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Sharma A, Verma C, Singh P, Mukhopadhyay S, Gupta A, Gupta B. Alginate based biomaterials for hemostatic applications: Innovations and developments. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 264:130771. [PMID: 38467220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.130771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 02/18/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Development of the efficient hemostatic materials is an essential requirement for the management of hemorrhage caused by the emergency situations to avert most of the casualties. Such injuries require the use of external hemostats to facilitate the immediate blood clotting. A variety of commercially available hemostats are present in the market but most of them are associated with limitations such as exothermic reactions, low biocompatibility, and painful removal. Thus, fabrication of an ideal hemostatic composition for rapid blood clot formation, biocompatibility, and antimicrobial nature presents a real challenge to the bioengineers. Benefiting from their tunable fabrication properties, alginate-based hemostats are gaining importance due to their excellent biocompatibility, with >85 % cell viability, high absorption capacity exceeding 500 %, and cost-effectiveness. Furthermore, studies have estimated that wounds treated with sodium alginate exhibited a blood loss of 0.40 ± 0.05 mL, compared to the control group with 1.15 ± 0.13 mL, indicating its inherent hemostatic activity. This serves as a solid foundation for designing future hemostatic materials. Nevertheless, various combinations have been explored to further enhance the hemostatic potential of sodium alginate. In this review, we have discussed the possible role of alginate based composite hemostats incorporated with different hemostatic agents, such as inorganic materials, polymers, biological agents, herbal agents, and synthetic drugs. This article outlines the challenges which need to be addressed before the clinical trials and give an overview of the future research directions.
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- Ankita Sharma
- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim 737102, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Gupta T, Arora L, Mukhopadhyay S, Pal SK. Ultrasensitive Detection of Lipid-Induced Misfolding of the Prion Protein at the Aqueous-Liquid Crystal Interface. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:2117-2122. [PMID: 38363235 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c02770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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The misfolding of the α-helical cellular prion protein into a self-propagating β-rich aggregated form is a key pathogenic event in fatal and transmissible neurodegenerative diseases collectively known as prion diseases. Herein, we utilize the interfacial properties of liquid crystals (LCs) to monitor the lipid-membrane-induced conformational switching of prion protein (PrP) into β-rich amyloid fibrils. The lipid-induced conformational switching resulting in aggregation occurs at the nanomolar protein concentration and is primarily mediated by electrostatic interactions between PrP and lipid headgroups. Our LC-based methodology offers a potent and sensitive tool to detect and delineate molecular mechanisms of PrP misfolding mediated by lipid-protein interactions at the aqueous interface under physiological conditions.
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- Tarang Gupta
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Sciences, Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Manauli 140306, India
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Roy AS, Banerjee K, Roy P, Shil R, Ravishankar R, Datta R, Sen A, Manna S, Ghosh TK, Mukherjee G, Rana TK, Kundu S, Nayak SS, Pandey R, Paul D, Atreya K, Basu S, Mukhopadhyay S, Pandit D, Kulkarni MS, Bhattacharya C. Measurement of energy and directional distribution of neutron ambient dose equivalent for the 7Li(p,n) 7Be reaction. Appl Radiat Isot 2024; 204:111140. [PMID: 38070360 DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2023.111140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Revised: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/02/2023] [Indexed: 12/31/2023]
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Double differential neutron fluence distributions were measured in the 7Li(p,n)7Be reaction for proton beam energies 7, 9 and 12 MeV. Seven liquid scintillator based detectors were employed to measure neutron fluence distributions using the Time of Flight technique. Neutron ambient dose equivalents were determined from the measured fluence distribution using ICRP (International Commission on Radiological Protection) recommended fluence to dose equivalent conversion coefficients. Neutron dose equivalents were also measured using a conventional BF3 detector based REM counter. Ambient dose equivalent measured by the REM counter is found to be in agreement with that determined from the neutron fluence spectra within their uncertainties. Angular distributions of the ambient dose equivalents were also determined from the measured fluence distributions at different angles.
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- A S Roy
- Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India.
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, Bolpur, West Bengal 731235, India
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- Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; RP&AD, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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- Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India; Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700064, India
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Siefker-Radtke AO, Matsubara N, Park SH, Huddart RA, Burgess EF, Özgüroğlu M, Valderrama BP, Laguerre B, Basso U, Triantos S, Akapame S, Kean Y, Deprince K, Mukhopadhyay S, Loriot Y. Erdafitinib versus pembrolizumab in pretreated patients with advanced or metastatic urothelial cancer with select FGFR alterations: cohort 2 of the randomized phase III THOR trial. Ann Oncol 2024; 35:107-117. [PMID: 37871702 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Erdafitinib is an oral pan-fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitor approved to treat locally advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) in patients with susceptible FGFR3/2 alterations (FGFRalt) who progressed after platinum-containing chemotherapy. FGFR-altered tumours are enriched in luminal 1 subtype and may have limited clinical benefit from anti-programmed death-(ligand) 1 [PD-(L)1] treatment. This cohort in the randomized, open-label phase III THOR study assessed erdafitinib versus pembrolizumab in anti-PD-(L)1-naive patients with mUC. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients ≥18 years with unresectable advanced/mUC, with select FGFRalt, disease progression on one prior treatment, and who were anti-PD-(L)1-naive were randomized 1 : 1 to receive erdafitinib 8 mg once daily with pharmacodynamically guided uptitration to 9 mg or pembrolizumab 200 mg every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival (PFS), objective response rate (ORR), and safety. RESULTS The intent-to-treat population (median follow-up 33 months) comprised 175 and 176 patients in the erdafitinib and pembrolizumab arms, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference in OS between erdafitinib and pembrolizumab [median 10.9 versus 11.1 months, respectively; hazard ratio (HR) 1.18; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.92-1.51; P = 0.18]. Median PFS for erdafitinib and pembrolizumab was 4.4 and 2.7 months, respectively (HR 0.88; 95% CI 0.70-1.10). ORR was 40.0% and 21.6% (relative risk 1.85; 95% CI 1.32-2.59) and median duration of response was 4.3 and 14.4 months for erdafitinib and pembrolizumab, respectively. 64.7% and 50.9% of patients in the erdafitinib and pembrolizumab arms had ≥1 grade 3-4 adverse events (AEs); 5 (2.9%) and 12 (6.9%) patients, respectively, had AEs that led to death. CONCLUSIONS Erdafitinib and pembrolizumab had similar median OS in this anti-PD-(L)1-naive, FGFR-altered mUC population. Outcomes with pembrolizumab were better than assumed and aligned with previous reports in non- FGFR-altered populations. Safety results were consistent with the known profiles for erdafitinib and pembrolizumab in this patient population.
