Different outcomes of telomere-dependent anaphase bridges.

abstract：:Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved lysosome-mediated degradation and recycling process, which functions in cellular homeostasis and stress adaptation. The process is highly dynamic and involves autophagosome synthesis, cargo recognition and transport, autophagosome-lysosome fusion, and cargo degradation. The mul...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Yang KC,Sathiyaseelan P,Ho C,Gorski SM

更新日期：2018-02-19 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：:Growing evidence supports the view that LDs (lipid droplets) are dynamic organelles that can serve both as an intracellular signalling compartment and as an organizing platform orchestrating many vital processes in eukaryotic cells. It has become clear that the LDs-confined deposition and lipolytic degradation of neut...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Goldberg AA,Bourque SD,Kyryakov P,Boukh-Viner T,Gregg C,Beach A,Burstein MT,Machkalyan G,Richard V,Rampersad S,Titorenko VI

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The design and synthesis of SpmTrien (1,12-diamino-3,6,9-triazadodecane), an isosteric and charge-deficient analogue of spermine with excellent chelating properties towards Cu(2+) ions, as well as novel N(1)- and N(12)-Ac-SpmTriens and bis-Et-SpmTrien (N(1),N(12)-diethyl-1,12-diamino-3,6,9-triazadodecane) are describe...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Khomutov AR,Grigorenko NA,Skuridin SG

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:VEGFs (vascular endothelial growth factors) are master regulators of vascular development and of blood and lymphatic vessel function during health and disease in adults. This family of five mammalian ligands acts through three RTKs (receptor tyrosine kinases). In addition, co-receptors such as NRPs (neuropilins) assoc...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Koch S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human CD4 T helper lymphocytes can be subdivided into at least three distinct functional subsets on the basis of their cytokine secretion profiles. One type of CD4+ lymphocyte, T helper 1 (Th1), produces interferon (IFN)-gamma and tumour necrosis factor beta, a second type (Th2) produces interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-5 an...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Piccinni MP,Maggi E,Romagnani S

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LRRK2 mutation is the most common inherited, autosomal dominant cause of Parkinson's disease (PD) and has also been observed in sporadic cases. Most mutations result in increased LRRK2 kinase activity. LRRK2 is highly expressed in brain regions that receive dense, convergent innervation by dopaminergic and glutamaterg...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Benson DL,Matikainen-Ankney BA,Hussein A,Huntley GW

更新日期：2018-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytochromes P450 (P450s) are a superfamily of oxidative haemoproteins that are capable of catalysing a vast range of oxidative transformations, including the oxidation of unactivated alkanes, often with high stereo- and regio-selectivity. Fatty acid hydroxylation by P450s is widespread across both bacteria and hig...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Cryle MJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：:The human prostate expresses very high concentrations of annexins 1, 4, and 5 and secretes high concentrations of annexins 1 and 5. Although the biological roles of these proteins in prostate secretions are not known, these studies emphasize the need to consider extracellular sites for physiological functions of annex...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Haigler HT,Christmas P

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta galactosidases (BGALs) are glycosyl hydrolases that remove terminal β-D-galactosyl residues from β-D-galactosides. There are 17 predicted BGAL genes in the genomes of both Arabidopsis (BGAL1-17) and tomato (TBG1-17). All tested BGALs have BGAL activity but their distinct expression profiles and ancient phylogenet...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Chandrasekar B,van der Hoorn RA

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is the causative agent of chicken pox (varicella) and shingles (zoster). Although considered benign diseases, both varicella and zoster can cause complications. Zoster is painful and can lead to post herpetic neuralgia. VZV has also been linked to stroke, related to giant cell arteritis in...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Oliver SL,Zhou M,Arvin AM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic nucleotide PDEs (phosphodiesterases) regulate cellular levels of cAMP and cGMP by controlling the rate of degradation. Several mammalian PDE isoforms possess N-terminal GAF (found in cGMP PDEs, Anabaena adenylate cyclases and Escherichia coli FhlA; where FhlA is formate hydrogen lyase transcriptional activator)...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Cann MJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlorophyll metabolism is probably the most visible manifestation of life. In spite of this, chlorophyll catabolism has remained something of a mystery until about 10 years ago. At that time, the first non-green tetrapyrrolic chlorophyll breakdown products from higher plants were discovered, and the structure of the f...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Kräutler B

