Effects of Mulberry Pomace Addition and Transglutaminase Treatment on the Quality of Pasta Enriched with Antioxidants and Dietary Fiber by Thi Minh Ngoc Ta, Chi Hieu Hoang, Thao Mi Nguyen, Thi Thu Tra Tran, Nu Minh Nguyet Ton, Le Van Viet Man

“…The quality improvement of 10% mulberry pomace fortified pasta was investigated by adding a transglutaminase preparation with enzyme dosage from 0.25 to 1.00 U/g protein. The fortified pasta treated with transglutaminase at 0.50 U/g protein showed a significant improvement in chewiness, tensile strength and elongation rate but was not significantly affected in terms of the swelling index and water absorption. …”
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Phosphorylation of Bok at Ser-8 blocks its ability to suppress IP3R-mediated calcium mobilization by Caden G. Bonzerato, Katherine R. Keller, Richard J. H. Wojcikiewicz

“…Methods Bok Ser-8 phosphorylation was characterized using purified proteins, G-protein coupled receptor agonists that increase cAMP levels in intact cells, mass spectrometry, and immunoreactivity changes. …”
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CXCR4 and Axillary Lymph Nodes: Review of a Potential Biomarker for Breast Cancer Metastasis by David Hiller, Quyen D. Chu

“…CXCR4 is a 7-transmembrane G-protein chemokine receptor that allows for migration of hematopoietic cells from the bone marrow to the peripheral lymph nodes. …”
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Cannabinoids: A New Group of Agonists of PPARs by Yan Sun, Andy Bennett

“…Cannabinoids have been used medicinally and recreationally for thousands of years and their effects were proposed to occur mainly via activation of the G-protein-coupled receptor CB1/CB2 (cannabinoid receptor 1/2). …”
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Low Incidence of Postoperative Respiratory Depression with Oliceridine Compared to Morphine: A Retrospective Chart Analysis by Sergio Bergese, Richard Berkowitz, Paul Rider, Martin Ladouceur, Suzanne Griffith, Alvaro Segura Vasi, Kristina Cochrane, Linda Wase, Mark A. Demitrack, Ashraf S. Habib

“…Oliceridine, an investigational IV opioid, is a first-in-class G-protein selective agonist at the μ-opioid receptor. …”
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Exploration of alcohol dehydrogenase EutG from Bacillus tropicus as an eco-friendly approach for the degradation of polycyclic aromatic compounds by Muhammad Naveed, Fatima Iqbal, Tariq Aziz, Ayesha Saleem, Tayyab Javed, Mahrukh Afzal, Muhammad Waseem, Metab Alharbi, Thamer H. Albekairi

“…Then the computational analysis was conducted where the sequence similarity and functional analysis of alcohol dehydrogenase EutG protein from B.tropicus was analyzed through PSI-BLAT and SMART tool, respectively. …”
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Palmitoylation as a Functional Regulator of Neurotransmitter Receptors by Vladimir S. Naumenko, Evgeni Ponimaskin

“…Palmitoylation also represents a common posttranslational modification of the neurotransmitter receptors, including G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and ligand-gated ion channels (LICs). …”
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Cholinoceptor Activation Subserving the Effects of Interferon Gamma on the Contractility of Rat Ileum by Enri S. Borda, Leonor Sterin-Borda, Martin Rodriguez, Maria M. E. de Bracco

“…They appear to involve a G protein regulating phosphoinositide turnover and cytoskeletal structures since they could not be induced in ileum strips that were pretreated with pertussis toxin, phospholipase C inhibitors (2-nitro-carboxyphenyl, NN-diphenyl carbamate and neomycin), cytochalasine B or colchicine.…”
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Akkermansia muciniphila and its metabolite propionic acid maintains neuronal mitochondrial division and autophagy homeostasis during Alzheimer’s disease pathologic process via GPR4... by Zifan Wang, Cai Wang, Boyu Yuan, Li Liu, Haoming Zhang, Mingqiang Zhu, Hongxia Chai, Jie Peng, Yanhua Huang, Shuo Zhou, Juxiong Liu, Liyong Wu, Wei Wang

“…Propionate downregulated mitochondrial fission protein (DRP1) via G-protein coupled receptor 41 (GPR41) and enhanced PINK1/PARKIN-mediated mitophagy via G-protein coupled receptor 43 (GPR43) in AD pathophysiology which contribute to maintaining mitochondrial homeostasis both in vivo and in vitro. …”
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Prostaglandin Receptor Signaling in Disease by Toshiyuki Matsuoka, Shuh Narumiya

