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Mol Phylogenet Evol 2021 Apr 19:107179. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

Collections & Research, Western Australian Museum, 49 Kew St, Welshpool 6106 WA, Australia.

Sponges represent one of the most species-rich hosts for commensal barnacles yet host utilisation and diversity have not been thoroughly examined. This study investigated the diversity and phylogenetic relationships of sponge-inhabiting barnacles within a single, targeted host group, primarily from Western Australian waters. Specimens of the sponge order Dictyoceratida were surveyed and a total of 64 host morphospecies, representing four families, were identified as barnacle hosts during the study. Read More

Plant Physiol 2019 Jun;180(2):686-687

Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan.

Protein Sci 2021 Apr 21. Epub 2021 Apr 21.

Department of Biological and Geographical Sciences, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK.

Polymerase δ-interacting protein 2 (POLDIP2, PDIP38) is a multifaceted, 'moonlighting' protein, involved in binding protein partners from many different cellular processes, including mitochondrial metabolism and DNA replication and repair. How POLDIP2 interacts with many different proteins is unknown. Towards this goal, we present the crystal structure of POLDIP2 to 2. Read More

Cancer Metab 2021 Apr 21;9(1):17. Epub 2021 Apr 21.

Department of BioSciences, Rice University, Houston, TX, USA.

Acute myeloid leukemias (AML) are a group of aggressive hematologic malignancies resulting from acquired genetic mutations in hematopoietic stem cells that affect patients of all ages. Despite decades of research, standard chemotherapy still remains ineffective for some AML subtypes and is often inappropriate for older patients or those with comorbidities. Recently, a number of studies have identified unique mitochondrial alterations that lead to metabolic vulnerabilities in AML cells that may present viable treatment targets. Read More

Cell Rep 2021 Apr;35(3):109002

Department of Pharmacy and Biotechnology (FABIT), University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy. Electronic address:

Complex I (CI) is the largest enzyme of the mitochondrial respiratory chain, and its defects are the main cause of mitochondrial disease. To understand the mechanisms regulating the extremely intricate biogenesis of this fundamental bioenergetic machine, we analyze the structural and functional consequences of the ablation of NDUFS3, a non-catalytic core subunit. We show that, in diverse mammalian cell types, a small amount of functional CI can still be detected in the complete absence of NDUFS3. Read More