A customizable multiplex protein microarray for antibody testing and its application for tick-borne and other infectious diseases by Hari Krishnan Krishnamurthy, Vasanth Jayaraman, Karthik Krishna, Tianhao Wang, Kang Bei, Chithra Changalath, Shiny Matilda, Alex J. Rai, Renata Welc-Falęciak, Agnieszka Pawełczyk, Lucas S. Blanton, Aleš Chrdle, Andrea Fořtová, Daniel Růžek, Gheyath K. Nasrallah, Laith J. Abu-Raddadi, Duaa W. Al-Sadeq, Marah Abed Alhakim Abdallah, Daniele Lilleri, Chiara Fornara, Piera D’Angelo, Milena Furione, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Klaus Hedman, Dimosthenis Chochlakis, Eirini Makridaki, Artemis Ntoula, Anna Psaroulaki, Angélica Escárcega-Ávila, John J. Rajasekaran

“…Our microarray in its present form can accommodate 400 antigens (molecules that can bind to specific antibodies) and can multiplex across antigen types, whole cell lysates, recombinant proteins, and peptides. …”
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Involvement of the Dectin-1 Receptor upon the Effector Mechanisms of Human Phagocytic Cells against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by Juliana Carvalho de Quaglia e Silva, Amanda Manoel Della Coletta, Taiane Priscila Gardizani, Graziela Gorete Romagnoli, Ramon Kaneno, Luciane Alarcão Dias-Melicio

“…The interaction between surface molecules of pathogens and homologous receptors, present on the surface membrane of phagocytes, modulates the innate immune cell activation. …”
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Alginate-based encapsulation of porcine placenta extract: Preparation, enteric sustained release, biological activities, and stability by Anukul Taweechaipaisankul, Nutthanit Thumrongsiri, Walailuk Chonniyom, Paweena Dana, Prattana Tanyapanyachon, Monthira Rattanatayarom, Wannapa Chinchoosak, Nattika Saengkrit

“…The porcine placenta is a source of various advantageous bioactive molecules, however, the unsatisfactory appearance, together with its unsavory taste and odor, is still limiting its use as an ingredient in food products. …”
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ROS-regulated SUR1-TRPM4 drives persistent activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in microglia after whole-brain radiation by Yuan Chang, Yihua He, Di Wang, Kunxue Zhang, Yuzhen Zhang, Zhentong Li, Shuxin Zeng, Sheng Xiao, Suyue Pan, Kaibin Huang

“…Utilizing the mouse model of RIBI and irradiated BV2 cells, we further demonstrated that irradiation caused mitochondrial damage to microglia, leading to violent release of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which enhanced the transcription of SUR1, TRPM4, and NLRP3 inflammasome-related molecules. Moreover, ROS up-regulated ten-eleven translocation 2 (TET2) to enhance TRPM4 expression by mediating the demethylation of the gene promoter, thereby facilitating the assembly of SUR1-TRPM4 in microglia. …”
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Patient‐derived acellular ascites fluid affects drug responses in ovarian cancer cell lines through the activation of key signalling pathways by Katharina Bischof, Andrea Cremaschi, Lena Eroukhmanoff, Johannes Landskron, Lise‐Lotte Flage‐Larsen, Alexandra Gade, Line Bjørge, Alfonso Urbanucci, Kjetil Taskén

“…Acellular ascites fluid (AAF) is rich in signalling molecules and has been proposed to play a role in the induction of chemoresistance. …”
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NCAPD3‐mediated AKT activation regulates prostate cancer progression by Yi Zhang, Wanlin Xie, Xicui Zong, Yuanyuan Fang, Jia Ren, Zuolei Jing, Yong Wei, Shan Lu, Qingyi Zhu, Ping Liu

