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Rational Design of Conjugate Vaccines [PDF]

Pediatric Research, 1992
Whereas bacterial polysaccharides, classified as T-cell-independent antigens, elicit protective antibodies in adults, booster injections fail to produce an augmented response or promote antibody class switching. Because T-cell-dependent antigens, typically proteins, both produce boosted antibody levels and promote antibody class switching, it has been ...
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Preoperative circulating tumor cells integrated with imaging analysis for prognostic evaluation in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Detecting circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in blood before surgery may help predict outcomes in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Here, we show when combined with tumor size and lymph node involvement from routine imaging, CTC status identifies high‐risk patients with poorer survival—offering a simple, minimally invasive tool ...
Susanne Flach, Gizem Abaci, Tom Huberty, Axel Lechner, Lukas Käsmann, Jens Ricke, Sophia Stöcklein, Martin Canis, Philipp Baumeister, Marianna Alunni‐Fabbroni   +9 more
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Rational and Semirational Protein Design [PDF]

, 2017
This mini review gives an overview over different design approaches and methodologies applied in rational and semirational enzyme engineering. The underlying principles for engineering novel activities, enantioselectivity, substrate specificity, stability, and pH optimum are summarized.
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Translating whole‐genome doubling into precision medicine in cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Whole‐genome doubling creates a WGD‐positive tumor state characterized by persistent chromosomal instability, karyotypic diversification, and cellular stress. These same biological pressures drive aggressive tumor evolution while exposing therapeutic vulnerabilities, providing a rationale for WGD‐informed precision medicine. Whole‐genome doubling (WGD)
Sejung Lee, Junghyeok Lim, Jinhyuk Bhin
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Long‐term hippocampal alterations and cognitive impairment in a murine model of surgical sepsis

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Using a mouse model of surgical sepsis, we tested long‐term memory and analyzed the transcriptome of single cells isolated from the hippocampus. Survivor mice showed worse memory, loss of certain brain cell subpopulations, and abnormal immune cell activity—suggesting that post‐sepsis brain alterations may be linked to cognitive deficits.
Dong Seong Cho, Rebecca Schmitt, Aneesha Dasgupta, Alexandra Ducharme, Jason Doles   +4 more
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UiO‐66 metal–organic frameworks in biomedicine: From structural tunability to bioimaging, photodiagnostics, and photodynamic cancer therapy

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
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
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Hydrostatic pressure activates HIF‐1α via β‐catenin to promote stemness in breast cancer cells

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
To mimic the elevated intestinal fluid pressure in breast cancers, we loaded human breast cancer cells (MCF‐7, MDA‐MB‐453, and BT‐474) to 50 mmHg hydrostatic pressure. Hydrostatic pressure exposure upregulated HIF‐1α and induced stemness in MCF‐7 and BT‐474 cells.
Da Zhai, Yong Xu, Jingjing Ma, Ratchanee Duangrat, Chen Yan, Jingyan Liang, Hua Wei, Bin Jiang, Tao‐Sheng Li   +8 more
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RECENT ADVANCES IN RATIONAL APPROACHES FOR ENZYME ENGINEERING

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2012
Enzymes are an attractive alternative in the asymmetric syntheses of chiral building blocks. To meet the requirements of industrial biotechnology and to introduce new functionalities, the enzymes need to be optimized by protein engineering.
Kerstin Steiner, Helmut Schwab
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Optimizing rational vaccine design [PDF]

Microbial Biotechnology, 2009
Vaccines are the most cost‐efficient tool to prevent infectious diseases, and their therapeutic use, against both infectious and non‐infectious (e.g. cancer, autoimmunity) diseases, is gaining considerable interest. However, despite major advances in the fields of microbial pathogenesis, immunology and vaccinology, there are still many diseases for ...
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Directed evolution of enzymes at the crossroads of tradition and innovation

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
An iterative cycle of data‐driven enzyme optimization comprising four stages: genetic diversification of a template enzyme, expression of protein variants, high‐throughput evaluation, and machine‐learning‐guided redesign of the next variant library.
Maria Tomkova, Andrej Mirossay, Erik Sedlak   +2 more
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