• br The GLI code The GLI code

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  The GLI code The GLI code model [21], [22] considers the total GLI function as a balance of positive activator (GLIA) and negative repressive (GLIR) activities with GLI1 being mostly a positive transcription factor and GLI3 mostly a transcriptional repressor. The GLIA:GLIR ratio is thus critical,

• br Preclinical development of GIP agonists Since the

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  Preclinical development of GIP agonists Since the action of DPP IV is not limited to GIP, the most specific pharmacological approach for GIP would be modification at the N-terminus to disrupt DPP IV-mediated degradation. Indeed, it has been shown that GIP analogues with N-terminal modifications a

• Neither GIP nor GIPR SNPs were associated with occurrence

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  Neither GIP nor GIPR SNPs were associated with occurrence of fractures in the OPRA cohort (Table 4). Discussion The basis for this study lies in the role of glucose-insulinotropic peptide (GIP) hormone in the regulation of insulin secretion as well as its anabolic effect on osteoblasts and inhib

• Our initial lead optimization started with the modification

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  Our initial lead optimization started with the modification of the indole head group as summarized in . Extensive exploration indicated that there was limited tolerance of structural change in this region of the molecule. All of the modifications to the indole moiety, including N-substitution (), li

• Newt GHS R a proteins expressed in a

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  Newt GHS-R1a proteins expressed in a mammalian cell were able to bind homologous newt ghrelin, heterologous rat and bullfrog ghrelin, and a peptidyl GHS-R1a agonist, GHSRP-6, with inducing intracellular Ca signaling. This indicates that the identified cDNA encodes the ghrelin receptor from a view of

• GHSR A s have high levels of constitutive activity

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  GHSR-1A's have high levels of constitutive activity and recent investigations show that constitutively active GHSR-1As in the absence of ligand (ghrelin) binding can have effects on feeding and energy balance (Mear et al., 2013, Petersen et al., 2009). Furthermore, GHSR-1As are capable of dimerizing

• br Conflicts of interests br Acknowledgements We

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  Conflicts of interests Acknowledgements We thank Drs. T. Tomita and T. Iwatsubo (Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan) for anti-presenilin 1-CTF antiserum, Dr. A. Takashima (Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan) for anti-Pen-2 antiserum and the laboratory members for helpful comments and discussion. M

• In an RNAi screen to interrogate the function of

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  In an RNAi screen to interrogate the function of transmembrane proteins in ISCs/EBs, we identified the SJ protein tetraspanin 2A (Tsp2A) as a tumor suppressor. Further characterization reveals that Tsp2A expression initiates in ISCs and Tsp2A protein assembles at the SJs in the progenitor MS023 that

• Kinases belonging to the Thousand and

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  Kinases belonging to the Thousand and one (Tao) family are conserved throughout evolution. Three Tao proteins are encoded in the human genome (TAO1, TAO2, and TAO3), while D. melanogaster possesses a single ancestral Tao kinase (Tao-1). Like Hpo and GckIII, Tao kinases belong to the Sterile 20-like

• While the specific set of challenges associated with deorpha

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  While the specific set of challenges associated with deorphanization and transforming each poorly characterized GPCR into a useful drug target will be unique, much can be learned by considering how these issues have been addressed for other receptors. One group of poorly characterized GPCRs that hav

• br Endogenous and synthetic ligands

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  Endogenous and synthetic ligands of GPR55 There are currently limited commercially available synthetic agonists and antagonists that are specific for GPR55. A large number of studies have investigated the pharmacology of GPR55 4, 23, 25, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, with contradictory findings reporte

• Betulinic Acid To overcome these limitations investigators

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  To overcome these limitations, investigators have developed novel strategies for identifying and purifying gonadotropes from transgenic mouse models. For example, FSH-producing gonadotropes have been tagged in vivo with a transgenic cell surface antigen (H-2Kk) so that they can be purified in vitro

• Due to the requirement of high end methods

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  Due to the requirement of high-end methods such as total internal reflection fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy to visualize lipid rafts, isolation procedures are employed to study the protein content of lipid rafts [29]. The different methods utilized to isolated lipid rafts and other low density micro

• In the present study compared

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  In the present study, compared to diabetic control rats, hepatic glucose-6-phosphatase activity was significantly decreased in both SE and METF treated diabetic animals, with the latter producing greater reduction in glucose-6-phosphatase activity. This observation is consistent with the claim of Ta

• The classical genomic effects of GR come about

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  The classical genomic effects of GR come about through ligand-bound GR homodimerizing in the nucleus and via direct binding to GREs on the target genes, bringing about transcriptional activation or repression. Examples of target genes up-regulated by activated GR include genes encoding β2-adrenergic

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