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Gene annotation of nuclear receptor superfamily genes in the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus and the effects of 20‐hydroxyecdysone on lipid metabolism by Nascimento, P. V. P., Almeida‐Oliveira, F., Macedo‐Silva, A., Ausina, P., Motinha, C., Sola‐Penna, M., Majerowicz, D.

“…The hormone 20‐hydroxyecdysone is fundamental for regulating moulting and metamorphosis in immature insects, and it plays a role in physiological regulation in…”
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Stabilization against Thermal Inactivation Promoted by Sugars on Enzyme Structure and Function: Why Is Trehalose More Effective Than Other Sugars? by Sola-Penna, Mauro, Meyer-Fernandes, José Roberto

“…Trehalose has been described to act as the best stabilizer of structure and function of several macromolecules. Although other sugars also stabilize…”
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Trehalose and glycerol stabilize and renature yeast inorganic pyrophosphatase inactivated by very high temperatures by Zancan, Patricia, Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…A number of naturally occurring small organic molecules, primarily involved in maintaining osmotic pressure in the cell, display chaperone-like activity,…”
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Regulation of human erythrocyte metabolism by insulin: Cellular distribution of 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase and its implication for red blood cell function by Zancan, Patricia, Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…Human erythrocytes are highly specialized cells whose function is oxygen transport. These cells’ sole metabolic source of energy is the fermentation of glucose…”
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Filamentous actin and its associated binding proteins are the stimulatory site for 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase association within the membrane of human erythrocytes by Real-Hohn, Antonio, Zancan, Patricia, Da Silva, Daniel, Martins, Eliane R., Salgado, Leonardo T., Mermelstein, Claudia S., Gomes, Andre M.O., Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…Glycolytic enzymes reversibly associate with the human erythrocyte membrane (EM) as part of their regulatory mechanism. The site for this association has been…”
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Protection against thermal denaturation by trehalose on the plasma membrane H+-ATPase from yeast. Synergetic effect between trehalose and phospholipid environment by Felix, C F, Moreira, C C, Oliveira, M S, Sola-Penna, M, Meyer-Fernandes, J R, Scofano, H M, Ferreira-Pereira, A

“…Yeast cells have had to develop mechanisms in order to protect themselves from chemical and physical agents of the environment to which they are exposed. One…”
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Calcium influx: A possible role for insulin modulation of intracellular distribution and activity of 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase in human erythrocytes by Zancan, Patricia, Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…Human erythrocyte cells contain specific, active insulin receptor. However, the physiological relevance of this receptor is unclear. Here we show that Ca 2+…”
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Regulation of acyl-CoA-binding protein (RpACBP-1) gene expression by serotonin and heme in the kissing bug Rhodnius prolixus by Alves-Bezerra, M., Majerowicz, D., Sola-Penna, M., Meyer-Fernandes, J.R., Gondim, K.C.

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new class of mechanism-based inhibitors for Trypanosoma cruzi trans-sialidase and their influence on parasite virulence by Carvalho, Sebastião T, Sola-Penna, Mauro, Oliveira, Isadora A, Pita, Samuel, Gonçalves, Arlan S, Neves, Bianca C, Sousa, Francisco R, Freire-de-Lima, Leonardo, Kurogochi, Masaki, Hinou, Hiroshi, Nishimura, Shin-Ichiro, Mendonça-Previato, Lucia, Previato, Jose O, Todeschini, Adriane R

“…One of the most interesting aspects of Trypanosoma cruzi is its adaptation to obtain sialic acid from its host, fulfilling this need exclusively through the…”
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Modulation of 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase oligomeric equilibrium by calmodulin: Formation of active dimmers by Marinho-Carvalho, Monica M., Zancan, Patricia, Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…Muscle 6-phospho-1-kinase (PFK) is the key regulatory enzyme of the glycolytic pathway and is a calmodulin-binding protein binding two calmodulin molecules per…”
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Opposing effects of two osmolytes--trehalose and glycerol--on thermal inactivation of rabbit muscle 6-phosphofructo-1-kinase by Faber-Barata, Joana, Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…Trehalose and glycerol are known as good stabilizers of function and structure of several macromolecules against stress conditions. We previously reported that…”
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Clotrimazole decreases human breast cancer cells viability through alterations in cytoskeleton-associated glycolytic enzymes by Meira, Débora Dummer, Marinho-Carvalho, Mônica M., Teixeira, Cesar A., Veiga, Venício F., Da Poian, Andrea T., Holandino, Carla, de Freitas, Marta S., Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…Cancer cells are characterized by a high rate of glycolysis, which is their primary energy source. Glycolysis is known to be controlled by allosteric…”
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Inhibition of yeast glutathione reductase by trehalose: possible implications in yeast survival and recovery from stress by Sebollela, Adriano, Louzada, Paulo Roberto, Sola-Penna, Mauro, Sarone-Williams, Verietta, Coelho-Sampaio, Tatiana, Ferreira, Sérgio T.

“…Accumulation of trehalose has been implicated in the tolerance of yeast cells to several forms of stress, including heat-shock and high ethanol levels…”
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Epinephrine modulates cellular distribution of muscle phosphofructokinase by Gomes Alves, Gutemberg, Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…In this paper, we report evidences that cellular distribution of phosphofructokinase can be affected by epinephrine stimulation in rabbit skeletal muscle…”
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Cellular distribution of phosphofructokinase activity and implications to metabolic regulation in human breast cancer by El-Bacha, Tatiana, de Freitas, Marta Sampaio, Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…Neoplastic cells generally present profound changes in glucose metabolism. The mechanisms underlying such process are numerous and all may involve altered…”
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Mayaro virus infection alters glucose metabolism in cultured cells through activation of the enzyme 6-phosphofructo 1-kinase by El-Bacha, Tatiana, Menezes, Maíra M T, Azevedo e Silva, Melissa C, Sola-Penna, Mauro, Da Poian, Andrea T

“…Although it is well established that cellular transformation with tumor virus leads to changes on glucose metabolism, the effects of cell infection by…”
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Urea Increases Tolerance of Yeast Inorganic Pyrophosphatase Activity to Ethanol: The Other Side of Urea Interaction with Proteins by Lopes, Dahabada H.J., Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…Ethanol is the major product of yeast sugar fermentation and yet, at certain concentrations, it is very toxic to yeast cells. The major targets for ethanol's…”
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Counteracting effects of urea and methylamines in function and structure of skeletal muscle myosin by Ortiz-Costa, Susana, Sorenson, M.M., Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…Myosin is an asymmetric protein that comprises two globular heads (S1) and a double-stranded α-helical rod. We have investigated the effects of urea and the…”
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Effects of insulin and actin on phosphofructokinase activity and cellular distribution in skeletal muscle by Silva, Ana Paula P, Alves, Gutemberg G, Araújo, Alexandre H B, Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…In this work, we report evidences that the association of phosphofructokinase and F-actin can be affected by insulin stimulation in rabbit skeletal muscle…”
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Inactivation of yeast inorganic pyrophosphatase by organic solvents by Grazinoli-Garrido, Rodrigo, Sola-Penna, Mauro

“…A number of application for enzymes in organic solvents have been developed in chemical processing, food related conversions and analyses. The only unsolved…”
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