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Framework engineering to produce dominant T cell receptors with enhanced antigen-specific function

Nature Communications, 2019
Increasing TCR cell surface expression can potentiate T cell responses to low-concentrations of antigen. Here the authors identify aminoacids in human TCR variable domains that impact its surface expression, and demonstrate how editing these residues can
Sharyn Thomas, Fiyaz Mohammed, Rogier M. Reijmers, Annemarie Woolston, Theresa Stauss, Alan Kennedy, David Stirling, Angelika Holler, Louisa Green, David Jones, Katherine K. Matthews, David A. Price, Benjamin M. Chain, Mirjam H. M. Heemskerk, Emma C. Morris, Benjamin E. Willcox, Hans J. Stauss   +16 more
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In Silico and Structural Analyses Demonstrate That Intrinsic Protein Motions Guide T Cell Receptor Complementarity Determining Region Loop Flexibility

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
T-cell immunity is controlled by T cell receptor (TCR) binding to peptide major histocompatibility complexes (pMHCs). The nature of the interaction between these two proteins has been the subject of many investigations because of its central role in ...
Christopher J. Holland, Christopher J. Holland, Bruce J. MacLachlan, Valentina Bianchi, Valentina Bianchi, Sophie J. Hesketh, Sophie J. Hesketh, Richard Morgan, Owen Vickery, Anna M. Bulek, Anna Fuller, Andrew Godkin, Andrew K. Sewell, Pierre J. Rizkallah, Stephen Wells, David K. Cole, David K. Cole   +16 more
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Organizing the interface—Plasma membrane architecture and receptor dynamics in virus‐cell interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Plasma membranes contain dynamic nanoscale domains that organize lipids and receptors. Because viruses operate at similar scales, this architecture shapes early infection steps, including attachment, receptor engagement, and entry. Using influenza A virus and HIV‐1 as examples, we highlight how receptor nanoclusters, multivalent glycan interactions ...
Jan Schlegel, Christian Sieben
wiley   +1 more source

RNAcare: integrating clinical data with transcriptomic evidence using rheumatoid arthritis as a case study

BMC Medical Genomics
Background Gene expression analysis is a crucial tool for uncovering the biological mechanisms that underlie differences between patient subgroups, offering insights that can inform clinical decisions.
Mingcan Tang, William Haese-Hill, Fraser Morton, Carl Goodyear, Duncan Porter, Stefan Siebert, Thomas D. Otto   +6 more
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Contrasting roles for IKK-regulated inflammatory signalling pathways for development and maintenance of type 1 and adaptive γδ T cells

eLife
The inhibitor of kappa-B kinase (IKK) complex is a critical regulator of cell death and inflammatory signalling in multiple cell types. Phosphorylation of IκB proteins by IKK results in their degradation and consequent activation of NF-κB transcription ...
Farjana Islam, Cayman Williams, Thea Hogan, Louise V Webb, Ines Boal-Carvalho, Benedict Seddon   +5 more
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The roles of Toll-like receptor 4 in the pathogenesis of pathogen-associated biliary fibrosis caused by Clonorchis sinensis

Scientific Reports, 2017
Pathogen-associated biliary fibrosis (PABF) is a type of liver fibrosis characterized by injuries of cholangiocytes and extra cellular matrix (ECM) deposition around bile ducts caused by various bacteria, fungi, virus and parasites.
Chao Yan, Bo Li, Fang Fan, Ying Du, Rui Ma, Xiao-Dan Cheng, Xiang-Yang Li, Bo Zhang, Qian Yu, Yu-Gang Wang, Ren-Xian Tang, Kui-Yang Zheng   +11 more
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Clinical characteristics and risk factors for poor prognosis among HIV patients with Talaromyces marneffei bloodstream infection

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background Talaromyces marneffei (TM) bloodstream infection is common in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) patients with extreme immunodeficiency in Southeast Asia and South China, however, clinical case study on TM bloodstream infection is ...
Jianjun Sun, Weiwei Sun, Yang Tang, Renfang Zhang, Li Liu, Yinzhong Shen, Jiangrong Wang, Jun Chen, Tangkai Qi, Zhenyan Wang, Wei Song, Yixiao Lin, Shuibao Xu, Hongzhou Lu   +13 more
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The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
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'Towards a Conceptual Framework for Innate Immunity' [PDF]

, 2005
Innate immunity now occupies a central role in immunology. However, artificial immune system models have largely been inspired by adaptive not innate immunity.
Aickelin, Uwe, Aickelin, U, Twycross, J, Uwe Aickelin, Jamie Twycross, Twycross, Jamie   +5 more
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The mannose receptor (CD206) identifies a population of colonic macrophages in health and inflammatory bowel disease

Scientific Reports, 2021
To understand the contribution of mononuclear phagocytes (MNP), which include monocyte-derived intestinal macrophages, to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), it is necessary to identify functionally-different MNP populations.
Pamela B. Wright, Elizabeth McDonald, Alberto Bravo-Blas, Hannah M. Baer, Anna Heawood, Calum C. Bain, Allan M. Mowat, Slater L. Clay, Elaine V. Robertson, Fraser Morton, Jagtar Singh Nijjar, Umer Z. Ijaz, Simon W. F. Milling, Daniel R. Gaya   +13 more
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