Genomic DNA amplification by the multiple displacement amplification (MDA) method.

abstract：:In this study the network of ATP-consuming and -producing reactions, interacting via the cytosolic ATP/ADP+P(i) system, was studied for the first time in an intact organ, the isolated perfused rat liver, using top-down metabolic-control analysis. Flux control in the metabolically resting state (only oxidative phosphor...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Soboll S,Brown GC

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissimilatory metal-reducing bacteria are able to conduct electrons from their cytoplasmic membrane across the periplasm and the outer membrane to redox proteins located on the surface of their cells. The Mtr respiratory pathway in Shewanella is the best-understood metal-reducing pathway to date. The core components o...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Gralnick JA

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase) family of lipid kinases regulate cell motility in diverse organisms and cell types. In mammals, the main PI3K enzyme activated by chemokine receptor signalling is the class IB isoform, p110gamma. Studies of p110gamma-knockout mice have shown an essential function for this isoform i...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Oak JS,Matheu MP,Parker I,Cahalan MD,Fruman DA

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The olfactory system is unique in that the sensory input is in the form of molecular information carried in a vast variety of odorants. Nearly 1000 types of odorant receptors mediate the initial detection and discrimination of odorants at the molecular-feature level. The discrimination at the molecular level is conver...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Mori K

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resveratrol (3,4',5-trihydroxystilbene) is found in various plants, including grapes, berries and peanuts. It is also present in wines, especially red wines. During the last years, it has been the focus of numerous in vitro and in vivo studies investigating its biological attributes, which include mainly antioxidant a...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： de la Lastra CA,Villegas I

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding sites on human IgG1 for human Fc gamma receptor (Fc gamma R) I, Fc gamma RIIa, Fc gamma RIIb, Fc gamma RIIIa and neonatal FcR have been mapped. A common set of IgG1 residues is involved in binding to all Fc gamma Rs, while Fc gamma RII and Fc gamma RIII utilize distinct sites outside this common set. In ad...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Presta LG,Shields RL,Namenuk AK,Hong K,Meng YG

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood vessel formation during vertebrate development relies on a process called angiogenesis and is essential for organ growth and tissue viability. In addition, angiogenesis leads to pathological blood vessel growth in diseases with tissue ischaemia, such as neovascular eye disease and cancer. Neuropilin 1 (NRP1) is ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Lampropoulou A,Ruhrberg C

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The deposition of protein aggregates in various parts of our body gives rise to several devastating diseases, and the development of probes for the selective detection of aggregated proteins is crucial to advance our understanding of the pathogenesis underlying these diseases. LCPs (luminescent conjugated polythiophen...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Klingstedt T,Nilsson KP

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PD (Parkinson's disease) is an aetiologically heterogeneous disorder characterized by a clinical phenotype consisting of resting tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia. Motor symptoms are associated with a progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons, with Lewy body inclusions within surviving neurons. Although heritability st...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Ross OA,Farrer MJ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence indicates that beta-cells die by apoptosis in T1DM (Type 1 diabetes mellitus). Apoptosis is an active gene-directed process, and recent observations suggest that beta-cell apoptosis depends on the parallel and/or sequential up- and down-regulation of hundreds of genes controlled by key transcript...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Eizirik DL,Moore F,Flamez D,Ortis F

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MNDs (motor neuron diseases) form a heterogeneous group of pathologies characterized by the progressive degeneration of motor neurons. More and more genetic factors associated with MND encode proteins that have a function in RNA metabolism, suggesting that disturbed RNA metabolism could be a common underlying problem ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Achsel T,Barabino S,Cozzolino M,Carrì MT

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The XMAP215 (Xenopus microtubule-associated protein 215) and CLASP [CLIP-170 (cytoskeletal linker protein 170) associated protein] microtubule plus end tracking families play central roles in the regulation of interphase microtubule dynamics and the proper formation of mitotic spindle architecture and flux. XMAP215 me...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Slep KC

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signalling by pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) is critical for protecting the host against pathogens. Disruption of these signalling pathways has been implicated in many diseases ranging from infection susceptibility to cancer and autoimmune disease. Understanding how PRRs signal is of critical importance due to t...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Macleod C,Bryant CE

更新日期：2017-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous breast cancer subtype that lacks targeted therapy due to the absence of estrogen, progesterone, and HER2 receptors. Moreover, TNBC was shown to have a poor prognosis, since it involves aggressive phenotypes that confer significant hindrance to therapeutic treatme...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Rajagopal T,Talluri S,Venkatabalasubramanian S,Dunna NR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SUMO (small ubiquitin-related modifier) modification is emerging as an important post-translational control in transcription. In general, SUMO modification is associated with transcriptional repression. Although many SUMO-modified transcription factors and co-activators have been identified, little is known about the ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Shih HM,Chang CC,Kuo HY,Lin DY

