The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has emerged in
Chinese people in December 2019 and has currently spread worldwide causing the COVID …

Despite decades of accumulated knowledge about proteins and their post-translational
modifications (PTMs), numerous questions remain regarding their molecular composition …

The renin-angiotensin system has powerful effects in control of the blood pressure and
sodium homeostasis. These actions are coordinated through integrated actions in the …

Abstract Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)—a zinc-dependent dicarboxypeptidase with
two catalytic domains—plays a major part in blood pressure regulation by converting …

Since the first identification of renin by Tigerstedt and Bergmann in 1898, the renin-
angiotensin system (RAS) has been extensively studied. The current view of the system is …

Alzheimer's disease is an irreversible, progressive neurodegenerative disorder. Various
therapeutic approaches are being used to improve the cholinergic neurotransmission, but …

T LYMPHOCYTES can recognize and be activated by a very small number of complexes of
peptide with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules displayed on the surface of …

Angiotensin I–converting enzyme (ACE) catalyzes the conversion of angiotensin I to
vasoconstrictor angiotensin II, and also inactivates the antihypertensive vasodilator …

Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) plays an essential role in two physiological systems,
one leading to the production of angiotensin II and the other to the degradation of …

Five structural features in mRNAs have been found to contribute to the fidelity and efficiency
of initiation by eukaryotic ribosomes. Scrutiny of vertebrate cDNA sequences in light of these …