SP-40,40, a protein involved in the control of the complement pathway, possesses a unique array of disulphide bridges.

abstract：:Human kallikrein 8 (KLK8) is a member of the human kallikrein gene family of serine proteases, and its protein, hK8, has recently been suggested to serve as a new ovarian cancer marker. To gain insights into the physiological role of hK8, the active recombinant enzyme was obtained in a pure state for biochemical and e...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rajapakse S,Ogiwara K,Takano N,Moriyama A,Takahashi T

更新日期：2005-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant-specific GAI-RGA-and-SCR (GRAS) family of proteins function as transcriptional regulators and play critical roles in development and signalling. Recent structural studies have shed light on the molecular functions at the structural level. The conserved GRAS domain comprises an α-helical cap and α/β core subd...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hakoshima T

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The KDEL receptor is a seven-transmembrane-domain protein that was first described about 20 years ago. Its well-known function is to retrotransport chaperones from the Golgi complex to the endoplasmic reticulum. Recent studies, however, have suggested that the KDEL receptor has additional functions. Indeed, we have de...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Capitani M,Sallese M

更新日期：2009-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase D (PLD) has been associated with necrosis. However, it is not clear whether PLD plays a causative role in this cellular process. We investigated the role of PLD in oxidative stress-induced necrosis of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Pervanadate (hydrogen peroxide plus orthovanadate) but not hydroge...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Shin EY,Min DS,Shin JC,Shin KS,Hyun MS,Ha KS,Kim HS,Ahn HY,Kim EG

更新日期：2001-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned a novel nuclear gene for a ribosomal protein of rice and Arabidopsis that is like the bacterial ribosomal protein S9. To determine the subcellular localization of the gene product, we fused the N-terminal region and green fluorescent protein and expressed it transiently in rice seedlings. Localized fluo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Arimura S,Takusagawa S,Hatano S,Nakazono M,Hirai A,Tsutsumi N

更新日期：1999-05-07 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：:We report for the first time the identification of 25 microRNAs from tissues originating from chicken embryo and adult chicken. Most of the cloned microRNAs are expressed in both adult chickens and chicken embryos. Fourteen were identified without any prior prediction. One microRNA, miR-757, is thought to be chicken-s...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Xu H,Wang X,Du Z,Li N

更新日期：2006-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A poly(A) tail functions in mRNA turnover and in facilitating translation as a ribonucleoprotein complex with poly(A) binding proteins (PABPs). However, factors that associate with the poly(A) tail other than PABPs have not been described. Using proteomics, we identified candidate proteins that interact to the 3' term...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Aoki K,Adachi S,Homoto M,Kusano H,Koike K,Natsume T

更新日期：2013-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptotic proteases cleave and inactivate survival signaling molecules such as Akt/PKB, phospholipase C (PLC)-gamma1, and Bcl-2. We have found that treatment of A431 cells with tumor necrosis factor-alpha in the presence of cycloheximide resulted in the cleavage of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) as well as th...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bae SS,Choi JH,Oh YS,Perry DK,Ryu SH,Suh PG

更新日期：2001-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple method for isolation and fluorescence labelling of Leydig cells (L-cells) from rat testes was developed. Lateral diffusion coefficients of both lipid and protein membrane fluorescent probes were measured by the method of fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP). Age-dependent changes in diffusibility...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zlatanov IV,Foley M,Birmingham J,Garland PB

更新日期：1987-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, reports have appeared which show structural variations in B-DNA and indicate deviations from a uniform helical structure. We report for the first time that these indications are also present in the B-form fibre diffraction patterns for the lithium salt of natural DNA. We have used an improved method of contr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dutta S,Parrack PK,Sasisekharan V

更新日期：1984-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulysin, a crude cellulase from the plant parasitic fungus Trichoderma viride, induces the biosynthesis of volatiles in higher plants (Nicotiana plumbaginifolia, Phaseolus lunatus, and Zea mays) when applied to cut petioles by the transpiration stream. The pattern of the emitted volatiles largely resembles that fro...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Piel J,Atzorn R,Gäbler R,Kühnemann F,Boland W

更新日期：1997-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The myristoylated N-terminal latching to the C-terminal lobe of c-Abl was recently demonstrated to be an important regulatory element for the kinase, playing a role similar to that of the tyrosine-phosphorylated C-terminal tail of c-Src. A potential mechanism for activating c-Abl is the dissociation of the myristoylat...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zhou HX

更新日期：2003-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel structural classification of beta proteins is presented from the viewpoint of the ring-shaped structure and the zipper-like contact pattern, based on the fact that 92% and 60% of beta proteins have the ring topology and the zippered contact pattern, respectively. We discuss the implication of the unexpectedly ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Koike R,Kinoshita K,Kidera A

更新日期：2003-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junctions and their connexin components are indispensable in mediating the cellular coordination required for tissue and organ homeostasis. The critical nature of their existence mandates a connection to disease while at the same time offering therapeutic potential. Therapeutic intervention may be offered through ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Grek CL,Rhett JM,Ghatnekar GS

更新日期：2014-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Melittin, deuteromethylated on each of the four amino groups (Gly-1 N alpha and Lys-7, 21, and 23 N epsilon), was prepared by reductive methylation using deuteroformaldehyde and NaBD3CN. Deuterium NMR spectra were obtained for the modified peptide (D-melittin) bound to phospholipid bilayers and erythrocyte ghosts. D-M...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dempsey CE,Cryer GD,Watts A

