Cysteine Scanning Mutagenesis of TM4b-4c Loop of Glutamate Transporter EAAT1 Reveals Three Conformationally Sensitive Residues.

abstract：:Dietary lipids and fat-soluble micronutrients are solubilized in mixed micelles and absorbed in the small intestine. Based on an assumption that cholesterol and other fat-soluble molecules share a number of transport mechanisms and the fact that Niemann-Pick C1-like 1 (NPC1L1) is critical for intestinal cholesterol ab...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Narushima K,Takada T,Yamanashi Y,Suzuki H

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TWIK-related K(+) 1 (TREK1) potassium channels are members of the two-pore domain potassium channel family and contribute to background potassium conductances in many cell types, where their activity can be regulated by a variety of physiologic and pharmacologic mediators. Fenamates such as FFA (flufenamic acid; 2-{[3...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Veale EL,Al-Moubarak E,Bajaria N,Omoto K,Cao L,Tucker SJ,Stevens EB,Mathie A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we demonstrated that aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) 1a1 is the major ALDH expressed in mouse liver and is an effective catalyst in metabolism of lipid aldehydes. Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis revealed a ≈2.5- to 3-fold induction of the hepatic ALDH1A1 mRNA in mice administered eit...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Makia NL,Amunom I,Falkner KC,Conklin DJ,Surapureddi S,Goldstein JA,Prough RA

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five separate guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins) were immunologically identified in membranes from neuroblastoma x glioma NG108-15 hybrid cells. These alpha subunit proteins were Gi2 alpha, two isoforms of Gi3 alpha, and two isoforms of Go alpha. The G proteins that interacted with delta-opioid receptors...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Roerig SC,Loh HH,Law PY

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benzamide riboside (BR) and tiazofurin (TR) are converted to analogs of NAD that inhibit IMP dehydrogenase (IMPDH), resulting in cellular depletion of GTP and dGTP and inhibition of proliferation. The current work was undertaken to identify the human nucleoside transporters involved in cellular uptake of BR and TR and...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Damaraju VL,Visser F,Zhang J,Mowles D,Ng AM,Young JD,Jayaram HN,Cass CE

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The constitutive androstane receptor (CAR) regulates mouse and human CYP2B genes through binding to the direct repeat-4 (DR4) motifs present in the phenobarbital-responsive enhancer module (PBREM). The preference of PBREM elements for nuclear receptors and the extent of cross-talk between CAR and other nuclear recepto...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Mäkinen J,Frank C,Jyrkkärinne J,Gynther J,Carlberg C,Honkakoski P

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secreted R-spondin proteins (RSPOs1-4) function as adult stem cell growth factors by potentiating Wnt signaling. Simultaneous binding of distinct regions of the RSPO Fu1-Fu2 domain module to the extracellular domains (ECDs) of the LGR4 G protein-coupled receptor and the ZNRF3 transmembrane E3 ubiquitin ligase regulate...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Warner ML,Bell T,Pioszak AA

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of cyanomorpholinyldoxorubicin, morpholinyldoxorubicin, doxorubicin, and Actinomycin D were studied on purified mouse leukemia (L1210) DNA topoisomerases I and II. DNA unwinding and cross-linking were also studied. It was found that 1) morpholinyldoxorubicin, cyanomorpholinyldoxorubicin, and Actinomycin D (...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Wassermann K,Markovits J,Jaxel C,Capranico G,Kohn KW,Pommier Y

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of alpha1-adrenoreceptors (alpha1-AR) acutely alters ion channel behavior via several signaling pathways [calcium and protein kinase C (PKC)]. Little is known about sustained alpha1-adrenergic/PKC signaling and channel regulation as may occur during cardiovascular disease states. Here we describe the effec...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Chen J,Chen K,Sroubek J,Wu ZY,Thomas D,Bian JS,McDonald TV