“…Chromatin immunoprecipitation quantitative PCR (ChIP‐qPCR) and dual‐luciferase reporter assays were examined to explore the interplays between molecules. CCK8, transwell, and wound‐healing assays were applied to perform cell proliferation and migration. …”
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Immune-mediated mechanisms in acute osteofascial compartment syndrome: insights from multi-omics analysis by Qinzhen Lu, He Ling, Yonghui Lao, Junjie Liu, Wei Su, Zhao Huang

“…Furthermore, these findings reveal the interactions between immune molecules and pathways in AOCS, which are significant for a deeper understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease and the development of targeted therapeutic strategies.…”
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MCU complex: Exploring emerging targets and mechanisms of mitochondrial physiology and pathology by Jin Wang, Jinyong Jiang, Haoliang Hu, Linxi Chen

“…From the perspective of medicinal chemistry, we conducted an in-depth analysis of the structure–activity relationship between these small molecules and MCU and deduced potential pharmacophores and binding pockets. …”
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Exosomal circ_0006896 promotes AML progression via interaction with HDAC1 and restriction of antitumor immunity by Can Can, Xinyu Yang, Hexiao Jia, Hanyang Wu, Xiaodong Guo, Yihong Wei, Ziting Jia, Wancheng Liu, Amin Zhang, Na He, Hailei Zhang, Daoxin Ma

“…Exosomal circ_0006896 disrupts CD8+ T cell function by interacting with HDAC1, impairing LEF1 transcription and subsequently decreasing the expression of cytotoxic molecules IFN-γ and Granzyme B. Conclusions We demonstrate a self-driven progression mediated by exosomal circRNAs and CD8+ T cells, highlighting the potential of targeting circRNAs in AML immunotherapy.…”
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Selective arm-usage of pre-miR-1307 dysregulates angiogenesis and affects breast cancer aggressiveness by Oyku Ece Sumer, Korbinian Schelzig, Janine Jung, Xiaoya Li, Janina Moros, Luisa Schwarzmüller, Ezgi Sen, Sabine Karolus, Angelika Wörner, Verônica Rodrigues de Melo Costa, Nishanth Belugali Nataraj, Efstathios-Iason Vlachavas, Clarissa Gerhäuser, Karin Müller-Decker, Dominic Helm, Yosef Yarden, Birgitta Elisabeth Michels, Cindy Körner

“…A pre-miRNA, such as pre-miR-1307, gives rise to several mature miRNA molecules with distinct functions. However, the impact of global deregulation of pre-miR-1307 and its individual mature miRNAs in breast cancer has not been investigated in breast cancer, yet. …”
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Potato spindle tuber viroid by A. V. Kochetov, A. Y. Pronozin, N. V. Shatskaya, D. A. Afonnikov, O. S. Afanasenko

“…Viroids belong to a very interesting class of molecules attracting researchers in phytopathology and molecular evolution. …”
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Facile universal strategy of presenting multifunctional short peptides for customizing desired surfaces by Ruofei Lu, Bingyang Zhao, Kaiyuan Huo, Hao Liu, Yang Wang, Xingjie Zan, Siwang Hu

“…Most importantly, the LbL assembly strategy of positively charged peptides could be utilized to present various functional molecules (such as arginyl–glycyl–aspartic acid (RGD), a cell adhesion motif; CM15, an antibacterial peptide; and PEG, an antifouling surface) on various substrates for customizing desired surfaces. …”
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Usp11 maintained the survival of marginal zone B cells under ionizing radiation by deubiquitinating DLL1 and JAG2 by Jiaqi Sheng, Depei Wu, Jingzhe Shang, Xiaodan Fu, He Gao, Jianjie Rong, Jun Wang, Jiancheng Hu, Xiaofei Qi

“…Explored public databases for potential correlation molecules. Our findings indicated that Usp11−/− mice exhibited improved survival rates following TBI, with the spleen playing a pivotal role. …”
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Design, Molecular Docking, Synthesis, Characterization and Preliminary Evaluation of Novel 1,3,4-Oxadiazole Derivatives as Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 2 Inhibitors by Yousef Sabah Ali, Monther Faisal Mahdi, Basma Monjid Abd Razik, Talal Aburjai

