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  • Open Access
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The Cold Shock Protein CspB from Mycobacterium tuberculosis Binds to MTS0997 sRNA and MTS1338 sRNA as a Dimer

  • Natalia Lekontseva,
  • Alisa Mikhaylina,
  • Polina Pankratova and
  • Alexey Nikulin

RNA chaperones play a crucial role in the biogenesis and function of various RNAs in bacteria. They facilitate the interaction of small regulatory trans-encoded sRNAs with mRNAs, thereby significantly altering the pattern of gene expression in cells....

  • Article
  • Open Access

Cold Shock Protein B as an Alternative to DMSO for Oocyte Vitrification

  • Xinhai Wang,
  • Jing Guo,
  • Kaiyan Zhang,
  • Yi Fang,
  • Hongyu Liu,
  • He Ding,
  • Yang Lyu,
  • Xin Ma and
  • Wenfa Lyu

14 January 2026

Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is widely utilized in the vitrification of oocytes, but DMSO exhibits concentration-dependent toxicity, which can compromise oocyte developmental potential by disrupting key cellular processes. This study reports the first s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,973 Views
13 Pages

Neuroprotective and Anti-Apoptotic Effects of CSP-1103 in Primary Cortical Neurons Exposed to Oxygen and Glucose Deprivation

  • Vanessa Porrini,
  • Ilenia Sarnico,
  • Marina Benarese,
  • Caterina Branca,
  • Mariana Mota,
  • Annamaria Lanzillotta,
  • Arianna Bellucci,
  • Edoardo Parrella,
  • Lara Faggi and
  • Pierfranco Spano
  • + 2 authors

CSP-1103 (formerly CHF5074) has been shown to reverse memory impairment and reduce amyloid plaque as well as inflammatory microglia activation in preclinical models of Alzheimer’s disease. Moreover, it was found to improve cognition and reduce brain...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,150 Views
14 Pages

Functional Redundancy and Specialization of the Conserved Cold Shock Proteins in Bacillus subtilis

  • Patrick Faßhauer,
  • Tobias Busche,
  • Jörn Kalinowski,
  • Ulrike Mäder,
  • Anja Poehlein,
  • Rolf Daniel and
  • Jörg Stülke

Many bacteria encode so-called cold shock proteins. These proteins are characterized by a conserved protein domain. Often, the bacteria have multiple cold shock proteins that are expressed either constitutively or at low temperatures. In the Gram-pos...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,362 Views
13 Pages

Cold Shock Proteins (Csps) are multifunctional regulators critical for bacterial stress adaptation. While Csps are known to regulate biofilm formation and low-temperature growth in some species, their roles in mycobacteria remain unclear. Here, we ex...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,253 Views
14 Pages

22 February 2024

In this study, we investigated the spore germination phenotype of Clostridium perfringens strains isolated from diarrheic animals (animal strains). The transcripts of germination-specific genes and their protein products were also measured. Our study...

  • Review
  • Open Access
39 Citations
6,024 Views
20 Pages

Listeria monocytogenes has evolved an extensive array of mechanisms for coping with stress and adapting to changing environmental conditions, ensuring its virulence phenotype expression. For this reason, L. monocytogenes has been identified as a sign...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,171 Views
21 Pages

Design and Evaluation of Chimeric Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein-Based Malaria Vaccines

  • William H. Stump,
  • Hayley J. Klingenberg,
  • Amy C. Ott,
  • Donna M. Gonzales and
  • James M. Burns

25 March 2024

Efficacy data on two malaria vaccines, RTS,S and R21, targeting Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (PfCSP), are encouraging. Efficacy may be improved by induction of additional antibodies to neutralizing epitopes outside of the central im...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,213 Views
18 Pages

Overexpression of OsCSP41b Enhances Rice Tolerance to Sheath Blight Caused by Rhizoctonia solani

