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2. Straw management, crop rotation and nitrogen source effect on carbon and nitrogen dynamics: A laboratory study
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Montoya-González, A., González-Navarro, O. E., Govaerts, B., Sayre, K. D., Estrada, I., Luna-Guido, M., Ceja-Navarro, J. A., Patiño-Zúñiga, L., Marsch, R., and Dendooven, L.
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- 2009
3. Denitrification in extreme alkaline saline soils of the former lake Texcoco
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Ruiz-Romero, E., Alcántara-Hernández, R., Cruz-Mondragon, C., Marsch, R., Luna-Guido, M. L., and Dendooven, L.
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- 2009
4. Dynamics of inorganic nitrogen in nitrate and glucose-amended alkaline–saline soil
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Dendooven, L., Vega-Jarquin, C., Cruz-Mondragon, C., Van Cleemput, O., and Marsch, R.
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- 2006
5. Bacterial indicator taxa in soils under different long-term agricultural management
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Jiménez-Bueno, N. G., Valenzuela-Encinas, C., Marsch, R., Ortiz-Gutiérrez, D., Verhulst, N., Govaerts, B., Dendooven, L., and Navarro-Noya, Y. E.
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- 2016
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6. Microbial communities to mitigate contamination of PAHs in soil—possibilities and challenges: a review
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Fernández-Luqueño, F., Valenzuela-Encinas, C., Marsch, R., Martínez-Suárez, C., Vázquez-Núñez, E., and Dendooven, L.
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- 2011
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7. Impact of moisture dynamic and sun light on anthracene removal from soil
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Vázquez Núñez, Edgar, García Gaytán, Alejandro, Luna-Guido, M., Marsch, R., and Dendooven, L.
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- 2009
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8. The bacterial community in ‘taberna’ a traditional beverage of Southern Mexico
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Alcántara-Hernández, R. J., Rodríguez-Álvarez, J. A., Valenzuela-Encinas, C., Gutiérrez-Miceli, F. A., Castañón-González, H., Marsch, R., Ayora-Talavera, T., and Dendooven, L.
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- 2010
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9. The dynamics of trust: Communication, action and third parties
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Nooteboom, B., Sasaki, M., Marsch, R., Research Group: Organization, and Department of Management
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- 2012
10. Anthracene Removal and Mineral N Dynamics in a Surfactant-Amended Soil
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CÁRDENAS-AQUINO, M.R., primary, SALOMÓN-HERNÁNDEZ, G., additional, AGUILAR-CHÁVEZ, Á., additional, LUNA-GUIDO, M.L., additional, MARSCH, R., additional, and DENDOOVEN, L., additional
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- 2014
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11. A strain of Bacillus subtilis stimulates sunflower growth (Helianthus annuus L.) temporarily
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López-Valdez, F., primary, Fernández-Luqueño, F., additional, Ceballos-Ramírez, J.M., additional, Marsch, R., additional, Olalde-Portugal, V., additional, and Dendooven, L., additional
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- 2011
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12. Microbial communities to mitigate contamination of PAHs in soil—possibilities and challenges: a review
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Fernández-Luqueño, F., primary, Valenzuela-Encinas, C., additional, Marsch, R., additional, Martínez-Suárez, C., additional, Vázquez-Núñez, E., additional, and Dendooven, L., additional
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- 2010
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13. Is nitrate reduction to nitrite possible in glucose-amended alkaline saline soil under aerobic conditions?
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Vega-Jarquin, C., primary, Valenzuela-Encinas, C., additional, Neria-González, I., additional, Alcántara-Hernández, R.J., additional, Hernández-Santiago, M.A., additional, Luna-Guido, M.L., additional, Marsch, R., additional, and Dendooven, L., additional
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- 2008
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14. Remediation of PAHs in a saline–alkaline soil amended with wastewater sludge and the effect on dynamics of C and N
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Fernández-Luqueño, F., primary, Marsch, R., additional, Espinosa-Victoria, D., additional, Thalasso, F., additional, Hidalgo Lara, M.E., additional, Munive, A., additional, Luna-Guido, M.L., additional, and Dendooven, L., additional
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- 2008
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15. Impact of moisture dynamic and sun light on anthracene removal from soil
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Vázquez Núñez, Edgar, primary, García Gaytán, Alejandro, additional, Luna-Guido, M., additional, Marsch, R., additional, and Dendooven, L., additional
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- 2008
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16. Influence of CatclawMimosa Monancistraon the Dissipation of Soil PAHS
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Álvarez-Bernal, D., primary, Contreras-Ramos, S., additional, Marsch, R., additional, and Dendooven, L., additional
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- 2007
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17. Reduced Anxiety, Conditioned Fear, and Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation in Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid Type 1 Receptor-Deficient Mice
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Marsch, R., primary, Foeller, E., additional, Rammes, G., additional, Bunck, M., additional, Kossl, M., additional, Holsboer, F., additional, Zieglgansberger, W., additional, Landgraf, R., additional, Lutz, B., additional, and Wotjak, C. T., additional
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- 2007
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18. Altered short-term and long-term plasticity in the dentate gyrus in mice lacking the cannabinoid CB1 receptor
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Jacob, W, primary, Marsch, R, additional, Marsicano, G, additional, Lutz, B, additional, and Wotjak, CT, additional
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- 2005
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19. A commercial off the shelf (COTS) solution for engine simulation.
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Guerra, G. and Marsch, R.
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- 1997
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20. Impact of moisture dynamic and sun light on anthracene removal from soil.
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Núñez, Edgar Vázquez, Gaytán, Alejandro García, Luna-Guido, M., Marsch, R., and Dendooven, L.
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ANTHRACENE ,SOIL remediation ,PHOTODEGRADATION ,BIOPILES ,BIOMASS ,ADSORPTION (Chemistry) ,THERMAL desorption ,POLYETHYLENE ,ENERGY dissipation - Abstract
In a previous study, remediation of anthracene from soil was faster in the top 0-2 cm layer than in the lower soil layers. It was not clear whether this faster decrease was due to biotic or abiotic processes. Anthracene-contaminated soil columns were covered with black or transparent perforated polyethylene so that aeration occurred but that fluctuations in water content were minimal and light could reach (LIGHT treatment) or not reach the soil surface (DARK treatment), or left uncovered so that soil water content fluctuate and light reached the soil surface (OPEN treatment). The amount of anthracene, microbial biomass C, and microbial activity as reflected by the amount of CO
2 produced within 3 days were determined in the 0-2 cm, 2-8 cm, and 8-15 cm layer after 0, 3, 7, 14, and 28 days. In the 0-2 cm layer of the OPEN treatment, 17% anthracene remained, 48% in the LIGHT treatment and 61% in the DARK treatment after 28 days. In the 2-8 cm and 8-15 cm layer, treatment had no significant effect on the dissipation of anthracene from soil after 14 and 28 days. It was found that light and fluctuations in water content stimulated the removal of anthracene from the top 0-2 cm soil layer, but not from the lower soil layers. It can be speculated that covering contaminated soil or pilling it up will inhibit the dissipation of the contaminant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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21. Influence of Catclaw Mimosa Monancistra on the Dissipation of Soil PAHS.
