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The cell membrane

Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2020
The cell membrane forms an integral part of cellular homeostasis. This article will review the structure and function of physiological membranes and how the lipid bilayer plays an important role in maintaining cellular integrity, ion permeability, and membrane potential as well as being selectively permeable to certain biological substances.
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Annexin A4 and A6 induce membrane curvature and constriction during cell membrane repair

Nature Communications, 2017
The role of annexins in cell membrane repair is largely undefined. Here the authors use a model lipid bilayer to show that annexin A4 induces curvature at the membrane free edge and annexin A6 induces constriction force, and find that both annexins are ...
Theresa Louise Boye, Kenji Maeda, Weria Pezeshkian, Stine Lauritzen Sønder, Swantje Christin Haeger, Volker Gerke, Adam Cohen Simonsen, Jesper Nylandsted   +7 more
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Oxidation of F-actin controls the terminal steps of cytokinesis

Nature Communications, 2017
Cytokinetic abscission relies on the local constriction after cytoskeleton disassembly, but it is not known how the actin filaments are disassembled. Here, the authors show that the redox enzyme MICAL1 is recruited by Rab35 and induces oxidation-mediated
Stéphane Frémont, Hussein Hammich, Jian Bai, Hugo Wioland, Kerstin Klinkert, Murielle Rocancourt, Carlos Kikuti, David Stroebel, Guillaume Romet-Lemonne, Olena Pylypenko, Anne Houdusse, Arnaud Echard   +11 more
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Circulating histones as clinical biomarkers in critically ill conditions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Circulating histones are emerging as promising biomarkers in critical illness due to their diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potential. Detection methods such as ELISA and mass spectrometry provide reliable approaches for quantifying histone levels in plasma samples.
José Luis García‐Gimenez, Juan Carlos Ruiz‐Rodríguez, Ricard Ferrer, Raquel Durá, Antonio Artigas, Iván Bajaña, David Bolado López de Andujar, Irene Cánovas‐Cervera, Adrián Ceccato, Luis Chiscano‐Camón, Elena Climent‐Martinez, Georgia García Fernández, Gemma Goma, Verónica Monforte, Beatriz Quevedo‐Sánchez, Adolf Ruiz‐Sanmartín, Antonio Sierra‐Rivera, Nieves Carbonell Monleón   +17 more
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Functional implications of the exon 9 splice insert in GluK1 kainate receptors

eLife
Kainate receptors are key modulators of synaptic transmission and plasticity in the central nervous system. Different kainate receptor isoforms with distinct spatiotemporal expressions have been identified in the brain.
Surbhi Dhingra, Prachi M Chopade, Rajesh Vinnakota, Janesh Kumar   +3 more
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DNA replication licensing factor Cdc6 and Plk4 kinase antagonistically regulate centrosome duplication via Sas-6

Nature Communications, 2017
Centrosome duplication is synchronized with cell cycle events but how this is regulated at a molecular level is unclear. Here, the authors show that the DNA replication licensing factor Cdc6 restrains centrosome duplication via binding and inhibiting Sas-
Xiaowei Xu, Shijiao Huang, Boyan Zhang, Fan Huang, Wangfei Chi, Jingyan Fu, Gang Wang, Si Li, Qing Jiang, Chuanmao Zhang   +9 more
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Skeletal muscle delimited myopathy and verapamil toxicity in SUR2 mutant mouse models of AIMS

EMBO Molecular Medicine, 2023
ABCC9‐related intellectual disability and myopathy syndrome (AIMS) arises from loss‐of‐function (LoF) mutations in the ABCC9 gene, which encodes the SUR2 subunit of ATP‐sensitive potassium (KATP) channels.
Conor McClenaghan, Maya A Mukadam, Jacob Roeglin, Robert C Tryon, Manfred Grabner, Anamika Dayal, Gretchen A Meyer, Colin G Nichols   +7 more
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The epithelial barrier theory proposes a comprehensive explanation for the origins of allergic and other chronic noncommunicable diseases

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Exposure to common noxious agents (1), including allergens, pollutants, and micro‐nanoplastics, can cause epithelial barrier damage (2) in our body's protective linings. This may trigger an immune response to our microbiome (3). The epithelial barrier theory explains how this process can lead to chronic noncommunicable diseases (4) affecting organs ...
Can Zeyneloglu, Huseyn Babayev, Ismail Ogulur, Sena Ardicli, Yagiz Pat, Duygu Yazici, Bingjie Zhao, Lihong Chang, Xiaoqing Liu, Paolo D'Avino, Manru Li, Ceren Biçer, Fatma Hacer Kurtoğlu Babayev, Raja Dhir, Kari C. Nadeau, Marie‐Charlotte Brüggen, Mubeccel Akdis, Cezmi A. Akdis   +17 more
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Engineering and Characterization of 3-Aminotyrosine-Derived Red Fluorescent Variants of Circularly Permutated Green Fluorescent Protein

Biosensors
Introducing 3-aminotyrosine (aY), a noncanonical amino acid (ncAA), into green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like chromophores shows promise for achieving red-shifted fluorescence. However, inconsistent results, including undesired green fluorescent species,
Hao Zhang, Xiaodong Tian, Jing Zhang, Hui-wang Ai   +3 more
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Polymer-encased nanodiscs with improved buffer compatibility

Scientific Reports, 2017
Styrene-maleic acid copolymers allow for solubilization and reconstitution of membrane proteins into nanodiscs. These polymer-encased nanodiscs are promising platforms for studies of membrane proteins in a near-physiologic environment without the use of ...
Mariana C. Fiori, Yunjiang Jiang, Guillermo A. Altenberg, Hongjun Liang   +3 more
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