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Front Plant Sci
January 2025
Cell Biology Group - Instituto para la Conservación y Mejora de la Agrodiversidad Valenciana (COMAV) Institute, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain.
Calcium (Ca) is a universal signaling cation with a prominent role as second messenger in many different plant processes, including sexual reproduction. However, there is much less knowledge about the involvement of Ca during embryogenesis processes. In this work we performed a study of Ca levels during the different stages of microspore embryogenesis in , with special attention to how Ca can influence the occurrence of different embryogenic structures with different embryogenic potential.
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September 2024
SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing Consortium, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Background: During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, dominant viral variants were repeatedly replaced by new variants with altered properties, frequently changing the dynamics of the infection event, as well as the effectiveness of vaccines and therapeutics. SARS-CoV-2 variant monitoring by whole genome sequencing was established at the University Medical Center Mainz, Germany to support patient management during the pandemic.
Methods: SARS-CoV-2 RNA samples from the University Medical Center were analysed weekly with whole genome sequencing.
Chem Sci
January 2025
Université de Lorraine, CNRS, IMoPA F-54000 Nancy France
The polyketide specialized metabolites of bacteria are attractive targets for generating analogues, with the goal of improving their pharmaceutical properties. Here, we aimed to produce C-26 derivatives of the giant anti-cancer stambomycin macrolides using a mutasynthesis approach, as this position has been shown previously to directly impact bioactivity. For this, we leveraged the intrinsically broad specificity of the acyl transferase domain (AT) of the modular polyketide synthase (PKS), which is responsible for the alkyl branching functionality at this position.
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November 2024
Department of Ophthalmology, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of disease stage, frequency and clustering of visual field (VF) tests, inclusion of 1 or both eyes, and 1 (1 arm; before and after a treatment) or 2 groups (2 arms; treatment and control arm) on sample size calculation in clinical trials.
Design: Clinical cohort study.
Participants: A series of VFs were simulated based on test-retest VF data in the early, moderate, and advanced stages of glaucoma with 231, 204, and 226 eyes, respectively.
RSC Med Chem
January 2025
Institute of Pharmaceutical Science, King's College London Stamford Street London SE1 9NH UK +44 (0) 20 7848 9532.
-Formyl peptide receptors (FPRs) are membrane receptors that are abundantly expressed in innate immune cells, including neutrophils and platelets, demonstrating potential new targets for immune system regulation and the treatment of inflammatory conditions. We report here the development and bio-physical validation of new FPR imaging agents as effective tools to track FPR distribution, localisation and functions, ultimately helping to establish FPR exact roles and functions in pathological and physiological conditions. The new series of probes feature a small molecule-based FPR address system conjugated to suitable fluorophores, resulting in highly specific FPR agents, including a partial agonist endowed with high affinity ( low/sub-nanomolar potency) on FPR-transfected cells and human neutrophils.
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