Search Results - "Lyukmanova, Ekaterina"
-
1
Orientational Preferences of GPI-Anchored Ly6/uPAR Proteins
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (20-12-2022)“…Ly6/uPAR proteins regulate many essential functions in the nervous and immune systems and epithelium. Most of these proteins contain single β-structural LU…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
2
Human Secreted Ly-6/uPAR Related Protein-1 (SLURP-1) Is a Selective Allosteric Antagonist of α7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor
Published in PloS one (23-02-2016)“…SLURP-1 is a secreted toxin-like Ly-6/uPAR protein found in epithelium, sensory neurons and immune cells. Point mutations in the slurp-1 gene cause the…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
3
Water-soluble variant of human Lynx1 induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in lung cancer cells via modulation of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors
Published in PloS one (01-05-2019)“…Lynx1 is the first three-finger prototoxin found in the mammalian central nervous system. It is a GPI-anchored protein modulating nicotinic acetylcholine…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
4
Caloric restriction triggers morphofunctional remodeling of astrocytes and enhances synaptic plasticity in the mouse hippocampus
Published in Cell death & disease (30-03-2020)“…Calorie-restricted (CR) diet has multiple beneficial effects on brain function. Here we report morphological and functional changes in hippocampal astrocytes…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
5
Aβ1-42 Accumulation Accompanies Changed Expression of Ly6/uPAR Proteins, Dysregulation of the Cholinergic System, and Degeneration of Astrocytes in the Cerebellum of Mouse Model of Early Alzheimer Disease
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-10-2023)“…Alzheimer disease (AD) is a widespread neurodegenerative disease characterized by the accumulation of oligomeric toxic forms of β-amyloid (Aβ1-42) and…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
6
Mitochondrial malfunction and atrophy of astrocytes in the aged human cerebral cortex
Published in Nature communications (16-12-2023)“…How aging affects cells of the human brain active milieu remains largely unknown. Here, we analyze astrocytes and neurons in the neocortical tissue of younger…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
7
Human secreted protein SLURP-1 abolishes nicotine-induced proliferation, PTEN down-regulation and α7-nAChR expression up-regulation in lung cancer cells
Published in International immunopharmacology (01-05-2020)“…•Three-finger proteins from the Ly6/uPAR family inhibit cancer cell proliferation.•SLURP-1 selectively inhibits the growth of cancer cells.•Human protein…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
8
Spatial structure and oligomerization of viscotoxin A3 in detergent micelles: Implication for mechanisms of ion channel formation and membrane lysis
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (31-12-2021)“…Thionins are the family of small (∼5 kDa) cationic cysteine-rich peptides involved in the immune response in plants. Viscotoxin A3 (VtA3) is the thionin from…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
9
Structural and Functional Characterization of Alternative Transmembrane Domain Conformations in VEGF Receptor 2 Activation
Published in Structure (London) (05-08-2014)“…Transmembrane signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) entails ligand-mediated dimerization and structural rearrangement of the extracellular domains. RTK…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
10
Recombinant Production, NMR Solution Structure, and Membrane Interaction of the Phα1β Toxin, a TRPA1 Modulator from the Brazilian Armed Spider Phoneutria nigriventer
Published in Toxins (03-06-2023)“…Phα1β (PnTx3-6) is a neurotoxin from the spider venom, originally identified as an antagonist of two ion channels involved in nociception: N-type voltage-gated…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
11
Crystal structure reveals canonical recognition of the phosphorylated cytoplasmic loop of human alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor by 14-3-3 protein
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (19-11-2023)“…Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) are ligand-gated ion channels composed of five homologous subunits. The homopentameric α7-nAChR, abundantly…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
12
Biochemical Basis of Skin Disease Mal de Meleda: SLURP-1 Mutants Differently Affect Keratinocyte Proliferation and Apoptosis
Published in Journal of investigative dermatology (01-09-2021)“…Mal de Meleda is an autosomal recessive palmoplantar keratoderma associated with mutations in a gene encoding SLURP-1. SLURP-1 controls growth,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
13
Structural Diversity and Dynamics of Human Three-Finger Proteins Acting on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (01-10-2020)“…Ly-6/uPAR or three-finger proteins (TFPs) contain a disulfide-stabilized β-structural core and three protruding loops (fingers). In mammals, TFPs have been…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
14
Water‐soluble variant of human Lynx1 positively modulates synaptic plasticity and ameliorates cognitive impairment associated with α7‐nAChR dysfunction
Published in Journal of neurochemistry (01-10-2020)“…Lynx1 is a GPI‐tethered protein colocalized with nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in the brain areas important for learning and memory. Previously,…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
15
Molecular Basis for Mambalgin-2 Interaction with Heterotrimeric α-ENaC/ASIC1a/γ-ENaC Channels in Cancer Cells
Published in Toxins (01-10-2023)“…Cancer progression is characterized by microenvironmental acidification. Tumor cells adapt to low environmental pH by activating acid-sensing trimeric ion…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
16
Animal, Herb, and Microbial Toxins for Structural and Pharmacological Study of Acid-Sensing Ion Channels
Published in Frontiers in pharmacology (08-07-2020)“…Acid-sensing ion channels (ASICs) are of the most sensitive molecular sensors of extracellular pH change in mammals. Six isoforms of these channels are widely…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
17
New Three-Finger Protein from Starfish Asteria rubens Shares Structure and Pharmacology with Human Brain Neuromodulator Lynx2
Published in Marine drugs (03-08-2022)“…Three-finger proteins (TFPs) are small proteins with characteristic three-finger β-structural fold stabilized by the system of conserved disulfide bonds. These…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
18
Mambalgin-2 Inhibits Lung Adenocarcinoma Growth and Migration by Selective Interaction With ASIC1/α-ENaC/γ-ENaC Heterotrimer
Published in Frontiers in oncology (28-06-2022)“…Lung cancer is one of the most common cancer types in the world. Despite existing treatment strategies, overall patient survival remains low and new targeted…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
19
NMR Structure and Action on Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors of Water-soluble Domain of Human LYNX1
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (25-03-2011)“…Discovery of proteins expressed in the central nervous system sharing the three-finger structure with snake α-neurotoxins provoked much interest to their role…”
Get full text
Journal Article -
20
Neurotoxins from Snake Venoms and α-Conotoxin ImI Inhibit Functionally Active Ionotropic γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Receptors
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (11-09-2015)“…Ionotropic receptors of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABAAR) regulate neuronal inhibition and are targeted by benzodiazepines and general anesthetics. We show that a…”
Get full text
Journal Article