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Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
wiley   +1 more source

Design and Synthesis of Cysteine Protease Inhibitors

Proceedings, 2017
We have been preparing new dipeptidyl inhibitors against parasitic cysteine proteases cruzain (related to Chagas disease) and rhodesain (related to Sleeping Sickness disease), and against human cathepsins. [...]
Florenci V. Gonzalez
doaj   +1 more source

Epoxysuccinyl peptide-derived cathepsin B inhibitors: Modulating membrane permeability by conjugation with the C-terminal heptapeptide segment of penetratin [PDF]

, 2002
Besides its physiological role in lysosomal protein breakdown, extralysosomal cathepsin B has recently been implicated in apoptotic cell death. Highly specific irreversible cathepsin B inhibitors that are readily cellpermeant should be useful tools to ...
Assfalg-Machleidt, Irmgard, Deluca, Dominga, Höhneke, Clara, Machleidt, Werner, Schaschke, Norbert, Sommerhoff, Christian P.   +5 more
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ATG4B is required for mTORC1‐mediated anabolic activity and is associated with clinical outcomes in non‐small cell lung cancer

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The relationship between anabolic and catabolic processes governing lung cancer cell growth is nuanced. We show that ATG4B, an autophagy regulator, is elevated in lung cancer and that high ATG4B is associated with worse patient outcomes. Targeting ATG4B in cells reduces growth, protein synthesis, and mTORC1 activity, demonstrating a new relationship ...
Patrick J. Ryan, Bethany C. Guerra, Selina Uranga, Jessica M. Cardin, Steven E. Riechman, Mariana Janini Gomes, James D. Fluckey   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural and Functional Studies of Chikungunya Virus nsP2

Proceedings, 2020
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes and causes Chikungunya fever. Nonstructural protein 2 (nsP2) contains an N-terminal RNA helicase with both nucleotide triphosphatase and RNA triphosphatase activities, and a C-terminal
Yee Song Law, Yaw Bia Tan, Orion Shih, Age Utt, Jie Zheng, Sainan Wang, Ming Wei Chen, Patrick R. Griffin, U-Ser Jeng, Andres Merits, Dahai Luo   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inflammasomes: caspase-1-activating platforms with critical roles in host defense [PDF]

, 2011
Activation of the inflammatory cysteine protease caspase-1 in inflammasome complexes plays a critical role in the host response to microbial infections.
Lieselotte eVande Walle, Lieselotte eVande Walle, Mohamed eLamkanfi, Mohamed eLamkanfi   +3 more
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Evolutionary dynamics of the chloroplast genome in Daphne (Thymelaeaceae): comparative analysis with related genera and insights into phylogenetics

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes from 14 genera of Thymelaeaceae revealed variation in gene content, ranging from 128 to 142 genes, primarily influenced by IR expansion/contraction events and pseudogenization of ndhF, ndhI, and ndhG. Two large inversions were detected within the large single‐copy region, including a synapomorphic inversion ...
Abdullah, Hui Li, Rushan Yan, Chengyu Chen, Madiha Islam, Abdul Majid, Ibrar Ahmed, Parviz Heidari, Xiaoxuan Tian   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A genomic analysis and transcriptomic atlas of gene expression in Psoroptes ovis reveals feeding- and stage-specific patterns of allergen expression [PDF]

, 2019
Background: Psoroptic mange, caused by infestation with the ectoparasitic mite, Psoroptes ovis, is highly contagious, resulting in intense pruritus and represents a major welfare and economic concern for the livestock industry Worldwide.
Bartley, Kathryn, Burgess, Stewart TG, Down, Rachel E, Dunn, Jackie, Marr, Edward J, Nisbet, Alasdair J, Nunn, Francesca G, Prickett, Jessica C, Rombauts, Stephane, Van de Peer, Yves, Van Leeuwen, Thomas, Weaver, Robert J   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Cysteine proteases in protozoan parasites

PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018
Cysteine proteases (CPs) play key roles in the pathogenesis of protozoan parasites, including cell/tissue penetration, hydrolysis of host or parasite proteins, autophagy, and evasion or modulation of the host immune response, making them attractive chemotherapeutic and vaccine targets.
Jair L. Siqueira-Neto, Anjan Debnath, Laura-Isobel McCall, Jean A. Bernatchez, Momar Ndao, Sharon L. Reed, Philip J. Rosenthal   +6 more
openaire   +6 more sources

Autophagosome marker, LC3, is released extracellularly via several distinct pathways

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This study establishes a novel HiBiT‐tagging system for ultrasensitive detection of LC3, revealing multiple pathways for its extracellular secretion. It demonstrates that LC3 is released via both autophagy‐dependent and ‐independent mechanisms, including a novel route for nonlipidated LC3‐I.
Koki Saito, Masashi Arakawa, Koki Maeda, Eiji Morita   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source