“…They are released outside of the cells immediately after synthesis, and exert their actions by binding to a G-protein coupled rhodopsin-type receptor on the surface of target cells. …”
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Sustained Activity of Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor: Homer, Arrestin, and Beyond by Geehoon Chung, Sang Jeong Kim

“…One mechanism is a tonic effect of downstream signal transduction pathways via sustained activation of mGlu itself. Like many other G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), mGlu can exist in a constitutively active state, which persists agonist independently. …”
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Lipidomic Analysis of Endocannabinoid Signaling: Targeted Metabolite Identification and Quantification by Jantana Keereetaweep, Kent D. Chapman

“…They are biologically active lipid molecules that activate G-protein-coupled cannabinoid receptors found in various organisms. …”
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Emerging Roles of BAI Adhesion-GPCRs in Synapse Development and Plasticity by Joseph G. Duman, Yen-Kuei Tu, Kimberley F. Tolias

“…The brain-specific angiogenesis inhibitor (BAI) subfamily of adhesion G-protein-coupled receptors (adhesion-GPCRs) has recently emerged as central regulators of synapse development and plasticity. …”
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The utilization of different combination and level of corn, tapioca and pollard on the growth performance of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) juvenile by M. Agus Suprayudi, Dedi Yaniharto, . Ridwan

“…Four shrimp diet contains isoprotein (35%) and isoenergy-protein ratio (8.2 kkcal/g protein) but different in carbohydrate level were used in this experiment. …”
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Rapid expansion and specialization of the TAS2R bitter taste receptor family in amphibians. by Kathleen W Higgins, Akihiro Itoigawa, Yasuka Toda, Daniel Winston Bellott, Rachel Anderson, Roberto Márquez, Jing-Ke Weng

“…TAS2Rs are a family of G protein-coupled receptors that function as bitter taste receptors in vertebrates. …”
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Effect of Rosemary Transglutaminase on Yoghurt Fortified with Whey Protein Isolate by Ibrahim Osama, Glibowski Pawel, Nour Maher, El-Hofi Mahmoud, El-Tanboly El-Sayed, Abd-Rabou Nabil

“…Set-type yoghurts fortified with 1% WPI powder treated with RTGase at the level of 2.5 and 10 unit/g protein were studied. Chemical, rheological, textural and organoleptic properties of the yoghurt treated with RTGase were better than these of the control yoghurt.…”
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Possible Relevance of Receptor-Receptor Interactions between Viral- and Host-Coded Receptors for Viral-Induced Disease by Luigi F. Agnati, Giuseppina Leo, Susanna Genedani, Diego Guidolin, Nicola Andreoli, Kjell Fuxe

“…It has been demonstrated that some viruses, such as the cytomegalovirus, code for G-protein coupled receptors not only to elude the immune system, but also to redirect cellular signaling in the receptor networks of the host cells. …”
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Developmental and Activity Dependent Regulation of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors at Synapses by Elek Molnar, John T.R. Isaac

“…The establishment and refinement of glutamatergic synaptic connections depend on the concerted actions of a-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-isoxazole-4-propionate (AMPA), N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA), and kainate (KA) type ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs) and G-protein coupled metabotropic receptors. While a lot remains to be clarified, the most is known about the mechanisms by which the iGluR subtypes are targeted and how this is influenced by synaptic activity on both short and long time scales. …”
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The Controversial C5a Receptor C5aR2: Its Role in Health and Disease by Ting Zhang, Malgorzata A. Garstka, Ke Li

“…After the discovery of the C5a receptor C5aR1, C5aR2 is the second receptor found to bind C5a and its des-arginine form. As a heptahelical G protein-coupled receptor but devoid of the intracellular Gα signal, C5aR2 is special and confusing. …”
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Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2, Angiotensin-(1-7), and Receptor Mas Axis in the Kidney by Sergio Veloso Brant Pinheiro, Ana Cristina Simões e Silva

“…In this regard, Angiotensin- (Ang-) (1-7) was recognized as a biologically active product of the RAS cascade with a specific receptor, the G-protein-coupled receptor Mas, and that is mainly formed by the action of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) homolog enzyme, ACE2, which converts Ang II into Ang-(1-7). …”
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