14 Result(s)
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HSP90 Inhibitors Blocking Multiple Oncogenic Signaling Pathways for the Treatment of Cancer
Heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is an ATP-dependent molecular chaperone which plays important roles in the development of cancer. Inhibition of the HSP90 chaperone function can disrupt multiple cancer dependent ...
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Role of Taurine in BDE 209-Induced Oxidative Stress in PC12 Cells
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are globally dispersed throughout the environment, and the levels of some PBDEs in the environment may still be increasing. Previous studies showed that BDE 209 exerted n...
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Protection of Taurine Against PFOS-Induced Neurotoxicity in PC12 Cells
As a new member of persistent organic pollutants, the potent neurotoxicity of perfluorooctane sulfonates (PFOS) found in epidemiological studies and laboratory research has drawn increasing attention around th...
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Erratum to: Herbicide Tolerance
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Herbicide Tolerance
Weeds are one of the major causes of yield loss and, depending on the weed pressure and methods of weed control, their yields can be reduced up to 50 %. Agricultural biotechnology has enabled engineering of cr...
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Monocot ABC Transporters
The ABC transporter family is large and widespread in all organisms. In plants, this family is usually highly expanded with more than 100 ABC transporters that can be divided into eight subfamilies (ABCA–ABCG ...
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Pericellular Proteolysis
The immediate environment of cells is a rich source of proteolytic enzymes due to plasma membrane and secreted proteases, and many important physiological and pathological processes take place pericellularly. ...
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Chapter 11 Tocochromanols: Biological Function and Recent Advances to Engineer Plastidial Biochemistry for Enhanced Oil Seed Vitamin E Levels
Tocochromanols (tocopherols and tocotrienols) are important lipophilic antioxidants for animals and humans. Their biological activity is expressed as vitamin E activity. This review describes some recent findi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) Modifications and Conformational Analysis of Thymosin α 1
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Designing β-hairpin forming short peptide
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Molecular design of cyclic peptides containing a non-natural amino acid: novel synthetic approach to artificial ion channels
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Advantages of Calcitonin complexed with SA liposome
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Isolation and purification of a series of peptides from Panax notoginseng
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Actin and Signal-Controlled Cell Elongation in Coleoptiles
The role of actin for cell growth has been investigated in great detail for tip-growing cells such as root hairs or pollen tubes. The role of actin for the growth of interphase cells within a tissue context is...
