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19 September 2026

A hexanucleotide repeat expansion in C9ORF72 is the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Bidirectional transcription of the repeat expansion generates sense and antisense RNAs that are tr...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Repeat Expansion Diseases: From Molecular Mechanisms to Emerging Therapies)
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  • Open Access
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The GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion (HRE) in C9ORF72 was recognized as the most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of the expanded repeat g...

(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry)
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  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,743 Views
19 Pages

Dipeptide Repeat Pathology in C9orf72-ALS Is Associated with Redox, Mitochondrial and NRF2 Pathway Imbalance

  • José Jiménez-Villegas,
  • Janine Kirby,
  • Ana Mata,
  • Susana Cadenas and ,
  • Martin R. Turner,
  • Andrea Malaspina,
  • Pamela J. Shaw,
  • Antonio Cuadrado and
  • Ana I. Rojo
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

25 September 2022

The hexanucleotide expansion of the C9orf72 gene is found in 40% of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. This genetic alteration has been connected with impaired management of reactive oxygen species. In this study, we conducted tar...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Targets of Oxidative Stress: Focus on the Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in Health and Disease)
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  • Open Access
9 Citations
6,762 Views
20 Pages

11 December 2019

A repeat expansion mutation in the C9orf72 gene is the most common known genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). In this study, using multiple cell-based assay systems, we reveal both increased dipeptid...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
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  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,835 Views
25 Pages

23 October 2023

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal rare disease of progressive degeneration of motor neurons. The most common genetic mutation in ALS is the hexanucleotide repeat expansion (HRE) located in the first intron of the C9orf72 gene (C9-ALS). H...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Stress in the Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Disease)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,741 Views
21 Pages

18 October 2023

C9orf72 mutations are the most common form of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (C9-ALS). It causes the production of proline–arginine dipeptide repeat proteins (PR-DPRs) in motor neurons (MNs), leading to the molecular pathology character...

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  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,559 Views
33 Pages

5 October 2022

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal disease in which motor neurons gradually degenerate. The mutation of the C9orf72 gene is the main genetic cause of ALS (C9-ALS). One of its specific pathological features is the production of proline-arg...

(This article belongs to the Section Cellular Neuroscience)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
3,298 Views
18 Pages

16 November 2023

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is considered a fatal progressive degeneration of motor neurons (MN) caused by oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. There are currently no treatments available. The most common inherited form of ALS is t...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Outcomes of Antioxidants and Oxidative Stress)
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  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,246 Views
16 Pages

17 January 2024

Protein homeostasis is essential for neuron longevity, requiring a balanced regulation between protein synthesis and degradation. The clearance of misfolded and aggregated proteins, mediated by autophagy and the ubiquitin–proteasome systems, ma...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Genetics and Pathomechanisms of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS))
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  • Open Access
658 Views
20 Pages

RAN Translation-Coupled Decay of the C9orf72 GGGGCC Repeat Transcript by the RNA Exosome Suppresses Dipeptide Repeat Production

  • You Wu,
  • Li Li,
  • Jing Tian,
  • Leilei Liu and ,
  • Kunzhao Du,
  • Zhicheng Shao,
  • Tianlin Cheng,
  • Xin Cao and
  • Tao Wang
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

The RNA exosome plays a critical role in surveilling nuclear mRNA biogenesis and regulating co-translational mRNA decay in the cytoplasm. Unlike canonical translation, repeat-associated non-AUG (RAN) translation of a GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expa...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)
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  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,563 Views
18 Pages

C9orf72 Hexanucleotide Repeat Expansion-Related Neuropathology Is Attenuated by Nasal Rifampicin in Mice

  • Yukari Hatanaka,
  • Tomohiro Umeda,
  • Keiko Shigemori,
  • Toshihide Takeuchi and ,
  • Yoshitaka Nagai and
  • Takami Tomiyama
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The non-coding GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeat expansion (HRE) in C9orf72 gene is a dominant cause of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This intronic mutation elicits the formation of nuclear and cytoplasmic inclusio...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Mechanisms and Treatments on Neurodegenerative Diseases)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,635 Views
34 Pages

