Activated immune cells and the signaling molecules then reach the BBB via the blood circulation, causing systemic inflammation and elevated levels of circulating cytokines that upregulate adhesion molecules, chemokines, and MMPs in the BBB (157, 158), while downregulating TJs to increase the permeability of the BEC layer (159)
Mechanistically, phosphorylation is the process of transferring the -phosphate group from ATP or GTP to the side chain of an amino acid in the substrate protein (commonly occurring at serine, threonine, and tyrosine residues), with ATP and GTP being converted to ADP and GDP, respectively
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