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genomic basis of trophic strategy in marine bacteria by Lauro, Federico M, McDougald, Diane, Thomas, Torsten, Williams, Timothy J, Egan, Suhelen, Rice, Scott, DeMaere, Matthew Z, Ting, Lily, Ertan, Haluk, Johnson, Justin, Ferriera, Steven, Lapidus, Alla, Anderson, Iain, Kyrpides, Nikos, Munk, A. Christine, Detter, Chris, Han, Cliff S, Brown, Mark V, Robb, Frank T, Kjelleberg, Staffan, Cavicchioli, Ricardo

“…Many marine bacteria have evolved to grow optimally at either high (copiotrophic) or low (oligotrophic) nutrient concentrations, enabling different species to…”
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Identification and characterization of a multidomain hyperthermophilic cellulase from an archaeal enrichment by Graham, Joel E., Clark, Melinda E., Nadler, Dana C., Huffer, Sarah, Chokhawala, Harshal A., Rowland, Sara E., Blanch, Harvey W., Clark, Douglas S., Robb, Frank T.

“…Despite extensive studies on microbial and enzymatic lignocellulose degradation, relatively few Archaea are known to deconstruct crystalline cellulose. Here we…”
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Life on the fringe: microbial adaptation to growth on carbon monoxide [version 1; peer review: 3 approved] by Robb, Frank T, Techtmann, Stephen M

“…Microbial adaptation to extreme conditions takes many forms, including specialized metabolism which may be crucial to survival in adverse conditions. Here, we…”
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Aspartic acid racemization constrains long-term viability and longevity of endospores by Liang, Renxing, Lau, Maggie C Y, Baars, Oliver, Robb, Frank T, Onstott, Tullis C

“…ABSTRACT Certain microorganisms survive long periods of time as endospores to cope with adverse conditions. Since endospores are metabolically inactive, the…”
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Evidence for horizontal gene transfer of anaerobic carbon monoxide dehydrogenases by Techtmann, Stephen M, Lebedinsky, Alexander V, Colman, Albert S, Sokolova, Tatyana G, Woyke, Tanja, Goodwin, Lynne, Robb, Frank T

“…Carbon monoxide (CO) is commonly known as a toxic gas, yet both cultivation studies and emerging genome sequences of bacteria and archaea establish that CO is…”
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Novel Extracellular Electron Transfer Channels in a Gram-Positive Thermophilic Bacterium by Gavrilov, Sergey N, Zavarzina, Daria G, Elizarov, Ivan M, Tikhonova, Tamara V, Dergousova, Natalia I, Popov, Vladimir O, Lloyd, Jonathan R, Knight, David, El-Naggar, Mohamed Y, Pirbadian, Sahand, Leung, Kar Man, Robb, Frank T, Zakhartsev, Maksim V, Bretschger, Orianna, Bonch-Osmolovskaya, Elizaveta A

“…Biogenic transformation of Fe minerals, associated with extracellular electron transfer (EET), allows microorganisms to exploit high-potential refractory…”
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Structural and mechanistic characterization of an archaeal-like chaperonin from a thermophilic bacterium by An, Young Jun, Rowland, Sara E., Na, Jung-Hyun, Spigolon, Dario, Hong, Seung Kon, Yoon, Yeo Joon, Lee, Jung-Hyun, Robb, Frank T., Cha, Sun-Shin

“…The chaperonins (CPNs) are megadalton sized hollow complexes with two cavities that open and close to encapsulate non-native proteins. CPNs are assigned to two…”
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Detection of circular polarization in light scattered from photosynthetic microbes by Sparks, William B, Hough, James, Germer, Thomas A, Chen, Feng, DasSarma, Shiladitya, DasSarma, Priya, Robb, Frank T, Manset, Nadine, Kolokolova, Ludmilla, Reid, Neill, Macchetto, F. Duccio, Martin, William

“…The identification of a universal biosignature that could be sensed remotely is critical to the prospects for success in the search for life elsewhere in the…”
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The Complete Genome Sequence of Hyperthermophile Dictyoglomus turgidum DSM 6724™ Reveals a Specialized Carbohydrate Fermentor by Brumm, Phillip J, Gowda, Krishne, Robb, Frank T, Mead, David A

“…Here we report the complete genome sequence of the chemoorganotrophic, extremely thermophilic bacterium, , which is a Gram negative, strictly anaerobic…”
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A modulator domain controlling thermal stability in the Group II chaperonins of Archaea by Luo, Haibin, Robb, Frank T.