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Álvarez-Bernal, D., Contreras-Ramos, S., Marsch, R., and Dendooven, L.
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POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons ,PHYTOREMEDIATION ,MIMOSA ,SOIL pollution ,NITRIFICATION ,SOILS - Abstract
Phytoremediation is a cost-effective biotechnology for decontamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)-polluted soils. A greenhouse experiment was conducted to determine the growth of Mimosa monancistra, a N2-fixing leguminous plants, and its capacity to remove phenanthrene, anthracene, and benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) from soil. The PAHs decreased shoot and root dry biomass of M. monancistra 2.7- and 3.9-fold, respectively, compared to uncontaminated soil and inhibited nodule formation. The removal of phenanthrene and anthracene was similar in vegetated and unvegetated soil, but the dissipation of BaP was significantly faster in vegetated soil as compared to unvegetated soil after 14, 56, 70, and 90 d. After 90 d, dissipation of BaP was 96% in vegetated soil and 87% in unvegetated soil. Nitrification and ammonification were not affected by the addition of PAHs as concentrations of NH4+, NO2-, and NO3- were similar in contaminated and uncontaminated vegetated soil. Growth of M. monancistra was inhibited by contamination with hydrocarbons, but removal of BaP was accelerated in the rhizosphere. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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22. The use of cell density to estimate the bacterial promoter strength
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Alvarez-Mejia, C., Gustavo Hernández-Guzmán, Curiel-Quesada, E., and Marsch, R.
23. A commercial off the shelf (COTS) solution for engine simulation
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Guerra, G., primary and Marsch, R., additional
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24. The potential of cold-shock promoters for the expression of recombinant proteins in microbes and mammalian cells.
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Bartolo-Aguilar Y, Chávez-Cabrera C, Flores-Cotera LB, Badillo-Corona JA, Oliver-Salvador C, and Marsch R
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Background: Low-temperature expression of recombinant proteins may be advantageous to support their proper folding and preserve bioactivity. The generation of expression vectors regulated under cold conditions can improve the expression of some target proteins that are difficult to express in different expression systems. The cspA encodes the major cold-shock protein from Escherichia coli (CspA). The promoter of cspA has been widely used to develop cold shock-inducible expression platforms in E. coli. Moreover, it is often necessary to employ expression systems other than bacteria, particularly when recombinant proteins require complex post-translational modifications. Currently, there are no commercial platforms available for expressing target genes by cold shock in eukaryotic cells. Consequently, genetic elements that respond to cold shock offer the possibility of developing novel cold-inducible expression platforms, particularly suitable for yeasts, and mammalian cells., Conclusions: This review covers the importance of the cellular response to low temperatures and the prospective use of cold-sensitive promoters to direct the expression of recombinant proteins. This concept may contribute to renewing interest in applying white technologies to produce recombinant proteins that are difficult to express., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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- 2022
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25. Correction to: Autolysis of Pichia pastoris induced by cold.
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Bartolo-Aguilar Y, Dendooven L, Chávez-Cabrera C, Flores-Cotera LB, Hidalgo-Lara ME, Villa-Tanaca L, and Marsch R
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The original version of this article (Bartolo-Aguilar et al. 2017) was written and published including the first construction strategy of pLGC09, but not the final one. This error was pointed out by a reader and an analysis of sequences of parts of the plasmid corroborated this. The final construction strategy was reanalysed and confirmed the error. This error affected the text, Table 2, Fig. 1 and Additional files, but did not affect the results and conclusions stated in the paper. The authors regret that this error occurred in the original publication of the article. The corrected text, Table 2 and Fig. 1, and Additional files (Additional file 1. Construction strategy of pLGC09 and Additional file 2. Plasmid pLGC09) are given in this correction.
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- 2018
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26. Investigation on the Evolutionary Relation of Diverse Polyhydroxyalkanoate Gene Clusters in Betaproteobacteria.
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Kutralam-Muniasamy G, Marsch R, and Pérez-Guevara F
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- Amino Acid Sequence genetics, Bacterial Proteins genetics, Betaproteobacteria metabolism, Biological Evolution, Computational Biology methods, Evolution, Molecular, Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial genetics, Gene Transfer, Horizontal genetics, Multigene Family genetics, Phylogeny, Polyhydroxyalkanoates metabolism, Betaproteobacteria genetics, Polyhydroxyalkanoates genetics
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Products of numerous genes (phaC, phaA, phaB, phaP, phaR, and phaZ) are involved in the synthesis and degradation processes of the ubiquitous prokaryotic polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) intracellular reserve storage system. In this study, we performed a bioinformatics analysis to identify PHA-related genes and proteins in the genome of 66 selected organisms (class: Betaproteobacteria) that occur in various habitats; besides, evolutionary trajectories of the PHA system are reported here. The identified PHA-related genes were organized into clusters, and the gene arrangement was highly diverse. The occurrence and distribution of PHA-related clusters revealed that a single cluster was primarily segmented into small gene groups among various genomes, which were further reorganized as novel clusters based on various functional genes. The individual phylogenies of gene and protein sequences supported that the clusters were assembled through the relocation of native orthologous genes that underwent insertion, deletion, and elongation events. Furthermore, the neighboring genes provided valuable evolutionary and functional cues regarding the conservation and maintenance of PHA-related genes in the genome. Overall, the aforementioned results strongly indicate the influence of horizontal gene transfer on the organization of PHA-related gene clusters. Therefore, our results reveal new insights into the organization, evolutionary history, and cluster conservation of the PHA-related gene inventories among Betaproteobacterial organisms.
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- 2018
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27. Autolysis of Pichia pastoris induced by cold.
