Elevated expression of the CD4 receptor and cell cycle arrest are induced in Jurkat cells by treatment with the novel cyclic dinucleotide 3',5'-cyclic diguanylic acid.

abstract：:Although bird species studied thus far have no distinct brown adipose tissue (BAT) or a related thermogenic tissue, there is now strong evidence that non-shivering mechanisms in birds may play an important role during cold exposure. Recently, increased expression of the duckling homolog of the avian uncoupling protein...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Toyomizu M,Ueda M,Sato S,Seki Y,Sato K,Akiba Y

更新日期：2002-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:By use of the signal sequence trap method, we isolated a cDNA encoding a novel aspartic protease-like protein from the mouse kidney, and termed it 'kidney-derived aspartic protease-like protein (KAP).' The protein, a 419-amino-acid polypeptide with a 16-amino-acid signal sequence, had 47% identity with mouse cathepsin...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mori K,Ogawa Y,Tamura N,Ebihara K,Aoki T,Muro S,Ozaki S,Tanaka I,Tashiro K,Nakao K

更新日期：1997-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The mucosal epithelium secretes a variety of antimicrobial peptides that act as part of the innate immune system to protect against invading microbes. Here, we describe the functional properties of human defensin (HD) 5, the major antimicrobial peptide produced by Paneth cells in the ileum, in relation to its structur...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： de Leeuw E,Burks SR,Li X,Kao JP,Lu W

更新日期：2007-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotrophins support neuronal survival, development, and plasticity through processes requiring gene expression. We studied how vgf target gene transcription is mediated by a critical promoter region containing E-box, CCAAT and cAMP response element (CRE) sites. The p300 acetylase was present in two distinct protein ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mandolesi G,Gargano S,Pennuto M,Illi B,Molfetta R,Soucek L,Mosca L,Levi A,Jucker R,Nasi S

更新日期：2002-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine alpha 2-antiplasmin (alpha 2AP) has been purified and partially characterized. The amino acid composition is very similar to that of human alpha 2AP, and the N-terminal (23 residues determined) and reactive site loop sequences (42 residues determined) are highly homologous to those of the human protein. Compare...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Christensen S,Sottrup-Jensen L

更新日期：1992-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Trefoil factor family (TFF)-domain peptides 1-3 are mucin-associated molecules, largely found in epithelia of gastrointestinal tissues. Structurally similar, resistant to enzymatic degradation, they are up-regulated around areas of epithelial damage such as ulcers. Transgenic expression or exogenous peptide ameliorate...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wright NA,Hoffmann W,Otto WR,Rio MC,Thim L

更新日期：1997-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Human ovarian clear cell carcinoma cell line (transferrin (Tf)-non-producer), HAC 2, cells were adapted to grow in chemically defined synthetic medium when the cells were cultured with medium containing 10 micrograms/ml of insulin at least for 6 months. They synthesized and secreted constantly the 80 kDa protein immun...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ohkawa K,Takada K,Takizawa N,Hatano T,Tsukada Y,Matsuda M

更新日期：1990-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Small-angle X-ray scattering was used to investigate a complex state of apocalmodulin induced by the binding of a Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV calmodulin target site. Upon binding of the peptide, the molecular weight for apocalmodulin increased by 8.4%, which provides direct evidence for the formation...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Izumi Y,Kuwamoto S,Jinbo Y,Yoshino H

更新日期：2001-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The informational content of the primary structure of thymopoietin (TP) is investigated using the informational spectrum method (ISM). We show that the sequence of TP shares common information with the sequences of long postsynaptic snake neurotoxins, although no apparent similarity was found among their primary struc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Skerl V,Pavlović M

更新日期：1988-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) protease mutant G48H with peptidic inhibitor U-89360E is described. Comparison with wild-type protease-inhibitor complex shows that mutation of flap residue 48 to histidine allows stabilizing van der Waals contacts between the side chains of His48 an...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hong L,Zhang XJ,Foundling S,Hartsuck JA,Tang J

更新日期：1997-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:SV40 large T antigen is phosphorylated at up to ten different amino acids clustered in an N-terminal and a C-terminal part of the polypeptide chain. The N-terminal phosphorylated residues include Ser 123 and Thr 124. We have analyzed the oligomerization, the complex formation with the cellular oncoprotein p53 and the ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Montenarh M,Müller D

更新日期：1987-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of mast cells through their high affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI) leads to the secretion of pre- and neoformed soluble mediators through vesicular carriers. This process is highly regulated in order to adapt the secretion of these potentially dangerous factors to the physiological needs. This regulation requi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Benhamou M,Blank U

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The bchM gene of Rhodobacter sphaeroides has been sequenced and then overexpressed in E. coli producing a protein of M(r) approximately. 27,500. Cell-free extracts of the transformed E. coli strain are able to methylate added Mg protoporphyrin, resulting in the formation of Mg protoporphyrin monomethyl ester. The iden...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gibson LC,Hunter CN

更新日期：1994-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of a calcium-inhibitable adenylyl cyclase type VI (type VI AC) in the central nervous system using an antiserum directed against the N-terminus of type VI AC. Our results indicate that type VI AC immunoreactivity is generally expressed in many brain regions wit...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Liu FC,Wu GC,Hsieh ST,Lai HL,Wang HF,Wang TW,Chern Y

更新日期：1998-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of H2O2 generated by photosystem II (PSII) in the process of photoinhibition of thylakoids with a functional oxygen-evolving complex (OEC) was investigated. The rate of photoinhibition was decreased to the rate of loss of activity in the dark when bovine Fe-catalase was present during the photoinhibito...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bradley RL,Long KM,Frasch WD

