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We report here that testicular nuclear receptor 4 (TR4), a member of the nuclear receptor family, modulates DNA repair specifically through the transcription-coupled (TC) NER pathway but not the global genomic NER pathway. The level of Cockayne syndrome B protein (CSB), a member of the TC-NER pathwa...
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PMID: 21918225
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Yoontae Lee,
John D Fryer,
Hyojin Kang,
Juan Crespo-Barreto,
Aaron B Bowman,
Yan Gao,
Juliette J Kahle,
Jeong Soo Hong,
Farrah Kheradmand,
Harry T Orr,
Milton J Finegold and
Huda Y Zoghbi
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We generated and characterized Atxn1L(-/-) and Atxn1(-/-); Atxn1L(-/-) mice. Atxn1L(-/-) mice have hydrocephalus, omphalocele, and lung alveolarization defects. These phenotypes are more penetrant and severe in Atxn1(-/-); Atxn1L(-/-) mice, suggesting that ATXN1 and ATXN1L are functionally redundan...
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PMID: 22014525
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The development of the endocrine pancreas and the differentiation of its five cell types, α, β, δ, ε and pancreatic polypeptide (PP) cells, are a highly complex and tightly regulated process. Proper differentiation and function of α- and β-cells are critical for blood glucose homeostasis. These...
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PMID: 21824252
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We conclude that Pax6 independently of Arx and Foxa2 is critical for α-cell function by coordinating glucagon gene expression as well as glucagon biosynthesis and secretion....
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PMID: 21824254
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Our studies also reveal that glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) treatment of αIRKO mice suppresses glucagon secretion despite absence of functional insulin receptors precluding a role for insulin in GLP-1 action on α-cells in this model. These findings highlight the significance of insulin signalling...
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PMID: 21824253
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We have investigated the signaling pathway leading to activation of these two transcription factors in response to RSV infection. Our results show that IKKβ plays a key role in viral-induced NF-κB activation, while JNK regulates AP-1-dependent gene transcription, as demonstrated by using kinase in...
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PMID: 21835421
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We investigated productions of superoxide anions (O(2)(-)) and nitric oxide (NO), and apoptotic cell death in wild type Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells and cholesterol accumulated CHO cells genetically and chemically. Oxidative stress was induced by menadione challenge. The results revealed that a...
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PMID: 21843500
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We characterized to which GRE GR binds in the rat hippocampus. Using a position-specific scoring matrix, we identified evolutionary-conserved putative GREs from a microarray based set of hippocampal target genes. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation, we were able to confirm GR binding to 15 out of a...
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PMID: 21846803
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We hypothesize that cell-scaffold interaction and mechanical deformation results in upregulation of genes related to osteogenic/chondrogenic differentiation and thus changes extracellular matrix (ECM) composition in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell (hBMSC)-derived tissue-engineered grafts. hB...
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PMID: 21554191
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We measured the effect of variations in scaffold stiffness on the expression of extracellular matrix molecules specific to the NP (proteoglycans and collagen) by native NP cells. We prepared sample discs of different concentrations of alginate (1%-6%) by two different methods, diffusion and in situ...
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PMID: 21783128
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We report a novel and dramatic influence of diet on the phenotype and survival of mice in which histone deacetylase 3 (Hdac3) is deleted postnatally in heart and skeletal muscle. Although embryonic deletion of myocardial Hdac3 causes major cardiomyopathy that reduces survival, we found that excision...
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PMID: 21808063
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We found previously that liver X receptor agonists, which regulate intracellular cholesterol homeostasis, augment PKA agonist- or high phosphate-induced osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells. Because cholesterol is an integral component of the matrix vesicles that nucleate calci...
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PMID: 21835914
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We review CNVs that involve regulatory nontranscribed regions of the genome, describe the associated human phenotypes, and discuss possible disease mechanisms. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics Volume 12 is August 30, 2011. Please see http://...
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PMID: 21756107
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RNA molecules play diverse functional roles in natural biological systems. There has been growing interest in designing synthetic RNA counterparts for programming biological function. The design of synthetic RNA molecules that exhibit diverse activities, including sensing, regulatory...
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PMID: 21925380
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We described a novel antioxidant function of p53, which is important for its tumor suppressor activity. Among the many antioxidant genes activated by p53, Sestrins are critical for suppression of ROS and protection from oxidative stress, transformation and genomic instability. Sestrins can regulate...
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PMID: 20712410
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We show that CUP employs multiple mechanisms to repress the expression of target mRNAs. In addition to inducing translational repression, CUP maintains mRNA targets in a repressed state by promoting their deadenylation and protects deadenylated mRNAs from further degradation. Translational repressio...
