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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
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Cordycepin Prevents Hyperlipidemia in Hamsters Fed a High-Fat Diet via Activation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2010
Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we investigated the potential effects of cordycepin (3′-deoxyadenosine), a bioactive component of the fungus Cordyceps militaris, on hyperlipidemia.
Peng Guo, Qu Kai, Jian Gao, Ze-qin Lian, Chong-ming Wu, Cheng-ai Wu, Hai-bo Zhu   +6 more
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A 5-Enolpyruvylshikimate 3-Phosphate Synthase Functions as a Transcriptional Repressor in Populus. [PDF]

, 2018
Long-lived perennial plants, with distinctive habits of inter-annual growth, defense, and physiology, are of great economic and ecological importance.
Barros-Rios, Jaime, Bryan, Anthony C, Chen, Jin-Gui, Collins, Cassandra, Davis, Mark, DiFazio, Stephen P, Dixon, Richard, Engle, Nancy, Evans, Luke M, Feng, Kai, Gunter, Lee E, Guo, Hao-Bo, Guo, Hong, Jawdy, Sara S, Kalluri, Udaya, Lindquist, Erika, Muchero, Wellington, Payyavula, Raja S, Rodriguez, Miguel, Schmutz, Jeremy, Singan, Vasanth R, Sykes, Robert W, Thompson, Olivia, Tschaplinski, Timothy J, Tuskan, Gerald A, Winkeler, Kim, Xie, Meng, Yee, Kelsey, Zhang, Jin   +28 more
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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
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Combined in silico/in vivo analysis of mechanisms providing for root apical meristem self-organization and maintenance. [PDF]

, 2012
Background and aimsThe root apical meristem (RAM) is the plant stem cell niche which provides for the formation and continuous development of the root.
Doroshkov, AV, Kazantsev, FV, Kochetov, AV, Kolchanov, NA, Likhoshvai, VA, Mironova, VV, Mjolsness, E, Novoselova, ES, Omelyanchuk, NA   +8 more
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PYCR1 inhibition in bone marrow stromal cells enhances bortezomib sensitivity in multiple myeloma cells by altering their metabolism

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study investigated how PYCR1 inhibition in bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) indirectly affects multiple myeloma (MM) cell metabolism and viability. Culturing MM cells in conditioned medium from PYCR1‐silenced BMSCs impaired oxidative phosphorylation and increased sensitivity to bortezomib.
Inge Oudaert, Lauren van den Broecke, Osman Aksoy, Judith Lind, Sonia Vallet, Arne Van der Vreken, Gamze Ates, Ann Massie, Ken Maes, Kim De Veirman, Elke De Bruyne, Karin Vanderkerken, Klaus Podar, Eline Menu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Aspergillus westerdijkiae polyketide synthase gene “aoks1” is involved in the biosynthesis of ochratoxin A [PDF]

, 2009
OchratoxinA (OTA) is a potential nephrotoxic, teratogenic, immunogenic, hepatotoxic and carcinogenic mycotoxin, produced by Aspergillus westerdijkiae NRRL 3174.
Atoui, Ali, Bacha, Nafees, Lebrihi, Ahmed, Liboz, Thierry, Mathieu, Florence   +4 more
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Adaptaquin is selectively toxic to glioma stem cells through disruption of iron and cholesterol metabolism

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Adaptaquin selectively kills glioma stem cells while sparing differentiated brain cells. Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses show Adaptaquin disrupts iron and cholesterol homeostasis, with iron chelation amplifying cytotoxicity via cholesterol depletion, mitochondrial dysfunction, and elevated reactive oxygen species.
Adrien M. Vaquié, Davod R. Shah, Eliane E. S. Brechbühl, Michael McNicholas, Zhaoyang Xu, John H. Stockley, Laura Morcom, Diana Gold Diaz, Gemma C. Girdler, Rachel V. Seear, Gabriel Balmus, Rajiv R. Ratan, Harry Bulstrode, James A. Nathan, Manav Pathania, Kevin M. Brindle, David H. Rowitch   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Proteomic Analysis Reveals Proteins Putatively Involved in Toxin Biosynthesis in the Marine Dinoflagellate Alexandrium catenella

Marine Drugs, 2013
Alexandrium is a neurotoxin-producing dinoflagellate genus resulting in paralytic shellfish poisonings around the world. However, little is known about the toxin biosynthesis mechanism in Alexandrium. This study compared protein profiles of A.
Da-Zhi Wang, Yue Gao, Lin Lin, Hua-Sheng Hong   +3 more
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Patient‐specific pharmacogenomics demonstrates xCT as predictive therapeutic target in colon cancer with possible implications in tumor connectivity

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study integrates transcriptomic profiling of matched tumor and healthy tissues from 32 colorectal cancer patients with functional validation in patient‐derived organoids, revealing dysregulated metabolic programs driven by overexpressed xCT (SLC7A11) and SLC3A2, identifying an oncogenic cystine/glutamate transporter signature linked to ...
Marco Strecker, Keren Zohar, Martin Böttcher, Thomas Wartmann, Henry Freudenstein, Maximilian Doelling, Mihailo Andric, Wenjie Shi, Or Kakhlon, Katrin Hippe, Beatrix Jahnke, Dimitrios Mougiakakos, Franziska Baenke, Daniel Stange, Roland S. Croner, Michal Linial, Ulf D. Kahlert   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source