Duration of senescent cell survival in vitro as a characteristic of organism longevity, an additional to the proliferative potential of fibroblasts.

abstract：:To clarify the function of osteopontin in osteoblast differentiation, we have examined the signal transduction pathway in an osteoblastic cell line (UMR106-6) bound to osteopontin, fibronectin, vitronectin and collagen type I surfaces. This was done by investigating the production and autophosphorylation of focal adhe...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Liu YK,Uemura T,Nemoto A,Yabe T,Fujii N,Ushida T,Tateishi T

更新日期：1997-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We present here the purification and the analysis of the structural and functional properties of distinctin, a 5.4 kDa heterodimeric peptide with antimicrobial activity from the tree-frog Phyllomedusa distincta. This peptide was isolated from the crude extract of skin granular glands by different chromatographic steps...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Batista CV,Scaloni A,Rigden DJ,Silva LR,Rodrigues Romero A,Dukor R,Sebben A,Talamo F,Bloch C

更新日期：2001-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Inborn errors of the urea cycle, liver malfunction and drug-induced hepatotoxicity are causes of life-threatening encephalopathies arising from hyperammonemia. L-Carnitine prevented entirely ammonia toxicity in mice when injected intraperitoneally 30 min before a lethal dose of ammonium acetate. Survival depends on th...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： O'Connor JE,Costell M,Grisolía S

更新日期：1984-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Two human mammary carcinoma cell variants, MCF-7/AZ and MCF-7/6, show the same composition in their glycosphingolipid-enriched microdomain (GEM) with regard to globo-series structures Gb3, Gb4, Gb5, monosialyl-Gb5, GM2, and cSrc and FAK. Both variants are non-invasive into collagen gel layer, and showed similar motili...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Steelant WF,Kawakami Y,Ito A,Handa K,Bruyneel EA,Mareel M,Hakomori S

更新日期：2002-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The yeast ERG4 gene encodes sterol C-24(28) reductase which catalyzes the final step in the biosynthesis of ergosterol. Deletion of ERG4 resulted in a complete lack of ergosterol and accumulation of the precursor ergosta-5,7,22,24(28)-tetraen-3beta-ol. An erg4 mutant strain exhibited pleiotropic defects such as hypers...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zweytick D,Hrastnik C,Kohlwein SD,Daum G

更新日期：2000-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological role of phosphoproteins depends upon their degree of phosphorylation in vivo. Methods currently available to measure the degree of phosphorylation of a protein involve indirect procedures to detect the 32P-phosphate incorporation. We report here a direct method to measure relative amounts of phospho- an...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Di Luca M,de Graan PN,De Angelis L,Gispen WH,Cattabeni F

更新日期：1992-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial spider silk proteins may form fibers with exceptional strength and elasticity. Wrapping silk, or aciniform silk, is the toughest of the spider silks, and has a very different protein composition than other spider silks. Here, we present the characterization of an aciniform protein (AcSp1) subunit named W1, ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Xu L,Tremblay ML,Orrell KE,Leclerc J,Meng Q,Liu XQ,Rainey JK

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zona pellucida (ZP) binding proteins from boar spermatozoa were compared with antigens recognized by ACR.2 and ACR.3 monoclonal antibodies. The ZP binding proteins of 55, 53, 45 and 38 kDa are identical with various forms of boar acrosin immunologically detected by ACR.2 antibody. The ZP binding proteins of 17 and 18 ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Moos J,Pĕknicová J,Surneva-Nakova TN,Pavlík M

更新日期：1990-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:VacA is a major virulence factor of the widespread stomach-dwelling bacterium Helicobacter pylori. It causes cell vacuolation and tissue damage by forming anion-selective, urea-permeable channels in plasma and endosomal membranes. We report that several flavone derivatives and other polyphenols present in vegetables a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tombola F,Campello S,De Luca L,Ruggiero P,Del Giudice G,Papini E,Zoratti M

