The in vitro assembly of hair follicle keratins: comparison of cortex and companion layer keratins.

abstract：:During the last years, the use of therapeutic glycoproteins has increased strikingly. Glycosylation of recombinant glycoproteins is of major importance in biotechnology, as the glycan composition of recombinant glycoproteins impacts their pharmacological properties. The terminal position of N-linked complex glycans in...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Werner A,Horstkorte R,Glanz D,Biskup K,Blanchard V,Berger M,Bork K

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review deals with current concepts on the regulation and function of phospholipid asymmetry in biological membranes. This ubiquitous phenomenon is characterized by a distinctly different lipid composition between the inner and outer leaflet of the membrane bilayer. Transbilayer asymmetry is controlled by differen...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Bevers EM,Comfurius P,Dekkers DW,Harmsma M,Zwaal RF

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production and processing of ribosomal RNA is a complex and well-coordinated nucleolar process for ribosome biogenesis. Progress in understanding nucleolar structure and function has lead to the unexpected discovery of the nucleolus as a highly sensitive sensor of cellular stress and an important regulator of the ...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Burger K,Eick D

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I interferons (IFNs) produced primarily by plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) as part of the innate immune response to infectious agents induce the maturation of myeloid DCs and enhance antigen presentation. Type I IFNs also enhance apoptosis of virus-infected cells, stimulate cross priming and enhanced presenta...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Tovey MG,Lallemand C,Thyphronitis G

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fanconi anemia is a fatal, hereditary chromosome instability syndrome of early childhood with progressive pancytopenia and cancer-proneness. Hypersensitivity to alkylating agents points to DNA repair inefficiency. Excess reactive oxygen intermediates and hypersensitivity to oxygen, all features of Fanconi anemia cells...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Kontou M,Hirsch-Kauffmann M,Schweiger M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma prekallikrein (PPK) is synthesised in hepatocytes and secreted into the blood, where it participates in the surface-dependent activation of blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, kinin generation and inflammation. Recently we demonstrated by quantitative RT-PCR that the human PPK gene is transcribed not only in the l...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Fink E,Bhoola KD,Snyman C,Neth P,Figueroa CD

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The conversion of the cellular isoform of the prion protein (PrP(C)) into the pathologic isoform (PrP(Sc)) is the key event in prion diseases. To study the conversion process, an in vitro system based on varying the concentration of low amounts of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) has been employed. In the present study, t...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Stöhr J,Elfrink K,Weinmann N,Wille H,Willbold D,Birkmann E,Riesner D

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that short double-stranded RNAs of specific sequence induce phosphorylation in the activation loop of splicing variant D of the transforming growth factor beta-activated protein kinase 1 (TAK1-D). Here, we further characterize this novel function of TAK1-D and the mechanisms of this dsRNA-trig...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Kodym R,Kodym E,Story MD

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Sialyl-Tn antigen (Sialyl alpha-Ser/Thr) is expressed as a cancer-associated antigen on the surface of cancer cells. Its presence is associated with a poor prognosis in patients with colorectal and other cancers. We previously reported that Sialyl-Tn expression in LSC human colon cancer cells could be explained by...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Brockhausen I,Yang J,Lehotay M,Ogata S,Itzkowitz S

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Fanconi anemia (FA) is a rare cancer-prone genetic disorder characterized by progressive bone marrow failure, chromosomal instability and redox abnormalities. There is much biochemical and genetic data, which strongly suggest that FA cells experience increased oxidative stress. The present study was designed ...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Petrovic S,Leskovac A,Kotur-Stevuljevic J,Joksic J,Guc-Scekic M,Vujic D,Joksic G

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian tyrosinases are key enzymes of melanin formation. Their native forms undergo complex maturation and sorting processes before being integrated into the melanosomal membrane, which greatly complicates their heterologous expression in other cell types. In the present work, we constructed several differently tru...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Cordes P,Sun W,Wolber R,Kolbe L,Klebe G,Röhm KH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a basic-helix-loop-helix (bHLH) heterodimeric transcription factor activated by reductions in oxygen concentration (hypoxia). Activated HIF-1 upregulates expression of genes involved in the adaptation of higher organisms to hypoxic conditions, caused by e.g. high altitude, ane...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Wenger RH,Gassmann M

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a historical account of the discovery of reversible protein phosphorylation. The process was uncovered in the mid-1950s in a study designed to elucidate the complex hormonal regulation of skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase. This enzyme was originally thought to be regulated by AMP now known t...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Fischer EH

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteases from the cell surface cleave an 80 kDa E-cadherin fragment (sE-CAD) that induces invasion of cancer cells into collagen type I and inhibits cellular aggregation. Conditioned media from MDCKts.srcCl2 cells at 40 degrees C and 35 degrees C, PCm.src5 and COLO-16 cells at 37 degrees C contained spo...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Ryniers F,Stove C,Goethals M,Brackenier L,Noë V,Bracke M,Vandekerckhove J,Mareel M,Bruyneel E

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports presented contradictory results regarding the catabolism of mature atrial (ANP) and brain (BNP) natriuretic peptides in circulation. Especially the role of neutral endopeptidase (NEP) in BNP degradation was conversely discussed. Our present in vitro-studies characterize the NEP-dependent metabolism of A...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Walther T,Stepan H,Pankow K,Becker M,Schultheiss HP,Siems WE

