IL-1 beta, a strong mediator for glucose uptake by rheumatoid and non-rheumatoid cultured human synoviocytes.

abstract：:Analysis of 13 high-resolution protein X-ray crystal structures shows that 1204 (24%) of all the 4974 hydrogen bonds are of the bifurcated three-center type with the donor X-H opposing two acceptors A1, A2. They occur systematically in alpha-helices where 90% of the hydrogen bonds are of this type; the major component...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Preissner R,Egner U,Saenger W

更新日期：1991-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Cold-stable and cold-labile microtubules were prepared by two cycles of assembly and disassembly and two periods of exposure to cold. The cold-labile preparations were shown to contain a higher proportion of a high molecular mass microtubule-associated protein (MAP 2) than cold-stable preparations. The cold-stable pre...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hesketh JE

更新日期：1984-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that topoisomerase I (topo I) antagonist inhibited retrovirus replication. Since tyrphostins, synthetic compounds and protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs) blockers, inhibited topo I activity (manuscript in preparation) we examined their ability to inhibit Moloney murine leukemia virus (Mo-MuLV) rep...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Esther A,Iftach S,Esther P

更新日期：1994-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study has investigated the in vitro dissociation and self-assembly of chaperonin 60 14-mers isolated from E. coli (GroEL), yeast mitochondria and pea chloroplasts. In all cases Mg2+ inhibits, and low temperature stimulates, the urea-induced dissociation. ATP or ADP in the presence of Mg2+ enhance the dis...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lissin NM

更新日期：1995-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The WRN protein is mutated in the chromosomally unstable Werner syndrome (WS) and the Nbs1 protein is mutated in Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS). The Nbs1 protein is an integral component of the M/R/N complex. Although WRN is known to interact with this complex in response to gamma-irradiation, the mechanism of actio...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cheng WH,Sakamoto S,Fox JT,Komatsu K,Carney J,Bohr VA

更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:When bottromycin A2 was added to an in vitro protein synthesis system carried out by naturally occurring polysomes, it inhibited protein synthesis effectively. Examination of the 3 steps of peptide chain elongation revealed that the binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to the polyribosomes was inhibited by bottromycin A2. In con...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Otaka T,Kaji A

更新日期：1983-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and efficient method for the purification of malate synthase, an enzyme uniquely confined to glyoxysomes, from cotyledons of Brassica napus L. has been developed. The two step purification procedure is based on the consequent utilization of the tendency of malate synthase to form high molecular weight aggregat...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hoppe A,Theimer RR

更新日期：1995-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Clusters of codons pairing to low-abundance tRNAs synchronize the translation with co-translational folding of single domains in multidomain proteins. Although proven with some examples, the impact of the ribosomal speed on the folding and solubility on a global, cell-wide level remains elusive. Here we show that upre...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fedyunin I,Lehnhardt L,Böhmer N,Kaufmann P,Zhang G,Ignatova Z

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In adipose cells, insulin induces the translocation of GLUT4 by stimulating their exocytosis from a basal intracellular compartment to the plasma membrane. Increasing overexpression of a hemagglutinin (HA) epitope-tagged GLUT4 in rat adipose cells results in a roughly proportional increase in cell surface HA-GLUT4 lev...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Al-Hasani H,Yver DR,Cushman SW

更新日期：1999-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A modular microscope-based screening platform, with applications in large-scale analysis of protein function in intact cells is described. It includes automated sample preparation, image acquisition, data management and analysis, and the genome-wide automated retrieval of bioinformatic information. The modular nature ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Liebel U,Starkuviene V,Erfle H,Simpson JC,Poustka A,Wiemann S,Pepperkok R

更新日期：2003-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Early results showed the emanation of chromatin fibers from mitotic chromosomes and nuclei swollen with water. In contrast, under metaphase ionic conditions, it was found that chromatin from mitotic chromosomes is planar and forms multilayered plates. Here, we show that in buffers containing interphase cation concentr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Chicano A,Daban JR

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) in response to interleukin-6 (IL-6) type cytokines involves both phosphorylation of Tyr705, which enables dimerization, nuclear translocation and DNA binding, as well as ser727 phosphorylation. Here, we describe that the 65 C-terminal amino a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schuringa JJ,Schepers H,Vellenga E,Kruijer W

更新日期：2001-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeasts with disruptions in the genes PYC1 and PYC2 encoding the isoenzymes of pyruvate carboxylase cannot grow in a glucose-ammonium medium (Stucka et al. (1991) Mol. Gen. Genet. 229, 307-315). We have isolated a dominant mutation, BPC1-1, that allows growth in this medium of yeasts with interrupted PYC1 and PYC2 gene...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Blázquez MA,Gamo FJ,Gancedo C

更新日期：1995-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblasts were exposed to various concentrations of hydrogen peroxide and the removal of oxidized proteins was followed by determining protein-bound carbonyls. Fibroblasts are able to increase the turnover of metabolically radiolabeled proteins after treatment with hydrogen peroxide. It was demonstrated for the firs...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sitte N,Merker K,Grune T

