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Protective Functions of β-Alanyl-L-Histidine and Glycyl-L-Histidyl-L-Lysine Glycoconjugates and Copper in Concert

Antioxidants
Two endogenous peptides, β-alanyl-L-histidine, named carnosine (Car), and glycyl-L-histidyl-L-lysine (GHK), derived from the matricellular protein Secreted Protein Acidic and Rich in Cysteine (SPARC), share many beneficial functions.
Irina Naletova, Enrico Rizzarelli
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Turning Unpredictable Biomolecule Adsorption to Controlled Corona Formation: Focus on Carbon Nanomaterials

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Controlling the protein corona formation onto carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) enhances their functionalities as platforms for cancer theranostics. Here, we reviewed the effects of the intrinsic and acquired properties of CNMs on protein corona formation, the consequent biological and toxicological outcomes, and the strategies to reshape corona formation ...
Yajuan Zou, Yalei Hu, Jie Yu, Naoki Komatsu, Yuta Nishina, Alberto Bianco   +5 more
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Potential of targeting signal-transducing adaptor protein-2 in cancer therapeutic applications

Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy
Adaptor proteins play essential roles in various intracellular signaling pathways. Signal-transducing adaptor protein-2 (STAP-2) is an adaptor protein that possesses pleckstrin homology (PH) and Src homology 2 (SH2) domains, as well as a YXXQ signal ...
Taiga Maemoto, Yuto Sasaki, Fumiya Okuyama, Yuichi Kitai, Kenji Oritani, Tadashi Matsuda   +5 more
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Cell Adhesion by Design: Engineering Tissue Culture Scaffolds With Adhesion Cues

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In scaffold‐based tissue engineering, the matrix should provide adequate adhesion cues for cell attachment, spreading, and function. Given the multitude of adhesion receptors and the diversity of scaffolds, there are many approaches to render scaffolds adhesive, even though they are not all equivalent.
Dalia Dranseike, Dhananjay V. Deshmukh, Mark W. Tibbitt, Céline Labouesse   +3 more
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Molecular regulation of calcium‐sensing receptor (CaSR)‐mediated signaling

Chronic Diseases and Translational Medicine
Calcium‐sensing receptor (CaSR), a family C G‐protein‐coupled receptor, plays a crucial role in regulating calcium homeostasis by sensing small concentration changes of extracellular Ca2+, Mg2+, amino acids (e.g., L‐Trp and L‐Phe), small peptides, anions
Li Tian, Corey Andrews, Qiuyun Yan, Jenny J. Yang   +3 more
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Bioelectrical Interfaces Beyond Excitable Cells: Cancer, Aging, and Gene Expression Modulation

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The investigation of biological conductivity has evolved from its classical foundation based on ionic fluxes underpinning cardiac and neuronal excitability to a multifaceted regulator of cellular physiology. Traditional approaches for probing electrical events in living matter focused largely on action potentials recording.
Paolo Cadinu, Matthew K. Burgess, Catarina Franco Jones, Marzia Iarossi, Manuel Schröter, Nako Nakatsuka, Mustafa B. A. Djamgoz, Gil Gonçalves, Sidahmed Abayzeed, Paola Sanjuán‐Alberte, Paula M. Mendes, Frankie J. Rawson, Malavika Nair, Michael Levin, Rosalia Moreddu   +14 more
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Nanozymes at the Bio‐Nano Interface: From Synthesis, Defect Engineering, Catalytic Behavior in Biological Microenvironments, and Biosafety Implications

Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.
Nanozymes (NZs) have emerged as versatile artificial enzymes with tunable catalytic properties driven by atomic coordination, defect engineering, and surface chemistry. This review presents a bio–nano interface framework linking synthesis strategies, structural design, and catalytic behavior within complex biological microenvironments.
Karen Guadalupe Quintero‐Garrido, Aída Jimena Velarde‐Salcedo, Alejandro López‐Amador, Noé Arjona, Citlali Uitz Toalá, Carmen Gonzalez, Beatriz Liliana España‐Sánchez   +6 more
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Identification of potential antioxidant peptides from protein hydrolysates of pearl oil apricot almonds: Combination of in vitro and molecular docking studies

Food Frontiers
Pearl oil apricot almonds are rich in proteins, being a valuable raw material for preparing antioxidant peptides. In this study, almond protein hydrolysates (APHs) were obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis and divided into APHs‐1 (10 kDa). APHs‐1‐c, purified
Mo Chen, Xu Guo, Ning‐yang Li, Ying‐ying Chen, Paula Garcia‐Oliveira, Jin‐yue Sun, Miguel A. Prieto, Qing‐lin Niu, Chao Liu   +8 more
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Development of Nanoflare Nanosensors for Monitoring Cellular Insulin mRNA in Beta Cells and Islets

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This study presents the design and application of In2‐NF probes for detecting insulin mRNA in beta cells and islets. Using spherical nucleic acid‐coated gold nanoparticles, the probes offer strong fluorescent signals upon hybridization. Their performance is validated across 2D and 3D cultures and rat islets, demonstrating sensitive, real‐time mRNA ...
Yana Hu, Qizheng Zhang, Tianli Hu, Juewen Liu, Hongxing Fu, Xin Zhao, Zijiang Yang, Chenjie Xu   +7 more
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Perfusion Bioreactor Culture Incorporating Mechanical Confinement Enhances Mesenchymal Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicle Production and Wound Healing Potential

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Scalable manufacturing challenges and limited potency remain two of the most intransigent issues limiting clinical translation of EV therapeutics. Mechanical cues can induce phenotypic changes and increased vesiculation in EV source cells without the use of extraneous reagents, chemicals, and/or cargo, thereby potentially drastically improving the ...
Emily H. Powsner, Raith Nowak, Stephanie M. Kronstadt, Nicholas H. Pirolli, Talia J. Solomon, Kristin Nikolov, William Pieper Holeman, Ian M. Smith, Kimberly M. Stroka, John P. Fisher, Steven M. Jay   +10 more
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