Surface remodeling and inversion of cell-matrix interactions underlie community recognition and dispersal in Vibrio cholerae biofilms

Authors: Alexis Moreau, Danh T. Nguyen, Alexander J. Hinbest, Anthony Zamora, Ranjuna Weerasekera, Katherine Matej, Xuening Zhou, Sandra Sanchez, Ignacio Rodriguez Brenes, Jung-Shen Benny Tai, Carey D. Nadell, Wai-Leung Ng, Vernita Gordon, Natalia L. Komarova, Rich Olson, Ying Li, Jing Yan

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 16, Iss 1, Pp 1-16 (2025)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Vibrio cholerae RbmB is an α-1,4-polysaccharide lyase with biofilm-disrupting activity against Vibrio polysaccharide (VPS).

Authors: Ranjuna Weerasekera, Alexis Moreau, Xin Huang, Kee-Myoung Nam, Alexander J Hinbest, Yun Huynh, Xinyu Liu, Christopher Ashwood, Lauren E Pepi, Eric Paulson, Lynette Cegelski, Jing Yan, Rich Olson

Source: PLoS Pathogens, Vol 20, Iss 12, p e1012750 (2024)

Subject Terms: Immunologic diseases. Allergy, RC581-607, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1012750&type=printable; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366; https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374

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Vibrio cholerae biofilms use modular adhesins with glycan-targeting and nonspecific surface binding domains for colonization

Authors: Xin Huang, Thomas Nero, Ranjuna Weerasekera, Katherine H. Matej, Alex Hinbest, Zhaowei Jiang, Rebecca F. Lee, Longjun Wu, Cecilia Chak, Japinder Nijjer, Isabella Gibaldi, Hang Yang, Nathan Gamble, Wai-Leung Ng, Stacy A. Malaker, Kaelyn Sumigray, Rich Olson, Jing Yan

Source: Nature Communications, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)

Subject Terms: Science

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723

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Generation and validation of a conditional knockout mouse model for desmosterolosis

Authors: Babunageswararao Kanuri, Vincent Fong, Sithara Raju Ponny, Ranjuna Weerasekera, Kirthi Pulakanti, Kriya S. Patel, Roman Tyshynsky, Shailendra B. Patel

Source: Journal of Lipid Research, Vol 62, Iss , Pp 100028- (2021)

Subject Terms: DHCR24, desmosterol, liver, dysmorphology, cholesterol, bile, Biochemistry, QD415-436

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227521000080; https://doaj.org/toc/0022-2275

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Are These Cardiomyocytes? Protocol Development Reveals Impact of Sample Preparation on the Accuracy of Identifying Cardiomyocytes by Flow Cytometry

Authors: Matthew Waas, Ranjuna Weerasekera, Erin M. Kropp, Marisol Romero-Tejeda, Ellen N. Poon, Kenneth R. Boheler, Paul W. Burridge, Rebekah L. Gundry

Source: Stem Cell Reports, Vol 12, Iss 2, Pp 395-410 (2019)

Subject Terms: Medicine (General), R5-920, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213671118305356; https://doaj.org/toc/2213-6711

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Lipid‐Free Apolipoprotein A‐I Reduces Progression of Atherosclerosis by Mobilizing Microdomain Cholesterol and Attenuating the Number of CD131 Expressing Cells: Monitoring Cholesterol Homeostasis Using the Cellular Ester to Total Cholesterol Ratio

Authors: Sushma Kaul, Hao Xu, Manal Zabalawi, Elisa Maruko, Brian E. Fulp, Theresa Bluemn, Kristina L. Brzoza‐Lewis, Mark Gerelus, Ranjuna Weerasekera, Rachel Kallinger, Roland James, Yi (Sherry) Zhang, Michael J. Thomas, Mary G. Sorci‐Thomas

Source: Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, Vol 5, Iss 11 (2016)

Subject Terms: apolipoprotein, apolipoprotein A‐I, cholesterol, chronic inflammation, high‐density lipoprotein, inflammation, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, RC666-701

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2047-9980

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