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    Gene expression during zombie ant biting behavior reflects the complexity underlying fungal parasitic behavioral manipulation (2015)
    BioMed Central
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    Publication Date: 2015-08-20
    Description: Background: Adaptive manipulation of animal behavior by parasites functions to increase parasite transmission through changes in host behavior. These changes can range from slight alterations in existing behaviors of the host to the establishment of wholly novel behaviors. The biting behavior observed in Carpenter ants infected by the specialized fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis s.l. is an example of the latter. Though parasitic manipulation of host behavior is generally assumed to be due to the parasite’s gene expression, few studies have set out to test this. Results: We experimentally infected Carpenter ants to collect tissue from both parasite and host during the time period when manipulated biting behavior is experienced. Upon observation of synchronized biting, samples were collected and subjected to mixed RNA-Seq analysis. We also sequenced and annotated the O. unilateralis s.l. genome as a reference for the fungal sequencing reads. Conclusions: Our mixed transcriptomics approach, together with a comparative genomics study, shows that the majority of the fungal genes that are up-regulated during manipulated biting behavior are unique to the O. unilateralis s.l. genome. This study furthermore reveals that the fungal parasite might be regulating immune- and neuronal stress responses in the host during manipulated biting, as well as impairing its chemosensory communication and causing apoptosis. Moreover, we found genes up-regulated during manipulation that putatively encode for proteins with reported effects on behavioral outputs, proteins involved in various neuropathologies and proteins involved in the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites such as alkaloids.
    Electronic ISSN: 1471-2164
    Topics: Biology
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    The geologic history of seawater oxygen isotopes from marine iron oxides (2019)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    In: Science
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    Publication Date: 2019
    Description: 〈p〉The oxygen isotope composition (〈sup〉18〈/sup〉O) of marine sedimentary rocks has increased by 10 to 15 per mil since Archean time. Interpretation of this trend is hindered by the dual control of temperature and fluid 〈sup〉18〈/sup〉O on the rocks’ isotopic composition. A new 〈sup〉18〈/sup〉O record in marine iron oxides covering the past ~2000 million years shows a similar secular rise. Iron oxide precipitation experiments reveal a weakly temperature-dependent iron oxide–water oxygen isotope fractionation, suggesting that increasing seawater 〈sup〉18〈/sup〉O over time was the primary cause of the long-term rise in 〈sup〉18〈/sup〉O values of marine precipitates. The 〈sup〉18〈/sup〉O enrichment may have been driven by an increase in terrestrial sediment cover, a change in the proportion of high- and low-temperature crustal alteration, or a combination of these and other factors.〈/p〉
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    Species-specific ant brain manipulation by a specialized fungal parasite (2014)
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    Publication Date: 2014-08-30
    Description: Background: A compelling demonstration of adaptation by natural selection is the ability of parasites to manipulate host behavior. One dramatic example involves fungal species from the genus Ophiocordyceps that control their ant hosts by inducing a biting behavior. Intensive sampling across the globe of ants that died after being manipulated by Ophiocordyceps suggests that this phenomenon is highly species-specific. We advance our understanding of this system by reconstructing host manipulation by Ophiocordyceps parasites under controlled laboratory conditions and combining this with field observations of infection rates and a metabolomics survey. Results: We report on a newly discovered species of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu lato from North America that we use to address the species-specificity of Ophiocordyceps-induced manipulation of ant behavior. We show that the fungus can kill all ant species tested, but only manipulates the behavior of those it infects in nature. To investigate if this could be explained at the molecular level, we used ex vivo culturing assays to measure the metabolites that are secreted by the fungus to mediate fungus-ant tissue interactions. We show the fungus reacts heterogeneously to brains of different ant species by secreting a different array of metabolites. By determining which ion peaks are significantly enriched when the fungus is grown alongside brains of its naturally occurring host, we discovered candidate compounds that could be involved in behavioral manipulation by O. unilateralis s.l.. Two of these candidates are known to be involved in neurological diseases and cancer. Conclusions: The integrative work presented here shows that ant brain manipulation by O. unilateralis s.l. is species-specific seemingly because the fungus produces a specific array of compounds as a reaction to the presence of the host brain it has evolved to manipulate. These studies have resulted in the discovery of candidate compounds involved in establishing behavioral manipulation by this specialized fungus and therefore represent a major advancement towards an understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon.
