Biomolecules, Volume 16, Issue 2

Fibrinogen and fibrin are multifunctional plasma proteins that play central roles in hemostasis, tissue repair, and extracellular matrix organization. Their complex molecular architecture enables specific interactions with key growth factors, includi...

Staphylococcus epidermidis is more often known as a human skin commensal, serving as a primary protective bacterium on the skin’s surface. However, more recent literature highlights the role of S. epidermidis as a nosocomial pathogen and a mult...

Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) have become a central methodology for modelling biological systems where entities and their interactions form inherently non-Euclidean structures. From protein interaction networks and gene regulatory circuits to molecula...

ATP-binding cassette A1 (ABCA1) is a critical molecule in facilitating cholesterol transport in a variety of organs. In the nervous system, cholesterol supply is essential and rate-limiting for myelin biogenesis, which underlies efficient conduction...

Recent advances in single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) have substantially deepened our understanding of adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN), enabling the detection of neural stem cells, progenitors, and immature neurons in postmortem human brain...

Odorant-binding proteins (OBPs) and chemosensory proteins (CSPs) serve as carriers for signal molecules within the insect olfactory system, playing a crucial role in detecting chemical cues related to feeding and reproduction. However, their roles in...

Primary liver cancer (PLC), commonly classified as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), is a highly aggressive malignancy with a dismal prognosis. Recent research has highlighted the crucial role of dysregulation...

α-Synuclein (α-syn) aggregation underlies synucleinopathies, yet the physicochemical determinants that govern which assembly states form under defined solution conditions remain incompletely resolved. Here, we examine how pH and metal ion...

The involvement of the immune system in pulmonary fibrosis is established, the precise contributions of tissue-resident memory T (T_RM) cells are still poorly defined. This study sought to define the contribution of CD4⁺ T_RM cells to pulmonary fibrosi...

Prenatal stress (PNS) predisposes individuals to mental disorders later in life. Adolescence is a period of heightened brain plasticity and vulnerability, when many mental disorders emerge, yet pharmacological strategies remain largely underexplored....

The onset of proteolysis targeting chimeras (PROTACs) has reshaped the entire context of targeted cancer therapy by offering a novel approach for the selective degradation of disease-causing proteins, overcoming the limitations of traditional occupan...

Glutamate metabotropic receptors (mGluRs) and their molecular partners at the postsynaptic density (PSD) represent a highly dynamic molecular hub that integrates multiple neurotransmitter signals and regulates synaptic plasticity and metaplasticity,...

Multiple myeloma (MM) is characterised by the clonal expansion of plasma cells in the bone marrow followed by end-organ damage. Despite a significant increase in the five-year survival rate in recent years, MM is still considered an incurable disease...

Pancreatic exocrine secretion is regulated by the physicochemical properties and nutrient composition of gastric and intestinal chyme. The present study examined integrative feedback mechanisms involved in the physiological control of pancreatic secr...

Aldolases are powerful biocatalysts for the stereoselective formation of carbon–carbon bonds and are widely used in the synthesis of chiral intermediates for pharmaceutical applications. Among them, 2-deoxyribose-5-phosphate aldolase (DERA) has...

Background: This study introduces an experimental model of a large, full-thickness skin defect and evaluates how adipose-derived stem cells characterized by high self-renewal and differentiation capacity affect both wound healing and the wound microe...

Background: Nintedanib (NTD) is an inhibitor of several tyrosine kinases whose role in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is well recognized. Therefore, NTD was approved for the management of IPF about ten years ago. NTD has been...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is considered a priority pathogen by the World Health Organization due to its resistance to antibiotics. Isolates resistant to ciprofloxacin (CPFX), a bactericide commonly used against P. aeruginosa, usually carry the mutations...

This study compared the bioenergetic profiles of immature and in vitro–matured bovine cumulus–oocyte complexes (COCs) using Seahorse extracellular flux technology, with the aim of establishing standardized conditions for real-time metabol...

Following surgical interventions or acquired trauma, fibrosis often inhibits muscle and skin regeneration. Nintedanib, an antifibrotic drug for lung fibrosis, may help prevent orofacial fibrosis. This study evaluates Nintedanib’s potential for...

Cancer is a heterogeneous disease caused by genetic and epigenetic factors, leading to alterations in signaling pathways and regulatory processes. Overall, the more commonly employed conventional treatments present side effects and resistance. Due to...

The interaction of a set of four N-acetyl-glucosamine (GlcNAc) glycomimetics with human N-acetyl-glucosaminidase (NAGLU), the genetically defective enzyme in patients suffering from mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) IIIB, also known as Sanfilippo B syndrom...

In recent years, the use of computational pipelines for the analysis of omic data has become routine in bioinformatics, particularly with the advent of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies. These technologies generate vast amounts of data th...

Reproductive dysfunction in captive-bred Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) limits aquaculture production consolidation, particularly due to reduced fertility and poor sperm quality in F1 males. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying this...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been increasingly involved in mammalian lipid metabolism. However, their regulatory roles and molecular mechanisms in abdominal fat deposition in chicken remain largely unexplored. In this study, based on the previous miRNA tr...

