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Reductive evolution of chloroplasts in non-photosynthetic plants, algae and protists by Hadariová, Lucia, Vesteg, Matej, Hampl, Vladimír, Krajčovič, Juraj

“…Chloroplasts are generally known as eukaryotic organelles whose main function is photosynthesis. They perform other functions, however, such as synthesizing…”
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Euglenoid flagellates: A multifaceted biotechnology platform by Krajčovič, Juraj, Matej Vesteg, Schwartzbach, Steven D.

“…•Euglenoids growing in diverse environments are suited for biotechnology applications.•Euglenid nuclear and plastid gene expression is unusual.•Euglena has…”
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Calpains in cyanobacteria and the origin of calpains by Vešelényiová, Dominika, Hutárová, Lenka, Lukáčová, Alexandra, Schneiderová, Mária, Vesteg, Matej, Krajčovič, Juraj

“…Calpains are cysteine proteases involved in many cellular processes. They are an ancient and large superfamily of enzymes responsible for the cleavage and…”
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On the Possibility of an Early Evolutionary Origin for the Spliced Leader Trans-Splicing by Krchňáková, Zuzana, Krajčovič, Juraj, Vesteg, Matej

“…Trans -splicing is a process by which 5′- and 3′-ends of two pre-RNA molecules transcribed from different sites of the genome can be joined together to form a…”
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Discrimination of Euglena gracilis strains Z and bacillaris by MALDI‐TOF MS by Lukáčová, Alexandra, Beck, Terézia, Trnková, Katarína, Trniková, Miriam, Krajčovič, Juraj, Vesteg, Matej

“…Aims Euglena gracilis is used as model organism for various microbiological, molecular biological and biotechnological studies. Its most studied wild‐type…”
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Versatile biotechnological applications of Euglena gracilis by Lihanová, Diana, Lukáčová, Alexandra, Beck, Terézia, Jedlička, Andrej, Vešelényiová, Dominika, Krajčovič, Juraj, Vesteg, Matej

“…Euglena gracilis is a freshwater protist possessing secondary chloroplasts of green algal origin. Various physical factors (e.g. UV) and chemical compounds…”
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Euglena gracilis can grow in the mixed culture containing Cladosporium westerdijkiae, Lysinibacillus boronitolerans and Pseudobacillus badius without the addition of vitamins B 1 and B 12 by Lukáčová, Alexandra, Beck, Terézia, Koptašiková, Lenka, Benda, Aleš, Tomečková, Lucia, Trniková, Miriam, Lihanová, Diana, Steiner, Jürgen Michael, Krajčovič, Juraj, Vesteg, Matej

“…Euglena gracilis is a freshwater flagellate possessing secondary chloroplast of green algal origin. This protist has numerous biotechnological applications…”
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Comparative molecular cell biology of phototrophic euglenids and parasitic trypanosomatids sheds light on the ancestor of Euglenozoa by Vesteg, Matej, Hadariová, Lucia, Horváth, Anton, Estraño, Carlos E., Schwartzbach, Steven D., Krajčovič, Juraj

“…Parasitic trypanosomatids and phototrophic euglenids are among the most extensively studied euglenozoans. The phototrophic euglenid lineage arose relatively…”
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The Influence of Phenol on the Growth, Morphology and Cell Division of Euglena gracilis by Lukáčová, Alexandra, Lihanová, Diana, Beck, Terézia, Alberty, Roman, Vešelényiová, Dominika, Krajčovič, Juraj, Vesteg, Matej

“…Phenol, a monocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with various commercial uses, is a major pollutant in industrial wastewater. Euglena gracilis is a unicellular…”
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Peculiar features of the plastids of the colourless alga Euglena longa and photosynthetic euglenophytes unveiled by transcriptome analyses by Záhonová, Kristína, Füssy, Zoltán, Birčák, Erik, Novák Vanclová, Anna M. G., Klimeš, Vladimír, Vesteg, Matej, Krajčovič, Juraj, Oborník, Miroslav, Eliáš, Marek

