Islet amyloid: from fundamental biophysics to mechanisms of cytotoxicity.

abstract：:The human H19 gene is a paternally imprinted oncofetal gene, highly expressed in several fetal tissues, down-regulated in nearly all adult tissues but re-expressed in carcinomas of tissues which express the gene in fetal life. It has no known protein product and till today, no function could be designated to H19 RNA. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ohana P,Kopf E,Bibi O,Ayesh S,Schneider T,Laster M,Tykocinski M,de Groot N,Hochberg A

更新日期：1999-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid sequence of the eclosion hormone from the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta has been determined, using less than 500 pmol of protein and microanalytical techniques. The protein contains 62 amino acid residues and has a molecular mass of 6813 Da. The amino-terminal sequence is similar to that of a 13-residu...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Marti T,Takio K,Walsh KA,Terzi G,Truman JW

更新日期：1987-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that, in rabbits, the allotypes of the b locus carried by the light chains of the IgG molecules cross-react. Nothing similar has been described for the allotypes of the a locus carried by the heavy chains of the IgG molecules. This paper describes a cross-reaction between the rabbit allotypic markers ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Renneboog-Squilbin C

更新日期：1969-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is strong evidence of a key role for mitochondrial dysfunction in both sporadic and all forms of familial Parkinson's disease (PD). However, none of the clinical trials carried out with putative mitochondrial rescue agents have been successful. Firm establishment of a wet biomarker or a reliable readout from ima...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mortiboys H,Macdonald R,Payne T,Sassani M,Jenkins T,Bandmann O

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The changes in phosphoproteins purified with the affinity peptide p9CKShs1 were analyzed from extracts of regenerating rat livers in order to define some G1 and G1/S regulations characteristic of mature hepatocytes stimulated to proliferate. We observed a 47 kDa phosphoprotein that occurred first at the end of G1 befo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bilodeau M,Talarmin H,Ilyin G,Rescan C,Glaise D,Cariou S,Loyer P,Guguen-Guillouzo C,Baffet G

更新日期：1999-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:cAMP levels in Paramecium increased dose dependently after a step increase of [Ca] or [Sr] in the incubation, provided K was present. Two mM Ca or Sr tripled cAMP concentrations within 3 s and induced an increase in forward swimming speed. The increase in cAMP formation was strictly dependent on the Donnan ratio [K]: ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schultz JE,Grünemund R,von Hirschhausen R,Schönefeld U

更新日期：1984-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Messenger RNA from intact rat pancreatic islets, or from transformed hamster beta (HIT) cells, hybridized with the cDNA probe for type I (but not type II) phospholipase A2. The levels of phospholipase A2 mRNA increased in islets from fasted rats; they decreased in islets cultured in a high glucose concentration (contr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Metz S,Holmes D,Robertson RP,Leitner W,Draznin B

更新日期：1991-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of the Pseudomonas saccharophila gene encoding maltotetraohydrolase (G4-forming amylase) has been determined. The coding region for the G4-forming amylase precursor contained 1653 nucleotides. The deduced precursor protein included an N-terminal 21-residue putative signal peptide; the deduced m...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zhou JH,Baba T,Takano T,Kobayashi S,Arai Y

更新日期：1989-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified plasma membrane vesicles isolated from multidrug-resistant human KB-V1 cells accumulate [3H]vinblastine in an energy-dependent manner. The accumulation of [3H]vinblastine in the presence of ATP is a saturable process. ATP can be replaced by other purine nucleotide triphosphates, of which GTP is the most effic...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lelong IH,Padmanabhan R,Lovelace E,Pastan I,Gottesman MM

更新日期：1992-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternative splicing of tau exon 10 generates tau isoforms with three or four microtubule-binding repeats, named 3R- or 4R-tau. Normal adult human brain expresses equal levels of them. Imbalance of 3R-tau and 4R-tau associates with several tauopathies. Splicing factor 9G8 suppresses tau exon 10 inclusion and its funct...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gu J,Shi J,Wu S,Jin N,Qian W,Zhou J,Iqbal IG,Iqbal K,Gong CX,Liu F

更新日期：2012-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleocapsid (N) protein of SARS coronavirus (SARS_CoV) is a major structural component of virions, which appears to be a multifunctional protein involved in viral RNA replication and translation. Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein A1 (hnRNP A1) is related to the pre-mRNA splicing in the nucleus and translati...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Luo H,Chen Q,Chen J,Chen K,Shen X,Jiang H

更新日期：2005-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Connexin 43 (Cx43) hemichannels may form open channels in the plasma membrane when exposed to specific stimuli, e.g. reduced extracellular concentration of divalent cations, and allow passage of fluorescent molecules and presumably a range of smaller physiologically relevant molecules. However, the permeability profil...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hansen DB,Braunstein TH,Nielsen MS,MacAulay N