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- A O Siefker-Radtke
- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Section of Radiotherapy and Imaging, Institute of Cancer Research and Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Sutton, UK
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- Medical Oncology, Levine Cancer Institute, Atrium Health, Charlotte, USA
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- Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Oncology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocio, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Eugene Marquis, Rennes, France
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- Oncology Unit 1, Department of Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, INSERM U981, Gustave Roussy, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France
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Joshi A, Walimbe A, Avni A, Rai SK, Arora L, Sarkar S, Mukhopadhyay S. Single-molecule FRET unmasks structural subpopulations and crucial molecular events during FUS low-complexity domain phase separation. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7331. [PMID: 37957147 PMCID: PMC10643395 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43225-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023] Open
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Biomolecular condensates formed via phase separation of proteins and nucleic acids are thought to be associated with a wide range of cellular functions and dysfunctions. We dissect critical molecular events associated with phase separation of an intrinsically disordered prion-like low-complexity domain of Fused in Sarcoma by performing single-molecule studies permitting us to access the wealth of molecular information that is skewed in conventional ensemble experiments. Our single-molecule FRET experiments reveal the coexistence of two conformationally distinct subpopulations in the monomeric form. Single-droplet single-molecule FRET studies coupled with fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, picosecond time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy, and vibrational Raman spectroscopy indicate that structural unwinding switches intramolecular interactions into intermolecular contacts allowing the formation of a dynamic network within condensates. A disease-related mutation introduces enhanced structural plasticity engendering greater interchain interactions that can accelerate pathological aggregation. Our findings provide key mechanistic underpinnings of sequence-encoded dynamically-controlled structural unzipping resulting in biological phase separation.
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- Ashish Joshi
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
- Department of Integrative Structural and Computational Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA, 92037, USA
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India.
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab, 140306, India.
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Dogra P, Mukhopadhyay S. Illuminating the interface: Protein aggregation at the condensate interface. Biophys J 2023:S0006-3495(23)00663-X. [PMID: 37944533 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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- Priyanka Dogra
- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Singh CJ, Mukhopadhyay S, Rengasamy RS. Enhanced oil-water emulsion separation through coalescence filtration utilizing milkweed fiber: a sustainable paradigm. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:102389-102401. [PMID: 37665434 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29385-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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Over the past few years, the environment and public safety have suffered due to the detrimental effects of oily industrial effluents. Natural fibers have gained popularity for their affordability, reusability, and effectiveness in separating oil from oily wastewater. Milkweed fibers were characterized using FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy), SEM (scanning electron microscopy), and contact angle techniques. With four porosities (0.90, 0.92, 0.95, and 0.98), deep bed coalescence filters were built at three different filter bed heights (10 mm, 20 mm, and 30 mm). Using milkweed coalescence filtering technology, a novel oil separation method is described along with a method to calculate oil film thickness following emulsified oily water saturation. By combining a bed height of 30 mm and a porosity of 0.98, a maximum oil separation of 99.73% and an optimized D50 droplet ratio were achieved. Throughout a prolonged operational period lasting 250 min, the filter bed, possessing a depth of 30 mm and a porosity of 98%, exhibited no discernible fouling indications. Following five cycles, the milkweed filter bed measuring 30 mm in depth and featuring a porosity of 98% displayed an impressive oil separation efficiency of 91.5%. This study found that using a milkweed deep bed filter, coalescence filtering effectively removes oil from oily effluent. Furthermore, milkweed is a natural and biodegradable fiber that is easy to dispose of after use and does not harm the environment.
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- Chandra Jeet Singh
- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India.
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Singh P, Verma C, Gupta A, Mukhopadhyay S, Gupta B. Development of κ-carrageenan-PEG/lecithin bioactive hydrogel membranes for antibacterial adhesion and painless detachment. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 247:125789. [PMID: 37437679 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.125789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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The issue of wound dressing adherence poses a substantial challenge in the field of wound care, with implications both clinically and economically. Overcoming this challenge requires the development of a hydrogel dressing that enables painless removal without causing any secondary damage. However, addressing this issue still remains a significant challenge that requires attention and further exploration. The present study is focused on the synthesis of hydrogel membranes based on κ-carrageenan (CG), polyethylene glycol (PEG), and soy lecithin (LC), which can provide superior antioxidant and antibacterial attachment properties with a tissue anti adhesion activity for allowing an easy removability without causing secondary damage. The (CG-PEG)/LC mass ratio was varied to fabricate hydrogel membranes via a facile approach of physical blending and solution casting. The physicochemical properties of (CG-PEG)/LC hydrogel membranes were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and mechanical analyses. The membranes showed significantly enhanced mechanical properties with excellent flexibility and had high swelling capacity (˃1000 %), which would provide a moist condition for wound healing. The membranes also exhibited excellent free radical scavenging ability (>60 %). In addition, the (CG-PEG)/LC hydrogel membranes showed reduced peel strength 26.5 N/m as a result of weakening the hydrogel-gelatin interface during an in vitro gelatin peeling test. Moreover, the membrane showed superior antibacterial adhesion activity (>90 %) against both S. aureus and E. coli due to the presence of both PEG and LC. The results also suggested that the hydrogel membranes exhibit NIH3T3 cell antiadhesion property, making them promising material for easy detachment from the healed tissue without causing secondary damage. Thus, this novel combination of (CG-PEG)/LC hydrogel membranes have immense application potential as a biomaterial in the healthcare sector.
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- Pratibha Singh
- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Pathology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim 737102, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Mukhopadhyay S, Senior J, Saez-Mollejo J, Puglia D, Zemlicka M, Fink JM, Higginbotham AP. Superconductivity from a melted insulator in Josephson junction arrays. Nat Phys 2023; 19:1630-1635. [PMID: 37970534 PMCID: PMC10635826 DOI: 10.1038/s41567-023-02161-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/17/2023]
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Arrays of Josephson junctions are governed by a competition between superconductivity and repulsive Coulomb interactions, and are expected to exhibit diverging low-temperature resistance when interactions exceed a critical level. Here we report a study of the transport and microwave response of Josephson arrays with interactions exceeding this level. Contrary to expectations, we observe that the array resistance drops dramatically as the temperature is decreased-reminiscent of superconducting behaviour-and then saturates at low temperature. Applying a magnetic field, we eventually observe a transition to a highly resistive regime. These observations can be understood within a theoretical picture that accounts for the effect of thermal fluctuations on the insulating phase. On the basis of the agreement between experiment and theory, we suggest that apparent superconductivity in our Josephson arrays arises from melting the zero-temperature insulator.
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- IST Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- IST Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Hasan MM, Hossain MS, Islam MD, Rahman MM, Ratna AS, Mukhopadhyay S. Nontoxic Cross-Linked Graphitic Carbon Nitride-Alginate-Based Biodegradable Transparent Films for UV and High-Energy Blue Light Shielding. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2023. [PMID: 37347588 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c05659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Flexible, transparent, and biodegradable films that can shield dangerous UV and high-energy blue light (HEBL) are high in demand to satisfy the ever-increasing expectations for environmental sustainability. To achieve this goal, biopolymer alginate is an excellent choice that has an outstanding film-forming ability. However, alginate has the limitation of poor UV and HEBL blocking ability. Thus, in this study, UV and HEBL blocker graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) was incorporated in alginate films to enhance the compatibility, applicability, and durability. The ATR-FTIR, TGA, DTG, and FE-SEM results indicated that the composite film formation was due to hydrogen bonding, and the composite films revealed synergistic properties of alginate and g-C3N4. Though the incorporation of g-C3N4 in films enhanced the mechanical and thermal stabilities of the films, the films were still flexible. The UV-visible transmittance characterization confirmed that the prepared films could block both UV and HEBL radiation while maintaining transparency in visible regions. In experiments involving only 2 wt % g-C3N4, nearly 90% of UV (200-400 nm) and 95% of HEBL (400-450 nm) irradiation were blocked. Additionally, the inclusion of g-C3N4 also facilitated the biodegradation process of composite films. Moreover, after 6 months, the composite films exhibited excellent UV and HEBL shielding with excellent mechanical durability.
