Transdifferentiation of α-1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout pig bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells into pancreatic -like cells by microenvironment modulation [PDF]
Objective To evaluate the pancreatic differentiation potential of α-1,3-galactosyltransferase knockout (GalTKO) pig-derived bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (BM-MSCs) using epigenetic modifiers with different pancreatic induction media. Methods
Imran Ullah +6 more
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Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of 5′-O-methacryloylcytidine Using the Immobilized Lipase Novozym 435
Nucleobase building blocks have been demonstrated to be strong candidates when it comes to DNA/RNA-like materials by benefiting from hydrogen bond interactions as physical properties. Modifying at the 5′ position is the simplest way to develop nucleobase-
Sany Chea +2 more
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Cytidine is an antiviral and anticancer drug intermediate, its primary method of manufacture being fermentation. Uridine-cytidine kinase (UCK) catalyzes the reverse process of phosphorylation of cytidine to produce cytidylic acid, which influences ...
Fengmin Liu +5 more
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Efficient deamination of 5-methylcytidine and 5-substituted cytidine residues in DNA by human APOBEC3A cytidine deaminase. [PDF]
Deamination of 5-methylcytidine (5MeC) in DNA results in a G:T mismatch unlike cytidine (C) deamination which gives rise to a G:U pair. Deamination of C was generally considered to arise spontaneously.
Rodolphe Suspène +3 more
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Partial purification of cytidine deaminase from protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus [PDF]
Cytidine deaminase (EC 3.5.4.5) has been partially purified from protoscoleces of Echinococcus granulosus by gel filteration chromatography using Sephadex G200 .The molecular weight of the enzyme determined by gel filteration was about 82000 dalton with ...
Husain F. Hassan, Jenan A.Saber
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Natural variation in Vif: differential impact on APOBEC3G/3F and a potential role in HIV-1 diversification. [PDF]
The HIV-1 Vif protein counteracts the antiviral activity exhibited by the host cytidine deaminases APOBEC3G and APOBEC3F. Here, we show that defective vif alleles can readily be found in HIV-1 isolates and infected patients. Single residue changes in the
Viviana Simon +5 more
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Highly Efficient CRISPR-Mediated Base Editing in Sinorhizobium meliloti
Rhizobia are widespread gram-negative soil bacteria and indispensable symbiotic partners of leguminous plants that facilitate the most highly efficient biological nitrogen fixation in nature.
Longxiang Wang +6 more
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APOBEC’s are a family of cytidine deaminases that induce mutations in viruses to inhibit their replication and maintain cell integrity. Here, Manjunath et al show that APOBEC3B also inhibits viral replication by stimulating the innate immune sensor ...
Lavanya Manjunath +12 more
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Highly specific and potent inhibitors of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH), an essential enzyme of the de novo pyrimidine ribonucleotide synthesis pathway, are in clinical trials for autoimmune diseases, viral infections and cancer.
Twana Alkasalias +9 more
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Indispensable residue for uridine binding in the uridine-cytidine kinase family
Uridine-cytidine kinase (UCK), including human UCK2, are a family of enzymes that generally phosphorylate both uridine and cytidine. However, UCK of Thermus thermophilus HB8 (ttCK) phosphorylates only cytidine.
Fumiaki Tomoike +5 more
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