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Screening and epitope characterization of Nidogen‐2‐specific nanobodies

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Camel immunization and phage display were employed to generate high‐affinity VHH nanobodies against Nidogen‐2. After library construction, biopanning, ELISA screening, sequencing, and recombinant expression, selected nanobodies were purified and characterized, leading to the preliminary exploration of a nanobody‐based sandwich ELISA for specific ...
Jianchuan Wen, Qianqian Cui, Zhongyun Lan, Yingjun Wang, Shuaiying Zhao, Wenxuan Feng, Yunfeng Liu, Qiting Huang, Dongna Zhang, Jianfeng Xu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Iron homeostasis disruption and lipid peroxidation in skeletal muscle during short‐term immobilization

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
14‐day casting‐induced immobilization reduced gastrocnemius muscle mass and increased non‐heme iron and ferritin heavy chain levels. Despite iron accumulation, transferrin receptor 1 and iron regulatory protein 2 were paradoxically upregulated. Lipid peroxidation was elevated without compensatory antioxidant responses.
Haruka Yokogawa, Kazuhiko Higashida, Naoya Nakai   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Whole-genome resequencing reveals positive selection and introgression signatures and genetic loci associated with early puberty traits in Chinese indigenous pigs

Genetics Selection Evolution
Background The genetic basis of the phenotypic diversity of pigs is regulated by variants across the genome, especially the trait of early puberty, which is a crucial trait for enhancing the reproductive ability of pigs and the economy of the pig ...
Minghao Cao, Tiantian Yuan, Dong Li, Yulong Wang, Lin Zhang, Jingchun Sun, Guangquan Lv, Rongrong Ding, Taiyong Yu   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Host–Microbiota Interactions in the Pathogenesis of Porcine Fetal Mummification

Microorganisms
The number of mummies (MUM) in pigs is a major factor affecting sow reproductive performance. Reducing the incidence of MUM can effectively improve sow utilization efficiency.
Mingyu Wang, Lin Zhang, Zhe Liu, Ao Guo, Gongshe Yang, Taiyong Yu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evolutionarily divergent DUF4465 domains have a common vitamin B12‐binding function

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We show that DUF4465 family proteins, widespread across bacteria from gut microbiomes, hydrothermal vents, and soil, share a common vitamin B12‐binding function. These augmented β‐jellyroll proteins bind vitamin B12 via extended loops. Our findings establish sequence‐diverse DUF4465 proteins as a widespread class of B12‐binding proteins, highlighting ...
Charlea Clarke, Michal Banasik, Rokas Juodeikis, Martin J. Warren, Richard W. Pickersgill   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Slow and Fast Muscle Fibers [PDF]

, 1966
On the basis of the clear-cut differentiation used in fast (twitch) and slow (tonic) muscles of the frog, both the fast E.D.L. and the slow soleus muscle should be considered twitch muscles.
Gutmann, Ernest
core   +1 more source

MiR-206, a Key Modulator of Skeletal Muscle Development and Disease

International Journal on Biological Sciences, 2015
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have recently emerged as fundamental post-transcriptional regulators inhibit gene expression linked to various biological processes. MiR-206 is one of the most studied and best characterized miRNA to date, which specifically expressed ...
Guoda Ma, Yajun Wang, You Li, Lili Cui, Yujuan Zhao, Bin Zhao, Keshen Li   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Systemic dysregulation of apolipoproteins in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis serum

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease that damages motor neurons. This study found that people with ALS show significant changes in blood fats and the proteins that carry them. Several apolipoproteins were higher, lipid balances were altered, and normal protein–lipid relationships were disrupted.
Finula I. Isik, Russell Pickford, Hannah C. Timmins, Olivier Piguet, Glenda M. Halliday, Matthew C. Kiernan, Woojin Scott Kim   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Revealing genes related teat number traits via genetic variation in Yorkshire pigs based on whole-genome sequencing

BMC Genomics
Background Teat number is one of the most important indicators to evaluate the lactation performance of sows, and increasing the teat number has become an important method to improve the economic efficiency of farms.
Jialin Wei, Jingchun Sun, Yi Pan, Minghao Cao, Yulong Wang, Tiantian Yuan, Ao Guo, Ruihua Han, Xiangdong Ding, Gongshe Yang, Taiyong Yu, Rongrong Ding   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Systems Biology Reveals NR2F6 and TGFB1 as Key Regulators of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle

Frontiers in Genetics, 2019
Systems biology approaches are used as strategy to uncover tissue-specific perturbations and regulatory genes related to complex phenotypes. We applied this approach to study feed efficiency (FE) in beef cattle, an important trait both economically and ...
Pâmela A. Alexandre, Pâmela A. Alexandre, Marina Naval-Sanchez, Laercio R. Porto-Neto, José Bento S. Ferraz, Antonio Reverter, Heidge Fukumasu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source