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Hippocampal calpain is required for the consolidation and reconsolidation but not extinction of contextual fear memory

Molecular Brain, 2017
Memory consolidation, reconsolidation, and extinction have been shown to share similar molecular signatures, including new gene expression. Calpain is a Ca2+-dependent protease that exerts its effects through the proteolytic cleavage of target proteins ...
Taikai Nagayoshi, Kiichiro Isoda, Nori Mamiya, Satoshi Kida   +3 more
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The Endothelial CXCR Family in Vascular Health and Disease

iNew Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Endothelial cells (ECs) form the dynamic interface between blood and tissue, serving as key regulators of vascular homeostasis, inflammation, and repair. Among the molecular systems governing endothelial behavior, the C‐X‐C motif chemokine receptor (CXCR) family—originally characterized in immunology for its roles in leukocyte trafficking and ...
Zhiming Wu, Yandi Wu, Suowen Xu, Yu Huang, Li Wang   +4 more
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Calpain Proteases and the Evolving Signaling Network in Insect Embryonic Patterning

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution, EarlyView.
Insect embryonic Dorsal‐Ventral (DV) patterning relies on the BMP and Toll pathways to different extents. Calcium‐dependent cystein proteases of the Calpain family also exert an important function to pattern the DV axis. In Drosophila, Calpain A cleaves the Cactus/IkappaB inhibitor and modifies Toll signals in ventral regions of the embryo. In Rhodnius
Alison Julio, Helena Araujo
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Polyphenol dietary supplementation prevents inflammation‐induced muscle atrophy in a zebrafish (Danio rerio) model

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND Diet‐induced inflammation is a major cause of muscle degeneration impacting human and animal health. Owing to their anti‐inflammatory and antioxidant properties, polyphenols have attracted considerable interest as feed additives.
Graziella Orso, Monica Matuozzo, Mariapina Rocco, Seyed Hossein Hoseinifar, Ghasem Ashouri, Andrea Scaloni, Marina Paolucci, Chiara D'Ambrosio, Roberta Imperatore   +8 more
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Calpain cleavage of Junctophilin-2 generates a spectrum of calcium-dependent cleavage products and DNA-rich NT1-fragment domains in cardiomyocytes

Scientific Reports, 2022
Calpains are calcium-activated neutral proteases involved in the regulation of key signaling pathways. Junctophilin-2 (JP2) is a Calpain-specific proteolytic target and essential structural protein inside Ca2+ release units required for excitation ...
Gunnar Weninger, Tatiana Pochechueva, Dana El Chami, Xiaojing Luo, Tobias Kohl, Sören Brandenburg, Henning Urlaub, Kaomei Guan, Christof Lenz, Stephan E. Lehnart   +9 more
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Calpain-1 knockout reveals broad effects on erythrocyte deformability and physiology [PDF]

Biochemical Journal, 2012
Pharmacological inhibitors of cysteine proteases have provided useful insights into the regulation of calpain activity in erythrocytes. However, the precise biological function of calpain activity in erythrocytes remains poorly understood. Erythrocytes express calpain-1, an isoform regulated by calpastatin, the endogenous inhibitor of calpains.
Wieschhaus A, Khan A, Zaidi A, Rogalin H, Hanada T, Liu F, DE FRANCESCHI, Lucia, Brugnara C, Rivera A, Chishti AH   +9 more
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Autophagy Plays a Suppressive Role in Bladder Tumor Formation in an Orthotopic Mouse Model and Bladder Cancer Patient Specimens

The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autophagy plays either a suppressing or promoting role during tumor development. Clarifying the role of autophagy in bladder tumorigenesis both in vitro and in vivo is crucial for developing novel therapeutic strategies through manipulating autophagy activity.
Wan‐Ting Kuo, Chin‐Chen Pan, Yi‐Wen Liu, Nan‐Haw Chow, Hong‐Lin Cheng, Shan‐Ying Wu, Sheng‐Hui Lan, Chih‐Peng Chang, Hsiao‐Sheng Liu   +8 more
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Dysfunctional mitochondria uphold calpain activation: Contribution to Parkinson's disease pathology

Neurobiology of Disease, 2010
Calpain is a ubiquitous calcium-sensitive protease that is essential for normal physiologic neuronal function. However, mitochondrial-mediated-calcium homeostasis alterations may lead to its pathologic activation that jeopardizes neuronal structure and ...
A. Raquel Esteves, Daniela M. Arduíno, Russell H. Swerdlow, Catarina R. Oliveira, Sandra M. Cardoso   +4 more
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Proteomic Profiling of Myofiber Repair Annexins and Their Role in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

PROTEOMICS, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myofiber regeneration and membrane repair play crucial roles in maintaining the continuous physiological functioning of the neuromuscular system. A swift and efficient repair mechanism enables the rapid restoration of sarcolemmal integrity following cellular impairment in damaged skeletal muscles.
Paul Dowling, Dounia Bouragba, Elisa Negroni, Capucine Trollet, Margit Zweyer, Dieter Swandulla, Kay Ohlendieck   +6 more
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A Novel CAPN1 Mutation Causes a Pure Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia in an Italian Family

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
CAPN1 encodes calpain-1, a large subunit of μ-calpain, a calcium-activated cysteine protease widely present in the central nervous system. Mutations in CAPN1 have recently been identified in a complicated form of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) with ...
Stefano Cotti Piccinelli, Maria T. Bassi, Andrea Citterio, Fiore Manganelli, Stefano Tozza, Filippo M. Santorelli, Serena Gallo Cassarino, Filomena Caria, Enrico Baldelli, Anna Galvagni, Lucio Santoro, Alessandro Padovani, Massimiliano Filosto   +12 more
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