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Polyketide synthases (PKSs) use simple extender units to synthesize complex natural products. A fundamental question is how different extender units are site-specifically incorporated into the growing polyketide. 3',3'-cGAMP molecular weight Here we established phoslactomycin (Pn) PKS, which incorporates malonyl- and ethylmalonyl-CoA, as an in vitro model to study substrate specificity. We combined up to six Pn PKS modules with different termination sites for the controlled release of tetra-, penta- and hexaketides, and challenged these systems with up to seven different extender units in competitive assays to test for the specificity of Pn modules. While malonyl-CoA modules of Pn PKS exclusively accept their natural substrate, the ethylmalonyl-CoA module PnC tolerates different α-substituted derivatives, but discriminates against malonyl-CoA. We show that the ratio of extender transacylation to hydrolysis controls incorporation in PnC, thus explaining site-specific selectivity and promiscuity in the natural context of Pn PKS. © 2020 The Authors. Published by Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.INTRODUCTION Several factors have been associated with the development of preeclampsia in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). OBJECTIVE To identify risk factors associated with preeclampsia in patients with SLE and its impact on fetal outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS We studied a prospective cohort of pregnancies in women with SLE from January 2009 to December 2018. Demographic, clinical, serological and drug use characteristics were compared between patients who developed preeclampsia and those who did not, as well as the main neonatal outcomes. An adjusted logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors potentially associated with preeclampsia. RESULTS We studied 316 pregnancies of 20 or more weeks of gestation. A total of 46 pregnancies (14.5%) were complicated by preeclampsia. A higher frequency of active disease before pregnancy (24.4% vs 11.3%, P = .01) and history of lupus nephritis (56.5% vs 30.1%, P less then .001) were found in those patients who developed preeclampsia compared to those who did not. Preeclampsia was associated with a higher rate of prematurity, births of very low birth weight, stillbirth, and neonatal death. The multivariate analysis showed that the activity of the disease before (relative risk [RR] 2.7, 95% CI 1.04-7.4, P = .04) and during pregnancy (RR 3.0, 95% CI 1.0-9.1, P = .04) was associated with the development of preeclampsia. The use of antimalarial drugs during pregnancy was associated with a lower risk of preeclampsia (RR 0.21, 95% CI 0.08-0.53, P less then .001). CONCLUSIONS Our study suggests that the use of antimalarial drugs during pregnancy reduces the risk of preeclampsia in lupus pregnancies. © 2020 Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.We report tandem alkyl-arylations and phosphonyl-arylations of vinyl ureas by way of a photocatalytic radical-polar crossover mechanism. Addition of photoredox-generated radicals to the alkene forms a new C-C or C-P bond and generates a product radical adjacent to the urea function. Reductive termination of the photocatalytic cycle generates an anion that undergoes a polar Truce-Smiles rearrangement, forming a C-C bond. The reaction is successful with a range of α-fluorinated alkyl sodium sulfinate salts and diarylphosphine oxides as radical precursors, and the conformationally accelerated Truce-Smiles rearrangement is not restricted by the electronic nature of the migrating aromatic ring. Formally the reaction constitutes an α,β-difuctionalisation of a carbon-carbon double bond, and proceeds under mild conditions with visible light and a readily available organic photocatalyst. The products are α,α-diaryl alkylureas typically functionalised with F or P substituents that may be readily converted into α,α-diaryl alkylamines . © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.BACKGROUND To evaluate the orbital involvement epidemiology in facial fractures, the clinical distribution and effects of orbital involvement in these patients, the frequency and nature of treatment procedures performed for these involvements, and the immediate- and intermediate-term effects of these treatment procedures. METHODS Two hundred patients with hard tissue maxillofacial injuries were included in this study. Clinical examination was performed in-depth. Images were taken to determine and confirm clinical observations and to finalize treatment modality. Orbital involvement in patients was noted as present or absent. The clinical effects and features in postoperative imaging studies were noted until 3 months after trauma in each patient. RESULTS Out of 200 patients, about one-third patients (58;29%) had orbital involvement and out of which 49 were males. Regarding clinical-radiological signs in orbit involved fractures, the incidences were variable, that is, periorbital ecchymosis (77.6%), periorbital edema (74.1%), subconjunctival hemorrhage (67.2%), palpable step/crepitus in orbital rim (62.1%), infraorbital nerve paresthesia (46.6%), restricted globe movement (5.2%), orbital rim discontinuity/step (72.4%), maxillary sinuses (51.7%), orbital wall/floor/roof rupture (55.2%), and infraorbital foramen involvement (36.2%). Palpable step/crepitus in orbital rim was recovered remarkably earlier in patients of open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) group, and features of restricted globe movements, orbital rim discontinuity/step, orbital wall/floor/roof rupture, and infraorbital foramen involvement in patients were recovered immediately after open reduction and internal fixation treatment. CONCLUSION Early repair of the maxillofacial injuries with orbital involvement has better functional and esthetic outcome. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.The tripartite motif (TRIM) family proteins play a great role in carcinogenesis. However, the expression pattern, prognostic value and biological functions of tripartite motif containing 23 (TRIM23) in colorectal cancer (CRC) are poorly understood. Here, we found that TRIM23 is up-regulated and associated with tumour size, lymph node metastasis, American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage and poor prognosis in CRC. Multivariate Cox regression analyses revealed that TRIM23 overexpression could be identified as an independent prognostic factor for CRC. TRIM23 could promote the proliferation of CRC cell in vitro and in vivo; additionally, TRIM23 depletion induced G1-phase arrest. Gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA) revealed that P53 and cell cycle signalling pathway-related genes were enriched in patients with high TRIM23 expression levels. We show in this study that TRIM23 physically binds to P53 and enhances the ubiquitination of P53, thereby promoting tumour proliferation. Thus, our data indicated that TRIM23 acts as an oncogene in colorectal carcinogenesis and may provide a novel therapeutic target for CRC management.3',3'-cGAMP molecular weight

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