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Derivation and characterization of retinal pigment epithelium from urine‐derived iPSCs

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Age‐related macular degeneration causes vision loss via RPE dysfunction and loss. Traditional iPSC therapies rely on invasive biopsies, limiting scalability. Here, we utilize urine‐derived stem cells as an accessible source to generate u‐iPSCs, successfully differentiated into pigmented RPE. This “Urine‐to‐Retina” platform provides a promising path for
Daniella Beiner, Hainan Zhu, Carol Christine Bosholm, Heuy‐Ching Wang, Tracy Criswell, Anthony Atala, Jian‐Xing Ma, Yuanyuan Zhang   +7 more
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Molecular dynamics simulations of positively selected codons in FcγRI reveal novel biochemical binding properties

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Evolutionary analysis across 32 placental mammals identified positive selection at residues H148 and W149 in the immune receptor FcγR1. Ancestral reconstruction combined with molecular dynamics simulations reveals how these mutations may influence receptor structure and dynamics, providing insight into the evolution of antibody recognition and immune ...
David A. Young, Omar Arias‐Gaguancela, Fiona Gibson, Morgan Grainger, Jodie Score, Amit Nathubhai, Mauricio Cafiero, Lee Richard Machado   +7 more
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Acute caffeine treatment protects the developing retina from ischemia‐induced cell death

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Caffeine reduces cell death in the developing retina under ischemia (OGD). This effect does not involve BDNF upregulation or antioxidant pathways (NRF2/VEGF). Neuroprotection occurs mainly through adenosine A2A receptor antagonism, decreasing glutamate release and excitotoxicity, highlighting caffeine's potential as an acute neuroprotective agent in ...
Amanda Alves Nascimento, Danniel Pereira‐Figueiredo, Gabriella Grossi de Lima Dias, Gabriel Ferreira dos Santos, Mariana Rodrigues Pereira, Rafael Brito, Karin C Calaza   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

RoundMi: A quantitative method to analyze mitochondrial morphology in mitotic cells

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RoundMi is a workflow for rapid analysis of mitochondrial morphology in mitotic cells. By combining adaptive preprocessing with automated segmentation and quantification, it enables accurate measurements from single focal plane images, reducing acquisition time and computational demands while remaining compatible with high‐throughput fixed and live ...
Elmira Parvindokht Bararpour, Christine Volmert, Valentina Piano   +2 more
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The C‐terminal region of KIF26B is indispensable for nephron progenitor condensation and kidney formation in mice

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KIF26B plays an important role in kidney development. We engineered mice lacking the C‐terminal region of KIF26B and found severe kidney defects, including bilateral renal agenesis, similar to full Kif26b knockout mice. The mutation disrupted nephron progenitor condensation and reduced Gdnf‐Wnt11 signaling, showing that the KIF26B C‐terminal region is ...
Yuta Yamamura, Kengo Furuichi, Hiromitsu Akamatsu, Naoki Yamamoto, Sako Keisuke, Akihiko Koshino, Taichiro Minami, Megumi Oshima, Akinori Hara, Norihiko Sakai, Miho Shimizu, Kenta Takahashi, Minako Yamamura, Shin‐ichi Horike, Takiko Daikoku, Kenichi Harada, Yohei Shinmyo, Hiroshi Kawasaki, Takashi Wada, Yasunori Iwata   +19 more
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UiO‐66 metal–organic frameworks in biomedicine: From structural tunability to bioimaging, photodiagnostics, and photodynamic cancer therapy

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UiO‐66(Zr) metal–organic frameworks are chemically stable, biocompatible, and highly tunable nanomaterials. Their modular structure enables controlled drug delivery, multimodal bioimaging, and light‐activated photodynamic therapy, supporting integrated diagnostic and therapeutic (theranostic) applications in cancer and biomedical research.
Veronika Huntošová, Grigorii Rakhalskii, Miroslav Almáši   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The crystal structure of the Borrelia burgdorferi nicotinamidase BBE22 resolves a long‐standing annotation error

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The crystal structure of Borrelia burgdorferi nicotinamidase (PncA/BBE22) reveals the correct full‐length protein initiated from a non‐canonical AUU start codon. The structure validates previous biochemical findings and resolves a long‐standing annotation error, demonstrating that the truncated database sequence is structurally incompatible with the ...
Kalvis Brangulis
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Aquaporin‐3 and aquaporin‐5 impact the development of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma spheroids

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Schematic representation of the role of aquaporin‐3 (AQP3) and aquaporin‐5 (AQP5) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Both proteins are upregulated in PDAC and are associated with tumor progression and metastatic potential. Silencing AQP3 or AQP5 in PDAC spheroids results in decreased diameter, area, and overall growth, underscoring their key ...
Catarina Pimpão, Diogo M. Engrácia, Graça Soveral, Filipa Mendes   +3 more
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Too close for comfort: Self-crowding transforms protein structure and stability beyond volume exclusion. [PDF]

Protein Sci
Olgenblum GI, Levy YN, Harries D.
europepmc   +1 more source

Molecular characterization of covRS mutations in M1UK Streptococcus pyogenes

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Group A Streptococcus (GAS) acquires covRS mutations driving a hypervirulent bacterial state, frequently associated with invasive disease‐like necrotizing fasciitis. We demonstrate that the newly emerged M1UK GAS lineage can also acquire these mutations.
Jarrad Pritchard, Emma‐Jayne Proctor, Jiawa Wang, Nikolas P. Johnston, Andrew Hayes, Georgia McCorkell, Haibo Yu, Jai Tree, Mark R. Davies, Mark J. Walker, Ronald Sluyter, Stephan Brouwer, Martina L. Sanderson‐Smith   +12 more
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