Uncoupling proteins--how do they work and how are they regulated.

abstract：:Carbon monoxide (CO) is a gaseous transmitter that is known to be involved in several physiological processes, but surprisingly it is also becoming a promising molecule to treat several pathologies including stroke and cancer. CO can cross the plasma membrane and activate guanylate cyclase, increasing the cGMP concent...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Retamal MA,León-Paravic CG,Ezquer M,Ezquer F,Del Rio R,Pupo A,Martínez AD,González C

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last 15 years of effort in understanding bacterial DNA replication and repair has identified that the donut shaped beta2 sliding clamp is harnessed by very functionally different DNA polymerases throughout the lifecycle of the bacterial cell. Remarkably, the sites of binding of these polymerases, in most cases, ap...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Wijffels G,Dalrymple B,Kongsuwan K,Dixon NE

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper has a wide and important role in biological systems, determining conformation and activity of many metalloproteins and enzymes, such as cytochrome oxidase and superoxide dismutase . Furthermore, due to its possible reactivity with nonspecific proteins and toxic effects, elaborate systems of absorption, concentr...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Inesi G

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncoupling proteins (UCPs) mediate inducible proton conductance in the mitochondrial inner membrane. Herein, we summarize our knowledge regarding UCPs in invertebrates. Since 2001, the presence of UCPs has been demonstrated in nematodes, mollusks, amphioxi, and insects. We discuss the following important issues concer...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Slocinska M,Barylski J,Jarmuszkiewicz W

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High throughput microarrays were initially developed to analyse the expression of many RNA transcripts in parallel. The technology has since been adapted to a variety of applications, one of which is the analysis of the genome to study DNA dosage and sequence content. Advances in microarray fabrication and completion ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Waddell N

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnetic targeting has shown promise to improve the efficacy and safety of different classes of therapeutic agents by enabling their active guidance to the site of disease and minimizing dissemination to nontarget tissues. However, its translation into clinic has proven difficult because of inherent limitations of tra...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Chorny M,Fishbein I,Forbes S,Alferiev I

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide, one of the most prevalent forms of chronic disease is alcoholic fatty liver, which may progress to more severe forms of liver injury including steatohepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. The molecular mechanisms by which ethanol consumption causes accumulation of hepatic lipid are multiple and complex. Chroni...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Rogers CQ,Ajmo JM,You M

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart disease is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in Western society and the incidence is projected to increase significantly over the next few decades as our population ages. Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood at a rate to commensurate with tissue metabolic requirements and re...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Graham RM,Bishopric NH,Webster KA

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in the developmental biology, genetics and cell biology of the inner ear are guiding research to novel therapeutic modalities - a market currently estimated to be at least US Dollars 10 billion. This article highlights prospects to manipulate the mammalian hearing organ with gene and stem cell delivery...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Tang LS,Montemayor C,Pereira FA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tilorone hydrochloride, a low-molecular-weight synthetic compound, induces interferon production and has been reported to have both antiviral and antitumor activities. Here, we have demonstrated the ability of tilorone to activate NK cells and specific subpopulations of cytotoxic CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes that recog...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Sharapova TN,Romanova EA,Sashchenko LP,Yashin DV

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many organisms the processes of DNA replication and recombination are closely linked. For instance, in bacterial and eukaryotic systems, replication forks can become stalled or damaged, in many cases leading to the formation of double stranded breaks. Replication restart is an essential mechanism in which the recom...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Wilkinson DE,Weller SK

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The faithful propagation of cellular signals in most organisms relies on the coordinated functions of a large family of protein kinases that share a conserved catalytic domain. The catalytic domain is a dynamic scaffold that undergoes large conformational changes upon activation. Most of these conformational changes, ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Yeung W,Ruan Z,Kannan N

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acids glutamate and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) have primarily been characterized as the most prevalent excitatory and inhibitory, respectively, neurotransmitters in the vertebrate central nervous system. However, the role of these signaling molecules extends far beyond the synapse. GABA, glutamate, and t...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Dave KA,Bordey A

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synucleinopathies are neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the accumulation of either neuronal/axonal or glial insoluble proteinaceous aggregates mainly composed of α-synuclein (α-syn). Among them, the most common disorders are Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, multiple system atrophy, and some fo...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Longhena F,Faustini G,Brembati V,Pizzi M,Bellucci A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic islet beta-cells are poised to generate metabolic messengers in the mitochondria that link glucose metabolism to insulin exocytosis. This is accomplished through the tight coupling of glycolysis to mitochondrial activation. The messenger molecules ATP and glutamate are produced after the metabolism of glyco...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Ishihara H,Wollheim CB

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune infiltration of tumors has been increasingly accepted as a prognostic factor in colon cancer. Here, we aim to develop a novel immune signature, based on estimated immune landscape from tumor transcriptomes, to predict the overall survival of patients with colon cancer. The compositions of 22 immune cell subtype...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Peng D,Wang L,Li H,Cai C,Tan Y,Xu B,Le H

