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Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of Borrelia’s Defence mechanisms and their impact on genetic manipulation of low-passage isolates of Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii

open access: yesCurrent Research in Microbial Sciences
Borrelia, a highly prevalent tick-borne pathogen, has a genome with a linear chromosome and numerous linear and circular plasmids. There are three groups of Borrelia: Lyme borreliosis, relapsing fever, and Echidna-reptile. In Europe, Borrelia afzelii and
Margarida Ruivo   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decoding the dynamic extracellular matrix in cancer—3D models and bioscaffolds rewire the rules of tumor progression

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cancer progression is regulated by the dynamic matrix code of the tumor microenvironment, which influences cellular behavior and disease development. Importantly, matrix remodeling in three‐dimensional cancer models more accurately reflects in vivo conditions compared to conventional two‐dimensional systems.
Sylvia Mangani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification of a Shiga toxin A‐derived peptide internalized into Gb3 receptor‐bearing cells via interaction with the Shiga toxin B subunit

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The process of internalization of the Shiga toxin A subunit via formation of a complex with the Shiga toxin B subunit, which specifically binds to the Gb3 receptor. The peptide is designed to act as a carrier of drugs into cancer cells. Here, we explored the potential of peptides derived from the catalytic A subunit of Shiga toxin (STxA) to be drug ...
Giulia Opassi   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating transcription factor dynamics in health and disease using FRAP

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
FRAP analysis of GFP‐tagged transcription factors reveals how molecular mobility and target engagement change in response to drug treatment. By combining live‐cell imaging, quantitative model fitting, and statistical analysis, this approach uncovers transcription factor dynamics linked to disease mechanisms, providing a powerful framework for ...
Kannan Govindaraj   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiome‐blood–brain barrier interactions in aging — mechanisms and therapeutic potential

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Aging reshapes the gut microbiome (↓SCFA‐producing commensals; ↑pro‐inflammatory outputs), shifting circulating metabolites (↓SCFAs; ↑LPS, ↑TMAO, ↑PAA) that act at the BBB to increase nonspecific transcytosis, alter transport, and promote astrocyte reactivity, heightening brain vulnerability.
Daniel Cuervo‐Zanatta   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Restriction and modification in B. subtilis: the biochemical basis of modification against endo R. Bsu R restriction

open access: yes, 1975
The content of 5-methylcytosine (5MC) and 6-methyladenine (6MA) in modified and nonmodified DNAs from B. subtilis and B. subtilis phage SPP1 were determined. Non-modified SPP1-O DNA contains about 15 5MC residues/molecule.
Klotz, G., Günthert, U., Stutz, J.
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Cloned restriction/modification system from Pseudomonas aeruginosa [PDF]

open access: yes, 1983
DNA fragments from Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying the PaeR7 restriction/modification genes have been cloned in the plasmid vector pBR322 and propagated in Escherichia coli.
Gingeras, T. R., Brooks, J. E.
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An epithelial GPR35 isoform supports tumor‐associated transcriptional and metabolic phenotypes

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
GPR35 generates two functionally distinct isoforms with previously unresolved roles. GPR35‐short mediates immune‐cell chemotaxis, while GPR35‐long is enriched in colorectal cancer epithelium, where it supports increased metabolism, proliferation, and tumor‐associated transcriptional programs.
Jørgen D. Rønneberg   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

SDM-assist software to design site-directed mutagenesis primers introducing "silent" restriction sites [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BACKGROUND:Over the past decades site-directed mutagenesis (SDM) has become an indispensable tool for biological structure-function studies. In principle, SDM uses modified primer pairs in a PCR reaction to introduce a mutation in a cDNA insert.
Karnik, Abhijit   +2 more
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