Antibacterial Potential of Honeybee Venom and <i>Monascus purpureus</i> Extracellular Metabolites Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogenic Bacteria by Islam I. Teiba, Yasser S. A. Mazrou, Abeer H. Makhlouf, Yasser Nehela, Abdallah E. Mohamed, Ahmed M. Abbas, Islam Mamdouh, Emad H. El-Bilawy

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that BV and RD extracts disrupted the bacterial plasma membrane, suggesting that the bioactive compounds penetrate the bacterial cell wall and alter its integrity. …”
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Genome-Wide Comprehensive Identification and In Silico Characterization of Lectin Receptor-Like Kinase Gene Family in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) by Fee Faysal Ahmed, Farah Sumaiya Dola, Md Shohel Ul Islam, Fatema Tuz Zohra, Nasrin Akter, Shaikh Mizanur Rahman, Md. Abdur Rauf Sarkar

“…They were unevenly distributed across eight chromosomes, including one unknown chromosome, and were predominantly located in the plasma membrane (G-type HvlecRLK (96.8%), C-type HvlecRLK (100%), and L-type HvlecRLK (98%)). …”
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Isoxazole-based molecules restore NK cell immune surveillance in hepatocarcinogenesis by targeting TM4SF5 and SLAMF7 linkage by Ji Eon Kim, Hyun Su Kim, Wonsik Kim, Eun Hae Lee, Soyeon Kim, Taewoo Kim, Eun-Ae Shin, Kyung-hee Pyo, Haesong Lee, Seo Hee Jin, Jae-Ho Lee, Soo-Min Byeon, Dong Joo Kim, Jinwook Jeong, Jeongwon Lee, Minjae Ohn, Hyojung Lee, Su Jong Yu, Dongyun Shin, Semi Kim, Jun Yeob Yoo, Seung-Chul Lee, Young-Ger Suh, Jung Weon Lee

“…TM4SF5 bound SLAMF7 depending on N-glycosylation and caused intracellular trafficking of SLAMF7 from the plasma membrane to lysosomes for degradation. TSI treatments in cell lines and animal models of HCC blocked this binding, intracellular trafficking, and downregulation, resulting in higher levels of stimulatory NK cell ligands. …”
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Tau oligomers impair memory and synaptic plasticity through the cellular prion protein by Claudia Balducci, Franca Orsini, Milica Cerovic, Marten Beeg, Beatrice Rocutto, Letizia Dacomo, Antonio Masone, Eleonora Busani, Ilaria Raimondi, Giada Lavigna, Po-Tao Chen, Susanna Leva, Laura Colombo, Chiara Zucchelli, Giovanna Musco, Nicholas M. Kanaan, Marco Gobbi, Roberto Chiesa, Luana Fioriti, Gianluigi Forloni

“…Immunofluorescence analysis of naïve and PrPC-overexpressing HEK293 cells exposed to TauOs showed a PrPC dose-dependent association of TauOs with cells over time, and their co-localization with PrPC on the plasma membrane and in intracellular compartments, suggesting PrPC-may play a role in TauO internalization. …”
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Identification and functional analysis of Wall-Associated Kinase genes in Nicotiana tabacum by Ling Li, Linggai Cao, Jintao Li, Zhiqiang Zhang, Zhiqiang Zhang, Jie Liu, Zhongying Ren, Jie Zhang, Rengang Wang, Yangfan Miao, Shizhou Yu, Wei Li, Wei Li

“…Three-dimensional structural predictions and subcellular localization analysis showed that NtWAK proteins from the three subgroups exhibit high cytoplasmic similarity and are primarily located to the plasma membrane. Kinase activity assay confirmed that they possess phosphorylation activity. …”
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Leishmania mexicana: Novel Insights of Immune Modulation through Amastigote Exosomes by Laura Enedina Soto-Serna, Mariana Diupotex, Jaime Zamora-Chimal, Adriana Ruiz-Remigio, José Delgado-Domínguez, Rocely Buenaventura Cervantes-Sarabia, Adriana Méndez-Bernal, Alma Reyna Escalona-Montaño, María Magdalena Aguirre-García, Ingeborg Becker

“…Exosomes are extracellular microvesicles of endosomal origin (multivesicular bodies, MVBs) constitutively released by eukaryotic cells by fusion of MVBs to the plasma membrane. The exosomes from Leishmania parasites contain an array of parasite molecules such as virulence factors and survival messengers, capable of modulating the host immune response and thereby favoring the infection of the host. …”
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Exocyst complex component 1 (Exoc1) loss in dormant oocyte disrupts c-KIT and growth differentiation factor (GDF9) subcellular localization and causes female infertility in mice by Chi Lieu Kim Nguyen, Yumeno Kuba, Hoai Thu Le, Hossam Hassan Shawki, Natsuki Mikami, Madoka Aoki, Nanako Yasuhara, Hayate Suzuki, Saori Mizuno-Iijima, Shinya Ayabe, Yuki Osawa, Tomoyuki Fujiyama, Tra Thi Huong Dinh, Miyuki Ishida, Yoko Daitoku, Yoko Tanimoto, Kazuya Murata, Woojin Kang, Masatsugu Ema, Yuji Hirao, Atsuo Ogura, Satoru Takahashi, Fumihiro Sugiyama, Seiya Mizuno

