1. Functionalized Polysaccharides Improve Sensitivity of Tyramide/Peroxidase Proximity Labeling Assays through Electrostatic Interactions 

   Heiniger M.; Vanella R.; Walsh-Korb Z.; et al. (2024)

   ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering

   High-throughput assays that efficiently link genotype and phenotype with high fidelity are key to successful enzyme engineering campaigns. Among these assays, the tyramide/peroxidase proximity labeling method converts the product of an enzymatic reaction of a surface expressed enzyme to a highly reactive fluorescent radical, which labels the cell surface. In this context, maintaining the proximity of the readout reagents to the cell surface ...

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2. Nanopore Deep Sequencing as a Tool to Characterize and Quantify Aberrant Splicing Caused by Variants in Inherited Retinal Dystrophy Genes 

   Maggi J.; Feil S.; Gloggnitzer J.; et al. (2024)

   International Journal of Molecular Sciences

   The contribution of splicing variants to molecular diagnostics of inherited diseases is reported to be less than 10%. This figure is likely an underestimation due to several factors including difficulty in predicting the effect of such variants, the need for functional assays, and the inability to detect them (depending on their locations and the sequencing technology used). The aim of this study was to assess the utility of Nanopore ...

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3. Simulating the Effect of Removing Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) from Blood Reveals That Only Implantable Devices Can Significantly Reduce Metastatic Burden of Patients 

   Baumgartner W.; Aceto N.; Lifka S. (2024)

   Cancers

   Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are cells that have separated from a solid cancerous lesion and entered the bloodstream. They play a crucial role in driving the metastatic spread to distant organs, which is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Various concepts for blood purification devices aiming to remove CTCs from the blood and prevent metastases have been developed. Until now, it is not clear if such devices can indeed reduce ...

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4. CALDERA: a scientific drilling concept to unravel Connections Among Life, geo-Dynamics and Eruptions in a Rifting Arc caldera, Okataina Volcanic Centre, Aotearoa New Zealand 

   Massiot C.; Adam L.; Boyd E.S.; et al. (2024)

   Scientific drilling

   Silicic caldera volcanoes present major volcanic and seismic hazards but also host dynamic hydrothermal and groundwater systems and a rich but largely unexplored subsurface biosphere. Many of these volcanoes are hosted in rift settings. The intricate connections and feedbacks among magmatism, rifting, hydrothermal processes, and the biosphere in these complex systems remain poorly understood, necessitating subsurface joint observations ...

   Conference Paper

5. Surface Structure of Lecithin-Capped Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Nanocrystals Using Solid-State and Dynamic Nuclear Polarization NMR Spectroscopy 

   Sarkar D.; Stelmakh A.; Karmakar A.; et al. (2024)

   ACS Nano

   Inorganic colloidal cesium lead halide perovskite nanocrystals (NCs) encapsulated by surface capping ligands exhibit tremendous potential in optoelectronic applications, with their surface structure playing a pivotal role in enhancing their photophysical properties. Soy lecithin, a tightly binding zwitterionic surface-capping ligand, has recently facilitated the high-yield synthesis of stable ultraconcentrated and ultradilute colloids of ...

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