“…The molecular docking investigation shows that 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives bind strongly to the CDK-2 protein's active binding site. From the studied molecules, compounds 5a and 5d had the highest binding, with docking scores of -10.654 and -10.169 kcal/mol. …”
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Dynamically Cyclic Fe2+/Fe3+ Active Sites as Electron and Proton-Feeding Centers Boosting CO2 Photoreduction Powered by Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation by Ben Lei, Gaofeng Zhou, Zhongyou Gong, Chao Liu, Ying Zhou, Vitaliy P. Guro, Yanjuan Sun, Jianping Sheng, Fan Dong

“…In situ Raman and ultraviolet-visible diffuse reflectance spectra revealed that the dynamic Fe2+/Fe3+ redox loop within the Fc unit serves as the actual active site, facilitating the activation of substrate molecules. More importantly, in situ attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry spectroscopy, with isotope labeling of Deuteron-benzyl alcohol and 13CO2, confirmed that proton transfer from the hydroxyl group generates reactive protons at the Fe2+/Fe3+ site, enabling efficient CO2 photoreduction through subsequent protonation steps. …”
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Significance of Glioma Stem-Like Cells in the Tumor Periphery That Express High Levels of CD44 in Tumor Invasion, Early Progression, and Poor Prognosis in Glioblastoma by Masahiro Nishikawa, Akihiro Inoue, Takanori Ohnishi, Shohei Kohno, Shiro Ohue, Shirabe Matsumoto, Satoshi Suehiro, Daisuke Yamashita, Saya Ozaki, Hideaki Watanabe, Hajime Yano, Hisaaki Takahashi, Riko Kitazawa, Junya Tanaka, Takeharu Kunieda

“…Here, we investigated the existence and functions of GSCs in the tumor periphery, which is considered to constitute the invasion niche for GSCs in GBM, by analyzing expression of stem cell markers and stem cell-related molecules and measuring particular activities of cultured GSCs. …”
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The first two mitochondrial genomes from Apiotrichum reveal mitochondrial evolution and different taxonomic assignment of Trichosporonales by Qiang Li, Wenqi Xiao, Peng Wu, Ting Zhang, Peng Xiang, Qian Wu, Liang Zou, Mingying Gui

“…The mitogenomes of Apiotrichum gracile and A. gamsii comprised circular DNA molecules, with sizes of 34,648 bp and 38,096 bp, respectively. …”
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The interplay between RNA m6A modification and radiation biology of cancerous and non-cancerous tissues: a narrative review by Yajia Cheng, Yue Shang, Shuqin Zhang, Saijun Fan

“…Targeting epi-transcriptomic molecules might potentially provide a novel strategy for enhancing the radiosensitivity of cancerous tissues and mitigating radiation-induced injury to normal tissues.…”
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Study for the Effect on Structure and Properties of Highland Barley Proteins During Stir-frying by HUANG Liang-liang, JIANG Kang-hui, LI Qi, YANG Jie, HU Yun, LI Liang

“…As discovered from microstructure analysis, the protein surface of the fried highland barley was rougher, more uneven and the molecules were more closely connected. The trends of G' and G" values of the protein solution were consistent before and after frying; besides, with the increase in angular frequency, the tan δ value was gradually greater than 1, and the internal microstructure of the protein solution changes at high angular frequency, which may resulted in phase transition and exhibit good viscosity. …”
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Responses of Multipotent Retinal Stem Cells to IL-1β, IL-18, or IL-17 by Shida Chen, Defen Shen, Nicholas A. Popp, Alexander J. Ogilvy, Jingsheng Tuo, Mones Abu-Asab, Ting Xie, Chi-Chao Chan

“…To investigate how multipotent retinal stem cells (RSCs) isolated from mice respond to the proinflammatory signaling molecules, IL-1β, IL-18, and IL-17A. Materials and Methods. …”
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