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Microbial glucuronidase activity also has been shown to be important in activating foodborne procarcinogens in the gut (Humblot et al. 2007), further illustrating the role of this enzyme in chemical metabolism.

Thus, a direct transcriptional activation of Snail by ATF3 may also be important in activating and/or maintaining Wnt/β-catenin signaling in these tumors through a positive feedback loop.

The models presented in Supplementary Figs 3 and 4 show ML scars to be important in activating tectonics, while the reduction in crust and mantle strength may also determine the dominant factor in tectonic evolution.

Meanwhile, the water molecule was also bound to the side-chain of Glu187 and TYR226, which was thought to be important in activating the water molecule during catalysis.

17 Trypsinogen IV is known to activate PAR-2 receptors 16 and so may be important in activating afferent nerves, inflammatory changes and increased permeability, all of which could contribute to IBS symptoms.

Although it is likely that different tumour types use different genetic pathways to establish a blood supply, oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes that are frequently associated with transformation also appear to be important in activating the angiogenic switch.

In parallel, these TRAFs are important in activating transcription factors NF-kB and/or IRF-3 by hMPV.

It has been postulated that XBP-1 is important in activating the WFS1 promoter in SH-SY5Y cells [22].

It has been shown that XBP-1 is important in activating the WFS1 promoter (29, 30).

The methylation status of a gene is important in determining its transcription, and new understanding indicates that the spatial location of methylation is important in activating or silencing gene transcription.

Manumycin A (Man A) is a natural antibiotic produced by Streptomyces parvulus and was shown to competitively inhibit farnesyl protein transferase enzyme that is important in activating a variety of signaling proteins including Ras.