A plant steroid, diosgenin, induces apoptosis, cell cycle arrest and COX activity in osteosarcoma cells.

abstract：:We analyzed the expression of aquaporins (AQPs) in the small intestine to elucidate their functions, and found that AQP9, which had not previously been detected there, is present in duodenum, jejunum, and ileum. AQP9 is expressed in colon as well, but not in stomach. Also, its expression in these intestinal sections i...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Okada S,Misaka T,Matsumoto I,Watanabe H,Abe K

更新日期：2003-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Communication between endothelial and smooth muscle cells (SMCs) contributes to atherosclerosis induced by atherogenic factors, such as oxide LDL. Asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), a newly found cardiovascular risk factor, accumulates in the culture medium of oxide LDL (oxLDL)-treated endothelial cells and positivel...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sun L,Zhang T,Yu X,Xin W,Lan X,Zhang D,Huang C,Du G

更新日期：2011-09-02 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：:A series of oligomeric double and triple helical DNAs with irregular sequences of homopurine and homopyrimidine strands were prepared. DNA triplexes were identified by CD spectroscopy and thermal denaturation profiles (biphasic helix-coil transition). Condensation of oligonucleotides on single and double-stranded DNA ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dolinnaya NG,Pyatrauskene OV,Shabarova ZA

更新日期：1991-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid-beta peptide (Abeta), the major constituent of senile plaques in the Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain, is the main source of oxidative stress leading to neurodegeneration. The methionine residue in this peptide is reported to be responsible for neurotoxicity. Structurally similar substitution with methionine 35 ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dai XL,Sun YX,Jiang ZF

更新日期：2007-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Acaryochloris marina is a prochlorophyte-like cyanobacterium containing both phycobilins and chlorophyll d as light harvesting pigments. We show that the chlorophyll d light harvesting system, composed of Pcb proteins, functionally associates with the photosystem II (PSII) reaction center (RC) core to form a giant sup...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Chen M,Bibby TS,Nield J,Larkum AW,Barber J

更新日期：2005-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The antibacterial activity of many small, positively charged peptides and proteins is based on pore formation in lipid bilayers. It is here proposed to arise from an electroporation effect. This hypothesis is supported by calculations of the electrostatic potential of NK-lysin associated to a membrane. For a significa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Miteva M,Andersson M,Karshikoff A,Otting G

更新日期：1999-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Feeding insects introduce oral secretions (OS) into the wounded tissue of the attacked plant. Various OS-derived molecules must be involved in subsequent processes including the induction of plant defence reactions. Using the planar lipid bilayer membrane technique, isolated OS were analyzed with respect to their memb...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Maischak H,Grigoriev PA,Vogel H,Boland W,Mithöfer A

更新日期：2007-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The Kv3.1 channel plays a crucial role in regulating the high-frequency firing properties of neurons. Here, we determined whether Src regulates the subcellular distributions of the Kv3.1b channel. Co-expression of active Src induced a dramatic redistribution of Kv3.1b to the endoplasmic reticulum. Furthermore, co-expr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bae SH,Kim DH,Shin SK,Choi JS,Park KS

更新日期：2014-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophage T5 Bg/II/Hind III DNA fragment (803 basepairs), containing the genes for 2 tRNAs and 2 RNAs with unknown functions, was cloned in the plasmid pBR322. The analysis of DNA sequence indicates that tRNA genes code isoacceptor tRNAsSer (tRNA1Ser and tRNA2Ser) with anticodons UGA and GGA, respectively. The mai...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kryukov VM,Ksenzenko VN,Kaliman AV,Bayev AA

更新日期：1983-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravital multiphoton imaging allows visualization of infections and pathogenic mechanisms within intact organs in their physiological context. Today, most organs of mice and rats are applicable to in vivo or ex vivo imaging, opening completely new avenues for many researchers. Advances in fluorescent labeling of pat...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Stolp B,Melican K

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The further biochemical characterization and subcellular localization of cardiotin, a high molecular weight (300 kDa) constituent of cardiac muscle, is described. Immunofluorescence assays revealed a colocalization of cardiotin and the Ca2+ pump SERCA2a in the longitudinal sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR). However, in cont...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schaart G,Moens L,Endert JM,Ramaekers FC

更新日期：1997-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of cultured carrot cells with dibutyryl cAMP or forskolin resulted in the appreciable decrease in extracellular K+ concentration. This decrease was found to be transient and the concentration of the ion in the culture medium restored to the original level within few minutes. The cAMP-induced decrease in K+ l...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kurosaki F

更新日期：1997-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Di(1,N6-ethenoadenosine)5',5'''-P1,P4-tetraphosphate, epsilon-(Ap4A), a fluorescent analog of Ap4A has been synthesized by reaction of 2-chloroacetaldehyde with Ap4A. At neutral pH this Ap4A analog presents characteristics maxima at 265 and 274 nm, shoulders at ca 260 and 310 nm and moderate fluorescence (lambda exc 3...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rotilán P,Ramos A,Pintor J,Torres M,Miras-Portugal MT

更新日期：1991-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Culturing human fibroblasts in a three-dimensional collagen matrix leads to a reduction of collagen I by more than 90%, both on the level of mRNA steady-state as well as protein. In order to differentiate changes in de novo transcription and posttranscriptional control, nuclear run on assays and pulse/chase experiment...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Eckes B,Mauch C,Hüppe G,Krieg T

