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Differential Apoptotic and Mitogenic Effects of Lectins in Zebrafish

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2019
Plant lectins represent a major group of anti-nutritional factors that can be toxic to human and animals. However, the mechanisms by which lectins regulate cell fates are not well-understood.
Kaidi Wang, Chengdong Liu, Yiying Hou, Huihui Zhou, Xuan Wang, Kangsen Mai, Gen He, Gen He   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Giardia Cyst Wall Protein 1 Is a Lectin That Binds to Curled Fibrils of the GalNAc Homopolymer [PDF]

, 2010
The infectious and diagnostic stage of Giardia lamblia (also known as G. intestinalis or G. duodenalis) is the cyst. The Giardia cyst wall contains fibrils of a unique β-1,3-linked N-acetylgalactosamine (GalNAc) homopolymer and at least three cyst wall ...
Bullitt, Esther, Carpentieri, Andrea, Chatterjee, Aparajita, Costello, Catherine E., Ratner, Daniel M., Robbins, Phillips W., Samuelson, John   +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

Lectin ligands: New insights into their conformations and their dynamic behavior and the discovery of conformer selection by lectins [PDF]

, 1998
The mysteries of the functions of complex glycoconjugates have enthralled scientists over decades. Theoretical considerations have ascribed an enormous capacity to store information to oligosaccharides, In the interplay with lectins sugar-code words of ...
Bovin, N. V., Burchert, M., Frank, M., Gabius, Hans-Joachim, Gilleron, M., Kaltner, Herbert, Kayser, G., Kozár, T., Lieth, Claus-Wilhelm von der, Siebert, H. C., Tajkhorshid, Emad, Vliegenthart, JFG   +11 more
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Functional Materials for Environmental Energy Harvesting in Smart Agriculture via Triboelectric Nanogenerators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores functional and responsive materials for triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) in sustainable smart agriculture. It examines how particulate contamination and dirt affect charge transfer and efficiency. Environmental challenges and strategies to enhance durability and responsiveness are outlined, including active functional layers ...
Rafael R. A. Silva, Giulio Fatti, Emanuel Carlos, Guilherme Ferreira, Sumita Goswami, Suman Nandy, Luiz H. C. Mattoso, Elvira Fortunato, Caio G. Otoni, Rodrigo Martins   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards defining the role of glycans as hardware in information storage and transfer: Basic principles, experimental approaches and recent progress [PDF]

, 2001
The term `code' in biological information transfer appears to be tightly and hitherto exclusively connected with the genetic code based on nucleotides and translated into functional activities via proteins.
Gabius, Hans-Joachim, Jiménez-Barbero, J., Kaltner, H., Lieth, Claus-Wilhelm von der, Romero, A., Siebert, H.-C., Solís, Dolores   +6 more
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Generation of an Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell‐Derived Alveolar Type II In Vitro Model to Study Influenza A Virus Infection and Drug Treatments

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Patient‐specific induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can be differentiated into alveolar type II cells (iAT2s), expanded as 3D alveolospheres, and grown at physiologically relevant air–liquid interface (ALI). This study shows for the first time the infectability of iAT2s by the influenza A virus (IAV) and proves their responsiveness to the well ...
Lena Gauthier, Hristina Koceva, Yann Bachelot, Rosanne W. Koutstaal, Puck B. van Kasteren, Marc Thilo Figge, Christian Eggeling, Alexander Sandy Mosig   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Membrane Fusion‐Inspired Nanomaterials: Emerging Strategies for Infectious Disease and Cancer Diagnostics

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Membrane fusion‐inspired nanomaterials offer transformative potential in diagnostics by mimicking natural fusion processes to achieve highly sensitive and specific detection of disease biomarkers. This review highlights recent advancements in nanomaterial functionalization strategies, signal amplification systems, and stimuli‐responsive fusion designs,
Sojeong Lee, Khulan Nyamzaya, Jueun Han, Yejin Song, Jihee Lee, Jung Hyun Jo, Seungmin Bang, Eun‐Kyung Lim, Seungjoo Haam, Eunjung Kim   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Human Kidney Tubuloid Model of Repeated Cisplatin‐Induced Cellular Senescence and Fibrosis for Drug Screening

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Replicating aging and senescence‐related pathophysiological responses in kidney organoids remains a significant challenge. Human adult renal tubular organoid, tubuloids, are successfully developed recapitulating cellular senescence that is the central pathophysiological mechanism of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
Yuki Nakao, Makiko Mori, Yuta Sekiguchi, Iori Morita, Ryota Shindoh, Shintaro Mandai, Tamami Fujiki, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Fumiaki Ando, Koichiro Susa, Takayasu Mori, Ayumi Suzuki, Yuji Nashimoto, Hirokazu Kaji, Yuma Waseda, Soichiro Yoshida, Yasuhisa Fujii, Eisei Sohara, Shinichi Uchida, Kensuke Miyake, Yutaro Mori   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gene Expression Patterns for Proteins With Lectin Domains in Flax Stem Tissues Are Related to Deposition of Distinct Cell Wall Types

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
The genomes of higher plants encode a variety of proteins with lectin domains that are able to specifically recognize certain carbohydrates. Plants are enriched in a variety of potentially complementary glycans, many of which are located in the cell wall.
Natalia Petrova, Alsu Nazipova, Oleg Gorshkov, Natalia Mokshina, Olga Patova, Tatyana Gorshkova   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source