Antisense Dipeptide Repeat Proteins Drive Widescale Purine Metabolism Aberration in C9orf72 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis via ADA

  • Benjamin Hall,
  • Lydia Castelli,
  • Adrian Higginbottom,
  • Jingxuan He and ,
  • Ling-Nan Zou,
  • Heather Walker,
  • Miriam Yagüe-Capilla,
  • Kari E. Wong,
  • David J. Burrows and
  • Scott P. Allen
  • + 27 authors+ 22 authors

18 February 2026

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterised by the death of motor neurons leading to paralysis and death, generally 3–5 years post-symptom onset. The most frequent genetic cause of ALS is a hexanucleotide re...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Purine Signaling as a Therapeutic Target in Human Diseases)
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12 Citations
5,668 Views
20 Pages

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal adult neurodegenerative disorder. Since no cure has been found, finding effective therapeutic targets for ALS remains a major challenge. Gene C9orf72 mutations with the formation of hexanucleotide repeat...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
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  • Open Access
1,819 Views
15 Pages

Preclinical Evaluation of the Assembly Modulator PAV-615 in a Mouse Model of C9orf72-Associated ALS/FTD

  • Jingfen Su,
  • Jorge Alaiz Noya,
  • Anuradha F. Lingappa,
  • Dennis Solas and ,
  • Jimei Tong,
  • Lillian Daughrity,
  • Monica Castanedes-Casey,
  • Aishe Kurti,
  • Dennis W. Dickson and
  • Yongjie Zhang
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

17 December 2025

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are fatal neurodegenerative diseases that share clinical and pathological features, as well as genetic causes. A G4C2 repeat expansion in chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf7...

(This article belongs to the Section Cellular Neuroscience)
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  • Article
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9 September 2026

Cyclo(Pro-Tyr), a marine-derived cyclic dipeptide, has demonstrated anticancer activity, but its toxicological profile remains insufficiently characterized. The present study evaluated the preliminary toxicological effects of Cyclo(Pro-Tyr) using com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,408 Views
26 Pages

Epigenetic Small Molecules Rescue Nucleocytoplasmic Transport and DNA Damage Phenotypes in C9ORF72 ALS/FTD

  • Melina Ramic,
  • Nadja S. Andrade,
  • Matthew J. Rybin,
  • Rustam Esanov and ,
  • Claes Wahlestedt,
  • Michael Benatar and
  • Zane Zeier
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

20 November 2021

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease with available treatments only marginally slowing progression or improving survival. A hexanucleotide repeat expansion mutation in the C9ORF72 gene is the most c...

(This article belongs to the Section Neurodegenerative Diseases)
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  • Open Access
31 Citations
10,565 Views
13 Pages

9 September 2019

The number of patients with mental illnesses is rapidly increasing, and daily lifestyle is closely associated with the development of symptoms. It is suggested that inflammatory molecules derived from microglia play crucial roles for the pathophysiol...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Effect of Bioactive Peptides on Human Health)
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  • Open Access
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24 Pages

PPAR-Delta Agonist Therapies Did Not Rescue Hallmark Disease Phenotypes in Two Sets of Preclinical Trials in ALS TDP-43 and C9orf72 Model Mice

  • David T. Luong,
  • Chenchen Niu,
  • Eunice Kim,
  • Nolan Tanji and ,
  • Ivy Duong,
  • Brandon Galero,
  • Yong-Jie Zhang,
  • Craig L. Bennett and
  • Albert R. La Spada
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

13 February 2026

Peroxisome-proliferator–activated receptor delta (PPARδ) regulates metabolic, mitochondrial, and inflammatory pathways implicated in neurodegeneration, making it an attractive therapeutic target for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)
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Quantification of Carnosine and Anserine in Diverse Meat Matrices via Optimized Extraction and Validated HPLC-DAD

  • Chalita Kaewkhow,
  • Chokwan Chumang,
  • Piboon Pantu,
  • Patraporn Luksirikul and ,
  • Prapasiri Pongprayoon,
  • Skorn Koonawootrittriron,
  • Thanathip Suwanasopee,
  • Tharinee Saleepoch and
  • Sutasinee Kityakarn
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

4 September 2026

Carnosine and anserine are bioactive, histidine-containing dipeptides recognized for their antioxidant, pH-buffering, and neuroprotective functions. However, their precise quantification is frequently compromised by their high structural similarity a...

