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Structural instability impairs function of the UDP‐xylose synthase 1 Ile181Asn variant associated with short‐stature genetic syndrome in humans

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The Ile181Asn variant of human UDP‐xylose synthase (hUXS1), associated with a short‐stature genetic syndrome, has previously been reported as inactive. Our findings demonstrate that Ile181Asn‐hUXS1 retains catalytic activity similar to the wild‐type but exhibits reduced stability, a looser oligomeric state, and an increased tendency to precipitate ...
Tuo Li, Pedro A. Sánchez‐Murcia, Bernd Nidetzky   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cell wall target fragment discovery using a low‐cost, minimal fragment library

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
LoCoFrag100 is a fragment library made up of 100 different compounds. Similarity between the fragments is minimized and 10 different fragments are mixed into a single cocktail, which is soaked to protein crystals. These crystals are analysed by X‐ray crystallography, revealing the binding modes of the bound fragment ligands.
Kaizhou Yan, Mathew Stanley, Olawale Raimi, Andrew T. Ferenbach, Helge C Dorfmueller, Daan M. F. van Aalten   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soluble oligomerization provides a beneficial fitness effect on destabilizing mutations. [PDF]

, 2011
Protein stability is widely recognized as a major evolutionary constraint. However, the relation between mutation-induced perturbations of protein stability and biological fitness has remained elusive.
Eugene Shakhnovich, Shimon Bershtein
core   +1 more source

Inhibiting stearoyl‐CoA desaturase suppresses bone metastatic prostate cancer by modulating cellular stress, mTOR signaling, and DNA damage response

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Bone metastasis in prostate cancer (PCa) patients is a clinical hurdle due to the poor understanding of the supportive bone microenvironment. Here, we identify stearoyl‐CoA desaturase (SCD) as a tumor‐promoting enzyme and potential therapeutic target in bone metastatic PCa.
Alexis Wilson, Mackenzie K Herroon, Shane Mecca, Laimar C Garmo, Jacob Lindquist, Shrila Rajendran, Steve M. Patrick, Izabela Podgorski   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

TLR5-dependent immunogenicity of a recombinant fusion protein containing an immunodominant epitope of malarial circumsporozoite protein and the FliC flagellin of Salmonella Typhimurium

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2011
Recently, we described the improved immunogenicity of new malaria vaccine candidates based on the expression of fusion proteins containing immunodominant epitopes of merozoites and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium flagellin (FliC) protein as an ...
Ariane Guglielmi Ariza Camacho, Laís Helena Teixeira, Daniel Youssef Bargieri, Silvia Beatriz Boscardin, Irene da Silva Soares, Ruth Sonntag Nussenzweig, Victor Nussenzweig, Mauricio Martins Rodrigues   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Immunogenicity and Blocking Efficacy of Norovirus GII.4 Recombinant P Protein Vaccine. [PDF]

Vaccines (Basel), 2023
Yu Z, Shao Q, Xu Z, Chen C, Li M, Jiang Y, Cheng D.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee, Dimitrios Bekiari, Sofia Doello, Karl Forchhammer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Myeloid Cells and Sensory Nerves Mediate Peritendinous Adhesion Formation via Prostaglandin E2

Advanced Science
Peritendinous adhesion that forms after tendon injury substantially limits daily life. The pathology of adhesion involves inflammation and the associated proliferation.
Xinshu Zhang, Yao Xiao, Zaijin Tao, Yizhe Zhang, Xuan Cheng, Xuanzhe Liu, Yanhao Li, Weiguang Yin, Jian Tian, Shuo Wang, Tianyi Zhang, Xiao Yang, Shen Liu   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hemoglobin S and C affect protein export in Plasmodium falciparum-infected erythrocytes

Biology Open, 2015
Malaria is a potentially deadly disease. However, not every infected person develops severe symptoms. Some people are protected by naturally occurring mechanisms that frequently involve inheritable modifications in their hemoglobin.
Nicole Kilian, Sirikamol Srismith, Martin Dittmer, Djeneba Ouermi, Cyrille Bisseye, Jacques Simpore, Marek Cyrklaff, Cecilia P. Sanchez, Michael Lanzer   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hardening of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Inclusion Bodies by Cyclopamine Proceeds through Perturbation of the Interactions of the M2-1 Protein with RNA and the P Protein. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2023
Diot C, Richard CA, Risso-Ballester J, Martin D, Fix J, Eléouët JF, Sizun C, Rameix-Welti MA, Galloux M.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source