更新日期：1987-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The tuf gene of eubacteria, encoding the EF-tu elongation factor, was duplicated early in the evolution of the taxon. Phylogenetic and genomic location analysis of 20 complete eubacterial genomes suggests that this ancient duplication has been differentially lost and maintained in eubacteria. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lathe WC 3rd,Bork P

更新日期：2001-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A single chain ribosome-inactivating protein with RNA N-glycosidase activity, here named Dianthin 29, was isolated from leaves of Dianthus barbatus L. Incubation of intact Escherichia coli ribosomes with Dianthin 29 and subsequent aniline treatment of the isolated rRNA releases a rRNA fragment of 243 nucleotides from ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Prestle J,Hornung E,Schönfelder M,Mundry KW

更新日期：1992-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 9-beta-D-xylofuranosyladenine (xyloA or xyloadenosine) substituted analogs of 2-5A core trimer and tetramer were examined for their ability to be degraded by the 2',5'-phosphodiesterase activity of cytoplasmic extracts of mouse L cells. Two distinct groups of xyloA-substituted analogs could be readily disc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Torrence PF,Alster D,Huss S,Gosselin G,Imbach JL

更新日期：1987-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Dosage compensation involves fine-tuning of gene expression at the level of entire chromosomes. The principles that assure selective targeting of the male X chromosome in Drosophila and the mechanism by which transcription levels are adjusted in a twofold range are still mysterious. We discuss the prevalent models in ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Straub T,Dahlsveen IK,Becker PB

更新日期：2005-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodopsin phosphorylation was investigated using synthetic C-terminal peptides from rhodopsin. The peptides were phosphorylated by expressed rhodopsin kinase (RK) in the presence of a photolyzed truncated rhodopsin at the C-terminus. No peptide phosphorylation was detected under dark or in conditions in which RK was i...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ohguro H

更新日期：1997-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The roles of mild uncoupling caused by free fatty acids (mediated by plant uncoupling mitochondrial protein (PUMP) and ATP/ADP carrier (AAC)) and non-coupled respiration (alternative oxidase (AO)) on H(2)O(2) formation by plant mitochondria were examined. Both laurate and oleate prevent H(2)O(2) formation dependent on...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Casolo V,Braidot E,Chiandussi E,Macrì F,Vianello A

更新日期：2000-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The red cell membrane is comprised of a lipid bilayer studded with transmembrane proteins, and laminated by a protein network, the membrane skeleton, at the surface of the inner monolayer. The erythrocyte owes its mechanical properties to the membrane skeleton. Hereditary spherocytosis, hereditary elliptocytosis or po...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Delaunay J

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several apolipoproteins including apoE and apoA-I are known to be associated with amyloid beta-peptide, a major component of senile plaques in Alzheimer's disease. In the present study the interaction between three human amphipathic apolipoproteins apoE3, apoA-I and apoA-II and immobilized amyloid beta-peptide (1-40) ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Shuvaev VV,Siest G

更新日期：1996-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Increases in choline containing metabolites have been associated with a number of disorders, including malignant cell growth. In this study, high resolution magic angle spinning (1)H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy was employed to monitor metabolite changes during cell transfection, and an increase in phosphoc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Griffin JL,Mann CJ,Scott J,Shoulders CC,Nicholson JK

更新日期：2001-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase activity is documented for the first time in insects. Reduction in glutathione peroxidase activity in the cytosol of adult house flies by lowering selenium in the diet results in significant increases in peroxidative injury. Catalase activity, while higher in low-selenium flie...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Simmons TW,Jamall IS,Lockshin RA

更新日期：1987-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The malaria parasite harbours an indispensable plastid known as the 'apicoplast'. The apicoplast's exact role remains uncertain, but it houses components involved in fatty acid, isoprenoid and haem biosyntheses. These pathways offer opportunities to develop anti-malarials. In the absence of photosynthesis, how apicopl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lim L,Linka M,Mullin KA,Weber AP,McFadden GI

更新日期：2010-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown previously that the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor mRNA of approximately 16,000 nucleotides codes 5,037 amino acid residues constituting the calcium release channel in skeletal muscle. In this study, RNA blot hybridization analysis shows that the brain contains an RNA species with an estimated size o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Takeshima H,Nishimura S,Nishi M,Ikeda M,Sugimoto T

更新日期：1993-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The (beta alpha)(8)-barrel is the most frequent and most versatile fold among enzymes [Höcker et al., Curr. Opin. Biotechnol. 12 (2001) 376-381; Wierenga, FEBS Lett. 492 (2001) 193-198]. Structural and functional evidence suggests that (beta alpha)(8)-barrels evolved from an ancestral half-barrel, which consisted of f...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Höcker B,Schmidt S,Sterner R

更新日期：2002-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene array profiling of RNA from cells engineered to express a dominant-negative version of the ETS family member transcription factor Pea3 (polyomavirus enhancer activator 3) identified WT1 as a candidate downstream gene. Given the co-expression of WT1 and Pea3 in developing kidney and breast tissue undergoing mesenc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Discenza MT,Vaz D,Hassell JA,Pelletier J

更新日期：2004-02-27 00:00:00