1. Leucine stimulates ASCT2 amino acid transporter expression in porcine jejunal epithelial cell line (IPEC-J2) through PI3K/Akt/mTOR and ERK signaling pathways

   • Shihai Zhang
   • Man Ren
   • Shiyan Qiao

   Original Article 26 July 2014 Pages: 2633 - 2642

   

2. Arginine protects muscle cells from wasting in vitro in an mTORC1-dependent and NO-independent manner

   • Daniel J. Ham
   • Marissa K. Caldow
   • René Koopman

   Original Article 06 August 2014 Pages: 2643 - 2652

   

3. C-type natriuretic peptide attenuates LPS-induced endothelial activation: involvement of p38, Akt, and NF-κB pathways

   • Gan Chen
   • Jingxiang Zhao
   • Hong Zhou

   Original Article 06 August 2014 Pages: 2653 - 2663

   

4. Improved prediction of residue flexibility by embedding optimized amino acid grouping into RSA-based linear models

   • Hua Zhang
   • Lukasz Kurgan

   Original Article 09 August 2014 Pages: 2665 - 2680

   

5. Metabolomic analysis of amino acid and fat metabolism in rats with l-tryptophan supplementation

   • Zheng Ruan
   • Yuhui Yang
   • Yulong Yin

   Original Article 20 August 2014 Pages: 2681 - 2691

   

6. The regulatory peptide apelin: a novel inhibitor of renal interstitial fibrosis

   • Li-Yan Wang
   • Zong-Li Diao
   • Wen-Hu Liu

   Original Article 28 August 2014 Pages: 2693 - 2704

   

7. BP8, a novel peptide from avian immune system, modulates B cell developments

   • Xiao-Dong Liu
   • Bin Zhou
   • Pu-Yan Chen

   Original Article 29 August 2014 Pages: 2705 - 2713

   

8. Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of thiododecaborated α, α- cycloalkylamino acids for the treatment of malignant brain tumors by boron neutron capture therapy

   • Yoshihide Hattori
   • Shintaro Kusaka
   • Mitsunori Kirihata

   Original Article 31 August 2014 Pages: 2715 - 2720

   

9. In vivo NIRF imaging-guided delivery of a novel NGR–VEGI fusion protein for targeting tumor vasculature

   • Wenhui Ma
   • Guoquan Li
   • Kai Chen

   Original Article 03 September 2014 Pages: 2721 - 2732

   

10. Impact of fluorination on proteolytic stability of peptides: a case study with α-chymotrypsin and pepsin

    • Vivian Asante
    • Jérémie Mortier
    • Beate Koksch

    Original Article 06 September 2014 Pages: 2733 - 2744

    

11. Novel fluorinated lipopeptides from Bacillus sp. CS93 via precursor-directed biosynthesis

    • Neil K. O’Connor
    • Alex S. Hudson
    • Cormac D. Murphy

    Original Article 06 September 2014 Pages: 2745 - 2752

    

12. β,γ-Diamino acid: an original building block for hybrid α/γ-peptide synthesis with extra hydrogen bond donating group

    • Andrii Stanovych
    • Régis Guillot
    • Valérie Alezra

    Original Article 09 September 2014 Pages: 2753 - 2757

    

13. Melittin peptides exhibit different activity on different cells and model membranes

    • Elaheh Jamasbi
    • Steven Batinovic
    • Mohammed Akhter Hossain

    Original Article 09 September 2014 Pages: 2759 - 2766

    

14. The spermidine analogue GC7 (N1-guanyl-1,7-diamineoheptane) induces autophagy through a mechanism not involving the hypusination of eIF5A

    • Serafina Oliverio
    • Marco Corazzari
    • Mauro Piacentini

    Original Article 14 September 2014 Pages: 2767 - 2776

    

15. Antioxidant activity of caffeoyl-prolyl-histidine amide and its effects on PDGF-induced proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells

    • Seon-Yeong Kwak
    • Hyun Jung Lee
    • Yoon-Sik Lee

    Original Article 14 September 2014 Pages: 2777 - 2785

    

16. Sepsis-induced changes in amino acid transporters and leucine signaling via mTOR in skeletal muscle

    • Lacee J. Laufenberg
    • Anne M. Pruznak
    • Charles H. Lang

    Original Article 14 September 2014 Pages: 2787 - 2798

    

17. Analysis of amino acids by HPLC/electrospray negative ion tandem mass spectrometry using 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl chloride (Fmoc-Cl) derivatization

    • Jörg Ziegler
    • Steffen Abel

    Original Article 14 September 2014 Pages: 2799 - 2808

    

18. Metformin inhibits the invasion of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells and enhances the chemosensitivity to sorafenib through a downregulation of the ERK/JNK-mediated NF-κB-dependent pathway that reduces uPA and MMP-9 expression

    • Shu-Ching Hsieh
    • Jen-Pi Tsai
    • Yi-Hsien Hsieh

    Original Article 23 September 2014 Pages: 2809 - 2822

    

19. Easy preparation of dehydroalanine building blocks equipped with oxazolidin-2-one chiral auxiliaries, and applications to the stereoselective synthesis of substituted tryptophans

    • Rossella De Marco
    • Lorenzo Cavina
    • Luca Gentilucci

    Original Article 27 September 2014 Pages: 2823 - 2839

    

20. Structure of the cyclic peptide [W8S]contryphan Vn: effect of the tryptophan/serine substitution on trans–cis proline isomerization

    • Ridvan Nepravishta
    • Walter Mandaliti
    • Maurizio Paci

    Original Article 27 September 2014 Pages: 2841 - 2853