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are a distinct category of single-stranded, covalently closed RNAs formed by backsplicing. The functions of circRNAs are incompletely known and are under active investigation. Here, we report that in addition to traditional linear mRNAs (linRNA), mouse, rat, and human opioid receptor genes gen...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Irie T,Shum R,Deni I,Hunkele A,Le Rouzic V,Xu J,Wilson R,Fischer GW,Pasternak GW,Pan YX

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombin, the key effector protease of the coagulation cascade, drives fibrin deposition and activates human platelets through protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR1). These processes are critical to the progression of thrombotic diseases. Thrombin is the main target of anticoagulant therapy, and major efforts have led t...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Chen B,Soto AG,Coronel LJ,Goss A,van Ryn J,Trejo J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C enzymes metabolize ∼30% of clinically prescribed drugs and various environmental chemicals. CYP2C8, an important member of this subfamily, metabolizes the anticancer drug paclitaxel, certain antidiabetic drugs, and endogenous substrates, including arachidonic acid, to physiologically act...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Makia NL,Goldstein JA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cidofovir [(S)-1-(3-hydroxy-2-phosphonylmethoxypropyl)cytosine; (S)-HPMPC] is an antiviral drug that has been approved for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS. Cidofovir also possesses potent activity against human papillomavirus-induced tumors in animal models and patients. We have recent...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Liekens S,Gijsbers S,Vanstreels E,Daelemans D,De Clercq E,Hatse S

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diphosphoinositol polyphosphates ("inositol pyrophosphates") are a specialized subgroup of the inositol phosphate signaling family. This review proposes that many of the current data concerning the metabolic turnover and biological effects of the diphosphoinositol polyphosphates are linked by a common theme: these...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Shears SB

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valproic acid (VPA) is an effective antiepileptic drug with an additional activity for the treatment of bipolar disorder. It has been assumed that both activities arise from a common target. At the molecular level, VPA targets a number of distinct proteins that are involved in signal transduction. VPA inhibition of in...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Shimshoni JA,Dalton EC,Jenkins A,Eyal S,Ewan K,Williams RS,Pessah N,Yagen B,Harwood AJ,Bialer M

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of adenylyl cyclase desensitization by carbachol, an agent that stimulates polyphosphoinositide hydrolysis, was studied in thyroid cells. Incubation of cultured dog thyroid cells with 10 microM carbachol for 2-4 hr reduced the subsequent thyrotropic hormone (TSH) stimulation of adenylyl cyclase activity ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Pasquali D,Rani CS,Deery WJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors is believed to underlie long-term memory formation, and excessive NMDA receptor activation has been linked to several neuropathological conditions. Phosphorylation and activation of p42/44 mitogen-activated protein kinase (ERK) is believed to mediate many of these e...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Rakhit S,Clark CJ,O'shaughnessy CT,Morris BJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 2C6 (CYP2C6) is a developmentally regulated, constitutively expressed form of rat liver microsomal cytochrome P450 that in the liver of adult male rats is induced to a limited extent by phenobarbital. The gene is not expressed at detectable levels in the lung, kidney, or brain. It is expressed and indu...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Shaw PM,Weiss MC,Adesnik M

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A human recombinant L-type Ca2+ channel (alpha1C,77) was coexpressed with the rat angiotensin AT1A receptor in Xenopus laevis oocytes. In oocytes expressing only alpha1C,77 channels, application of human angiotensin II (1-10 microM) did not affect the amplitude or kinetics of Ba2+ currents (IBa). In sharp contrast, in...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Oz M,Melia MT,Soldatov NM,Abernethy DR,Morad M

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytosolic sulfotransferase 1C3 (SULT1C3) is the least characterized of the three human SULT1C subfamily members. Originally identified as an orphan SULT by computational analysis of the human genome, we recently reported that SULT1C3 is expressed in human intestine and LS180 colorectal adenocarcinoma cells and is upre...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Dubaisi S,Fang H,Kocarek TA,Runge-Morris M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of endocytosis inhibitors on 5-hydroxytryptamine(2A) (5-HT(2A)) receptor desensitization and resensitization was examined in transiently transfected human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells and in C6 glioma cells that endogenously express 5-HT(2A) receptors. In HEK-293 cells, 5-HT(2A) receptor desensitization...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Gray JA,Sheffler DJ,Bhatnagar A,Woods JA,Hufeisen SJ,Benovic JL,Roth BL

