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Biomolecules, Volume 14, Issue 7

July 2024 - 150 articles

Cover Story: DMD4B-HYDRA simulations of oligomer formation by naturally occurring Aβ1−38, Aβ1−40, Aβ1−42, and Aβ1−43 reveal that they assemble through distinct oligomer formation pathways. Oligomers of different sizes exhibit self-similarity, yet their structure is isoform specific. While Aβ1−38 and Aβ1−40 hexamers adopt dumb-bell shapes, Aβ1−42 hexamers have a compact C-terminally stabilized core with flexible, solvent-exposed N-termini. Aβ1−42 and Aβ1−43, reported to be neurotoxic, form on average larger oligomers than presumably neuroprotective Aβ1−38 and Aβ1−40. Because larger oligomers are expected to possess an increased affinity to form water-permeable pores in a bilayer, these findings suggest that therapeutic strategies targeting oligomer size reduction will mitigate Aβ-mediated toxicity. View this paper
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Articles (150)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,815 Views
10 Pages

22 July 2024

Synthetic antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) are emerging as an attractive platform to treat various diseases. By specifically binding to a target mRNA transcript through Watson–Crick base pairing, ASOs can alter gene expression in a desirable f...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,879 Views
28 Pages

The Beak of Eukaryotic Ribosomes: Life, Work and Miracles

  • Sara Martín-Villanueva,
  • Carla V. Galmozzi,
  • Carmen Ruger-Herreros,
  • Dieter Kressler and
  • Jesús de la Cruz

22 July 2024

Ribosomes are not totally globular machines. Instead, they comprise prominent structural protrusions and a myriad of tentacle-like projections, which are frequently made up of ribosomal RNA expansion segments and N- or C-terminal extensions of riboso...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,730 Views
28 Pages

22 July 2024

Cancer treatment has always been a challenge for humanity. The inadequacies of current technologies underscore the limitations of our efforts against this disease. Nevertheless, the advent of targeted therapy has introduced a promising avenue, furnis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,160 Views
16 Pages

Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in Patients with Pemphigus and Correlation with Pathogenic Autoantibodies

  • Si-Zhe Li,
  • Qing-Yang Wu,
  • Yue Fan,
  • Feng Guo,
  • Xiao-Min Hu and
  • Ya-Gang Zuo

22 July 2024

Background: Pemphigus is a group of potentially life-threatening autoimmune bullous diseases induced by pathogenic autoantibodies binding to the surface of epidermal cells. The role of the gut microbiota (GM) has been described in various autoimmune...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,108 Views
16 Pages

Radiation-Induced Endothelial Ferroptosis Accelerates Atherosclerosis via the DDHD2-Mediated Nrf2/GPX4 Pathway

  • Xi Su,
  • Feng Liang,
  • Ya Zeng,
  • Zhang-Ru Yang,
  • Yue-Zhen Deng,
  • Yun-Hua Xu and
  • Xu-Wei Cai

22 July 2024

This study sought to explore potential roles of endothelial ferroptosis in radiation-associated atherosclerosis (RAA) and molecular mechanisms behind this phenomenon. Here, an in vivo RAA mouse model was used and treated with ferroptosis inhibitors....

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,333 Views
14 Pages

Therapeutics Targeting Skeletal Muscle in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  • Jinghui Gao,
  • Elijah Sterling,
  • Rachel Hankin,
  • Aria Sikal and
  • Yao Yao

22 July 2024

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a complex neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive motor neuron degeneration, neuromuscular junction dismantling, and muscle wasting. The pathological and therapeutic studies of ALS have long been neur...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,722 Views
14 Pages

The Role and Function of TRPM8 in the Digestive System

  • Zunan Wu,
  • Shuai Peng,
  • Wensha Huang,
  • Yuling Zhang,
  • Yashi Liu,
  • Xiaoyun Yu and
  • Lei Shen

21 July 2024

Transient receptor potential (TRP) melastatin member 8 (TRPM8) is a non-selective cation channel that can be activated by low temperatures (8–26 °C), cooling agents (including menthol analogs such as menthol, icilin, and WS-12), voltage, an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,640 Views
13 Pages

Assessment of the Ferroptosis Regulators: Glutathione Peroxidase 4, Acyl-Coenzyme A Synthetase Long-Chain Family Member 4, and Transferrin Receptor 1 in Patient-Derived Endometriosis Tissue

  • Lidia A. Mielke Cabello,
  • Gabriela Meresman,
  • Dogus Darici,
  • Noelia Carnovale,
  • Birthe Heitkötter,
  • Miriam Schulte,
  • Nancy A. Espinoza-Sánchez,
  • Quang-Khoi Le,
  • Ludwig Kiesel and
  • Sebastian D. Schäfer
  • + 1 author

21 July 2024

Ferroptosis, an iron-dependent form of non-apoptotic cell death, plays a pivotal role in various diseases and is gaining considerable attention in the realm of endometriosis. Considering the classical pathomechanism theories, we hypothesized that fer...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,099 Views
20 Pages

20 July 2024

In eukaryotic cells, gene transcription typically occurs in discrete periods of promoter activity, interspersed with intervals of inactivity. This pattern deviates from simple stochastic events and warrants a closer examination of the molecular inter...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,322 Views
19 Pages

The Role and Therapeutic Potential of Pyroptosis in Colorectal Cancer: A Review

  • Qing Fang,
  • Yunhua Xu,
  • Xiangwen Tan,
  • Xiaofeng Wu,
  • Shuxiang Li,
  • Jinyi Yuan,
  • Xiguang Chen,
  • Qiulin Huang,
  • Kai Fu and
  • Shuai Xiao

20 July 2024

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of cancer-related mortality worldwide. The unlimited proliferation of tumor cells is one of the key features resulting in the malignant development and progression of CRC. Consequently, understandi...

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