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important aspect of the cytochrome c electrochemistry is the possibility of coupling the 'heterogeneous reactions' with other redox enzymes. Cellobiose dehydrogenase, a 89170 Da glycoprotein that contains both FAD and a b-type haem as prosthetic groups, donates electrons to a number of acceptors, including cytochro...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Fridman V,Wollenberger U,Bogdanovskaya V,Lisdat F,Ruzgas T,Lindgren A,Gorton L,Scheller FW

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the BCR (B cell antigen receptor) stimulates the production of both PtdIns(3,4,5) P3 and Ins(1,4,5) P3. PtdIns(3,4,5) P3 and Ins(1,4,5) P3 are generated from a common substrate, PtdIns(4,5) P2. In some systems, continuous PtdIns(4,5) P2 synthesis is necessary for maximal Ins(1,4,5) P3 production, but whe...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Carpenter CL

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent progress in understanding the plant NE (nuclear envelope) has resulted from significant advances in identifying and characterizing the protein constituents of the membranes and nuclear pores. Here, we review recent findings on the membrane integral and membrane-associated proteins of the key domains of the NE, ...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Graumann K,Evans DE

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous RNA molecules with new catalytic properties have been isolated from synthetic combinatorial libraries. A broad range of chemical reactions is catalysed, and nucleic acids can accelerate bond formation between small organic substrates. This review focuses on carbon-carbon bond formation accelerated by in vitro...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Jäschke A,Stuhlmann F,Bebenroth D,Keiper S,Wombacher R

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of regulated exocytosis uniquely allows the direct measurement of intracellular membrane fusion events in real time. We have exploited this to examine factors that regulate not only the extent but also the dynamics of single fusion/release events. The general strategy used has been to assess exocytosis in tr...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Burgoyne RD,Fisher RJ,Graham ME,Haynes LP,Morgan A

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Higher eukaryotes rely on AS (alternative splicing) of pre-mRNAs (mRNA precursors) to generate more than one protein product from a single gene and to regulate mRNA stability and translational activity. An important example of the latter function involves an interplay between AS and NMD (nonsense-mediated decay), a cy...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Hamid FM,Makeyev EV

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine kinases are signaling molecules that are common to all metazoans and are involved in the regulation of many cellular processes such as proliferation and survival. While most attention has been devoted to tyrosine kinases signaling at the plasma membrane and the cytosol, very little attention has been dedicate...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Farhan H

更新日期：2020-02-28 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：:Mutations in the X-linked MECP2 gene are the primary cause of the severe autism spectrum disorder RTT (Rett syndrome). Deletion of Mecp2 in mice recapitulates many of the overt neurological features seen in humans, and the delayed onset of symptoms is accompanied by deficits in neuronal morphology and synaptic physiol...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Cobb S,Guy J,Bird A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in mitochondrial superoxide and hydrogen peroxide production may contribute to various pathologies, and even aging, given that over time and in certain conditions, they damage macromolecules and disrupt normal redox signalling. Mitochondria-targeted antioxidants such as mitoQ, mitoVitE, and mitoTEMPO have open...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Watson MA,Wong HS,Brand MD

更新日期：2019-10-31 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：:The recruitment of the furanosidic scaffold of ribose as the crucial step for nucleotides and then for nucleic acids synthesis is presented. Based on the view that the selection of molecules to be used for relevant metabolic purposes must favor structurally well-defined molecules, the inadequacy of ribose as a prefere...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Del-Corso A,Cappiello M,Moschini R,Balestri F,Mura U,Ipata PL

更新日期：2019-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:FcRn was originally identified as the receptor responsible for IgG binding to the intestinal epithelium of neonatal rats and mice. FcRn transports IgG from milk across the intestinal epithelial cells of the suckling animal. Subsequently, FcRn was detected in tissues involved in the transmission of IgG from mother to f...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Simister NE,Jacobowitz Israel E,Ahouse JC,Story CM

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：: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 translocator protein (18 kDa) (TSPO) resides on the outer mitochondrial membrane where it is believed to participate in cholesterol transport and steroid hormone synthesis. Although it is almost ubiquitously expressed, what TSPO does in non-steroidogenic tissues is largely unexplored. Recent studies report changes...

journal_title：Biochemical Society transactions

authors： Gut P

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00