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Complement receptor 1 is a sialic acid-independent erythrocyte receptor of Plasmodium falciparum. [PDF]

PLoS Pathogens, 2010
Plasmodium falciparum is a highly lethal malaria parasite of humans. A major portion of its life cycle is dedicated to invading and multiplying inside erythrocytes. The molecular mechanisms of erythrocyte invasion are incompletely understood.
Carmenza Spadafora, Gordon A Awandare, Karen M Kopydlowski, Jozsef Czege, J Kathleen Moch, Robert W Finberg, George C Tsokos, José A Stoute   +7 more
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Molecular Recognition Insights of Sialic Acid Glycans by Distinct Receptors Unveiled by NMR and Molecular Modeling

Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021
All cells are decorated with a highly dense and complex structure of glycan chains, which are mostly attached to proteins and lipids. In this context, sialic acids are a family of nine-carbon acidic monosaccharides typically found at the terminal ...
Cátia Oliveira Soares, Cátia Oliveira Soares, Ana Sofia Grosso, Ana Sofia Grosso, June Ereño-Orbea, June Ereño-Orbea, Helena Coelho, Helena Coelho, Filipa Marcelo, Filipa Marcelo   +9 more
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Photo‐Triggered, Fast, and Fluorogenic Thiophene‐Based Cycloalkynes for the Bioorthogonal Fluorescent Labeling of 1,3‐Dipole‐Tagged Molecules in No‐Wash Conditions

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Thiophene is king! The fusion of thiophene rings to cycloalkynes super‐charged their copper‐free click chemistry applications, by (1) enhancing the alkyne reactivity (fastest cyclooctyne to date) and (2) rendering the alkyne fluorogenic (with fluorescence enhancement up to 150‐fold upon reaction), making these bioorthogonal reagents ideal for tracking ...
Jurgen Schulz, Zoeisha S. Chinoy, Tarek Khalaf, Yukang Li, Pengchen Ma, Dennis Svatunek, Kendall N. Houk, Frédéric Friscourt   +7 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Structural insights and therapeutic targets in Acinetobacter baumannii capsule biosynthesis

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Hypervirulent KL49 A. baumannii's capsular polysaccharide contains the nonulosonic acid 8‐epi‐Leg5,7Ac2, synthesized by epimerization via ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC. Crystal structures of ElaA, ElaB, and ElaC reveal their role in CMP‐Leg5,7Ac2 synthesis and regioselective C8 epimerization.
Woo Cheol Lee, Junho Jeong, Chae Yeong Lee, Hyunjoon Cho, Man Hwan Oh, Je Chul Lee, Jee‐Young Lee, Yangmee Kim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virus‐Mediated Self‐Assembly of Functional Cyclodextrins for Antiviral Inhibition

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
A sialic acid (SA)‐functionalized cyclodextrin (CD) self‐assembles on SARS‐CoV‐2 through ligand–receptor recognition, nucleating cooperative supramolecular polymer growth that blocks infection. The adaptive assembly requires both ligand binding and host–guest polymerization, remains active across variants, and can be tuned by coassembly, establishing ...
Pedro J. Hernando, Laora Boulo, Léonid Lavnevich, Elisa Teyssou, Stéphane Marot, Adélie Gothland, Jean‐Michel Guigner, Anne‐Geneviève Marcelin, Mickaël Ménand, Vincent Calvez, Matthieu Sollogoub   +10 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Comparison of serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid sialic acid levels between malignant and benign lung diseases

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2001
Background It is known that tissue and serum sialic acid levels may be altered by malignant transformation. In this study, sialic acid levels were determined in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BAL) and serum in two groups of patients with lung cancer and ...
Aydilek Recep, Budak Yasemin, Isitmangil Gulbu, Isitmangil Turgut, Celenk Mehmet   +4 more
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Hijacking emergency granulopoiesis: Neutrophil ontogeny and reprogramming in cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Neutrophils are highly plastic innate immune cells; their functions in cancer extend beyond the tumour microenvironment. This Review summarises current understanding of neutrophil maturation and heterogeneity and highlights tumour‐induced granulopoiesis as a systemic programme that expands immature, immunosuppressive neutrophils via tumour‐derived ...
Gabriela Marinescu, Yi Feng
wiley   +1 more source

Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Well‐Defined α(2,8)‐ and α(2,9)‐Linked Oligosialosides

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Well‐defined α(2,8)‐ and α(2,9)‐linked oligosialic acids of different lengths can be prepared by employing recombinant bacterial polysialyltransferases in combination with chemically modified CMP‐Neu5Ac derivatives. After transfer, a sialoside is formed bearing an artificial entity, which blocks further glycosylation.
Jelle A. Fok, Keshav Kishor, Mehman I. Bunyatov, Gerlof P. Bosman, Geert‐Jan Boons   +4 more
wiley   +2 more sources

Simple Binding and Dissociation of a Sialoglycoprotein Using Boronic Acid-Modified Functional Interfaces on Microparticles

Sensors
An overexpression of sialic acid is an indicator of metastatic cancer, and selective detection of sialic acid shows potential for cancer diagnosis. Boronic acid is a promising candidate for this purpose because of its ability to specifically bind to ...
Yukichi Horiguchi, Masato Yasuura, Hiroki Ashiba, Zheng Lin Tan, Takashi Fukuda   +4 more
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A study to assess serum and tissue levels of sialic acid and hexosamine in keloids

MRIMS Journal of Health Sciences, 2015
Background: A keloid is an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue that forms at the site of cutaneous injury. The major component of scar tissue is the fibrous protein collagen, which is a glycoprotein.
M Girija Menon, S K Moinuddin, V Sampath Kumar, Farhatunnisa   +3 more
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