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  • G protein-coupled receptor 56 and collagen III, a receptor-ligand pair, regulates cortical development and lamination. 21768377

    GPR56, an orphan G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) from the family of adhesion GPCRs, plays an indispensable role in cortical development and lamination. Mutations in the GPR56 gene cause a malformed cerebral cortex in both humans and mice that resembles cobblestone lissencephaly, which is characterized by overmigration of neurons beyond the pial basement membrane. However, the molecular mechanisms through which GPR56 regulates cortical development remain elusive due to the unknown status of its ligand. Here we identify collagen, type III, alpha-1 (gene symbol Col3a1) as the ligand of GPR56 through an in vitro biotinylation/proteomics approach. Further studies demonstrated that Col3a1 null mutant mice exhibit overmigration of neurons beyond the pial basement membrane and a cobblestone-like cortical malformation similar to the phenotype seen in Gpr56 null mutant mice. Functional studies suggest that the interaction of collagen III with its receptor GPR56 inhibits neural migration in vitro. As for intracellular signaling, GPR56 couples to the Gα(12/13) family of G proteins and activates RhoA pathway upon ligand binding. Thus, collagen III regulates the proper lamination of the cerebral cortex by acting as the major ligand of GPR56 in the developing brain.
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    MABN310
    Nombre del producto:
    Anti-G-protein coupled receptor 56 (GPR56) Antibody, clone H11
  • Short communication: change in plasma ghrelin in dairy cows following an intravenous glucose challenge. 18292256

    Ghrelin is an endogenous ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor and a potent orexigenic (appetite-stimulating) agent in humans and rodents, but little is known about its effect in dairy cows. Ten multiparous dairy cows 35 d in milk were subjected to an i.v. glucose challenge (300 mg of D-glucose/kg of body weight). Before infusion and at regular intervals after infusion, plasma glucose, insulin, nonesterified fatty acids (NEFA), growth hormone, epinephrine, and ghrelin concentrations were monitored. Plasma insulin rose (27.2 mU/L at 10 min) and NEFA, epinephrine, and ghrelin declined (nadir = 0.22 mmol/L, 22.2 microg/L, and 272 microg/L at 31, 13, and 22 min, respectively) after the glucose infusion. Ghrelin declined for 22 min before returning to suprabasal levels at approximately 75 min postinfusion. Sequential changes of the hormones and metabolites suggested a glucose transporter, type 2- and glucose transporter, type 4-mediated disposal of glucose, and an insulin-mediated reduction in NEFA. Ghrelin and epinephrine declined after glucose infusion and before the insulin peak, but the effect of insulin as a controlling factor in the hyperglycemic reduction in these hormones cannot be discounted. The post-nadir surge in ghrelin may be regulated by the decline in circulating concentrations of glucose and NEFA (an energy-deficit signal). The profile of change in plasma ghrelin in lactating dairy cows after a glucose challenge was similar to that in monogastric animals.
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    GHRA-88HK
    Nombre del producto:
    Human Ghrelin (ACTIVE) RIA
  • A novel steroidal inhibitor of estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRalpha). 20513360

