Altered ERK1/2 Signaling in the Brain of Learned Helpless Rats: Relevance in Vulnerability to Developing Stress-Induced Depression by Yogesh Dwivedi, Hui Zhang

“…In frontal cortex and hippocampus of LH rats, we found that mRNA and protein expressions of ERK1 and ERK2 were significantly reduced, which was associated with their reduced activation and phosphorylation in cytosolic and nuclear fractions, where ERK1 and ERK2 target their substrates. …”
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CD47/SIRPα axis: bridging innate and adaptive immunity by Sjoerd H van der Burg, Anneloes van Duijn, Ferenc A Scheeren

“…One way of inhibiting the positive contributions of myeloid cells is by signaling through the cluster of differentiation 47 (CD47)/signal regulatory protein alpha (SIRPα) axis. The SIRPα receptor is expressed on myeloid cells and is an inhibitory immune receptor that, upon binding to CD47 protein, delivers a ‘don’t eat me’ signal. …”
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Oxidative Stress Biomarkers: Establishment of Reference Values for Isoprostanes, AOPP, and NPBI in Cord Blood by Mariangela Longini, Elisa Belvisi, Fabrizio Proietti, Francesco Bazzini, Giuseppe Buonocore, Serafina Perrone

“…The quantification of OS is based on the measurement of specific biomarkers in biologic fluids and tissues, which reflect induced oxidative damage to lipids, proteins, and DNA. Prostanoids, non–protein-bound iron (NPBI), and advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) are actually considered truly specific and reliable for neonatal injury. …”
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Continuous Delivery of D-Luciferin by Implanted Micro-osmotic Pumps Enables True Real-Time Bioluminescence Imaging of Luciferase Activity in Vivo by Shimon Gross, Ute Abraham, Julie L. Prior, Erik D. Herzog, David Piwnica-Worms

“…Bioluminescence imaging (BLI) of luciferase reporters in small animal models offers an attractive approach to monitor regulation of gene expression, signal transduction, and protein-protein interactions, as well as following tumor progression, cell engraftment, infectious pathogens, and target-specific drug action. …”
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Effect of drinking water supplementation of different aromatic plant essential oils on performance and some blood parameters in quail breeders (coturnix coturnix japonica) by Özlem Durna Aydın

“…<p> <b>Results:</b> It was determined that the addition of mintofarm to drinking water of quail breeders did not have a significant effect on performance, egg weight, daily egg production, CAT, ceruloplasmin, albumin, total protein, and globülin. MDA, GSH, SOD and GPx values were significantly affected by the addition of mintofarm (p<0.05).…”
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Histomorphologic and Immunohistochemical Characterization of a Cardiac Purkinjeoma in a Bearded Seal (Erignathus barbatus) by G. Krafsur, E. J. Ehrhart, J. Ramos-Vara, G. Mason, F. Sarren, B. Adams, C. Hanns, T. Spraker, C. Duncan

“…These cells expressed immunoreactivity for neuron-specific enolase and protein gene product 9.5, a marker for neuronal tissue and Purkinje fiber cells. …”
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Glycyrrhizin Attenuates Toll Like Receptor-2, -4 and Experimental Vasospasm in a Rat Model by Chih-Zen Chang, Shu-Chuan Wu, Aij-Lie Kwan

“…Basilar arteries were harvested to examine TLRs mRNA and protein (rt-PCR and western blot) and CSF cytokines (rt-PCR). …”
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Implications of the Use of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 5A (eIF5A) for Prognosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Felix H. Shek, Sarwat Fatima, Nikki P. Lee

“…In eukaryotes, translation of messenger RNA (mRNA) to protein is a key process in protein biosynthesis in which initiation of translation involves interaction of different eukaryotic translation initiation factors (eIFs), ribosome subunits and mRNAs. …”
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The Contribution of α-Synuclein Spreading to Parkinson’s Disease Synaptopathy by Francesca Longhena, Gaia Faustini, Cristina Missale, Marina Pizzi, PierFranco Spano, Arianna Bellucci

“…While in physiological conditions the protein can interact with and modulate synaptic vesicle proteins and membranes, numerous experimental evidences have confirmed that its pathological aggregation can compromise correct neuronal functioning. …”
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Optimization of Mucilage Removal from Cress Seeds (L. sativum) by Hilal İşleroğlu, İzzet Türker

