Long Range Hydration Effects in Electrolytic Free Suspended Black Films

The force law within free suspended black films made of negatively charged Aerosol-OT (AOT) with added LiCl or CsCl is studied accurately using X-ray reflectivity (ca. 1{\AA}). We find an electrolyte concentration threshold above which a substantial additional repulsion is detected in the LiCl films, up to distances of 100 {\AA}. We interpret this phenomenon as an augmentation of the Debye screening length, due to the local screening of the condensed hydrophilic counterions by the primary hydration shell.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, to be published Phys. Rev. Let

The transport mechanism of the mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier

The mitochondrial ADP/ATP carrier imports ADP from the cytosol and exports ATP from the mitochondrial matrix, which are key transport steps for oxidative phosphorylation in eukaryotic organisms. The transport protein belongs to the mitochondrial carrier family, a large transporter family in the inner membrane of mitochondria. It is one of the best studied members of the family and serves as a paradigm for the molecular mechanism of mitochondrial carriers. Structurally, the carrier consists of three homologous domains, each composed of two transmembrane α-helices linked with a loop and short α-helix on the matrix side. The transporter cycles between a cytoplasmic and matrix state in which a central substrate binding site is alternately accessible to these compartments for binding of ADP or ATP. On both the cytoplasmic and matrix side of the carrier are networks consisting of three salt bridges each. In the cytoplasmic state, the matrix salt bridge network is formed and the cytoplasmic network is disrupted, opening the central substrate binding site to the intermembrane space and cytosol, whereas the converse occurs in the matrix state. In the transport cycle, tighter substrate binding in the intermediate states allows the interconversion of conformations by lowering the energy barrier for disruption and formation of these networks, opening and closing the carrier to either side of the membrane in an alternating way. Conversion between cytoplasmic and matrix states might require the simultaneous rotation of three domains around a central translocation pathway, constituting a unique mechanism among transport proteins. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Mitochondrial Channels edited by Pierre Sonveaux, Pierre Maechler and Jean-Claude Martinou

A Study of the Turkish Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). V. Cryptinae, Phygadeuontini

Kolarov, J., M.F (2007): A Study of the Turkish Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera). V. Cryptinae, Phygadeuontini. Linzer biologische Beiträge 39 (2): 987-992, DOI: http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.541716

Fauna and distribution of Bulgarian Cryptini (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae)

Kolarov, J., Bordera, S. (2007): Fauna and distribution of Bulgarian Cryptini (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Cryptinae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 39 (1): 431-440, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.540938

Neue Tersilochinen-Arten aus Bulgarien (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)

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Tryphoninae species from Turkish Aegean region (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)

Yurtcan, M., Kolarov, J., Beyarslan, A. (2006): Tryphoninae species from Turkish Aegean region (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae). Linzer biologische Beiträge 38 (1): 985-990, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.543468