scholarly journals Deciphering the sensing of α-amyrin acetate with hs-DNA: a multipronged biological probe

RSC Advances ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1238-1243
Author(s):  
Amol V. Pansare ◽  
Amol A. Shedge ◽  
Maryappa C. Sonawale ◽  
Shubham V. Pansare ◽  
Akshay D. Mahakal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
Biological Sensing ◽  
Biological Probe

In this study, we focus on the biomimetic development of small molecules and their biological sensing with DNA.

scholarly journals Connecting Small Molecules with Similar Assay Performance Profiles Leads to New Biological Hypotheses

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 771-781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vlado Dančík ◽  
Hyman Carrel ◽  
Nicole E. Bodycombe ◽  
Kathleen Petri Seiler ◽  
Dina Fomina-Yadlin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
High Throughput Screening ◽  
Target Identification ◽  
Bioactive Compound ◽  
Rapid Identification ◽  
Support Mechanism ◽  
Assay Performance ◽  
Performance Profiles ◽  
Biological Probe ◽  
Similarity Searches

High-throughput screening allows rapid identification of new candidate compounds for biological probe or drug development. Here, we describe a principled method to generate “assay performance profiles” for individual compounds that can serve as a basis for similarity searches and cluster analyses. Our method overcomes three challenges associated with generating robust assay performance profiles: (1) we transform data, allowing us to build profiles from assays having diverse dynamic ranges and variability; (2) we apply appropriate mathematical principles to handle missing data; and (3) we mitigate the fact that loss-of-signal assay measurements may not distinguish between multiple mechanisms that can lead to certain phenotypes (e.g., cell death). Our method connected compounds with similar mechanisms of action, enabling prediction of new targets and mechanisms both for known bioactives and for compounds emerging from new screens. Furthermore, we used Bayesian modeling of promiscuous compounds to distinguish between broadly bioactive and narrowly bioactive compound communities. Several examples illustrate the utility of our method to support mechanism-of-action studies in probe development and target identification projects.

Gap junctions in the prothoracic glands of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta

1992 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 706-707
Author(s):  
Ji-da Dai ◽  
M. Joseph Costello ◽  
Lawrence I. Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Gap Junctions ◽  
Small Molecules ◽  
Manduca Sexta ◽  
Freeze Fracture ◽  
Cell Communication ◽  
Cellular Level ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Prothoracic Glands ◽  
Polyhydroxylated Steroids ◽  
Stimulation Of

Insect molting and metamorphosis are elicited by a class of polyhydroxylated steroids, ecdysteroids, that originate in the prothoracic glands (PGs). Prothoracicotropic hormone stimulation of steroidogenesis by the PGs at the cellular level involves both calcium and cAMP. Cell-to-cell communication mediated by gap junctions may play a key role in regulating signal transduction by controlling the transmission of small molecules and ions between adjacent cells. This is the first report of gap junctions in the PGs, the evidence obtained by means of SEM, thin sections and freeze-fracture replicas.

Fusion and Fission Processes in Exocytosis: Possible Roles for Synexin and Osmotic Lysis in the Two Events

1980 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 594-597
Author(s):  
H.B. Pollard ◽  
C.E. Creutz ◽  
C.J. Pazoles ◽  
J.H. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
Chromaffin Cells ◽  
Adrenal Glands ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Extracellular Calcium ◽  
Large Protein ◽  
Granule Membrane ◽  
Osmotic Lysis ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Chemical Evidence

Exocytosis is a general concept describing secretion of enzymes, hormones and transmitters that are otherwise sequestered in intracellular granules. Chemical evidence for this concept was first gathered from studies on chromaffin cells in perfused adrenal glands, in which it was found that granule contents, including both large protein and small molecules such as adrenaline and ATP, were released together while the granule membrane was retained in the cell. A number of exhaustive reviews of this early work have been published and are summarized in Reference 1. The critical experiments demonstrating the importance of extracellular calcium for exocytosis per se were also first performed in this system (2,3), further indicating the substantial service given by chromaffin cells to those interested in secretory phenomena over the years.

Innovative Radiotracer: Peptide und Small Molecules

2009 ◽  
Vol 181 (S 01) ◽  
Author(s):  
HJ Wester ◽  
I Dijkgraaf ◽  
M Schottelius ◽  
G Henriksen ◽  
M Schwaiger
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules

Pollen induced asthma – could small molecules in pollen exacerbate the protein-mediated allergic response?

Planta Medica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (S 01) ◽  
pp. S1-S381
Author(s):  
A Bozicevic ◽  
M De Mieri ◽  
C Nassenstein ◽  
M Hamburger
Keyword(s):  
Small Molecules ◽  
Allergic Response

Visualizing 3D Molecular Structures Using an Augmented Reality App

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristina Eriksen ◽  
Bjarne Nielsen ◽  
Michael Pittelkow
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Small Molecules ◽  
Computer Modelling ◽  
Simple Procedure ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Free Software ◽  
Programming Skills ◽  
2D Space ◽  
Made In

<p>We present a simple procedure to make an augmented reality app to visualize any 3D chemical model. The molecular structure may be based on data from crystallographic data or from computer modelling. This guide is made in such a way, that no programming skills are needed and the procedure uses free software and is a way to visualize 3D structures that are normally difficult to comprehend in the 2D space of paper. The process can be applied to make 3D representation of any 2D object, and we envisage the app to be useful when visualizing simple stereochemical problems, when presenting a complex 3D structure on a poster presentation or even in audio-visual presentations. The method works for all molecules including small molecules, supramolecular structures, MOFs and biomacromolecules.</p>

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