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Peptide‐based ligand antagonists block a Vibrio cholerae adhesin

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The structure of a peptide‐binding domain of the Vibrio cholerae adhesin FrhA was solved by X‐ray crystallography, revealing how the inhibitory peptide AGYTD binds tightly at its Ca2+‐coordinated pocket. Structure‐guided design incorporating D‐amino acids enhanced binding affinity, providing a foundation for developing anti‐adhesion therapeutics ...
Mingyu Wang, Grace Du, Charity Yongo‐Luwawa, Angelina Lu, Brett Kinrade, Kim Munro, Karl E. Klose, William D. Lubell, Peter Davies, Shuaiqi Guo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Real‐time assay of ribonucleotide reductase activity with a fluorescent RNA aptamer

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ribonucleotide reductases (RNR) synthesize DNA building blocks de novo, making them crucial in DNA replication and drug targeting. FLARE introduces the first single‐tube real‐time coupled RNR assay, which enables isothermal tracking of RNR activity at nanomolar enzyme levels and allows the reconstruction of allosteric regulatory patterns and rapid ...
Jacopo De Capitani, Noemi E. Nwosu, Viktoria Gocke, Müge Kasanmascheff, Hannes Mutschler   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

CSMA: A Standalone and ImageJ-Compatible Tool for Enhanced Wound Healing Assay Analysis

IEEE Access
Accurate quantification of wound closure in cell migration assays is crucial yet challenging. Still, existing methods often underperform due to omitting cell detection within the wound area, resulting in biased outcomes.
Tri Thanh Pham, Amina Sagymbayeva, Timur Elebessov, Zhadyra Onzhanova, Ferdinand Molnar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Disordered but rhythmic—the role of intrinsic protein disorder in eukaryotic circadian timing

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Unstructured domains known as intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) are present in nearly every part of the eukaryotic core circadian oscillator. IDRs enable many diverse inter‐ and intramolecular interactions that support clock function. IDR conformations are highly tunable by post‐translational modifications and environmental conditions, which ...
Emery T. Usher, Jacqueline F. Pelham
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling of T cell-mediated autoimmune pituitary disease using human induced pluripotent stem cell-originated organoid

Nature Communications
Anti-pituitary-specific transcription factor (PIT)−1 hypophysitis is an autoimmune disease characterized by hormone secretion impairment from PIT-1-expressing pituitary cells, accompanied by malignancies with ectopic PIT-1 expression.
Keitaro Kanie, Takeshi Ito, Genzo Iguchi, Ryusaku Matsumoto, Keiko Muguruma, Shin Urai, Shuichi Kitayama, Hironori Bando, Masaaki Yamamoto, Hidenori Fukuoka, Wataru Ogawa, Shin Kaneko, Yutaka Takahashi   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protein pyrophosphorylation by inositol pyrophosphates — detection, function, and regulation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Protein pyrophosphorylation is an unusual signaling mechanism that was discovered two decades ago. It can be driven by inositol pyrophosphate messengers and influences various cellular processes. Herein, we summarize the research progress and challenges of this field, covering pathways found to be regulated by this posttranslational modification as ...
Sarah Lampe, Tanmay Kumar Mohanty, Rashna Bhandari, Dorothea Fiedler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of histone modifications in transcription regulation upon DNA damage

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review discusses the critical role of histone modifications in regulating gene expression during the DNA damage response (DDR). By modulating chromatin structure and recruiting repair factors, these post‐translational modifications fine‐tune transcriptional programmes to maintain genomic stability.
Angelina Job Kolady, Siyao Wang
wiley   +1 more source

Integration of circadian and hypoxia signaling via non‐canonical heterodimerization

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
CLOCK, BMAL1, and HIFs are basic helix‐loop‐helix and Per‐Arnt‐Sim domain (bHLH‐PAS) proteins, which function as transcription factors. bHLH‐PAS proteins are designated in two classes. Many class I proteins are regulated by environmental signals via their PAS domains, but such signals have not been identified for all.
Sicong Wang, Katja A. Lamia
wiley   +1 more source

In vitro culture of the fastidious bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in association with insect feeder cells [PDF]

, 2011
Ca. Liberibacter asiaticus (LAS) is vectored by psyllids and is able to proliferate inside the insect. We therefore hypothesize that insect cells could act like feeder cells, providing nutrients in a continuous way and a favorable environment to the ...
Dollet, Michel, Fabre, Sandrine, Fontaine-Bodin, Lisa, Gatineau, Frédéric   +3 more
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Substrate specificity of Burkholderia pseudomallei multidrug transporters is influenced by the hydrophilic patch in the substrate‐binding pocket

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Multidrug transporters BpeB and BpeF from the Gram‐negative pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei have a hydrophilic patch in their substrate‐binding pocket. Drug susceptibility tests and growth curve analyses using an Escherichia coli recombinant expression system revealed that the hydrophilic patches of BpeB and BpeF are involved in the substrate ...
Ui Okada, Satoshi Murakami
wiley   +1 more source