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Purine Transport And Metabolism In Microvascular Endothelial Cells, Derek B J Bone
Purine Transport And Metabolism In Microvascular Endothelial Cells, Derek B J Bone
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The microvascular endothelium serves as the barrier between the blood and perfused tissues. Proper function of the endothelium is dependent on the ability of the endothelial cells to produce nitric oxide and form tight junctions between themselves. Dysfunction occurs when stresses overwhelm the endothelial cell, with oxidative stress being a leading cause. Intracellular metabolism of purine nucleosides and nucleobases has been implicated in the production of oxidative stress. Nucleosides (e.g. adenosine) and nucleobases (e.g. hypoxanthine) are moved across cell membranes by a specialized family of proteins called equilibrative nucleoside transporters (ENTs).
We characterized primary human cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (MVECs) …
Regulation Of G Protein Signaling By Goloco Motif Containing Proteins, Peishen Zhao
Regulation Of G Protein Signaling By Goloco Motif Containing Proteins, Peishen Zhao
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Signal transduction via heterotrimeric G proteins in response to transmembrane G protein-coupled receptors plays a central aspect in how cells integrate extracellular stimuli and produce biological responses. In addition to receptor-mediated activation of heterotrimeric G proteins, during the last few decades, accessory proteins have been found to regulate G protein activity via different mechanisms. Several proteins have been identified that contain multiple G protein regulatory domains. Using various molecular and biochemical approaches, we have characterized the effects of two such proteins, G18 and RGS14, on G protein activity. Both proteins contain a second G protein binding domain in addition to …