Tag: Neurons
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ADAM23: The Neural Navigator
ADAM23 is the protein that’s making waves in the world of neuroscience. ADAM23 is like that friend who’s always helping you find your way around a new city. This protein is highly expressed in the central nervous system and plays a crucial role in brain development1. Picture ADAM23 as the traffic controller of the neural…
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ADAM22: The Brain’s Gatekeeper
ADAM22 is a unique member of the ADAM family, primarily expressed in the brain. Unlike many of its relatives, ADAM22 is a non-catalytic metalloprotease-like protein, meaning it lacks proteolytic activity4. Picture ADAM22 as the bouncer at an exclusive neural nightclub. It’s involved in regulating cell adhesion and spreading, and it even plays a role in…
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Ryania speciosa, Ryanodine and Ryanoids
Ryania speciosa is a species of plant in the family Salicaceae. The species is significant partly because the ryanoid insecticides are derived from, and have the same mode of action as the alkaloid ryanodine, which was originally extracted from this South American plant, which is also used as a piscicide (fish poison). M. Vahl, 1797 In: Eclog. Am. 1: 51, t. 9 (1796) [1797] The Plant list Roskov…
