Structure and chemistry of the Sir2 family of NAD+-dependent histone/protein deactylases.

abstract：:A novel strategy to treat anxiety and fear-related disorders such as phobias, panic and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is combining CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), including extinction-based exposure therapy, with cognitive enhancers. By targeting and boosting mechanisms underlying learning, drug developme...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Whittle N,Singewald N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PABPs [poly(A)-binding proteins] bind to the poly(A) tail of eukaryotic mRNAs and are conserved in species ranging from yeast to human. The prototypical cytoplasmic member, PABP1, is a multifunctional RNA-binding protein with roles in global and mRNA-specific translation and stability, consistent with a function as a ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Smith RW,Blee TK,Gray NK

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis, one of the major human inherited diseases, is caused by defects in the CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator), a cell-membrane protein. CFTR acts as a chloride channel which can be opened by ATP. Low-resolution structural studies of purified recombinant human CFTR are described in ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Awayn NH,Rosenberg MF,Kamis AB,Aleksandrov LA,Riordan JR,Ford RC

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Muscles are responsible for generating the forces required for the movement of multicellular organisms. Microscopically, these forces arise as a consequence of motor proteins (myosin) pulling and sliding along actin filaments. Current knowledge states that the molecular forces between actin and myosin are linear in na...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Nielsen BG

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PPARdelta (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor delta)-specific agonists decrease plasma lipids and insulinaemia in obese animals. As skeletal muscle is one of the major organs for fatty acid catabolism, we have investigated the roles of the nuclear receptor in the control of muscle development and lipid metabol...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Grimaldi PA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most striking example of a complex prokaryotic intracytoplasmic organization can be found in the members of the phylum Planctomycetes. Among them are the anammox (anaerobic ammonium-oxidizing) bacteria, which possess a unique cell compartment with an unprecedented function in bacteria: the anammoxosome is a prokar...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Neumann S,Jetten MS,van Niftrik L

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical, biophysical and biological studies of oligonucleotides containing lesions at defined sites provide a molecular basis for the effects of DNA lesions. dG (deoxyguanosine) is the most easily oxidized of the four native nucleotides. The chemical reactivity of dG correlates with compilations of mutations, whic...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Greenberg MM

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane contact sites (MCSs) are subcellular regions where the membranes of distinct organelles come into close apposition. These specialized areas of the cell, which are involved in inter-organelle metabolite exchange, are scaffolded by specific complexes. STARD3 [StAR (steroidogenic acute regulatory protein)-relate...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Wilhelm LP,Tomasetto C,Alpy F

更新日期：2016-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In vascular endothelium, adherens junctions between endothelial cells are composed of VE-cadherin (vascular endothelial cadherin), an adhesive receptor that is crucial for the proper assembly of vascular structures and the maintenance of vascular integrity. As a classical cadherin, VE-cadherin links endothelial cells ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Taveau JC,Dubois M,Le Bihan O,Trépout S,Almagro S,Hewat E,Durmort C,Heyraud S,Gulino-Debrac D,Lambert O

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many proteins self-assemble to form large supramolecular complexes. Numerous examples of these structures have been characterized, ranging from spherical viruses to tubular protein assemblies. Some new kinds of supramolecular structures are just coming to light, while it is likely there are others that have not yet be...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Yeates TO,Tsai Y,Tanaka S,Sawaya MR,Kerfeld CA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the LMNA gene, encoding the nuclear intermediate filaments the A-type lamins, result in a wide variety of diseases known as laminopathies. Some of them, such as familial partial lipodystrophy of Dunnigan and metabolic laminopathies, are characterized by lipodystrophic syndromes with altered fat distributi...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Bidault G,Vatier C,Capeau J,Vigouroux C,Béréziat V

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-gated K(+) channels are key regulators of neuronal excitability. The Kv2.1 voltage-gated K(+) channel is the major delayed rectifier K(+) channel expressed in most central neurons, where it exists as a highly phosphorylated protein. Kv2.1 plays a critical role in homoeostatic regulation of intrinsic neuronal e...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Mohapatra DP,Park KS,Trimmer JS

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical features of renin have been studied. Determination of the amino acid sequence and catalytically essential groups in the active sites of mouse submandibular gland revealed the similarity of renin with acid proteases. Yet stringent substrate specificity, neutral pH optimum of its enzyme activity and the uniq...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Inagami T,Misono KS,Chang JJ,Takii Y

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles which stem from endosomes fusing with the plasma membrane; they contain lipids, proteins and RNAs that are able to modify receiving cells. Functioning of the brain relies on synapses, and certain patterns of synaptic activity can change the strength of responses at sparse grou...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Chivet M,Javalet C,Hemming F,Pernet-Gallay K,Laulagnier K,Fraboulet S,Sadoul R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanical function and the collagen phenotype of the disc are complex, each a hybrid of elements of ligament and cartilage. In detail, the collagen properties are unique. Collagens I and II provide the bulk of the tissue fabric interwoven in opposing radial concentration gradients. From analysis of isolated cross...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Eyre DR,Matsui Y,Wu JJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PilZ domain-containing proteins constitute a large family of bacterial signaling proteins. As a widely distributed protein domain for the binding of the second messenger c-di-GMP, the canonical PilZ domain contains a set of motifs that define the binding site for c-di-GMP and an allosteric switch for propagating local...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Cheang QW,Xin L,Chea RYF,Liang ZX

