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Antibiofilm activity of a chionodracine‐derived peptide by NMR‐based metabolomics of cell‐free supernatant of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical strains

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
KHS‐Cnd peptide is able to impair biofilm formation and disaggregate mature biofilms in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates. Differences in extracellular metabolites reflect changes in biofilm metabolism due to KHS‐Cnd treatment. Among the differentially represented extracellular metabolites upon KHS‐Cnd treatment, the significantly altered ...
Fernando Porcelli, Enrico Landi, Francesco Maiurano, Irene Paris, Rosanna Papa, Marco Artini, Laura Selan, Stefano Borocci, Francesco Buonocore, Esther Imperlini   +9 more
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Encapsulation and Melanization Are Not Correlated to Successful Immune Defense Against Parasitoid Wasps in Drosophila melanogaster

Cells
Parasitoid elimination in Drosophila melanogaster involves special hemocytes, called lamellocytes, which encapsulate the eggs or larvae of the parasitoid wasps. The capsules are melanized, and metabolites of the melanization reaction may play a potential
Lilla B. Magyar, István Andó, Gyöngyi Cinege   +2 more
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Interferon Lambda Genetics and Biology in Regulation of Viral Control

Frontiers in Immunology, 2017
Type III interferons, also known as interferon lambdas (IFNλs), are the most recent addition to the IFN family following their discovery in 2003. Initially, IFNλ was demonstrated to induce expression of interferon-stimulated genes and exert antiviral ...
Emily A. Hemann, Michael Gale, Ram Savan
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Mycobacterial cell division arrest and smooth‐to‐rough envelope transition using CRISPRi‐mediated genetic repression systems

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CRISPRI‐mediated gene silencing and phenotypic exploration in nontuberculous mycobacteria. In this Research Protocol, we describe approaches to control, monitor, and quantitatively assess CRISPRI‐mediated gene silencing in M. smegmatis and M. abscessus model organisms.
Vanessa Point, Wafaa Achache, Janïs Laudouze, Eliana Sepulveda Ramos, Mickaël Maziero, Céline Crauste, Stéphane Canaan, Pierre Santucci   +7 more
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Molecular insights on the proangiogenic effects of VEGF like growth factor derived from horseshoe crab perivitelline fluid

Scientific Reports
The current study investigated the proangiogenic effects of fraction VII of perivitelline fluid (hscPVF-VEGF) obtained from the late-stage embryos of Indian horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas; Müller) using human umbilical cord tissue-derived MSCs (hUCMSCs)
K. G. Aghila Rani, Hrishikesh Pandit, Rambhadur Subedi, Sayli Otiv-Pandit, Anil Bankati Jogdand, Hajra Gupta, Prayagraj Fandilolu, Sushama Rokade, Susan Idicula-Thomas, Anil Chatterji, Taruna Madan   +10 more
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dUTPase is essential in zebrafish development and possesses several single‐nucleotide variants with pronounced structural and functional consequences

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dUTPases are involved in balancing the appropriate nucleotide pools. We showed that dUTPase is essential for normal development in zebrafish. The different zebrafish genomes contain several single‐nucleotide variations (SNPs) of the dut gene. One of the dUTPase variants displayed drastically lower protein stability and catalytic efficiency as compared ...
Viktória Perey‐Simon, Angéla Békesi, Latifa Kazzazy, Jázmin Mihály, Máté Varga, Beáta G. Vértessy, Kinga Nyíri   +6 more
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Unlocking the potential for microbiome‐based therapeutics to address the sustainable development goal of good health and wellbeing

Microbial Biotechnology
Recent years have witnessed major advances and an ever‐growing list of healthcare applications for microbiome‐based therapeutics. However, these advances have disproportionately targeted diseases common in high‐income countries (HICs).
Emily L. Gulliver, Sara K. Di Simone, Michelle Chonwerawong, Samuel C. Forster   +3 more
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Understanding bio‐based polymers: A study of origins, properties, biodegradation and their impact on health and the environment

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This review provides an overview of bio‐based polymer sources, their unique functional properties and their environmental impact, and addresses their role as sustainable alternatives. It discusses end‐of‐life options, including composting and anaerobic digestion for renewable energy.
Sabina Kolbl Repinc, Blaž Stres, Mirica Karlovits, Igor Karlovits, Petra Jerič, Ondrej Panák, Anja Verbič, Blaž Likozar, Uroš Novak   +8 more
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ADAM17 selectively activates the IL‐6 trans‐signaling/ERK MAPK axis in KRAS‐addicted lung cancer

EMBO Molecular Medicine, 2019
Oncogenic KRAS mutations are major drivers of lung adenocarcinoma (LAC), yet the direct therapeutic targeting of KRAS has been problematic. Here, we reveal an obligate requirement by oncogenic KRAS for the ADAM17 protease in LAC.
Mohamed I Saad, Sultan Alhayyani, Louise McLeod, Liang Yu, Mohammad Alanazi, Virginie Deswaerte, Ke Tang, Thierry Jarde, Julian A Smith, Zdenka Prodanovic, Michelle D Tate, Jesse J Balic, D Neil Watkins, Jason E Cain, Steven Bozinovski, Elizabeth Algar, Tomohiro Kohmoto, Hiromichi Ebi, Walter Ferlin, Christoph Garbers, Saleela Ruwanpura, Irit Sagi, Stefan Rose‐John, Brendan J Jenkins   +23 more
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HIV‐1 establishes immediate latency in T cells expressing the viral Nef protein

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Nef is a viral protein often omitted from HIV‐1 reporter viruses. Consequently, its role in viral latency is unclear. We developed three novel dual reporter HIV‐1 derivatives that express Nef and allow for detection of latent and productive infection. Using these reporters, we show that Nef does not affect the establishment of immediate viral latency ...
Cindy Lam, Ivan Sadowski
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