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An Ising-Like model for protein mechanical unfolding [PDF]

Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 148102 (2007), 2006
The mechanical unfolding of proteins is investigated by extending the Wako-Saito-Munoz-Eaton model, a simplified protein model with binary degrees of freedom, which has proved successful in describing the kinetics of protein folding. Such a model is generalized by including the effect of an external force, and its thermodynamics turns out to be exactly
arxiv   +1 more source

Respiratory complex I‐mediated NAD+ regeneration regulates cancer cell proliferation through the transcriptional and translational control of p21Cip1 expression by SIRT3 and SIRT7

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
NAD+ regeneration by mitochondrial complex I NADH dehydrogenase is important for cancer cell proliferation. Specifically, NAD+ is necessary for the activities of NAD+‐dependent deacetylases SIRT3 and SIRT7, which suppress the expression of p21Cip1 cyclin‐dependent kinase inhibitor, an antiproliferative molecule, at the translational and transcriptional
Masato Higurashi, Kazunori Mori, Hidetsugu Nakagawa, Momoko Uchida, Fumihiro Ishikawa, Motoko Shibanuma   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Holographic immunoassays [PDF]

arXiv, 2020
The size of a probe bead reported by holographic particle characterization depends on the proportion of the surface area covered by bound target molecules and so can be used as an assay for molecular binding. We validate this technique by measuring the kinetics of irreversible binding for the antibodies immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M (IgM)
arxiv  

Peripheral blood proteome biomarkers distinguish immunosuppressive features of cancer progression

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Immune status significantly influences cancer progression. This study used plasma proteomics to analyze benign 67NR and malignant 4T1 breast tumor models at early and late tumor stages. Immune‐related proteins–osteopontin (Spp1), lactotransferrin (Ltf), calreticulin (Calr) and peroxiredoxin 2 (Prdx2)–were associated with systemic myeloid‐derived ...
Yeon Ji Park, Jae Won Oh, Hyewon Chung, Jung Won Kwon, Yi Rang Na, Kwang Pyo Kim, Seung Hyeok Seok   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting the MDM2‐MDM4 interaction interface reveals an otherwise therapeutically active wild‐type p53 in colorectal cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study investigates an alternative approach to reactivating the oncosuppressor p53 in cancer. A short peptide targeting the association of the two p53 inhibitors, MDM2 and MDM4, induces an otherwise therapeutically active p53 with unique features that promote cell death and potentially reduce toxicity towards proliferating nontumor cells.
Sonia Valentini, Giada Mele, Marika Attili, Maria Rita Assenza, Fulvio Saccoccia, Francesca Sardina, Cinzia Rinaldo, Roberto Massari, Nicola Tirelli, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Fabiola Moretti   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diversity against adversity: How adaptive immunity evolves potent antibodies [PDF]

arXiv, 2008
How does immune system evolve functional proteins - potent antibodies - in such a short time? We address this question using a microscopic, protein-level, sequence-based model of humoral immune response with explicitly defined interactions between Immunoglobulins, host and pathogen proteins.
arxiv  

Exploration of heterogeneity and recurrence signatures in hepatocellular carcinoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study leveraged public datasets and integrative bioinformatic analysis to dissect malignant cell heterogeneity between relapsed and primary HCC, focusing on intercellular communication, differentiation status, metabolic activity, and transcriptomic profiles.
Wen‐Jing Wu, Jianchao Wang, Fuqing Chen, Xuefeng Wang, Bin Lan, Ruyi Fu, Hong Wen, Fangfang Chen, Wei Hong, Tian‐Yu Tang, Ying He, Gang Chen, Jianyin Zhou, Hai‐Long Piao, Di Chen, Shu‐Yong Lin   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crowding-Regulated Binding of Divalent Biomolecules [PDF]

Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 258401 (2023)
Macromolecular crowding affects biophysical processes as diverse as diffusion, gene expression, cell growth, and senescence. Yet, there is no comprehensive understanding of how crowding affects reactions, particularly multivalent binding. Herein, we use scaled particle theory and develop a molecular simulation method to investigate the binding of ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Tonic signaling of the B‐cell antigen‐specific receptor is a common functional hallmark in chronic lymphocytic leukemia cell phosphoproteomes at early disease stages

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
B‐cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B‐CLL) and monoclonal B‐cell lymphocytosis (MBL) show altered proteomes and phosphoproteomes, analyzed using mass spectrometry, protein microarrays, and western blotting. Identifying 2970 proteins and 316 phosphoproteins, including 55 novel phosphopeptides, we reveal BCR and NF‐kβ/STAT3 signaling in disease ...
Paula Díez, Pablo Juanes‐Velasco, Marina L. García‐Vaquero, Conrad Droste, Alicia Landeira‐Viñuela, Miguel Alcoceba, Helena Fidalgo‐Gómez, Sara Misiego‐Herrero, Almudena Navarro‐Bailón, Mónica Baile, José M. Bastida, Jose Manuel Sanchez‐Santos, Rafael Góngora, Julia Almeida, Marcos Gonzalez‐Diaz, Alberto Orfao, Javier De Las Rivas, Manuel Fuentes   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preparation of diagnostic ELISA kits for detection of camelpox virus

Journal of Veterinary Medical Research, 2005
Peroxidase labeled immunoglobulins to camelpox virus (CPV) were prepared for use in various techniques of ELISA. Ten rabbits and three goats were inoculated with a mixture of camelpox virusand Freund’s adjuvant.
E. A. Aboul Soud, Magda, M. Sayed, A. A. Badawi, M. M. Taha, Elham A. El-Ebiary, A. M. Daoud   +5 more
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