Current Protein and Peptide Science - Volume 22, Issue 8, 2021

Background: Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Polymers have low cytotoxicity and high functionalizability and are hence used for drug delivery systems, tissue engineering, and polymer therapeutics. In drug delivery systems, polymer-drug conjugates have shown considerable promise, especially in anticancer chemotherapy. Objective: Anticancer Drug Delivery Systems (DDS) deliver drugs to Read More

Modern protein science is broadening horizons by moving toward the systemic description of proteins in their natural habitats. This implies a transition from a classical reductionist approach associated with consideration of the unique structure and specific biological activity of an individual protein in a purified form to studying entire proteomes and their functions. This minireview provides a brief description of structural, fun Read More

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the main cause of dementia worldwide. The definitive diagnosis of AD is clinicopathological and based on the identification of cerebral deposition of Amyloid β (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. However, the link between amyloid cascade and depositions of phosphorylated tau (p-tau) is still missing. In this scenario, inflammasomes might play a relevant role. Experimental mode Read More

Background: MicroRNAs (miRNA) belong to the substantial class of posttranscriptional gene regulators with decisive functions in typical cellular and disease progressions. They are short RNA molecules that are not translated into proteins but bind to the complementary sites of various mRNAs, thus blocking them and leading to translational inhibition. Objective: These miRNA molecules act as signatory molecules or biomarkers f Read More

Listeria monocytogenes, a facultative intracellular gram-positive pathogen, is the causative agent of the disease listeriosis. The virulence of this intracellular bacterium is dependent on the coordinated activity of various bacterial factors, which are in turn tightly controlled by a specific set of regulators. The various virulence factors employed by L. monocytogenes for its infection cycle are well reported in literature. Although t Read More