The role of Asp-295 in the catalytic mechanism of Leuconostoc mesenteroides sucrose phosphorylase probed with site-directed mutagenesis.

abstract：:Human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract disease in infants. The HRSV small hydrophobic (SH) protein plays an important role in HRSV pathogenesis, although its mode of action is unclear. Analysis of the ability of SH protein to induce membrane permeability and form homo-...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Carter SD,Dent KC,Atkins E,Foster TL,Verow M,Gorny P,Harris M,Hiscox JA,Ranson NA,Griffin S,Barr JN

更新日期：2010-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of breast milk BSDL was assayed with or without phospholipids as extra-intestinal effector candidates. Phosphatidic acid, lysophosphatidic acid and platelet activating factor but not phosphatidylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine stimulated BSDL activity at least as efficiently as taurocholate. The appar...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fontbonne H,Puigserver A,Bouza B,Lombardo D,Ajandouz el H

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The muscular content of the mRNAs encoding the five subunits of the nicotonic acetylcholine receptor was measured during postnatal development in the rat. Subunit specific mRNAs show differential regulation. The levels of the alpha-, gamma- and delta-subunit specific mRNAs decrease steadily after birth, while the beta...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Witzemann V,Barg B,Criado M,Stein E,Sakmann B

更新日期：1989-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Single channel recording techniques have been applied to neurons cultured from the hippocampus and the respiratory area of the brain stem of fetal rats in order to search for nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) in the central nervous system. In addition to acetylcholine (ACh), the potent and specific agonist (+)...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Aracava Y,Deshpande SS,Swanson KL,Rapoport H,Wonnacott S,Lunt G,Albuquerque EX

更新日期：1987-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The covalent conjugation of oligonucleotides to antibody Fab' fragments was optimized by using oligonucleotides modified with a hexaethylene linker arm bearing three amino groups. One oligonucleotide was coupled to antibody of one specificity and a complementary oligonucleotide to antibody of a second specificity. The...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Chaudri ZN,Bartlet-Jones M,Panayotou G,Klonisch T,Roitt IM,Lund T,Delves PJ

更新日期：1999-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between ground state cis-trans isomerization and protonation state is explored for a model green fluorescent protein chromophore, 4-hydroxybenzylidene-1,2-dimethylimidazolinone (HBDI). We find that the protonation state has only a modest effect on the free energy differences between cis and trans isom...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： He X,Bell AF,Tonge PJ

更新日期：2003-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Different hydrophobic glycoproteins are associated to native biliary vesicles, which are the major carrier of biliary cholesterol. Some of these proteins promote cholesterol crystallization, a key step in cholesterol gallstone formation. This study was specifically conducted to identify the 130 kDa biliary vesicle-ass...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Núñez L,Amigo L,Rigotti A,Puglielli L,Mingrone G,Greco AV,Nervi F

更新日期：1993-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the identification and characterization of the BMH1 gene from the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The gene encodes a putative protein of 292 amino acids which is more than 50% identical with the bovine brain 14-3-3 protein and proteins isolated from sheep brain which are strong inhibitors of protein kinase...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： van Heusden GP,Wenzel TJ,Lagendijk EL,de Steensma HY,van den Berg JA

更新日期：1992-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The effective synthesis of the envelope antigen F1 of Y. pestis in E. coli HB101 is mediated by the expression of the caf1M gene. This gene was sequenced, and the protein encoded was found to have a significant homology with the chaperone protein PapD of uropathogenic E. coli. The data presented allow one to suppose C...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Galyov EE,Karlishev AV,Chernovskaya TV,Dolgikh DA,Smirnov OYu,Volkovoy KI,Abramov VM,Zav'yalov VP

更新日期：1991-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Replacing the essential Cys-149 by a selenocysteine into the active site of phosphorylating glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) from Bacillus stearothermophilus leads to a selenoGAPDH that mimics a selenoperoxidase activity. Saturation kinetics were observed with cumenyl and tert-butyl hydroperoxides, wit...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Boschi-Muller S,Muller S,Van Dorsselaer A,Böck A,Branlant G

