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Acellular Pertussis Vaccines Induce Anti-pertactin Bactericidal Antibodies Which Drives the Emergence of Pertactin-Negative Strains

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020
Despite high vaccination coverage, Bordetella pertussis the causative agent of whooping cough is still a health concern worldwide. A resurgence of pertussis cases has been reported, particularly in countries using acellular vaccines with waning immunity ...
Elodie Lesne, Breeze E. Cavell, Irene Freire-Martin, Ruby Persaud, Frances Alexander, Stephen Taylor, Mary Matheson, Cécile A. C. M. van Els, Andrew Gorringe   +8 more
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RNA‐related functions of BRCA2 in transcription, replication, and genome stability

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Beyond its role in homologous recombination, BRCA2 regulates R‐loop homeostasis, DNA–RNA hybrid resolution, RNA polymerase II dynamics, and transcriptional activation. Disruption of any of these functions can contribute to genome instability, inflammatory signaling, and tumorigenesis. BRCA2 is a central tumor suppressor protein best known for its roles
Lucia Alvaro‐Aranda, Sreerama Chaitanya Sridhara, Aura Carreira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

New methods for the diagnosis of Babesia bigemina infection

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1992
Accurate diagnosis of Babesia bigemina infection, an economically important tick-transmitted protozoan parasite of cattle, is essential in the management of disease control and in epidemiological studies.
S. Morzaria, J. Katende, A. Kairo, V. Nene, A. Musoke   +4 more
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The ubiquitin system in normal and infected germinal center B cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The ubiquitin system plays a central role in germinal center (GC) B cells, influencing differentiation to long‐lived memory B cells. Oncogenic gammaherpesviruses gain access to memory B cells by establishing latency in GC B cells. Mapping ubiquitin mechanisms in normal and infected GC B cells will define specific molecular circuits in B cells germane ...
Destiny Davis, Lesly Mejia, Emily K Moser   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antibody responses to xenogenic antigens : a study in the mouse-to-rat system

, 2006
Antibodies play a crucial role in the rejection of an organ that has been transplanted between different animal species, i.e. xenotransplantation. In previous work, we have induced a state of humoral tolerance where mouse-to-rat heart grafts continued to
Lorant, Tomas,, Björkland, Anna,, Tufveson, Gunnar,, Johnsson, Cecilia,, Bersztel, Adam,   +4 more
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Effect of praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma mansoni during pregnancy on intensity of infection and antibody responses to schistosome antigens: results of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. [PDF]

, 2009
BACKGROUND: Praziquantel treatment of schistosomiasis during pregnancy was only recommended in 2002; hence the effects of treatment during pregnancy are not fully known. We have therefore evaluated the effects on infection intensity and the immunological
Emojong Nicholas O, Dunne, David W., Mawa, Patrice A, Birgitte J Vennervald, Jones Frances M, Jones, Frances M., Duong, Trinh, Patrice A Mawa, Emojong, Nicholas O., Vennervald, Birgitte J, Mawa Patrice A, Frances M Jones, Alison M Elliott, Trinh Duong, Mpairwe Harriet, Elliott, Alison M, Robert Tweyongyere, Mawa, Patrice A., Mpairwe, Harriet, Emojong, Nicholas O, Dunne, David W, Katunguka-Rwakishaya Eli, Elliott Alison M, Tweyongyere, Robert, David W Dunne, Katunguka-Rwakishaya, Eli, Dunne David W, Elliott, Alison M., Duong Trinh, Vennervald Birgitte J, Nicholas O Emojong, Eli Katunguka-Rwakishaya, Tweyongyere Robert, Jones, Frances M, Harriet Mpairwe   +34 more
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Smaller is better: nanobodies meet NMR

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nanobodies are single‐domain antigen‐binding fragments derived from camelid heavy chain antibodies. Their small size, high stability, and exceptional specificity make nanobodies uniquely useful probes for NMR studies of protein dynamics, transient conformational states, and protein–protein interactions.
Oleg Y. Dmitriev
wiley   +1 more source

Neutralization of the PTX3/CD44 axis suppresses TGF‐β1 signaling in kidney fibrosis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study investigates how the PTX3/CD44 axis promotes kidney fibrosis by activating TGF‐β1 signaling. We demonstrate that the neutralizing antibody WHC‐001 effectively inhibits this pathway, suppressing myofibroblast activation and partial epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT).
Chao‐Chun Cheng, Shen‐Shin Chang, Feng‐Wei Chen, Ying‐Chieh Su, Thanh Phuong Nguyen, Yu‐Wei Hsiao, Jhih‐Ying Chi, Hsin‐Yin Liang, Ju‐Ming Wang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Oncogenic cancer/testis antigens: prime candidates for immunotherapy

OncoTarget, 2015
Recent developments have set the stage for immunotherapy as a supplement to conventional cancer treatment. Consequently, a significant effort is required to further improve efficacy and specificity, particularly the identification of optimal therapeutic ...
M. Gjerstorff, M. Andersen, H. Ditzel
semanticscholar   +1 more source

DNA ligase LigE increases bacterial transformation with damaged extracellular DNA

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The DNA ligase LigE from the naturally competent Gram‐negative bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoaea increases transformation with cut extracellular DNA. This process is ATP‐dependent and relies on the catalytic activity of LigE; it also requires that LigE contains an intact periplasmic localisation sequence, indicating that ligE functions in the periplasm ...
Jolyn Pan, Avi Singh, Shrawani Weralupe Gamladdalage, Joanna Hicks, Adele Williamson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source