A genetically encoded far-red fluorescent indicator for imaging synaptically released Zn ²⁺

DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add2058 Authors: Tianchen Wu, Manoj Kumar, Jing Zhang, Shengyu Zhao, Mikhail Drobizhev, Mason McCollum, Charles T. Anderson, Ying Wang, Antje Pokorny, Xiaodong Tian, Yiyu Zhang, Thanos Tzounopoulos, Hui‐wang Ai Abstract: Synaptic zinc ion (Zn2+)...

Cutaneous Exchange of Ions in Lower Vertebrates

DOI: 10.1093/icb/28.3.1019 Authors: Daniel F. Stiffler Abstract: Cutaneous ion transport has long been studied for its role in osmotic and ionic regulation in amphibians. In addition to this role, it is becoming clear that cutaneous ion exchange influences, and is...

Maurocalcine interacts with the cardiac ryanodine receptor without inducing channel modification

DOI: 10.1042/bj20070453 Authors: Xavier Altafaj, Julien France, Janos Almassy, István Jóna, Daniela Rossi, Vincenzo Sorrentino, Kamel Mabrouk, Michel De Waard, Michel Ronjat Abstract: We have previously shown that MCa (maurocalcine), a toxin from the venom of the...

InhA, the enoyl-thioester reductase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis forms a covalent adduct during catalysis

DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.005405 Authors: Bastian Vögeli, Raoul G Rosenthal, Gabriele Stoffel, Tristan Wagner, Patrick Kiefer, Niña Socorro Cortina, Seigo Shima, Tobias J. Erb Abstract: The enoyl-thioester reductase InhA catalyzes an essential step in fatty acid...

Ameliorative Effect of Mannuronate Oligosaccharides on Hyperuricemic Mice via Promoting Uric Acid Excretion and Modulating Gut Microbiota

DOI: 10.3390/nu15020417 Authors: Biqian Wei, Pengfei Ren, Ruzhen Yang, Yuan Gao, Qingjuan Tang, Changhu Xue, Yuming Wang Abstract: Mannuronate oligosaccharide (MOS) is α-D-mannuronic acid polymer with 1,4-glycosidic linkages that possesses beneficial biological...