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used as cancer chemopreventative agents, their mechanism is unclear because NSAIDs have cyclooxygenase-independent actions. We investigated an alternative target for NSAIDs, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma), activation of which decr...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Adamson DJ,Frew D,Tatoud R,Wolf CR,Palmer CN

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on their relative affinities for cholecystokinin octapeptide (26-33) (CCK-8), cholecystokinin tetrapeptide (30-33) (CCK-4), desulfated CCK-8, and gastrin, cholecystokinin (CCK) receptors have been classified as CCK-A (alimentary) and CCK-B (brain). Selective nonpeptide antagonists of CCK-A and CCK-B receptors, a...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Lin CW,Shiosaki K,Miller TR,Witte DG,Bianchi BR,Wolfram CA,Kopecka H,Craig R,Wagenaar F,Nadzan AM

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversal of the multidrug-resistant (MDR) phenotype is very important for chemotherapy success. In fact, the expression of the MDR1 gene-encoded P-glycoprotein (P-gp) actively expels antitumor agents such as daunomycin (DNM) out of the cells, resulting in drug resistance. We show that upon conjugation to triplex-formi...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Stierlé V,Duca M,Halby L,Senamaud-Beaufort C,Capobianco ML,Laigle A,Jollès B,Arimondo PB

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies specific for cytochromes P-450 induced by 3-methylcholanthrene (Mab 1-7-1) and phenobarbital (Mab 2-66-3) have been used in an unlabeled peroxidase-antiperoxidase immunohistochemical procedure to investigate the intralobular distribution and induction sites of the hemoproteins within the livers o...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Forkert PG,Mirehouse-Brown P,Park SS,Gelboin HV

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac-directed expression of AC6 has pronounced favorable effects on cardiac function possibly not linked with cAMP production. To determine rigorously whether cAMP generation is required for the beneficial effects of increased AC6 expression, we generated a catalytically inactive AC6 mutant (AC6mut) that has marked...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Gao MH,Tang T,Lai NC,Miyanohara A,Guo T,Tang R,Firth AL,Yuan JX,Hammond HK

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanoma differentiation associated gene-7 (mda-7)/interleukin-24 (IL-24), a member of the IL-10 cytokine gene family, preferentially induces cell death in neoplastic epithelial cells types while sparing their normal counterparts. The effects of mda-7/IL-24 in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells have not been extensive...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Rahmani M,Mayo M,Dash R,Sokhi UK,Dmitriev IP,Sarkar D,Dent P,Curiel DT,Fisher PB,Grant S

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is a NAD-consuming enzyme with an emerging key role in epigenetic regulation of gene transcription. Although PARP-1 expression is characteristically restricted to the nucleus, a few studies report the mitochondrial localization of the enzyme and its ability to regulate organelle ...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Lapucci A,Pittelli M,Rapizzi E,Felici R,Moroni F,Chiarugi A

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) are members of the phospholipid growth factor family. A major limitation in the field to date has been a lack of receptor subtype-specific agonists and antagonists. Here, we report that dioctylglycerol pyrophosphate and dioctylphosphatidic acid are selectiv...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： Fischer DJ,Nusser N,Virag T,Yokoyama K,Wang Da,Baker DL,Bautista D,Parrill AL,Tigyi G

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulator of G protein signaling (RGS) proteins are negative modulators of G protein signaling that have emerged as promising drug targets to improve specificity and reduce side effects of G protein-coupled receptor-related therapies. Several small molecule RGS protein inhibitors have been identified; however, enhanci...

journal_title：Molecular pharmacology

authors： McNabb HJ,Gonzalez S,Muli CS,Sjögren B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00