更新日期：2003-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Using radiolabeled specific cDNA glutamine synthetase mRNA could be detected by in situ hybridization exclusively within those few perivenous hepatocytes which stained immunocytochemically for glutamine synthetase. This localization of glutamine synthetase mRNA was recently reported by Moorman et al. [(1988) J. Histoc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gebhardt R,Ebert A,Bauer G

更新日期：1988-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase, Bcat1/Eca39, catalyzes the first step of branched-chain amino acid catabolism. Bcat1/Eca39 was originally isolated from a c-myc-induced tumor and was proven to be a direct target for c-Myc regulation. The gene is highly conserved in evolution and disruption of its yeast ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Eden A,Benvenisty N

更新日期：1999-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylation of histone variant H2AX at serine 139, named gammaH2AX, has been widely used as a sensitive marker for DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). gammaH2AX is required for the accumulation of many DNA damage response (DDR) proteins at DSBs. Thus it is believed to be the principal signaling protein involved in DD...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yuan J,Adamski R,Chen J

更新日期：2010-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The degradation of the erythro and threo isomers of the non-phenolic lignin model compound 2-(2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)-1,3-propanediol was examined. Enzymic and non-enzymic oxidation of the diastereomers was performed with Trametes versicolor lignin peroxidase and cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate, resp...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Jönsson L,Karlsson O,Lundquist K,Nyman PO

更新日期：1990-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoblotting analysis was used to detect the microtubule-associated proteins present at different stages of rat brain development. Polyclonal antibodies were raised against the two main adult brain microtubule-associated proteins: MAP-2 (300 kDa) and TAU (60-70 kDa). Whatever the stage of development, anti-MAP-2 ser...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Couchie D,Nunez J

更新日期：1985-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently showed that some of the enzymes underpinning cellulose solubilization by Ruminococcus albus 8 lack the conventional type of dockerin module characteristic of cellulosomal proteins and instead, bear an "X" domain of unknown function at their C-termini. We have now subcloned and expressed six X domains and s...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Xu Q,Morrison M,Nelson KE,Bayer EA,Atamna N,Lamed R

更新日期：2004-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodamine 6G (3 microM) effectively inhibited delta pH-driven ATP synthesis in Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum while delta pNa-driven ATP synthesis was not affected by it. Rhodamine 6G inhibited Mg(2+)-stimulated ATPase activity of membrane vesicles prepared from these cells but the ATPase catalytic sector detach...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Smigán P,Majerník A,Greksák M

更新日期：1994-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) increases injury in several liver, lung and kidney disease models. The objective of this investigation was to assess the effect of PAI-1 deficiency on cholestatic liver fibrosis and determine PAI-1 influenced fibrogenic mechanisms. We found that PAI-1(-/-) mice had less fibros...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wang H,Zhang Y,Heuckeroth RO

更新日期：2007-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In the first committed reaction of chlorophyll biosynthesis, magnesium chelatase couples ATP hydrolysis to the thermodynamically unfavorable Mg(2+) insertion into protoporphyrin IX (ΔG°' of circa 25-33 kJ·mol(-1) ). We explored the thermodynamic constraints on magnesium chelatase and demonstrate the effect of nucleoti...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Adams NB,Brindley AA,Hunter CN,Reid JD

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dual function of the regulatory beta-subunit of protein kinase CK2 is highlighted by its ability to abolish calmodulin phosphorylation in contrast to its stimulatory effect on the phosphorylation of peptide substrates. Here we show that a synthetic peptide reproducing the C-terminal region of the beta-subunit (bet...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Marin O,Meggio F,Boldyreff B,Issinger OG,Pinna LA

更新日期：1995-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The alkaline phosphatase of beef, horse, pig and sheep brain have been purified. In each case, the alkaline phosphatase activity can be separated into two or three components by DEAE-cellulose chromatography and by electrophoresis. Although the properties of these enzyme fractions are very similar, there are sufficien...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Brunel C,Cathala G

