A hitherto unknown role of Piezo1 mechanosensors in chemotactic migration of human T cells is identified, linking focal adhesion formation to integrin recruitment.
NAD+ exhibits profound therapeutic effects in experimental septic shock models by dampening the systemic inflammatory response and leading to improved survival.
Ana C Chang-Gonzalez, Robert J Mallis ... Wonmuk Hwang
All-atom molecular dynamics simulations of an αβ T-cell receptor complexed with the major histocompatibility complex molecule presenting wild-type or mutant antigenic peptides reveal how it uses conserved framework motion to discriminate antigens by leveraging physiological force applied during immune surveillance.
Vitamin A formation from β-carotene promotes an anti-inflammatory environment and remodeling of atherosclerotic lesions during the healing of atherosclerosis.
Rabina Mainali, Nancy Buechler ... Matthew A Quinn
Proteomic-based discovery of a novel mechanism of action affording anti-steatotic properties of itaconate through stabilization of fatty acid oxidation enzyme protein abundance.