Ong, Wei-Yi Go, Mei-Lin Wang, De-Yun Cheah, Irwin Kee-Mun Halliwell, Barry
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Molecular neurobiology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus that is the cause of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) affects not only peripheral organs such as the lungs and blood vessels, but also the central nervous system (CNS)-as seen by effects on smell, taste, seizures, stroke, neuropathological findings and possibly, loss of control of respiration resulting in silent hypoxemia. C...
Guerra, Gabriel Soares Balan, Andrea
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Brazilian journal of microbiology : [publication of the Brazilian Society for Microbiology]
Iron is a vital nutrient to bacteria, not only in the basal metabolism but also for virulent species in infection and pathogenicity at their hosts. Despite its relevance, the role of iron in Xanthomonas citri infection, the etiological agent of citrus canker disease, is poorly understood in contrast to other pathogens, including other members of th...
Jiang, Meng Feng, Leiyu Zheng, Xiong Chen, Yinguang
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Water research
Bio-denitrification is widely used for remediation of nitrate contaminated site or removal of nitrate from wastewater, but its efficiency is not always satisfied and high nitrite accumulation and nitrous oxide emission occur frequently. Iron plays an important role in achieving efficient biological denitrification. Nevertheless, its concentration i...
Vigani, Gianpiero Solti, Ï Dï M Thomine, Sï Bastien Philippar, Katrin
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Plant & cell physiology
Chloroplasts, mitochondria and vacuoles represent characteristic organelles of the plant cell, with a predominant function in cellular metabolism. Chloroplasts are the site of photosynthesis and therefore basic and essential for photoautotrophic growth of plants. Mitochondria produce energy during respiration and vacuoles act as internal waste and ...
Wongdee, Kannikar Rodrat, Mayuree Teerapornpuntakit, Jarinthorn Krishnamra, Nateetip Charoenphandhu, Narattaphol
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The Journal of Physiological Sciences
Besides the two canonical calciotropic hormones, namely parathyroid hormone and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25(OH)2D3], there are several other endocrine and paracrine factors, such as prolactin, estrogen, and insulin-like growth factor that have been known to directly stimulate intestinal calcium absorption. Generally, to maintain an optimal plasma...
Kumar, Anil Kaur, Gazaldeep Goel, Parul Bhati, Kaushal Kumar Kaur, Mandeep Shukla, Vishnu Pandey, Ajay Kumar
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Functional & Integrative Genomics
Oligopeptide transporters (OPT) are integral cell membrane proteins that play a critical role in the transport of small peptides, secondary amino acids, glutathione conjugates, and mineral uptake. In the present study, 67 putative wheat yellow stripe-like transporter (YSL) proteins belonging to the subfamily of OPT transporters were identified. Phy...
Jeet, Raja Singh, Sudhir P. Tiwari, Siddharth Pathak, Promila
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Plant Physiology Reports
Iron (Fe) uptake is a highly regulated process in plants. In cereals, like wheat and rice, dietary Fe concentration in seeds is very low because it is primarily localized as iron-phytate in vacuoles in aleurone layer. Fe transport into vacuoles and vacuolar sequestration are mediated by Vacuolar Iron Transporter (VIT) genes. In wheat seed, TaVIT2D ...
Shankar, Hari Kumar, Neeta Sandhir, Rajat Pandey, Sanjay Singh, Saurabh Verma, Priyanka Singh, M. P. Adhikari, Tulsi Mittal, Suneeta Rao, D. N.
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Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry
Abstract The molecular mechanism of iron transfer across placenta in response to maternal anemic status/ iron supplementation is not clear. We hypothesized that maternal iron/ anemia status during early trimesters can be utilized as a biomarker tool to get estimates of placental iron status. Early interventions can be envisaged to maintain optimum ...
Lertsuwan, Kornkamon Wongdee, Kannikar Teerapornpuntakit, Jarinthorn Charoenphandhu, Narattaphol
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The Journal of Physiological Sciences
Osteoporosis and derangement of calcium homeostasis are common complications of thalassemia. Despite being an important process for bone and calcium metabolism, little is known about intestinal calcium transport in thalassemia. Recent reports of decreases in both intestinal calcium transport and bone mineral density in thalassemic patients and anim...
Wajnberg, Eliane Alves, Odivaldo C. Perales, Jonas da Rocha, Surza Lucia G. Ferreira, André Teixeira Cameron, Luiz Cláudio Esquivel, Darci M. S. de Lourdes Barriviera, Maria
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European Biophysics Journal
Ferritin has been studied in many animals, plants and bacteria. The main functions of ferritin in mammals are iron concentration and stabilization, protection against oxidants and iron storage for later developmental or iron-dependent activities. Although insect ferritin plays a key role in iron transport, only a few studies to date have examined i...
