Search Results - "LEFEBVRE, PAUL"

A genome-wide algal mutant library and functional screen identifies genes required for eukaryotic photosynthesis by Li, Xiaobo, Patena, Weronika, Fauser, Friedrich, Jinkerson, Robert E., Saroussi, Shai, Meyer, Moritz T., Ivanova, Nina, Robertson, Jacob M., Yue, Rebecca, Zhang, Ru, Vilarrasa-Blasi, Josep, Wittkopp, Tyler M., Ramundo, Silvia, Blum, Sean R., Goh, Audrey, Laudon, Matthew, Srikumar, Tharan, Lefebvre, Paul A., Grossman, Arthur R., Jonikas, Martin C.

“…Photosynthetic organisms provide food and energy for nearly all life on Earth, yet half of their protein-coding genes remain uncharacterized 1 , 2 …”
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An Indexed, Mapped Mutant Library Enables Reverse Genetics Studies of Biological Processes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by Li, Xiaobo, Zhang, Ru, Patena, Weronika, Gang, Spencer S., Blum, Sean R., Ivanova, Nina, Yue, Rebecca, Robertson, Jacob M., Lefebvre, Paul A., Fitz-Gibbon, Sorel T., Grossman, Arthur R., Jonikas, Martin C.

“…The green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a leading unicellular model for dissecting biological processes in photosynthetic eukaryotes. However, its…”
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The vulnerability of Amazon freshwater ecosystems by Castello, Leandro, McGrath, David G., Hess, Laura L., Coe, Michael T., Lefebvre, Paul A., Petry, Paulo, Macedo, Marcia N., Renó, Vivian F., Arantes, Caroline C.

“…The hydrological connectivity of freshwater ecosystems in the Amazon basin makes them highly sensitive to a broad range of anthropogenic activities occurring…”
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CDKL5 regulates flagellar length and localizes to the base of the flagella in Chlamydomonas by Tam, Lai-Wa, Ranum, Paul T, Lefebvre, Paul A

“…The length of Chlamydomonas flagella is tightly regulated. Mutations in four genes-LF1, LF2, LF3, and LF4-cause cells to assemble flagella up to three times…”
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Hydrothermal carbonization of microalgae by Heilmann, Steven M., Davis, H. Ted, Jader, Lindsey R., Lefebvre, Paul A., Sadowsky, Michael J., Schendel, Frederick J., von Keitz, Marc G., Valentas, Kenneth J.

“…Hydrothermal carbonization is a process in which biomass is heated in water under pressure to create a char product. With higher plants, the chemistry of the…”
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Deforestation offsets water balance changes due to climate variability in the Xingu River in eastern Amazonia by Panday, Prajjwal K., Coe, Michael T., Macedo, Marcia N., Lefebvre, Paul, Castanho, Andrea D. de Almeida

“…•We estimate changes to the water balance of Xingu due to climate variations and deforestation.•Climate effects have masked deforestation-induced changes to…”
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Comparative genomics in Chlamydomonas and Plasmodium identifies an ancient nuclear envelope protein family essential for sexual reproduction in protists, fungi, plants, and vertebrates by Ning, Jue, Otto, Thomas D, Pfander, Claudia, Schwach, Frank, Brochet, Mathieu, Bushell, Ellen, Goulding, David, Sanders, Mandy, Lefebvre, Paul A, Pei, Jimin, Grishin, Nick V, Vanderlaan, Gary, Billker, Oliver, Snell, William J

“…Fertilization is a crucial yet poorly characterized event in eukaryotes. Our previous discovery that the broadly conserved protein HAP2 (GCS1) functioned in…”
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Whole-Genome Resequencing Reveals Extensive Natural Variation in the Model Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by Flowers, Jonathan M., Hazzouri, Khaled M., Pham, Gina M., Rosas, Ulises, Bahmani, Tayebeh, Khraiwesh, Basel, Nelson, David R., Jijakli, Kenan, Abdrabu, Rasha, Harris, Elizabeth H., Lefebvre, Paul A., Hom, Erik F.Y., Salehi-Ashtiani, Kourosh, Purugganan, Michael D.

“…We performed whole-genome resequencing of 12 field isolates and eight commonly studied laboratory strains of the model organism Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to…”
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The Susceptibility of Southeastern Amazon Forests to Fire: Insights from a Large-Scale Burn Experiment by BALCH, JENNIFER K., BRANDO, PAULO M., NEPSTAD, DANIEL C., COE, MICHAEL T., SILVÉRIO, DIVINO, MASSAD, TARA J., DAVIDSON, ERIC A., LEFEBVRE, PAUL, OLIVEIRA-SANTOS, CLAUDINEI, ROCHA, WANDERLEY, CURY, ROBERTA T. S., PARSONS, AMOREENA, CARVALHO, KARINE S.

