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Proteolytic stabilization of a spider venom peptide results in an orally active bioinsecticide

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Selective editing out of an insect gut protease cleavage site renders a spider‐derived insecticidal peptide active by ingestion by insect pests. Abstract BACKGROUND The toxin peptide U1‐AGTX‐Ta1b from the Hobo spider, Eratigena agrestis (Walckenaer, 1802), was studied to determine its potential to serve as a bioinsecticide.
Breck R. Davis, Alexandra M. Haase, Joseph S. Tourtois, Daniel L. Hulbert, Rachel E. Cornell, Brian T. DeVree, Cadence J. Flohrschutz, Lucille M. Bell, Daniel C. Peck, Trang T. Nguyen, Lin Bao, Robert M. Kennedy, Kyle D. Schneider   +12 more
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Lateral Habenula contribution in Nicotine addiction : focus on Dopamine, GABA and Serotonin Interactions [PDF]

, 2011
Compelling evidence has shown a pivotal role of dopaminergic function in drug addiction. Recently, the Habenula (Hb) has attracted a great deal of attention as another target for nicotine in the brain because of its role in regulating dopamine (DA ...
Benigno, Arcangelo, Di Giovanni, Giuseppe, Muscat, Richard, Pierucci, Massimo, Pitruzzella, Alessandro, Valentino, Mario, Zammit, Christian   +6 more
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Dopamine D_2-receptor activation elicits akinesia, rigidity, catalepsy, and tremor in mice expressing hypersensitive 4 nicotinic receptors via a cholinergic-dependent mechanism [PDF]

, 2010
Recent studies suggest that high-affinity neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) containing α4 and β2 subunits (α4β2*) functionally interact with G-protein-coupled dopamine (DA) D_2 receptors in basal ganglia.
Andrew R. Tapper, Bruce N. Cohen, Coward D. M., Franklin K. B. J., Henry A. Lester, Herwig Just, Janssen P. A., Lester H. A., Mercuri N. B., Outi Salminen, Paul D. Gardner, Paul Whiteaker, Raz A., Rubing Zhao-Shea, Salminen O., Sharon R. Grady, Sotnikova T. D., Tapper A. R., Tristan McClure-Begley   +18 more
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Implications of Tobacco Use on Pathogen‐Driven Diseases: A Public Health and Policy Perspective

World Medical &Health Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The tobacco epidemic remains one of the most significant global public health challenges, responsible for over 8 million deaths annually, with a substantial portion occurring among non‐smokers exposed to second‐hand smoke. While cigarette smoking remains the most prevalent form of tobacco use worldwide, the rise of electronic nicotine delivery
Nadine Kabbani, James L. Olds
wiley   +1 more source

Neurotransmitter-gated ion channels at fast chemical synapses: from structure to pathology [PDF]

, 2005
Fil: Bouzat, Cecilia Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca. Universidad Nacional del Sur.
Bouzat, Cecilia Beatriz
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Dysregulated homeostasis of acetylcholine levels in immune cells of RR-multiple sclerosis patients [PDF]

, 2016
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is characterized by pro-inflammatory cytokine production. Acetylcholine (ACh) contributes to the modulation of central and peripheral inflammation.
Biagioni, Stefano, Costantini, Erica, DI BARI, Maria, Di Nicola, Marta, D’Angelo, Chiara, Galizia, Sabrina, Gasperini, Claudio, Orlando, Viviana, Porfilio, Italo, Reale, Marcella, Ruggieri, Serena, Tata, Ada Maria   +11 more
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ElixirSeeker: A Machine Learning Framework Utilizing Fusion Molecular Fingerprints for the Discovery of Lifespan‐Extending Compounds

Aging Cell, EarlyView.
ElixirSeeker is a machine learning architecture based on a phenotype‐driven drug discovery approach to screen lifespan‐extending compounds. By integrating molecular fingerprints, ElixirSeeker could maximize feature capture of lifespan‐extending compounds.
Yan Pan, Hongxia Cai, Fang Ye, Wentao Xu, Zhihang Huang, Jingyuan Zhu, Yiwen Gong, Yutong Li, Anastasia Ngozi Ezemaduka, Shan Gao, Shunqi Liu, Guojun Li, Hao Li, Jing Yang, Junyu Ning, Bo Xian   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cell-surface translational dynamics of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience, 2014
Synapse efficacy heavily relies on the number of neurotransmitter receptors available at a given time. In addition to the equilibrium between the biosynthetic production, exocytic delivery and recycling of receptors on the one hand, and the endocytic ...
Francisco J Barrantes
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Tris+/Na+ permeability ratios of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are reduced by mutations near the intracellular end of the M2 region [PDF]

, 1992
Tris+/Na+ permeability ratios were measured from shifts in the biionic reversal potentials of the macroscopic ACh-induced currents for 3 wild- type (WT), 1 hybrid, 2 subunit-deficient, and 25 mutant nicotinic receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes.
Cohen, Bruce N., Czyzyk, Linda, Davidson, Norman, Labarca, Cesar, Lester, Henry A.   +4 more
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Psychedelic‐assisted treatment for substance use disorder: A narrative systematic review

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims This is the first systematic review of the extant literature on all major psychedelic‐assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD), tobacco use disorder (TUD) and other substance use disorders (SUD). We aimed to summarise the evidence for efficacy of psychedelic‐assisted treatment for AUD, TUD, and SUD; to evaluate its
Theodore Piper, Francesca Small, Sam Brown, Michael Kelleher, Luke Mitcheson, James Rucker, Allan H. Young, John Marsden   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source