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Method for RNA extraction and transcriptomic analysis of single fungal spores (2019)
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Geoghegan, I. A., Emes, R. D., Archer, D. B., & Avery, S. V. (2020). Method for RNA extraction and transcriptomic analysis of single fungal spores. MethodsX, 7, 50-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2019.12.002

Transcriptomic analysis of single cells has been increasingly in demand in recent years, thanks to technological and methodological advances as well as growing recognition of the importance of individuals in biological systems. However, the majority... Read More about Method for RNA extraction and transcriptomic analysis of single fungal spores.

Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals (2019)
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Casewell, N. R., Petras, D., Card, D. C., Suranse, V., Mychajliw, A. M., Richards, D., Koludarov, I., Albulescu, L.-O., Slagboom, J., Hempel, B.-F., Ngum, N. M., Kennerley, R. J., Brocca, J. L., Whiteley, G., Harrison, R. A., Bolton, F. M. S., Debono, J., Vonk, F. J., Alföldi, J., Johnson, J., …Turvey, S. T. (2019). Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(51), 25745–25755. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1906117116

Venom systems are key adaptations that have evolved throughout the tree of life and typically facilitate predation or defense. Despite venoms being model systems for studying a variety of evolutionary and physiological processes, many taxonomic group... Read More about Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals.

Mechanistic investigations into the encapsulation and release of small molecules and proteins from a supramolecular nucleoside gel in vitro and in vivo (2019)
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Faidra Angelerou, M. G., Markus, R., Paraskevopoulou, V., Foralosso, R., Clarke, P., Alvarez, C. V., Chenlo, M., Johnson, L., Rutland, C., Allen, S., Brasnett, C., Seddon, A., Zelzer, M., & Marlow, M. (2020). Mechanistic investigations into the encapsulation and release of small molecules and proteins from a supramolecular nucleoside gel in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Controlled Release, 317, 118-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.10.011

Supramolecular gels have recently emerged as promising biomaterials for the delivery of a wide range of bioactive molecules, from small hydrophobic drugs to large biomolecules such as proteins. Although it has been demonstrated that each encapsulated... Read More about Mechanistic investigations into the encapsulation and release of small molecules and proteins from a supramolecular nucleoside gel in vitro and in vivo.

Mitochondrial DNA copy number associates with insulin sensitivity and aerobic capacity, and differs between sedentary, overweight middle-aged males with and without type 2 diabetes (2019)
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Constantin-Teodosiu, D., Constantin, D., Pelsers, M. M., Verdijk, L. B., van Loon, L., & Greenhaff, P. (2019). Mitochondrial DNA copy number associates with insulin sensitivity and aerobic capacity, and differs between sedentary, overweight middle-aged males with and without type 2 diabetes. International Journal of Obesity, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-019-0473-2

Background/objectives: Increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is linked to impaired muscle mitochondrial function and reduced mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAnum). However, studies have failed to control for habitual physical activity... Read More about Mitochondrial DNA copy number associates with insulin sensitivity and aerobic capacity, and differs between sedentary, overweight middle-aged males with and without type 2 diabetes.

Modulation of T regulatory and dendritic cell phenotypes following ingestion of Bifidobacterium longum, active hexose correlated compound (AHCC®) and azithromycin in healthy individuals (2019)
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Chowdhury, A. H., Cámara, M., Verma, C., Eremin, O., Kulkarni, A. D., & Lobo, D. N. (2019). Modulation of T regulatory and dendritic cell phenotypes following ingestion of Bifidobacterium longum, active hexose correlated compound (AHCC®) and azithromycin in healthy individuals. Nutrients, 11(10), Article 2470. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102470

The probiotic Bifidus BB536 (BB536), which contains Bifidobacterium longum, has been shown to have enhanced probiotic effects when given together with a standardized extract of cultured Lentinula edodes mycelia (AHCC®, Amino Up Co. Ltd., Sapporo, Jap... Read More about Modulation of T regulatory and dendritic cell phenotypes following ingestion of Bifidobacterium longum, active hexose correlated compound (AHCC®) and azithromycin in healthy individuals.

A tetrapeptide class of biased analgesics from an Australian fungus targets the µ-opioid receptor (2019)
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Dekan, Z., Sianati, S., Yousuf, A., Sutcliffe, K. J., Gillis, A., Mallet, C., Singh, P., Jin, A. H., Wang, A. M., Mohammadi, S. A., Stewart, M., Ratnayake, R., Fontaine, F., Lacey, E., Piggott, A. M., Du, Y. P., Canals, M., Sessions, R. B., Kelly, E. .., Capon, R. J., …Christie, M. J. (2019). A tetrapeptide class of biased analgesics from an Australian fungus targets the µ-opioid receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(44), 22353-22358. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1908662116

An Australian estuarine isolate ofPenicilliumsp. MST-MF667 yielded3 tetrapeptides named the bilaids with an unusual alternating LDLDchirality. Given their resemblance to known short peptide opioidagonists, we elucidated that they were weak (Kilow mic... Read More about A tetrapeptide class of biased analgesics from an Australian fungus targets the µ-opioid receptor.

Characterization of human FcεRIα chain expression and gene copy number in humanized rat basophilic leukaemia (RBL) reporter cell lines (2019)
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Ali Ali, E., Kalli, M., Wan, D., Nakamura, R., Onion, D., Alanine, D. G., Alcocer, M. J., & Falcone, F. H. (2019). Characterization of human FcεRIα chain expression and gene copy number in humanized rat basophilic leukaemia (RBL) reporter cell lines. PLoS ONE, 14(8), Article e0221034. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.+pone.0221034

Several laboratories have created rat basophil leukemia (RBL) cell lines stably transfected with the human high affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI H). More recently, humanized RBL cell lines saw the introduction of reporter genes such as luciferase (RS-ATL... Read More about Characterization of human FcεRIα chain expression and gene copy number in humanized rat basophilic leukaemia (RBL) reporter cell lines.

Model-based Bayesian inference of brain oxygenation using quantitative BOLD (2019)
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Cherukara, M. T., Stone, A. J., Chappell, M. A., & Blockley, N. P. (2019). Model-based Bayesian inference of brain oxygenation using quantitative BOLD. NeuroImage, 202, Article 116106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116106

© 2019 The Authors Streamlined Quantitative BOLD (sqBOLD) is an MR technique that can non-invasively measure physiological parameters including Oxygen Extraction Fraction (OEF) and deoxygenated blood volume (DBV) in the brain. Current sqBOLD methodol... Read More about Model-based Bayesian inference of brain oxygenation using quantitative BOLD.

Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. (2019)
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Ayling, K., Fairclough, L., Buchanan, H., Wetherell, M. A., & Vedhara, K. (2019). Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 38(11), 984-996. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000786

Objective: Positive mood on the day of vaccination has been associated with subsequent antibody responses to the influenza vaccine in older adults. The primary aim of this trial was to examine whether a brief intervention was able to enhance positive... Read More about Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial..

Epoxy–amine oligomers from terpenes with applications in synergistic antifungal treatments (2019)
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O’Brien, D. M., Vallieres, C., Alexander, C., Howdle, S. M., Stockman, R. A., & Avery, S. V. (2019). Epoxy–amine oligomers from terpenes with applications in synergistic antifungal treatments. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 7(34), 5222-5229. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tb00878k

A bis-epoxide monomer was synthesised in two steps from (R)-carvone, a terpenoid renewable feedstock derived from spearmint oil, and used to prepare β-aminoalcohol oligomers in polyaddition reactions with bis-amines without requiring solvent or catal... Read More about Epoxy–amine oligomers from terpenes with applications in synergistic antifungal treatments.