Biomineralization: Integrating mechanism and evolutionary history

PUPA Gilbert, KD Bergmann, N Boekelheide… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Calcium carbonate (CaCO3) biomineralizing organisms have played major roles in the
history of life and the global carbon cycle during the past 541 Ma. Both marine diversification …

Laboratory water-window x-ray microscopy

M Kördel, A Dehlinger, C Seim, U Vogt, E Fogelqvist… - Optica, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Soft x-ray microscopy in the water window (∼ 285− 535 e V) is an emerging and unique tool
for 2D and 3D imaging of unstained intact cellular samples in their near-native state with few …

Sample preparation strategies for efficient correlation of 3D SIM and soft X-ray tomography data at cryogenic temperatures

CA Okolo, I Kounatidis, J Groen, KL Nahas, S Balint… - Nature protocols, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract 3D correlative microscopy methods have revolutionized biomedical research,
allowing the acquisition of multidimensional information to gain an in-depth understanding …

Morphological bases of phytoplankton energy management and physiological responses unveiled by 3D subcellular imaging

C Uwizeye, J Decelle, PH Jouneau, S Flori… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Eukaryotic phytoplankton have a small global biomass but play major roles in primary
production and climate. Despite improved understanding of phytoplankton diversity and …

Nanocellulose enhances the dispersion and toxicity of ZnO NPs to green algae Eremosphaera viridis

J Yin, G Huang, C An, R Feng - Environmental science: nano, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The widespread cellulose nanomaterials from industrial production and natural plant
degradation inevitably lead to the accumulation of nanocellulose in the aquatic environment …

Fixing the broken phosphorus cycle: wastewater remediation by microalgal polyphosphates

SP Slocombe, T Zúñiga-Burgos, L Chu… - Frontiers in plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Phosphorus (P), in the form of phosphate derived from either inorganic (Pi) or organic (Po)
forms is an essential macronutrient for all life. P undergoes a biogeochemical cycle within …

The cellular landscape by cryo soft X-ray tomography

J Groen, JJ Conesa, R Valcárcel, E Pereiro - Biophysical reviews, 2019 - Springer
Imaging techniques in structural cell biology are indispensable to understand cell
organization and machinery. In this frame, cryo soft X-ray tomography (cryo-SXT), a …

[HTML][HTML] Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles-cell interaction: New approaches to disclose the fate of membrane-bound and internalised nanoparticles

M Bonany, AJ Pérez-Berná, T Dučić, E Pereiro… - Biomaterials …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles are popular tools in bone regeneration, but they have also
been used for gene delivery and as anticancer drugs. Understanding their mechanism of …

Imaging and quantifying homeostatic levels of intracellular silicon in diatoms

S Kumar, K Rechav, I Kaplan-Ashiri, A Gal - Science advances, 2020 - science.org
Diatoms are an abundant group of microalgae, known for their ability to form an intricate cell
wall made of silica. Silicon levels in seawater are in the micromolar range, making it a …

Ion pathways in biomineralization: Perspectives on uptake, transport, and deposition of calcium, carbonate, and phosphate

K Kahil, S Weiner, L Addadi, A Gal - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Minerals are formed by organisms in all of the kingdoms of life. Mineral formation pathways
all involve uptake of ions from the environment, transport of ions by cells, sometimes …