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Going viral − Virus‐targeting nanobodies for research, diagnostics and therapy

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The increasing prevalence of viral diseases represents a major threat for global human health. Nanobodies, small binding fragments derived from camelid heavy‐chain antibodies, offer versatile tools for viral research, diagnostics, and antiviral therapy.
Domenic Ebert, Ulrich Rothbauer
wiley   +1 more source

Soft motions encoded by the fold and mediated by conserved hinge sites drive V‐ATPase allosteric machinery and autoinhibition

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Vacuolar H+‐ATPase (V‐ATPase) is a multisubunit rotary proton pump that acidifies intracellular compartments. Using elastic network models, we identified conserved hinge residues that govern its large‐scale functional motions. We show that intrinsically encoded ‘soft modes’ drive critical functional transitions, including rotary catalysis and ...
Diksha Parwana, Xiaowei Bogetti, Stuti Sharma, Ivet Bahar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unlocking the potential of cell‐permeable nanobodies for intracellular applications

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review outlines current strategies for delivery of nanobodies into cells and highlights recent examples of functional applications. By addressing and manipulating intracellular targets, these molecules hold great potential for treating cancer, respiratory diseases and neurological disorders, making this a vibrant area of research in the biomedical
Mariona Gené‐Verdés, Luise Franz, Christian P.R. Hackenberger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing the paths of Hedgehog release in artificial and natural settings

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Hh morphogens require solubilization factors to overcome their tight association with the plasma membrane and signal to distant cells, but the precise functions of these factors are controversial. Here, we use published in vivo observations as the most relevant evidence to test their suggested functions and discuss contradictions and gaps between in ...
Janna Puschmann, Kay Grobe
wiley   +1 more source

Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
wiley   +1 more source

IMPDH inhibition enhances cytarabine efficacy in SAMHD1‐expressing leukaemia cells via guanine nucleotide depletion

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Cytarabine is a key therapy for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), but its efficacy is limited by the dNTPase SAMHD1, which hydrolyses its active metabolite. Screening nucleotide biosynthesis inhibitors revealed that IMPDH inhibitors selectively sensitise SAMHD1‐proficient AML cells to cytarabine.
Miriam Yagüe‐Capilla, Christopher Dirks, Caroline Eiden, Sonja K. Fesenmayer, Femke M. Hormann, Yolande Klootsema, Ingrid Lilienthal, Si Min Zhang, Nikolas Herold, Sean G. Rudd   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

KDM7A and KDM1A inhibition suppresses tumour promoting pathways in prostate cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Treatment resistance is a major challenge for patients with advanced prostate cancer. This study examined an alternative approach to target the major prostate cancer‐promoting pathway by targeting epigenetic factors, whose levels are higher in tumours.
Jennie N Jeyapalan, Veronika M Metzler, Simone de Brot, Corinne L Woodcock, Anna E Harris, Jennifer Lothion‐Roy, Emeli M Nilsson, Atara Ntekim, Michael S Toss, Jenny L Persson, Francesca Khani, Brian D Robinson, Lorraine J Gudas, Emad Rakha, David M Heery, Catrin S Rutland, Nigel P Mongan   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transcriptional profiling of circulating extracellular vesicles from prebiopsy prostate cancer patients

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
RNA profiling of circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) from blood samples of men undergoing prostate biopsy identifies transcripts associated with clinically significant prostate cancer. Integrative analysis with public tumor datasets links EV‐derived gene signatures to tumor stage and progression‐free survival, highlighting CASP3, XRCC2, and RIT1 ...
Stefan Werner, Pierre Tennstedt, Randi C. Pose, Christian Müller, Katharina Besler, Svenja Schneegans, Malik Alawi, Marie C. Roesch, Sven Peine, Desiree Bonci, Joanna Budna‐Tukan, Evi Lianidou, Catherine Alix‐Panabières, Derya Tilki, Klaus Pantel   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metastasis on pause: How dormant tumor cells stay hidden within the tumor microenvironment and evade immune surveillance

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Dormant cancer cells can hide in distant organs for years, evading treatment and the immune system. This review highlights how signals from the surrounding tissue and immune environment keep these cells inactive or trigger their reawakening. Understanding these mechanisms may help develop therapies to eliminate or control dormant cells and prevent ...
Kanishka Tiwary, Jose Javier Bravo‐Cordero   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stimulator of interferon genes agonist augmented antitumor immunity of osimertinib in Egfr‐mutated lung cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Combining osimertinib with the STING agonist ADU‐S100 activates innate and adaptive immunity to overcome the non‐inflamed microenvironment of Egfr‐mutant lung cancer. This combination increases NK and CD8+ T‐cell infiltration, associated with activation of the STING‐IRF3 pathway and local immunogenic cell death.
Jun Nishimura, Tadahiro Kuribayashi, Johannes Brägelmann, Sachi Okawa, Masataka Taoka, Shunta Mori, Tomoka Nishimura, Takaaki Tanaka, Go Makimoto, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Kammei Rai, Eiki Ichihara, Ryohei Katayama, Katsuyuki Hotta, Masahiro Tabata, Yosuke Togashi, Yoshinobu Maeda, Martin L. Sos, Katsuyuki Kiura, Kadoaki Ohashi   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source