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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 15, Issue 10

October 2014 - 120 articles

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Articles (120)

  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
6,836 Views
23 Pages

22 October 2014

There is mounting evidence to suggest that protein glutathionylation is a key process contributing to the development of pathology. Glutathionylation occurs as a result of posttranslational modification of a protein and involves the addition of a glu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,102 Views
19 Pages

ToxDBScan: Large-Scale Similarity Screening of Toxicological Databases for Drug Candidates

  • Michael Römer,
  • Linus Backert,
  • Johannes Eichner and
  • Andreas Zell

21 October 2014

We present a new tool for hepatocarcinogenicity evaluation of drug candidates in rodents. ToxDBScan is a web tool offering quick and easy similarity screening of new drug candidates against two large-scale public databases, which contain expression p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,488 Views
18 Pages

Neuroprotective Role of Liver Growth Factor “LGF” in an Experimental Model of Cerebellar Ataxia

  • Lucía Calatrava-Ferreras,
  • Rafael Gonzalo-Gobernado,
  • Diana Reimers,
  • Antonio S. Herranz,
  • Adriano Jiménez-Escrig,
  • Juan José Díaz-Gil,
  • María José Casarejos,
  • María Teresa Montero-Vega and
  • Eulalia Bazán

21 October 2014

Cerebellar ataxias (CA) comprise a heterogeneous group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by a lack of motor coordination. They are caused by disturbances in the cerebellum and its associated circuitries, so the major therapeutic goal is to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,633 Views
18 Pages

21 October 2014

To guarantee genomic integrity and viability, the cell must ensure proper distribution of the replicated chromosomes among the two daughter cells in mitosis. The mitotic spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC) is a central regulatory mechanism to achieve t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
7,620 Views
14 Pages

Enhanced Production of Bioactive Isoprenoid Compounds from Cell Suspension Cultures of Artemisia annua L. Using β-Cyclodextrins

  • Francesca Rizzello,
  • Angelo De Paolis,
  • Miriana Durante,
  • Federica Blando,
  • Giovanni Mita and
  • Sofia Caretto

21 October 2014

Plant cell cultures as valuable tools for the production of specific metabolites can be greatly improved by the application of elicitors including cyclodextrins (CDs) for enhancing the yields of the desired plant compounds. Here the effects of 2,6-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
6,345 Views
13 Pages

Protein/Arabinoxylans Gels: Effect of Mass Ratio on the Rheological, Microstructural and Diffusional Characteristics

  • Claudia M. Berlanga-Reyes,
  • Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan,
  • Kevin B. Hicks,
  • Madhav P. Yadav,
  • Agustín Rascón-Chu,
  • Jaime Lizardi-Mendoza,
  • Alma R. Toledo-Guillén and
  • Alma R. Islas-Rubio

21 October 2014

Wheat bran arabinoxylan (WBAX) gels entrapping standard model proteins at different mass ratios were formed. The entrapment of protein affected the gel elasticity and viscosity values, which decreased from 177 to 138 Pa. The presence of protein did n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,612 Views
15 Pages

21 October 2014

miRNAs are small noncoding RNAs capable of regulating gene expression at the post-transcriptional level. A growing body of evidence demonstrated that let-7 family of miRNAs, as one of the highly conserved miRNAs, plays an important role in cell dif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,028 Views
13 Pages

21 October 2014

Although Cynodon dactylon (C. dactylon) is widely distributed in China, information on its genetic diversity within the germplasm pool is limited. The objective of this study was to reveal the genetic variation and relationships of 430 C. dactylon a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
9,258 Views
21 Pages

Metaphylogenomic and Potential Functionality of the Limpet Patella pellucida’s Gastrointestinal Tract Microbiome

  • Magda Dudek,
  • Jessica Adams,
  • Martin Swain,
  • Matthew Hegarty,
  • Sharon Huws and
  • Joe Gallagher

20 October 2014

This study investigated the microbial diversity associated with the digestive tract of the seaweed grazing marine limpet Patella pellucida. Using a modified indirect DNA extraction protocol and performing metagenomic profiling based on specific proka...

  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
9,836 Views
16 Pages

20 October 2014

Multinucleated osteoclasts differentiate from hematopoietic progenitors of the monocyte/macrophage lineage. Because of its pivotal role in bone resorption, regulation of osteoclast differentiation is a potential therapeutic approach to the treatment...

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