Bacterial inclusion bodies are industrially exploitable amyloids 

    de Marco, Ario; Ferrer-Miralles, Neus; Garcia-Fruitós, Elena; Mitraki, Anna; Peternel, Spela; Rinas, Ursula; Trujillo-Roldán, Mauricio A; Valdez-Cruz, Norma A; Vázquez, Esther; Villaverde, Antonio (2018-10-24)

    Understanding the structure, functionalities and biology of functional amyloids is an issue of emerging interest. Inclusion bodies, namely protein clusters formed in recombinant bacteria during protein production processes, ...

    Exploring the use of leucine zippers for the generation of a new class of inclusion bodies for pharma and biotechnological applications 

    Roca-Pinilla, Ramon; Fortuna, Sara; Natalello, Antonino; Sánchez-Chardi, Alejandro; Ami, Diletta; Alomar, Oscar; Garcia-Fruitos, Elena (2020-09-04)

    Background Inclusion bodies (IBs) are biologically active protein aggregates forming natural nanoparticles with a high stability and a slow-release behavior. Because of their nature, IBs have been explored to be used as ...

    High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity Increases Brain Mitochondrial Complex I and Lipoxidation-Derived Protein Damage 

    Berdún, Rebeca; Obis, Èlia; Mota-Martorell, Natàlia; Bassols, Anna; Valent, Daniel; Serrano, José C. E.; Martín-Garí, Meritxell; Rodríguez-Palmero, María; Moreno-Muñoz, José Antonio; Tibau , Joan; Quintanilla, Raquel; Pamplona, Reinald; Portero-Otín, Manuel; Jové, Mariona (2024-01-26)

    Obesity is a risk factor for highly prevalent age-related neurodegenerative diseases, the pathogenesis of whichinvolves mitochondrial dysfunction and protein oxidative damage. Lipoxidation, driven by high levels of ...