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Biological Functions of Plasmalogens
2020Plasmalogens (Pls) are one kind of phospholipids enriched in the brain and other organs. These lipids were thought to be involved in the membrane bilayer formation and anti-oxidant function. However, extensive studies revealed that Pls exhibit various beneficial biological activities including prevention of neuroinflammation, improvement of cognitive ...
Md Shamim, Hossain +2 more
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Biological functions of maspin
Journal of Cellular Physiology, 2006AbstractMaspin (Mammary Serine Protease Inhibitor) was first reported in 1994 as a serpin with tumor suppressive properties. Maspin was initially isolated through subtractive hybridization and differential display analysis as a 42‐kDa protein that is expressed in normal mammary epithelial cells but reduced or absent in breast carcinomas (Zou et al ...
Caleb M, Bailey +3 more
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Biological functions of MicroRNAs
Russian Journal of Bioorganic Chemistry, 2010The small regulatory non-coding RNA molecules, known as microRNAs (miRNAs), have been recognized as potential regulator of gene expression and modulate the gene function at the post-transcriptional level. It is now clear that miRNA biogenesis and function are related to the molecular mechanisms of various clinical diseases, which can potentially ...
Huang, Yong +3 more
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Biological functions of allantoin
Biology Bulletin, 2006A historical review of allantoin research is presented. An increased allantoin level in the trophoblast and serum of pregnant women has been demonstrated. Allantoin concentration decreased in placental tissues and increased in the serum in developing placental insufficiency.
A V, Shestopalov +7 more
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Biological functions of selenium
Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 1980Current studies in a number of laboratories show that selenium is a normal component of at least one mammalian enzyme, several bacterial enzymes and certain bacterial tRNAs. In three of the enzymes selenium is present in the chemical form of selenocysteine residues.
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Biological functions of sphingomyelins
Progress in Lipid Research, 2013Sphingomyelin (SM) is a dominant sphingolipid in membranes of mammalian cells and this lipid class is specifically enriched in the plasma membrane, the endocytic recycling compartment, and the trans Golgi network. The distribution of SM and cholesterol among cellular compartments correlate.
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The biological functions of microcystins
Water ResearchMicrocystins are potent hepatotoxins predominantly produced by bloom-forming freshwater cyanobacteria (e.g., Microcystis, Planktothrix, Dolichospermum). Microcystin biosynthesis involves large multienzyme complexes and tailoring enzymes encoded by the mcy gene cluster. Mutation, recombination, and deletion events have shaped the mcy gene cluster in the
Nian Wei +4 more
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Biological Function of Prokineticins
2008Secreted peptides have been implicated in diverse physiological functions. Prokineticins are a pair of regulatory peptides that signal through two highly homologous G protein-coupled receptors. Prokineticins possess a unique structural motif of five disulfide bonds and conserved N-terminal stretches.
Q-Y, Zhou, R, Meidan
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MEMORY AS A BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION
American Journal of Psychiatry, 1953From these reflections it appears that memory is a basic attribute of all living things, by which patterns of sensitivity and response, both inborn and acquired, are retained and progressively modified under the impact of experience. Memory is thus indispensable in all behavior, making it at once consistent and modifiable.
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