Abstract：
:A cDNA for Drosophila choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) was expressed in E. coli and the recombinant enzyme partially purified. Kinetic analysis yielded the following constants for the recombinant enzyme; KmAcCoA = 29 microM, KmCoA = 25 microM, Kmcholine = 330 microM, and Kmacetylcholine = 2 mM. The recombinant Drosophila enzyme, like the enzyme from other species, exhibited an increase in activity as a function of increased salt concentration. Chemical modification studies using dithio-bis-nitro-2-carboxylate, butanedione, and diethylpyrocarbonate showed that the recombinant enzyme contains active site cysteine, arginine, and histidine residues. These studies demonstrate that the recombinant Drosophila ChAT possesses the same catalytic properties as the enzyme from a variety of other sources.
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Brain Res Bulljournal_title
Brain research bulletinauthors
Carbini L,Rodriguez G,Hersh LBdoi
10.1016/0361-9230(90)90295-bsubject
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1990-01-01 00:00:00pages
119-24issue
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0361-9230issn
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杂志文章abstract：:Aβ plaques of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are believed to precede cognitive deficits or clinical manifestation by decades. However, validated biomarkers for early diagnosis of the AD disease are still not available. In this present study, we combined MRI-based neuroimages and histological assessment of the glial response...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.brainresbull.2020.01.003
更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Rat sciatic nerves were transected and placed in a solution of HRP. Following perfusion, L4-6 spinal segments and sensory ganglia were cut into 60 micron sections. Alternate sections were processed with the glucose oxidase (GOD) or the benzidine dihydrochloride (BDHC) procedure. Sections were then either mounted on gl...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(83)90154-5
更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A significant pathological feature of refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is neuronal loss. Oxidative stress caused by repeated seizures is an important mechanism leading to neuronal loss in hippocampus. Nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide (NAD) a coenzyme that is involved in many biochemical oxidation-reduction rea...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.brainresbull.2020.11.019
更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A modified synaptosomal superfusion apparatus is described which uses less than 10 micrograms of tissue per replicate sample and facilitates the routine separation of 3H-DA, 3H-DOPAC, and 3H-HVA. A flow rate of 1.5 ml/min allows superfusion without the use of reuptake or monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Superfusate sampl...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(90)90232-o
更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The spontaneous activity of hippocampal and denate units was investigated in acute and chronic experiments on adult rats. Spontaneous unitary discharges from both regions were measured before and after brief tetanic stimulation of the entorhinal cortex. An increase in the frequency of spontaneous unit activity was obt...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(76)90043-5
更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Microinjection of galanin into the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) of the hypothalamus has been reported to predominantly increase dietary fat consumption during the light or late dark periods. However, there have been no studies of the macronutrient-specific effects of galanin administered into the amygdala (AMY). We u...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(95)02086-1
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Individual cardiac nerves from which stimulation elicited cardioinhibition (bradycardia and negative inotropism) were identified in 24 of 38 dogs. Subsequently, 3-25 microliters of 30% horseradish peroxidase (HRP) were injected into an identified cardiac nerve. After a 3-day survival period, the medulla oblongata was ...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(82)90073-9
更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Previous studies using a pharmacological approach suggested a neural pathway emanating from the periaqueductal gray (PAG) to the nucleus accumbens relevant to antinociception. This was investigated with neurochemical and histochemical methods in the present study. Push-pull perfusion and radioimmunoassay were used to ...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(92)90215-j
更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A high proportion of patients who have suffered a stroke also suffer from aphasia. Approximately half of those affected will remain in this state despite intensive language therapy. Non-invasive brain stimulation allows us to directly and focally stimulate areas of the brain. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulati...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.07.005
更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Horseradish peroxidase (HRP, Sigma Type VI) crystals were encased in a parafilm envelope and applied to the transected central ends of the left and right cervical vagus nerves and the anterior and posterior esophageal vagus nerves of adult male hooded rats. Injections of 30% HRP were made into the muscle wall of the f...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(84)90040-6
更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Hippocampal theta activity is a large amplitude, sinusoidal wave that occurs during attentive immobility and exploratory behaviour in the rat, and it is thought to be involved in memory formation. Recent reports suggest that corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) has pro-mnemonic effects in rodents. Because memory-enha...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0361-9230(99)00039-8
更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Specific angiotensin II (Ang II) binding sites are present in the dorsal medulla of several species, and dose-related cardiovascular effects are produced by microinjection of the peptide into this region. Because the anatomical location of Ang II binding sites in the area postrema (ap), nucleus tractus solitarii (nTS)...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(86)90217-0
更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The formalin test was used to measure the analgesia induced by restraint in male and female rats. Animals were restrained for 30 min or left undisturbed in their cage and then (1) killed immediately to collect blood for hormonal determinations; or (2) subcutaneously injected with formalin in the hind paw (or sham-inje...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0361-9230(98)00063-x
更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Developing nigrostriatal axons and their perikarya have substantial quantities of dopamine (DA) before the axons reach their postsynaptic target. In order to investigate possible developmental effects of these stores of DA, we have depleted DA chronically during critical periods in the ontogeny of the nigrostriatal sy...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(82)90169-1
