Publications by authors named "T Stepkowski"

Under stress, protein synthesis is attenuated to preserve energy and mitigate challenges to protein homeostasis. Here, we describe, with high temporal resolution, the dynamic landscape of changes in the abundance of proteins synthesized upon stress from transient mitochondrial inner membrane depolarization. This nascent proteome was altered when global translation was attenuated by stress and began to normalize as translation was recovering.

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comprises a diverse group of bacteria with various lifestyles. Although best known for their nodule-based nitrogen-fixation in symbiosis with legumes, a select group of bradyrhizobia are also capable of photosynthesis. This ability seems to be rare among rhizobia, and its origin and evolution in these bacteria remain a subject of substantial debate.

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A genealogical concordance approach was used to delineate strains isolated from Acacia dealbata and Acacia mearnsii root nodules in South Africa. These isolates form part of Bradyrhizobium based on 16S rRNA sequence similarity. Phylogenetic analysis of six housekeeping genes (atpD, dnaK, glnII, gyrB, recA and rpoB) confirmed that these isolates represent a novel species, while pairwise average nucleotide identity (ANIb) calculations with the closest type strains (B.

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Perturbed cellular protein homeostasis (proteostasis) and mitochondrial dysfunction play an important role in neurodegenerative diseases, however, the interplay between these two phenomena remains unclear. Mitochondrial dysfunction leads to a delay in mitochondrial protein import, causing accumulation of non-imported mitochondrial proteins in the cytosol and challenging proteostasis. Cells respond by increasing proteasome activity and molecular chaperones in yeast and C.

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Article Synopsis
  • Rhizobia, beneficial bacteria that usually form partnerships with legumes, can also enhance the growth of non-legume plants, particularly in nickel-rich environments.
  • In a study, two isolated strains of nickel-tolerant rhizobia were found to significantly boost the growth and photosynthetic efficiency of Arabidopsis plants compared to non-inoculated plants, despite the presence of nickel stress.
  • The research indicated that nickel exposure increased certain gene expressions related to plant growth hormones and improved plants' antioxidant defense mechanisms, helping mitigate the negative effects of nickel on growth and health.
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