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Bartolo-Aguilar Y, Dendooven L, Chávez-Cabrera C, Flores-Cotera LB, Hidalgo-Lara ME, Villa-Tanaca L, and Marsch R
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The production of recombinant biopharmaceutical proteins is a multi-billion dollar market. Protein recovery represents a major part of the production costs. Pichia pastoris is one of the microbial systems most used for the production of heterologous proteins. The use of a cold-induced promoter to express lytic enzymes in the yeast after the growth stage could reduce protein recovery costs. This study shows that a cold-shock can be applied to induce lysis of the yeast cells. A strain of P. pastoris was constructed in which the endogenous eng gene encoding a putative endo-β-1,3-glucanase was overexpressed using the cold-shock induced promoter of the cctα gene from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In the transgenic P. pastoris, the expression of eng increased 3.6-fold after chilling the cells from 30 to 4 °C (cold-shock stage) followed by incubation for 6 h (eng expression stage). The culture was heated to 30 °C for 6 h (ENG synthesis stage) and kept at 37 °C for 24 h (lysis stage). After this procedure the cell morphology changed, spheroplasts were obtained and cellular lysis was observed. Thus, a clone of P. pastoris was obtained, which undergoes autolysis after a cold-shock.
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- 2017
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28. Phylogenetic diversification and developmental implications of poly-(R)-3-hydroxyalkanoate gene cluster assembly in prokaryotes.
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Kutralam-Muniasamy G, Corona-Hernandez J, Narayanasamy RK, Marsch R, and Pérez-Guevara F
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- Amino Acid Sequence, Conserved Sequence, Databases, Nucleic Acid, ELAV-Like Protein 2 genetics, Evolution, Molecular, Genetic Linkage, Glycogen genetics, Operon, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Archaea genetics, Bacteria genetics, Multigene Family, Phylogeny, Polyhydroxyalkanoates genetics
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Many polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) system genes, such as phaC, phaA, phaB, phaR, phaP and phaZ, are often found to be organised in the form of operon-like clusters. In this study, a genome survey was performed to identify such clustered PHA systems among 256 prokaryotic organisms. These data were then used to generate a comprehensive 16S rRNA species tree depicting the phylogenetic distribution of the observed clusters with diverse gene arrangements. In addition, the gene occurrences and physical linkages between PHA system genes were quantitatively estimated. From this, we identified a centrally connected hub gene, i.e. the phaC gene of PHA. Furthermore, a comparative investigation was performed between the clusters of PHA and glycogen, which decoded the role of the hub gene in the cluster organisation of both systems. Together, these findings suggest that the highly connected hub gene might contribute substantively towards the organisation and maintenance of the gene network connectivity in the clusters, particularly in the storage reserve systems., (© FEMS 2017. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2017
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29. Extinction of avoidance behavior by safety learning depends on endocannabinoid signaling in the hippocampus.
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Micale V, Stepan J, Jurik A, Pamplona FA, Marsch R, Drago F, Eder M, and Wotjak CT
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- Animals, Arachidonic Acids pharmacology, Avoidance Learning drug effects, Cannabinoid Receptor Antagonists pharmacology, Early Growth Response Protein 1 metabolism, Extinction, Psychological drug effects, Hippocampus diagnostic imaging, Hippocampus drug effects, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Piperidines pharmacology, Pyrazoles pharmacology, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 deficiency, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 genetics, Rimonabant, Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging, Avoidance Learning physiology, Extinction, Psychological physiology, Hippocampus metabolism
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The development of exaggerated avoidance behavior is largely responsible for the decreased quality of life in patients suffering from anxiety disorders. Studies using animal models have contributed to the understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying the acquisition of avoidance responses. However, much less is known about its extinction. Here we provide evidence in mice that learning about the safety of an environment (i.e., safety learning) rather than repeated execution of the avoided response in absence of negative consequences (i.e., response extinction) allowed the animals to overcome their avoidance behavior in a step-down avoidance task. This process was context-dependent and could be blocked by pharmacological (3 mg/kg, s.c.; SR141716) or genetic (lack of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in neurons expressing dopamine D1 receptors) inactivation of CB1 receptors. In turn, the endocannabinoid reuptake inhibitor AM404 (3 mg/kg, i.p.) facilitated safety learning in a CB1-dependent manner and attenuated the relapse of avoidance behavior 28 days after conditioning. Safety learning crucially depended on endocannabinoid signaling at level of the hippocampus, since intrahippocampal SR141716 treatment impaired, whereas AM404 facilitated safety learning. Other than AM404, treatment with diazepam (1 mg/kg, i.p.) impaired safety learning. Drug effects on behavior were directly mirrored by drug effects on evoked activity propagation through the hippocampal trisynaptic circuit in brain slices: As revealed by voltage-sensitive dye imaging, diazepam impaired whereas AM404 facilitated activity propagation to CA1 in a CB1-dependent manner. In line with this, systemic AM404 enhanced safety learning-induced expression of Egr1 at level of CA1. Together, our data render it likely that AM404 promotes safety learning by enhancing information flow through the trisynaptic circuit to CA1., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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30. Molecular cloning and characterization of the ATP citrate lyase from carotenogenic yeast Phaffia rhodozyma.
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Chávez-Cabrera C, Marsch R, Bartolo-Aguilar Y, Flores-Bustamante ZR, Hidalgo-Lara ME, Martínez-Cárdenas A, Cancino-Díaz JC, Sánchez S, and Flores-Cotera LB
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- ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase chemistry, ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase genetics, ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase isolation & purification, Basidiomycota genetics, Chromatography, Affinity, Cluster Analysis, Gene Expression, Phylogeny, Pichia genetics, Pichia metabolism, Protein Structure, Tertiary, Recombinant Fusion Proteins chemistry, Recombinant Fusion Proteins genetics, Recombinant Fusion Proteins isolation & purification, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization, ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase metabolism, Basidiomycota enzymology, Cloning, Molecular, Recombinant Fusion Proteins metabolism
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ATP citrate lyase (ACL), is a key cytosolic source of acetyl-CoA for fatty acid and sterol biosynthesis and appear to be involved in carotenoid biosynthesis in yeasts. Three homologous DNA sequences encoding ACLs in Phaffia rhodozyma were isolated i.e two genes and one cDNA. The two genes were multi-intronic, with 3450-bp-coding sequences and both genes, as the cDNA, encoded identical 120.1-kDa polypeptides. Full-length amino acid sequences of these ACLs showed the two multidomains, PLN02235 and PLN02522, which are necessary for activity. The ACLs showed 82-87% similarity to putative ACLs from other basidiomycetes and 71% similarity to human ACL. The acl cDNA was used to express the heterologous ACL 6XHis-tagged which was identified using MALDI-TOF-MS. The sequenced peptides with 42.2% coverage showed 100% identity to the amino acid sequence generated in silico. The recombinant ACL purified to homogeneity showed an activity of 2 U. This is the first study to characterize a recombinant ACL from a carotenogenic yeast. The present study provides a key foundation for future studies to assess (a) the possible occurrence of alternative splicing, (b) identify the promoter(s) sequence(s) and (c) the involvement of ACL in the differential regulation of fatty acid and carotenoid biosynthesis in yeasts., (© FEMS 2015. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com.)
