An Experimental Study on Botulinum Toxin Type A for the Treatment of Excessive Secretion after Submandibular Gland Transplantation in Rabbits by Shang Xie, Hui Xu, Bo Lin, Kan Wang, Xiao-Feng Shan, Zhi-Gang Cai

“…Immunofluorescence results showed that AQP5 protein was mainly expressed in the cytoplasm after BTXA injection for 2 and 4 weeks, which might indicate that BTXA promoted AQP5 expression from the cell membrane to cytoplasm. Conclusion. BTXA could effectively control excessive secretion after SMG transplantation in rabbits.…”
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Menthone lowers H3K27ac levels to inhibit Fusarium proliferatum growth by Li-Yan Zhang, Tian-Tian Li, Hong-Xin Liao, Jin-Rui Wen, Hong-Yan Nie, Fu-Rong Xu, Xiao-Yun Liu, Xian Dong

“…The treatment significantly inhibited hyphal growth, reduced spore germination rates from 31.49 to 4.95%, decreased spore viability from 46.88 to 20.91%, and reduced spore production by a factor of 17.92 compared with the control group while simultaneously enhancing cell membrane permeability. However, the direct relationship between menthone and histone acetylation in inhibiting F. proliferatum remains nebulous. …”
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Microenvironment-confined kinetic elucidation and implementation of a DNA nano-phage with a shielded internal computing layer by Decui Tang, Shuoyao He, Yani Yang, Yuqi Zeng, Mengyi Xiong, Ding Ding, Weijun Wei, Yifan Lyu, Xiao-Bing Zhang, Weihong Tan

“…Abstract Multiple receptor analysis-based DNA molecular computation has been developed to mitigate the off-target effect caused by nonspecific expression of cell membrane receptors. However, it is quite difficult to involve nanobodies into molecular computation with programmed recognition order because of the “always-on” response mode and the inconvenient molecular programming. …”
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A truncated pre-F protein mRNA vaccine elicits an enhanced immune response and protection against respiratory syncytial virus by Min Lin, Yifan Yin, Xiaomeng Zhao, Chen Wang, Xueqing Zhu, Letao Zhan, Li Chen, Siling Wang, Xue Lin, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia, Zizheng Zheng

“…This vaccine features a truncated version of the pre-F protein that is anchored to the cell membrane. Our experiments in young and old female mice revealed that the LC2DM-LNP vaccine elicited robust neutralizing antibody titers. …”
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Elite Alleles of EPE1 Identified via Genome-wide Association Studies Increase Panicle Elongation Length in Rice by Hao Sun, Qiqi Yao, Mei Hai, Tianhu Li, Jinghan Sun, Zhengbo Liu, Yang Ang, Yingying Zhao, Yanan Zhang, Xianping Cheng, Tao Huang, Yinping Chang, Mingyu Du, Erbao Liu

“…We characterize one gibberellin (GA)-related gene, LOC_Os02g41954 (OsGA2ox9), which encodes gibberellin 2-beta-dioxygenase 7 located in the cell membrane and nucleus. Gibberellin 2-oxidase (GA2ox) has been reported to control GA levels by inactivating GA via 2-β hydroxylation. …”
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Effect of colchicine on physiological and biochemical properties of <i>Rhodococcus qingshengii</i> by Yu. A. Markova, L. A. Belovezhets, V. N. Nurminsky, I. S. Kapustina, N. V. Ozolina, V. V. Gurina, A. L. Rakevich, A. V. Sidorov

“…All of the above indicates that colchicine induces a rearrangement of the Rhodococcus cell membrane, probably in the direction of increasing its microviscosity. …”
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The imprinted Igf2-Igf2r axis is critical for exosome biogenesis during the early development of bovine placenta by Kunhua ZHENG, Longfei XIAO, Naihan YUAN, Xihui SHENG, Xiaolong QI, Yingqiu WANG, Chang CHEN, Kaijun GUO, Lin YANG, Bingying LIU, Xiangguo WANG