Mannosylerythritol lipid-B (MEL-B) is a glycolipid whose biological properties have been widely investigated, especially in the skincare, food, and therapeutic fields. Despite this, few studies have addressed the toxicity of this glycolipid in vivo....

Glycerophosphocholine (GPC) and glycerophosphoinositol (GPI) are phospholipid metabolites generated by phospholipase-mediated deacylation. In budding yeast, they enter cells via the Git1 permease; in fission yeast, the homolog is Tgp1. This study inv...

Inflammatory bone loss is a shared pathological feature of chronic diseases such as periodontitis (PD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite affecting distinct tissues, these diseases exhibit a bidirectional association and converge on common immune...

There is a strong need for nanobodies that target novel cancer-associated antigens to advance radioligand imaging and antibody-based therapeutics. In this study, we investigated whether non-targeted llama immunization using tumor cells, combined with...

Nanobodies (VHHs or single-domain antibodies) are powerful affinity reagents, but their routine use is often limited by production constraints and by the lack of a conserved Fc region for secondary detection. We describe a simplified strategy in whic...

New N-benzoyl-l-homoserine lactone derivatives bearing a meta-fluorosulfonyl or a meta-methylsulfonyl group have been designed, synthesized and evaluated as quorum sensing (QS) inhibitors. Docking simulations involving the structure of several target...

Thiamine (vitamin B1) and its phosphates are essential for almost all organisms. Thiamine diphosphate (ThDP) is the major intracellular derivative which is considered the only form functioning as a coenzyme. Thiamine triphosphate (ThTP), another ubiq...

Coenzyme Q₁₀ (CoQ₁₀) is an essential lipid-soluble molecule that plays a central role in mitochondrial energy production as a mobile electron carrier. In addition to its bioenergetic function, CoQ₁₀ participates in antioxidant defense, redox homeosta...

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a heterogeneous neurological condition with an unclear etiology and pathogenesis. In recent years, studies have identified changes in lipid metabolism, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and mitophagy in patien...

Ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) refers to a paradoxical pathological process in which ischemic tissues or organs sustain further damage upon the restoration of blood flow and is clinically commonly observed in the peripheral vascular systems...

Phosphatidylinositol and its derivatives are essential components of cell membranes and play pivotal roles in growth signaling pathways. In the human primordial placenta, phosphatidylinositol synthesis is catalyzed by phosphatidylinositol synthase (P...

Ubiquitination dynamically regulates critical cellular processes, including cell cycle progression, apoptosis, DNA repair, and chromatin remodeling. Deubiquitinating enzymes (DUBs) negatively regulate protein ubiquitination and are equally important...

Heroin is a highly addictive drug that exerts its primary effects through activation of μ-opioid receptors. Its principal active metabolite, 6-monoacetylmorphine (6-MAM), significantly contributes to heroin’s neurological effects and acute t...

Antibodies are a cornerstone of antiviral immunity, yet conventional recombinant antibody production remains costly and time-consuming. mRNA technology, based on synthetic mRNA encapsulated in lipid nanoparticles, offers an alternative strategy by en...

Chemotherapeutic agents targeting ribosome biogenesis induce profound reorganization of nucleolar architecture, yet how the tumor suppressor p53 governs these structural responses remains unclear. Here, we show that loss of p53 leads to NF-κB-d...

Coronaviruses are a family of positive-sense RNA viruses, many of which act as etiological agents of human diseases ranging in severity from the common cold to severe pneumonia [...]

The journal retracts the article titled “Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Target B Lymphocytes” [...]

Embryo implantation presents a cell biological paradox: contact formation between the trophoblast of the blastocyst and the epithelial lining of the endometrium contradicts typical epithelial cell behaviour, as does the subsequent invasion needed for...

Background: When tumors are surgically removed, an immediate rise in circulating tumor cells is often observed, accompanied by several postoperative changes that can enable these cells to evade immune detection and metastasize. The perioperative peri...

In carbon monoxide (CO) therapy, CO is administered at low concentrations as a controlled solution; this approach enables the drug to achieve its cytoprotective properties, including anti-inflammatory, anti-apoptotic, and vasodilatory effects. CO the...

Impaired bone healing is a major challenge in orthopedic and trauma surgery, often causing long-term disability and high costs. While autologous bone grafting is the gold standard, it is limited by donor site morbidity, low availability, and surgical...

Mas-related G-protein-coupled receptors constitute a distinct family of GPCRs expressed in some subsets of sensory neurons and immune cells. Increasing evidence highlights their contribution to the modulation of nociceptive signaling and neuroimmune...

Efficient and reproducible protein extraction is a critical prerequisite for high-quality proteomic and glycoproteomic analyses. In this study, four commonly used lysis buffers, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl), urea (UA)...

Mitochondria, the cell’s powerhouses, generate ATP to sustain essential biological functions. Dysfunctional mitochondria can lead to cell death and subsequent tissue damage. Mitochondrial impairment is a key driver of cellular dysfunction in ca...

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