• Introduction The COMT gene is located on chromosomal band q

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  Introduction The COMT gene is located on chromosomal band 22q11.2, extends over 28 kb, contains six exons, and encodes for catechol-O-methyl-transferase (Weinshilboum and Raymond, 1977; Grossman et al., 1992; Lundström et al., 1995; Bearden et al., 2005). This enzyme plays a major role in regulatio

• Some limitations of this study must be

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  Some limitations of this study must be noted. First, since the pretransplant evaluation of the T-cell immune response was performed just before transplantation, we cannot establish whether samples obtained at different times before the transplant would offer similar results, since end terminal disea

• However not all inhibitory profiles

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  However, not all inhibitory profiles by metals can be a priori considered artifacts of the methodology used to quantify the activity of such enzymes. Metals can indeed interfere with cholinesterases, and the mechanisms are varied. The inhibitory effect of specific metals may derive from their abilit

• As a transcription factor HOXA regulates multiple target gen

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  As a transcription factor, HOXA9 regulates multiple target genes related to cell growth, including BRCA1 [34], BCL-2 [35], c-MYB [36], IGF1 [37], PIM1 [38] and so on. In addition, HOXA9 is a member of both activating and repressive transcriptional regulatory complexes, along with cofactor and collab

• In mammals neutrophil elastase is a trypsin like serine

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  In mammals, neutrophil elastase is a trypsin-like serine protease stored in the azurophilic granules of naïve neutrophils [15], [16]. The catalytic activity of neutrophil elastase relies on a His57–Asp102–Ser195 triad (chymotrypsin numbering system) that functions by transfer of electrons from the c

• br Transparency document br Acknowledgements We thank

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  Transparency document Acknowledgements We thank Prof. Barbara Brodsky for valuable comments and discussion. We thank the support of the Tufts start-up fund and the Knez Family Faculty Investment Fund for Y.-S. L, and the Tufts Summer Scholar program for E.C. Introduction Discoidin domain r

• The concept of GPCRs and EGFRs existing as heteromers

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  The concept of GPCRs and EGFRs existing as heteromers is consistent with previous studies. Co-immunoprecipitation studies have shown that agonist stimulation (both AngII and EGF) promotes a multi-protein complex containing the AT1R and EGFR, however these endpoint assays were not in live cells or in

• br Acknowledgement br Introduction Human dihydroorotate dehy

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  Acknowledgement Introduction Human dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (hDHODH), a flavin-dependent mitochondrial enzyme involved in de novo sh4 biosynthesis, is a validated therapeutic target for the treatment of autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and cancer [1], [2], [3]. Leflunomide

• As the primary model we selected

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  As the primary model we selected LDL-receptor knockout mice because these resemble the human plasma lipoprotein profile more closely. Currently, genetic models with reduced milk cholesterol content, which mimic cholesterol-free formula feeding, are unavailable. Thus, instead of modifying milk choles

• To avoid the difficulty of the nonsmooth constraints

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  To avoid the difficulty of the nonsmooth constraints, a sequence of smooth problems by using smoothing functions have been progressively approximated this nonsmooth problem. To date, there have been many smoothing functions, such as perturbed Fischer–Burmeister (FB), Chen–Harker–Kanzow–Smale (CHKS),

• The second DDR binding partner identified here

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  The second DDR1-binding partner identified here, Shp-2, which was not found in the two-hybrid screen but using a bioinformatics approach, is also a mediator of cell migration. Since Shp-2 has two SH2 domains, as well as phosphotyrosine phosphatase enzymatic activity and two C-terminal tyrosines targ

• CP-673451 Regardless of its effect on

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  Regardless of its effect on EBV infection, the chemokine system has been found to be regulated in both nasopharyngeal cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma. As such, Hodgkin and Reed–Sternberg (HRS) cells from Hodgkin lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells have been shown to express CXCL8 and CCL17. Furt

• Furthermore software engineering practices are

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  Furthermore, software engineering practices are important for addressing productivity problems in scientific software. Even though the speed of the hardware is rapidly increasing, the additional complexity makes it more difficult for scientists to be productive developers. According to Faulk et al.,

• The aim of this paper is

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  The aim of this paper is to study the long-term socioeconomic impacts of local heat entrepreneurship from 2000 to 2016. The analysis focuses on impacts of the biomass-based district heat production on employment and income in a small peripheral community, called Eno, located in North Karelia, Finlan

• br Materials and methods br

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  Materials and methods Results and discussion Concluding remarks Enzymatic production of bioactive 9-cis-11-trans-conjugated linoleic Thymidine australia is part of a detoxification mechanism against linoleic acid which is a toxic and stress factor for many lactic bacteria such as Lactobacil

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