The peptide activates extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation in a dose-dependent manner, leading to nuclear translocation and activation of transcription factors including c-Fos, c-Jun, and early growth response-1 (Egr-1) that drive expression of genes involved in cell growth, migration, and angiogenesis
It ensures that your results are a true reflection of the peptide's biological activity, not an artifact of its chemical degradation
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Interestingly, compared with classical SARS-CoV, ORF3a of SARS-CoV-2 can separate homotypic fusion and protein classification components, thereby inhibiting fusion of autophagosomes and lysosomes, which is a unique feature of SARS-CoV-2 inhibition of autophagy (212, 213)
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