... cadherin–catenin complexes
The cytoplasmic domain of cadherin interacts with
F-actin via b-catenin and a- catenin; b-catenin binds
to cadherin and a- catenin, which in turn interacts with
F-actin (Fig. ... MINIREVIEW
Synchronization of Ca
2+
oscillations: a capacitative (AC)
electrical coupling model in neuroepithelium
Masayuki Yamashita
Department of Physiolog...
... of Physiology and Pharmacology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
2 School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia
Long-range signaling
Biological organs ... activating or
advancing the phase of other Ca
2+
stores. The electrical
and chemical transduction pathways are as depicted in
Fig. 3. The key mechanisms are as follows: (a) cyclical
r...
... MINIREVIEW
Synchronization of Ca
2+
oscillations: involvement of ATP
release in astrocytes
Schuichi Koizumi
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Yamanashi, Japan
Introduction
Glia, ... intercellular Ca
2+
waves by a
mechanism of chemical coupling mediated by ATP. In both cases, an increase in [Ca
2+
]
i
is driven by neuronal activities. (c)...
... domain; GS, glucan-binding domain-deficient glucosyltransferase-I; GSd, glucansucrase
domain; GSGB, glucosyltransferase-I containing a full-length glucan-binding domain; GTF, glucosyltransferase.
FEBS ... Methyl a- d-glucopyranoside was used as a
glucose analog that is not a substrate of hexokinase in a
glucose assay system. The data were analyzed on the
basis of the Michaelis–M...
... with
endocytosis of intact ETA, in vivo association of the catalytic ETA -A sub-
unit and low molecular mass ETA -A fragments was observed in the
endosomal apparatus. After an in vitro proteolytic assay with an ... occurring mainly within domain III of
ETA -A. Cell-free endosomes preloaded in vivo with ETA intraluminally
processed and extraluminally released intact ETA and ETA...
... TLR contain two major domains: the
extracellular ligand-binding domain, characterized by
leucine-rich repeats and the intracellular Toll ⁄ IL-1
receptor domain (TIR domain) [3]. In mammals, 13
TLR ... H
& Miyamoto E (1999) Mitogen-activated protein kinase
activation and regulation of cyclooxygenase 2
expression by platelet-activating factor and hCG in
human endometrial adenocarcinom...
... zig-zag (areas 1 and 2), disordered (area 3) and dimer (area 4) lattices. (B) Zig-zag lattice (area 2), square lattice (area 5) and dimers
(area 6). (C) Zig-zag lattice (area 1) and dimers (area 6). ... Netherlands
2 State Key Lab of Microbial Technology, Shandong University, Jinan, China
Photosynthetic bacteria use a large part of their internal
volume for functionalized invaginations...
... Gonza
´
lez Cappa SM, Katzin AM, An
˜
asco N & Lajma-
novich S (1981) Comparative studies on infectivity and
surface carbohydrates of several strains of Trypanosoma
cruzi. Medicina (B Aires) ... parasites harvested at the early logarithmic
phase of growth, and ADC activity values are the average of assays carried out in duplicate. Transformed parasites were cultured in the
abs...
... 7
Human CCT CCA AAG ACA CAT CCC TTC CAT GTG CGT CCA GTG AAG AGC AAC ATC GG
hADH4-2 ADH class IV,
exon 6
Human AGC CCA TGA TGA CTG ACA GGC CAA CTC CTC CCA GGC CAA AGA CGA CGC A
hADH4-3 ADH class IV,
3¢UTR
Human ... CCG
rADH4-2 ADH class IV,
exon 7
Rat CAT CAT CTC TGC TCT TCC AAC CAC CAA AGA CGC AGC CCT TCC ATG TCC G
mADH1 ADH class I,
exon 6
Mouse TAC AGC CAA TGA TGA CAG ACA GAC CGA CAC CTC...