Atomic Details of the Interactions of Glycosaminoglycans with Amyloid-beta Fibrils (2016)
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Stewart, K. L., Hughes, E., Yates, E. A., Akien, G. R., Huang, T., Andrade De Lima, M., …Middleton, D. A. (2016). Atomic Details of the Interactions of Glycosaminoglycans with Amyloid-beta Fibrils. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138(27), 8328-8331. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b02816

The amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) comprise fibrillar amyloid-ß (Aß) peptides as well as non-protein factors including glycosaminoglycan (GAG) polysaccharides. GAGs affect the kinetics and pathway of Aß self-assembly and can... Read More about Atomic Details of the Interactions of Glycosaminoglycans with Amyloid-beta Fibrils.

The protein phosphatase 4 - PEA15 axis regulates the survival of breast cancer cells (2016)
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(2016). The protein phosphatase 4 - PEA15 axis regulates the survival of breast cancer cells. Cellular Signalling, 1389-1400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2016.06.011

Background
The control of breast cell survival is of critical importance for preventing breast cancer initiation and progression. The activity of many proteins which regulate cell survival is controlled by reversible phosphorylation, so that the rel... Read More about The protein phosphatase 4 - PEA15 axis regulates the survival of breast cancer cells.

Awareness of rabies and response to dog bites in a Bangladesh community (2016)
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Ghosh, S., Chowdhury, S., Haider, N., Bhowmik, R., Rana, M., Prue Marma, A., …Ahmed, B. (2016). Awareness of rabies and response to dog bites in a Bangladesh community. Veterinary Medicine and Science, 161 - 169. https://doi.org/10.1002/vms3.30

Community awareness regarding rabies and treatment seeking behaviours are critical both for the prevention and control of the disease in human and animals. We conducted a study to explore people's awareness about rabies, their attitudes towards dogs... Read More about Awareness of rabies and response to dog bites in a Bangladesh community.

Trisulfate disaccharide decreases calcium overload and protects liver injury secondary to liver ischemia/reperfusion (2016)
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Vasques, E., Cunha, J., Coelho, A., Sampietre, S., Patzina, R., Abdo, E., …D’Albuquerque, L. A. (2016). Trisulfate disaccharide decreases calcium overload and protects liver injury secondary to liver ischemia/reperfusion. PloS one, 11, e0149630--e0149630. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149630

Background
Ischemia and reperfusion (I/R) causes tissue damage and intracellular calcium levels are a factor of cell death. Sodium calcium exchanger (NCX) regulates calcium extrusion and Trisulfated Disaccharide (TD) acts on NCX decreasing intracell... Read More about Trisulfate disaccharide decreases calcium overload and protects liver injury secondary to liver ischemia/reperfusion.

The genomic basis of parasitism in the Strongyloides clade of nematodes. (2016)
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(2016). The genomic basis of parasitism in the Strongyloides clade of nematodes. Nature genetics, 299 - 307. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3495

Soil-transmitted nematodes, including the Strongyloides genus, cause one of the most prevalent neglected tropical diseases. Here we compare the genomes of four Strongyloides species, including the human pathogen Strongyloides stercoralis, and their c... Read More about The genomic basis of parasitism in the Strongyloides clade of nematodes..

A CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system targeting female reproduction in the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae (2016)
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Hammond, A., Galizi, R., Kyrou, K., Simoni, A., Siniscalchi, C., Katsanos, D., …Nolan, T. (2016). A CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system targeting female reproduction in the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae. Nature Biotechnology, 78 - 83. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3439

Gene drive systems that enable super-Mendelian inheritance of a transgene have the potential to modify insect populations over a timeframe of a few years. We describe CRISPR-Cas9 endonuclease constructs that function as gene drive systems in Anophele... Read More about A CRISPR-Cas9 gene drive system targeting female reproduction in the malaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiae.

The proteome of the infectious bronchitis virus Beau-R virion. (2015)
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(2015). The proteome of the infectious bronchitis virus Beau-R virion. Journal of General Virology, 3499 - 3506. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.000304

Infectious bronchitis is a highly contagious respiratory disease of poultry caused by the coronavirus infectious bronchitis virus (IBV). It was thought that coronavirus virions were composed of three major viral structural proteins until investigatio... Read More about The proteome of the infectious bronchitis virus Beau-R virion..

