Sialylation processes in mitochondria: evidence for two distinct sialyltransferases located in the outer membrane.

abstract：:A dinuclear La3+ complex hydrolyzes the phosphodiester bond in diribonucleotides efficiently under mild conditions. The rate of hydrolysis is remarkably accelerated on the complex formation between La3+ and TPHP (TPHP = N,N,N',N'-tetrakis [(2-pyridyl)methyl]-2-hydroxy-1,3-diaminopropane), and the highest activity is a...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yashiro M,Ishikubo A,Komiyama M

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laccase is an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of phenolic compounds by coupling the reduction of oxygen to water. While many laccases have been identified in plant and fungal species, enzymes of prokaryotic origin are poorly known. Here we report the enzymological characterization of EpoA, a laccase-like extracyto...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Endo K,Hayashi Y,Hibi T,Hosono K,Beppu T,Ueda K

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:20S proteasomes from higher eukaryotes have immunological functions rather than those from archibacteria or yeast. To clarify the mechanism of the sorting and production of antigen-presenting peptides, it is important and worthwhile to determine the structure of mammalian proteasomes using a third generation synchrotr...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tomisugi Y,Unno M,Mizushima T,Morimoto Y,Tanahashi N,Tanaka K,Tsukihara T,Yasuoka N

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholecalciferol 25-hydroxylase was partially purified by polyethylene glycol fractionation and chromatographies on octylamino-Sepharose and hydroxylapatite columns starting from the liver microsomes of female rats, and compared with P-450cc25 purified from the liver microsomes of male rats (Hayashi, et al. (1986) J. B...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hayashi S,Usui E,Okuda K

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation was undertaken to see to what extent the alpha-amino group of the amino acid, the side chain of the amino acid of aminoacyl-tRNA, and the tRNA structure are involved in determining the affinity of aminoacyl-tRNA for bacterial elongation factor Tu-GTP complex. Various aminoacyl-tRNAs, mis-amin...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tanada S,Kawakami M,Nishio K,Takemura S

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of structural proteins of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 requires the direct interaction of the viral Rev trans-activator with its cis-acting RNA target sequence, the Rev response element (RRE). The originally defined 234-residue RRE, however, failed to show the full HIV-1 regulator of virion expressio...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kimura T,Ohyama A

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chromatin remodeling complex, SWI/SNF, is known to regulate the transcription of several genes by altering the chromatin structure in an ATP-dependent manner. SWI/SNF exclusively contains BRG1 or BRM as an ATPase subunit. In the present study, we studied the role of SWI/SNF containing BRM or BRG1 in the expression...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Inayoshi Y,Kaneoka H,Machida Y,Terajima M,Dohda T,Miyake K,Iijima S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoactivation of the proenzyme form of a subunit of the first component (C1r) was performed in the presence and absence of diisopropyl fluorophosphate (DFP). The time-course of autoactivation of zymogen C1r followed a sigmoidal curve and was accelerated by addition of the enzyme C1r and by increasing the concentratio...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kasahara Y,Odai H,Takahashi K,Nagasawa S,Koyama J

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel esterase was found in Pseudomonas fluorescens cells and purified to homogeneity as determined by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The esterase was extracted from the cells by freeze-thawing and hypotonic treatment. Purification was achieved by ammonium sulfate precipitation, followed by successive chromatog...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakagawa A,Tsujita T,Okuda H

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genomic organization of the gene encoding the human adipocyte-derived leucine aminopeptidase (A-LAP) has been determined. The gene is composed of 20 exons and 19 introns and spans approximately 47 kilobases of chromosome 5q15. The gluzincin aminopeptidase motif, the HEXXH(X)(18)E zinc-binding motif essential for e...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hattori A,Matsumoto K,Mizutani S,Tsujimoto M

