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Extracellular matrix (ECM) enzymes such as lysyl oxidase (LOX) provide a new possibility to contain the invasive progress of cancer. Unlike conventional enzymes, the activity of ECM enzymes is not simply the conversion of the substrate to the product; the amount of enzymes such as matrix metalloproteinases in the ECM changes the structural integrity and morphology of the ECM. These are all important aspects that must be monitored in a spatiotemporally coupled fashion to fully understand their procancerous effect. To achieve this goal, a new molecular probe is developed, which, unlike antibodies or aptamers, can interact with the target enzyme in a more interactive way the probe can withdraw the metal ion cofactor of the enzyme and modulate its catalytic ability. This can lead to self-propagated cross-linking of the probes to form a network not dissimilar to the collagen and elastin network of the ECM, formed through LOX activity. Thus, the biosensing process itself is a biomimetic of what may occur in vivo in the ECM, and three distinct types of signal readouts can be simultaneously recorded on the sensing surface to provide a fuller picture of ECM enzyme activity, not achievable with traditional designs. Using this method, a parallel between the detected signal and the progress of colorectal cancer can be observed. These results may point to prospective application of this method in evaluating ECM-related tumor invasiveness in the future.Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) are one of the important ingredients in human milk, which have attracted great interest due to their beneficial effect on the health of newborns. The large-scale production of HMOs has been researched using engineered microbial routes due to the availability, safety, and low cost of host strains. In addition, the development of molecular biology technology and metabolic engineering has promoted the effectiveness of HMOs production. According to current reports, 2'-fucosyllactose (2'-FL), 3-fucosyllactose (3-FL), lacto-N-tetraose (LNT), lacto-N-neotetraose (LNnT), 3'-sialyllactose (3'-SL), 6'-sialyllactose (6'-SL), and some fucosylated HMOs with complex structures have been produced via the engineered microbial route, with 2'-FL having been produced the most. However, due to the uncertainty of metabolic patterns, the selection of host strains has certain limitations. Aside from that, the expression of appropriate glycosyltransferase in microbes is key to the synthesis of different HMOs. Therefore, finding a safe and efficient glycosyltransferase has to be addressed when using engineered microbial pathways. In this review, the latest research on the production of HMOs using engineered microbial routes is reported. The selection of host strains and adapting different metabolic pathways helped researchers designing engineered microbial routes that are more conducive to HMOs production.Tripartite efflux pumps and the related type 1 secretion systems (T1SSs) in Gram-negative organisms are diverse in function, energization, and structural organization. They form continuous conduits spanning both the inner and the outer membrane and are composed of three principal components-the energized inner membrane transporters (belonging to ABC, RND, and MFS families), the outer membrane factor channel-like proteins, and linking the two, the periplasmic adaptor proteins (PAPs), also known as the membrane fusion proteins (MFPs). In this review we summarize the recent advances in understanding of structural biology, function, and regulation of these systems, highlighting the previously undescribed role of PAPs in providing a common architectural scaffold across diverse families of transporters. Despite being built from a limited number of basic structural domains, these complexes present a staggering variety of architectures. While key insights have been derived from the RND transporter systems, a closer inspection of the operation and structural organization of different tripartite systems reveals unexpected analogies between them, including those formed around MFS- and ATP-driven transporters, suggesting that they operate around basic common principles. Based on that we are proposing a new integrated model of PAP-mediated communication within the conformational cycling of tripartite systems, which could be expanded to other types of assemblies.Intervention in protein-protein interactions (PPIs) has tremendous effects in the molecular therapy of many diseases. To fulfill the requirements for targeting intracellular proteins, here we develop SOS-localization-based interaction screening (SOLIS), which elaborately mimics signaling via the Ras-mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. SOLIS employs two chimeric proteins in which a membrane localization motif (CaaX) is fused at the C-terminus of a protein of interest and the catalytic domain of SOS is fused at the C-terminus of another protein of interest. Interaction between the two proteins of interest induces membrane localization of the SOS chimera and cell proliferation. Thus, the SOLIS system enables enrichment of superior binders based on cell proliferation in an intracellular PPI-dependent manner. Ruboxistaurin cell line This was verified by three major modalities against intracellular PPIs (small molecules, peptide aptamers, and intrabodies). The system worked over a broad range of affinities (KD = 0.32-140 nM). In a screening of a site-directed randomized library, novel intrabody clones were selected on the basis of the potency of cell proliferation. Three other PPI detection methods (NanoBiT, SPR, and pull-down assays) were employed to characterize the SOLIS system, and several intrabody clones were judged as false negatives in these assays. SOLIS signals would be less sensitive to the orientation/conformation of the chimeric proteins, and this feature emerges as the advantage of SOLIS as a mammalian cytosolic PPI detection system with few false negatives.The CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing system has become a promising strategy for tumor therapy with its powerful oncogene-editing ability. However, the efficient delivery of sgRNA/Cas9 complex into target tumor cells remains a challenge. Herein, we report a facile strategy for the construction of an sgRNA/Cas9 complex co-assembled nanoplatform for targeted gene editing and combined tumor therapy. In our design, the TAT peptide and thiolated DNA linker functionalized gold nanorod can efficiently load the sgRNA/Cas9 complex through the hybridization between the 3' overhang of sgRNA and the DNA linker. Due to the integration of an active cell targeting group (aptamer) and nuclear targeting peptide (TAT), the multifunctional nanoplatform can elicit the targeted cellular internalization and efficient nuclear targeting transportation to realize endogenous RNase H activated gene editing of the tumor-associated gene polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1). With mild photothermal treatment, this sgRNA/Cas9 complex loaded nanoplatform achieved efficient inhibition of tumor cell proliferation.
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