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Cancer cell death induced by the NAD antimetabolite Vacor discloses the antitumor potential of SARM1
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Vacor, a compound converted into the toxic metabolite Vacor adenine dinucleotide (VAD) by the nicotinamide salvage pathway enzymes NAMPT and NMNAT2, exhibits antitumor activity by inducing rapid and complete NAD depletion. We report that Vacor toxicity is limited to cell lines expressing high levels of SARM1, a NAD glycohydrolase.
Giuseppe Ranieri +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Structural analysis of biodiversity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2010 Large, recently-available genomic databases cover a wide range of life forms, suggesting opportunity for insights into genetic structure of biodiversity.
Lawrence Sirovich +2 more
doaj +1 more source
RAD50 missense variants differentially affect the DNA damage response and mitotic progression
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.RAD50 incorporates into the MRN complex and initiates the DNA damage response. Furthermore, RAD50 promotes mitotic progression. RAD50 missense variants capable of forming an MRN complex supported the DNA damage response and mitotic features to different extents in complementation experiments, indicating these functions are separable and might impact ...
Hanna Redeker +9 more
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Plasmodium falciparum gametogenesis essential protein 1 (GEP1) is a transmission‐blocking target
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This study shows Plasmodium falciparum GEP1 is vital for activating sexual stages of malarial parasites even independently of a mosquito factor. Knockout parasites completely fail gamete formation even when a phosphodiesterase inhibitor is added. Two single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (V241L and S263P) are found in 12%–20% of field samples.
Frederik Huppertz +5 more
wiley +1 more source
Gene therapy of malignant glioma with retroviral vectors and tumor-infiltrating progenitor cells [PDF]
, 2008 Gene therapy as a therapeutic strategy in the treatment of human gliomas is limited by the efficacy of gene transfer and intratumoral distribution of viral vectors.
Miletic, Hrvoje
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Mutant loxP vectors for selectable marker recycle and conditional knock-outs [PDF]
, 2001 BACKGROUND: Gene disruption by targeted integration of transfected constructs becomes increasingly popular for studies of gene function. The chicken B cell line DT40 has been widely used as a model for gene knock-outs due to its high targeted integration
Arakawa, Hiroshi +2 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Atovaquone is an antimalarial requiring potentiation for sufficient efficacy. We pursued strategies to enhance its activity, showing that 4‐nitrobenzoate inhibits 4‐hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase, decreasing ubiquinone biosynthesis. Since atovaquone competes with ubiquinol in mitochondria, 4‐nitrobenzoate facilitates its action, potentiating ...
Ignasi Bofill Verdaguer +7 more
wiley +1 more source
Engineering a DYRK1B R102C mutation: insights into metabolic syndrome pathogenesis through lentiviral gene delivery [PDF]
Medical Laboratory JournalBackground: A rare heterozygous DYRK1B mutation (R102C) recently linked to a familial form of metabolic syndrome prompted this study to introduce the R102C mutation into the mouse DYRK1B gene, utilizing recombinant lentiviruses for long-term gene ...
Afrooz Daneshparvar +6 more
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Neuropsychopharmacology ReportsIn Alzheimer's disease (AD), the accumulation of senile plaques composed of neurotoxic amyloid β (Aβ) is known to be one of the causes. Shati/Nat8l, a gene related to neuropsychiatric disorders, encodes an enzyme that biosynthesizes N‐acetyl aspartate ...
Miho Takakuwa +6 more
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Targeted genome modifications in soybean with CRISPR/Cas9 [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The ability to selectively alter genomic DNA sequences in vivo is a powerful tool for basic and applied research. The CRISPR/Cas9 system precisely mutates DNA sequences in a number of organisms.
Jacobs, Thomas +3 more
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