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Membrane Interaction Characteristics of the RTX Toxins and the Cholesterol-Dependence of Their Cytolytic/Cytotoxic Activity
(MDPI, 2024-03-08)
RTX toxins are important virulence factors produced by a wide range of Gram-negative bacteria. They are secreted as water-soluble proteins that are able to bind to the host cell membrane and insert hydrophobic segments ...
The Influence of Lipid Electric Charge on the Binding of Aβ(1–42) Amyloid Peptide to Bilayers in the Liquid-Ordered State
(MDPI, 2024-03-01)
The amyloidogenic Aβ peptides are widely considered as a pathogenic agent in Alzheimer’s disease. Aβ(1-42) would form aggregates of amyloid fibrils on the neuron plasma membranes, thus perturbing neuronal functionality. ...
Development of a high-throughput platform to measure plasmid transfer frequency
(Frontiers Media, 2023-10)
Antibiotic resistance represents one of the greatest threats to global health. The spread of antibiotic resistance genes among bacteria occurs mostly through horizontal gene transfer via conjugation mediated by plasmids. ...
Predictive Modeling and Structure Analysis of Genetic Variants in Familial Hypercholesterolemia: Implications for Diagnosis and Protein Interaction Studies
(Springer Nature, 2023-10)
Purpose of Review Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a hereditary condition characterized by elevated levels of low-
density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease if left ...
Allosteric control of dynamin-related protein 1 through a disordered C-terminal Short Linear Motif
(Nature, 2024-01)
The mechanochemical GTPase dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) catalyzes mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission, but the regulatory mechanisms remain ambiguous. Here we find that a conserved, intrinsically disordered, six-residue ...