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Diffusion‐based size determination of solute particles: a method adapted for postsynaptic proteins

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We present a diffusion‐based approach for measuring the size of macromolecules and their complexes, and demonstrate its use on postsynaptic proteins. The method requires fluorescein‐labelled protein samples, a microfluidic device that maintains laminar flow for said samples, a microscope recording the emitted fluorescent signals, and an analytic ...
András László Szabó, Eszter Nagy‐Kanta, Soma Varga, Edit Andrea Jáger, Csaba István Pongor, Mária Laki, András József Laki, Zoltán Gáspári   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Electrical pulse stimulation reflecting the episodic nature of real‐life exercise modulates metabolic and secretory profile of primary human myotubes

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Here, we introduced an intermittent electrical stimulation protocol mimicking the episodic nature of real‐life exercise in vitro by alternating low‐ and high‐frequency stimulation. In comparison with widely used continuous stimulation, it enhanced the rate of glucose and fatty acid oxidation, but not the myokine release.
Klára Gabrišová, Tímea Kurdiová, Daria Barkova, Natália Pálešová, Jana Babulicová, Silvia Tyčiaková, Marta Novotová, Mária Balážová, Miroslav Sabo, Václav Pustka, Jozef Ukropec, Barbara Ukropcová   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mitochondria‐associated membranes (MAMs): molecular organization, cellular functions, and their role in health and disease

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Mitochondria‐associated membranes (MAMs) are contact sites between the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria that regulate calcium signaling, lipid metabolism, autophagy, and stress responses. This review outlines their molecular organization, roles in cellular homeostasis, and how dysfunction drives neurodegeneration, metabolic disease, cancer, and ...
Viet Bui, Maryline Santerre, Natalia Shcherbik, Bassel E Sawaya   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of residues critical for the extension of Munc18-1 domain 3a

BMC Biology, 2023
Background Neurotransmitter release depends on the fusion of synaptic vesicles with the presynaptic membrane and is mainly mediated by SNARE complex assembly.
Xianping Wang, Jihong Gong, Le Zhu, Huidan Chen, Ziqi Jin, Xiaoqiang Mo, Shen Wang, Xiaofei Yang, Cong Ma   +8 more
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HSP70 governs permeability and mechanotransduction in primary human endothelial cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
HSP70 chemical inhibition reduces endothelial cell proliferation and increases permeability, the latter supported by normal interendothelial junctional protein distribution. HSP70 also plays a role in shear stress response, a hemodynamic force naturally present in blood vessels and correlated with vessel protection.
Andrea Pinto‐Martinez, Everton G. Melo, Isadora C. B. Pavan, Percíllia V. S. Oliveira, Luiza B. C. T. Coimbra, Thaís L. S. Araujo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular determinants of signal transduction in tropomyosin receptor kinases

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Tropomyosin receptor kinases control critical neuronal functions, but how do the same receptors produce diverse cellular responses? This review explores the structural mechanisms behind Trk signaling diversity, focusing on allosteric modulation and ligand bias.
Giray Enkavi
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnosing cystic fibrosis in low- and middle-income countries: challenges and strategies

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Background Cystic Fibrosis is caused by recessively inherited variants of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator. It is associated with diverse clinical presentations that can affect the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems and inhibit ...
Michèle Fuhrer, Marco Zampoli, Hugues Abriel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ion Channels Made from a Single Membrane-Spanning DNA Duplex

Nano letters (Print), 2016
Because of their hollow interior, transmembrane channels are capable of opening up pathways for ions across lipid membranes of living cells. Here, we demonstrate ion conduction induced by a single DNA duplex that lacks a hollow central channel. Decorated
Kerstin Göpfrich, Chen-Yu Li, I. Mames, S. P. Bhamidimarri, M. Ricci, J. Yoo, Adam Mames, A. Ohmann, M. Winterhalter, E. Stulz, A. Aksimentiev, U. Keyser   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Calcium‐sensing receptor induces the apoptosis of chondrocytes in cooperation with phosphate transporter

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Excess Ca2+ ions activate the Calcium‐Sensing Receptor (CaSR), which subsequently drives the uptake of excess inorganic phosphate (Pi) via the Pi transporter (Pit−1) in chondrocytes. This mechanism causes a toxic increase in intracellular Pi concentration, ultimately leading to chondrocyte apoptosis and pathological mineralization. Excess extracellular
Sachie Nakatani, Hiroya Ueda, Ayumi Kawata, Yuki Sato, Kotomi Inomata, Hiroshi Mano, Masahiro Wada, Kenji Kobata   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanical sensitivity of Piezo1 ion channels can be tuned by cellular membrane tension

eLife, 2015
Piezo1 ion channels mediate the conversion of mechanical forces into electrical signals and are critical for responsiveness to touch in metazoans.
A. Lewis, J. Grandl
semanticscholar   +1 more source