William C. Ratcliff

2 months ago | journals.plos.org | Whitney Wong |Pablo Bravo |Peter J. Yunker |William C. Ratcliff

Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Short Reports Short Reports offer exciting novel biological findings that may trigger new research directions. See Journal Information» Citation: Wong W, Bravo P, Yunker PJ, Ratcliff WC, Burnetti AJ (2025) Oxygen-binding proteins aid oxygen diffusion to enhance fitness of a yeast model of multicellularity. PLoS Biol 23(1): e3002975.

Mar 1, 2024 | dx.doi.org | Christopher Zhang |Sayantan Datta |William C. Ratcliff |Brian Hammer

1 INTRODUCTION An important mechanism of intermicrobial antagonism is the Type VI Secretion System (T6SS). The T6SS is a modified phage tail spike that delivers a payload of deadly effector proteins into neighboring competitor bacterial species. Its widespread distribution (~25% of Gram-negative species; Bingle et al., 2008) can be understood through its outsized effect on microbial dynamics.

Mar 1, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Christopher Zhang |Sayantan Datta |William C. Ratcliff |Brian Hammer

1 INTRODUCTION An important mechanism of intermicrobial antagonism is the Type VI Secretion System (T6SS). The T6SS is a modified phage tail spike that delivers a payload of deadly effector proteins into neighboring competitor bacterial species. Its widespread distribution (~25% of Gram-negative species; Bingle et al., 2008) can be understood through its outsized effect on microbial dynamics.

Dec 4, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Whitney Wong |Pablo Bravo |Peter J. Yunker |William C. Ratcliff

AbstractOxygen availability is a key factor in the evolution of multicellularity, as larger and more sophisticated organisms often require mechanisms allowing efficient oxygen delivery to their tissues. One such mechanism is the presence of oxygen-binding proteins, such as globins and hemerythrins, which arose in the ancestor of bilaterian animals.

Jul 19, 2023 | cell.com | William C. Ratcliff

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