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Ablation of LRP6 in alpha‐smooth muscle actin‐expressing cells abrogates lung inflammation and fibrosis upon bleomycin‐induced lung injury

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Low‐density lipoprotein receptor‐related protein 6 (LRP6) is a key receptor for the Wnt antagonist Dickkopf1 (DKK1). DKK1 protein expression is induced in a bleomycin (BLM)‐induced lung injury model. We show that DKK1 induces proinflammatory and profibrotic genes in lung fibroblasts.
Eun‐Ah Sung, Mikhail G. Dozmorov, SuJeong Song, Theingi Aung, Min Hee Park, Patricia J. Sime, Wook‐Jin Chae   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Characteristics of the Kelch domain containing (KLHDC) subfamily and relationships with diseases

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The Kelch protein superfamily includes 63 members, with the KLHDC subfamily having 10 proteins. While their functions are not fully understood, recent advances in KLHDC2's structure and role in protein degradation have highlighted its potential for drug development, especially in PROTAC therapies.
Courtney Pilcher, Paula Armina V. Buco, Jia Q. Truong, Paul A. Ramsland, Monique F. Smeets, Carl R. Walkley, Jessica K. Holien   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unraveling Mycobacterium tuberculosis acid resistance and pH homeostasis mechanisms

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis exhibits a remarkable resilience to acid stress. In this Review, we discuss some of the molecular mechanisms and metabolic pathways used by the tubercle bacilli to adapt and resist host‐mediated acid stress. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a successful pathogen that has developed a variety of strategies to survive and ...
Janïs Laudouze, Stéphane Canaan, Alexandre Gouzy, Pierre Santucci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unconventional mRNA processing and degradation pathways for the polycistronic yrzI (spyTA) mRNA in Bacillus subtilis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The S1025 peptide is the major antidote to the YrzI toxin, which we renamed here as SpyT (Small Peptide YrzI Toxin) and SpyA (Small Peptide YrzI Antitoxin) (1). Degradation of the toxin–antitoxin spyTA mRNA, either by a translation‐dependent cleavage by the endoribonuclease Rae1 (2) or by direct attack by 3′‐exoribonucleases (3), also contributes to ...
Laetitia Gilet, Magali Leroy, Alexandre Maes, Ciarán Condon, Frédérique Braun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The power of microRNA regulation—insights into immunity and metabolism

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
MicroRNAs are emerging as crucial regulators at the intersection of metabolism and immunity. This review examines how miRNAs coordinate glucose and lipid metabolism while simultaneously modulating T‐cell development and immune responses. Moreover, it highlights how cutting‐edge artificial intelligence applications can identify miRNA biomarkers ...
Stefania Oliveto, Nicola Manfrini, Stefano Biffo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complement Inhibitor Therapy for Myasthenia Gravis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
Complement activation as a driver of pathology in myasthenia gravis (MG) has been appreciated for decades. The terminal complement component [membrane attack complex (MAC)] is found at the neuromuscular junctions of patients with MG.
Khaled Albazli, Henry J. Kaminski, James F. Howard   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Complement factor H-related proteins CFHR2 and CFHR5 represent novel ligands for the infection-associated CRASP proteins of Borrelia burgdorferi. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
One virulence property of Borrelia burgdorferi is its resistance to innate immunity, in particular to complement-mediated killing. Serum-resistant B. burgdorferi express up to five distinct complement regulator-acquiring surface proteins (CRASP) which ...
Corinna Siegel, Teresia Hallström, Christine Skerka, Hannes Eberhardt, Barbara Uzonyi, Tobias Beckhaus, Michael Karas, Reinhard Wallich, Brian Stevenson, Peter F Zipfel, Peter Kraiczy   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

The cytoskeletal control of B cell receptor and integrin signaling in normal B cells and chronic lymphocytic leukemia

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In lymphoid organs, antigen recognition and B cell receptor signaling rely on integrins and the cytoskeleton. Integrins act as mechanoreceptors, couple B cell receptor activation to cytoskeletal remodeling, and support immune synapse formation as well as antigen extraction.
Abhishek Pethe, Tanja Nicole Hartmann
wiley   +1 more source

Pediatric Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Advances

Cells, 2021
Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare disorder characterized by dysregulation of the alternate pathway. The diagnosis of aHUS is one of exclusion, which complicates its early detection and corresponding intervention to mitigate its high ...
Rupesh Raina, Nina Vijayvargiya, Amrit Khooblall, Manasa Melachuri, Shweta Deshpande, Divya Sharma, Kashin Mathur, Manav Arora, Sidharth Kumar Sethi, Sonia Sandhu   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Localization of the complement regulatory proteins in the normal human kidney

Kidney International, 1994
The kidney is an organ where complement-mediated tissue injuries take place by various stimuli. To assess how the kidney is protected from the autologous complement attack, comparative localization of decay accelerating factor (DAF), membrane cofactor protein (MCP) and 20 kDa homologous restriction factor (HRF20) was studied in the normal human kidney.
Kazuo Yoshioka, Kazuo Yoshioka, Kazuo Yoshioka, Hidechika Okada, Hidechika Okada, Hidechika Okada, Yukio Yuzawa, Yukio Yuzawa, Yukio Yuzawa, Shizunori Ichida, Seiichi Matsuo, Seiichi Matsuo, Seiichi Matsuo   +12 more
openaire   +3 more sources