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extensive post-transcriptional modification of U2 snRNA is required for spliceosome assembly and pre-mRNA splicing in vertebrates. However, the rare modification of U2 snRNA in yeast implies a different mechanism for regulating spliceosome biogenesis in single-celled eukaryotes. To understand the evolutionary patt...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Huang ZP,Zhou H,Qu LH

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat organic anion transporter 3 (rOAT3) has recently been identified as the third isoform of the OAT family. The mechanisms that regulate rOAT3's functions remain to be elucidated. rOAT3 contributes for moving a number of negatively charged organic compounds between cells and their extracellular milieu. Caveolin (...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Kwak JO,Kim HW,Song JH,Kim MJ,Park HS,Hyun DK,Kim DS,Cha SH

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered activity of the proteolytic machine-the 26S proteasome is observed in many disease conditions. Hence, either inhibition or activation of the 26S proteasome is thought to be a novel therapy for treatment of certain diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. In this study, we tested the potential o...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Gopalakrishnan S,Ediga HH,Reddy SS,Reddy GB,Ismail A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate is a potent metabolic regulator in eukaryotic organisms; it affects the activity of key enzymes of the glycolytic and gluconeogenic pathways. The enzymes responsible for its synthesis and hydrolysis, 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase (PFK-2) and fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase-2) are present in re...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Michels PA,Rigden DJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are inherited metabolic diseases caused by deficiencies in lysosomal proteins, which result in accumulation of undegraded metabolites and disruption of lysosomal proteostasis. Despite significant progress in the molecular genetics and biochemistry underlying the cellular pathogenesis...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Segatori L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen peroxide is a major regulator of plant programmed cell death (PCD) but little is known about the downstream genes from the H(2)O(2)-signaling network that mediate the cell death. To address this question, a novel system for studying H(2)O(2)-induced programmed cell death in Arabidopsis thaliana was used. The ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Gechev TS,Minkov IN,Hille J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Hydroxytryptamine 2C (5-HT2C ) receptor agonists have been suggested to possess an antipsychotic activity in several acute preclinical tests of antipsychotic drugs with low extra-pyramidal side effect liability. However, little is known about the long-term effect associated with chronic use of 5-HT2C receptor agonis...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Chen W,Wang X,Yan M,Wang Y,Xie S,Li H,Li M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Streptomyces fradiae, calcium ions induce alterations in intensity and specificity of the secondary metabolism and stimulate sporulation. Using in vivo labeling, we demonstrate that in S. fradiae phosphorylation of some proteins are also influenced by Ca2+ added exogenously. Calcium ions at physiological concentrat...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Elizarov SM,Mironov VA,Danilenko VN

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury greatly contributes to myocardial tissue damage in patients with coronary disease, which eventually leads to heart failure. Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have an emerging role in the process of myocardial I/R injury. Our previous work revealed the protective role of miR-374...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Chen YQ,Yang X,Xu W,Yan Y,Chen XM,Huang ZQ

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Cartilage engineering is one challenging issue in regenerative medicine. Low oxygen tension or hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1α) gene therapy are promising strategies in the field of cartilage repair. Previously, we showed that hypoxia and its mediator HIF-1 regulate matrix genes expression (collagens and aggrecan)....

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Duval E,Bouyoucef M,Leclercq S,Baugé C,Boumédiene K

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrameric haemoglobins display a cooperative ligand binding behaviour, which has been attributed to the functional interrelationship between multiple ligand binding sites. The quantitative description of this feature was initially carried out with a phenomenological approach, which was limited to the functional effec...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Ciaccio C,Coletta A,De Sanctis G,Marini S,Coletta M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific RNAs can function as sinks for endogenous miRNAs, known as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs). Here, we confirm a miR-124 mediated ceRNA crosstalk between LAMC1 and CD151 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). miR-124 negatively regulates LAMC1 expression through two miRNA binding sites within its 3' untranslated...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Yang ZP,Ma HS,Wang SS,Wang L,Liu T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcineurin (CN) is the only serine/threonine specific protein phosphatase regulated by Ca(2+) /calmodulin (CaM), which is composed of catalytic A subunit (CNA) and regulatory B subunit (CNB). Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor associated factor 3 (TRAF3) is an essential component in the Toll like receptors and TNF ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Wang X,Huang Y,Li L,Wei Q

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular matrix (ECM)-independent survival is an essential prerequisite for tumor metastasis, and a hallmark of epithelial cancer stem cells and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Here, we found that loss of TP53I11 enhanced, and overexpression of TP53I11 suppressed the ECM-independent survival, EMT, and mi...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Xiao T,Xu Z,Zhou Y,Zhang H,Geng J,Liang Y,Qiao H,Suo G

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00