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Bacteroidetes bacteria in the soil: Glycan acquisition, enzyme secretion, and gliding motility by Larsbrink, Johan, McKee, Lauren Sara

“…The secretion of extracellular enzymes by soil microbes is rate-limiting in the recycling of biomass. Fungi and bacteria compete and collaborate for nutrients…”
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Measuring Enzyme Kinetics of Glycoside Hydrolases Using the 3,5-Dinitrosalicylic Acid Assay by McKee, Lauren S

“…Use of the 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid reagent allows the simple and rapid quantification of reducing sugars. The method can be used for analysis of biological…”
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Growth of Chitinophaga pinensis on Plant Cell Wall Glycans and Characterisation of a Glycoside Hydrolase Family 27 β-l-Arabinopyranosidase Implicated in Arabinogalactan Utilisation by McKee, Lauren S, Brumer, Harry

“…The genome of the soil bacterium Chitinophaga pinensis encodes a diverse array of carbohydrate active enzymes, including nearly 200 representatives from over…”
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Measuring Enzyme Kinetics of Glycoside Hydrolases Using the 3,5-Dinitrosalicylic Acid Assay by Li, He, McKee, Lauren S

“…Use of the 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acid reagent allows the simple, rapid quantification of reducing sugars. The method can be used for analysis of biological…”
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A polysaccharide utilization locus from the gut bacterium Dysgonomonas mossii encodes functionally distinct carbohydrate esterases by Kmezik, Cathleen, Mazurkewich, Scott, Meents, Tomke, McKee, Lauren Sara, Idström, Alexander, Armeni, Marina, Savolainen, Otto, Brändén, Gisela, Larsbrink, Johan

“…The gut microbiota plays a central role in human health by enzymatically degrading dietary fiber and concomitantly excreting short chain fatty acids that are…”
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Comparative analysis of sterol acquisition in the oomycetes Saprolegnia parasitica and Phytophthora infestans by Dahlin, Paul, Srivastava, Vaibhav, Ekengren, Sophia, McKee, Lauren S, Bulone, Vincent

“…The oomycete class includes pathogens of animals and plants which are responsible for some of the most significant global losses in agriculture and…”
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Structure-property relationship of native-like lignin nanoparticles from softwood and hardwood by Sapouna, Ioanna, Alexakis, Alexandros Efraim, Malmström, Eva, McKee, Lauren Sara

“…Renewable resources such as wood are an important candidate towards the replacement of fossil-based materials with bio-based materials. Lignin, comprising up…”
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Polysaccharide degradation by the Bacteroidetes: mechanisms and nomenclature by McKee, Lauren S., La Rosa, Sabina Leanti, Westereng, Bjørge, Eijsink, Vincent G., Pope, Phillip B., Larsbrink, Johan

“…Summary The Bacteroidetes phylum is renowned for its ability to degrade a wide range of complex carbohydrates, a trait that has enabled its dominance in many…”
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Focused Metabolism of β-Glucans by the Soil Bacteroidetes Species Chitinophaga pinensis by McKee, Lauren S, Martínez-Abad, Antonio, Ruthes, Andrea C, Vilaplana, Francisco, Brumer, Harry

“…The genome and natural habitat of suggest it has the ability to degrade a wide variety of carbohydrate-based biomass. Complementing our earlier investigations…”
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A discrete genetic locus confers xyloglucan metabolism in select human gut Bacteroidetes by Larsbrink, Johan, Rogers, Theresa E., Hemsworth, Glyn R., McKee, Lauren S., Tauzin, Alexandra S., Spadiut, Oliver, Klinter, Stefan, Pudlo, Nicholas A., Urs, Karthik, Koropatkin, Nicole M., Creagh, A. Louise, Haynes, Charles A., Kelly, Amelia G., Cederholm, Stefan Nilsson, Davies, Gideon J., Martens, Eric C., Brumer, Harry

“…A genetic locus from the gut symbiont Bacteroides ovatus is identified and described that encodes a cohort of enzymes and carbohydrate-binding proteins…”
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Family 92 carbohydrate-binding modules specific for β-1,6-glucans increase the thermostability of a bacterial chitinase by Li, He, Lu, Zijia, Hao, Meng-Shu, Kvammen, Alma, Inman, Annie R., Srivastava, Vaibhav, Bulone, Vincent, McKee, Lauren S.

