Structure of the F-spondin domain of mindin, an integrin ligand and pattern recognition molecule.

Role of Mindin in Diabetic Nephropathy

A number of studies have shown that proinflammatory cytokines have important roles in determining the development of microvascular diabetic complications, including nephropathy. Inflammatory biomarkers should be useful for diagnosis or monitoring of diabetic nephropathy. Mindin (spondin 2) is a member of the mindin-/F-spondin family of secreted extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. Recent studie...

The extracellular matrix protein mindin serves as an integrin ligand and is critical for inflammatory cell recruitment.

Leukocyte recruitment to inflammation sites depends on interactions between integrins and extracellular matrix (ECM). In this report we show that mice lacking the ECM protein mindin exhibit severely impaired recruitment of neutrophils and macrophages in 4 different inflammation models. Furthermore, neutrophils directly bind to immobilized mindin, and mindin matrix mediates neutrophil migration ...

Viruses Promotes Intranasal Clearance of Influenza Pattern Recognition Molecule Mindin

Molecular docking and in silico ADME prediction of Ticagrelor as an antagonist of the P2Y12 receptor

The purpose of the present research work is prediction of electronic and physico-chemical properties of the novel medicinal compound Ticagrelor (AZD6140) using density functional theory (DFT) method. Firstly, its molecular structure was optimized at B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) basis set of theory at room temperature. The global reactivity indices used to study the reactivity and stability of the title ...

Binding of F-spondin to amyloid- precursor protein: A candidate amyloid- precursor protein ligand that modulates amyloid- precursor protein cleavage

Amyloidprecursor protein (APP), a type I membrane protein, is physiologically processed by or -secretases that cleave APP N-terminal to the transmembrane region. Extracellular -cleavage of APP generates a large secreted N-terminal fragment, and a smaller cellular C-terminal fragment. Subsequent -secretase cleavage in the transmembrane region of the C-terminal fragment induces secretion of small...