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ToxinsPeptide toxins from marine invertebrates have found use as drugs and in biotechnological applications. Many marine habitats, however, remain underexplored for natural products, and the Southern Ocean is among them.
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The teneurin C-terminal domain possesses nuclease activity and is apoptogenic. [PDF]
, 2018 Teneurins are type 2 transmembrane proteins expressed by developing neurons during periods of synaptogenesis and apoptosis. Neurons expressing teneurin-1 synapse with other teneurin-1-expressing neurons, and neurons expressing teneurin-2 synapse with ...
Chiquet-Ehrismann, Ruth +2 more
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A Receptor Component of the Chloroplast Protein Translocation Machinery [PDF]
, 1994 The chloroplast outer envelope protein OEP86 functions as a receptor in precursor protein translocation into chloroplasts. Sequence analysis suggests that the precursor of OEP86 is directed to the chloroplast outer envelope by a cleavable, negatively ...
Heemeyer, Frank +4 more
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Chemical Synthesis of a Functional Fluorescent-Tagged α-Bungarotoxin
Toxins, 2022 α-bungarotoxin is a large, 74 amino acid toxin containing five disulphide bridges, initially identified in the venom of Bungarus multicinctus snake. Like most large toxins, chemical synthesis of α-bungarotoxin is challenging, explaining why all previous ...
Oliver Brun +9 more
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Assessment of the direct and indirect effects of MPP+ and dopamine on the human proteasome: implications for Parkinson's disease aetiology [PDF]
, 2008 Mitochondrial impairment, glutathione depletion and oxidative stress have been implicated in the pathogenesis of Parkinson’s disease (PD), linked recently to proteasomal dysfunction.
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 Venomous animals have evolved to produce peptide toxins that modulate the activity of voltage-gated sodium (Nav) channels. These specific modulators are powerful probes for investigating the structural and functional features of Nav channels.
Shuijiao Peng +7 more
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The Ca2+-dependent Binding of Calmodulin to an N-terminal Motif of the Heterotrimeric G Protein beta Subunit [PDF]
, 1997 Ca2+ ion concentration changes are critical events in signal transduction. The Ca2+-dependent interactions of calmodulin (CaM) with its target proteins play an essential role in a variety of cellular functions.
Liu, Mingyao +4 more
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Peptide Sodium Channels Modulator Mu-Agatoxin-Aa1a Prevents Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury of Cells
Molecules, 2023 Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) is an irreversible functional and structural injury. Restoration of normal oxygen concentration exacerbates the emergence and development of deadly cells.
Elena Iurova +4 more
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Transcriptional cellular responses in midgut tissue of Aedes aegypti larvae following intoxication with Cry11Aa toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundAlthough much is known about the mechanism of action of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxins, the target tissue cellular responses to toxin activity is less understood.
Bravo, Alejandra +4 more
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Toxins, 2019 Phlotoxin-1 (PhlTx1) is a peptide previously identified in tarantula venom (Phlogius species) that belongs to the inhibitory cysteine-knot (ICK) toxin family.
Sébastien Nicolas +13 more
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