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Investigating the effect of zinc supplementation on preventing bone resorption in a weightlessness animal model: An experimental study [PDF]

فصلنامه ابن سینا
Background and aims: Bone biomarkers, such as bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP) and osteocalcin (OC), are crucial for researching and monitoring the effects of therapeutic interventions.
Reza Eslami, Amir Khoshvaghti, Kamyab Alizadeh   +2 more
doaj  

In vitro and in silico modelling of ROS1‐positive non‐small cell lung cancer reveals fusion‐dependent tyrosine kinase inhibitor responses

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Drug resistance limits treatment success in a subset of lung cancers driven by ROS1 gene alterations. Using patient‐derived cells and computer simulations, we studied three key mutations and how they affect five targeted drugs. The mutations reduced drug effectiveness in different ways by altering protein structure and behavior.
Farhan Ul Haq, Marc Terrones, Felicia Rodrigues Fortes, Anne Schepers, Alessia Denis, Christophe Deben, Ken Op de Beeck, Guy Van Camp, Geert Vandeweyer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The VHL tumor suppressor at the crossroad of protein folding, aggregation, and cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Mutations, environmental stress, and chaperone dysfunction can destabilize pVHL, promoting its conversion from the native folded state into amyloid‐like assemblies. This transition may contribute to protein storage, cell dormancy, survival, and drug resistance.
Lara Abad, Silvio Carlo Ermanno Tosatto, Emanuela Leonardi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular characterization of covRS mutations in M1UK Streptococcus pyogenes

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Group A Streptococcus (GAS) acquires covRS mutations driving a hypervirulent bacterial state, frequently associated with invasive disease‐like necrotizing fasciitis. We demonstrate that the newly emerged M1UK GAS lineage can also acquire these mutations.
Jarrad Pritchard, Emma‐Jayne Proctor, Jiawa Wang, Nikolas P. Johnston, Andrew Hayes, Georgia McCorkell, Haibo Yu, Jai Tree, Mark R. Davies, Mark J. Walker, Ronald Sluyter, Stephan Brouwer, Martina L. Sanderson‐Smith   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

A new flow chip in combination with multiphoton microscopy as a protocol for longitudinal 3D imaging of tissue calcification under shear stress

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Miniaturized flow chip platform enabling continuous perfusion and longitudinal multiphoton 3D imaging of vascular smooth muscle cell constructs under physiological flow. Brightfield imaging guides region selection, while CellTracker Green and mRuby‐labeled fetuin‐A visualize cells and mineral deposition, respectively. Magnesium supplementation markedly
Vytautas Kučikas, Aaron D. Morgan, Ignas Čiurlionis, Christian Böhm, Stefan Jockenhövel, Willi Jahnen‐Dechent, Marc A. M. J. van Zandvoort   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adenosine triphosphate as a modulator of protein interactions and stability

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
ATP is best known as the cell's energy currency, but it also shapes how proteins fold, interact, aggregate and form biomolecular condensates. This review explains the emerging physical principles behind these effects, including weak binding to charged protein regions, magnesium‐dependent behaviour and concentration‐dependent control of protein ...
Shuyuan Tan, Robin Curtis
wiley   +1 more source

Short-term response of primary human meniscus cells to simulated microgravity

Cell Communication and Signaling
Background Mechanical unloading of the knee articular cartilage results in cartilage matrix atrophy, signifying the osteoarthritic-inductive potential of mechanical unloading.
Zhiyao Ma, David Xinzheyang Li, Xiaoyi Lan, Adam Bubelenyi, Margaret Vyhlidal, Melanie Kunze, Mark Sommerfeldt, Adetola B. Adesida   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recent insights into the molecular mechanism of ubiquinol oxidation by cytochrome bc1

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The review reflects on the mechanism of the catalytic reaction in cytochrome bc1: the electron bifurcation that involves the separation of two electrons derived from the quinol oxidation to opposite sides of the enzyme across the membrane. This review summarizes the long‐standing effort to understand the mechanism of quinol oxidation catalyzed by ...
Anna Wójcik‐Augustyn, Artur Osyczka, Marcin Sarewicz   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gravitational forces and matrix stiffness modulate the invasiveness of breast cancer cells in bioprinted spheroids

Materials Today Bio
The progression of breast cancer is influenced by the stiffness of the extracellular matrix (ECM), which becomes stiffer as cancer advances due to increased collagen IV and laminin secretion by cancer-associated fibroblasts.
Louise Breideband, Kaja Nicole Wächtershäuser, Ryan Sarkar, Melosha Puspathasan, Ernst H.K. Stelzer, Francesco Pampaloni   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fluorination: A strategy to tune the interactions of molecules and nanoscale systems with biological matter

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
This minireview explores fluorination as a key strategy to optimize therapeutic molecules and nanocarriers. By incorporating different fluorinated motifs—from single atoms to linear and branched chains—drug delivery, cellular uptake, and colloidal stability can be improved and fine‐tuned.
Martina Beccalli, Beatrice Lucia Bona, Francesca Baldelli Bombelli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source