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Antibacterial membrane attack by a pore-forming intestinal C-type lectin

Nature, 2013
Human body-surface epithelia coexist in close association with complex bacterial communities and are protected by a variety of antibacterial proteins.
S. Mukherjee, Hui Zheng, M. Derebe, Keith M Callenberg, C. Partch, Darcy Rollins, Daniel C. Propheter, J. Rizo, M. Grabe, Q. Jiang, L. Hooper   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Membrane Fusion‐Inspired Nanomaterials: Emerging Strategies for Infectious Disease and Cancer Diagnostics

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Membrane fusion‐inspired nanomaterials offer transformative potential in diagnostics by mimicking natural fusion processes to achieve highly sensitive and specific detection of disease biomarkers. This review highlights recent advancements in nanomaterial functionalization strategies, signal amplification systems, and stimuli‐responsive fusion designs,
Sojeong Lee, Khulan Nyamzaya, Jueun Han, Yejin Song, Jihee Lee, Jung Hyun Jo, Seungmin Bang, Eun‐Kyung Lim, Seungjoo Haam, Eunjung Kim   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Functional Recombinants Designed from a Fetuin/Asialofetuin-Specific Marine Algal Lectin, Rhodobindin

Marine Drugs, 2015
Plant lectins have attracted much attention for biomedical applications including targeted drug delivery system and therapy against tumors and microbial infections.
Jong Won Han, Min Gui Jung, Eun Young Shim, Jun Bo Shim, Young Min Kim, Gwang Hoon Kim   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Human Kidney Tubuloid Model of Repeated Cisplatin‐Induced Cellular Senescence and Fibrosis for Drug Screening

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Replicating aging and senescence‐related pathophysiological responses in kidney organoids remains a significant challenge. Human adult renal tubular organoid, tubuloids, are successfully developed recapitulating cellular senescence that is the central pathophysiological mechanism of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Yuki Nakao, Makiko Mori, Yuta Sekiguchi, Iori Morita, Ryota Shindoh, Shintaro Mandai, Tamami Fujiki, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Fumiaki Ando, Koichiro Susa, Takayasu Mori, Ayumi Suzuki, Yuji Nashimoto, Hirokazu Kaji, Yuma Waseda, Soichiro Yoshida, Yasuhisa Fujii, Eisei Sohara, Shinichi Uchida, Kensuke Miyake, Yutaro Mori   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Use of Aleuria alantia Lectin Affinity Chromatography to Enrich Candidate Biomarkers from the Urine of Patients with Bladder Cancer

Proteomes, 2015
Developing a urine test to detect bladder tumours with high sensitivity and specificity is a key goal in bladder cancer research. We hypothesised that bladder cancer-specific glycoproteins might fulfill this role.
Sarah R. Ambrose, Naheema S. Gordon, James C. Goldsmith, Wenbin Wei, Maurice P. Zeegers, Nicholas D. James, Margaret A. Knowles, Richard T. Bryan, Douglas G. Ward   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Carbohydrate-binding protein from stinging nettle as fusion inhibitor for SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2022
Urtica dioica agglutinin (UDA) is a carbohydrate-binding small monomeric protein isolated from stinging nettle rhizomes. It inhibits replication of a broad range of viruses, including coronaviruses, in multiple cell types, with appealing selectivity.
Emiel Vanhulle, Thomas D’huys, Becky Provinciael, Joren Stroobants, Anita Camps, Sam Noppen, Dominique Schols, Els J. M. Van Damme, Piet Maes, Annelies Stevaert, Kurt Vermeire   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Variable domain N-linked glycosylation and negative surface charge are key features of monoclonal ACPA: implications for B-cell selection

, 2018
Autoreactive B cells have a central role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and recent findings have proposed that anti-citrullinated protein autoantibodies (ACPA) may be directly pathogenic.
Amara, Khaled, Baeten, Dominique, Gabay, Cem, Gronwall, Caroline, Israelsson, Lena, Klareskog, Lars, Lanzavecchia, Antonio, Lloyd, Katy A., Lundberg, Karin, Lundstrom, Susanna L., Malmstrom, Vivianne, Mueller, Daniel L., Piccoli, Luca, Reed, Evan, Steen, Johanna, Titcombe, Philip J., Zhou, Diana, Zubarev, Roman A.   +17 more
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The Rosetteless gene controls development in the choanoflagellate S. rosetta. [PDF]

, 2014
The origin of animal multicellularity may be reconstructed by comparing animals with one of their closest living relatives, the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta.
Greaney, Allison J, King, Nicole, Levin, Tera C, Wetzel, Laura   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Bitter-sweet symphony: glycan–lectin interactions in virus biology

FEMS Microbiology Reviews, 2014
Glycans are carbohydrate modifications typically found on proteins or lipids, and can act as ligands for glycan-binding proteins called lectins. Glycans and lectins play crucial roles in the function of cells and organs, and in the immune system of ...
W. Van Breedam, S. Pöhlmann, H. Favoreel, R. D. de Groot, H. Nauwynck   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Distribution of Complement Proteins in Soft and Hard Coronas Impacts Macrophage Uptake of Nanoparticles

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Protein corona plays a critical role in the biological behavior of nanoparticles. This study investigates the distribution of complement proteins in soft corona and their impact on the macrophage uptake of polymer nanoparticles. It underlines the significance of soft corona investigation for understanding in vivo performance of nanomedicines.
Ying Qiu, Tianchang He, Chunjie Miao, Xinyang Shi, Yuanyuan Niu, Volker Mailänder, Daniel Crespy, Katharina Landfester, Shuai Jiang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source