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A methionine‐lined active site governs carbocation stabilization and product specificity in a bacterial terpene synthase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study reveals a unique active site enriched in methionine residues and demonstrates that these residues play a critical role by stabilizing carbocation intermediates through novel sulfur–cation interactions. Structure‐guided mutagenesis further revealed variants with significantly altered product profiles, enhancing pseudopterosin formation. These
Marion Ringel, Carl P. O. Helmer, Shani Zev, Ronja Driller, Emily Buhr, Markus Reinbold, Renana Schwartz, Gabriel Foley, Mikael Boden, Daniel Garbe, Gerhard Schenk, Dan Thomas Major, Bernhard Loll, Thomas Brück   +13 more
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Development of highly selective ligands for separations of actinides from lanthanides in the nuclear fuel cycle [PDF]

, 2011
This account summarizes recent work by us and others on the development of ligands for the separation of actinides from lanthanides contained in nuclear waste streams in the context of a future European strategy for nuclear waste management. The current
Harwood, Laurence, Hudson, Michael J., Lewis, Frank   +2 more
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Aggressive prostate cancer is associated with pericyte dysfunction

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor‐produced TGF‐β drives pericyte dysfunction in prostate cancer. This dysfunction is characterized by downregulation of some canonical pericyte markers (i.e., DES, CSPG4, and ACTA2) while maintaining the expression of others (i.e., PDGFRB, NOTCH3, and RGS5).
Anabel Martinez‐Romero, Ane Martinez‐Larrinaga, Joaquim Grego‐Bessa, Saioa Garcia‐Longarte, Hielke van Splunder, Ianire Astobiza, Amaia Ercilla, Laura Bozal‐Basterra, Isabel Mendizabal, Pilar Villacampa, Arkaitz Carracedo, Mariona Graupera   +11 more
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Natural killer cell response to chemotherapy-stressed cancer cells: Role in tumor immunosurveillance. [PDF]

, 2017
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate cytotoxic lymphoid cells that actively prevent neoplastic development, growth, and metastatic dissemination in a process called cancer immunosurveillance.
Borrelli, Cristiana, Cippitelli, Marco, Fionda, Cinzia, Santoni, Angela, Soriani, Alessandra, Zingoni, Alessandra   +5 more
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Dual targeting of RET and SRC synergizes in RET fusion‐positive cancer cells

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Despite the strong activity of selective RET tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), resistance of RET fusion‐positive (RET+) lung cancer and thyroid cancer frequently occurs and is mainly driven by RET‐independent bypass mechanisms. Son et al. show that SRC TKIs significantly inhibit PAK and AKT survival signaling and enhance the efficacy of RET TKIs in ...
Juhyeon Son, Lily L. Remsing Rix, Bin Fang, Eric A. Welsh, Nicole V. Bremer, Valentina Foglizzo, Paola Roa, Nickole Sigcha‐Coello, Yi Liao, Eric B. Haura, Alexander Drilon, John M. Koomen, Emiliano Cocco, Uwe Rix   +13 more
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The case for absolute ligand discrimination : modeling information processing and decision by immune T cells [PDF]

, 2015
Some cells have to take decision based on the quality of surroundings ligands, almost irrespective of their quantity, a problem we name "absolute discrimination". An example of absolute discrimination is recognition of not-self by immune T Cells. We show
Altan-Bonnet, Grégoire, François, Paul
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Cis‐regulatory and long noncoding RNA alterations in breast cancer – current insights, biomarker utility, and the critical need for functional validation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The noncoding region of the genome plays a key role in regulating gene expression, and mutations within these regions are capable of altering it. Researchers have identified multiple functional noncoding mutations associated with increased cancer risk in the genome of breast cancer patients.
Arnau Cuy Saqués, Aracele Martinez‐Mendez, John Crown, Alex Eustace   +3 more
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Potential therapeutic targeting of BKCa channels in glioblastoma treatment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review summarizes current insights into the role of BKCa and mitoBKCa channels in glioblastoma biology, their potential classification as oncochannels, and the emerging pharmacological strategies targeting these channels, emphasizing the translational challenges in developing BKCa‐directed therapies for glioblastoma treatment.
Kamila Maliszewska‐Olejniczak, Karolina Pytlak, Sandra Jaworowska, Bogusz Kulawiak, Piotr Bednarczyk   +4 more
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Attack and defence in cellular decision-making: lessons from machine learning

, 2019
Machine learning algorithms can be fooled by small well-designed adversarial perturbations. This is reminiscent of cellular decision-making where ligands (called antagonists) prevent correct signalling, like in early immune recognition.
Bengio, Emmanuel, François, Paul, Rademaker, Thomas J.   +2 more
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Effective therapeutic targeting of CTNNB1‐mutant hepatoblastoma with WNTinib

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
WNTinib, a Wnt/CTNNB1 inhibitor, was tested in hepatoblastoma (HB) experimental models. It delayed tumor growth and improved survival in CTNNB1‐mutant in vivo models. In organoids, WNTinib outperformed cisplatin and showed enhanced efficacy in combination therapy, supporting its potential as a targeted treatment for CTNNB1‐mutated HB.
Ugne Balaseviciute, Júlia Huguet‐Pradell, Jordi Abril‐Fornaguera, Albert Gris‐Oliver, Alex Rialdi, Elisa Fernández‐Martínez, Carla Montironi, Vanessa Del Pozo, Peter Houghton, Laura Zanatto, Agavni Mesropian, Ieva Keraite, Swan Thung, Carolina Armengol, Pau Sancho‐Bru, Ernesto Guccione, Roser Pinyol, Josep M. Llovet   +17 more
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