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Yttrium-Enriched Phosphate Glass-Ceramic Microspheres for Bone Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment (2024)
Journal Article
Milborne, B., Arjuna, A., Islam, T., Arafat, A., Layfield, R., Thompson, A., & Ahmed, I. (in press). Yttrium-Enriched Phosphate Glass-Ceramic Microspheres for Bone Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment. Journal of the American Chemical Society,

This study presents the development and characterisation of high yttrium-content phosphate-based glass-ceramic microspheres for potential applications in bone cancer radiotherapy treatment. The microspheres produced via flame spheroidisa-tion, follow... Read More about Yttrium-Enriched Phosphate Glass-Ceramic Microspheres for Bone Cancer Radiotherapy Treatment.

Global co-regulatory cross talk between m6A and m5C RNA methylation systems coordinate cellular responses and brain disease pathways (2024)
Journal Article
Chukwuma Orji, O., Stones, J., Bagia, S., Markus, R., Demirbugen Öz, M., & Knight, H. (in press). Global co-regulatory cross talk between m6A and m5C RNA methylation systems coordinate cellular responses and brain disease pathways. Molecular Neurobiology,

N6 adenosine and C5 cytosine modification of mRNAs, tRNAs and rRNAs are regulated by the behaviour of distinct sets of writer, reader and eraser effector proteins which are conventionally considered to function independently. Here, we provide evidenc... Read More about Global co-regulatory cross talk between m6A and m5C RNA methylation systems coordinate cellular responses and brain disease pathways.

Exploiting phenotypic heterogeneity to improve production of glutathione by yeast (2024)
Journal Article
Xu, M., Vallières, C., Finnis, C., Winzer, K., & Avery, S. V. (2024). Exploiting phenotypic heterogeneity to improve production of glutathione by yeast. Microbial Cell Factories, 23, Article 267. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-024-02536-5

Background
Gene expression noise (variation in gene expression among individual cells of a genetically uniform cell population) can result in heterogenous metabolite production by industrial microorganisms, with cultures containing both low- and hig... Read More about Exploiting phenotypic heterogeneity to improve production of glutathione by yeast.

International review of blood donation screening for anti‐HBc and occult hepatitis B virus infection (2024)
Journal Article
Fu, M. X., Faddy, H. M., Candotti, D., Groves, J., Saa, P., Styles, C., Adesina, O., Perez Carrillo, J., Seltsam, A., Weber‐Schehl, M., O'Brien, S. F., Drews, S. J., Benyin Aidoo, N., Pajares, Á. L., Navarro Perez, L., Deng, X., van de Laar, T., Laperche, S., Lehtisalo, R., Yilmaz, S., …on behalf of the Virology subgroup of the ISBT WP-TTID. (2024). International review of blood donation screening for anti‐HBc and occult hepatitis B virus infection. Transfusion, https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.18018

Background
Hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) screening has been implemented in many blood establishments to help prevent transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), including from donors with occult HBV infection (OBI). We review HBV screening algor... Read More about International review of blood donation screening for anti‐HBc and occult hepatitis B virus infection.

The expanding role of cap-adjacent modifications in animals (2024)
Journal Article
Bellows, E., Fray, R. G., Knight, H. M., & Archer, N. (2024). The expanding role of cap-adjacent modifications in animals. Frontiers in RNA Research, 2, Article 1485307. https://doi.org/10.3389/frnar.2024.1485307

Eukaryotic mRNA cap structures directly influence mRNA stability, translation, and immune recognition. While the significance of the mRNA cap itself has been well-established, recent research has revealed the intricate modifications to the nucleotide... Read More about The expanding role of cap-adjacent modifications in animals.

Local cryptic diversity in salinity adaptation mechanisms in the wild outcrossing Brassica fruticulosa (2024)
Journal Article
Busoms, S., da Silva, A. C., Escolà, G., Abdilzadeh, R., Curran, E., Bollmann-Giolai, A., Bray, S., Wilson, M., Poschenrieder, C., & Yant, L. (2024). Local cryptic diversity in salinity adaptation mechanisms in the wild outcrossing Brassica fruticulosa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(40), Article e2407821121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2407821121

It is normally supposed that populations of the same species should evolve shared mechanisms of adaptation to common stressors due to evolutionary constraint. Here, we describe a system of within-species local adaptation to coastal habitats, Brassica... Read More about Local cryptic diversity in salinity adaptation mechanisms in the wild outcrossing Brassica fruticulosa.

