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Lipids in Mitochondrial Macroautophagy: Phase Behavior of Bilayers Containing Cardiolipin and Ceramide
(MDPI, 2023-03-07)
Cardiolipin (CL) is a key lipid for damaged mitochondrial recognition by the LC3/GABARAP human autophagy proteins. The role of ceramide (Cer) in this process is unclear, but CL and Cer have been proposed to coexist in ...
Liquid-crystalline, liquid-ordered, rippled and gel lipid bilayer phases as observed with nile red fluorescence
(Elsevier, 2022-10)
The basic matrix of cellular membranes consists of a double layer (bilayer) of phospholipids. Semisynthetic lipid bilayers are commonly used in biophysical studies of membranes. According to tem-perature and composition, ...
LC3 subfamily in cardiolipin-mediated mitophagy: a comparison of the LC3A, LC3B and LC3C homologs
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-12)
Externalization of the phospholipid cardiolipin (CL) to the outer mitochondrial membrane has been proposed to act as a mitophagy trigger. CL would act as a signal for binding the LC3 macroauto-phagy/autophagy proteins. As ...
Effect of ATG12–ATG5-ATG16L1 autophagy E3-like complex on the ability of LC3/GABARAP proteins to induce vesicle tethering and fusion
(Springer, 2023-02)
In macroautophagy, the autophagosome (AP) engulfs portions of cytoplasm to allow their lysosomal degradation. AP formation in humans requires the concerted action of the ATG12 and LC3/GABARAP conjugation systems. The ...
Patches and Blebs: A Comparative Study of the Composition and Biophysical Properties of Two Plasma Membrane Preparations from CHO Cells
(MDPI, 2020-04-10)
This study was aimed at preparing and characterizing plasma membranes (PM) from Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells. Two methods of PM preparation were applied, one based on adhering cells to a poly-lysine-coated surface, ...
CircRNAome of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Deciphering Subtype-Specific Expression Profiles and Involvement in TCF3::PBX1 ALL
(MDPI, 2024-01-25)
Childhood B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) is a heterogeneous disease comprising multiple molecular subgroups with subtype-specific expression profiles. Recently, a new type of ncRNA, termed circular RNA (circRNA), ...
Nucleophosmin interaction with APE1: Insights into DNA repair regulation
(Elsevier, 2020-01-30)
[EN] Nucleophosmin (NPM1), an abundant, nucleolar protein with multiple functions affecting cell homeostasis, has also been recently involved in DNA damage repair. The roles of NPM1 in different repair pathways remain ...
Evaluation of Various Types of Alginate Inks for Light-Mediated Extrusion 3D Printing
(MDPI, 2024-04-04)
Naturally derived biopolymers modifying or combining with other components are excellent candidates to promote the full potential of additive manufacturing in biomedicine, cosmetics, and the food industry. This work aims ...
Extrusion-Based 3D Printing of Photocrosslinkable Chitosan Inks
(MDPI, 2024-02-04)
Photocuring of chitosan has shown great promise in the extrusion-based 3D printing of scaffolds for advanced biomedical and tissue engineering applications. However, the poor mechanical stability of methacrylated chitosan ...
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 ...