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The intracellular domain of TLR2 is capable of high‐affinity Zn binding: possible outcomes for the receptor activation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Toll‐like receptors (TLRs) are important in the innate immune system. This study explores the zinc‐binding ability of the TLR2 TIR domain (TLR2TIR). We found that TLR2TIR binds zinc with nanomolar affinity through its cysteine residues. Two of them, C673 and C713, are vital for receptor activation, indicating that zinc may play a role in initiating ...
Vladislav A. Lushpa, Cong Lin, Irina A. Talyzina, Marina V. Goncharuk, Eduard V. Bocharov, Alexander S. Arseniev, Xiaohui Wang, Sergey A. Goncharuk, Konstantin S. Mineev   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refining the NaV1.7 pharmacophore of a class of venom‐derived peptide inhibitors via a combination of in silico screening and rational engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Venom peptides have shown promise in treating pain. Our study uses computer screening to identify a peptide that targets a sodium channel (NaV1.7) linked to chronic pain. We produced the peptide in the laboratory and refined its design, advancing the search for innovative pain therapies.
Gagan Sharma, Jennifer R. Deuis, Xinying Jia, Theo Crawford, Sassan Rahnama, Eivind A. B. Undheim, Irina Vetter, Yanni K. ‐Y. Chin, Mehdi Mobli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regionalne zróżnicowanie rozwoju biotechnologii w Europie

Prace Komisji Geografii Przemysłu Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego, 2012
Modern biotechnology is widely regarded as information technology, a new wave of knowledge-based economy. It is one of the key technologies of the 20th century, with potentially a versatile range of applications, such as healthcare, agriculture and ...
Sławomir Dorocki, Jan Paweł Jastrzębski   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Identification of novel small molecule inhibitors of ETS transcription factors

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
ETS transcription factors play an essential role in tumourigenesis and are indispensable for sprouting angiogenesis, a hallmark of cancer, which fuels tumour expansion and dissemination. Thus, targeting ETS transcription factor function could represent an effective, multifaceted strategy to block tumour growth. The evolutionarily conserved E‐Twenty‐Six
Shaima Abdalla, Zary Forghany, Jin Ma, Johan G. Hollander, Ruta Nachane, Karoly Szuhai, Pancras C. W. Hogendoorn, Peter ten Dijke, Dipen Shah, David A. Baker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceptions of emerging biotechnologies

Environmental Research Letters, 2019
Research on public views of biotechnology has centered on genetically modified (GM) foods. However, as the breadth of biotechnology applications grows, a better understanding of public concerns about non-agricultural biotechnology products is needed in ...
Christina B Azodi, Thomas Dietz
doaj   +1 more source

Spot‐14 and its paralog Spot‐14R regulate expression of metabolic and thermogenic pathway genes in murine brown and beige adipocytes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Spot‐14 and Spot‐14R play distinct roles in regulating metabolism in brown and beige adipocytes. While both influence lipid and glucose pathways, Spot‐14 uniquely controls thermogenic gene expression. This dual regulation balances energy storage and heat production, highlighting potential therapeutic targets for obesity and metabolic disorders. Spot 14
Lidia Itzel Castro‐Rodríguez, Cristina Velez‐delValle, Claudia Patricia Hernández‐Mosqueira, Walid Kuri‐Harcuch   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Biotechnology of Oilseeds [PDF]

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews, 1991
Utilisation des huiles. Modifications dans la qualite des huiles alimentaires ou non. Synthese : synthese et modifications des acides gras, synthese des triglycerides. Proteines de reserve des graines. Embryogenese. Amelioration de la composition chimique des huiles.
Matthew J. Hills, Denis J. Murphy
openaire   +3 more sources

A cellular system to study responses to a collision between the transcription complex and a protein‐bound nick in the DNA template

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present the cellular transcription‐coupled Flp‐nick system allowing the introduction of a Top1‐mimicking cleavage complex (Flpcc) at a Flp recognition target site within a controllable LacZ gene. LacZ transcription leads to the collision of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) with Flpcc, and this causes RNAPII stalling, ubiquitination, and degradation.
Petra Herring, Morten Roedgaard, Camilla Myrup Holst, Helene Christensen, Birgitta R. Knudsen, Lotte Bjergbaek, Anni Hangaard Andersen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protonophore activity of short‐chain fatty acids induces their intracellular accumulation and acidification

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The protonated form of butyrate, as well as other short‐chain fatty acids (SCFAs), is membrane permeable. In acidic extracellular environments, this can lead to intracellular accumulation of SCFAs and cytosolic acidification. This phenomenon will be particularly relevant in acidic environments such as the large intestine or tumor microenvironments ...
Muwei Jiang, Frans Bianchi, Geert van den Bogaart   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The carboxylate “gripper” of the substrate is critical for C‐4 stereo‐inversion by UDP‐glucuronic acid 4‐epimerase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
UDP‐glucuronic acid 4‐epimerase (UGAepi) catalyzes NAD+‐dependent interconversion of UDP‐glucuronic acid (UDP‐GlcA) and UDP‐galacturonic acid (UDP‐GalA) via C4‐oxidation, 4‐keto‐intermediate rotation, and C4‐reduction. Here, Borg et al. examined the role of the substrate's carboxylate group in the enzymic mechanism by analyzing NADH‐dependent reduction
Annika J. E. Borg, Laura De Cnop, Bernd Nidetzky   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source