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The planar cell polarity protein Vangl2 interacts with the PDZ‐domains of Scribble but not with a unique PDZ‐like domain in Inturned

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Structural and biochemical characterisations show that the planar cell polarity (PCP) protein Inturned harbours a unique PDZ‐like domain that does not bind canonical PDZ‐binding motifs (PBMs) like that of another PCP protein Vangl2. In contrast, the apical‐basal polarity protein Scribble contains four PDZ domains that bind Vangl2, but one PDZ domain ...
Stephan Wilmes, Jan Brysch, Carmen Gelze, Lilli Meier, Daniel Kümmel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calpain small subunit homodimerization is robust and calcium‐independent

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Calpains dimerize via penta‐EF‐hand (PEF) domains. Using single‐molecule force spectroscopy, we measured the strength and kinetics of PEF–PEF homodimer binding. The interaction is robust, shows a transient conformational step before dissociation, and remains largely insensitive to Ca2+.
Nesha May O. Andoy, Trina Dykstra‐MacPherson, Mathias A. Bell, Peter L. Davies, Ruby May A. Sullan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cell type–dependent role of transforming growth factor-β signaling on postnatal neural stem cell proliferation and migration

Neural Regeneration Research
Adult neurogenesis continuously produces new neurons critical for cognitive plasticity in adult rodents. While it is known transforming growth factor-β signaling is important in embryonic neurogenesis, its role in postnatal neurogenesis remains unclear ...
Kierra Ware, Joshua Peter, Lucas McClain, Yu Luo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of rs1982073 polymorphism of transforming growth factor-β1 in glioblastoma

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2019
Background: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and invasive form of primary malignant brain tumors, with a survival rate of about 1 year. Transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF- β 1) plays a very important role in tissue homeostasis and cancers.
Yasaman Sadeghi, Pouya Tabatabaei Irani, Laleh Rafiee, Mohamadhasan Tajadini, Alireza Amouheidari, Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard   +5 more
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Targeting transforming growth factor beta signaling in metastatic osteosarcoma

Journal of Bone Oncology, 2023
Osteosarcoma is a rare type of bone cancer, and half of the cases affect children and adolescents younger than 20 years of age. Despite intensive efforts to improve both chemotherapeutics and surgical management, the clinical outcome for metastatic ...
Rongrong Ge, Gavin M. Huang
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of sphingolipids in human corneal fibroblasts from normal and keratoconus patients

Journal of Lipid Research, 2017
The pathophysiology of human keratoconus (KC), a bilateral progressive corneal disease leading to protrusion of the cornea, stromal thinning, and scarring, is not well-understood.
Hui Qi, Shrestha Priyadarsini, Sarah E. Nicholas, Akhee Sarker-Nag, Jeremy Allegood, Charles E. Chalfant, Nawajes A. Mandal, Dimitrios Karamichos   +7 more
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Valosin‐containing protein counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura, Shin‐ichi Tate, Kyota Yasuda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Endothelin-1 on Gene Expression of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide Phosphate (NADPH) Oxidase via Transforming Growth Factor Beta (TGF–β) Receptor in Human Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2018
Background: Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) oxidase (Nox) is one of the predominant sources of the production of free oxygen radicals in the vascular wall.
Parisa Dayati, Reyhaneh Niayesh-Mehr, Alireza Jafari, Hossein Babaahmadi-Rezaei   +3 more
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An isoform of 14‐3‐3 protein regulates transbilayer lipid movement at the plasma membrane

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Loss of 14‐3‐3ζ in CHO cells confers resistance to exogenous phosphatidylserine (PS) and impairs endocytosis‐independent inward flip‐flop of fluorescent PS at the plasma membrane. RNAi‐mediated knockdown reproduces this defect, while no additive effect is seen in ATP11C‐deficient cells.
Akiko Yamaji‐Hasegawa, Akira Hattori, Masafumi Tsujimoto, Toshihide Kobayashi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source