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The multiple roles of the NlpC_P60 peptidase family in mycobacteria – an underexplored target for antimicrobial drug discovery

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The NlpC_P60 superfamily of peptidases is recognised by its key role in bacterial cell wall homeostasis. Recently, studies have also described the involvement of NlpC_P60‐like enzymes in bacterial competitive mechanisms and pathogenesis across several lineages.
Catharina dos Santos Silva, Marcio Vinicius Bertacine Dias   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Making tau amyloid models in vitro: a crucial and underestimated challenge

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review highlights the challenges of producing in vitro amyloid assemblies of the tau protein. We review how accurately the existing protocols mimic tau deposits found in the brain of patients affected with tauopathies. We discuss the important properties that should be considered when forming amyloids and the benchmarks that should be used to ...
Julien Broc, Clara Piersson, Yann Fichou
wiley   +1 more source

CREPT is required for murine stem cell maintenance during intestinal regeneration

Nature Communications, 2021
The role of CREPT, a recently identified tumor-promoting gene, outside of tumors is unclear. Here, the authors identify CREPT as maintaining murine intestinal stem cells, with embryonic deletion causing impaired cell proliferation and regeneration.
Liu Yang, Haiyan Yang, Yunxiang Chu, Yunhao Song, Lidan Ding, Bingtao Zhu, Wanli Zhai, Xuning Wang, Yanshen Kuang, Fangli Ren, Baoqing Jia, Wei Wu, Xiongjun Ye, Yinyin Wang, Zhijie Chang   +14 more
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Unraveling Mycobacterium tuberculosis acid resistance and pH homeostasis mechanisms

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis exhibits a remarkable resilience to acid stress. In this Review, we discuss some of the molecular mechanisms and metabolic pathways used by the tubercle bacilli to adapt and resist host‐mediated acid stress. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is a successful pathogen that has developed a variety of strategies to survive and ...
Janïs Laudouze, Stéphane Canaan, Alexandre Gouzy, Pierre Santucci   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Membrane Lipids and the Conformations of Membrane Proteins [PDF]

The Journal of General Physiology, 1969
The general relations between protein conformation and the optical activity of peptide chromophores are outlined and applied to the analysis of the optical rotatory dispersion and circular dichroism of the plasma membranes of human erythrocytes and Ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells.
openaire   +2 more sources

Refining the NaV1.7 pharmacophore of a class of venom‐derived peptide inhibitors via a combination of in silico screening and rational engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Venom peptides have shown promise in treating pain. Our study uses computer screening to identify a peptide that targets a sodium channel (NaV1.7) linked to chronic pain. We produced the peptide in the laboratory and refined its design, advancing the search for innovative pain therapies.
Gagan Sharma, Jennifer R. Deuis, Xinying Jia, Theo Crawford, Sassan Rahnama, Eivind A. B. Undheim, Irina Vetter, Yanni K. ‐Y. Chin, Mehdi Mobli   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

CD146 is required for VEGF-C-induced lymphatic sprouting during lymphangiogenesis

Scientific Reports, 2017
VEGF-C is essential for lymphangiogenesis during development and tumor progression. VEGFR-3 is the well-known cognate receptor of VEGF-C to regulate lymphatic migration and proliferation, but the receptor of VEGF-C in regulating lymphatic sprouting, the ...
Huiwen Yan, Chunxia Zhang, Zhaoqing Wang, Tao Tu, Hongxia Duan, Yongting Luo, Jing Feng, Feng Liu, Xiyun Yan   +8 more
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Direct Binding between Pre-S1 and TRP-like Domains in TRPP Channels Mediates Gating and Functional Regulation by PIP2

Cell Reports, 2018
Summary: Transient receptor potential (TRP) channels are regulated by diverse stimuli comprising thermal, chemical, and mechanical modalities. They are also commonly regulated by phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2), with underlying mechanisms ...
Wang Zheng, Ruiqi Cai, Laura Hofmann, Vasyl Nesin, Qiaolin Hu, Wentong Long, Mohammad Fatehi, Xiong Liu, Shaimaa Hussein, Tim Kong, Jingru Li, Peter E. Light, Jingfeng Tang, Veit Flockerzi, Leonidas Tsiokas, Xing-Zhen Chen   +15 more
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The power of microRNA regulation—insights into immunity and metabolism

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
MicroRNAs are emerging as crucial regulators at the intersection of metabolism and immunity. This review examines how miRNAs coordinate glucose and lipid metabolism while simultaneously modulating T‐cell development and immune responses. Moreover, it highlights how cutting‐edge artificial intelligence applications can identify miRNA biomarkers ...
Stefania Oliveto, Nicola Manfrini, Stefano Biffo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

CASSPER is a semantic segmentation-based particle picking algorithm for single-particle cryo-electron microscopy

Communications Biology, 2021
George, Assaiya et al. develop a deep learning tool, CASSPER, that automates the detection of protein particles in transmission microscope images. This algorithm uses semantic segmentation and visually prepared training samples to capture the differences
Blesson George, Anshul Assaiya, Robin J. Roy, Ajit Kembhavi, Radha Chauhan, Geetha Paul, Janesh Kumar, Ninan S. Philip   +7 more
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