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Opioid precursor protein isoform is targeted to the cell nuclei in the human brain [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Neuropeptide precursors are traditionally viewed as proteins giving rise to small neuropeptide molecules. Prodynorphin (PDYN) is the precursor protein to dynorphins, endogenous ligands for the kappa-opioid receptor.
Alkass, Kanar, Andersson, Malin, Bakalkin, Georgy, Bazov, Igor, Druid, Henrik, Dyachok, Oleg, Gerashchenko, Ganna, Kononenko, Olga, Krishtal, Oleg, Mulder, Jan, Rajkowska, Grazyna, Stockmeier, Craig A, Svenningsen, Asa Fex, Verbeek, Dineke S., Watanabe, Hiroyuki, Yakovleva, Tatiana   +15 more
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Hyperpolarization Modulation of the T-Type hCa_v3.2 Channel by Human Synenkephalin [1-53], a Shrew Neurotoxin Analogue without Paralytic Effects. [PDF]

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
Human synenkephalin [1–53] (hSYN), an analogue peptide of shrew saliva neurotoxins, was synthesized and its structural characteristics studied. Synthetic hSYN potently activated the T‐type voltage‐gated Ca channel hCav3.2 but did not paralyze mealworms. These findings offer new insight into neurological disorder treatment and evolutionary mechanisms of
Fukuoka R, Yano Y, Hara N, Sadamoto C, Maturana AD, Kita M.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Biomimetic Chemistry on Tandem Protein/Lipid Damages under Reductive Radical Stress

CHIMIA, 2008
The study of radical stress in the biological environment needs a comprehensive vision of all possible reactive species and their mechanisms. Among them, reductive stress is evaluated for its selective target of sulfur-containing compounds.
Sílvia Atrian, Krzysztof Bobrowski, Mercè Capdevila, Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu, Carla Ferreri, Chantal Houée-Levin, Anna Maria Salzano, Andrea Scaloni, Armida Torreggiani   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biochemical and clinical impact of organic uremic retention solutes : a comprehensive update [PDF]

, 2018
In this narrative review, the biological/biochemical impact (toxicity) of a large array of known individual uremic retention solutes and groups of solutes is summarized.
Abel, Amann, Anneleen Pletinck, Barreto, Brownlee, Cohen, Costigan, Dhaun, Drewett, Eva Schepers, Glorieux, Griet Glorieux, Hannam-Harris, Harpel, Henderson, Hur, Kassis, Kohan, Koizumi, Kuragano, Lim, Nilsson, Niwa, Niwa, Palmer, Patel, Raymond Vanholder, Rhee, Rock, Rubin, Saxena, Sheriff, Simenhoff, Tschesche, Vadas, Vallance, Vanholder, Vanholder, Vanholder, Vannucchi, Ward, Warren, Witko-Sarsat, Yan, Zoccali, Zoccali   +45 more
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p-Cresol and p-Cresyl Sulphate Boost Oxidative Stress: A Systematic Review of Recent Evidence. [PDF]

Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol
ABSTRACT Recent studies have emphasized the significant role of p‐cresol and its conjugated form, p‐cresyl sulphate (PCS), in enhancing oxidative stress, leading to potential detrimental effects on various biological systems. Both p‐cresol and PCS contribute to increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which can result in tissue damage ...
Renaldi R, Wiguna T, Persico AM, Tanra AJ.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Multi-physics Extension of OpenFMO Framework

, 2007
OpenFMO framework, an open-source software (OSS) platform for Fragment Molecular Orbital (FMO) method, is extended to multi-physics simulations (MPS). After reviewing the several FMO implementations on distributed computer environments, the subsequent ...
George Maroulis, Hiroaki Honda, Jun Maki, Jun'ichi Ooba, Koji Inoue, Mutsumi Aoyagi, Rie Nogita, Ryutaro Susukita, Taizo Kobayashi, Theodore E. Simos, Toshiya Takami, Yuuichi Inadomi   +11 more
core   +1 more source

Electron scattering from molecules and molecular aggregates of biological relevance [PDF]

, 2017
In this Topical Review we survey the current state of the art in the study of low energy electron collisions with biologically relevant molecules and molecular clusters.
Allan M, Allan M, Bouchiha D, Calegari F, Caprasecca S, Colyer C J, Colyer C J, da Costa R F, Denifl S, Dora A, Dubernet M L, Fabrikant I I, Fabrikant I I, Ferlay J, Fujimoto M M, Hall E, Herbert J M ed Parrill A L, Jensen F, Jimena D Gorfinkiel, Keller A, Linert I, Marangos J P, Nikjoo H, Ryszka M, Samukawa S, Slaughter D S, Surko C M, Sylwia Ptasinska, Trevisan C S, Vizcaino V, Winstead C, Zecca A, Zubek M, Ómarsson B   +33 more
core   +1 more source

Acetaldehyde‐enkephalins: pronounced changes in the opiate activity of methionine‐enkephalin and leucine‐enkephalin on reaction with acetaldehyde [PDF]

FEBS Letters, 1980
We have shown that the two major endogenous opioid peptides, methionine-enkephalin and leucineenkephalin [ 1,2] (enkephalin [Met’] and enkephalin[Leu’]) rapidly react with acetaldehyde in aqueous buffers to give a stable ‘acetaldehyde-enkephalin’ adduct, referred to as ‘acetaldehyde-enkephalin[Met’]’ and ‘acetaldehyde-enkephalin [Leu’]‘, respectively ...
Summers, Michael C., Hayes, Roger J.
openaire   +2 more sources

Dnmt3a regulates emotional behavior and spine plasticity in the nucleus accumbens. [PDF]

, 2010
Despite abundant expression of DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts) in brain, the regulation and behavioral role of DNA methylation remain poorly understood. We found that Dnmt3a expression was regulated in mouse nucleus accumbens (NAc) by chronic cocaine use ...
Bolaños, Carlos A, Covington, Herbert E, Dietz, David M, Dumitriu, Dani, Eisch, Amelia J, Fan, Gouping, Feng, Jian, Hollis, Fiona, Hurd, Yasmin L, Iñiguez, Sergio D, Kabbaj, Mohamed, Koo, Ja Wook, LaPlant, Quincey, Maze, Ian, Morrison, John H, Mouzon, Ezekiell, Nestler, Eric J, Neve, Rachael L, Noonan, Michele A, Oosting, Ronald S, Ren, Yanhua, Renthal, William, Vialou, Vincent, Wang, Hui, Warren, Brandon L, Watts, Emily L, Xiao, Guanghua   +26 more
core   +3 more sources

White Adipose Tissue Browning and Cross Talk With Metabolic Diseases and Tumors: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Translation

Med Research, EarlyView.
White adipose tissue undergoes browning under endogenous and exogenous stimuli, primarily regulated by core molecules such as PRDM16 and UCP1. It exhibits a double‐edged sword effect in metabolic diseases and tumors: while mitigating metabolic disease impacts and suppressing early‐stage tumors through nutritional competition, it may accelerate cachexia
Yingjiao Wang, Diyuan Zhang, Yuqin Zhou, Ling Qian, Yan Wang, Lei Peng, Min Zhao, Hao Tian, Zhenyu Wu, Aiqi Tang, Minghao Sun, Yi Zhang, Xiaowei Qi   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source