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Translating biosynthetic gene clusters into fungal armor and weaponry [PDF]

Nature Chemical Biology, 2015
Filamentous fungi are renowned for the production of a diverse array of secondary metabolites (SMs) where the genetic material required for synthesis of a SM is typically arrayed in a biosynthetic gene cluster (BGC). These natural products are valued for their bioactive properties stemming from their functions in fungal biology, key among those ...
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Protein Language Model‐Guided Engineering of a 2,3‐Butanediol Dehydrogenase for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclic α‐Hydroxy Ketones

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A (2R,3R)‐butanediol dehydrogenase from Bacillus subtilis (BsBDH) is engineered for the enantioselective synthesis of 2‐hydroxycyclohexanone. A PASS computational design strategy is proposed to enhance the thermostability of BsBDH. Moreover, ESM‐1v combined with ISM is utilized for enhancing and inverting its stereoselectivity.
Haote Ding, Ling Jiang, Yijia Song, Zhongji Pu, Lirong Yang, Haoran Yu   +5 more
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Stochastic Nanoscale Biophysical Cues as a Basis for the Induction of Glioblastoma‐Like Transcriptional Programs in Astrocytes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Stochastic nanoscale physical cues induce glioblastoma (GBM)‐associated transcriptional traits in naïve astrocytes leading to spontaneous formation of spheroids. Cells within spheroids express activated‐MMP2 and a differential gene expression pattern involving P53 and NOTCH3, providing evidence for a role for changes in brain topography, as observed in
Laurent Starck, Tobias Butelmann, Sabrina Hogan, Melika Sarem, Bernd Heimrich, Ritwick Sawarkar, Marie‐Françoise Ritz, Gregor Hutter, V. Prasad Shastri   +8 more
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Decoding Human Placental Cellular and Molecular Responses to Obesity and Fetal Growth

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Women with obesity often deliver large‐for‐gestational‐age (LGA) infants. Single‐nucleus RNA sequencing of term placenta reveals that hypoxia and TNF‐α signaling in syncytiotrophoblasts are featured in maternal obesity, but inflammatory signatures in Hofbauer cells and response to lipid or carbohydrate metabolism in fibroblasts are specific to LGA.
Hong Jiang, Emilie Derisoud, Denise Parreira, Nayere Taebnia, Paulo R. Jannig, Reza Zandi Shafagh, Allan Zhao, Congru Li, Macarena Ortiz, Manuel Alejandro Maliqueo, Elisabet Stener‐Victorin, Volker M. Lauschke, Qiaolin Deng   +12 more
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Unlocking the biosynthetic potential and taxonomy of the Antarctic microbiome along temporal and spatial gradients

Microbiology Spectrum
Extreme environments, such as Antarctica, select microbial communities that display a range of evolutionary strategies to survive and thrive under harsh environmental conditions.
William Medeiros, Kelly Hidalgo, Tiago Leão, Lucas Miguel de Carvalho, Nadine Ziemert, Valeria Oliveira   +5 more
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Alkyltriphenylphosphonium Binding to Cardiolipin Triggers Oncosis in Cancer Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Alkyltriphenylphosphonium, exemplified by TPP+‐C14, preferentially accumulates in mitochondria and selectively binds to cardiolipin, a key phospholipid of the inner mitochondrial membrane, causing loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, severe cellular ATP depletion, and calcium imbalance.
Jin Li, Hang Zheng, Yuxing Lin, Ziwei Zhao, Yijia Mai, Zhangrong Lou, Qiang Liu, Zhao Ma, Chengjun Wu   +8 more
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A Mussel‐Inspired Bioadhesive Patch to Selectively Kill Glioblastoma Cells

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An innovative mussel‐inspired bioadhesive patch has been developed for post‐surgical glioblastoma treatment. The patch, which adheres strongly in biological environments, releases a localized treatment. This treatment, acting via reactive oxygen species, shows specific toxicity to glioblastoma cells.
Jose Bolaños‐Cardet, Sara Pugliese, Jordi Bruna, Daniel Ruiz‐Molina, Salvio Suárez‐García, Victor J. Yuste   +5 more
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Farnesyltransferase Deficiency in Cardiomyocytes Initiates Senescence and Contributes to Cardiac Fibrosis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Lipid overload suppresses SREBF2‐mediated FNTB expression, leading to defective Lamin A maturation and nuclear envelope instability. This nuclear catastrophe triggers a pro‐fibrotic senescence program in cardiomyocytes. Notably, restoring nuclear integrity via AAV9‐based gene therapy effectively attenuates cardiac remodeling, identifying the ...
Yuxiao Chen, Lian Lou, Xuan Zhang, Lin Yan, Qi Zhang, Wen Shi, Jie Ding, Xu Lin, Rong Jiang, Shuo Liu, Thida Sok, Pengli Wang, Yun Mou, Jie Han, Shenjiang Hu, Xiaogang Guo, Jian Yang   +16 more
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Aureolic acids: similar antibiotics with different biosynthetic gene clusters.

Chemistry & biology, 2004
In this issue of Chemistry & Biology, Méndez and colleagues describe the sequence and organization of the chromomycin gene cluster. Unexpectedly, the arrangement is starkly different from the mithramycin biosynthetic cluster, despite similarity in the individual genes and the near identical structures of the two antibiotic aureolic acids.
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PDZK1‐ULK1 Axis Triggers Lipophagy to Inhibit Tumor Progression and Sunitinib Resistance in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reveals that PDZK1 loss impairs ULK1‐mediated lipophagy, driving lipid droplet accumulation and sunitinib resistance in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. PDZK1 inhibits LEF1 nuclear translocation, enhancing ULK1 transcription. Pharmacological ULK1 activation resensitizes resistant tumors to sunitinib.
Xuan Qi, Yu Guo, Yumeng Yang, Haibo Wang, Xiaomei Yang, Ran Song, Qiong Qin, Yan Zhang, Meihan Hu, Haixing Zhou, Duiping Feng, Junqi He   +11 more
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