HLA Class II Defects in Burkitt Lymphoma: Bryostatin-1-Induced 17 kDa Protein Restores CD4+ T-Cell Recognition by Azim Hossain, Jason M. God, Faisal F. Y. Radwan, Shereen Amria, Dan Zhao, Jennifer R. Bethard, Azizul Haque

“…We further demonstrate that BL cells express the components of the class II pathway, and the defect was not caused by faulty Ag/class II interaction, because antigenic peptides bound with measurable affinity to BL-associated class II molecules. …”
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Probiotic Bacterium-Derived p40, p75, and HM0539 Proteins as Novel Postbiotics and Gut-Associated Immune System (GAIS) Modulation: Postbiotic-Gut-Health Axis by Feray Gençer Bingöl, Duygu Ağagündüz, Ferenc Budán

“…Postbiotics are bioactive metabolites such as organic acids, peptides/proteins, cell wall components, functional enzymes, short-chain fatty acids, vitamins, and phenols. …”
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Identification of TTLL8, POTEE, and PKMYT1 as immunogenic cancer-associated antigens and potential immunotherapy targets in ovarian cancer by Esen Yonca Bassoy, Remya Raja, Thomas E. Rubino, Fabian Coscia, Krista Goergen, Paul Magtibay, Kristina Butler, Alessandra Schmitt, Ann L. Oberg, Marion Curtis

“…From this dataset, we identified TTLL8, POTEE, and PKMYT1 peptides as candidate tumor antigens with low expression in normal tissues and upregulated expression in OC. …”
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Beneficial effects of high-pressure homogenization on the dispersion stability of aqueous hydrolysate from Mytilus edulis by Fengjiao Mao, Maolin Tu, Fengjiao Fan, Chao Wu, Cuiping Yu, Ming Du

“…Owing to the formation of aggregation and gelation during storage, certain proteins and peptides exhibit limited applications in aqueous protein food products. …”
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Effects of brain renin- angiotensin system inhibition in ISIAH rats with inherited stress-induced arterial hypertension by L. O. Klimov, M. A. Ryazanova, L. A. Fedoseeva, A. L. Markel

“…The renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is one of the main systems regulating arterial pressure and water-salt homeostasis of the body and is involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Angiotensin peptides – products of enzymatic hydrolysis of angiotensinogen – can be synthesized not only in the blood stream, but also in tissues, including various regions  of the brain. …”
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The gut microbiota‐derived metabolite indole‐3‐propionic acid enhances leptin sensitivity by targeting STAT3 against diet‐induced obesity by Zhiwei Wang, Shaying Yang, Liangju Liu, Aiqin Mao, Hao Kan, Fan Yu, Xin Ma, Lei Feng, Tingting Zhou

“…High‐fat diet (HFD), rather than genetic factors, induces excessive secretion of antimicrobial peptides by Paneth cells, inhibiting the growth of Clostridia in the gut and resulting in decreased production of the beneficial metabolite IPA. …”
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Engineered a dual-targeting biomimetic nanomedicine for pancreatic cancer chemoimmunotherapy by Meng Wang, Qida Hu, Junmin Huang, Xinyu Zhao, Shiyi Shao, Fu Zhang, Zhuo Yao, Yuan Ping, Tingbo Liang

“…To this end, we developed a biomimetic dual-targeting nanomedicine (PG@KMCM) where gemcitabine-loaded poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles are coated with a layer of bioengineered cancer cell membrane that stably expresses peptides targeting M2-like macrophages (M2pep) while reserving tumor-associated antigens (TAAs). …”
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Marine natural products as an important source of bioactive substances for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease management by Menglei Shi, Menglei Shi, Sisi Chen, Sisi Chen, Yutong Feng, Yutong Feng, Shiyuan Wang, Yuyu Xia, Jianlin He

“…Marine bioactive substances from natural products, such as polysaccharides, polyphenols, polyunsaturated fatty acids, and peptides, have been shown to benefit liver health by alleviating metabolic dysfunction through multiple mechanisms. …”
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Serological diagnosis of soil-transmitted helminth (Ascaris, Trichuris and hookworm) infections: A scoping review. by Sara Roose, Fiona Vande Velde, Johnny Vlaminck, Peter Geldhof, Bruno Levecke

“…Almost all records targeted antibodies as analytes, employing proteins and peptides as analyte detection agents. Approximately 60% of sample sets described pertained to human samples. …”
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Cross-sectional study of proteomic differences between moderate and severe psoriasis by Lingling Wu, Chen Cen, Bibo Xie, Lihua Hu, Jia Huang, Ningning Shen, Qiang Dong

