Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) are important sulfated carbohydrates prevalently found in the extracellular matrix that serve many biological functions. The synthesis of structurally diverse but defined GAGs is extremely challenging as one has to account for the various sulfation patterns. Described is the automated synthesis of chondroitin sulfate hexasaccharides on a solid support equipped with a photolabile linker. The linker cleavage from the resin is performed in a continuous-flow photoreactor under chemically mild conditions. This approach serves as a general scheme to access oligosaccharides of all GAG families.
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Commun Biol
January 2025
Université Paris-Saclay, INSERM U1204, Univ Evry, Structure-Activité des Biomolécules Normales et Pathologiques (SABNP), Evry-Courcouronnes, France.
Protein aggregation is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative disorders, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), in which TDP-43, a nuclear RNA-binding protein, forms cytoplasmic inclusions. Here, we have developed a robust and automated method to assess protein self-assembly in the cytoplasm using microtubules as nanoplatforms. Importantly, we have analyzed specifically the self-assembly of full-length TDP-43 and its mRNA binding that are regulated by the phosphorylation of its self-adhesive C-terminus, which is the recipient of many pathological mutations.
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J Chem Inf Model
January 2025
Center for Engineering Concepts Development, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States.
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January 2025
Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.
Controlled synthesis of faceted nanoparticles on surfaces without explicit use of ligands has gained attention due to their promising applications in electrocatalysis and chemical sensing. Electrodeposition is a desirable method; however, precise control over their size, spatial distribution, and morphology requires extensive optimization. Here, we report the spatially resolved synthesis of shape-controlled Pt nanoparticles and fast screening of synthesis conditions in scanning electrochemical cell microscopy (SECCM) with pulse potentials.
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January 2025
Boyce Thompson Institute, 533 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY, USA.
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