Biotic and abiotic stresses constrain plant growth worldwide. Therefore, under-standing the molecular mechanisms contributing to plant resilience is key to achieving food security. In recent years, proteins containing dopamine beta-monooxygenase N-terminal ...
Living cells operate as thermodynamically open systems, perpetually sustained far from equilibrium by the continuous dissipation of energy. Among the most striking manifestations of this principle is proteostasis: the dynamic maintenance of the cellular pr ...
Heparin and heparan sulfate (HS) glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), essential components of the extracellular matrix (ECM), regulate a vast array of biological processes by modulating protein interactions and cellular signaling. Their structural complexity, driven ...
R-RAS2/TC21, a member of the R-RAS subfamily of GTP-binding proteins, shares structural and signaling properties with the RAS subfamily proteins H-, K-, and N-RAS. However, little information is available regarding its role in normal cells and the level of ...
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) produces proteins destined to organelles of the endocytic and secretory pathways, the plasma membrane, and the extracellular space. While native proteins are transported to their intra- or extracellular site of activity, fold ...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global public health issue, affecting over 800 million people and ranking as the 9th leading cause of death worldwide, with complications such as cardiovascular disease and muscle wasting contributing to its high mortality ...
Self-regeneration is a key function of living systems that needs to be recapitulated in vitro to create a living synthetic cell. A major limiting factor for protein self-regeneration in the PURE cell-free transcription-translation system is its high protei ...
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are innate immune effectors first studied for their role in host defence. Recent studies have implicated these peptides in the clearance of aberrant cells and in neurodegenerative syndromes. In Drosophila, many AMPs are produc ...
Diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs) including Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease is challenging owing to the lack of tools to detect preclinical biomarkers. The misfolding of proteins into oligomeric and fibrillar aggregates plays an i ...
Nicotinamide riboside kinases (NRKs) control the conversion of dietary Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) to NAD(+), but little is known about their contribution to endogenous NAD(+) turnover and muscle plasticity during skeletal muscle growth and remodeling. Usin ...
