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Role of the multidrug resistance efflux pump MexCD-OprJ in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing response (2018)
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Alcalde-Rico, M., Olivares Pacheco, J. A., Alvarez-Ortega, C., Camara, M., & Martinez, J. L. (2018). Role of the multidrug resistance efflux pump MexCD-OprJ in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing response. Frontiers in Microbiology, 9, Article 2752. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02752

Multidrug efflux pumps constitute a category of antibiotic resistance determinants that are a part of the core bacterial genomes. Given their conservation, it is conceivable that they present functions beyond the extrusion of antibiotics currently us... Read More about Role of the multidrug resistance efflux pump MexCD-OprJ in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing response.

Measurement of the total angiotensinogen and its reduced and oxidised forms in human plasma using targeted LC-MS/MS (2018)
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Dahabiyeh, L. A., Tooth, D., Carrell, R. W., Read, R. J., Yan, Y., Pipkin, F. B., & Barrett, D. A. (2019). Measurement of the total angiotensinogen and its reduced and oxidised forms in human plasma using targeted LC-MS/MS. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 411(2), 427–437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-018-1455-2

Angiotensinogen (AGT) is a critical protein in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and may have an important role in the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia. The disulphide linkage between cysteines 18 and 138 has a key role in the redox switch of AGT... Read More about Measurement of the total angiotensinogen and its reduced and oxidised forms in human plasma using targeted LC-MS/MS.

New generation of bioreactors that advance extracellular matrix modelling and tissue engineering (2018)
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Ahmed, S., Chauhan, V. M., Ghaemmaghami, A. M., & Aylott, J. W. (2019). New generation of bioreactors that advance extracellular matrix modelling and tissue engineering. Biotechnology Letters, 41(1), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-018-2611-7

Bioreactors hold a lot of promise for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications. They have multiple uses including cell cultivation for therapeutic production and for in vitro organ modelling to provide a more physiologically relevant... Read More about New generation of bioreactors that advance extracellular matrix modelling and tissue engineering.

A comprehensive screening of copy-number variability in dementia with Lewy bodies (2018)
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Kun-Rodrigues, C., Orme, T., Carmona, S., Hernandez, D. G., Ross, O. A., Eicher, J. D., …Bras, J. (2019). A comprehensive screening of copy-number variability in dementia with Lewy bodies. Neurobiology of Aging, 75, 223.e1-223.e10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.10.019

The role of genetic variability in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is now indisputable, however data regarding copy number variation (CNV) in this disease has been lacking. Here, we used whole genome genotyping of 1,454 DLB cases and 1,525 controls t... Read More about A comprehensive screening of copy-number variability in dementia with Lewy bodies.

The significance of prey avoidance behaviour for the maintenance of a predator colour polymorphism (2018)
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Ajuria Ibarra, H., Kinahan, M., Marcetteau, J., Mehigan, A., Ziegelmeier, R., & Reader, T. (2019). The significance of prey avoidance behaviour for the maintenance of a predator colour polymorphism. Behavioral Ecology, 30(1), 240–248. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/ary129

The existence of conspicuous colour polymorphisms in animals provides an ideal opportunity to examine the mechanisms which determine genetic and phenotypic variation in populations. It is well known that directional and negative frequency-dependent s... Read More about The significance of prey avoidance behaviour for the maintenance of a predator colour polymorphism.

Gfi1aa and Gfi1b set the pace for primitive erythroblast differentiation from hemangioblasts in the zebrafish embryo (2018)
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Moore, C., Richens, J. L., Hough, Y., Ucanok, D., Malla, S., Sang, F., …Gering, M. (2018). Gfi1aa and Gfi1b set the pace for primitive erythroblast differentiation from hemangioblasts in the zebrafish embryo. Blood Advances, 2(20), 2589-2606. https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2018020156

The transcriptional repressors Gfi1(a) and Gfi1b are epigenetic regulators with unique and overlapping roles in hematopoiesis. In different contexts, Gfi1 and Gfi1b restrict or promote cell proliferation, prevent apoptosis, influence cell fate decisi... Read More about Gfi1aa and Gfi1b set the pace for primitive erythroblast differentiation from hemangioblasts in the zebrafish embryo.

Preassembled GPCR signaling complexes mediate distinct cellular responses to ultralow ligand concentrations (2018)
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Civciristov, S., Ellisdon, A. M., Suderman, R., Pon, C. K., Evans, B. A., Kleifeld, O., …Halls, M. L. (2018). Preassembled GPCR signaling complexes mediate distinct cellular responses to ultralow ligand concentrations. Science Signaling, 11(551), Article eaan1188. https://doi.org/10.1126/scisignal.aan1188

G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of cell surface signaling proteins, participate in nearly all physiological processes, and are the targets of 30% of marketed drugs. Typically, nanomolar to micromolar concentrations of ligand... Read More about Preassembled GPCR signaling complexes mediate distinct cellular responses to ultralow ligand concentrations.

Mutation rates: simpler than we thought? (2018)
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Brookfield, J. F. (2018). Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?. Current Biology, 28(19), R1149-R1151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.067

Mutation rate variation is often explained by varying optimal rates, or through effective population sizes determining the effectiveness of selection. But a rate difference between humans and owl monkeys is now explained mechanistically as a conseque... Read More about Mutation rates: simpler than we thought?.

Analgesic effects of the cathepsin K inhibitor L-006235 in the monosodium iodoacetate model of osteoarthritis pain (2018)
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Nwosu, L. N., Gowler, P. R., Burston, J. J., Rizoska, B., Tunblad, K., Lindström, E., …Chapman, V. (2018). Analgesic effects of the cathepsin K inhibitor L-006235 in the monosodium iodoacetate model of osteoarthritis pain. PAIN Reports, 3(6), Article 685. https://doi.org/10.1097/PR9.0000000000000685

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The International Association for the Study of Pain. Introduction: The mounting evidence that osteoclasts play an important role in osteoarthritis (OA) pain lead us to invest... Read More about Analgesic effects of the cathepsin K inhibitor L-006235 in the monosodium iodoacetate model of osteoarthritis pain.

Chemical modulation of autophagy as an adjunct to chemotherapy in childhood and adolescent brain tumors (2018)
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Servante, J., Estranero, J., Meijer, L., Layfield, R., & Grundy, R. (2018). Chemical modulation of autophagy as an adjunct to chemotherapy in childhood and adolescent brain tumors. Oncotarget, 9(81), 35266-35277. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.26186

Brain tumors are the leading cause of cancer-related death in children and are the most challenging childhood cancer in relation to diagnosis, treatment, and outcome. One potential novel strategy to improve outcomes in cancer involves the manipulati... Read More about Chemical modulation of autophagy as an adjunct to chemotherapy in childhood and adolescent brain tumors.