Digital and analogical reality in proteomics investigation.

abstract：:A recent model proposing that a barrier is raised against tumor evolution in pre-cancer tissues is investigated. For that we quantify expression alterations in genome maintenance pathways: DNA damage response, death pathways and cell cycle and also differentially expressed genes in transcriptomes of pre-cancerous and ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Simão ÉM,Sinigaglia M,Bugs CA,Castro MA,Librelotto GR,Alves R,Mombach JC

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inferring metabolic networks from metabolite concentration data is a central topic in systems biology. Mathematical techniques to extract information about the network from data have been proposed in the literature. This paper presents a critical assessment of the feasibility of reverse engineering of metabolic networ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Hendrickx DM,Hendriks MM,Eilers PH,Smilde AK,Hoefsloot HC

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the intersection between artificial intelligence and statistics, supervised learning allows algorithms to automatically build predictive models from just observations of a system. During the last twenty years, supervised learning has been a tool of choice to analyze the always increasing and complexifying data gene...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Geurts P,Irrthum A,Wehenkel L

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:Here, we used stopped-flow fluorescence techniques to conduct a comparative kinetic analysis of the conformational transitions in human apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1) and in DNA containing an abasic site in the course of their interaction. Effects of monovalent (K(+)) and divalent (Mg(2+), Mn(2+), Ca(2+),...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Miroshnikova AD,Kuznetsova AA,Vorobjev YN,Kuznetsov NA,Fedorova OS

更新日期：2016-05-26 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：:A lipase substrate microarray was obtained by printing aliphatic C2-C12 monoesters of (5R)- and (5S)-3-(5,6-dihydroxyhexyloxy)benzaldehyde by reductive alkylation on amine-functionalized glass slides coated with bovine serum albumin and a short PEG linker. The microarray features 12 substrates and their 66 possible bi...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Grognux J,Reymond JL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lovastatin and other statins inhibit HMG-CoA reductase, which carries out an early step in the sterol biosynthesis pathway. Statins lower cholesterol and are widely prescribed to prevent heart disease, but like many drugs, they can interact with nutritionally acquired metabolites. To probe these interactions, we explo...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Fowler DM,Cooper SJ,Stephany JJ,Hendon N,Nelson S,Fields S

更新日期：2011-02-01 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：:The protein kinase C (PKC) family of serine/threonine kinases is an attractive drug target for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Diacylglycerol (DAG), phorbol esters and others act as ligands for the C1 domain of PKC isoforms. Inspection of the crystal structure of the PKCδ C1b subdomain in complex with phor...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Mamidi N,Gorai S,Mukherjee R,Manna D

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To faithfully execute diverse biological programs all cells need to access and distribute their genomes in a highly organized way. In the nucleus of eukaryotic cells DNA is packed with histone proteins into chromatin. The originating nucleo-protein complex is the regulatory platform for all genetic processes. Of these...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Nikolov M,Fischle W

更新日期：2013-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Abundant information about the nucleotide sequence of the human genome has become readily available and it is now necessary to develop methods for the identification of genes that are involved in important cellular, developmental and disease-related processes. Identification methods based on the activities of hammerhe...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Sano M,Kato Y,Taira K

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:The chemical composition of the cervical mucus (CM), its physical characteristics and the volume of secretion change cyclically throughout the menstrual cycle. The aim of this study was to identify the constitutive protein composition of CM of fertile women and the changes in the CM proteome throughout the menstrual c...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Grande G,Milardi D,Vincenzoni F,Pompa G,Biscione A,Astorri AL,Fruscella E,De Luca A,Messana I,Castagnola M,Marana R

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroiRNAs are genome encoded small double stranded RNAs that regulate expression of homologous mRNAs. With approximately 2500 human miRNAs and each having hundreds of potential mRNA targets, miRNA based gene regulation is quite pervasive in both development and disease. While there are numerous studies investigating ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Chaulk SG,Ebhardt HA,Fahlman RP