更新日期：1998-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The D- and L-forms of an alpha-helical antifreeze polypeptide (AFP) have been chemically synthesized. Circular dichroism spectra of the molecules show equal and opposite ellipticites. The D- and the L-enantiomers alone, and a 50:50 mixture of the two, all show identical antifreeze activity, but the enantiomeric forms ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wen D,Laursen RA

更新日期：1993-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoblastic differentiation is regulated by various factors, including hormones and transcription factors. Runt-related transcription factor 2 (Runx2) is an essential player in osteoblastogenesis and transactivates its molecular target by creating a protein complex with its hetero-dimeric partner core binding factor ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fukuda T,Ochi H,Sunamura S,Haiden A,Bando W,Inose H,Okawa A,Asou Y,Takeda S

更新日期：2015-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Myometrial membranes, obtained from estrogen-dominated (day 0) rat uteri, were immunoblotted with antiserum (SG1), which recognizes the alpha subunits of both Gi1 and Gi2, with antiserum (LE2) specific for Gi2 alpha, and with I3B antiserum, specific for Gi3 alpha. The data revealed the absence of detectable levels of ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tanfin Z,Goureau O,Milligan G,Harbon S

更新日期：1991-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:32P-Labelled washed rabbit platelets were incubated with 0.6 nM platelet activating factor (PAF-acether), giving a full aggregation and release response within 30-60 s. The major phospholipid changes observed under these conditions were: (1) An increased labelling of phosphatidic acid (PA) within 10 s and of phosphati...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mauco G,Chap H,Douste-Blazy L

更新日期：1983-03-21 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：:TATA-box binding factor TFIID is one of the key factors in transcriptional activation. Surprisingly, the yeast TFDII protein [(1989) Nature 341, 299-303; (1989) Cell 56, 1173-1181; (1989) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 86, 7785-7789] reveals only limited homology with other DNA-binding proteins. From computer-assisted sear...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Stucka R,Feldmann H

更新日期：1990-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The reversible folding/unfolding of a short peptide in solution is studied by molecular dynamics simulations. The effects of long-range electrostatic interactions are examined and found to be important both for the equilibrium between folded and unfolded states and the dynamics of the folding process. The neglect of l...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Aqvist J

更新日期：1999-09-03 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：:Endothelial cells play a pivotal role in the development of atherosclerosis. An 'activated' phenotype of these cells is manifested by signal transduction-dependent expression of genes encoding cytokines, pro- and anticoagulant factors, and cell adhesion molecules. In the current study we examined the effect of ouabain...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bereta J,Cohen MC,Bereta M

更新日期：1995-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is a co-inhibitory molecule expressed on tumor cells. Immune checkpoint inhibitors focusing on the PD-L1 mechanism are now being studied for the treatment of various cancer types. However, the regulatory mechanism of PD-L1 is yet to be fully clarified, and a high-throughput system for...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Uchida Y,Matsushima T,Kurimoto R,Chiba T,Inutani Y,Asahara H

更新日期：2021-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:cDNA clones encoding the 45 kDa protein were isolated from a rat olfactory epithelium cDNA library and their inserts were sequenced. The reconstructed protein sequence comprises 400 amino acids with a calculated molecular mass of 46,026 Da. A homology was revealed between the amino acid sequence of the 45 kDa protein ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Merkulova MI,Andreeva SG,Shuvaeva TM,Novoselov SV,Peshenko IV,Bystrova MF,Novoselov VI,Fesenko EE,Lipkin VM

更新日期：1999-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete amino acid sequence of human plasma apolipoprotein C-III (apoC-III) isolated from normal subjects is described. ApoC-III is a linear polypeptide chain of 79 amino acids. Tryptic digestion of intact apoC-III produced 5 major peptides, while tryptic digestion of the citraconylated protein yielded two peptid...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hospattankar AV,Brewer HB Jr,Ronan R,Fairwell T

更新日期：1986-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10 (PTEN) is known to act as a lipid phosphatase hydrolyzing phosphatidylinositol (PI)(3,4,5)P(3) to PI(4,5)P(2). Since the PI3-kinase product, PI(3,4,5)P(3), is an important second messenger leading to the metabolic action of insulin, PTEN functions as a potent neg...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ishihara H,Sasaoka T,Kagawa S,Murakami S,Fukui K,Kawagishi Y,Yamazaki K,Sato A,Iwata M,Urakaze M,Ishiki M,Wada T,Yaguchi S,Tsuneki H,Kimura I,Kobayashi M

更新日期：2003-11-20 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：:Selective protein degradation is an energy-dependent process performed by high-molecular-weight proteases. The activity of proteolytic components of these enzymes is coupled to the ATPase activity of their regulatory subunits or domains. Here, we obtained the proteolytic domain of Escherichia coli protease Lon by clon...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rasulova FS,Dergousova NI,Starkova NN,Melnikov EE,Rumsh LD,Ginodman LM,Rotanova TV

更新日期：1998-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Casein kinase-II (CK-II) belongs to the protein kinases recognizing serine/threonine in proximity to acidic residues in protein substrates. Crystallography and mutagenesis studies on the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) disclosed that glutamic acid-170 (E170), is important for interaction of substrates with the enz...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dobrowolska G,Meggio F,Marin O,Lozeman FJ,Li D,Pinna LA,Krebs EG

更新日期：1994-12-05 00:00:00