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Refining the NaV1.7 pharmacophore of a class of venom‐derived peptide inhibitors via a combination of in silico screening and rational engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Venom peptides have shown promise in treating pain. Our study uses computer screening to identify a peptide that targets a sodium channel (NaV1.7) linked to chronic pain. We produced the peptide in the laboratory and refined its design, advancing the search for innovative pain therapies.
Gagan Sharma, Jennifer R. Deuis, Xinying Jia, Theo Crawford, Sassan Rahnama, Eivind A. B. Undheim, Irina Vetter, Yanni K. ‐Y. Chin, Mehdi Mobli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene cluster analysis method reliably identifies horizontally transferred genes and reveals their involvement in operon formation [PDF]

arXiv, 2006
The formation mechanism of operons remains controversial despite the proposal of many models. Although acquisition of genes from other species, horizontal gene transfer, is considered to occur, definitive concrete cases have been unavailable. It is desirable to select horizontally transferred genes reliably and examine their relationship to operons. We
arxiv  

Correction to: Dual RNA-seq reveals viral infections in asthmatic children without respiratory illness which are associated with changes in the airway transcriptome

Genome Biology, 2018
In our recent article [1], it has come to our attention that the sample labels are not consistent between Table 1, the data labels deposited in the Sequence Read Archive, and Additional file 1: Table S2.
Agata Wesolowska-Andersen, Jamie L. Everman, Rebecca Davidson, Cydney Rios, Rachelle Herrin, Celeste Eng, William J. Janssen, Andrew H. Liu, Sam S. Oh, Rajesh Kumar, Tasha E. Fingerlin, Jose Rodriguez-Santana, Esteban G. Burchard, Max A. Seibold   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

The power of microRNA regulation—insights into immunity and metabolism

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
MicroRNAs are emerging as crucial regulators at the intersection of metabolism and immunity. This review examines how miRNAs coordinate glucose and lipid metabolism while simultaneously modulating T‐cell development and immune responses. Moreover, it highlights how cutting‐edge artificial intelligence applications can identify miRNA biomarkers ...
Stefania Oliveto, Nicola Manfrini, Stefano Biffo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconciliation of Gene and Species Trees With Polytomies [PDF]

arXiv, 2012
Motivation: Millions of genes in the modern species belong to only thousands of `gene families'. A gene family includes instances of the same gene in different species (orthologs) and duplicate genes in the same species (paralogs). Genes are gained and lost during evolution.
arxiv  

Identification of novel small molecule inhibitors of ETS transcription factors

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
ETS transcription factors play an essential role in tumourigenesis and are indispensable for sprouting angiogenesis, a hallmark of cancer, which fuels tumour expansion and dissemination. Thus, targeting ETS transcription factor function could represent an effective, multifaceted strategy to block tumour growth. The evolutionarily conserved E‐Twenty‐Six
Shaima Abdalla, Zary Forghany, Jin Ma, Johan G. Hollander, Ruta Nachane, Karoly Szuhai, Pancras C. W. Hogendoorn, Peter ten Dijke, Dipen Shah, David A. Baker   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining Multifunctional Genes and Diseases in Human Using Gene Ontology [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
The study of human genes and diseases is very rewarding and can lead to improvements in healthcare, disease diagnostics and drug discovery. In this paper, we further our previous study on gene disease relationship specifically with the multifunctional genes.
arxiv  

The Saccharomyces cerevisiae amino acid transporter Lyp1 has a broad substrate spectrum

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Yeast Amino acid Transporter family members mediate the import of amino acids, ranging from substrate specialists to generalists. Here, we show that the specialist transporter, Lyp1, has a broader substrate spectrum than previously described, with affinity constants spanning from micromolar to millimolar.
Foteini Karapanagioti, Sebastian Obermaier, Dirk J. Slotboom, Bert Poolman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Foxg1 deletion impairs the development of the epithalamus

Molecular Brain, 2018
The epithalamus, which is dorsal to the thalamus, consists of the habenula, pineal gland and third ventricle choroid plexus and plays important roles in the stress response and sleep–wake cycle in vertebrates.
Bin Liu, Kaixing Zhou, Xiaojing Wu, Chunjie Zhao   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gap-enhanced Raman tags for physically unclonable anticounterfeiting labels

Nature Communications, 2020
Physical unclonable functions with inherent randomness are promising candidates for secure labeling systems. Here the authors demonstrate such a function using gap-enhanced Raman tags to create high-capacity and high-security labels for ...
Yuqing Gu, Chang He, Yuqing Zhang, Li Lin, Benjamin David Thackray, Jian Ye   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source