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… Tracking evolution of symbiotic lifestyles across multiple fungal lineages. The … For example, the number of plant cell wall-degrading enzymes such as ligninases and cellulases were much lower in … The project was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… How sex chromosomes “older than dinosaurs” could help improve crop yields.  The Science … genome . Now, high-quality reference genome sequences of the male and female plants, each representing a single … start-up funds from UF to S.F.M.; microMORPH Cross-Disciplinary Training Grant, Sigma-Xi Grant-In-Aid of Research, and …

… to summary above^ as well ] The Science The recipe for growing algae as a source of sustainable biofuels seems fairly simple: place these … of several transcription factor regulating genes and enzymes that can modify composition of algal lipids. This … was supported by the Bioenergy Technology Office (BETO) within the Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency …

… Understanding the shared genetic toolkit of ancestral and present-day plants The Science In a recent  … repeats (NLRs) —stood out for their roles. Peroxidases are enzymes known to help a plant to adapt to environmental … ) conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute ( https://ror.org/04xm1d337 ), a DOE …

… Novel archaeal lineage found in Yellowstone may have been important in early Earth conditions. The Science Through a combination of sequencing tools and techniques applied to samples … Molecular biology has benefited from heat-stable enzymes derived from thermophiles, stabilizing the …

… Analysis of haloarchaeal metagenomes broadens understanding of … global biogeochemical cycles, and possibly cold-temperature enzymes for biotechnological use. Summary Conditions such as … 4031). The work conducted by the US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute, a DOE Office of Science User Facility, …

… Using the IMG/M data portal, researchers have identified a … The work was enabled in part by a community data portal of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Joint Genome … IMG suite, JGI retrieved 142 of the GH75 AMGs, which encode enzymes that break down chitin. A protein tree was then …

… For the first time in several years, the DOE Joint Genome Institute hosted several UC … Emerald Nash and mentor Jonelle Basso, Experimental Study of Root Colonization by Resident Phages of a Plant Growth …

… A collaborative team led by Hao Tan from the Sichuan Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China and involving Francis Martin from the Institut … borrow some nitrogen from the soil to manufacture catabolic enzymes for the decay apparatus. Consequently, it created a …

… The JGI Engagement Webinar held November 5, 2020 (watch the  video below, captions … (CSP) . This includes mass spectrometry-based measurements of primary and secondary metabolites from plants, … themselves for example using GNPS. Q:  Since the enzymes are doing the heavy lifting to make the metabolites, …

… warm-adapted microbes edge polewards, they’d oust resident tiny algae. The cold polar oceans give rise to some of the largest food webs on Earth. And at their base are … findings, like antibiotics, pharmaceuticals, and novel enzymes that function at low temperature.” said Katrin …

… As part of the JGI’s 25th anniversary celebration, the 2022 Annual Meeting featured speakers who shared a look back at the JGI’s … milestones of Hamilton Smith’s discovery of restriction enzymes in the 1960s, as well as Jill Banfield and Jennifer …