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Ubiquitin activating enzyme activates ubiquitin by a
2020-09-23
Ubiquitin-activating enzyme activates ubiquitin by a three-step process with ATP as a cofactor (Chen et al., 2011, Haas and Rose, 1982, Haas et al., 1982). We demonstrated that ATP is required for mRFP-Ub–E1 formation under non-reducing conditions (Fig. 2A). A time course of radioactive ATP producti
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br Materials and Methods br Acknowledgements We thank the st
2020-09-23
Materials and Methods Acknowledgements We thank the staff of beamlines ID29 and ID30A-1 of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. This work was supported by, the Marie Curie Career Integration Grant (PCIG13-GA-2013-630755), the Israel Science Foundation (Grant 1383/17) and the Israeli Ca
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br Results and discussion br Conclusion We
2020-09-23
Results and discussion Conclusion We have constructed a series of potent and greatly selective DPP-4 inhibitors with pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7(4H)-one core surrogates. The modification of the core led us to b2 which has IC50 of 80 nM and > 1000 fold selectivity over DPP-8 and DPP-9. We utiliz
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We found that the postnatal absence of
2020-09-23
We found that the postnatal absence of norepinephrine yields differing effects depending on noradrenergic receptor type and CGP 41251 region. The density of α1-AR, indicated by [3H]prazosin binding was similar between Dbh+/− and Dbh−/− mice except for a significant increase in hippocampus in Dbh−/−
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Lately using receptor TM peptides BiFC
2020-09-23
Lately, using receptor TM peptides, BiFC and PLA experiments, we have also obtained experimental evidence for the tetrameric structure of A1R–D1R, which explains the canonical interaction on Gi and Gs, respectively (Fig. 2). We have demonstrated for the first time the presence of this heterotetrame
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DGK is highly expressed in
2020-09-22
DGKδ is highly expressed in skeletal muscle [7], which is a primary target of insulin for glucose disposal [14]. Notably, Chibalin et al. reported that DGKδ contributes to hyperglycemia-induced peripheral insulin resistance and that decreased protein levels of DGKδ in skeletal muscle attenuated gluc
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Soybean Glycine max is an important
2020-09-22
Soybean (Glycine max) is an important oilseed and can be a useful source of epoxy fatty acids (EFAs). This UFA contains an oxygen bridge across adjacent carbon atoms at single or multiple positions in the acyl chain, making them highly reactive and prone to cross-linking, and thus valuable industria
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Mechanistically GW treatment modulated cytokine expression w
2020-09-22
Mechanistically, GW2580 treatment modulated cytokine expression within the kidney. We noted a decrease in the levels of TNF, MCP-1, IL-1β, IL-27, and GM-CSF in GW2580 treated mice. Decreased levels of these proinflammatory cytokines likely contributed to the attenuated proteinuria and improved renal
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EGTA Recent studies investigating the effects of mesenchymal
2020-09-22
Recent studies investigating the effects of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy in rodent models including chronic renal failure and glomerulonephritis have demonstrated that MSC therapy can result in beneficial effects [57], [58]. In cats, autologous intra-renal injections of either adipose tissue-
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Our structures also provide new
2020-09-22
Our structures also provide new insights into CRTH2 drug development. The ligand binding pocket revealed by our structures comprises many aromatic residues and a few polar residues at the distal end. Correspondingly, most CRTH2 antagonists share a similar structural feature characterized by an aceta
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br Thermodynamic modeling br Selection of data
2020-09-22
Thermodynamic modeling Selection of data The solutes were selected based on the set of data needed to evaluate the CPA-EoS for prediction of their solubility in CO2 + cosolvent, as shown in Fig. 1. Critical temperatures, melting temperatures and enthalpies of fusion of the solutes are required
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The majority of pro inflammatory cytokines are regulated by
2020-09-22
The majority of pro-inflammatory cytokines are regulated by NFκB, and recently, it has been found that p38 MAPK partly regulates NFκB-driven gene EPZ 005687 by increasing the association of the basal transcriptional factor, TATA-binding protein, with the C terminus of p65 subunit of NFκB and increa
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Population genetic summary statistics for
2020-09-22
Population genetic summary statistics for five super- and 26 sub-populations, including haplotype and diplotype frequencies (analogous to allele and genotype frequencies), observed (Ho) and expected (He) heterozygosities, pairwise genetic distances, and tests for detection of departures from Hardy W
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Introduction Prolyl hydroxylation is a widely
2020-09-22
Introduction Prolyl hydroxylation is a widely observed post translational modification in collagen, an abundant animal protein. The high content (~13% per chain of the triple helical structure) of 4-hydroxyproline (Hyp,O) in collagen, togather with the natural abundance of collagen has led to the e
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br Acknowledgments br Casein kinases CK are serine threonine
2020-09-22
Acknowledgments Casein kinases (CK) are serine/threonine-specific enzymes and can be divided two subtypes: casein kinase 1 (CK1) and casein kinase 2 (CK2). CK1 contains at least seven isoforms (α, β, γ1, γ2, γ3, δ and ε) expressed in eukaryotic organisms, CK1 is involved in various cellular pro