P2X 7 receptor activity regulation: the role of CD44 proteoglycan GAG chains (2015)
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Moura, G., Lucena, S., Andrade De Lima, M., Nascimento, F., Gesteira, T., Nader, H., …Tersariol, I. (2015). P2X 7 receptor activity regulation: the role of CD44 proteoglycan GAG chains. Cell death and disease, https://doi.org/10.1038/cddis.2015.340

P2X7 receptors have received special attention in the literature for their involvement in several diseases characterized by inflammatory processes such as cancer, arthritis, neurodegenerative pathologies and chronic pains.

Picomolar Inhibition of Plasmepsin V, an Essential Malaria Protease, Achieved Exploiting the Prime Region (2015)
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Russo. (2015). Picomolar Inhibition of Plasmepsin V, an Essential Malaria Protease, Achieved Exploiting the Prime Region. PloS one, e0142509 - e0142509. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0142509

Malaria is an infectious disease caused by Plasmodium parasites. It results in an annual death-toll of ~ 600,000. Resistance to all medications currently in use exists, and novel antimalarial drugs are urgently needed. Plasmepsin V (PmV) is an essent... Read More about Picomolar Inhibition of Plasmepsin V, an Essential Malaria Protease, Achieved Exploiting the Prime Region.

The molecular characterisation of Escherichia coli K1 isolated from neonatal nasogastric feeding tubes (2015)
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Masood. (2015). The molecular characterisation of Escherichia coli K1 isolated from neonatal nasogastric feeding tubes. BMC Infectious Diseases, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1210-7

Background
The most common cause of Gram-negative bacterial neonatal meningitis is E. coli K1. It has a mortality rate of 10–15 %, and neurological sequelae in 30–50 % of cases. Infections can be attributable to nosocomial sources, however the pre-c... Read More about The molecular characterisation of Escherichia coli K1 isolated from neonatal nasogastric feeding tubes.

Post-translational allosteric activation of the P2X 7 receptor through glycosaminoglycan chains of CD44 proteoglycans (2015)
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Moura, G., Lucena, S., Andrade De Lima, M., Nascimento, F., Gesteira, T., Nader, H., …Tersariol, I. (2015). Post-translational allosteric activation of the P2X 7 receptor through glycosaminoglycan chains of CD44 proteoglycans. Cell Death Discovery, 1, 15005--15005. https://doi.org/10.1038/cddiscovery.2015.5

Here, we present evidence for the positive allosteric modulation of the P2X7 receptor through glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) in CHO (cell line derived from the ovary of the Chinese hamster) cells. The marked potentiation of P2X7 activity through GAGs in t... Read More about Post-translational allosteric activation of the P2X 7 receptor through glycosaminoglycan chains of CD44 proteoglycans.

A cross-laboratory preclinical study on the effectiveness of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in stroke (2015)
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Wong, R., Pradillo, J. M., Denes, A., Dhungana, H., Malm, T., Koistinaho, J., …Maysami, S. (2015). A cross-laboratory preclinical study on the effectiveness of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in stroke. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 36(3), 596-605. https://doi.org/10.1177/0271678X15606714

Stroke represents a global challenge and is a leading cause of permanent disability worldwide. Despite much effort, translation of research findings to clinical benefit has not yet been successful. Failure of neuroprotection trials is considered, in... Read More about A cross-laboratory preclinical study on the effectiveness of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in stroke.

Non-random patterns in viral diversity (2015)
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Anthony, S., Islam, A., Johnson, C., Navarrete-Macias, I., Liang, E., Jain, K., …Lipkin, W. (2015). Non-random patterns in viral diversity. Nature communications, https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9147

It is currently unclear whether changes in viral communities will ever be predictable. Here we investigate whether viral communities in wildlife are inherently structured (inferring predictability) by looking at whether communities are assembled thro... Read More about Non-random patterns in viral diversity.

