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Thermostable neutral metalloprotease from Geobacillus sp. EA1 does not share thermolysin's preference for substrates with leucine at the P1′ position

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Knowing how proteases recognise preferred substrates facilitates matching proteases to applications. The S1′ pocket of protease EA1 directs cleavage to the N‐terminal side of hydrophobic residues, particularly leucine. The S1′ pocket of thermolysin differs from EA's at only one position (leucine in place of phenylalanine), which decreases cleavage ...
Grant R. Broomfield, Torsten Kleffmann, David J. Saul, Sigurd M. Wilbanks   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

TRPM8 levels determine tumor vulnerability to channel agonists

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
TRPM8 is a Ca2+ permissive channel. Regardless of the amount of its transcript, high levels of TRPM8 protein mark different tumors, including prostate, breast, colorectal, and lung carcinomas. Targeting TRPM8 with channel agonists stimulates inward calcium currents followed by emptying of cytosolic Ca2+ stores in cancer cells.
Alessandro Alaimo, Francesco Giuseppe Carbone, Kristi Buzo, Nicole Annesi, Sacha Genovesi, Annalisa Lorenzato, Karen Widmann, Michela Libergoli, Elisa Marmocchi, Giovanni Bertalot, Alberto Brolese, Mauro Giulio Papotti, Luca Molinaro, Orazio Caffo, Mattia Barbareschi, Alberto Bardelli, Alessandro Romanel, Sabrina Arena, Andrea Lunardi   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nox2 redox signaling maintains essential cell populations in the brain. [PDF]

, 2011
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are conventionally classified as toxic consequences of aerobic life, and the brain is particularly susceptible to ROS-induced oxidative stress and damage owing to its high energy and oxygen demands.
Chang, Christopher J, Dickinson, Bryan C, Peltier, Joseph, Schaffer, David V, Stone, Daniel   +4 more
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Loss of primary cilia promotes EphA2‐mediated endothelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition in the ovarian tumor microenvironment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Loss of primary cilia in endothelial cells promotes EndMT and vascular abnormalities in the ovarian tumor microenvironment through EphA2 activation. Using human samples, in vitro models, and endothelial‐specific Kif3a‐knockout mice, we show that primary cilia loss drives the acquisition of cancer‐associated fibroblast‐like phenotypes, thereby ...
Jin Gu Cho, Yubin Hah, Eunsik Yun, Hye In Ka, Aram Lee, Sora Han, Dawn Lee, Sung Wook Kim, Jong Hoon Park, Byung Su Kwon, Young Yang, Jongmin Kim   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Selective Hg(II) detection in aqueous solution with thiol derivatized fluoresceins.

Inorganic Chemistry, 2006
The syntheses and photophysical properties of mercury sensors 2 and 3 (MS2 and MS3), two asymmetrically derivatized fluorescein-based dyes designed for Hg(II) detection, are described. These sensors each contain a single pyridyl-amine-thiol metal-binding
Elizabeth M. Nolan, Maryann E Racine, S. Lippard   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Protolytic Equilibria in Organized Solutions: Ionization and Tautomerism of Fluorescein Dyes and Related Indicators in Cetyltrimethylammonium Chloride Micellar Solutions at High Ionic Strength of the Bulk Phase

Liquids, 2021
Ionic equilibrium of 22 hydroxyxanthenes, including halogen and nitro derivatives of fluorescein, and their thio- and aza analogues, were studied spectrophotometrically in micellar solutions of cetyltrimethylammonium chloride at ionic strength of the ...
N. Mchedlov-Petrossyan, N. Vodolazkaya
semanticscholar   +1 more source

EMT‐associated bias in the Parsortix® system observed with pancreatic cancer cell lines

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The Parsortix® system was tested for CTC enrichment using pancreatic cancer cell lines with different EMT phenotypes. Spike‐in experiments showed lower recovery of mesenchymal‐like cells. This was confirmed with an EMT‐inducible breast cancer cell line.
Nele Vandenbussche, Renske Imschoot, Béatrice Lintermans, Lode Denolf, Joachim Taminau, Charlotte Fieuws, Geert Berx, Kris Gevaert, Kathleen B. M. Claes   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fluorescent Probes for Analysis and Imaging of Monoamine Oxidase Activity [PDF]

Monoamine oxidases catalyze the oxidative deamination of dietary amines and amine neurotransmitters, and assist in maintaining the homeostasis of the amine neurotransmitters in the brain.
Ahn, KH, Jun, YW, Kim, D
core   +1 more source

An efficient strategy for producing RNA‐free Nucleocapsid protein of SARS‐CoV‐2 for biochemical and structural investigations

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Cleavable N‐terminal Thioredoxin fusion enabled soluble expression and purification of otherwise insoluble SARS‐CoV‐2 Nucleocapsid (N) protein. A four‐step purification strategy yielded highly homogeneous, RNA‐free N protein. Binding assays showed high RNA affinity (Kd ~ 28 nm). The study will facilitate high‐resolution structural studies of N protein,
Shweta Singh, Gagan D. Gupta
wiley   +1 more source

Ro 31‐8220 suppresses bladder cancer progression via enhancing autophagy in vitro and in vivo

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The pan‐protein kinase C inhibitor Ro‐31‐8220 demonstrates potent anti‐bladder cancer effects both in vitro and in vivo by suppressing migration/invasion, inducing apoptosis and crucially activating autophagy, where blocking autophagy with chloroquine reduces its cell‐killing efficacy, suggesting its promise as a novel therapeutic candidate requiring ...
Shengjun Fu, Yan Tao, Shan Wu, Yuwen Gong, Youli Zhao, Shaomin Niu, Hui Cheng, You Mu, Na Xu, Ying Wang, Jianzhong Lu, Shanhui Liu, Lanlan Li   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source