• Homology modeling and ligand docking of Mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 5 (MK5) 

      Lindin, Inger; Wuxiuer, Yimingjiang; Kufareva, Irina; Abagyan, Ruben; Moens, Ugo; Sylte, Ingebrigt; Ravna, Aina Westrheim (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Background: Mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 5 (MK5) is involved in one of the major signaling pathways in cells, the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway. MK5 was discovered in 1998 by the groups of Houng Ni and Ligou New, and was found to be highly conserved throughout the vertebrates. Studies, both in vivo and in vitro, have shown that it is implicated in tumor ...
    • Identification of novel serotonin transporter compounds by virtual Screening 

      Gabrielsen, Mari; Kurczab, Rafal; Siwek, Agata; Wolak, Malgorzata; Ravna, Aina Westrheim; Kristiansen, kurt; Kufareva, Irina; Abagyan, Ruben; Nowak, Gabriel; Chilmonczyk, Zdzislaw; Sylte, Ingebrigt; Bojarski, Andrzej J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-02-12)
      The serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) transporter (SERT) plays an essential role in the termination of serotonergic neurotransmission by removing 5-HT from the synaptic cleft into the presynaptic neuron. It is also of pharmacological importance being targeted by antidepressants and psychostimulant drugs. Here, five commercial databases containing approximately 3.24 million drug-like compounds ...
    • Inhibition of PDE5A1 guanosine cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) hydrolysing activity by sildenafil analogues that inhibit cellular cGMP efflux 

      Subbotina, Anna; Ravna, Aina Westrheim; Lyså, Roy Andre; Abagyan, Ruben; Bugno, Ryszard; Sager, Georg (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-17)
      <p><i>Objectives</i>: To determine the ability of 11 sildenafil analogues to discriminate between cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (cnPDEs) and to characterise their inhibitory potencies (<kursiv>K</kursiv><sub>i</sub> values) of PDE5A1‐dependent guanosine cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) hydrolysis.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: Sildenafil analogues were identified by virtual ligand screening (VLS) ...