Discovery and Computational Modelling of Adsorbent Polymers that Effectively Immobilize SARS-CoV-2 with Potential Practical Applications (2024)
Journal Article
Xue, X., Duncan, J. D., Coleman, C. M., Contreas, L., Blackburn, C., Vivero-Lopez, M., Williams, P. M., Ball, J. K., Alexander, C., & Alexander, M. R. (2024). Discovery and Computational Modelling of Adsorbent Polymers that Effectively Immobilize SARS-CoV-2 with Potential Practical Applications. Cell Reports Physical Science, 5(9), Article 102204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2024.102204

Viral translocation is considered a common way for respiratory viruses to spread and contaminate the surrounding environment. Thus, the discovery of non-eluting polymers that immobilize severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) upo... Read More about Discovery and Computational Modelling of Adsorbent Polymers that Effectively Immobilize SARS-CoV-2 with Potential Practical Applications.

Paternal under and over nutrition modify semen composition and preimplantation embryo developmental kinetics in mice (2024)
Journal Article
Morgan, H. L., Eid, N., Holmes, N., Henson, S., Wright, V., Coveney, C., Winder, C., O’Neil, D. M., Dunn, W. B., Boocock, D. J., & Watkins, A. J. (2024). Paternal under and over nutrition modify semen composition and preimplantation embryo developmental kinetics in mice. BMC Biology, 22, Article 207. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-024-01992-0

Background: The importance of parental diet in relation to eventual offspring health is increasing in prominence due to the increased frequency of parents of reproductive age consuming poor diets. Whilst maternal health and offspring outcome have bee... Read More about Paternal under and over nutrition modify semen composition and preimplantation embryo developmental kinetics in mice.

Enhanced 4-hydroxybutyrate incorporation into the PHA terpolymer of Haloferax mediterranei by heterologous expression of 4-hydroxybutyrate-CoA transferases/synthetases (2024)
Journal Article
Zheng, X., Chacón, M., Allers, T., Dixon, N., & Winterburn, J. (2024). Enhanced 4-hydroxybutyrate incorporation into the PHA terpolymer of Haloferax mediterranei by heterologous expression of 4-hydroxybutyrate-CoA transferases/synthetases. Biochemical Engineering Journal, 212, Article 109498. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2024.109498

The polyhydroxyalkanoate terpolymer, P[(3HB)-co-(3HV)-co-(4HB)], is a promising plastic alternative for specialized applications, notably in medical and pharmaceutical sectors. Haloferax mediterranei (Hfx), an extreme halophile arch... Read More about Enhanced 4-hydroxybutyrate incorporation into the PHA terpolymer of Haloferax mediterranei by heterologous expression of 4-hydroxybutyrate-CoA transferases/synthetases.

Structuring white rice with gellan gum reduces the glycemic response in healthy humans (2024)
Journal Article
Alshammari, N. A., Riches, K., Muttakin, S., Hoad, C. L., Strkalj, L., Gouseti, O., Bakalis, S., Lovegrove, A., Spiller, R. C., Gowland, P. A., Aithal, G. P., Yakubov, G. E., Taylor, M. A., & Marciani, L. (2024). Structuring white rice with gellan gum reduces the glycemic response in healthy humans. Food Research International, 196, Article 115090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.115090

White rice has a high glycemic index and its consumption has been linked to an increased risk of developing type-2 diabetes mellitus, increased diabetes associated complications and obesity. In recent in vitro studies we have shown that addition of f... Read More about Structuring white rice with gellan gum reduces the glycemic response in healthy humans.

Dually Labeled Neurotensin NTS1R Ligands for Probing Radiochemical and Fluorescence-Based Binding Assays (2024)
Journal Article
Ertl, F. J., Kopanchuk, S., Dijon, N. C., Veikšina, S., Tahk, M.-J., Laasfeld, T., Schettler, F., Gattor, A. O., Hübner, H., Archipowa, N., Köckenberger, J., Heinrich, M. R., Gmeiner, P., Kutta, R. J., Holliday, N. D., Rinken, A., & Keller, M. (2024). Dually Labeled Neurotensin NTS1R Ligands for Probing Radiochemical and Fluorescence-Based Binding Assays. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 67(18), 16664-16691. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01470

The determination of ligand-receptor binding affinities plays a key role in the development process of pharmaceuticals. While the classical radiochemical binding assay uses radioligands, fluorescence-based binding assays require fluorescent probes. U... Read More about Dually Labeled Neurotensin NTS1R Ligands for Probing Radiochemical and Fluorescence-Based Binding Assays.

Optogenetic control of Drosophila neurons: a laboratory practical for undergraduates and outreach (2024)
Journal Article
Renault, A. D. (in press). Optogenetic control of Drosophila neurons: a laboratory practical for undergraduates and outreach. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00086-24

Teaching aspects of neuroscience to large undergraduate classes can be difficult in terms of the cost of equipment involved such as microscopes and electrophysiology equipment, the time taken to master techniques such as dissection or intracellular r... Read More about Optogenetic control of Drosophila neurons: a laboratory practical for undergraduates and outreach.