    Electronic ISSN: 1471-2148
    Topics: Biology
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    Species-specific ant brain manipulation by a specialized fungal parasite (2014)
    BioMed Central
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    Publication Date: 2014-08-04
    Description: Background: A compelling demonstration of adaptation by natural selection is the ability of parasites to manipulate host behavior. One dramatic example involves fungal species from the genus Ophiocordyceps that control their ant hosts by inducing a biting behavior. Intensive sampling across the globe of ants that died after being manipulated by Ophiocordyceps suggests that this phenomenon is highly species-specific. We advance our understanding of this system by reconstructing host manipulation by Ophiocordyceps parasites under controlled laboratory conditions and combining this with field observations of infection rates and a metabolomics survey. Results: We report on a newly discovered species of Ophiocordyceps unilateralis sensu lato from North America that we use to address the species-specificity of Ophiocordyceps-induced manipulation of ant behavior. We show that the fungus can kill all ant species tested, but only manipulates the behavior of those it infects in nature. To investigate if this could be explained at the molecular level, we used ex vivo culturing assays to measure the metabolites that are secreted by the fungus to mediate fungus-ant tissue interactions. We show the fungus reacts heterogeneously to brains of different ant species by secreting a different array of metabolites. By determining which ion peaks are significantly enriched when the fungus is grown alongside brains of its naturally occurring host, we discovered candidate compounds that could be involved in behavioral manipulation by O. unilateralis s.l.. Two of these candidates are known to be involved in neurological diseases and cancer. Conclusions: The integrative work presented here shows that ant brain manipulation by O. unilateralis s.l. is species-specific seemingly because the fungus produces a specific array of compounds as a reaction to the presence of the host brain it has evolved to manipulate. These studies have resulted in the discovery of candidate compounds involved in establishing behavioral manipulation by this specialized fungus and therefore represent a major advancement towards an understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying this phenomenon.
    Electronic ISSN: 1471-2148
    Topics: Biology
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    Making choices without deliberating (2006)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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    Publication Date: 2006-06-10
    Description: 〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Bekker, Hilary L -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2006 Jun 9;312(5779):1472; author reply 1472.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16763132" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: *Choice Behavior ; Decision Support Techniques ; Humans
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    Iron isotope constraints on the Archean and Paleoproterozoic ocean redox state (2005)
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    Publication Date: 2005-02-19
    Description: The response of the ocean redox state to the rise of atmospheric oxygen about 2.3 billion years ago (Ga) is a matter of controversy. Here we provide iron isotope evidence that the change in the ocean iron cycle occurred at the same time as the change in the atmospheric redox state. Variable and negative iron isotope values in pyrites older than about 2.3 Ga suggest that an iron-rich global ocean was strongly affected by the deposition of iron oxides. Between 2.3 and 1.8 Ga, positive iron isotope values of pyrite likely reflect an increase in the precipitation of iron sulfides relative to iron oxides in a redox stratified ocean.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Rouxel, Olivier J -- Bekker, Andrey -- Edwards, Katrina J -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2005 Feb 18;307(5712):1088-91.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry Department, Geomicrobiology Group, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Mail Stop 8, Woods Hole, MA 02543, USA. orouxel@whoi.edu〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15718467" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: *Atmosphere ; Chemical Precipitation ; Ferric Compounds/analysis ; Geologic Sediments/*chemistry ; Iron/*analysis ; Iron Isotopes/*analysis ; Oceans and Seas ; Oxidation-Reduction ; Oxygen ; *Seawater ; Sulfides/*analysis ; Time
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    Field responsive mechanical metamaterials (2018)
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    Publication Date: 2018
    Description: 〈p〉Typically, mechanical metamaterial properties are programmed and set when the architecture is designed and constructed, and do not change in response to shifting environmental conditions or application requirements. We present a new class of architected materials called field responsive mechanical metamaterials (FRMMs) that exhibit dynamic control and on-the-fly tunability enabled by careful design and selection of both material composition and architecture. To demonstrate the FRMM concept, we print complex structures composed of polymeric tubes infilled with magnetorheological fluid suspensions. Modulating remotely applied magnetic fields results in rapid, reversible, and sizable changes of the effective stiffness of our metamaterial motifs.〈/p〉
    Electronic ISSN: 2375-2548
    Topics: Natural Sciences in General
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    Field responsive mechanical metamaterials (2018)
    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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    Publication Date: 2018-12-08
    Description: Typically, mechanical metamaterial properties are programmed and set when the architecture is designed and constructed, and do not change in response to shifting environmental conditions or application requirements. We present a new class of architected materials called field responsive mechanical metamaterials (FRMMs) that exhibit dynamic control and on-the-fly tunability enabled by careful design and selection of both material composition and architecture. To demonstrate the FRMM concept, we print complex structures composed of polymeric tubes infilled with magnetorheological fluid suspensions. Modulating remotely applied magnetic fields results in rapid, reversible, and sizable changes of the effective stiffness of our metamaterial motifs.