“…Our results demonstrated that IGF2, IGF2R, and the exosomal markers CD63, CD9, TSG101, and Rab11 are mainly located on the cell membrane of mononuclear trophoblast cells and binuclear trophoblast cells, which make up the cotyledon villi of the bovine placenta. …”
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Utilizing sc-linker to integrate single-cell RNA sequencing and human genetics to identify cell types and driver genes associated with non-small cell lung cancer by Yangfan Zhou, Liang Zhao, Meimei Cai, Doudou Luo, Yizhen Pang, Jianhao Chen, Qicong Luo, Qin Lin

“…Proteins from the RAB family are involved in the dynamic regulation of cell membrane compartments and are dysregulated in various tumor types, potentially altering biological properties such as the proliferation, migration, and invasion of cancer cells. …”
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Trade-Off Between Enzymatic Antioxidant Defense and Accumulation of Organic Metabolite Affects Salt Tolerance of White Clover Associated with Redox, Water, and Metabolic Homeostase... by Min Zhou, Yuting Wu, Yuchen Yang, Yan Yuan, Junnan Lin, Long Lin, Zhou Li

“…−</sup>), resulting in reduced cell membrane stability in two types of white clovers. …”
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Influenza A virus hemagglutinin: from classical fusion inhibitors to proteolysis targeting chimera-based strategies in antiviral drug discovery by Francisco Javier Hermoso-Pinilla, Aitor Valdivia, María-José Camarasa, Tiziana Ginex, Francisco Javier Luque

“…The influenza virus glycoprotein hemagglutinin (HA) participates in critical steps of the attachment of viral particles to the host cell membrane receptor and membrane fusion. Due to its crucial involvement in the initial phases of influenza A infections, HA emerges as a promising target in the search of novel drug-like candidates. …”
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A select inhibitor of MORC2 encapsulated by chimeric membranecoated DNA nanocage target alleviation TNBC progression by Xiaohan Su, Yunbo Luo, Yali Wang, Peng Qu, Jun Liu, Shiqi Han, Cui Ma, Shishan Deng, Qi Liang, Xiaowei Qi, Panke Cheng, Lingmi Hou

“…Furthermore, the biomimetic nanodrug delivery system (PMD) was designed by encapsulating tetrahedral DNA nanostructures with biomimetic cell membrane, and it can efficiently evade the phagocytosis of immune system and target TNBC tissue. …”
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Related Pentacyclic Triterpenes Have Immunomodulatory Activity in Chronic Experimental Visceral Leishmaniasis by Jéssica Adriana de Jesus, Márcia Dalastra Laurenti, Leila Antonangelo, Caroline Silvério Faria, João Henrique Ghilardi Lago, Luiz Felipe Domingues Passero

“…(L.) infantum promastigotes treated with Lu and UA showed cytoplasmic degradation, and in some of these areas, cell debris were identified, resembling autophagic vacuoles, and parasite mitochondria were swelled, fragmented, and displayed membrane potential altered over time. Parasite cell membrane was not affected by studied triterpenes. …”
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Epithelial–Mesenchymal Transition Suppression by ML210 Enhances Gemcitabine Anti-Tumor Effects on PDAC Cells by Keisuke Takemura, Kyohei Ikeda, Hayato Miyake, Yoshio Sogame, Hiroaki Yasuda, Nobuhiro Okada, Kazumi Iwata, Junichi Sakagami, Kanji Yamaguchi, Yoshito Itoh, Atsushi Umemura

“…The oxidization of the cell membrane lipids may suppress EMT, including cell migration. …”
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Electrical and Viscoelastic Parameters of Erythrocytes as a Part of Diagnostic Models for Differentiating Fatty Liver Disease of Mixed Genesis from Non-Alcoholic and Alcohol-Relate... by M. V. Kruchinina, M. F. Osipenko, M. V. Parulikova, A. A. Gromov

