{"id":66983,"date":"2021-05-28T11:05:58","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=66983"},"modified":"2021-05-28T14:41:31","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T18:41:31","slug":"remember-trumps-tweet-covfefe-who-had-foreknowledge-of-the-covid-19-bioterror-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=66983","title":{"rendered":"Remember Trump&#8217;s Tweet COVfefe? Who had foreknowledge of the COVID-19 bioterror operation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Trump&#8217;s &#8220;COVfefe&#8221; Tweet &#8211; Foreknowledge of the Covid-19 Pandemic?<\/h1>\n<p>Posted by Hsaive<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67002\" src=\"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/c826c81d71cfa8c92f6198e12b11103b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/c826c81d71cfa8c92f6198e12b11103b.jpg 920w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/c826c81d71cfa8c92f6198e12b11103b-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/c826c81d71cfa8c92f6198e12b11103b-768x519.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"articleContent\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>COV<\/strong> is the standard word for coronavirus. <strong>FeFe<\/strong>\u00a0is a hydrogenase, in biochemistry its an enzyme used in a catalyzing process that involves hydrogen molecules. Essentially, FeFe has been used in processes for the creation of <strong>bactrium, RNA or viral strands.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NCBI (2015): \u00a0&#8220;Engineering Artificial Machines from Designable DNA Materials for Biomedical Applications&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unlike most<strong> DNA<\/strong> structure building processes, the <strong>RNA structures<\/strong> were built in a complete isothermal process at 37\u00b0C. Interestingly, with tethering [<strong>FeFe]<\/strong>-hydrogenase and ferredoxin catalyzes in the adjacent position through a specific <strong>RNA<\/strong> aptamer\u2013protein interaction on the <strong>RNA structure<\/strong>, in vivo hydrogen production efficiency was improved significantly compared to cell carrying free enzymes<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4442581\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC4442581\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Related:<br \/>\n<strong>(WIKI) \u00a0Hydrogenase<\/strong><br \/>\nUntil 2004, the [Fe]-only hydrogenase was believed to be &#8220;metal-free&#8221;. Then, Thauer et al. showed that the metal-free hydrogenases in fact contain iron atom in its active site. As a result, those enzymes previously classified as &#8220;metal-free&#8221; are now named [Fe]-only hydrogenases. This protein contains only a mononuclear Fe active site and no iron-sulfur clusters, in contrast to the [<strong>FeFe]<\/strong> hydrogenases. [NiFe] and <strong>[FeFe]<\/strong> hydrogenases have some common features in their structures: Each enzyme has an active site and a few <strong>Fe-S clusters that are buried in protein<\/strong>. The active site, which is believed to be the place where catalysis takes place, is also a <strong>metallocluster<\/strong>, and each<strong> iron <\/strong>is coordinated by <strong>carbon monoxide (CO) and cyanide (CN\u2212) ligands<\/strong>.[3]<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydrogenase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hydrogenase<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<br \/>\n<strong>Insights into [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Structure, Mechanism, and Maturation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Learn more about Hydrogenase from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology\/hydrogenase\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hydrogenases<\/a>\u00a0are\u00a0<a title=\"Learn more about Metalloenzyme from ScienceDirect's AI-generated Topic Pages\" href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/topics\/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology\/metalloenzyme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">metalloenzymes<\/a>\u00a0that are key to energy metabolism in a variety of microbial communities. Divided into three classes based on their metal content, the [Fe]-, <strong>[FeFe]<\/strong>-, and [NiFe]-hydrogenases are evolutionarily unrelated but share similar nonprotein ligand assemblies at their active site metal centers that are <strong>not observed elsewhere in biology.<\/strong> These nonprotein ligands are critical in tuning enzyme reactivity, and their synthesis and incorporation into the active site clusters require a number of specific maturation enzymes. The wealth of structural information on different classes and different states of hydrogenase enzymes, <strong>biosynthetic intermediates<\/strong>, and maturation enzymes has contributed significantly to understanding the biochemistry of hydrogen metabolism. This review highlights the unique structural features of hydrogenases and emphasizes the recent biochemical and structural work that has created a clearer picture of the <strong>[FeFe]-hydrogenase<\/strong> <strong>maturation pathway.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0969212611002152\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0969212611002152<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Development of an In Vitro Compartmentalization Screen for High-Throughput Directed Evolution of <strong>[FeFe]<\/strong> Hydrogenases James A. Stapleton,James R. Swartz , Published: December 6, 2010<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0015275<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<br \/>\nOrganization of Intracellular Reactions with Rationally Designed RNA Assemblies<br \/>\nCamille J. Delebecque1,2,3,4, Ariel B. Lindner3,4,*, Pamela A. Silver1,2,*, Faisal A. Aldaye1,2<br \/>\nScience \u00a022 Jul 2011: \u00a0Vol. 333, Issue 6041, pp. 470-474 \u00a0DOI: 10.1126\/science.1206938<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/333\/6041\/470.abstract\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/science.sciencemag.org\/content\/333\/6041\/470.abstract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Front. Microbiol., 11 April 2014 | https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmicb.2014.00142<br \/>\nComparison of transcriptional profiles of Clostridium thermocellum grown on cellobiose and pretreated yellow poplar using RNA-Seq<br \/>\nFront. Microbiol., 11 April 2014 | https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/fmicb.2014.00142<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fmicb.2014.00142\/full\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/articles\/10.3389\/fmicb.2014.00142\/full<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Maturation of cytosolic and nuclear iron\u2013sulfur proteins<br \/>\nDJA Netz, J Mascarenhas, O Stehling, AJ Pierik\u2026 &#8211; Trends in cell \u2026, 2014 &#8211; Elsevier<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0962892413001967\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0962892413001967<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>STRUCTURE, FUNCTION, AND FORMATION OF BIOLOGICAL IRON-SULFUR CLUSTERS<br \/>\nAnnual Review of Biochemistry &#8212; Vol. 74:247-281 (Volume publication date 7 July 2005)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/www.annualreviews.