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The Single Nucleotide Ss-Arrestin2 Variant, A248t, Resembles Dynamical Properties Of Activated Arrestin, Özge Şensoy
The Single Nucleotide Ss-Arrestin2 Variant, A248t, Resembles Dynamical Properties Of Activated Arrestin, Özge Şensoy
Turkish Journal of Chemistry
ß-arrestins are responsible for termination of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-mediated signaling. Association of single nucleotide variants with onset of crucial diseases has made this protein family hot targets in the field of GPCR-mediated pharmacology. However, impact of these mutations on function of these variants has remained elusive. In this study, structural and dynamical properties of one of ß-arrestin2 (arrestin 3) variants, A248T, which has been identified in some cancer tissue samples, were investigated via molecular dynamics simulations. The results showed that the variant underwent structural rearrangements which are seen in crystal structures of active arrestin. Specifically, the "short helix" unravels …
Synthesis, Cytotoxic Assessment, And Molecular Docking Studies Of2,6-Diaryl-Substituted Pyridine And 3,4- Dihydropyrimidine-2(1h)-One Scaffolds, Zahra Hosseinzadeh, Nima Razzaghi-Asl, Ali Ramazani, Hamideh Aghahosseini, Ali Ramazani
Synthesis, Cytotoxic Assessment, And Molecular Docking Studies Of2,6-Diaryl-Substituted Pyridine And 3,4- Dihydropyrimidine-2(1h)-One Scaffolds, Zahra Hosseinzadeh, Nima Razzaghi-Asl, Ali Ramazani, Hamideh Aghahosseini, Ali Ramazani
Turkish Journal of Chemistry
Cancer is one of the main global health problems. In order to develop novel antitumor agents, we synthesized 3,4-dihydropyrimidine-2(1H)-one (DHPM) and 2,6-diaryl-substituted pyridine derivatives as potential antitumor structures and evaluated their cytotoxic effects against several cancer cell lines. An easy and convenient method is reported for the synthesis of these derivatives, employing cobalt ferrite (CoFe$_{2}$ O$_{4}$ @SiO$_{2}$ -SO$_{3}$ H) magnetic nanoparticles under microwave irradiation and solvent-free conditions. The structural characteristics of the prepared nanocatalyst were investigated by FTIR, XRD, SEM, and TGA techniques. In vitro cytotoxic effects of the synthesized products were assessed against the human breast adenocarcinoma cell line …