Programs with research emphasis on signal transduction in development and oncogenesis,
cell adhesion molecules in development and oncogenesis, muscologskeletal atrophy and countermeasures, ovarian follicle development, neural regeneration, implantable therapeutic or diagnostic devices and application of computers in veterinary education.
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cell adhesion molecules in Tourette Syndrome.
Dr. Zutter focuses on the role of
cell adhesion molecules in host - tumor interactions.
We capitalized on one of the innate responses of microvascular endothelial cells, i.e., the up - regulation of
cell adhesion molecules in response to inflammatory agents, to generate endothelial cell lines from different organs.
This rapid, transmitter - mediated down - regulation of
a cell adhesion molecule in the sensory neurons may be one of the early molecular changes in long - term synaptic facilitation.
Expression of the melanoma
cell adhesion molecule in human mesenchymal stromal cells regulates proliferation, differentiation, and maintenance of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.
Not exact matches
This drug (vedolizumab) blocks a specific
adhesion molecule on the surface of the T -
cell and thereby inhibits immune
cells from binding themselves to receptors present
in the intestine, preventing the T -
cells from penetrating the blood vessels
in the intestinal tissue.
They lie
in a region of chromosome 5 that sits squarely between two genes that produce
cell -
adhesion molecules, which govern how neurons connect to each other.
In contrast, antibodies to the neural
cell adhesion molecule (N - CAM) did not inhibit the binding.
In a new study, NAIST scientists, in collaboration with researchers at the Osaka National Hospital and University of Tokyo, report that the L1 Cell Adhesion Molecule (L1 - CAM) is crucial for directed axon migratio
In a new study, NAIST scientists,
in collaboration with researchers at the Osaka National Hospital and University of Tokyo, report that the L1 Cell Adhesion Molecule (L1 - CAM) is crucial for directed axon migratio
in collaboration with researchers at the Osaka National Hospital and University of Tokyo, report that the L1
Cell Adhesion Molecule (L1 - CAM) is crucial for directed axon migration.
Research groups
in Munich, Essen, and Brussels have now detected a highly specific and exceptionally strong variant of this
adhesion, in which the bacterial surface molecule HopQ binds itself to so - called «Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Related Cell Adhesion Molecules,» or CEACAMs for short, inside the
adhesion,
in which the bacterial surface
molecule HopQ binds itself to so - called «Carcinoembryonic Antigen - Related
Cell Adhesion Molecules,» or CEACAMs for short, inside the
Adhesion Molecules,» or CEACAMs for short, inside the stomach.
This growth is associated with a down - regulation
in the sensory neuron of Aplysia
cell adhesion molecules (apCAMs).
The study also points to a potentially new therapeutic target, the self -
adhesion molecule P - selectin, which the researchers found played a central role
in increased red blood
cell adhesion.
The neural
cell adhesion molecule, N - CAM, appears on early embryonic
cells and is important
in the formation of
cell collectives and their boundaries at sites of morphogenesis.
Now a more fine - grained picture of
adhesion mechanics is emerging, thanks to a new tool developed
in Illinois
in recent years called a «tension gauge tether,» which allows scientists to measure
cell mechanics at the single -
molecule level.
«This finding reveals
cells» ultra-sensitivity for strong single
molecule forces
in the environment during
adhesions,» Roein - Peikar noted.
They found a gene — dubbed Dscam (Down syndrome
cell adhesion molecule)-- that appears to give every nerve
cell a unique identity during prebirth development, making sure that each
cell ends up
in the right location
in the brain and body.
Cells migrate by connecting their cytoskeleton — a network made up of proteins — to
adhesion molecules which
in turn get
in contact with the surrounding connective tissue.
A small percentage of ASD patients carry mutations
in genes encoding neuroligins, which are postsynaptic
cell -
adhesion molecules.
However, Professor Auguste's team, discovered the overexpression of intercellular
adhesion molecule - 1 (ICAM - 1)
in human TNBC
cell lines and tissues, and demonstrated that it is a potential molecular target and biomarker for TNBC therapy and diagnosis.