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PMID: 21937713
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We found that many Wnt-signaling genes were dynamically regulated, with an immediate decrease, followed by an eventual normalization during memory consolidation. This rapid decrease in Wnt mRNA was confirmed with individual quantitative PCR and in situ hybridization. We then manipulated Wnt signalin...
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PMID: 21917789
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We cloned ChTLR1 type 1 and type 2 genes from 9 chicken breeds (2 commercial breeds and 7 Chinese native breeds) and analyzed their sequences. We found 27 amino acid polymorphism sites in ChTLR: 14 sites in type 1 (8 sites in the extracellular domain, 5 sites in the cytoplasmic domain, and 1 site in...
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PMID: 21844258
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This study investigated the effects of delayed access to feed and water on early duckling growth, selected aspects of intestinal physiology, and immune responses. Ducklings were assigned to one of 2 experimental groups. In one treatment group (referred to as the fed group), feed and water were provid...
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PMID: 21844271
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We show that the unmethylated OCT4 distal enhancer has an NDR, whereas NANOG has a clear NDR at its proximal promoter. These NDRs are maintained by binding of OCT4 and are required for OCT4 and NANOG expression. Differentiation causes a rapid loss of both NDRs accompanied by nucleosome occupancy, wh...
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PMID: 21844352
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We investigated gene regulation at the IL-3/GM-CSF gene cluster. We found BRG1, a SWI/SNF remodeling ATPase, bound a distal element, CNSa. BRG1 binding was strongest in differentiated, stimulated T helper cells, paralleling IL-3 and GM-CSF expression. Depletion of BRG1 reduced IL-3 and GM-CSF transc...
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PMID: 21831442
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RNA structure is crucial for gene regulation and function. In the past, transcriptomes have largely been parsed by primary sequences and expression levels, but it is now becoming feasible to annotate and compare transcriptomes based on RNA structure. In addition to computational pred...
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PMID: 21850044
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Ryo Tamura,
Tatsuo Kanda,
Fumio Imazeki,
Shuang Wu,
Shingo Nakamoto,
Takeshi Tanaka,
Makoto Arai,
Keiichi Fujiwara,
Kengo Saito,
Thierry Roger,
Takaji Wakita,
Hiroshi Shirasawa and
Osamu Yokosuka
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) has been shown to modulate multiple cellular processes, including apoptosis. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of HCV NS5A on apoptosis induced by Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 ligand, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)....
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PMID: 21844306
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We demonstrated that STAT3 negatively regulates type I IFN-mediated response. STAT3 knockdown or knockout cells displayed enhanced gene expression and antiviral activity in response to IFN-α/β. Restoration of STAT3 to STAT3KO cells resulted in attenuation of the response. Upon viral infection, inc...
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PMID: 21810606
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We briefly cover the composition of the MAPK cascades, as well as their physiological and pathological functions. We describe, in more detail, many of the important nuclear activities of the MAPK cascades, and we elaborate on the mechanisms of ERK1/2 translocation into the nucleus, including the ide...
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PMID: 21167873
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We herein describe the individual and combined effects of known osteo-inductive agents; dexamethasone (Dex), 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (VitD3), all trans-retinoic acid (atRA), cyclic AMP (cAMP) and bone morphogenic protein 2 (BMP2) in combination with fetal bovine serum (FBS) on osteogenesis of human...
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PMID: 21763621
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To study the characteristics of lymphocyte nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) signal transduction kinase-related molecular mRNA differential expressions at various month age segments in aging process and the intervening effect of Epimedium flavonoids (EF) on it.
Sixty SD...
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PMID: 21910073
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We applied a recently developed reprogramming approach to generate a novel in vitro human RTT model. Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) were derived from RTT fibroblasts by overexpressing the reprogramming factors OCT4, SOX2, KLF4, and MYC. Intriguingly, whereas some iPSCs maintained X chromosom...
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PMID: 21807996
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We present a fully integrated microfluidic device capable of performing high-precision RT-qPCR measurements of gene expression from hundreds of single cells per run. Our device executes all steps of single-cell processing, including cell capture, cell lysis, reverse transcription, and quantitative P...
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PMID: 21808033
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Vlad C Seitan,
Bingtao Hao,
Kikuë Tachibana-Konwalski,
Thais Lavagnolli,
Hegias Mira-Bontenbal,
Karen E Brown,
Grace Teng,
Tom Carroll,
Anna Terry,
Katie Horan,
Hendrik Marks,
David J Adams,
David G Schatz,
Luis Aragon,
Amanda G Fisher,
Michael S Krangel,
Kim Nasmyth and
Matthias Merkenschlager
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We deleted the cohesin locus Rad21 in mouse thymocytes at a time in development when these cells stop cycling and rearrange their T-cell receptor (TCR) α locus (Tcra). Rad21-deficient thymocytes had a normal lifespan and retained the ability to differentiate, albeit with reduced efficiency. Loss of...
