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Prion‐like proteins: from computational approaches to proteome‐wide analysis

FEBS Open Bio, 2021
Prions are self‐perpetuating proteins able to switch between a soluble state and an aggregated‐and‐transmissible conformation. These proteinaceous entities have been widely studied in yeast, where they are involved in hereditable phenotypic adaptations ...
Marcos Gil‐Garcia, Valentín Iglesias, Irantzu Pallarès, Salvador Ventura   +3 more
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Single-Molecule Analysis of i-motif Within Self-Assembled DNA Duplexes and Nanocircles [PDF]

, 2019
The cytosine (C)-rich sequences that can fold into tetraplex structures known as i-motif are prevalent in genomic DNA. Recent studies of i-motif–forming sequences have shown increasing evidence of their roles in gene regulation.
Cox, Bobby D., Dhakal, Soma, Kaur, Anisa, Megalathan, Anoja, Reiner, Joseph E., Sapkota, Kumar, Wilkerson, Peter D.   +6 more
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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

High-Resolution Three-Dimensional NMR Structure Of The KRAS Proto-Oncogene Promoter Reveals Key Features Of A G-Quadruplex Involved In Transcriptional Regulation [PDF]

, 2017
Non-canonical base pairing within guanine-rich DNA and RNA sequences can produce G-quartets, whose stacking leads to the formation of a G-quadruplex (G4).
Ivashchenko, S., Kerkour, A., Marquevielle, J., Mergny, J.-L., Salgado, G. F., Yatsunyk, Liliya A.   +5 more
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Emerging 2D Materials and Their Hybrid Nanostructures for Label‐Free Optical Biosensing: Recent Progress and Outlook

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in label‐free optical biosensors based on 2D materials and rationally designed mixed‐dimensional nanohybrids, emphasizing their synergistic effects and novel functionalities. It also discusses multifunctional sensing platforms and the integration of machine learning for intelligent data analysis.
Xinyi Li, Yonghao Fu, Yuehe Lin, Dan Du
wiley   +1 more source

Blind predictions of DNA and RNA tweezers experiments with force and torque.

PLoS Computational Biology, 2014
Single-molecule tweezers measurements of double-stranded nucleic acids (dsDNA and dsRNA) provide unprecedented opportunities to dissect how these fundamental molecules respond to forces and torques analogous to those applied by topoisomerases, viral ...
Fang-Chieh Chou, Jan Lipfert, Rhiju Das
doaj   +1 more source

Pathogenic mutations in the hydrophobic core of the human prion protein can promote structural instability and misfolding [PDF]

, 2010
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, or prion diseases, are caused by misfolding and aggregation of the prion protein PrP. These diseases can be hereditary in humans and four of the many disease-associated missense mutants of PrP are in the ...
Daggett, Valerie, van der Kamp, Marc W
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Unleashing the Power of Machine Learning in Nanomedicine Formulation Development

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A random forest machine learning model is able to make predictions on nanoparticle attributes of different nanomedicines (i.e. lipid nanoparticles, liposomes, or PLGA nanoparticles) based on microfluidic formulation parameters. Machine learning models are based on a database of nanoparticle formulations, and models are able to generate unique solutions
Thomas L. Moore, Cristiano Pesce, Antonietta Greco, Claudia Pisante, Greta Avancini, Valentina Di Francesco, Yosi Shamay, Paolo Decuzzi   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ATPase mechanism of the 5'-3' DNA helicase, RecD2: evidence for a pre-hydrolysis conformation change [PDF]

, 2013
The superfamily 1 helicase, RecD2, is a monomeric, bacterial enzyme with a role in DNA repair, but with 5'-3' activity unlike most enzymes from this superfamily. Rate constants were determined for steps within the ATPase cycle of RecD2 in the presence of
Bae, Bird, Boulé, Brune, Brune, Cao, Chisty, Christopher P. Toseland, Cremo, Dillingham, Gu, Henn, Henn, Hiratsuka, Ivessa, Jameson, Leatherbarrow, Lohman, Manosas, Martin R. Webb, Moore, Nixon, Okoh, Rocha, Saikrishnan, Singleton, Slatter, Soultanas, Toseland, Toseland, Toseland, Toseland, Wang, Webb, Webb   +34 more
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pH‐Tunable Material Properties of Glycine‐Rich Condensates from Tick Bioadhesive

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work studies the influence of pH on the phase separation behavior of a disordered glycine‐rich protein found in tick bioadhesive. The results show profound impact on the propensity of coacervation, condensate microstructure and viscosity, amphiphilicity of the peptides, and effective encapsulation of therapeutic molecules.
Manali Nandy, Udit Ghosh, Ketan A. Ganar, Hans Ippel, Ingrid Dijkgraaf, Siddharth Deshpande   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source