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Changing the internal ATG does not erase the GOF toxicity, but removes kch's short second product, suggesting that it is not required for channel function in vivo. The mutant phenotypes are better explained by a perturbation of membrane potential instead of internal K+ concentration. Possible ...
with the dominant-negative (DN) effect, the expression of a mutant protein interferes with the activity of a wild-type protein21. This is most commonly observed for proteins that form homomeric complexes, in which the mutant subunits
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As DNAJB6 mutants have WT-like chaperoning activity, the accumulation of protein aggregates associated with the LGMDD1 disease must therefore stem from another functional defect in these chaperones. One such potential function is the interaction of DNAJB6 with the downstream Hsp70 chaperones, which...
TRPV1 gain of function promoted dendritic cell activation and cytokine production upon inflammatory stimuli, and consequently enhanced dendritic cell-mediated Th17 cell differentiation. Further mechanistic studies showed that TRPV1 gain of function in dendritic cells enhanced activation of calcineurin/nuclear...
had been confirmed through single crystal X-ray study. Notably, the compound 1 crystallizes in the zwitterionic type, with an anionic carboxylate group (-COO-) and a cationic iminium group (-C = NH+-). The ingredient 1 is highly dissolvable in water because of its zwitterionic function when...
Mutations in FUS cause amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), including some of the most aggressive, juvenile-onset forms of the disease. FUS loss-of-function and toxic gain-of-function mechanisms have been proposed to explain how mutant FUS leads to motor neuron degeneration, but neither has been...
As DNAJB6 mutants have WT-like chaperoning activity, the accumulation of protein aggregates associated with the LGMDD1 disease must therefore stem from another functional defect in these chaperones. One such potential function is the interaction of DNAJB6 with the downstream Hsp70 chaperones, which...
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