Comparative and functional analysis of the digital mucus glands and secretions of tree frogs

Autor: Julian K.A. Langowski, Saranshu Singla, Alex Nyarko, Henk Schipper, Frank T. van den Berg, Sukhmanjot Kaur, Henry C. Astley, Sander W.S. Gussekloo, Ali Dhinojwala, Johan L. van Leeuwen

Publikováno v: Frontiers in Zoology, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-17 (2019)

Abstract Background Mucus and mucus glands are important features of the amphibian cutis. In tree frogs, the mucus glands and their secretions are crucial components of the adhesive digital pads of these animals. Despite a variety of hypothesised fun

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Spectroscopic Identification of Peptide Chemistry in the Caulobacter crescentus Holdfast

Autor: Saranshu Singla, Alex Nyarko, Ali Dhinojwala, Hazel A. Barton

Publikováno v: Biochemistry. 59:3508-3516

The bacterium Caulobacter crescentus is known to attach irreversibly to underwater surfaces by utilizing an adhesive structure called the holdfast, which exhibits the greatest known adhesive streng...

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https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00625

Life in the dark:far-red absorbing cyanobacteria extend photic zones deep into terrestrial caves

Autor: Jen Nguyen, Alex Nyarko, Olivia S. Hershey, Ali Dhinojwala, Nadia B. Nord, Lars Behrendt, Danijela Lonco, Michael Kühl, Erik Trampe, Hazel A. Barton

Publikováno v: Behrendt, L, Trampe, E L, Nord, N B, Nguyen, J, Kuhl, M, Lonco, D, Nyarko, A, Dhinojwala, A, Hershey, O S & Barton, H 2020, ' Life in the dark : far-red absorbing cyanobacteria extend photic zones deep into terrestrial caves ', Environmental Microbiology, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 952-963 . https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14774

Chlorophyll (Chl) f and d are the most recently discovered chlorophylls, enabling cyanobacteria to harvest near-infrared radiation (NIR) at 700-780 nm for oxygenic photosynthesis. Little is known about the occurrence of these pigments in terrestrial

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https://pure.au.dk/portal/da/publications/life-in-the-dark(f75310a3-27ab-4ed7-9e13-75690fbea839).html

Scaling down for a broader understanding of underwater adhesives – a case for the Caulobacter crescentus holdfast

Autor: Hazel A. Barton, Alex Nyarko, Ali Dhinojwala

Publikováno v: Soft Matter. 12:9132-9141

The adhesion of two materials in the presence of water is greatly impeded by a boundary layer of water between the adhesive and the adherend, resulting in adhesive failure of most synthetic adhesives; however, life evolved first in water and there ar

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https://doi.org/10.1039/c6sm02163h

Investigating the Material Properties of the Caulobacter Crescentus Adhesive Holdfast

Autor: Ali Dhinojwala, Hazel A. Barton, Alex Nyarko

Publikováno v: Biophysical Journal. 110:467a

The ability to adhere materials underwater is greatly impeded by the presence of a boundary layer of water between the two adherends, with synthetic adhesives failing due to poor interfacial adhesion. Nature possesses various solutions to this proble

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpj.2015.11.2503