Protein farnesyltransferase: kinetics of farnesyl pyrophosphate binding and product release

ES Furfine, JJ Leban, A Landavazo, JF Moomaw… - Biochemistry, 1995 - ACS Publications
MATERIALS AND METHODS Materials. Unlabeled FPP was from USF (Tampa, FL),[1-3H]
FPP was from DuPont New England Nuclear Research Products (Wilmington, DE), assay stop …

High-affinity neuropeptide Y receptor antagonists.

…, D Heyer, A Landavazo, JJ Leban - Proceedings of the …, 1995 - National Acad Sciences
Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is one of the most abundant peptide transmitters in the mammalian
brain. In the periphery it is costored and coreleased with norepinephrine from sympathetic …

Structure–Activity Relationships of Novel Thiazole-Based Modafinil Analogues Acting at Monoamine Transporters

…, P Neill, JA Khan, V Bakulev, JJ Leban… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Atypical dopamine reuptake inhibitors, such as modafinil, are used for the treatment of
sleeping disorders and investigated as potential therapeutics against cocaine addiction and for …

[HTML][HTML] Low-affinity/high-selectivity dopamine transport inhibition sufficient to rescue cognitive functions in the aging rat

…, J Malikovic, NY Aher, M Zehl, V Dragacevic, JJ Leban… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The worldwide increase in cognitive decline, both in aging and with psychiatric disorders,
warrants a search for pharmacological treatment. Although dopaminergic treatment …

Two-step binding mechanism for HIV protease inhibitors

ES Furfine, E D'Souza, KJ Ingold, JJ Leban… - Biochemistry, 1992 - ACS Publications
Leban.l Thomas Spector,* and David J. T. Porter* … W., Plattner, JJ, Rittenhouse, J. W.,
Turón, M, Wideburg, N., Kohlbrenner, W. E., Simmer, R., Helfrich, R., Paul, D. …

Reinstatement of synaptic plasticity in the aging brain through specific dopamine transporter inhibition.

…, N Gajic, M Pistis, N Singewald, JJ Leban… - Molecular …, 2021 - europepmc.org
Aging-related neurological deficits negatively impact mental health, productivity, and social
interactions leading to a pronounced socioeconomic burden. Since declining brain …

Heterocyclic analogues of modafinil as novel, atypical dopamine transporter inhibitors

…, EP Gonzalez, V Bakulev, JJ Leban… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Modafinil is a wake promoting compound with high potential for cognitive enhancement. It is
targeting the dopamine transporter (DAT) with moderate selectivity, thereby leading to …

Design and synthesis of novel protease inhibitors. Tripeptide α′, β′-epoxyketones as nanomolar inactivators of the proteasome

A Spaltenstein, JJ Leban, JJ Huang, KR Reinhardt… - Tetrahedron letters, 1996 - Elsevier
Pergamon SOO40-4039(96)00018-4 Design and Synthesis of Novel Protease Inhibitors.
Tripeptide cx’$‘-Epoxyketones as Nanomolar Page 1 Pergamon Tetrahedron Letters, Vol. 37 …

[HTML][HTML] Chirality Matters: Fine-Tuning of Novel Monoamine Reuptake Inhibitors Selectivity through Manipulation of Stereochemistry

…, E Urban, T Langer, C Pifl, J Lubec, JJ Leban… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The high structural similarity, especially in transmembrane regions, of dopamine,
norepinephrine, and serotonin transporters, as well as the lack of all crystal structures of human …

Novel modified carboxy terminal fragments of neuropeptide Y with high affinity for Y2-type receptors and potent functional antagonism at the Y1-type receptor

JJ Leban, D Heyer, A Landavazo… - Journal of medicinal …, 1995 - ACS Publications
Peptide analogs of neuropeptide Y (NPY) with a Tyr-32 and Leu-34 replacement resulted in
the decapeptide TyrIleAsnLeuIleTyrArgLeuArgTyr-NH2 (9; Table 1) and a 3700-fold …