--- _id: '12282' abstract: - lang: eng text: From a simple thought to a multicellular movement acknowledgement: The authors want to thank Professors Carrie Bernecky, Tom Henzinger, Martin Loose and Gaia Novarino for accepting to be interviewed, thus giving significant contribution to the discussion that lead to this article. article_number: '260017' article_processing_charge: No article_type: letter_note author: - first_name: Nicole full_name: Amberg, Nicole id: 4CD6AAC6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Amberg orcid: 0000-0002-3183-8207 - first_name: Melissa A full_name: Stouffer, Melissa A id: 4C9372C4-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Stouffer - first_name: Irene full_name: Vercellino, Irene id: 3ED6AF16-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Vercellino orcid: 0000-0001-5618-3449 citation: ama: Amberg N, Stouffer MA, Vercellino I. Operation STEM fatale – how an equity, diversity and inclusion initiative has brought us to reflect on the current challenges in cell biology and science as a whole. Journal of Cell Science. 2022;135(8). doi:10.1242/jcs.260017 apa: Amberg, N., Stouffer, M. A., & Vercellino, I. (2022). Operation STEM fatale – how an equity, diversity and inclusion initiative has brought us to reflect on the current challenges in cell biology and science as a whole. Journal of Cell Science. The Company of Biologists. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.260017 chicago: Amberg, Nicole, Melissa A Stouffer, and Irene Vercellino. “Operation STEM Fatale – How an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Has Brought Us to Reflect on the Current Challenges in Cell Biology and Science as a Whole.” Journal of Cell Science. The Company of Biologists, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.260017. ieee: N. Amberg, M. A. Stouffer, and I. Vercellino, “Operation STEM fatale – how an equity, diversity and inclusion initiative has brought us to reflect on the current challenges in cell biology and science as a whole,” Journal of Cell Science, vol. 135, no. 8. The Company of Biologists, 2022. ista: Amberg N, Stouffer MA, Vercellino I. 2022. Operation STEM fatale – how an equity, diversity and inclusion initiative has brought us to reflect on the current challenges in cell biology and science as a whole. Journal of Cell Science. 135(8), 260017. mla: Amberg, Nicole, et al. “Operation STEM Fatale – How an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiative Has Brought Us to Reflect on the Current Challenges in Cell Biology and Science as a Whole.” Journal of Cell Science, vol. 135, no. 8, 260017, The Company of Biologists, 2022, doi:10.1242/jcs.260017. short: N. Amberg, M.A. Stouffer, I. Vercellino, Journal of Cell Science 135 (2022). date_created: 2023-01-16T10:03:14Z date_published: 2022-04-19T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-04T10:28:04Z day: '19' department: - _id: SiHi - _id: LeSa doi: 10.1242/jcs.260017 external_id: isi: - '000798123600015' pmid: - '35438168' intvolume: ' 135' isi: 1 issue: '8' language: - iso: eng month: '04' oa_version: None pmid: 1 publication: Journal of Cell Science publication_identifier: eissn: - 1477-9137 issn: - 0021-9533 publication_status: published publisher: The Company of Biologists quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Operation STEM fatale – how an equity, diversity and inclusion initiative has brought us to reflect on the current challenges in cell biology and science as a whole type: journal_article user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8 volume: 135 year: '2022' ... --- _id: '10945' abstract: - lang: eng text: Mica-titania pearlescent pigments (MTs) were previously coated with organic molecules to obtain combination pigments (CPs) for achieving certain improvements or functionalities. Anthocyanins (ACNs) are molecules that can be extracted from natural resources and exhibit color changes via pH modifications of the enclosing medium. The purpose of the study was to produce a new series of CPs by depositing ACNs on MTs at different pH values, to observe the changes in color, and to associate these changes to thermogravimetrically determined deposition efficiencies in light of spectral differences. The extraction and deposition methods were based on aqueous chemistry and were straightforward. The ACN deposition generally increased with increasing pH and correlated with the consistency between the charges of the MT surfaces and the dominant ACN species at a specific pH value. The fluorescence of the CPs was inversely correlated with the deposition quantities invoking the possibility of a quenching effect. acknowledgement: "This research