“…The interaction between droughts and land-use fires threaten the carbon stocks, climate regulatory functions, and biodiversity of Amazon forests, particularly…”
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Hydrothermal carbonization of microalgae II. Fatty acid, char, and algal nutrient products by Heilmann, Steven M., Jader, Lindsey R., Harned, Laurie A., Sadowsky, Michael J., Schendel, Frederick J., Lefebvre, Paul A., von Keitz, Marc G., Valentas, Kenneth J.

“…A process for isolation of three products (fatty acids, chars and nutrient-rich aqueous phases) from the hydrothermal carbonization of microalgae is described…”
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CDK-related kinase regulates the length and assembly of flagella in Chlamydomonas by Tam, Lai-Wa, Wilson, Nedra F, Lefebvre, Paul A

“…Little is known about how cells regulate the size of their organelles. In this study, we find that proper flagellar length control in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii…”
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Conversion to soy on the Amazonian agricultural frontier increases streamflow without affecting stormflow dynamics by HAYHOE, SHELBY J., NEILL, CHRISTOPHER, PORDER, STEPHEN, MCHORNEY, RICHARD, LEFEBVRE, PAUL, COE, MICHAEL T., ELSENBEER, HELMUT, KRUSCHE, ALEX V.

“…Large‐scale soy agriculture in the southern Brazilian Amazon now rivals deforestation for pasture as the region's predominant form of land use change. Such…”
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Watershed responses to Amazon soya bean cropland expansion and intensification by Neill, Christopher, Coe, Michael T., Riskin, Shelby H., Krusche, Alex V., Elsenbeer, Helmut, Macedo, Marcia N., McHorney, Richard, Lefebvre, Paul, Davidson, Eric A., Scheffler, Raphael, Figueira, Adelaine Michela e Silva, Porder, Stephen, Deegan, Linda A.

“…The expansion and intensification of soya bean agriculture in southeastern Amazonia can alter watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry by changing the land…”
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Objective Load Rating of a Steel-Girder Bridge Using Structural Modeling and Health Monitoring by Bell, Erin Santini, Lefebvre, Paul J, Sanayei, Masoud, Brenner, Brian, Sipple, Jesse D, Peddle, Jason

“…AbstractThe future of highway infrastructure in the United States is at a critical junction. Nearly one-third of U.S. bridges are nearing the end of their…”
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Carbon Inputs and Water Uptake in Deep Soils of an Eastern Amazon Forest by Davidson, Eric, Lefebvre, Paul A, Brando, Paulo M, Ray, David M, Trumbore, Susan E, Solorzano, Luis A, Ferreira, Joice N, Bustamante, Mercedes M. da C, Nepstad, Daniel C

“…Rooting depth affects soil profiles of water uptake and carbon inputs. Here we explore the importance of deep roots in a mature tropical forest of eastern…”
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Amazon drought and its implications for forest flammability and tree growth: a basin-wide analysis by Nepstad, D, Lefebvre, P, Silva U.L. da, Tomasella, J, Schlesinger, P, Solorzano, L, Moutinho, P, Ray, D, Benito, J.G

“…Severe drought in moist tropical forests provokes large carbon emissions by increasing forest flammability and tree mortality, and by suppressing tree growth…”
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Regulation of Flagellar Assembly by Glycogen Synthase Kinase 3 in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii by Wilson, Nedra F, Lefebvre, Paul A

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Nitrate Signaling by the Regulatory Gene NIT2 in Chlamydomonas by Camargo, Antonio, Llamas, Ángel, Schnell, Rogene A, Higuera, José J, González-Ballester, David, Lefebvre, Paul A, Fernández, Emilio, Galván, Aurora

“…Positive signaling by nitrate in its assimilation pathway has been studied in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Among >34,000 lines generated by plasmid insertion, 10…”
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Bld10p, a Novel Protein Essential for Basal Body Assembly in Chlamydomonas: Localization to the Cartwheel, the First Ninefold Symmetrical Structure Appearing during Assembly by Matsuura, Kumi, Lefebvre, Paul A., Kamiya, Ritsu, Hirono, Masafumi

“…How centrioles and basal bodies assemble is a longstanding puzzle in cell biology. To address this problem, we analyzed a novel basal body-defective…”
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Algal swimming velocities signal fatty acid accumulation by Hansen, Travis J., Hondzo, Miki, Mashek, Mara T., Mashek, Douglas G., Lefebvre, Paul A.

“…The use of microalgae for biofuel production will be beneficial to society if we can produce biofuels at large scales with minimal mechanical energy input in…”
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