Exploiting new genome data and Internet resources for the phylogenetic analysis of proteases, substrates and inhibitors.

abstract：:Recent findings that some 24 inherited diseases and anomalies are caused by defects in proteins of the NE (nuclear envelope) and lamina have resulted in a fundamental reassessment of the functions of the NE and underlying lamina. Instead of just regarding the NE and lamina as a molecular filtering device, regulating t...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Cohen TV,Hernandez L,Stewart CL

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-protein interactions are a regulatory mechanism for a number of physiological and pathological cellular processes. Neurodegenerative diseases, such as AD (Alzheimer's disease), are associated with the accelerated production or delayed clearance of protein aggregates. Hence, inhibition of pathologic protein-pro...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Bose M,Gestwicki JE,Devasthali V,Crabtree GR,Graef IA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutation of the ACN1 (acetate non-utilizing 1) locus of Arabidopsis results in altered acetate assimilation into gluconeogenic sugars and anapleurotic amino acids and leads to an overall depression in primary metabolite levels by approx. 50% during seedling development. Levels of acetyl-CoA were higher in acn1 compare...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Hooks MA,Allen E,Wattis JA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diet can significantly influence exercise performance. Diet alone will not ensure successful performance in sport, but it plays a permissive role in allowing sustained intensive training with limited risk of illness and injury. Diet may also promote adaptations to training by stimulating synthesis and breakdown of the...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Maughan RJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During early flower development in Arabidopsis, floral stem cells proliferate and produce a sufficient amount of cells that are recruited for organogenesis. However, after the central organ primordia initiate, stem cell activity in the floral meristem is terminated to ensure the differentiation of a fixed number of fl...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Sun B,Ito T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverse aetiologies result in significant deviation from homoeostasis in the kidney, leading to CKD (chronic kidney disease). CKD progresses to end-stage renal disease principally as a result of renal fibrosis, although the molecular mechanisms underlying this fibrotic process are still poorly understood. miRNAs (micr...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Jenkins RH,Martin J,Phillips AO,Bowen T,Fraser DJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain development is a tightly controlled process that depends upon differentiation and function of neurons to allow for the formation of functional neural networks. Mutation of genes encoding structural proteins is well recognized as causal for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). Recent studies have shown that aberr...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Sartor F,Anderson J,McCaig C,Miedzybrodzka Z,Müller B

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquitination is a fundamental post-translational modification that regulates almost all aspects of cellular signalling and is ultimately catalysed by the action of E3 ubiquitin ligases. The RING-between-RING (RBR) family of E3 ligases encompasses 14 distinct human enzymes that are defined by a unique domain organisa...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Cotton TR,Lechtenberg BC

更新日期：2020-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:To maintain genomic stability, despite constant exposure to agents that damage DNA, eukaryotic cells have developed elaborate and highly conserved pathways of DNA damage sensing, signalling and repair. In this review, we concentrate mainly on what we know about DNA damage sensing with particular reference to Lcd1p, a ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Bradbury JM,Jackson SP

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PilZ domain-containing proteins constitute a large family of bacterial signaling proteins. As a widely distributed protein domain for the binding of the second messenger c-di-GMP, the canonical PilZ domain contains a set of motifs that define the binding site for c-di-GMP and an allosteric switch for propagating local...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Cheang QW,Xin L,Chea RYF,Liang ZX

更新日期：2019-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of protein synthesis is an important aspect of growth control. RNA polymerase (pol) III plays a key role in this process by catalysing production of tRNA and 5 S rRNA. Growth factors trigger a rapid increase in pol III activity and this is essential for cell proliferation. The transcription factor TFIIIB pl...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Mauger E,Scott PH

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Other than signalling receptors sustaining leucocyte recruitment during inflammatory reactions, the chemokine system includes 'silent' receptors with distinct specificity and tissue distribution. The best-characterized molecule of this subgroup is the CC chemokine receptor D6, which binds most inflammatory CC chemokin...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Borroni EM,Buracchi C,de la Torre YM,Galliera E,Vecchi A,Bonecchi R,Mantovani A,Locati M

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein L is a multidomain cell-wall protein isolated from Peptostreptococcus magnus. It belongs to a group of proteins that contain repeated domains that are able to bind to Igs without stimulating an immune response, the most characterized of this group being Protein A ( Staphylococcus aureus ) and Protein G ( Strep...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Housden NG,Harrison S,Roberts SE,Beckingham JA,Graille M,Stura E,Gore MG

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uncoupling protein 2 (UCP2) mRNA is expressed in a panoply of tissues, including the brain, where it is widely distributed. In the mouse brain, it is expressed in the hypothalamus (suprachiasmatic, paraventricular, dorsomedial, ventromedial and arcuate nuclei), the thalamus (submedius nucleus) and the brain-stem (dors...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Richard D,Clavel S,Huang Q,Sanchis D,Ricquier D

