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Gain-of-Function Mutations R249C and S250C in Complement C2 Protein Increase C3 Deposition in the Presence of C-Reactive Protein

Frontiers in Immunology, 2021
The impairment of the alternative complement pathway contributes to rare kidney diseases such as atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and C3 glomerulopathy (C3G).
Aleksandra Urban, Daria Kowalska, Grzegorz Stasiłojć, Alicja Kuźniewska, Anna Skrobińska, Emilia Arjona, Eugenia Castellote Alonso, María Ángeles Fenollosa Segarra, Ilse Jongerius, Ilse Jongerius, Robbert Spaapen, Simon Satchell, Marcel Thiel, Stanisław Ołdziej, Santiago Rodriguez de Córdoba, Marcin Okrój   +15 more
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Computing energy barriers for rare events from hybrid quantum/classical simulations through the virtual work principle [PDF]

, 2017
Hybrid quantum/classical techniques can flexibly couple ab initio simulations to an empirical or elastic medium to model materials systems that cannot be contained in small periodic supercells.
Kermode, James R., Swinburne, Thomas D.
core   +2 more sources

4‐nitrobenzoate inhibits 4‐hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase in malaria parasites and enhances atovaquone efficacy

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Atovaquone is an antimalarial requiring potentiation for sufficient efficacy. We pursued strategies to enhance its activity, showing that 4‐nitrobenzoate inhibits 4‐hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase, decreasing ubiquinone biosynthesis. Since atovaquone competes with ubiquinol in mitochondria, 4‐nitrobenzoate facilitates its action, potentiating ...
Ignasi Bofill Verdaguer, Matheus Felipe Santos, Maurício Mazzine Filho, Gabriela Oliveira Castro, Agustín Hernández, Manoel Aparecido Peres, Alejandro Miguel Katzin, Marcell Crispim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

C1q-targeted inhibition of the classical complement pathway prevents injury in a novel mouse model of acute motor axonal neuropathy [PDF]

, 2016
Introduction Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an autoimmune disease that results in acute paralysis through inflammatory attack on peripheral nerves, and currently has limited, non-specific treatment options.
Barrie, Jennifer A., Cunningham, Madeleine E., Fewou, Simon N., Furukawa, Koichi, McGonigal, Rhona, Sankaranarayanan, Sethu, Willison, Hugh J., Yao, Denggao, Yednock, Ted A.   +8 more
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Photosynthesis under far‐red light—evolutionary adaptations and bioengineering of light‐harvesting complexes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phototrophs evolved light‐harvesting systems adapted for efficient photon capture in habitats enriched in far‐red radiation. A subset of eukaryotic pigment‐binding proteins can absorb far‐red photons via low‐energy chlorophyll states known as red forms.
Antonello Amelii, Edoardo Andrea Cutolo, Daniele Montepietra, Claudia Battarra, Roberto Caferri, Stefano Capaldi, Zeno Guardini, Luca Dall'Osto, Roberto Bassi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Serum concentrations of complement C3 and C4 in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Background High concentrations of complement factors are presented in serum of animal epilepsy models and human patients with epilepsy. Objectives To determine whether complement dysregulation occurs in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (IE).
Seonggweon Kang, Yoonhoi Koo, Taesik Yun, Yeon Chae, Dohee Lee, Hakhyun Kim, Mhan‐Pyo Yang, Byeong‐Teck Kang   +7 more
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Complementarity relation for irreversible process derived from stochastic energetics

, 1997
When the process of a system in contact with a heat bath is described by classical Langevin equation, the method of stochastic energetics [K. Sekimoto, J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. vol.
Bergmann P. G., Gardiner C. W., Jarzynski C., Sekimoto K., Sekimoto K., Spohn H.   +5 more
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Classical Complement Pathway Activation in the Kidneys of Women With Preeclampsia [PDF]

Hypertension, 2015
A growing body of evidence suggests that complement dysregulation plays a role in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. The kidney is one of the major organs affected in preeclampsia. Because the kidney is highly susceptible to complement activation, we hypothesized that preeclampsia is associated with renal complement activation. We performed a nationwide
Penning, M., Chua, J.S., Kooten, C. van, Zandbergen, M., Buurma, A., Schutte, J., Bruijn, J.A., Khankin, E.V., Bloemenkamp, K., Karumanchi, S.A., Baelde, H.   +10 more
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Tonic signaling of the B‐cell antigen‐specific receptor is a common functional hallmark in chronic lymphocytic leukemia cell phosphoproteomes at early disease stages

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B‐CLL) and monoclonal B‐cell lymphocytosis (MBL) show altered proteomes and phosphoproteomes, analyzed using mass spectrometry, protein microarrays, and western blotting. Identifying 2970 proteins and 316 phosphoproteins, including 55 novel phosphopeptides, we reveal BCR and NF‐kβ/STAT3 signaling in disease ...
Paula Díez, Pablo Juanes‐Velasco, Marina L. García‐Vaquero, Conrad Droste, Alicia Landeira‐Viñuela, Miguel Alcoceba, Helena Fidalgo‐Gómez, Sara Misiego‐Herrero, Almudena Navarro‐Bailón, Mónica Baile, José M. Bastida, Jose Manuel Sanchez‐Santos, Rafael Góngora, Julia Almeida, Marcos Gonzalez‐Diaz, Alberto Orfao, Javier De Las Rivas, Manuel Fuentes   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complementary Roles of the Classical and Lectin Complement Pathways in the Defense against Aspergillus fumigatus

Frontiers in Immunology, 2016
Aspergillus fumigatus infections are associated with a high mortality rate for immunocompromised patients. The complement system is considered to be important in protection against this fungus, yet the course of activation is unclear.
Anne Rosbjerg, Ninette Genster, Katrine Pilely, Mikkel-Ole Skjoedt, Gregory L Stahl, Peter Garred   +5 more
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