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Coordination of bacterial cell wall and outer membrane biosynthesis
Nature, 2023 Gram-negative bacteria surround their cytoplasmic membrane with a peptidoglycan (PG) cell wall and an outer membrane (OM) with an outer leaflet composed of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)^ 1 .
K. R. Hummels +7 more
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Transforming Cellulose Into Functional Three‐Dimensional Structures
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Cellulose is promising for replacing synthetic polymers due to its excellent mechanical properties and low cost. This review highlights the recent advancements in transforming cellulose into functional 3D structures, including liquid gels and porous materials.
Xia Sun +5 more
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Understanding antibiotic resistance via outer membrane permeability
Infection and Drug Resistance, 2018 Ishan Ghai,1,2 Shashank Ghai3 1School of Engineering and Life Sciences, Jacobs University, Bremen, Germany; 2Consultation Division, RSGBIOGEN, New Delhi, India; 3Leibniz University Hannover, Hannover, Germany Abstract: Collective antibiotic drug ...
Ghai I, Ghai S
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2020 Almost all bacteria secrete spherical membranous nanoparticles, also referred to as membrane vesicles (MVs). A variety of MV types exist, ranging from 20 to 400 nm in diameter, each with their own formation routes.
Jolien Vitse, Bart Devreese
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Genome-Wide Transposon Screen of a Pseudomonas syringae mexB Mutant Reveals the Substrates of Efflux Transporters. [PDF]
, 2019 Bacteria express numerous efflux transporters that confer resistance to diverse toxicants present in their environment. Due to a high level of functional redundancy of these transporters, it is difficult to identify those that are of most importance in ...
Deutschbauer, Adam M +4 more
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Biomaterial Strategies for Targeted Intracellular Delivery to Phagocytes
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Phagocytes are essential to a functional immune system, and their behavior defines disease outcomes. Engineered particles offer a strategic opportunity to target phagocytes, harnessing inflammatory modulation in disease. By tuning features like size, shape, and surface, these systems can modulate immune responses and improve targeted treatment for a ...
Kaitlyn E. Woodworth +2 more
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Antigen-specific acquired immunity in human brucellosis: implications for diagnosis, prognosis, and vaccine development. [PDF]
, 2012 Brucella spp., are Gram negative bacteria that cause disease by growing within monocyte/macrophage lineage cells. Clinical manifestations of brucellosis are immune mediated, not due to bacterial virulence factors.
Alessandro eSette +8 more
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A Molecularly Complete Planar Bacterial Outer Membrane Platform [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2016 AbstractThe bacterial outer membrane (OM) is a barrier containing membrane proteins and liposaccharides that fulfill crucial functions for Gram-negative bacteria. With the advent of drug-resistant bacteria, it is necessary to understand the functional role of this membrane and its constituents to enable novel drug designs.
Linxiao Chen +4 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.This comprehensive review explores therapeutic titanium implants designed to enhance integration and provide superior antibacterial efficacy. It is focused on anodized titanium implants with titania nanotubes (TNTs) loaded with nanoparticles (NPs) for local therapeutic release, enhancing bioactivity and bactericidal functions.
Divya Chopra +5 more
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eLifeOuter membrane proteins (OMPs) are essential components of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. In terms of protein targeting and assembly, the current dogma holds that a ‘β-signal’ imprinted in the final β-strand of the OMP engages the β-barrel
Edward M Germany +15 more
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