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- M Mehedi Hasan
- Applied Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj 8100, Bangladesh
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- National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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- Industrial and Production Engineering, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore 7408, Bangladesh
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- National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
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Avni A, Joshi A, Mukhopadhyay S. Hydrogen-Deuterium Exchange Vibrational Raman Spectroscopy Distinguishes Distinct Amyloid Polymorphs Comprising Altered Core Architecture. J Phys Chem Lett 2023:5592-5601. [PMID: 37307286 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c01086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Amyloid fibrils are ordered protein aggregates comprising a hydrogen-bonded central cross-β core displaying a structural diversity in their supramolecular packing arrangements within the core. Such an altered packing results in amyloid polymorphism that gives rise to morphological and biological strain diversities. Here, we show that vibrational Raman spectroscopy coupled with hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) exchange discerns the key structural features that are responsible for yielding diverse amyloid polymorphs. Such a noninvasive and label-free methodology allows us to structurally distinguish distinct amyloid polymorphs displaying altered hydrogen bonding and supramolecular packing within the cross-β structural motif. By using quantitative molecular fingerprinting and multivariate statistical analysis, we analyze key Raman bands for the protein backbone and side chains that allow us to capture the conformational heterogeneity and structural distributions within distinct amyloid polymorphs. Our results delineate the key molecular factors governing the structural diversity in amyloid polymorphs and can potentially simplify studying amyloid remodeling by small molecules.
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Panda SBC, Sen K, Mukhopadhyay S. Sustainable Photocatalytic Desizing Process for the Starch-Based Size. ACS Omega 2023; 8:18726-18734. [PMID: 37273639 PMCID: PMC10233833 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c00713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Textile wet processing highly impacts the environment due to its massive water and energy consumption. High consumption of water also results in the generation of a considerable volume of effluents. In this regard, an ultraviolet C (UVC)-assisted desizing method of starch-sized cotton fabric has been developed to lower the utility consumption in textile pretreatment. A UVC cabinet is designed to control exposing temperature and energy of exposure on the starch-sized cotton fabric. The UVC exposure time is optimized concerning the desizing efficiency. The UVC-exposed-sized fabric is washed with different washing times and washing temperatures to optimize the process. The alkali consumption in washing is reduced by 75% and desizing efficiency is improved to 95%. The application of oxidizing agents like NaNO2, K2S2O8, and NaBO3·4H2O during sizing further reduced the washing temperature and washing time for desizing to obtain 100% desizing efficiency. The UVC-assisted desized fabric is characterized by the whiteness index, water absorbency, tensile strength, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), and wide-angle X-ray diffraction and compared with the control. The UVC-assisted desizing process has the potential to save approximately 60% water, 90% energy, and more than 70% of the time. Life cycle analysis has also been done. The photocatalytic desizing process can reduce the impact on human health by more than 85% and save approximately 69% of mineral resources than the conventional technique. The textile industry can quickly adopt a novel approach for sustainable desizing.
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Somani M, Mukhopadhyay S, Gupta B. Preparation of functional and reactive nanosilver nanogels using oxidized carboxymethyl cellulose. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 233:123515. [PMID: 36739055 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.123515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Revised: 01/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The designing of functional and reactive nanosilver has been carried out by in-situ reduction of silver nitrate using oxidized carboxymethyl cellulose (OCMC). The reduction process is also accompanied by the stabilization of nanoparticles using the OCMC polymer chain, leading to the formation of a structure where nanosilver is entrapped within OCMC gel. The silver nanogels characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) are found to be ∼22 nm. By virtue of the presence of dialdehyde functionality around the silver nanogels, they have the ability to react with a polymer having a complementary functional group. The nanogels have exhibited prominent antimicrobial activity against both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. It has been observed that a 0.3 mM concentration of silver nanogel is active in inhibiting bacterial growth. The antibacterial activity of the synthesized Ag nanogels was dose-dependent, with 99.9 % of E. coli and S. aureus destroyed within 5 h at a concentration of 0.4 mM Ag nanogels. The nanogels disrupted the bacterial cell wall and generated reactive oxygen species inside the cell, which resulted in cell death. This investigation provides a very interesting application as a coating for biomedical implants and devices.
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- Manali Somani
- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Persaud P, Morillas J, Budev M, Mukhopadhyay S, Sethi S, Almeida F, Lum J. Acrophialophora Anastomotic Site Infection in a Re-Do Lung Transplant Recipient with Cystic Fibrosis. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Gupta A, Joshi A, Arora K, Mukhopadhyay S, Guptasarma P. The bacterial nucleoid-associated proteins, HU, and Dps, condense DNA into context-dependent biphasic or multiphasic complex coacervates. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104637. [PMID: 36963493 PMCID: PMC10141540 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/26/2023] Open
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The bacterial chromosome, known as its nucleoid, is an amorphous assemblage of globular nucleoprotein domains. It exists in a state of phase separation from the cell's cytoplasm, as an irregularly-shaped, membrane-less, intracellular compartment. This state (the nature of which remains largely unknown) is maintained through bacterial generations ad infinitum. Here, we show that HU, and Dps, two of the most abundant nucleoid-associated proteins (NAPs) of Escherichia coli, undergo spontaneous complex coacervation with different forms of DNA/RNA, both individually and in each other's presence, to cause accretion and compaction of DNA/RNA into liquid-liquid phase separated (LLPS) condensates in vitro. Upon mixing with nucleic acids, HU-A and HU-B form (a) bi-phasic heterotypic mixed condensates in which HU-B helps to lower the Csat of HU-A; and also (b) multi-phasic heterotypic condensates, with Dps, in which de-mixed domains display different contents of HU and Dps. We believe that these modes of complex coacervation that are seen in vitro can serve as models for the in vivo relationships amongst NAPs in nucleoids, involving local and global variations in the relative abundances of the different NAPs, especially in de-mixed sub-domains that are characterized by differing grades of phase separation. Our results clearly demonstrate some quantitative, and some qualitative, differences in the coacervating abilities of different NAPs with DNA, potentially explaining (i) why E. coli has two isoforms of HU, and (ii) why changes in the abundances of HU and Dps facilitate the lag, logarithmic and stationary phases of E. coli growth.
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- Archit Gupta
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India.
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India; Department of Chemical Sciences; Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India.
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Joshi A, Mukhopadhyay S. Biophysics of biomolecular condensates. Biophys J 2023; 122:737-740. [PMID: 36791720 PMCID: PMC10027443 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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The formation of biomolecular condensates has emerged as a new biophysical principle for subcellular compartmentalization within cells to facilitate the spatiotemporal regulation of a multitude of complex biomolecular reactions. In this Research Highlight, we summarize the findings that were published in Biophysical Journal during the past two years (2021 and 2022). These papers provided biophysical insights into the formation of biomolecular condensates via phase separation of proteins with or without nucleic acids.
