the Ministry of Education(grant nos.MOET2EP30120-0007 and MOE2018-T2-2-128);the National Research Foundation(grant no.NRF-CRP22-2019-0002);Agency for Science,Technology and Research(A*STAR);Singapore(grant no.A20E5c0087);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant no.32300033);the Scientific Research Foundation of Hainan University(grant nos.KYQD(ZR)-22173 and KYQD(ZR)-23006).
The emergence of microbial drug resistance,coupled with the paucity of new antibiotics poses an impending threat to public health.In this work,we drew inspiration from synthetic peptidoglycan oligomers and successfull...
The work was financially supported by a grant from National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFA1304200).
Interactions between gut microbiome and host immune system are fundamental to maintaining the intestinal mucosal barrier and homeostasis.At the host-gut microbiome interface,cell wall-derived molecules from gut commen...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81730020,81930015,and 82070592);National Institutes of Health Grant R01D K112755,1R01DK129360 and 1R01DK110273(USA)。
To the Editor:Obesity, an epidemic metabolic disease characterized by excessive fat accumulation, causes a significant economic burden on families and the society. The discovery of beige adipocytes has provided us wit...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21991123,21574019,21304015 and81671832);the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(20ZR1402500 and 18ZR1401900);the Shanghai Belt and Road Joint Laboratory of Advanced Fiber and Low-dimension Materials(Donghua University)(18520750400);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities;DHU Distinguished Young Professor Program(LZA2019001);Graduate Student Innovation Fund of Donghua University(CUSF-DH-D-2020037);the Shanghai Municipal Key Clinical Specialty Construction Project(shslczdzk01702);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai(17DZ2260100)。
Elastomers are essential for stretchable electronics,which have become more and more important in bio-integrated devices.To ensure high compliance with the application environment,elastomers are expected to resist,and...
Supported by Science and Technology Research Project of Henan Province(172102110205)
[Objective] The paper was to investigate the protective effects of different concentrations of Bacillus subtilis peptidoglycan(PG) on β-conglycinin-induced inflammatory injury in intestinal epithelial cells of juveni...
β-Lactam antibiotics are a cornerstone in the treatment of bacterial infections on account of its high therapeutic index and selective toxicity—they act by inhibiting the biosynthesis of peptidoglycan, a key compone...
Pharyngitis (an inflammation in the pharynx) is a commonly occurring symptom of upper respiratory tract infection in patients suffering from common cold. The high prevalence of upper respiratory tract infection necess...
YfiBNR is a recently identified bis-(3'-5')-cyclic dimeric GMP (c-di-GMP) signaling system in opportunistic pathogens. It is a key regulator of biofilm formation, which is correlated with prolonged persistence o...
supported by the Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF);funded by the Ministry of Educatio(2013060380);the Korea governmen(MSIP)(2008-0062484);Cooperative Research Program for Agriculture Science&Technology Development(Project No.PJ00962201);Rural Development Administration,Republic of Korea
Objective:To investigate the mechanism of antibacterial activity of luteoiin(LUT) against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus(MRSA).Methods:The mechanism of anti-MRSA activity of LUT was analyzed by the viabil...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81273414 and Grant No.81321004);NSFC-NIH International Cooperation and Exchange Programs(Grant No.81261120417,2012-2013)
The phospho-mur NAc-pentapeptide translocase(Mra Y, translocase I) is a good target for the development of new antibiotics as it is ubiquitous and essential for bacterial growth. Furthermore, several inhibitors targ...