“…The main active pathways were antimicrobial peptides and PTEN signalling, while the inhibitory pathways were the neutrophil extracellular trap pathway, neutrophil degranulation, and IL-8 signalling. 4D-parallel reaction monitoring (4D-PRM) suggested that KRT6A were downregulated in severe psoriasis. …”
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Differential proteome analysis of pea roots at the early stages of symbiosis with nodule bacteria by I. V. Leppyanen, A. N. Kirienko, A. A. Lobov, E. A. Dolgikh

“…To identify the proteins, a mass spectrometric analysis of tryptic peptides was performed on a quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometer combined with a high-performance liquid chromatograph. …”
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Adipokines in Breast Cancer: Decoding Genetic and Proteomic Mechanisms Underlying Migration, Invasion, and Proliferation by Ließem A, Leimer U, Germann GK, Köllensperger E

“…Anne Ließem, Uwe Leimer, Günter K Germann, Eva Köllensperger Clinic for Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Spine, Orthopedic and Hand Surgery, Preventive Medicine – ETHIANUM, Heidelberg, 69115, GermanyCorrespondence: Eva Köllensperger, Clinic for Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Spine, Orthopedic and Hand Surgery, Preventive Medicine – ETHIANUM, Heidelberg, 69115, Germany, Email Eva.Koellensperger@ethianum.deBackground: Adipokines, bioactive peptides secreted by adipose tissue, appear to contribute to breast cancer development and progression. …”
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Biofunctional Characterization of Collagen from Orange-Spotted Grouper, <i>Epinephelus coioides</i>: Maintenance of Cartilage in Aged Zebrafish by Shao-Yang Hu, Chen-Han Tsou, Chung-Chih Tseng, Tai-Wei Han, Chun-Hung Liu

“…The enzymatic hydrolysis of fin-derived collagen using pepsin yielded low-molecular-weight peptides (PHC), which were subsequently incorporated into the diet of 1.5-year-old zebrafish, either alone or in combination with glucosamine (GC), to assess their biological effects. …”
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Importance of Cheese Whey Processing: Supplements for Sports Activities – a Review by Patricia Fassina, Gabriela Quadros Nunes, Fernanda Scherer Adami, Márcia Inês Goettert, Claucia Fernanda Volken de Souza

“…Whey protein (WP) is a highly nutritious, commercially available alternative food source that is used primarily as a food supplement by athletes and physically active individuals to provide them with essential amino acids and bioactive peptides, and additional benefits have been attributed to WP consumption. …”
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Cottonseed Meal Protein Hydrolysate Improves the Growth Performance of Chinese Mitten Crab (Eriocheir sinensis) by Promoting the Muscle Growth and Molting Performance by Chao-Fan He, Wen-Bin Liu, Ling Zhang, Wei-Liang Chen, Zi-Shang Liu, Xiang-Fei Li

“…Plant protein hydrolysates contain a large number of small peptides and free amino acids, which can improve the growth performance of aquatic animals. …”
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Proline‐Selective Electrochemiluminescence Detecting a Single Amino Acid Variation Between A1 and A2 β‐Casein Containing Milks by Eunkyoung Kim, Chen‐Yu Chen, Monica J. Chu, Mya F. Hamstra, William E. Bentley, Gregory F. Payne

“…Abstract The proline amino acid and prolyl residues of peptides/proteins confer unique biological and biochemical properties that motivates the development of proline‐selective analysis. …”
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Controversial Roles of Regenerating Family Proteins in Tissue Repair and Tumor Development by Luting Yu, Qingyun Wu, Shenglong Jiang, Jia Liu, Junli Liu, Guoguang Chen

“…Successively, short peptides derived from Reg3δ and Reg3α have been employed in clinical trials, showing favorable therapeutic effects in patients with type I and type II diabetes. …”
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Elevated Concentration of Defensins in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Patients by Ehab H. Mattar, Hussein A. Almehdar, Abdullah A. AlJaddawi, Isam ElDin M. Abu Zeid, Elrashdy M. Redwan

“…Defensins, small cysteine-rich cationic peptides, are shown to have potent antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal properties. …”
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Non-specific effect of double-stranded RNAs on Egyptian broomrape (Phelipanche aegyptiaca) seed germination by Nariman Zainali, Nariman Zainali, Houshang Alizadeh, Hassan Alizadeh, Philippe Delavault

“…While the effect of biomaterials such as amino acids and microRNA-encoded peptides have been explored, the effect of double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) has remained unexamined during the germination process. …”
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The future of plant lectinology: Advanced technologies and computational tools by Vinicius J.S. Osterne, Kyria S. Nascimento, Benildo S. Cavada, Els J.M. Van Damme

“…Phage display libraries enable the identification of carbohydrate-mimetic peptides and the development of ligands for lectins by presenting diverse peptide libraries on bacteriophages. …”
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