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Antibiofilm activity of a chionodracine‐derived peptide by NMR‐based metabolomics of cell‐free supernatant of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical strains

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KHS‐Cnd peptide is able to impair biofilm formation and disaggregate mature biofilms in Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates. Differences in extracellular metabolites reflect changes in biofilm metabolism due to KHS‐Cnd treatment. Among the differentially represented extracellular metabolites upon KHS‐Cnd treatment, the significantly altered ...
Fernando Porcelli, Enrico Landi, Francesco Maiurano, Irene Paris, Rosanna Papa, Marco Artini, Laura Selan, Stefano Borocci, Francesco Buonocore, Esther Imperlini   +9 more
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KLK7 overexpression promotes an aggressive phenotype and facilitates peritoneal dissemination in colorectal cancer cells

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KLK7, a tissue kallikrein‐related peptidase, is elevated in advanced colorectal cancer and associated with shorter survival. High KLK7 levels in ascites correlate with peritoneal metastasis. In mice, KLK7 overexpression increases metastasis. In vitro, KLK7 enhances cancer cell proliferation, migration, adhesion, and spheroid formation, driving ...
Yosr Z. Haffani, Tobias Dreyer, Meriem Naim, Rea Lo Dico, Natalia A. Ignatenko, Viktor Magdolen, Dalila Darmoul   +6 more
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dUTPase is essential in zebrafish development and possesses several single‐nucleotide variants with pronounced structural and functional consequences

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dUTPases are involved in balancing the appropriate nucleotide pools. We showed that dUTPase is essential for normal development in zebrafish. The different zebrafish genomes contain several single‐nucleotide variations (SNPs) of the dut gene. One of the dUTPase variants displayed drastically lower protein stability and catalytic efficiency as compared ...
Viktória Perey‐Simon, Angéla Békesi, Latifa Kazzazy, Jázmin Mihály, Máté Varga, Beáta G. Vértessy, Kinga Nyíri   +6 more
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Polarization‐resolved femtosecond Vis/IR spectroscopy tailored for resolving weak signals in biological samples using minimal sample volume

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Unique biological samples, such as site‐specific mutant proteins, are available only in limited quantities. Here, we present a polarization‐resolved transient infrared spectroscopy setup with referencing to improve signal‐to‐noise tailored towards tracing small signals. We provide an overview of characterizing the excitation conditions for polarization‐
Clark Zahn, Karsten Heyne
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Microglial dynamics and ferroptosis induction in human iPSC‐derived neuron–astrocyte–microglia tri‐cultures

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A tri‐culture of iPSC‐derived neurons, astrocytes, and microglia treated with ferroptosis inducers as an Induced ferroptosis model was characterized by scRNA‐seq, cell survival, and cytokine release assays. This analysis revealed diverse microglial transcriptomic changes, indicating that the system captures key aspects of the complex cellular ...
Hongmei Lisa Li, Hiroko Ohmiya, Sou Sakamoto, Masato Yugami, Akiko Oki, Makoto Furusawa, Yan Ling   +6 more
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Multi‐omics and low‐input proteomics profiling reveals dynamic regulation driving pluripotency initiation in early mouse embryos

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Mouse pre‐implantation development involves a transition from totipotency to pluripotency. Integrating transcriptomics, epigenetic profiling, low‐input proteomics and functional assays, we show that eight‐cell embryos retain residual totipotency features, whereas cytoskeletal remodeling regulated by the ubiquitin‐proteasome system drives progression ...
Wanqiong Li, Xi Xiao, Lingbin Qi, Chanyi Li, Sirui Song, Jiaying Qin, Zhigang Xue, Jinfeng Xue, Huaifang Li   +8 more
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A light‐triggered Time‐Resolved X‐ray Solution Scattering (TR‐XSS) workflow with application to protein conformational dynamics

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Time‐resolved X‐ray solution scattering captures how proteins change shape in real time under near‐native conditions. This article presents a practical workflow for light‐triggered TR‐XSS experiments, from data collection to structural refinement. Using a calcium‐transporting membrane protein as an example, the approach can be broadly applied to study ...
Fatemeh Sabzian‐Molaei, Fredrik Orädd, Konstantinos Magkakis, Magnus Andersson   +3 more
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Chameleon sequences reveal structural effects in proteins representing micelle‐like distribution of hydrophobicity

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Amino acids sequence of two different proteins with the same sequence (chameleon sequence—black boxes) represent in 3D structure of the proteins different secondary structures: HHHH—helical and BBB—Beta‐structural. The chains folded in water environment adopt different III‐order structures in which the chameleon fragments appear to adopt similar status
Irena Roterman, Katarzyna Stapor, Leszek Konieczny, Krzysztof Gądek, Piotr Nowakowski   +4 more
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Exon 7 splicing of ERα predicts poor prognosis and increases phenotypic heterogeneity in luminal a subtype breast cancer

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ERα splice variant ERα∆7 lacks the C‐terminus, and its expression may change phenotypes of breast cancers. Our results showed that ERα∆7 is found in the luminal A subtype, and elevated ERα∆7 levels are linked to improved cell survival with lower proliferation and migration.
Long Wai Tsui, Taobo Hu, Thomson Christian Husein, Wai Hei Shek, Bingrong Chen, Depeng Wang, Shu Wang, Weichuan Yu, Xiaodan Fan, Mengping Long, Toyotaka Ishibashi   +10 more
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Matrix metalloproteinase‐9 regulates cell adhesion and membrane protrusive activity of ovarian cancer cells

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Matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (MMP9) drives ovarian cancer progression. Using MMP9‐null cells (M9‐KO) created from ovarian cancer cells, we found MMP9 loss did not block Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)‐driven E‐cadherin dissolution or EMT but delayed and reduced EGF‐driven membrane protrusions. Transient MMP9 re‐expression drove membrane protrusion.
Claire Strauel, Sam Bennett, Natalie Ehlinger, Nelson Cook, Katelyn Marvin, Caleb L. Lines, Sam Reyes, Brooke Kirby, Shawn M. Ellerbroek   +8 more
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