Many of those efforts have focused on drugs that target
cellular receptors in the brain called NMDA receptors.
Not exact matches
Clinically important findings suggest that targeting the epidermal growth factor
receptor (EGFR) and the fibroblast growth factor
receptor (FGFR)
cellular pathways may benefit thousands of patients with this disease, according to the study published today
in the journal PLOS Genetics.
If one component was missing
in this triplet consisting of auxin transporter,
receptor or calcium channel, there was no
cellular response.
Cell lines are the workhorses of biology, routinely stocked and studied
in every laboratory to understand
cellular pathways,
receptors, targets, hormones, and all aspects of normal and malignant physiology.
In their study, the Geneva researchers were also able to dissect the fine cellular mechanisms involved: Of the three estrogens receptors, only one is mainly involved in this protective effec
In their study, the Geneva researchers were also able to dissect the fine
cellular mechanisms involved: Of the three estrogens
receptors, only one is mainly involved
in this protective effec
in this protective effect.
Some researchers speculate that fatty acids help maintain fluidity
in the
cellular membranes, allowing neural
receptors to better detect incoming signals.
To be viable, a hybrid's
cellular machinery, for example, a protein and its
receptor, must fit smoothly, as a peg
in a hole.
NMDA
receptors are key players
in plasticity, the
cellular process of learning and memory.
To create a more realistic mouse model of low MD activity, the team devised a new method that uses a virus to embed into the surface of MD neurons
receptors that block
cellular activity
in the presence of a compound called clozapine - N - oxide.
What makes this technique novel is the accompaniment of an imaging agent known as Ga - 68 DOTATOC, which binds to somatostatin
receptors in neuroendocrine cells that use the hormone somatostatin to mediate endocrine function, the release of neurotransmitters and
cellular proliferation.
During the early years of my PhD studies, I was very fascinated by the exciting discoveries
in the field of signal transduction,
in particular how
receptor tyrosine kinases are activated to transmit their signals and how protein complexes are formed through defined protein folds (domains) interacting with specific
cellular targets.
«Our experiments suggest that mGluR5 amplifies the
cellular response to a chemical signal, and that by blocking mGlur5
receptors in inhibitory neurons involved
in depression, these new therapies can achieve an antidepressant effect,» says senior author Paul Greengard, Vincent Astor Professor and head of the Laboratory of Molecular and
Cellular Neuroscience.
Bone loss
in models of leptin or leptin
receptor deficiency has been linked with lower osteoblast activity (9, 14), suggesting that
cellular leptin resistance
in obesity might reduce bone formation.
Aptamers are also being selected against specific
cellular receptors for use
in cancer therapy.
In situ hybridization on sections of gustatory ganglia (geniculate, petrosal / nodose) and a somatosensory ganglion (trigeminal) were performed to reveal serotonin
receptor gene expression at the
cellular level.
Adenosine A1 and A2
receptor agonists reduce endotoxin - induced
cellular energy depletion and oedema formation
in the lung
Our lab is interested
in identifying the
cellular and molecular mechanisms involved
in the organization and maintenance of the synapse with a specific focus on the control of neurotransmitter
receptor expression and localization.
These CARs contain two fused parts: an antibody that protrudes from the surface of a T - cell to recognise a protein on cancerous B - cells (commonly CD - 19)
in the blood and a
receptor inside the T - cell that sends messages to
cellular machinery.
The Cell Surface Signalling Laboratory is interested
in identifying new therapeutic targets for both genetic and infectious diseases by using large - scale systematic approaches to discover
receptor - ligand interactions that are essential for
cellular recognition processes.
Employing a combination of
cellular, biochemical and genetic experiments, we showed that (i) human and murine pericytes express functional Tie2
receptor, (ii) Tie2 - silenced pericytes have a pro-migratory phenotype, (iii) Tie2 downstream signalling
in pericytes involves Calpain, Akt and FOXO3A, (iv) Ng2 - Cre - driven deletion of pericyte - expressed Tie2 delays developmental angiogenesis and vessel maturation, and (v) Tie2 deletion
in pericytes results
in a pro-angiogenic tumour vasculature with enhanced tumour growth.
The lab's findings
in the study, «D - serine Deficiency Attenuates the Behavioral and
Cellular Effects Induced by the Hallucinogenic 5 - HT2A
Receptor Agonist DOI,» suggested that D - serine - dependent NMDAR activity is involved
in mediating the
cellular and behavioral effects of 5 - HT2AR activation.
For instance, three scavenger
receptor genes were suggested to facilitate the
cellular uptake of carotenoids
in the adductor muscles of orange - adductor Yesso scallop [13].
G protein - coupled
receptors (GPCRs) are actually a huge protein family (i.e., superfamily) of transmembrane
receptors that sense molecules outside Eukaryotic Cells
in species ranging from yeast to humans, and activate very basic biological pathways and
cellular responses inside the cells.
Nuclear accumulation of the AT < sub > 1
receptor in a rat vascular smooth muscle cell line: effects upon signal transduction and
cellular proliferation.
LAMP2A: The A variant of lysosome - associated membrane protein 2 is a
receptor involved
in the
cellular maintenance processes of autophagy, but levels decrease with age, and
in at least some species this appears to be one of the factors involved
in the age - related decline of autophagy.
In particular, the cAMP signaling cascade directs adaptive
cellular responses to a variety of stress stimuli via a combination of acute affects arising from GS - protein coupled
receptor (GPCR)- mediated activation of PKA and long - term affects resulting from transcriptional reprogramming directed by CREB and the CREB Regulated Transcription Coactivators (CTRCs).
