• The growth inhibitory effect of PGE has

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  The growth inhibitory effect of PGE2 has been linked to the ability of Gs coupled PGE2 receptors EP2 and EP4 to mediate elevation of cAMP [22], [23]. Evidence suggests that this mechanism may not be the key cause of growth inhibition [24]. In various cell types, EP4 receptor has been shown to utiliz

• Since OH PGE is a moderately selective EP

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  Since 1-OH-PGE2 is a moderately selective EP4 agonist which could bind to mouse EP3 and EP4 with a relatively similar affinity (Kiriyama et al., 1997), we have used a highly selective EP4 agonist CAY10580 to evaluate the involvement of EP4 activation in PGE2-facilitated EP4 internalization and recyc

• Compounds and possessed relatively low clogP

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  Compounds 11–13 and 15 possessed relatively low clogP values and tended to show relatively weak antagonist activity regardless of their potent EP1 receptor affinity. Compounds 2–4, which were selected based on their potent in vivo antagonist activity, were found to be effective in an animal model.

• br Conclusion From the series of synthesized

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  Conclusion From the series of synthesized N-methylated and N-benzylated pyrimidinediones, it may be concluded that the presence of electron rich species with pyrimidinediones is vital for enhancing binding with target, although, incorporation of steric bulky group must be taken into consideration

• All DGKs have at least two cysteine rich regions

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  All DGKs have at least two cysteine-rich regions homologous to the C1A and C1B motifs of PKCs [26]. In theory, these domains may bind DAG, perhaps localizing DGKs to where DAG accumulates. However, no DGK C1 domain has so far been conclusively shown to bind DAG. In fact, structural predictions sugge

• The annotation is arguably the most

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  The annotation is arguably the most important part of analysis, as it enables one to evaluate and interpret the content of the transcriptome assembly. In this context, the non-redundant contigs were initially run in BLAST against the Nr database showing that 55% of them displayed high similarity to

• In conclusion we demonstrated phenoconversion

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  In conclusion, we demonstrated phenoconversion of CYP3A in stable kidney transplant recipients, and that higher plasma indoxyl sulfate concentrations in these subjects may be involved in the phenomenon. The present findings suggest that dose adjustment of drugs metabolized by CYP3A may be needed in

• Another question concerns the mechanism of

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  Another question concerns the mechanism of PC reduction during the phosphate starvation response. There are at least three main mechanisms of PC depletion: suppression of PC synthesis due to substrate exhaustion, downregulation of PC synthase expression by suppression of gene transcription or intens

• In the present study we have examined an alternative

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  In the present study, we have examined, an alternative approach for introduction of Hyp into bacterial, non-animal collagens. Previously, Gruskin and colleagues [27] had shown that Hyp could be introduced into recombinant mammalian collagen sequences in E. coli through a mechanism of co-translationa

• Cx platin could improve the level of cellular uptake

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  Cx-platin could improve the level of cellular uptake and DNA platination, hence triggering distinct DNA damage repair pathways. The data (Fig. 3B, C and D) demonstrated that Cx-platin could increase the foci number of γH2AX in cancer cells, preventing the efficient DSBs repair. This gives a good exp

• In cholesterol synthesis HMG CoA reductase

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  In cholesterol synthesis, HMG-CoA reductase is the rate limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis. Statins or HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors are commonly used for management of hypercholesterolemia. The presence of an HMG-like moiety on these drugs allows them to competitively bind to the catalytic do

• In S cerevisiae Mek a paralog of the checkpoint

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  In S. cerevisiae, Mek1, a paralog of the checkpoint kinase Chk2, mediates cell-cycle arrest in response to meiotic defects (Bailis and Roeder, 2000, Xu et al., 1997). Mek1 is associated with meiotic chromosome axes, where its activation requires interactions with two other axis proteins, Hop1 and Re

• Synthesis of and is described in

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  Synthesis of 5–7, 12–14, and 18 is described in Scheme 3. Compounds 5–7 and 18 were prepared as outlined in Scheme 3a. Reaction of 4-bromomethylbenzoic DPQ (36) with thionyl chloride yielded the corresponding acid chloride, which was converted to the corresponding amide 40a by the usual ammonolysis

• An Ubl modification requires several steps that are

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  An Ubl modification requires several steps that are catalyzed by three enzymes, referred to as E1 (activating enzyme), E2 (conjugation enzyme), and E3 (ligase). The SUMO E1 is a heterodimer of SAE1 and Uba2 (also known as SAE2). In brief, an Ubl is first activated by E1 through ATP hydrolysis and fo

• br Conclusion The past few years have witnessed substantial

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  Conclusion The past few years have witnessed substantial progress in understanding the structural mechanisms of substrate recognition and the reactions catalyzed by the O-GlcNAc-cycling enzymes, but more work remains. In particular, future research will be needed to establish how OGT and OGA inte

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