Publications by authors named "R Patino"
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- The study examined the health of male Common Carp in Lake Mead, focusing on environmental organic contaminant (EOC) levels and water temperatures across four sites.
- EOC concentrations varied significantly, with Willow Beach showing elevated levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) due to longer exposure in colder waters, leading to poorer fish health compared to other sites.
- Projections indicate that EOC levels and water temperatures may increase significantly due to ongoing regional drought, potentially worsening fish health and promoting ecological issues like algal blooms.
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- The study presents a rare case of two 9-year-old twins with galactose mutarotase (GALM) deficiency who have remained asymptomatic, even after gradually reintroducing galactose into their diet after a period of strict dietary restriction.
- Initial detection was through newborn screening, leading to biochemical normalization after dietary adjustments; the genetic analysis revealed a complete deletion of a specific exon in the GALM gene.
- The findings suggest that dietary liberalization may not negatively affect health in GALM deficiency, prompting further exploration into dietary management for this condition.
Growth of the toxic alga Prymnesium parvum is hormetically stimulated with environmentally relevant concentrations of glyphosate. The mechanisms of glyphosate hormesis in this species, however, are unknown. We evaluated the transcriptomic response of P.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSensory signaling pathways use adaptation to dynamically respond to changes in their environment. Here, we report the mechanism of sensory adaptation in the Pil-Chp mechanosensory system, which the important human pathogen uses to sense mechanical stimuli during surface exploration. Using biochemistry, genetics, and cell biology, we discovered that the enzymes responsible for adaptation, a methyltransferase and a methylesterase, are segregated to opposing cell poles as explore surfaces.
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