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1146\/annurev.biochem.74.082803.133518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.annualreviews.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1146\/annurev.biochem.74.082803.133518<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Recent Advances in Radical SAM Enzymology: New Structures and Mechanisms (2014)<br \/>\nJiarui Wang, Rory P. Woldring, Gabriel D. Rom\u00e1n-Mel\u00e9ndez, Alan M. McClain, Brian R. Alzua, and E. Neil G. Marsh*<\/p>\n<p>Very recently, we have shown that empty \u03b1-carboxysome shells (about 100 nm in diameter) can be reconstructed by expressing the full set of shell proteins and can recruit mature O2-sensitive <strong>[FeFe]<\/strong>-hydrogenase and cofactors into the shell to create a novel hydrogen-producing as a novel nanoscale bioreactor, taking advantage of the O2-free (or O2-less) microenvironment created within the \u03b1-carboxysome shell (Li et al., 2020). The dimension and shape of the recombinant \u03b1-carboxysome shell are comparable to those of native carboxysomes, suggesting the improved enzyme loading and more close-to-native microenvironment compared with the shells with the reduced size.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/cb5004674\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/doi\/abs\/10.1021\/cb5004674<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Chapter Five &#8211; RNA Study Using DNA Nanotechnology<\/p>\n<p>Abstract: \u00a0Transcription is one of the fundamental steps of gene expression, where RNA polymerases (RNAPs) bind to their template genes and make RNAs. In addition to RNAP and the template gene, many molecules such as transcription factors are involved. The interaction and the effect of these factors depend on the geometry. Molecular layout of these factors, RNAP and gene is thus important. DNA nanotechnology is a promising technology that allows controlling of the molecular layout in the range of nanometer to micrometer scale with nanometer resolution; thus, it is expected to expand the RNA study beyond the current limit.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1877117315002379\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1877117315002379<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Characterization of Hydrogen Metabolism in the Multicellular Green Alga Volvox carteri<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; The genome of Volvox carteri contains two genes encoding putative <strong>[FeFe]<\/strong>-hydrogenases (HYDA1 and HYDA2), and the transcripts for these genes accumulate under anaerobic conditions.&#8221;<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosone\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pone.0125324<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________<br \/>\nDevelopment of an In Vitro Compartmentalization Screen for High-Throughput Directed Evolution of <strong>[FeFe]<\/strong><br \/>\nHydrogenases (2010)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Background<\/strong>:<strong> [FeFe] hydrogenase enzymes catalyze the formation and dissociation of molecular hydrogen with the help of a complex prosthetic group composed of common elements.<\/strong> The development of energy conversion technologies based on these renewable catalysts has been hindered by their extreme oxygen sensitivity. Attempts to improve the enzymes by directed evolution have failed for want of a screening platform capable of throughputs high enough to adequately sample heavily mutated DNA libraries. In vitro compartmentalization (IVC) is a powerful method capable of screening for multiple-turnover enzymatic activity at very high throughputs. Recent advances have allowed <strong>[FeFe]<\/strong> hydrogenases to be expressed and activated in the cell-free protein synthesis reactions on which IVC is based; however, IVC is a demanding technique with which many enzymes have proven incompatible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Methodology\/principal findings<\/strong>: Here we describe an extremely high-throughput IVC screen for oxygen-tolerant [FeFe] hydrogenases. We demonstrate that the <strong>[FeFe]<\/strong> hydrogenase CpI can be expressed and activated within emulsion droplets, and identify a fluorogenic substrate that links activity after oxygen exposure to the generation of a fluorescent signal. We present a screening protocol in which attachment of mutant genes and the proteins they encode to the surfaces of microbeads is followed by three separate emulsion steps for amplification, expression, and evaluation of hydrogenase mutants. We show that beads displaying active hydrogenase can be isolated by fluorescence-activated cell-sorting, and we use the method to enrich such beads from a mock library.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusions\/significance:<\/strong> <strong>[FeFe] hydrogenases are the most complex enzymes to be produced by cell-free protein synthesis,<\/strong> and the most challenging targets to which IVC has yet been applied. The technique described here is an enabling step towards the development of biocatalysts for a biological hydrogen economy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21151915\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/21151915\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Full Article:(PDF)<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/download%3Fdoi=10.1.1.292.4946%26amp;rep=rep1%26amp;type=pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/citeseerx.ist.psu.edu\/viewdoc\/download?doi=10.1.1.292.4946&amp;rep=rep1&amp;type=pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_____________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Terms\/Definitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Ferredoxins&#8221;<\/strong> (from Latin ferrum: iron + redox, often abbreviated &#8220;fd&#8221;) are <strong>iron\u2013sulfur proteins <\/strong>that mediate electron transfer in a range of metabolic reactions. The term <strong>&#8220;ferredoxin&#8221;<\/strong> was coined by D.C. Wharton of the DuPont Co. and applied to the <strong>&#8220;iron protein&#8221;<\/strong> first purified in 1962 by Mortenson, Valentine, and Carnahan from the<strong> anaerobic bacterium Clostridium pasteurianum<\/strong>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferredoxin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ferredoxin<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Ligand&#8221;<\/strong> (Def) &#8212; \u00a0In coordination chemistry, a ligand[a] is an ion or molecule (functional group) that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex. &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/redirect\/8ukuj\/https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ligand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ligand<\/a><\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/justpaste.it\/8ukuj\">https:\/\/justpaste.it\/8ukuj<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s &#8220;COVfefe&#8221; Tweet &#8211; Foreknowledge of the Covid-19 Pandemic? 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