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- Ashish Joshi
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Mahapatra S, Sarbahi A, Punia N, Joshi A, Avni A, Walimbe A, Mukhopadhyay S. ATP modulates self-perpetuating conformational conversion generating structurally distinct yeast prion amyloids that limit autocatalytic amplification. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:104654. [PMID: 36990219 PMCID: PMC10149227 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Prion-like self-perpetuating conformational conversion of proteins into amyloid aggregates is associated with both transmissible neurodegenerative diseases and non-Mendelian inheritance. The cellular energy currency ATP is known to indirectly regulate the formation, dissolution, or transmission of amyloid-like aggregates by providing energy to the molecular chaperones that maintain protein homeostasis. In this work, we demonstrate that ATP molecules, independent of any chaperones, modulate the formation and dissolution of amyloids from a yeast prion domain (NM domain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sup35) and restricts autocatalytic amplification by controlling the amount of fragmentable and seeding-competent aggregates. ATP, at (high) physiological concentrations in the presence of Mg2+, kinetically accelerates NM aggregation. Interestingly, ATP also promotes phase-separation-mediated aggregation of a human protein harboring a yeast prion-like domain. We also show that ATP disaggregates preformed NM fibrils in a dose-independent manner. Our results indicate that ATP-mediated disaggregation, unlike the disaggregation by the disaggregase Hsp104, yields no oligomers that are considered one of the critical species for amyloid transmission. Furthermore, high concentrations of ATP delimited the number of seeds by giving rise to compact, ATP-bound NM fibrils that exhibited nominal fragmentation by either free ATP or Hsp104 disaggregase to generate lower molecular weight amyloids. Additionally, (low) pathologically relevant ATP concentrations restricted autocatalytic amplification by forming structurally distinct amyloids which are found seeding-inefficient due to their reduced β-content. Our results provide key mechanistic underpinnings of concentration-dependent chemical chaperoning by ATP against prion-like transmissions of amyloids.
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- Sayanta Mahapatra
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Kumari V, Mukhopadhyay S, Gupta B. Evaluation of
Terminalia arjuna
loaded in surfactant modified polycaprolactone nanofiber as an infection resistant matrix. J Appl Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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- Vandana Kumari
- Bioengineering Lab, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi India
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- Bioengineering Lab, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi India
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- Bioengineering Lab, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Delhi New Delhi India
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Mukhopadhyay S, Avni A, Joshi A, Walimbe A, Pattanashetty SG. A deep dive into biomolecular condensates using single-droplet surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Biophys J 2023; 122:60a. [PMID: 36784912 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.11.531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Mohali, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Mohali, India
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- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Mohali, India
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Sarkar T, Mukherjee A, Nag B, Ghosh A, Mondal S, Bhattacharyya R, Mukhopadhyay S. 95P Anticancer activity of Inula recemosa root extract in human liver cancer cell line by attenuation of OCT4/Sox2 axis. ESMO Open 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.100953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/11/2023] Open
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Mukherjee S, Mukhopadhyay S. Recent progress in sulfur-containing technical lignin-based polymer composites. EXPRESS POLYM LETT 2023. [DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2023.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Singh CJ, Mukhopadhyay S, Rengasamy RS. Oil separation from oil in water emulsion by coalescence filtration using kapok fibre. Environ Technol 2023; 44:381-393. [PMID: 34420490 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2021.1972168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, the stable emulsion of engine oil in water of concentration 10% was prepared using a non-ionic surfactant. Kapok fibres were used as filter beds to separate oil from the oil-water emulsion. The surface morphology of fibres was investigated using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) analysis and chemical bond analysis of fibres done using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR). Kapok filter beds were prepared with three different bed heights 10, 20 and 30 mm each with four different porosities 0.90, 0.92, 0.95 and 0.98 for preparing the coalescence filter. The oil-water emulsion (influent) was pumped into the filtration column and the coalesced oil droplets, water, as well as un-coalesced oil droplets, especially the finer oil droplets, were collected as effluent. Oil separation efficiency was evaluated in terms of change in droplet size (D50) and oil concentration from influent to effluent. With increasing porosity and bed height, apart from porosity of 0.92, the separation efficiency increases. Increasing the bed heights at lower porosities does not improve the efficiency of the process. A combination of 0.98 porosity and a bed height of 30 mm provided the highest filtration performance in terms of oil separation efficiency and D50 droplet ratio. At 0.98 porosity, increasing the bed height from 10 mm to 30 mm resulted in a D50 droplet ratio of 0.25-0.14, representing a significant decrease in droplet size in the effluent and therefore an increase in oil separation efficiency from 91.3% to 99.63%.
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- Chandra Jeet Singh
- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
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- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
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- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
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Das D, Mukhopadhyay S. Molecular Origin of Internal Friction in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins. Acc Chem Res 2022; 55:3470-3480. [PMID: 36346711 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.2c00528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Protein folding and dynamics are controlled by an interplay of thermal and viscosity effects. The effect of viscous drag through the solvent molecules is described by the classic Kramers theory in the high friction limit, which considers the dampening of the reactant molecules in the solution and quantifies the dependence of the reaction rate on the frictional drag. In addition to the external energy dissipation originating from the surrounding solvent molecules, there is an additional mode of internal energy dissipative force operative within the polypeptide chain reflecting the internal resistance of the chain to its conformational alterations. This dry, solvent-independent intrinsic frictional drag is termed internal friction. In the case of natively folded proteins, the physical origin of internal friction is primarily attributed to the intrachain interactions or other nonnative interactions in their compact states. However, the molecular origin of internal friction in intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) remains elusive.In this Account, we address this fundamental issue: what are the principal drivers of viscosity-independent (dry) friction in highly solvated, expanded, conformationally flexible, rapidly fluctuating IDPs that do not possess persistent intrachain interactions? IDPs exhibit diffusive conformational dynamics that is predominantly dominated by the segmental motion of the backbone arising due to the dihedral rotations in the Ramachandran Φ-Ψ space. The physical origin of friction in a complex biopolymeric system such as IDPs can be described by classic polymer models, namely, Rouse/Zimm models with internal friction. These one-dimensional models do not invoke torsional fluctuation components. Kuhn's classic description includes the connection between internal friction and microscopic dihedral hopping. Based on our time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy results, we describe that the sequence-dependent, collective, short-range backbone dihedral rotations govern localized internal friction in an archetypal IDP, namely, α-synuclein. The highly sensitive, residue-specific fluorescence depolarization kinetics offers a potent methodology to characterize and quantify the directional decorrelation engendered due to the short-range dihedral relaxation of the polypeptide backbone in the dihedral space. We utilized this characteristic relaxation time scale as our dynamic readout to quantify the site-specific frictional component. Our linear viscosity-dependent model of torsional relaxation time scale furnished a finite nonzero time constant at the zero solvent viscosity representing the solvent-independent internal friction. These results unveil the effect of the degree of dihedral restraining parameter on the internal friction component by showing that a restrained proline residue imparts higher torsional stiffness in the chain segments and, therefore, exhibits higher internal friction. This Account sheds light on the molecular underpinning of the sequence-specific internal friction in IDPs and will be of interest to unmask the role of internal friction in a diverse range of biomolecular processes involving binding-induced folding, allosteric interaction, protein misfolding and aggregation, and biomolecular condensation via phase separation.
