compensating for the elevation of membrane permeability induced by these toxic substances.
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Hyun-Chul Kim | 176 | 4076 | 183227 |
Klaus Müllen | 164 | 2125 | 140748 |
Giacomo Bruno | 158 | 1687 | 124368 |
Anders M. Dale | 156 | 823 | 133891 |
Holger J. Schünemann | 141 | 810 | 113169 |
Joachim Heinrich | 136 | 1309 | 76887 |
Markus Merschmeyer | 132 | 1188 | 84975 |
Klaus Ley | 129 | 495 | 57964 |
Robert W. Mahley | 128 | 363 | 60774 |
Robert J. Kurman | 127 | 397 | 60277 |
Bart Barlogie | 126 | 779 | 57803 |
Thomas Schwarz | 123 | 701 | 54560 |
Carlos Caldas | 122 | 547 | 73840 |
Klaus Weber | 121 | 524 | 60346 |
Andrey L. Rogach | 117 | 576 | 46820 |