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Chapter and Conference Paper
CD26/DP IV in T Cell Activation and Autoimmunity
In summary, the present study demonstrates a critical role for CD26/DP IV in balancing Th1 immune responses. We observed a deregulation of the autoimmune process in EAE in vitro, the prototypic model of an immune...
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Expression of Cathepsins B and L in Human Lung Epithelial Cells is Regulated by Cytokines
The cathepsins B, L, and H are expressed ubiquitously and represent the major proportion of lysosomal enzymes.They are involved in bulk proteolysis in the lysosomes, processing of proteins and matrix degradati...
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Cathepsin K Expression in Human Lung
Tissue remodeling is crucial in different lung diseases, in the embryonal development as well as in bronchial carcinoma. Cathepsins were proposed to be involved in the degradation of matrix proteins. Cathepsin...
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Lipids of Acetabularia Mediterranea. Composition, Cellular Localization and Biosynthesis
Many questions arise about the biosynthesis, the cellular localization and the function of the betaine lipid diacylglyceryltrimethylhomoserine (DGTS) which is widely distributed among cryptogamic green plants1, 2
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Competitive Binding of Atrazine and DCMU to Thylakoid Membranes of DCMU-resistant and -Sensitive Strains of Chlamydomonas
The mechanism of the atrazine resistance in some spontaneously occurring resistant weed biotypes is associated with a weak binding of this herbicide to the photosynthetic membrane (for review of herbicide resi...
