Glycoconjugates and Related Molecules in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells by Norihiko Sasaki, Masashi Toyoda

“…., glycoproteins, glycosphingolipids, and proteoglycans) mainly present on the cell surface serve not only as marker molecules but also as functional molecules. Recent studies have revealed that the carbohydrate composition of the EC surface is critical for these cells to perform their physiological functions. …”
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Molecules and Biomaterial Technologies Affecting Stem Cell Differentiation by Lorenzo Lo Muzio, Marco Mascitti, Marcella La Noce, Francesca Posa, Yasusei Kudo, Nicola Cirillo

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Novel Fluorescent Dyes for Single DNA Molecule Techniques by Alexander Zarkov, Aleksey Vasilev, Todor Deligeorgiev, Stoyno Stoynov, Marina Nedelcheva-Veleva

“…Most of the developed dyes reveal high qualities in bulk solution assays but are inefficient to produce a strong and sufficiently stable signal to enable the application of single-molecule techniques. Therefore, we tested 12 novel monomeric and homodimeric cyanine dyes for potential single DNA molecule imaging. …”
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The glass transition in molecules, colloids and grains: universality and specificity by Dauchot, Olivier, Ladieu, François, Royall, C. Patrick

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Bioactive Molecules for Skin Repair and Regeneration: Progress and Perspectives by Deyun Chen, Qian Hou, Lingzhi Zhong, Yali Zhao, Meirong Li, Xiaobing Fu

“…Skin regeneration is a vexing problem in the field of regenerative medicine. A bioactive molecule-based strategy has been frequently used in skin wound healing in recent years. …”
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HLA-G as a Tolerogenic Molecule in Transplantation and Pregnancy by Vera Rebmann, Fabiola da Silva Nardi, Bettina Wagner, Peter A. Horn

“…HLA-G is a nonclassical HLA class I molecule. In allogeneic situations such as pregnancy or allograft transplantation, the expression of HLA-G has been related to a better acceptance of the fetus or the allograft. …”
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C-Lobe of Lactoferrin: The Whole Story of the Half-Molecule by Sujata Sharma, Mau Sinha, Sanket Kaushik, Punit Kaur, Tej P. Singh

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Numerical Study of Plasmonic Efficiency of Gold Nanostripes for Molecule Detection by Thomas Grosges, Dominique Barchiesi

“…The variations of the electromagnetic field amplitude and the plasmonic active zones around nanostructures for molecule detection are studied in this paper taking into account the physical and geometrical parameters of the nanostripes. …”
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The Role of Immunoglobulin Superfamily Cell Adhesion Molecules in Cancer Metastasis by Chee Wai Wong, Danielle E. Dye, Deirdre R. Coombe

“…Cell-cell adhesion is a key aspect of many of these steps. Adhesion molecules belonging to the immunoglobulin superfamily (Ig-SF) commonly play a central role in cell-cell adhesion, and a number of these molecules have been associated with cancer progression and a metastatic phenotype. …”
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Discovery of bicyclic borane molecule B14H26 by Xiaoni Zhang, Tomoko Fujino, Yasunobu Ando, Yuki Tsujikawa, Tianle Wang, Takeru Nakashima, Haruto Sakurai, Kazuki Yamaguchi, Masafumi Horio, Hatsumi Mori, Jun Yoshinobu, Takahiro Kondo, Iwao Matsuda

“…The mass spectrometry unveiled that the stable molecule has a mass of 178 in atomic mass unit with a stoichiometry of B14H26. …”
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Thermal Spin Transport Properties in Diarylethene-Based Molecule Devices by Gang Xu, Xingyi Tan, Dahua Ren

“…Here, a novel spin caloritronic device is presented using a diarylethene molecule photoswitch sandwiched among two semi-infinite zigzag graphene nanoribbons containing asymmetrical edge hydrogenation electrodes. …”
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Role of glucocorticoids in neutrophil and endothelial adhesion molecule expression and function by Kevin D. Forsyth, Vivienne Talbot

“…The mechanism of action of glucocorticoids in the inflammatory response is probably not mediated by alterations in adhesion molecules.…”
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The Role of Cell Adhesion Molecule Genes Regulating Neuroplasticity in Addiction by Dawn E. Muskiewicz, George R. Uhl, F. Scott Hall

“…This review focuses on the role of various cell adhesion molecules in neuroplasticity that might contribute to addictive processes and emphasizes the importance of ongoing research on CAM genes that have been implicated in addiction by GWAS.…”
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First molecules to reactivate RASG12V GTPase activity by Aneta Wlodarczyk, Cezary Treda, Marcin Pacholczyk, Adrianna Rutkowska, Marta Wegierska, Amelia Kierasinska-Kalka, Katarzyna Wasiak, Damian Ciunowicz, Dagmara Grot, Pawel Glowacki, Ewelina Stoczynska-Fidelus, Piotr Rieske

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Single-molecule manipulation of copper nanoclusters for modulating nonlinear optics by Xuekun Gong, Zhuang-Hua Liu, Qinghua Xu, Lin Wang, Qingxiang Guo, Jian Zhang, Qiao-Hong Li, Wei-Hui Fang, Hui Shen

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Editorial: Exploring small molecule inhibitors in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases by Basveshwar Gawali, Shweta Shrivastava, R. Uday Kumar, Satyendra Kumar Rajput, Manish Kumar Jeengar

Subjects: “…small molecule inhibitors…”
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Preparation of Silica Aerogel and Its Adsorption Performance to Organic Molecule by Hong-xin Shi, Jing-tao Cui, Hai-min Shen, Hong-ke Wu

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Effects of Thalidomide on the Expression of Adhesion Molecules in Rat Liver Cirrhosis

“…These results indicate that thalidomide exerts its effect on the downregulation of adhesion molecules via TNF-<mml:math> <mml:mi>&#x03B1;</mml:mi> </mml:math> signaling pathway to inhibit liver fibrosis.…”
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RECK as a Potential Crucial Molecule for the Targeted Treatment of Sepsis by Qin Y, Liao S, Sun J, Ye H, Li J, Pan J, He J, Xia Z, Shao Y

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Quaternion modeling of the helical path for analysis of the shape of the DNA molecule by A. F. Muterko

“…The three­dimensional shape of a DNA molecule is a key property influencing its functional specificity and the nature of its molecular interactions. …”
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