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Effects of stalk orientation and size of trapped bead on force-velocity relation of kinesin motor determined using single molecule optical trapping methods.
J Biol Phys
January 2025
Laboratory of Soft Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100190, China.
Conventional kinesin protein is a prototypical biological molecular motor that can step processively on microtubules towards the plus end by hydrolyzing ATP molecules, performing the biological function of intracellular transports. An important characteristic of the kinesin is the load dependence of its velocity, which is usually measured by using the single molecule optical trapping method with a large-sized bead attached to the motor stalk. Puzzlingly, even for the same kinesin, some experiments showed that the velocity is nearly independent of the forward load whereas others showed that the velocity decreases evidently with the increase in the magnitude of the forward load.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhy do microplastics aggravate cholestatic liver disease? The NLRP3-mediated intestinal barrier integrity damage matter.
Environ Pollut
January 2025
Department of Health Toxicology, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha 410013, PR China. Electronic address:
Microplastics (MPs) are becoming a significant environmental and public health concern because they are present in freshwater and marine environments and are ingested by living organisms. Cholestatic liver disease (CLD) is closely related to intestinal homeostasis, but there are no data investigating the effects of MPs on CLD. In this study, we used Mdr2 mice (a model of CLD) to investigate the effects of polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs, 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman-like face pareidolia emerges in deep neural networks optimized for face and object recognition.
PLoS Comput Biol
January 2025
Department of Experimental Psychology, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
The human visual system possesses a remarkable ability to detect and process faces across diverse contexts, including the phenomenon of face pareidolia--seeing faces in inanimate objects. Despite extensive research, it remains unclear why the visual system employs such broadly tuned face detection capabilities. We hypothesized that face pareidolia results from the visual system's optimization for recognizing both faces and objects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF"There is always a reason why someone is doing something": The importance of life history and personhood when supporting people with dementia to "wander" in care homes.
Dementia (London)
January 2025
Department of Primary Care & Mental Health, University of Liverpool, UK.
Up to 60% of people living with dementia who reside in care homes will 'wander' at some point. A person-centred approach should be taken to support each person's individual needs through tailored interventions when wandering. This study aimed to identify care home staff perspectives on what supports safe wandering for people living with dementia in care home environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEarly life stage bottleneck determines rates of coral recovery following severe disturbance.
Ecology
January 2025
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, USA.
Understanding how foundation species recover from disturbances is key for predicting the future of ecosystems in the Anthropocene. Coral reefs are dynamic ecosystems that can undergo rapid declines in coral abundance following disturbances. Understanding why some reefs recover quickly from these disturbances whereas others recover slowly (or not at all) gives insight into the drivers of community resilience.
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