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  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,706 Views
17 Pages

Zebrafish CCNF and FUS Mediate Stress-Specific Motor Responses

  • Yagiz Alp Aksoy,
  • Alexander J Cole,
  • Wei Deng and
  • Daniel Hesselson

21 February 2024

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease characterized by the degeneration of motor neurons. Mutations in the cyclin F (CCNF) and fused in sarcoma (FUS) genes have been associated with ALS pathology. In this stud...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modeling Developmental Processes and Disorders in Zebrafish)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,393 Views
19 Pages

A Novel Signature of CCNF-Associated E3 Ligases Collaborate and Counter Each Other in Breast Cancer

  • Shu-Chun Chang,
  • Chin-Sheng Hung,
  • Bo-Xiang Zhang,
  • Tsung-Han Hsieh and ,
  • Wayne Hsu and
  • Jeak Ling Ding
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

8 June 2021

Breast cancer (BRCA) malignancy causes major fatalities amongst women worldwide. SCF (Skp1-cullin-F-box proteins) E3 ubiquitin ligases are the most well-known members of the ubiquitination–proteasome system (UPS), which promotes cancer initiation and...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ubiquitin: What It Is and Its Role in Targeted Cancer Therapy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,612 Views
6 Pages

Exploring the Role of CCNF Variants in Italian ALS Patients

  • Giulia Bisogni,
  • Amelia Conte,
  • Umberto Costantino,
  • Serena Lattante and ,
  • Daniela Bernardo,
  • Gabriele Lucioli,
  • Agata Katia Patanella,
  • Paola Cimbolli,
  • Elda Del Giudice and
  • Mario Sabatelli
  • + 9 authors+ 4 authors

3 December 2024

Objectives: Variants in Cyclin F (CCNF) have been associated to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and/or frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in a group of cases. The objectives of this study were to determine the contribution of CCNF in a large cohort of...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Research Strategies to Unveil the Genetic and Molecular Basis of ALS)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,155 Views
17 Pages

Investigation on the Mass Distribution and Chemical Compositions of Various Ionic Liquids-Extracted Coal Fragments and Their Effects on the Electrochemical Performance of Coal-Derived Carbon Nanofibers (CCNFs)

  • Shuai Tan,
  • Theodore John Kraus,
  • Mitchell Ross Helling,
  • Rudolph Kurtzer Mignon and ,
  • Franco Basile and
  • Katie Dongmei Li-Oakey
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Coal-derived carbon nanofibers (CCNFs) have been recently found to be a promising and low-cost electrode material for high-performance supercapacitors. However, the knowledge gap still exists between holistic understanding of coal precursors derived...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanomaterials and Textiles)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,988 Views
13 Pages

10 May 2023

Dye is an anionic common pollutant in industrial wastewater and poses a great threat to the environment and human health. Owing to its advantageous adsorption capacity, nanocellulose is widely used for wastewater treatment. The cell walls of Chlorell...

(This article belongs to the Section Advanced Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
5,982 Views
14 Pages

Evaluation of Nanocomposite Made of Polylactic Acid and Nanocellulose from Carrot Pomace Modified with Silver Nanoparticles

  • Monika Szymańska-Chargot,
  • Monika Chylińska,
  • Piotr M. Pieczywek,
  • Anna Walkiewicz and ,
  • Giorgia Pertile,
  • Magdalena Frąc,
  • Krystian J. Cieślak and
  • Artur Zdunek
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

4 April 2020

In this research, it was proposed to use carrot cellulose nanofibrils (CCNF) isolated from carrot pomace modified with silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a filler of polylactic acid (PLA) composites matrix. The new procedure was based on two steps: firs...

(This article belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,558 Views
13 Pages

13 March 2020

This paper studies a new convenient method to prepare microfibrillated cellulose from a bleached eucalyptus kraft pulp. First, the wood pulp was reacted with urea to produce cellulose carbamate (CC), and then the CC was treated with colloid mill in a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,246 Views
13 Pages

Nanocellulose Coatings for Surgical Face Masks

  • Divya Rajah,
  • Sandya Athukoralalage,
  • Ramanathan Yegappan and
  • Nasim Amiralian

15 January 2026

Polypropylene (PP) nonwovens are widely used as filtration layers in surgical face masks, but their hydrophobic, inert surfaces limit their ability to attach functional coatings that adjust pore size and improve mechanical filtration. Herein, we expl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanofiber and Nanomaterial Composites: Energy, Healthcare and Beyond)
  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
3,982 Views
18 Pages

Surface-Modified Carboxylated Cellulose Nanofiber Hydrogels for Prolonged Release of Polyhexamethylene Biguanide Hydrochloride (PHMB) for Antimicrobial Applications

  • Pichapar O-chongpian,
  • Tanpong Chaiwarit,
  • Kittisak Jantanasakulwong,
  • Pornchai Rachtanapun and ,
  • Patnarin Worajittiphon,
  • Nutthapong Kantrong and
  • Pensak Jantrawut
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

28 August 2023

The surface modification of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) using a 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl (TEMPO)/sodium bromide (NaBr)/sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) system was successful in improving their hydrophilicity. Following that, we fabricated hydr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Lignocellulosic Polymer Composites)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,545 Views
11 Pages

14 December 2024

Nickel disulfide (NiS2) nanoparticles are encapsulated within nitrogen and sulfur co-doped carbon nanosheets, which are grown onto carbon nanofibers to form an array structure (NiS2/C@CNF), resulting in a self-supporting film. This encapsulated struc...

