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Autophagy and mitophagy in pancreatic β‐cell homeostasis and their involvement in diabetes pathophysiology

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review focuses on the role of autophagy and mitophagy in maintaining pancreatic β‐cell function and homeostasis. We discuss how genetic defects affecting these pathways contribute to the development of type 1, type 2, monogenic, and gestational diabetes. We further explore their potential as therapeutic targets. Created in BioRender.
Yunkyeong Lee, Mingming Tong, Anna L. Gloyn   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional comparison of EncB and EncC cargo proteins in iron storage within the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Encapsulins are protein nanocompartments that play an important role in iron storage. In the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin system, two cargo proteins called EncB and EncC contribute to iron mineralization. Here, we show that EncB and EncC generate iron‐containing minerals with distinct chemical compositions, suggesting that the composition of stored ...
Harry B. McDowell, Thomas Walther, Egbert Hoiczyk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From junk to function — How weak selection in eukaryotes builds new parts and drives genomic complexity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

Airborne Levels of Lung Carcinogens at an Ascon Manufacturing Site

Aerosol and Air Quality Research, 2020
We assessed the airborne concentrations of the dust (both total and respirable), quartz, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and elemental carbon in an ascon manufacturing environment to determine the exposure to operators and the likelihood of developing ...
Kyeongmin Lee, Sungwon Choi, Miyeon Kim, Dongwoo Song, Ki-Youn Kim   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Shewanella oneidensis Fic enzyme SoFic targets the switch‐I region of EF‐Tu for AMPylation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fic enzymes mediate diverse post‐translational modifications across all domains of life, including AMPylation. Prokaryotic EF‐Tu can be AMPylated and deAMPylated by the conserved Fic enzyme SoFic. Structural and biochemical approaches were used to characterize the effect of AMPylation on EF‐Tu, SoFic's enzymatic activities, and the enzyme‐target ...
Svenja Runge, Vivian Pogenberg, Alexander Baumgart, Bente Siebels, Hartmut Schlüter, Michael Hecht‐Bucher, Aymelt Itzen   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chiral separation of chloroalkanes with the chromatographic column onboard Martian rovers

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Computer image of the Rosalind Franklin Rover of ESA's ExoMars mission. ExoMars is scheduled to land on planet Mars in Oxia Planum in 2029. This area represents an interesting spot to look for biosignatures. Investigations of ExoMars include measurement on molecular chirality. We show that chiral chloroalkanes, that have been identified on Mars, can be
Asma Merzougui, Agnes Banreti, Armelle L. Ernst, Guillaume Leseigneur, Uwe J. Meierhenrich   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The heterodimeric amino acid transporters (HAT) of the SLC7/SLC3 family: A structure−function relationships and relevance to human pathology

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Heterodimeric amino acid transporters consist of SLC7 and SLC3 family proteins arranged in a conserved structural organization. They regulate nutrient transport across cell membranes, supporting essential cellular functions. These transporters also contribute to xenobiotic/drug uptake and distribution.
Mariafrancesca Scalise, Tiziano Mazza, Raffaella Scanga, Lara Console, Michele Galluccio, Cesare Indiveri   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Global Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of the ICOH Survey

Safety and Health at Work, 2022
Background: On the basis of its role for the development of occupational health research, information, good practices, the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) launched the present survey to collect information on public health and ...
Bruna M. Rondinone, Antonio Valenti, Valeria Boccuni, Erika Cannone, Fabio Boccuni, Diana Gagliardi, Pierluca Dionisi, Caterina Barillari, Sergio Iavicoli   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Membrane composition and thermodynamic identity as boundaries of life for synthetic cell research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
What makes a cell a cell? The boundary of a living cell is not just a wall. Read as a Markov blanket, the membrane separates internal from external states, generating identity and non‐equilibrium order. Can this identity be rebuilt from scratch in a synthetic cell?
Caterina Presutti, Bert Poolman
wiley   +1 more source

KDM7A and KDM1A inhibition suppresses tumour promoting pathways in prostate cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Treatment resistance is a major challenge for patients with advanced prostate cancer. This study examined an alternative approach to target the major prostate cancer‐promoting pathway by targeting epigenetic factors, whose levels are higher in tumours.
Jennie N Jeyapalan, Veronika M Metzler, Simone de Brot, Corinne L Woodcock, Anna E Harris, Jennifer Lothion‐Roy, Emeli M Nilsson, Atara Ntekim, Michael S Toss, Jenny L Persson, Francesca Khani, Brian D Robinson, Lorraine J Gudas, Emad Rakha, David M Heery, Catrin S Rutland, Nigel P Mongan   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source