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A growing number of other post translational modifications a
2021-01-25
A growing number of other post-translational modifications are implicated in regulation of the ubiquitin system, including substrate modification by hydroxylation, glycosylation, acetylation, methylation, modification by poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR), and attachment of ubiquitin-like modifiers. The HIF1-α
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Cdc which is involved in filopodium formation and
2021-01-25
Cdc42, which is involved in filopodium formation, and Rac1, which is involved in lamellipodium formation, engage in cross-talk with one another [25,26,30,31]. In general, filopodium formation precedes lamellipodium formation, and filopodium formation (Cdc42 activity) suppresses lamellipodium formati
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Despite its significance in tumor suppression the molecular
2021-01-25
Despite its significance in tumor suppression, the molecular mechanism by which DAPK is regulated and its interplay with other tumor suppressors and oncoproteins have not been completely unraveled. Although primarily regulated by CaM binding (Cohen et al., 1997), DAPK activity can also be modulated
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Michel et al calculated the mutual solubilities of water and
2021-01-25
Michel et al. [34] calculated the mutual solubilities of water and hydrocarbons by a cubic equation of state. They asserted that conventional mixing rules can not satisfactorily describe the hydrogen bonding compounds. Kabadi and Danner [35] applied a modified form of Soave-Redlich-Kwong equation of
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Cot MAP K is the sole MAP K that
2021-01-25
Cot (MAP3K8) is the sole MAP3K that activates the MEK1/2-Erk1/2 following the activation of the TLR/IL-1 receptor superfamily as well as some receptors of the TNF receptor family [8], [9], [10] and mediates the production of chemokines and cytokines in different cell systems [reviewed in [11]]. Thus
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br Acknowledgment br Introduction Pesticides are largely use
2021-01-25
Acknowledgment Introduction Pesticides are largely used in agriculture to enhance food production and, to a lesser extent, to control unwanted pests and disease vectors in public health. However, these compounds are often associated with toxicity in non-target species including humans. Occupat
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In BBR was reported to increase
2021-01-25
In 2004, BBR was reported to increase LDL receptor (LDLR) gene expression by stabilizing LDLR mRNA [4]. Following this report, the same groups conducted additional studies predominantly in HepG2 cells, with similar effects being observed [8], [11], [12], [4]. In addition to LDLR-mediated LDL cholest
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The nucleus accumbens is a
2021-01-25
The nucleus accumbens is a critical locus for ER/mGluR signaling in the context of addiction ER/mGluR signaling is regulated by caveolin proteins and palmitoylation Because of the vast implications of ER/mGluR association, it is important to understand what regulates their interaction. Such regu
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Current therapeutic protocols in OS and
2021-01-25
Current therapeutic protocols in OS and ES consist of neoadjuvant chemotherapy and local surgical resection, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. These treatments lead to a 70% overall survival for localized disease but can decrease to 15% in case of metastasis. With CS being resistant to conventional
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In this study we detected the
2021-01-25
In this study, we detected the PAX3/7–FOXO1 fusion cftr inhibitor in 50% of the ARMS samples, 40% PAX3–FOXO1 and 10% PAX7–FOXO1. This detection confirmed the histological diagnosis and adds to its new information that can be useful in the prognosis evaluation of ARMS patients, since the patients wi
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dihydroxycholesterol OHC was recently identified
2021-01-25
7α,25-dihydroxycholesterol (7α,25-OHC) was recently identified by classic analytical methods as a high-affinity ligand for EBI2 (Hannedouche et al., 2011; Liu et al., 2011). 7α,25-OHC was previously identified as an intermediate in the alternate pathway of hepatic bile MK-8776 synthesis (Russell, 2
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Crystallographic and NMR based analyses have
2021-01-25
Crystallographic and NMR-based analyses have revealed that RINGs and U-boxes have a common mode of interaction with E2s (Fig. 2A). The key structural elements are two loop-like regions, which, in the case of RINGs, coordinate Zn. The loops surround a shallow groove formed by the central α-helix. Tog
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At this stage it is still difficult to assign specific
2021-01-25
At this stage it is still difficult to assign specific domains to some of the regions observed in these structures, although some attempts have already been made (Brewerton et al., 2004). Clearly, higher resolution data is needed. In the future, even if an atomic structure of DNA-PKcs is determined,
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Diacylglycerol kinases DGK and are lipid
2021-01-23
Diacylglycerol kinases (DGK) α and ζ are lipid kinases that limit diacylglycerol (DAG)-dependent activation pathways downstream of the TCR (Merida et al., 2015). Their upregulation in tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) has been linked to generation of hyporesponsive states that contribute to immun
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Our recent discovery M P H R A S
2021-01-23
Our recent discovery (M.P., H.R., A.S.) of a highly selective and in vivo active DDR1 small-molecule inhibitor provides evidence that DDR1 is a druggable pharmaceutical target, and some details of our efforts are provided below. To avoid the repurposing of known kinase inhibitor structural motifs, w