Search Results - "FEIL, Susanne"
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Transdifferentiation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells to Macrophage-Like Cells During Atherogenesis
Published in Circulation research (12-09-2014)“…RATIONALE:Atherosclerosis is a widespread and devastating disease, but the origins of cells within atherosclerotic plaques are not well defined. OBJECTIVE:To…”
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Pore-forming protein toxins: from structure to function
Published in Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology (01-05-2005)“…Pore-forming protein toxins (PFTs) are one of Nature's most potent biological weapons. An essential feature of their toxicity is the remarkable property that…”
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Real-time imaging of cGMP signaling shows pronounced differences between glomerular endothelial cells and podocytes
Published in Scientific reports (30-10-2024)“…Recent clinical trials of drugs enhancing cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) signaling for cardiovascular diseases have renewed interest in cGMP biology…”
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Structural Basis for Receptor Recognition by the Human CD59-Responsive Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysins
Published in Structure (London) (06-09-2016)“…Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) are a family of pore-forming toxins that punch holes in the outer membrane of eukaryotic cells. Cholesterol serves as…”
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Fumarates improve psoriasis and multiple sclerosis by inducing type II dendritic cells
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (24-10-2011)“…Fumarates improve multiple sclerosis (MS) and psoriasis, two diseases in which both IL-12 and IL-23 promote pathogenic T helper (Th) cell differentiation…”
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cGMP Signaling and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Plasticity
Published in Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (19-04-2018)“…Cyclic GMP regulates multiple cell types and functions of the cardiovascular system. This review summarizes the effects of cGMP on the growth and survival of…”
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Structural Studies of Streptococcus pyogenes Streptolysin O Provide Insights into the Early Steps of Membrane Penetration
Published in Journal of molecular biology (20-02-2014)“…Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) are a large family of bacterial toxins that exhibit a dependence on the presence of membrane cholesterol in forming…”
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A shear-dependent NO-cGMP-cGKI cascade in platelets acts as an auto-regulatory brake of thrombosis
Published in Nature communications (16-10-2018)“…Mechanisms that limit thrombosis are poorly defined. One of the few known endogenous platelet inhibitors is nitric oxide (NO). NO activates NO sensitive…”
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Crystal structure of Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumolysin provides key insights into early steps of pore formation
Published in Scientific reports (25-09-2015)“…Pore-forming proteins are weapons often used by bacterial pathogens to breach the membrane barrier of target cells. Despite their critical role in infection…”
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Structure of the Lectin Regulatory Domain of the Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysin Lectinolysin Reveals the Basis for Its Lewis Antigen Specificity
Published in Structure (London) (08-02-2012)“…The cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) punch holes in target cell membranes through a highly regulated process. Streptococcus mitis lectinolysin (LLY)…”
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Role of the NO-GC/cGMP signaling pathway in platelet biomechanics
Published in Platelets (Edinburgh) (01-12-2024)“…Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) is a second messenger produced by the NO-sensitive guanylyl cyclase (NO-GC). The NO-GC/cGMP pathway in platelets has been…”
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Transgenic Mice for cGMP Imaging
Published in Circulation research (02-08-2013)“…RATIONALE:Cyclic GMP (cGMP) is an important intracellular signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system, but its spatiotemporal dynamics in vivo is largely…”
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Cre/lox-assisted non-invasive in vivo tracking of specific cell populations by positron emission tomography
Published in Nature communications (05-09-2017)“…Many pathophysiological processes are associated with proliferation, migration or death of distinct cell populations. Monitoring specific cell types and their…”
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Sildenafil Potentiates a cGMP-Dependent Pathway to Promote Melanoma Growth
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (22-03-2016)“…Sildenafil, an inhibitor of the cGMP-degrading phosphodiesterase 5 that is used to treat erectile dysfunction, has been linked to an increased risk of…”
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The Hyperpolarization-Activated Channel HCN4 Is Required for the Generation of Pacemaker Action Potentials in the Embryonic Heart
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (09-12-2003)“…Hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated cation currents, termed Ifor Ih, are generated by four members of the hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic…”
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Optogenetic manipulation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate to probe phosphodiesterase activities in megakaryocytes
Published in Open biology (17-08-2022)“…Cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) signalling plays a fundamental role in many cell types, including platelets. cGMP has been implicated in platelet…”
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HCN3 Contributes to the Ventricular Action Potential Waveform in the Murine Heart
Published in Circulation research (14-10-2011)“…RATIONALE:The hyperpolarization-activated current Ih that is generated by hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated channels (HCNs) plays a key role…”
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Presynaptically localized cyclic GMP-dependent protein kinase 1 is a key determinant of spinal synaptic potentiation and pain hypersensitivity
Published in PLoS biology (01-03-2012)“…Synaptic long-term potentiation (LTP) at spinal neurons directly communicating pain-specific inputs from the periphery to the brain has been proposed to serve…”
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Structural Basis for Glycogen Recognition by AMP-Activated Protein Kinase
Published in Structure (London) (01-10-2005)“…AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) coordinates cellular metabolism in response to energy demand as well as to a variety of stimuli. The AMPK β subunit acts as…”
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Structure of the lysine specific protease Kgp from Porphyromonas gingivalis, a target for improved oral health
Published in Protein science (01-01-2015)“…The oral pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis is a keystone pathogen in the development of chronic periodontitis. Gingipains, the principle virulence factors of…”
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