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- 2015
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31. Characterization of the hrpZ gene from Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola M2.
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Álvarez-Mejía C, Rodríguez-Ríos D, Hernández-Guzmán G, López-Ramírez V, Valenzuela-Soto H, and Marsch R
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- Base Sequence, Culture Media, DNA Transposable Elements genetics, Genes, Bacterial, Mutation genetics, Plant Leaves microbiology, Promoter Regions, Genetic genetics, Arabidopsis microbiology, Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins genetics, Brassica microbiology, Plant Diseases microbiology, Pseudomonas syringae genetics, Pseudomonas syringae pathogenicity
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Pseudomonas syringae pv. maculicola is a natural pathogen of members of the Brassicaceae plant family. Using a transposon-based mutagenesis strategy in Pseudomonas syringaepv. maculicola M2 (PsmM2), we conducted a genetic screen to identify mutants that were capable of growing in M9 medium supplemented with a crude extract from the leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana. A mutant containing a transposon insertion in the hrpZ gene (PsmMut8) was unable to infect adult plants from Arabidopsis thaliana or Brassica oleracea, suggesting a loss of pathogenicity. The promotorless cat reporter present in the gene trap was expressed if PsmMut8 was grown in minimal medium (M9) supplemented with the leaf extract but not if grown in normal rich medium (KB). We conducted phylogenetic analysis using hrpAZB genes, showing the classical 5-clade distribution, and nucleotide diversity analysis, showing the putative position for selective pressure in this operon. Our results indicate that the hrpAZB operon from Pseudomonas syringaepv. maculicola M2 is necessary for its pathogenicity and that its diversity would be under host-mediated diversifying selection.
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- 2015
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32. Archaeal Communities in a Heterogeneous Hypersaline-Alkaline Soil.
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Navarro-Noya YE, Valenzuela-Encinas C, Sandoval-Yuriar A, Jiménez-Bueno NG, Marsch R, and Dendooven L
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- Cluster Analysis, DNA, Archaeal chemistry, DNA, Archaeal genetics, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Mexico, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Sequence Homology, Biodiversity, Halobacteriaceae classification, Halobacteriaceae isolation & purification, Salinity, Soil chemistry, Soil Microbiology
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In this study the archaeal communities in extreme saline-alkaline soils of the former lake Texcoco, Mexico, with electrolytic conductivities (EC) ranging from 0.7 to 157.2 dS/m and pH from 8.5 to 10.5 were explored. Archaeal communities in the 0.7 dS/m pH 8.5 soil had the lowest alpha diversity values and were dominated by a limited number of phylotypes belonging to the mesophilic Candidatus Nitrososphaera. Diversity and species richness were higher in the soils with EC between 9.0 and 157.2 dS/m. The majority of OTUs detected in the hypersaline soil were members of the Halobacteriaceae family. Novel phylogenetic branches in the Halobacteriales class were detected in the soil, and more abundantly in soil with the higher pH (10.5), indicating that unknown and uncharacterized Archaea can be found in this soil. Thirteen different genera of the Halobacteriaceae family were identified and were distributed differently between the soils. Halobiforma, Halostagnicola, Haloterrigena, and Natronomonas were found in all soil samples. Methanogenic archaea were found only in soil with pH between 10.0 and 10.3. Retrieved methanogenic archaea belonged to the Methanosarcinales and Methanomicrobiales orders. The comparison of the archaeal community structures considering phylogenetic information (UniFrac distances) clearly clustered the communities by pH.
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- 2015
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33. Bioavailability and dissipation of anthracene from soil with different alkalinity and salinity.
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Castro-Silva C, Ruiz-Valdiviezo VM, Rivas-Rivera SG, Sosa-Trinidad AR, Luna-Guido M, Delgado-Balbuena L, Marsch R, and Dendooven L
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- Chemical Fractionation, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Time Factors, Anthracenes chemistry, Salinity, Soil chemistry, Soil Pollutants chemistry
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Bioavailability of contaminants, such as anthracene (Anthra), a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs), and their removal from soil has been related to their extractability with non-exhaustive techniques, such as hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD) or n-butanol. Anthra was extracted with HPCD, n-butanol and by exhaustive ultrasonic extraction method from sterilized and unsterilized alkaline soil of the former lake Texcoco, having pH ranging from pH 8.2 to 10.1 and electrolytic conductivity varying from 1.2 dS m(-1) to 95.2 dS m(-1), respectively. About 24.4 and 37.6% of Anthra was removed biologically from soil as estimated by exhaustive technique after 56 days. The percentage of Anthra that was removed from soil by exhaustive technique was not related to the amount thatwas extractable with HPCD or n-butanol. It was found that the Anthra extractable with n-butanol or HPCD did not correlate well with the removal of the contaminant from soil. In this study, the removal of Anthra from soil could not be predicted by the amount of Anthra that was extracted with n-butanol or HPCD .
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- 2015
34. Changes in methane oxidation activity and methanotrophic community composition in saline alkaline soils.
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Serrano-Silva N, Valenzuela-Encinas C, Marsch R, Dendooven L, and Alcántara-Hernández RJ
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- Alkalies analysis, Bacterial Proteins metabolism, Methylobacterium enzymology, Methylobacterium isolation & purification, Oxidation-Reduction, Oxygenases metabolism, Soil chemistry, Methane metabolism, Microbiota, Soil Microbiology
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The soil of the former Lake Texcoco is a saline alkaline environment where anthropogenic drainage in some areas has reduced salt content and pH. Potential methane (CH4) consumption rates were measured in three soils of the former Lake Texcoco with different electrolytic conductivity (EC) and pH, i.e. Tex-S1 a >18 years drained soil (EC 0.7 dS m(-1), pH 8.5), Tex-S2 drained for ~10 years (EC 9.0 dS m(-1), pH 10.3) and the undrained Tex-S3 (EC 84.8 dS m(-1), pH 10.3). An arable soil from Alcholoya (EC 0.7 dS m(-1), pH 6.7), located nearby Lake Texcoco was used as control. Methane oxidation in the soil Tex-S1 (lowest EC and pH) was similar to that in the arable soil from Alcholoya (32.5 and 34.7 mg CH4 kg(-1) dry soil day(-1), respectively). Meanwhile, in soils Tex-S2 and Tex-S3, the potential CH4 oxidation rates were only 15.0 and 12.8 mg CH4 kg(-1) dry soil day(-1), respectively. Differences in CH4 oxidation were also related to changes in the methane-oxidizing communities in these soils. Sequence analysis of pmoA gene showed that soils differed in the identity and number of methanotrophic phylotypes. The Alcholoya soil and Tex-S1 contained phylotypes grouped within the upland soil cluster gamma and the Jasper Ridge, California JR-2 clade. In soil Tex-S3, a phylotype related to Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum was detected.
