N- and C-terminal fragments of a globular protein constructed by elongation of modules as a units associated for functional complementation.

abstract：:The interaction of Pi with sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) isolated from rabbit skeletal muscle was studied using bromocresol purple (BCP) as a probe and a dual-wavelength spectrophotometer. Two kinds of absorption-intensity changes controlled by a low concentration of Ca2+ (greater than 10(-6)M) were observed after addit...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakamaru Y,Nomura K

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-Proteins in developing, denervated, and dystrophic chicken skeletal muscles were examined by means of two-dimensional (2D) gel electrophoresis in combination with immunoblotting. In this analysis, the electrophoresis system which was devised by Hirabayashi (Anal. Biochem. 117, 443-451, 1981) provided excellent resol...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kojima T,Sano K,Hirabayashi T,Obinata T

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Do non-active-site residues participate in protein function in a more direct way than just by holding the static framework of the protein molecule? If so, how important are they? As a model to answer these questions, ATB17, which is a mutant of aspartate aminotransferase created by directed evolution, is an ideal syst...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Shimotohno A,Oue S,Yano T,Kuramitsu S,Kagamiyama H

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calphobindins (CPBs, placental annexins) are intracellular Ca(2+)- and phospholipid-dependent proteins like protein kinase C [EC 2.7.1.37]. We investigated the inhibitory effects of calphobindins on the protein kinase C activity in vitro. CPB I inhibited the protein kinase C activity for both histone phosphorylation a...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Shibata S,Sato H,Maki M

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukotriene B4 (LTB4) is a potent inflammatory mediator derived from arachidonic acid. Two G protein-coupled receptors for LTB4 have been identified: a high-affinity receptor, BLT1, and a low-affinity receptor, BLT2. Both receptors mainly couple to pertussis toxin-sensitive Gi-like G proteins and induce cell migration...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yokomizo T

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel hemorrhagic metalloprotease, halysase, isolated from the snake venom of Gloydius halys induces apoptosis in endothelial cells. The purified metalloprotease is a monomeric glycoprotein with an isoelectric point of 4.8. Analysis of the cDNA sequence encoding halysase revealed that the enzyme consists of multifun...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： You WK,Seo HJ,Chung KH,Kim DS

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method for the acid hydrolysis of protein is presented. Peptide bonds are cleaved by the action of an HCl/trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) vapor mixture. Contamination for the hydrolysis mixture is reduced to low levels (1-3 pmol). Recovery of hydrophobic amino acid is improved. Short reaction times are achieved and r...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tsugita A,Uchida T,Mewes HW,Ataka T

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four flavonoids (i.e., baicalein, quercetin, quercetagetin, and myricetin), known to be inhibitors of HIV-reverse transcriptase, have been shown to be more or less inhibitory to the activities of various cellular DNA and RNA polymerases. The degree of the inhibition varied depending on the combination of the flavonoid...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ono K,Nakane H

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several synthetic peptides derived from the C-terminal domain sequence of a hemolytic lectin, CEL-III, were examined as to their action on bacteria and artificial lipid membranes. Peptide P332 (KGVIFAKASVSVKVTASLSK-NH(2)), corresponding to the sequence from residue 332, exhibited strong antibacterial activity toward G...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hatakeyama T,Suenaga T,Eto S,Niidome T,Aoyagi H

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methioninase of Pseudomonas putida was purified to homogeneity, as judged by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, with a specific activity 270-fold higher than that of the crude extract. 1. The purified enzyme had an S20,w of 8.37, a molecular weight of 160,000, and an isoelectric point of 5.6. 2. A break in the Arrhen...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ito S,Nakamura T,Eguchi Y

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The light-induced pH change of chromatophore suspensions from Rhodospirillum rubrum was stimulated significantly and similarly by KCl, NaCl, LiCl, RbCl, CsCl, MgCl2, MnCl2, and CaCl2. In the dark, the pH of chromatophore suspensions decreased immediately and markedly on adding these salts. 2. The light-induced pH c...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nishi N,Sakata-Sogawa K,Soe G,Yamashita J

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosphingolipids (GSLs), cell type-specific markers which change dramatically during ontogenesis and oncogenesis, have been implicated as playing major roles in cellular interactions and control of cell proliferation in multicellular organisms. These functional roles have been partially clarified through two types o...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hakomori S,Igarashi Y

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method was developed to obtain heavy meromyosin (HMM) from the tryptic digest of skipjack tuna dorsal myosin. The tuna HMM thus obtained was shown to be homogeneous on gel filtration-gel electrophoresis, and on ultracentrifugation. The sedimentation constant (S20,w) was estimated to be 6.1S for tuna HMM. The ATPase ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kimura I,Arai K,Watanabe S

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme activity specifically active on nitrous acid-treated DNA was found in an extract of Escherichia coli. The enzyme acts on both double- and single-stranded DNAs, treated with nitrous acid, in the presence of EDTA, although the former DNA is a better substrate. Evidence is presented that nitrous acid- and bisul...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Oeda K,Shimizu K,Sekiguchi M

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid monooxygenase of Rhodococcus rhodochrous is a Baeyer-Villigerase catalyzing the insertion of an oxygen atom between the C(17)- and C(20)-carbons of progesterone to produce testosterone acetate. The 5.1-kbp-long BamHI DNA fragment containing the steroid monooxygenase gene, smo, was cloned from the chromosomal D...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Morii S,Sawamoto S,Yamauchi Y,Miyamoto M,Iwami M,Itagaki E

