2023
The histamine H3 receptor modulates dopamine D2 receptor–dependent signaling pathways and mouse behaviors
Xu J, Pittenger C. The histamine H3 receptor modulates dopamine D2 receptor–dependent signaling pathways and mouse behaviors. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2023, 299: 104583. PMID: 36871761, PMCID: PMC10139999, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress-activated protein kinase 1Receptor-dependent signaling pathwaysSerine/threonineGlycogen synthase kinase 3 betaSynthase kinase 3 betaProtein kinase 1Phosphorylation of mitogenBiochemical approachesMolecular mechanismsKinase 1Signaling pathwaysProximity ligationBeta signalingBiochemical levelPhosphorylation levelsReceptorsActivationHistamine H3 receptorsPhosphorylationSignalingThreonineAktSpiny projection neuronsD2R functionBetter understanding
2019
APOBEC3A Loop 1 Is a Determinant for Single-Stranded DNA Binding and Deamination
Ziegler SJ, Hu Y, Devarkar SC, Xiong Y. APOBEC3A Loop 1 Is a Determinant for Single-Stranded DNA Binding and Deamination. Biochemistry 2019, 58: 3838-3847. PMID: 31448897, PMCID: PMC7211764, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubstrate specificityLoop 1A3 proteinsRecent structural studiesBase editing technologyEnzyme catalytic polypeptideProtein functionSubstrate recognitionDNA bindingEditing technologySsDNA recognitionSubstrate selectionNovel CRISPRDeamination activityApolipoprotein B mRNACatalytic polypeptideBiochemical levelBase editorsLoop regionInnate immune systemProteinA3ADeaminase activityA3GA3 family
2018
Functional Characterization of a Condensation Domain That Links Nonribosomal Peptide and Pteridine Biosynthetic Machineries in Photorhabdus luminescens
Perez CE, Park HB, Crawford JM. Functional Characterization of a Condensation Domain That Links Nonribosomal Peptide and Pteridine Biosynthetic Machineries in Photorhabdus luminescens. Biochemistry 2018, 57: 354-361. PMID: 29111689, DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00863.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonribosomal peptide synthetasesCondensation domainMetabolic pathwaysSecondary metabolite biosynthesisSpecialized metabolic pathwaysBiosynthetic gene clusterNRPS condensation domainDistinct enzymatic systemsImportant small moleculesSecondary metabolite analysisCitric acid cycleMetabolite biosynthesisFunctional diversityGene clusterBiosynthetic machineryCellular redoxPeptide synthetasesNonribosomal peptidesBiosynthetic systemsQuorum sensingFunctional characterizationSolution studiesGenetic lociNatural productsBiochemical level
2013
Gene-expression differences in peripheral blood between lithium responders and non-responders in the Lithium Treatment-Moderate dose Use Study (LiTMUS)
Beech RD, Leffert JJ, Lin A, Sylvia LG, Umlauf S, Mane S, Zhao H, Bowden C, Calabrese JR, Friedman ES, Ketter TA, Iosifescu DV, Reilly-Harrington NA, Ostacher M, Thase ME, Nierenberg A. Gene-expression differences in peripheral blood between lithium responders and non-responders in the Lithium Treatment-Moderate dose Use Study (LiTMUS). The Pharmacogenomics Journal 2013, 14: 182-191. PMID: 23670706, DOI: 10.1038/tpj.2013.16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral bloodTreatment responseLithium Treatment Moderate-Dose Use StudyLi respondersClinical responseTreatment initiationTreatment respondersMood symptomsLithium respondersEarly markerBipolar disorderRespondersBloodPatientsGene expression differencesSpecific roleSubjectsResponseBiochemical levelSymptomsDifferencesMonths
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