Evidence shows that bacteria contribute actively to the decomposition of cellulose and hemicellulose in forest soil; however, their role in this process is still unclear. Here we performed the screening and identification of bacteria showing potential cellulolytic activity from litter and organic soil of a temperate oak forest. The genomes of three cellulolytic isolates previously described as ...

To evaluate microbeam radiation therapy (MRT), for brain tumor treatment, the bystander effect in nonirradiated companion animals was investigated. Adult rats were irradiated with 35 or 350 Gy at the European Synchrotron Research Facility using homogenous irradiation (HR) or MRT to the right brain hemisphere. The irradiated rats were housed with nonirradiated rats. After 48 hours, all rats were...

Proteomics is a powerful tool for the identification of proteins and study their localisation, functions, modifications and possible interactions or complexes they can form. This review presents an overview of proteome studies of various tissues and biological fluids in different farm animals. Proteomics is the key tool to understand the molecular mechanisms behind meat quality in different gen...

The subcellular location of a protein is a key factor in determining the molecular function of the protein in an organism. MetazSecKB is a secretome and subcellular proteome knowledgebase specifically designed for metazoan, i.e. human and animals. The protein sequence data, consisting of over 4 million entries with 121 species having a complete proteome, were retrieved from UniProtKB. Protein s...

Antiplatelet treatment is of fundamental importance in combatting functions/dysfunction of platelets in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. Dysfunction of anucleate platelets is likely to be completely attributable to alterations in posttranslational modifications and protein expression. We therefore examined the proteome of platelets highly purified from fresh blood d...

It is widely believed that the protein structures are determined by the combination of various physical interactions, among which the electrostatic interaction between electric charges is one of the most well-defined physical factors. Therefore, the electrostatic effects have been studied for various individual proteins so far [1, 2]. However, the analysis of the electric charge distribution of...