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Specific Heat upon Aqueous Unfolding of the Protein Interior: A Theoretical Approach [PDF]

, 2001
We study theoretically the thermodynamics, over a broad temperature range (5 C to 125 C), related to hydrated water upon protein unfolding. The hydration effect is modeled as interacting dipoles in an external field, mimicking the influence from the unfolded surfaces on the surrounding water compared to bulk water.
arxiv   +1 more source

CYC1 Silencing Sensitizes Osteosarcoma Cells to TRAIL-Induced Apoptosis

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2014
Aims: Osteosarcoma (OS) is an aggressive bone malignancy with poor prognosis. Many OS cells are resistant to apoptotic induction by tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL).
Guodong Li, Dong Fu, Wenqing Liang, Lin Fan, Kai Chen, Liancheng Shan, Shuo Hu, Xiaojun Ma, Ke Zhou, Biao Cheng   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mathematical Model for Chemical Reactions in Electrolyte Applied to Cytochrome $c$ Oxidase: an Electro-osmotic Approach [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
A mathematical model for chemical reactions in electrolytes is developed using an Energy variational method consistent with classical thermodynamics. Electrostatics and chemical reactions are included in properly defined energetic and dissipative functionals.
arxiv  

Neuroglobin protects nerve cells from apoptosis by inhibiting the intrinsic pathway of cell death [PDF]

Apoptosis 15:401-411 (2010), 2010
In the past few years, overwhelming evidence has accrued that a high level of expression of the protein neuroglobin protects neurons in vitro, in animal models, and in humans, against cell death associated with hypoxic and amyloid insult. However, until now, the exact mechanism of neuroglobin's protective action has not been determined.
arxiv   +1 more source

Obesity alters the fitness of peritumoral adipose tissue, exacerbating tumor invasiveness in renal cancer through the induction of ADAM12 and CYP1B1

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tumor microenvironment drives cancer formation and progression. We analyzed the role of human cancer‐associated adipocytes from patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) stratified as lean, overweight, or obese. RNA‐seq demonstrated that, among the most altered genes involved in the tumor–stroma crosstalk, are ADAM12 and CYP1B1, which were proven to be ...
Sepehr Torabinejad, Caterina Miro, Annarita Nappi, Francesco Del Giudice, Annunziata Gaetana Cicatiello, Serena Sagliocchi, Lucia Acampora, Federica Restolfer, Melania Murolo, Emery Di Cicco, Federico Capone, Ciro Imbimbo, Monica Dentice, Felice Crocetto   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of cytochrome c on apoptosis induced by Anagrapha falcifera multiple nuclear polyhedrosis virus in insect Spodoptera litura cells.

PLoS ONE, 2012
There are conflicting reports on the role of cytochrome c during insect apoptosis. Our previous studies have showed that cytochrome c released from the mitochondria was an early event by western blot analysis and caspase-3 activation was closely related ...
Kaiyu Liu, Duanyang Shu, Na Song, Zhongchao Gai, Yuan Yuan, Juan Li, Min Li, Shuying Guo, Jianxin Peng, Huazhu Hong   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

TOF-SIMS structural characterization of self-assembly monolayer of cytochrome b5 onto gold substrate [PDF]

Applied Surface Science 255 (2008) 1071-74, 2010
Orientation and three-dimensional structure of immobilized proteins on bio-devices are very important to assure their high performance. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) is able to analyze upper surface of one layer of molecules.
arxiv   +1 more source

Etoposide‐induced cancer cell death: roles of mitochondrial VDAC1 and calpain, and resistance mechanisms

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The complex mode of action of the topoisomerase II inhibitor etoposide in triggering apoptosis involves several mechanisms: overexpression of the mitochondrial protein VDAC1, leading to its oligomerization and formation of a large channel that mediates the release of pro‐apoptotic protein; and overexpression of the apoptosis regulators p53, Bax, and ...
Aditya Karunanithi Nivedita, Varda Shoshan‐Barmatz   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

TOMM20 as a driver of cancer aggressiveness via oxidative phosphorylation, maintenance of a reduced state, and resistance to apoptosis

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
TOMM20 increases cancer aggressiveness by maintaining a reduced state with increased NADH and NADPH levels, oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS), and apoptosis resistance while reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels. Conversely, CRISPR‐Cas9 knockdown of TOMM20 alters these cancer‐aggressive traits.
Ranakul Islam, Megan E. Roche, Zhao Lin, Diana Whitaker‐Menezes, Victor Diaz‐Barros, Eurico Serrano, Maria Paula Martinez Cantarin, Nancy J. Philp, Atrayee Basu Mallick, Ubaldo Martinez‐Outschoorn   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Actinorhodin Biosynthesis Terminates with an Unprecedented Biaryl Coupling Reaction

Angewandte Chemie, Volume 135, Issue 5, January 26, 2023., 2023
The last dimerization step of actinorhodin (ACT) biosynthesis was established through biochemical studies. ActVA‐ORF4 is a unique NAD(P)H‐dependent enzyme that catalyzes the biaryl‐coupling reaction using 8‐hydroxydihydrokalafungin (DHK‐OH) as the sole substrate. ActVA‐ORF3 is a quinone‐forming enzyme that forms DHK‐OH and ACT.
Makoto Hashimoto, Susumu Watari, Takaaki Taguchi, Kazuki Ishikawa, Takuya Kumamoto, Susumu Okamoto, Koji Ichinose   +6 more
wiley   +2 more sources