Valosin-containing protein (VCP; p97; cdc48 in yeast) is a hexameric ATPase of the AAA family
(ATPases with multiple cellular activities) involved in multiple cellular functions, including …

Recent case reports provided alarming signals that treatment with bortezomib might be
associated with cardiac events. In all reported cases, patients experiencing cardiac problems …

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is an approved therapeutic procedure that exerts cytotoxic
activity toward tumor cells by inducing production of reactive oxygen species such as singlet …

We previously investigated the biological, non-antibacterial effects of bacteriophage T4 in
mammals (binding to cancer cells in vitro and attenuating tumour growth and metastases in …

Thioredoxins (Trx) together with thioredoxin reductases (TrxR) participate in the maintenance
of protein thiol homeostasis and play cytoprotective roles in tumor cells. Therefore, …

HeLa cells stably expressing the α chain of T-cell receptor (αTCR), a model substrate of ER-associated
degradation (ERAD), were used to analyze the effects of BiP/Grp78 depletion by …

The fine structure of the zona pellucida of mouse unfertilized egg cells and of mouse embryos
was investigated. In addition to standard fixation for electron microscopy, fixation with an …

ABC transporters pump out from cells a large number of endo- and xenobiotics including
signal molecules and toxins; they are molecular markers of stem/progenitor cells as well. Here, …

BACKGROUND: Bronchial remodeling is currently known to affect not only patients with
asthma, but also COPD patients. Some studies have demonstrated that basement membrane …

Quantitative ultrastructural evaluation of satellite cells (SCs) of rats immobilized for 7, 14, and
36 days after soleus muscle denervation was performed. Alterations in SCs of experimental …