Interferon-α promotes HLA-B-restricted presentation of conventional and alternative antigens in human pancreatic β-cells by Alexia Carré, Fatoumata Samassa, Zhicheng Zhou, Javier Perez-Hernandez, Christiana Lekka, Anthony Manganaro, Masaya Oshima, Hanqing Liao, Robert Parker, Annalisa Nicastri, Barbara Brandao, Maikel L. Colli, Decio L. Eizirik, Jahnavi Aluri, Deep Patel, Marcus Göransson, Orlando Burgos Morales, Amanda Anderson, Laurie Landry, Farah Kobaisi, Raphael Scharfmann, Lorella Marselli, Piero Marchetti, Sylvaine You, Maki Nakayama, Sine R. Hadrup, Sally C. Kent, Sarah J. Richardson, Nicola Ternette, Roberto Mallone

“…While the resting β-cell immunopeptidome is dominated by HLA-A-restricted peptides, IFN-α largely favors HLA-B and only marginally upregulates HLA-A, translating into increased HLA-B-restricted peptide presentation and activation of HLA-B-restricted CD8+ T cells. …”
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Kinomic profiling to predict sunitinib response of patients with metastasized clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Jeannette C. Oosterwijk-Wakka, Liesbeth Houkes, Loes F.M. van der Zanden, Lambertus A.L.M. Kiemeney, Kerstin Junker, Anne Y Warren, Tim Eisen, Ulrich Jaehde, Marius T Radu, Rob Ruijtenbeek, Egbert Oosterwijk

“…Phosphotyrosine-activity profiling was performed using PamChip® peptide microarrays (144 peptides derived from known phosphorylation sites in Protein Tyrosine Kinase substrates) of lysed tissue samples (5 µg protein input) of 163 mRCC patients. …”
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Potency of sponge-associated bacteria producing bioactive compounds as biological control of vibriosis on shrimp by Adityawati Fajar Rini, Munti Yuhana, Aris Tri Wahyudi

“…ABSTRACT   The aims of this study were to obtain sponge-associated bacteria as biocontrol to inhibit vibriosis in vitro and in vivo, to identify the bacterial isolates based on 16S-rRNA gene, and to detect the presence of nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS), and polyketide synthase (PKS) genes to prove its ability of bioactive compounds synthesis. …”
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Overview of preclinical and phase II clinical studies on Pegmolesatide’s long-term erythropoiesis stimulating effect via EPOR-mediated signal transduction by Xiaoying Ma, Zhen Li, Lu Zhang, Hui Qian, Qinkai Chen, Ye Tao, Yunfan Li, Dandan Wang, Zhizhen Hu, Weili Luo, Ping Li, Hai Yu, Changlin Mei, Xueqing Yu, Yuanfeng Zhou

“…Pegmolesatide (by Hansoh Pharma) is currently the only marketed long-acting EPO mimetic peptide (EMP) for the treatment of anemia in both dialysis and non-dialysis CKD patients. …”
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Corneal Mucin‐Targeting Liposome Nanoplatforms Enable Effective Treatment of Dry Eye Diseases by Integrated Regulation of Ferroptosis and Inflammation by Yin Zhang, Tinglian Zhou, Kai Wang, Chenqi Luo, Dan Chen, Zeen Lv, Haijie Han, Ke Yao

“…This multifunctional liposomal encapsulation demonstrates excellent aqueous solubility; moreover, the sialic acid‐targeting peptide prolongs ocular surface retention, further enhancing therapeutic efficacy. …”
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In situ osteogenic activation of mesenchymal stem cells by the blood clot biomimetic mechanical microenvironment by Wangxiao He, Fan Ding, Liqiang Zhang, Wenjia Liu

“…To mimic this property, a viscoelastic peptide bionic hydrogel named BCgel was developed, featuring a nanofiber network, Itgb1 binding affinity, BC-like viscoelasticity, and biosafety. …”
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Toll-Like Receptors and Cytokines as Surrogate Biomarkers for Evaluating Vaginal Immune Response following Microbicide Administration by Sadhana M. Gupta, Clara C. Aranha, Madhu C. Mohanty, K. V. R. Reddy

“…In the present study, we evaluated nisin, a naturally occurring antimicrobial peptide (AMP), for its efficacy as an intravaginal microbicide. …”
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Regeneration of Pancreatic β-Islet Cells in a Type-II Diabetic by Edwin C. Jones, J. Craig Rylands, Cortney L. Jardet