更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:In humans, activation of the diving reflex by a cold stimulus to the face results in bradycardia, peripheral vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure. However, responses of the cerebral blood flow have not yet been evaluated. We undertook this study to assess the effect of cold face sti...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0361-9230(03)00065-0
更新日期：2003-06-30 00:00:00
abstract：:Functional interactions between the basal ganglia and the perioral area were analyzed by means of electrical brain stimulation in the rat. The first experiment showed that unilateral stimulation of the substantia nigra sensitized the contralateral perioral area for a biting reflex upon its tactile stimulation. This bi...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(91)90241-b
更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We previously showed that inhibition of brain NO production suppresses sleep in rats and rabbits. In the present experiments we studied the effects of stimulation of NO-receptive brain mechanisms on sleep. Male rats were injected intra-cerebroventricularly with the NO donor S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP, 400 m...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0361-9230(96)00227-4
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In a previous study, it was shown that the lateral entorhinal cortex (LEC) in the left hemisphere contains higher concentration of glutamate than in the right hemisphere. The purpose of the present study was to examine potential relationship between this neurochemical asymmetry and behavior. Rats with either left, rig...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(90)90074-a
更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:After placing bilateral electrolytic lesions in the fasciculus retroflexus (FR) of the rat, the endogenous content of serotonin, glutamate and gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA) as well as choline acetyltransferase activity (ChAT) were measured in the interpeduncular nucleus (IPN) at the 7th, 28th and 120th survival days. Con...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(90)90113-e
更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effects of amygdaloid norepinephrine depletion by 6-hydroxydopamine on changes in corticotropin releasing factor-41 (CRF-41) and serum adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone levels, following neural stimuli were investigated. In intact animals, photic or acoustic stimulation caused CRF-41 depletion ...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(96)00174-8
更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The labelling of hypothalamic binding sites by [125I]-FK, a specific mu-opioid receptor ligand, was studied in female C57BL/6J mice to test whether removal of ovarian steroids affected the density of distribution of receptor binding. Labelling densities in the forebrain of normally cycling (intact) females (N = 12), w...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(93)90093-q
更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It is generally assumed that the primary response of the rat flash evoked potential (FEP) is activated by a retino-geniculate path, and that the secondary response reflects input to the cortex by way of the superior colliculus (SC) or other brainstem structures. In the present study, male Long-Evans rats were implante...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(86)90037-7
更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Astrocytes are key active elements of the brain that contribute to information processing. They not only provide neurons with metabolic and structural support, but also regulate neurogenesis and brain wiring. Furthermore, astrocytes modulate synaptic activity and plasticity in part by controlling the extracellular spa...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.brainresbull.2017.02.001
更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：:This study analyzed the projection neurons of the anterior subdivision of the rat basolateral amygdaloid nucleus (BLa) by correlating the morphology of Golgi-stained neurons with the morphology of neurons that were retrogradely labeled by injections into the main terminal fields of BLa. In each animal multiple injecti...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(92)90177-y
更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It has been demonstrated that the posteromedial cortical amygdaloid nucleus (PMCo), is sexually dimorphic. It is shown (Experiment 1) that male orchidectomy on the day of birth (D1) decreases the volume and number of neurons of the PMCo, while a single injection of propionate testosterone to the female on D1 masculini...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0361-9230(00)00332-4
更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:We previously reported that a low threshold action of norepinephrine (NE) on the cerebellar circuitry is expressed as an amplification of the inhibitory action of gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) on Purkinje cell activity. Here we examined the effects of locus coeruleus (LC) stimulation on "off-beam" inhibitions of Purk...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(83)90211-3
更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The effects of odour components on dopamine release from rat brain striatal slices and rat pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells were examined. The striatal slices were directly stimulated with 0.5% odour-including Krebs buffer using a superfusion method. In this experiment, (Z)-3-hexenol, (E)-2-hexenal, n-hexanal, 1,8-cineol...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.11.016
更新日期：2008-03-28 00:00:00
abstract：:The developmental neurotoxicity of organophosphate pesticides targets serotonin (5HT) systems, which are involved in emotional and appetitive behaviors. We exposed neonatal rats to daily doses of diazinon on postnatal days 1-4, using doses (0.5 or 2mg/kg) spanning the threshold for barely-detectable cholinesterase inh...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.brainresbull.2007.10.008
更新日期：2008-03-28 00:00:00
abstract：:Single unit recordings were used to map the spatial distribution of motor (MI) cortical influences on thalamic somatosensory relay nuclei in the rat. A total of 215 microelectrode penetrations were made to record single neurons in tracks through the medial and lateral ventroposterior (VPM and VPL), ventrolateral (VL),...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0361-9230(90)90213-j
更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Recent findings in epigenetics shed new light on the regulation of gene expression in the central nervous system (CNS) during stress. The most frequently studied epigenetic mechanisms are DNA methylation, histone modifications and microRNA activity. These mechanisms stably determine cell phenotype but can also be resp...
journal_title：Brain research bulletin
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.brainresbull.2013.07.003
更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00
