Localization of urea transporter B in the developing bovine rumen [PDF]
Animal Nutrition, 2022 Urea nitrogen secreted from blood to rumen is a crucial factor shaping the symbiotic relationship between host ruminants and their microbial populations.
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Urea Transporter Inhibitor 25a Reduces Ascites in Cirrhotic Rats [PDF]
Biomedicines, 2023 Ascites is a typical symptom of liver cirrhosis that is caused by a variety of liver diseases. Ascites severely affects the life quality of patients and needs long-term treatment.
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Expression of Urea Transporter B in Normal and Injured Brain [PDF]
Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 2021 Urea transporter B (UT-B) is a membrane channel protein widely distributed in mammals, and plays a significant physiological role by regulating urea and water transportation in different tissues.
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Identification of a Novel UT-B Urea Transporter in Human Urothelial Cancer [PDF]
Frontiers in Physiology, 2017 The urea transporter UT-B is widely expressed and has been studied in erythrocyte, kidney, brain and intestines. Interestingly, UT-B gene has been found more abundant in bladder than any other tissue.
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Sex-Related Differences in UT-B Urea Transporter Abundance in Fallow Deer Rumen [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2022 Rumen studies have focused almost exclusively on livestock species under strictly regimented diets. This means that the ruminal condition of free-living and free-feeding wildlife remains practically unstudied.
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A pair of non-optimal codons are necessary for the correct biosynthesis of the Aspergillus nidulans urea transporter, UreA [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 In both prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes, synonymous codons are unevenly used. Such differential usage of optimal or non-optimal codons has been suggested to play a role in the control of translation initiation and elongation, as well as at the level ...
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Hotspot pocket-based discovery of urea transporter selective inhibitors [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsUrea transporter (UT) inhibitors are a promising class of diuretics, as selective inhibitors targeting UT-A subtypes have demonstrated considerable therapeutic potential.
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Identification and Validation of Urea Transporter B Inhibitor from Apium graveolens L. Seeds In Vitro and In Silico [PDF]
MoleculesCelery (Apium graveolens L.) seeds are rich in carbohydrates and protein, and they are widely used in diuretic drugs among Uyghur doctors. However, the diuretic mechanism is still unclear.
Guanzhong Chen +12 more
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Ammonium and urea transporter inventory of the Selaginella and Physcomitrella genomes [PDF]
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2012 Ammonium and urea are important nitrogen sources for autotrophic organisms. Plant genomes encode several families of specific transporters for these molecules, plus other uptake mechanisms such as aquaporins and ABC transporters.
Roberto eDe Michele +4 more
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DUR3 as a Molecular Lever for Coordinated Nitrogen and Phosphorus Uptake in Microalgae [PDF]
BiologyNitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) are essential macronutrients for plant growth and major pollutants driving aquatic eutrophication. Microalgae represent a sustainable biological platform for nutrient recovery and circular utilization from wastewater ...
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