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A Serratia marcescens PigP Homolog Controls Prodigiosin Biosynthesis, Swarming Motility and Hemolysis and Is Regulated by cAMP-CRP and HexS [PDF]

, 2013
Swarming motility and hemolysis are virulence-associated determinants for a wide array of pathogenic bacteria. The broad host-range opportunistic pathogen Serratia marcescens produces serratamolide, a small cyclic amino-lipid, that promotes swarming ...
Arena, KE, Brothers, KM, Kalivoda, EJ, Kwak, DH, Lahr, RM, Liu, X, Shanks, RMQ, Stella, NA   +7 more
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Protein–Protein Interaction between Surfactant Protein D and DC-SIGN via C-Type Lectin Domain Can Suppress HIV-1 Transfer

Frontiers in Immunology, 2017
Surfactant protein D (SP-D) is a soluble C-type lectin, belonging to the collectin (collagen-containing calcium-dependent lectin) family, which acts as an innate immune pattern recognition molecule in the lungs at other mucosal surfaces.
Eswari Dodagatta-Marri, D. Mitchell, Hrishikesh Pandit, A. Sonawani, Valarmathy Murugaiah, Susan Idicula-Thomas, B. Nal, Maha Al-Mozaini, Anuvinder Kaur, T. Madan, U. Kishore   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Screening and epitope characterization of Nidogen‐2‐specific nanobodies

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Camel immunization and phage display were employed to generate high‐affinity VHH nanobodies against Nidogen‐2. After library construction, biopanning, ELISA screening, sequencing, and recombinant expression, selected nanobodies were purified and characterized, leading to the preliminary exploration of a nanobody‐based sandwich ELISA for specific ...
Jianchuan Wen, Qianqian Cui, Zhongyun Lan, Yingjun Wang, Shuaiying Zhao, Wenxuan Feng, Yunfeng Liu, Qiting Huang, Dongna Zhang, Jianfeng Xu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Protective Effect of Surfactant Protein D in Pulmonary Vaccinia Virus Infection: Implication of A27 Viral Protein

Viruses, 2013
Vaccinia virus (VACV) was used as a surrogate of variola virus (VARV) (genus Orthopoxvirus), the causative agent of smallpox, to study Orthopoxvirus infection. VARV is principally transmitted between humans by aerosol droplets.
Julien Perino, Nicole M. Thielens, Erika Crouch, Danièle Spehner, Jean-Marc Crance, Anne-Laure Favier   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Melting transitions in biomembranes

, 2019
We investigated melting transitions in biological membranes in their native state that include their membrane proteins. These membranes originated from \textit{E. coli}, \textit{B.
Heimburg, Thomas, Konrad, Manfred, Madsen, Soren B., Music, Tea, Pollakowski, Denis, Tounsi, Fatma   +5 more
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A new gas discharge process for preparation of non-fouling surfaces on biomaterials [PDF]

, 1993
A non-fouling surface containing immobilized polyethylene oxide (PEO) was achieved using an argon radio-frequency glow discharge treatment (RFGD) of polyethylene films precoated with Brij hydrocarbon-PEO surfactants.
Feijen, J., Hoffman, A.S., Sheu, M.-S., Terlingen, J.G.A.   +3 more
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Acute caffeine treatment protects the developing retina from ischemia‐induced cell death

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Caffeine reduces cell death in the developing retina under ischemia (OGD). This effect does not involve BDNF upregulation or antioxidant pathways (NRF2/VEGF). Neuroprotection occurs mainly through adenosine A2A receptor antagonism, decreasing glutamate release and excitotoxicity, highlighting caffeine's potential as an acute neuroprotective agent in ...
Amanda Alves Nascimento, Danniel Pereira‐Figueiredo, Gabriella Grossi de Lima Dias, Gabriel Ferreira dos Santos, Mariana Rodrigues Pereira, Rafael Brito, Karin C Calaza   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sudden anaerobization in Amphibacillus xylanus increases intracellular labile ferrous iron and inhibits cell growth

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Abruptly changing from aerobic to anaerobic conditions (sudden anaerobization) induced growth inhibition and a significant increase in intracellular labile ferrous iron in the aerotolerant anaerobe Amphibacillus xylanus. We found that free flavins mediate efficient electron transfer from NADH to ferric iron under anaerobic conditions, suggesting that ...
Shinya Kimata, Yoichi Sakai, Keisuke Tanaka, Etsuro Yoshimura, Ken Kitano, Morio Ishikawa, Tadahiro Nakamoto, Tsutomu Takayama, Hirofumi Inoue, Kaho Nomura, Tomonori Suzuki, Masataka Uchino, Akira Abe, Youichi Niimura   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Influence of soy protein’s structural modifications on their microencapsulation properties: a-tocopherol microparticles preparation [PDF]

, 2012
Enzymatic and chemical modifications of soy protein isolate (SPI) were studied in order to improve SPI properties for their use as wall material for a-tocopherol microencapsulation by spray-drying.
Alric, Isabelle, Durrieu, Vanessa, Nesterenko, Alla, Silvestre, Françoise   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Directed evolution of enzymes at the crossroads of tradition and innovation

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
An iterative cycle of data‐driven enzyme optimization comprising four stages: genetic diversification of a template enzyme, expression of protein variants, high‐throughput evaluation, and machine‐learning‐guided redesign of the next variant library.
Maria Tomkova, Andrej Mirossay, Erik Sedlak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source