• br Introduction In myasthenia gravis MG

  2023-07-27

  

  Introduction In myasthenia gravis (MG), autoantibodies against the native AChR conformation cause loss of AChR at the neuromuscular junction and fatigable muscle weakness (Newsom-Davis et al., 1993). The AChR is a pentameric transmembrane protein, with two splice forms of the α-subunit, P3A− and

• The AChR is composed of five homologous membrane spanning su

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  The AChR is composed of five homologous, membrane-spanning subunits. AChRs containing two α, one β, one δ and one γ subunit (AChRγ) predominate during embryonic development and mice lacking AChRγ die at birth (Takahashi et al., 2002). After birth, the AChRγs are replaced during the first 2 postnatal

• REM sleep is proposed to create an environment to facilitate

  2023-07-27

  

  REM sleep is proposed to create an environment to facilitate plasticity processes that create a generalized downregulation of synaptic strength (Grosmark et al., 2012; Tononi and Cirelli, 2014), while synapses are upregulated specifically by the reactivation of neuronal firing sequences experienced

• The reductase activity in patients with

  2023-07-26

  

  The 5α-reductase activity in patients with 21-OHD, as assessed by the 5α-THF to 5β-THF (ratio 3) and by the 5α-17HP to 17HP (ratio 4) ratios, showed a similar pattern of activities (Fig. 2A–C) and significant correlations (ratio 1 vs. ratio 3; rs=0.67; pTrequinsin hydrochloride to the 5α-reducase a

• Compound was docked into the active site of Aurora B

  2023-07-26

  

  Compound was docked into the active site of Aurora B kinase using Tripos sybyl-X ver. 2.1.1. The crystal structure of human Aurora B kinase cocrystallized with its potent inhibitor VX-680 was used for the docking analysis (PDB ID: ). The most likely binding conformations were selected based on the

• Loss of virulence in ACL mutants may be caused by

  2023-07-26

  

  Loss of virulence in ACL mutants may be caused by defect in vegetative growth and conidial germination, and reduced trichothecene production. However, supplement of potassium acetate restored the defects in germination rate and vegetative growth, but not virulence in wheat heads (Table 2, Fig. 2B),

• The mitogen activated protein kinase

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  The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) plays an important role in a variety of cell processes by controlling transcriptional or translational regulation [14]. There are three major MAPK family members that have been well characterized: extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), c-Jun N-termin

• br Material and methods br Results br Discussion Asparagine

  2023-07-26

  

  Material and methods Results Discussion Asparagine, arginine, leucine, methionine, and glutamine are the essential NG25 for cancer cells and intensively investigated for the development of selective targeted therapeutics. Among them, asparagine depleting bacterial enzyme asparaginase is ra

• Enhanced arginase activity and the resultant

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  Enhanced arginase activity and the resultant decreases in L-arginine levels can also impair T cell mediated immune function and allow tumor growth by limiting the supply of L-arginine needed for the formation of cytotoxic levels of NO by iNOS [10]. Increased arginase expression/activity may also lim

• Here the so called alkali assay is

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  Here the so-called alkali assay [18] is proposed as a method to be applied directly on the purified recombinant enzyme sharing the same structural and functional features of the wild-type enzyme [19], [20], [21] using its physiological substrate androstenedione. The assay that was already successful

• The aldehyde reductase AKR A

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  The aldehyde reductase (AKR1A1) and aldose reductase (AKR1B1) belong to aldo-ketoreductase (AKR) superfamily catalyzing the reduction of corresponding aldehydes and ketones involved. Both the closely related enzymes AKR1A1 and AKR1B1 have 65% structural similarity and differ only at the active site.

• In conclusion phenolic hydroxyl was introduced not only

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  In conclusion, phenolic hydroxyl was introduced not only to C3 side chain but also to C6 or C7 position of the quinoxalinone core, resulting in a new group of ARIs candidates exhibiting antioxidant activity. Biological activity tests suggested that compounds were not only sufficient to inhibit ALR2

• 5 03 Aldose reductase ALR EC the first enzyme

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  Aldose reductase (ALR2, EC1.1.1.21), the first enzyme in the polyol pathway, is a monomeric oxidoreductase that catalyses the NADPH-dependent reduction of a wide variety of carbonyl compounds, especially glucose. In this metabolism pathway, glucose is firstly reduced to sorbitol catalyzed by ALR2 wi

• Our studies suggest that AdipoR and AdipoR genes

  2023-07-26

  

  Our studies suggest that AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 genes are expressed in multiple tissues in the chicken wherein both receptors are likely to mediate the physiological effects of adiponectin. We determined the relative expression of AdipoR1 and AdipoR2 mRNA in various tissues and found that skeletal musc

• The assay performance was estimated using Z factors

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  The assay performance was estimated using Z′-factors (plotted in Fig. 2A) according to Zhang et al. calculated for each plate comparing positive (in the absence of an inhibitor) and negative controls (in the presence of an AdK inhibitor). The mean Z′-factor±SD was determined to be 0.7±0.1, indicativ

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