The selection strategy targeted
cell populations expressing the inducible endothelial
cell adhesion molecules, E-selectin and VCAM - 1, and proved successful
in generating microvascular endothelial
cell lines from a number of different organs.
The endothelial
cells in insulin - receptor knockout mice expressed more of the VCAM - 1
adhesion molecule that helps white blood
cells grab onto the growing plaques, and blood vessels gathered four times as many white blood
cells.
Timothy Springer, with colleagues Michael L. Dustin and Charles A. Dinarello, identifies and characterizes
adhesion molecules, a class of
cell surface proteins that function
in the interactions of immune
cells with other
cells, including antigen - specific recognition and
cell trafficking: integrin LFA - 1 involved
in cytoskeleton and signaling, and intracellular
adhesion molecules (ICAMs), which are binding partners (ligands) for LFA - 1 and are increased
in inflammatory and autoimmune disease.
In vivo imaging of endothelial cell adhesion molecule expression after radiosurgery in an animal model of arteriovenous malformatio
In vivo imaging of endothelial
cell adhesion molecule expression after radiosurgery
in an animal model of arteriovenous malformatio
in an animal model of arteriovenous malformation.
They will then examine other mouse models with mutations involved
in cell -
adhesion and extracellular matrix
molecules for signs of RPE diseases.
Endothelial
cell specific
adhesion molecule (ESAM) localizes to platelet — platelet contacts and regulates thrombus formation
in vivo.
Association of an A-kinase-anchoring protein signaling scaffold with cadherin
adhesion molecules in neurons and epithelial
cells.
Increased expression of Cd11b - a marker of macrophages [38] seen with L - arginine admininistration
in WNIN / Gr - Ob rats, might be due to increased influx of inflammatory
cells in the exocrine fraction via
adhesion molecules [17].
Other studies have shown that a family of proteins called 14 -3-3 are involved
in learning along with interesting
cell adhesion molecules of the integrin family and the immunoglobulin superfamily.
Abbreviations: Aβ, amyloid β - peptide; AD, Alzheimer's disease; ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Ambra1, activating
molecule in Beclin -1-regulated autophagy; AMPK, AMP - activated protein kinase; APP, amyloid precursor protein; AR, androgen receptor; Atg, autophagy - related; AV, autophagic vacuole; Bcl, B -
cell lymphoma; BH3, Bcl - 2 homology 3; CaMKKβ, Ca2 + - dependent protein kinase kinase β; CHMP2B, charged multivesicular body protein 2B; CMA, chaperone - mediated autophagy; 2 ′ 5 ′ ddA, 2 ′, 5 ′ - dideoxyadenosine; deptor, DEP - domain containing mTOR - interacting protein; DRPLA, dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy; 4E - BP1, translation initiation factor 4E - binding protein - 1; Epac, exchange protein directly activated by cAMP; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; ERK1 / 2, extracellular - signal - regulated kinase 1/2; ESCRT, endosomal sorting complex required for transport; FAD, familial AD; FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; FIP200, focal
adhesion kinase family - interacting protein of 200 kDa; FoxO3, forkhead box O3; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; FTD3, FTD linked to chromosome 3; GAP, GTPase - activating protein; GR, guanidine retinoid; GSK3, glycogen synthase kinase 3; HD, Huntington's disease; hiPSC, human induced pluripotent stem
cell; hVps, mammalian vacuolar protein sorting homologue; IKK, inhibitor of nuclear factor κB kinase; IMPase, inositol monophosphatase; IP3R,
