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Estimation of duplication history under a stochastic model for tandem repeats

BMC Bioinformatics, 2019
Background Tandem repeat sequences are common in the genomes of many organisms and are known to cause important phenomena such as gene silencing and rapid morphological changes. Due to the presence of multiple copies of the same pattern in tandem repeats
Farzad Farnoud, Moshe Schwartz, Jehoshua Bruck   +2 more
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Tandem-repeat protein domains across the tree of life [PDF]

PeerJ, 2015
Tandem-repeat protein domains, composed of repeated units of conserved stretches of 20–40 amino acids, are required for a wide array of biological functions.
Kristin K. Jernigan, Seth R. Bordenstein
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Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
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TRAIL‐PEG‐Apt‐PLGA nanosystem as an aptamer‐targeted drug delivery system potential for triple‐negative breast cancer therapy using in vivo mouse model

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Aptamers are used both therapeutically and as targeting agents in cancer treatment. We developed an aptamer‐targeted PLGA–TRAIL nanosystem that exhibited superior therapeutic efficacy in NOD/SCID breast cancer models. This nanosystem represents a novel biotechnological drug candidate for suppressing resistance development in breast cancer.
Gulen Melike Demirbolat, Aslihan Kucuk, Omer Erdogan, Samed Ozer, Bensu Kozan, Tugba Cuceli, Erkan Gumus, Evrim Cevik, Ozge Cevik   +8 more
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Dimethyl fumarate combined with cisplatin at subcytotoxic doses sensitizes cervical cancer toward ferroptosis and apoptosis through GSH restriction and p53 (re)activation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) reduces growth of HPV‐positive cervical cancer spheroids and induces ferroptosis in cervical cancer cells via blocking SLC7A11/Glutathione (GSH) axis. Combination of subcytotoxic doses of DMF and cisplatin (CDDP) further suppresses spheroid growth and drives cell death in 2D culture models.
Carolina Punziano, Giuseppina Minopoli, Simona Romano, Laura Marrone, Katia Aquilano, Maria Lina Tornesello, Raffaella Faraonio   +6 more
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Genomic abundance is not predictive of tandem repeat localization in grass genomes. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Highly repetitive regions have historically posed a challenge when investigating sequence variation and content. High-throughput sequencing has enabled researchers to use whole-genome shotgun sequencing to estimate the abundance of repetitive sequence ...
Paul Bilinski, Yonghua Han, Matthew B Hufford, Anne Lorant, Pingdong Zhang, Matt C Estep, Jiming Jiang, Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra   +7 more
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COMP–PMEPA1 axis promotes epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition in breast cancer cells

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This study reveals that cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) promotes epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) in breast cancer. We identify PMEPA1 (protein TMEPAI) as a novel COMP‐binding partner that mediates EMT via binding to the TSP domains of COMP, establishing the COMP–PMEPA1 axis as a key EMT driver in breast cancer.
Konstantinos S. Papadakos, Gilar Gorji‐bahri, Lejla Gradjan, Julia Zajac, Kacper Gil, Yvonne Thokozile Nduku, Anna M. Blom   +6 more
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Typing Clostridium difficile strains based on tandem repeat sequences

BMC Microbiology, 2009
Background Genotyping of epidemic Clostridium difficile strains is necessary to track their emergence and spread. Portability of genotyping data is desirable to facilitate inter-laboratory comparisons and epidemiological studies.
Harmanus Celine, Kuijper Ed J, Rupnik Maja, Zaiß N Henning, Michielsen Dolf, Janssens Koen, Nübel Ulrich   +6 more
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EDNRB‐dependent endothelin signaling reduces proliferation and promotes proneural‐to‐mesenchymal transition in gliomas

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Glioma cells mainly express the endothelin receptor EDNRB, while EDNRA is restricted to a perivascular tumor subpopulation. Endothelin signaling reduces glioma cell proliferation while promoting migration and a proneural‐to‐mesenchymal transition associated with poor prognosis. This pathway activates Ca2+, K+, ERK, and STAT3 signalings and is regulated
Donovan Pineau, Leonor Garcia, Hugo Arnold, Antonija Hanžek, Maialen Arrieta, Laurent R Gauthier, Christine Granotier‐Beckers, François D Boussin, Amaury Herbet, Marie Hautière, Valentin Asei‐Ceschino, Clémentin Jacques, Laura Brard, Thomas Harnois, Valérie Coronas, Bruno Constantin, Aurélien Chatelier, Jean Chemin, Serge Urbach, Martial Seveno, Szimonetta Hideg, Chantal Ripoll, Kasandra Aguilar‐Cázarez, Min Zheng, Guo‐Hao Huang, Sheng‐Qing Lv, Lei Zhang, Philippe Rondard, Laurent Prezeau, Jean‐Philippe Pin, Hugues Duffau, Luc Bauchet, Valérie Rigau, Franck Denat, Charles Truillet, Didier Boquet, Jean‐Philippe Hugnot   +36 more
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Engineered extracellular vesicles enriched with the miR‐214/199a cluster enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy in ovarian cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Loss of the miR‐214/199a cluster is associated with recurrence in ovarian cancer. Engineered small extracellular vesicles (m214‐sEVs) elevate miR‐214‐3p/miR‐199a‐5p in tumor cells, suppress β‐catenin, TLR4, and YKT6 signaling, reprogram tumor‐derived sEV cargo, reduce chemoresistance and migration, and enhance carboplatin efficacy and survival in ...
Weida Wang, Ayesha Alvero, Yi Qin, Mingjin Wang, Alexandra Fox, Yanfeng Li, Michael Millman, Amy Kemper, Gil Mor, Xian Shuang Liu, Michael Chopp, Zheng Gang Zhang, Yi Zhang   +12 more
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