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    Cell-free biosynthesis combined with deep learning accelerates de novo-development of antimicrobial peptides

    Bioactive peptides are key molecules in health and medicine. Deep learning holds a big promise for the discovery and design of bioactive peptides. Yet, suitable experimental approaches are required to validate...

    Amir Pandi, David Adam, Amir Zare, Van Tuan Trinh in Nature Communications (2023)

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    NAD+ metabolism is a key modulator of bacterial respiratory epithelial infections

    Lower respiratory tract infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (Spn) are a leading cause of death globally. Here we investigate the bronchial epithelial cellular response to Spn infection on a transcriptom...

    Björn Klabunde, André Wesener, Wilhelm Bertrams, Isabell Beinborn in Nature Communications (2023)

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    Streptococcus pneumoniae disrupts the structure of the golgi apparatus and subsequent epithelial cytokine response in an H2O2-dependent manner

    Lung infections caused by Streptococcus pneumonia are a global leading cause of death. The reactive oxygen species H2O2 is one of the virulence factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae. The Golgi apparatus is essentia...

    Björn Klabunde, André Wesener, Wilhelm Bertrams in Cell Communication and Signaling (2023)