Ins (1,4,5) P3 receptor; I1R, imidazoline - 1 receptor; JNK1, c - Jun N - terminal kinase 1; LC3, light chain 3; LD, Lafora disease; L - NAME, NG - nitro - L - arginine methyl ester; LRRK2, leucine - rich repeat kinase 2; MIPS, myo - inositol -1-phosphate synthase; mLST8, mammalian lethal with SEC13 protein 8; MND, motor neuron disease; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; mTORC, mTOR complex; MVB, multivesicular body; NAC, N - acetylcysteine; NBR1, neighbour of BRCA1 gene 1; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; p70S6K, ribosomal protein S6 kinase - 1; PD, Parkinson's disease; PDK1, phosphoinositide - dependent kinase 1; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3 - kinase; PI3KC1a, class Ia PI3K; PI3KC3, class III PI3K; PI3KK, PI3K - related protein kinase; PINK1, PTEN - induced kinase 1; PKA, protein kinase A; PLC, phospholipase C; polyQ, polyglutamine; PS, presenilin; PTEN, phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome 10; Rag, Ras - related GTP - binding protein; raptor, regulatory - associated protein of mTOR; Rheb, Ras homologue enriched
in brain; rictor, rapamycin - insensitive companion of mTOR; SBMA, spinobulbar muscular atrophy; SCA, spinocerebellar ataxia; SLC, solute carrier; SMER, small -
molecule enhancer of rapamycin; SMIR, small -
molecule inhibitor of rapamycin; SNARE, N - ethylmaleimide - sensitive factor - attachment protein receptor; SOD1, copper / zinc superoxide dismutase 1; TFEB, transcription factor EB; TOR, target of rapamycin; TSC, tuberous sclerosis complex; ULK1, UNC -51-like kinase 1; UVRAG, UV irradiation resistance - associated gene; VAMP, vesicle - associated membrane protein; v - ATPase, vacuolar H + - ATPase; Vps, vacuolar protein sorting
Our final review article, from the labs of Maximilian Boesch (Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Switzerland) and Andreas Seeber (Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria), provides an update on the role of epithelial
cell adhesion molecule (EpCAM)
in cancer stem
cells (CSCs) and the epithelial ‐ to ‐ mesenchymal transition (EMT)
in colorectal cancer (CRC).
Contactin genes CNTN5 and CNTN6 code for neuronal
cell adhesion molecules that promote neurite outgrowth
in sensory - motor neuronal pathways.
Studies cover a breadth of topics ranging from single
molecules (molecular motors, DNA - protein interactions, membrane proteins) to cellular functions (
cell adhesion,
cell division,
cell motility, intracellular transport) and the collective behaviour of
cells in tissues and organisms (wound healing, morphogenesis).
We therefore conducted a cross-sectional analysis to investigate the relations between magnesium intake and plasma concentrations of inflammatory and endothelial biomarkers, including CRP, IL - 6, soluble TNF - α receptor 2 (sTNF - R2), E-selectin, soluble intercellular
adhesion molecule 1 (sICAM - 1), and soluble vascular
cell adhesion molecule 1 (sVCAM - 1)
in apparently healthy women.
In a
cell - culture study, polyunsaturated fats did not alter TNF - α — mediated up - regulation of the
adhesion molecules ICAM - 1, VCAM - 1, and E-selectin (34).
A recent
in vitro study showed that incorporating a greater extent (2-fold) of TFA
in the phospholipid fraction of endothelial
cells significantly increased the expression of endothelial
adhesion molecules, including ICAM - 1 (25).
In addition to the niacin it supplies, brown rice may also help raise blood levels of nitric oxide, a small molecule known to improve blood vessel dilation and to inhibit oxidative (free radical) damage of cholesterol and the adhesion of white cells to the vascular wall (two important steps in the development of atherosclerotic plaques
In addition to the niacin it supplies, brown rice may also help raise blood levels of nitric oxide, a small
molecule known to improve blood vessel dilation and to inhibit oxidative (free radical) damage of cholesterol and the
adhesion of white
cells to the vascular wall (two important steps
in the development of atherosclerotic plaques
in the development of atherosclerotic plaques).
Two
molecules that are known to increase during inflammatory disease processes — vascular
cell adhesion molecule - 1 (VCAM - 1) and intercellular
adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM - 1)-- have also been shown to decrease
in amount following intake of EVOO.
Resveratrol has been found to inhibit the expression of
adhesion molecules in cultured endothelial
cells (43, 44).
One of the earliest events
in the development of atherosclerosis is the recruitment of inflammatory white blood
cells from the blood to the arterial wall by vascular
cell adhesion molecules (42).