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Architecture of the outer-membrane core complex from a conjugative type IV secretion system by Amin, Himani, Ilangovan, Aravindan, Costa, Tiago R. D.

“…Conjugation is one of the most important processes that bacteria utilize to spread antibiotic resistance genes among bacterial populations. Interbacterial DNA…”
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Publisher Correction: Architecture of the outer-membrane core complex from a conjugative type IV secretion system by Amin, Himani, Ilangovan, Aravindan, Costa, Tiago R. D.

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Functionality of chimeric TssA proteins in the type VI secretion system reveals sheath docking specificity within their N-terminal domains by Fecht, Selina, Paracuellos, Patricia, Subramoni, Sujatha, Tan, Casandra Ai Zhu, Ilangovan, Aravindan, Costa, Tiago R. D., Filloux, Alain

“…The genome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa encodes three type VI secretion systems, each comprising a dozen distinct proteins, which deliver toxins upon T6SS sheath…”
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The F-pilus biomechanical adaptability accelerates conjugative dissemination of antimicrobial resistance and biofilm formation by Patkowski, Jonasz B., Dahlberg, Tobias, Amin, Himani, Gahlot, Dharmender K., Vijayrajratnam, Sukhithasri, Vogel, Joseph P., Francis, Matthew S., Baker, Joseph L., Andersson, Magnus, Costa, Tiago R. D.

“…Conjugation is used by bacteria to propagate antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment. Central to this process are widespread conjugative F-pili that…”
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Tail assembly interference is a common strategy in bacterial antiviral defenses by He, Lingchen, Miguel-Romero, Laura, Patkowski, Jonasz B., Alqurainy, Nasser, Rocha, Eduardo P. C., Costa, Tiago R. D., Fillol-Salom, Alfred, Penadés, José R.

“…Many bacterial immune systems recognize phage structural components to activate antiviral responses, without inhibiting the function of the phage component…”
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Bandgap engineering of two-dimensional semiconductor materials by Chaves, A., Azadani, J. G., Alsalman, Hussain, da Costa, D. R., Frisenda, R., Chaves, A. J., Song, Seung Hyun, Kim, Y. D., He, Daowei, Zhou, Jiadong, Castellanos-Gomez, A., Peeters, F. M., Liu, Zheng, Hinkle, C. L., Oh, Sang-Hyun, Ye, Peide D., Koester, Steven J., Lee, Young Hee, Avouris, Ph, Wang, Xinran, Low, Tony

“…Semiconductors are the basis of many vital technologies such as electronics, computing, communications, optoelectronics, and sensing. Modern semiconductor…”
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Archaeal DNA-import apparatus is homologous to bacterial conjugation machinery by Beltran, Leticia C., Cvirkaite-Krupovic, Virginija, Miller, Jessalyn, Wang, Fengbin, Kreutzberger, Mark A. B., Patkowski, Jonasz B., Costa, Tiago R. D., Schouten, Stefan, Levental, Ilya, Conticello, Vincent P., Egelman, Edward H., Krupovic, Mart

“…Conjugation is a major mechanism of horizontal gene transfer promoting the spread of antibiotic resistance among human pathogens. It involves establishing a…”
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Thermodynamic modelling of cements clinkering process as a tool for optimising the proportioning of raw meals containing alternative materials by Costa, Ana R. D., Coppe, Mateus V., Bielefeldt, Wagner V., Bernal, Susan A., Black, Leon, Kirchheim, Ana Paula, Gonçalves, Jardel P.

“…The valorisation of waste or by-products in Portland clinker production is a promising alternative for developing sustainable cements. The complexity of the…”
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In-Channel Managed Aquifer Recharge: A Review of Current Development Worldwide and Future Potential in Europe by Standen, Kathleen, Costa, Luís R. D., Monteiro, José-Paulo

“…Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) schemes often employ in-channel modifications to capture flow from ephemeral streams, and increase recharge to the underlying…”
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Flagellin outer domain dimerization modulates motility in pathogenic and soil bacteria from viscous environments by Kreutzberger, Mark A. B., Sobe, Richard C., Sauder, Amber B., Chatterjee, Sharanya, Peña, Alejandro, Wang, Fengbin, Giron, Jorge A., Kiessling, Volker, Costa, Tiago R. D., Conticello, Vincent P., Frankel, Gad, Kendall, Melissa M., Scharf, Birgit E., Egelman, Edward H.

