Interactions among the A and T units of an ECF-type biotin transporter analyzed by site-specific crosslinking. by Olivia Neubauer, Christin Reiffler, Laura Behrendt, Thomas Eitinger

“…They are composed of a substrate-specific transmembrane protein (S component) and a module consisting of a moderately conserved transmembrane protein (T component) and two ABC ATPase domains (A components). …”
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A role for the Fem-1 gene of Drosophila melanogaster in adult courtship by Miles Thies, Brett Berke

“…The amino acid sequence of the two Drosophila Fem-1 transcripts are moderately conserved compared to that of both Fem-1 in C. elegans and the two Fem-1 transcripts in humans, with multiple ankyrin repeats. …”
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Myomaker and Myomixer Characterization in Gilthead Sea Bream under Different Myogenesis Conditions by Miquel Perelló-Amorós, Aitor Otero-Tarrazón, Violeta Jorge-Pedraza, Isabel García-Pérez, Albert Sánchez-Moya, Jean-Charles Gabillard, Fatemeh Moshayedi, Isabel Navarro, Encarnación Capilla, Jaume Fernández-Borràs, Josefina Blasco, Josep Chillarón, Daniel García de la serrana, Joaquim Gutiérrez

“…Myomaker is a transmembrane protein highly conserved among vertebrates, whereas Myomixer is a micropeptide that is moderately conserved. <i>myomaker</i> expression is restricted to skeletal muscle, while the expression of <i>myomixer</i> is more ubiquitous. …”
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Computational Design of Inhibitors Targeting the Catalytic β Subunit of <i>Escherichia coli</i> F_OF₁-ATP Synthase by Luis Pablo Avila-Barrientos, Luis Fernando Cofas-Vargas, Guillermin Agüero-Chapin, Enrique Hernández-García, Sergio Ruiz-Carmona, Norma A. Valdez-Cruz, Mauricio Trujillo-Roldán, Joachim Weber, Yasser B. Ruiz-Blanco, Xavier Barril, Enrique García-Hernández

“…An analysis of bacterial and Mammalia sequences of the key structural helix-turn-turn motif of the C-terminal domain of the β subunit revealed highly and moderately conserved positions that could be exploited for the development of new species-specific allosteric inhibitors. …”
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Evolution of Phage Tail Sheath Protein by Peter Evseev, Mikhail Shneider, Konstantin Miroshnikov

“…The common core domain of all studied sheath proteins, including viral and T6SS proteins, comprised both N-terminal and C-terminal parts, whereas the other parts consisted of one or several moderately conserved domains, presumably added during phage evolution. …”
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Epigenetic aging signatures in mice livers are slowed by dwarfism, calorie restriction and rapamycin treatment by Tina Wang, Brian Tsui, Jason F. Kreisberg, Neil A. Robertson, Andrew M. Gross, Michael Ku Yu, Hannah Carter, Holly M. Brown-Borg, Peter D. Adams, Trey Ideker

“…Results We first examined whether mice and humans experience similar patterns of change in the methylome with age. We found moderate conservation of CpG sites for which methylation is altered with age, with both species showing an increase in methylome disorder during aging. …”
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Evolutionary Position and Leaf Toughness Control Chemical Transformation of Litter, and Drought Reinforces This Control: Evidence from a Common Garden Experiment across 48 Species. by Xu Pan, Yao-Bin Song, Can Jiang, Guo-Fang Liu, Xue-Hua Ye, Xiu-Fang Xie, Yu-Kun Hu, Wei-Wei Zhao, Lijuan Cui, Johannes H C Cornelissen, Ming Dong, Andreas Prinzing

“…We suggest that the strong phylogenetic signals in chemical ecosystem functioning of species may reflect the concerted control by multiple moderately conserved traits, notably if interacting biota suffer microclimatic stress and spatial isolation from ambient litter.…”
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Identification and functional analysis of the erh1(+) gene encoding enhancer of rudimentary homolog from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. by Marek K Krzyzanowski, Ewa Kozlowska, Piotr Kozlowski

“…The ERH protein sequence is moderately conserved within the genus (58% identity between S. pombe and S.japonicus), but the intron-rich genes have almost identical intron-exon organizations in all four species. …”
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Fragmentos de um periódico perdido: a Sentinela do Serro e o sentido da "republicanização" (1830-1832) Pieces of a disappeared newspaper: the Sentinela do Serro and the meanings of... by Valdei Lopes de Araujo, Weder Ferreira da Silva

