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The role of human breast milk mucus and mucins in HIV-AIDS [PDF]

, 2012
Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Milk molecules such as mucins, antibodies, bactericidal enzymes like lysozymes and fatty acids that lyse bacteria, viral particles and bacterial peptides, offer anti-microbial activity in milk ...
Mthembu, Yolanda
core   +1 more source

A Panel of Recombinant Mucins Carrying a Repertoire of Sialylated O-Glycans Based on Different Core Chains for Studies of Glycan Binding Proteins

Biomolecules, 2015
Sialylated glycans serve as key elements of receptors for many viruses, bacteria, and bacterial toxins. The microbial recognition and their binding specificity can be affected by the linkage of the terminal sugar residue, types of underlying sugar chains,
Reeja Maria Cherian, Chunsheng Jin, Jining Liu, Niclas G. Karlsson, Jan Holgersson   +4 more
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Mucins and their receptors in chronic lung disease

Clinical & Translational Immunology, 2020
There is growing recognition that mucus and mucin biology have a considerable impact on respiratory health, and subsequent global morbidity and mortality.
Emma Denneny, Jagdeep Sahota, Richard Beatson, David Thornton, Joy Burchell, Joanna Porter   +5 more
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Elements of the Endomucin Extracellular Domain Essential for VEGF-Induced VEGFR2 Activity

Cells, 2020
Endomucin (EMCN) is the type I transmembrane glycoprotein, mucin-like component of the endothelial cell glycocalyx. We have previously shown that EMCN is necessary for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-induced VEGF receptor 2 (VEGFR2 ...
Zhengping Hu, Issahy Cano, Kahira L. Saez-Torres, Michelle E. LeBlanc, Magali Saint-Geniez, Yin-Shan Ng, Pablo Argüeso, Patricia A. D’Amore   +7 more
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Background features in the cytology of pancreatic neoplasms

DEN Open, 2022
Cytology is a useful method for diagnosing pancreatic neoplasms. Although endoscopic ultrasound‐guided fine‐needle aspiration has recently become the mainstream method for the diagnosis of pancreatic neoplasms, pancreatic juice and pancreatic duct ...
Kenichi Hirabayashi, Tsubasa Saika, Naoya Nakamura   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Von Willebrand factor A1 domain stability and affinity for GPIbα are differentially regulated by its O-glycosylated N- and C-linker

eLife, 2022
Hemostasis in the arterial circulation is mediated by binding of the A1 domain of the ultralong protein von Willebrand factor (VWF) to GPIbα on platelets to form a platelet plug.
Klaus Bonazza, Roxana E Iacob, Nathan E Hudson, Jing Li, Chafen Lu, John R Engen, Timothy A Springer   +6 more
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3D Bioprinted Glioblastoma Multiforme Models: How the Extracellular Matrix Glycosignature Influences Drug Response

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Aberrant glycosylation in the glioblastoma tumor microenvironment drives therapeutic resistance. Here, a 3D bioprinted model was engineered by incorporating α‐NeuNAc‐(2→3)‐β‐D‐Gal‐ and chondroitin sulfate. Combined multiplex immunofluorescence and synchrotron‐based nanoCT analysis revealed that glycan‐matrix interactions dictate specific drug‐escape ...
Francesca Cadamuro, Marco Piazzoni, Ilaria Borghi, Alberto Baeri, Alessandro Fumagalli, Federica Perillo, Hafiz Muhammad Fahad, Martina Ghizzi, Luca Crippa, Gabriella Nicolini, Angela Bentivegna, Daniele Ramazzotti, Valentina Zuliani, Mirko Rivara, Carlo Giorgio Giussani, Andrea Di Cristofori, Guido Cavaletti, Federica Facciotti, Sobhan Sheikhi, Claire Seydoux, Murielle Salome, Peter Cloetens, Alberto Bravin, Paola Coan, Francesco Nicotra, Laura Russo   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mechanistic Insights Into the Cross-Feeding of Ruminococcus gnavus and Ruminococcus bromii on Host and Dietary Carbohydrates

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Dietary and host glycans shape the composition of the human gut microbiota with keystone carbohydrate-degrading species playing a critical role in maintaining the structure and function of gut microbial communities.
Emmanuelle H. Crost, Gwenaelle Le Gall, Jenny A. Laverde-Gomez, Indrani Mukhopadhya, Harry J. Flint, Nathalie Juge   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphogenetic (Mucin Expression) as Well as Potential Anti-Corona Viral Activity of the Marine Secondary Metabolite Polyphosphate on A549 Cells

Marine Drugs, 2020
The mucus layer of the nasopharynx and bronchial epithelium has a barrier function against inhaled pathogens such as the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. We recently found that inorganic polyphosphate (polyP), a physiological, metabolic energy (ATP)-providing ...
Werner E. G. Müller, Meik Neufurth, Shunfeng Wang, Rongwei Tan, Heinz C. Schröder, Xiaohong Wang   +5 more
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Novel organisation and regulation of the pic promoter from enteroaggregative and uropathogenic Escherichia coli

Virulence, 2022
The serine protease autotransporters of the Enterobacteriaceae (SPATEs) are a large family of virulence factors commonly found in enteric bacteria. These secreted virulence factors have diverse functions during bacterial infection, including adhesion ...
Munirah M. Alhammadi, Rita E. Godfrey, Joseph O. Ingram, Gurdamanjit Singh, Camilla L. Bathurst, Stephen J.W. Busby, Douglas F. Browning   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source