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- 2014
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35. Isolation and phylogenic identification of soil haloalkaliphilic strains in the former Texcoco Lake.
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Soto-Padilla MY, Valenzuela-Encinas C, Dendooven L, Marsch R, Gortáres-Moroyoqui P, and Estrada-Alvarado MI
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- Bacteria genetics, DNA, Bacterial genetics, Lakes microbiology, Mexico, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Polymerase Chain Reaction, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Sodium Chloride metabolism, Bacteria classification, Bacteria isolation & purification, Soil Microbiology
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A wide diversity of organisms exists in soil. Well-adapted groups can be found in extreme environments. A great economic and metabolic potential for extremozymes produced by organisms living at extreme environments has been reported. Extreme characteristics such as high salt content and high pH level make the soil of the former Texcoco Lake a unique place which has not been exploited. Therefore, in this study, 66 strains from soil of the former Texcoco Lake were isolated and phylogenetically analyzed using universal oligonucleotide primers. Different genera such as Kocuria, Micrococcus, Nesterenkonia, Halomonas, Salinicoccus, Kurthia, Gracilibacillus, and Bacillus were found. However, only 22 from all isolated strains were identified at specie level.
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36. Texcoconibacillus texcoconensis gen. nov., sp. nov., alkalophilic and halotolerant bacteria isolated from soil of the former lake Texcoco (Mexico).
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Ruiz-Romero E, Coutiño-Coutiño MLA, Valenzuela-Encinas C, López-Ramírez MP, Marsch R, and Dendooven L
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- Bacillus genetics, Bacillus isolation & purification, Bacterial Typing Techniques, Base Composition, DNA, Bacterial genetics, DNA, Ribosomal genetics, Fatty Acids analysis, Mexico, Molecular Sequence Data, Peptidoglycan, Phospholipids analysis, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Vitamin K 2 analogs & derivatives, Vitamin K 2 analysis, Bacillus classification, Lakes microbiology, Phylogeny, Soil Microbiology
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A novel Gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacterium, designated 13CC(T) was isolated from soil of the former lake Texcoco. The strain was aerobic, catalase-positive and oxidase-negative. It grew at salinities of 0-26% (w/v) NaCl with an optimum at 9-16% (w/v) NaCl. The cells contain peptidoglycan type A1γ, A1γ' with glycine instead of l-alanine and three variations of peptidoglycan type A4γ. The only quinone detected was MK-7. The major fatty acid was anteiso-C(15:0). The polar lipids fraction consisted of diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylethanolamine and three different phospholipids. The DNA G+C content was 37.5 mol%. Maximum-likelihood phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that strain 13CC(T) was closely related to members of the genus Bacillus and shared 92.35% similarity with Bacillus agaradhaerens, 92.28% with Bacillus neizhouensis and 92.21% with Bacillus locisalis. It is proposed based on the phenotypic, genotypic and phylogenetic analyses that the novel isolate should be classified as a representative of a new genus and novel species, for which the name Texcoconibacillus texcoconensis gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of Texcoconibacillus texcoconensis is 13CC(T) ( =JCM 17654(T) =DSM 24696(T)).
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- 2013
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37. Natronorubrum texcoconense sp. nov., a haloalkaliphilic archaeon isolated from soil of the former lake Texcoco (Mexico).
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Ruiz-Romero E, Valenzuela-Encinas C, López-Ramírez MP, de los Angeles Coutiño-Coutiño M, Marsch R, and Dendooven L
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- Bacterial Typing Techniques, Base Composition, Base Sequence, DNA, Archaeal genetics, Genes, rRNA, Halobacteriaceae genetics, Halobacteriaceae isolation & purification, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Mexico, Molecular Sequence Data, Phospholipids genetics, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Sodium Chloride, Temperature, Halobacteriaceae classification, Lakes microbiology, Phylogeny, Soil Microbiology
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A new haloalkaliphilic archaeon, strain B4(T), was isolated from the former lake Texcoco in Mexico. The cells were Gram-negative, pleomorphic-shaped, pink to red pigmented and aerobic. Strain B4(T) required at least 2.5 M NaCl for growth, with optimum growth at 3.4 M NaCl. It was able to grow over a pH range of 7.5-10.0 and temperature of 25-50 °C, with optimal growth at pH 9 and 37 °C. Cells are lysed in hypotonic treatment with less than 1.3 M NaCl. The major polar lipids of strain B4(T) were phosphatidylglycerol and methyl-phosphatidylglycerophosphate. Phospholipids were detected, but not glycolipids. The nucleotide sequence of the 16S rRNA gene revealed that the strain B4(T) was phylogenetically related to members of the genus Natronorubrum. Sequence similarity with Natronorubrum tibetense was 96.28 %, with Natronorubrum sulfidifaciens 95.06 % and Natronorubrum sediminis 94.98 %. The G+C content of the DNA was 63.3 mol%. The name of Natronorubrum texcoconense sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is B4(T) (=CECT 8067(T) = JCM 17497(T)).
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- 2013
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38. The ability of soil bacteria to receive the conjugative IncP1 plasmid, pKJK10, is different in a mixed community compared to single strains.
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de la Cruz-Perera CI, Ren D, Blanchet M, Dendooven L, Marsch R, Sørensen SJ, and Burmølle M
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- DNA, Bacterial genetics, Ecosystem, Escherichia coli genetics, Flow Cytometry, Gene Transfer, Horizontal, Ochrobactrum genetics, Pseudomonas putida genetics, Species Specificity, Conjugation, Genetic, Plasmids genetics, Soil Microbiology
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Horizontal gene transfer by conjugation is common among bacterial populations in soil. It is well known that the host range of plasmids depends on several factors, including the identity of the plasmid host cell. In the present study, however, we demonstrate that the composition of the recipient community is also determining for the dissemination of a conjugative plasmid. We isolated 15 different bacterial strains from soil and assessed the conjugation frequencies of the IncP1 plasmid, pKJK10, by flow cytometry, from two different donors, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas putida, to either 15 different bacterial strains or to the mixed community composed of all the 15 strains. We detected transfer of pKJK10 from P. putida to Stenotrophomonas rhizophila in a diparental mating, but no transfer was observed to the mixed community. In contrast, for E. coli, transfer was observed only to the mixed community, where Ochrobactrum rhizosphaerae was identified as the dominating plasmid recipient. Our results indicate that the presence of a bacterial community impacts the plasmid permissiveness by affecting the ability of strains to receive the conjugative plasmid., (© 2012 Federation of European Microbiological Societies. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2013
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39. Enhanced dissipation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the rhizosphere of the Athel tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla L. Karst.) grown in saline-alkaline soils of the former lake Texcoco.