  • Jianhua Zhao,
  • Yan Zhang,
  • Taixuan Liu,
  • Guangda Wang,
  • Ran Ju,
  • Quanyi Sun,
  • Qi Chen,
  • Yixuan Xiong,
  • Penfei Zhai and
  • Wenya Xie
  • + 4 authors

23 July 2025

Sheath blight (ShB), caused by the necrotrophic fungus Rhizoctonia solani (R. solani), poses severe threats to global rice production. Developing a resistant variety with an ShB-resistance gene is one of most efficient and economical approaches to co...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,384 Views
16 Pages

A Novel Peptide Oligomer of Bacitracin Induces M1 Macrophage Polarization by Facilitating Ca2+ Influx

  • Seon Yeong Ji,
  • Hyesook Lee,
  • Hyun Hwangbo,
  • Su-Hyun Hong,
  • Hee-Jae Cha,
  • Cheol Park,
  • Do-Hyung Kim,
  • Gi-Young Kim,
  • Suhkmann Kim and
  • Heui-Soo Kim
  • + 2 authors

29 May 2020

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are components of the innate immune system and form the first defense against pathogens for various organisms. In the present study, we assessed whether CSP32, a novel AMP oligomer of bacitracin isolated from a strain of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,178 Views
25 Pages

Mitigation of CaCO3 Influence on Ipomoea batatas Plants Using Bacillus megaterium DSM 2894

  • Ahmed A. M. Awad,
  • Alshaymaa I. Ahmed,
  • Alaa H. Abd Elazem and
  • Atef A. A. Sweed

29 June 2022

The application of PGPB is considered a surrogate approach to reducing the amounts of phosphorus fertilizers applied in addition to its role in improving nutrient availability under stress conditions. The objective of this study was to evaluate five...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
4,745 Views
15 Pages

Molecular Modeling of Chemosensory Protein 3 from Spodoptera litura and Its Binding Property with Plant Defensive Metabolites

  • Sujata Singh,
  • Chetna Tyagi,
  • Irfan A. Rather,
  • Jamal S.M. Sabir,
  • Md. Imtaiyaz Hassan,
  • Archana Singh and
  • Indrakant Kumar Singh

Chemosensory perception in insects involves a broad set of chemosensory proteins (CSPs) that identify the bouquet of chemical compounds present in the external environment and regulate specific behaviors. The current study is focused on the Spodopter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,159 Views
14 Pages

Using Cassava Starch Processing By-Product for Bioproduction of 1-Hydroxyphenazine: A Novel Fungicide against Fusarium oxysporum

  • Tu Quy Phan,
  • San-Lang Wang,
  • Thi Hanh Nguyen,
  • Thi Huyen Nguyen,
  • Thi Huyen Thoa Pham,
  • Manh Dung Doan,
  • Thi Ha Trang Tran,
  • Van Anh Ngo,
  • Anh Dzung Nguyen and
  • Van Bon Nguyen

2 February 2024

This study aimed to develop the eco-friendly production of bioactive 1-hydroxyphenazine (HP) through fermentation using an industrial processing by-product of cassava as the main carbon/nitrogen source. Cassava starch processing by-product (CSPB) was...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,086 Views
12 Pages

26 February 2021

The main objective of this study was to characterize using whole-genome sequencing analysis, a new variant of the qnrB gene (qnrB89) carried by a fluoroquinolone-susceptible bacterium isolated from mucus of farmed Salmo salar fingerling in Chile. Cit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,574 Views
19 Pages

26 December 2023

Polysaccharides are the main effective components of Cynomorium songaricum’s stem that perform biological activities and have positive impacts on immune enhancement. In this study, the polysaccharide CSP-III of Cynomorium songaricum’s ste...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,437 Views
15 Pages

Design of Alphavirus Virus-Like Particles Presenting Circumsporozoite Junctional Epitopes That Elicit Protection against Malaria

  • Joseph R. Francica,
  • Wei Shi,
  • Gwo-Yu Chuang,
  • Steven J. Chen,
  • Lais Da Silva Pereira,
  • S. Katie Farney,
  • Barbara J. Flynn,
  • Li Ou,
  • Tyler Stephens and
  • Yaroslav Tsybovsky
  • + 14 authors

