Search Results - "Manyosa, Joan"
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Structural biology workflow for the expression and characterization of functional human sodium glucose transporter type 1 in Pichia pastoris
Published in Scientific reports (04-02-2019)“…Heterologous expression of human membrane proteins is a challenge in structural biology towards drug discovery. Here we report a complete expression and…”
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Biomechanics of forearm rotation: force and efficiency of pronator teres
Published in PloS one (28-02-2014)“…Biomechanical models are useful to assess the effect of muscular forces on bone structure. Using skeletal remains, we analyze pronator teres rotational…”
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Critical Role of Electrostatic Interactions of Amino Acids at the Cytoplasmic Region of Helices 3 and 6 in Rhodopsin Conformational Properties and Activation
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (11-05-2007)“…The cytoplasmic sides of transmembrane helices 3 and 6 of G-protein-coupled receptors are connected by a network of ionic interactions that play an important…”
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Structural features of the C‐terminus from the human neurokinin‐1 receptor
Published in The FEBS journal (01-07-2012)“…The neurokinin‐1 receptor (NK1R) is a G‐protein coupled receptor found in the central and peripheral nervous systems of vertebrates, and is responsible for…”
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Forearm pronation efficiency in A.L. 288‐1 (Australopithecus afarensis) and MH2 (Australopithecus sediba): Insights into their locomotor and manipulative habits
Published in American journal of physical anthropology (01-12-2017)“…Objectives The locomotor and manipulative abilities of australopithecines are highly debated in the paleoanthropological context. Australopithecus afarensis…”
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An A-form of poly[d(A-C)] · poly[d(G-T)] induced by mercury (II) as studied by UV and FTIR spectroscopies
Published in FEBS letters (16-01-1995)“…The conformational changes of poly[d(A-C)]·poly[d(GT)] induced by Hg(CiO 4) 2 in aqueous solution have been studied using UV absorption and fourth derivative…”
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Analysis of the forearm rotational efficiency in extant hominoids: New insights into the functional implications of upper limb skeletal structure
Published in Journal of human evolution (01-11-2014)“…The greatly diversified locomotor behaviors in the Hominoidea impose different mechanical requirements in the upper limb of each species. As forearm rotation…”
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Functional plasticity of the human humerus: Shape, rigidity, and muscular entheses
Published in American journal of physical anthropology (01-04-2013)“…ABSTRACT The relationship between the mechanical loading undergone by a bone and its form has been widely assumed as a premise in studies aiming to reconstruct…”
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Technical note: Forearm pronation efficiency analysis in skeletal remains
Published in American journal of physical anthropology (01-11-2009)“…This work presents an original methodology for analyzing forearm‐pronation efficiency from skeletal remains and its variation with regard to changes in the…”
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Biomechanical model of pronation efficiency: New insight into skeletal adaptation of the hominoid upper limb
Published in American journal of physical anthropology (01-03-2008)“…Despite considerable literature on the functional anatomy of the hominoid upper limb, there are no quantitative approaches relating to bone design and the…”
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Activity-related sexual dimorphism in Alaskan foragers from Point Hope: Evidences from the upper limb
Published in Anthropologischer Anzeiger (01-01-2015)“…Ipiutak (100BCE-500CE) and Tigara (1200-1700CE) are two populations from Point Hope, Alaska. As commonly observed in forager communities, it may be expected…”
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Functional implications of radial diaphyseal curvature
Published in American journal of physical anthropology (01-03-2009)“…A recent study (Galtés et al.: Am J Phys Anthropol 135 (2008) 293‐300) demonstrated that during pronation, pronator teres exerts a favorable force for radial…”
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The eye photoreceptor protein rhodopsin. Structural implications for retinal disease
Published in FEBS Letters (25-09-2002)“…Rhodopsin is the membrane receptor responsible for photoreception in the vertebrate retina. Its characteristic seven-transmembrane helical structural motif is…”
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On-chip photoactivation of heterologously expressed rhodopsin allows kinetic analysis of G-protein signaling by surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy
Published in Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry (01-08-2010)“…Surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy allows the study of protein interaction dynamics in real-time. Application of this technique to G-protein coupled…”
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The eye photoreceptor protein rhodopsin. Structural implications for retinal disease 1
Published in FEBS letters (25-09-2002)“…Rhodopsin is the membrane receptor responsible for photoreception in the vertebrate retina. Its characteristic seven‐transmembrane helical structural motif is…”
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3D Analysis of the Forearm Rotational Efficiency Variation in Humans
Published in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) (01-07-2012)“…Pronosupination is a component of the hominoid orthograde corporal plane that enables primates to execute efficient and sure locomotion in their habitat and is…”
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Altered functionality in rhodopsin point mutants associated with retinitis pigmentosa
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (28-03-2003)“…Point mutations found in rhodopsin associated with the retinal degenerative disease retinitis pigmentosa have been expressed in mammalian COS-1 cells,…”
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Biomechanics of Forearm Rotation: Force and Efficiency of Pronator Teres: e90319
Published in PloS one (01-02-2014)“…Biomechanical models are useful to assess the effect of muscular forces on bone structure. Using skeletal remains, we analyze pronator teres rotational…”
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Ca2+/recoverin dependent regulation of phosphorylation of the rhodopsin mutant R135L associated with retinitis pigmentosa
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (13-10-2006)“…No single molecular mechanism accounts for the effect of mutations in rhodopsin associated with retinitis pigmentosa. Here we report on the specific effect of…”
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