Publications by authors named "L Signor"
As the field of luminescence thermometry has matured, practical applications of luminescence thermometry techniques have grown in both frequency and scope. Due to the biocompatibility of most luminescent thermometers, many of these applications fall within the realm of biology. However, luminescence thermometry is increasingly employed beyond the biological realm, with expanding applications in areas such as thermal characterization of microelectronics, catalysis, and plasmonics.
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- IbeA is a virulence factor specific to pathogenic E. coli strains that aids in host cell invasion and survival under stress, playing a significant role in diseases like Crohn's.
- Its biological function is still largely unknown, but recent studies show it is a soluble, homodimeric flavoprotein that preferentially binds to FAD, which might be crucial for its role in enhancing inflammation.
- Advanced techniques like mass spectrometry and molecular modeling have helped identify IbeA's structure and FAD binding pocket, suggesting that it affects host cell survival through redox modulation.
The synthesis of fatty acids from acetyl-coenzyme A (AcCoA) is deregulated in diverse pathologies, including cancer. Here, we report that fatty acid accumulation is negatively regulated by nucleoside diphosphate kinases 1 and 2 (NME1/2), housekeeping enzymes involved in nucleotide homeostasis that were recently found to bind CoA. We show that NME1 additionally binds AcCoA and that ligand recognition involves a unique binding mode dependent on the CoA/AcCoA 3' phosphate.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGuatemala implemented wastewater-based poliovirus surveillance in 2018, and three genetically unrelated vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs) were detected in 2019. The Ministry of Health (MoH) response included event investigation through institutional and community retrospective case searches for acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) during 2018-2020 and a bivalent oral polio/measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination campaign in September 2019. This response was reviewed by an international expert team in July 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComplement C1s association with the pathogenesis of several diseases cannot be simply explained only by considering its main role in activating the classical complement pathway. This suggests that non-canonical functions are to be deciphered for this protease. Here the focus is on C1s cleavage of HMGB1 as an auxiliary target.
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