Ali Isbilir

Ali Isbilir

Doctor of Philosophy

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13
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Additional affiliations
March 2015 - June 2015
Philipps University of Marburg
Position
  • Researcher
Description
  • Functional characterization of neuropeptide receptors from insect species by means of FRET.
February 2013 - May 2013
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie
Position
  • Student
Description
  • Characterization of small molecules affecting endomembrane trafficking and brassinosteroid (BR) signaling
September 2012 - December 2012
Ghent University
Position
  • Student
Description
  • Detection of honey bee pathogens by Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA)
Education
February 2016 - September 2020
University of Wuerzburg
Field of study
  • Pharmacology
February 2014 - January 2016
Bogazici University
Field of study
  • Molecular Biology and Genetics
September 2012 - July 2013
Ghent University
Field of study
  • MSc in Biochemie en Biotechnologie

Publications

Publications (13)
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Oligomerization of membrane proteins has received intense research interest because of their importance in cellular signaling and the large pharmacological and clinical potential this offers. Fluorescence imaging methods are emerging as a valid tool to quantify membrane protein oligomerization at high spatial and temporal resolution. Here, we provi...
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Significance Class A G protein−coupled receptors (GPCRs) can form dimers and oligomers via poorly understood mechanisms. We show here that the chemokine receptor CXCR4, which is a major pharmacological target, has an oligomerization behavior modulated by its active conformation. Combining advanced, single-molecule, and single-cell optical tools wit...
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G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are key signaling proteins that mostly function as monomers, but for several receptors constitutive dimer formation has been described and in some cases is essential for function. Using single-molecule microscopy combined with super-resolution techniques on intact cells, we describe here a dynamic monomer–dimer e...
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are regulated by complex molecular mechanisms, both in physiologic and pathologic conditions, and their signaling can be intricate. Many factors influence their signaling behavior, including the type of ligand that activates the GPCR, the presence of interacting partners, the kinetics involved, or their location....
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) play a pivotal role in regulating key physiological events in all animal species. Recent advances in collective analysis of genes and proteins revealed numerous potential neuropeptides and GPCRs from insect species, allowing for the characterization of peptide–receptor pairs. In this work, we used fluorescence re...
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Brachydactyly type E (BDE), shortened metacarpals, metatarsals, cone-shaped epiphyses, and short stature commonly occurs as a sole phenotype. Parathyroid hormone-like protein (PTHrP) has been shown to be responsible in all forms to date, either directly or indirectly. We used linkage and then whole genome sequencing in a small pedigree, to elucidat...
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Activation of the human cannabinoid receptor type 1 (hCB1R) with high spatiotemporal control is useful to study processes involved in different pathologies related to nociception, metabolic alterations, and neurological disorders. To synthesize new agonist ligands for hCB1R, we have designed different classes of photoswitchable molecules based on a...
Thesis
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G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) constitute the largest class of membrane proteins, and are the master components that translate extracellular stimulus into intracellular signaling, which in turn modulates key physiological and pathophysiological processes. Research within the last three decades suggests that many GPCRs can form complexes with e...
Conference Paper
G-protein-coupled-receptors (GPCRs), the largest membrane protein family regulate a plethora of cellular functions and represent the target of around 40 % of marketed drugs. To develop novel and more specific drugs is crucial to understand their mode of activation and modulation. Ligand binding induces a conformation change of its cognate receptor....
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Insect neuropeptide receptors, including allatostatin receptor type C (AstR-C), a G protein-coupled receptor, are among the potential targets for designing next-generation pesticides that despite their importance in offering a new mode-of-action have been overlooked. Focusing on AstR-C of Thaumetopoea pityocampa, a common pest in Mediterranean coun...
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Insect neuropeptide receptors are among the potential targets for designing next-generation pesticides. Activation of allatostatin receptor type C (AstR-C), a G Protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), upon stimulation with its endogenous ligand, allatostatin C (AST-C), leads to the inhibition of juvenile hormone (JH) secretion that consequently regulates...
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G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) are biologic switches that transduce extracellular stimuli into intracellular responses in the cell. Temporally resolving GPCR transduction pathways is key to understanding how cell signaling occurs. Here, we investigate the kinetics and dynamics of the activation and early signaling steps of the CXC chemokine re...

Questions

Question (1)
Question
Dear colleagues,
This is the first time I need a customly synthesized peptide for in vitro use. I, of course, found a lot of companies on the internet, but I guess it is better to get an opinion from the people who are already experienced on this field. 
All in all, could you suggest me any European company for custom peptide synthesis?
Thank you all in advance!
Ali Isbilir

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