• Astrocytes migration and their molecular role in the recuperation of damaged nervous tissue 

  Sai, Haneesha Vishwa; Brice, Ryan; Yao, Li (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2022-10-06)

• Molecular role of Schwann cell migration in repair and regeneration of nervous tissue 

  Sai, Haneesha Vishwa; Brice, Ryan; Yao, Li (Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2022-10-06)

• The broad antibacterial activity of a small synthetic receptor for cellular phosphatidylglycerol lipids 

  Alsuri, Maruthi Ram; Bower, Benjamin D.; Burns, Dennis H.; Fraire, Guadalupe; Seelam, Bhusi R.; Shaban, Rima; Shaban, Sara; Schneegurt, Mark A. (Springer Link, 2023-01-09)

  A small receptor molecule composed of a porphyrin core with tetrakis-ammonium glycine pickets (liptin 3e) appears to target anionic phosphatidylglycerol (PG) lipid head groups through multifunctional binding-pocket ...

• Exploration of the antimicrobial synergy between selected natural substances on Streptococcus mutans to identify candidates for the control of dental caries 

  Prince, Alisha; Roy, Soumya; McDonald, David (American Society for Microbiology, 2022-04-21)

  Dental caries is caused by the buildup of acidic end products that result from the metabolism of dental plaque microbes. Natural products that are widely available could be used as an alternative or adjunctive anti-caries ...

• Deer browsing and light availability limit post oak (Quercus stellata) sapling growth and post-fire recovery in a xeric woodland 

  Cory, Beverly J.; Russell, F. Leland (Elsevier, 2022-06-06)

  Historically, oaks dominated the canopies of large regions of eastern North American forests, but at many sites current recruitment is insufficient to sustain oak dominance. Intense browsing by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus ...

• Editorial: Extracellular matrix dynamics in biology, bioengineering, and pathology, volume II 

  Loganathan, Rajprasad; Yanagisawa, Hiromi; Gentleman, Eileen; Little, Charles D.; Weiss, Jeffrey A. (Frontiers Media, 2022-12-02)

  [No abstract available]

• DEPDC1 as a crucial factor in the progression of human osteosarcoma 

  Shen, Lin; Li, Han; Liu, Ronghan; Zhou, Chendan; Bretches, Morgan; Gong, Xuan; Lu, Laitong; Zhang, Ying; Zhao, Kai; Ning, Bin; Yang, Shang-You; Zhang, Aijun (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2022-12-07)

  Objective: Novel therapeutic strategies are emerging with the increased understanding of the underlying mechanisms of human osteosarcoma. This current study tends to decipher the potentially critical role of DEP domain-containing ...

• Human FSH glycoform α-Subunit asparagine$^{52}$ glycans: Major glycan structural consistency, minor glycan variation in abundance 

  Butnev, Viktor Y.; May, Jeffrey V.; Brown, Alan R.; Sharma, Tarak; Butnev, Vladimir Y.; White, William K.; Harvey, David J.; Bousfield, George R. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-10-18)

  Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), an α/β heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone, consists of functionally significant variants resulting from the presence or absence of either one of two FSHβ subunit N-glycans. The two most ...

• Follicle-stimulating hormone glycosylation variants distinctly modulate pre-antral follicle growth and survival 

  Johnson, Gillian P.; Onabanjo, Caitlan G. A.; Hardy, Kate; Butnev, Viktor Y.; Bousfield, George R.; Jonas, Kim C. (NLM (Medline), 2022-10-06)

  Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is a key endocrine regulator of ovarian function. FSH is secreted as 2 macroglycosylation variants: partially glycosylated FSH (FSH21/18) and fully glycosylated FSH (FSH24). FSH21/18 is ...

• New species and illustrated key of Macraspis (Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) from the Amazon biome of Brazil 

  Bento, Matheus; Jameson, Mary Liz; Seidel, Matthias (Pensoft Publishers, 2022-10-17)

  The phytophagous scarab genus Macraspis MacLeay (Scarabaeidae, Rutelinae, Rutelini) is reviewed from the Brazilian Amazon region. Three new species are described and illustrated from the states of Amazonas, Pará, and ...

• Collagen matrices mediate glioma cell migration induced by an electrical signal 

  Yao, Li; Tran, Kimmy; Nguyen, Diana (MDPI, 2022-08-29)

  Glioma cells produce an increased amount of collagen compared with normal astrocytes. The increasing amount of collagen in the extracellular matrix (ECM) modulates the matrix structure and the mechanical properties of the ...

• Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Responses to Cattle Grazing, Grassland Restoration, and Habitat across a Precipitation Gradient 

  Waite, Evan S.; Houseman, Gregory R.; Jensen, William E.; Reichenborn, Molly M.; Jameson, Mary Liz (MDPI, 2022-08-03)

  Grasslands in North America have declined by over 70% since industrialization of settlements due to the conversion of natural habitats to cropland and urban centers. In the United States, the federally supported Conservation ...

• Associational effects, landscape context, and plant height affect white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) browse selectivity in oak woodlands 

  Minette, Justin H.; Keoshkerian, Noah; Russell, F. Leland (John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2022-07-01)

  Questions Large spatial variation in damage intensity is a pervasive, but poorly explained, feature of herbivore?plant interactions. To predict herbivore effects on plant communities, ecologists need greater understanding ...

• Abundance, isolation, and characterization of halotolerant microbes from common oligosaline soils 

  Howell, S.P.; Kilmer, Brian R.; Porazka, T.; Schneegurt, Mark A. (Elsevier, 2022-12-01)

  Halotolerant microbes that grow at high NaCl concentrations were studied in common soils with low salinity. The abundance of microbes in common oligosaline (<1.0% salinity) soils was measured by most probable number analyses, ...

• Synthesis and properties of magnetic Fe$_3$O$_4$/PCL porous biocomposite scaffolds with different sizes and quantities of Fe$_3$O$_4$ particles 

  Ge, Jianhua; Asmatulu, Ramazan; Zhu, Bo; Zhang, Qiu; Yang, Shang-You (MDPI, 2022-06-26)

  In clinical practice, to treat diseases such as osteosarcoma or chondrosarcoma with broad surgical ostectomy, it would be ideal to have scaffolds that not only fill up the bone void but also possess the ability to regulate ...

• Polymeric biomaterials for wound healing applications: a comprehensive review 

  Ijaola, Ahmed O.; Akamo, Damilola O.; Damiri, Fouad; Akisin, Cletus John; Bamidele, Emmanuel Anuoluwa; Ajiboye, Emmanuel Gboyega; Berrada, Mohammed; Onyenokwe, Victor Onyebuchukwu; Yang, Shang-You; Asmatulu, Eylem (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022-06-19)

  Chronic wounds have been a global health threat over the past few decades, requiring urgent medical and research attention. The factors delaying the wound-healing process include obesity, stress, microbial infection, aging, ...

• Combining bioscaffolds and iPSCs in the treatment of neural trauma and Alzheimer’s disease 

  Brice, Ryan; Kehler, Joshua Lee; Yao, Li (Elsevier, 2021-06-04)

  The discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) was a breakthrough in biological research poised to be a potential therapy in the field of regenerative medicine. The modality is a personalized therapy due to utilizing ...

• Movement with meaning: integrating information into meta-ecology 

  Little, Chelsea J.; Rizzuto, Matteo; Luhring, Thomas M.; Monk, Julia D.; Nowicki, Robert J.; Paseka, Rachel E.; Stegen, James C.; Symons, Celia C.; Taub, Frieda B.; Yen, Jian D. L. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2022-03-02)

  Fluxes of matter, energy and information over space and time contribute to ecosystems' functioning and stability. The meta-ecosystem framework addresses the dynamics of ecosystems linked by these fluxes but, to date, has ...

• Keratinolytic bacteria from the feathers of wild Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) 

  Tran, Minh D.; Dille, John Wesley; Camden, Weslin L.; Brunt, Diamond; Rogers, Christopher M.; Schneegurt, Mark A. (SAGE Publications Ltd, 2022-01-27)

  We collected >300 bacterial isolates from overwintering Dark-eyed Juncos (Junco hyemalis) to find that ∼40% appear to degrade the structural protein of feathers using extracellular keratinase enzymes. A guild of bacteria ...

• Bacterial growth in brines formed by the deliquescence of salts relevant to cold arid worlds 

  Cesur, Robin M.; Ansari, Irfan M.; Chen, Fei; Clark, Benton C.; Schneegurt, Mark A. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2022-01-11)

  Hygroscopic salts at Mars' near-surface (MgSO4, (per)chlorates, NaCl) may form brines by absorbing moisture from the atmosphere at certain times through the process of deliquescence. We have previously shown strong bacterial ...

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