“…Flagellar filaments function as the propellers of the bacterial flagellum and their supercoiling is key to motility. The outer domains on the surface of the…”
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Analytical study of the energy levels in bilayer graphene quantum dots by DA COSTA, D. R, ZARENIA, M, CHAVES, Andrey, FARIAS, G. A, PEETERS, F. M

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The Breadth and Molecular Basis of Hcp-Driven Type VI Secretion System Effector Delivery by Howard, Sophie A, Furniss, R Christopher D, Bonini, Dora, Amin, Himani, Paracuellos, Patricia, Zlotkin, David, Costa, Tiago R D, Levy, Asaf, Mavridou, Despoina A I, Filloux, Alain

“…The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a bacterial nanoscale weapon that delivers toxins into prey ranging from bacteria and fungi to animal hosts. The…”
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The role of the Galactic bar in the chemical evolution of the Milky Way by Cavichia, O., Mollá, M., Costa, R. D. D., Maciel, W. J.

“…In the absence of an interaction, central bars might be the most effective mechanism for radial motions of gas in barred spiral galaxies, which represent…”
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Geometry and edge effects on the energy levels of graphene quantum rings: A comparison between tight-binding and simplified Dirac models by da Costa, D. R., Chaves, Andrey, Zarenia, M., Pereira, J. M., Farias, G. A., Peeters, F. M.

“…We present a systematic study of the energy spectra of graphene quantum rings having different geometries and edge types in the presence of a perpendicular…”
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Secretion systems in Gram-negative bacteria: structural and mechanistic insights by Costa, Tiago R. D., Felisberto-Rodrigues, Catarina, Meir, Amit, Prevost, Marie S., Redzej, Adam, Trokter, Martina, Waksman, Gabriel

“…Key Points Gram-negative bacteria have evolved a wide array of secretion systems to transport small molecules, proteins and DNA into the extracellular space or…”
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Structural and functional diversity of type IV secretion systems by Costa, Tiago R. D., Patkowski, Jonasz B., Macé, Kévin, Christie, Peter J., Waksman, Gabriel

“…Considerable progress has been made in recent years in the structural and molecular biology of type IV secretion systems in Gram-negative bacteria. The latest…”
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The cryo-electron microscopy supramolecular structure of the bacterial stressosome unveils its mechanism of activation by Williams, Allison H., Redzej, Adam, Rolhion, Nathalie, Costa, Tiago R. D., Rifflet, Aline, Waksman, Gabriel, Cossart, Pascale

“…How the stressosome, the epicenter of the stress response in bacteria, transmits stress signals from the environment has remained elusive. The stressosome…”
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The mating pilus of E. coli pED208 acts as a conduit for ssDNA during horizontal gene transfer by Beltrán, Leticia, Torsilieri, Holly, Patkowski, Jonasz B, Yang, Jie E, Casanova, James, Costa, Tiago R D, Wright, Elizabeth R, Egelman, Edward H

“…Bacteria are constantly exchanging DNA, which constitutes horizontal gene transfer. While some of these occurs by a non-specific process called natural…”
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Wave-packet scattering on graphene edges in the presence of a pseudomagnetic field by da Costa, D. R., Chaves, A., Farias, G. A., Covaci, L., Peeters, F. M.

“…The scattering of a Gaussian wave packet in armchair and zigzag graphene edges is theoretically investigated by numerically solving the time-dependent…”
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The DNA replication initiation protein DnaD recognises a specific strand of the Bacillus subtilis chromosome origin by Winterhalter, Charles, Pelliciari, Simone, Stevens, Daniel, Fenyk, Stepan, Marchand, Elie, Cronin, Nora B, Soultanas, Panos, Costa, Tiago R D, Ilangovan, Aravindan, Murray, Heath

“…Abstract Genome replication is a fundamental biological activity shared by all organisms. Chromosomal replication proceeds bidirectionally from origins,…”
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