Cell respiration and formation of reactive oxygen species: facts and artefacts.

abstract：:After years of setbacks, the perspective of neuroprotective stroke therapy has revived in light of recent study results. We outline in this review how a neuroprotective candidate drug should be developed, beginning with a thorough preclinical evaluation according to the STAIR (Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtab...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Schäbitz WR,Fisher M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The process of tRNA splicing entails removal of an intron by TSEN (tRNA-splicing endonuclease) and ligation of the resulting exon halves to generate functional tRNAs. In mammalian cells, the RNA kinase CLP1 (cleavage and polyadenylation factor I subunit) associates with TSEN and phosphorylates the 3' exon at the 5' en...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Mair B,Popow J,Mechtler K,Weitzer S,Martinez J

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The statins, simvastatin and atorvastatin are the most widely prescribed drugs. Statins lower cholesterol levels through their action on HMG-CoA (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA) reductase, an essential enzyme for the biosynthesis of cholesterol. Fungal HMG-CoA reductases are also inhibited by statins, resulting in red...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Wikhe K,Westermeyer C,Macreadie IG

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adhesion of cells to the extracellular matrix is a dynamic process, mediated by a series of cell-surface and matrix-associated molecules that interact with each other in a spatially and temporally regulated manner. These interactions play a major role in tissue formation, cellular migration and the induction of ad...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Zaidel-Bar R,Cohen M,Addadi L,Geiger B

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biosynthetic intermediate PRPP (phosphoribosylpyrophosphate) has a central role in cellular biochemistry since it links carbon and nitrogen metabolism. Its importance may be reflected in the fact that, in the Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast) genome, there are five unlinked genes, PRS1-PRS5, each of which is theore...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Vavassori S,Wang K,Schweizer LM,Schweizer M

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Along with the development of several large-scale methods such as mass spectrometry or micro arrays, genome wide models became not only a possibility but an obvious tool for theoretical biologists to integrate and analyse complex biological data. Nevertheless, incorporating the dynamics of photosynthesis remains one o...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Matuszyńska A,Ebenhöh O

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a cobalt-containing modified tetrapyrrole that is an essential nutrient for higher animals. Its biosynthesis is restricted to certain bacteria and requires approximately 30 enzymatic steps for its complete de novo construction. Remarkably, two distinct biosynthetic pathways exist, which are ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Moore SJ,Warren MJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With >800 members, G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the largest class of cell-surface signalling proteins, and their activation mediates diverse physiological processes. GPCRs are ubiquitously distributed across all cell types, involved in many diseases and are major drug targets. However, GPCR drug discovery i...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Ellisdon AM,Halls ML

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:MNDs (motor neuron diseases) form a heterogeneous group of pathologies characterized by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons. More and more genetic factors associated with MND encode proteins that have a function in RNA metabolism, suggesting that disturbed RNA metabolism could be a common underlying problem ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Achsel T,Barabino S,Cozzolino M,Carrì MT

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hsk1 (homologue of Cdc7 kinase 1) of the fission yeast is a member of the conserved Cdc7 (cell division cycle 7) kinase family, and promotes initiation of chromosome replication by phosphorylating Mcm (minichromosome maintenance) subunits, essential components for the replicative helicase. Recent studies, however, ind...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Matsumoto S,Masai H

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown that yeast mutants with defects in the Ada adaptor proteins are defective in hormone-dependent gene activation by ectopically expressed human glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Others have shown that the Ada2 protein is required for physical interactions between some activation domains and TBP (TATA-binding p...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Wallberg AE,Flinn EM,Gustafsson JA,Wright AP

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverse aetiologies result in significant deviation from homoeostasis in the kidney, leading to CKD (chronic kidney disease). CKD progresses to end-stage renal disease principally as a result of renal fibrosis, although the molecular mechanisms underlying this fibrotic process are still poorly understood. miRNAs (micr...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Jenkins RH,Martin J,Phillips AO,Bowen T,Fraser DJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, there have been significant advancements in dynamic-mode atomic force microscopy (AFM) for biological applications. With frequency modulation AFM (FM-AFM), subnanometer-scale surface structures of biomolecules such as secondary structures of proteins, phosphate groups of DNAs, and lipid-ion complexes have be...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Fukuma T

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence indicates that leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) controls multiple processes in neurons and glia cells. Deregulated LRRK2 activity due to gene mutation represents the most common cause of autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease (PD). Protein kinase A (PKA)-mediated signaling is a key regulator of brain func...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Greggio E,Bubacco L,Russo I

