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Application of alignment-free bioinformatics methods to identify an oomycete protein with structural and functional similarity to the bacterial AvrE effector protein by Deb, Devdutta, Mackey, David, Opiyo, Stephen O, McDowell, John M

“…Diverse plant pathogens export effector proteins to reprogram host cells. One of the most challenging goals in the molecular plant-microbe field is to…”
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Comparative genome analyses of four rice-infecting Rhizoctonia solani isolates reveal extensive enrichment of homogalacturonan modification genes by Lee, Da-Young, Jeon, Jongbum, Kim, Ki-Tae, Cheong, Kyeongchae, Song, Hyeunjeong, Choi, Gobong, Ko, Jaeho, Opiyo, Stephen O, Correll, James C, Zuo, Shimin, Madhav, Sheshu, Wang, Guo-Liang, Lee, Yong-Hwan

“…Plant pathogenic isolates of Rhizoctonia solani anastomosis group 1-intraspecific group IA (AG1-IA) infect a wide range of crops causing diseases such as rice…”
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DNA-PK phosphorylation of RPA32 Ser4/Ser8 regulates replication stress checkpoint activation, fork restart, homologous recombination and mitotic catastrophe by Ashley, Amanda K., Shrivastav, Meena, Nie, Jingyi, Amerin, Courtney, Troksa, Kyle, Glanzer, Jason G., Liu, Shengqin, Opiyo, Stephen O., Dimitrova, Diana D., Le, Phuong, Sishc, Brock, Bailey, Susan M., Oakley, Greg G., Nickoloff, Jac A.

“…•We demonstrate a critical role for DNA-PK in cell responses to replication stress.•DNA-PK is the primary kinase targeting RPA32 Ser4/Ser8.•RPA32…”
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Fecal microbiome of periparturient dairy cattle and associations with the onset of Salmonella shedding by Muñoz-Vargas, Lohendy, Opiyo, Stephen O, Digianantonio, Rose, Williams, Michele L, Wijeratne, Asela, Habing, Gregory

“…Non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica is a zoonotic pathogen with critical importance in animal and public health. The persistence of Salmonella on farms affects…”
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RNA-Seq analysis of the Sclerotinia homoeocarpa--creeping bentgrass pathosystem by Orshinsky, Angela M, Hu, Jinnan, Opiyo, Stephen O, Reddyvari-Channarayappa, Venu, Mitchell, Thomas K, Boehm, Michael J

“…Sclerotinia homoeocarpa causes dollar spot disease, the predominate disease on highly-maintained turfgrass. Currently, there are major gaps in our…”
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Correction to: Comparative genome analyses of four rice-infecting Rhizoctonia solani isolates reveal extensive enrichment of homogalacturonan modification genes by Lee, Da-Young, Jeon, Jongbum, Kim, Ki-Tae, Cheong, Kyeongchae, Song, Hyeunjeong, Choi, Gobong, Ko, Jaeho, Opiyo, Stephen O, Correll, James C, Zuo, Shimin, Madhav, Sheshu, Wang, Guo-Liang, Lee, Yong-Hwan

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Evolution of the Kdo2-lipid A biosynthesis in bacteria by Opiyo, Stephen O, Pardy, Rosevelt L, Moriyama, Hideaki, Moriyama, Etsuko N

“…Lipid A is the highly immunoreactive endotoxic center of lipopolysaccharide (LPS). It anchors the LPS into the outer membrane of most Gram-negative bacteria…”
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Morphological and molecular characterization of freshwater prawn of genus Macrobrachium in the coastal area of Cameroon by Makombu, Judith G., Stomeo, Francesca, Oben, Pius M., Tilly, Eldridge, Stephen, Opiyo O., Oben, Benedicta O., Cheruiyot, Evans K., Tarekegn, Getinet Mekuriaw, Zango, Paul, Egbe, Atem E., Ndagyong, Abigail, Mialhe, Eric, Ngueguim, Jules R., Mujibi, Fidalis D. N.

“…Macrobrachium (Bate, 1868) is a large and cosmopolitan crustacean genus of high economic importance worldwide. We investigated the morphological and molecular…”
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Distinct roles for DNA-PK, ATM and ATR in RPA phosphorylation and checkpoint activation in response to replication stress by Liu, Shengqin, Opiyo, Stephen O, Manthey, Karoline, Glanzer, Jason G, Ashley, Amanda K, Amerin, Courtney, Troksa, Kyle, Shrivastav, Meena, Nickoloff, Jac A, Oakley, Greg G

“…DNA damage encountered by DNA replication forks poses risks of genome destabilization, a precursor to carcinogenesis. Damage checkpoint systems cause cell…”
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Effects of water availability on emerald ash borer larval performance and phloem phenolics of Manchurian and black ash by CHAKRABORTY, SOURAV, WHITEHILL, JUSTIN G. A, HILL, AMY L, OPIYO, STEPHEN O, CIPOLLINI, DON, HERMS, DANIEL A, BONELLO, PIERLUIGI

