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The Molybdenum Cofactor [PDF]

Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2013
The transition element molybdenum needs to be complexed by a special cofactor to gain catalytic activity. Molybdenum is bound to a unique pterin, thus forming the molybdenum cofactor (Moco), which, in different variants, is the active compound at the catalytic site of all molybdenum-containing enzymes in nature, except bacterial molybdenum nitrogenase.
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Anticancer sensitivities and biological characteristics of HCT116 cells resistant to the selective poly(ADP‐ribose) glycohydrolase inhibitor

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We analyzed alterations of PAR metabolism‐related proteins in PARG inhibitor‐resistant HCT116RPDD cells. Although PARG levels remained unchanged, HCT116RPDD cells exhibited reduced PARP1 and ARH3 expression and elevated PAR levels. Interestingly, HCT116RPDD cells exhibited slightly elevated intracellular NAD+/NADH and ATP levels. Our findings suggest a
Kaede Tsuda, Yoko Ogino, Akira Sato
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Polarization‐resolved femtosecond Vis/IR spectroscopy tailored for resolving weak signals in biological samples using minimal sample volume

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Unique biological samples, such as site‐specific mutant proteins, are available only in limited quantities. Here, we present a polarization‐resolved transient infrared spectroscopy setup with referencing to improve signal‐to‐noise tailored towards tracing small signals. We provide an overview of characterizing the excitation conditions for polarization‐
Clark Zahn, Karsten Heyne
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Overview on the Bacterial Iron-Riboflavin Metabolic Axis

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Redox reactions are ubiquitous in biological processes. Enzymes involved in redox metabolism often use cofactors in order to facilitate electron-transfer reactions. Common redox cofactors include micronutrients such as vitamins and metals.
Ignacio Sepúlveda Cisternas, Juan C. Salazar, Víctor A. García-Angulo   +2 more
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Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) regulates trophoblast syncytialization through organelle stress–induced cellular senescence

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The inhibition of mitochondrial dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) impairs syncytialization and induces cellular senescence via mitochondrial and endoplasmic reticulum stress in human trophoblast stem cells, elevating sFlt1/PlGF levels, a hallmark of placental dysfunction in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.
Kanoko Yoshida, Kazuya Kusama, Ayaka Horiuchi, Yu Kawaguchi, Atsuya Tsuru, Mikihiro Yoshie, Kazuhiro Tamura   +6 more
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C2α‐carbanion‐protonating glutamate discloses tradeoffs between substrate accommodation and reaction rate in actinobacterial 2‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA lyase

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Enzymes of the 2‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA lyase group catalyze the condensation of formyl‐CoA with aldehydes or ketones. Thus, by structural adaptation of active sites, practically any pharmaceutically and industrially important 2‐hydroxyacid could be biotechnologically synthesized. Combining crystal structure analysis, active site mutations and kinetic assays,
Michael Zahn, Barbara Seroka, Ryszard Lazny, Zenon Lotowski, Thore Rohwerder   +4 more
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Testing A Personalized Approach to Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Older Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective We aimed to test the efficacy of personalized treatment of older Veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP) delivered by Aging Back Clinics (ABC) as compared with usual care (UC). Methods Two hundred ninety‐nine Veterans age 65‐89 with CLBP from 3 VA medical centers underwent baseline testing, randomization to ABC or UC and 12 months follow ...
Debra K. Weiner, Angela Gentili, Meika A. Fang, Edward Garay, Laura Lawson, Lenore Joseph, Cathy C. Lee, Michelle I. Rossi, Beverly Thorn, Subashan Perera   +9 more
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Next‐Generation Bio‐Reducible Lipids Enable Enhanced Vaccine Efficacy in Malaria and Primate Models

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Structure–activity relationship (SAR) optimization of bio‐reducible ionizable lipids enables the development of highly effective lipid nanoparticle (LNP) mRNA vaccines. Lead LNPs show superior tolerability and antibody responses in rodents and primates, outperforming approved COVID‐19 vaccine lipids.
Ruben De Coen, Sabah Kasmi, Shrinivas Dumbre, Lies Baekens, Elise Seynaeve, Louise Van den Hauwe, Niccolò Cantini, Aello Garantoudi, Filipe Branco Madeira, Alain Marrot, Emma Tuypens, Sofie Seghers, Anna Kuchmiy, Elisabeth Brabants, Bart Vanderborght, Ine Maes, Sarah Vandenberghe, Jessica Filtjens, Alícia Gordún Peiró, Daliya Kancheva, Ayla Debraekeleer, Florence Lambolez, Emily De Lombaerde, Yong Chen, Rafael Miyazawa Martins, Pauline Formaglio, Damya Laoui, Sofie Deschoemaeker, Bruno G. De Geest, Rogerio Amino, Stefaan De Koker   +30 more
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On cofactored verification of EdDSA signatures [PDF]

International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications
EdDSA is a Schnorr signature scheme instantiated on top of Edwards curves, which admit fast, constant-time arithmetic, but suffer from the presence of a non-trivial cofactor, where the order of the group of points is a large prime times a small integer ...
Adrian Cinal, Oliwer Sobolewski
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Cryo‐EM of Rationally Designed Photosystem I Nanoassembly on Graphene Validates Orientation‐Driven Enhancement of Photocatalytic Performance

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The first cryo‐EM visualization and quantification of oriented Photosystem I (PSI) on single‐layer graphene is reported. Domain‐specific covalent anchoring of PSI, with the reducing side of the biophotocatalyst toward graphene, promotes three‐fold higher anodic photocurrent generation compared to a randomly physisorbed counterpart. This approach allows
Miriam Izzo, Margot Jacquet, Tomasz Góral, Marcin Strawski, Takayuki Fujiwara, Shin‐ya Miyagishima, Joanna Kargul   +6 more
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