“…In biomass-processing industries there is a need for enzymes that can withstand high temperatures. Extensive research efforts have been dedicated to finding…”
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Glycan processing in gut microbiomes by La Rosa, Sabina Leanti, Ostrowski, Matthew P, Vera-Ponce de León, Arturo, McKee, Lauren S, Larsbrink, Johan, Eijsink, Vincent G, Lowe, Elisabeth C, Martens, Eric C, Pope, Phillip B

“…[Display omitted] •Gut microbiomes and their enzymes enable processing of glycans consumed or secreted by the host.•Common mechanisms of glycan utilization are…”
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Germline β−1,3-glucan deposits are required for female gametogenesis in Arabidopsis thaliana by Pinto, Sara C., Leong, Weng Herng, Tan, Hweiting, McKee, Lauren, Prevost, Amelie, Ma, Chao, Shirley, Neil. J., Petrella, Rosanna, Yang, Xiujuan, Koltunow, Anna M., Bulone, Vincent, Kanaoka, Masahiro M., Higashyiama, Tetsuya, Coimbra, Sílvia, Tucker, Matthew R.

“…Correct regulation of intercellular communication is a fundamental requirement for cell differentiation. In Arabidopsis thaliana , the female germline…”
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Multiple enzymatic approaches to hydrolysis of fungal β‐glucans by the soil bacterium Chitinophaga pinensis by Lu, Zijia, Rämgård, Carl, Ergenlioğlu, İrem, Sandin, Lova, Hammar, Hugo, Andersson, Helena, King, Katharine, Inman, Annie R., Hao, Mengshu, Bulone, Vincent, McKee, Lauren S.

“…The genome of the soil Bacteroidota Chitinophaga pinensis encodes a large number of glycoside hydrolases (GHs) with noteworthy features and potentially novel…”
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Structural and biochemical analysis of family 92 carbohydrate-binding modules uncovers multivalent binding to β-glucans by Hao, Meng-Shu, Mazurkewich, Scott, Li, He, Kvammen, Alma, Saha, Srijani, Koskela, Salla, Inman, Annie R., Nakajima, Masahiro, Tanaka, Nobukiyo, Nakai, Hiroyuki, Brändén, Gisela, Bulone, Vincent, Larsbrink, Johan, McKee, Lauren S.

“…Carbohydrate-binding modules (CBMs) are non-catalytic proteins found appended to carbohydrate-active enzymes. Soil and marine bacteria secrete such enzymes to…”
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Exploring the Potential for Fungal Antagonism and Cell Wall Attack by Bacillus subtilis natto by Schönbichler, Anna, Díaz-Moreno, Sara M, Srivastava, Vaibhav, McKee, Lauren Sara

“…To develop more ecologically sustainable agricultural practices requires that we reduce our reliance on synthetic chemical pesticides for crop protection. This…”
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The degree of acetylation affects the microbial degradability of mannans by Bi, Ran, Berglund, Jennie, Vilaplana, Francisco, McKee, Lauren S., Henriksson, Gunnar

“…Hemicelluloses as major components of plant cell walls are acetylated to different extents. The biological functions of acetylation are not completely…”
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Human Gut Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Deploys a Highly Efficient Conserved System To Cross-Feed on β-Mannan-Derived Oligosaccharides by Lindstad, Lars J, Lo, Galiana, Leivers, Shaun, Lu, Zijia, Michalak, Leszek, Pereira, Gabriel V, Røhr, Åsmund K, Martens, Eric C, McKee, Lauren S, Louis, Petra, Duncan, Sylvia H, Westereng, Bjørge, Pope, Phillip B, La Rosa, Sabina Leanti

“…β-Mannans are hemicelluloses that are abundant in modern diets as components in seed endosperms and common additives in processed food. Currently, the…”
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Alteration of cell wall xylan acetylation triggers defense responses that counterbalance the immune deficiencies of plants impaired in the β‐subunit of the heterotrimeric G‐protein by Escudero, Viviana, Jordá, Lucía, Sopeña‐Torres, Sara, Mélida, Hugo, Miedes, Eva, Muñoz‐Barrios, Antonio, Swami, Sanjay, Alexander, Danny, McKee, Lauren S., Sánchez‐Vallet, Andrea, Bulone, Vincent, Jones, Alan M., Molina, Antonio

“…Summary Arabidopsis heterotrimeric G‐protein complex modulates pathogen‐associated molecular pattern‐triggered immunity (PTI) and disease resistance responses…”
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The Impact of Steroidal Glycoalkaloids on the Physiology of Phytophthora infestans, the Causative Agent of Potato Late Blight by Dahlin, Paul, Müller, Marion C, Ekengren, Sophia, McKee, Lauren S, Bulone, Vincent

“…Steroidal glycoalkaloids (SGAs) are plant secondary metabolites known to be toxic to animals and humans and that have putative roles in defense against pests…”
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