Browsing by Subject "Animalia"
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The interplay between DSL proteins and ubiquitin ligases in Notch signaling
(2005)Lateral inhibition is a pattern refining process that generates single neural precursors from a field of equipotent cells and is mediated via Notch signaling. Of the two Notch ligands Delta and Serrate, only the former was ...
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The island rule is not valid in terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Oniscidea)
(2017)The island rule posits that small animals grow larger on islands, whereas large-bodied ones are expected to dwarf, but remains largely unexplored in invertebrates. We tested the rule at an inter-specific level on terrestrial ...
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Kinetic and crystallographic studies of glucopyranose spirohydantoin and glucopyranosylamine analogs inhibitors of glycogen phosphorylase
(2005)Glycogen phosphorylase (GP) is currently exploited as a target for inhibition of hepatic glycogenolysis under high glucose conditions. Spirohydantoin of glucopyranose and N-acetyl-β-D-glucopyranosylamine have been identified ...
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A mathematical model of the unfolded protein stress response reveals the decision mechanism for recovery, adaptation and apoptosis
(2013)Background: The unfolded protein response (UPR) is a major signalling cascade acting in the quality control of protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The cascade is known to play an accessory role in a range ...
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Molecular Dynamics in Drug Design: New Generations of Compstatin Analogs
(2012)We report the computational and rational design of new generations of potential peptide-based inhibitors of the complement protein C3 from the compstatin family. The binding efficacy of the peptides is tested by extensive ...
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Molecular phylogeny of the Greek populations of the genus Ligidium (Isopoda, Oniscidea) using three mtDNA gene segments
(2006)The phylogeny of Greek populations of the terrestrial isopod genus Ligidium is reconstructed based on three mtDNA gene segments: 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA and COI. Two widely distributed European species, as well as three outgroups ...
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Novel lipophilic amidate oxorhenium and oxotechnetium complexes as potential brain agents: Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation
(2001)Novel oxorhenium and oxotechnetium complexes based on the tetradentate 1-(2-hydroxybenzamido)-2-(pyridinecarboxamido)benzene, H3L, ligand have been synthesized and characterized herein. Thus, by reacting equimolar quantities ...
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Parental origin-specific developmental defects in mice with uniparental disomy for chromosome 12
(2000)Genetic analysis has shown that the distal portion of mouse chromosome 12 is imprinted
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Phenoxodiol, an anticancer isoflavene, induces immunomodulatory effects in vitro and in vivo
(2009)Phenoxodiol (PXD) is a synthetic analogue of the plant isoflavone genistein with improved anticancer efficacy. Various properties and mechanisms of action have been attributed to the drug, the most important being its ...
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Regulation of retinoid X receptor-γ gene transcript levels in rat heart cells
(1998)Retinoid X receptor-γ (RXRγ) is a transcription factor that mediates retinoid signalling and is expressed in rat heart during adult life. However, its expression in embryonic and neonatal heart has not been investigated ...
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Retinoid X receptor-γ gene expression is developmentally regulated in the embryonic rodent peripheral nervous system
(1998)The retinoid X receptor-γ (RXRγ) is a transcription factor that belongs to the thyroid hormone/retinoid family of nuclear receptors. Previous studies have shown that RXRγ is expressed in the developing peripheral nervous ...
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A review of phylogeographic analyses of animal taxa from the aegean and surrounding regions
(2015)We provide a review and synthesis of key findings in phylogeographic research on terrestrial animals in the Aegean archipelago (Greece) and surrounding regions (Greek mainland, southern Balkans and Asia Minor). A critical ...
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Samba, a Xenopus hnRNP expressed in neural and neural crest tissues
(2009)RNA binding proteins regulate gene expression at the posttranscriptional level and play important roles in embryonic development. Here, we report the cloning and expression of Samba, a Xenopus hnRNP that is maternally ...
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Simultaneous resonance Raman detection of the heme a3-Fe-CO and CuB-CO species in CO-bound ba3-cytochrome c oxidase from Thermus thermophilus: Evidence for a charge transfer CuB-CO transition
(2004)Understanding of the chemical nature of the dioxygen and nitric oxide moiety of ba3-cytochrome c oxidase from Thermus thermophilus is crucial for elucidation of its physiological function. In the present work, direct ...
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Soy protein isolate prevents chemically-induced rat mammary tumors
(2002)purified daidzein at 200 mg/kg diet
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Synergy between bacterial infection and genetic predisposition in intestinal dysplasia
(2009)Accumulating evidence suggests that hyperproliferating intestinal stem cells (SCs) and progenitors drive cancer initiation, maintenance, and metastasis. In addition, chronic inflammation and infection have been increasingly ...
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Tail autotomy affects bipedalism but not sprint performance in a cursorial Mediterranean lizard
(2016)Running is essential in all terrestrial animals mainly for finding food and mates and escaping from predators. Lizards employ running in all their everyday functions, among which defense stands out. Besides flight, tail ...
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Territorial dynamics of Mexican Ant-thrushes Formicarius moniliger revealed by individual recognition of their songs
(2011)The ability to monitor interactions between individuals over time can provide us with information on life histories, mating systems, behavioural interactions between individuals and ecological interactions with the ...
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Trifolium pratense (red clover) exhibits estrogenic effects in vivo in ovariectomized sprague-dawley rats
(2002)Studies were conducted using an ovariectomized rat model to determine the estrogenic and antiestrogenic activity of Trifolium pratense L. (red clover) extracts. A red clover extract, standardized to contain 15% isoflavones ...
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Vanadium chemistry and biochemistry of relevance for use of vanadium compounds as antidiabetic agents
(1995)The stability of 11 vanadium compounds is tested under physiological conditions and in administration fluids. Several compounds including those currently used as insulin-mimetic agents in animal and human studies are stable ...