was partly funded by Hacettepe University (Bilimsel Ara¸stırma Projeleri\r\nKoordinasyon Birimi), grant number FHD-2015-8094.The authors are indebted to Ahmet Önal for his supports in acquiring the fluorescence spectra and the decision of excitation wavelengths. The authors also acknowledge use of the services and facilities of UNAM-National Nanotechnology Research Center at Bilkent University and mica donation from Sabuncular Mining Co." article_processing_charge: Yes article_type: original author: - first_name: Mehmet Orkun full_name: Çoruh, Mehmet Orkun id: d25163e5-8d53-11eb-a251-e6dd8ea1b8ef last_name: Çoruh orcid: 0000-0002-3219-2022 - first_name: Güngör full_name: Gündüz, Güngör last_name: Gündüz - first_name: Üner full_name: Çolak, Üner last_name: Çolak - first_name: Bora full_name: Maviş, Bora last_name: Maviş citation: ama: Çoruh MO, Gündüz G, Çolak Ü, Maviş B. pH-dependent coloring of combination effect pigments with anthocyanins from Brassica oleracea var. capitata F. rubra. Colorants. 2022;1(2):149-164. doi:10.3390/colorants1020010 apa: Çoruh, M. O., Gündüz, G., Çolak, Ü., & Maviş, B. (2022). pH-dependent coloring of combination effect pigments with anthocyanins from Brassica oleracea var. capitata F. rubra. Colorants. MDPI. https://doi.org/10.3390/colorants1020010 chicago: Çoruh, Mehmet Orkun, Güngör Gündüz, Üner Çolak, and Bora Maviş. “PH-Dependent Coloring of Combination Effect Pigments with Anthocyanins from Brassica Oleracea Var. Capitata F. Rubra.” Colorants. MDPI, 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/colorants1020010. ieee: M. O. Çoruh, G. Gündüz, Ü. Çolak, and B. Maviş, “pH-dependent coloring of combination effect pigments with anthocyanins from Brassica oleracea var. capitata F. rubra,” Colorants, vol. 1, no. 2. MDPI, pp. 149–164, 2022. ista: Çoruh MO, Gündüz G, Çolak Ü, Maviş B. 2022. pH-dependent coloring of combination effect pigments with anthocyanins from Brassica oleracea var. capitata F. rubra. Colorants. 1(2), 149–164. mla: Çoruh, Mehmet Orkun, et al. “PH-Dependent Coloring of Combination Effect Pigments with Anthocyanins from Brassica Oleracea Var. Capitata F. Rubra.” Colorants, vol. 1, no. 2, MDPI, 2022, pp. 149–64, doi:10.3390/colorants1020010. short: M.O. Çoruh, G. Gündüz, Ü. Çolak, B. Maviş, Colorants 1 (2022) 149–164. date_created: 2022-04-04T09:03:54Z date_published: 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-09T10:12:22Z day: '01' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: LeSa doi: 10.3390/colorants1020010 file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 2c15c8d3041ebc36bc64870247081758 content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2022-04-04T10:39:24Z date_updated: 2022-04-04T10:39:24Z file_id: '10949' file_name: 2022_Colorants_Coruh.pdf file_size: 2437988 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2022-04-04T10:39:24Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 1' issue: '2' language: - iso: eng month: '04' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version page: 149-164 publication: Colorants publication_identifier: issn: - 2079-6447 publication_status: published publisher: MDPI quality_controlled: '1' status: public title: pH-dependent coloring of combination effect pigments with anthocyanins from Brassica oleracea var. capitata F. rubra tmp: image: /images/cc_by.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0) short: CC BY (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 3E5EF7F0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 1 year: '2022' ... --- _id: '11462' abstract: - lang: eng text: Nanobodies (VHH) from camelid antibody libraries hold great promise as therapeutic agents and components of immunoassay systems. Synthetic antibody libraries that could be designed and generated once and for various applications could yield binders to virtually any targets, even for non-immunogenic or toxic ones, in a short term. One of the most difficult tasks is to obtain antibodies with a high affinity and specificity to polyglycosylated proteins. It requires antibody libraries with extremely high functional diversity and the use of sophisticated selection techniques. Here we report a development of a novel sandwich immunoassay involving a combination of the synthetic library-derived VHH-Fc fusion protein as a capture antibody and the immune single-chain fragment variable (scFv) as a tracer for the detection of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) of cattle (Bos taurus). We succeeded in the generation of a number of specific scFv antibodies against PAG from the mouse immune library. Subsequent selection using the immobilized scFv-Fc capture antibody allowed to