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Nanomaterials for Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment: Advances, Opportunities and Translational Challenges

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Nanomaterials offer dual applications in allergy management. For diagnosis, nanomaterials enhance analytical sensitivity and improve detection in specific IgE and functional assays such as the basophil activation test (BAT). For allergen‐specific immunotherapy, nanomaterials enable allergen masking and controlled release, and effectively modulate the ...
Madiha Habib, Shan Jiang, Joyce ZX Lee, CW Lim, HL Yeung, Nicki YH Leung, Patrick SC Leung, Ting F Leung, Christine YY Wai   +8 more
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F‐Type Pyocin Versus Phage λ Tail: Conserved Hub, Divergent Fibers

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Near‐atomic cryo‐EM structures of a Gram‐negative F‐type pyocin reveal a conserved tail tip architecture shared with bacteriophage λ together with a previously unrecognized side‐fiber attachment mode. These findings provide new insight into tailocin assembly and host recognition and establish a structural framework for engineering precision ...
Zhiwei Gu, Yufan Xie, Lanxin Wang, Luyan Ma, Xiaofei Ge, Jiawei Wang   +5 more
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Toward Material‐Specific Peptides From in Silico Guided Peptide Engineering to Target PET in the Presence of PS

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents a computational–experimental strategy to engineer material‐binding peptides toward polymer specificity. Molecular dynamics simulations identified residues driving polystyrene binding, enabling targeted substitutions that greatly reduced polystyrene affinity while preserving PET binding.
Julian Luka, Marian Bienstein, Jonas Berger, Ulrich Schwaneberg   +3 more
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Genesis of a novel Shigella flexneri serotype by sequential infection of serotype-converting bacteriophages SfX and SfI

BMC Microbiology, 2011
Background Shigella flexneri is the major pathogen causing bacillary dysentery. Fifteen serotypes have been recognized up to now. The genesis of new S. flexneri serotypes is commonly mediated by serotype-converting bacteriophages.
Sun Qiangzheng, Lan Ruiting, Wang Yiting, Wang Jianping, Luo Xia, Zhang Shaomin, Li Peijing, Wang Yan, Ye Changyun, Jing Huaiqi, Xu Jianguo   +10 more
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Alternating Shear Force of Respiration Regulates Cell Interactions of Fibroblasts and Macrophages to Promote Soft Tissue Integration of Chest Wall Polyetheretherketone Implants

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Given that PEEK chest wall implants induce shear force at the soft tissue‐implant interface due to respiratory motion in the early in vivo post‐implantation stage. We confirmed that this mechanical stimulus triggers the PIEZO1/ITGB1/YAP1 signalling axis in L929 and the STAT6/p‐STAT6 pathway in RAW264.7, which in turn mediates adhesion and migration of ...
Rou Huang, Yangfan Huo, Jin Liu, Sida Liu, Minghai Ma, Hao Guo, Yuanquan Zhang, Xing Li, Xiao Liang, Jiawei Xiu, Ying Sun, Lijun Huang, Xiaolong Yan, Weiwei Wu, Lei Wang   +14 more
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Contribution and Interaction of Shiga Toxin Genes to Escherichia coli O157:H7 Virulence

Toxins, 2019
Escherichia coli O157:H7 is the predominant cause of diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) worldwide. Its cardinal virulence traits are Shiga toxins, which are encoded by stx genes, the most common of which are stx1a, stx2a, and stx2c.
Gillian A.M. Tarr, Taryn Stokowski, Smriti Shringi, Phillip I. Tarr, Stephen B. Freedman, Hanna N. Oltean, Peter M. Rabinowitz, Linda Chui   +7 more
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Compact 9dBEs Enable Efficient and Precise Genome Editing in Mammalian Cells and In Vivo

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
As a compact type II‐D system, the Cas9d‐based platform holds great potential for in vivo applications. Through rational engineering, its derived base editors (9dBEs) enable efficient disease modeling while facilitating single‐vector AAV delivery for in vivo genome editing. These miniature tools offer a robust strategy for basic research and biomedical
Qingquan Xiao, Zhijin Tian, Luqi Weng, Kun Xu, Dingyi Han, Zhaowei Wu, Junnan Li, Shangpu Li, Qijing Zhang, Xiaohui Zhao, Guoling Li, Yinghui Wei, Zhen Gu   +12 more
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Reversible excision of the wzy locus in Salmonella Typhimurium may aid recovery following phage predation.

PLoS Genetics
Bacteriophage (phage) are promising novel antimicrobials but a key challenge to their effective implementation is the rapid emergence of phage resistance. An improved understanding of phage-host interactions is therefore needed. The Anderson phage typing
Oliver Jd Charity, Gaetan Thilliez, Haider Al-Khanaq, Luke Acton, Rafał Kolenda, Matt Bawn, Liljana Petrovska, Robert A Kingsley   +7 more
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Streptococcal Mannose Phosphotransferase System Component IID Is a Novel RANK‐Binding Osteoclastogenic Factor

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Streptococcal mannose phosphotransferase system component IID (Man‐PTSIID) is identified as a novel RANK‐binding osteoclastogenic factor. By directly binding to RANK and activating NF‐κB independently of TLR2, Man‐PTSIID drives osteoclastogenesis and inflammatory bone destruction, uncovering an unexpected microbial mechanism underlying streptococcal ...
Chaeyeon Park, Yeongkag Kwon, Yeonjin Lim, Jeong Woo Park, Hyun Jung Ji, Dongwook Lee, Jueun Lee, Sung‐Ho Yun, Sungho Jeong, Ho Seong Seo, Kun Cho, Cheol‐Heui Yun, Ok‐Jin Park, Seung Hyun Han   +13 more
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One‐Step Immobilized Phage Depolymerase Coatings for Catheter‐Related Bloodstream Infections

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Catheter‐related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) caused by drug‐resistant Gram‐negative bacteria remain a major clinical challenge. Here, a polydopamine‐assisted depolymerase coating degrades bacterial capsules and restores serum‐mediated killing, effectively suppressing biofilms and reducing bacterial burden in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo, presenting a
Lingkai Dong, Xingjin Li, Tao Hu, Qianqian Lu, Xiaoxu Zhang, Xi Chen, Yifan Luo, Zhong Zuo, Ronald Man Yeung Wong, Miao Xu, Tiancong Zhao, Sharon Shui Yee Leung   +11 more
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