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Bloom's syndrome (BS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by genomic instability and cancer predisposition. The underlying genetic defect is mutation of the BLM gene, producing deficiency in the RecQ helicase BLM (Bloom's syndrome protein). The present article begins by introducing BLM and its binding...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Payne M,Hickson ID

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT, EC 2.3.1.20) with predicted molecular mass of 56.9. kDa (BnDGAT1) was examined using microspore-derived cell suspension cultures of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L. cv Jet Neuf). As well, a recombinant histidine-tagged N-terminal fragment of BnDGAT1 [BnDGAT1((1-11...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Weselake RJ,Nykiforuk CL,Laroche A,Patterson NA,Wiehler WB,Szarka SJ,Moloney MM,Tari LW,Derekh U

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GPCRs (G-protein-coupled receptors) are a large family of structurally related proteins, which mediate their effects by coupling with G-proteins. Despite responding to a range of very diverse stimuli, these receptors exhibit a conserved tertiary structure comprising a bundle of seven TM (transmembrane) helices linked ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Lawson Z,Wheatley M

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured pluripotent stem cells hold great promise for regenerative medicine. Considerable efforts have been invested into the refinement and definition of improved culture systems that sustain self-renewal and avoid differentiation of pluripotent cells in vitro. Recent studies have, however, found that the choice of ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： McEwen KR,Leitch HG,Amouroux R,Hajkova P

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LRRK2 (leucine-rich repeat kinase 2) is an enzyme implicated in human disease, containing kinase and GTPase functions within the same multidomain open reading frame. Dominant mutations in the LRRK2 gene are the most common cause of familial PD (Parkinson's disease). Additionally, in genome-wide association studies, th...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Manzoni C

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human CD4 T helper lymphocytes can be subdivided into at least three distinct functional subsets on the basis of their cytokine secretion profiles. One type of CD4+ lymphocyte, T helper 1 (Th1), produces interferon (IFN)-gamma and tumour necrosis factor beta, a second type (Th2) produces interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-5 an...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Piccinni MP,Maggi E,Romagnani S

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Starting shortly after parturition, and continuing throughout our lifetime, the gut microbiota coevolves with our metabolic and neurological programming. This symbiosis is regulated by a complex interplay between the host and environmental factors, including diet and lifestyle. Not surprisingly, the development of thi...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Chambers SA,Townsend SD

更新日期：2020-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Findings from gene expression profiling studies are leading to new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies that can be applied in medical practice, especially in the field of oncology. Promising results of gene expression profiling of the peripheral blood in patients with ischaemic stroke have been obtained in recent pi...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Baird AE

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many Zn(II)2Cys6 transcriptional regulators exhibit changes in phosphorylation that are coincident with their roles in transcriptional activation. It is, however, unclear whether these changes occur as a cause of, or as a result of, transcriptional activation. In this paper, we explore the relationship between these t...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Leverentz MK,Reece RJ

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human colonic microbiota degrades dietary substrates that are indigestible in the upper GIT (gastrointestinal tract), releasing bacterial metabolites, some of which are important for gut health. Advances in molecular biology techniques have facilitated detailed analyses of the composition of the bacterial communit...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Scott KP,Duncan SH,Louis P,Flint HJ

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In T cell development, a pivotal decision-making stage, termed β-selection, integrates a TCRβ checkpoint to coordinate survival, proliferation and differentiation to an αβ T cell. Here, we review how transcriptional regulation coordinates fate determination in early T cell development to enable β-selection. Errors in ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Chann AS,Russell SM

更新日期：2019-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery that nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) undergoes translocational oscillations from cytoplasm to nucleus in human cells with frequency modulation linked to activation of a stress-stimulated cytoprotective response raises the prospect that the Nrf2 works mechanistically analogous to a wire...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Xue M,Momiji H,Rabbani N,Bretschneider T,Rand DA,Thornalley PJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial disorders are a group of genetic diseases affecting the energy-converting process of oxidative phosphorylation. The extreme variability of symptoms, organ involvement, and clinical course represent a challenge to the development of effective therapeutic interventions. However, new possibilities have rece...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Viscomi C

更新日期：2016-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increasing recognition that numerous neurodegenerative conditions have the same underlying pathogenetic mechanism, namely a change in protein conformation, where the beta-sheet content is increased. In Alzheimer's disease, amyloid deposition in the form of neuritic plaques and congophilic angiopathy is driven...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Wisniewski T,Brown DR,Sigurdsson EM

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00