Biochem Soc Trans. 2024 May 15:BST20230897. doi: 10.1042/BST20230897. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPROPPINs constitute a conserved protein family with multiple members being expressed in many eukaryotes. PROPPINs have mainly been investigated for their role in autophagy, where they co-operate with several core factors for autophagosome formation. Recently,...

Dalton Trans. 2024 May 15. doi: 10.1039/d4dt01082e. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTFour neutral Rh1-Rh4 complexes of the general formula [Rh2(CH3COO)4L2], where L is an N-alkylimidazole ligand, were synthesized and characterized using various spectroscopic techniques, and in the case of Rh4 the crystal structure was confirmed. Investigation of the interactions...

Reprod Domest Anim. 2024 May;59(5):e14583. doi: 10.1111/rda.14583.ABSTRACTTestosterone, an important sex hormone, regulates sexual maturation, testicular development, spermatogenesis and the maintenance of secondary sexual characteristics in males. Testicular Leydig cells are the primary source of testosterone production in the body. Hezuo pigs, native...

Aging (Albany NY). 2024 May 15;16(9):8396-8398. doi: 10.18632/aging.205888.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38748043 | DOI:10.18632/aging.205888

Am J Reprod Immunol. 2024 May;91(5):e13855. doi: 10.1111/aji.13855.ABSTRACTEndometriosis (EM) is one of the diseases related to retrograded menstruation and hemoglobin. Heme, released from hemoglobin, is degraded by heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1). In EM lesions, heme metabolites regulate processes such as inflammation, redox balance, autophagy, dysmenorrhea,...

Front Microbiol. 2024 Apr 30;15:1256814. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1256814. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTCobalt pollution is harmful to both the aquatic ecosystem and human health. As the primary producer of aquatic ecosystems in hypersaline environments, unicellular planktonic Dunaliella microalgae is considered to be a low-energy and eco-friendly biosorbent...