    The orphan nuclear receptor estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRalpha) has been implicated in the development of various human malignancies, including breast, prostate, ovary, and colon cancer. ERRalpha, bound to a co-activator protein (e.g., peroxisome proliferator receptor gamma co-activator-1alpha, PGC-1alpha), regulates cellular energy metabolism by activating transcription of genes involved in various metabolic processes, such as mitochondrial genesis, oxidative phosphorylation, and fatty acid oxidation. Accumulating evidence suggests that ERRalpha is a novel target for solid tumor therapy, conceivably through effects on the regulation of tumor cell energy metabolism associated with energy stress within solid tumor microenvironments. This report describes a novel steroidal antiestrogen (SR16388) that binds selectively to ERRalpha, but not to ERRbeta or ERRgamma, as determined using a time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer assay. SR16388 potently inhibits ERRalpha's transcriptional activity in reporter gene assays, and prevents endogenous PGC-1alpha and ERRalpha from being recruited to the promoters or enhancers of target genes. Representative in vivo results show that SR16388 inhibited the growth of human prostate tumor xenografts in nude mice as a single agent at 30mg/kg given once daily and 100mg/kg given once weekly. In a combination study, SR16388 (10mg/kg, once daily) and paclitaxel (7.5mg/kg, twice weekly) inhibited the growth of prostate tumor xenografts in nude mice by 61% compared to untreated xenograft tumors. SR16388 also inhibited the proliferation of diverse human tumor cell lines after a 24-h exposure to the compound. SR16388 thus has utility both as an experimental antitumor agent and as a chemical probe of ERRalpha biology. Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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    07-662
    Nombre del producto:
    Anti-Estrogen-related Receptor α Antibody
  • Characterization of NMDA receptor subunit-specific antibodies: distribution of NR2A and NR2B receptor subunits in rat brain and ontogenic profile in the cerebellum. 7790859

    Selective antisera for NMDA receptor subunits NR2A and NR2B have been developed. Each antiserum identifies a single band on an immunoblot at approximately 175 kDa that appears to be the appropriate subunit of the NMDA receptor. Using these antisera the relative densities of the subunits in eight areas of adult rat brain have been determined. The NR2A subunit was found to be at its highest level in hippocampus and cerebral cortex, to be at intermediate levels in striatum, olfactory tubercle, mid-brain, olfactory bulb, and cerebellum, and to be at lowest levels in the pons-medulla. The NR2B subunit was found to be expressed at its highest levels in the olfactory tubercle, hippocampus, olfactory bulb, and cerebral cortex. Intermediate levels were expressed in striatum and mid-brain, and low levels were detected in the pons-medulla. No signal for NR2B was found in the cerebellum. These regional distributions were compared with that for [3H]MK-801 binding sites. It was found that although the distribution of the NR2A subunit corresponds well with radioligand binding, the distribution of the NR2B subunit does not. The ontogenic profiles of NR2A and NR2B subunits in the rat cerebellum were also determined. Just following birth [postnatal day (P) 2] NR2A subunits are undetectable, whereas NR2B subunits are expressed at amounts easily measurable. Beginning at about P12 the levels of NR2A rise rapidly to reach adult levels by P22. At the same time (P12), levels of NR2B protein begin to decline rapidly to reach undetectable levels by 22 days after birth.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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    Múltiplo
    Nombre del producto:
    Múltiplo
  • MicroRNA-200a serves a key role in the decline of progesterone receptor function leading to term and preterm labor. 22529366

    During pregnancy, uterine quiescence is maintained by increased progesterone receptor (PR) activity, but labor is facilitated by a series of events that impair PR function. Previously, we discovered that miR-200 family members serve as progesterone (P(4))-modulated activators of contraction-associated genes in the pregnant uterus. In this study, we identified a unique role for miR-200a to enhance the local metabolism of P(4) in myometrium and, thus, decrease PR function during the progression toward labor. miR-200a exerts this action by direct repression of STAT5b, a transcriptional repressor of the P(4)-metabolizing enzyme 20α-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (20α-HSD). We observed that miR-200a expression increased and STAT5b expression coordinately decreased in myometrium of mice as they progressed to labor and in laboring myometrium from pregnant women. These changes were associated with a dramatic increase in expression and activity of 20α-HSD in laboring myometrium from mouse and human. Notably, overexpression of miR-200a in cultured human myometrial cells (hTERT-HM) suppressed STAT5b and increased 20α-HSD mRNA levels. In uterine tissues of ovariectomized mice injected with P(4), miR-200 expression was significantly decreased, STAT5b expression was up-regulated, and 20α-HSD mRNA was decreased, but in 15 d postcoitum pregnant mice injected with the PR antagonist RU486, preterm labor was associated with increased miR-200a, decreased STAT5b, and enhanced 20α-HSD expression. Taken together, these findings implicate miR-200a as an important regulator of increased local P(4) metabolism in the pregnant uterus near term and provide insight into the importance of miR-200s in the decline in PR function leading to labor.
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    17-295
    Nombre del producto:
    Chromatin Immunoprecipitation (ChIP) Assay Kit
  • Involvement of de novo synthesized palmitate and mitochondrial EGFR in EGF induced mitochondrial fusion of cancer cells. 25483192

