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The Multiple Faces of C-Reactive Protein—Physiological and Pathophysiological Implications in Cardiovascular Disease

Molecules, 2019
C-reactive protein (CRP) is an intriguing protein which plays a variety of roles in either physiological or pathophysiological states. For years it has been regarded merely as a useful biomarker of infection, tissue injury and inflammation, and it was ...
Magdalena Boncler, Yi Wu, Cezary Watala
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Monomeric C-Reactive Protein Decreases Acetylated LDL Uptake in Human Endothelial Cells [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry, 2009
AbstractBackground: C-reactive protein (CRP) is a risk marker for cardiovascular disease and has been implicated in atherogenesis. In atherosclerotic plaques, it colocalizes with oxidized LDL (oxLDL) and promotes oxLDL uptake by macrophages, suggesting an important cross-talk between CRP and lipid processing.
Susanne B, Schwedler, Thomas, Hansen-Hagge, Matthias, Reichert, Daniel, Schmiedeke, Reinhard, Schneider, Jan, Galle, Lawrence A, Potempa, Christoph, Wanner, János G, Filep   +8 more
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Fueling the flames of colon cancer – does CRP play a direct pro-inflammatory role?

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
BackgroundSystemic inflammation, diagnostically ascribed by measuring serum levels of the acute phase reactant C-reactive protein (CRP), has consistently been correlated with poor outcomes across cancer types.
Anne Helene Køstner, Anne Helene Køstner, Anniken Jørlo Fuglestad, Anniken Jørlo Fuglestad, Jeanette Baehr Georgsen, Patricia Switten Nielsen, Patricia Switten Nielsen, Kristina Bang Christensen, Helle Zibrandtsen, Erik Thorlund Parner, Ibraheem M. Rajab, Lawrence A. Potempa, Torben Steiniche, Christian Kersten, Christian Kersten   +14 more
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Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler, Markus R. Busch, Reinhard Sterner   +2 more
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Molecular dynamics simulations of positively selected codons in FcγRI reveal novel biochemical binding properties

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Evolutionary analysis across 32 placental mammals identified positive selection at residues H148 and W149 in the immune receptor FcγR1. Ancestral reconstruction combined with molecular dynamics simulations reveals how these mutations may influence receptor structure and dynamics, providing insight into the evolution of antibody recognition and immune ...
David A. Young, Omar Arias‐Gaguancela, Fiona Gibson, Morgan Grainger, Jodie Score, Amit Nathubhai, Mauricio Cafiero, Lee Richard Machado   +7 more
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Encoded Cell‐Material Interactions to Reroute Cytokine Signaling for Regenerative Medicine

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
We present native MATRIX (Material Activated To Regulate Inducible gene eXpression), a co‐engineered material‐cell platform. Surfaces functionalized with antibodies for endogenous soluble ligands (e.g., IL‐1β or IL‐6) capture and immobilize ligands for presentation to a cognate, engineered synthetic Notch receptor, releasing a transcription factor (TF)
Zachary M. Eidman, Jhanvi Sharma, Joanne C. Lee, Nicholas F. Schulze, Hannah J. Brien, Kevin C. Corn, Marjan Rafat, Jonathan M. Brunger   +7 more
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How C-Reactive Protein Structural Isoforms With Distinctive Bioactivities Affect Disease Progression

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
C-reactive protein (CRP) is a widely known, hepatically synthesized protein whose blood levels change rapidly and pronouncedly in response to any tissue damaging event associated with an inflammatory response.
Ibraheem M. Rajab, Peter C. Hart, Lawrence A. Potempa   +2 more
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Automated design of protein-binding riboswitches for sensing human biomarkers in a cell-free expression system

Nature Communications, 2023
Cell-free genetically encoded biosensors have been developed to detect small molecules and nucleic acids, but they have yet to be reliably engineered to detect proteins.
Grace E. Vezeau, Lipika R. Gadila, Howard M. Salis   +2 more
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Boolean Logic‐Based Control Over Recombinant Protein Biomaterial Degradability and Therapeutic Delivery

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Fully recombinant protein‐based biomaterials execute complex Boolean logic for user‐programmable material degradation and concomitant therapeutic cargo release. Biologics, such as growth factors, can be incorporated within the crosslinkers as “drugamers”, while encapsulated cells can be released according to nested YES/OR/AND‐type logical operations ...
Murial L. Ross, Ryan Gharios, Shivani Kottantharayil, Cole A. DeForest   +3 more
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High‐Performance Bio‐Glue From the Berries of a Parasitic Plant

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We report a fully bio‐based adhesive derived primarily from a (poly)saccharide extract obtained from the berries of the hemi‐parasitic plant mistletoe (Viscum album), supplemented with tannic and malic acid without any further chemical functionalization.
Ufuk Gürer, Jana T. Reh, Jonas Röder, Umut Günsel, Chiara Gunnella, Lisa Schöbel, Franz Hagn, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Oliver Lieleg   +8 more
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