Modelling and docking of Indian SARS-CoV-2 spike protein 1 with ACE2: implications for co-morbidity and therapeutic intervention [PDF]
arXiv, 2020 Presently, India bears amongst the highest burden of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension (HT), and cardio vascular disease (CVD) and thus represents a vulnerable target to the SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic. Involvement of the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) in susceptibility to infection and pathogenesis by SARS-
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Insertion of the FeB cofactor in cNORs lacking metal inserting chaperones
FEBS Letters, Volume 599, Issue 9, Page 1269-1284, May 2025.Nitric oxide reductase is an enzyme found in the bacterial denitrification pathway. The NOR active site contains a non‐heme iron, often, but not always inserted with the assistance of chaperones. Here, we study the insertion of FeB in the subfamily of cNORs lacking chaperones and found a putative channel, conserved in the family, perhaps enabling the ...
Sofia Appelgren, Pia Ädelroth
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Gene transfer of a soluble IL-1 type 2 receptor-Ig fusion protein improves cardiac allograft survival in rats [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Interleukin-1 (IL-1) mediates ischemia-reperfusion injury and graft inflammation after heart transplantation. IL-1 affects target cells through two distinct types of transmembrane receptors, type-1 receptor (IL-1R1), which transduces the ...
Dudler, Jean +7 more
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Scanning for therapeutic targets within the cytokine network of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies [PDF]
, 2015 The idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) constitute a heterogeneous group of chronic disorders that include dermatomyositis (DM), polymyositis (PM), sporadic inclusion body myositis (IBM) and necrotizing autoimmune myopathy (NAM).
De Paepe, Boel, Zschüntzsch, Jana
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Transcytosis of IL-11 and Apical Redirection of gp130 Is Mediated by IL-11α Receptor
Cell Reports, 2016 Interleukin (IL)-11 signaling is involved in various processes, including epithelial intestinal cell regeneration and embryo implantation. IL-11 signaling is initiated upon binding of IL-11 to IL-11R1 or IL-11R2, two IL-11α-receptor splice variants, and ...
Niloufar Monhasery +13 more
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Binding constants of membrane-anchored receptors and ligands: a general theory corroborated by Monte Carlo simulations [PDF]
, 2015 Adhesion processes of biological membranes that enclose cells and cellular organelles are essential for immune responses, tissue formation, and signaling. These processes depend sensitively on the binding constant K2D of the membrane-anchored receptor and ligand proteins that mediate adhesion, which is difficult to measure in the 'two-dimensional' (2D)
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Immunoregulatory mechanisms of the arachidonic acid pathway in cancer
FEBS Letters, Volume 599, Issue 7, Page 927-951, April 2025.The central role of the arachidonic acid (AA) pathway in anticancer immunity. Enzymes and metabolites of the AA pathway can play both immunosuppressive and immunostimulatory roles in the tumor microenvironment. Therefore, their tailored targeting could be beneficial as a standalone therapy or in combination with current cancer immunotherapy.
Maria Tredicine +3 more
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Taurine promotes glucagon‐like peptide‐1 secretion in enteroendocrine L cells
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Taurine, a sulfur‐containing amino acid, is likely taken up by enteroendocrine L cells via the taurine transporter. This process increases the levels of cytosolic ATP. The increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentrations and glucagon‐like peptide‐1 secretion through membrane depolarization is caused by the closure of ATP‐sensitive potassium channels ...
Yuri Osuga +6 more
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Differences in reactivation of tuberculosis induced from anti-tnf treatments are based on bioavailability in granulomatous tissue [PDF]
, 2007 The immune response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection is complex. Experimental evidence has revealed that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) plays a major role in host defense against Mtb in both active and latent phases of infection.
Denise E Kirschner +7 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 Recent evidence indicates that hemolysis in sickle cell disease (SCD) promotes inflammation via innate immune signaling through toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4).
Ping Zhang +6 more
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