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Betancur-Galvis LA, Carrillo H, Luna-Guido M, Marsch R, and Dendooven L
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- Carbon Dioxide metabolism, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Sodium Chloride chemistry, Soil Microbiology, Soil Pollutants chemistry, Tamaricaceae growth & development, Time Factors, Lakes, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons chemistry, Sodium Chloride toxicity, Soil chemistry, Tamaricaceae drug effects
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Remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contaminated alkaline saline soil with phreatophyte or "water loving plants" was investigated by spiking soil from the former lake Texcoco with 100 mg phenanthrene (Phen) kg(-1) soil, 120 mg anthracene (Ant)kg(-1) soil and 45 mg benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) kg(-1) soil and vegetating it with Athel tamarisk (Tamarix aphylla L Karst.). The growth of the Athel tamarisk was not affected by the PAHs. In soil cultivated with Athel tamarisk, the leaching of PAHs to the 32-34 cm layer decreased 2-fold compared to the uncultivated soil. The BaP concentration decreased to 39% of the initial concentration at a distance smaller than 3 cm from the roots and to 45% at a distance larger than 3cm, but 59% remained in unvegetated soil after 240 days. Dissipation of Ant and Phen decreased with depth, but not BaP. The biodegradation of PAHs was affected by their chemical properties and increased in the presence of T. aphylla, but decreased with depth.
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- 2012
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40. Greenhouse gas emissions under conservation agriculture compared to traditional cultivation of maize in the central highlands of Mexico.
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Dendooven L, Gutiérrez-Oliva VF, Patiño-Zúñiga L, Ramírez-Villanueva DA, Verhulst N, Luna-Guido M, Marsch R, Montes-Molina J, Gutiérrez-Miceli FA, Vásquez-Murrieta S, and Govaerts B
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- Carbon analysis, Greenhouse Effect, Mexico, Nitrogen analysis, Soil chemistry, Temperature, Agriculture methods, Carbon Dioxide analysis, Methane analysis, Nitrous Oxide analysis, Zea mays
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In 1991, the 'International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center' (CIMMYT) started a field experiment in the rain fed Mexican highlands to investigate conservation agriculture (CA) as a sustainable alternative for conventional maize production practices (CT). CT techniques, characterized by deep tillage, monoculture and crop residue removal, have deteriorated soil fertility and reduced yields. CA, which combines minimum tillage, crop rotations and residue retention, restores soil fertility and increases yields. Soil organic matter increases in CA compared to CT, but increases in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in CA might offset the gains obtained to mitigate global warming. Therefore, CO(2), CH(4) and N(2)O emissions, soil temperature, C and water content were monitored in CA and CT treatments in 2010-2011. The cumulative GHG emitted were similar for CA and CT in both years, but the C content in the 0-60 cm layer was higher in CA (117.7 Mg C ha(-1)) than in CT (69.7 Mg C ha(-1)). The net global warming potential (GWP) of CA (considering soil C sequestration, GHG emissions, fuel use, and fertilizer and seeds production) was -7729 kg CO(2) ha(-1) y(-1) in 2008-2009 and -7892 kg CO(2) ha(-1) y(-1) in 2010-2011, whereas that of CT was 1327 and 1156 kg CO(2) ha(-1) y(-1). It was found that the contribution of CA to GWP was small compared to that of CT., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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41. Cannabinoid CB1 receptor deficiency increases contextual fear memory under highly aversive conditions and long-term potentiation in vivo.
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Jacob W, Marsch R, Marsicano G, Lutz B, and Wotjak CT
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- Animals, Behavior, Animal physiology, Conditioning, Psychological physiology, Cues, Long-Term Potentiation physiology, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Neurons physiology, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 metabolism, Recognition, Psychology physiology, Association, Fear physiology, Hippocampus physiology, Memory physiology, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 genetics
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The cannabinoid receptor type 1 (CB1) is abundantly expressed in the central nervous system where it negatively controls the release of several neurotransmitters. CB1 activity plays a crucial role in learning and memory and in synaptic plasticity. In the present study, the role of CB1 was investigated in three different hippocampus-dependent memory tasks and in in vivo hippocampal synaptic plasticity in knockout (CB1-ko) and wildtype mice. There was no difference in short-term and long-term social and object recognition memory between CB1-ko and wildtype mice. In contrast, in background contextual fear conditioning CB1-ko mice showed enhanced freezing levels in the conditioning context and increased generalised contextual fear after a high-intensity conditioning foot shock of 1.5 mA, but not after 0.7 mA. In in vivo field potential recordings in the dentate gyrus, CB1-ko mice displayed a decreased paired-pulse facilitation of the populations spikes, suggesting an altered inhibitory synaptic drive onto hippocampal granule cells. Furthermore, CB1-ko mice displayed significantly higher levels of in vivo long-term potentiation (LTP) in the dentate gyrus. In conclusion, CB1 deficiency leads to enhanced contextual fear memory and altered synaptic plasticity in the hippocampus, supporting the key role of endocannabinoid signalling in learning and memory, in particular following highly aversive encounters., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2012
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42. Molecular phylogeny and paclitaxel screening of fungal endophytes from Taxus globosa.
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Soca-Chafre G, Rivera-Orduña FN, Hidalgo-Lara ME, Hernandez-Rodriguez C, Marsch R, and Flores-Cotera LB
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- DNA, Fungal genetics, DNA, Ribosomal genetics, Fungi genetics, Fungi physiology, Molecular Sequence Data, Symbiosis, Taxus physiology, Fungi classification, Fungi isolation & purification, Paclitaxel metabolism, Phylogeny, Taxus microbiology
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We studied the endophytic mycoflora associated with Taxus globosa, the Mexican yew. The study localities; Las Avispas (LA), San Gaspar (SG), and La Mina (LM) were three segments of cloud forest within the range of Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve, México. Overall, 245 endophytes were isolated and 105 representative Ascomycota (morphotaxons) were chosen for phylogenetic and genotypic characterization. Maximum likelihood analyses of large subunit of ribosomal RNA (LSU) rDNA showed well-supported clades of Dothideomycetes, Eurotiomycetes, Leotiomycetes, Pezizomycetes, and Sordariomycetes. Analyses of ITS rDNA groups showed 57 genotypes (95% sequence similarity), in general consistent with the phylogenetically delimitated taxa based on LSU rDNA sequences. The endophyte diversity measured by Fisher's α, Shanonn, and Simpson indices was ca. three-fold and ca. two-fold greater in LM than in LA and SG respectively. A screening for paclitaxel using a competitive inhibition enzyme immunoassay showed 16 positive isolates producing between 65 and 250 ng l(-1). The isolates included Acremonium, Botryosphaeria, Fusarium, Gyromitra, Nigrospora, Penicillium, three novel Pleosporales, and Xylaria., (Copyright © 2010 The British Mycological Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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43. ATP-citrate lyase activity and carotenoid production in batch cultures of Phaffia rhodozyma under nitrogen-limited and nonlimited conditions.
