Do mammalian cells synthesize lipoic acid? Identification of a mouse cDNA encoding a lipoic acid synthase located in mitochondria.

abstract：:The relevance of MDR-1 gene expression to the multidrug resistance phenotype was investigated. Drug-resistant cells, KB-V1 and MCF7/ADR, constantly expressed mRNA of the MDR-1 gene and were more resistant to vinblastine and adriamycin than drug-sensitive cells, KB-3-1 and MCF7. The drug efflux rate of KB-V1 was the sa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kim HM,Oh GT,Hong DH,Kim MS,Kang JS,Park SM,Han SB

更新日期：1997-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of insulin and IGF-I on the cell surface quantities of GLUT1, GLUT3 and GLUT4 glucose transporters in L6 myotubes were determined with the exofacial bis-mannose phololabel (ATB-BMPA). In basal cells, an equal molar quantity of each transporter isoform was found at the cell surface. Insulin stimulated the t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wilson CM,Mitsumoto Y,Maher F,Klip A

更新日期：1995-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:S100 beta is a neurite extension factor and has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease and Down's syndrome. It belongs to a group of low molecular weight calcium-binding proteins containing the helix-loop-helix calcium binding motif. The structure of only one S100 protein, calbindin D9k, which has the lowest sequence ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kilby PM,Van Eldik LJ,Roberts GC

更新日期：1995-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The high affinity (low Km) cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase (PDE) is activated by GTP, while the cyclic AMP PDE is not. GTP and its hydrolysis-resistant analogue, guanylylimidodiphosphate (GppNHp), display a half-maximal stimulating effect at almost the same concentration (5 X 10(-6) M). The GTP stimulating effect is not ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Spina A,Chiosi E,Paolisso G,Laurenza A,Illiano G

更新日期：1983-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the interaction of the yeast RAS2 protein with guanine nucleotides using energetic parameters for the dissociation of RAS.nucleotide complexes. The results indicated that a Gly-->Ser substitution at position 82 led to an altered interaction with GppNHp and, to a lesser extent, also with GDP. It was als...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： De Vendittis E,Fasano O

更新日期：1994-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic nuclear RNA binding proteins share a common sequence motif thought to be implicated in RNA binding. One of the two domains present in A1 hnRNP protein, has been modelled by homology in order to make a prediction of the main features of the RNA binding site. Acylphosphatase (EC 3.6.1.7) was selected as templ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ghetti A,Bolognesi M,Cobianchi F,Morandi C

更新日期：1990-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation is highly regulated by various agents. Unexpectedly, we report here that the damage-associated molecular pattern S100A9 protein, a potent neutrophil activator and inducer of cytokine production in monocytes, is not a direct activator of cytokine production in human neutrophils. However, S100A9 primed IL-8...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Simard JC,Noël C,Tessier PA,Girard D

更新日期：2014-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribonuclease T1 can be unfolded and refolded without forming noticeable amounts of aggregates allowing to characterise the dimensions of a protein in different denatured states in terms of the Stokes radius RS. Upon thermal unfolding RS increases from 1.74 nm at 20 degrees C to 2.14 nm at 60 degrees C. By contrast, RS...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gast K,Zirwer D,Damaschun H,Hahn U,Müller-Frohne M,Wirth M,Damaschun G

更新日期：1997-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) exposure uncouples proximal T-cell receptor (TCR)-signalling events. Here, we demonstrate that chronic TNF-alpha exposure also attenuates signalling distal to the TCR, by specifically inhibiting Ca2+ influx evoked by thapsigargin in CD4+ T-cells. Mitogen-induced Ca2+...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Church LD,Goodall JE,Rider DA,Bacon PA,Young SP

更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA mismatch repair endonuclease MutL consists of N-terminal ATPase and C-terminal endonuclease domains. The endonuclease domain binds zinc ion, although the ion seems not to function as a catalytic metal ion. Here, we solved the crystal structures of the Aquifex aeolicus MutL (aqMutL) endonuclease domain complexe...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fukui K,Baba S,Kumasaka T,Yano T

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene array profiling of RNA from cells engineered to express a dominant-negative version of the ETS family member transcription factor Pea3 (polyomavirus enhancer activator 3) identified WT1 as a candidate downstream gene. Given the co-expression of WT1 and Pea3 in developing kidney and breast tissue undergoing mesenc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Discenza MT,Vaz D,Hassell JA,Pelletier J

更新日期：2004-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of either crude or purified preparations of the gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA)/benzodiazepine receptor complex with arginine-specific reagents resulted in a time- and concentration-dependent loss of [3H]muscimol binding activity. Following exposure to either 2,3-butanedione or phenylglyoxal (less than or equal t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Widdows KB,Kirkness EF,Turner AJ

更新日期：1987-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of synthetic cationic lipids on the structure of DNA was studied. The fluorescence enhancement of ethidium bromide on intercalation into DNA was suppressed by the addition of bilayer-forming lipids, but not by micellar ones. Results on the fluorescence depolarization index suggest that ethidium bromide is n...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Akao T,Fukumoto T,Ihara H,Ito A

更新日期：1996-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the effects of anticancer drugs, inhibitors of microtubule organisation, on the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (PTP) in Ehrlich ascites tumour cells. Taxol (5-20 microM) and colchicine (100-500 microM) prevented closing of the cyclosporin A-sensitive PTP. No taxol or colchicine effects on oxidati...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Evtodienko YV,Teplova VV,Sidash SS,Ichas F,Mazat JP

