This study investigated a novel WST‐8‐based assay for evaluating d‐Amino acid oxidase (DAO) inhibitors. We confirmed its effectiveness using known inhibitors and found that uremic toxins possess relatively weak inhibitory activity compared to existing drugs.
Kahoko Miyake +4 more
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Connexin-43-Mediated Gap Junction Coupling Between Adipocytes Regulates Norepinephrine-Induced Ca<sup>2+</sup> Responses in Perivascular Adipose Tissue. [PDF]
Kim AR +5 more
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Screening and epitope characterization of Nidogen‐2‐specific nanobodies
Camel immunization and phage display were employed to generate high‐affinity VHH nanobodies against Nidogen‐2. After library construction, biopanning, ELISA screening, sequencing, and recombinant expression, selected nanobodies were purified and characterized, leading to the preliminary exploration of a nanobody‐based sandwich ELISA for specific ...
Jianchuan Wen +9 more
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Physical crowding in 3D niche regulates neural stem cell differentiation via Cx43-mediated gap junction communication. [PDF]
Liang Y +8 more
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Matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (MMP9) drives ovarian cancer progression. Using MMP9‐null cells (M9‐KO) created from ovarian cancer cells, we found MMP9 loss did not block Epidermal Growth Factor (EGF)‐driven E‐cadherin dissolution or EMT but delayed and reduced EGF‐driven membrane protrusions. Transient MMP9 re‐expression drove membrane protrusion.
Claire Strauel +8 more
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Frazzled/DCC Regulates Gap Junction Formation at a <i>Drosophila</i> Giant Synapse. [PDF]
Lopez J +4 more
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Cytosolically synthesized chloroplast preproteins are translocated across the outer and inner envelope membranes through translocons called TOC and TIC, respectively. In green algae and plants, the TIC core is composed of essential membrane proteins, Tic12, Tic20, and Tic214.
Mengyi Li, Xueyang Zhao, Masato Nakai
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Dose- and Time-Dependent Modulation of Cx43 and Cx45 Expression and Gap Junction Conductance by Resveratrol. [PDF]
Jančiukė G +4 more
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MiR‐513a promotes human erythroid differentiation by modulating c‐Jun
During early human erythropoiesis, miR‐513a promoted erythroid differentiation in primary human CD34+ hematopoietic stem‐progenitor cells and human TF‐1 erythroleukemic cells by indirectly decreasing c‐Jun and phospho‐c‐Jun expression, which are associated with increased GATA1 expression.
MinJung Kim +11 more
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Intercellular diffusion of cyclic nucleotides followed by gap junction closure restarts meiosis in mouse preovulatory follicles. [PDF]
Nakashima IF +6 more
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