Identification of key active constituents of Buchang Naoxintong capsules with therapeutic effects against ischemic stroke by using an integrative pharmacology-based approach.

abstract：:Predicting protein subcellular localization is a challenging problem, particularly when query proteins have multi-label features meaning that they may simultaneously exist at, or move between, two or more different subcellular location sites. Most of the existing methods can only be used to deal with the single-label ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Lin WZ,Fang JA,Xiao X,Chou KC

更新日期：2013-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug combinations have been widely applied to treat complex diseases, like cancer, HIV and cardiovascular diseases. One of the most important characteristics for drug combinations is the synergistic effects among different drugs, that is to say, the combination effects are larger than the sum of individual effects. Al...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Chen D,Zhang H,Lu P,Liu X,Cao H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we present a novel statistical methodology that allows us to analyze gene expression data that have been collected from a number of different cases or conditions in a unified framework. Using a Bayesian nonparametric framework we develop a hierarchical model wherein genes can maintain a shared set of interactions...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Thorne T,Fratta P,Hanna MG,Cortese A,Plagnol V,Fisher EM,Stumpf MP

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical cancer is a clinical and pathological heterogeneity disease, which requires different types of treatments and leads to a variety of outcomes. In clinical practice, only some patients benefit from chemotherapy treatment. Identifying patients who will be responsive to chemotherapy could increase their survival ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Hou Y,Yin M,Sun F,Zhang T,Zhou X,Li H,Zheng J,Chen X,Li C,Ning X,Lou G,Li K

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Celastrol, isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal herb Tripterygium wilfordii Hook. f. (Thunder God's Vine), has been used to treat cancer, chronic inflammatory, autoimmune and other human diseases. However, to date, the protein targets and the mechanism of action of celastrol have remained elusive. In this s...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Zhou Y,Li W,Wang M,Zhang X,Zhang H,Tong X,Xiao Y

更新日期：2016-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The mono-site mutations of the absolutely conserved residues, (464)LGR(466), in the α-helix 5 (h5) of HPV16 L1 completely disrupted the pentamer formation. The implication of this finding is the potential usage of a h5-like peptide as the reagent to interfere with the pentamer formation and stability as an anti-HPV re...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Jin S,Pan D,Zha X,Yu X,Wu Y,Liu Y,Yin F,Chen XS

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the preclinical drug discovery process it remains a challenge to enable early elimination of candidate molecules that may have non-specific, off-target activities. Here, we use whole zebrafish embryo assays coupled with genetic analysis to address this issue. PLK1 (Polo-like kinase 1) is one of the key regulato...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Zhong H,Xin S,Zhao Y,Lu J,Li S,Gong J,Yang Z,Lin S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A metabolomic method using reversed-phase liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF-MS) was developed to obtain a systematic view of the development and progression of myocardial infarction (MI). By combining with partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA), 16 biomarkers in ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Jiang P,Dai W,Yan S,Chen Z,Xu R,Ding J,Xiang L,Wang S,Liu R,Zhang W

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a potential target for the treatment of schizophrenia, the dual cAMP/cGMP hydrolyzing enzyme PDE10A has attracted a significant amount of attention. In the present work, the inhibition mechanism of 116 structurally diverse quinoline derivatives as PDE10A inhibitors was explored by 3D-QSAR, molecular docking and mol...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Wu Q,Gao Q,Guo H,Li D,Wang J,Gao W,Han C,Li Y,Yang L

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major mechanical function of talin is to couple the β-integrin cytoplasmic tails to actin filaments. A variety of β-integrin tails contain conserved binding motifs for talin, and recent research shows that β-integrins differ both in affinity to talin and preferences for other cytoplasmic adaptor proteins. While ta...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Kukkurainen S,Määttä JA,Saeger J,Valjakka J,Vogel V,Hytönen VP

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insights into the structure and dynamics of modular polyketide synthases (PKS) are essential for understanding the mechanistic details of the biosynthesis of a large number of pharmaceutically important secondary metabolites. The crystal structures of the KS-AT di-domain from erythromycin synthase have revealed the re...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Anand S,Mohanty D

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Library of Integrated Network-based Cellular Signatures (LINCS) L1000 big data provide gene expression profiles induced by over 10 000 compounds, shRNAs, and kinase inhibitors using the L1000 platform. We developed csNMF, a systematic compound signature discovery pipeline covering from raw L1000 data processing to...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Liu C,Su J,Yang F,Wei K,Ma J,Zhou X

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systematic screens for human disease genes have emerged in recent years, due to the wealth of information provided by genome sequences and large scale datasets. Here we review how integration of genomic data in yeast and human is helping to elucidate the genetic basis of mitochondrial diseases. The identification of n...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Perocchi F,Mancera E,Steinmetz LM

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia and inflammation have been identified as the hallmarks of colitis, intertwined with metabolism. Here, we report that halofuginone (HF), an antiparasitic drug, attenuates dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in mice, as represented by attenuating the disease activity index, inhibiting colonic shortening...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Liu J,Xiao HT,Wang HS,Mu HX,Zhao L,Du J,Yang D,Wang D,Bian ZX,Lin SH

更新日期：2016-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural and functional changes in albumin are of particular interest as numerous studies in vivo have reported a strong involvement of glycated-HSA in the development and progression of chronic diabetic complications. Non-enzymatic addition of glucose molecules to a protein induces structural changes in it. These c...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Neelofar K,Arif Z,Alam K,Ahmad J

