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Brachyura is one of the most species rich and highly derived groups among extant crustaceans, with over 7250 known species. However, brachyuran phylogeny remains controversial and requires further study. Here, we combined 103 brachyuran mitogenomes from GenBank with 10 new mitogenomes to describe gene rearrangement patterns and explore the internal phylogenetic relationships of Brachyura. Most of the 10 novel mitogenomes had the typical 37 genes, except that of Longpotamon depressum, which lacked trnQ. We discovered 15 gene rearrangement patterns among Brachyura and preliminarily determined their rearrangement mechanisms with the help of CREx. We identified seven putative ancestral family gene orders among the 15 rearrangement patterns and expounded systematically upon the mechanisms of their rearrangement. In our phylogenetic analysis, Raninoida shared a sister relationship with an eubrachyuran clade ((Heterotremata [Potamoidea] + Thoracotremata) + Heterotremata) at maximum nodal support rather than Dromiacea, which did not support monophyly of Podotremata. In addition, Potamoidea (Parathelphusidae + Potamidae) retained a close relationship with Thoracotremata rather than their marine relatives in Heterotremata. Our study provides important information for the evolution of Brachyura by using the large taxon sampling currently available for systematic rearrangement and phylogenetic analyses.Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis H37Rv) utilizes the signal recognition particle pathway (SRP pathway) system for secretion of various proteins from ribosomes to the extracellular surface which plays an important role in the machinery running inside the bacterium. This system comprises of three major components FtsY, FfH and 4.5S rRNA. This manuscript highlights essential factors responsible for the optimized enzymatic activity of FtsY. Kinetic parameters include Vmax and Km for the hydrolysis of GTP by ftsY which were 20.25±5.16 μM/min/mg and 39.95±7.7 μM respectively. kcat and catalytic efficiency of the reaction were 0.012±0.003 s-1 and 0.00047±0.0001 μM/s-1 respectively. These values were affected upon changing the standard conditions. Cations (Mg2+ and Mn2+) play important role in FtsY enzymatic activity as increasing Mg2+ decrease the activity. Mn2+on the other hand is required at higher concentration around 60 mM for carrying optimum GTPase activity. FtsY is hydrolyzing ATP and GDP as well and GDP acts as an inhibitor of the reaction. MD simulation shows effective binding and stabilization of the FtsY complexed structure with GTP, GDP and ATP. Mutational analysis was done at two important residues of GTP binding motif of FtsY, namely, GXXXXGK (K236) and DXXG (D367) and showed that these mutations significantly decrease FtsY GTPase activity. FtsY is comprised of α helices, but this structural pattern was shown to change with increasing concentrations of GTP and ATP which symbolize that these ligands cause significant conformational change by variating the secondary structure to transduce signals required by downstream effectors. This binding favors the functional stabilization of FtsY by destabilization of α-helix integrity. Revealing the hidden aspects of the functioning of FtsY might be an essential part for the understanding of the SRP pathway which is one of the important contributors of M. tuberculosis virulence.Mycobacterium tuberculosis HddA enzyme phosphorylates the M7P substrate and converts it to M7PP product in GDP-D-α-D-heptose biosynthetic pathway. For structural and functional studies on MtbHddA, we have purified the enzyme, which eluted as a monomer from size exclusion column. Purified MtbHddA had ATPase activity. The SAXS analysis supported globular monomeric scattering profile of MtbHddA in solution. The CD analysis showed that MtbHddA contains 45% α-helix, 18% β-stands, and 32% random coil structures and showed unfolding temperature (TM) ~ 47.5 °C. The unfolding temperature of MtbHddA is enhanced by 1.78±0.41 °C in ATP+Mg2+ bound state, 2.12±0.41 °C in Mannose bound state and 3.07±0.41 °C in Mannose+ ATP+Mg2+ bound state. The apo and M7P +ATP + Mg2+ complexed models of MtbHddA showed that enzyme adopts a classical GHMP sugar kinase fold with conserved ATP+Mg2+ and M7P binding sites. The dynamics simulation analysis on four MtbHddA models showed that ATP+Mg2+ and M7P binding enhanced the stability of active site conformation of MtbHddA. Our study provides important insights into MtbHddA structure and activity, which can be targeted for therapeutic development against M. tuberculosis.Alhagi pseudalhagi, commonly known as camel thorn, is used as an indigenous medicinal plant in China. The present study was designed to elucidate the structure of a novel polysaccharide, APP90-2, isolated from Alhagi pseudalhagi and evaluate its osteogenic activity. A homogeneous polysaccharide (APP90-2) was obtained from A. pseudalhagi via DEAE-52 and Sephacryl S-100 columns, with a molecular weight of 5.9 kDa. Monosaccharide, GC-MS, and NMR analyses showed that APP90-2 consisted of α-l-Rhap-(1→, →3)-α-l-Araf-(1→, →5)-α-l-Araf-(1→, →4)-β-d-Xylp-(1→, α-d-Glcp-(1→, →3,5)-α-l-Araf-(1→, →4)-β-d-GlcAp-(1→, →4)-3-OAc-α-d-Glcp-(1→, →3)-α-d-Galp-(1→, →3)-β-d-GalAp-(1→, →4)-α-d-Galp-(1→, →6)-α-d-Manp-(1→, →4,6)-β-d-Galp-(1→, and →3,6)-β-d-Glcp-(1→ with relative molar ratios of 4.11.86.16.71.71.01.52.72.41.12.32.61.42.0. Morphological analyses revealed that APP90-2 interacted with Congo-red and had an obvious honeycomb structure. read more Additionally, APP90-2 significantly promoted proliferation, differentiation, and mineralization of MC3T3-E1 cells, indicating that APP90-2 exhibited pronounced osteogenic activity. Therefore, our findings suggest that A. pseudalhagi may be used as an alternative medicine or health supplement for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.Herein, an effective adsorbent, 3D porous tubular network-structured citric acid-chitosan/Fe/polyethyleneimine beads (CCFPB) with multifunctional active groups and strong selectivity, was prepared for the selective removal of Cu2+ from simulated wastewater. Compared with pure chitosan beads (CB), the adsorption capacity of CCFPB for Cu2+ was increased by 127 mg g-1 (238%), and the adsorption equilibrium time was shortened by 480 min. The CCFPB showed porous surface and a novel 3D porous tubular network structure in interior, which were benefit to the diffusion of Cu2+ from surface to interior of the CCFPB and the shortening of adsorption equilibrium time. The common coexisting ions in the simulated wastewater had almost no effect on the adsorption of Cu2+ by CCFPB, and the adsorption was fast and reached equilibrium within 10 h. The adsorption process followed pseudo-second-order kinetics and the Langmuir isotherm model (qm = 240.9 mg g-1 for Cu2+). The adsorption mechanism of CCFPB for Cu2+ was mainly the synergistic interaction with amino, carboxyl, and hydroxyl groups.
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