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To selectively target telomeric G-quadruplex (G4) DNA, monomeric and dimeric naphthalene diimides (NDIs) were investigated as binders of multimeric G4 structures able to discriminate duplex DNA. These NDIs were analysed by the affinity chromatography-based screening G4-CPG (G-quadruplex on Controlled Pore Glass), using the sequence d[AGGG(TTAGGG)7] (tel46), folding into two consecutive G4s, as model of the human telomeric G4 multimer. In parallel, a telomeric G4 monomer (tel26) and a duplex structure (ds27) were used as controls. According to G4-CPG screening, NDI-5 proved to be the best ligand in terms of dimeric G4 vs. duplex DNA selectivity and was analysed by circular dichroism (CD), gel electrophoresis, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) and fluorescence spectroscopy in its interactions with tel46. NDI-5 strongly binds and stabilizes tel46 G4, favouring a hybrid folding in K+-containing buffer. Under these conditions, the binding process comprises a first event involving three molecules of NDI-5 and a second one in which other six molecules bind to the DNA. In a metal cation-free system, NDI-5 induces tel46 G4 folding, as indicated by CD and PAGE, favouring an antiparallel structuring. Docking simulations showed that NDI-5 can effectively bind to the pocket between two G4 units, representing a promising ligand for multimeric G4s.Bacillus licheniformis 2709 is the major alkaline protease producer, which has great potential value of industrial application, but how the high-producer can be regulated rationally is still not completely understood. It's meaningful to understand the metabolic processes during alkaline protease production in industrial fermentation medium. Here, we collected the transcription database at various enzyme-producing stages (preliminary stage, stable phase and decline phase) to specifically research the synthesized and regulatory mechanism of alkaline protease in B. licheniformis. The RNA-sequencing analysis showed differential expression of numerous genes related to several processes, among which genes correlated with regulators were concerned, especially the major differential gene abrB on enzyme (AprE) synthesis was investigated. It was further verified that AbrB is a repressor of AprE by plasmid-mediated over-expression due to the severely descending enzyme activity (11,300 U/mL to 2695 U/mL), but interestingly it is indispensable for alkaline protease production because the enzyme activity of the null abrB mutant was just about 2279 U/mL. Thus, we investigated the aprE transcription by eliminating the theoretical binding site (TGGAA) of AbrB protein predicated by computational strategy, which significantly improved the enzyme activity by 1.21-fold and gene transcription level by 1.77-fold in the mid-log phase at a cultivation time of 18 h. Sunitinib Taken together, it is of great significance to improve the production strategy, control the metabolic process and oriented engineering by rational molecular modification of regulatory network based on the high throughput sequencing and computational prediction.Recently, research associated with natural anti-oxidants leads to the chemical characterization of many compounds possessing strong anti-oxidant activity. Among these anti-oxidants, naturally occurring carbohydrate polymers containing pectic arabinogalactans esterified with phenolic acids in monomeric and dimeric forms are noteworthy. The presence of highly branched arabinogalactan type II side chains and sugar linked phenolic acid residues have been resolved as important parameters. The anti-oxidant activity of these compounds depend on their ability to convert free radicals into stable by-products and themselves oxidized to more stable and less reactive resonance stabilized radicals. Moreover, these carbohydrate polymers form water soluble stable complexes with protein. Such findings support their applications in a diversity of fields including food industry and pharmacy. This review highlights experimental evidences supporting that the carbohydrate polymers containing phenolic polysaccharides may become promising drug candidate for the prevention of aging and age related diseases.As a heparin analogue, sulfonated chitosan (SCS) has been confirmed to have similar structure and properties to heparin which is shown to be a linker molecule having specific binding sites with collagen fibrils. In this study, the effects of a varying concentration of SCS on the self-assembly process of type I collagen were investigated. The study on intermolecular interaction between collagen and SCS was carried out via using ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectrophotometry and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy. The addition of SCS did not disrupt the triple helix conformation of collagen. However, the decreased value of Rpn showed that the SCS, to some extent, influenced the percentage of triple helix conformation. The turbidity measurements revealed that the self-assembly rate was increased in the presence of a low concentration of SCS whereas decreased with further increasing the SCS concentration. The observation of microstructure via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) exhibited the characteristic D-periodicity, indicating that the presence of SCS did not disrupt the self-assembly nature of collagen. Moreover, the addition of SCS facilitated the lateral aggregation of fibrils, leading to the formation of larger fibrils. The rheological analysis showed that the gelation time of collagen was prolonged with increasing the concentration of SCS, in support of a longer lag-phase duration detected in turbidimetric measurements. We expect that valuable data would be provided in this study for further developing of ECM analogues, and propitious performances could be endowed to these biomimetic materials after SCS incorporation.

Development of a tissue-engineered construct for hepatic regeneration remains a challenging task due to the lack of an optimum environment that support the growth of hepatocytes. Hydrogel systems possess many similarities with tissues and have the potential to provide the microenvironment essential for the cells to grow, proliferate, and remain functionally active.

In this work, fibrin (FIB) incorporated injectable alginate dialdehyde (ADA) - gelatin (G) hydrogel was explored as a matrix for liver tissue engineering. ADA was prepared by periodate oxidation of sodium alginate. An injectable formulation of ADA-G-FIB hydrogel was prepared and characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, and Micro-Computed Tomography. HepG2 cells were cultured on the hydrogel system; cellular growth and functions were analyzed using various functional markers.

FTIR spectra of ADA-G-FIB depicted the formation of Schiff's base at 1608.53cm

with a gelation time of 3 min. ADA-G-FIB depicted a 3D surface topography with a pore size in the range of 100-200μm.