更新日期：1970-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholine (1-10 microM) depolarized the membrane and stimulated glucose-induced bursts of electrical activity in mouse pancreatic B-cells. The acetylcholine effects were mimicked by muscarine while nicotine had no effect on membrane potential. Pirenzepine, an antagonist of the classical M1-type muscarinic receptor...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Santos RM,Rojas E

更新日期：1989-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:U46619 is a potent platelet agonist, its binding to the thromboxane A2 receptor resulting in Gq-binding protein-mediated responses; nevertheless, it is unable to cause platelet aggregation, unless released ADP is present. In this study we demonstrate that Gi activation is the step U46619 lacks to cause platelet aggreg...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pulcinelli FM,Pesciotti M,Pignatelli P,Riondino S,Gazzaniga PP

更新日期：1998-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The last enzyme (LytB) of the methylerythritol phosphate pathway for isoprenoid biosynthesis catalyzes the reduction of (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methylbut-2-enyl diphosphate into isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate. This enzyme possesses a dioxygen-sensitive [4Fe-4S] cluster. This prosthetic group was charact...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wolff M,Seemann M,Tse Sum Bui B,Frapart Y,Tritsch D,Garcia Estrabot A,Rodríguez-Concepción M,Boronat A,Marquet A,Rohmer M

更新日期：2003-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy is a bulk degradation process conserved among eukaryotes. In macro-autophagy, autophagosomes sequester cytoplasmic components and deliver their contents to lysosomes/vacuoles. Autophagosome formation requires the conjugation of Atg8, a ubiquitin-like protein, to phosphatidylethanolamine (PE). Here we report ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hanada T,Satomi Y,Takao T,Ohsumi Y

更新日期：2009-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein kinase C activator, phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA), augments the cyclic AMP accumulation induced by forskolin in pheochromocytoma (PC 12) cells with an EC50 value of 14 nM, while having no effect on basal values. At a concentration of 100 nM PMA markedly augmented the magnitude of the forskolin resp...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hollingsworth EB,Ukena D,Daly JW

更新日期：1986-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We used site-directed mutagenesis to modify the Bacillus thuringiensis cry3A gene in amino acid residues 350-354. Two mutant toxins, A1 (R(345)A,Y(350)F,Y(351)F) and A2 (R(345)A,DeltaY(350), DeltaY(351)), showed significantly improved toxicity against Tenebrio molitor (yellow mealworm). The mutant toxin A1 was also mo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wu SJ,Koller CN,Miller DL,Bauer LS,Dean DH

更新日期：2000-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:STAT4 is a transcription factor activated in response to IL-12, and is involved in Th1 cell development. The molecular mechanisms controlling the transcription of the STAT4 gene are however, unclear. Sequence comparison of the 5' flanking regions of human, mouse and pufferfish (Fugu rubripes) Stat4 genes revealed a hi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yap WH,Yeoh E,Tay A,Brenner S,Venkatesh B

更新日期：2005-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectra at the Cu K-edge have been recorded of the oxidized and reduced form at pH 3.5 of rusticyanin, the type-1 or 'blue'-copper protein from Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. The EXAFS of oxidized rusticyanin is well simulated with models assuming a ligand set of 2 N(His) a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Holt SD,Piggott B,Ingledew WJ,Feiters MC,Diakun GP

更新日期：1990-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We show here that phosphorylation of the insulin receptor and insulin receptor substrate-1 is increased when suspended cells are replated on fibronectin. This is not due to decreased numbers of cell surface receptors, alteration of insulin binding, or stimulation of a phosphatase activity in non-adherent cells. Expres...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： El Annabi S,Gautier N,Baron V

更新日期：2001-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Helical filaments of bacterial flagella are built up by a self-assembly process from thousands of flagellin subunits. To clarify how the disordered terminal regions of flagellin interact upon filament formation, polymerization ability of various terminally truncated fragments was investigated. Fragments deprived of 19...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gugolya Z,Muskotál A,Sebestyén A,Diószeghy Z,Vonderviszt F

更新日期：2003-01-30 00:00:00