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Regulation of heme biosynthesis via the coproporphyrin dependent pathway in bacteria
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (21-03-2024)“…Heme biosynthesis in the Gram-positive bacteria occurs mostly via a pathway that is distinct from that of eukaryotes and Gram-negative bacteria in the three…”
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Molecular Details of Olfactomedin Domains Provide Pathway to Structure-Function Studies
Published in PloS one (29-06-2015)“…Olfactomedin (OLF) domains are found within extracellular, multidomain proteins in numerous tissues of multicellular organisms. Even though these proteins have…”
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Exogenously Scavenged and Endogenously Synthesized Heme Are Differentially Utilized by Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Published in Microbiology spectrum (26-10-2022)“…Heme is both an essential cofactor and an abundant source of nutritional iron for the human pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. While heme is required for M…”
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Handling heme: The mechanisms underlying the movement of heme within and between cells
Published in Free radical biology & medicine (01-03-2019)“…Heme is an essential cofactor and signaling molecule required for virtually all aerobic life. However, excess heme is cytotoxic. Therefore, heme must be safely…”
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Discovery of Molecular Therapeutics for Glaucoma: Challenges, Successes, and Promising Directions
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (11-02-2016)“…Glaucoma, a heterogeneous ocular disorder affecting ∼60 million people worldwide, is characterized by painless neurodegeneration of retinal ganglion cells…”
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Using genetically encoded heme sensors to probe the mechanisms of heme uptake and homeostasis in Candida albicans
Published in Cellular microbiology (01-02-2021)“…Candida albicans is a major fungal pathogen that can utilise hemin and haemoglobin as iron sources in the iron‐scarce host environment. While C. albicans is a…”
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Structural basis for misfolding in myocilin-associated glaucoma
Published in Human molecular genetics (15-04-2015)“…Olfactomedin (OLF) domain-containing proteins play roles in fundamental cellular processes and have been implicated in disorders ranging from glaucoma, cancers…”
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Structure and Misfolding of the Flexible Tripartite Coiled-Coil Domain of Glaucoma-Associated Myocilin
Published in Structure (London) (07-11-2017)“…Glaucoma-associated myocilin is a member of the olfactomedins, a protein family involved in neuronal development and human diseases. Molecular studies of the…”
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The Glaucoma-Associated Olfactomedin Domain of Myocilin Forms Polymorphic Fibrils That Are Constrained by Partial Unfolding and Peptide Sequence
Published in Journal of molecular biology (20-02-2014)“…The glaucoma-associated olfactomedin domain of myocilin (myoc-OLF) is a recent addition to the growing list of disease-associated amyloidogenic proteins…”
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A blueprint for academic laboratories to produce SARS-CoV-2 quantitative RT-PCR test kits
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (13-11-2020)“…Widespread testing for the presence of the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in individuals remains vital for…”
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Discovery of Molecular Therapeutics for Glaucoma: Challenges, Successes, and Promising Directions: Miniperspective
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (11-02-2016)“…Glaucoma, a heterogeneous ocular disorder affecting ∼60 million people worldwide, is characterized by painless neurodegeneration of retinal ganglion cells…”
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Heme and hemoglobin suppress amyloid β–mediated inflammatory activation of mouse astrocytes
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (20-07-2018)“…Glial immune activity is a key feature of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Given that the blood factors heme and hemoglobin (Hb) are both elevated in AD tissues and…”
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The Glaucoma-associated Olfactomedin Domain of Myocilin Is a Novel Calcium Binding Protein
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (21-12-2012)“…Myocilin is a protein found in the trabecular meshwork extracellular matrix tissue of the eye that plays a role in regulating intraocular pressure. Both…”
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Fluorometric Methods to Measure Bioavailable and Total Heme
Published in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) (2024)“…Heme b (iron protoporphyrin IX) is an essential but potentially cytotoxic cofactor, signaling molecule, and nutritional source of iron. Its importance in cell…”
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New direction for glaucoma therapeutics: focus on the olfactomedin domain of myocilin
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HEME AND HEMOGLOBIN SUPPRESS AMYLOID BETA-MEDIATED ASTROCYTE IMMUNE FUNCTION
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P2‐196: HEME AND HEMOGLOBIN SUPPRESS AMYLOID BETA‐MEDIATED ASTROCYTE IMMUNE FUNCTION
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Structure and Misfolding of the Flexible Tripartite Coiled-Coil Domain of Glaucoma-Associated Myocilin
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Molecular Details of Olfactomedin Domains Provide Pathway to Structure-Function Studies: e0130888
Published in PloS one (01-06-2015)“…Olfactomedin (OLF) domains are found within extracellular, multidomain proteins in numerous tissues of multicellular organisms. Even though these proteins have…”
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