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Noncognate Mycobacterium tuberculosis Toxin-Antitoxins Can Physically and Functionally Interact*

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2010
The Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome harbors a striking number (>40) of toxin-antitoxin systems. Among them are at least seven MazF orthologs, designated MazF-mt1 through MazF-mt7, four of which have been demonstrated to function as mRNA interferases ...
Ling Zhu, Jared D. Sharp, Hiroshi Kobayashi, N. Woychik, M. Inouye   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Integrative Modeling in the Age of Machine Learning: A Summary of HADDOCK Strategies in CAPRI Rounds 47–55

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The HADDOCK team participated in CAPRI rounds 47–55 as server, manual predictor, and scorers. Throughout these CAPRI rounds, we used a plethora of computational strategies to predict the structure of protein complexes. Of the 10 targets comprising 24 interfaces, we achieved acceptable or better models for 3 targets in the human category and 1 ...
Victor Reys, Marco Giulini, Vlad Cojocaru, Anna Engel, Xiaotong Xu, Jorge Roel‐Touris, Cunliang Geng, Francesco Ambrosetti, Brian Jiménez‐García, Zuzana Jandova, Panagiotis I. Koukos, Charlotte van Noort, João M. C. Teixeira, Siri C. van Keulen, Manon Réau, Rodrigo V. Honorato, Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin   +16 more
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VapC Toxins from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Are Ribonucleases that Differentially Inhibit Growth and Are Neutralized by Cognate VapB Antitoxins

PLoS ONE, 2011
The chromosome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) encodes forty seven toxin-antitoxin modules belonging to the VapBC family. The role of these modules in the physiology of Mtb and the function(s) served by their expansion are unknown.
B. Ahidjo, D. Kuhnert, J. McKenzie, E. Machowski, B. Gordhan, Vickery Arcus, G. Abrahams, V. Mizrahi   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Biomolecular Interaction Prediction in the Pre‐ and Post‐AlphaFold Era: The 8th CAPRI Evaluation

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We report on the 8th CAPRI Evaluation period, capturing the assessment of CAPRI Rounds 47 to 55 (excluding the CASP and COVID‐related Rounds), which have witnessed the transition to AI‐driven prediction tools such as AlphaFold and related alternatives. The prediction Rounds in this evaluation are characterized by a high level of difficulty due
Marc F. Lensink, Nessim Raouraoua, Guillaume Brysbaert, Sameer Velankar, Shoshana J. Wodak, Alexandre M. J. J. Bonvin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance of pyDock in 8th CAPRI: Energy‐Based Scoring Applied to Docking and AlphaFold Models

Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The 8th CAPRI edition has shown a significant evolution in the field of protein–protein complex structure prediction. We have participated in all 11 targets proposed in this edition, involving domain‐domain, protein–protein, protein‐peptide, and protein‐DNA interactions, including homo‐ and hetero‐meric interfaces.
Luis Angel Rodríguez‐Lumbreras, Mireia Rosell, Miguel Romero‐Durana, Víctor Monteagudo, Fabian Glaser, Juan Fernandez‐Recio   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural Insights into Rational Design of Single-Domain Antibody-Based Antitoxins against Botulinum Neurotoxins

Cell Reports, 2020
Summary: Botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) is one of the most acutely lethal toxins known to humans, and effective treatment for BoNT intoxication is urgently needed.
Kwok-ho Lam, Jacqueline M. Tremblay, Edwin Vazquez-Cintron, Kay Perry, Celinia Ondeck, Robert P. Webb, Patrick M. McNutt, Charles B. Shoemaker, Rongsheng Jin   +8 more
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PEARL: Protein Eluting Alginate with Recombinant Lactobacilli

Small, EarlyView.
Probiotic lactobacilli meet engineered living materials: This study introduces PEARL (protein eluting alginate with recombinant lactobacilli), an innovative engineered living material combining Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and alginate beads for controlled protein release.
Varun Sai Tadimarri, Marc Blanch‐Asensio, Ketaki Deshpande, Jonas Baumann, Carole Baumann, Rolf Müller, Sara Trujillo, Shrikrishnan Sankaran   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equine botulism

Equine Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Botulism is a severe and often fatal disease in equine patients worldwide. Clostridium botulinum is a ubiquitous soil organism which produces a potent neurotoxin resulting in neuromuscular blockade and flaccid paralysis in affected animals. Definitive diagnosis is often impractical or impossible, leading to diagnosis and treatment based on ...
Kali Slavik, Robert Whitlock, Amy Johnson   +2 more
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The genome and stage‐specific transcriptomes of the carrot weevil, Listronotus oregonensis, reveal adaptive mechanisms for host specialisation and symbiotic interactions

Insect Molecular Biology, EarlyView.
Comprehensive genome and stage‐specific transcriptomes reveal 14,637 genes in Listronotus oregonensis, advancing genetic insights into a key agricultural pest. Compared with related species, L. oregonensis exhibits reduced chemoreceptor gene families but expanded detoxification gene clusters, reflecting its narrow host range and adaptability.
Dave T. Ste‐Croix, Annie‐Ève Gagnon, Benjamin Mimee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Clostridium tetani Neurotoxins Inhibited In Vivo by Botulinum Antitoxin B: Potential for Misleading Mouse Test Results in Food Controls

Toxins, 2018
The presence of botulinum neurotoxin-producing Clostridia (BPC) in food sources is a public health concern. In favorable environmental conditions, BPC can produce botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) outside or inside the vertebrate host, leading to ...
Luca Bano, Elena Tonon, Ilenia Drigo, Marco Pirazzini, Angela Guolo, Giovanni Farina, Fabrizio Agnoletti, Cesare Montecucco   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source