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A conserved motif in the immune-subdominant RAP-1 related antigen of Babesia bovis contains a B-cell epitope recognized by antibodies from protected cattle

Frontiers in Immunology
IntroductionBabesia bovis, a tick-borne apicomplexan parasite causing bovine babesiosis, remains a significant threat worldwide, and improved and practical vaccines are needed. Previous studies defined the members of the rhoptry associated protein-1 (RAP-
Manuel J. Rojas, Manuel J. Rojas, Reginaldo G. Bastos, Reginaldo G. Bastos, Jinna Navas, Jacob M. Laughery, Paul A. Lacy, Carlos E. Suarez, Carlos E. Suarez   +8 more
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Modulation of Homer1 EVH1 domain internal dynamics by putative autism‐associated mutations

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The putative autism‐associated M65I and S97L variants of the EVH1 domain of the postsynaptic scaffold protein Homer1 do not exhibit substantial changes in their overall structure or partner binding. Both of them, but especially the M65I variant, show altered internal dynamics relative to the wild‐type domain on the μs‐ms timescale, indicated by the ...
Fanni Farkas, Brigitta Maruzs, Zsófia E. Kálmán, Tomas Klumpler, Gyula Batta, Bálint Péterfia, Zoltán Gáspári   +6 more
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Editorial: Epitope Discovery and Synthetic Vaccine Design

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Clarisa Beatriz Palatnik-de-Sousa, Clarisa Beatriz Palatnik-de-Sousa, Irene da Silva Soares, Daniela Santoro Rosa, Daniela Santoro Rosa   +4 more
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Identification and Validation of Th1-Selective Epitopes Derived from Proteins Overexpressed in Breast Cancer Stem Cells

Vaccines
Background: Breast cancer stem cells (CSCs), particularly those enriched in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), are key contributors to tumor recurrence, metastasis, and resistance to therapy. CSCs often undergo epithelial-to-mesenchymal transformation
Denise L. Cecil, Daniel Herendeen, Meredith Slota, Megan M. O’Meara, Yushe Dang, Lauren Corulli, Mary L. Disis   +6 more
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The pyruvate generator is a common phenomenon in mitochondria from different rat and mouse brain regions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The pyruvate generator, which causes activation of respiration by extra‐mitochondrial Ca2+, is also present and functional in rat brainstem mitochondria, as it is in other brain regions. This finding is confirmed by experiments with a fully reconstituted malate–aspartate shuttle (MAS).
Grazyna Debska‐Vielhaber, Niki Karavasili, Matthias Kunz, Zemfira Gizatullina, Timur Gainutdinov, Stefan Vielhaber, Wolfram S. Kunz, Frank N. Gellerich   +7 more
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Identification of PD-1–PD-L1 blockade epitopes in vitro utilizing porcine immunoglobulin and heterologous Fc-fused protein

Veterinary Research
Programmed death 1 (PD-1) and its ligand, programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1), function as pivotal immune checkpoints. Numerous studies have demonstrated the association between the malignant progression of various swine diseases and aberrant expression of
Yuwen Dong, Xin Li, Zuxin Gong, Chenchen Liu, Jiaqi Dai, Shuhuai Shen, Zhen Yang, Gongguan Liu   +7 more
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The ubiquitin‐proteasome system and autophagy as guardians of the cellular proteome

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This Perspective covers the three principles governing the crosstalk between the ubiquitin‐proteasome system and autophagy in cellular proteostasis: (1) a shared ubiquitin code routing substrates via shuttle factors or autophagy receptors; (2) spatial compartmentalization into phase‐separated degradation hubs and organelle‐specific modules (exemplified
Ivan Dikic
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An unexpected alternative viologen electron mediator site in tungsten‐containing formate dehydrogenase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
An unexpected alternative interaction site for ethyl viologen was identified in formate dehydrogenase 1 from Methylorubrum extorquens. Combined mutagenesis, kinetic analysis, and docking revealed that aromatic residues near an iron–sulfur cluster enable flavin mononucleotide‐independent electron transfer, offering a framework for engineering improved ...
Eleni G. Poloniataki, Yong Hwan Kim
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In Silico Analysis and Optimization of Multi-Epitope mRNA Vaccine Candidates Derived from the Proteome of Toxocara canis [PDF]

Journal of Basic Research in Medical Sciences
Introduction: Toxocara canis is a significant zoonotic parasite that remains inadequately controlled. This study utilized a range of immunoinformatics methodologies to develop a candidate multi-epitope mRNA vaccine against T. canis.
Roohollah Fattahi
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Ubiquitination of secretory granules promotes their crinophagic degradation in Drosophila

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Ubiquitination of secretory granules in Drosophila larval salivary glands is a critical molecular trigger for crinophagy, the lysosomal degradation of unreleased, or low‐quality granules. The E3 ubiquitin ligase Cnot4 is recruited to the surface of secretory granules to induce crinophagy.
Tamás Csizmadia, Anna Dósa, Asha Kiran Maddali, András Jipa, Hajnalka Laczkó‐Dobos, Péter Lőw, Gábor Juhász   +6 more
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