(This article belongs to the Collection Analytical Chemistry Methods and Protocols: From Standard Practices to New Sustainable Approaches)
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1 Citations
4,846 Views
16 Pages

The Influence of KE and EW Dipeptides in the Composition of the Thymalin Drug on Gene Expression and Protein Synthesis Involved in the Pathogenesis of COVID-19

  • Natalia Linkova,
  • Vladimir Khavinson,
  • Anastasiia Diatlova,
  • Michael Petukhov and ,
  • Elizaveta Vladimirova,
  • Maria Sukhareva and
  • Anastasiia Ilina
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

29 August 2023

Thymalin is an immunomodulatory drug containing a polypeptide extract of thymus that has demonstrated efficacy in the therapy of acute respiratory distress syndrome and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, as well as in complex therapy related to s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Updates in Cell and Molecular Mechanisms of Autoimmune Diseases)
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17 Citations
6,792 Views
12 Pages

25 January 2022

Developing effective treatments for neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) requires understanding of the underlying pathomechanisms that contribute to the motor neuron loss that defines the disease. As it causes the la...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Molecular Mechanisms of Nuclear Transport in Health and Disease)
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35 Citations
10,841 Views
21 Pages

12 October 2018

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rapidly progressing neurodegenerative disease affecting motor neurons, and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a behavioural disorder resulting in early-onset dementia. Hexanucleotide (G4C2) repeat expansi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue DNA Replication Stress)
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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,733 Views
19 Pages

C9orf72 Toxic Species Affect ArfGAP-1 Function

  • Simona Rossi,
  • Michela Di Salvio,
  • Marilisa Balì,
  • Assia De Simone and ,
  • Savina Apolloni,
  • Nadia D’Ambrosi,
  • Ivan Arisi,
  • Francesca Cipressa,
  • Mauro Cozzolino and
  • Gianluca Cestra
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

5 August 2023

Compelling evidence indicates that defects in nucleocytoplasmic transport contribute to the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). In particular, hexanucleotide (G4C2) repeat expansions in C9orf72, the most common cause of genetic ALS,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Understanding the Pathogenetic Mechanisms for the Development of New Therapies)
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28 Citations
10,261 Views
25 Pages

28 January 2021

Since the discovery of the chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72) repeat expansion mutation in 2011 as the most common genetic abnormality in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) and frontotemporal demen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Function of Glial Cells in the Neuroinflammatory and Neuroimmunological Responses)
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6 Citations
4,072 Views
19 Pages

Medium-Chain Fatty Acids Rescue Motor Function and Neuromuscular Junction Degeneration in a Drosophila Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

  • Ella Dunn,
  • Joern R. Steinert,
  • Aelfwin Stone,
  • Virender Sahota and ,
  • Robin S. B. Williams,
  • Stuart Snowden and
  • Hrvoje Augustin
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

28 August 2023

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is an adult-onset neurodegenerative disease characterised by progressive degeneration of the motor neurones. An expanded GGGGCC (G4C2) hexanucleotide repeat in C9orf72 is the most common genetic cause of ALS and fr...

