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TMEM16A chloride channels in the female reproductive tract and their role in normal and dysfunctional pregnancy and labour

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend TMEM16A plays a pivotal role in setting the duration of the action potential plateau in human uterine smooth muscle. An increase in TMEM16A expression in labour underpins a lengthening of the plateau and this provides time for the contraction to become larger and longer, important for timely successful labour.
Helena C. Parkington, Harold A. Coleman, Penelope M. Sheehan, Shaun P. Brennecke, Marianne Tare   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Bactericidal: Plasma Surface Engineering to Defeat Food Matrix‐Conditioning Layers

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 25, Issue 6, November 2026.
ABSTRACT The persistence of foodborne pathogens on industrial food contact surfaces continues to challenge global food safety despite advances in sanitation technologies. A central limitation of current antimicrobial strategies lies in their validation under simplified laboratory conditions that overlook the physicochemically driven formation of food ...
Rafael Bianchini Fulindi, Argemiro Soares da Silva Sobrinho, Anderson S. Sant'Ana   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fimbriae‐Targeted Peptide‐Selenoviologen Cyclophane Complex for Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy of Periodontitis

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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) holds great promise for treating periodontitis, yet its clinical efficacy is limited by the lack of specificity of conventional photosensitizers toward pathogenic bacteria. Herein, we developed a targeted photosensitizer system
Rui Ding, Yawen Li, Yuchen Zhang, Qi Sun, Ang Li, Kun Zhou, Dandan Pei, Gang He   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bacterial Diseases in Farmed Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): A Review of Pathogenesis, Immune Responses and Recent Advances in Diagnostics and Management

Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, Volume 6, Issue 5, October 2026.
Pathogenesis of bacterial diseases in Nile tilapia and anti‐bacterial mechanisms. ABSTRACT Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is among the most widely farmed fish globally that plays a major role in ensuring food security in many low‐ and middle‐income countries.
Catherine Agoe, John Walakira, Gerald Kwikiriza, Nasser Kasozi, Ivan Abaho, Manuel Curto, Paul Meulenbroek, Harald Meimberg, Peter Akoll   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling Multiscale Architecture of Biofilm Extracellular Matrix and Its Role in Oxygen Transport

Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Volume 123, Issue 10, Page 2758-2770, October 2026.
Conceptual ‘resistance‐in‐series' model using cell‐capsule approach is introduced to investigate oxygen transport in the extracellular matrix. Bacterial capsule as a separate, distinct feature from the bulk EPS is the main focus of our present study. ABSTRACT The extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) matrix of microbial biofilms exhibits a complex ...
Raghu K. Moorthy, Eoin Casey
wiley   +1 more source

Insights Into the Antibiofilm Activity of Carbon Quantum Dots Against a Panel of Different Microorganisms: A Review

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 5, October 2026.
Carbon quantum dots (CDs) have emerged as versatile nanoplatforms for combating biofilm‐associated infections through multiple mechanisms, including EPS disruption, membrane damage, ROS generation, and quorum sensing inhibition. This review highlights how CD physicochemical properties and surface engineering strategies influence antibiofilm activity ...
Hadeer M. Bedair, Mahmoud Hamed, Aly A. Shoun, Fotouh R. Mansour, Reem H. Obaydo, Tamer M. Samir   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A general procedure for small-scale purification of fimbriae expressed by porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains

Revista Colombiana de Biotecnología, 2008
Fimbriae expression by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains is a complex process which is controlled by global and local transcriptional regulators and post-transcriptional control.
Ana Cristina Campal Espinosa, Jesús Arturo Junco Barranco, Niurka Onexis Arteaga Moré, María Dolores Castro Santana, Sonia Casas Suárez, Licette León Barreras, Guillermo Barreto Arguilagos, Guillermo Pardo Cardoso   +7 more
doaj  

PapB Family Regulators as Master Switches of Fimbrial Expression

Microorganisms
Some bacterial species within the Enterobacteriaceae family possess different types of fimbrial (pili) adhesins that promote adherence to cells and colonization of host tissues.
Fariba Akrami, Hossein Jamali, Mansoor Kodori, Charles M. Dozois   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biophysical and functional characterization of the Escherichia coli Dr fimbrial envelope reveals its importance for pathogenesis and lithogenesis. [PDF]

PLoS Pathog
Nagórka M, Zalewska-Piątek B, Iwanicki A, Wityk P, Jakiela S, Switlik W, Bruździak P, Wieczór M, Liévin-Le Moal V, Raczak-Gutknecht J, Gnatowski P, Ficek M, Łepek A, Narajczyk M, Piątek R.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

<i>rfaG</i>-dependent cell envelope biogenesis supports type 1 fimbrial expression and intestinal colonization in adherent-invasive <i>Escherichia coli</i>. [PDF]

Microbiology (Reading)
Miki T, Yamaguchi H, Haneda T, Ito M, Kim YG.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source