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Meeting report - Mitotic spindle: from living and synthetic systems to theory by Simunić, Juraj, Subramanian, Radhika

“…Leading scientists from the field of mitotic spindle research gathered from 24-27 March 2019 to participate in the first 'Mitotic spindle: From living and…”
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Design of α-helical antimicrobial peptides with a high selectivity index by Juretić, Davor, Simunić, Juraj

“…: Low-molecular-weight antibiotics are gradually rendered ineffective by multidrug-resistant bacteria. Promising replacements are fast-acting antimicrobial…”
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Mitotic Spindle Assembly: Building the Bridge between Sister K-Fibers by Simunić, Juraj, Tolić, Iva M.

“…The mitotic spindle performs the task of physically dividing the genetic material between the newly formed daughter cells. To achieve this, bundles of…”
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Meiotic Spindle Has a Soft Spot by Simunić, Juraj, Tolić, Iva M.

“…The spindle relies on forces exerted by microtubules and motor proteins to align and segregate chromosomes. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Takagi et al…”
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Maximum Entropy Production Theorem for Transitions between Enzyme Functional States and Its Applications by Juretić, Davor, Simunić, Juraj, Bonačić Lošić, Željana

“…Transitions between enzyme functional states are often connected to conformational changes involving electron or proton transport and directional movements of…”
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Evidence for distinct functions of MRE11 in Arabidopsis meiosis by Samanić, Ivica, Simunić, Juraj, Riha, Karel, Puizina, Jasna

“…The evolutionary conserved Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 complex functions as one of the guardians of genome integrity in eukaryotes; it is required for the double-strand…”
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The maximum entropy production requirement for proton transfers enhances catalytic efficiency for β-lactamases by Juretić, Davor, Bonačić Lošić, Željana, Kuić, Domagoj, Simunić, Juraj, Dobovišek, Andrej

“…Movement of charges during enzyme catalytic cycle may be due to conformational changes, or to fast electron or proton transfer, or to both events. In each…”
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Trichoplaxin — A new membrane-active antimicrobial peptide from placozoan cDNA by Simunić, Juraj, Petrov, Dražen, Bouceba, Tahar, Kamech, Nédia, Benincasa, Monica, Juretić, Davor

“…A method based on the use of signal peptide sequences from antimicrobial peptide (AMP) precursors was used to mine a placozoa expressed sequence tag database…”
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DADP: the database of anuran defense peptides by NOVKOVIC, Mario, SIMUNIC, Juraj, BOJOVIC, Viktor, TOSSI, Alessandro, JURETIC, Davor

“…Anuran tissues, and especially skin, are a rich source of bioactive peptides and their precursors. We here present a manually curated database of antimicrobial…”
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The mitotic spindle is chiral due to torques within microtubule bundles by Novak, Maja, Polak, Bruno, Simunić, Juraj, Boban, Zvonimir, Kuzmić, Barbara, Thomae, Andreas W., Tolić, Iva M., Pavin, Nenad

“…Mitosis relies on forces generated in the spindle, a micro-machine composed of microtubules and associated proteins. Forces are required for the congression of…”
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Augmin prevents merotelic attachments by promoting proper arrangement of bridging and kinetochore fibers by Štimac, Valentina, Koprivec, Isabella, Manenica, Martina, Simunić, Juraj, Tolić, Iva M

“…The human mitotic spindle is made of microtubules nucleated at centrosomes, at kinetochores, and from pre-existing microtubules by the augmin complex. However,…”
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Predicting the Minimal Inhibitory Concentration for Antimicrobial Peptides with Rana-Box Domain by Kozić, Mara, Vukičević, Damir, Simunić, Juraj, Rončević, Tomislav, Antcheva, Nikolinka, Tossi, Alessandro, Juretić, Davor

“…The global spreading of multidrug resistance has motivated the search for new antibiotic classes including different types of antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)…”
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PGLa-H tandem-repeat peptides active against multidrug resistant clinical bacterial isolates by Rončević, Tomislav, Gajski, Goran, Ilić, Nada, Goić-Barišić, Ivana, Tonkić, Marija, Zoranić, Larisa, Simunić, Juraj, Benincasa, Monica, Mijaković, Marijana, Tossi, Alessandro, Juretić, Davor

“…Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising candidates for new antibiotic classes but often display an unacceptably high toxicity towards human cells. A…”
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Improving the Selectivity of Antimicrobial Peptides from Anuran Skin by Kamech, Nédia, Vukičević, Damir, Ladram, Ali, Piesse, Christophe, Vasseur, Julie, Bojović, Viktor, Simunić, Juraj, Juretić, Davor

“…Anuran skin is known to be a rich source of antimicrobial peptides although their therapeutic potential is often limited due to their toxicity against…”
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Torques and Forces in the Mitotic Spindle by Vukusic, Kruno, Buda, Renata, Simunic, Juraj, Polak, Bruno, Novak, Maja, Boban, Zvonimir, Pavin, Nenad, Tolić, Iva M.

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The impact of new standards and new technological solutions on process information modelling by Belasic, V., Simunic, J., Kalinic, A.

“…This paper represents the basic concepts for a process information model that will satisfy all the needs of a modern power system under the circumstances of…”
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Characterization of a membrane-bound angiotensin-converting enzyme isoform in crayfish testis and evidence for its release into the seminal fluid by Simunic, Juraj, Soyez, Daniel, Kamech, Nédia

“…In the present study, an isoform of angiotensin-converting enzyme was characterized from the testis of a decapod crustacean, the crayfish Astacus…”
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Evidence for Distinct Functions of MRE11 in Arabidopsis Meiosis: e78760 by Samanic, Ivica, Simunic, Juraj, Riha, Karel, Puizina, Jasna

“…The evolutionary conserved Mre11/Rad50/Nbs1 complex functions as one of the guardians of genome integrity in eukaryotes; it is required for the double-strand…”
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Evidence for an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) polymorphism in the crayfish Astacus leptodactylus by Kamech, Nédia, Simunic, Juraj, Franklin, Sen Jeanne, Francis, Sophie, Tabitsika, Maria, Soyez, Daniel

“…The present study was initiated to characterize angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) in Crustaceans. Using degenerate DNA primers deduced from consensus…”
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