Lymphotactin: how a protein can adopt two folds
Metamorphic proteins like Lymphotactin are a notable exception of the empirical principle that structured natural proteins possess a unique three dimensional structure.
Camilloni, Carlo, Sutto, Ludovico
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This study demonstrates that somatic PIK3CA mutations suppress PPT1 expression via activation of the PI3K–AKT–c‐JUN axis. This reduction in PPT1 weakens its interaction with P300, thereby increasing palmitoylation at C1176 of P300 and protecting P300 from lysosomal degradation.
Hongrui Chen +7 more
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Cytomegalovirus Expresses the Chemokine Homologue vXCL1 Capable of Attracting XCR1 + CD4 − Dendritic Cells [PDF]
ABSTRACT Cytomegaloviruses (CMV) have developed various strategies to escape the immune system of the host. One strategy involves the expression of virus-encoded chemokines to modulate the host chemokine network. We have identified in the English isolate of rat CMV (murid herpesvirus 8 [MuHV8]) an open reading frame encoding a ...
Geyer, Henriette +8 more
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To respond or not to respond - a personal perspective of intestinal tolerance [PDF]
For many years, the intestine was one of the poor relations of the immunology world, being a realm inhabited mostly by specialists and those interested in unusual phenomena.
A Besredka +142 more
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Single Cell Analysis Reveals Dynamic Changes of Distinct Cell Populations in Human Nickel Allergy
We investigated cell types mediating the early and late inflammatory responses in human Ni2+‐allergy by scRNA‐Seq. Early responsiveness was mainly mediated by TLR4+TAGLN− endothelial cells indirectly activating TLR4−KRT16+ keratinocytes, and CCR7+DCN+ DCs. Late responsiveness was crucially driven by infiltration of KLF2+ central memory T cells and TLR4+
Marc Schmidt +7 more
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Systematic pan-cancer analysis reveals XCR1 as a Prognostic and Immunological Biomarker
Abstract Background Chemokines and their receptors play an important role in immune monitoring and immune defense during the tumor growth and metastasis. However, their prognostic roles in pan-cancer were not elucidated. In this work, we screened all chemokine receptors in pan-cancer and discovered XCR1 as a reliable immunological and ...
Likun Cui +4 more
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Treatment with mRNA coding for the necroptosis mediator MLKL induces antitumor immunity directed against neo-epitopes [PDF]
Cancer immunotherapy can induce durable antitumor responses. However, many patients poorly respond to such therapies. Here we describe a generic antitumor therapy that is based on the intratumor delivery of mRNA that codes for the necroptosis executioner
De Koker, Stefaan +8 more
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Granzyme A Stimulates pDCs to Promote Adaptive Immunity via Induction of Type I IFN
Granzyme A (GzmA), together with perforin, are well-known for their cytotoxic activity against tumor or virus-infected cells. In addition to this cytotoxic function, GzmA stimulates several immune cell types and induces inflammation in the absence of ...
Kanako Shimizu +10 more
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Summary: The ability to generate large numbers of distinct types of human dendritic cells (DCs) in vitro is critical for accelerating our understanding of DC biology and harnessing them clinically. We developed a DC differentiation method from human CD34+
Sreekumar Balan +9 more
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Chemokine Function in Periodontal Disease and Oral Cavity Cancer [PDF]
The chemotactic cytokines, or chemokines, comprise a superfamily of polypeptides with a wide range of activities that include recruitment of immune cells to sites of infection and inflammation, as well as stimulation of cell proliferation.
Sahingur, Sinem Esra, Yeudall, W. Andrew
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