Prolonged diet-induced obesity in mice modifies the inflammatory response and leads to worse outcome after stroke. (2015)
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Maysami, S., Haley, M., Gorenkova, N., Krishnan, S., McColl, B., & Lawrence, C. (2015). Prolonged diet-induced obesity in mice modifies the inflammatory response and leads to worse outcome after stroke. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 140 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-015-0359-8

BACKGROUND: Obesity increases the risk for ischaemic stroke and is associated with worse outcome clinically and experimentally. Most experimental studies have used genetic models of obesity. Here, a more clinically relevant model, diet-induced obesit... Read More about Prolonged diet-induced obesity in mice modifies the inflammatory response and leads to worse outcome after stroke..

X-Ray Crystal Structure and Properties of Phanta, a Weakly Fluorescent Photochromic GFP-Like Protein (2015)
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(2015). X-Ray Crystal Structure and Properties of Phanta, a Weakly Fluorescent Photochromic GFP-Like Protein. PloS one, e0123338 - e0123338. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0123338

Phanta is a reversibly photoswitching chromoprotein (FF, 0.003), useful for pcFRET, that was isolated from a mutagenesis screen of the bright green fluorescent eCGP123 (FF, 0.8). We have investigated the contribution of substitutions at positions His... Read More about X-Ray Crystal Structure and Properties of Phanta, a Weakly Fluorescent Photochromic GFP-Like Protein.

Comprehensive evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii VEG and Neospora caninum LIV genomes with tachyzoite stage transcriptome and proteome defines novel transcript features. (2015)
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(2015). Comprehensive evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii VEG and Neospora caninum LIV genomes with tachyzoite stage transcriptome and proteome defines novel transcript features. PloS one, e0124473 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0124473

Toxoplasma gondii is an important protozoan parasite that infects all warm-blooded animals and causes opportunistic infections in immuno-compromised humans. Its closest relative, Neospora caninum, is an important veterinary pathogen that causes spont... Read More about Comprehensive evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii VEG and Neospora caninum LIV genomes with tachyzoite stage transcriptome and proteome defines novel transcript features..

Description of Siccibacter colletis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from plant material, and emended description of Siccibacter turicensis (2015)
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Masood. (2015). Description of Siccibacter colletis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from plant material, and emended description of Siccibacter turicensis. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 1335 - 1341. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.000108

A re-evaluation of the taxonomic position of two strains, 1383T and 2249, isolated from poppy seeds and tea leaves, which had been identified as Siccibacter turicensis (formerly Cronobacter zurichensis ), was carried out. The analysis included phenot... Read More about Description of Siccibacter colletis sp. nov., a novel species isolated from plant material, and emended description of Siccibacter turicensis.

SULF2 overexpression positively regulates tumorigenicity of human prostate cancer cells (2015)
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Vicente, C., Andrade De Lima, M., Nader, H., & Toma, L. (2015). SULF2 overexpression positively regulates tumorigenicity of human prostate cancer cells. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 34, 25--25. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-015-0141-x

Background
SULF2 is a 6-O-endosulfatase which removes 6-O sulfate residues from N-glucosamine present on heparan sulfate (HS). The sulfation pattern of HS influences signaling events mediated by heparan sulfate proteoglycans (HSPGs) located on cell... Read More about SULF2 overexpression positively regulates tumorigenicity of human prostate cancer cells.

Conformational Changes during Pore Formation by the Perforin-Related Protein Pleurotolysin (2015)
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(2015). Conformational Changes during Pore Formation by the Perforin-Related Protein Pleurotolysin. PLoS Biology, e1002049 - e1002049. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002049

Membrane attack complex/perforin-like (MACPF) proteins comprise the largest superfamily of pore-forming proteins, playing crucial roles in immunity and pathogenesis. Soluble monomers assemble into large transmembrane pores via conformational transiti... Read More about Conformational Changes during Pore Formation by the Perforin-Related Protein Pleurotolysin.

ProteoAnnotator--open source proteogenomics annotation software supporting PSI standards. (2014)
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(2014). ProteoAnnotator--open source proteogenomics annotation software supporting PSI standards. Proteomics, 2731 - 2741. https://doi.org/10.1002/pmic.201400265

The recent massive increase in capability for sequencing genomes is producing enormous advances in our understanding of biological systems. However, there is a bottleneck in genome annotation--determining the structure of all transcribed genes. Exper... Read More about ProteoAnnotator--open source proteogenomics annotation software supporting PSI standards..