The bacterial lipid membrane, consisting both of fatty acid (acyl) tails and polar head groups, responds to changing conditions through alteration of either the acyl tails and/or head groups. This plasticity is critical for cell survival as it allows maintenance of both the protective nature of t...
The ATPase Family AAA Domain Containing 3A (ATAD3A), is a mitochondrial inner membrane protein conserved in metazoans. ATAD3A has been associated with several mitochondrial functions, including nucleoid organization, cholesterol metabolism, and mitochondrial translation. To address its primary ro...
N-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may prevent retinal vascular abnormalities observed in oxygen-induced retinopathy, a model of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). In the OmegaROP prospective cohort study, we showed that preterm infants who will develop ROP accumulate the n-6 PUFA arachidonic...
Chinese yam tubers are nutrient-rich but highly susceptible to mechanical damage during harvest, which facilitates pathogenic fungal infection at wound sites. This study aimed to identify pathogenic fungi from postharvest yam wounds and screen native endophytic bacteria with antifungal activity f...
Fusarium verticillioides (F. verticillioides) is an important fungal pathogen known to infect a variety of economically critical crops, especially maize, causing substantial yield reductions and economic losses worldwide. In addition to its direct damage to agricultural productivity, F. verticill...
The gut microbiomes communicate with kidney and may play a crucial role in the development of anemia in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). However, the alterations in microbiota and their association with functional metabolites remain unclear. We performed metagenomics and untargeted meta...