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- Debapriya Das
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.,Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.,Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India.,Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, SAS Nagar, Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
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Rai SK, Mukhopadhyay S. Small molecules playing big roles: Tuning material properties of nucleolar condensates. Biophys J 2022; 121:3768-3770. [PMID: 36108626 PMCID: PMC9674976 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2022.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Sandeep K Rai
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Chemical Sciences, and Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India; Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Mukhopadhyay S, Taylor L, Rasheed A. 385 Service Evaluation of the Management of Acute Cholecystitis in the Royal Gwent Hospital Pre and During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Br J Surg 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znac269.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Aim
NICE guidelines set out the criteria for the treatment of patients with acute cholecystitis and the operative timescales for cholecystectomy. These targets were greatly affected during the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, we aimed to assess the impact that COVID-19 had on patients presenting with acute cholecystitis at a busy district general hospital. June 2020, compared with patients who presented with the same in June 2019.
Method
Patient cohorts were identified for matching seasons pre- and post-covid-19 (June 2019 and June 2020). Data of all patients who presented with acute cholecystitis was obtained using an electronic patient management system. Statistical analyses were performed using a Wilcoxon test.
Results
The results of the study indicate that waiting times post-covid are going down (p<0.05). Thus, days until cholecystectomy have decreased but the number of patients being operated on too has decreased thus further worsening waiting times for elective patients. The median and IQR's of days to surgery post-covid are 198 (121.5–278) and pre-covid are 251 (89.5–586.5). Presentations of gallstone complications almost doubled post-covid and the percentage of patients operated on decreased by over 20%.
Conclusions
It is clear from the data that the NICE guidance on the management of acute cholecystitis has been difficult to adhere to during the pandemic. While the time from diagnosis to operation has reduced post-covid the total number of operations has decreased drastically, putting further strain on elective waiting lists. This, inevitably, will result in further presentations of complications from gallstones and adverse patient outcomes.
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- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board , Newport , United Kingdom
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- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board , Newport , United Kingdom
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Lahiri SK, Malhotra S, Mukhopadhyay S, Srivastava GP. Intelligent inspection technology for cross-country buried petroleum pipelines. CURR SCI INDIA 2022. [DOI: 10.18520/cs/v123/i3/396-405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Sen N, Tat D, Singh K, Goswami A, Mukhopadhyay S, Shenoy K. Single-phase flow distribution and mixing in a novel microfluidic header: Experimental and CFD studies. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2022.08.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Avni A, Joshi A, Walimbe A, Pattanashetty SG, Mukhopadhyay S. Single-droplet surface-enhanced Raman scattering decodes the molecular determinants of liquid-liquid phase separation. Nat Commun 2022; 13:4378. [PMID: 35902591 PMCID: PMC9334365 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32143-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Biomolecular condensates formed via liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) are involved in a myriad of critical cellular functions and debilitating neurodegenerative diseases. Elucidating the role of intrinsic disorder and conformational heterogeneity of intrinsically disordered proteins/regions (IDPs/IDRs) in these phase-separated membrane-less organelles is crucial to understanding the mechanism of formation and regulation of biomolecular condensates. Here we introduce a unique single-droplet surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) methodology that utilizes surface-engineered, plasmonic, metal nanoparticles to unveil the inner workings of mesoscopic liquid droplets of Fused in Sarcoma (FUS) in the absence and presence of RNA. These highly sensitive measurements offer unprecedented sensitivity to capture the crucial interactions, conformational heterogeneity, and structural distributions within the condensed phase in a droplet-by-droplet manner. Such an ultra-sensitive single-droplet vibrational methodology can serve as a potent tool to decipher the key molecular drivers of biological phase transitions of a wide range of biomolecular condensates involved in physiology and disease. The authors introduce a unique single-droplet surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) methodology that illuminates a wealth of molecular information within the mesoscopic liquid condensed phase of Fused in Sarcoma in the absence and presence of RNA.
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- Anamika Avni
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.,Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.,Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.,Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.,Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India. .,Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India. .,Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Arora L, Mukhopadhyay S. Conformational Characteristics and Phase Behavior of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins─Where Physical Chemistry Meets Biology. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:5137-5139. [PMID: 35860904 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c04017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Lisha Arora
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Punjab 140306, India.,Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Punjab 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Punjab 140306, India.,Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Punjab 140306, India.,Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Knowledge City, Punjab 140306, India
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Sharma A, Verma C, Mukhopadhyay S, Gupta A, Gupta B. Development of sodium alginate/glycerol/tannic acid coated cotton as antimicrobial system. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 216:303-311. [PMID: 35777513 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.06.168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Present study aims at developing antimicrobial cotton gauze by dip coating of sodium alginate (SA), glycerol (Gly) and tannic acid (TA) blend. SA blends were prepared with varying concentration of glycerol in the range of 10-40 %. Blended films were fabricated and characterized by Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), tensile studies, and contact angle analysis. The mechanical behavior of films indicated significant decrease in the tensile strength and modulus with the increase in the glycerol content due to the plasticization effect. The hydrophilicity of the blend films increased with increase in the glycerol content. TA was added to the blend as an antimicrobial agent. These blends were coated on the cotton gauze by dip coating method and their characterizations were carried out by the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) which revealed a smooth coating of SA:Gly:TA blend on cotton gauze. Antimicrobial analysis of TA coated gauzes was carried out which showed >95 % viable colony reduction against E. coli and S. aureus. Cytocompatibility studies indicated excellent cell-compatible activity. These results implicated that such coated gauzes are promising candidate that hold the great potential to be utilized as infection-resistant material in the health care sector.
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- Ankita Sharma
- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim 737102, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Mahapatra S, Sarbahi A, Madhu P, Swasthi HM, Sharma A, Singh P, Mukhopadhyay S. Sub-stoichiometric Hsp104 regulates the genesis and persistence of self-replicable amyloid seeds of Sup35 prion domain. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102143. [PMID: 35714774 PMCID: PMC9304785 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Prion-like self-perpetuating conformational conversion of proteins is involved in both transmissible neurodegenerative diseases in mammals and non-Mendelian inheritance in yeast. The transmissibility of amyloid-like aggregates is dependent on the stoichiometry of chaperones such as heat shock proteins (Hsps), including disaggregases. To provide the mechanistic underpinnings of the formation and persistence of prefibrillar amyloid seeds, we investigated the role of substoichiometric Hsp104 on the in vitro amyloid aggregation of the prion domain (NM-domain) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sup35. At low substoichiometric concentrations, we show Hsp104 exhibits a dual role: it considerably accelerates the formation of prefibrillar species by shortening the lag phase but also prolongs their persistence by introducing unusual kinetic halts and delaying their conversion into mature amyloid fibers. Additionally, Hsp104-modulated amyloid species displayed a better seeding capability compared to NM-only amyloids. Using biochemical and biophysical tools coupled with site-specific dynamic readouts, we characterized the distinct structural and dynamical signatures of these amyloids. We reveal that Hsp104-remodeled amyloidogenic species are compositionally diverse in prefibrillar aggregates and are packed in a more ordered fashion compared to NM-only amyloids. Finally, we show these Hsp104-remodeled, conformationally distinct NM aggregates display an enhanced autocatalytic self-templating ability that might be crucial for phenotypic outcomes. Taken together, our results demonstrate that substoichiometric Hsp104 promotes compositional diversity and conformational modulations during amyloid formation, yielding effective prefibrillar seeds that are capable of driving prion-like Sup35 propagation. Our findings underscore the key functional and pathological roles of substoichiometric chaperones in prion-like propagation.
