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International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Volume 20, Issue 17

September-1 2019 - 253 articles

Cover Story: The extracellular matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) is associated with several important disease processes. The molecular dynamics of MMP-2 with its associated metal ions (Zn2+ and Ca2+) were analyzed. Inter-domain motions affecting the orientation of the Hpx domain in relation to the Cat and Fib domains are facilitated by the linker region. The catalytic Zn2+ ion and Ca2+ ion that stabilizes the relationship between the Cat and Fib domains are tightly bound within their defined pockets. The Zn2+ associated with the S-loop demonstrates increased flexibility. The remaining Ca2+ ions play minimal roles in conformational stability. The detailed conformational analysis provides the possibility of structure-based inhibitor design. View this paper.
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Articles (253)

  • Review
  • Open Access
149 Citations
60,226 Views
23 Pages

The Mechanisms Involved in Morphine Addiction: An Overview

  • Joanna Listos,
  • Małgorzata Łupina,
  • Sylwia Talarek,
  • Antonina Mazur,
  • Jolanta Orzelska-Górka and
  • Jolanta Kotlińska

3 September 2019

Opioid use disorder is classified as a chronic recurrent disease of the central nervous system (CNS) which leads to personality disorders, co-morbidities and premature death. It develops as a result of long-term administration of various abused subst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,139 Views
21 Pages

Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Key Seed-Development Genes in Common Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)

  • Hongyou Li,
  • Qiuyu Lv,
  • Jiao Deng,
  • Juan Huang,
  • Fang Cai,
  • Chenggang Liang,
  • Qijiao Chen,
  • Yan Wang,
  • Liwei Zhu and
  • Xiaona Zhang
  • + 1 author

3 September 2019

Seed development is an essential and complex process, which is involved in seed size change and various nutrients accumulation, and determines crop yield and quality. Common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) is a widely cultivated minor crop wi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
8,705 Views
19 Pages

DNA- and DNA-Protein-Crosslink Repair in Plants

  • Janina Enderle,
  • Annika Dorn and
  • Holger Puchta

3 September 2019

DNA-crosslinks are one of the most severe types of DNA lesions. Crosslinks (CLs) can be subdivided into DNA-intrastrand CLs, DNA-interstrand CLs (ICLs) and DNA-protein crosslinks (DPCs), and arise by various exogenous and endogenous sources. If left...

  • Review
  • Open Access
98 Citations
11,377 Views
21 Pages

Tumor Dormancy and Interplay with Hypoxic Tumor Microenvironment

  • Elena Butturini,
  • Alessandra Carcereri de Prati,
  • Diana Boriero and
  • Sofia Mariotto

3 September 2019

The tumor microenvironment is a key factor in disease progression, local resistance, immune-escaping, and metastasis. The rapid proliferation of tumor cells and the aberrant structure of the blood vessels within tumors result in a marked heterogeneit...

  • Review
  • Open Access
29 Citations
6,089 Views
19 Pages

3 September 2019

Plants are exposed every day to multiple environmental cues, and tight transcriptome reprogramming is necessary to control the balance between responses to stress and processes of plant growth. In this context, the silencing phenomena mediated by sma...

  • Review
  • Open Access
44 Citations
8,298 Views
21 Pages

Clinical Trials with Combination of Cytokine-Induced Killer Cells and Dendritic Cells for Cancer Therapy

  • Francesca Garofano,
  • Maria A. Gonzalez-Carmona,
  • Dirk Skowasch,
  • Roland Schmidt-Wolf,
  • Alina Abramian,
  • Stefan Hauser,
  • Christian P. Strassburg and
  • Ingo G. H. Schmidt-Wolf

3 September 2019

Adoptive cellular immunotherapy (ACI) is a promising treatment for a number of cancers. Cytokine-induced killer cells (CIKs) are considered to be major cytotoxic immunologic effector cells. Usually cancer cells are able to suppress antitumor response...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,209 Views
20 Pages

Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of the UBP Gene Family in Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis)

  • Ruihua Wu,
  • Yanrong Shi,
  • Qian Zhang,
  • Wenqing Zheng,
  • Shaoliang Chen,
  • Liang Du and
  • Cunfu Lu

3 September 2019

The largest group of deubiquitinases—ubiquitin-specific proteases (UBPs)—perform extensive and significant roles in plants, including the regulation of development and stress responses. A comprehensive analysis of UBP genes has been performed in Arab...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
6,233 Views
18 Pages

Spilanthol Inhibits Inflammatory Transcription Factors and iNOS Expression in Macrophages and Exerts Anti-inflammatory Effects in Dermatitis and Pancreatitis

  • Edina Bakondi,
  • Salam Bhopen Singh,
  • Zoltán Hajnády,
  • Máté Nagy-Pénzes,
  • Zsolt Regdon,
  • Katalin Kovács,
  • Csaba Hegedűs,
  • Tamara Madácsy,
  • József Maléth and
  • Péter Hegyi
  • + 5 authors

3 September 2019

Activated macrophages upregulate inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) leading to the profuse production of nitric oxide (NO) and, eventually, tissue damage. Using macrophage NO production as a biochemical marker of inflammation, we tested different...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,801 Views
17 Pages

Impact of Chronic BDNF Depletion on GABAergic Synaptic Transmission in the Lateral Amygdala

  • Susanne Meis,
  • Thomas Endres,
  • Thomas Munsch and
  • Volkmar Lessmann

3 September 2019

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has previously been shown to play an important role in glutamatergic synaptic plasticity in the amygdala, correlating with cued fear learning. While glutamatergic neurotransmission is facilitated by BDNF signa...

  • Review
  • Open Access
78 Citations
11,304 Views
24 Pages

3 September 2019

Mitochondria are vital cellular organelles involved in a plethora of cellular processes such as energy conversion, calcium homeostasis, heme biogenesis, regulation of apoptosis and ROS reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Although they are frequ...

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