Molecular Characterisation and Functional Expression of Molluscan Ion-Channel Receptors That Can Be Activated By Either γ-Aminobutyric Acid or L-Glutamate
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Darlison, M. G., Bermudez, I., Van Minnen, J., Zimmermann, C., Amar, M., Dautzenberg, F. M., …Harvey, R. J. (1993)
Molecular Characterisation and Functional Expression of Molluscan Ion-Channel Receptors That Can Be Activated By Either γ-Aminobutyric Acid or L-Glutamate. Netherlands Journal of Zoology, 44(3), 473-485. https://doi.org/10.1163/156854293x00557
Ligand-gated ion channels (also called ionotropic receptors) are a class of receptors which possess an intrinsic ion pore, selective for either cations or anions, that can be ...
Direct sequencing of lambda DNA from crude lysates using an improved linear amplification technique
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Lasham, A., & Darlison, M. G. (1993)
Direct sequencing of lambda DNA from crude lysates using an improved linear amplification technique. Molecular and Cellular Probes, 7(1), 67-73. doi:10.1006/mcpr.1993.1009
We described an improved method for directly sequencing lambda (λ) DNA that has been isolated from either crude cleared lysates or plate lysates. This protocol does not requir...
Parasitic helminths tip the balance: potential anti-inflammatory therapies
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Proudfoot, L. (2004)
Parasitic helminths tip the balance: potential anti-inflammatory therapies. Immunology, 113(4), 438-440. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2004.01996.x
Parasitic helminths are worms that are classified within the phyla Nematoda (roundworms) and Platyhelminthes (flatworms) (see Table 1). Some nematode species, Filariae being a...
Developmental up-regulation and agonist-dependent down-regulation of GABAA receptor subunit mRNAs in chick cortical neurons
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Barnes Jr., E. M., Baumgartner, B. J., Harvey, R. J., & Darlison, M. G. (1994)
Developmental up-regulation and agonist-dependent down-regulation of GABAA receptor subunit mRNAs in chick cortical neurons. Molecular Brain Research, 26(1-2), 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-328x%2894%2990068-x
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We have used quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to analyze the expression of {GABAA} receptor subunit genes in cultured neu...
miRNA-221 and miRNA-222 synergistically function to promote vascular calcification: MIR221/222 PROMOTE VASCULAR CALCIFICATION
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Mackenzie, N. C. W., Staines, K. A., Zhu, D., Genever, P., & MacRae, V. E. (2014)
miRNA-221 and miRNA-222 synergistically function to promote vascular calcification: MIR221/222 PROMOTE VASCULAR CALCIFICATION. Cell Biochemistry and Function, 32(2), 209-216. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbf.3005
Vascular calcification shares many similarities with skeletal mineralisation and involves the phenotypic trans-differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) to osteo...
A distinctive patchy osteomalacia characterises Phospho1
-deficient mice
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-deficient mice. Journal of Anatomy, 231(2), 298-308. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12628)
-deficient mice. Journal of Anatomy, 231(2), 298-308. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.12628
The phosphatase PHOSPHO1 is involved in the initiation of biomineralisation. Bones in Phospho1 KO mice show histological osteomalacia with frequent bowing of long bones and sp...
E11/Podoplanin Protein Stabilization Through Inhibition of the Proteasome Promotes Osteocyte Differentiation in Murine in Vitro Models
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Staines, K. A., Prideaux, M., Allen, S., Buttle, D. J., Pitsillides, A. A., & Farquharson, C. (2016)
E11/Podoplanin Protein Stabilization Through Inhibition of the Proteasome Promotes Osteocyte Differentiation in Murine in Vitro Models. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 231(6), 1392-1404. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.25282
The transmembrane glycoprotein E11 is considered critical in early osteoblast–osteocyte transitions (osteocytogenesis), however its function and regulatory mechanisms are stil...
Sost deficiency does not alter bone’s lacunar or vascular porosity in mice
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Mosey, H., Núñez, J. A., Goring, A., Clarkin, C. E., Staines, K. A., Lee, P. D., …Javaheri, B. (2017)
Sost deficiency does not alter bone’s lacunar or vascular porosity in mice. Frontiers in Materials, 4, https://doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2017.00027
SCLEROSTIN (Sost) is expressed predominantly in osteocytes acting as a negative regulator of bone formation. In humans, mutations in the SOST gene lead to skeletal overgrowth ...
ATP stimulates MDM2-mediated inhibition of the DNA-binding function of E2F1: ATP stimulated inhibition of E2F1 by MDM2
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Stevens, C., Pettersson, S., Wawrzynow, B., Wallace, M., Ball, K., Zylicz, A., & Hupp, T. R. (2008)
ATP stimulates MDM2-mediated inhibition of the DNA-binding function of E2F1: ATP stimulated inhibition of E2F1 by MDM2. FEBS Journal, 275(19), 4875-4886. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06627.x
Murine double minute 2 (MDM2) protein exhibits many diverse biochemical functions on the tumour suppressor protein p53, including transcriptional suppression and E3 ubiquitin ...
Endochondral Growth Defect and Deployment of Transient Chondrocyte Behaviors Underlie Osteoarthritis Onset in a Natural Murine Model
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Staines, K. A., Madi, K., Mirczuk, S. M., Parker, S., Burleigh, A., Poulet, B., …Pitsillides, A. A. (2016)
Endochondral Growth Defect and Deployment of Transient Chondrocyte Behaviors Underlie Osteoarthritis Onset in a Natural Murine Model. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 68(4), 880-891. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.39508
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To explore whether aberrant transient chondrocyte behaviors occur in the joints of STR/Ort mice (which spontaneously develop osteoarthritis [OA]) and whether they a...