(This article belongs to the Section Cellular Neuroscience)
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  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,716 Views
19 Pages

Advances in the Structure of GGGGCC Repeat RNA Sequence and Its Interaction with Small Molecules and Protein Partners

  • Xiaole Liu,
  • Xinyue Zhao,
  • Jinhan He,
  • Sishi Wang and ,
  • Xinfei Shen,
  • Qingfeng Liu and
  • Shenlin Wang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

1 August 2023

The aberrant expansion of GGGGCC hexanucleotide repeats within the first intron of the C9orf72 gene represent the predominant genetic etiology underlying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontal temporal dementia (FTD). The transcribed r(GGGGC...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Frontiers in Nucleic Acid Chemistry—in Memory of Professor Enrique Pedroso for His Outstanding Contributions to Nucleic Acid Chemistry)
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7 Citations
5,001 Views
12 Pages

Therapeutic Approaches for C9ORF72-Related ALS: Current Strategies and Future Horizons

  • Marco Cattaneo,
  • Eleonora Giagnorio,
  • Giuseppe Lauria and
  • Stefania Marcuzzo

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of upper and lower motor neurons. One of its major genetic causes is C9ORF72, where mutations lead to hexanucleotide repeat expansions in the C9ORF72 g...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Neurobiology)
  • Article
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39 Citations
8,148 Views
17 Pages

Maize ZmRACK1 Is Involved in the Plant Response to Fungal Phytopathogens

  • Baosheng Wang,
  • Jingjuan Yu,
  • Dengyun Zhu,
  • Yujie Chang and
  • Qian Zhao

26 May 2014

The receptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1) belongs to a protein subfamily containing a tryptophan-aspartic acid-domain (WD) repeat structure. Compelling evidence indicates that RACK1 can interact with many signal molecules and affect different sig...

(This article belongs to the Section Biochemistry)
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33 Citations
5,827 Views
21 Pages

Powerful Antibacterial Peptides from Egg Albumin Hydrolysates

  • Abdul-Raouf Al-Mohammadi,
  • Ali Osman,
  • Gamal Enan,
  • Seham Abdel-Shafi and ,
  • Mona El-Nemer,
  • Mahmoud Sitohy and
  • Mohamed A. Taha
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

13 December 2020

Native egg albumin (NEA) was isolated from hen eggs and hydrolyzed by pepsin to produce hydrolyzed egg albumin (HEA). HEA was chemically characterized and screened for its antibacterial activity against 10 pathogenic bacteria (6 Gram (+) and 4 Gram (...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Peptides on Pathogens)
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  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,405 Views
11 Pages

Constituents of the Roots of Dichapetalum pallidum and Their Anti-Proliferative Activity

  • Dorcas Osei-Safo,
  • Godwin Akpeko Dziwornu,
  • Regina Appiah-Opong,
  • Mary Anti Chama and ,
  • Isaac Tuffour,
  • Reiner Waibel,
  • Richard Amewu and
  • Ivan Addae-Mensah
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

As part of our search for bioactive compounds from the Dichapetalaceae, repeated chromatographic purification of the roots of a hitherto unexamined species, Dichapetalum pallidum, led to the isolation of the newly occurring 7-hydroxydichapetalin P (1...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Natural Product: A Continuing Source of Novel Drug Leads)
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  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,909 Views
15 Pages

The Neurotoxicity of Vesicles Secreted by ALS Patient Myotubes Is Specific to Exosome-Like and Not Larger Subtypes

  • Ekene Anakor,
  • Vanessa Milla,
  • Owen Connolly,
  • Cecile Martinat and ,
  • Pierre Francois Pradat,
  • Julie Dumonceaux,
  • William Duddy and
  • Stephanie Duguez
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

1 March 2022

Extracellular vesicles can mediate communication between tissues, affecting the physiological conditions of recipient cells. They are increasingly investigated in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, the most common form of Motor Neurone Disease, as transp...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Extracellular Vesicles as a Source of Biomarkers for Neurodegenerative Disorders Propagation)
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7 Citations
4,386 Views
19 Pages

CHERP Regulates the Alternative Splicing of pre-mRNAs in the Nucleus

  • Yasutaka Yamanaka,
  • Takaki Ishizuka,
  • Ken-ichi Fujita,
  • Naoko Fujiwara and ,
  • Masashi Kurata and
  • Seiji Masuda
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