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the effects of aging and denervation on the gene expression of uncoupling proteins (UCPs) in slow-twitch soleus and fast-twitch gastrocnemius muscles. In a comparison between the control limbs of 6- and 24-month-old rats, the mRNA levels of UCP3, heart-type fatty acid binding protein (HFABP), and gluco...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kontani Y,Wang Z,Furuyama T,Sato Y,Mori N,Yamashita H

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbacterium sp. M874 produced a glyceroglycolipid, di-O-12-methyl-tetradecanoyl-3-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-sn-glycerol, at about the 50 microM level. Though the strain was highly resistant to tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) in a glycolipid-productive medium, the resistance was reduced in a nonproductive medium...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakata K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of carboxyl groups of glucoamylases [EC 3.2.1.3] from a Rhizopus sp. (Gluc1 and Gluc2), the modification of Gluc1 and Gluc2 with a water-soluble carbodiimide, 1-cyclohexyl-3-(2-morpholinyl-(4)-ethyl)carbodiimide metho-p-toluenesulfonate (CMC), was studied. The inactivation of Gluc1 proceeded wi...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Iwama M,Ohtsuki R,Takahashi T,Irie M

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acid sequences of fibrinopeptides A and B from the macaque, Macaca fuscata (Japanese monkey) and the guenon, Erythrocebus patas (patas monkey) were established. Fibrinopeptides A of the monkeys had a sequence identical with those of baboons: Ala-Asp-Thr-Gly-Glu-Gly-Asp-Phe-Leu-Ala-Glu-Gly-Gly-Gly-Val-Arg. Fibrin...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakamura S,Takenaka O,Takahashi K

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxyhypusine synthase catalyzes the NAD+-dependent formation of deoxyhypusine in the eIF-5A precursor protein by transferring the 4-aminobutyl moiety of spermidine. This enzyme has recently been shown to be essential for cell viability and growth of yeast [Sasaki, K., Abid, M.R., and Miyazaki, M. (1996) FEBS Lett. 38...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Abid MR,Sasaki K,Titani K,Miyazaki M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether or not the thermotropic change at about 18 degrees C in the physical state of Ca2+-ATPase protein molecules of sarcoplasmic reticulum membranes could be transmitted to lipids through protein-lipid interactions was investigated using a spin-label technique. Fatty acid spin labels were used to probe the bulk mem...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kirino Y,Higashi K,Matsui M,Shimizu H

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalently closed-circular, superhelical DNAs, including viral DNAs, bacterial plasmid DNAs, and bacteriophage replicative-form DNA, were treated with a small amount of Haemophilus gallinarum DNA-relaxing enzyme to generate incompletely relaxed DNA molecules. Each sample consisted of a set of closed-circular DNA molec...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Shishido K

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-acylethanolamines (NAEs) are a class of bioactive lipid molecules in animal tissues, including the endocannabinoid anandamide and the anti-inflammatory substance N-palmitoylethanolamine. Enzymatic hydrolysis of NAEs is considered to be an important step to regulate their endogenous levels. Lysosomal NAE-hydrolysing ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Wang J,Zhao LY,Uyama T,Tsuboi K,Wu XX,Kakehi Y,Ueda N

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FOXP2 is a member of the P subfamily of FOX transcription factors, the DNA-binding domain of which is the winged helix forkhead domain (FHD). In this work we show that the FOXP2 FHD is able to bind to various DNA sequences, including a novel sequence identified in this work, with different affinities and rates as dete...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Webb H,Steeb O,Blane A,Rotherham L,Aron S,Machanick P,Dirr H,Fanucchi S

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undecaprenyl diphosphate synthase catalyzes the sequential condensation of eight molecules of isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) in the cis-configuration into farnesyl diphosphate (FPP) to produce undecaprenyl diphosphate (UPP), which is indispensable for the biosynthesis of the bacterial cell wall. This cis-type prenyltra...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kharel Y,Zhang YW,Fujihashi M,Miki K,Koyama T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actin-microtubule crosstalk is implicated in the formation of cellular protrusions, but the mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we examined the regulation of cell protrusion involving a ubiquitously expressed microtubule-associated protein (MAP) 4, and its superfamily proteins, neuronal MAP2 and tau. Fluorescenc...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Doki C,Nishida K,Saito S,Shiga M,Ogara H,Kuramoto A,Kuragano M,Nozumi M,Igarashi M,Nakagawa H,Kotani S,Tokuraku K