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular architectures of the catalytic core of protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) and protein phosphatase 2B (PP2B) are similar, and both contain a beta12-beta13 loop that consists of non-conserved residues. A truncation mutant containing the PP2B catalytic domain has previously been constructed in our laboratory, and ...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Xie XJ,Xue CZ,Huang W,Yu DY,Wei Q

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional enhancers are short (200-1500 base pairs) DNA segments that are able to dramatically boost transcription from the promoter of a target gene. Originally discovered in simian virus 40 (SV40), a small DNA virus, transcription enhancers were soon also found in immunoglobulin genes and other cellular genes ...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Schaffner W

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to almost all other proteinases, human tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) is also proteolytically active in its zymogen or single-chain form. The closely related plasminogen activator isolated from vampire bat saliva (vPA) acts exclusively in the single-chain form, lacking the requisite cleavage site ...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Stubbs MT,Renatus M,Bode W

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lysosomal lumen contains numerous acidic hydrolases involved in the degradation of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, which are basic cell components that turn over continuously within the cell and/or are ingested from outside of the cell. Deficiency in almost any of these hydrolases causes accumu...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Golabek AA,Kida E

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNAs are key players in life as they connect the genetic code (DNA) with all cellular processes dominated by proteins. They contain a variety of chemical modifications and many RNAs fold into complex structures. Here, we review recent progress in the analysis of RNA modification and structure on the basis of stable is...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Asadi-Atoi P,Barraud P,Tisne C,Kellner S

更新日期：2019-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:This review addresses many of the chemical aspects of nitrosative stress mediated by N2O3. From a cellular perspective, N2O3 and the resulting reactive nitrogen oxide species target specific motifs such as thiols, lysine active sites, and zinc fingers and is dependant upon both the rates of production as well as consu...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Ridnour LA,Thomas DD,Mancardi D,Espey MG,Miranda KM,Paolocci N,Feelisch M,Fukuto J,Wink DA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract Hairpin ribozymes occur naturally only in the satellite RNAs of tobacco ringspot virus (TRsV), chicory yellow mottle virus (CYMoV) and arabis mosaic virus (ArMV). The catalytic centre of the predominantly studied sTRsV hairpin ribozyme, and of sArMV is organised around a four-way helical junction. We show her...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Bajaj P,Steger G,Hammann C

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) constitutes one of the major families of protein serine/threonine phosphatases found in all eukaryotic cells. PP2A holoenzymes are composed of a catalytic subunit complexed with a structural regulatory subunit of 65 kDa. These core subunits associate with regulatory subunits of various si...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Götz J,Kues W

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on studies presented here and other published experiments performed with surviving tissue preparations, with transfected cells and with cells that constitutively express the human angiotensin I converting enzyme ACE and B2 receptors, we concluded the following: ACE inhibitors and other endogenous peptides that r...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Erdös EG,Marcic BM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LFM-A13, or alpha-cyano-beta-hydroxy-beta-methyl-N-(2,5-dibromophenyl)propenamide, was shown to inhibit Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Here we show that LFM-A13 efficiently inhibits erythropoietin (Epo)-induced phosphorylation of the erythropoietin receptor, Janus kinase 2 (Jak2) and downstream signalling molecules. ...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： van den Akker E,van Dijk TB,Schmidt U,Felida L,Beug H,Löwenberg B,von Lindern M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Site-directed spin labeling (SDSL) in combination with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy has emerged as an efficient tool to elucidate the structure and the conformational dynamics of proteins under conditions close to the native state. This review article summarizes the basics as well as the recent p...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Klare JP

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bauhinia ungulata factor Xa inhibitor (BuXI) inactivates factor Xa and LOPAP, a prothrombin activator proteinase isolated from the venom of Lonomia obliqua caterpillar bristles. The reactive site of the enzyme-inhibitor interaction was explored to design specific substrates for both enzymes. Methionine is crucial for ...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Andrade SA,Santomauro-Vaz EM,Lopes AR,Chudzinski-Tavassi AM,Juliano MA,Terra WR,Sampaio MU,Sampaio CA,Oliva ML

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N.BstNBI is a unique restriction endonuclease isolated from Bacillus stearothermophilus. We have characterized the recognition sequence and the cleavage site of N.BstNBI. Mapping of cleavage sites of N.BstNBI showed that it recognizes an asymmetric sequence, 5' GAGTC 3', and cleaves only on the top strand 4 base pairs...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Morgan RD,Calvet C,Demeter M,Agra R,Kong H

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Channelrhodopsin-2 is a light-gated cation channel from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. It is functional in animal cells and therefore widely used for light-activated depolarization, especially in neurons. To achieve a fully functional protein, the chromophore all-trans-retinal is needed. It has not been inv...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Ullrich S,Gueta R,Nagel G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to identify regulatory elements involved in the hepatocyte specific expression of the enzyme glutamine synthetase [GS (E.C. 6.3.1.2)] we analyzed the first intron of the rat GS gene. A sequence analysis detected clusters of potential transcription factor binding sites in regions that are hypersensitive for DN...

journal_title：Biological chemistry

authors： Gaunitz F,Gaunitz C,Papke M,Gebhardt R

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00