isolate 1.9 nM VHH binder from the diverse synthetic library without any overlapping with the capture antibody binding site. The prototype sandwich ELISA based on the synthetic VHH and the immune scFv was established. This is the first successful example of the combination of synthetic and immune antibody libraries in a single sandwich immunoassay. Thus, our approach could be used for the express isolation of antibody pairs and the development of sandwich immunoassays for challenging antigens. acknowledgement: This study was financially supported by the State Committee on Science and Technology. We would like to thank Elena Tumar and Elena Kisileva at the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of NASB for their kind assistance with mouse immunizations. article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Dmitri full_name: Dormeshkin, Dmitri last_name: Dormeshkin - first_name: Michail full_name: Shapira, Michail last_name: Shapira - first_name: Alena full_name: Karputs, Alena last_name: Karputs - first_name: Anton full_name: Kavaleuski, Anton id: 62304f89-eb97-11eb-a6c2-8903dd183976 last_name: Kavaleuski orcid: 0000-0003-2091-526X - first_name: Ivan full_name: Kuzminski, Ivan last_name: Kuzminski - first_name: Elena full_name: Stepanova, Elena last_name: Stepanova - first_name: Andrei full_name: Gilep, Andrei last_name: Gilep citation: ama: Dormeshkin D, Shapira M, Karputs A, et al. Combining of synthetic VHH and immune scFv libraries for pregnancy-associated glycoproteins ELISA development. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2022;106:5093-5103. doi:10.1007/s00253-022-12022-w apa: Dormeshkin, D., Shapira, M., Karputs, A., Kavaleuski, A., Kuzminski, I., Stepanova, E., & Gilep, A. (2022). Combining of synthetic VHH and immune scFv libraries for pregnancy-associated glycoproteins ELISA development. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-022-12022-w chicago: Dormeshkin, Dmitri, Michail Shapira, Alena Karputs, Anton Kavaleuski, Ivan Kuzminski, Elena Stepanova, and Andrei Gilep. “Combining of Synthetic VHH and Immune ScFv Libraries for Pregnancy-Associated Glycoproteins ELISA Development.” Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. Springer Nature, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-022-12022-w. ieee: D. Dormeshkin et al., “Combining of synthetic VHH and immune scFv libraries for pregnancy-associated glycoproteins ELISA development,” Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 106. Springer Nature, pp. 5093–5103, 2022. ista: Dormeshkin D, Shapira M, Karputs A, Kavaleuski A, Kuzminski I, Stepanova E, Gilep A. 2022. Combining of synthetic VHH and immune scFv libraries for pregnancy-associated glycoproteins ELISA development. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 106, 5093–5103. mla: Dormeshkin, Dmitri, et al. “Combining of Synthetic VHH and Immune ScFv Libraries for Pregnancy-Associated Glycoproteins ELISA Development.” Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, vol. 106, Springer Nature, 2022, pp. 5093–103, doi:10.1007/s00253-022-12022-w. short: D. Dormeshkin, M. Shapira, A. Karputs, A. Kavaleuski, I. Kuzminski, E. Stepanova, A. Gilep, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 106 (2022) 5093–5103. date_created: 2022-06-26T22:01:34Z date_published: 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-10-10T07:15:02Z day: '01' department: - _id: GradSch - _id: LeSa doi: 10.1007/s00253-022-12022-w external_id: isi: - '000813677500001' pmid: - '35723693' intvolume: ' 106' isi: 1 language: - iso: eng month: '08' oa_version: None page: 5093-5103 pmid: 1 publication: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology publication_identifier: eissn: - 1432-0614 issn: - 0175-7598 publication_status: published publisher: Springer Nature quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Combining of synthetic VHH and immune scFv libraries for pregnancy-associated glycoproteins ELISA development type: journal_article user_id: 2DF688A6-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 volume: 106 year: '2022' ... --- _id: '8993' abstract: - lang: eng text: N-1-naphthylphthalamic acid (NPA) is a key inhibitor of directional (polar) transport of the hormone auxin in plants. For decades, it has been a pivotal tool in elucidating the unique polar auxin transport-based processes underlying plant growth and development. Its exact mode of action has long been sought after and is still being debated, with prevailing mechanistic schemes describing only indirect connections between NPA and the main transporters responsible for directional transport, namely PIN auxin exporters. Here we present data supporting