Biological aggregates play a crucial role in the pathogenesis of thrombotic diseases, especially thrombin-induced biological aggregates. Therefore, the efficient discovery of thrombin inhibitors is of great significance for the prevention and treatment of thrombotic diseases. In this study, the aggregation precursor protein fluorescent probe was successfully prepared for monitoring the production of biological aggregates induced by thrombin. In this program, the aggregation degree of biomolecules can be quickly monitored through a fluorescence sensing technology. To facilitate the modulation of the biological aggregation process, the application of this advanced fluorescence sensing technology was utilized for the screening of thrombin inhibitors, which are pivotal regulatory molecules in biological aggregation. In addition, by combining the target fishing technique, an integrated model for rapid screening of potential inhibitors in complex extracts was further established. This model not only swiftly detects the presence of inhibitory components within complex systems but also precisely captures and identifies active monomers. After positive drug validation of the screening model, three active monomers, namely, ginkgetin, isoginkgetin, and bilobetin, were accurately screened from 30 natural products. These results highlighted the immense potential of the proposed approach for screening active ingredients from a wide range of natural products.
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J Am Chem Soc
March 2025
Department of Chemistry, and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong 999077, PR China.
Research on room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has been rapidly developed in recent years. However, it is still challenging to realize long-wavelength RTP (>580 nm). In this article, a new strategy is proposed to achieve the red-shifted RTP through constructing dual-ligand MOFs.
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March 2025
Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan.
In this study, the role of phosphorylation in the liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) of tau, the underlying driving forces, and the potential implications of this separation on protein conformation and subsequent protein aggregation were investigated. We compared in vivo-produced phosphorylated tau (p-tau) and nonphosphorylated tau under different coacervation conditions without adding crowding agents. Our findings revealed that spontaneous phase separation occurs exclusively in p-tau, triggered by a temperature shift from 4 °C to room temperature, and is driven by electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions.
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March 2025
Plant-Soil Interactions group, Agroscope, Reckenholzstrasse 191, 8046 Zurich, Switzerland.
As the human population grows, so does the demand for higher agricultural yields. As a result, agricultural intensification practices are increasing while soil health is often declining. Integrating the benefits of microorganisms into agricultural management systems can reduce the need for external resource inputs.
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March 2025
Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory for Tropical Hydrobiology and Biotechnology, Hainan University, Haikou 570228 Hainan Province, China.
Aim: This study aimed to investigate the role of two flgJ genes in flagellar assembly and biofilm regulation in Vibrio alginolyticus.
Methods And Results: To investigate the functions of the flgJ, overexpression and gene knockout techniques were employed. Overexpression of flgJ1 enhanced the strain's growth capacity, leading to a rapid bacterial concentration that initiated biofilm formation.
Anal Chim Acta
May 2025
College of Pharmacy, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, PR China.
Background: Creatinine is a small molecule disease biomarker that reflects kidney function, accurate and effective detection of creatinine will play an important role in the prevention and treatment of diseases. Currently, commonly used creatinine detection methods are limited by expensive instruments, complex sample preparation, many interference factors from biological samples, and environmental factors that can affect the accuracy of the measurement. Therefore, developing a fast, simple, inexpensive, sensitive analysis method that can eliminate background interference and provide multi-detection modes has strong attraction and value.
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