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Ahmad Abdelzaher Zaki Khalifa

McGill University
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[HTML][HTML] Native doublet microtubules from Tetrahymena thermophila reveal the importance of outer junction proteins

…, SK Yang, T Legal, K Peri, AAZ Khalifa… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cilia are ubiquitous eukaryotic organelles responsible for cellular motility and sensory
functions. The ciliary axoneme is a microtubule-based cytoskeleton consisting of two central …

Tubulin lattice in cilia is in a stressed form regulated by microtubule inner proteins

M Ichikawa, AAZ Khalifa, S Kubo… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Cilia, the hair-like protrusions that beat at high frequencies to propel a cell or move fluid around
are composed of radially bundled doublet microtubules. In this study, we present a near-…

[PDF][PDF] Crystal structure of human PACRG in complex with MEIG1 reveals roles in axoneme formation and tubulin binding

…, AN Bayne, C Black, M Ichikawa, AAZ Khalifa… - Structure, 2021 - cell.com
The Parkin co-regulated gene protein (PACRG) binds at the inner junction between doublet
microtubules of the axoneme, a structure found in flagella and cilia. PACRG binds to the …

Crystal structure of human PACRG in complex with MEIG1

…, N Croteau, M Ichikawa, C Black, AAZ Khalifa… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
In human, the Parkin Co-Regulated Gene (PACRG) shares a bidirectional promoter with
Parkin, a gene involved in Parkinson’s disease, mitochondrial quality control and inflammation. …

Telmisartan protects against aluminum-induced Alzheimer-like pathological changes in rats

M Khalifa, MM Safar, RM Abdelsalam, HF Zaki - Neurotoxicity research, 2020 - Springer
Currently, there is no effective mean for treatment or prevention of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Commonly used AD drugs have a moderate effect and treat only the associated symptoms, …

[HTML][HTML] COMPARISON BETWEEN UTERINE EXTERIORIZATION AND IN-SITU REPAIR OF UTERUS IN CAESARIAN SECTION

HR Mohamed, EM Khalifa, GM Roshdy… - Minia Journal of …, 2023 - mjmr.journals.ekb.eg
… Ruwida Yahia Ahmed lotfy abdEl-hady; ahmed ali mohamed abdelaleem; fatma mokhtar
shaban … Mariam Kamal Kamel; Sahar Refaat Habib; Azza Mohamed Abdel Zaher; Nada …

CardioEgypt 2017 Conference Proceedings

AF Altamimi, KM El Maghraby… - European Heart …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Ischaemic heart disease (IHD) is among the most important causes of left
ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD), which lead to an increase in left ventricular end-diastolic …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-disciplinary approach to sedimentary facies analysis of Messinian Salinity Crisis tectono-sequences (South-Mansoura Area, Nile Delta): incised-valley …

AM Elatrash, MA Abdelwahhab, HA Wanas… - Journal of Petroleum …, 2021 - Springer
The quality of a hydrocarbon reservoir is strongly controlled by the depositional and
diagenetic facies nature of the given rock. Therefore, building a precise geological/depositional …

[HTML][HTML] Azilsartan modulates HMGB1/NF-κB/p38/ERK1/2/JNK and apoptosis pathways during renal ischemia reperfusion injury

R Alaaeldin, SM Bakkar, RH Mohyeldin, FEM Ali… - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
Renal ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury is characterized by an unexpected impairment of
blood flow to the kidney. Azilsartan is an angiotensin receptor blocker that is approved for the …

Phytoplankton blooming in Lake Qarun in relation to chlorophyll a measured by fluorometric and spectrophotometric techniques

SS Zaher, EA Ibrahim - Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and …, 2018 - journals.ekb.eg
Lake Qarun is a closed saline lake in the northern part of El- Fayoum Depression of Egypt.
The objective of this work is to give a complete picture of lake biotic factors to alarm on …