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Chávez-Cabrera C, Flores-Bustamante ZR, Marsch R, Montes Mdel C, Sánchez S, Cancino-Díaz JC, and Flores-Cotera LB
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- Acetyl Coenzyme A metabolism, Basidiomycota metabolism, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds metabolism, ATP Citrate (pro-S)-Lyase biosynthesis, Basidiomycota growth & development, Carotenoids biosynthesis, Fungal Proteins biosynthesis, Nitrogen metabolism
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ATP-citrate lyase (ACL) is the key cytoplasmic enzyme which supplies acetyl-CoA for fatty acids in oleaginous yeast. Although it has been suggested that fatty acid and carotenoid biosynthesis may have a common source of acetyl-CoA in Phaffia rhodozyma, the source for carotenoids is currently unknown. The purpose of this work was to analyze the development of ACL activity during batch cultures of P. rhodozyma under ammonium-limited and nonammonium-limited conditions and study its possible relationship with carotenoid synthesis. Every experiment showed carotenoid accumulation linked to an increasing ACL activity. Moreover, the ACL activity increased with dissolved oxygen (DO), i.e., ACL responded to DO in a similar way as carotenoid synthesis. Additionally, in the ammonium-limited culture, ACL activity increased upon ammonium depletion. However, the contribution to carotenoid accumulation in that case was negligible. This suggests that P. rhodozyma has developed two components of ACL, each one responsive to a different environmental stimulus, i.e., DO and ammonium depletion. The role of each component is still unknown; however, considering that the former responds to DO and the known role of carotenoids as antioxidants, it may be a provider of acetyl-CoA for carotenoid synthesis.
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- 2010
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44. Haloarchaeal assimilatory nitrate-reducing communities from a saline alkaline soil.
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Alcántara-Hernández RJ, Valenzuela-Encinas C, Zavala-Díaz de la Serna FJ, Rodriguez-Revilla J, Dendooven L, and Marsch R
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- Archaeal Proteins genetics, Cluster Analysis, DNA Primers genetics, DNA, Archaeal chemistry, DNA, Archaeal genetics, Euryarchaeota genetics, Euryarchaeota isolation & purification, Mexico, Molecular Sequence Data, Nitrate Reductase genetics, Nitrite Reductases genetics, Oxidation-Reduction, Phylogeny, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Biodiversity, Euryarchaeota classification, Euryarchaeota metabolism, Nitrates metabolism, Soil Microbiology
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Assimilatory nitrate reduction (ANR) is a pathway wherein NO(3)(-) is reduced to NH(4)(+), an N species that can be incorporated into the biomass. There is little information about the ANR genes in Archaea and most of the known information has been obtained from cultivable species. In this study, the diversity of the haloarchaeal assimilatory nitrate-reducing community was studied in an extreme saline alkaline soil of the former lake Texcoco (Mexico). Genes coding for the assimilatory nitrate reductase (narB) and the assimilatory nitrite reductase (nirA) were used as functional markers. Primers to amplify and detect partial narB and nirA were designed. The analysis of these amplicons by cloning and sequencing showed that the deduced protein fragments shared >45% identity with other NarB and NirA proteins from Euryarchaeota and <38% identity with other nitrate reductases from Bacteria and Crenarchaeota. Furthermore, these clone sequences were clustered within the class Halobacteria with strong support values in both constructed dendrograms, confirming that desired PCR products were obtained. The metabolic capacity to assimilate nitrate by these haloarchaea seems to be important given that at pH 10 and higher, NH(4)(+) is mostly converted to toxic and volatile NH(3), and NO(3)(-) becomes the preferable N source.
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- 2009
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45. Using acetone as solvent to study removal of anthracene in soil inhibits microbial activity and alters nitrogen dynamics.
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Núñez EV, Rodríguez V, Gaytán AG, Luna-Guido M, Betancur-Galvis LA, Marsch R, and Dendooven L
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- Carbon Dioxide analysis, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Mexico, Nitrogen Oxides analysis, Phosphorus chemistry, Quaternary Ammonium Compounds analysis, Solvents, Acetone chemistry, Acetone pharmacology, Anthracenes analysis, Nitrogen chemistry, Soil analysis, Soil Microbiology, Soil Pollutants analysis
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Acetone is often used as a carrier to contaminate soil with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and then to study the factors that control their removal. Acetone is an organic solvent that might affect soil processes. An alkaline saline (Texcoco soil) and an agricultural soil (Acolman soil) were amended with or without acetone, nitrogen + phosphorus (NP), and contaminated with anthracene at 520 mg/kg soil while emissions of CO2 and N2O and concentrations of NH4+, NO2(-) and NO3(-) were monitored. The CO2 emission rate decreased greater than 10 times in the soils amended with acetone. Emission of N2O decreased 70 times in the Acolman soil amended with acetone and NP and 5 times in the Texcoco soil. The concentration of NH4+ decreased in the unamended Acolman and Texcoco soil but increased when acetone was added in the first and remained constant in the latter. Acetone inhibited the increase in the amount of NO3(-) in the Acolman soil but not in the Texcoco soil. It was found that microbial activity as evidenced by the emission of CO2, nitrification, and production of N2O were inhibited by acetone. The amount of acetone used as solvent should thus be kept to a minimum, but it can be assumed that its effect on soil processes will be temporary, as microorganisms are known to repopulate soil quickly.
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- 2009
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46. Changes in the bacterial populations of the highly alkaline saline soil of the former lake Texcoco (Mexico) following flooding.
