Klotho deficiency promotes podocyte mitochondrial dysfunction and ferroptosis through activation of the PKCα/CUX1/SPARC/TGFβ‐RII axis. SPARC emerges as a key mediator linking Klotho loss to podocyte injury in DKD and other kidney injury models, suggesting broader implications for CKD progression.
Qing Yang +11 more
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This study uncovers that KP1, a Klotho‐derived peptide, protects the kidney against acute kidney injury, a clinical syndrome with high morbidity and mortality. KP1 enters tubular epithelial cells via endocytosis, directly interacts with the mitochondrial ATAD3A/HIGD2A complex, thereby preventing cytochrome c release, and caspases activation, and ...
Xiaoyao Zhang +6 more
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Novel Roles of Urokinase- and Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activators in Substance Use Disorders: A Narrative Review of Molecular Mechanisms and Translational Perspectives. [PDF]
Bahi A, Steele S.
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Engineering CAR‐Macrophages With Advanced Delivery Systems for Tissue Repair
This review highlights how engineered macrophages equipped with chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) guide tissue repair by recognizing disease‐related targets, clearing harmful cells, and reshaping local immune environments. It summarizes macrophage biology, CAR design, delivery platforms, and functionalization strategies, and discusses emerging ...
Yixin Zhang +8 more
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Regulation of the 26S Proteasome: From Homeostasis to Stress and Disease. [PDF]
Cohen-Kaplan V +2 more
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A Drug‐Gated, Modular STAb‐T Immunotherapy With External Control
Engineered STAb‐TON cells act as programmable living factories that continuously secrete inactive antibody modules, which assemble extracellularly into a functional T cell engager only upon small‐molecule administration. This externally controlled platform enables reversible, on‐demand regulation of antitumor immunity, establishing a new paradigm for ...
Susana Luengo‐Arias +23 more
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Emerging enzymatic modifications and AI-driven strategies for smart tailoring of taste characteristics in food-derived peptides: A review. [PDF]
Xiong H +5 more
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Switching Spike Plasticity Shapes ACE2 Engagement Across SARS‐CoV‐2 Variants
Conformational plasticity governs SARS‐CoV‐2 spike function and ACE2 recognition. Using high‐speed AFM and single‐molecule force spectroscopy, we analyzed the ancestral spike and nine variants, revealing progressive rigidification from Delta, variable plasticity in Omicron sublineages, and JN.1 compaction.
Sarah Stainer +17 more
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Inflammation-Associated Changes in Bioactive Proteins and Peptides of Bovine Milk: Evidence from Mastitis, Lameness, and Metabolic Disorders-A Review. [PDF]
Kovács L, Sándorová L, Pajor F.
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