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- Sayanta Mahapatra
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering; Department of Biological Sciences
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering; Department of Biological Sciences
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, India
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- CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology (IMTECH), Chandigarh, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering; Department of Biological Sciences; Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.
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- Manali Somani
- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi India
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- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi India
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- Department of Textile and Fibre Engineering Indian Institute of Technology New Delhi India
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Jalil M, Ahmed A, Hossain MM, Adak B, Islam MT, Moniruzzaman M, Parvez MS, Shkir M, Mukhopadhyay S. Synthesis of PEDOT:PSS Solution-Processed Electronic Textiles for Enhanced Joule Heating. ACS Omega 2022; 7:12716-12723. [PMID: 35474841 PMCID: PMC9026049 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Textile-based flexible and wearable electronic devices provide an excellent solution to thermal management systems, thermal therapy, and deicing applications through the Joule heating approach. However, challenges persist in designing such cost-effective electronic devices for efficient heating performance. Herein, this study adopted a facile solution-processed strategy, "dip-coating", to develop a high-performance Joule heating device by unformly coating the intrinsically conducting polymer (CP) poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-poly(styrenesulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) onto the surface of cotton textiles. The structural and morphological attributes of the cotton/CP mixture were evaluated using various characterization techniques. The electrothermal characteristics of the cotton/CP sample included rapid thermal response, uniform surface temperature distribution up to 94 °C, excellent stability, and endurance in heating performance under various mechanical deformations. The real-time illustration of the fabric heater affixed on a human finger has demonstrated its outstanding potential for thermal therapy applications. The fabricated heater may further expand it purposes toward deicing, defogging, and defrosting applications.
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- Mohammad
Abdul Jalil
- Department
of Textile Engineering, Khulna University
of Engineering and Technology, Khulna 9203, Bangladesh
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- Polymer
Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
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- Department
of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Product
Development Department, Kusumgar Corporates
Pvt. Ltd., Vapi, Gujarat 396195, India
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- Department
of Materials Science and Engineering, National
Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan (R. O. C.)
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- Department
of Textile Engineering, Khulna University
of Engineering and Technology, Khulna 9203, Bangladesh
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- Department
of Textile Engineering, Khulna University
of Engineering and Technology, Khulna 9203, Bangladesh
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- Advanced
Functional Materials and Optoelectronics Laboratory (AFMOL), Department
of Physics, College of Science, King Khalid
University, Abha, Asir 61413, Saudi Arabia
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- Department
of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian
Institute of Technology, New Delhi, Delhi 110016, India
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Verma N, Mukhopadhyay S, Barnable P, Plagianos MG, Teleshova N. Estradiol inhibits HIV-1 BaL infection and induces CFL1 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and endocervical mucosa. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6165. [PMID: 35418661 PMCID: PMC9008051 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10163-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
An inhibitory effect of estradiol (E2) on HIV-1 infection was suggested by several reports. We previously identified increased gene expression of actin-binding protein cofilin 1 (CFL1) in endocervix in the E2-dominated proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle. Actin cytoskeleton has an integral role in establishing and spreading HIV-1 infection. Herein, we studied in vitro effects of E2 on HIV-1 infection and on CFL1 expression to gain insight into the mechanism of HIV-1 inhibition by E2. E2 dose-dependently inhibited HIV-1BaL infection in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and endocervix. In PBMCs and endocervix, E2 increased protein expression of total CFL1 and phosphorylated CFL1 (pCFL1) and pCFL1/CFL1 ratios. LIMKi3, a LIM kinase 1 and 2 inhibitor, abrogated the phenotype and restored infection in both PBMCs and endocervix; inhibited E2-induced expression of total CFL1, pCFL1; and decreased pCFL1/CFL1 ratios. Knockdown of CFL1 in PBMCs also abrogated the phenotype and partially restored infection. Additional analysis of soluble mediators revealed decreased concentrations of pro-inflammatory chemokines CXCL10 and CCL5 in infected tissues incubated with E2. Our results suggest a link between E2-mediated anti-HIV-1 activity and expression of CFL1 in PBMCs and endocervical mucosa. The data support exploration of cytoskeletal signaling pathway targets for the development of prevention strategies against HIV-1.
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- N Verma
- Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Center for Biomedical Research, Population Council, 1230 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Pellegrinelli V, Rodriguez-Cuenca S, Rouault C, Figueroa-Juarez E, Schilbert H, Virtue S, Moreno-Navarrete JM, Bidault G, Vázquez-Borrego MC, Dias AR, Pucker B, Dale M, Campbell M, Carobbio S, Lin YH, Vacca M, Aron-Wisnewsky J, Mora S, Masiero MM, Emmanouilidou A, Mukhopadhyay S, Dougan G, den Hoed M, Loos RJF, Fernández-Real JM, Chiarugi D, Clément K, Vidal-Puig A. Dysregulation of macrophage PEPD in obesity determines adipose tissue fibro-inflammation and insulin resistance. Nat Metab 2022; 4:476-494. [PMID: 35478031 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-022-00561-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
Resulting from impaired collagen turnover, fibrosis is a hallmark of adipose tissue (AT) dysfunction and obesity-associated insulin resistance (IR). Prolidase, also known as peptidase D (PEPD), plays a vital role in collagen turnover by degrading proline-containing dipeptides but its specific functional relevance in AT is unknown. Here we show that in human and mouse obesity, PEPD expression and activity decrease in AT, and PEPD is released into the systemic circulation, which promotes fibrosis and AT IR. Loss of the enzymatic function of PEPD by genetic ablation or pharmacological inhibition causes AT fibrosis in mice. In addition to its intracellular enzymatic role, secreted extracellular PEPD protein enhances macrophage and adipocyte fibro-inflammatory responses via EGFR signalling, thereby promoting AT fibrosis and IR. We further show that decreased prolidase activity is coupled with increased systemic levels of PEPD that act as a pathogenic trigger of AT fibrosis and IR. Thus, PEPD produced by macrophages might serve as a biomarker of AT fibro-inflammation and could represent a therapeutic target for AT fibrosis and obesity-associated IR and type 2 diabetes.
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- V Pellegrinelli
- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge University Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Sorbonne University, INSERM, NutriOmique Research Unit, Paris, France
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, Centre for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) & Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), University Hospital of Girona Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- CIBERobn Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition, Institut of Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Spain
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Genetics and Genomics of Plants, Centre for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) & Faculty of Biology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
- Evolution and Diversity, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge University Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation, Nanjing, P. R. China
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe, Valencia, Spain
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Insterdisciplinary Department of Medicine, Università degli Studi di Bari 'Aldo Moro', Bari, Italy
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- Sorbonne University, INSERM, NutriOmique Research Unit, Paris, France
- Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Nutrition department, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Paris, France
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- Dept Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, Spain
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- The Beijer Laboratory and Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University and SciLifeLab, Uppsala, Sweden
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- The Beijer Laboratory and Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University and SciLifeLab, Uppsala, Sweden
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- MRC Centre for Transplantation Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences King's College, London, UK
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- Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- The Beijer Laboratory and Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University and SciLifeLab, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Charles Bronfman Institute for Personalized Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- The Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), University Hospital of Girona Dr Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University of Girona, Girona, Spain
- CIBERobn Pathophysiology of Obesity and Nutrition, Institut of Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Sorbonne University, INSERM, NutriOmique Research Unit, Paris, France
- Assistance-Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Nutrition department, Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Paris, France
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- Wellcome-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science and MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
- Cambridge University Nanjing Centre of Technology and Innovation, Nanjing, P. R. China.
- Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe, Valencia, Spain.
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Singh P, Verma C, Mukhopadhyay S, Gupta A, Gupta B. Preparation of thyme oil loaded κ-carrageenan-polyethylene glycol hydrogel membranes as wound care system. Int J Pharm 2022; 618:121661. [PMID: 35292394 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The present study is aimed at fabricating thyme oil loaded hydrogel membranes composed of κ-carrageenan (CG) and polyethylene glycol (PEG), which can provide moist environment and prevent infections for rapid wound healing. Membranes were prepared with different amounts of PEG via solvent casting technique under ambient conditions. Physicochemical properties of CG-PEG membranes as a function of the PEG content were investigated. The surface morphology of membranes displayed smoother surfaces with increasing PEG content up to 40%. In addition, the interaction of PEG with CG polymer chains was evaluated in terms of Free and bound PEG fraction within the membrane matrix. Furthermore, thyme oil (TO) was added to enhance the antibacterial properties of CG-PEG membranes. These membranes showed >95% antimicrobial activity against both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria depending on the TO content. Suggesting the great potential of these membranes as a strong candidate for providing an effective antimicrobial nature in human healthcare.
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- Pratibha Singh
- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Pathology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim 737102, India
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- Bioengineering Laboratory, Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India.
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Topcu G, Mukhopadhyay S, Ayres-de-Campos D, Ventura C, Messinis I, Mahmood T, Horala A. 467 Access to antenatal care in europe. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.11.384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Kunal S, Gupta M, Shah B, Palleda G, Bansal A, Batra V, Yusuf J, Mukhopadhyay S, Tyagi S. Subclinical left and right ventricular dysfunction in COVID-19 recovered patients using speckle tracking echocardiography. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022. [PMCID: PMC9383410 DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements Type of funding sources: None. Introduction Myocardial injury during acute COVID-19 infection is well characterised however, its persistence during recovery is unclear. Purpose We assessed left ventricle (LV) global longitudinal strain (GLS) and right ventricular (RV) free wall longitudinal strain and RV global longitudinal strain (RV-GLS) using speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) in COVID-19 recovered patients (30-45 days post recovery) and studied its correlation with various parameters. Methods Of the 245 subjects screened, a total of 53 subjects recovered from COVID-19 infection and normal LV ejection fraction were enrolled. Routine blood investigations, inflammatory markers (on admission) and comprehensive echocardiography including STE were done for all. Results All the 53 subjects were symptomatic during COVID-19 illness and were categorized as mild: 27 (50.9%), moderate: 20 (37.7%) and severe: 6 (11.4%) COVID-19 illness. Reduced LV GLS was reported in 22 (41.5%), reduced RV-GLS in 23 (43.4%) and reduced RVFWS in 22 (41.5%) patients respectively. LVGLS was significantly lower in patients recovered from severe illness (mild: -20.3 ± 1.7%; moderate: -15.3 ± 3.4%; severe: -10.7 ± 5.1%; P < 0.0001). Similarly, RVGLS (mild: -21.8 ± 2.8%; moderate: -16.8 ± 4.8%; severe: -9.7 ± 4.6%; P < 0.0001) and RVFWS (mild: -23.0 ± 4.1%; moderate: -18.1 ± 5.5%; severe: -9.3 ± 4.4%; P < 0.0001) were significantly lower in subjects with severe COVID-19. Subjects with reduced LVGLS as well as RVGLS and RVFWS had significantly higher interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, lactate dehydrogenase and serum ferritin levels during index admission. Conclusions Subclinical LV and RV dysfunction was seen in majority of COVID-19 recovered patients. Patients with severe disease during index admission had far lower LV and RVGLS as compared to mild and moderate cases. Our study highlights the need for close follow-up of COVID-19 recovered subjects in order to determine the long-term cardiovascular outcomes.
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- S Kunal
- G B PANT HOSPITAL, Delhi, India
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- G B PANT HOSPITAL, Delhi, India
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- G B PANT HOSPITAL, Delhi, India
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- G B PANT HOSPITAL, Delhi, India
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- G B PANT HOSPITAL, Delhi, India
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- G B PANT HOSPITAL, Delhi, India
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Mukhopadhyay S, Agarwal A, Rai SK, Avni A, Arora L. Aberrant phase transitions of a pathological Stop codon mutant of the prion protein. Biophys J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.11.420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Gupta A, Joshi A, Mukhopadhyay S, Guptasarma P. The Escherichia coli nucleoid exists in a liquid-liquid phase separated state which seems to be responsive and tunable towards stresses. Biophys J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2021.11.971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Kaur J, Sengupta P, Mukhopadhyay S. Critical Review of Bioadsorption on Modified Cellulose and Removal of Divalent Heavy Metals (Cd, Pb, and Cu). Ind Eng Chem Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c04583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Jatinder Kaur
- Department of Chemistry, Fergusson College, Pune 411004, India
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- Department of Textile and Fiber Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016, India
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Das D, Arora L, Mukhopadhyay S. Short-Range Backbone Dihedral Rotations Modulate Internal Friction in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:1739-1747. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Debapriya Das
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Knowledge City, Sector 81, Mohali, SAS Nagar, Punjab 140306, India
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Dogra P, Arya S, Singh AK, Datta A, Mukhopadhyay S. Conformational and Solvation Dynamics of an Amyloidogenic Intrinsically Disordered Domain of a Melanosomal Protein. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:443-452. [PMID: 34986640 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c09304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The conformational plasticity of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) allows them to adopt a range of conformational states that can be important for their biological functions. The driving force for the conformational preference of an IDP emanates from an intricate interplay between chain-chain and chain-solvent interactions. Using ultrafast femtosecond and picosecond time-resolved fluorescence measurements, we characterized the conformational and solvation dynamics around the N- and C-terminal segments of a disordered repeat domain of a melanosomal protein Pmel17 that forms functional amyloid responsible for melanin biosynthesis. Our time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy results revealed slight compaction and slower rotational dynamics around the amyloidogenic C-terminal segment when compared to the proline-rich N-terminal segment of the repeat domain. The compaction of the C-terminal region was also associated with the restrained mobility of hydration water as indicated by our solvation dynamics measurements. Our findings indicate that sequence-dependent chain-solvent interactions govern both the conformational and solvation dynamics that are crucial in directing the conversion of a highly dynamic IDP into an ordered amyloid assembly. Such an interplay of amino acid composition-dependent conformational and solvation dynamics might have important physicochemical consequences in specific water-protein, ion-protein, and protein-protein interactions involved in amyloid formation and phase transitions.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India
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Sen N, Singh K, Mukhopadhyay S, Shenoy K. Microfluidic extraction of uranium from dilute streams using TiAP in ionic liquid as the solvent. Chem Eng Res Des 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2021.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Gupta H, Verma C, Sharma A, Singh P, Somani M, Mukhopadhyay S, Shekhar A, Gupta B. Development of silver immobilized biofunctional PET Fabric for antimicrobial wound dressing. J Polym Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-021-02844-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Agarwal A, Rai SK, Avni A, Mukhopadhyay S. An intrinsically disordered pathological prion variant Y145Stop converts into self-seeding amyloids via liquid-liquid phase separation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2021; 118:e2100968118. [PMID: 34737230 PMCID: PMC8609423 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2100968118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Biomolecular condensation via liquid-liquid phase separation of intrinsically disordered proteins/regions (IDPs/IDRs) along with other biomolecules is proposed to control critical cellular functions, whereas aberrant phase transitions are associated with a range of neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we show that a disease-associated stop codon mutation of the prion protein (PrP) at tyrosine 145 (Y145Stop), resulting in a truncated, highly disordered, N-terminal IDR, spontaneously phase-separates into dynamic liquid-like droplets. Phase separation of this highly positively charged N-terminal segment is promoted by the electrostatic screening and a multitude of weak, transient, multivalent, intermolecular interactions. Single-droplet Raman measurements, in conjunction with an array of bioinformatic, spectroscopic, microscopic, and mutagenesis studies, revealed a highly mobile internal organization within the liquid-like condensates. The phase behavior of Y145Stop is modulated by RNA. Lower RNA:protein ratios promote condensation at a low micromolar protein concentration under physiological conditions. At higher concentrations of RNA, phase separation is abolished. Upon aging, these highly dynamic liquid-like droplets gradually transform into ordered, β-rich, amyloid-like aggregates. These aggregates formed via phase transitions display an autocatalytic self-templating characteristic involving the recruitment and binding-induced conformational conversion of monomeric Y145Stop into amyloid fibrils. In contrast to this intrinsically disordered truncated variant, the wild-type full-length PrP exhibits a much lower propensity for both condensation and maturation into amyloids, hinting at a possible protective role of the C-terminal domain. Such an interplay of molecular factors in modulating the protein phase behavior might have much broader implications in cell physiology and disease.
