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Lavallee et al reported that PREG could be esterified
2020-10-23
Lavallee et al. [30] reported that PREG could be esterified by lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT). LCAT uses cholesterol and phosphatidyl choline present in the newly formed high-density lipoprotein (HDL) as substrates and convert them into cholesteryl esters and lysophosphatidyl choline. T
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All known vertebrate TRIMs are
2020-10-23
All known vertebrate TRIMs are categorized in 11 distinct subclasses depending on the types of domains present at their carboxyl-terminals (Fig. 3) [29], [35]. Beyond conserved N-terminal domains, it is the C-terminal that provides specificity of interactions with other proteins. The subclass IV for
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The unique property of mutant IDH in producing
2020-10-23
The unique property of mutant IDH1/2 in producing an oncometabolite that has no known physiological function makes mutant IDH enzymes as obvious potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of IDH-mutated tumors (Rohle et al., 2013, Wang et al., 2013). Clinical studies have also suggested the pre
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The homologous DDRs are composed
2020-10-23
The homologous DDRs are composed of an N-terminal discoidin homology domain, followed by a sequence of ∼220 amino acids unique to the DDRs, a transmembrane domain, a large juxtamembrane domain, and a conserved cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase domain. In a previous study, we demonstrated that DDR activati
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HEK cells stably transfected with CysLT were stimulated with
2020-10-23
HEK-293 PHA-848125 stably transfected with CysLT1 were stimulated with LTD and internalization was studied by confocal microscopy, FACS or cell-surface ELISA. Cells were co-transfected with wildtype and dominant negative (DN) mutants of arrestin and dynamin. Clathrin-mediated endocytosis was inves
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In conclusion our work led to the characterization of
2020-10-23
In conclusion, our work led to the characterization of some signalling events of the CysLT1 receptor variants, at several levels, and showed that a punctual serine mutation could alter the response of receptors to cysLTs. Although atopy is a complex phenotype implicating different cell types, mediat
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br Materials and methods br Results and discussion
2020-10-23
Materials and methods Results and discussion Conclusions Conflict of interest Acknowledgments This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31302162, 31171762), National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program,
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The changes in the chemokine
2020-10-23
The changes in the chemokine receptors CCR-5 and CXCR-4 in women and men with PTSD are completely different. In the group of women with PTSD alone the level of this kynurenine receptor increased six times, whereas, in women with APD and PTSD, the level of the receptor CCR-5 was eight times higher th
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Injurious effects of cigarette smoke CS on
2020-10-23
Injurious effects of cigarette smoke (CS) on human health are progressively being acknowledged both in animal and human studies. CS is a highly complex mixture that contains substantive amounts of toxic oxidants, nitric oxide, organic compounds, free radicals and microbial cell components including
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Other mutations in the SYNE region exons
2020-10-23
Other mutations in the SYNE1 3′ region (exons 81–85) have been implicated in an upper motor neuron disease, ARCA1 (Gros-Louis et al., 2007). The disease is characterized by progressive movement, coordination, and balance problems caused by disrupted Purkinje cell function and their impaired signalin
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Since the aggregation of neurotoxic forms of
2020-10-23
Since the aggregation of neurotoxic forms of Aβ plays a pivotal role in AD pathogenesis, an approach that using small molecules to bind Aβ monomers and prevent their assembly into cytotoxic oligomers attracts great interest for the development of AD drugs. Therefore, the potential inhibitory activit
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br Experimental Procedures br Acknowledgments br Bisphenol A
2020-10-22
Experimental Procedures Acknowledgments Bisphenol A (BPA) has been recognized as one of the most potent endocrine disruptors, functioning even at very low doses. Although it is anticipated that Irinotecan HCl Trihydrate receptor (ER) would mediate these effects of low-dose BPA, studies revea
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4SC-202 australia In sum although it is reasonable
2020-10-22
In sum, although it is reasonable to assume that the activities of an enzyme on alternative (metabolically available) substrates may often depend on neutral drift, the point is difficult to prove because various types of selective pressures can be at play, and these will be different in different or
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DNA replication checkpoint kinases in both yeast and
2020-10-22
DNA replication checkpoint kinases in both yeast and human EPZ-6438 upregulate dNTP levels under replication stress to mediate their essential function at replication forks (Yeeles et al., 2013). It is possible that upregulation of dNTP levels under replication stress helps fork restart once replica
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AAG has a broad substrate specificity and besides methyladen
2020-10-22
AAG has a broad substrate specificity and besides 3-methyladenine can excise other altered purine residues, such as the minor lesions hypoxanthine and 1, N6-ethenoadenine from DNA. AAG initially activates these neutral base lesions by protonation of the base to allow for general GW3965 HCl catalysi