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Salmonella enterica serovar typhi limits the potency of typhoid toxin and ADP‐ribosylating toxin AB to establish a persistent infection

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The two catalytic subunits of typhoid toxin dissociate from the holotoxin in the ER of an intoxicated cell, but only CdtB exits the ER to generate immunosuppressive effects. PltA is retained in the ER and sequestered from its cytosolic target, thus allowing the anti‐inflammatory effects of CdtB to promote intestinal colonization.
Maria C. Zabala‐Rodriguez, Juliette K. Tinker, Teresa Frisan, Taj Azarian, Ken Teter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conformational Switching of Proteins on Material Surfaces Enabled by Peptide‐Oriented Adsorption

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Responsive biointerfaces could be achieved using conformationally responsive proteins; however, their interconversion can be lost upon surface adsorption. Herein, we demonstrate that the incorporation a Au binding peptide into calmodulin allows for binding control on Au wherein the protein retains conformational switching. This capability was confirmed
Sakthirupini Ramamurthy, Kyle B. Meerbott, Lorenzo Travaglini, Garima S. Dobhal, Artur Sawicki, Marc R. Knecht, Tiffany R. Walsh, Dominic J. Glover   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Lab‐in‐a‐Tube System Integrating Hierarchically Wrinkled Electrodes and DNAzyme‐Functionalized Beads for Diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile Infection

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
The point‐of‐care diagnosis of Clostridioides difficile infection remains challenging due to reliance on slow culture and amplification‐based methods. A lab‐in‐a‐tube electrochemical biosensor integrating DNAzymes, antifouling magnetic beads, and a hierarchically structured flow cell enables amplification‐ and culture‐free detection directly in stool ...
Survanshu Saxena, Soyeon Lee, Youngeun Choi, Jonathan L'Heureux‐Hache, Jiaying Liu, Sadman Sakib, Sara M. Imani, Marek Smieja, Yingfu Li, Todd Hoare, Leyla Soleymani   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart Antibacterial Coatings: Harnessing Bacterial Redox Activity for Infection Control

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
In this study, we have shown that ceftazidime‐loaded poly(3,4‐ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT@CAZ) functions as a smart, redox‐responsive antibacterial coating that couples bacterial electrical activity with localized antibiotic delivery. Shewanella oneidensis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa induced distinct redox responses in PEDOT, reflecting their ...
Abdullah, Szymon Smołka, Kamran Ayaz, Sara Shakibania, Sajida Maryam, Taral Patel, Roman Turczyn, Ewa Zabłocka‐Godlewska, Katarzyna Krukiewicz   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extrusion Bioprinting for Wound Healing: Innovations in Functionalized Bioinks and Bioprinting Technology

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Extrusion‐based bioprinting (EBB) has emerged as a versatile biofabrication platform capable of precisely depositing bioinks composed of biomaterials, cells, and bioactive agents to generate patient‐specific, biomimetic skin constructs. This paper presents a state‐of‐the‐art and forward‐looking overview of EBB for wound healing, encompassing printing ...
Hien‐Phuong Le, Anh Tuan Trong Tran, Ammara Waheed, Tran Thanh Tung, Dusan Losic   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcription Factor Promiscuity Drives Regulatory Rewiring and Evolvability in Gene Networks in Bacteria

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
When a master transcription factor (TF) is lost, bacteria can rapidly rewire gene regulatory networks by co‐opting related regulators. Using experimental evolution in Pseudomonas fluorescens, we show that TF promiscuity (low‐level, non‐cognate binding) provides the raw material for rewiring. Successful co‐option follows a predictable hierarchy governed
Tiffany B. Taylor, Alan M. Rice
wiley   +1 more source

Growing Trend of Fighting Infections in Aquaculture Environment—Opportunities and Challenges of Phage Therapy

, 2020
Phage therapy, a promising alternative to antimicrobial treatment of bacterial diseases, is getting more and more popular, especially due to the rising awareness of antibiotic resistance and restrictions in antibiotics’ use. During recent years, we
Jarosław Dastych, Justyna D. Kowalska, Joanna Kazimierczak, Patrycja M. Sowińska, Ewelina A. Wójcik, Andrzej K. Siwicki   +5 more
core   +1 more source

TOLLIP Inhibits Psoriasis Progression via Suppressing PKM2‐Mediated Glycolysis in Keratinocytes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this study, we identify TOLLIP as a critical regulator of psoriasis pathogenesis through its modulation of glycolytic metabolism. Our findings establish the TOLLIP‐PKM2‐glycolysis axis as a key mechanism linking metabolic reprogramming to psoriasis pathogenesis, and propose TOLLIP as a promising therapeutic target.
Xiuhuan Jiang, Guoying Miao, Na Shen, Qingxia Han, Xiaoru Han, Zichang Qiao, Kexin Feng, Zhuo Tan, Yaguang Wang, Xiuhua Liu, Chen Wu, Zhenzhen Yan   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bacteriophages [PDF]

, 2012
Bacteriophages have received attention as biological control agents since their discovery and recently their value as tools has been further emphasized in many different fields of microbiology. Particularly, in drug design and development programs, phage

core   +2 more sources

Biofilm‐Binding Phages Enhance Biofilm Eradication by Synergistic Photothermal and Photodynamic Therapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Engineered phage‐based trifunctional nanofibers are developed for synergistic biofilm eradication. Biofilm‐binding phages, armed with AuNPs and TCPP, serve as both warheads and scaffolds, endowing the phototherapy agents with biofilm‐anchoring ability. Upon light irradiation, AuNPs induce photothermal therapy, while TCPP generates 1O2 for photodynamic ...
Ying Cao, Tao Yang, Rui Wang, Hui‐Da Li, Xiao‐Yu Zhang, Feng Cheng, Ying Liu, Jian‐Hua Wang, Ting Yang, Chuanbin Mao   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source