A novel toxin from the venom of the scorpion Tityus trivittatus, is the first member of a new alpha-KTX subfamily.

abstract：:Bovine heart cytochrome-c oxidase was reconstituted in liposomes and the kinetics of cytochrome c oxidation were measured by the polarographic and photometric method under uncoupled conditions in the presence of various polyvalent anions. In order to distinguish between specific and unspecific ionic effects of ATP, th...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hüther FJ,Kadenbach B

更新日期：1986-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons grow during development and extend long axons to make contact with their targets with the help of an intrinsic program of axonal growth as well as a range of extrinsic cues and a permissive milieu. Injury events in adulthood induce some neuron types to revert to a regenerative state in the peripheral nervous s...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Doron-Mandel E,Fainzilber M,Terenzio M

更新日期：2015-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The heterogeneity of computationally predicted reaction fluxes in metabolic networks within a single flux state can be exploited to detect their significant flux backbone. Here, we disclose the backbone of Escherichia coli, and compare it with the backbones of other bacteria. We find that, in general, the core of the ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Güell O,Sagués F,Serrano MÁ

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytosolic lipid peroxidation product 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) is rapidly metabolized in mitochondria isolated from rat kidney cortex. About 80% of HNE was degraded within 3 min of incubation. Main products of HNE which were identified in mitochondria were the hydroxynonenoic acid, the 1,4-dihydroxynonene and the glu...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ullrich O,Grune T,Henke W,Esterbauer H,Siems WG

更新日期：1994-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-induced changes in protein kinase C were examined in cytosol and membrane fractions of rat adipocytes enzymatically after Mono Q column chromatography and by immunoblotting. During a 5-20 min period of insulin treatment, cytosolic protein kinase C decrease by approximately 50%, whereas membrane protein kinase ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ishizuka T,Cooper DR,Farese RV

更新日期：1989-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the activity of STAT family members throughout a mammary developmental cycle. Transcripts for Stat 5 were upregulated during pregnancy whilst STAT1 and STAT3 mRNAs were expressed at constant levels. DNA binding complexes containing both STAT5a and 5b showed differing affinities for two naturally o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Philp JA,Burdon TG,Watson CJ

更新日期：1996-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Friedreich ataxia is a recessively inherited neurodegenerative disease caused by deficiency of a highly conserved mitochondrial protein, frataxin. Frataxin deficiency results in mitochondrial iron accumulation and oxidative stress. Frataxin shows homology with the CyaY proteins of gamma-purple bacteria, whose function...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Li DS,Ohshima K,Jiralerspong S,Bojanowski MW,Pandolfo M

更新日期：1999-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Retention of intron 8 in alternative HER-2 mRNA generates an inhibitory secreted ligand, Herstatin, with a novel receptor-binding domain (RBD) encoded by the intron. This study examines binding interactions with several receptors and investigates sequence variations in intron 8. The RBD, expressed as a peptide, binds ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Shamieh LS,Evans AJ,Denton MC,Clinton GM

更新日期：2004-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:A new inositol derivative could be isolated from the Archaeum Pyrococcus woesei and identified as di-myo-inositol-1,1'-phosphate by 1H, 31P NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and thin layer chromatography. In P. woesei, this inositol phosphate represents the dominant counterion of K+ which ranges from 500 to 600 mM. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Scholz S,Sonnenbichler J,Schäfer W,Hensel R

更新日期：1992-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on imino proton exchange catalysis, base-pair lifetimes and apparent dissociation constants are reported on the complexes formed by bisintercalation of echinomycin at the CpG steps of the d(ACGTATACGT)2 and d(ACGTTAACGT)2 duplexes. The lifetimes of the four central A x T base pairs between two echinomycin bindin...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Park JY,Lee JH,Choi BS

更新日期：1998-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple method was developed for the isolation of primase-free DNA polymerase-alpha from the DNA polymerase-alpha-primase complex of mouse FM3A cells. The polymerase was separated from primase subunits by chromatography on a single-stranded DNA-cellulose column in the presence of 50% etylene glycol. The primase-free ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Takada-Takayama R,Suzuki M,Enomoto T,Hanaoka F,Ui M

更新日期：1990-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous electrophysiological experiments characterized the Sec61 complex, which provides the aqueous path for entry of newly-synthesized polypeptides into the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum, as a highly dynamic channel that, once activated by precursor proteins, fluctuates between main open states with mean conducta...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Erdmann F,Jung M,Eyrisch S,Lang S,Helms V,Wagner R,Zimmermann R

更新日期：2009-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete primary structure (967 amino acids) of an intestinal human aminopeptidase N (EC 3.4.11.2) was deduced from the sequence of a cDNA clone. Aminopeptidase N is anchored to the microvillar membrane via an uncleaved signal for membrane insertion. A domain constituting amino acid 250-555 positioned within the c...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Olsen J,Cowell GM,Kønigshøfer E,Danielsen EM,Møller J,Laustsen L,Hansen OC,Welinder KG,Engberg J,Hunziker W

更新日期：1988-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we have reported the presence of kinetin (N6-furfuryladenine) in commercially available DNA, in freshly extracted cellular DNA and in plant cell extracts. We have also found that kinetin has electrochemical properties which can be used for monitoring the level of this modified base in DNA. Here, for the firs...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Barciszewski J,Siboska GE,Pedersen BO,Clark BF,Rattan SI

更新日期：1997-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylation of histone variant H2AX at serine 139, named gammaH2AX, has been widely used as a sensitive marker for DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs). gammaH2AX is required for the accumulation of many DNA damage response (DDR) proteins at DSBs. Thus it is believed to be the principal signaling protein involved in DD...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yuan J,Adamski R,Chen J

