scholarly journals The role of symmetry breaking in the structural trapping of light-induced excited spin states

2017 ◽  
Vol 53 (99) ◽  
pp. 13268-13271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafal Kulmaczewski ◽  
Elzbieta Trzop ◽  
Laurence J. Kershaw Cook ◽  
Eric Collet ◽  
Guillaume Chastanet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Spin State ◽  
Spin States ◽  
Crystallographic Symmetry ◽  
Red Line

Six isostructural compounds show differing agreement with the correlation T(LIESST) = T0 − 0.3T1/2 (red line; LIESST = Light-Induced Excited Spin-State Trapping). This reflects crystallographic symmetry breaking under LIESST conditions, exhibited by one of the compounds but not by two others.

scholarly journals The role of spin states in the catalytic mechanism of the intra- and extradiol cleavage of catechols by O2

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (37) ◽  
pp. 7860-7868 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Stepanović ◽  
D. Angelone ◽  
M. Gruden ◽  
M. Swart
Keyword(s):  
Spin State ◽  
Catalytic Mechanism ◽  
Spin States ◽  
Density Functionals

Intradiol vs. extradiol selectivity of Fe(iii)-complexes explained by spin-state consistent density functionals.

Centrosome Aurora A gradient ensures single polarity axis in C. elegans embryos

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 1243-1253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukriti Kapoor ◽  
Sachin Kotak
Keyword(s):  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Cell Cortex ◽  
Axis Formation ◽  
Aurora A Kinase ◽  
Aurora A ◽  
C Elegans ◽  
Cell Embryo ◽  
Polarity Establishment

Cellular asymmetries are vital for generating cell fate diversity during development and in stem cells. In the newly fertilized Caenorhabditis elegans embryo, centrosomes are responsible for polarity establishment, i.e. anterior–posterior body axis formation. The signal for polarity originates from the centrosomes and is transmitted to the cell cortex, where it disassembles the actomyosin network. This event leads to symmetry breaking and the establishment of distinct domains of evolutionarily conserved PAR proteins. However, the identity of an essential component that localizes to the centrosomes and promotes symmetry breaking was unknown. Recent work has uncovered that the loss of Aurora A kinase (AIR-1 in C. elegans and hereafter referred to as Aurora A) in the one-cell embryo disrupts stereotypical actomyosin-based cortical flows that occur at the time of polarity establishment. This misregulation of actomyosin flow dynamics results in the occurrence of two polarity axes. Notably, the role of Aurora A in ensuring a single polarity axis is independent of its well-established function in centrosome maturation. The mechanism by which Aurora A directs symmetry breaking is likely through direct regulation of Rho-dependent contractility. In this mini-review, we will discuss the unconventional role of Aurora A kinase in polarity establishment in C. elegans embryos and propose a refined model of centrosome-dependent symmetry breaking.

Study of the catalytic mechanism of a non-heme Fe catalyst: The role of the spin state of the iron

2021 ◽  
Vol 764 ◽  
pp. 138282
Author(s):  
Aikaterini Gemenetzi ◽  
Panagiota Stathi ◽  
Yiannis Deligiannakis ◽  
Maria Louloudi
Keyword(s):  
Spin State ◽  
Catalytic Mechanism ◽  
Fe Catalyst

scholarly journals Instability of the marginal commutative model of tunneling centers interacting with a metallic environment: Role of the electron-hole symmetry breaking

1997 ◽  
Vol 56 (20) ◽  
pp. 12947-12960 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Zawadowski ◽  
G. Zaránd ◽  
P. Nozières ◽  
K. Vladár ◽  
G. T. Zimányi
Keyword(s):  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Electron Hole ◽  
Tunneling Centers
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