Per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substance toxicity and human health review: Current state of knowledge and strategies for informing future research

SE Fenton, A Ducatman, A Boobis… - Environmental …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reports of environmental and human health impacts of per‐and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) have greatly increased in the peer‐reviewed literature. The goals of the present …

Lipid composition of the cancer cell membrane

W Szlasa, I Zendran, A Zalesińska, M Tarek… - Journal of bioenergetics …, 2020 - Springer
Cancer cell possesses numerous adaptations to resist the immune system response and
chemotherapy. One of the most significant properties of the neoplastic cells is the altered …

Beyond shielding: the roles of glycans in the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein

L Casalino, Z Gaieb, JA Goldsmith, CK Hjorth… - ACS central …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in more than 28,000,000 infections and 900,000 …

Structure and drug binding of the SARS-CoV-2 envelope protein transmembrane domain in lipid bilayers

VS Mandala, MJ McKay, AA Shcherbakov… - Nature structural & …, 2020 - nature.com
An essential protein of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the envelope protein E, forms a
homopentameric cation channel that is important for virus pathogenicity. Here we report a …

Endoplasmic reticulum stress and lipids in health and diseases

C Celik, SYT Lee, WS Yap, G Thibault - Progress in Lipid Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a complex and dynamic organelle that regulates many
cellular pathways, including protein synthesis, protein quality control, and lipid synthesis …

Cell membrane-coated mimics: a methodological approach for fabrication, characterization for therapeutic applications, and challenges for clinical translation

V Chugh, K Vijaya Krishna, A Pandit - ACS nano, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cell membrane-coated (CMC) mimics are micro/nanosystems that combine an isolated cell
membrane and a template of choice to mimic the functions of a cell. The design exploits its …

AI-driven multiscale simulations illuminate mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 spike dynamics

L Casalino, AC Dommer, Z Gaieb… - … Journal of High …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
We develop a generalizable AI-driven workflow that leverages heterogeneous HPC
resources to explore the time-dependent dynamics of molecular systems. We use this …

The diversity and breadth of cancer cell fatty acid metabolism

SR Nagarajan, LM Butler, AJ Hoy - Cancer & Metabolism, 2021 - Springer
Tumor cellular metabolism exhibits distinguishing features that collectively enhance
biomass synthesis while maintaining redox balance and cellular homeostasis. These …

A comparison of cellular uptake mechanisms, delivery efficacy, and intracellular fate between liposomes and extracellular vesicles

TB Gandek, L van der Koog… - Advanced healthcare …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A key aspect for successful drug delivery via lipid‐based nanoparticles is their
internalization in target cells. Two prominent examples of such drug delivery systems are …

Microbial adaptation to different environmental conditions: molecular perspective of evolved genetic and cellular systems

AK Wani, N Akhtar, F Sher, AA Navarrete… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Microorganisms are ubiquitous on Earth and can inhabit almost every environment. In a
complex heterogeneous environment or in face of ecological disturbance, the microbes …