Underlying mechanisms of phosphodiesterase 10A and glutamate-ammonia ligase genes that regulate inosine monophosphate deposition and thereby affect muscle tenderness in Jingyuan chickens [PDF]
Objective Inosine monophosphate (IMP) is a key factor that imparts of meat flavor. Differences in the IMP content in the muscles were evaluated to improve chicken meat quality.
Weizhen Wang+8 more
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Immunohistochemical localisation of Glutamate ammonia ligase (GLUL) in cerebrum in different clinical forms of canine rabies [PDF]
Rabies, one of the earliest known diseases reported in the history of mankind, is a fatal acute viral disease of the central nervous system. Despite numerous studies on etiology of rabies, its exact mechanism of neuropathogenesis remains unidentified ...
P. Nikhithasree +6 more
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Binding of nickel to testicular glutamate-ammonia ligase inhibits its enzymatic activity. [PDF]
Exposure to nickel has been shown to cause damage to the testis in several animal models. It is not known if the testis expresses protein(s) that can bind nickel. To test this, we used a nickel-binding assay to isolate testicular nickel-binding proteins.
Sun Y+4 more
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Novel Glutamate–Putrescine Ligase Activity in Haloferax mediterranei: A New Function for glnA-2 Gene [PDF]
The genome of the halophilic archaea Haloferax mediterranei contains three ORFs that show homology with glutamine synthetase (GS) (glnA-1, glnA-2, and glnA-3).
Verónica Rodríguez-Herrero+5 more
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Central Role of Glutamate Metabolism in the Maintenance of Nitrogen Homeostasis in Normal and Hyperammonemic Brain [PDF]
Glutamate is present in the brain at an average concentration—typically 10–12 mM—far in excess of those of other amino acids. In glutamate-containing vesicles in the brain, the concentration of glutamate may even exceed 100 mM. Yet because glutamate is a
Arthur J. L. Cooper, Thomas M. Jeitner
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C-Terminal Part of Glutamate-Ammonia-Ligase Adenyltransferase Gene Identified by RAPD-HRM with 3H Primer for E. Coli Screening [PDF]
A single random oligonucleotide 3H primer has been previously applied in random-amplified- polymorphic-DNA (RAPD)-PCR to distinguish stocked bacteria E. coli within a cocktail mixture also containing Enterococcus faecalis, Bifidobacterium longum and Ruminococcus gnavus.
Y C, Chen+7 more
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Glutamine addiction is a major feature of glioma cells and plays an important role in its growth and proliferation. GLUL (glutamate-ammonia ligase), which catalyzes glutamate and ammonia to synthesize glutamine, plays a crucial role in tumor growth and proliferation.
J C Zhu+6 more
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Glutamate-ammonia ligase promotes lung cancer cell growth through an enzyme-independent upregulation of CaMK2G under a glutamine-sufficient condition [PDF]
SUMMARYGlutamate-ammonia ligase (GLUL) is highly expressed in many cancer cells. Synthesizing glutamine by its enzyme function has been found to be important for supporting cancer cell survival and growth under glutamine restriction. However, GLUL’s functions under a glutamine-sufficient condition still have not been uncovered.
Zhao, Jiangsha+2 more
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Low-frequency variants in genes involved in glutamic acid metabolism and γ-glutamyl cycle and risk of coronary artery disease in type 2 diabetes [PDF]
Background A common genetic variant at the glutamate-ammonia ligase (GLUL) locus has been previously associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) as well as alterations of glutamic acid metabolism and the γ-glutamyl cycle in ...
Fernando M. A. Giuffrida+8 more
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Aberrant expression and distribution of enzymes of the urea cycle and other ammonia metabolizing pathways in dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts. [PDF]
The detoxification of ammonia occurs mainly through conversion of ammonia to urea in the liver via the urea cycle and glutamine synthesis. Congenital portosystemic shunts (CPSS) in dogs cause hyperammonemia eventually leading to hepatic encephalopathy ...
Giora van Straten+10 more
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