High-yield Porphyrin Production Through Metabolic Engineering and Biocatalysis

High-yield Porphyrin Production Through Metabolic Engineering and Biocatalysis

This study was published in the journal Nature Biotechnology, with the doi 10.1038/s41587-024-02267-3. The corresponding authors are Haihong Chen and Yaohong Wang from East China University of Science and Technology, and the publication date is April 26, 2024. The article investigates the high-yield production of chlorophyll through metabolic engin...

Oxidative Phosphorylation Regulates B Cell Effector Cytokines and Promotes Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis

Oxidative Phosphorylation Regulates B Cell Effector Cytokines and Promotes Inflammation in Multiple Sclerosis Background Introduction In recent years, the antibody-independent functions of B cells in health and disease have become a research hotspot, particularly their ability to secrete different cytokines that can activate or downregulate local i...

The Tumor-Intrinsic Role of the m6A Reader YTHDF2 in Regulating Immune Evasion

Report: Intrinsic Role of m6A Reader Protein YTHDF2 in Regulating Tumor Immune Evasion Background Introduction In recent years, immunotherapy has become a hotspot in the field of tumor treatment, attracting attention for its ability to break through immune suppression barriers or enhance existing anti-tumor immunity. However, despite some successes...

Conformation- and Activation-Based BRET Sensors Differentially Report on GPCR-G Protein Coupling

Differential Study of GPCR-G Protein Coupling Biosensors Background Introduction G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are important molecules for transmembrane signal transduction, capable of selectively binding to heterotrimeric G proteins composed of Gα, Gβ, and Gγ subunits and regulating various intracellular signaling processes. Studying the fun...

G Protein–Coupled Receptor Endocytosis Generates Spatiotemporal Bias in β-Arrestin Signaling

Academic News Report: The Temporal and Spatial Bias in β-arrestin Signal Transduction Mediated by G Protein-Coupled Receptor Endocytosis Research Background Among cell surface receptor families, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest family. Upon activation by ligands, they interact with various signaling proteins to trigger int...

An antibody that inhibits TGF-β1 release from latent extracellular matrix complexes attenuates the progression of renal fibrosis

An antibody that inhibits TGF-β1 release from latent extracellular matrix complexes attenuates the progression of renal fibrosis

Study of TGF-β1 in Fibrosis Progression: An Exploration of an Antibody Targeting Binding Proteins Research Background Fibrosis is a leading cause of poor prognosis in numerous diseases, such as chronic kidney disease, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Despite the substantial medical need, directly targeting fibrosis ...

Engineered Mini-G Proteins Block the Internalization of Cognate GPCRs and Disrupt Downstream Intracellular Signaling

Mini G Protein Inhibits Internalization of Same GPCR and Disrupts Downstream Intracellular Signaling Introduction G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of transmembrane proteins, regulating cellular responses to external stimuli such as hormones and neurotransmitters. GPCRs transmit signals by coupling with guanine nucleotide-bi...

Cytokines Drive the Formation of Memory-Like NK Cell Subsets via Epigenetic Rewiring and Transcriptional Regulation

Cytokines Drive the Formation of Memory-Like NK Cell Subsets via Epigenetic Rewiring and Transcriptional Regulation

In the context of today’s rapid advancement in science and technology, immunotherapy with natural killer (NK) cells has attracted widespread attention in the scientific community for their potential advantages in combating tumors and viral infections. Especially, the discovery of memory-like NK cells has brought new hope for NK cells as an anticanc...

Ventral Subiculum Promotes Wakefulness Through Several Pathways in Male Mice

The Ventral Subiculum Promotes Wakefulness Through Multiple Pathways in Male Mice Background The ventral subiculum (vsub) is a major output region of the hippocampus, playing a crucial role in motivation, stress integration, and anxiety-like behavior, all of which depend on a high state of wakefulness. However, the role of vsub in wakefulness and i...

Supervised Latent Factor Modeling Isolates Cell-Type-Specific Transcriptomic Modules That Underlie Alzheimer's Disease Progression

Overview A paper titled “Supervised latent factor modeling isolates cell-type-specific transcriptomic modules that underlie Alzheimer’s disease progression” was published in Communications Biology. The paper was co-authored by research scientists from institutions such as McGill University, Université de Montréal, Yale University, and Rush Universi...