• br Results This study was carried out with a series

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  Results This study was carried out with a series of engineered extracellular matrix films of collagen assembled at hydrophobic surfaces, which allow for independent control of supramolecular structure, mechanical stiffness, and receptor recognition sites [17], [21]. Vascular smooth muscle 1478 c

• To overcome problems with the biochemical reconstitution of

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  To overcome problems with the biochemical reconstitution of these heterodimeric cytokines fusion strategies linking both subunits together have been proposed inspired by the “hyper-IL-6” [28]. Much like fusing a protein to a solubility enhancing protein such as MBP or SUMO, fusing two subunits of a

• In astrocytes mitogen activated protein kinases MAPKs

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  In astrocytes, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) are activated after OGD-induced ischemic injury (Yung and Tolkovsky, 2003, Niu et al., 2009) and they regulate induction of AQP expression (Arima et al., 2003, McCoy and Sontheimer, 2010). It is well known that MAPKs, including extracellular s

• Although PGD was initially considered to

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  Although PGD was initially considered to elicit its biological actions through a classical PGD receptor (DP1), later findings suggested that several PGD-mediated actions of eosinophils arise via DP2,, which is also known as CRTH2 (chemoattractant receptor-homologous molecule expressed on Th2 cells)

• br Acknowledgements br Introduction Anxiety

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  Acknowledgements Introduction Anxiety and depression are major components of maintaining the cycle of addiction, and are responsible for the negative reinforcement of drug seeking behaviors (Sarnyai et al., 1995, Koob and Le Moal, 2008). Both rats and humans exhibit increased anxiety states du

• The objective of the present study was to investigate

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  The objective of the present study was to investigate the role of the CRF system in the neuroadaptations associated with nicotine dependence. To this aim, the regulation of the gene expression of CRF and its receptors was assessed in PF-00562271 regions belonging to the reward pathway using a model

• Haggar et al reported the synthesis of

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  Haggar et al. reported the synthesis of two new series of 8-(2-imino/oxo/thioxo pyrimidin-4-yl)-4-methyl-6-nitro-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl benzoates 56 (X=O, S, NH) and 8-(pyrazol-3-yl)-4-methyl-6-nitro-2-oxo-2H-chromen-7-yl benzoates 57 [Y=C(O)CH3, 2,4-(NO2)2C6H3]. The 8-acetyl-4-methyl-6-nitro-2-oxo-2

• Almost all previously published haplotype association studie

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  Almost all previously published haplotype association studies have demonstrated the importance of haplotype reconstruction because the combinations of SNPs exert synergistic effects on protein function. Even synonymous polymorphisms within haplotypes can have functional consequences that are drastic

• A comparative analysis of the cleavage activity of different

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  A comparative analysis of the cleavage activity of different forms of the BoNT/A endopeptidase in reduced conditions with SNAPtide and full-length SNAP-25 substrate is summarized in Fig. 5, Fig. 6. The BoNT/A LC was found to be the most active against SNAPtide, a small peptide segment of the SNAP-25

• Protein expression and purification A mL overnight culture o

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  Protein expression and purification. A 3 mL overnight culture of E. coli BL21 (DE3) pLysS pGEX-6P-3-A1S_0222 was grown in Luria-Bertani (LB)-Medium (10 g/L tryptone, 5 g/L yeast extract, 5 g/L NaCl, pH 7.4, 100 μg/mL Amp) at 37 °C and 160 rpm. The overnight culture was diluted 1:100 into 200 mL LB (

• Most of the amino acid residues contacting the substrate

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  Most of the amino rotenone residues contacting the substrate are within the nucleotide-recognition lid (mauve or magenta in Fig. 4A). Two particularly important residues, W69 and Y76, are conserved in eubacteria and in some but not all of eight human AlkB homologs [52], [76] (Fig. 4B). The tryptopha

• Molecular modelling studies were performed on the hDHFR

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  Molecular modelling studies were performed on the hDHFR inhibitors identified (1, 11, 13, 14, 16, 25 and 32) to explore the structural basis of the interaction between the mentioned compounds and the human enzyme. The docking studies were performed using the X-ray crystallographic structure of the h

• To determine direct DDR binding partners and to

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  To determine direct DDR1-binding partners and to further connect to Akt and mTOR signaling, we performed mass spectrometry on DDR1 immunoprecipitates and found various candidates of the Akt and mTOR pathway such as LARP1 (La-related protein 1) and RPS6 (40S ribosomal protein S6/ S6). Most intriguing

• Recent studies have shown arsenic

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  Recent studies have shown arsenic could cause autophagic cell death in malignant cells, including leukemia and malignant glioma scr 11 [16], [17]. However, at present, little is known about the consequences of arsenic-treated urothelial cells in autophagy and expression of its related proteins. Thi

• Defensins are one major class

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  Defensins are one major class of antimicrobial, cationic peptides that are released from SM-164 and imbedded in the mucus layer on mucosal surfaces [45]. They can be categorized into two major families; α- and β-defensins. In humans there are two α-defensin members, defensin 5 (HD5) and defensin 6

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