25 February 2022

Calcium homeostasis endoplasmic reticulum protein (CHERP) is colocalized with the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) in the endoplasmic reticulum or perinuclear region, and has been involved in intracellular calcium signaling. Structurally,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mechanism and Regulation of Pre-mRNA Splicing 2.0)
  • Review
  • Open Access
30 Citations
9,673 Views
34 Pages

Molecular Mechanisms of Protein Aggregation in ALS-FTD: Focus on TDP-43 and Cellular Protective Responses

  • Enza Maria Verde,
  • Valentina Secco,
  • Andrea Ghezzi,
  • Jessica Mandrioli and
  • Serena Carra

8 May 2025

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) are two neurodegenerative disorders that share common genes and pathomechanisms and are referred to as the ALS-FTD spectrum. A hallmark of ALS-FTD pathology is the abnormal aggrega...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Motor Neuron Diseases: From Molecular Basic Research to Diagnosis and Therapeutics Implications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,642 Views
13 Pages

3 August 2024

The pathogenic expansion of the intronic GGGGCC hexanucleotide located in the non-coding region of the C9orf72 gene represents the most frequent genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). This mutation lea...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Motor Neuron Diseases: From Molecular Basic Research to Diagnosis and Therapeutics Implications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
4,902 Views
17 Pages

p53 Transactivation Domain Mediates Binding and Phase Separation with Poly-PR/GR

  • Sinem Usluer,
  • Emil Spreitzer,
  • Benjamin Bourgeois and
  • Tobias Madl

22 October 2021

The most common genetic cause of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is the presence of poly-PR/GR dipeptide repeats, which are encoded by the chromosome 9 open reading frame 72 (C9orf72) gene. Recently, it was shown...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Functional Landscape of p53)
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28 Citations
8,424 Views
14 Pages

Influence of Skeletal Muscle Carnosine Content on Fatigue during Repeated Resistance Exercise in Recreationally Active Women

  • Alyssa N. Varanoske,
  • Jay R. Hoffman,
  • David D. Church,
  • Ran Wang and ,
  • Kayla M. Baker,
  • Sarah J. Dodd,
  • Nicholas A. Coker,
  • Leonardo P. Oliveira,
  • Virgil L. Dawson and
  • Jeffrey R. Stout
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

7 September 2017

Carnosine is a naturally occurring intramuscular dipeptide that is thought to attenuate fatigue during high-intensity exercise. Carnosine content is influenced by various factors, including gender and diet. Despite research reporting that carnosine c...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,102 Views
13 Pages

Solid-Phase Oligosaccharide Synthesis with Highly Complexed Peptidoglycan Fragments

  • Yuichiro Kadonaga,
  • Ning Wang,
  • Atsushi Shimoyama,
  • Yukari Fujimoto and
  • Koichi Fukase

28 June 2025

Peptidoglycan (PGN) is a component of bacterial cell walls; its fragments are recognized by the cytoplasmic receptors Nod1 and Nod2, thereby promoting the production of inflammatory cytokines and antibodies. To further elucidate these biological defe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 30th Anniversary of Molecules—Recent Advances in Organic Chemistry)
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13 Citations
3,767 Views
15 Pages

Crocin is a hydrophilic carotenoid pigment found in the stigma of Crocus sativus or the fruit of Gardenia jasminoides. In this study, we investigated the effects of Crocin on the activation of the nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain, leucine-ri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioactives and Inflammation)
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  • Open Access
681 Views
26 Pages

Telomere-to-Telomere Genome Assembly of Tremella sanguinea Corroborates Its Placement in Phaeotremella and Dates Its Divergence (Tremellales)

  • Xuelian He,
  • Wenyan Huo,
  • Jianzhao Qi,
  • Lu Dai and ,
  • Ting Qiao,
  • Liguang Zhang,
  • Yu Liu,
  • Peng Qi and
  • Junzhi Li
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

13 August 2026

Tremella sanguinea is a morphologically distinctive gelatinous mycoparasite of Stereum within Tremellales whose generic placement has remained unresolved for lack of high-quality genomic resources. We combined Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing, sh...

