"Desmosine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A rare amino acid found in elastin, formed by condensation of four molecules of lysine into a pyridinium ring.
| Descriptor ID |
D003895
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.725.762.300 D12.125.072.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Desmosine- Desmosine
- 4-(4-Amino-4-Carboxybutyl)-1-(5-Amino-5-Carboxypentyl)-3,5-bis(3-Amino-3-Carboxypropyl)pyridinium
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Desmosine" by people in Profiles.
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Hirakawa H, Pierce RA, Bingol-Karakoc G, Karaaslan C, Weng M, Shi GP, Saad A, Weber E, Mariani TJ, Starcher B, Shapiro SD, Cataltepe S. Cathepsin S deficiency confers protection from neonatal hyperoxia-induced lung injury. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2007 Oct 15; 176(8):778-85.
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Basalyga DM, Simionescu DT, Xiong W, Baxter BT, Starcher BC, Vyavahare NR. Elastin degradation and calcification in an abdominal aorta injury model: role of matrix metalloproteinases. Circulation. 2004 Nov 30; 110(22):3480-7.
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Hornstra IK, Birge S, Starcher B, Bailey AJ, Mecham RP, Shapiro SD. Lysyl oxidase is required for vascular and diaphragmatic development in mice. J Biol Chem. 2003 Apr 18; 278(16):14387-93.
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Churg A, Zay K, Shay S, Xie C, Shapiro SD, Hendricks R, Wright JL. Acute cigarette smoke-induced connective tissue breakdown requires both neutrophils and macrophage metalloelastase in mice. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2002 Sep; 27(3):368-74.