“…The invasive emerald ash borer (EAB) beetle is a significant threat to the survival of North American ash. In previous work, we identified putative biochemical…”
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Perturbation of maize phenylpropanoid metabolism by an AvrE family type III effector from Pantoea stewartii by Asselin, Jo Ann E, Lin, Jinshan, Perez-Quintero, Alvaro L, Gentzel, Irene, Majerczak, Doris, Opiyo, Stephen O, Zhao, Wanying, Paek, Seung-Mann, Kim, Min Gab, Coplin, David L, Blakeslee, Joshua J, Mackey, David

“…AvrE family type III effector proteins share the ability to suppress host defenses, induce disease-associated cell death, and promote bacterial growth…”
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Pollutants enhance IgE sensitization in the gut via local alteration of vitamin D-metabolizing enzymes by Kim, Eunsoo, Bonnegarde-Bernard, Astrid, Opiyo, Stephen O., Joldrichsen, Marisa R., Attia, Zayed, Ahmer, Brian H., Cormet-Boyaka, Estelle, Boyaka, Prosper N.

“…Mechanisms linking ingested pollutants to increased incidence of allergy are poorly understood. We report that mice exposed to low doses of cadmium develop…”
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A countrywide molecular survey leads to a seminal identification of the invasive cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in Cameroon, a decade after it was reported in Cote d’Ivoire by Silatsa, Barberine A., Kuiate, Jules-Roger, Njiokou, Flobert, Simo, Gustave, Feussom, Jean-Marc K., Tunrayo, Alabi, Amzati, Gaston S., Bett, Bernard, Bishop, Richard, Githaka, Naftaly, Opiyo, Stephen O., Djikeng, Appolinaire, Pelle, Roger

“…The cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus is the most important arthropod vector of livestock diseases globally. Since its introduction in West Africa a decade…”
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Interspecific Comparison of Constitutive Ash Phloem Phenolic Chemistry Reveals Compounds Unique to Manchurian Ash, a Species Resistant to Emerald Ash Borer by Whitehill, Justin G. A., Opiyo, Stephen O., Koch, Jennifer L., Herms, Daniel A., Cipollini, Donald F., Bonello, Pierluigi

“…The emerald ash borer ( Agrilus planipennis , EAB) is an invasive wood-borer indigenous to Asia and is responsible for widespread ash ( Fraxinus spp.)…”
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SynBio Africa's story from the grassroots, the present, and the future by Otim, Geoffrey, Matinyi, Sandra, Baluku, Erikan, Chimulwa, Ivy S G, Magoola, George P, Katumba, Alex, Mukuze, Stephen, Kyabarongo, Alex, Opiyo, Stephen O

“…SynBio Africa is a forum for researchers, students, citizen scientists, policymakers and the public to convene and develop successful pathways for the…”
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Association between resistance to an introduced invasive pathogen and phenolic compounds that may serve as biomarkers in native oaks by McPherson, Brice A., Mori, Sylvia R., Opiyo, Stephen O., Conrad, Anna O., Wood, David L., Bonello, Pierluigi

“…•We inoculated coast live oaks with Phytophthora ramorum, cause of sudden oak death.•Tree responses to inoculation were consistent with quantitative…”
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Mining the Arabidopsis thaliana genome for highly-divergent seven transmembrane receptors by Moriyama, Etsuko N, Strope, Pooja K, Opiyo, Stephen O, Chen, Zhongying, Jones, Alan M

“…To identify divergent seven-transmembrane receptor (7TMR) candidates from the Arabidopsis thaliana genome, multiple protein classification methods were…”
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Aeolian Material Transport and Its Role in Landscape Connectivity in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica by Diaz, Melisa A., Adams, Byron J., Welch, Kathleen A., Welch, Susan A., Opiyo, Stephen O., Khan, Alia L., McKnight, Diane M., Cary, S. Craig, Lyons, W. Berry

“…Arid regions, particularly polar and alpine desert environments, have diminished landscape connectivity compared to temperate regions due to limited and/or…”
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Nutritional attributes of ash (Fraxinus spp.) outer bark and phloem and their relationships to resistance against the emerald ash borer by Hill, Amy L, Whitehill, Justin G A, Opiyo, Stephen O, Phelan, P Larry, Bonello, Pierluigi

“…The emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire, EAB) is an alien, invasive wood-boring insect that is responsible for killing millions of ash trees since…”
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Protein Family Classification with Partial Least Squares by Opiyo, Stephen O, Moriyama, Etsuko N

“…The quality of protein function predictions relies on appropriate training of protein classification methods. Performance of these methods can be affected when…”
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