Identification of CTL Epitopes on Efflux Pumps of the ATP-Binding Cassette and the Major Facilitator Superfamily of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Yan Lin, Yu Dong, Yanfeng Gao, Ranran Shi, Yubing Li, Xiuman Zhou, Wenwen Liu, Guodong Li, Yuanming Qi, Yahong Wu

“…In this study, we identified cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitopes on drug resistance-associated membrane protein efflux pumps of MTB, the ATP-binding cassette and the major facilitator superfamilies. …”
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The impact of intermittent preventive treatment in school aged children with dihydroartemisinin piperaquine and artesunate amodiaquine on IgG response against six blood stage Plasm... by Eric Lyimo, Geofrey Makenga, Louise Turner, Thomas Lavstsen, John P A Lusingu, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden, Daniel T R Minja, Christian W Wang, Vito Baraka

“…This study compared IgG reactivity against GLURP-R2, MSP1, MSP3, and CIDR domains (CIDRa1.1, CIDRa1.4, and CIDRa1.5) of Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP-1) in intervention and control groups using enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. …”
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Identification and Characterization of the <i>LecRLKs</i> Gene Family in Maize, and Its Role Under Biotic and Abiotic Stress by Xiangbo Yang, Ziqi Chen, Jianyu Lu, Xuancheng Wei, Yanying Yao, Wendi Lv, Jiarui Han, Jianbo Fei

“…Plant lectin receptor-like kinases (LecRLKs) are plant membrane protein receptor kinases. Lectin-like receptor kinases play a crucial role in regulating plant growth, development, and responses to environmental stimuli. …”
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis by J. Čemerkaitė, I. Kaukėnaitė, R. Liutkevičienė

“…The main pathogenetic mechanism of NMOSD is the interaction of aquaporin-4 (AQP4), an integral astrocyte plasma membrane protein, and antibodies against aquaporin-4 (AQP4-IgG). …”
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Vaccinomics Approach for Designing Potential Peptide Vaccine by Targeting Shigella spp. Serine Protease Autotransporter Subfamily Protein SigA by Arafat Rahman Oany, Tahmina Pervin, Mamun Mia, Motaher Hossain, Mohammad Shahnaij, Shahin Mahmud, K. M. Kaderi Kibria

“…Casein-degrading serine protease autotransporter of enterobacteriaceae (SPATE) subfamily protein SigA, an outer membrane protein, exerts both cytopathic and enterotoxic effects especially cytopathic to human epithelial cell type-2 (HEp-2) and is shown to be highly immunogenic. …”
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Effects of orally exposed SiO2 nanoparticles on lipid profiles in gut-liver axis of mice by Kuanhang Li, Zhengzheng Zhou, Yi Cao

“…However, lysosomal-associated membrane protein 2 (Lamp2) showed different trend, that it was significantly increased in intestines but decreased in livers. …”
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Study on Management of Blood Transfusion Therapy in Patients with Hereditary Spherocytosis by Shiyue Ma, Lingjian Tang, Chaoli Wu, Hui Tang, Xue Pu, Jinhong Niu

“…Based on the sequencing results, the type of mutated membrane protein in each proband was analyzed using the eosin-5′-maleimide (EMA) binding test and sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). …”
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O Serogroup-Specific Touchdown-Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction for Detection and Identification of Vibrio cholerae O1, O139, and Non-O1/Non-O139 by Adisak Bhumiratana, Achiraya Siriphap, Nutsarin Khamsuwan, Jednipit Borthong, Kaknokrat Chonsin, Orasa Sutheinkul

“…A panel of molecular marker-based TMPCR method generates reproducible profiles of V. cholerae-specific (588 bp) amplicons derived from ompW gene encoding the outer membrane protein and serogroup-specific amplicons, 364 bp for the O1 and 256 bp for the O139, authentically copied from rfb genes responsible for the lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis. …”
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Network pharmacology and in silico investigation into the therapeutic potential of phytoconstituents of Peucedanum ostruthium as anti-tubercular agents by Neeru Bhanwala, Raunak Katiyar, Sumit Kumar, Ashok K. Datusalia, Gopal L. Khatik

“…In addition, the docking studies demonstrated that kampeferol-3-O-rutinoside exhibits stronger binding affinities to the Mycobacterial membrane protein Large 3 (MmpL3). This study presents compelling evidence that P. ostruthium may be effectively used to target TB after experimental validation. …”
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Characterizations of cytokines and viral genomes in serum of patients with Dabie bandavirus infection by Zefeng Dong, Man Yuan, Yueping Xing, Hongkai Zhang, Qiang Shen

“…The ratio of dN/dS in the membrane protein was the highest. SZ03-TXF was a recombinant strain with the location of possible breakpoints at nucleotides 795 and 1,432 in the CDS region of the L segment.ConclusionA recombination event was identified in SZ03-TXF strain. …”
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Circulating CD3+HLA-DR+ Extracellular Vesicles as a Marker for Th1/Tc1-Type Immune Responses by Ryutaro Oba, Motomichi Isomura, Akira Igarashi, Kinya Nagata

“…To establish T cell subset-specific biomarkers, we performed proteomic analysis with Th1- and Th2-derived EVs and identified HLA-DR as a Th1-dominated EV membrane protein. We designed a measurement system for CD3+CD4+, CD3+CD8+, and CD3+HLA-DR+ EVs to specifically determine EV subpopulations derived from CD4+, CD8+, and Th1-type T cells, respectively. …”
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Characterization of chemosensory genes in the subterranean pest Gryllotalpa Orientalis based on genome assembly and transcriptome comparison by Amna Chudhary, De-Long Guan, Yandi Xu, Tao Jiang, Lulu Yang, Mengyang Chen, Muhammad Salabat Khan, Wenhui Zhu, Sheng-Quan Xu