18 March 2021

The most advanced malaria vaccine, RTS,S, includes the central repeat and C-terminal domains of the Plasmodium falciparum circumsporozoite protein (PfCSP). We have recently isolated human antibodies that target the junctional region between the N-ter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,309 Views
13 Pages

A Cold-Shock Protein from the South Pole-Dwelling Soil Bacterium Arthrobacter sp. Confers Cold Tolerance to Rice

  • So Young Kim,
  • Joung Sug Kim,
  • Woosuk Cho,
  • Kyong Mi Jun,
  • Xiaoxuan Du,
  • Kyung Do Kim,
  • Yeon-Ki Kim and
  • Gang-Seob Lee

9 October 2021

Low temperature is a critical environmental factor restricting the physiology of organisms across kingdoms. In prokaryotes, cold shock induces the expression of various genes and proteins involved in cellular processes. Here, a cold-shock protein (Ar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,691 Views
17 Pages

Functional Analysis of Stress Resistance of Bacillus cereus SCL10 Strain Based on Whole-Genome Sequencing

  • Yanzhen Mao,
  • Ye Yang,
  • Fu Lin,
  • Hanyu Chu,
  • Lijie Zhou,
  • Jiaojiao Han,
  • Jun Zhou and
  • Xiurong Su

A Gram-positive, rod-shaped, aerobic, motile, and spore-forming bacterium, designated SCL10, was isolated from Acaudina molpadioides exposure to Co-60 radiation. In this study, whole-genome sequencing was performed to identify the strain as Bacillus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,984 Views
17 Pages

The Discovery of the Potential Attractive Compounds of Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel)

  • Yupeng Chen,
  • Fengqin Cao,
  • Yan Zou,
  • Yi Li,
  • Jian Wen,
  • Yu Fu,
  • Hongai Su,
  • Xue Bai,
  • Xiaowei Xie and
  • Ling Zeng
  • + 3 authors

Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (B. dorsalis) is an important agricultural invasive pest that causes significant economic losses in tropical and subtropical fruit and vegetable crops. In this study, the proteins related to the sense of smell and taste o...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,242 Views
18 Pages

2 September 2023

The microbial contamination of food poses a threat to human health. Chestnut shells, which are byproducts of chestnut processing, contain polyphenols that exert various physiological effects, and thus have the potential to be used in food preservatio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,321 Views
14 Pages

Immunogenicity of Wild Type and Mutant Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Virus-like Particles (VLPs) in Mice with Pre-Existing Immunity against the Wild Type Vector

  • Natalie J. Kingston,
  • Renae Walsh,
  • Rachel Hammond,
  • Carina C. D. Joe,
  • George Lovrecz,
  • Stephen Locarnini and
  • Hans J. Netter

23 January 2023

Virus-like particles (VLPs), composed of the small hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAgS), are the antigenic components of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine and represent the backbones for a chimeric anti-malaria vaccine and various vaccine can...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,831 Views
11 Pages

High levels of genetic variants of Plasmodium vivax have previously been reported in Thailand. Circumsporozoite surface protein (CSP), merozoite surface protein (MSP), and microsatellite markers were used to determine the genetic polymorphisms of P....

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
6,734 Views
24 Pages

8 March 2018

Deinococcus species display a high degree of resistance to radiation and desiccation due to their ability to protect critical proteome from oxidatively generated damage; however, the underlying mechanisms are not understood. Comparative analysis of D...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,301 Views
17 Pages

Identification and Expression Analysis of Chemosensory Genes in the Antennal Transcriptome of Chrysanthemum Aphid Macrosiphoniella sanborni

  • Jian Zhong,
  • Yuxin Wang,
  • Yufan Lu,
  • Xiaoou Ma,
  • Qian Zhang,
  • Xiaoyue Wang,
  • Qixiang Zhang and
  • Ming Sun

29 June 2022

As one of the most destructive oligophagous pests, the chrysanthemum aphid (Macrosiphoniella sanborni) has seriously restricted the sustainable development of the chrysanthemum industry. Olfaction plays a critical role in the environmental perception...