更新日期：1998-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Interaction of lectins with cell surface determinants may alter membrane properties. Using trypsinized rabbit erythrocytes as model we tested the capacity of an endogenous lectin in this respect. Galectin-1 is a member of an adhesion/growth-regulatory family known to interact for example with ganglioside GM(1) and als...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gupta RK,Pande AH,Gulla KC,Gabius HJ,Hajela K

更新日期：2006-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The serine peptidases, thrombocytin and PA-BJ, isolated from the venom of Bothrops atrox and Bothrops jararaca, respectively, induce platelet aggregation and granule secretion without clotting fibrinogen. The specific platelet aggregation activity of each enzyme was about 15 times lower than that of thrombin. This act...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Santos BF,Serrano SM,Kuliopulos A,Niewiarowski S

更新日期：2000-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of sodium butyrate on in vitro angiogenesis and cyclooxygenase (COX) expression using primary cultures of human intestinal microvascular endothelial cells (HIMEC). Butyrate inhibited VEGF-induced cellular proliferation, transmigration and tube formation of HIMEC. Butyrate also inhibited COX-2 ex...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ogawa H,Rafiee P,Fisher PJ,Johnson NA,Otterson MF,Binion DG

更新日期：2003-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We have determined the first de novo position of the secondary quinone QB in the Rhodobacter sphaeroides reaction center (RC) using phases derived by the single wavelength anomalous dispersion method from crystals with selenomethionine substitution. We found that in frozen RC crystals, QB occupies primarily the proxim...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pokkuluri PR,Laible PD,Crawford AE,Mayfield JF,Yousef MA,Ginell SL,Hanson DK,Schiffer M

更新日期：2004-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure determination of apotransketolase and the comparison of its three-dimensional structure with that of the holoenzyme has revealed that no large conformational changes are associated with cofactor binding. Two loops at the active site are flexible in the apoenzyme which enables ThDP to reach its binding si...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sundström M,Lindqvist Y,Schneider G

更新日期：1992-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetic constants of internalization of asialoorosomucoid were determined for normal and jejuno-ileal by-passed rat hepatocytes. In by-passed rats the maximum velocity of asialoorosomucoid internalization is decreased 3-fold, without any modification of apparant constant of internalization. Moreover, the rate cons...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Serbource-Goguel N,Dodeur M,Borel B,Feger J,Agneray J,Durand G

更新日期：1985-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We solved the crystal structure of a functionally uncharacterized protein, HP0902, from Helicobacter pylori. Its structure demonstrated an all-β cupin fold that cannot bind metal ions due to the absence of a metal-binding histidine that is conserved in many metallo-cupins. In contrast, isothermal titration calorimetry...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sim DW,Kim JH,Kim HY,Jang JH,Lee WC,Kim EH,Park PJ,Lee KH,Won HS

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The receptor structure of Clostridium botulinum neurotoxin type A was analysed by TLC immunostaining. GQ1b was found to be the most potent receptor, and the neurotoxin also bound to GT1b and GD1a, but not to GM3, GM2, GM1, GD3, GD1b and GT1a. Optimum binding of neurotoxin to the ganglioside appeared in 0.01 M phosphat...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Takamizawa K,Iwamori M,Kozaki S,Sakaguchi G,Tanaka R,Takayama H,Nagai Y

更新日期：1986-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In endocrine cells the regulated secretion of hormones, peptides, enzymes and neurotransmitters into the external medium occurs when mature secretory granules fuse with the plasma membrane. Secretory granules form at the trans-Golgi network (TGN) by envelopment of the dense-core aggregate of regulated secretory protei...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tooze SA

更新日期：1991-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the role of p38 mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in the tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha)- or interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta)-induced production of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interleukin-8 (IL-8) in fresh rheumatoid synovial fibroblast (RSF) cultures concomitantly with the induction of p38 MAP kinas...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Suzuki M,Tetsuka T,Yoshida S,Watanabe N,Kobayashi M,Matsui N,Okamoto T

