SheddomeDB: the ectodomain shedding database for membrane-bound shed markers

WS Tien, JH Chen, KP Wu - BMC bioinformatics, 2017 - Springer
Background A number of membrane-anchored proteins are known to be released from cell
surface via ectodomain shedding. The cleavage and release of membrane proteins has …

Transcriptomic analysis of the seminal vesicle response to the reproductive toxicant acrylamide

DA Skerrett-Byrne, B Nixon, EG Bromfield, J Breen… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background The seminal vesicles synthesise bioactive factors that support gamete function,
modulate the female reproductive tract to promote implantation, and influence …

Macrophage polarization status impacts nanoceria cellular distribution but not its biotransformation or ferritin effects

UM Graham, AK Dozier, DJ Feola, MT Tseng, RA Yokel - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The innate immune system is the first line of defense against external threats through the
initiation and regulation of inflammation. Macrophage differentiation into functional …

Effect of JAK-STAT pathway in regulation of fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome in chickens

Y Zhu, H Mao, G Peng, Q Zeng, Q Wei… - Animal …, 2020 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To explore the molecular mechanisms of fatty liver hemorrhagic syndrome (FLHS)
in laying hens, an experiment was conducted to reveal the differences in histopathological …

Pianp deficiency links GABAB receptor signaling and hippocampal and cerebellar neuronal cell composition to autism-like behavior

M Winkler, S Biswas, SM Berger, M Küchler… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
Pianp (also known as Leda-1) is a type I transmembrane protein with preferential expression
in the mammalian CNS. Its processing is characterized by proteolytic cleavage by a range of …

Cerium dioxide, a Jekyll and Hyde nanomaterial, can increase basal and decrease elevated inflammation and oxidative stress

RA Yokel, ML Ensor, HJ Vekaria, PG Sullivan… - … , Biology and Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
It was hypothesized that the catalyst nanoceria can increase inflammation/oxidative stress
from the basal and reduce it from the elevated state. Macrophages clear nanoceria. To test …

Effect of Interleukin-1β on Gene Expression Signatures in Schwann Cells Associated with Neuropathic Pain

Y Ma, H Sun, S An, Z Wang - Neurochemical Research, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Interleukin-1β (IL-1β) plays a critical role in the development of neuropathic pain
through activation of Schwann cells (SCs) after nerve injury. Here, we applied an RNA …

Differential mouse-strain specific expression of Junctional Adhesion Molecule (JAM)-B in placental structures

IA Stelzer, M Mori, F DeMayo, J Lydon… - Cell Adhesion & …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The junctional adhesion molecule (JAM)-B, a member of the immunoglobulin superfamily, is
involved in stabilization of interendothelial cell-cell contacts, formation of vascular tubes …

Leda-1/Pianp is targeted to the basolateral plasma membrane by a distinct intracellular juxtamembrane region and modulates barrier properties and E-Cadherin …

K Evdokimov, S Biswas, K Schledzewski… - Biochemical and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Leda-1/Pianp is a type-I transmembrane protein which is sorted to the basolateral
membrane domain of polarized epithelial cells. Here, we investigated trafficking …

Posttranslational proteolytic processing of Leda-1/Pianp involves cleavage by MMPs, ADAM10/17 and gamma-secretase

S Biswas, M Adrian, J Weber, K Evdokimov… - Biochemical and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Leda-1/Pianp is a type I transmembrane protein expressed by CNS cells, murine melanoma
cell line B16F10 and rat liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. The early steps of …