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Mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities of the ribotoxic stress response in cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cancer cells' high translational demand creates opportunities to therapeutically target ribosome function. Ribosome stalling and collisions activate ZAKα and the ribotoxic stress response (RSR), which can trigger rapid, p53‐independent apoptosis in cancer.
Anastassiya Kim, Maryam Aslam, Elouise Torruella, Alphons Sony, Asif Rahman, Simira Smith, Columba de la Parra, Moira Sauane   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

CdiA Effectors Use Modular Receptor-Binding Domains To Recognize Target Bacteria

mBio, 2017
Contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) systems encode CdiA effectors, which bind to specific receptors on neighboring bacteria and deliver C-terminal toxin domains to suppress target cell growth.
Zachary C. Ruhe, Josephine Y. Nguyen, Jing Xiong, Sanna Koskiniemi, Christina M. Beck, Basil R. Perkins, David A. Low, Christopher S. Hayes   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiota alterations in patients with non‐small‐cell lung cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We investigated the impact of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) on the gut microbiota in patients with locally advanced non‐small‐cell lung cancer. Overall gut microbiota composition remained largely stable throughout CRT while antibiotic exposure may influence microbial diversity.
Hanne Marte Nymoen, Zhi Zhao, Henrik Horndalsveen, Maria Moksnes Bjaanæs, Bjørn Henning Grønberg, Tarje Halvorsen, Tesfaye Madebo, Marianne Aanerud, Jussi Koivunen, Kersti Oselin, Saulius Cicenas, Nina Helbekkmo, Jarkko Ahvonen, Maria Silvoniemi, Tine Norman Alver, Tonje Dalen, Åsa Kristina Öjlert, Saima Jamil Farooqi, Åslaug Helland, Vilde Drageset Haakensen   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Transcriptional Regulatory Mechanism Finely Tunes the Firing of Type VI Secretion System in Response to Bacterial Enemies

mBio, 2017
The ability to detect and measure danger from an environmental signal is paramount for bacteria to respond accordingly, deploying strategies that halt or counteract potential cellular injury and maximize survival chances. Type VI secretion systems (T6SSs)
Martina Lazzaro, Mario F. Feldman, Eleonora García Véscovi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Directed evolution of enzymes at the crossroads of tradition and innovation

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
An iterative cycle of data‐driven enzyme optimization comprising four stages: genetic diversification of a template enzyme, expression of protein variants, high‐throughput evaluation, and machine‐learning‐guided redesign of the next variant library.
Maria Tomkova, Andrej Mirossay, Erik Sedlak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural studies and functional engineering of NanX: an anhydro‐sialic acid transporter from Escherichia coli

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biophysical characterisation shows that NanX, a membrane transport protein from the major facilitator superfamily (MFS), forms both monomers and dimers after purification. AlphaFold modelling and substrate docking provide information on residues likely involved in substrate recognition for NanX and another MFS member, NanT.
Michael C. Newton‐Vesty, Kelsi R. Hall, Zachary D. Tillett, Liam S. Turk, James S. Davies, Michael J. Currie, Hamish G. Brown, Sepideh Valimehr, Peter D. Mace, Andrew E. Whitten, Santosh Panjikar, Eric Hanssen, Rachel A. North, Renwick C.J. Dobson   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

In silico and in vitro exploration of a tyrosinase for biocatalytic production of catechols

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Tyrosinase from Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum is a promising biocatalyst for producing valuable catechols from monophenol substrates. This tyrosinase is uniquely suited to this due to its high monophenolase : diphenolase ratio. We combined in silico docking and in vivo kinetic characterisation of this tyrosinase with 11 industrially relevant monophenols,
James Britton, Fang Zhao, Reeta Davis, Meg Walsh, Kevin E O'Connor, David O'Connell, Tanja Narancic   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Type VI Secretion System in Pathogenic Escherichia coli: Structure, Role in Virulence, and Acquisition

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2019
Bacterial pathogens utilize a myriad of mechanisms to invade mammalian hosts, damage tissue sites, and evade the immune system. One essential strategy of Gram-negative bacteria is the secretion of virulence factors through both inner and outer membranes ...
Fernando Navarro-Garcia, Fernando Ruiz-Perez, Ángel Cataldi, Mariano Larzábal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diet quality determines interspecific parasite interactions in host populations [PDF]

, 2014
The widespread occurrence of multiple infections and the often vast range of nutritional resources for their hosts allow that interspecific parasite interactions in natural host populations might be determined by host diet quality. Nevertheless, the role
Lange, B., Ebert, Dieter, Reuter, M., Reuter, Max, Decaestecker, Ellen, Decaestecker, E., Muylaert, Koenraad, Muylaert, K., Lange, Benjamin, Reuter M, Ebert D, Lange B, Decaestecker E, Muylaert K   +13 more
core   +1 more source

Adenosine triphosphate as a modulator of protein interactions and stability

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
ATP is best known as the cell's energy currency, but it also shapes how proteins fold, interact, aggregate and form biomolecular condensates. This review explains the emerging physical principles behind these effects, including weak binding to charged protein regions, magnesium‐dependent behaviour and concentration‐dependent control of protein ...
Shuyuan Tan, Robin Curtis
wiley   +1 more source