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The mechanism by which hypoxia increases eNOS expression is poorly understood because a hypoxia responsive element has not yet been identified in the eNOS promoter.
For example, this mechanism may explain somite-mediated segmentation of developing motor axons [ 40, 41].
Although therapy with peptides seems to reduce allergic responses, the mechanism of the response to treatment has not been clear, in particular, exactly which cells, cell surface markers, and cytokines are involved in modifying the immune response.
Ongoing studies will attempt to elucidate the mechanism of action behind the phenomenon such as the effects on downstream signaling pathways including NFkB, and apoptosis.
One of the effects of PKR is to phosphorylate the α subunit of the general translation initiation factor eIF-2, which constitutes a major mechanism for global translation arrest.