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The human gut microbiome across the life course

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Despite significant individual variation and continuous change throughout life, the human gut microbiome follows some life stage‐specific trends. This article provides a brief overview of how gut microbiome composition shifts across different phases of life. Created in BioRender. Özkurt, E. (2026) https://BioRender.com/8q4nrnc.
Alise J. Ponsero, Basak Bahcivanci, Antonietta Hayhoe, Animesh Acharjee, Ezgi Özkurt   +4 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto, Masatomo So, Ayako Furukawa, Kenji Sugase   +3 more
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Genetic variant classification by predicted protein structure: A case study on IRF6

Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
Next-generation genome sequencing has revolutionized genetic testing, identifying numerous rare disease-associated gene variants. However, to impute pathogenicity, computational approaches remain inadequate and functional testing of gene variant is ...
Hemma Murali, Peng Wang, Eric C. Liao, Kai Wang   +3 more
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Modulation of Homer1 EVH1 domain internal dynamics by putative autism‐associated mutations

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The putative autism‐associated M65I and S97L variants of the EVH1 domain of the postsynaptic scaffold protein Homer1 do not exhibit substantial changes in their overall structure or partner binding. Both of them, but especially the M65I variant, show altered internal dynamics relative to the wild‐type domain on the μs‐ms timescale, indicated by the ...
Fanni Farkas, Brigitta Maruzs, Zsófia E. Kálmán, Tomas Klumpler, Gyula Batta, Bálint Péterfia, Zoltán Gáspári   +6 more
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A homozygous structural variant of RPGRIP1 is frequently associated with achromatopsia in Japanese patients with IRD

Genetics in Medicine Open
Purpose: Achromatopsia (ACHM) is an early-onset cone dysfunction caused by 5 genes with cone-specific functions (CNGA3, CNGB3, GNAT2, PDE6C, and PDE6H) and by ATF6, a transcription factor with ubiquitous expression.
Akiko Suga, Kei Mizobuchi, Taiga Inooka, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Naoko Minematsu, Kazushige Tsunoda, Kazuki Kuniyoshi, Yosuke Kawai, Yosuke Omae, Katsushi Tokunaga, Takaaki Hayashi, Shinji Ueno, Takeshi Iwata, Hatsue Ishibashi-Ueda, Tsutomu Tomita, Michio Noguchi, Ayako Takahashi, Yu-ichi Goto, Sumiko Yoshida, Kotaro Hattori, Ryo Matsumura, Aritoshi Iida, Yutaka Maruoka, Hiroyuki Gatanaga, Masaya Sugiyama, Satoshi Suzuki, Kengo Miyo, Yoichi Matsubara, Akihiro Umezawa, Kenichiro Hata, Tadashi Kaname, Kouichi Ozaki, Haruhiko Tokuda, Hiroshi Watanabe, Shumpei Niida, Eisei Noiri, Koji Kitajima, Yosuke Omae, Reiko Miyahara, Hideyuki Shimanuki, Yosuke Kawai, Katsushi Tokunaga   +41 more
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Salmonella lipopolysaccharide‐containing supported lipid bilayers as platforms to study bacteriophage interactions

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace, Alyssa Borges, Charles Arnaud, Tove Karlsson, Nina K. Bröker, Stefanie Barbirz, Marta Bally   +6 more
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Novel DMD Frameshift Variant (p.Leu2017Profs*5) in Spectrin‐Like Repeat 16 Expands the Mutational Spectrum of DMD

Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine
Background Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X‐linked neuromuscular disorder caused by pathogenic variants in the DMD gene, which encodes dystrophin, a cytoskeletal protein linking intracellular actin to the extracellular matrix via the dystrophin ...
Yu‐Chin Lin, G. W. Gant Luxton, Hwei‐Jen Lee, Yu‐Yang Lu, Hung‐Chi Yang, Kuo‐Sheng Hung, Ming‐Tsong Lai, Chih‐Fen Hu   +7 more
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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
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Three phosphatase families form a community: The phosphohydrolases that act upon inositol pyrophosphates

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
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Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik, İsmail Güderer, Yi Wang, Tayyaba Alvi, Prasoon Pandey, Handan Melike Dönertaş   +5 more
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