Nerve growth factor receptor TrkA exists as a preformed, yet inactive, dimer in living cells.

abstract：:The host-controlled EcoK restriction of unmodified phage lambda was five-fold alleviated in the wild-type Escherichia coli strain K12 carrying the R64 plasmid of the incompatibility group I1. The relevant gene was mapped between the origin of vegetative replication (rep, oriV) and the tet(r) gene about 60 kbp downstre...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rastorguev SM,Zavilgelsky GB,Tchurikov NA

更新日期：1998-04-10 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：:1,2-Didecanoylglycerol (diC10) is taken up by human platelets and sequentially converted to 1,2-didecanoylphosphatidic acid (PA10) and 1,2-didecanoylphosphatidylinositol (PI10). Agents that increase cyclic AMP in platelets, such as prostacyclin and forskolin, sequentially convert diC10 to PA10 and PI10. They decrease ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lapetina EG

更新日期：1986-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble aluminium (Al(3+)) is the major constraint to plant growth on acid soils. Plants have evolved mechanisms to tolerate Al(3+) and one type of mechanism relies on the efflux of organic anions that protect roots by chelating the Al(3+). Al(3+) resistance genes of several species have now been isolated and found to...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Delhaize E,Gruber BD,Ryan PR

更新日期：2007-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A complete cDNA clone encoding human cholesterol 7 alpha-hydroxylase has been isolated using a rat P-450ch7 alpha cDNA insert [(1989) FEBS Lett. 257, 97-100] as a probe and totally sequenced. The cDNA contained 1512-base pair open reading frame encoding 504 amino acid residues (Mr 57,630), 39-base pair 5'-untranslated...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Noshiro M,Okuda K

更新日期：1990-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel regulation type, which may be observed as an unusual kinetic 'cooperativity', is predicted for the alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complexes. The inter-relationship of this regulation with the well-known regulatory effect of enzyme phosphorylation is discussed. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Goldstein BN,Selivanov VA

更新日期：1993-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-binding protein kinase from amphibian oocytes modifies serine and threonine residues in the molecules of substrates and utilizes both ATP and GTP. Low concentrations of heparin inhibit protein kinase. The foregoing suggests that this enzyme is casein kinase II. It is shown that RNA-binding proteins lack active for...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kandror KV,Stepanov AS

更新日期：1984-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated over a decade ago that hepoxilins cause the release of insulin from isolated pancreatic islets of Langerhans in vitro. However, no studies are available so far to indicate whether these compounds are active in vivo. The present study is the first to our knowledge which demonstrates that hepoxilins...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pace-Asciak CR,Demin PM,Estrada M,Liu G

更新日期：1999-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase A2 (PLA2) from human pancreas, designated hPLA2-I, functions as a digestive enzyme. Interestingly, the present study demonstrated that the mature form of hPLA2-I stimulated the growth of a human pancreatic cancer cell line MIAPaCa-2, whereas the pro-form was ineffective. PLA2s from Laticauda semifasciata...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hanada K,Kinoshita E,Itoh M,Hirata M,Kajiyama G,Sugiyama M

更新日期：1995-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MbetaCD) was used to explore a role for cholesterol-enriched plasma membrane microdomains in coupling lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) stimulation to phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) activation. Cholesterol depletion strongly inhibited the production of phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate and ph...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Peres C,Yart A,Perret B,Salles JP,Raynal P

更新日期：2003-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Human uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) has two RNA transcripts that arise from the differential processing of the same gene product. One encodes the full length protein (UCP3L) while the other encodes a truncated version (UCP3S) lacking the sixth membrane spanning domain. The roles of the two isoforms are not known, but a ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Renold A,Koehler CM,Murphy MP

更新日期：2000-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The malaria parasite has for long been thought to escape host complement attack as a survival strategy. However, it was only recently that complement evasion mechanisms of the parasite were described. Simultaneously, the role of complement in antibody-mediated naturally acquired and vaccine-induced protection against ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kiyuka PK,Meri S,Khattab A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) is a multifunctional cytokine that exerts a myriad of biological actions in numerous different tissues including adipocytes through its two distinct cell surface receptors. To address the role of each TNF receptor in the biological actions of TNFalpha in adipocytes, we have deve...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sethi JK,Xu H,Uysal KT,Wiesbrock SM,Scheja L,Hotamisligil GS

更新日期：2000-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Zwittermicin A (ZwA) is a hybrid polyketide-non-ribosomal peptide that is thought to be biosynthesized from five proposed building blocks, including the 2,3-diaminopropionate. Candidate genes for de novo biosynthesis of 2,3-diaminopropionate, zwa5A and zwa5B, have been identified in a previous study. In this research,...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zhao C,Song C,Luo Y,Yu Z,Sun M

更新日期：2008-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:While the majority of studies have focused on the biological roles of heparin-binding proteins, relatively little is known about their key residues and structural elements responsible for heparin interaction. In this study, we employed the IgG-binding domain B1 of Streptococcal protein G as a miniature scaffold to inv...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cheng YY,Cheng CS,Lee TR,Chang WS,Lyu PC

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hexose transporter family of Saccharomyces cerevisiae comprises 18 proteins (Hxt1-17, Gal2). Here, we demonstrate that all these proteins, except Hxt12, and additionally three members of the maltose transporter family (Agt1, Ydl247, Yjr160) are able to transport hexoses. In a yeast strain deleted for HXT1-17, GAL2...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wieczorke R,Krampe S,Weierstall T,Freidel K,Hollenberg CP,Boles E