更新日期：2017-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is the fourth most common cause of death from cancer in the world and the sixth in Europe. Pancreatic cancer is more frequent in males than females. Worldwide, following diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, <2% of patients survive for 5 years, 8% survive for 2 years and <50% survive for only approx. 3 mon...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Szajda SD,Waszkiewicz N,Chojnowska S,Zwierz K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structure-based design has gained credibility as a valuable component of the modern drug discovery process. The technique of SSNMR (solid-state NMR) promises to be a useful counterpart to the conventional experimental techniques of X-ray crystallography and solution-state NMR for providing structural features of drug ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Middleton DA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The continuous battle for survival in the environment has led to the development or acquisition of sophisticated defence systems in bacteria. These defence systems have contributed to the survival of the bacterial species in the environment for millions of years. Some systems appear to have evolved in a number of path...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Louwen R,van Baarlen P

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trim25 is a member of the tripartite motif family of E3 ubiquitin ligases. It plays major roles in innate immunity and defence against viral infection, control of cell proliferation and migration of cancer cells. Recent work identified Trim25 as being able to bind to RNA and to regulate Lin28a-mediated uridylation of ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Heikel G,Choudhury NR,Michlewski G

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of the essential role of the β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) for the membrane insertion of outer membrane proteins (OMPs) that are unrelated in sequence, members of this universally conserved family dominate discussions on OMP assembly in bacteria, mitochondria and chloroplasts. However, several ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Huysmans GH

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The GABAR [GABA(A) (gamma-aminobutyric acid type A) receptor], which mediates most inhibition in the brain, is regulated homoeostatically to maintain an optimal level of neuronal excitability. In particular, the alpha(4)betadelta subtype of the GABAR plays a pivotal role in this regulation. This receptor, which is exp...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Shen H,Smith SS

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent progress in understanding the plant NE (nuclear envelope) has resulted from significant advances in identifying and characterizing the protein constituents of the membranes and nuclear pores. Here, we review recent findings on the membrane integral and membrane-associated proteins of the key domains of the NE, ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Graumann K,Evans DE

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HDX-MS has emerged as a powerful tool to interrogate the structure and dynamics of proteins and their complexes. Recent advances in the methodology and instrumentation have enabled the application of HDX-MS to membrane proteins. Such targets are challenging to investigate with conventional strategies. Developing new t...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Lau AM,Jia R,Bradshaw RT,Politis A

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer heterogeneity demands that prognostic models must be biologically driven and recent clinical evidence indicates that future prognostic signatures need evaluation in the context of early compared with late metastatic risk prediction. In pre-clinical studies, we and others have shown that various protein-p...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Weitsman G,Lawler K,Kelleher MT,Barrett JE,Barber PR,Shamil E,Festy F,Patel G,Fruhwirth GO,Huang L,Tullis ID,Woodman N,Ofo E,Ameer-Beg SM,Irshad S,Condeelis J,Gillett CE,Ellis PA,Vojnovic B,Coolen AC,Ng T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our first experience of mannan-binding lectin (MBL)-replacement therapy was with a patient experiencing recurrent erythema multiforme associated with reactivation of herpes simplex virus; his erythematous eruptions could be controlled with infusions of fresh frozen plasma containing MBL, but not with plasma lacking MB...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Valdimarsson H

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Similar changes in glycosylation occur in the colonic epithelium in inflammatory conditions such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease and also in colon cancer and precancerous adenomatous polyps. They include reduced length of O-glycans, reduced sulfation, increased sialylation and increased expression of oncofet...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Rhodes JM,Campbell BJ,Yu LG

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The axial ligand of the catalytic mononuclear T1 copper site (Met(502)) of the CotA laccase was replaced by a leucine or phenylalanine residue to increase the redox potential of the enzyme. These mutations led to an increase in the redox potential by approx. 100 mV relative to the wild-type enzyme but the catalytic co...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Melo EP,Fernandes AT,Durão P,Martins LO

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To maintain genomic stability, despite constant exposure to agents that damage DNA, eukaryotic cells have developed elaborate and highly conserved pathways of DNA damage sensing, signalling and repair. In this review, we concentrate mainly on what we know about DNA damage sensing with particular reference to Lcd1p, a ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Bradbury JM,Jackson SP

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AWAP IV constitutes the C-terminal domain of the larger 81 kDa protein AWAK [Avian WAP (whey acidic protein) domain- and Kunitz domain-containing], which is predicted, through conserved domain database searching, to contain at least four WAP domains and one Kunitz domain. RT (reverse transcription)-PCR analyses reveal...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Townes CL,Milona P,Hall J

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of studies demonstrate disturbances of the central innate immune system in AD (Alzheimer's disease). In animal and human studies, there is evidence of close communication between systemic and central innate immune systems. Animal models of neurodegeneration show evidence of an exaggerated central innate immun...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Holmes C,Butchart J

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently showed that transport of ergosterol from the ER (endoplasmic reticulum) to the sterol-enriched PM (plasma membrane) in yeast occurs by a non-vesicular (Sec18p-independent) mechanism that results in the equilibration of sterol pools in the two organelles [Baumann, Sullivan, Ohvo-Rekilä, Simonot, Pottekat, K...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Sullivan DP,Ohvo-Rekilä H,Baumann NA,Beh CT,Menon AK

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00