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Protocol for affinity enrichment of polyclonal autoantibodies from human plasma

STAR Protocols
Summary: Autoantibodies (AAbs) contribute to various immune-mediated diseases and are valuable biomarkers for diagnosis, classification, and disease activity. Here, we present a protocol for the affinity enrichment of AAbs from human plasma samples.
Aws Aljnabi, Kelly A. Hagadorn, Louisa E. Neumann, Mary E. Peterson, Bethany Scott, Kazutoyo Miura, Aissata Ongoiba, Safiatou Doumbo, Didier Doumtabe, Shanping Li, Kassoum Kayentao, Boubacar Traore, Silvia Bolland, Peter D. Crompton, Christine S. Hopp   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

A methionine‐lined active site governs carbocation stabilization and product specificity in a bacterial terpene synthase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study reveals a unique active site enriched in methionine residues and demonstrates that these residues play a critical role by stabilizing carbocation intermediates through novel sulfur–cation interactions. Structure‐guided mutagenesis further revealed variants with significantly altered product profiles, enhancing pseudopterosin formation. These
Marion Ringel, Carl P. O. Helmer, Shani Zev, Ronja Driller, Emily Buhr, Markus Reinbold, Renana Schwartz, Gabriel Foley, Mikael Boden, Daniel Garbe, Gerhard Schenk, Dan Thomas Major, Bernhard Loll, Thomas Brück   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Valosin‐containing protein counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura, Shin‐ichi Tate, Kyota Yasuda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The conserved XPF:ERCC1-like Zip2:Spo16 complex controls meiotic crossover formation through structure-specific DNA binding. [PDF]

, 2019
In eukaryotic meiosis, generation of haploid gametes depends on the formation of inter-homolog crossovers, which enable the pairing, physical linkage, and eventual segregation of homologs in the meiosis I division.
Arora, Kanika, Corbett, Kevin D
core  

Diversity and complexity in neural organoids

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Neural organoid research aims to expand genetic diversity on one side and increase tissue complexity on the other. Chimeroids integrate multiple donor genomes within single organoids. Self‐organising multi‐identity organoids, exogenous cell seeding, or enforced assembly of region‐specific organoids contribute to tissue complexity.
Ilaria Chiaradia, Madeline A. Lancaster
wiley   +1 more source

Protocol to study the direct binding of proteins to RNA:DNA hybrids or RNA-DNA chimeras in living cells using cross-linking immunoprecipitation

STAR Protocols
Summary: RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are involved in many biological processes. The direct interaction between protein and RNA can be studied using cross-linking immunoprecipitation (CLIP) techniques in living cells.
Clara Bonnet, Ana Luisa Dian, Mélissa Leriche, Patricia Uguen, Stéphan Vagner   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Hepatocellular Hypoxia Criteria:2’Nitroimidazole Effect on Hepatocyte Carbohydrate Metabolizing Enzymes [PDF]

, 2008
Aim: to understand the 2’-nitroimidazole induced hypoxia and liver cell interaction, we proposed a “Hapatocellular Hypoxia Criteria”.
Rakesh Sharma
core   +1 more source

Hyperosmotic stress induces PARP1‐mediated HPF1‐dependent mono(ADP‐ribosyl)ation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Sorbitol‐induced hyperosmotic stress rapidly induces reversible mono(ADP‐ribosyl)ation (MARylation) on PARP1 without the signs of genotoxic signaling. We show that PARP1 autoMARylation is HPF1 dependent and forms hydroxylamine‐resistant O‐glycosidic linkages.
Anna Georgina Kopasz, Mihály Mérey, Rebeka Vásárhelyi, Ramóna Pék, Victor Imburchia, László Henn, Adrián Kószó, Nicholas D. Lakin, Ivan Ahel, Sébastien Huet, Ágnes Czibula, Gyula Timinszky   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source