更新日期：2016-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify an agent with specific activity against human lens epithelial cells (HLECs), we confirmed the presence of glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) and GR-α genes and evaluated whether GRs have a relationship with the apoptotic process in cultured HLECs. We also determined whether the inhibitor RU486 could rescue the...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Wang L,Zhao W,Leng F,Ge J,Bu Z,Zhang Y,Liu P

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of disulfide bonds provides critical information regarding the structure and function of a protein and is a key aspect in understanding signaling cascades in biological systems. Recent proteomic approaches using digestion enzymes have facilitated the characterization of disulfide-bonds and/or oxidiz...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Na S,Paek E,Choi JS,Kim D,Lee SJ,Kwon J

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic heart failure (CHF), as a progressive clinical syndrome, is characterized by failure of enough blood supply from the heart to meet the body's metabolic demands, and there is intense interest in identifying novel biomarkers that could make contributions to the diagnosis of CHF. Metabolomics, compared with curre...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Wang J,Li Z,Chen J,Zhao H,Luo L,Chen C,Xu X,Zhang W,Gao K,Li B,Zhang J,Wang W

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TGF-β1, 2 and 3 cytokines are involved in many cellular processes including cell proliferation, differentiation, migration and survival. Whereas TGF-β2 and 3 play important roles in embryonic development, TGF-β1 is mostly implicated in controlling immune responses after birth. The production of TGF-β1 is a tightly reg...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Stockis J,Dedobbeleer O,Lucas S

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Human mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family members JNK and p38 are two homologous protein-serine/threonine kinases but play distinct roles in the pathological process of neurological disorders. Selective targeting of JNK over p38 has been established as a potential therapeutic approach to epilepsy and other ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Zhuo ZH,Sun YZ,Jin PN,Li FY,Zhang YL,Wang HL

更新日期：2016-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:α-Alkylidene-γ-butyrolactones are quite common in nature and exhibit a broad spectrum of biological activities. We therefore synthesized a small library of xanthatine inspired α-alkylidene-γ-butyrolactones to screen non-pathogenic and uropathogenic E. coli strains by activity based protein profiling (ABPP). The identi...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Kunzmann MH,Sieber SA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer has been reported as one of the most frequently diagnosed malignant diseases and the leading cause of cancer death in women all around the world. Furthermore, this complicated cancer is divided into multiple subtypes which present different clinical symptoms and need correspondingly directed therapy. We ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Chen Y,Wang X,Wang G,Li Z,Wang J,Huang L,Qin Z,Yuan X,Cheng Z,Zhang S,Yin Y,He J

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most commonly occurring metabolic and endocrinological disorders affecting women of reproductive age. Metabolomics is an emerging field that holds promise in understanding disease pathophysiology. Recently, a few metabolomics based studies have been attempted in PCOS pati...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： RoyChoudhury S,Mishra BP,Khan T,Chattopadhayay R,Lodh I,Datta Ray C,Bose G,Sarkar HS,Srivastava S,Joshi MV,Chakravarty B,Chaudhury K

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteomics is the study of proteins and their interactions within complex biological systems. While this field is often associated with mass spectrometry, it is more useful to consider proteomics in the context of an objective: to identify and understand the molecular basis of health and disease at the protein level i...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Bark SJ,Hook V

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the regulatory dynamics of transcription factors (TFs) and their interplay with other cellular components we have integrated transcriptional, protein-protein and the allosteric or equivalent interactions which mediate the physiological activity of TFs in Escherichia coli. To study this integrated network...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Antiqueira L,Janga SC,Costa Lda F

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unbalanced uptake of Omega 6/Omega 3 (ω-6/ω-3) ratios could increase chronic disease occurrences, such as inflammation, atherosclerosis, or tumor proliferation, and methylation methods for measuring the ruminal microbiome fatty acid (FA) composition/distribution play a vital role in discovering the contribution of foo...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Liu Y,Buendía-Rodríguez G,Peñuelas-Rívas CG,Tan Z,Rívas-Guevara M,Tenorio-Borroto E,Munteanu CR,Pazos A,González-Díaz H

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic studies of lipid A and LPS partial structures have been performed to investigate the relationship between structures and functions of LPS. Recent studies have suggested several pathological implications of LPS from parasitic bacteria due to its influence on the host immune responses. To address this issue, w...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Fujimoto Y,Shimoyama A,Saeki A,Kitayama N,Kasamatsu C,Tsutsui H,Fukase K

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mass spectrometry (MS) has become an increasingly important technique to analyze proteins. In popular bottom-up MS-based proteomics, reduction and alkylation are routine steps to facilitate peptide identification. However, incomplete reactions and side reactions may occur, which compromise the experimental results. In...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Suttapitugsakul S,Xiao H,Smeekens J,Wu R

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of spermine and its analogue, 1-naphthyl acetyl spermine with four double stranded DNA polynucleotides has been studied to understand the structural and thermodynamic basis of the binding. The efficacy and specificity of DNA binding of this analogue has not yet been revealed. The energetics of the inte...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Kabir A,Kumar GS

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic regulation by histone methylation is crucial for proper programming of the genome during development. Homeostasis of histone methylation is balanced by the activities of histone methyltransferases and demethylases. Although these methyltransferases and demethylases represent logical targets for potential dr...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Liu Y,Platchek M,Kement B,Bee WT,Truong M,Zeng X,Hung S,Lin H,Morrow D,Kallal LA,Xie Q,Agarwal P,Pope AJ,Wu Z

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00