(This article belongs to the Section Fungal Genomics, Genetics and Molecular Biology)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
4,270 Views
25 Pages

Beyond Antioxidants: The Emerging Role of Nrf2 Activation in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

  • Minoo Sharbafshaaer,
  • Roberta Pepe,
  • Rosaria Notariale,
  • Fabrizio Canale and ,
  • Gioacchino Tedeschi,
  • Alessandro Tessitore,
  • Paolo Bergamo and
  • Francesca Trojsi
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

10 October 2025

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disorder involving the progressive degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons. While oxidative stress, RNA-binding protein (RBP) pathology, mitochondrial dysfunction, and glial–neuro...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Biology)
  • Perspective
  • Open Access
1 Citations
818 Views
13 Pages

Neurodegenerative diseases represent a major and growing global health burden. Although these disorders are often clinically defined by symptoms and affected brain regions, many are mechanistically linked to abnormal protein accumulation, misfolding,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Molecular Mechanisms of Neurodegenerative Diseases)
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,260 Views
19 Pages

DPP9 as a Potential Novel Mediator in Gastrointestinal Virus Infection

  • Ángela del Castillo-Izquierdo,
  • José María Moreno-Navarrete,
  • Jessica Latorre,
  • María Arnoriaga-Rodríguez and ,
  • Marta Ballanti,
  • Giovanni Monteleone,
  • Omero Alessandro Paoluzi,
  • Geltrude Mingrone,
  • Josep Puig and
  • Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs
  • + 15 authors+ 10 authors

3 November 2022

Dipeptidyl peptidase 9 (DPP9) is a member of the dipeptidyl peptidase IV family. Inhibition of DPP9 has recently been shown to activate the nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat 1 (NLRP1) inflammasome. NLRP1 is known to bind nucleic acids wit...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The 10th Anniversary of Antioxidants: Past, Present and Future)
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  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,949 Views
13 Pages

Inflammation Regulation by Bacterial Molecular Patterns

  • Svetlana V. Guryanova and
  • Anastasiya Kataeva

Stimulation of innate immunity by bacterial molecular patterns can induce an enhanced cellular immune response to pathogens that are associated with innate immune memory shaped by epigenetic changes. Immunological memory can be expressed in the accel...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Innate Immune Memory in Health and Disease)
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13 Citations
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The ergogenic effect of acute carnosine and anserine supplementation: dosing, timing, and underlying mechanism

  • Sarah de Jager,
  • Laura Blancquaert,
  • Thibaux Van der Stede,
  • Eline Lievens and ,
  • Siegrid De Baere,
  • Siska Croubels,
  • Ettore Gilardoni,
  • Luca G. Regazzoni,
  • Giancarlo Aldini and
  • Wim Derave
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

Background: Recent studies suggest that acute-combined carnosine and anserine supplementation has the potential to improve the performance of certain cycling protocols. Yet, data on optimal dose, timing of ingestion, effective exercise range, and mod...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations

Dileucine-supplemented essential amino acids support whole-body anabolism after resistance exercise and serum-stimulated cell-based anabolism

  • Jonathan A. Aguilera,
  • Cassidy T. Tinline-Goodfellow,
  • Matthew J. Lees,
  • Ines Kortebi and ,
  • Daniel W. D. West,
  • Sidney Abou Sawan,
  • Megha Sharma,
  • Raza Bashir,
  • Takeshi M. Barnes and
  • Daniel R. Moore
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

Background: Essential (EAA) and branched chain (BCAA) amino acid ingestion support whole-body anabolism after resistance exercise and can attenuate markers of postexercise myofibrillar protein breakdown (i.e. urinary 3-methylhistidine; 3MH). Leucine...