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Function‐driven design of a surrogate interleukin‐2 receptor ligand

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Interleukin (IL)‐2 signaling can be achieved and precisely fine‐tuned through the affinity, distance, and orientation of the heterodimeric receptors with their ligands. We designed a biased IL‐2 surrogate ligand that selectively promotes effector T and natural killer cell activation and differentiation. Interleukin (IL) receptors play a pivotal role in
Ziwei Tang, Zelin Cheng, Teng Li, Fulian Wang, Liangminghui Zhang, Xiuxiu He, Lili Liu, Wei Wang, Aibin Liang, Guang Yang   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of mutation and gene conversion on the local diversification of antigen genes in African trypanosomes [PDF]

, 2012
Patterns of genetic diversity in parasite antigen gene families hold important information about their potential to generate antigenic variation within and between hosts.
Awadalla, Berriman, C. A. Cobbold, D. T. Haydon, E. Gjini, Hutchinson, J. D. Barry, Jackson, Morrison, Parham, Parham, Sawyer, Westesson   +12 more
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The newfound relationship between extrachromosomal DNAs and excised signal circles

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Extrachromosomal DNAs (ecDNAs) contribute to the progression of many human cancers. In addition, circular DNA by‐products of V(D)J recombination, excised signal circles (ESCs), have roles in cancer progression but have largely been overlooked. In this Review, we explore the roles of ecDNAs and ESCs in cancer development, and highlight why these ...
Dylan Casey, Zeqian Gao, Joan Boyes
wiley   +1 more source

Gene Silencing and Antigenic Variation in Malaria Parasites

The Scientific World Journal, 2001
Malaria remains one of the most important infectious diseases in the world today, infecting 300 to 500 million people yearly and resulting in 1 to 2 million deaths, primarily of young African children[1]. The most severe form of this disease is caused by
Kirk W. Deitsch
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular modeling of an antigenic complex between a viral peptide and a class I major histocompatibility glycoprotein [PDF]

, 1992
Computer simulation of the conformations of short antigenic peptides (&lo residues) either free or bound to their receptor, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC)- encoded glycoprotein H-2 Ld, was employed to explain experimentally determined ...
Allen, Babbit, Bjorkman, Buus, Chen, Cramer, Del Val, DeLisi, Falk, Fauchère, Garrett, Jorgensen, Kidera, Kourilsky, Krug, Lambert, Lambert, Lambert, Margalit, Maryanski, Owen, Reddehase, Reddehase, Reddehase, Rötzschke, Saper, Schwartz, Serrano, Sette, Tirado-Rives, Townsend, Townsend, Townsend, Unanue, Van Bleek, Weiner, Wendoloski, Wold, Zinkernagel   +38 more
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An upstream open reading frame regulates expression of the mitochondrial protein Slm35 and mitophagy flux

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study reveals how the mitochondrial protein Slm35 is regulated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The authors identify stress‐responsive DNA elements and two upstream open reading frames (uORFs) in the 5′ untranslated region of SLM35. One uORF restricts translation, and its mutation increases Slm35 protein levels and mitophagy.
Hernán Romo‐Casanueva, Ariann E. Mendoza‐Martínez, P. Abril Medina‐Flores, Carlos Campero‐Basaldua, Alexander DeLuna, Soledad Funes   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intrahost HA polymorphisms and culture adaptation shape antigenic profiles of H3N2 influenza viruses

Journal of Virology
Accurate antigenic characterization of influenza viruses is critical for vaccine strain selection but is often confounded by intrahost genetic diversity and culture-induced adaptations.
Kritika Prasai, Zunlin Yang, Minhui Guan, Tao Li, Daphne Ware, Jun Hang, Xiu-Feng Wan   +6 more
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Genetic Evolution and Molecular Selection of the HE Gene of Influenza C Virus [PDF]

, 2019
Influenza C virus (ICV) was first identified in humans and swine, but recently also in cattle, indicating a wider host range and potential threat to both the livestock industry and public health than was originally anticipated.
He, Wanting, Li, Gairu, Su, Shuo, Veit, Michael, Wang, Congcong, Wen, Baiqing, Xu, Qiuhua, Zhang, Letian, Zhang, Wenyan, Zhang, Xu, Zhou, Jiyong   +10 more
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Inhibiting stearoyl‐CoA desaturase suppresses bone metastatic prostate cancer by modulating cellular stress, mTOR signaling, and DNA damage response

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Bone metastasis in prostate cancer (PCa) patients is a clinical hurdle due to the poor understanding of the supportive bone microenvironment. Here, we identify stearoyl‐CoA desaturase (SCD) as a tumor‐promoting enzyme and potential therapeutic target in bone metastatic PCa.
Alexis Wilson, Mackenzie K Herroon, Shane Mecca, Laimar C Garmo, Jacob Lindquist, Shrila Rajendran, Steve M. Patrick, Izabela Podgorski   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural selection promotes antigenic evolvability. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2013
The hypothesis that evolvability - the capacity to evolve by natural selection - is itself the object of natural selection is highly intriguing but remains controversial due in large part to a paucity of direct experimental evidence.
Christopher J Graves, Vera I D Ros, Brian Stevenson, Paul D Sniegowski, Dustin Brisson   +4 more
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