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Materials‐Guided Gene‐Ionizable Lipid Nanoparticles to Reverse Iron‐Associated Immune Resistance in Renal Cancer

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Iron overload is a common metabolic disturbance in cancer and contributes to poor outcomes in renal cell carcinoma (RCC), yet its effects on the tumour immune microenvironment remain unclear. Here we identify a previously unrecognized immunosuppressive axis in which iron overload downregulates the palmitoyltransferase ZDHHC12 in CD8+ T cells ...
Xin Jin, Yulong Hong, Chengliang Yin, Wanyang Guo, Yaxuan Wang, Ruijiang Zeng, Ruilin Liu, Zexian Ding, Xinlin Liu, Shangqing Ren, Qiyang Liang, Yaohui Wang, Xu Zhang, João Conde, Yuan Li, Xin Ma, Liangyou Gu   +16 more
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Cationicity Enhancement on the Hydrophilic Face of Ctriporin Significantly Reduces Its Hemolytic Activity and Improves the Antimicrobial Activity against Antibiotic-Resistant ESKAPE Pathogens

Toxins
The ESKAPE pathogen-associated antimicrobial resistance is a global public health issue, and novel therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. The short cationic antimicrobial peptide (AMP) family represents an important subfamily of scorpion-derived ...
Xudong Luo, Huan Deng, Li Ding, Xiangdong Ye, Fang Sun, Chenhu Qin, Zongyun Chen   +6 more
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De Novo Design of Membrane‐Targeting Antimicrobial Peptides Against Gram‐Negative Bacteria Using a Generative Artificial Intelligence Framework

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Antimicrobial resistance caused by Gram‐negative bacteria remains difficult to overcome due to the protective outer membrane. To address this challenge, a multi‐condition constrained generative AI framework, GenMTAMP is proposed for de novo membrane‐targeting antimicrobial peptide design by integrating physicochemical and spatial structure descriptors.
Jingxiao Yu, Da‐Wen Sun, QingYi Wei, Yibing Zhang, Jidong Tang, Hongbin Pu   +5 more
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Defense peptides: recent developments

Biomolecular Concepts, 2015
Defense peptides are small amphipathic molecules that exhibit antimicrobial, antitumor, antiviral, and immunomodulatory properties. This review summarizes current knowledge on the mechanisms of antimicrobial activity of cationic and anionic defense ...
Cytryńska Małgorzata, Zdybicka-Barabas Agnieszka   +1 more
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Lesion Site‐Targeted Microspheres Modulate Nav1.7‐Related Signaling for Osteoarthritis Treatment

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Cartilage‐targeted carbamazepine‐loaded WYRGRL‐modified composite microspheres (CBZ/WCOM) anchor to exposed type II collagen in osteoarthritic lesions and release carbamazepine under acidic conditions. This bind‐then‐release platform modulates Nav1.7‐related sodium signaling, Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger‐associated Ca2+ dynamics, and heat shock protein 70 ...
Cheng Chen, Jiaying Li, Jinjin Ma, Xiaonan Yuan, Yao Xiao, Yang Zhang, Yuan Chen, Hao Jiang, Hui He, Jie Hu, Qianglong Chen, Jinniu Zhang, Bin Li, Yun Zhou, Fengxuan Han, Yong Wang   +15 more
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Identification of a Nonribosomal Peptide Analog With Activity Against Multiple Gram‐Positive Bacteria via a Synthetic Bioinformatic Natural Product Discovery Approach

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The genome of Rhodococcus erythropolis D‐1 was analyzed by bioinformatic tools to mine a novel nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) gene cluster. A nonribosomal peptide analog ZURJC5 associated with the NRPS was chemically synthesized. Through structure‐activity relationship studies, ZURJC28 was ultimately obtained and showed antibacterial activity ...
Keyi Chen, Jiayi Liang, Yujia Wu, Jianan Xu, Yi Liu, Wenguang Wang, Xinhang Jiang, Benjie Gao, Yueyue Wang, Hui Jiang   +9 more
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Synthetic bovine NK-lysin-derived peptide (bNK2A) does not require intra-chain disulfide bonds for bactericidal activity.

PLoS ONE, 2019
Bovine NK-lysins are cationic antimicrobial proteins found predominantly in the cytosolic granules of T lymphocytes and NK-cells. NK-lysin-derived peptides show antimicrobial activity against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Mature NK-lysin
Rohana P Dassanayake, Shollie M Falkenberg, Eric M Nicholson, Robert E Briggs, Fred M Tatum, Vijay K Sharma, Timothy A Reinhardt   +6 more
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Cationic Antimicrobial Peptide Resistance in Neisseria meningitidis [PDF]

Journal of Bacteriology, 2005
ABSTRACT Cationic antimicrobial peptides (CAMPs) are important components of the innate host defense system against microbial infections and microbial products. However, the human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis is intrinsically highly resistant to CAMPs, such as polymyxin B (PxB) (MIC ≥ 512 μg/ml).
Yih-Ling, Tzeng, Karita D, Ambrose, Susu, Zughaier, Xiaoliu, Zhou, Yoon K, Miller, William M, Shafer, David S, Stephens   +6 more
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Targeting Lipopolysaccharide Transport Induces Membrane Lipid Remodeling and Sensitizes Acinetobacter baumannii to Colistin Treatment

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study identifies C4 as a lead inhibitor of the Lpt system. Notably, C4 potentiates colistin activity by disrupting LPS transport and remodeling phospholipid homeostasis, revealing a functional interplay between the Lpt and Mla systems. These findings establish a mechanistic link between Lpt inhibition and membrane lipid remodeling, positioning Lpt–
Jianya Luo, Hetianzi Zhang, Jinju Cai, Shuang Zhou, Haijie Zhang, Zhiqiang Wang, Yuan Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Therapeutic utility of the antimicrobial peptide Tilapia Piscidin 4 (TP4)

Aquaculture Reports, 2020
Antimicrobial peptides are genetically encoded defense molecules found in all types of organisms that encounter microbes. One class of antimicrobial peptides, Piscidins, are reported to possess significant therapeutic activities.
Prakash Kishore Hazam, Jyh-Yih Chen
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