a model in which NPA associates with PINs in a more direct manner than hitherto postulated. We show that NPA inhibits PIN activity in a heterologous oocyte system and that expression of NPA-sensitive PINs in plant, yeast, and oocyte membranes leads to specific saturable NPA binding. We thus propose that PINs are a bona fide NPA target. This offers a straightforward molecular basis for NPA inhibition of PIN-dependent auxin transport and a logical parsimonious explanation for the known physiological effects of NPA on plant growth, as well as an alternative hypothesis to interpret past and future results. We also introduce PIN dimerization and describe an effect of NPA on this, suggesting that NPA binding could be exploited to gain insights into structural aspects of PINs related to their transport mechanism. acknowledgement: "This work was supported by Austrian Science Fund Grant FWF P21533-B20 (to L.A.); German Research Foundation Grant DFG HA3468/6-1 (to U.Z.H.); and European Research Council Grant 742985 (to J.F.). We thank Herta Steinkellner and Alexandra Castilho for N. benthamiana plants, Fabian Nagelreiter for statistical advice, Lanassa Bassukas for help with [ɣ32P]-\r\nATP assays, and Josef Penninger for providing access to mass spectrometry instruments at the Vienna BioCenter Core Facilities. We thank PNAS reviewers for the many comments and suggestions that helped to improve this manuscript." article_number: e2020857118 article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Lindy full_name: Abas, Lindy last_name: Abas - first_name: Martina full_name: Kolb, Martina last_name: Kolb - first_name: Johannes full_name: Stadlmann, Johannes last_name: Stadlmann - first_name: Dorina P. full_name: Janacek, Dorina P. last_name: Janacek - first_name: Kristina full_name: Lukic, Kristina id: 2B04DB84-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Lukic orcid: 0000-0003-1581-881X - first_name: Claus full_name: Schwechheimer, Claus last_name: Schwechheimer - first_name: Leonid A full_name: Sazanov, Leonid A id: 338D39FE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Sazanov orcid: 0000-0002-0977-7989 - first_name: Lukas full_name: Mach, Lukas last_name: Mach - first_name: Jiří full_name: Friml, Jiří id: 4159519E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Friml orcid: 0000-0002-8302-7596 - first_name: Ulrich Z. full_name: Hammes, Ulrich Z. last_name: Hammes citation: ama: Abas L, Kolb M, Stadlmann J, et al. Naphthylphthalamic acid associates with and inhibits PIN auxin transporters. PNAS. 2021;118(1). doi:10.1073/pnas.2020857118 apa: Abas, L., Kolb, M., Stadlmann, J., Janacek, D. P., Lukic, K., Schwechheimer, C., … Hammes, U. Z. (2021). Naphthylphthalamic acid associates with and inhibits PIN auxin transporters. PNAS. National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2020857118 chicago: Abas, Lindy, Martina Kolb, Johannes Stadlmann, Dorina P. Janacek, Kristina Lukic, Claus Schwechheimer, Leonid A Sazanov, Lukas Mach, Jiří Friml, and Ulrich Z. Hammes. “Naphthylphthalamic Acid Associates with and Inhibits PIN Auxin Transporters.” PNAS. National Academy of Sciences, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2020857118. ieee: L. Abas et al., “Naphthylphthalamic acid associates with and inhibits PIN auxin transporters,” PNAS, vol. 118, no. 1. National Academy of Sciences, 2021. ista: Abas L, Kolb M, Stadlmann J, Janacek DP, Lukic K, Schwechheimer C, Sazanov LA, Mach L, Friml J, Hammes UZ. 2021. Naphthylphthalamic acid associates with and inhibits PIN auxin transporters. PNAS. 118(1), e2020857118. mla: Abas, Lindy, et al. “Naphthylphthalamic Acid Associates with and Inhibits PIN Auxin Transporters.” PNAS, vol. 118, no. 1, e2020857118, National Academy of Sciences, 2021, doi:10.1073/pnas.2020857118. short: L. Abas, M. Kolb, J. Stadlmann, D.P. Janacek, K. Lukic, C. Schwechheimer, L.A. Sazanov, L. Mach, J. Friml, U.Z. Hammes, PNAS 118 (2021). date_created: 2021-01-03T23:01:23Z date_published: 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-07T13:29:23Z day: '05' department: - _id: JiFr - _id: LeSa doi: 10.1073/pnas.2020857118 ec_funded: 1 external_id: isi: - '000607270100073' pmid: - '33443187' intvolume: ' 118' isi: 1 issue: '1' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2020857118 month: '01' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version pmid: 1 project: - _id: 261099A6-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '742985' name: Tracing Evolution of Auxin Transport and Polarity in Plants publication: PNAS publication_identifier: eissn: - '10916490' issn: - '00278424' publication_status: published publisher: National Academy of Sciences quality_controlled: '1' related_material: link: - relation: erratum url: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2102232118 scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Naphthylphthalamic acid associates with and inhibits PIN auxin transporters type: journal_article user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8 volume: 118 year: '2021' ... --- _id: '9205' abstract: - lang: eng text: Cryo-EM grid preparation is an important bottleneck in protein structure determination, especially for membrane proteins, typically requiring screening of a large number of conditions. We systematically investigated the effects of buffer components, blotting conditions and grid types on the outcome of grid preparation of five different membrane protein samples. Aggregation was the most common type of problem which was addressed by changing detergents, salt concentration or reconstitution of proteins into nanodiscs or amphipols. We show that the optimal concentration of detergent is between 0.05 and 0.4% and that the presence of a low concentration of detergent with a high critical micellar concentration protects the proteins from denaturation at the air-water interface. Furthermore, we discuss the strategies for achieving an adequate ice thickness, particle coverage and orientation distribution on free ice and on support films. Our findings provide a clear roadmap for comprehensive screening of conditions for cryo-EM grid preparation of membrane proteins. acknowledged_ssus: - _id: EM-Fac acknowledgement: We thank the Electron Microscopy Facilities at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and at the Vienna Biocenter for providing access and training for the electron microscopes. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement no. 665385 . article_number: '102139' article_processing_charge: No article_type: original author: - first_name: Domen full_name: Kampjut, Domen id: 37233050-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Kampjut - first_name: Julia full_name: Steiner, Julia id: 3BB67EB0-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Steiner - first_name: Leonid A full_name: Sazanov, Leonid A id: 338D39FE-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87 last_name: Sazanov orcid: 0000-0002-0977-7989 citation: ama: Kampjut D, Steiner J, Sazanov LA. Cryo-EM grid optimization for membrane proteins. iScience. 2021;24(3). doi:10.1016/j.isci.2021.102139 apa: Kampjut, D., Steiner, J., & Sazanov, L. A. (2021). Cryo-EM grid optimization for membrane proteins. IScience. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102139 chicago: Kampjut, Domen, Julia Steiner, and Leonid A Sazanov. “Cryo-EM Grid Optimization for Membrane Proteins.” IScience. Elsevier, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102139. ieee: D. Kampjut, J. Steiner, and L. A. Sazanov, “Cryo-EM grid optimization for membrane proteins,” iScience, vol. 24, no. 3. Elsevier, 2021. ista: Kampjut D, Steiner J, Sazanov LA. 2021. Cryo-EM grid optimization for membrane proteins. iScience. 24(3), 102139. mla: Kampjut, Domen, et al. “Cryo-EM Grid Optimization for Membrane Proteins.” IScience, vol. 24, no. 3, 102139, Elsevier, 2021, doi:10.1016/j.isci.2021.102139. short: D. Kampjut, J. Steiner, L.A. Sazanov, IScience 24 (2021). date_created: 2021-02-28T23:01:24Z date_published: 2021-03-19T00:00:00Z date_updated: 2023-08-07T13:54:06Z day: '19' ddc: - '570' department: - _id: LeSa doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102139 ec_funded: 1 external_id: isi: - '000631646000012' pmid: - '33665558' file: - access_level: open_access checksum: 50585447386fe5842f07ab9b3a66e7e9 content_type: application/pdf creator: dernst date_created: 2021-03-03T07:38:14Z date_updated: 2021-03-03T07:38:14Z file_id: '9219' file_name: 2021_iScience_Kampjut.pdf file_size: 7431411 relation: main_file success: 1 file_date_updated: 2021-03-03T07:38:14Z has_accepted_license: '1' intvolume: ' 24' isi: 1 issue: '3' language: - iso: eng month: '03' oa: 1 oa_version: Published Version pmid: 1 project: - _id: 2564DBCA-B435-11E9-9278-68D0E5697425 call_identifier: H2020 grant_number: '665385' name: International IST Doctoral Program publication: iScience publication_identifier: eissn: - '25890042' publication_status: published publisher: Elsevier quality_controlled: '1' scopus_import: '1' status: public title: Cryo-EM grid optimization for membrane proteins tmp: image: /images/cc_by_nc_nd.png legal_code_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode name: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) short: CC BY-NC-ND (4.0) type: journal_article user_id: 4359f0d1-fa6c-11eb-b949-802e58b17ae8 volume: 24 year: '2021' ...