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- Aishwarya Agarwal
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali 140306 Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali 140306 Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Punjab 140306, India
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali 140306 Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Punjab 140306, India;
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali 140306 Punjab, India
- Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali 140306 Punjab, India
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- Samrat Mukhopadhyay
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Department of Biological Sciences and Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Akhtar M, Shafi A, Khanna V, Mukhopadhyay S, Patel K, Ozkor M, Baumbach A, Mathur A, Kennon S, Awad W, Mullen MM. The management of severe aortic stenosis during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study comparing TAVI and SAVR. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Introduction
Outcomes and characteristics of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) treated during the COVID-19 pandemic is unknown.
Methods
This was a single-centre observational study of patients undergoing AS treatment with transcatheter (TAVI) or surgical (SAVR) therapy during the first-wave of the UK COVID-19 pandemic compared to a control cohort undergoing treatment in 2019.
Demographics, baseline echocardiogram, CT, procedural characteristics and outcome data were collated. The primary outcome was 30-day all-cause mortality. The secondary endpoint was duration of post-procedural hospitalisation.
Results
319 patients were recruited - 122 underwent intervention during the pandemic [73 TAVI; 49 SAVR] and 197 in 2019 [127 TAVI; 70 SAVR].
In 2020, TAVI patients had a higher Euroscore II (p<0.001) but there were no differences in procedural complications or mortality [p=0.16] compared to TAVI 2019 cases. Duration from TAVI to discharge was shorter in 2020 (p<0.001).
SAVR 2020 patients had similar baseline profile [p=0.48], surgical characteristics, mortality (p=0.68) and duration from SAVR to discharge compared to those in 2019.
During the pandemic, TAVI patients were older (p<0.001) and had a higher Euroscore II (p<0.001) than SAVR counterparts. TAVI patients had reduced 30-day mortality [0 (0%) vs 3 (6%); p=0.06] and were discharged more rapidly post-intervention than SAVR patients [median 1 [1] vs 7 [4] days; p<0.001) translating into shorter hospitalization (p<0.001).
Conclusions
TAVI and SAVR can be safely delivered with predictable resource utilisation during a pandemic. Despite the TAVI cohort incorporating higher risk, older patients, outcomes were at least as good as SAVR with a shorter length of post-procedural hospitalisation.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None. Procedural Complications TAVI/SAVRDuration to discharge post TAVI/SAVR
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- M Akhtar
- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Barts Heart Centre, London, United Kingdom
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Madhu P, Mukhopadhyay S. Distinct types of amyloid-β oligomers displaying diverse neurotoxicity mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease. J Cell Biochem 2021; 122:1594-1608. [PMID: 34494298 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.30141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Revised: 08/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Soluble oligomers of amyloid-β (Aβ) are recognized as key pernicious species in Alzheimer's disease (AD) that cause synaptic dysfunction and memory impairments. Numerous studies have identified various types of Aβ oligomers having heterogeneous peptide length, size distribution, structure, appearance, and toxicity. Here, we review the characteristics of soluble Aβ oligomers based on their morphology, size, and structural reactivity toward the conformation-specific antibodies and then describe their formation, localization, and cellular effects in AD brains, in vivo and in vitro. We also summarize the mechanistic pathways by which these soluble Aβ oligomers cause proteasomal impairment, calcium dyshomeostasis, inhibition of long-term potentiation, apoptosis, mitochondrial damage, and cognitive decline. These cellular events include three distinct molecular mechanisms: (i) high-affinity binding with the receptors for Aβ oligomers such as N-methyl- d-aspartate receptors, cellular prion protein, nerve growth factor, insulin receptors, and frizzled receptors; (ii) the interaction of Aβ oligomers with the lipid membranes; (iii) intraneuronal accumulation of Aβ by α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, apolipoprotein E, and receptor for advanced glycation end products. These studies indicate that there is a pressing need to carefully examine the role of size, appearance, and the conformation of oligomers in identifying the specific mechanism of neurotoxicity that may uncover potential targets for designing AD therapeutics.
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- Priyanka Madhu
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India.,Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India.,Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India.,Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali, India
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Das D, Arora L, Mukhopadhyay S. Fluorescence Depolarization Kinetics Captures Short-Range Backbone Dihedral Rotations and Long-Range Correlated Dynamics of an Intrinsically Disordered Protein. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:9708-9718. [PMID: 34415768 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c04426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) do not autonomously fold into well-defined three-dimensional structures and are best described as a heterogeneous ensemble of rapidly interconverting conformers. It is challenging to elucidate their complex dynamic signatures using a single technique. In this study, we employed sensitive fluorescence depolarization kinetics by following picosecond time-resolved fluorescence anisotropy decays to directly capture the essential dynamical features of intrinsically disordered α-synuclein (α-syn) site-specifically labeled with thiol-active fluorophores. By utilizing a long-lifetime (≥10 ns) anisotropic label, we were able to discern three distinct rotational components of α-syn. The subnanosecond component represents the local wobbling-in-cone motion of the fluorophore, whereas the slower (∼1.4 ns) component corresponds to the short-range backbone dynamics governed by collective torsional fluctuations in the Ramachandran Φ-Ψ dihedral space. This backbone dihedral rotational time scale is sensitive to the local chain stiffness and slows down in the presence of an adjacent proline residue. We also observed a small-amplitude (≤10%) slower rotational correlation time (6-10 ns) that represents the long-range correlated dynamics involving a much longer segment of the polypeptide chain. These intrinsic dynamic signatures of IDPs will provide critical mechanistic underpinnings in a mosaic of biophysical phenomena involving internal friction, allosteric interactions, and phase separation.
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