Functional demonstration of Aureochrome 1a proteasomal degradation after blue light incubation in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum.

Aureochromes (AUREOs) are both blue light photoreceptors and transcription factors found in diatoms and related algal groups that play a critical role in regulating gene and cell physiology. One of the AUREOs in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum, PtAUREO1a, has been demonstrated to significantly influence global cellular transcription upon blue light exposure. PtAUREO1a itself is highly regulated on the gene transcription level, depending on the light conditions.

Identification of promoter targets by Aureochrome 1a in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum.

Aureochromes (AUREOs) are unique blue light receptors and transcription factors found only in stramenopile algae. While each of the four AUREOs identified in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum may have a specific function, PtAUREO1a has been shown to have a strong impact on overall gene regulation, when light changes from red to blue light conditions. Despite its significance, the molecular mechanism of PtAUREO1a is largely unexplored.

A language compatibility effect in fraction processing.

A language compatibility effect occurs when there is a match between what a language provides and what a mathematical task demands. Here, we investigated whether such an effect exists for fraction processing in English, which names the numerator first, versus Korean, which names the denominator first. We developed two new tasks: a fraction span task where participants view and then recall four fractions and a fraction identification task where they view one fraction and then another and judge whether the two fractions are the same or not.

Genetic toolkits of the red alga Pyropia tenera against the three most common diseases in Pyropia farms.

Disease outbreaks devastate Pyropia aquaculture farms every year. The three most common and serious diseases are Olpidiopsis-blight and red-rot disease caused by oomycete pathogens and green-spot disease caused by the PyroV1 virus. We hypothesized that a basic genetic profile of molecular defenses will be revealed by comparing and analyzing the genetic response of Pyropia tenera against the above three pathogens.

Extending the seductive allure of neuroscience explanations effect to popular articles about educational topics.

Background: The seductive allure of neuroscience explanations (SANE) is the finding that people overweight psychological arguments when framed in terms of neuroscience findings.

Aim: This study extended this finding to arguments concerning the application of psychological findings to educational topics.

Sample: Participants (n = 320) were recruited from the general public, specifically among English-speaking Amazon Mechanical Turk workers residing in the United States.