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Complement-mediated killing of Escherichia coli by mechanical destabilization of the cell envelope

The EMBO Journal
Complement proteins eliminate Gram-negative bacteria in the blood via the formation of membrane attack complex (MAC) pores in the outer membrane. However, it remains unclear how outer membrane poration leads to inner membrane permeation and cell lysis ...
Georgina Benn, Christian Bortolini, David M Roberts, Alice L B Pyne, Séamus Holden, Bart W Hoogenboom   +5 more
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How is Nanoarchitectonics Shaping Extracellular Vesicle Research?

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The convergence of nanoarchitectonics and extracellular vesicle biology is reshaping next‐generation nanomedicine by enabling rationally designed nanostructures for enhanced EVs detection, engineering, and therapy. ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have gained recognition as crucial mediators of cell‐to‐cell communication, holding immense potential
Madushani Dahanayake, Md Shahriar A. Hossain, Chia‐Hung Liu, Carlos Salomon, Yusuke Yamauchi, Mostafa Kamal Masud   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

From Cell‐Derived Vesicles to Hybrid Nanovectors: Biological Membranes as Functional Blueprints for Gene Delivery

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Biologically derived and hybrid nonviral nanovectors are examined as distinct but convergent design approaches. Integrating synthetic components with biologically functionalized membranes allows efficient interactions with complex cellular environments.
Clara Baldari, Claudia Leone, Gabriella Leccese, Claudia De Stradis, Alessandra Invidia, Concetta Quintarelli, Biagio De Angelis, Franco Locatelli, Giuseppe Gigli, Gabriele Maiorano, Ilaria Elena Palamà   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optical Detection of Cellular Signals at Material Interfaces

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Emerging functional materials are transforming optical detection of cellular signals. This review highlights optical techniques that exploit the unique optical properties of diverse materials to detect and quantify cellular electrical, chemical, and mechanical signals, and discusses key opportunities and challenges.
Xuchen Ren, Jitong Ren, Zixin Zhang, Koney Eungkon Kim, Francis L. Hong, Yuecheng Peter Zhou   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacterial AsmA Proteins Transfer Glycerophospholipids Between Membranes

Contact
Gram-negative bacteria are surrounded by inner and outer membranes whose glycerophospholipid building blocks are synthesized in the inner membrane and redistributed to the outer membrane by poorly understood mechanisms.
Matthew A. Schilling, Karin M. Reinisch
doaj   +1 more source

Conserved Omp85 lid-lock structure and substrate recognition in FhaC [PDF]

, 2015
Omp85 proteins mediate translocation of polypeptide substrates across and into cellular membranes. They share a common architecture comprising substrate-interacting POTRA domains, a C-terminal 16-stranded β-barrel pore and two signature motifs located on
Delattre, Anne-Sophie, Hiller, Sebastian, Maier, Timm, Jacob-Dubuisson, Françoise, Dewitte, Frédérique, Gruss, Fabian, Clantin, Bernard, Villeret, Vincent   +7 more
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Leaftronics: Bio‐Fractal Scaffolds From Leaf Venation for Low‐Waste Electronics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
“Leaftronics” transforms naturally evolved leaf venation into quasi‐fractal scaffolds for sustainable electronics. Polymer‐infiltrated leaf skeletons can be used to fabricate ultra‐smooth, reflow‐ and thin‐film‐compatible decomposable substrates, while making the same lignocellulose networks conducting results in flexible transparent electrodes.
Rakesh Rajendran Nair, Hrisheekesh Thachoth Chandran, Karl Leo, Hans Kleemann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Chemical Framework for Engineering Extracellular Vesicles’ Biointerface to Advance Precision Therapeutics

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are cell‐derived nanoparticles that mediate intercellular communication through their dynamic biointerfaces. Owing to their intrinsic biological functions, EVs have emerged as promising platforms for biomedical applications.
Leila Pourtalebi Jahromi, Felix Geng, Jan‐Noël Frenzke, Gregor Fuhrmann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discovery of an archetypal protein transport system in bacterial outer membranes

Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 2012
Bacteria have mechanisms to export proteins for diverse purposes, including colonization of hosts and pathogenesis. A small number of archetypal bacterial secretion machines have been found in several groups of bacteria and mediate a fundamentally distinct secretion process. Perhaps erroneously, proteins called 'autotransporters' have long been thought
Selkrig, Joel, Mosbahi, Khedidja, Webb, Chaille T, Belousoff, Matthew J, Perry, Andrew J, Wells, Timothy J, Morris, Faye C, Leyton, Denisse, Totsika, Makrina, Phan, Minh-Duy, Celik, Nermin, Kelly, Michelle, Oates, Clare, Hartland, Elizabeth L, Robins-Browne, Roy M, Ramarathinam, Sri Harsha, Purcell, A W, Schembri, Mark A., Strugnell, R, Henderson, Ian R, Walker, Daniel, Lithgow, Trevor   +21 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Surfaces for Intelligent Liquid Manipulation: Progressing From Passive and Active to Hybrid Strategies

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines passive, active, and hybrid liquid manipulation strategies, highlighting hybrid approaches as an emerging route to reconcile energy efficiency with adaptive control. By actively reconstructing passive surfaces to store programmable interfacial energy, hybrid systems enable flexible yet low‐power liquid transport, with perspectives ...
Jiaqi Miao, Yiyuan Zhang, Liqiu Wang, Alan C. H. Tsang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source