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When the membrane fraction of Saccharomyces carlsbergensis was incubated with radiolabeled isopentenyl diphosphate in the presence of farnesyl diphosphate and Mg2+, phosphorylated and free long-chain polyprenols were formed. The reaction was inhibited by EDTA and heavy metal cations. A series of non-ionic detergents w...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Bukhtiyarov YE,Shabalin YA,Kulaev IS

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the signaling mechanisms involved in the differentiation-inducing activity of lupeol toward B16 2F2 melanoma cells. alpha-Melanocyte stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH), forskolin and dibutyryl cAMP, which are believed to be cAMP-elevating agents and analogues, enhanced lupeol-induced B16 2F2 cell differentiat...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hata K,Hori K,Takahashi S

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical modifications by photooxidation in the presence of rose bengal (RB) and with tetranitromethane (TNM) were carried out to elucidate the amino acid residues involved in the active site of inorganic pyrophosphatase (pyrophosphate phosphohydrolase) [EC 3.6.1.1] from Escherichia coli Q13. The photooxidation caused...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Samejima T,Tamagawa Y,Kondo Y,Hachimori A,Kaji H,Takeda A,Shiroya Y

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heparin-induced self-aggregation behaviours of four repeat peptides (R1-R4) in an acidic solution (pH = 4.5) were investigated by fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) measurements and compared with those in a neutral solution (pH = 7.5). In contrast with the self-aggregation-resistive behaviours of the R1 and ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Mizushima F,Minoura K,Tomoo K,Sumida M,Taniguchi T,Ishida T

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ferric uptake regulator A (FurA) plays an essential role in responding to oxidative stress in mycobacteria. The genome of Mycobacterium smegmatis harbours three FurA orthologs; however, the potential cross-talk and contribution to drug resistance of different furA operon remain underdetermined. In this study, we c...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Gao CH,Wei WP,Tao HL,Cai LK,Jia WZ,Hu L,Yang M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural studies were carried out on the teichoic acids in cell walls of Listeria monocytogenes serotypes 3a, 4b, 4f, 6, and 7. The structure of the dephosphorylated repeating units, obtained by treatment with 46% hydrogen fluoride or alkaline hydrolysis, was examined by methylation analysis, acetolysis, and 1H-NMR ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Uchikawa K,Sekikawa I,Azuma I

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between pullulanase from Klebsiella pneumoniae and alpha-, beta-, and gamma-cyclodextrins and 6-O-alpha-glucosyl-alpha-cyclodextrin and 6-O-alpha-glucosyl-beta-cyclodextrin was examined by means of inhibition studies of the enzyme activity, UV difference spectroscopy, and flow calorimetry. All the abov...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Iwamoto H,Ohmori M,Ohno M,Hirose J,Hiromi K,Fukada H,Takahashi K,Hashimoto H,Sakai S

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selected biochemical properties, including the charge heterodispersity profile and carbohydrate specificity, of bovine galectin-1 were determined in detail. The lectin was purified through an improved purification protocol that yielded 35-40 mg/kg of wet tissue with a specific activity of 1.7-2 x 10(4) mg-1.ml. The ga...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ahmed H,Fink NE,Pohl J,Vasta GR

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluorometric method of Nash for determination of methanol was applied in assay of kallikrein-like arginine esterases using N-a-tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester (TAME) as substrate. The results obtained using this method corresponded well with those obtained in the usual colorimetric methods using hydroxamate, chromot...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Matsuda Y,Moriya H,Moriwaki C,Fujimoto Y,Matsuda M

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00