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Fluorescent Probes to Image the K_Ca3.1 Channel in Tumor Cells

Pharmaceutics
Background/Objectives: The Ca2+-activated K+ channel KCa3.1 is not only involved in physiological processes such as immune reactions and control of vascular tone, but is highly expressed in various tumor entities.
Insa Thale, Elke Naß, Laura Vinnenberg, Luca Matteo Todesca, Thomas Budde, Ivan Maisuls, Cristian A. Strassert, Albrecht Schwab, Bernhard Wünsch   +8 more
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Regulation of the Mitochondrial BK_Ca Channel by the Citrus Flavonoid Naringenin as a Potential Means of Preventing Cell Damage

Molecules, 2020
Naringenin, a flavanone obtained from citrus fruits and present in many traditional Chinese herbal medicines, has been shown to have various beneficial effects on cells both in vitro and in vivo.
Anna Kicinska, Rafał P. Kampa, Jan Daniluk, Aleksandra Sek, Wieslawa Jarmuszkiewicz, Adam Szewczyk, Piotr Bednarczyk   +6 more
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Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang, Ruslana Romaniuk, Hristo L. Svilenov   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional correlates of clinical phenotype and severity in recurrent SCN2A variants

Communications Biology, 2022
A comprehensive biophysical analysis of disease-associated mutations in the voltage-gated sodium channel gene, SCN2A, suggests that dynamic action potential clamp may be a better predictor than voltage clamp of how these mutations alter neuronal ...
Géza Berecki, Katherine B. Howell, Jacqueline Heighway, Nelson Olivier, Jill Rodda, Isabella Overmars, Danique R. M. Vlaskamp, Tyson L. Ware, Simone Ardern-Holmes, Gaetan Lesca, Michael Alber, Pierangelo Veggiotti, Ingrid E. Scheffer, Samuel F. Berkovic, Markus Wolff, Steven Petrou   +15 more
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Functional comparison of EncB and EncC cargo proteins in iron storage within the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Encapsulins are protein nanocompartments that play an important role in iron storage. In the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin system, two cargo proteins called EncB and EncC contribute to iron mineralization. Here, we show that EncB and EncC generate iron‐containing minerals with distinct chemical compositions, suggesting that the composition of stored ...
Harry B. McDowell, Thomas Walther, Egbert Hoiczyk   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patch clamp studies of human sperm under physiological ionic conditions reveal three functionally and pharmacologically distinct cation channels [PDF]

, 2014
Whilst fertilizing capacity depends upon a K+ conductance G? that allows the spermatozoon membrane potential Vm to be held at a negative value, the characteristics of this conductance in human sperm are virtually unknown.
Barratt, C.L.R.; id_orcid, Mansell, S.A., Publicover, S J, Mansell, S A, Wilson, S M, Publicover, S.J., Barratt, C.L.R, Barratt, C L R, Wilson, S.M.   +8 more
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Structural and biochemical analysis of a B12 superbinder

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
BtuG proteins are vitamin B12 scavengers in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a dominant human gut bacterium. We present crystal structures of three BtuG homologs bound to cobalamin and its precursor cobinamide, revealing picomolar binding affinities, among the highest known for any natural protein.
Jose M. Martinez Felices, Jacob J. Whittaker, Dirk J. Slotboom, Albert Guskov   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ion channels as novel therapeutic targets in the treatment of pain.

, 2010
OBJECTIVES This review considers ion channels as potential novel therapeutic targets, particularly in the treatment of pain. KEY FINDINGS Ion channel proteins underlie electrical signalling throughout the body and are important targets for ...
Alistair Mathie, Mathie, Alistair, Mathie, A.   +2 more
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Structures of mycobacterial 3‐methylcrotonyl‐CoA carboxylase reveal carrier‐domain translocation between catalytic sites

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Mycobacterial 3‐methylcrotonyl‐CoA carboxylase uses a mobile biotin‐carrying domain to shuttle a carboxyl group between two catalytic sites, enabling carboxylation of 3‐methylcrotonyl‐CoA during leucine breakdown. Cryo‐electron microscopy captures the carrier at both sites and reveals an inward loop movement that may prevent futile rebinding to the ...
Ajit Yadav, Bogdan I. Florea, Sebastian Geibel   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor 2 as a Potential Therapeutic Target in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy

Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a prominent cause of neonatal mortality and neurodevelopmental disorders; however, effective therapeutic interventions remain limited.
Jian-Xia Liu, Da Zheng, Ling Chen, Su Chen, Jia-Wei Min   +4 more
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