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Host and bacterial proteases influence biofilm formation and virulence in a murine model of enterococcal catheter-associated urinary tract infection [PDF]

, 2017
Urinary tract infections: targeting enzymes might help Identifying bacterial and host enzymes that support biofilm formation may help prevent urinary tract infections caused by catheters.
Caparon, Michael G, Cusumano, Zachary T, Flores-Mireles, Ana L, Hultgren, Scott J, Takagi, Enzo, Xu, Wei   +5 more
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Substrate Stress Relaxation Regulates Cell‐Mediated Assembly of Extracellular Matrix

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Silicone‐based viscoelastic substrates with tunable stress relaxation reveal how matrix mechanics regulates cellular mechanosensing and cell‐mediated matrix remodelling in the stiff regime. High stress relaxation promotes assembly of fibronectin fibril‐like structures, increased nuclear localization of YAP and formation of β1 integrin‐enriched ...
Jonah L. Voigt, Jens Timmer, Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti‐Adam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Kunitzin-Like Trypsin Inhibitor Isolated from Defensive Skin Secretion of Odorrana versabilis

Biomolecules, 2019
Protease inhibitors that were identified from amphibian skin secretions with low molecular weights and potent inhibitory activity were thought to be potential candidates for novel peptide drugs.
Yanjing Dong, Daning Shi, Yuan Ying, Xinping Xi, Xiaoling Chen, Lei Wang, Mei Zhou, Qinan Wu, Chengbang Ma, Tianbao Chen   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of isolation conditions on structural properties and surface behavior of soy-whey proteins [PDF]

, 2018
In this study, the impact of isolation conditions on structural and surface properties at the air/water interface of soy-whey proteins (SWP) was assessed. SWP were obtained by precipitation of soy-whey (at pH 4.5 or 8.0) with acetone or ammonium sulfate.
Ingrassia, Romina, Palazolo, Gonzalo Gastón, Risso, Patricia Hilda, Sobral, Pablo Antonio, Wagner, Jorge Ricardo   +4 more
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An All‐Optical Driven Bio‐Photovoltaic Interface for Active Control of Live Cells

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐photovoltaic Interface (BIO‐PV‐I) for live cell manipulation is presented. BIO‐PV‐I can be activated non‐invasively and remotely to control the spatial motility, adhesion, and morphology of cells adhering to it. BIO‐PV‐I uses a patterned light‐induced electric potential in iron‐doped lithium niobate crystals whose light‐driven and reversible nature,
Lisa Miccio, Martina Mugnano, Valentina Marchesano, Alejandro Calabuig, Zhe Wang, Gennaro Giordano, Francesca Borrelli, Simonetta Grilli, Pietro Ferraro   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trypsin inhibitor from tamarindus indica L. seeds reduces weight gain and food consumption and increases plasmatic cholecystokinin levels

Clinics, 2015
OBJECTIVES: Seeds are excellent sources of proteinase inhibitors, some of which may have satietogenic and slimming actions. We evaluated the effect of a trypsin inhibitor from Tamarindus indica L.
Joycellane Alline do Nascimento Campos Ribeiro, Alexandre Coellho Serquiz, Priscila Fabíola dos Santos Silva, Patrícia Batista Barra Medeiros Barbosa, Tarcísio Bruno Montenegro Sampaio, Raimundo Fernandes de Araújo Junior, Adeliana Silva de Oliveira, Richele Janaina Araújo Machado, Bruna Leal Lima Maciel, Adriana Ferreira Uchôa, Elizeu Antunes dos Santos, Ana Heloneida de Araújo Morais   +11 more
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VIVID: A qPCR‐Based Platform for Sensitive and Quantitative In Vivo Tracking of Extracellular Vesicles

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces VIVID (Vesicle In Vivo Identification using DNA), a qPCR‐based platform that tracks PCR‐amplifiable DNA tags loaded in the EVs for accurate and quantifiable EV biodistribution in vivo. ABSTRACT Extracellular vesicles (EVs) represent promising carriers for nucleic acid therapeutics, offering advantages over synthetic nanoparticles ...
Oscar Boyadjian, Talin Ebrahimian, Jonathan Miranda O'Connor, Janusz Rak, Stephanie Lehoux, Maryam Tabrizian   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Purification and Partial Characterization of Trypsin-Specific Proteinase Inhibitors from Pigeonpea Wild Relative Cajanus platycarpus L.(Fabaceae) active against Gut Proteases of Lepidopteran pest Helicoverpa armigera

Frontiers in Physiology, 2016
Proteinase inhibitors (PIs) are natural defense proteins of plants found to be active against gut proteases of various insects. A pigeonpea wild relative Cajanus platycarpus was identified as a source of resistance against Helicoverpa armigera, a most ...
Marri Swathi, Prashant K Mishra, Vadthya Lokya, Swaroop Vanka, Nalini Mallikarjuna, Aparna Dutta Gupta, Kollipara Padmasree   +6 more
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Fusion of secretory vesicles isolated from rat liver [PDF]

, 1978
Secretory vesicles isolated from rat liver were found to fuse after exposure to Ca2+. Vescle fusion is characterized by the occurrence of twinned vesicles with a continuous cleavage plane between two vesicles in freeze-fracture electron microscopy.
A. Amsterdam, A. Ichikawa, A. Lernmark, A.R. Poole, B. Hellman, B. Rose, C. Miller, C. Schudt, C. Schudt, C.M. Croge, D. Banerjee, D. Branton, D. Papahadjopoulos, D. Papahadjopoulos, D. Papahadjopoulos, D. Papahadjopoulos, D. Papahadjopoulos, E.K. Matthews, E.L. Pesanti, F. Malaisse-Lagae, G. Dahl, G. Dahl, G. Dahl, G. Poste, G. Virgilis De, G.M. Grodsky, G.R. Lawford, Gerhard Dahl, H. Schachter, J. Stadler, J.H. Ehrenreich, J.J.M. Bergeron, J.L. Mongar, J.S. Hong, L. Keay, L. Winquist, L.E. Hokin, M. Gratzl, M. Gratzl, M. Gratzl, M. Gratzl, M. Raiteri, M. Redman, M. Reporter, M.G. Farquar, Manfred Gratzl, N.A. Thorn, O. Stein, O.H. Lowry, P. Röhlich, P. Seeman, Q.F. Ahkong, R. Dipolo, R. Ekholm, R. Llinás, R. Miledi, R.C. Baker, R.D. Andrew, R.M. Case, R.P. Rubin, S.J. Burwen, T. Kanno, T. Maeda, T.Ch. Normann, W. Berger, W. Breisblatt, W. Breisblatt, W.W. Douglas, W.W. Douglas, W.W. Douglas, W.W. Douglas, W.W. Douglas, W.W. Douglas, W.W. Douglas, W.W. Douglas, Y. Marchand Le   +75 more
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Microenvironmental Reprogramming by 3D Anisotropic Cardiac Extracellular Matrix Induces Nuclear Remodeling and Epigenetic Maturation of Chemically Induced Cardiomyocytes

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A 3D anisotropic hydrogel derived from heart extracellular matrix guides cytoskeletal alignment and nuclear remodeling in reprogrammed cardiomyocyte‐like cells. This study reveals how matrix alignment modulates nuclear envelope dynamics and chromatin state, triggering transcriptional and functional maturation.
Seung Ju Seo, Mi Jeong Lee, Hyun Wook Kang, Seonhee Byeon, Soo‐Kyoung Choi, Nakwon Choi, Seung‐Woo Cho, Yoonhee Jin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source