“…By the age of 55, the patient no longer required any insulin and is currently being managed with metformin alone. C-peptide values indicate a functional improvement of the β-islet cells during the time of insulin/GABA/probiotic treatment.…”
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Turnour necrosis factor stimulates endothelin-1 gene expression in cultured bovine endothelial cells by Silvia Orisio, Marina Morigi, Carla Zoja, Norberto Perico, Giuseppe Remuzzi

“…TNF-α induced endothelin-1 gene expression was associated with a parallel increase in the release of the corresponding peptide in the culture medium. These findings suggest that the enhanced synthesis and release of endothelin-1 occurring in conditions of increased generation of TNF, may act as a modulatory factor that counteracts the hypotensive effect and the excessive platelet aggregation and adhesion induced by TNF.…”
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Adropin as an indicator of T2DM and its complications by Hu Zhang, Ning Chen

“…Therefore, the prevention and treatment of T2DM and its complications has become an urgent problem to be solved. As a secreted peptide, adropin is identified as a useful regulator associated with insulin sensitivity and energy homeostasis. …”
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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2: The First Decade by Nicola E. Clarke, Anthony J. Turner

“…The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is a critical regulator of hypertension, primarily through the actions of the vasoactive peptide Ang II, which is generated by the action of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) mediating an increase in blood pressure. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of Newer Antidiabetic Medications for Ramadan Fasting Diabetic Patients by Ehab Mudher Mikhael

“…New glucose-lowering classes like dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA), and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors are efficacious in controlling blood glucose level with less tendency to induce hypoglycemia and thus may constitute a good choice for diabetic patients during Ramadan. …”
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A molecular toolkit for heterologous protein secretion across Bacteroides species by Yu-Hsuan Yeh, Vince W. Kelly, Rahman Rahman Pour, Shannon J. Sirk

“…To understand the mechanistic drivers of Bacteroides secretion, we characterize signal peptide sequence features, post-secretion extracellular fate, and the size limit of protein cargo. …”
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Rosuvastatin, Sildenafil and Their Combination in Monocrotaline-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension in Rat by Jasińska-Stroschein Magdalena, Owczarek Jacek, Wesołowska Anna, Orszulak-Michalak Daria

“…Right ventricular pressure, right ventricle mass and three biomarkers were evaluated after 21 days: brain natriuretic peptide, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and vascular endothelial growth factor. …”
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Epitope mapping of recombinant Salmonella enterica serotype Heidelberg flagellar hook-associated protein by in silico and in vivo approaches by Hung-Yueh Yeh

“…The results show that both approaches identified three common shared consensus peptide epitope sequences at the positions of 77–95, 243–255 and 358–373 in the Salmonella serotype Heidelberg FlgK protein. …”
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Matrix Gla Protein Binds to Fibronectin and Enhances Cell Attachment and Spreading on Fibronectin by Satoru Ken Nishimoto, Miyako Nishimoto

“…The binding site for fibronectin is in a MGP C-terminal peptide comprising amino acids 61–77. Second, MGP enhances cell attachment and cell spreading on fibronectin. …”
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Protocol for semisynthesis of histone H4 with site-specific modifications using irreversible sortase-mediated ligation by Yihang Xiao, Kun Zou, Mingxuan Wu

“…We describe steps for solid-phase peptide synthesis of H4R40C(1–42), recombinant expression and purification of H4(41–102), expression and purification of eSrt(2A-9), and preparation of acrylamidine. …”
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Melittin: A Natural Component of Honeybee Venom as a Potential Anti-Cancer Therapy by Niamh Donnellan, Anne M Friel

“…The hallmarks of cancer are a fundamental concept which aids the development of new means to treat human cancers through the understanding of the acquisition of these hallmarks from cells. Melittin is a major peptide component of bee venom which has shown to be efficacious as an anticancer agent in preclinical and animal models. …”
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Antibody Mediated Transduction of Therapeutic Proteins into Living Cells by James E. Hansen, Richard H. Weisbart, Robert N. Nishimura

“…The most commonly used protein transduction domains are small cell-penetrating peptides derived from such proteins as the HIV-1 Tat protein. …”
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Purification, Physicochemical Properties, and Epitope Analysis of Sarcoplasmic Calcium-Binding Protein from Penaeus vannamei by CHEN Wei, ZHOU Junjun, CHEN Yachun, JIA Yingmin, MA Aijin

“…The results showed that the purified protein, which was obtained by successive steps of crude protein extraction, ammonium sulfate fractionation and anion exchange chromatography and exhibited a molecular mass of 21.6 kDa, was identified as SCP with a peptide coverage of 93.26%. SCP had strong immunoactivity, which decreased during heat treatment (≥ 65 ℃) and under strongly acidic and alkaline conditions. …”
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