• br Agonist binding ETA activation

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  Agonist binding ETA activation is promoted by binding of the endogenous peptidergic agonists to their orthosteric binding site on the receptor. ET1 and ET2 (Trp6-Leu7-ET1) bind with equal high affinity to ETA, whereas the third endogenous isopeptide ET3 (Thr2-Phe4-Thr5-Tyr6-Lys7-Tyr14-ET1) binds

• LDC000067 br Conflict of interest statement br

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  Conflict of interest statement Acknowledgement The research leading to these results has received funding from the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n° 278742 (Eurosarc) Introduction Pseudomyogenic hemangioendothelioma/epithelioid sarcoma-like

• P falciparum DHFR TS is a

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  P. falciparum DHFR-TS is a particularly important enzyme, because it is from the protozoan species that is associated with most malaria infections. Since this enzyme is responsible for catalyzing sequential reactions in the thymidylate cycle, its inhibition slows malarial dTMP production and therefo

• br Experimental procedures br Introduction Perfluorooctane

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  Experimental procedures Introduction Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) is an anthropogenic compound with high thermal, chemical and biological stability, which makes it a perfect ingredient for many industrial applications (Kissa, 2001). Nevertheless, these characteristics also mean that PFOS i

• The availabilities of serotonin and

  2020-03-02

  

  The availabilities of serotonin and dopamine are modulated by the serotonin transporter and catechol-O-methyltransferase enzyme. The serotonin transporter (5-HTT) is a key protein that reuptakes serotonin from the synaptic cleft back into synaptic boutons (Coleman et al., 2016; Talvenheimo et al., 1

• Caspi et al first identified that the COMT

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  Caspi et al. (2005) first identified that the COMT polymorphism moderated the influence of adolescent cannabis use on developing adult psychosis (Caspi et al., 2005). In particular, compared to Met carriers, subjects with the Val/Val genotype were most likely to exhibit psychotic symptoms and to dev

• The ubiquitin like modifier NEDD NEURAL PRECURSOR CELL EXPRE

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  The ubiquitin-like modifier NEDD8 (NEURAL PRECURSOR CELL EXPRESSED, DEVELOPMENTALLY DOWN-REGULATED 8) uses similar enzymatic machineries for NEDD8 conjugation as ubiquitin (Figure 1) [11, 12, 13, 14]. In plants as well as in other eukaryotes, the number of E3 ligases for NEDD8 and the number of know

• ABT 724 trihydrochloride Quercetin competitively inhibited B

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  Quercetin competitively inhibited BFC activity in human recombinant cDNA-expressed CYP3A4 with Ki=15.4±1.52μM, and myricetin noncompetitively with Ki=74.6±7.99μM (Fig. 4). The degree of inhibition by quercetin was not affected by a pre-incubation step and was similar in the microsomes from both gend

• br Introduction br Structure of the

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  Introduction Structure of the Ku heterodimer associated to DNA The atomic structure of the Ku heterodimer, alone and bound to a small DNA fragment, was recently determined (Walker et al., 2001) and has significantly improved our understanding of DNA recognition by DNA-PK holoenzyme (Fig. 3). B

• The inhibition of DNMT using AZA dC

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  The inhibition of DNMT1 using 5-AZA-dC or DNMT1 siRNA increased TIMP2 protein and mRNA expression, suggesting that TIMP2 expression is down-regulated by DNA methylation in the HDFs. In addition, 5-AZA-dC treatment led to a dose-dependent decrease of DNMT1 protein expression. 5-AZA-dC is a cytosine a

• br DGKs bind and regulate other signalling proteins Based

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  DGKs bind and regulate other signalling proteins Based on the evidence noted above, DGKs achieve specificity of function through a combination of post-translational modifications, the availability of cofactors, and through the availability and access to substrate DAG. DGKs appear to achieve an ad

• Phosphorylation of small GTPases has

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  Phosphorylation of small GTPases has been also observed to affect binding affinity for the GDP/GTP cycle regulators notably GDP dissociation inhibitor (GDI) [10]. Indeed the EGF or cAMP-dependent phosphorylation of Cdc42 is associated with enhanced Cdc42–GDI interaction [8], [11]. RhoA inhibition by

• R406 br Materials and methods br

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  Materials and methods Results Discussion It has been demonstrated that up-regulation of EPHB4 impaired trophoblast migration and invasion during placentation, which may contribute to the pathogenesis of preeclampsia [11], [24]. However, the upstream regulating mechanism of EPHB4 expression

• 77 receptor Considering these reports and with the aim of

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  Considering these reports, and with the aim of further investigating the mechanism by which the cAMP-Epac/PKA pathway activates eNOS, we have performed imaging experiments evaluating the effect of drugs that increase cAMP or modify its signalling pathways (PKA or Epac activators and inhibitors) on b

• AVE 0991 synthesis Emphysema is an important component

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  Emphysema is an important component of COPD, which is responsible for airflow limitation. In the present study, a significant airspace enlargement was observed 21 days after elastase administration. Interestingly, daily administration of olaparib provided greater protection against emphysema as comp

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