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PMID: 21832993
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Lenka L Nosková,
Viktor V Stránecký,
Hana H Hartmannová,
Anna A Přistoupilová,
Veronika V Barešová,
Robert R Ivánek,
Helena H Hůlková,
Helena H Jahnová,
Julie J van der Zee,
John F JF Staropoli,
Katherine B KB Sims,
Jaana J Tyynelä,
Christine C Van Broeckhoven,
Peter C G PC Nijssen,
Sara E SE Mole,
Milan M Elleder and
Stanislav S Kmoch
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We carried out linkage mapping, gene-expression analysis, exome sequencing, and candidate-gene sequencing in affected individuals from 20 families and/or individuals with simplex cases; we identified in five individuals one of two disease-causing mutations, c.346_348delCTC and c.344TG, in DNAJC5 enc...
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PMID: 21820099
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Hiroshi H Doi,
Kunihiro K Yoshida,
Takao T Yasuda,
Mitsunori M Fukuda,
Yoko Y Fukuda,
Hiroshi H Morita,
Shu-Ichi S Ikeda,
Rumiko R Kato,
Yoshinori Y Tsurusaki,
Noriko N Miyake,
Hirotomo H Saitsu,
Haruya H Sakai,
Satoko S Miyatake,
Masaaki M Shiina,
Nobuyuki N Nukina,
Shigeru S Koyano,
Shoji S Tsuji,
Yoshiyuki Y Kuroiwa and
Naomichi N Matsumoto
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We describe a Japanese family in which two siblings have slow progression of a type of ARCA with psychomotor retardation. Using whole-exome sequencing combined with homozygosity mapping, we identified a homozygous missense mutation in SYT14, encoding synaptotagmin XIV (SYT14). Expression analysis of...
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PMID: 21835308
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We show that CUL4B, but not its paralog, CUL4A, targets WDR5, a core subunit of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) methyltransferase complexes, for ubiquitylation and degradation in the nucleus. Knocking down CUL4B increases WDR5 and trimethylated H3K4 (H3K4me3) on the neuronal gene promoters and induces th...
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PMID: 21816345
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I collagen were observed on both types of coatings compared with Ti-6Al-4V alloy, possibly due to the Ca and Si released from the coatings. Results of this study point to the potential use of HT and SP coatings for orthopaedic applications....
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PMID: 21292725
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I collagen were observed on both types of coatings compared with Ti-6Al-4V alloy, possibly due to the Ca and Si released from the coatings. Results of this study point to the potential use of HT and SP coatings for orthopaedic applications....
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PMID: 21292725
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We find here that in a key dendritic RNA transport pathway (exemplified by BC1 RNA, a dendritic regulatory RNA, and protein kinase M ζ [PKMζ] mRNA, a dendritic mRNA), noncanonical purine•purine nucleotide interactions are functional determinants of RNA targeting motifs. These motifs are specific...
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PMID: 21807882
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We show here a study on the pathogenesis and the physiopathology of ROCV disease in the central nervous system of a Balb/C young adult mice experimental model. The animals were intraperitoneally infected by ROCV and followed from 0 to 9 days after infection, when all of them died. Nervous tissue sam...
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PMID: 21813860
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We identified AKR1C2 mutations with sex-limited recessive inheritance in four 46,XY individuals with disordered sexual development (DSD). Analysis of the inheritance of microsatellite markers excluded other candidate loci. Affected individuals had moderate to severe undervirilization at birth; when...
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PMID: 21802064
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We identified the imprinting status of a mouse non-coding RNA gene, B830012L14Rik, mapped to the Dlk1-Dio3 domain by the polymorphism- and sequencing-based approach. Imprinting analysis showed that the gene was expressed maternally at E15.5, E18.5 and postnatal day 1 mice. Two transcripts of approxi...
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PMID: 21706278
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Bone marrow has been the elected cell source of studies published so far concerning bone and cartilage tissue-engineering approaches. Recent studies indicate that adipose tissue presents significant advantages over bone marrow as a cell source for tissue engineering. Most of these st...
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PMID: 21268288
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To investigate the effects of adipose-derived stem cell (ADSC) transplanting on the outgrowth of neuronal axons and the expressions of GFAP, Neuritin, NF-200 in the brain post focal cerebral ischemia in rats.
54 male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided int...
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PMID: 21806883
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To explore the mechanisms of adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) transplanting induced angiogenesis in rat brain after focal cerebral ischemia.
108 male adult Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly assigned into 4 groups: sham-operated group, middle cerebral artery occlusio...
