Synthetic peptides derived from SARS coronavirus S protein with diagnostic and therapeutic potential.

abstract：:F-box/LRR-repeat protein 2 (FBXL2), a component of Skp-Cullin-F box (SCF) ubiquitin E3 ligase, has been shown to inhibit tumorigenesis by targeting and ubiquitinating several oncoproteins. However, its role in gastric cancer remains poorly understood. Here, by tandem mass spectrometry, we show that FBXL2 interacts wit...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Li LQ,Pan D,Chen H,Zhang L,Xie WJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PsbU is one of the extrinsic proteins in red algal Photosystem II (PSII) and functions to optimize the availability of Ca(2+) and Cl(-) cofactors for water oxidation. To determine the functional residue of PsbU, we constructed various PsbU mutants from a red alga Cyanidium caldarium and reconstituted these mutants wit...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Okumura A,Sano M,Suzuki T,Tanaka H,Nagao R,Nakazato K,Iwai M,Adachi H,Shen JR,Enami I

更新日期：2007-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The carbohydrate binding properties of jacalin lectin were examined using RAF9 cell-derived D-[6-3H]glucosamine-radiolabeled total glycopeptides containing N-linked and O-linked oligosaccharides. The binding of N-linked glycopeptides to jacalin was abolished by treatment of alpha-galactosidase whereas O-linked glycope...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Do SI,Lee KY

更新日期：1998-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of the dnaK operon cloned from Porphyromonas gingivalis revealed that the operon does not contain homologues of either dnaJ or grpE. However, there were two genes which encode small heat shock proteins immediately downstream from the dnaK and they were transcribed together with dnaK as one unit...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yoshida A,Nakano Y,Yamashita Y,Oho T,Shibata Y,Ohishi M,Koga T

更新日期：1999-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The higher-order structure of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in membranes may involve dimerization and formation of even larger oligomeric complexes. Here, we have investigated the organization of the prototypical GPCR rhodopsin in its native membrane by electron and atomic force microscopy (AFM). Disc membranes ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fotiadis D,Liang Y,Filipek S,Saperstein DA,Engel A,Palczewski K

更新日期：2004-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular dynamics simulations have been performed on the intrinsically disordered 39-residue N-terminal transactivation domain of p53 (p53(1-39)). Simulations not only revealed that p53(1-39) is natively compact, but also possesses a folded structure. Furthermore, leucine-rich hydrophobic clusters were found to play ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Espinoza-Fonseca LM

更新日期：2009-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria continually fuse and divide to dynamically adapt to changes in metabolism and stress. Mitochondrial dynamics are also required for mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) integrity; however, the underlying reason is not known. In this study, we examined the link between mitochondrial fusion and mtDNA maintenance in Sch...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Delerue T,Khosrobakhsh F,Daloyau M,Emorine LJ,Dedieu A,Herbert CJ,Bonnefoy N,Arnauné-Pelloquin L,Belenguer P

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipid droplets (LDs) were perceived as static storage deposits, which passively participate in the energy homeostasis of both cells and entire organisms. However, this view has changed recently after the realization of a complex and highly dynamic LD proteome. The proteome contains key components of the fat mobilizati...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Beller M,Thiel K,Thul PJ,Jäckle H

更新日期：2010-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma membrane (PM) sphingolipid composition is the result of a series of well-known metabolic pathways comprising neobiosynthesis in the endoplasmic reticulum and in the Golgi apparatus followed by vesicular delivery to the plasma membrane, membrane turnover with final catabolism in lysosomes, and shedding of me...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sonnino S,Aureli M,Loberto N,Chigorno V,Prinetti A

更新日期：2010-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Prohormone convertases (PCs) 1 and 2 are thought to mediate the proteolytic cleavage of many peptide precursors. Endogenous inhibitors of both PC1 and PC2 have now been identified; the 7B2 protein is a nanomolar inhibitor of PC2, while the novel protein proSAAS was recently reported to be a micromolar inhibitor of PC1...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cameron A,Fortenberry Y,Lindberg I

更新日期：2000-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylations catalyzed by cAMP-dependent protein kinase are essential for sperm motility, and type II cAMP-dependent protein kinase in mature sperm has been shown to be firmly bound to the flagellum via the regulatory subunit, RII. The present study documents high-levelled expression of a human, testis-specific RI...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Oyen O,Myklebust F,Scott JD,Hansson V,Jahnsen T

更新日期：1989-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we assessed the contribution of acidic sphingomyelinase (ASMase), a ceramide generating enzyme, in tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-mediated apoptosis in human colon HT-29 cells. TNF induced apoptosis in HT-29 cells in a time- and dose-dependent fashion. Downregulation of the active endogenous ASMase f...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Colell A,Morales A,Fernández-Checa JC,García-Ruiz C

更新日期：2002-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The 5 alpha-reductase activities in human prostatic nuclei and microsomes were compared. The activities in both subcellular fractions were identical with respect to pH dependence, heat inactivation and Michaelis constants for NADPH and testosterone. Subcellular distribution studies using DNA and nicotinamide mononucle...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Houston B,Chisholm GD,Habib FK

更新日期：1985-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Thimet oligopeptidase (EC 3.4.24.15; TOP) is a Zn(II) endopeptidase implicated in physiological regulation of processes involving neuropeptides. The present study clarifies the active site structure and mechanism of catalysis of TOP. The enzyme exhibited a bell-shaped pH dependence of activity having an acidic limb du...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sigman JA,Edwards SR,Pabon A,Glucksman MJ,Wolfson AJ

更新日期：2003-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH-I), which regulates reproduction, was the first isoform of GnRH that was identified in mammals. Recently, we and others have demonstrated the existence of a second isoform of GnRH in the brain of mammals. The presence of a third isoform of GnRH, GnRH-III, in the brain...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yahalom D,Chen A,Ben-Aroya N,Rahimipour S,Kaganovsky E,Okon E,Fridkin M,Koch Y