(This article belongs to the Section Nanochemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,823 Views
11 Pages

30 April 2021

A low-voltage biomass matrix and flexible electric-heating composite with graphene oxide (GO) and cationic cellulose nanofiber (CCNF) were fabricated by ultrasonic dispersion and suction filtration. The main results show that the tensile strength and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
419 Views
19 Pages

17 June 2026

To address quality deterioration in yellowfin tuna during traditional freezing, this study systematically investigated the combined effects of alternating magnetic fields (AMFs) and two cryoprotectants (carboxylated cellulose nanofibers (CCNF); konja...

(This article belongs to the Section Processing and Comprehensive Utilization of Fishery Products)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,282 Views
16 Pages

Carbon materials play a crucial role in sorbents and heterogeneous catalysis and are widely used as catalyst support for several reactions. This paper reports on an investigation of tungsten carbide (W2C) catalyst on three types of carbon support, na...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Synthesis of Carbon Nanomaterials and Carbon Nanomaterial–Metal(Oxide) Composites and Their Applications in Catalysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
4,701 Views
19 Pages

Expression of Genomic Instability-Related Molecules: Cyclin F, RRM2 and SPDL1 and Their Prognostic Significance in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

  • Anna Klimaszewska-Wiśniewska,
  • Karolina Buchholz,
  • Izabela Neska-Długosz,
  • Justyna Durślewicz and ,
  • Dariusz Grzanka,
  • Jan Zabrzyński,
  • Paulina Sopońska,
  • Alina Grzanka and
  • Maciej Gagat
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

18 February 2021

In the present study, we aimed to assess the selected components of cell cycle machinery, checkpoint, DNA repair, and synthesis, namely RRM2, cyclin F, and SPDL1 in pancreatic adenocarcinomas (PAC) by in-house immunohistochemistry (IHC) and bioinform...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
849 Views
18 Pages

MOF-Enabled Nanocellulose Composite Threads for Sustained Antibacterial Drug Delivery and Minimally Invasive Soft-Tissue Lifting

  • Meng Sun,
  • Meiyan Wu,
  • Ping Wang,
  • Bing Li and ,
  • Guang Yu,
  • Haishun Du,
  • Tao Lou and
  • Bin Li
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

12 May 2026

Minimally invasive thread lifting has emerged as an effective strategy for soft tissue repositioning and facial rejuvenation; however, currently used absorbable threads generally lack intrinsic antimicrobial functionality, which may increase the risk...

(This article belongs to the Section Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,247 Views
11 Pages

Pressure Drop Performance of Porous Composites Based on Cotton Cellulose Nanofiber and Aramid Nanofiber for Cigarette Filter Rod

  • Guangyuan Yang,
  • Ning Hou,
  • Zheming Li,
  • Ke Huang and ,
  • Bin Zhang,
  • Jie Xu and
  • Jiuxiao Sun
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

1 January 2023

Porous composites have been widely used in the adsorption and catalysis field due to their special structure, abundant sites, and light weight. In this work, an environmentally friendly porous composite was successfully prepared via a facile freeze-d...

(This article belongs to the Section Advanced Composites)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,973 Views
13 Pages

Novel Terahertz Spectroscopy Technology for Crystallinity and Crystal Structure Analysis of Cellulose

  • Rui Yang,
  • Xianyin Dong,
  • Gang Chen,
  • Feng Lin and ,
  • Zhenhua Huang,
  • Maurizio Manzo and
  • Haiyan Mao
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

22 December 2020

Crystallinity is an essential indicator for evaluating the quality of fiber materials. Terahertz spectroscopy technology has excellent penetrability, no harmful substances, and commendable detection capability of absorption characteristics. The terah...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Functional Polymeric Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,662 Views
10 Pages

Controllable Synthesis of Graphene-Encapsulated NiFe Nanofiber for Oxygen Evolution Reaction Application

  • Mengyang Li,
  • Jiayi Rong,
  • Ning Guo,
  • Susu Chen and ,
  • Meiqi Gao,
  • Feng Cao and
  • Guoqing Li
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

29 November 2021

Carbon-Encapsulated NiFe Nanofiber NixFey@C-CNFs have been demonstrated to be promising candidates to replace conventional nobel metals-based catalysts for oxygen evolution reaction. Here, we developed a facile method of electrospinning and high temp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Carbon Fiber Composites)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,940 Views
16 Pages

High-Performance Catalytic Oxygen Evolution with Nanocellulose-Derived Biocarbon and Fe/Zeolite/Carbon Nanotubes