更新日期：1991-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of a human lung epithelial cancer cell-line to hypo-osmotic media led to a marked increase in the rate of efflux from the cells of taurine, a non-essential sulfonic amino acid. The osmotically-activated taurine efflux was inhibited by a range of known Cl- channel blockers, the most potent of which were NPPB a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kirk K,Kirk J

更新日期：1993-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysosomal/phagosomal membranes of mammalian cells are coated by highly conserved glycoproteins (lamps) that are thought to protect the membranes from degradation. Interestingly, we identified an amino acid sequence in human lamp-1 characteristic of a cleavage site for the Neisseria gonorrhoeae IgA1 protease. Furthermo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hauck CR,Meyer TF

更新日期：1997-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we found that intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) affect photomorphogenesis in Neurospora crassa. In this study, we investigated the physiological roles of ROS in the response to light and found that the exposure of mycelia to air was important for the light-induced carotenogenesis. Mycelia treated...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Iigusa H,Yoshida Y,Hasunuma K

更新日期：2005-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli heat-shock proteins GroEL and GroES stimulate (in an ATP-dependent manner) the folding of various proteins. In this study scanning microcalorimetry was applied to investigate GroEL thermostability in the presence of its ligands. Mg2+ and K+ ions stabilize while ADP destabilizes the GroEL molecule agai...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Surin AK,Kotova NV,Kashparov IA,Marchenkov VV,Marchenkova SYu,Semisotnov GV

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA clone encoding cytochrome P-450(11)beta of rat adrenal has been cloned and sequenced using a bovine P-450(11)beta cDNA insert (pcP-450(11 beta)-2; (1987) J. Biochem. 102, 559-568) as a probe. The nucleotide sequence contains an open reading frame sufficient to encode the entire amino acid sequence of a P-450(11...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nonaka Y,Matsukawa N,Morohashi,Omura T,Ogihara T,Teraoka H,Okamoto M

更新日期：1989-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloma cells specifically localize in the bone marrow and rarely circulate in blood. To study whether this immobilization could be partially explained by the presence of constitutively activated integrins, particularly alpha4beta1, we used the activation reporter HUTS-21 anti-beta1 mAb. These analyses showed that bet...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： García-Gila M,Cabañas C,García-Pardo A

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:xxR/KxRxxSxx sequences were phosphorylated with high efficiency by both p70 S6 kinase (p70S6K) and MAPKAP kinase-1. The best substrate for MAPKAP kinase-1 (KKKNRTLSVA) was phosphorylated with a Km of 0.17 microM, and the best substrate for p70S6K (KKRNRTLSVA) with a Km of 1.5 microM. The requirement of both enzymes fo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Leighton IA,Dalby KN,Caudwell FB,Cohen PT,Cohen P

更新日期：1995-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The main immunogenic region (MIR) of the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) is the target for the majority of high-affinity autoantibodies produced in myasthenia gravis patients. Some monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to the MIR bind specifically, but with low affinity, to synthetic AChR alpha subunit peptides with the sequence...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Saedi MS,Anand R,Conroy WG,Lindstrom J

更新日期：1990-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococci are a broad group of Gram-positive bacteria. This genus includes various human pathogens causing significant morbidity and mortality. Two of the most important human pathogens are Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus or GAS). Streptococcal pathogens hav...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Syed S,Viazmina L,Mager R,Meri S,Haapasalo K

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesothelial cells, which cover the surface of visceral organs and serous cavities in mammals, play a crucial role in preventing adhesion. We previously reported that primary mesothelial progenitor cells (MPCs) can not only prevent postoperative adhesion but also promote liver regeneration after hepatectomy. Induced pl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Inagaki NF,Inagaki FF,Kokudo N,Miyajima A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to elucidate the molecular mechanisms responsible for the specific lipid-protein interactions, we have undertaken structural and idiotypic analyses of a monoclonal antibody, PS4A7, which binds specifically to phosphatidylserine (PS). Here we showed that one of the anti-idiotypic monoclonal antibodies raised a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Reza F,Igarashi K,Tokita S,Asai K,Aoki J,Asaoka Y,Umeda M,Inoue K

更新日期：1994-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Human ECE-1 is expressed in four isoforms with different tissue distribution and its mRNA and protein levels are altered under certain pathophysiological conditions. To investigate the transcriptional regulation of ECE-1, we studied the regulatory region of ECE-1c, the major ECE-1 isoform. A genomic clone comprising t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Funke-Kaiser H,Bolbrinker J,Theis S,Lemmer J,Richter CM,Paul M,Orzechowski HD

更新日期：2000-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In fission yeast, the only known essential function of Ned8p is the modification of the cullin, Pcu1p, and subsequent Cullin-RING-Ligase (CRL) activation and substrate ubiquitination. We show here that a functional Pcu1p mutant, deleted for its C-terminal autoinhibitory domain, which negates the requirement of neddyla...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Girdwood D,Robertson M,Gordon C

更新日期：2012-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign familial neonatal convulsions, an autosomal dominant epilepsy of newborns, are linked to mutations affecting two six-transmembrane potassium channels, KCNQ2 and KCNQ3. We isolated four splice variants of KCNQ2 in human brain. Two forms generate, after transient expression in COS cells, a potassium-selective cur...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tinel N,Lauritzen I,Chouabe C,Lazdunski M,Borsotto M

更新日期：1998-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The Ala-30 and Asn-32 residues involved in the major antiparallel beta-sheet structure of human epidermal growth factor (hEGF) were substituted with various amino acid residues, and the receptor-binding affinities of the nine variant hEGFs were determined by the use of human KB cells. The Ala-30----Arg, Ala-30----His ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Koide H,Muto Y,Kasai H,Hoshi K,Takusari H,Kohri K,Takahashi S,Sasaki T,Tsukumo K,Miyake T

更新日期：1992-05-04 00:00:00