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Neuronal and ion channel mechanisms of noxious heat sensing in mammals: A puzzle of sensory physiology and pharmacology

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) was the first noxious heat‐sensitive channel discovered. In rodents, its role is robust in the heat response of the cell body of polymodal nociceptors, but surprisingly small in that of the peripheral terminals in the skin.
Gábor Pethő, Peter W. Reeh
wiley   +1 more source

A new branch of mammalian vitamin B6 metabolism: AKR1C‐mediated conversion of pyridoxal to pyridoxine and 4‐pyridoxolactone

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Pyridoxal 5′‐phosphate (PLP) homeostasis relies on salvage enzymes, yet key metabolic branches remain undefined. We identify AKR1C isozymes as previously undescribed contributors that convert pyridoxal into pyridoxine or 4‐pyridoxolactone through reductase and dehydrogenase activities.
Nayu Kito, Yasuyuki Kitaura, Kyoka Iino, Kazuya Toriumi, Hyunah Noh, Naoya Ogawa, Makoto Arai, Hisashi Hemmi, Tomokazu Ito   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic dissection reveals distinct contributions of the eS31 N‐terminal domain to translational accuracy in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
The eukaryote‐specific N‐terminal domain (NTD) of eS31 uses two distinct strategies to maintain translation fidelity. During elongation, a positively charged “hotspot” fine‐tunes the selection of incoming aa‐tRNA. During termination, the entire NTD acts as a structural scaffold to ensure the correct positioning of the release factor eRF1.
Qingxuan Gao, Hiroshi Otsuka, Kei Endo, Koichi Ito   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Targeting TRP Channels for Pain, Itch and Neurogenic Inflammation. [PDF]

Int J Mol Sci, 2023
Koivisto AP, Szallasi A.
europepmc   +1 more source

Tyrosine residues at the substrate binding site in human NQO1 homodimer: Protein conformational dynamics and optimization of substrate binding geometry

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Human NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 is a homodimeric flavoenzyme crucial for redox metabolism and linked to significant health issues. Point mutations at Tyr126 and Tyr128 demonstrate their essential roles in optimizing substrate binding geometry for catalysis, as well as in half‐site reactivity and conformational dynamics during the enzyme's ...
Maribel Rivero, Juan Luis Pacheco‐Garcia, Pavla Vankova, Dmitry Loginov, Isabel Quereda‐Moraleda, Jose Manuel Martin‐Garcia, Petr Man, Angel Luis Pey, Milagros Medina   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Persistent in vitro nociceptor hyperexcitability and axonal retraction produced by repeated paclitaxel doses

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Repeated paclitaxel exposure causes long‐lasting nociceptor hyperexcitability and axonal retraction in adult sensory neurons. Using a long‐term primary nociceptor culture, we show that hyperexcitability is mediated by sequential upregulation of NaV1.8, TRPV1, TRPA1, and TRPM8 channels.
Angela Lamberti, Victor Moreno Lozano, Asia Fernández‐Carvajal, Antonio Ferrer‐Montiel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A distinct gene expression mechanism for d‐amino acid utilization in hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
The genes PH0137, PH0138, and PH0140 form a cluster in the genome of Pyrococcus horikoshii. The PH0140 gene encodes a transcription factor identified as a d‐amino acid‐responsive regulatory protein (DARP). In feast mode, l‐Ile‐bound DARP binds to the promoter and represses transcription of PH0137 and PH0138. In famine mode, DARP binds to d‐allo‐Ile and
Ryushi Kawakami, Tomoki Kawase, Taira Uehara, Haruhiko Sakuraba, Tomohiko Matsuzawa, Junji Hayashi, Toshihisa Ohshima   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

TRP Channels: The Neglected Culprits in Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Resistance? [PDF]

Membranes (Basel), 2023
Soussi M, Hasselsweiller A, Gkika D.
europepmc   +1 more source

PEG400 regulates Falcipain 2 activity through an allosteric mechanism

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Falcipain‐2 can potentially be leveraged as a drug target due to its critical role as a haemoglobinase during the intra‐erythrocytic stage of Plasmodium falciparum. Here, we investigate the regulation of the proteolytic and haemoglobinase activity of falcipain‐2 in the presence of polyethylene glycol.
Bikram Nath, Subhoja Chakraborty, Sampa Biswas   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

TRP channels as critical pathways in temperature-induced asthma. [PDF]

iScience
Deng S, Zhou X, Wang Z, He J, Gao Q, Wang L.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source