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The planar cell polarity protein Vangl2 interacts with the PDZ‐domains of Scribble but not with a unique PDZ‐like domain in Inturned

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Structural and biochemical characterisations show that the planar cell polarity (PCP) protein Inturned harbours a unique PDZ‐like domain that does not bind canonical PDZ‐binding motifs (PBMs) like that of another PCP protein Vangl2. In contrast, the apical‐basal polarity protein Scribble contains four PDZ domains that bind Vangl2, but one PDZ domain ...
Stephan Wilmes, Jan Brysch, Carmen Gelze, Lilli Meier, Daniel Kümmel   +4 more
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Strategic integration of 1,2,4-oxadiazole and nitramino-triazole frameworks for high-energy-density materials

Defence Technology
Developing high-energy-density materials (HEDMs) with balanced energy and safety performance remains a significant challenge in energetic materials. This study presents the synthesis and systematic characterization of two novel high-performance energetic
Ziyi Xu, Caijin Lei, Xuezhi Yu, Jie Tang, Wei Hu, Hongwei Yang, Guangbin Cheng   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

New insights in the targets of action of dimethyl fumarate in endothelial cells: effects on energetic metabolism and serine synthesis in vitro and in vivo

Communications Biology, 2023
Dimethyl fumarate is an ester from the Krebs cycle intermediate fumarate. This drug is approved and currently used for the treatment of psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, and its anti-angiogenic activity was reported some years ago.
Mª Carmen Ocaña, Manuel Bernal, Chendong Yang, Carlos Caro, Alejandro Domínguez, Hieu S. Vu, Casimiro Cárdenas, María Luisa García-Martín, Ralph J. DeBerardinis, Ana R. Quesada, Beatriz Martínez-Poveda, Miguel Ángel Medina   +11 more
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Synthesis and properties of a promising high energy and low impact sensitivity explosive: hydroxylammonium 3-hydrazino-6-(1H-1,2,3,4-tetrazol-5-ylimino)-s-tetrazine

FirePhysChem, 2023
Tetrazine compounds, especially their energetic salts, show good application prospect in high-performing energetic materials (EMs). Among them, the hydroxylammonium salt show the best energetic properties.
Zihan Zhang, Xiang Chen, Yuankai Chen, Yuanyuan Li, Hai Nan, Haixia Ma   +5 more
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Tau acetylation at K331 has limited impact on tau pathology in vivo

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We mapped tau post‐translational modifications in humanized MAPT knock‐in mice and in amyloid‐bearing double knock‐in mice. Acetylation within the repeat domain, particularly around K331, showed modest increases under amyloid pathology. To test functional relevance, we generated MAPTK331Q knock‐in mice.
Shoko Hashimoto, Yukio Matsuba, Mika Takahashi, Takaomi C. Saido   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calpain small subunit homodimerization is robust and calcium‐independent

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Calpains dimerize via penta‐EF‐hand (PEF) domains. Using single‐molecule force spectroscopy, we measured the strength and kinetics of PEF–PEF homodimer binding. The interaction is robust, shows a transient conformational step before dissociation, and remains largely insensitive to Ca2+.
Nesha May O. Andoy, Trina Dykstra‐MacPherson, Mathias A. Bell, Peter L. Davies, Ruby May A. Sullan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on the Reactivity of 1-Amino-2-Nitroguanidine (ANQ)

Molecules, 2019
1-Amino-2-nitroguanidine (ANQ) is a high-energy nitrogen-rich compound with good detonation properties and low sensitivities. ANQ has only a central carbon atom with three small groups around it, including an amino, a hydrazine and a nitroxyl group ...
Jinghua Wang, Meng Cai, Fengqi Zhao, Kangzhen Xu   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Valosin‐containing protein counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura, Shin‐ichi Tate, Kyota Yasuda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source