Mitochondria and the thermal limits of ectotherms

DJ Chung, PM Schulte - Journal of Experimental Biology, 2020 - journals.biologists.com
Temperature is a critical abiotic factor shaping the distribution and abundance of species,
but the mechanisms that underpin organismal thermal limits remain poorly understood. One …

Interspecific hybridization as a driver of fungal evolution and adaptation

J Steensels, B Gallone, KJ Verstrepen - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2021 - nature.com
Cross-species gene transfer is often associated with bacteria, which have evolved several
mechanisms that facilitate horizontal DNA exchange. However, the increased availability of …

Self‐mineralized photothermal bacteria hybridizing with mitochondria‐targeted metal–organic frameworks for augmenting photothermal tumor therapy

QW Chen, XH Liu, JX Fan, SY Peng… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A photothermal bacterium (PTB) is reported for tumor‐targeted photothermal therapy (PTT)
by using facultative anaerobic bacterium Shewanella oneidensis MR‐1 (S. oneidensis MR …

Defect-Rich Glassy IrTe2 with Dual Enzyme-Mimic Activities for Sono-Photosynergistic-Enhanced Oncotherapy

D Wen, K Li, R Deng, J Feng… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The complexity, diversity, and heterogeneity of malignant tumors pose a formidable
challenge for antitumor therapy. To achieve the goal of significantly enhancing the antitumor …

[HTML][HTML] Marine heatwave drives cryptic loss of genetic diversity in underwater forests

CFD Gurgel, O Camacho, AJP Minne, T Wernberg… - Current Biology, 2020 - cell.com
Extreme events have profound ecological impacts on species and ecosystems, including
range contractions and collapse of entire ecosystems. Although theory predicts that extreme …

A platelet-mimicking single-atom nanozyme for mitochondrial damage-mediated mild-temperature photothermal therapy

P Qi, J Zhang, Z Bao, Y Liao, Z Liu… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Single-atom nanozyme (SAzyme) systems have shown great potential in tumor therapy. A
multifunctional SAzyme not only possesses high catalytic activity but also can be used as …

Interspecific hybridization facilitates niche adaptation in beer yeast

B Gallone, J Steensels, S Mertens, MC Dzialo… - Nature Ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
Hybridization between species often leads to non-viable or infertile offspring, yet examples
of evolutionarily successful interspecific hybrids have been reported in all kingdoms of life …

Fermentation innovation through complex hybridization of wild and domesticated yeasts

QK Langdon, D Peris, ECP Baker… - Nature Ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
The most common fermented beverage, lager beer, is produced by interspecies hybrids of
the brewing yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and its wild relative S. eubayanus. Lager …

Bacteria‐mediated tumor therapy via photothermally‐programmed cytolysin a expression

L Wang, W Qin, W Xu, F Huang, X Xie, F Wang, L Ma… - Small, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
By leveraging the ability of bacteria to express therapeutic protein cytolysin A (ClyA) through
plasmid transformation, a thermally‐activated biohybrid (TAB@ Au) is constructed by …

Truth in wine yeast

R Gonzalez, P Morales - Microbial Biotechnology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Evolutionary history and early association with anthropogenic environments have made
Saccharomyces cerevisiae the quintessential wine yeast. This species typically dominates …