“…► Hyperthermophilic chaperonins (Cpn) are highly stable yet conserved with other archaeal HSP60s. ► The C-termini contain highly charged sections, divergent…”
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A human CCT5 gene mutation causing distal neuropathy impairs hexadecamer assembly in an archaeal model by Min, Wonki, Angileri, Francesca, Luo, Haibin, Lauria, Antonino, Shanmugasundaram, Maruda, Almerico, Anna Maria, Cappello, Francesco, de Macario, Everly Conway, Lednev, Igor K., Macario, Alberto J. L., Robb, Frank T.

“…Chaperonins mediate protein folding in a cavity formed by multisubunit rings. The human CCT has eight non-identical subunits and the His147Arg mutation in one…”
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Archaeal-like chaperonins in bacteria by Techtmann, Stephen M., Robb, Frank T., Horwich, Arthur L.

“…Chaperonins (CPN) are ubiquitous oligomeric protein machines that mediate the ATP-dependent folding of polypeptide chains. These chaperones have not only been…”
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Life in hot carbon monoxide: the complete genome sequence of Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans Z-2901 by Wu, Martin, Ren, Qinghu, Durkin, A Scott, Daugherty, Sean C, Brinkac, Lauren M, Dodson, Robert J, Madupu, Ramana, Sullivan, Steven A, Kolonay, James F, Haft, Daniel H, Nelson, William C, Tallon, Luke J, Jones, Kristine M, Ulrich, Luke E, Gonzalez, Juan M, Zhulin, Igor B, Robb, Frank T, Eisen, Jonathan A

“…We report here the sequencing and analysis of the genome of the thermophilic bacterium Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans Z-2901. This species is a model for…”
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Corrigendum: Regulation of multiple carbon monoxide consumption pathways in anaerobic bacteria by Techtmann, Stephen M, Colman, Albert S, Murphy, Michael B, Schackwitz, Wendy S, Goodwin, Lynne A, Robb, Frank T

“…[This corrects the article on p. 147 in vol. 2, PMID: 21808633.]…”
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Pawnobiome: manipulation of the hologenome within one host generation and beyond by Voss, Jameson D, Leon, Juan C, Dhurandhar, Nikhil V, Robb, Frank T

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Oligomerization of an archaeal group II chaperonin is mediated by N-terminal salt bridges by Luo, Haibin, Zhang, Peipei, Robb, Frank T.

“…Group II chaperonins (Cpns) consist of two back-to-back octameric rings. The structural basis for progressive assembly of the hexadecamer remains unclear. To…”
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Purification, crystallization, and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of the Group III chaperonin from Carboxydothermus hydrogenoformans by An, Young Jun, Rowland, Sara E., Robb, Frank T., Cha, Sun-Shin

“…Chaperonins (CPNs) are megadalton sized ATP-dependent nanomachines that facilitate protein folding through complex cycles of complex allosteric articulation…”
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Bridging human chaperonopathies and microbial chaperonins by Conway de Macario, Everly, Yohda, Masafumi, Macario, Alberto J. L., Robb, Frank T.

“…Chaperonins are molecular chaperones that play critical physiological roles, but they can be pathogenic. Malfunctional chaperonins cause chaperonopathies of…”
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Prokaryotic Chaperonins as Experimental Models for Elucidating Structure-Function Abnormalities of Human Pathogenic Mutant Counterparts by Conway de Macario, Everly, Robb, Frank T, Macario, Alberto J L

“…All archaea have a chaperonin of Group II (thermosome) in their cytoplasm and some have also a chaperonin of Group I (GroEL; Cpn60; Hsp60). Conversely, all…”
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An exceptionally stable Group II chaperonin from the hyperthermophile Pyrococcus furiosus by Luo, Haibin, Laksanalamai, Pongpan, Robb, Frank T.

“…The hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus (Pf) grows optimally at 100 °C and encodes single genes for the Group II chaperonin (Cpn), Pf Cpn and…”
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