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Fuel-Driven Dynamic Combinatorial Peptide Libraries [PDF]

Dynamic combinatorial chemistry (DCC) creates libraries of molecules that are constantly interchanging in a dynamic combinatorial library. When a library member self-assembles, it can displace the equilibria, leading to emergent phenomena like its ...
Michele, Stasi, Héctor , Soria-Carrera, Judit, Sastre, Fabian, Späth, Brigitte , Kriebisch, Job, Boekhoven   +5 more
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Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler, Markus R. Busch, Reinhard Sterner   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Citrus-Based Bio-Insect Repellents—A Review on Historical and Emerging Trends in Utilizing Phytochemicals of Citrus Plants

Journal of Toxicology
Research on citrus plants is the result of increasing interest in the discovery of plant species with potential insect-repellent properties. Insect-repelling ability can be achieved by the numerous ubiquitous citrus species.
S. S. S. T. Fernando, R. G. P. T. Jayasooriya, Kalpa W. Samarakoon, N. D. Asha D. Wijegunawardana, Sampath B. Alahakoon   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficient biosynthesis of heterodimeric C3-aryl pyrroloindoline alkaloids

Nature Communications, 2018
The hexahydropyrrolo[2, 3-b]indole (HPI) framework is found in many natural products. Here, the authors discover a P450 enzyme and develop a whole-cell biocatalysis system that produces the HPI naseseazine C (NAS-C) and 30 NAS-C analogs, several of which
Wenya Tian, Chenghai Sun, Mei Zheng, Jeffrey R. Harmer, Mingjia Yu, Yanan Zhang, Haidong Peng, Dongqing Zhu, Zixin Deng, Shi-Lu Chen, Mehdi Mobli, Xinying Jia, Xudong Qu   +12 more
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Decoding the dynamic extracellular matrix in cancer—3D models and bioscaffolds rewire the rules of tumor progression

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cancer progression is regulated by the dynamic matrix code of the tumor microenvironment, which influences cellular behavior and disease development. Importantly, matrix remodeling in three‐dimensional cancer models more accurately reflects in vivo conditions compared to conventional two‐dimensional systems.
Sylvia Mangani, Konstantinos Spanopoulos, Zoi Piperigkou, Nikos K. Karamanos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-Pathway Antifungal Mechanism of Marine-Derived Bacillus sp. BAF143 Against Aspergillus flavus

Marine Drugs
Aspergillus flavus is a major fungal pathogen that causes postharvest spoilage and carcinogenic aflatoxin contamination in agricultural commodities, necessitating the development of novel biocontrol strategies.
Xiaoyun Ou, Youzhi Li, Shaojie Wang, Qiaozhen Wang, Shushi Huang, Futian Yu, Yuening Luo, Min Liang, Ling Yang, Lixia Pan, Xiaochun Wang, Dengfeng Yang   +11 more
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Identification of a Shiga toxin A‐derived peptide internalized into Gb3 receptor‐bearing cells via interaction with the Shiga toxin B subunit

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The process of internalization of the Shiga toxin A subunit via formation of a complex with the Shiga toxin B subunit, which specifically binds to the Gb3 receptor. The peptide is designed to act as a carrier of drugs into cancer cells. Here, we explored the potential of peptides derived from the catalytic A subunit of Shiga toxin (STxA) to be drug ...
Giulia Opassi, João C. Encarnação, Valeria Napolitano, Grzegorz Dubin, Grzegorz Popowicz, Karl Andersson, U. Helena Danielson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Solid-Phase Synthesis of Arylpiperazine Derivatives and Implementation of the Distributed Drug Discovery (D3) Project in the Search for CNS Agents

Molecules, 2011
We have successfully implemented the concept of Distributed Drug Discovery (D3) in the search for CNS agents. Herein, we demonstrate, for the first time, student engagement from different sites around the globe in the development of new biologically ...
William L. Scott, Ziniu Zhou, Martin J. O’Donnell, Grzegorz Satała, Andrzej J. Bojarski, Jean Martinez, Gaël Nomezine, Maciej Pawłowski, Gilles Subra, Katarzyna Grychowska, Joanna Król, Paweł Zajdel   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating transcription factor dynamics in health and disease using FRAP

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
FRAP analysis of GFP‐tagged transcription factors reveals how molecular mobility and target engagement change in response to drug treatment. By combining live‐cell imaging, quantitative model fitting, and statistical analysis, this approach uncovers transcription factor dynamics linked to disease mechanisms, providing a powerful framework for ...
Kannan Govindaraj, Carolina Vazquez Garzon, Jose Joaquin Velasco, Janine N. Post   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rapid Discovery of Illuminating Peptides for Instant Detection of Opioids in Blood and Body Fluids

Molecules, 2019
The United States is currently experiencing an opioid crisis, with more than 47,000 deaths in 2017 due to opioid overdoses. Current approaches for opioid identification and quantification in body fluids include immunoassays and chromatographic methods (e.
Shabnam Jafari, Yann Thillier, Yousif H. Ajena, Diedra Shorty, Jiannan Li, Jonathan S. Huynh, Bethany Ming-Choi Pan, Tingrui Pan, Kit S. Lam, Ruiwu Liu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source