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MEK5 [MAPK (mitogen-activated protein kinase)/ERK (extracellular-signal-regulated kinase) kinase 5]/ERK5 pathway is the least well studied MAPK signalling module. It has been proposed to play a role in the pathology of cancer. In the present paper, we review the role of the MEK5/ERK5 pathway using the 'hallmarks o...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Lochhead PA,Gilley R,Cook SJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation at the fifth position of cytosine is a major epigenetic mark conserved in plants and mammals. Genome-wide DNA methylation patterns are dynamically controlled by integrated activities of establishment, maintenance, and removal. In both plants and mammals, a pattern of global DNA hypomethylation coupled ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Zhang H,Zhang K,Zhu JK

更新日期：2019-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In fluctuating environmental conditions, organisms must modulate their bioenergetic production in order to maintain cellular homeostasis for optimal fitness. Mitochondria are hubs for metabolite and energy generation. Mitochondria are also highly dynamic in their function: modulating their composition, size, density, ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Tsuboi T,Leff J,Zid BM

更新日期：2020-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, I review three new structural studies from our laboratory. First, the crystal structure of RNA polymerase (Pol) II in complex with an RNA inhibitor revealed that this RNA blocks transcription initiation by preventing DNA loading into the active-centre cleft. Secondly, the structure of the SRI (Set2 Rpb1-interact...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Cramer P

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetraspanin CD9 is associated with integrin adhesion receptors and it was reported that CD9 regulates integrin-dependent cell migration and invasion. Pro- and anti-migratory effects of CD9 have been linked to adhesion-dependent signalling pathways, including phosphorylation of FAK (focal adhesion kinase) and activatio...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Powner D,Kopp PM,Monkley SJ,Critchley DR,Berditchevski F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is clear that considerable conformational distortions may occur in peripheral proteins on interaction with anionic lipid bilayers. Specific lipid interactions do occur at least in the case of cytochrome c, and each perturbation and interaction may well take place before insertion into, or translocation across, a bi...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Watts A

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein oxidation is thought to play a pivotal role in the evolution of atherosclerosis. Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the main source of oxidized lipid in the arterial wall. Oxidation of LDL alters its properties in a number of ways, making it more atherogenic, but oxidation of other lipoprotein classes may al...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Young IS,McFarlane C,McEneny J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac excitation-contraction coupling is initiated with the influx of Ca2+ ions across the plasma membrane through voltage-gated L-type calcium channels. This process is tightly regulated by modulation of the channel open probability and channel localization. Protein kinase A (PKA) is found in close association with...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Pallien T,Klussmann E

更新日期：2020-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are a heterogeneous group of small lipid-enclosed structures with myriad roles in physiology and disease. The recent surge of interest in EVs has led to greater understanding of their biology and appreciation of how they might be utilised as diagnostic and therapeutic tools. There remain, ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Clemmens H,Lambert DW

更新日期：2018-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of Hsp70 (heat-shock protein 70) chaperones in assisting protein-folding processes relies on their ability to associate with short peptide stretches of protein substrates in a transient and ATP-controlled manner. In the present study, we review the molecular details of the mechanism behind substrate recogniti...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Erbse A,Mayer MP,Bukau B

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Drosophila melanogaster flightless I protein and its homologues in higher eukaryotes (FliI) are conserved members of the gelsolin family of actin-binding proteins. Members of the gelsolin family generally contain three or six copies of a 125-amino-acid residue gelsolin-related repeating unit, and may contain addit...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Archer SK,Behm CA,Claudianos C,Campbell HD

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactions involving removal and addition of glucose to N-glycans in the ER (endoplasmic reticulum) are performed in higher eukaryotes by glucosidases I and II and the UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase respectively. Monoglucosylated N-glycan structures have been implicated in glycoprotein folding or ER quali...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Jones D,Mehlert A,Ferguson MA

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) belong to the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family signalling pathway. Similar to TGF-β, the complex roles of BMPs in development and disease are demonstrated by their dichotomous roles in various cancers and cancer stages. Although early studies implicated BMP signalling in t...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Jiramongkolchai P,Owens P,Hong CC

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:RAMPs (receptor activity-modifying proteins) are single-pass transmembrane proteins that associate with certain family-B GPCRs (G-protein-coupled receptors). Specifically for the CT (calcitonin) receptor-like receptor and the CT receptor, this results in profound changes in ligand binding and receptor pharmacology, al...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Conner AC,Simms J,Hay DL,Mahmoud K,Howitt SG,Wheatley M,Poyner DR

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal instability occurs early in the development of cancer and may represent an important step in promoting the multiple genetic changes required for the initiation and/or progression of the disease. Telomere erosion is one of the factors that contribute to chromosome instability through end-to-end chromosome f...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Tusell L,Pampalona J,Soler D,Frías C,Genescà A

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ribosome translates the genetic information of an mRNA molecule into a sequence of amino acids. The ribosome utilizes tRNAs to connect elements of the RNA and protein worlds during protein synthesis, i.e. an anticodon as a unit of genetic information with the corresponding amino acid as a building unit of proteins...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Márquez V,Wilson DN,Nierhaus KH

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00