更新日期：2010-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly active adenylylsulfate (APS) reductase was isolated under N(2)/H(2) from sulfate-reducing and sulfide-oxidizing bacteria and archaea. It was a 1:1 alphabeta-heterodimer of molecular mass approximately 95 kDa, and two subunits (alpha approximately 75, beta approximately 20 kDa). The specific activity was 11-14 m...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fritz G,Büchert T,Huber H,Stetter KO,Kroneck PM

更新日期：2000-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenicities of influenza viruses and paramyxoviruses have been proposed to be primarily determined by a host cell protease(s) that activates viral infectivity by proteolytic cleavage of the envelope glycoproteins. We recently isolated a trypsin-type endoprotease, named tryptase Clara, from rat bronchial and br...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kido H,Sakai K,Kishino Y,Tashiro M

更新日期：1993-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously isolated a Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant (HsTnII), which displays 40% reduced chronological lifespan as compared to the wild type (WT). In this study, we found HsTnII cultures to be characterized by fragmented and dysfunctional mitochondria, and by increased initiation of apoptosis during chronological...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Aerts AM,Zabrocki P,Govaert G,Mathys J,Carmona-Gutierrez D,Madeo F,Winderickx J,Cammue BP,Thevissen K

更新日期：2009-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The small GTPase Rho1 plays an essential role in controlling the organization of the actin cytoskeleton and synthesis of the cell wall in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Here we studied the role of Rho5 whose primary structure is very similar to that of Rho1. It was found that elevated expression of Rho5 ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nakano K,Arai R,Mabuchi I

更新日期：2005-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The lactase-phlorizin hydrolase gene was assigned to chromosome 2 by analysis of Southern blots of DNA from a panel of human-rodent cell hybrids containing characteristic sets of human chromosomes The hybridization probe used was a recently isolated cDNA clone of the human lactase-phlorizin hydrolase gene. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kruse TA,Bolund L,Grzeschik KH,Ropers HH,Sjöström H,Norén O,Mantei N,Semenza G

更新日期：1988-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Galectin-3, with a wide tissue distribution and marked developmental regulation, provides significant insights into the progression of various disease and developmental stages. Recognized by its specificity for galactose, a detailed characterization of its sugar binding ability has been investigated by isothermal titr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bachhawat-Sikder K,Thomas CJ,Surolia A

更新日期：2001-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:It was believed that there was no natural suppressor tRNA in Escherichia coli, however, it has been suggested that selC, relating to the synthesis of formate dehydrogenase of a selenoprotein [(1988) Nature 331, 723-725], codes for tRNA, even though the presence of tRNA has not yet been demonstrated. We detected the pr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mizutani T,Maruyama N,Hitaka T,Sukenaga Y

更新日期：1989-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Several peptidic and non-peptidic factors can modulate Na,K-ATPase activity, among them mainly inhibitors of this enzyme, ouabain being the most effective. In a very few cases only, activation of Na,K-ATPase by endogenous factors has been recorded. We have investigated the effect on Na,K-ATPase of a novel regulatory p...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kairane C,Zilmer M,Mutt V,Sillard R

更新日期：1994-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:CCN2 plays a critical role in the development of mesenchymal tissues such as cartilage and bone, and the binding of CCN2 to various cytokines and receptors regulates their signaling.By screening a protein array, we found that CCN2 could bind to fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFRs) 2 and 3, with a higher affinity...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Aoyama E,Kubota S,Takigawa M

更新日期：2012-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Vesicular monoamine transporters (VMAT) catalyze transport of serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine into subcellular storage organelles in a variety of cells. Accumulation of the neurotransmitter depends on the proton electrochemical gradient across the organelle membrane and involves VMAT-mediated excha...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Shirvan A,Laskar O,Steiner-Mordoch S,Schuldiner S

更新日期：1994-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A steady-state framework was applied to the ubiquitous tricyclic enzyme cascade structure, as seen in the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase system, to analyze the effect of upstream kinase concentrations on final output response. The results suggest that signal amplification achieved by the cascade structure ensu...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mutalik VK,Singh AP,Edwards JS,Venkatesh KV

更新日期：2004-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of islet-activating protein (IAP), a Bordetella pertussis toxin, was studied on adenylate cyclase and GTPase activities in rat adipocyte membranes. Pretreatment of rats or intact rat adipocytes with IAP did not affect adenylate cyclase inhibition by the stable GTP analog, GTP gamma S, whereas inhibition ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Aktories K,Schultz G,Jakobs KH

更新日期：1983-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:hsp25 is a small, growth-related, mammalian stress protein which is highly accumulated in the stationary phase of Ehrlich ascites tumor in vivo. Ehrlich ascites cells cultivated in vitro under conditions of continuous exponential growth express hsp25 only at a low level. These cells were stably transfected with an euk...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Knauf U,Bielka H,Gaestel M

更新日期：1992-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The tailspike protein (TSP) of bacteriophage P22 is a homotrimeric multifunctional protein responsible for cell attachment and hydrolysis of the Salmonella typhimurium host cell receptor. Despite the folding of TSP involves the formation of thermolabile intermediates, the mature protein is extremely resistant to heat ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Carbonell X,Villaverde A

更新日期：1998-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Small RNAs (miR159-like RNAs) identical to some plant miR159s were found in Xenopus tropicalis miRNA cDNA libraries (30 miRNA families consisting of 75 unique sequences). Preferential expression of this RNA species was found in neural tissues during development. A sequence matching to this RNA species was not found in...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hikosaka A,Takaya K,Jinno M,Kawahara A

更新日期：2007-06-26 00:00:00