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Biomolecules, Volume 15, Issue 7

July 2025 - 149 articles

Cover Story: Short amphipathic peptides that disrupt lipid membranes can act as natural antimicrobial agents with therapeutic potential. Their efficacy in inducing membrane leakage depends on the properties of their amino acid sequence, which remain poorly understood. In the study presented herein, extended all-atom molecular dynamics simulations are combined with experimental leakage assays to examine the interactions of four peptides with anionic lipid membranes. Our findings demonstrate that water permeation depends on the type, length, and amphiphilicity of the peptides’ secondary structures, in addition to the hydropathy of their N- and C-termini. These insights will aid in the design of effective membrane-active peptides. View this paper
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Articles (149)

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,618 Views
19 Pages

Dissecting the tRNA Fragment tRF3E–Nucleolin Interaction: Implications in Breast Cancer

  • Maurizio Falconi,
  • Junbiao Wang,
  • Andrea Costamagna,
  • Mara Giangrossi,
  • Sunday Segun Alimi,
  • Emilia Turco,
  • Massimo Bramucci,
  • Luana Quassinti,
  • Rossana Petrilli and
  • Michela Buccioni
  • + 5 authors

21 July 2025

Nucleolin (NCL), an RNA-binding protein which regulates critical cellular processes, is frequently dysregulated in human cancers, including breast cancer, making it an attractive therapeutic target. However, molecular details of the RNA-NCL interacti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,110 Views
25 Pages

Cullin-3 and Regulatory Biomolecules Profiling in Vitiligo: Integrated Docking, Clinical, and In Silico Insights

  • Hidi A. A. Abdellatif,
  • Mohamed Azab,
  • Eman Hassan El-Sayed,
  • Rwan M. M. M. Halim,
  • Ahmad J. Milebary,
  • Dhaifallah A. Alenizi,
  • Manal S. Fawzy and
  • Noha M. Abd El-Fadeal

21 July 2025

Background: Vitiligo, a chronic depigmentation disorder driven by oxidative stress and immune dysregulation, remains poorly understood mechanistically. The Keap1/NRF2/ARE pathway is critical for melanocyte protection against oxidative damage; however...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
824 Views
14 Pages

Sensitive and Facile Detection of Aloin via N,F-CD-Coated Test Strips Coupled with a Miniaturized Fluorimeter

  • Guo Wei,
  • Chuanliang Wang,
  • Rui Wang,
  • Peng Zhang,
  • Xuhui Geng,
  • Jinhua Li,
  • Abbas Ostovan,
  • Lingxin Chen and
  • Zhihua Song

21 July 2025

Aloin, a kind of active phenolic component, is sourced from Aloe vera. Recently, the determination of aloin has received enormous attention, owing to its positive performance (including anti-tumor, antibacterial, detoxification, liver protection, ant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
985 Views
13 Pages

Genetic Diversity in the Suppressyn Gene Sequence: From Polymorphisms to Loss-of-Function Mutations

  • Jun Sugimoto,
  • Danny J. Schust,
  • Takeshi Nagamatsu,
  • Yoshihiro Jinno and
  • Yoshiki Kudo

21 July 2025

The suppressive regulator of cell fusion, suppressyn, is specifically expressed in the human placenta and is thought to play a crucial role in trophoblast fusion or syncytialization. Previous studies have suggested that alterations in its expression...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,584 Views
19 Pages

GSR Deficiency Exacerbates Oxidative Stress and Promotes Pulmonary Fibrosis

  • Wenyu Zhao,
  • Hehe Cao,
  • Wenbo Xu,
  • Yudi Duan,
  • Yulong Gan,
  • Shuang Huang,
  • Ying Cao,
  • Siqi Long,
  • Yingying Zhang and
  • Guoying Yu
  • + 1 author

20 July 2025

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal lung disorder characterized by excessive scarring of lung tissue, predominantly affecting middle-aged and elderly populations. Oxidative stress plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
936 Views
11 Pages

Hemodynamic and Morpho-Biochemical Parameters of Rabbit Blood After Injection of Enzyme Preparations

  • V. G. Vertiprakhov,
  • N. A. Sergeenkova,
  • S. V. Karamushkina and
  • B. Sh. Dashieva

18 July 2025

The anti-inflammatory effect of trypsin in animals and humans is the basis for the development of new veterinary and medical drugs and alternatives to antibiotics. The current experiment analyzed the effect of pig pancreatic tissue lyophilizate and c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
806 Views
15 Pages

The Estimated Intake of S100B Relates to Microbiota Biodiversity in Different Diets

  • Tehreema Ghaffar,
  • Veronica Volpini,
  • Serena Platania,
  • Olga Vassioukovitch,
  • Alessandra Valle,
  • Federica Valeriani,
  • Fabrizio Michetti and
  • Vincenzo Romano Spica

18 July 2025

The S100B protein, known for its role in the central and enteric nervous systems, has recently been identified in dietary sources such as milk, dairy products, fruits, and vegetables. Given its potential interaction with the gut microbiota, this stud...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1,114 Views
19 Pages

PHF20L1: An Epigenetic Regulator in Cancer and Beyond

  • Yishan Wang,
  • Qin Hu,
  • Haixia Zhao,
  • Lulu Zeng,
  • Zhongwei Zhao,
  • Xia Li,
  • Qiaoyou Weng,
  • Yang Yang,
  • Minjiang Chen and
  • Jiansong Ji
  • + 1 author

18 July 2025

Plant homeodomain (PHD) finger protein 20-like 1 (PHF20L1) is a novel epigenetic “reader” that specifically recognises histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) via its Tudor and PHD finger domains, thereby regulating chromatin remo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,609 Views
16 Pages

BUB1 an Overexpressed Kinase in Sarcoma: Finding New Target Therapy for Osteosarcoma, Liposarcoma, Synovial Sarcoma, and Leiomyosarcoma

  • Mercedes Olvera-Valencia,
  • Fernando Luna-Maldonado,
  • Joselyn Juarez-Reyes,
  • Alejandro Lopez-Saavedra,
  • Jossimar Coronel-Hernandez,
  • Oliver Millan-Catalan,
  • Daniel Guzman-Gomez,
  • Frida Rodríguez-Izquierdo,
  • Luis A. Herrera and
  • David Francisco Cantú-De León
  • + 2 authors

18 July 2025

Sarcomas are heterogeneous mesenchymal tumors, and their pharmacological treatment remains challenging due to the high toxicity and poor efficacy of current therapies. This study aimed to identify common overexpressed kinases in the four most frequen...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,436 Views
29 Pages

A Mechanistic Approach to Replacing Antibiotics with Natural Products in the Treatment of Bacterial Diarrhea

  • Mingbang Wei,
  • Huaizhi Liu,
  • Zhefan Hu,
  • Peixiao Wen,
  • Yourong Ye,
  • Yangzom Chamba,
  • Hongliang Zhang and
  • Peng Shang

18 July 2025

Natural products have emerged as potential alternatives to antibiotics in the treatment of bacterial diarrhea, due to their multi-targeting effects, low potential for inducing resistance, and favorable safety profiles. Currently, the search for natur...

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