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We show that the calcium-mimic dye, Stains-all, is a convenient probe to study the structural features of the individual calcium-binding sites of calmodulin (CaM) and related calcium-binding proteins (CaBP). These peptides bind the dye in their calcium-binding sites, and induce a circular dichroism (CD) band in the bo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sharma Y,Gopalakrishna A,Balasubramanian D,Fairwell T,Krishna G

更新日期：1993-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) changes were measured in cell bodies of cultured rat hippocampal neurones with the fluorescent indicator Fluo-3. In the absence of external Ca(2+), the cholinergic agonist carbachol (200 microM) and the sarcoendoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) pump inhibitor thapsigargin (0.4 microM) both t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bouron A

更新日期：2000-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Folding of nascent chains resembles the decoding of spoken language in that information is emitted as a unidirectional, one-dimensional string of elements, with higher structures and long-distance interactions emerging with time. Applying a "pseudolinguistic' analysis of structure to a set of all 36 possible six-stran...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gross M

更新日期：1996-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The bi-functional protein dimerization cofactor of HNF1 (DCoH)/pterin-4 alpha-carbinolamine dehydratase (PCD) is found in liver cell nuclei bound to the transcription factor hepatocyte nuclear factor 1 (HNF1) as well as in the cytoplasm acting as an enzyme involved in the phenylalanine hydroxylation system. Deficiency...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ficner R,Sauer UH,Ceska TA,Stier G,Suck D

更新日期：1995-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac toxicity is an uncommon but potentially serious complication of cancer therapy, especially with anthracyclines. One of the most effective anticancer drugs is doxorubicin, but its value is limited by the risk of developing cardiomyopathy and ventricular arrhythmia. When applied to a network of periodically cont...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gorelik J,Vodyanoy I,Shevchuk AI,Diakonov IA,Lab MJ,Korchev YE

更新日期：2003-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In endocrine cells the regulated secretion of hormones, peptides, enzymes and neurotransmitters into the external medium occurs when mature secretory granules fuse with the plasma membrane. Secretory granules form at the trans-Golgi network (TGN) by envelopment of the dense-core aggregate of regulated secretory protei...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tooze SA

更新日期：1991-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:An Mr 21 000 polypeptide, designated APPG, has been purified by reverse-phase, high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), from acid extracts of porcine anterior pituitary glands. This acidic protein possesses an isoelectric point of 4.9. Amino acid analysis shows that it is not a glycoprotein and estimates it t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hsi KL,Seidah NG,De Serres G,Chrétien M

更新日期：1982-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:cDNA for a novel proton/organic cation transporter, OCTN1, was cloned from human fetal liver and its transport activity was investigated. OCTN1 encodes a 551-amino acid protein with 11 transmembrane domains and one nucleotide binding site motif. It is strongly expressed in kidney, trachea, bone marrow and fetal liver ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tamai I,Yabuuchi H,Nezu J,Sai Y,Oku A,Shimane M,Tsuji A

更新日期：1997-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Using reverse transcription followed by PCR amplification (RT-PCR), we have identified multiple messenger RNAs encoding for the neuronal pore-forming Ca(2+) channel subunits alpha(1A) (P/Q channel), alpha(1B) (N channel), alpha(1D) (neuronal/endocrine L channel), alpha(1E) (R channel), alpha(1G-H) (T channel) and alph...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： García-Palomero E,Cuchillo-Ibáñez I,García AG,Renart J,Albillos A,Montiel C

更新日期：2000-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptic digestion of bovine hemoglobin yields a fragment with antibacterial activity. This peptide was purified to homogeneity by a two-step procedure including anion exchange chromatography and preparative reversed-phase HPLC. Mass determination and fragmentation indicated that this peptide corresponded to the 1-23 fr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Froidevaux R,Krier F,Nedjar-Arroume N,Vercaigne-Marko D,Kosciarz E,Ruckebusch C,Dhulster P,Guillochon D

更新日期：2001-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-2) is an important modulator of cell growth and differentiation under both physiological and pathological conditions. Until recently, most investigations into the FGF-2 signalling pathway were concerned with its interaction with specific membrane receptors. Nevertheless, while a 18 ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Delrieu I

更新日期：2000-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used 19F NMR and CD spectra to study interactions of TFP with CaM under various conditions where no aggregation of TFP occurs. It was found that TFP is bound to CaM in the absence of Ca2+ with Ka greater than 4 X 10(4) M in terms of 19F NMR of TFP and that KCl markedly influences the interaction of TFP with Ca...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Shimizu T,Hatano M

更新日期：1983-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The ATP synthase capacity of rat heart myocytes can be measured in sonicates of cultured cardiomyocytes. In these cells, transitions in ATP synthase capacity occur on changing to the anoxic or uncoupled state (drop in ATP synthase capacity of over 40%) or on electrically stimulating the cells to contract (rise of 70%)...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Das AM,Harris DA

更新日期：1989-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:SB203580 (4-(4-fluorophenyl)-2-(4-methylsulfinylphenyl)-5-(4-pyridyl)1H-imi dazole) is widely used as a specific inhibitor of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). Here, we report that SB203580 activates the serine/threonine kinase Raf-1 in quiescent smooth muscle cells in a dose-dependent fashion. The concentr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kalmes A,Deou J,Clowes AW,Daum G

更新日期：1999-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The MDM2 oncoprotein is overexpressed in many human tumors and cancers. MDM2 functions as an E3 ligase for p53 and for itself. MDM2 also interacts with the retinoblastoma protein (RB) and the transcription factor E2F1 to promote cell cycle S-phase entry. Here, we report that MDM2 protein expression is cell cycle-regul...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gu L,Ying H,Zheng H,Murray SA,Xiao ZX

更新日期：2003-06-05 00:00:00