“…Euglenophytes are a familiar algal group with green alga-derived secondary plastids, but the knowledge of euglenophyte plastid function and evolution is still…”
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The Cryptic Plastid of Euglena longa Defines a New Type of Nonphotosynthetic Plastid Organelle by Füssy, Zoltán, Záhonová, Kristína, Tomčala, Aleš, Krajčovič, Juraj, Yurchenko, Vyacheslav, Oborník, Miroslav, Eliáš, Marek

“…Colorless plastids incapable of photosynthesis evolved in many plant and algal groups, but what functions they perform is still unknown in many cases. Here, we…”
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TIE1 as a Candidate Gene for Lymphatic Malformations with or without Lymphedema by Michelini, Sandro, Ricci, Maurizio, Veselenyiova, Dominika, Kenanoglu, Sercan, Kurti, Danjela, Baglivo, Mirko, Fiorentino, Alessandro, Basha, Syed Hussain, Priya, Sasi, Serrani, Roberta, Krajcovic, Juraj, Dundar, Munis, Dautaj, Astrit, Bertelli, Matteo

“…TIE1 is a cell surface protein expressed in endothelial cells. Involved in angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis, including morphogenesis of lymphatic valves,…”
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falsifiability of the models for the origin of eukaryotes by Vesteg, Matej, Krajčovič, Juraj

“…One group of hypotheses suggests archaeal and/or bacterial ancestry of eukaryotes, while the second group suggests that the ancestor of eukaryotes was…”
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An intact plastid genome is essential for the survival of colorless Euglena longa but not Euglena gracilis by Hadariová, Lucia, Vesteg, Matej, Birčák, Erik, Schwartzbach, Steven D., Krajčovič, Juraj

“…Euglena gracilis growth with antibacterial agents leads to bleaching, permanent plastid gene loss. Colorless Euglena ( Astasia ) longa resembles a bleached E…”
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A small portion of plastid transcripts is polyadenylated in the flagellate Euglena gracilis by Záhonová, Kristína, Hadariová, Lucia, Vacula, Rostislav, Yurchenko, Vyacheslav, Eliáš, Marek, Krajčovič, Juraj, Vesteg, Matej

“…Euglena gracilis possesses secondary plastids of green algal origin. In this study, E. gracilis expressed sequence tags (ESTs) derived from polyA-selected mRNA…”
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Characterization of oxidative phosphorylation enzymes in Euglena gracilis and its white mutant strain WgmZOflL by Krnáčová, Katarína, Rýdlová, Ivana, Vinarčíková, Michaela, Krajčovič, Juraj, Vesteg, Matej, Horváth, Anton

“…•This is a complex study of active OXPHOS enzymes in Euglena gracilis.•Plastid functionality and growth on light or dark do not affect OXPHOS in Euglena.•E…”
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Characterization of oxidative phosphorylation enzymes in Euglena gracilis and its white mutant strain W(gm)ZOflL by Krnáčová, Katarína, Rýdlová, Ivana, Vinarčíková, Michaela, Krajčovič, Juraj, Vesteg, Matej, Horváth, Anton

“…The enzymes involved in Euglena oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) were characterized in this study. We have demonstrated that Euglena gracilis strain Z and…”
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Removal of Cadmium from Aqueous Solution Using Dried Biomass of Euglena gracilis var. bacillaris by Martin Valica, Tomáš Lempochner, Linda Machalová, Vanda Adamcová, Patrícia Marková, Lenka Hutárová, Martin Pipíška, Juraj Krajčovič, Miroslav Horník

“…The aim of this work was to evaluate the possibility of applying the dried biomass of E. gracilis var. bacillaris as a biosorbent for the removal of Cd…”
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Variability of Wax Ester Fermentation in Natural and Bleached Euglena gracilis Strains in Response to Oxygen and the Elongase Inhibitor Flufenacet by TUCCI, SARA, VACULA, ROSTISLAV, KRAJCOVIC, JURAJ, PROKSCH, PETER, MARTIN, WILLIAM

“…Euglena gracilis is able to synthesize adenosine triphosphate under anaerobic conditions through a malonyl-independent fatty acid synthesis leading to wax…”
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Selective forces for the origin of spliceosomes by Vesteg, Matej, Šándorová, Zuzana, Krajčovič, Juraj

“…It has been proposed that eukaryotic spliceosomes evolved from bacterial group II introns via constructive neutral changes. However, a more likely…”
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