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Targeted liquid biopsy for brain tumors

open access: yesThe Journal of Liquid Biopsy
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a promising source of molecular biomarkers in the detection and monitoring of brain malignancies. Unlike peripheral blood, where biomarker detection is hindered by the blood-brain barrier and the complex nature of biofluids, CSF offers a more direct and enriched source of tumor-derived markers, including circulating tumor ...
Muhammad Izhar   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Functional comparison of EncB and EncC cargo proteins in iron storage within the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Encapsulins are protein nanocompartments that play an important role in iron storage. In the Myxococcus xanthus encapsulin system, two cargo proteins called EncB and EncC contribute to iron mineralization. Here, we show that EncB and EncC generate iron‐containing minerals with distinct chemical compositions, suggesting that the composition of stored ...
Harry B. McDowell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural and biochemical analysis of a B12 superbinder

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
BtuG proteins are vitamin B12 scavengers in Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a dominant human gut bacterium. We present crystal structures of three BtuG homologs bound to cobalamin and its precursor cobinamide, revealing picomolar binding affinities, among the highest known for any natural protein.
Jose M. Martinez Felices   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental study on the effect of impact target distance on coal breaking efficiency of high-pressure gas–liquid two-phase jet

open access: yesScientific Reports
The effective impact target distance is one of the key parameters determining whether high-pressure gas–liquid two-phase jet technology can be applied in underground coal breaking and permeability enhancement projects. To investigate the effect of target
Yang Li
doaj   +1 more source

Taming liquids for rapidly changing targets [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the 2005 ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics symposium on Computer animation, 2005
Following rapidly changing target objects is a challenging problem in fluid control, especially when the natural fluid motion should be preserved. The fluid should be responsive to the changing configuration of the target and, at the same time, its motion should not be overconstrained.
Shi, Lin, Yu, Yizhou
openaire   +2 more sources

Structures of mycobacterial 3‐methylcrotonyl‐CoA carboxylase reveal carrier‐domain translocation between catalytic sites

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Mycobacterial 3‐methylcrotonyl‐CoA carboxylase uses a mobile biotin‐carrying domain to shuttle a carboxyl group between two catalytic sites, enabling carboxylation of 3‐methylcrotonyl‐CoA during leucine breakdown. Cryo‐electron microscopy captures the carrier at both sites and reveals an inward loop movement that may prevent futile rebinding to the ...
Ajit Yadav   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

From junk to function — How weak selection in eukaryotes builds new parts and drives genomic complexity

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

The Shewanella oneidensis Fic enzyme SoFic targets the switch‐I region of EF‐Tu for AMPylation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fic enzymes mediate diverse post‐translational modifications across all domains of life, including AMPylation. Prokaryotic EF‐Tu can be AMPylated and deAMPylated by the conserved Fic enzyme SoFic. Structural and biochemical approaches were used to characterize the effect of AMPylation on EF‐Tu, SoFic's enzymatic activities, and the enzyme‐target ...
Svenja Runge   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Melting of two-dimensional biological tissues containing active Ornstein–Uhlenbeck cells

open access: yesNew Journal of Physics, 2021
The solid–liquid transition of biological tissues is numerically investigated in the presence of Ornstein–Uhlenbeck noise. We demonstrate that the melting scenario of the system is controlled by three parameters: temperature, the persistence time that ...
Jia-jian Li, Bao-quan Ai
doaj   +1 more source

Chiral separation of chloroalkanes with the chromatographic column onboard Martian rovers

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Computer image of the Rosalind Franklin Rover of ESA's ExoMars mission. ExoMars is scheduled to land on planet Mars in Oxia Planum in 2029. This area represents an interesting spot to look for biosignatures. Investigations of ExoMars include measurement on molecular chirality. We show that chiral chloroalkanes, that have been identified on Mars, can be
Asma Merzougui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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