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The flagellar motor is composed of the stator and the rotor, and the interaction between the stator and the rotor at the cytoplasmic region is believed to produce mechanical force for the rotation of flagella. The periplasmic region of the stator has been proposed to play an important role in assembly around and incor...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hizukuri Y,Kojima S,Homma M

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid sequence of the glycophorin from porcine erythrocyte membrane has been determined by Edman degradation. Porcine glycophorin is a polypeptide chain of 133 amino acid residues and contains 12 oligosaccharide units attached to the amino-terminal side of the molecule. Ten oligosaccharides are linked O-glyco...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Honma K,Tomita M,Hamada A

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-O-Methyl hexosamine was found for the first time and characterized as one of the sugar components of oyster glycolipid. The alditol acetate of this sugar was identified as 3-O-methyl-N-acetylgalactosaminitol acetate by comparing its retention time on gas chromatography and mass spectrum with those of the authentic s...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Matsubara T,Hayashi A

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The planar cell polarity (PCP) protein, Prickle (Pk), is conserved in invertebrates and vertebrates, and regulates cellular morphogenesis and movement. Vertebrate Pk consists of at least two family members, Pk1 and Pk2, both of which are expressed in the brain; however, their localization and function at synapses rema...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hida Y,Fukaya M,Hagiwara A,Deguchi-Tawarada M,Yoshioka T,Kitajima I,Inoue E,Watanabe M,Ohtsuka T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative activity of 9-anthraldehyde (9-AA) to 9-anthracenecarboxylic acid in monkey liver was mainly located in microsomes. The reaction required NADPH as an essential cofactor and was significantly inhibited by SKF 525-A, metyrapone, disulfiram, and CO, potent inhibitors of microsomal aldehyde oxygenase (MALDO). Tw...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Matsunaga T,Iwawaki Y,Watanabe K,Yamamoto I,Kageyama T,Yoshimura H

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The promoter -10 binding region of the Bacillus subtilis sigma(A) factor forms an amphiphilic alpha-helix with three conserved isoleucines located at four-residue intervals. To investigate the structural and functional roles of the three isoleucine residues, we constructed a series of sigA mutants with single and doub...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Liao CT,Wang WH,Yang HS,Chen JP,Chang BY

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:"DNase binding protein" of 43K daltons as determined by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, was purified from the 0.1 M KCl-soluble (non-structural) fraction of chicken skeletal muscle. The protein was distinct from actin in amino acid composition and physicochemical properties. "DNase binding protein" was also is...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kohama K,Holtzer H

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously purified two D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase preparations from human liver. One preparation contained a 77-kDa polypeptide and smaller polypeptides, and the other was a homodimer of a 46-kDa polypeptide. Three different purified rat peroxisomal D-3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydratase preparations have been ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Jiang LL,Miyazawa S,Hashimoto T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the usefulness of the patch-clamp technique, its application to ion pumps and transporters in biomembranes is limited. We developed a novel method for determining the activity of a proton-pumping pyrophosphatase (H(+)-PPase) made of a single protein. We heterologously highly expressed the enzyme in Saccharomyc...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakanishi Y,Yabe I,Maeshima M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, several workers reported that at very low ionic strength and in the presence of ATP, the extent of binding of S-1 with the F-actin-tropomyosin-troponin complex or regulated actin (FA-TM-TN) is unaffected by removal of Ca2+. However, in this study we found that during the ATPase reaction at physiological io...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Inoue A,Tonomura Y

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned a chitinase cDNA (MpChi-1) from plantain (Musa paradisiacal L) using rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) according to a sequence fragment which we had cloned using the suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) technique. The MpChi-1 encodes a protein of 326 amino acids and belongs to acidic chitin...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Fan J,Wang H,Feng D,Liu B,Liu H,Wang J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between structure, activity, and stability of the thermostable Bacillus stearothermophilus alpha-amylase was studied by site-directed mutagenesis of the three most conserved residues. Mutation of His-238 to Asp involved in Ca2+ and substrate binding reduced the specific activity and thermal stability,...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Vihinen M,Ollikka P,Niskanen J,Meyer P,Suominen I,Karp M,Holm L,Knowles J,Mäntsälä P

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new sulfated polysaccharide was isolated from the culture supernatant of a strain of Arthrobacter sp. The polysaccharide purified with quaternary ammonium salts consists of D-galactose, D-glucose, sulfate, phosphorus, glucosamine, muramic acid, alanine, glutamic acid, glycine, and LL-diaminopimelic acid in a molar r...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Inoue K,Korenaga H,Kadoya S

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acids produced from formaldehyde and hydroxylamine in modified sea mediums with different concentrations of molybdate were analyzed. The modified sea mediums contained lower concentration of sodium chloride and higher concentrations of transition metal ions (Zn2+, Fe3+, Cu2+, Co2+, Mn2+ each 10(-4)m, and Mo O4(2...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hatanaka H,Egami F

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-angiotensin I IgG in serum was measured by immune complex transfer enzyme immunoassays using angiotensin I conjugates prepared by two different methods. In the first method, angiotensin I was conjugated to dinitrophenyl bovine serum albumin and beta-D-galactosidase through covalent links. Anti-angiotensin I IgG i...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kohno T,Yamaguchi K,Ishikawa E

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00