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Variability of Botulinum Toxins: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future

, 2018
Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are the most potent known toxins, and are therefore classified as extremely harmful biological weapons. However, BoNTs are therapeutic drugs that are widely used and have an increasing number of applications.
Rasetti-Escargueil, Christine, Michel R. Popoff, Popoff, Michel,, Popoff, Michel, R., Christine Rasetti-Escargueil, Emmanuel Lemichez, Lemichez, Emmanuel, Michel R. Popoff   +7 more
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A Novel IDO1/NE Dual Inhibitor, IMM‐H018 Prevents the Primary and Secondary Sepsis and Ameliorates the Kidney Injury Through Inhibiting the Cytokine Storm and Microthrombosis, and Reversing Immunosuppression

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
IMM‐H018, a dual IDO1/NE inhibitor, demonstrates potent therapeutic efficacy in sepsis by simultaneously targeting excessive inflammation and immune dysfunction. It prevents both primary and secondary sepsis through anti‐inflammatory, immune‐restoring, and renoprotective mechanisms, reducing organ damage, improving immune homeostasis, preserving kidney
Yi Zhou, Xiaodi Zhao, Xiaochen Pan, Zhiling Ma, Huaqing Cui, Hui Wen, Peng Wang, Xiufeng Liao, Kejie Qin, Yuchen Wang, Li Sheng, Sen Zhang   +11 more
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Effectiveness of a Bivalent Recombinant Vaccine on the Production of Neutralizing Antibodies Against BoNT/C, BoNT/D, BoNT/CD e BoNT/DC in Bovines

Vaccines
Background/Objectives. Bovine botulism, although relatively rare, presents significant economic losses due to high mortality rates and restrictions on livestock product trade.
Ilenia Drigo, Luca Zandonà, Elena Tonon, Katia Capello, Luca Bano   +4 more
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Membrane‐Active Peptide Protects Against Inflammation by Targeting NLRP3 Activation at the Trans‐Golgi Network

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The membrane‐active peptide Pep19‐2.5 reduces harmful inflammation by blocking activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome at trans‐Golgi network membranes. By targeting key membrane interactions, Pep19‐2.5 suppresses inflammatory IL‐1β production and alleviates allergic airway inflammation in mice, leading to reduced immune cell infiltration and improved ...
Jonas Engelhardt, Nico Kirsch, Aileen Kerfin, Lars P. Lunding, Dominic Ferber, Hannes Buthmann, Ilka Schreier, Carlotta Bosio, Ann‐Kathrin Dobbelstein, Anna Klawonn, Rebecca C. Coll, Lena Bauernhofer, Sandro Keller, Matthias Geyer, Michael Wegmann, Andra B. Schromm, Günther Weindl   +16 more
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Biological and structural comparison of recombinant phospholipase D toxins from Loxosceles intermedia (brown spider) venom

, 2007
The clinical features of brown spider bites are the appearance of necrotic skin lesions, which can also be accompanied by systemic involvement, including weakness, vomiting, fever, convulsions, disseminated intravascular coagulation, intravascular ...
Silveira, Rafael Bertoni da, Gremski, Luiza Helena [UNIFESP], Chavez-Olortegui, Carlos, Gremski, Waldemiro, Veiga, Silvio Sanches, Ribeiro, Rodrigo Otavio S., Chaim, Olga Meiri [UNIFESP], Sade, Youssef Bacila, Moura, Juliana de, Paludo, Katia Sabrina [UNIFESP], Senff-Ribeiro, Andrea, Nader, Helena B. [UNIFESP]   +11 more
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Structural Polymorphism of polyG Inclusions Revealed by In Situ Cryo‐Electron Tomography

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Correlative cryo‐electron tomography in primary cortical neurons and NIID mouse brain tissue reveals that polyG inclusions are interconnected ribbon‐like assemblies rather than canonical amyloid fibrils. Multiple compartment‐specific ribbon states show distinct 26S proteasome accessibility, while cytoplasmic ribbons contact and deform ER‐like ...
Yunwen Qian, Yalan Wan, Chen Chen, Xiaoyu Zheng, Wenjing Du, Junhan Yang, Zhihao Quan, Biyu Yang, Jiaxi Yu, Jie Zheng, Zhaoxia Wang, Jianwen Deng, Qiang Guo   +12 more
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Rapid Purification of Endotoxin-Free RTX Toxins

, 2019
Cytolytic leukotoxins of the repeat in toxin (RTX) family are large proteins excreted by gram-negative bacterial pathogens through the type 1 secretion system (T1SS).
Peter Sebo, Adriana Osickova, David Jurnecka, Ondrej Stanek, Radim Osicka, Jiri Masin   +5 more
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LRG1 Drives Pathological Angiogenesis by Disrupting Neutrophil Mitochondrial Homeostasis in Bladder Cancer

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In bladder cancer, LRG1 binds to ANXA2 to trigger mitochondrial ROS‐dependent NETosis. This pathogenic cascade actively uncouples endothelial‐mural cell interactions, driving profound vascular destabilization. Consequently, targeting the LRG1‐ANXA2 axis attenuates the neutrophil burden and induces structural vascular normalization, offering a powerful ...
Dongshan Chen, Cong Zhang, Song Xue, Yuan Zeng, Haochen Cui, Chenfei Wang, Jiayi Feng, Lei Yan, Yuanwei Zang   +8 more
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Subversion of Atypical Mucin Traps by a Spore‐Coat Effector Blocks Cellular Immunity in Drosophila

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
While the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii can evade insect humoral immunity, its subversion of cellular defenses is still elusive. We identify Eac1 as a spore‐coat protein essential for infecting drosophilids by targeting atypical mucins (Sgf1 and Sgf2), which can entrap spores in a gel matrix and thereby facilitate hemocyte encapsulation.
Shiqin Li, Haimin Chen, Gangqi Fang, Dongxiang Wei, Hongyun Wu, Chen Chen, Song Hong, Chengshu Wang   +7 more
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Mapping C. difficile TcdB interactions with host cell-surface and intracellular factors using proximity-dependent biotinylation labeling

mBio
Many bacterial toxins exert their cytotoxic effects by enzymatically inactivating one or more cytosolic targets in host cells. To reach their intracellular targets, these toxins possess functional domains or subdomains that interact with and exploit ...
Jennifer S. Ward, Karl J. Schreiber, John Tam, Ji-Young Youn, Roman A. Melnyk   +4 more
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