Search Results - "BATHGATE, ROSS A.D."
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Evidence that RXFP4 is located in enterochromaffin cells and can regulate production and release of serotonin
Published in Bioscience reports (26-04-2023)“…RXFP4 is a G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) in the relaxin family. It has recently been recognised that this receptor and its cognate ligand INSL5 may have a…”
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Relaxin Therapy Reverses Large Artery Remodeling and Improves Arterial Compliance in Senescent Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Published in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) (01-05-2010)“…Hypertension and aging are associated with large artery structural remodeling and stiffening, which are known to increase cardiovascular risk. Relaxin is a…”
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Relaxin Reverses Cardiac and Renal Fibrosis in Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats
Published in Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. 1979) (01-08-2005)“…The antifibrotic effects of the peptide hormone relaxin on cardiac and renal fibrosis were studied in 9- to 10-month-old male spontaneously hypertensive rats…”
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The A-chain of Human Relaxin Family Peptides Has Distinct Roles in the Binding and Activation of the Different Relaxin Family Peptide Receptors
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (20-06-2008)“…The relaxin peptides are a family of hormones that share a structural fold characterized by two chains, A and B, that are cross-braced by three disulfide…”
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Expression of the Insulin-Like Peptide 3 (INSL3) Hormone-Receptor (LGR8) System in the Testis
Published in Biology of reproduction (01-05-2006)“…The new peptide hormone insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) is a member of the insulin-relaxin family, yet, unlike insulin, it signals through a new G-protein…”
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Solution Structure and Characterization of the LGR8 Receptor Binding Surface of Insulin-like Peptide 3
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (22-09-2006)“…Insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3), a member of the relaxin peptide family, is produced in testicular Leydig cells and ovarian thecal cells. Gene knock-out…”
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Structure of the R3/I5 Chimeric Relaxin Peptide, a Selective GPCR135 and GPCR142 Agonist
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (29-08-2008)“…The human relaxin family comprises seven peptide hormones with various biological functions mediated through interactions with G-protein-coupled receptors…”
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Splice variants of the relaxin and INSL3 receptors reveal unanticipated molecular complexity
Published in Molecular human reproduction (01-08-2005)“…LGR7 and LGR8 are G protein-coupled receptors that belong to the leucine-rich repeat-containing G-protein coupled receptor (LGR) family, including the…”
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The relaxin receptor as a therapeutic target – perspectives from evolution and drug targeting
Published in Pharmacology & therapeutics (Oxford) (01-07-2018)“…The peptide relaxin was first identified as an important circulating hormone during pregnancy over 90 years ago. Research over many years defined the numerous…”
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Spawning induction of the high-value white teatfish sea cucumber, Holothuria fuscogilva, using recombinant relaxin-like gonad stimulating peptide (RGP)
Published in Aquaculture (30-01-2022)“…We have previously shown in Holothuria leucospilota the maturation-inducing role of the neurohormone relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide (RGP). Here, we…”
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Relaxin requires the angiotensin II type 2 receptor to abrogate renal interstitial fibrosis
Published in Kidney international (01-07-2014)“…Fibrosis is a hallmark of chronic kidney disease, for which there is currently no effective cure. The hormone relaxin is emerging as an effective antifibrotic…”
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A Novel Ultra-Stable, Monomeric Green Fluorescent Protein For Direct Volumetric Imaging of Whole Organs Using CLARITY
Published in Scientific reports (12-01-2018)“…Recent advances in thick tissue clearing are enabling high resolution, volumetric fluorescence imaging of complex cellular networks. Fluorescent proteins (FPs)…”
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Ligands selectively tune the local and global motions of neurotensin receptor 1 (NTS1)
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (31-01-2023)“…Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies have revealed that fast methyl sidechain dynamics can report on entropically-driven allostery. Yet, NMR applications…”
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Probing the correlation between ligand efficacy and conformational diversity at the α1A-adrenoreceptor reveals allosteric coupling of its microswitches
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (22-05-2020)“…G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) use a series of conserved microswitches to transmit signals across the cell membrane via an allosteric network encompassing…”
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Optimization and 13CH3 methionine labeling of a signaling competent neurotensin receptor 1 variant for NMR studies
Published in Biochimica et biophysica acta. Biomembranes (01-06-2018)“…Neurotensin is a 13-residue peptide that acts as a neuromodulator of classical neurotransmitters such as dopamine and glutamate in the mammalian central…”
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Swim stress excitation of nucleus incertus and rapid induction of relaxin-3 expression via CRF1 activation
Published in Neuropharmacology (01-01-2010)“…Relaxin-3 (RLX3), a newly identified member of the relaxin peptide family, is distinguished by its enriched expression in GABA projection neurons of the…”
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The single-chain relaxin mimetic, B7-33, maintains the cardioprotective effects of relaxin and more rapidly reduces left ventricular fibrosis compared to perindopril in an experimental model of cardiomyopathy
Published in Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy (01-04-2023)“…The hormone, relaxin (RLX), exerts various organ-protective effects independently of etiology. However, its complex two-chain and three disulphide bonded…”
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Minimization of Human Relaxin-3 Leading to High-Affinity Analogues with Increased Selectivity for Relaxin-Family Peptide 3 Receptor (RXFP3) over RXFP1
Published in Journal of medicinal chemistry (23-02-2012)“…Relaxin-3 is a neuropeptide that is implicated in the regulation of stress responses and memory. The elucidation of its precise physiological role(s) has,…”
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Distribution of relaxin-3 and RXFP3 within arousal, stress, affective, and cognitive circuits of mouse brain
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (01-10-2010)“…Relaxin‐3 (RLN3) and its native receptor, relaxin family peptide 3 receptor (RXFP3), constitute a newly identified neuropeptide system enriched in mammalian…”
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High-Throughput Screening Campaign Identified a Potential Small Molecule RXFP3/4 Agonist
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (11-12-2021)“…Relaxin/insulin-like family peptide receptor 3 (RXFP3) belongs to class A G protein-coupled receptor family. RXFP3 and its endogenous ligand relaxin-3 are…”
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