    Increased expressions of fatty acid synthase (FASN) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) are common in cancer cells. De novo synthesis of palmitate by FASN is critical for the survival of cancer cells via mechanisms independent of its role as an energy substrate. Besides the plasma membrane and the nucleus, EGFR can also localize at the mitochondria; however, signals that can activate mitochondrial EGFR (mtEGFR) and the functions of mtEGFR of cancer cells remain unknown. The present study characterizes mtEGFR in the mitochondria of cancer cells (prostate and breast) and reveals that mtEGFR can promote mitochondrial fusion through increasing the protein levels of fusion proteins PHB2 and OPA1. Activation of plasma membranous EGFR (pmEGFR) stimulates the de novo synthesis of palmitate through activation of FASN and ATP-citrate lyase (ACLy). In vitro kinase assay with isolated mitochondria shows that palmitate can activate mtEGFR. Inhibition of FASN blocks the mtEGFR phosphorylation and palmitoylation induced by EGF. Mutational studies show that the cysteine 797 is important for mtEGFR activation and palmitoylation. Inhibition of FASN can block EGF induced mitochondrial fusion and increased the sensitivity of prostate cancer cells to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor. In conclusion, these results suggest that mtEGFR can be activated by pmEGFR through de novo synthesized palmitate to promote mitochondrial fusion and survival of cancer cells. This mechanism may serve as a novel target to improve EGFR-based cancer therapy.
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    Múltiplo
    Nombre del producto:
    Múltiplo
  • Role of PGC-1α in exercise and fasting-induced adaptations in mouse liver. 21832205

    The transcriptional coactivator peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-γ coactivator (PGC)-1α plays a role in regulation of several metabolic pathways. By use of whole body PGC-1α knockout (KO) mice, we investigated the role of PGC-1α in fasting, acute exercise and exercise training-induced regulation of key proteins in gluconeogenesis and metabolism in the liver. In both wild-type (WT) and PGC-1α KO mice liver, the mRNA content of the gluconeogenic proteins glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) was upregulated during fasting. Pyruvate carboxylase (PC) remained unchanged after fasting in WT mice, but it was upregulated in PGC-1α KO mice. In response to a single exercise bout, G6Pase mRNA was upregulated in both genotypes, whereas no significant changes were detected in PEPCK or PC mRNA. While G6Pase and PC protein remained unchanged, liver PEPCK protein content was higher in trained than untrained mice of both genotypes. The mRNA content of the mitochondrial proteins cytochrome c (Cyt c) and cytochrome oxidase (COX) subunit I was unchanged in response to fasting. The mRNA and protein content of Cyt c and COXI increased in the liver in response to a single exercise bout and prolonged exercise training, respectively, in WT mice, but not in PGC-1α KO mice. Neither fasting nor exercise affected the mRNA expression of antioxidant enzymes in the liver, and knockout of PGC-1α had no effect. In conclusion, these results suggest that PGC-1α plays a pivotal role in regulation of Cyt c and COXI expression in the liver in response to a single exercise bout and prolonged exercise training, which implies that exercise training-induced improvements in oxidative capacity of the liver is regulated by PGC-1α.
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    06-984
    Nombre del producto:
    Anti-Mn-SOD Antibody
  • Lactate dehydrogenase B is critical for hyperactive mTOR-mediated tumorigenesis. 21199794

    Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a major downstream effector of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK)-phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-v-akt murine thymoma viral oncogene homologue 1 (AKT) signaling pathway. Although this signaling network is frequently altered in cancer, the underlying mechanisms that cause tumorigenesis as a result of activated mTOR remain largely unknown. We report here that expression of lactate dehydrogenase B (LDHB), a critical enzymatic activator of glycolysis, was upregulated in an mTOR-dependent manner in TSC1(-/-), TSC2(-/-), PTEN(-/-), or activated AKT1-expressing mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEF). LDHB gene expression was transactivated by signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3), a key tumorigenic driver in many cancers, acting as a downstream mTOR effector in both mouse MEFs and human cancer cells. LDHB attenuation blunted the tumorigenic potential of oncogenic TSC2-null cells in nude mice. We concluded that LDHB is a downstream target of mTOR that is critical for oncogenic mTOR-mediated tumorigenesis. Our findings offer proof of concept for targeting LDHB as a therapeutic strategy in cancers driven by aberrant activation of the RTK-PI3K-AKT-mTOR signaling cascade.
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    17-371
    Nombre del producto:
    EZ-ChIP™
  • Role of the nuclear receptor coactivator AIB1-Delta4 splice variant in the control of gene transcription. 21636853

    The oncogene amplified in breast cancer 1 (AIB1) is a nuclear receptor coactivator that plays a major role in the progression of various cancers. We previously identified a splice variant of AIB1 called AIB1-Δ4 that is overexpressed in breast cancer. Using mass spectrometry, we define the translation initiation of AIB1-Δ4 at Met(224) of the full-length AIB1 sequence and have raised an antibody to a peptide representing the acetylated N terminus. We show that AIB1-Δ4 is predominantly localized in the cytoplasm, although leptomycin B nuclear export inhibition demonstrates that AIB1-Δ4 can enter and traffic through the nucleus. Our data indicate an import mechanism enhanced by other coactivators such as p300/CBP. We report that the endogenously and exogenously expressed AIB1-Δ4 is recruited as efficiently as full-length AIB1 to estrogen-response elements of genes, and it enhances estrogen-dependent transcription more effectively than AIB1. Expression of an N-terminal AIB1 protein fragment, which is lost in the AIB1-Δ4 isoform, potentiates AIB1 as a coactivator. This suggests a model whereby the transcriptional activity of AIB1 is squelched by a repressive mechanism utilizing the N-terminal domain and that the increased coactivator function of AIB1-Δ4 is due to the loss of this inhibitory domain. Finally, we show, using Scorpion primer technology, that AIB1-Δ4 expression is correlated with metastatic capability of human cancer cell lines.
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    05-594
    Nombre del producto:
    Anti-HSP90 Antibody
  • Rescue of a primary myelofibrosis model by retinoid-antagonist therapy. 24191050

    Molecular targeting of the two receptor interaction domains of the epigenetic repressor silencing mediator of retinoid and thyroid hormone receptors (SMRT(mRID)) produced a transplantable skeletal syndrome that reduced radial bone growth, increased numbers of bone-resorbing periosteal osteoclasts, and increased bone fracture risk. Furthermore, SMRT(mRID) mice develop spontaneous primary myelofibrosis, a chronic, usually idiopathic disorder characterized by progressive bone marrow fibrosis. Frequently linked to polycythemia vera and chronic myeloid leukemia, myelofibrosis displays high patient morbidity and mortality, and current treatment is mostly palliative. To decipher the etiology of this disease, we identified the thrombopoietin (Tpo) gene as a target of the SMRT-retinoic acid receptor signaling pathway in bone marrow stromal cells. Chronic induction of Tpo in SMRT(mRID) mice results in up-regulation of TGF-β and PDGF in megakaryocytes, uncontrolled proliferation of bone marrow reticular cells, and fibrosis of the marrow compartment. Of therapeutic relevance, we show that this syndrome can be rescued by retinoid antagonists, demonstrating that the physical interface between SMRT and retinoic acid receptor can be a potential therapeutic target to block primary myelofibrosis disease progression.
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    Referencia del producto:
    06-891
    Nombre del producto:
    Anti-SMRTe Antibody