Publications by authors named "K L Holden"

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  • CRISPR-Cas13 systems are popular in research but face challenges due to unintended effects in mammalian cells and the need for improved efficiency.
  • This study optimized targeting in zebrafish by using modified gRNAs and refining nuclear RNA-targeting methods, achieving effective depletion of specific mRNAs with minimal side effects.
  • The research also explored alternative CRISPR-Cas systems that reduce collateral activity, contributing to better RNA targeting strategies and broader applications of CRISPR technology.
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Gram-positive bacterial infections present a major clinical challenge, with methicillin- and vancomycin-resistant strains continuing to be a cause for concern. In recent years, semisynthetic vancomycin derivatives have been developed to overcome this problem as exemplified by the clinically used telavancin, which exhibits increased antibacterial potency but has also raised toxicity concerns. Thus, glycopeptide antibiotics with enhanced antibacterial activities and improved safety profiles are still necessary.

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Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is characterized by a developmental insult which compromises cardiopulmonary embryology and results in a diaphragmatic defect, allowing abdominal organs to herniate into the hemithorax. Among the significant pathophysiologic components of this condition is pulmonary hypertension (PH), alongside pulmonary hypoplasia and cardiac dysfunction. Fetal pulmonary vascular development coincides with lung development, with the pulmonary vasculature evolving alongside lung maturation.

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Objective: Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) associated with hydrops is rare. The aim of this study was to describe the incidence of this combination of anomalies and the postnatal outcomes from a large database for CDH.

Study Design: Data from the multicenter, multinational database on infants with prenatally diagnosed CDH (CDHSG Registry) born from 2015 to 2021 were analyzed.

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Antibodies are essential research tools whose performance directly impacts research conclusions and reproducibility. Owing to its central role in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, hundreds of distinct antibody clones have been developed against the microtubule-associated protein Tau and its multiple proteoforms. Despite this breadth of offer, limited understanding of their performance and poor antibody selectivity have hindered research progress.

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