“…The c-KIT receptor is localised on the oocyte plasma membrane. The oocyte-specific Kit conditional knockout mice were reported to exhibit impaired oocyte re-awakening and reduced oocyte cyst breakdown. …”
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Vitamin K‐dependent gamma‐carboxyglutamic acid protein 1 promotes pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma progression through stabilizing oncoprotein KRAS and tyrosine kinase receptor EGF... by Zheng Wu, Qing Ye, Shan Zhang, Li‐Peng Hu, Xiao‐Qi Wang, Lin‐Li Yao, Lei Zhu, Shu‐Yu Xiao, Zong‐Hao Duan, Xue‐Li Zhang, Shu‐Heng Jiang, Zhi‐Gang Zhang, De‐Jun Liu, Dong‐Xue Li, Xiao‐Mei Yang

“…PRRG1 localized at the plasma membrane, interacted with the HECT E3 ligase NEDD4 via the C‐terminal PPXY motif, and promoted NEDD4 self‐ubiquitination, reducing its protein levels. …”
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Identification and Characterization of TEX101 in Bovine Epididymal Spermatozoa by Subir K. Nagdas, Eric L. McLean, Leeá P. Richardson, Samir Raychoudhury

“…Our biochemical results provide evidence on the presence of TEX101 in bovine epididymal sperm plasma membranes and may have a potential role in sperm-egg interaction.…”
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Central Administration of Galanin Receptor 1 Agonist Boosted Insulin Sensitivity in Adipose Cells of Diabetic Rats by Zhenwen Zhang, Penghua Fang, Biao He, Lili Guo, Johan Runesson, Ülo Langel, Mingyi Shi, Yan Zhu, Ping Bo

“…The ratios of GLUT4 contents were higher in plasma membranes to total cell membranes in both nondiabetic and diabetic M617 groups than each control. …”
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Interaction between PAF and human platelet membranes: a fluorescence study by Ahmad Kantar, Pier Luigi Giorgi, Giovanna Curatola, Rosamaria Fiorini

“…The interaction between PAF and human platelet membranes was investigated by measuring the steadystate fluorescence anisotropy and fluorescence decay of 1 (4-trimethylammoniumphenyl)-6-phenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene (TMA-DPH) incorporated in platelet plasma membranes. PAF induced a time-limited and significant increase of the lipid order in the exterior part of the membrane and a decrease in membrane heterogeneity. …”
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Synaptic Cell Adhesion Molecules in Alzheimer’s Disease by Iryna Leshchyns’ka, Vladimir Sytnyk

“…Synaptic cell adhesion molecules are cell surface glycoproteins which are expressed at the synaptic plasma membranes of neurons. These proteins play key roles in formation and maintenance of synapses and regulation of synaptic plasticity. …”
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Imaging lipid rafts reveals the principle of ApoE4-induced Aβ upregulation in human neurons by Se-In Lee, Heejin Lim, Na Yeon Kim, Jichang Yu, Joonho Cho, Hyein Lee, Dae Won Moon, Jinsoo Seo

“…Summary: Lipid rafts in plasma membranes are thought to provide a platform for regulating signaling pathways by increasing the expression or proximity of proteins in the same pathway. …”
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STUDY OF THE EFFECT OF HYPOTHERMIC CONSERVATION ON THE INTRACELLULAR SODIUM CONCENTRATION IN THE ENDOTHELIUM OF CORNEAL TRANSPLANTS by G. S. Baturina, I. G. Palchikova, A. A. Konev, E. S. Smirnov, L. E. Katkova, E. I. Solenov, I. А. Iskakov

“…Sodium permeability of pig endothelial cell plasma membranes significantly decreased in these samples. …”
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Ultrasound May Suppress Tumor Growth, Inhibit Inflammation, and Establish Tolerogenesis by Remodeling Innatome via Pathways of ROS, Immune Checkpoints, Cytokines, and Trained Immun... by Qian Yang, Ruijing Zhang, Peng Tang, Yu Sun, Candice Johnson, Jason Saredy, Susu Wu, Jiwei Wang, Yifan Lu, Fatma Saaoud, Ying Shao, Charles Drummer, Keman Xu, Daohai Yu, Rongshan Li, Shuping Ge, Xiaohua Jiang, Hong Wang, Xiaofeng Yang

“…We made the following findings: (1) LIUS upregulates proinflammatory IGs and downregulates metastasis genes in cancer cells, and LIUS upregulates adaptive immunity pathways but inhibits danger-sensing and inflammation pathways and promote tolerogenic differentiation in bone marrow (BM) cells. (2) LIUS upregulates IGs encoded for proteins localized in the cytoplasm, extracellular space, and others, but downregulates IG proteins localized in nuclear and plasma membranes, and LIUS downregulates phosphatases. (3) LIUS-modulated IGs act partially via several important pathways of reactive oxygen species (ROS), reverse signaling of immune checkpoint receptors B7-H4 and BTNL2, inflammatory cytokines, and static or oscillatory shear stress and heat generation, among which ROS is a dominant mechanism. (4) LIUS upregulates trained immunity enzymes in lymphoma cells and downregulates trained immunity enzymes and presumably establishes trained tolerance in BM cells. (5) LIUS modulates chromatin long-range interactions to differentially regulate IGs expression in cancer cells and noncancer cells. …”
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Immortalized Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Safe Cell Source for Cellular or Cell Membrane-Based Treatment of Glioma by Yuxuan Zhang, Jie Liu, Yunzhao Mo, Zetao Chen, Taoliang Chen, Yan Li, Yaofeng Zheng, Shaokang Deng, Xiangdong Xu, Huajian Chen, Haoqi He, Jiansheng Chen, Tao Jin, Xinlin Sun, Yiquan Ke, Jihui Wang

“…The cell membranes of im-MSCs were taken up by glioma cells and targeted in situ gliomas in vivo, suggesting that im-MSCs and their plasma membranes can be used as natural drug carriers for targeting gliomas, and providing a safe, adequate, quality-controlled, and continuous source for the treatment of gliomas based on whole-cell or cell membrane carriers.…”
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