更新日期：1996-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified cDNAs coding for homologues to tetrapod prion proteins (PrPs) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Japanese pufferfish (Fugu rubripes), which were termed 'similar to PrPs' (stPrPs). Besides significant sequence homologies the fish stPrPs display characteristic structural features in common with tetrapod ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Oidtmann B,Simon D,Holtkamp N,Hoffmann R,Baier M

更新日期：2003-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The guanine nucleotide exchange reaction catalyzed by elongation factor Ts is proposed to arise from the intrusion of the side chains of D80 and F81 near the Mg2+ binding site in EF-Tu. D80A and F81A mutants of E. coli EF-Ts were 2-3-fold less active in promoting GDP exchange with E. coli EF-Tu while the D80AF81A muta...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zhang Y,Li X,Spremulli LL

更新日期：1996-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The nef gene of human and simian immunodeficiency virus is a key factor in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pathogenesis and virus replication. Several Nef-induced phenomena, including the down-regulation of CD4 molecule, have been previously reported. In this study, we have identified and cloned a novel cellular pr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fukushi M,Dixon J,Kimura T,Tsurutani N,Dixon MJ,Yamamoto N

更新日期：1999-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial dynamin-like GTPase Mgm1 exists as a long (l-Mgm1) and a short isoform (s-Mgm1). They both are essential for mitochondrial fusion. Here we show that the isoforms interact in a homotypic and heterotypic manner. Their submitochondrial distribution between inner boundary membrane and cristae was markedl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zick M,Duvezin-Caubet S,Schäfer A,Vogel F,Neupert W,Reichert AS

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheromone receptors are expressed in the accessory olfactory system, which is vital for non-specific chemical communication and for sexual behavior. Under the hypothesis that some of the pheromone molecules released from female reproductive organs might regulate sperm chemotaxis or chemokinesis, we examined whether th...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tatsura H,Nagao H,Tamada A,Sasaki S,Kohri K,Mori K

更新日期：2001-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the incorporation of [(14)C]serine and of [(3)H]sphingosine into sphingomyelin in the presence or absence of brefeldin A (BFA) in three different cell types. Administration of BFA (1 microgram/ml) to fibroblasts for 24 h increased the incorporation of label into sphingomyelin 1.5-3 fold compared with u...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sadeghlar F,Sandhoff K,van Echten-Deckert G

更新日期：2000-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric antibodies composed of mouse-derived variable regions and human-derived constant regions have been developed for clinical use. However, construction of chimeric mouse/human genes in expression vectors is time-consuming work. In this study, we developed convenient vectors for construction of chimeric mouse/hum...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kameyama K,Imai K,Itoh T,Taniguchi M,Miura K,Kurosawa Y

更新日期：1989-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Physicochemical properties of proteins are controlled mainly by post-translational modifications such as amino acid phosphorylation. Although molecular dynamics simulations have been shown to be a valuable tool for studying the effects of phosphorylation on protein structure and dynamics, most of the previous studies ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kawade R,Kuroda D,Tsumoto K

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TGF-β family signaling through Smads is conceptually a simple and linear signaling pathway, driven by sequential phosphorylation, with type II receptors activating type I receptors, which in turn activate R-Smads. Nevertheless, TGF-β family proteins induce highly complex programs of gene expression responses that are ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Xu P,Liu J,Derynck R

更新日期：2012-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Preillumination of intact cells of the eukaryotic, halotolerant, cell-wall-less green alga Dunaliella salina induces a dark ATPase activity the magnitude of which is about 3-5-fold higher than the ATPase activity observed in dark-adapted cells. The light-induced activity arises from the activation and stabilization in...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Selman-Reimer S,Selman BR

更新日期：1988-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-binding protein kinase from amphibian oocytes modifies serine and threonine residues in the molecules of substrates and utilizes both ATP and GTP. Low concentrations of heparin inhibit protein kinase. The foregoing suggests that this enzyme is casein kinase II. It is shown that RNA-binding proteins lack active for...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kandror KV,Stepanov AS

更新日期：1984-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated whether the expression in Arabidopsis thaliana seeds of a transgene (the Phaseolus vulgaris arcelin (arc)5-I gene) could be enhanced by the simultaneous introduction of an antisense gene for an endogenous seed storage protein (2S albumin). Seeds of plants transformed with both the arc5-I gene and ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Goossens A,Van Montagu M,Angenon G

更新日期：1999-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we provide evidence that endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress suppresses DNA double-strand break (DSB) repair and increases radiosensitivity of tumor cells by altering Rad51 levels. We show that the ER stress inducer tunicamycin stimulates selective degradation of Rad51 via the 26S proteasome, impairing DS...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yamamori T,Meike S,Nagane M,Yasui H,Inanami O

更新日期：2013-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of protein-protein interactions involved turn or loop regions. The excised linear peptides from these regions reveal complex conformational averaging. To circumvent this motional averaging and to stabilize the beta-turn conformation, extensive effort has been devoted to the design of constrained peptido...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lee MS,Gardner B,Kahn M,Nakanishi H

更新日期：1995-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In rat brain astroglia-enriched cultures long-term treatment with interleukin-1beta induces NO release and stimulation of soluble guanylyl cyclase. The cGMP formed is recovered in the extracellular medium but not in the cell monolayer. The interleukin-1beta effect is mediated by type I receptor and potentiated by inte...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pedraza CE,Baltrons MA,García A

更新日期：2001-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Tau is reversibly hyperphosphorylated in the mouse brain by starvation or cold water swimming. Here, we report tau phosphorylation in the hippocampus of normal mouse after ether anesthesia, known to trigger typical stress reactions. Robust phosphorylation of tau was observed immediately and 10min after ether vapor exp...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ikeda Y,Ishiguro K,Fujita SC

更新日期：2007-03-06 00:00:00