“…Moreover, proximate analysis (moisture, fat, protein, ash and total carbohydrate) of the cress seed was carried out. …”
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Elemental and Proximate Compositions of Sesame Seeds and the Underlying Soil from Tsegede, Ethiopia by Fuad Seid, Bewketu Mehari

“…The sesame seeds contained high levels of fat (52.9 ± 1.5%), followed by protein (23.5 ± 0.9%). The seeds contained 525 ± 1 and 453 ± 38 mg/kg of Mg and Ca, respectively. …”
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The Effect of Different Irrigation Interval on Tuber Yield and Quality of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Salah Abdulla Salih, Farhan Ahmad Abdulrahman, Yonis Abdulla Mahmood

“…The potato tuber production in 3 day interval showed highest percentage also protein and starch content was recorded highest in both year of cultivation, but the abscisic acid was affected by more irrigation which in 3 day interval irrigation the rate was less than other. …”
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Synergistic effects of Rhizobium, Bacillus and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal fungi on enhancing cotton growth by Tasleem Sultana, Pavan Kumar Pindi

“…Biochemical evaluations of consortium-inoculated plants included measurements of protein, sugar, proline, and chlorophyll levels, along with IAA quantification. …”
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Utilising cottonseed in animal feeding: A dialectical perspective by Wenjing Wang, Jun Li, Juncheng Liu, Maozhi Ren, Fuguang Li

“…One promising source is cottonseed, a fat‐ and protein‐rich by‐product of cotton plant (Gossypium spp.). …”
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First report of the chloroplast and mitochondrial genomes of the Indian pitcher plant, Nepenthes khasiana Hook.f. by Ruchishree Konhar, Debasis Dash, Devendra Kumar Biswal

“…The mt genome contains 84 genes (55 unique genes): 50 protein coding genes, 7 rRNA coding genes and 27 tRNA coding genes. …”
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Structural basis for assembly and function of the Salmonella flagellar MS-ring with three different symmetries by Miki Kinoshita, Fumiaki Makino, Tomoko Miyata, Katsumi Imada, Keiichi Namba, Tohru Minamino

“…Abstract The flagellar MS-ring is the initial template for flagellar assembly and houses the flagellar protein export complex. The MS-ring has three parts of different symmetries within the ring structure by assembly of FliF subunits in two different conformations with distinct arrangements of three ring-building motifs, RBM1, RBM2, and RBM3. …”
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Circadian Rhythms and Breast Cancer: The Role of Per2 in Doxorubicin-Induced Cell Death by Megan I. Mitchell, Anna-Mart Engelbrecht

“…In both cell lines Per2 protein expression displayed a 24-hour circadian rhythm in both cell lines. …”
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Regulation of Posttranscriptional Modification as a Possible Therapeutic Approach for Retinal Neuroprotection by Yoko Ozawa, Toshihide Kurihara, Kazuo Tsubota, Hideyuki Okano

“…In diabetic retinopathy, angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AT1R) signaling activates ERK in the inner layers of the retina, causing UPS-mediated excessive degradation of the synaptic vesicle protein, synaptophysin. This latter effect may decrease synaptic activity, in turn adversely affecting neuronal survival. …”
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FusOn-pLM: a fusion oncoprotein-specific language model via adjusted rate masking by Sophia Vincoff, Shrey Goel, Kseniia Kholina, Rishab Pulugurta, Pranay Vure, Pranam Chatterjee

“…Abstract Fusion oncoproteins, a class of chimeric proteins arising from chromosomal translocations, are major drivers of various pediatric cancers. …”
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Environmental and Genetic Variables Influencing Mitochondrial Health and Parkinson’s Disease Penetrance by Alessandra Zanon, Peter P. Pramstaller, Andrew A. Hicks, Irene Pichler

“…We discuss genetic and environmental factors as well as mitochondrial DNA alterations and protein-protein interactions, all involved in mitochondrial function, as potential causes to modify penetrance of mutations in dominant PD genes and to determine manifestation of heterozygous mutations in recessive PD genes.…”
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