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    Atmospheric sulfur in Archean komatiite-hosted nickel deposits (2009)
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    Publication Date: 2009-12-08
    Description: Some of Earth's largest iron-nickel (Fe-Ni) sulfide ore deposits formed during the Archean and early Proterozoic. Establishing the origin of the metals and sulfur in these deposits is critical for understanding their genesis. Here, we present multiple sulfur isotope data implying that the sulfur in Archean komatiite-hosted Fe-Ni sulfide deposits was previously processed through the atmosphere and then accumulated on the ocean floor. High-temperature, mantle-derived komatiite magmas were then able to incorporate the sulfur from seafloor hydrothermal sulfide accumulations and sulfidic shales to form Neoarchean komatiite-hosted Fe-Ni sulfide deposits at a time when the oceans were sulfur-poor.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Bekker, Andrey -- Barley, Mark E -- Fiorentini, Marco L -- Rouxel, Olivier J -- Rumble, Douglas -- Beresford, Stephen W -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2009 Nov 20;326(5956):1086-9. doi: 10.1126/science.1177742.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, 5251 Broad Branch Road, NW, Washington, DC 20015, USA. bekker@cc.umanitoba.ca〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19965423" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
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    DNA repair. Proteomics reveals dynamic assembly of repair complexes during bypass of DNA cross-links (2015)
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    Publication Date: 2015-05-02
    Description: DNA interstrand cross-links (ICLs) block replication fork progression by inhibiting DNA strand separation. Repair of ICLs requires sequential incisions, translesion DNA synthesis, and homologous recombination, but the full set of factors involved in these transactions remains unknown. We devised a technique called chromatin mass spectrometry (CHROMASS) to study protein recruitment dynamics during perturbed DNA replication in Xenopus egg extracts. Using CHROMASS, we systematically monitored protein assembly and disassembly on ICL-containing chromatin. Among numerous prospective DNA repair factors, we identified SLF1 and SLF2, which form a complex with RAD18 and together define a pathway that suppresses genome instability by recruiting the SMC5/6 cohesion complex to DNA lesions. Our study provides a global analysis of an entire DNA repair pathway and reveals the mechanism of SMC5/6 relocalization to damaged DNA in vertebrate cells.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Raschle, Markus -- Smeenk, Godelieve -- Hansen, Rebecca K -- Temu, Tikira -- Oka, Yasuyoshi -- Hein, Marco Y -- Nagaraj, Nagarjuna -- Long, David T -- Walter, Johannes C -- Hofmann, Kay -- Storchova, Zuzana -- Cox, Jurgen -- Bekker-Jensen, Simon -- Mailand, Niels -- Mann, Matthias -- HL098316/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2015 May 1;348(6234):1253671. doi: 10.1126/science.1253671. Epub 2015 Apr 30.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany. ; Ubiquitin Signaling Group, Department of Disease Biology, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark. ; Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA. ; Institute of Genetics, University of Cologne, 50674 Cologne, Germany. ; Maintenance of Genome Stability Group, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany. ; Ubiquitin Signaling Group, Department of Disease Biology, Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark. simon.bekker-jensen@cpr.ku.dk niels.mailand@cpr.ku.dk mmann@biochem.mpg.de. ; Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, 82152 Martinsried, Germany. Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research, Proteomics Program, University of Copenhagen, DK-2200 Copenhagen, Denmark. simon.bekker-jensen@cpr.ku.dk niels.mailand@cpr.ku.dk mmann@biochem.mpg.de.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25931565" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Chromatin/chemistry/metabolism ; *DNA Damage ; *DNA Repair ; DNA Repair Enzymes/*metabolism ; *DNA Replication ; DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Mass Spectrometry/methods ; Proteomics/methods ; RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Xenopus
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