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Research advances on plant lectin receptor-like kinases in abiotic stress response

Guangxi Zhiwu, 2023
Plants are exposed to various stress during their growth and development, and abiotic stress is one of the most significant factors. Receptor-like kinases (RLKs) are widely present in plants that can quickly and effectively respond to stress, ultimately ...
Menglong WANG, Suwei LUO, Xiaoshi LI, Xiaoqun PENG   +3 more
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MASP-1 and MASP-3 Bind Directly to Aspergillus fumigatus and Promote Complement Activation and Phagocytosis

Journal of Innate Immunity, 2021
Activation of the complement system is mediated by the interaction between pathogens and pattern recognition molecules (PRMs); mannose-binding lectin (MBL), ficolins, and collectin-10/-11 from the lectin pathway and C1q from the classical pathway. Lectin
Anne Rosbjerg, Reinhard Würzner, Peter Garred, Mikkel-Ole Skjoedt   +3 more
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Ecotin, a microbial inhibitor of serine proteases, blocks multiple complement dependent and independent microbicidal activities of human serum.

PLoS Pathogens, 2019
Ecotin is a serine protease inhibitor produced by hundreds of microbial species, including pathogens. Here we show, that ecotin orthologs from Escherichia coli, Yersinia pestis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Leishmania major are potent inhibitors of MASP-1 ...
Zoltán Attila Nagy, Dávid Szakács, Eszter Boros, Dávid Héja, Eszter Vígh, Noémi Sándor, Mihály Józsi, Gábor Oroszlán, József Dobó, Péter Gál, Gábor Pál   +10 more
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Reduced vascular leakage correlates with breast carcinoma T regulatory cell infiltration but not with metastatic propensity

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
A mouse model for vascular normalization and a human breast cancer cohort were studied to understand the relationship between vascular leakage and tumor immune suppression. For this, endothelial and immune cell RNAseq, staining for vascular function, and immune cell profiling were employed.
Liqun He, Chiara Testini, Neda Hekmati, Altea Bonello, Aglaia Schiza, Emmanuel Nwadozi, Mia Phillipson, Carina Strell, Michael Welsh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A likely association between low mannan-binding lectin level and brain fog onset in long COVID patients

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Brain fog can be described as a constellation of new-onset neuropsychiatric sequelae in the post-acute phase of COVID-19 (long COVID). The symptoms include inattention, short-term memory loss, and reduced mental acuity, which may undermine cognition ...
Roberta Bulla, Lucrezia Rossi, Giovanni Furlanis, Chiara Agostinis, Miriam Toffoli, Andrea Balduit, Alessandro Mangogna, Marco Liccari, Giorgia Morosini, Uday Kishore, Paolo Manganotti   +10 more
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Immune‐Driven Expression in Inclusion Body Myositis With T‐Cell Large Granular Lymphocytic Leukemia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives T‐cell large granular lymphocytic leukemia (T‐LGLL), reported in up to 58% of inclusion body myositis (IBM) patients, is a rare leukemia of cytotoxic or less commonly helper T cells. The range of myopathies in T‐LGLL and the impact of coexisting T‐LGLL in IBM are not well understood. Our objectives are to investigate the spectrum of
Pannathat Soontrapa, Iago Pinal‐Fernandez, Pritikanta Paul, Michael P. Skolka, Margherita Milone, Min Shi, Mithun V. Shah, Maria Casal‐Dominguez, Katherine Pak, Andrew L. Mammen, Teerin Liewluck   +10 more
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Host‐Directed Biomaterials for Combatting Bloodstream Infections: From Macrocyclic Peptides to Immune‐Activating Cell Backpacks

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bloodstream infections (BSI) are one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in both civilian and military populations. This paper summarizes recent progress in novel treatment strategies to manage BSI arising from both bacterial and fungal pathogens using molecules, particles, and materials to elicit host‐directed immunity.
Thomas Thomou, Jagadish Krishnappa, Justin B. Schaal, Prasad Tongaonkar, Dat Q. Tran, Wenchao Gu, Yung‐Fu Chang, Michael E. Selsted, Shaoyi Jiang, Samir Mitragotri, Michael Super, Christopher J. Bettinger   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Glomerular C4d Staining Does Not Exclude a C3 Glomerulopathy

Kidney International Reports, 2019
Introduction: C4d, an early product in the classical/lectin complement pathway has shown potential in the evaluation of C3 glomerulopathy where its absence would support an alternative pathway abnormality.
Geetika Singh, Shamresh Kumar Singh, Aasma Nalwa, Lavleen Singh, Immanuel Pradeep, Adarsh Barwad, Aditi Sinha, Pankaj Hari, Arvind Bagga, Soumita Bagchi, Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Amit Kumar Dinda   +11 more
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Information transfer in mammalian glycan-based communication

eLife, 2023
Glycan-binding proteins, so-called lectins, are exposed on mammalian cell surfaces and decipher the information encoded within glycans translating it into biochemical signal transduction pathways in the cell.
Felix F Fuchsberger, Dongyoon Kim, Natalia Baranova, Hanka Vrban, Marten Kagelmacher, Robert Wawrzinek, Christoph Rademacher   +6 more
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