Distribution of DNA polymerase alpha during nuclear division cycles in Drosophila melanogaster embryo.

abstract：:Addition of hemin to the nuclear reconstitution system of Xenopus interphase egg extract using sperm head chromatin resulted in abnormal pseudonuclei exhibiting flattened membrane patches randomly distributed both on the surface and inside the nuclei. The structures that resembled nuclear pores were observed on these ...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Nishiyama R,Ikami M,Yamao F,Tsuchida S,Yagura T

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies on in vitro transformation of human cells indicate that the cells must be immortalized before they can be neoplastically transformed, indicating that immortalization is a critical step in multistep neoplastic transformation of human cells. We immortalized three human cell lines by repeated treatment with ...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Mihara K,Iijima M,Kondo T,Namba M

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple type I and II hair keratins are expressed in hair-forming cells but the role of each protein in hair fiber formation remains obscure. In this study, recombinant proteins of human type I hair keratins (K35, K36 and K38) and type II hair keratins (K81 and K85) were prepared using bacterial expression systems. T...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Honda Y,Koike K,Kubo Y,Masuko S,Arakawa Y,Ando S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endolymphatic sac (ES) is believed to play an important role in maintaining homeostasis in the inner ear by the absorption and endocytosis of endolymph. Megalin is a 600-kDa multiligand endocytic receptor expressed in certain types of absorptive epithelia including kidney proximal tubules. We analyzed the immunore...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Ishida T,Hatae T,Nishi N,Araki N

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of kinase inhibitors on the preprophase band of microtubules in onion (Allium cepa L.) root tip cells were examined. Bundled microtubules in preprophase bands were dispersed on the cell cortex when onion seedlings were incubated with 2.5-5.0 mM 6-dimethylaminopurine. Fifteen min was enough for the bundled micr...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Nogami A,Mineyuki Y

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon tryptic digestion of synaptosomes, ATPase activities decreased in the order of Cl(-)-ATPase greater than or equal to Na+,K+-ATPase greater than anion-insensitive Mg2+-ATPase. Upon synaptosome treatment with hypotonic solution, Cl(-)-ATPase or anion-insensitive Mg2+-ATPase was slightly inactivated, while Na+,K+-AT...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Kunugi-Uehara Y,Hashimoto Y,Ogura C,Inagaki C,Nishino T

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We earlier discovered a novel 40-kDa protein (hsp40) induced by heat shock and other stresses in mammalian and avian cells. In this report, we purified the hsp40 in HeLa cells, using modified two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and determined the amino terminal amino acid sequence of this protein. The hsp40 is homolo...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Hattori H,Liu YC,Tohnai I,Ueda M,Kaneda T,Kobayashi T,Tanabe K,Ohtsuka K

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was recently reported that intravenous administration of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) showed a therapeutic effect in myelocytic leukemia patients. However, we previously observed that, in serum-free conditions, polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNs) were killed rapidly by exposure to PMA, suggesting the possi...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Suzuki K,Kato H,Sakuma Y,Namiki H

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we would like to point out important milestones in the study of nuclear radial positioning and gene expression during differentiation processes. In addition, changes in the histone signature that significantly precede various differentiation pathways are reviewed. We address the regulatory functions of chromatin...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Harnicarová Horáková A,Bártová E,Kozubek S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The change in distribution of centrosomal phosphoproteins was examined in sea urchin eggs from fertilization to the first cleavage by immunofluorescence staining with the anti-phosphoprotein antibodies, MPM-1 and MPM-2. The antibodies reacted with female pronuclei in unfertilized eggs as well as centriolar complexes l...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Kuriyama R,Rao PN,Borisy GG

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae that contains an integrated copy of a Xenopus cyclin A1 gene under the control of the GAL1 promoter has been constructed. On inducing expression of cyclin A1, the nuclear migration that occurs prior to division becomes aberrant. Instead of migrating to the neck between the mother c...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Sikder H,Funakoshi M,Nishimoto T,Kobayashi H

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial tubules, consisting of the epithelial cell sheet with a central lumen, are the basic structure of many organs. Mechanical forces play an important role in epithelial tubulogenesis; however, little is known about the mechanisms controlling the mechanical forces during epithelial tubule morphogenesis. Solo (a...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Nishimura R,Kato K,Fujiwara S,Ohashi K,Mizuno K

更新日期：2018-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse embryonic stem (mES) cells can be maintained in undifferentiated state in the presence of a cytokine, leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). Many investigators found that STAT3 activation is important for the maintenance of pluripotency by LIF. However, the downstream pathways of STAT3 activation are still unknown. T...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Ko SY,Kang HY,Lee HS,Han SY,Hong SH