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PMID: 21806884
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To construct and express an anti-VEGFR2/anti-CD3 bispecific single-chain antibody (bscVEGFR2×CD3)and to identify its binding specificities to CD3 and VEGFR2.
The gene encoding anti-VEGFR2/anti-CD3 bispecific single-chain antibody was designed and synthesized. Bispeci...
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PMID: 21806887
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We measured the insulin sensitivity index and determined the GLUT4 protein and mRNA contents of skeletal muscle by Western blotting and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), respectively, in normal people and liver cirrhosis patients. The results showed that the levels of glucose...
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PMID: 21796809
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Loss of pulp due to caries and pulpitis leads to loss of teeth and reduced quality of life. Thus, there is an unmet need for regeneration of pulp. A promising approach is stem cell therapy. Autologous pulp stem/progenitor (CD105(+)) cells were transplanted into a root canal with stro...
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PMID: 21417716
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Nina R Makhortova,
Monica Hayhurst,
Antonio Cerqueira,
Amy D Sinor-Anderson,
Wen-Ning Zhao,
Patrick W Heiser,
Anthony C Arvanites,
Lance S Davidow,
Zachary O Waldon,
Judith A Steen,
Kelvin Lam,
Hien D Ngo and
Lee L Rubin
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We executed an image-based screen of annotated chemical libraries and discovered several classes of compounds that were able to increase cellular SMN. Among the most important was the RTK-PI3K-AKT-GSK-3 signaling cascade. Chemical inhibitors of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) and short hairpin RN...
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PMID: 21685895
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Alexander Mildner,
Bernhard Schlevogt,
Katrin Kierdorf,
Chotima Böttcher,
Daniel Erny,
Markus P Kummer,
Michael Quinn,
Wolfgang Brück,
Ingo Bechmann,
Michael T Heneka,
Josef Priller and
Marco Prinz
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We targeted myeloid cell subsets from different compartments and examined disease pathogenesis in three different mouse models of AD (APP(swe/PS1), APP(swe), and APP23 mice). We identified chemokine receptor 2 (CCR2)-expressing myeloid cells as the population that was preferentially recruited to β-...
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PMID: 21813677
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We examine the effect of endotoxin-induced inflammation on Ox neuron biology and LMA in rats. Our results demonstrate a vital role for diminished Ox signaling in mediating inflammation-induced lethargy. This work defines a specific population of inflammation-sensitive, arousal-associated Ox neurons...
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PMID: 21813697
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DREAM/calsenilin/KChIP3 is a calcium binding protein of the neuronal calcium sensor superfamily. DREAM interacts with DRE (downstream regulatory element) sites in the DNA to regulate transcription and with many proteins to exert specialized functions in different subcellular compartm...
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PMID: 21786202
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We have analysed the murine stomach for candidate nutrient receptors. As a promising candidate we have concentrated on the broadly tuned amino acid receptor GPRC6A. Expression of GPRC6A could be demonstrated in different regions of the murine stomach; especially in the gastric antrum. Using immunohi...
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PMID: 21750971
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We found that HIF subunits and HIF2α in particular were normally expressed in the mediobasal hypothalamus of mice. Hypothalamic HIF was up-regulated by glucose to mediate the feeding control of hypothalamic glucose sensing. Two underlying molecular pathways were identified, including suppression of...
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PMID: 21814490
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We report here identification of missense CDON mutations in human HPE. These mutations diminish CDON's ability to support SHH-dependent gene expression in cell-based signaling assays. The mutations occur outside the SHH-binding domain of CDON, and the encoded variant CDON proteins do not display def...
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PMID: 21802063
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The PGC-1 family of regulated coactivators, consisting of PGC-1α, PGC-1β and PRC, plays a central role in a regulatory network governing the transcriptional control of mitochondrial biogenesis and respiratory function. These coactivators target multiple transcription factors including NRF-1, NRF-2...
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PMID: 20933024
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We show that HIES patients show significant impairment in salivary AMPs, including β-defensin 2 and Histatins. This tightly correlates with reduced candidacidal activity of saliva and concomitantly elevated colonization with Candida. Moreover, IL-17 induces histatins in cultured salivary gland cell...
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PMID: 21346738
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We studied the effects of the application of retinoic acid, a ligand of a nuclear receptor, and of butyric acid, an inhibitor of histone deacetylase activity, on the expression of mRNA of prestin and Gata-3 in the organotypic culture of the organ of Corti of newborn rats using RT-PCR. Application of...
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PMID: 21344672
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Steroid hormone receptors regulate gene transcription in a highly tissue-specific manner. The local chromatin structure underlying promoters and hormone response elements is a major component involved in controlling these highly restricted expression patterns. Chromatin remodeling co...
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PMID: 21501385
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