The human HELQ helicase and XRN2 exoribonuclease cooperate in R-loop resolution (2024)
Journal Article
Pan, J., Betts, H., Cubbon, A., Bolt, E., Soultanas, P., & He, L. (in press). The human HELQ helicase and XRN2 exoribonuclease cooperate in R-loop resolution. Open Biology,

The human HELQ helicase is a superfamily 2, 3’-5’ helicase homologous to POLQ and RNA helicases of the Ski2-like subfamily. It is involved in diverse aspects of DNA repair and is an emerging prognosis biomarker and novel drug-target for cancer therap... Read More about The human HELQ helicase and XRN2 exoribonuclease cooperate in R-loop resolution.

Effects of muscle strength training combined with aerobic training versus aerobic training alone on cardiovascular disease risk indicators in patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials (2024)
Journal Article
Terada, T., Pap, R., Thomas, A., Wei, R., Noda, T., Visintini, S., & Reed, J. L. (2024). Effects of muscle strength training combined with aerobic training versus aerobic training alone on cardiovascular disease risk indicators in patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2024-108530

Objective: To compare the effects of aerobic training combined with muscle strength training (hereafter referred to as combined training) to aerobic training alone on cardiovascular disease risk indicators in patients with coronary artery disease (CA... Read More about Effects of muscle strength training combined with aerobic training versus aerobic training alone on cardiovascular disease risk indicators in patients with coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials.

Stable Platform for Mevalonate Bioproduction from CO2 (2024)
Journal Article
Garavaglia, M., McGregor, C., Bommareddy, R. R., Irorere, V., Arenas, C., Robazza, A., Minton, N. P., & Kovacs, K. (2024). Stable Platform for Mevalonate Bioproduction from CO2. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 12(36), 13486-13499. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c03561

Stable production of value-added products using a microbial chassis is pivotal for determining the industrial suitability of the engineered biocatalyst. Microbial cells often lose the multicopy expression plasmids during long-term cultivations. Owing... Read More about Stable Platform for Mevalonate Bioproduction from CO2.

Natural product pharmacology: the British Journal of Pharmacology perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Izzo, A. A., Papapetropoulos, A., Alexander, S. P. H., Cortese‐Krott, M., Kendall, D. A., Martemyanov, K. A., Mauro, C., Panettieri, R. A., Patel, H. H., Schulz, R., Stefanska, B., Stephens, G. J., Teixeira, M. M., Vergnolle, N., & Ferdinandy, P. (2024). Natural product pharmacology: the British Journal of Pharmacology perspective. British Journal of Pharmacology, https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.17300

Natural products (NPs) have long been used as a rich source of bioactive compounds for drug development. Recent technological advancements have revitalised natural products research as evidenced by increased publications in this field. In this editor... Read More about Natural product pharmacology: the British Journal of Pharmacology perspective.

Determination of hATG8 Binding Selectivity of AIM (Autophagy-Interacting Motif) Peptides Using Native Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (2024)
Book Chapter
Brennan, A., Oldham, N., Layfield, R., & Scott, D. (2024). Determination of hATG8 Binding Selectivity of AIM (Autophagy-Interacting Motif) Peptides Using Native Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. In I. P. Nezis (Ed.), Selective autophagy: methods and protocols (237-246). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-4067-8_19

Establishing the hATG8 binding selectivity of AIM (autophagy-interacting motif) sequences found within autophagy system proteins provides insights into their biological roles, and in the case of disease-associated AIM mutations, potential pathophysio... Read More about Determination of hATG8 Binding Selectivity of AIM (Autophagy-Interacting Motif) Peptides Using Native Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry.

Variability of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with atrial fibrillation and determination of exercise responders to high-intensity interval training and moderate-to-vigorous intensity continuous training (2024)
Journal Article
Terada, T., Keir, D. A., Murias, J. M., Vidal-Almela, S., Buckley, J., & Reed, J. L. (2024). Variability of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with atrial fibrillation and determination of exercise responders to high-intensity interval training and moderate-to-vigorous intensity continuous training. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, https://doi.org/10.1139/apnm-2024-0060

Disabling atrial fibrillation (AF)-related symptoms and different testing settings may influence day-to-day cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) measurements, which can affect exercise prescription for high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and m... Read More about Variability of cardiopulmonary exercise testing in patients with atrial fibrillation and determination of exercise responders to high-intensity interval training and moderate-to-vigorous intensity continuous training.

Cost-effectiveness of HCC Surveillance Strategies in Patients With Compensated Liver Cirrhosis in the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article
Garay, O. U., Ambühl, L. E., Bird, T. G., Barnes, E., Irving, W. L., Walkley, R., & Rowe, I. A. (2024). Cost-effectiveness of HCC Surveillance Strategies in Patients With Compensated Liver Cirrhosis in the United Kingdom. Value in Health, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2024.07.015

This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness (CE) of four hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) surveillance strategies in the UK, the GAAD algorithm, which combines gender (biological sex) and age with Elecsys® biomarker assays, alpha-fetoprotein (A... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of HCC Surveillance Strategies in Patients With Compensated Liver Cirrhosis in the United Kingdom.