Multiscale X-ray scattering elucidates activation and deactivation of oxide-derived copper electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction by J. de Ruiter, V. R. M. Benning, S. Yang, B. J. den Hartigh, H. Wang, P. T. Prins, J. M. Dorresteijn, J. C. L. Janssens, G. Manna, A. V. Petukhov, B. M. Weckhuysen, F. T. Rabouw, W. van der Stam

“…These multiscale insights highlight the dynamic and intimate relationship between electrocatalyst structure, surface-adsorbed molecules, and catalytic performance, and our in situ X-ray scattering methodology serves as an additional tool to elucidate the factors that govern electrocatalyst (de)stabilization.…”
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Interaction of Bradykinin and B2 Bradykinin Receptor Antagonists with Colloidal Au Surface Explored by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering by Dominika Skołuba, Dariusz Sobolewski, Adam Prahl, Edyta Proniewicz

“…Interaction of these molecules with colloidal Au surface was explored by surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). …”
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Polyurethane-modified asphalt mechanism by Pengzhen Lu, Changjun He, Jiahao Wang, Ying Wu, Jiarui Ding

“…These findings suggest that a chemical reaction occurs between polyurethane and matrix asphalt, and the addition of polyurethane effectively enhances the orderliness of asphalt molecules and the interfacial bonding performance.…”
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Antihypertensive effect of sinapine extracted from rapeseed meal in 2K1C hypertensive rats by Gaoyuan Yang, Lin Zhu, Yu Wang, Yang Yu, Xiaoguang Liu, Jingbo Xia, Yunjie Yang, Huiguo Wang, Baomin Feng

“…The renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS), including the levels of renin, angiotensin I (Ang I), angiotensin II (Ang II), aldosterone (ALD), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and other molecules related to blood pressure, such as NO, prostacyclin (PGI2), endothelin-1 (ET1), and thromboxane A2 (TXA2), were measured in rat blood. …”
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Synthetic peptides as valuable and versatile tools for research: our 20 year journey in Chile by Constanza Cárdenas, Paula Santana, Claudio Álvarez, Luis Mercado, Sergio Marshall, Fernando Albericio, Fanny Guzmán

“…Despite certain limitations and disadvantages compared to other bioactive molecules, peptides remain a focal point of interest in research, as well as in applied and developmental fields, due to their versatility. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of poly(A) tails in mouse testes and ovaries using Nanopore Direct RNA Sequencing by Agnieszka Czarnocka-Cieciura, Michał Brouze, Natalia Gumińska, Seweryn Mroczek, Olga Gewartowska, Paweł S. Krawczyk, Andrzej Dziembowski

“…The data described here are generated mainly using the Oxford Nanopore Direct RNA Sequencing (DRS) method, which provides ground-truth information about mRNA molecules, including poly(A) tail length and nucleotide content. …”
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Molecular characterization of siderophore biosynthesis in Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by Marielle Garcia Silva, Juliana Santana de Curcio, Mirelle Garcia Silva-Bailão, Raisa Melo Lima, Mariana Vieira Tomazett, Aparecido Ferreira de Souza, Vanessa Rafaela Milhomem Cruz-Leite, Nicolau Sbaraini, Alexandre Melo Bailão, Fernando Rodrigues, Maristela Pereira, Relber Aguiar Gonçales, Célia Maria de Almeida Soares

“…Paracoccidioides spp. present orthologous genes encoding the enzymes necessary for the biosynthesis of hydroxamates, and plasma membrane proteins related to the transport of these molecules. All these genes are induced in iron deprivation. …”
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Laser Irradiation Alters the Expression Profile of Genes Involved in the Extracellular Matrix In Vitro by Sandra M. Ayuk, Nicolette N. Houreld, Heidi Abrahamse

“…Low intensity laser irradiation (LILI) stimulates gene expression in various cell adhesion molecules (CAMs) and extracellular proteins at 660 nm in wounded fibroblasts in vitro.…”
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Apaf-1 is an evolutionarily conserved DNA sensor that switches the cell fate between apoptosis and inflammation by Jie Ruan, Xuxia Wei, Suizhi Li, Zijian Ye, Linyi Hu, Ru Zhuang, Yange Cao, Shaozhou Wang, Shengpeng Wu, Dezhi Peng, Shangwu Chen, Shaochun Yuan, Anlong Xu

“…Here, we found that Apaf-1-like molecules from lancelets, fruit flies, mice, and humans have conserved DNA sensing functionality. …”
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Salivary biomarkers in cancer - A narrative review by R. Swaathi, Madhu Narayan, Rajkumar Krishnan

“…Biofluid is defined as ''a liquid/mixture of various molecules generated by living organisms, e.g., saliva, urine, serum, blood, interstitial fluid, plasma, cytosol, etc.,'' Saliva is the most cost-effective, least intrusive, non-coagulated and safest biofluid for use in clinical diagnostics. …”
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Enhancing Virus Filter Performance Through Pretreatment by Membrane Adsorbers by Solomon Isu, Shu-Ting Chen, Raheleh Daneshpour, Hironobu Shirataki, Daniel Strauss, Andrew L. Zydney, Xianghong Qian, Sumith Ranil Wickramasinghe

