CADASIL is the major cause of early‐onset stroke and cognitive dysfunction, including dementia. It is caused by mutations in the NOTCH3 receptor that result in the formation of protein aggregates in the small vessel walls of the brain. We demonstrated that NOTCH3 CADASIL variant receptor aggregation is strictly dependent on interactions with NOTCH3 ...
Haijiang Wang +9 more
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Doppel as an early‐stage biomarker promoting EMT and dissemination in ovarian cancers
What's new? Existing biomarkers for ovarian cancer (OC) lack the sensitivity and specificity needed to consistently distinguish the malignancy from non‐ovarian influences and other cancers. Here, the authors explored the ability of the prion‐like protein Doppel, normally found in the male testes, to detect OC.
Zulfikar Azam +18 more
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Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Activities of Biogenic Nanoparticles Produced by Cyanobacteria
The article reviews the green synthesis of biogenic nanoparticles produced by cyanobacteria, highlighting their antimicrobial and cytotoxic properties. These nanoparticles, formed intra‐ or extracellularly, show activity against Gram‐positive and Gram‐negative bacteria as well as fungi and can induce apoptosis in tumor cells.
Laíne Santos Ribeiro +4 more
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Clinical perspectives of emerging pathogens in bleeding disorders. [PDF]
As a result of immunological and nucleic-acid screening of plasma donations for transfusion-transmissible viruses, and the incorporation of viral reduction processes during plasma fractionation, coagulation-factor concentrates (CFC) are now judged safe ...
Bozzette, Samuel +11 more
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Catalytic Amyloids: Turning Fibrils Into Biocatalysts
Amyloids, traditionally associated with diseases, have emerged as versatile catalytic scaffolds. From natural amyloid sequences to bioinspired and de novo designs, we highlight strategies to construct catalytic active sites and anchor enzymes onto fibrils, creating versatile nanomaterials with tunable activities. ABSTRACT Amyloids have been regarded as
Alessandra Esposito +3 more
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Desmin forms toxic, seeding-competent amyloid aggregates that persist in muscle fibers [PDF]
Desmin-associated myofibrillar myopathy (MFM) has pathologic similarities to neurodegeneration-associated protein aggregate diseases. Desmin is an abundant muscle-specific intermediate filament, and disease mutations lead to its aggregation in cells ...
Arhzaouy, Khalid +6 more
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Increased incidence of mild cognitive impairment in long COVID patients
Abstract INTRODUCTION Though brain fog is common in Long‐coronavirus disease 2019 (Long‐COVID), the incidence of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is unknown. METHODS In an observational cohort study, recovered COVID‐positive, Long‐COVID, and COVID‐negative subjects underwent blinded evaluation using National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center (NACC) and ...
Jennifer A. Frontera +19 more
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Fractional Order Epidemic System of Saturated Rate of Incidence: A Neural Network Approach
The workflow depictions of the mathematical fractional order saturated rate of incidence model using the process of Levenberg–Marquardt Backpropagation neural network. The designed neural network contains 20 numbers of neurons, a sigmoid activation function, and a single hidden layer structure.
Zulqurnain Sabir +3 more
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Repeated Episodes of GPP Induced by Respiratory Infections Are Mediated by Loss‐of‐Function IFIH1
ABSTRACT Background Generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is a severe and recurrent autoinflammatory disease that can be induced by a variety of factors. At present, its etiology and pathogenesis have not yet been fully elucidated. Upper respiratory tract infections are the main predisposing factor in children with GPP, and the MDA5 protein encoded by ...
Yaqin Liu +5 more
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Plasmonics‐Enhanced Characterization of Cervid PrP (87–114) Fragment Aggregates in Solution
Multimodal nanophotonics platform combining plasmon‐enhanced imaging, label‐free SERS, and optical staining reveals new insights into the aggregation of the cervid PrP (87–114) fragment, an amyloidogenic sequence linked to chronic wasting disease susceptibility.ABSTRACTWe performed a multimodal characterisation of self‐assembled fibrillar aggregates ...
Shinki Midha +4 more
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