CaMKII as a therapeutic target in cardiovascular disease

OE Reyes Gaido, LJ Nkashama… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
CaMKII (the multifunctional Ca2+ and calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II) is a highly
validated signal for promoting a variety of common diseases, particularly in the …

Astrocytes regulate inhibitory neurotransmission through GABA uptake, metabolism, and recycling

JV Andersen, A Schousboe… - Essays in …, 2023 - portlandpress.com
Synaptic regulation of the primary inhibitory neurotransmitter γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is
essential for brain function. Cerebral GABA homeostasis is tightly regulated through multiple …

CaMKII autophosphorylation can occur between holoenzymes without subunit exchange

I Lučić, L Héluin, PL Jiang, AGC Scalise, C Wang… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The dodecameric protein kinase CaMKII is expressed throughout the body. The alpha
isoform is responsible for synaptic plasticity and participates in memory through its …

New Psychoactive Substances: Major Groups, Laboratory Testing Challenges, Public Health Concerns, and Community‐Based Solutions

CG Awuchi, MP Aja, NB Mitaki, S Morya… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Across communities worldwide, various new psychoactive substances (NPSs) continue to
emerge, which worsens the challenges to global mental health, drug rules, and public health …

Polymer-based microfluidic device for on-chip counter-diffusive crystallization and in situ X-ray crystallography at room temperature

S Saha, C Özden, A Samkutty, S Russi, A Cohen… - Lab on a Chip, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Proteins are long chains of amino acid residues that perform a myriad of functions in living
organisms, including enzymatic reactions, signalling, and maintaining structural integrity …

Role of Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II in Mediating Function and Dysfunction at Glutamatergic Synapses

AG Mohanan, S Gunasekaran, RS Jacob… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Glutamatergic synapses harbor abundant amounts of the multifunctional Ca2+/calmodulin-
dependent protein kinase type II (CaMKII). Both in the postsynaptic density as well as in the …

Hub stability in the calcium calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II

CT Chien, H Puhl, SS Vogel, JE Molloy, W Chiu… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
The calcium calmodulin protein kinase II (CaMKII) is a multi-subunit ring assembly with a
central hub formed by the association domains. There is evidence for hub polymorphism …

How hypocretin agonists may improve the quality of wake in narcolepsy

JL Justinussen, C Egebjerg, BR Kornum - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2023 - cell.com
Excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) is a complex symptom characterized by a strong urge
to sleep during daytime accompanied by problems such as attention deficits, anxiety, and …

The GHB analogue HOCPCA improves deficits in cognition and sensorimotor function after MCAO via CaMKIIα

N Griem-Krey, AB Klein, BH Clausen… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha (CaMKIIα) is a major contributor to
physiological and pathological glutamate-mediated Ca2+ signals, and its involvement in …

[HTML][HTML] The CaMKIIα hub ligand Ph-HTBA promotes neuroprotection after focal ischemic stroke by a distinct molecular interaction

N Griem-Krey, SJ Gauger, EK Gowing… - Biomedicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Ca 2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II alpha (CaMKIIα) is a potential target
for acute neuroprotection due to its key role in physiological and pathological glutamate …