Organic solvent-assisted control of hydrogel structures and properties by Zhou, Quan

“…Hydrogels are three-dimensional (3D) cross-linked polymeric networks containing a significant amount of water and have found their applications in various fields, including tissue engineering, drug delivery, etc. …”
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Development of novel chemical ligation methods for the synthesis of posttranslationally modified proteins by Yang, Renliang

“…In chapter 4, we modify and improve our dual chemical ligation approach and apply it in the synthesis of a K48-linked diubiquitin. This demonstrated the feasibility of our methodology in synthesizing ubiquitinated proteins. …”
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Gene expression regulation by well-known non-coding RNAs by Tan, Jiazi

“…In one project, we attempted to insert a second Xist gene into the single X chromosome of male murine embryonic stem (ES) cells to cause ectopic XCI upon differentiation, leading to cell lethality as important X-linked genes were inactivated. From there, we could screen for genes important for XCI by rescuing the differentiated transgenic ES cells by gene silencing. …”
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Robust cooperative control and optimization of multi-agent systems by Sun, Chao

“…Nodes connected with a positive edge can be viewed as “friends” and linked with a negative edge can be viewed as “enemies”. …”
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Neurobiology of culturally common maternal responses to infant cry by Rigo, Paola, Bornstein, Marc H., Putnick, Diane L., Esposito, Gianluca, Swain, James E., Suwalsky, Joan T. D., Su, Xueyun, Du, Xiaoxia, Zhang, Kaihua, Cote, Linda R., De Pisapia, Nicola, Venuti, Paola

“…Complementary functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analyses of brain responses to their own infants’ cries in 43 new primipara US mothers revealed enhanced activity in concordant brain territories linked to the intention to move and to speak, to process auditory stimulation, and to caregive [supplementary motor area (SMA), inferior frontal regions, superior temporal regions, midbrain, and striatum]. …”
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MEG Insight into the Spectral Dynamics Underlying Steady Isometric Muscle Contraction by Bourguignon, Mathieu, Piitulainen, Harri, Smeds, Eero, Zhou, Guangyu, Jousmäki, Veikko, Hari, Riitta

“…Thus, ∼20 Hz coherence between cortex and periphery is tightly linked to the presence of ∼20 Hz bursts in SM1 and peripheral activity. …”
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NMR structure, dynamics and interactions of the integrin β2 cytoplasmic tail with filamin domain IgFLNa21 by Chatterjee, Deepak, Tan, Suet-Mien, Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Lu, Lewis Zhiping

“…In this study, we performed solution NMR analyses of IgFLNa21 in the presence of integrin β2 CT peptides, and hybrid IgFLNa21, a construct of covalently linked IgFLNa21 and β2 CT. The atomic resolution structure of the hybrid IgFLNa21 demonstrated conserved binding mode with β2 CT. …”
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Ligand substitutions between ruthenium–cymene compounds can control protein versus DNA targeting and anticancer activity by Davey, Curt Alexander, Adhireksan, Zenita, Davey, Gabriela E., Campomanes, Pablo, Groessl, Michael, Clavel, Catherine M., Yu, Haojie, Nazarov, Alexey A., Yeo, Charmian Hui Fang, Ang, Wee Han, Dröge, Peter, Rothlisberger, Ursula, Dyson, Paul J.

“…Using a novel ‘atom-to-cell’ approach, we establish the basis for the surprisingly site-selective adduct formation behaviour and distinct cellular impact of these two chemically similar anticancer agents, which suggests that the cytotoxic effects arise largely from DNA lesions, whereas the protein adducts may be linked to the other therapeutic activities. Our study shows promise for developing new ruthenium drugs, via ligand-based modulation of DNA versus protein binding and thus cytotoxic potential, to target distinguishing epigenetic features of cancer cells.…”
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Mental imagery interventions to promote face covering use among UK university students and employees during the COVID-19 pandemic: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Conroy, Dom

“…In this context, mental imagery exercises—self-directed imagining of an anticipated outcome or processes linked to a defined behaviour/activity—offer a well-evidenced, relatively simple behaviour change intervention. …”
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An epigenetic locus associated with loss of smell in COVID-19 by Aslan, Elif Sibel, White, Kenneth, Meral, Gulsen, Akcay, Zeyneb Nur, Altundag, Aytug, Gur, Savas, Dokur, Mehmet, Baktir, Mehmet Akif, Batur, Lutfiye Karcioglu