“…The most significant parameters for differentiating fatty liver disease of mixed genesis (metabolic + alcoholic) from NAFLD using the Volcano plot have turned out to be cell polarizability at a frequency of 106 Hz (p = 6.49 ×10-5), erythrocyte cell membrane capacity (p = 0.00077), relative polarizability (p = 0.001), the levels of which were higher in patients with NAFLD. …”
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Evidence for the Involvement of Lipid Rafts and Plasma Membrane Sphingolipid Hydrolases in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infection of Cystic Fibrosis Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Domitilla Schiumarini, Nicoletta Loberto, Giulia Mancini, Rosaria Bassi, Paola Giussani, Elena Chiricozzi, Maura Samarani, Silvia Munari, Anna Tamanini, Giulio Cabrini, Giuseppe Lippi, Maria Cristina Dechecchi, Sandro Sonnino, Massimo Aureli

“…This reorganization of cell membrane may be responsible for activation of a signaling cascade, culminating in aberrant inflammatory response in CF bronchial epithelial cells upon bacterial infection. …”
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Integrating Bulk and Single-Cell Transcriptomic Data to Identify Ferroptosis-Associated Inflammatory Gene in Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease by Zhou H, Peng Y, Huo X, Li B, Liu H, Wang J, Zhang G

“…FuRong Laboratory, Changsha, Hunan, 410078, People’s Republic of China, Email ghzhang@hunnu.edu.cn Jian Wang, The Institute of Reproduction and Stem Cell Engineering, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, 410006, People’s Republic of China, Email 205106@csu.edu.cnBackground: Ferroptosis is a form of programmed cell death triggered by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, characterized by iron accumulation and elevated reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to cell membrane damage. It is associated with a variety of diseases. …”
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Metabolomics and transcriptomics analyses revealed overexpression of TaMGD enhances wheat plant heat stress resistance through multiple responses by Dongyun Ma, Haizhou Hu, Jianchao Feng, Beiming Xu, Chenyang Du, Yang Yang, Yingxin Xie, Chenyang Wang

“…Our findings demonstrate that overexpression of TaMGD in wheat affects multiple metabolic pathways, including photosynthesis, carbon, and amino acid metabolism, in reply to high-temperature stress through the modification of cell membrane lipid content, fatty acid unsaturation and other factors.…”
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TaSnRK3.23B, a CBL-interacting protein kinase of wheat, confers drought stress tolerance by promoting ROS scavenging in Arabidopsis by Feiyan Dong, Yide Liu, Huadong Zhang, Yaqian Li, Jinghan Song, Sheng Chen, Shuailei Wang, Zhanwang Zhu, Yan Li, Yike Liu

“…Results In the current work, TaSnRK3.23B was detected on the cell membrane and in the nucleus. TaSnRK3.23B overexpression in Arabidopsis promoted reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging via the accumulation of antioxidant enzymes, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and peroxidase (POD) and then conferred significant tolerance to drought. …”
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CHOLINE TRANSPORTER-RELATED 4 (CTR4) Is Involved in Drought and Saline Tolerance in Rice by Yu Shicong, Luo Ruxian, Zheng Shuqin, Ning Jing, Shi Yuanzhu, Guo Daiming, Jia Liangmeng, Wang Sen, Xiao Guizong, Guo Pengwang, Li Yang, Ma Xiaoding

“…These findings suggest that CTR4 mediates choline transport and influences cell membrane formation, thereby enhancing rice defenses against drought and salt stress by maintaining lipid homeostasis.…”
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Construction of a Vero cell line expression human KREMEN1 for the development of CVA6 vaccines by Dongqing Zhang, Yuxiang Zou, Jiaying Wu, Longfa Xu, Zhifeng Ke, Yuanyuan Wu, Zhenhong Zhou, Mujin Fang, Ling Chen, Henggang Xu, Jianping Chu, Ningshao Xia, Rui Zhu, Tong Cheng

“…The expression level of virus-specific receptors on the cell membrane significantly influences viral infection. …”
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