更新日期：1999-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The H3K9 protein lysine methyltransferase SUV39H2 was reported to methylate K134 of H2AX and stimulate H2AX phosphorylation during DNA damage response [Sone K et al. (2014) Nat Commun 5, 5691]. However, the sequence context of H2AX-K134 differs from the specificity of SUV39H2. We performed in vitro methylation reactio...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schuhmacher MK,Kudithipudi S,Jeltsch A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleocapsid (N) protein of SARS coronavirus (SARS_CoV) is a major structural component of virions, which appears to be a multifunctional protein involved in viral RNA replication and translation. Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) is related to the pre-mRNA splicing in the nucleus and translati...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Luo H,Chen Q,Chen J,Chen K,Shen X,Jiang H

更新日期：2005-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Linkage between the high-capacity Ca2+-binding protein calsequestrin and the ryanodine receptor is proposed to be essential for proper Ca2+-release during skeletal muscle excitation-contraction coupling. However, no direct biochemical evidence exists showing a connection between these high-molecular-mass complexes in ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Murray BE,Ohlendieck K

更新日期：1998-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Islet-activating protein (IAP) suppressed Ca2+-induced histamine release and phospholipase A2 activation in Gpp(NH)p-loaded mast cells. Since the guanine nucleotide-binding protein involved in adenylate cyclase inhibition is known to lose its function upon being ADP-ribosylated by IAP, the nucleotide-binding protein i...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nakamura T,Ui M

更新日期：1984-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The glucuronic acid analogue of 1-deoxynojirimycin, 2(S)-carboxy-3(R), 4(R), 5(S)-trihydroxypiperidine, recently isolated from seeds of Baphia racemosa, is a novel specific inhibitor of human liver beta-D-glucuronidase and alpha-L-iduronidase. No other glycosidases are inhibited. The inhibition of beta-D-glucuronidase...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cenci di Bello I,Dorling P,Fellows L,Winchester B

更新日期：1984-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The urokinase receptor (uPAR) on the cell surface plays an important role in extracellular proteolysis, cell migration and adhesion. Soluble uPAR (suPAR) has been recently discovered in plasma, but its origin is unclear. Our results now demonstrate that both unstimulated blood mononuclear and endothelial cells can rel...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mustjoki S,Sidenius N,Vaheri A

更新日期：2000-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The early response to bacterial inoculation has been investigated and two Arabidopsis genes, ap3.3a and ap4.3a have been characterized. The AP3.3A protein showed high identity to centrin, a ubiquitous cytoskeletal protein first identified in unicellular green alga. Amino-acid sequence analyses of the AP4.3A protein in...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cordeiro MC,Piqueras R,de Oliveira DE,Castresana C

更新日期：1998-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fanconi anemia (FA) pathway, of which the FANCD2 protein is a key component, plays crucial roles in the maintenance of hematopoietic stem cells and suppression of carcinogenesis. However, the function of FANCD2 remains unclear. Here, we report that FANCD2 is a novel and specific substrate of caspase 3. Cleavage of...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sakai W,Sugasawa K

更新日期：2014-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated here whether adiponectin can exhibit an inhibitory effect on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)- and receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclastogenesis by using RAW264 cell D clone with a high efficiency to form osteoclasts. Globular adiponectin (gAd) strongly in...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yamaguchi N,Kukita T,Li YJ,Kamio N,Fukumoto S,Nonaka K,Ninomiya Y,Hanazawa S,Yamashita Y

更新日期：2008-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) is responsible for the neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase activity in macrophages. Incubation of intact WEHI macrophages or mouse peritoneal macrophages leads to phosphorylation of HSL, which is increased by incubation with either dibutyryl cyclic AMP and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine or ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Small CA,Rogers MP,Goodacre JA,Yeaman SJ

更新日期：1991-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between glutathione deficiency, glycogen metabolism and ascorbate synthesis was investigated in isolated murine hepatocytes. Glutathione deficiency caused by various agents increased ascorbate synthesis with a stimulation of glycogen breakdown. Increased ascorbate synthesis from UDP-glucose or gulonol...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Braun L,Csala M,Poussu A,Garzó T,Mandl J,Bánhegyi G

更新日期：1996-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The neopterin derivatives, neopterin and 7,8-dihydroneopterin, modulate the cellular oxidant-antioxidant balance as well as the expression of the inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) gene. Since apoptosis can be induced by reactive oxygen intermediates and nitric oxide (NO) we investigated whether these neopterin de...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schobersberger W,Hoffmann G,Hobisch-Hagen P,Bock G,Volkl H,Baier-Bitterlich G,Wirleitner B,Wachter H,Fuchs D

更新日期：1996-11-18 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：:Tert-butyl hydroperoxide (BHP), hydrogen peroxide and diamide caused a rapid and simultaneous release of glutathione disulfide (GSSG) and K+ in the isolated perfused rat liver. Both BHP-induced effluxes were suppressed by prior depletion of hepatic glutathione, but not by co-infusion of desferrioxamine which prevented...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Masuda Y,Ozaki M,Aoki S

更新日期：1993-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Several analogues of heat-stable enterotoxins (STh and STp) produced by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli were synthesized. Peptides (STh[6-18] and STp[5-17]) consisting of 13 amino acid residues from the Cys residue near the N-terminus to the Cys residue near the C-terminus and linked by three disulfide bonds had the ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yoshimura S,Ikemura H,Watanabe H,Aimoto S,Shimonishi Y,Hara S,Takeda T,Miwatani T,Takeda Y

更新日期：1985-02-11 00:00:00