“…Previous studies, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS), have identified genetic variants near the UGT2A1 and UGT2A2 genes that are linked to anosmia in COVID-19 patients. However, the role of epigenetic changes in the development and persistence of smell loss has not been well explored. …”
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Cellular studies on the role of OGFOD1, a 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase by Attwood, M

“…However, it was not known whether these functions are conserved in mammalian cells or if they are linked.</p> <p>To inform on OGFOD1-dependent cellular phenotypes, OGFOD1 defective cells were generated by genome editing using the CRISPR methodology. …”

Health economic aspects of childhood excess weight by Onyimadu, O

“…Additionally, electronic health records extracted from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), linked with Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), were analysed to estimate direct healthcare costs attributable to childhood excess weight.…”

Reverse translational approaches to population neuroimaging: using rodent models to interpret genetic associations with MRI by Tisca, C

“…Researchers have identified novel links between imaging-derived phenotypes and genetics. …”

Adverse events of common psychiatric medications: an umbrella review by Bartellas, K

“…Many medications were linked to adverse events through a weak or moderate strength of association and additional factors contributed to the variability in adverse outcome reporting aside from patient characteristics. …”

HLA-DQB1*05 subtypes and not DRB1*10:01 mediates risk in anti-IgLON5 disease by Yogeshwar, SM, Muñiz-Castrillo, S, Sabater, L, Peris-Sempere, V, Mallajosyula, V, Luo, G, Yan, H, Yu, E, Zhang, J, Lin, L, Fagundes Bueno, F, Ji, X, Picard, G, Rogemond, V, Pinto, AL, Heidbreder, A, Höftberger, R, Graus, F, Dalmau, J, Santamaria, J, Iranzo, A, Schreiner, B, Giannoccaro, MP, Liguori, R, Shimohata, T, Kimura, A, Ono, Y, Binks, S, Mariotto, S, Dinoto, A, Bonello, M, Hartmann, CJ, Tambasco, N, Nigro, P, Prüss, H, McKeon, A, Davis, MM, Irani, SR, Honnorat, J, Gaig, C, Finke, C, Mignot, E

“…HLA sequences and binding cores for these three DQ heterodimers were similar, unlike those of linked DRB1 alleles, supporting a causal link to HLA-DQ. …”

Nutraceuticals silybin B, resveratrol, and epigallocatechin-3 gallate-bind to cardiac muscle troponin to restore the loss of lusitropy caused by cardiomyopathy mutations in vitro,... by Yang, Z, Sheehan, AM, Messer, AE, Tsui, S, Sparrow, A, Redwood, C, Kren, V, Gould, IR, Marston, SB

“…Phosphorylation causes a 2-3 fold decrease of affinity of cTn for Ca2+ associated with a higher rate of Ca2+ dissociation from cTnC leading to a faster relaxation rate of the cardiac muscle (lusitropy). Cardiomyopathy-linked mutations primarily affect Ca2+ regulation or the PKA-dependent modulatory system, such that Ca2+-sensitivity becomes independent of phosphorylation level (uncoupling) and this could be sufficient to induce cardiomyopathy. …”

Enhancement of lentiviral vector production through alteration of virus-cell interactions by Gelinas, J

“…To support this aim, viruses have been modified, with elements linked to viral pathogenicity removed from their genome and replaced by the genetic material to be delivered. …”

Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer: nested case-control studies using the QResearch and CPRD databases by Vinogradova, Y, Coupland, C, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…Setting: UK general practices contributing to QResearch or Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD), linked to hospital, mortality, social deprivation, and cancer registry (QResearch only) data. …”

Managing risks to the media from emerging networked technologies by Shere, ARK

“…The countermeasures are linked to phases of the overarching editorial workflow, to ensure that their implementation is feasible and that they are clearly useful by and for specific role categories within the media.…”

Management and outcomes of thoracic sarcomas - a collaboration between Orthopaedic Oncology and cardiothoracic surgery: seven-year clinical data from a tertiary referral centre by Shamsi, ZA, Paraoan, V, Kim, C, Saifuddin, SR, Cosker, TDA, Whitwell, D, Gibbons, CLMH, Stavroulias, D, DiChiara, F

“…Both surgical intervention (p &lt; 0.0001) and clear margins (p = 0.0051) were significantly linked to improved survival. Local recurrence was noted in 28.6% of the 77 surgical cases, and predominantly in the high-grade sarcomas (81.8%). …”