“…Flux decline during virus filtration can occur due to the formation of reversible aggregates consisting of self-assembled monomeric monoclonal antibody molecules, particularly at high antibody concentrations. …”
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From Homeostasis to Neuroinflammation: Insights into Cellular and Molecular Interactions and Network Dynamics by Ludmila Müller, Svetlana Di Benedetto, Viktor Müller

“…In this article, we first characterize the key players in neuroimmune interactions, including microglia, astrocytes, neurons, immune cells, and essential signaling molecules such as cytokines, neurotransmitters, extracellular matrix (ECM) components, and neurotrophic factors. …”
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Effect of Constituent Units, Type of Interflavan Bond, and Conformation on the Antioxidant Properties of Procyanidin Dimers: A Computational Outlook by Ana María Mendoza-Wilson, René Renato Balandrán-Quintana

“…The analysis was performed in function of parameters that allow determining the ability of the molecules to transfer or to capture electrons, among which the chemical potential, bond dissociation enthalpy (BDE), gap energy, Fukui indices, and charge distribution of HOMO-LUMO orbitals. …”
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CD133+PD-L1+ cancer cells confer resistance to adoptively transferred engineered macrophage-based therapy in melanoma by Jiaojiao Xu, Zhe Li, Qinli Tong, Sihang Zhang, Jianchen Fang, Aihua Wu, Guoguang Wei, Chen Zhang, Sheng Yu, Binbin Zheng, Hongzheng Lin, Xueling Liao, Zeyu Xiao, Wei Lu

“…Compared to the CD133-PD-L1- cancer cells, the CD133+PD-L1+ cancer cells express higher transforming growth factor-β signaling molecules to foster a resistant tumor niche, that restricts the trafficking of the transferred macrophages by stiffened extracellular matrix, and inhibits their cell-killing capability by immunosuppressive factors. …”
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Hepatitis E rORF2p Stimulated and Unstimulated Peripheral Expression Profiling in Patients with Self-Limiting Hepatitis E Infection by Sanjay B. Rathod, Anuradha S. Tripathy

“…The phenotypic expressions of key molecules CTLA-4, GITR, CD103, CD25, CD69, IL10 and TGF-β1 in the acute patients and TGF-β1 in the recovered individuals were significantly elevated on both unstimulated and stimulated PBMCs. …”
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Rheological Properties of Hydrophobically Associative Copolymers Prepared in a Mixed Micellar Method Based on Methacryloxyethyl-dimethyl Cetyl Ammonium Chloride as Surfmer by Rui Liu, WanFen Pu, Hu Jia, XiaoPei Shang, Yue Pan, ZhaoPeng Yan

“…Viscosity measurement indicates that mixed micelles between the copolymer chain and SDS molecules serving as junction bridges for transitional network remarkably enhance the viscosity. …”
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Effect of Magnolol on the Function of Osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 Cells by Eun Jung Kwak, Young Soon Lee, Eun Mi Choi

“…Among cytokines, RANKL, TNF-α, and IL-6 were found to be key osteoclastogenetic molecules produced by osteoblasts. Magnolol significantly (P<0.05) decreased the production of osteoclast differentiation inducing factors such as RANKL, TNF-α, and IL-6 in the presence of antimycin A, which inhibits mitochondrial electron transport and has been used as an ROS generator. …”
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A systematic review of proaporphine alkaloids and a pharmacological update by Christian Bailly

“…Purpose: The present review provides a survey of a hundred of proaporphine alkaloids isolated from plants, divided into three groups: conventional proaporphines (including mecambrine, roemeronine and orientalinone among others), homoproaporphines with a tetracyclic or pentacyclic core (such as kreysiginone and robustamine), and various proaporphine hybrid molecules (roemeridine, magnostepharine and diverse analogues). …”
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Predictive Biomarkers of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Immunotherapy Response in Bladder Cancer: Where Are We Now? by Luís Lima, Mário Dinis-Ribeiro, Adhemar Longatto-Filho, Lúcio Santos

“…Using a specific query, 1324 abstracts were gathered, then inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied, and finally 87 manuscripts were included. Several molecules, including CD68 and genetic polymorphisms, have been identified as promising surrogate biomarkers. …”
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Downregulation of S100 Calcium Binding Protein A9 in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Harsh Pawar, Srinivas M. Srikanth, Manoj Kumar Kashyap, Gajanan Sathe, Sandip Chavan, Mukul Singal, H. C. Manju, Kariyanakatte Veeraiah Veerendra Kumar, M. Vijayakumar, Ravi Sirdeshmukh, Akhilesh Pandey, T. S. Keshava Prasad, Harsha Gowda, Rekha V. Kumar

“…The development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is poorly understood and the major regulatory molecules involved in the process of tumorigenesis have not yet been identified. …”
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