“…This sensory process is governed by diverse gene families, including odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), olfactory receptors (ORs), ionotropic receptors (IRs), chemosensory proteins (CSPs), gustatory receptors (GRs), and sensory neuron membrane proteins (SNMPs). The oriental mole cricket (Gryllotalpa orientalis Burmeister), an invasive pest with an underground, phyllophagous lifestyle, causes substantial crop damage. …”
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SLC25A38 is required for mitochondrial pyridoxal 5’-phosphate (PLP) accumulation by Izabella A. Pena, Jeffrey S. Shi, Sarah M. Chang, Jason Yang, Samuel Block, Charles H. Adelmann, Heather R. Keys, Preston Ge, Shveta Bathla, Isabella H. Witham, Grzegorz Sienski, Angus C. Nairn, David M. Sabatini, Caroline A. Lewis, Nora Kory, Matthew G. Vander Heiden, Myriam Heiman

“…In this study, we used a genome-wide CRISPR interference screen in erythroleukemia cells and organellar metabolomics to identify the mitochondrial inner membrane protein SLC25A38 as a regulator of mitochondrial pyridoxal 5’-phosphate. …”
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Detection and Analysis of Autoantigens Targeted by Autoantibodies in Immunorelated Pancytopenia by Hui Liu, Rong Fu, Yihao Wang, Hong Liu, Lijuan Li, Honglei Wang, Jin Chen, Hong Yu, Zonghong Shao

“…Autoantigens in IRP were investigated by membrane protein extraction from BM hemopoietic cells and BM supernatant from IRP patients. …”
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WIPI-1 Positive Autophagosome-Like Vesicles Entrap Pathogenic Staphylococcus aureus for Lysosomal Degradation by Mario Mauthe, Wenqi Yu, Oleg Krut, Martin Krönke, Friedrich Götz, Horst Robenek, Tassula Proikas-Cezanne

“…By automated fluorescence-based high content analyses, we demonstrate that Staphylococcus aureus strains (USA300, HG001, SA113) stimulate autophagy and become entrapped in intracellular PtdIns(3)P-enriched vesicles that are decorated with human WIPI-1, an essential PtdIns(3)P effector of canonical autophagy and membrane protein of both phagophores and autophagosomes. …”
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Genetic aspects of potato resistance to phytophthorosis by T. S. Frolova, V. A. Cherenko, O. I. Sinitsyna, A. V. Kochetov

“…On the part of P. infestans, fungal cellulose synthase proteins and haustorium-specific membrane protein were markers of infection. Thus, the review contains information on the most relevant complex studies of the genetic mechanisms of potato resistance to late blight.…”
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Chlamydia trachomatis Growth and Cytokine mRNA Response in a Prostate Cancer Cell Line by Ivan M. Petyaev, Naylia A. Zigangirova, Elena Y. Morgunova, Nigel H. Kyle, Elena D. Fedina, Yuriy K. Bashmakov

“…Cell monolayers were harvested for RNA analysis and immunostaining with major outer membrane protein (MOMP) antibody at 24, 48, and 72 hours of the postinfection (hpi) period. …”
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Identification of novel PfEMP1 variants containing domain cassettes 11, 15 and 8 that mediate the Plasmodium falciparum virulence-associated rosetting phenotype. by Florence E McLean, Brian R Omondi, Nouhoum Diallo, Stanley Otoboh, Carolyne Kifude, Abdirahman I Abdi, Rivka Lim, Thomas D Otto, Ashfaq Ghumra, J Alexandra Rowe

“…Plasmodium falciparum erythrocyte membrane protein 1 (PfEMP1) is a diverse family of variant surface antigens, encoded by var genes, that mediates binding of infected erythrocytes to human cells and plays a key role in parasite immune evasion and malaria pathology. …”
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Infarct‐like myocarditis with coronary vasculitis and aneurysm formation caused by Epstein–Barr virus infection by Cristina Chimenti, Romina Verardo, Claudia Grande, Marco Francone, Andrea Frustaci

“…At histology, a lymphocytic myocarditis with necrotizing coronary vasculitis sustained by a positive real‐time polymerase chain reaction for EBV, detectable in cardiomyocytes and inflamed intramural vessels by positive immunohistochemistry for EBV latent membrane protein 1 antigen, was observed. Myocardial EBV infection is an unusual cause of acute heart failure and cardiac aneurysms, increasing the risk of electrical instability, cardiac perforation, and sudden death.…”
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A covalent peptide-based lysosome-targeting protein degradation platform for cancer immunotherapy by Youmei Xiao, Zhuoying He, Wanqiong Li, Danhong Chen, Xiaoshuang Niu, Xin Yang, Wenxuan Zeng, Mengfan Wang, Yuzhen Qian, Ye Su, Feiyu Luo, Guanyu Chen, Juan Liu, Xinghua Sui, Xiuman Zhou, Yanfeng Gao

“…Abstract The lysosome-targeting chimera (LYTAC) strategy provided a very powerful tool for the degradation of membrane proteins. However, the synthesis of LYTACs, antibody-small molecule conjugates, is challenging. …”
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