• Identification of BgP, a cutinase-like polyesterase from a deep-sea sponge-derived actinobacterium 

  Carr, Clodagh M.; Rodrigues de Oliveira, Bruno Francesco; Jackson, Stephen A.; Laport, Marinella Silva; Clarke, David J.; Dobson, Alan D. W. (Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-04-12)

  Many marine bacteria produce extracellular enzymes that degrade complex molecules to facilitate their growth in environmental conditions that are often harsh and low in nutrients. Marine bacteria, including those inhabiting ...
• Molecular, biochemical and behavioural evidence for a novel oxytocin receptor and serotonin 2C receptor heterocomplex 

  Chruścicka, Barbara; Cowan, Caitlin S. M.; Wallace Fitzsimons, Shauna E.; Borroto-Escuela, Dasiel O.; Druelle, Clémentine; Stamou, Panagiota; Bergmann, Cristian A.; Dinan, Timothy G.; Slattery, David A.; Fuxe, Kjell; Cryan, John F.; Schellekens, Harriët (Elsevier, 2021-02)

  The complexity of oxytocin-mediated functions is strongly associated with its modulatory effects on other neurotransmission systems, including the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) system. Signalling between oxytocin ...
• Bifidobacterium longum counters the effects of obesity: partial successful translation from rodent to human 

  Schellekens, Harriët; Torres-Fuentes, Cristina; van de Wouw, Marcel; Long-Smith, Caitriona M.; Mitchell, Avery; Strain, Conall R.; Berding, Kirsten; Bastiaanssen, Thomaz F. S.; Rea, Kieran; Golubeva, Anna V.; Arboleya, Silvia; Verpaalen, Mathieu; Pusceddu, Matteo M.; Murphy, Amy; Fouhy, Fiona; Murphy, Kiera; Ross, R. Paul; Roy, Bernard L.; Stanton, Catherine; Dinan, Timothy G.; Cryan, John F. (Elsevier B.V., 2021-01)

  The human gut microbiota has emerged as a key factor in the development of obesity. Certain probiotic strains have shown anti-obesity effects. The objective of this study was to investigate whether Bifidobacterium longum ...
• Next-generation food research: Use of meta-omic approaches for characterizing microbial communities along the food chain 

  Yap, Min; Ercolini, Danilo; Álvarez-Ordóñez, Avelino; O'Toole, Paul W.; O'Sullivan, Orla; Cotter, Paul D. (Annual Reviews, 2021-10-22)

  Microorganisms exist along the food chain and impact the quality and safety of foods in both positive and negative ways. Identifying and understanding the behavior of these microbial communities enable the implementation ...
• Revisiting the host adhesion determinants of Streptococcus thermophilus siphophages 

  Lavelle, Katherine; Goulet, Adeline; McDonnell, Brian; Spinelli, Silvia; van Sinderen, Douwe; Mahony, Jennifer; Cambillau, Christian (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020-01)

  Available 3D structures of bacteriophage modules combined with predictive bioinformatic algorithms enabled the identification of adhesion modules in 57 siphophages infecting Streptococcus thermophilus (St). We identified ...

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