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Brain injury alters ectonucleotidase activities and adenine nucleotide levels in rat serum [PDF]

Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2015
Background: Cortical stab injury (CSI) induces changes in the activity, expression and cellular distribution of specific ectonucleotidases at the injury site.
Laketa Danijela, Savić Jasmina, Bjelobaba Ivana, Lavrnja Irena, Vasić Vesna, Stojiljković Mirjana, Nedeljković Nadežda   +6 more
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Identification of discriminant features from stationary pattern of nucleotide bases and their application to essential gene classification

Frontiers in Genetics, 2023
Introduction: Essential genes are essential for the survival of various species. These genes are a family linked to critical cellular activities for species survival.
Ranjeet Kumar Rout, Saiyed Umer, Monika Khandelwal, Smitarani Pati, Saurav Mallik, Saurav Mallik, Bunil Kumar Balabantaray, Hong Qin   +7 more
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Research Advances in Purine Phosphoribosyltransferases of Protozoan Parasites

Guangdong nongye kexue, 2023
Parasitic protozoa are single-celled organisms that have adapted to live in cells of humans and animals. The protozoan parasites include Leishmania spp., Trypanosoma spp., Plasmodium spp., Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptosporidium spp., and Eimeria spp., which ...
Zhihui YU, Siyun FANG, Mingfei SUN, Nanshan QI, Wenjun LIU, Juan LI, Junjing HU, Shenquan LIAO   +7 more
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Editorial for the Special Issue Titled “Adenosine Metabolism: Key Targets in Cardiovascular Pharmacology”

Pharmaceuticals
Adenine nucleotides and adenosine maintain cardiovascular homeostasis, producing diverse effects by intracellular and extracellular mechanisms [...]
Barbara Kutryb-Zając
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Cancer cell death induced by the NAD antimetabolite Vacor discloses the antitumor potential of SARM1

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Vacor, a compound converted into the toxic metabolite Vacor adenine dinucleotide (VAD) by the nicotinamide salvage pathway enzymes NAMPT and NMNAT2, exhibits antitumor activity by inducing rapid and complete NAD depletion. We report that Vacor toxicity is limited to cell lines expressing high levels of SARM1, a NAD glycohydrolase.
Giuseppe Ranieri, Andrea Lapucci, Giuseppe Orsomando, Nadia Raffaelli, Alberto Chiarugi, Daniela Buonvicino   +5 more
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Differential sensitivity and specificity of Aedes aegypti and Anopheles gambiae to adenine nucleotide phagostimulants—an all-or-none response?

Parasites & Vectors
Background The decision to imbibe a blood meal is predominantly dependent on the sensitivity and specificity of haematophagous arthropods to blood-derived adenine nucleotides, in particular adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
Matthew Lukenge, Rickard Ignell, Sharon Rose Hill   +2 more
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Metformin Improves Mitochondrial Respiratory Activity through Activation of AMPK

Cell Reports, 2019
Summary: Impaired mitochondrial respiratory activity contributes to the development of insulin resistance in type 2 diabetes. Metformin, a first-line antidiabetic drug, functions mainly by improving patients’ hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. However,
Yu Wang, Hongying An, Ting Liu, Caolitao Qin, Hiromi Sesaki, Shaodong Guo, Sally Radovick, Mehboob Hussain, Akhil Maheshwari, Fredric E. Wondisford, Brian O’Rourke, Ling He   +11 more
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Allosteric regulation accompanied by oligomeric state changes of Trypanosoma brucei GMP reductase through cystathionine-β-synthase domain

Nature Communications, 2020
Trypanosoma brucei guanosine 5′-monophosphate reductase (TbGMPR) catalyses the conversion of GMP to inosine 5′-monophosphate and contains a cystathionine-β-synthase (CBS) domain. Here the authors combine X-ray crystallography and kinetic measurements and
Akira Imamura, Tetsuya Okada, Hikaru Mase, Takuya Otani, Tomoka Kobayashi, Manatsu Tamura, Bruno Kilunga Kubata, Katsuaki Inoue, Robert P. Rambo, Susumu Uchiyama, Kentaro Ishii, Shigenori Nishimura, Takashi Inui   +12 more
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Mapping the evolution of mitochondrial complex I through structural variation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Respiratory complex I (CI) is crucial for bioenergetic metabolism in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of a conserved set of core subunits and additional accessory subunits that vary depending on the organism. Here, we categorize CI subunits from available structures to map the evolution of CI across eukaryotes. Respiratory complex I (CI)
Dong‐Woo Shin, Tingting Chen, James A. Letts   +2 more
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Production of riboflavin and related cofactors by biotechnological processes

Microbial Cell Factories, 2020
Riboflavin (RF) and its active forms, the cofactors flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), have been extensively used in the food, feed and pharmaceutical industries.
Shuang Liu, Wenya Hu, Zhiwen Wang, Tao Chen   +3 more
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