“…Finally, we argue to the necessity of revise the triadic political definition (radicals, moderates, conservatives) generally applied to categorize this moment. …”
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Mitochondrial genome annotation with MFannot: a critical analysis of gene identification and gene model prediction by B. Franz Lang, Natacha Beck, Samuel Prince, Matt Sarrasin, Pierre Rioux, Gertraud Burger

“…The most difficult steps are (i) the structural modelling of intron-containing genes; (ii) the identification and delineation of Group I and II introns; and (iii) the identification of moderately conserved, non-coding RNA (ncRNA) genes specifying 5S rRNAs, tmRNAs and RNase P RNAs. …”
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Identification of plant promoter constituents by analysis of local distribution of short sequences by Sakurai Tetsuya, Obokata Junichi, Matsui Minami, Ichida Hiroyuki, Yamamoto Yoshiharu Y, Satou Masakazu, Seki Motoaki, Shinozaki Kazuo, Abe Tomoko

“…Comparison of LDSS-positive sequences between <it>Arabidopsis </it>and rice has revealed moderate conservation of elements and common promoter architecture. …”
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The predominantly HEAT-like motif structure of huntingtin and its association and coincident nuclear entry with dorsal, an NF-kB/Rel/dorsal family transcription factor by Gusella James F, Takano Hiroki

“…Huntingtin is moderately conserved, with 10 HEAT repeats reported in its amino-terminal half. …”
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Computational characterization of 3' splice variants in the GFAP isoform family. by Sarah E Boyd, Betina Nair, Sze Woei Ng, Jonathan M Keith, Jacqueline M Orian

“…We identified several highly or moderately conserved regions throughout the intron 7/7a/7b regions, including untranslated regions and regulatory features, consistent with the biology of GFAP. …”
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Editorial by Katherine Bullock

“…Efforts by Daniel Pipes and other neoconservative writers to ensure that the general public and policy makers do not distinguish between moderate conservatives and those who endorse violence to achieve their goals have, unfortunately, been very successful. …”
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ACI design code for slender reinforced concrete columns by Aw, Chin Wai

“…Two theoretical methods provide moderately conservative predictions. Both codes of practices and theoretical methods have their own merits and demerits in the design of slender columns. …”
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EVALUASI SUMBERDAYA LAHAN UNTUKPERENCANAAN PENGGUNAAN LAHAN PERTANIAN BERKELANJUTAN DIKECAMATAN PULAU TERNATEKOTA TERNATE PROVINSI MALUKU UTARA by , RUSDIN SALEH, , Prof. Dr. Suratman, M.Sc

“…Land capability class III could be cultivated for the extensive agriculture can be developed for cloves and nutmeg with moderate conservation technologies. To improve soil fertility and pressing land degradation, this research recommending fertilization necessary action and landuse by considering of land capability and land suitability in the research area.…”

NKX2-5 Variant in Two Siblings with Thyroid Hemiagenesis by Ewelina Szczepanek-Parulska, Bartłomiej Budny, Martyna Borowczyk, Igor Zhukov, Kosma Szutkowski, Katarzyna Zawadzka, Raiha Tahir, Andrzej Minczykowski, Marek Niedziela, Marek Ruchała

“…The affected amino acid position is moderately conserved (positive scores in PhyloP: 1.364 and phastCons: 0.398). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Novel Strains of Porcine Astrovirus Type 3 in the USA by Franco Matias Ferreyra, Karen Harmon, Laura Bradner, Eric Burrough, Rachel Derscheid, Drew R. Magstadt, Alyona Michael, Marcelo Nunes de Almeida, Loni Schumacher, Chris Siepker, Panchan Sitthicharoenchai, Gregory Stevenson, Bailey Arruda

“…Our results indicate that the 5′UTR of PoAstV3 is highly conserved highlighting the importance of this region in translation initiation while their 3′UTR is moderately conserved among strains, presenting alternative configurations including multiple putative protein binding sites and pseudoknots. …”
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Characterization of the small RNA component of leaves and fruits from four different cucurbit species by Jagadeeswaran Guru, Nimmakayala Padma, Zheng Yun, Gowdu Kanchana, Reddy Umesh K, Sunkar Ramanjulu

“…Sequence analysis of these four libraries resulted in identification of 21 miRNA families that are highly conserved and 8 miRNA families that are moderately conserved in diverse dicots. We also identified 4 putative novel miRNAs in these plant species. …”
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Diversity, preference, and conservation priority of woody plant species in coffee agroforestry system in southwest Ethiopia by Zerihun Kebebew, Zerihun Kebebew, Claire Ozanne

“…The findings suggest that 12 woody plants need high conservation priority, 19 species need moderate conservation priority and 17 woody plants need low priority for conservation. …”
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