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calcium-sensing receptor is a multimodal, multimetabolic sensor that mediates the feedback-dependent control of whole body calcium metabolism. Remarkably, in addition to its role in Ca(2+)(o) (extracellular Ca(2+)) sensing, the CaR (Ca(2+)-sensing receptor) also responds to L-amino acids. L-amino acids appear to a...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Conigrave AD,Mun HC,Brennan SC

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The axial ligand of the catalytic mononuclear T1 copper site (Met(502)) of the CotA laccase was replaced by a leucine or phenylalanine residue to increase the redox potential of the enzyme. These mutations led to an increase in the redox potential by approx. 100 mV relative to the wild-type enzyme but the catalytic co...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Melo EP,Fernandes AT,Durão P,Martins LO

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Cat family of genes have revealed unexpected complexity and regulation. The first 5 years of research have been productive, yet many important questions remain to be addressed. A major problem for the field of amino acid transport is a severe paucity of data on the structure of these proteins and their arrangement...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： MacLeod CL

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The examples shown here illustrate the power of gene targeting to the epidermis as a means of developing animal models for the study of human skin diseases. In this short review, I have focused on contributions which stem predominantly from my own laboratory [31, 32, 34, 37, 47]. However, other laboratories have also ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Fuchs E

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding sites of the oestrogen receptors alpha and beta have a structural requirement for ligands with two oxygen atoms (one of which is phenolic) spaced 11-12 A apart. They are open to many non-steroidal compounds, such as those from plants and the chemical industry. The importance of this interaction is the subj...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Barnes S

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ESCs (embryonic stem cells) are derived from the inner cell mass of pre-implantation embryos and are pluripotent, meaning they can differentiate into all of the cells that make up the adult organism. This property of pluripotency makes ESCs attractive as a model system for studying early development and for the genera...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Welham MJ,Kingham E,Sanchez-Ripoll Y,Kumpfmueller B,Storm M,Bone H

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large single crystals (up to 1 mm in each dimension) of the B800-850 antenna complex from Rhodopseudomonas acidophila strain 10050 have been grown in the presence of beta-octyl-glucoside. These crystals have the space group R32 and unit cell dimensions of a = b = 119.9 A and c = 297.0 A. Recently we have improved our ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Cogdell RJ,Halloren E,Hawthornthwaite AM,Thunnissen MM,Freer AA,McDermott G,Guthrie N,Isaacs N,Lindsay JG,Papiz M

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitotic spindle is the macromolecular machine utilized to accurately segregate chromosomes in cells. How this self-organized structure assembles is a key aspect of understanding spindle morphogenesis. In the present review, we focus on understanding mechanisms of spindle self-assembly and address how subcellular s...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Weaver LN,Walczak CE

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For a disease such as cancer, where a number of alterations to normal cell function accumulate over time, there are several opportunities to inhibit, slow down or even reverse the process. Many of the changes which drive the disease process occur in cell-signalling pathways that regulate proliferation and apoptosis. A...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Manson MM,Holloway KA,Howells LM,Hudson EA,Plummer SM,Squires MS,Prigent SA

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel strategy to treat anxiety and fear-related disorders such as phobias, panic and PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is combining CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), including extinction-based exposure therapy, with cognitive enhancers. By targeting and boosting mechanisms underlying learning, drug developme...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Whittle N,Singewald N

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modulation of traits beneficial for cultivation and yield is one of the main goals of crop improvement. One of the targets for enhancing productivity is changing the architecture of inflorescences since in many species it determines fruit and seed yield. Inflorescence shape and organization is genetically established ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Caselli F,Zanarello F,Kater MM,Battaglia R,Gregis V

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli FtsK is a septum-located DNA translocase that co-ordinates the late stages of cytokinesis and chromosome segregation. Relatives of FtsK are present in most bacteria; in Bacillus subtilis, the FtsK orthologue, SpoIIIE, transfers the majority of a chromosome into the forespore during sporulation. DNA tr...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Sherratt DJ,Arciszewska LK,Crozat E,Graham JE,Grainge I

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it is now well established that PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase) is a key enzyme in several intracellular processes, there are still relatively few reports that precisely identify the specific isoforms of PI3K actually involved in such events. The lack of specific inhibitors has made it particularly difficult...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Falasca M,Maffucci T

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proline-rich cell-penetrating peptides, particularly the SAP (sweet arrow peptide), (VRLPPP)(3), have been proposed to be useful intracellular delivery vectors, as a result of their lack of cytotoxicity combined with their capacity to be internalized by cells. A common limitation of the therapeutic use of peptides is ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Pujals S,Sabidó E,Tarragó T,Giralt E

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pantothenate (vitamin B5) is a water-soluble vitamin essential for the synthesis of CoA and ACP (acyl-carrier protein, cofactors in energy yielding reactions including carbohydrate metabolism and fatty acid synthesis. Pantothenate is synthesized de novo by plants and micro-organisms; however, animals obtain the vitami...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Coxon KM,Chakauya E,Ottenhof HH,Whitney HM,Blundell TL,Abell C,Smith AG

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00