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Consequence of FA2H Deficiency and FA2H Interaction Partners Revealed by Proteomic Analyses
(2015-03-10)
Fatty acid-2 hydroxylase (FA2H) is a 43 kDa transmembrane protein residing in the endoplasmic reticulum. As a monooxygenase it is responsible for the alpha–hydroxylation of fatty acids, which are later incorporated into ...
RNA aptamers as selective protein kinase inhibitors: New molecular tools for the elucidation of signal transduction pathways
(2015-04-16)
Elucidating the precise function of individual protein kinases within complex signal transduction cascades represents one of the greatest challenges in molecular biology. Protein kinases are enzymes that catalyze the ...
Genetics of schizophrenia: Contribution of rare and low-frequency sequence variants in selected genomic regions to disease susceptibility
(2015-03-27)
Schizophrenia is a highly heritable, multifactorial mental disorder. Up to date, a number of common SNPs with low penetrance and large rare structural variants (CNVs) with higher penetrance have been identified to contribute ......
Tetraspanin web formation and function
(2015-03-13)
The cell membrane is crucial for living cells; it encloses the intracellular matrix, maintains the concentration of cytosolic components, and controls the in-/outward signalling and interaction pathways. The cell membrane ...
The role of T helper 17 cells in the Pathogenesis of Human Onchocerciasis
(2015-03-31)
Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, is a tropical disease causing health and socioeconomic problems in endemic communities, especially sub-Saharan Africa. The disease is elicited by a filarial parasite called ......
Untersuchung des Einflusses des Endocannabinoidsystems auf das Schicksal, die Funktion und die Interaktion kardialer Zellen in vitro und in vivo
(2015-01-19)
Diverse Arbeiten demonstrieren den Einfluss des Endocannabinoidsystems (ECS) auf regulatorische Mechanismen im ischämischen Myokard. Besonders der Cannabinoidrezeptor 2 (CB2R) scheint an diesen Prozessen zu partizipieren ......
Molecular mechanisms underlying presynaptic plasticity: characterization of the RIM1α and SV2A interactome
(2015-02-11)
Synaptic plasticity encompasses various cellular mechanisms, which confer synapses the ability to react and adapt to ongoing changes in network activity. Some of the suggested mechanisms include remodelling and/or assembly ...
Synthesis of ganglioside and lysoganglioside lipoforms as internal standards for MS quantification
(2015-01-08)
The goal of this work was to establish methods for the synthesis of modified gangliosides that are suitable as internal standards for mass spectrometry. Quantification of gangliosides is usually achieved by staining after ...
New bioactive metabolites from the marine-derived fungus Dichotomomyces cejpii and their pharmacological relevance
(2015-01-13)
Natural products from fungal sources provide an astonishing diversity of bioactive molecules. The secondary metabolite production in fungi is strongly affected by environmental influences and the isolation of fungal strains ......
Investigation of two different aspects of stem cell biology: The role of Stat3 signaling and innate immunity in human pluripotent stem cells
(2015-01-08)
Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) hold great promises as a model for development as well as a source for cells in regenerative medicine. Although hPSC research came into focus in the last decade, many aspects of the ...