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) plays a pivotal role in controlling cell growth and metabolism in response to nutrients and growth factors. The activity of mTORC1 is dually regulated by amino acids and growth factor signaling, and amino acid-dependent mTORC1 activity is regulated by mTORC1 interacti...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Ito S,Nada S,Yamazaki D,Kimura T,Kajiwara K,Miki H,Okada M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), a mesenchymal cell type in hepatic parenchyma, have unique features with respect to their cellular origin, morphology, and function. Normal, quiescent HSCs function as major vitamin A-storing cells containing over 80% of total vitamin A in the body to maintain vitamin A homeostasis. HSCs...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Sato M,Suzuki S,Senoo H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology and intramembranous particle (IMP) distribution of spermatozoa were investigated in four species of cyprinid fishes, Gnathopogon elongatus elongatus, Pseudogobio esocinus, Acheilognathus lanceolatus and Puntius tetrazona. In particular, observation of IMP distribution was conducted as an aspect of compa...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Ohta T,Matsuda M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The localization of mRNA in neuronal dendrites plays a role in both locally and temporally regulated protein synthesis, which is required for certain forms of synaptic plasticity. RNA granules constitute a dendritic mRNA transport machinery in neurons, which move along microtubules. RNA granules contain densely packed...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Miki T,Takano K,Yoneda Y

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The substance in sperm which induces the activation of eggs at fertilization has yet to be elucidated. Osawa et al. reported that the soluble extract of sperm (spex) causes inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3)-induced Ca2+ release (IICR) in fertilized eggs of sea urchins when externally applied [Osawa et al., (1992). Zo...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Osawa M

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile hemangioma is the most common soft tissue tumors in childhood. In clinic, propranolol is widely used for infantile hemangioma therapy. However, some of the infantile hemangioma patients display resistance to propranolol treatment. Previous studies show that miR-187-3p is inhibited in hepatocellular carcinoma...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Liu C,Zhao Z,Ji Z,Jiang Y,Zheng J

更新日期：2019-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Pericentric regions form epigenetically organized, silent heterochromatin structures that accumulate histone H3 lysine 9 tri-methylation (H3K9me3) and heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1), a methylated H3K9-binding protein. At pericentric regions, Suv39h is the major enzyme that generates H3K9me3. Suv39h also interacts dir...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Muramatsu D,Kimura H,Kotoshiba K,Tachibana M,Shinkai Y

更新日期：2016-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA synthesis of WF-1 fibroblasts derived from a patient with Werner's syndrome was stimulated by fetal calf serum and adult human serum but not by various mitogens including epidermal growth factor, platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), fibroblast growth factor, insulin and 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Hirai M,Amagai M,Tajima S,Nishikawa T,Shimizu N

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of fluorescent proteins (FPs) has revolutionized cell biology. The fusion of targeting sequences to FPs enables the investigation of cellular organelles and their dynamics; however, occasionally, such fluorescent fusion proteins (FFPs) exhibit behavior different from that of the native proteins. Here, we...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Kashiwagi S,Fujioka Y,Satoh AO,Yoshida A,Fujioka M,Nepal P,Tsuzuki A,Aoki O,Paudel S,Sasajima H,Ohba Y

更新日期：2019-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) was highly purified from the serum-free culture medium of RSP -2 X P3 cells. The G-CSF had an apparent molecular weight of 33,000 as determined by high speed gel permeation chromatography, but its molecular weight was decreased to 15,000 by 0.1% sodium dodecyl sulfate. A...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Tsuneoka K,Shikita M

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the organization of microtubules during mitosis plays an important role in cytokinesis in animal cells. We studied the organization of microtubules during the first cleavage and its role in cytokinesis of Xenopus eggs. First, we examined the immunofluorescent localization of microtubules in ...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Takayama M,Noguchi T,Yamashiro S,Mabuchi I

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have demonstrated that vesicle transport to cleavage furrow is indispensable for cytokinesis. Some animal and plant cells form distinct structures during cell division known as central spindle and phragmoplast, respectively. Several essential factors involved in the vesicle transport have been isolated ...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Edamatsu M

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we measured hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) release as one of the functions of mature eosinophils, and utilized it as a quantitative index. We demonstrated that 1) the human eosinophilic leukemia cell line, EoL-1, did not release H2O2 when stimulated with phorbol myristate acetate (PMA), but after culturing wi...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Ohtsu H,Yamauchi K,Yoshie O,Tanno Y,Saito H,Hayashi N,Takishima T

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fine structural localization of albumin in rat liver parenchymal cells was determined by an improved immunocytochemical method and serial sectioning. Albumin in the secretory apparatus of the parenchymal cells was present in segments of the rough endoplasmic reticulum, interrupted with negative segments, in transp...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Yokota S,Fahimi DH

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have revealed various biological functions for repetitive sequences, which make up about half of the human genome. One such sequence, major satellites, which are tandem repetitive sequences adjacent to the centromere, have been shown to be a kinetochore component that plays a role in the formation and f...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Kishi Y,Kondo S,Gotoh Y

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two types of DNA ligase, I and II, have been purified approximately 4,000-fold from mouse testes and 500-fold from nuclei of mouse spermatocytes. DNA ligase I and II consisted of single polypeptides with molecular weights of 95,000 and 65,000, respectively, according to the estimation by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electro...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Higashitani A,Tabata S,Endo H,Hotta Y

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large number of Rab/Ypt-family small GTPases have been identified from higher plants. While some of them can complement yeast ypt mutants, the expression of Arabidopsis Ara4 protein aggravated the growth defect of a subset of ypt mutants, probably because of the titration of common regulator(s) of yeast Ypt proteins...

journal_title：Cell structure and function

authors： Matsuda N,Ueda T,Sasaki Y,Nakano A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00