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Valenzuela-Encinas C, Neria-González I, Alcántara-Hernández RJ, Estrada-Alvarado I, Zavala-Díaz de la Serna FJ, Dendooven L, and Marsch R
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- Aluminum Silicates, Bacteria genetics, Clay, Electric Conductivity, Floods, Genes, Bacterial, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Mexico, Phylogeny, Proteobacteria metabolism, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S chemistry, Salts chemistry, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Soil, Water metabolism, Soil Microbiology
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Flooding an extreme alkaline-saline soil decreased alkalinity and salinity, which will change the bacterial populations. Bacterial 16S rDNA libraries were generated of three soils with different electrolytic conductivity (EC), i.e. soil with EC 1.7 dS m(-1) and pH 7.80 (LOW soil), with EC 56 dS m(-1) and pH 10.11 (MEDIUM soil) and with EC 159 dS m(-1) and pH 10.02 (HIGH soil), using universal bacterial oligonucleotide primers, and 463 clone 16S rDNA sequences were analyzed phylogenetically. Library proportions and clone identification of the phyla Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria, Cyanobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes and Cloroflexi showed that the bacterial communities were different. Species and genera of the Rhizobiales, Rhodobacterales and Xanthomonadales orders of the alpha- and gamma-subdivision of Proteobacteria were found at the three sites. Species and genera of the Rhodospirillales, Sphingobacteriales, Clostridiales, Oscillatoriales and Caldilineales were found only in the HIGH soil, Sphingomonadales, Burkholderiales and Pseudomonadales in the MEDIUM soil, Myxococcales in the LOW soil, and Actinomycetales in the MEDIUM and LOW soils. It was found that the largest diversity at the order and species level was found in the MEDIUM soil as bacteria of both the HIGH and LOW soils were found in it.
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47. Respiratory and dissimilatory nitrate-reducing communities from an extreme saline alkaline soil of the former lake Texcoco (Mexico).
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Alcántara-Hernández RJ, Valenzuela-Encinas C, Marsch R, and Dendooven L
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- Actinobacteria classification, Actinobacteria genetics, Actinobacteria isolation & purification, Actinobacteria metabolism, Genes, Bacterial, Mexico, Oxidation-Reduction, Phylogeny, Proteobacteria classification, Proteobacteria genetics, Proteobacteria isolation & purification, Proteobacteria metabolism, Alkalies, Nitrates metabolism, Soil Microbiology
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The diversity of the dissimilatory and respiratory nitrate-reducing communities was studied in two soils of the former lake Texcoco (Mexico). Genes encoding the membrane-bound nitrate reductase (narG) and the periplasmic nitrate reductase (napA) were used as functional markers. To investigate bacterial communities containing napA and narG in saline alkaline soils of the former lake Texcoco, libraries of the two sites were constructed (soil T3 with pH 11 and electrolytic conductivity in saturated extract (EC(SE)) 160 dS m(-1) and soil T1 with pH 8.5 and EC(SE) 0.8 dS m(-1)). Phylogenetic analysis of napA sequences separated the clone families into two main groups: dependent or independent of NapB. Most of napA sequences from site T1 were grouped in the NapB-dependent clade, meanwhile most of the napA sequences from the extreme soil T3 were affiliated to the NapB-independent group. For both sites, partial narG sequences were associated with representatives of the Proteobacteria, Firmicutes and Actinobacteria phyla, but the proportions of the clones were different. Our results support the concept of a specific and complex nitrate-reducing community for each soil of the former lake Texcoco.
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48. Phylogenetic analysis of the archaeal community in an alkaline-saline soil of the former lake Texcoco (Mexico).
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Valenzuela-Encinas C, Neria-González I, Alcántara-Hernández RJ, Enríquez-Aragón JA, Estrada-Alvarado I, Hernández-Rodríguez C, Dendooven L, and Marsch R
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- Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Mexico, Salinity, Biodiversity, DNA, Archaeal genetics, Halobacteriaceae physiology, Phylogeny, RNA, Ribosomal, 16S genetics, Soil Microbiology
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The soil of the former lake Texcoco is an extreme environment localized in the valley of Mexico City, Mexico. It is highly saline and alkaline, where Na+, Cl(-), HCO3(-) and CO3(2-) are the predominant ions, with a pH ranging from 9.8 to 11.7 and electrolytic conductivities in saturation extracts from 22 to 150 dS m(-1). Metagenomic DNA from the archaeal community was extracted directly from soil and used as template to amplify 16S ribosomal gene by PCR. PCR products were used to construct gene libraries. The ribosomal library showed that the archaeal diversity included Natronococcus sp., Natronolimnobius sp., Natronobacterium sp., Natrinema sp., Natronomonas sp., Halovivax sp., "Halalkalicoccus jeotgali" and novel clades within the family of Halobacteriaceae. Four clones could not be classified. It was found that the archaeal diversity in an alkaline-saline soil of the former lake Texcoco, Mexico, was low, but showed yet uncharacterized and unclassified species.
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- 2008
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49. The endocannabinoid system controls key epileptogenic circuits in the hippocampus.
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Monory K, Massa F, Egertová M, Eder M, Blaudzun H, Westenbroek R, Kelsch W, Jacob W, Marsch R, Ekker M, Long J, Rubenstein JL, Goebbels S, Nave KA, During M, Klugmann M, Wölfel B, Dodt HU, Zieglgänsberger W, Wotjak CT, Mackie K, Elphick MR, Marsicano G, and Lutz B
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- Analysis of Variance, Animals, Behavior, Animal drug effects, Benzoxazines, Calcium Channel Blockers pharmacology, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type 2, Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases genetics, Epilepsy chemically induced, Epilepsy genetics, Gene Expression physiology, Glutamic Acid genetics, Glutamic Acid metabolism, Hippocampus drug effects, Hippocampus physiopathology, Kainic Acid toxicity, Male, Membrane Potentials drug effects, Membrane Potentials genetics, Membrane Potentials radiation effects, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, Morpholines pharmacology, Naphthalenes pharmacology, Nerve Net drug effects, Nerve Net physiopathology, Pyramidal Cells physiology, Pyramidal Cells radiation effects, Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 deficiency, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction methods, Vesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 1 metabolism, gamma-Aminobutyric Acid genetics, Cannabinoid Receptor Modulators physiology, Endocannabinoids, Epilepsy pathology, Epilepsy physiopathology, Hippocampus pathology, Nerve Net pathology
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Balanced control of neuronal activity is central in maintaining function and viability of neuronal circuits. The endocannabinoid system tightly controls neuronal excitability. Here, we show that endocannabinoids directly target hippocampal glutamatergic neurons to provide protection against acute epileptiform seizures in mice. Functional CB1 cannabinoid receptors are present on glutamatergic terminals of the hippocampal formation, colocalizing with vesicular glutamate transporter 1 (VGluT1). Conditional deletion of the CB1 gene either in cortical glutamatergic neurons or in forebrain GABAergic neurons, as well as virally induced deletion of the CB1 gene in the hippocampus, demonstrate that the presence of CB1 receptors in glutamatergic hippocampal neurons is both necessary and sufficient to provide substantial endogenous protection against kainic acid (KA)-induced seizures. The direct endocannabinoid-mediated control of hippocampal glutamatergic neurotransmission may constitute a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of disorders associated with excessive excitatory neuronal activity.
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- 2006
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