Publications by authors named "Elaine Y Lai"
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- - Centrioles are essential organelles in eukaryotic cells that play a crucial role in forming cilia and during cell division.
- - In the study of Naegleria amoebae, researchers observed how these organisms rapidly transition from no centrioles to two; the first centriole is formed independently (de novo) and the second is formed next to the first through a process called mentored assembly.
- - The findings suggest that both methods of centriole assembly (de novo and mentored) are ancient and conserved across eukaryotes, fulfilling different but complementary roles in regulating centriole formation.
Thiaminases, enzymes that cleave vitamin B1, are sporadically distributed among prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Thiaminase I enzymes catalyze the elimination of the thiazole ring moiety from thiamin through substitution of the methylene group with a nitrogenous base or sulfhydryl compound. In eukaryotic organisms, these enzymes are reported to have much higher molecular weights than their bacterial counterparts.
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