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Carboxypeptidases for food processing: structural characteristics, expression optimization, and advances in applications [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Nutrition
Carboxypeptidases, a class of exopeptidases that specifically cleave C-terminal amino acid residues from peptide chains, are extensively utilized for food component modification and quality enhancement.
Yitong Du   +4 more
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The Redundancy of Peptidoglycan Carboxypeptidases Ensures Robust Cell Shape Maintenance in Escherichia coli [PDF]

open access: yesmBio, 2016
Peptidoglycan (PG) is an essential structural component of the bacterial cell wall and maintains the integrity and shape of the cell by forming a continuous layer around the cytoplasmic membrane.
Katharina Peters   +8 more
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Peptidoglycan DD-peptidases have distinct activities that impact fitness of Acinetobacter baumannii [PDF]

open access: yesmBio
The gram-negative cell envelope is a critical interface between the bacterium and its environment, serving as a selective barrier for nutrient uptake and defense against harmful agents.
Arshya F. Tehrani   +7 more
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Peptidoglycan Remodeling in Gram-Negative Bacteria: From Stress Adaptation to Antibiotic Tolerance and Therapeutic Targeting [PDF]

open access: yesAntibiotics
The peptidoglycan (PG) sacculus of Gram-negative bacteria is continuously reorganized by a diverse enzymatic repertoire, including lytic transglycosylases, endopeptidases, carboxypeptidases, amidases and LD-transpeptidases, that operate alongside PG ...
Theresa Strohhammer   +2 more
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Microbial Detoxification of Ochratoxin A in Food [PDF]

open access: yesFoods
Food contamination by ochratoxin A (OTA) constitutes a significant threat to public health and global food safety and security, a challenge increasingly intensified by climate change.
Elia Roncero   +2 more
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Cerebrospinal Fluid Neuromarker Levels in Patients With Schizophrenia and Healthy Control Participants: A Proximity Extension Assay Study [PDF]

open access: yesBiological Psychiatry Global Open Science
Background: To further evaluate the association between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neuromarkers and schizophrenia, we measured CSF neuromarker levels using proximity extension assay (PEA) in patients with schizophrenia and healthy control (HC ...
Shinsuke Hidese   +5 more
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Tubulin monoglutamylation is sufficient to rescue the ciliary motility defects in a Chlamydomonas polyglutamylation deficient mutant [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
IntroductionThe axonemes of eukaryotic cilia and flagella display high tubulin glutamylation heterogeneity, yet the functional significance of this variation remains elusive.
Rinka Sasaki   +2 more
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Enhanced Production of ECM Proteins for Pharmaceutical Applications Using Mammalian Cells and Sodium Heparin Supplementation

open access: yesPharmaceutics, 2022
The yields of soluble ECM proteins recombinantly produced with mammalian cells can be significantly enhanced by exploiting the stabilizing properties of heparin.
Javier Garcia-Pardo   +4 more
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Coordinated and Distinct Roles of Peptidoglycan Carboxypeptidases DacC and DacA in Cell Growth and Shape Maintenance under Stress Conditions

open access: yesMicrobiology Spectrum, 2023
Peptidoglycan (PG) is an essential bacterial architecture pivotal for shape maintenance and adaptation to osmotic stress. Although PG synthesis and modification are tightly regulated under harsh environmental stresses, few related mechanisms have been ...
Umji Choi   +4 more
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