更新日期：1999-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a xenograft model to investigate whether the aryl hydrocarbon receptor deletion construct CDelta553 suppresses tumor growth. HeLa cells that were infected with CDelta553 expressing adenovirus (Ad553) formed very small tumors whereas the control adenovirus-infected cells formed large tumors at day 15. CDelta553...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wang D,Faridi JS,Li Y,Chan WK

更新日期：2009-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In human brain the Abeta peptide is produced mainly by neurons and the overexpression of amyloid precursor protein (APP) that involves an increase in Abeta secretion, has been observed in some areas of the Alzheimer's disease patients brain. We have generated two stably transfected human neuroblastoma lines which over...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Recuero M,Serrano E,Bullido MJ,Valdivieso F

更新日期：2004-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:An Mr 21 000 polypeptide, designated APPG, has been purified by reverse-phase, high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), from acid extracts of porcine anterior pituitary glands. This acidic protein possesses an isoelectric point of 4.9. Amino acid analysis shows that it is not a glycoprotein and estimates it t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hsi KL,Seidah NG,De Serres G,Chrétien M

更新日期：1982-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of (S)-alpha-methylproline (alpha-MePro) to stabilise reverse-turn conformations in the peptide hormone bradykinin (BK = Arg1-Pro2-Pro3-Gly4-Phe5-Ser6-Pro7-Phe8-Arg9) has been investigated. Two BK analogues containing alpha-MePro at position 3 or position 7 were synthesised and their conformations in aqueo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Welsh JH,Zerbe O,von Philipsborn W,Robinson JA

更新日期：1992-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Tertiary structure models of Interleukin-6 were constructed using a routine prediction method based on the X-ray crystal structures of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF). The models were evaluated with the aid of the sequence-structure compatibility (3D-1D) method program...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sumikawa H,Fukuhara K,Suzuki E,Matsuo Y,Nishikawa K

更新日期：1997-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Using RT-PCR we distinguished mRNAs for all known G-protein coupled serotonin receptors expressed in various rat and porcine blood vessels. Nearly all vessels expressed 5HT1D beta, 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, 5-HT4, and 5-HT7 receptor mRNA to different extents. New splice variants of the porcine 5-HT4 receptor were observed. Simi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ullmer C,Schmuck K,Kalkman HO,Lübbert H

更新日期：1995-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acid sequencing of a 48/46 kDa glycoprotein from human plantar callus, recognised by antisera raised against the desmosomal cadherins DGII/III, has revealed N-terminal homology to the DNA-derived sequence of human and bovine DGII/III. However, a tryptic fragment has homology only with a bovine clone. We propose ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： King IA,Magee AI,Rees DA,Buxton RS

更新日期：1991-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein import into isolated tobacco mitochondria was investigated using mitochondria from leaves harvested at different times of the day and night. Efficient import was only detected with mitochondria isolated from leaves harvested during the dark period of the growth cycle, only low levels of import were detected fr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dessi P,Whelan J

更新日期：1997-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are crucial components of the innate immune system, coupling pathogen recognition to a cellular response. We used the MAPPIT mammalian two-hybrid technique to investigate protein-protein interactions in the early steps in TLR signalling. A partial TLR-adaptor interaction map was constructed ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ulrichts P,Peelman F,Beyaert R,Tavernier J

更新日期：2007-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurogenic gene Drosophila big brain (bib) has a high sequence homology to aquaporin-4. However, its cellular functions in Drosophila neurogenesis have remained elusive. Here we investigated cell adhesion, and the ion and water permeability of Bib. The adhesive function was examined by a cell aggregation assay usi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tatsumi K,Tsuji S,Miwa H,Morisaku T,Nuriya M,Orihara M,Kaneko K,Okano H,Yasui M

更新日期：2009-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Reticulocyte-type 15-lipoxygenase is known to dioxygenate phospholipids without preceding action of phospholipases A2 (PLA2). Therefore we studied the reaction of the secretory PLA2s (sPLA2) from pancreas and snake venom, and of the human cytosolic PLA2 (cPLA2) with 1-palmitoyl-2-arachidonoyl phosphatidylcholine (PAPC...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Chaitidis P,Schewe T,Sutherland M,Kühn H,Nigam S

更新日期：1998-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The pl6INK4a tumor suppressor negatively regulates progression through the G1 phase of the mammalian cell cycle. To mimic the downmodulation of p16INK4a commonly seen in cancer, we designed and characterized a hammerhead ribozyme against exon E1alpha of the murine pl6INK4a transcript. Stable expression of the ribozyme...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nylandsted J,Rohde M,Bartek J,Strauss M

更新日期：1998-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:LIM-homeodomain (LIM-HD) proteins are evolutionary conserved developmental transcription factors. LIM-HD Lmx1a and Lmx1b orchestrate complex temporal and spatial gene expression of the dopaminergic pathway, and evidence shows they are also involved in adult neuronal homeostasis. In this review, the multiple roles play...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Doucet-Beaupré H,Ang SL,Lévesque M

更新日期：2015-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Human CBS1 is a methionine sulfoxide reductase of type B (MSRB) as it specifically reduced Met-R-SO in peptides with dithiothreitol or the thioredoxin system as reductants. Mutation C169S in the active site completely abolished enzymatic activity, while mutation W110A only reduced activity and C105S had no effect. Lik...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Jung S,Hansel A,Kasperczyk H,Hoshi T,Heinemann SH

更新日期：2002-09-11 00:00:00