  • Article
  • Open Access
761 Views
21 Pages

Transcriptome Screening and Identification of Chemosensory Genes in the Goji Berry Psyllid, Bactericera gobica (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

  • Zhanghui Liu,
  • Yang Ge,
  • Zekun Zhang,
  • Jiayi Liang,
  • Chuanzhi Kang,
  • Chengcai Zhang,
  • Kang Chen,
  • Xiufu Wan,
  • Liu Zhang and
  • Wangpeng Shi
  • + 1 author

21 August 2025

Goji berry is widely consumed worldwide and holds substantial market value, yet its cultivation faces significant threats from the goji berry psyllid (Bactericera gobica). Chemosensory-related genes play critical roles in regulating insect behaviors,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,540 Views
13 Pages

Improved Salt Tolerance in Brassica napus L. Overexpressing a Synthetic Deinocuccus Stress-Resistant Module DICW

  • Qilin Dai,
  • Lingling Zhang,
  • Shijie Jiang,
  • Bodan Su,
  • Zhaoqin Li,
  • Yinying Shuai and
  • Jin Wang

Salt stress adversely impacts plant physiology by causing ionic, osmotic, and oxidative stress, ultimately hindering growth and yield. The genus Deinococcus contains unique stress resistance genes, and previous studies have shown that proteins such a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,860 Views
23 Pages

21 February 2020

RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are important regulators of cellular functions, playing critical roles on the survival of bacteria and in the case of pathogens, on their interaction with the host. RBPs are involved in transcriptional, post-transcriptiona...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,295 Views
10 Pages

Entomopathogenic fungi such as Beauveria bassiana are extensively used for the control of insect pests worldwide. They infect mostly by adhesion to the insect surface and penetration through the cuticle. However, some insects, such as the red flour b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,005 Views
24 Pages

Growth Mode and Physiological State of Cells Prior to Biofilm Formation Affect Immune Evasion and Persistence of Staphylococcus aureus

  • Kirsi Savijoki,
  • Ilkka Miettinen,
  • Tuula A. Nyman,
  • Maarit Kortesoja,
  • Leena Hanski,
  • Pekka Varmanen and
  • Adyary Fallarero

The present study investigated Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923 surfaceomes (cell surface proteins) during prolonged growth by subjecting planktonic and biofilm cultures (initiated from exponential or stationary cells) to label-free quantitative surfa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,549 Views
16 Pages

Molecular Fingerprint of Human Pathological Synoviocytes in Response to Extractive Sulfated and Biofermentative Unsulfated Chondroitins

  • Valentina Vassallo,
  • Antonietta Stellavato,
  • Rosita Russo,
  • Donatella Cimini,
  • Mariangela Valletta,
  • Alberto Alfano,
  • Paolo Vincenzo Pedone,
  • Angela Chambery and
  • Chiara Schiraldi

14 December 2022

Pharma-grade extractive chondroitin sulfate (CS) is widely used for osteoarthritis (OA) treatment. Recently, unsulfated biofermentative chondroitin (BC) proved positive effects in OA in vitro model. This study, based on primary pathological human syn...

  • Article
  • Open Access
976 Views
26 Pages

The genus Microbulbifer comprises a group of marine, gram-negative bacteria known for their remarkable ability to adapt to a variety of environments. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the genetic diversity and metabolic characteristics of M....

  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,760 Views
12 Pages

9 February 2023

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive and fatal interstitial lung disease (ILD) for which there are no effective treatments. Lung transplantation is the only viable option for patients with end-stage PF but is only available to a minor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,124 Views
19 Pages

In this study, we evaluated the physicochemical properties related to the previously reported anticancer activity of a dataset comprising thirty 1,2-dihydropyridine derivatives. We utilized Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to identify the most sign...