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial biosynthesis of lysine has come under increased scrutiny as a target for novel antibacterial agents as it provides lysine for protein synthesis and both lysine and meso-diaminopimelate for construction of the bacterial peptidoglycan cell wall. In this Highlight article we review recent advances in the valida...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Hutton CA,Perugini MA,Gerrard JA

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo analysis is of paramount importance in monitoring physiological processes that take place in living organisms. Mass spectrometry, an analytical technique with high speed, sensitivity and specificity, is indispensable in biochemical studies nowadays. However, traditional mass spectrometric techniques are of lim...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： So PK,Hu B,Yao ZP

更新日期：2013-05-01 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：: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：:Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a serious microvascular syndrome of diabetes, and is one of the most frequent causes of blindness in the world. It has three progressive stages with complex metabolic deregulations in the holistic system of Western medicine. Chinese medicine classifies DR into two different syndrome types;...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Li X,Luo X,Lu X,Duan J,Xu G

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA-binding proteins play a pivotal role in various biological activities. Identification of DNA-binding residues (DBRs) is of great importance for understanding the mechanism of gene regulations and chromatin remodeling. Most traditional computational methods usually construct their predictors on static non-redundant...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Chai H,Zhang J,Yang G,Ma Z

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that oligomeric/aggregated amyloid β peptides are a key player in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease and that different nanoparticles influence oligomerization/aggregation processes in experiments in vitro. Our previous results demonstrated antiaggregation effects of magnetite nanoparticles in th...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Gažová Z,Antošová A,Krištofiková Z,Bartoš A,Ríčný J,Cechová L,Klaschka J,Rípová D

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biosynthesis of the endocannabinoid anandamide (AEA) and related N-acyl ethanolamine (NAE) lipids is complex and appears to involve multiple pathways, including: (1) direct release of NAEs from N-acyl phosphatidyl ethanolamine (NAPE) precursors by the phosphodiesterase NAPE-PLD, and (2) double O-deacylation of NAP...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Simon GM,Cravatt BF

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial resistance to β-lactam antibiotics poses a serious threat to human health. Penicillin binding proteins (PBPs) and β-lactamases are involved in both antibacterial activity and mediation of β-lactam antibiotic resistance. The two major reasons for resistance to β-lactams include: (i) pathogenic bacteria expres...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Kumar KM,Anbarasu A,Ramaiah S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtubules (mt) are highly dynamic polymers composed of alpha- and beta-tubulin monomers that are present in all dividing and non-dividing cells. A broad variety of natural products exists that are known to interfere with the microtubule network, by either stabilizing or de-stabilizing these rope-like polymers. Amon...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Eirich J,Burkhart JL,Ullrich A,Rudolf GC,Vollmar A,Zahler S,Kazmaier U,Sieber SA

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium (Ca(2+)) is used as a signaling molecule to regulate many cellular processes. Calcium signaling generally involves transient elevations of the concentration of free Ca(2+) in the cytosol. More pronounced and sustained elevations of intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations are observed during apoptosis (programmed c...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Brnjic S,Olofsson MH,Havelka AM,Linder S

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:It is now widely accepted that microRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) along with transcription factors (TFs) weave a complex inter-regulatory network within the cell that is responsible for the combinatorial regulation of gene expression. Recently we have shown that miRNAs and TFs that form network clusters are also associated wi...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Sengupta D,Bandyopadhyay S

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mimicking receptor flexibility during receptor-ligand binding is a challenging task in computational drug design since it is associated with a large increase in the conformational search space. In the present study, we have devised an in silico design strategy incorporating receptor flexibility in virtual screening to...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Chakraborty S,Ramachandran B,Basu S

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human corticotropin-releasing factor receptor type 1 (CRF1R) is a class B G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), which mediates the response to stress and has been considered as a drug target for depression and anxiety. Based on the CRF1R-antagonist crystal structure, we study the binding mechanism of two distinct ant...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Xu J,Wang Z,Liu P,Li D,Lin J

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00