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Listeria monocytogenes has a functional gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA) shunt: Role in acid tolerance and succinate biosynthesis.
(American Society for Microbiology, 2013)Listeria monocytogenes, the causative agent of human listeriosis, is known for its ability to withstand severe environmental stresses. The glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) system is one of the principal systems utilized by ... -
Low-temperature (10°C) anaerobic digestion of dilute dairy wastewater in an EGSB bioreactor: microbial community structure, population dynamics, and kinetics of methanogenic populations
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2013-07-25)The feasibility of anaerobic digestion of dairy wastewater at 10 degrees C was investigated in a high height : diameter ratio EGSB reactor. Stable performance was observed at an applied organic loading rate (OLR) of 0.5-2 ... -
Low-temperature anaerobic digestion is associated with differential methanogenic protein expression
(Oxford University Press, 2015-04-09)Anaerobic digestion (AD) is an attractive wastewater treatment technology, leading to the generation of recoverable biofuel (methane). Most industrial AD applications, carry excessive heating costs, however, as AD reactors ... -
Manipulation of intestinal epithelial cell function by the cell contact-dependent type III secretion systems of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
(Frontiers Media, 2014-01-10)Vibrio parahaemolyticus elicits gastroenteritis by deploying Type III Secretion Systems (TTSS) to deliver effector proteins into epithelial cells of the human intestinal tract. The bacteria must adhere to the human cells ... -
Mechanisms of ER Stress-Mediated Mitochondrial Membrane Permeabilization
(2010)During apoptosis, the process of mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP) represents a point-of-no-return as it commits the cell to death. Here we have assessed the role of caspases, Bcl-2 family members and ... -
Methods and techniques employed to monitor and manage carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) induced seismicity
(GNS Science, 2016)This report discusses the topic of induced seismicity resulting from the operations of subsurface CO2 injection at Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) sites. The potential for induced seismicity to occur in CCS projects is ... -
Methods for Monitoring Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress and the Unfolded Protein Response
(2010)The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the site of folding of membrane and secreted proteins in the cell. Physiological or pathological processes that disturb protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum cause ER stress and ... -
Microbial electrochemical technologies: Electronic circuitry and characterization tools
(Elsevier, 2019-11-16)Microbial electrochemistry merges microbiology, electrochemistry and electronics to provide a set of technologies for environmental engineering applications. Understanding the electronic concepts is crucial for effectively ... -
Microbial electrosynthesis: Towards sustainable biorefineries for production of green chemicals from CO2 emissions
(Elsevier, 2020-12-01)Decarbonisation of the economy has become a priority at the global level, and the resulting legislative pressure is pushing the chemical and energy industries away from fossil fuels. Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) has ... -
Microplastics in corals: An emergent threat
(Elsevier, 2020-11-01)This article seeks to present a summary of knowledge and thus improve awareness of microplastic impacts on corals. Recent research suggests that microplastics have a variety of species-specific impacts. Among them, a reduced ... -
Modelling fluid flow through fractured rock: Examples using TVZ geothermal reservoirs
(New Zealand Geothermal Workshop, 2015-11-18)Geothermal resources are often hosted within volcanic, plutonic, and basement-type lithologies. As such their matrix permeability can be very low and the transport and circulation of geothermal fluids will be dominated by ... -
Mrc1, Tof1 and Csm3 inhibit CAG·CTG repeat instability by at least two mechanisms
(Springer, 2008)Trinucleotide repeats frequently expand and contract in humans and model organisms. Protein factors that modulate this process have been found by candidate gene approaches or mutant screens for increased expansion ... -
The nature of fracture permeability in the basement greywacke at Kawerau Geothermal Field, New Zealand
(Stanford University, 2012-01-30)The Mesozoic basement at Kawerau Geothermal Field comprises well indurated, inter-bedded sandstones and argillites with a complex structural history. These rocks have very low matrix porosity but nonetheless host both ... -
Nerve growth factor (NGF)-mediated regulation of p75(NTR) expression contributes to chemotherapeutic resistance in triple negative breast cancer cells
(Elsevier, 2016)Triple negative breast cancer [TNBC] cells are reported to secrete the neurotrophin nerve growth factor [NGF] and express its receptors, p75 neurotrophin receptor [p75(NTR)] and TrkA, leading to NGF-activated pro-survival ... -
Nerve Growth Factor in Cancer Cell Death and Survival
(MDPI, 2011-02)One of the major challenges for cancer therapeutics is the resistance of many tumor cells to induction of cell death due to pro-survival signaling in the cancer cells. Here we review the growing literature which shows that ... -
Nerve growth factor-mediated inhibition of apoptosis post-caspase activation is due to removal of active caspase-3 in a lysosome-dependent manner
(Nature Publishing Group, 2014-05-01)Nerve growth factor (NGF) is well characterised as an important pro-survival factor in neuronal cells that can inhibit apoptotic cell death upstream of mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilisation. Here we addressed the ... -
Neuronal cell death in neurodegenerative diseases: recurring themes around protein handling
(Wiley, 2008-06-27)Neuronal cell death plays a role in many chronic neurodegenerative diseases with the loss of particular subsets of neurons. The loss of the neurons occurs during a period of many years, which can make the mode(s) of cell ... -
Neurotrophins and B-cell malignancies
(Springer Verlag, 2015-09-23)Neurotrophins and their receptors act as important proliferative and pro-survival factors in a variety of cell types. Neurotrophins are produced by multiple cell types in both pro and mature forms, and can act in an autocrine ... -
New Zealand geothermal power plants as critical facilities: an active fault avoidance study in the Wairakei Geothermal Field, New Zealand
(International Geothermal Association, 2015-04-19)Active faults in rifts commonly provide high crustal permeability and control geothermal fluid pathways. However, active faults can also pose surface deformation hazards to geothermal power plants and associated infrastructure. ... -
North Eastern Atlantic cephalopods stock assessment in a data limited framework Surplus Production in a Continuous Time (SPiCT): Annex1to WP.4.2deliverable
(Cephs and Chefs (Interreg Atlantic Area Community Engagement Publications), 2021)The lack of management leaves fishery resources vulnerable to increases in fishing pressure.Although some cephalopods are of commercial importance, most of Northeast Atlantic stocks are non-quota ...