NKG2D and its ligands: one for all, all for one [PDF]
The activating receptor NKG2D is peculiar in its capability to bind to numerous and highly diversified MHC class I-like self-molecules. These ligands are poorly expressed on normal cells but can be induced on damaged, transformed or infected cells, with ...
Cerboni, Cristina+7 more
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The Role of Ligands in the Chemical Synthesis and Applications of Inorganic Nanoparticles
The design of nanoparticles is critical for their efficient use in many applications ranging from biomedicine to sensing and energy. While shape and size are responsible for the properties of the inorganic nanoparticle core, the choice of ligands is of ...
Amelie Heuer-jungemann+2 more
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A comprehensive evaluation of the activity and selectivity profile of ligands for RGD-binding integrins [PDF]
Integrins, a diverse class of heterodimeric cell surface receptors, are key regulators of cell structure and behaviour, affecting cell morphology, proliferation, survival and differentiation.
Cavalcanti-Adam, Elisabetta Ada+12 more
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Facetted patchy particles through entropy-driven patterning of mixed ligand SAMS [PDF]
We present a microscopic theory that describes the ordering of two distinct ligands on the surface of a faceted nanoparticle. The theory predicts that when one type of ligand is significantly bulkier than all others, the larger ligands preferentially align themselves along the edges and vertices of the nanoparticle.
Aaron Santos+62 more
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Development of Radiotracers for Imaging of the PD-1/PD-L1 Axis
Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy has emerged as a major treatment option for a variety of cancers. Among the immune checkpoints addressed, the programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) and its ligand PD-L1 are the key targets for an ICI.
Fabian Krutzek+2 more
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Glycols in the Synthesis of Zinc-Anilato Coordination Polymers
We report the synthesis, structural investigation, and thermal behavior for three zinc-based 1D-coordination polymers with 3,6-di-tert-butyl-2,5-dihydroxy-p-benzoquinone, which were synthesized in the presence of different glycols.
Olesya Y. Trofimova+5 more
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Charge Transfer Chromophores Derived from 3d-Row Transition Metal Complexes
A series of new charge transfer (CT) chromophores of “α-diimine-MII-catecholate” type (where M is 3d-row transition metals—Cu, Ni, Co) were derived from 4,4′-di-tert-butyl-2,2′-bipyridyl and 3,6-di-tert-butyl-o-benzoquinone (3,6-DTBQ) in accordance with ...
Kira I. Pashanova+7 more
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Two heteroleptic NiII complexes combined the redox-active catecholate and 2,2′- bipyridine ligand platforms were synthesized to observe a photoinduced intramolecular ligand-to-ligand charge transfer (LL’CT, HOMOcatecholate → LUMOα-diimine).
Kira I. Pashanova+4 more
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Spontaneous Patterning of Binary Ligand Mixtures on CdSe Nanocrystals: from Random to Janus Packing [PDF]
Binary compositions of surface ligands are known to improve the colloidal stability and fluorescence quantum yield of nanocrystals (NCs), due to ligand-ligand interactions and surface organization. Herein, we follow the thermodynamics of a ligand exchange reaction of CdSe NCs with alkylthiols mixtures.
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Ligand-induced protein dynamics differences correlate with protein-ligand binding affinities: An unsupervised deep learning approach [PDF]
Prediction of protein-ligand binding affinity is a major goal in drug discovery. Generally, free energy gap is calculated between two states (e.g., ligand binding and unbinding). The energy gap implicitly includes the effects of changes in protein dynamics induced by the binding ligand.
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