  • Javier Hernandez-Ortega,
  • Chamak Ahmed,
  • Andre Molina,
  • Ronald C. Sabo and ,
  • Lorena E. Sánchez Cadena,
  • Bonifacio Alvarado Tenorio,
  • Carlos R. Cabrera and
  • Juan C. Noveron
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

28 July 2025

The oxygen evolution reaction (OER) plays a central role as an anode in electrocatalytic processes such as energy conversion and storage and the generation of molecular oxygen from the electrolysis of water. Currently, precious metal oxides such as I...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Catalysis for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Remediation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,215 Views
13 Pages

Study of Ubiquitin Pathway Genes in a French Population with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Focus on HECW1 Encoding the E3 Ligase NEDL1

  • Shanez Haouari,
  • Christian Robert Andres,
  • Debora Lanznaster,
  • Sylviane Marouillat and ,
  • Céline Brulard,
  • Audrey Dangoumau,
  • Devina Ung,
  • Charlotte Veyrat-Durebex,
  • Frédéric Laumonnier and
  • Patrick Vourc’h
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

The ubiquitin pathway, one of the main actors regulating cell signaling processes and cellular protein homeostasis, is directly involved in the pathophysiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). We first analyzed, by a next-generation sequencing...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,316 Views
14 Pages

Dysregulations of Expression of Genes of the Ubiquitin/SUMO Pathways in an In Vitro Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Combining Oxidative Stress and SOD1 Gene Mutation

  • Audrey Dangoumau,
  • Sylviane Marouillat,
  • Roxane Coelho,
  • François Wurmser and ,
  • Céline Brulard,
  • Shanez Haouari,
  • Frédéric Laumonnier,
  • Philippe Corcia,
  • Christian R. Andres and
  • Patrick Vourc’h
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

11 February 2021

Protein aggregates in affected motor neurons are a hallmark of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), but the molecular pathways leading to their formation remain incompletely understood. Oxidative stress associated with age, the major risk factor in A...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
  • Review
  • Open Access
28 Citations
7,408 Views
16 Pages

Two Distinct Faces of Vitamin C: AA vs. DHA

  • Luciano Ferrada,
  • Rocío Magdalena,
  • María Jose Barahona,
  • Eder Ramírez and ,
  • Cristian Sanzana,
  • José Gutiérrez and
  • Francisco Nualart
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

1 February 2021

Historically, vitamin C has been associated with many regulatory processes that involve specific signaling pathways. Among the most studied signaling pathways are those involved in the regulation of aging, differentiation, neurotransmission, prolifer...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in the Nervous System)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,399 Views
16 Pages

11 January 2026

This study was conducted to elucidate the molecular and metabolic differences in ileal development according to birth weight in neonatal piglets. A total of 126 neonatal piglets born from Yorkshire × Landrace × Duroc crossbred sows were u...

(This article belongs to the Section Animal Nutrition)
  • Feature Paper
  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
5,967 Views
15 Pages

18 February 2019

There is strong interest in developing high-frequency (HF) supercapacitors or electrochemical capacitors (ECs), which can work at the hundreds to kilo hertz range for line-frequency alternating current (AC) filtering in the substitution of bulky alum...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Electrochemical Energy Materials)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,936 Views
18 Pages

Catalytic Hydrodeoxygenation of Solar Energy Produced Bio-Oil in Supercritical Ethanol with Mo2C/CNF Catalysts: Effect of Mo Concentration

  • Alejandro Ayala-Cortés,
  • Daniel Torres,
  • Esther Frecha,
  • Pedro Arcelus-Arrillaga and ,
  • Heidi Isabel Villafán-Vidales,
  • Adriana Longoria,
  • José Luis Pinilla and
  • Isabel Suelves
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

8 December 2023

Transition metal carbides have emerged as an attractive alternative to conventional catalysts in hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) reactions due to surface reactivity, catalytic activity, and thermodynamic stability similar to those of noble metals. In this s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Biomass Catalytic Conversion for a Sustainable Future)
  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
6,002 Views
20 Pages

14 November 2019

Kidney renal cell carcinoma (KIRC), which is the most common subtype of kidney cancer, has a poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. In this study, a multi-omics analysis is performed to build a multi-gene prognosis signature for KIRC. A combinatio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Data Analysis and Integration in Cancer Research)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,648 Views
30 Pages

Bio-Derived Cellulose Nanofibers for the Development Under Environmentally Assessed Conditions of Cellulose/ZnO Nanohybrids with Enhanced Biocompatibility and Antimicrobial Properties

  • Kyriaki Marina Lyra,
  • Aggeliki Papavasiliou,
  • Caroline Piffet,
  • Lara Gumusboga and ,
  • Jean-Michel Thomassin,
  • Yana Marie,
  • Alexandre Hoareau,
  • Vincent Moulès,
  • Javier Alcodori and
  • Zili Sideratou
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

15 January 2026

The development of eco-friendly antimicrobial materials is essential for addressing antibiotic resistance, while reducing environmental impact. In this study, bio-derived anionic and cationic cellulose nanofibers (a-CNF and c-CNF) were employed as te...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Νanoparticles for Biomedical Applications (2nd Edition))