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ASC was reported as a potent antiviral
2021-08-02
ASC was reported as a potent antiviral and antifungal agent, and its derivatives could modulate a variety of physiological activities, such as anti-tumor, anti-metastatic, and anti-diabetic activities in animals. Mie Tsuruga et al. found that 4-o-methylascochlorin had immunosuppressive activity, but
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While the mechanism of DHODH inhibition induced differentiat
2021-08-02
While the mechanism of DHODH inhibition-induced differentiation is not fully understood, this phenomenon may be caused by pyrimidine depletion. Pyrazofurin, an inhibitor of OMP decarboxylase, was able to induce differentiation and suggests pyrimidine depletion as a potential mechanism (Sykes et al.,
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To compare glucose metabolism via oxidative
2021-08-02
To compare glucose metabolism via oxidative phosphorylation to that via glycolysis, a bioenergetics plot was constructed (Fig. 3A). In most cells, a decrease in one bioenergetics pathway is compensated by an increase in the other. However, following NAT1 deletion, there was a decrease in both oxidat
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The fibrillogenesis process of collagen
2021-08-02
The fibrillogenesis process of collagen is understood to initiate in the extracellular space near the plasma membrane where secretory vesicles form regions of deep invagination. However, it is not clear how and when collagen-binding proteins interact with collagen molecules during fibrillogenesis or
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br Results br Discussion Cell responds to
2021-08-02
Results Discussion Cell responds to fluctuating environmental factors by activating a set of compensatory mechanisms including changes in the lipid profile. Compensatory reactions occurring in membranes in response to phosphate deprivation include replacement of phospholipids by phosphorus-fre
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br Conclusion br Conflicts of interest br
2021-08-02
Conclusion Conflicts of interest Acknowledgements This study was financially supported by The Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB), Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India under the Fast Track Scheme for Young Scientist to Dr. V. Dhananjayan (No: SB/FT/LS-140/
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br Material and methods br Results br Discussion Both
2021-08-02
Material and methods Results Discussion Both progesterone and estradiol are major ovarian steroids crucial for the development and homeostasis of the female reproductive tract (Patel et al., 2015). In the cervix, estrogen softens the cervical stroma affecting the extracellular matrix (ECM)
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Introduction Fish commonly employ pheromones to regulate
2021-08-02
Introduction Fish commonly employ pheromones to regulate a variety of functions including reproductive communication [1]. Reproductive pheromones induce both primer effects, such as changes in the endocrine or physiological state of conspecifics, and releaser effects such as rapid behavioral respon
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br Substoichiometric substrate modification E
2021-07-31
Substoichiometric substrate modification E3 ligases catalyze the rapid transfer of the SUMOD from the E2 enzyme to the substrate. By definition, enzymes are recycled in the reaction, allowing multiple rounds of substrate modification by a single enzyme. Thus, enzymes function at substoichiometric
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Introduction Double strand break DSB is the most deleterious
2021-07-31
Introduction Double strand break (DSB) is the most deleterious damage that threats DNA integrity. This frequent damage arises from environmental stress like UV, chemical agents or ionizing radiations (IRs). Although environmental stress does not lead directly to DSB, it produces molarity to grams
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Saito et al reported that d
2021-07-31
Saito et al. reported that diabetic bone has lower lysyl oxidase-derived enzymatic cross-links in collagen compared to non-diabetic bone, based on studies performed in a rat model [9]. Lysyl oxidase plays a pivotal role in bone development and function, as revealed in classical studies [10], [11]. L
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The importance of G S
2021-07-31
The importance of G1–S phase progression to the formation of malignant tumors has been highlighted by the high incidence of aberrations in the genes involved in this progression in a wide variety of tumors. p27Kip1 is a member of the Cip/Kip family of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CKI). Its ro
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It is generally thought that
2021-07-31
It is generally thought that the nature of a memorial and the meaning attributed to it KU60019 mg by a tourist determines, at least in part, the behaviour that is socially appropriate (Mayo, 1988). Duncan (1995) argues however, that certain places are structured in such a way that they facilitate r
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The present study is the first
2021-07-31
The present study is the first time to investigate the effect of piperine on intestinal sterol transporters and enzymes in the small intestine. NPC1L1 is a sterol transporter responsible for taking up cholesterol from the lumen to enterocytes (Davis et al., 2004). ACAT2 is an enzyme, which esterifie
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br Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis RA is a chronic systemi
2021-07-30
Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease that can be divided in at least two subsets based on the presence of antibodies to citrullinated proteins (ACPAs) [1]. Importantly, such ACPA target proteins [[2], [3], [4], [5]] also represent candidate autoantige