Bacterial endosymbionts play essential roles for many organisms, and thus specialized
mechanisms have evolved during evolution that guarantee the persistence of the symbiosis …

Albeit silks are fairly well understood on a molecular level, their hierarchical organisation
and the full complexity of constituents in the spun fibre remain poorly defined. Here we link …

Dietary restriction (DR) extends lifespan and promotes metabolic health in evolutionary distinct
species. DR is widely believed to promote longevity by causing an energy deficit leading …

Ageing has been defined as a global decline in physiological function depending on both
environmental and genetic factors. Here we identify gene transcripts that are similarly …

The promyelocytic leukemia (pml) gene product PML is a tumor suppressor localized mainly
in the nucleus of mammalian cells. In the cell nucleus, PML seeds the formation of …

Promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML) nuclear bodies are dynamic and heterogeneous
nuclear protein complexes implicated in various important functions, most notably tumor …

One of the fastest cellular responses to genotoxic stress is the formation of poly(ADP-ribose)
polymers (PAR) by poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase 1 (PARP1, or ARTD1). PARP1 and its …

Motility is an important trait for some bacteria living in nature and the analyses of it can provide
important information on bacterial ecology. While the swimming behavior of peritrichous …

An ultraviolet-laser microbeam was shown to be suitable for inducing fusion of individually
selected plant protoplasts or of B-lymphocytes with myeloma cells. The fusion took place in …

The endophytic fungus Piriformospora indica colonizes Arabidopsis thaliana roots and
promotes plant performance, growth and resistance/tolerance against abiotic and biotic stress. …