Title: Expression of a1adrenergic
receptors in rat prefrontal cortex:
cellular colocalization with 5HT2A
receptors Author: N. Santana et al..
This family of proteins is responsible for a vast array of
cellular communication — including the light - sensing molecules
in your retinas, the sugar sensors
in your gut, and many of the neurotransmitter
receptors that underlie the thoughts and emotions that move through your brain — and these proteins are the targets of the vast majority of pharmaceutical drugs.
Huntingtin null neurons exhibit a significant reduction
in transcripts encoding proteins destined for the extracellular space, many of which are components of the extracellular matrix or involved
in cellular adhesion,
receptor binding and hormone activity.
In the worm, we are developing tools to monitor neuromodulation at cellular resolution in an intact brain and using them to directly measure endogenous peptide release and binding to receptors on identified neurons using real - time approaches for imaging neuropeptide signaling, in order to understand the dynamics of this process in a living anima
In the worm, we are developing tools to monitor neuromodulation at
cellular resolution
in an intact brain and using them to directly measure endogenous peptide release and binding to receptors on identified neurons using real - time approaches for imaging neuropeptide signaling, in order to understand the dynamics of this process in a living anima
in an intact brain and using them to directly measure endogenous peptide release and binding to
receptors on identified neurons using real - time approaches for imaging neuropeptide signaling,
in order to understand the dynamics of this process in a living anima
in order to understand the dynamics of this process
in a living anima
in a living animal.
The process uses a computational model to generate predictions about the dynamics of cell
receptors in different
cellular compartments.
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in mouse models, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have found that A hepatic stellate cell activated by the p75 Neurotrophin Receptor promotes repair in the livera cellular recept... More.
in mouse models, researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have found that A hepatic stellate cell activated by the p75 Neurotrophin
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Our strong expertise allows us study lipid - protein interaction based phenomena at different scales, from the organ and
cellular systems down to minimal synthetic systems
in which we can control the proteins as well as the lipid, for instance to monitor the allosteric effects of specific lipids on fundamental
receptors such as the EGF
receptor (Coskun et al (2011) PNAS) and the insulin
receptor.
Molecules
in the extracellular environment bind specifically to cell - surface
receptors and trigger intracellular signaling, eventually leading to changes
in cellular physiology.
The complex networks, interactions, and responses of immune cells produce diverse
cellular ecosystems composed of multiple cell types, accompanied by genetic diversity
in antigen
receptors.
Upon ligand binding, the Gs - coupled GPCR
receptor activates adenylyl cyclase that
in turn produces cAMP, governing important
cellular responses.
This bioidentical treatment provides the necessary boost
in signal strength to growth hormone
receptor cells throughout the body and the brain, stimulating metabolism, brain functions, immunity,
cellular regeneration, libido, and more.
Insulin binds to many cells
in the body having appropriate
receptors for the peptide hormone and causes a general uptake
in cellular glucose.
Over-inhibition of 5AR results
in increased availability of testosterone, which may be shunted, via aromatase, to estradiol, causing «feminization,» e.g., gynecomastia, one of the side effects of 5AR inhibitor drugs; and decreased production of not only 5α - DHT, but its metabolites, 5α - Androstane - 3α - 17β - diol (aka 3α - adiol, a storage form of 5α - DHT), and 5α - Androstane - 3β - 17β - diol (aka 3β - adiol), an estrogen
receptor beta (ERβ) ligand that promotes normal
cellular differentiation, thus lessening risk of benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostate cancer.22, 23, 24
Aβ is believed to penetrate neuronal plasma membranes, where it leads to lipid peroxidation.10 It has also been implicated
in deactivating a subunit of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, thereby inhibiting conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and the eventual production of
cellular energy as ATP.32 Another way Aβ affects glucose metabolism
in the brain is that fragments of Aβ disrupt insulin signaling by binding to neuronal synapses, which alters their shape and function.15, 38 Insulin
receptors are abundant at synapses, so if the integrity of the synapse itself has been compromised, the
receptors won't function effectively.
Twelve - hour exposure of 3T3 - L1 adipocytes to H (2) O (2) or TNF - alpha resulted
in the increase of c - Jun NH (2)- terminal kinase (JNK) activation and insulin
receptor substrate 1 (IRS1) serine 307 phosphorylation, concomitantly with the decrease
in insulin - stimulated IRS1 tyrosine phosphorylation and
cellular glucose uptake.
Insulin is a hormone carrier that transports nutrients and glucose
in the blood and binds them to
cellular receptor sites.
The IV therapy consists of amino acids (the natural building block of protein) combined with vitamins and nutrients is administered intravenously
in order to flood the brain, restoring neurotransmitters, manufacturing new neurotransmitters and
receptors which promotes healing of the damaged area of the brain and allows for increased
cellular energy production.
Moreover, since hormone
receptors reside on the
cellular membrane, a reduction
in membrane inflammation makes the diet very effective for healing hormone - related conditions, including weight - loss resistance.
Diabetes results when either the islets cells of the pancreas lack the ability to secrete adequate levels of insulin
in response to absorbed dietary glucose, or the
cellular insulin
receptors are unresponsive to insulin.
Either scenario may also occur due to refractoriness or exhaustion of the pancreatic islet cells and / or
cellular insulin
receptors due to obesity and diets overly rich
in simple carbohydrates and fat.
Myasthenia gravis is caused by a reduction or deficiency
in the number of
cellular receptors for a specific neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, at the junctions between nerve endings and skeletal muscle cells.