更新日期：2000-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Various molecular mechanisms are involved in the efficacy of arsenic trioxide (ATO) against malignant hematologic and some solid tumors. FLICE-like inhibitory protein (FLIP) is an inhibitor of apoptosis mediated by death receptors. In this study, we identified a new link between the down-regulation of cellular FLIP(L)...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zhang G,Liu J,Zhang Y,Qu J,Xu L,Zheng H,Liu Y,Qu X

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A major house dust mite allergen Der f 1 belongs to the papain-like cysteine protease family. This study investigated whether Der f 1 can cleave the latency-associated peptide (LAP) of transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta via its proteolytic activity and activate latent TGF-beta. We found that Der f 1 can cleave LAP ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nakamura Y,Miyata M,Shimokawa N,Ohnuma Y,Katoh R,Ogawa H,Okumura K,Nakao A

更新日期：2009-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence has indicated that microRNAs (miRNAs) act as critical epigenetic regulators in tumor carcinogenesis. Here, we report that miR-199a-3p was significantly upregulated in gastric cancer (GC) cell lines and tissues. Functional studies demonstrated that miR-199a-3p dramatically increased cell prolifera...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wang Z,Ma X,Cai Q,Wang X,Yu B,Cai Q,liu B,Zhu Z,Li C

更新日期：2014-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) is a multifunctional cell surface receptor highly expressed in human aortic smooth muscle cells. In the present study, we used the short interfering RNA (siRNA) technique to explore the role of LRP in smooth muscle cell migration. We identified an LRP-specific...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Li Y,Lu W,Bu G

更新日期：2003-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Dicarbonyl/L-xylulose reductase (DCXR) converts l-xylulose into xylitol, and reduces various α-dicarbonyl compounds, thus performing a dual role in carbohydrate metabolism and detoxification. In this study, we identified DHS-21 as the only DCXR ortholog in Caenorhabditis elegans. The dhs-21 gene is expressed in variou...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Son le T,Ko KM,Cho JH,Singaravelu G,Chatterjee I,Choi TW,Song HO,Yu JR,Park BJ,Lee SK,Ahnn J

更新日期：2011-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of p53 plays a central role in the cell's response to various stress signals. We investigated whether p53 is activated upon disruption of actin microfilaments, caused by cytochalasin D (CD). We show that treatment with CD leads to accumulation of p53 in the cells and activation of p53-dependent transcriptio...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rubtsova SN,Kondratov RV,Kopnin PB,Chumakov PM,Kopnin BP,Vasiliev JM

更新日期：1998-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We prepared an alpha-bungarotoxin-specific monoclonal antibody that neutralizes the biological activity of the toxin in vivo. The antigenic determinant combining specifically with this antibody was determined on the basis of cross-reaction experiments using three other long neurotoxins and peptide fragments of alpha-b...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kase R,Kitagawa H,Hayashi K,Tanoue K,Inagaki F

更新日期：1989-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA enzymes are RNA-cleaving single-stranded DNA molecules. We designed DNA enzymes targeting the PB2 mRNA translation initiation (AUG) region of the influenza A virus (A/PR/8/34). The modified DNA enzymes have one or two N3'-P5' phosphoramidate bonds at both the 3'- and 5'-termini of the oligonucleotides, which signi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Takahashi H,Hamazaki H,Habu Y,Hayashi M,Abe T,Miyano-Kurosaki N,Takaku H

更新日期：2004-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A truncated human Na(+)/glucose cotransporter (C(5), residues 407-664) was expressed and purified from Escherichia coli using a GST fusion vector and glutathione affinity chromatography. The truncated transporter (C(5)) was cleaved from GST-C(5) by Factor Xa proteolysis and purified by gel filtration chromatography. U...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Panayotova-Heiermann M,Leung DW,Hirayama BA,Wright EM

更新日期：1999-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The scorpion toxin peptide BeKm-1 was synthesised by fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl solid phase chemistry and folded by air oxidation. The peptide's effects on heterologous human ether-a-go-go-related gene potassium current (I(HERG)) in HEK293 cells were assessed using 'whole-cell' patch clamp. Blockade of I(HERG) by BeKm-1...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Milnes JT,Dempsey CE,Ridley JM,Crociani O,Arcangeli A,Hancox JC,Witchel HJ

更新日期：2003-07-17 00:00:00