更新日期：2014-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:G2/M checkpoints ensure the proper timing of cell mitosis. We previously reported that p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation is essential for stress-induced G2 arrest in the U-2OS osteosarcoma cell line, but the molecular mechanism was obscure. Here, using the T7 phage display system, we find p38 dire...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wu W,Zhou H,He F,Xiao Z,Jiang Y,Zhao M

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that miR-96 is overexpressed in glioma, and its level inversely correlates with the survival of patients. The reduction in miR-96 abundance suppresses the proliferation and colony formation of glioma cells. The tumorigenicity of U-87 MG cells is reduced by miR-96 silencing. miR-96 contributes to the activatio...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yan Z,Wang J,Wang C,Jiao Y,Qi W,Che S

更新日期：2014-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenylalanine ammonia-lyase immobilized within semipermeable microcapsules has an assayed enzyme activity which is 20% +/- 4% of the enzyme in free solution. The Km for the immobilized enzyme remained the same as that of the free enzyme. The pH optimum also remained unchanged at pH 8.5 +/- 1.0. At the lower pH range, ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bourget L,Chang TM

更新日期：1985-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins may undergo adaptive structural transitions to accommodate to their cellular milieu and respond to external signals. Modulation of conformational ensembles can rewire the intra- or intermolecular interaction networks and shift between different functional states. Adaptive conformational transitions are associ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Miskei M,Gregus A,Sharma R,Duro N,Zsolyomi F,Fuxreiter M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pb, Eu and Mg-induced cleavages in E. coli and lupine tRNAPhe have been characterized and compared with those found in yeast tRNAPhe. The pattern of lupine tRNAPhe hydrolysis closely resembles that of yeast tRNAPhe, while several major differences occur in the specificity and efficiency of the E. coli tRNAPhe hydr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Marciniec T,Ciesiołka J,Wrzesinski J,Krzyzosiak WJ

更新日期：1989-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxynitrite (ONOO-) has recently been implicated in connective tissue destruction in vivo. We have studied the effect of ONOO- on the activity of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 (TIMP-1) in vitro. The inactivation of TIMP-1 by ONOO- was dose dependent with 50 microM ONOO- reducing the inhibitory activity of ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Frears ER,Zhang Z,Blake DR,O'Connell JP,Winyard PG

更新日期：1996-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Type II restriction endonucleases (REases) exist in multiple oligomeric forms. The tetrameric REases have two DNA binding interfaces and must synapse two recognition sites to achieve cleavage. It was hypothesised that binding of two recognition sites by tetrameric enzymes contributes to their fidelity. Here, we experi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zaremba M,Sasnauskas G,Siksnys V

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Photon correlation spectroscopy demonstrated for the first time that co-purified meningococcal TbpA+B form a complex in solution. This structure bound hTf and the resultant species underwent partial dissociation after exposure to additional hTf or following prolonged incubation. Purified TbpA and TbpB had similar appa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Boulton IC,Gorringe AR,Carr RJ,Gorinsky B,Joannou CL,Evans RW

更新日期：1997-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol is one of the major lipids of plasma membranes. Recently, we have shown that cholesterol depletion by methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (M beta CD) induces the activation of the Wnt/beta-catenin pathway and enhances myogenic differentiation. Here, we show that M beta CD-conditioned media accelerates myogenesis in a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Portilho DM,Martins ER,Costa ML,Mermelstein CS

更新日期：2007-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:ROPs constitute a family of plant-specific, RHO-like small GTPases that serve as molecular switches in a wide range of signaling pathways. The activities of ROPs are regulated by guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs). ROP11, a member of the ROP GTPase family in Arabidopsis, is a negative regulator of multiple ABA...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Li Z,Liu D

更新日期：2012-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages play vital roles in inflammatory responses, and their number at sites of inflammation is strictly regulated by cell death and division. Here, we demonstrate that production of nitric oxide (NO) is a major mechanism whereby ceramide-1-phosphate (C1P) blocks apoptosis in macrophages. However, NO failed to st...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gangoiti P,Granado MH,Arana L,Ouro A,Gómez-Muñoz A

更新日期：2008-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In Alzheimer disease (AD) the microtubule associated protein (MAP) tau is hyperphosphorylated at several sites. In the present study, like AD tau, tau in the human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y was found to be hyperphosphorylated, at Ser-199/202, Thr-231, Ser-396 and Ser-404. However, in contrast to AD, the tau in SY5Y cells ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tanaka T,Iqbal K,Trenkner E,Liu DJ,Grundke-Iqbal I

更新日期：1995-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence comparisons among methionyl-tRNA synthetases from different organisms reveal only one block of homology beyond the last beta strand of the mononucleotide fold. We have introduced a series of semi-conservative amino acid replacements in the conserved motif of yeast methionyl-tRNA synthetase. The results indica...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Despons L,Walter P,Senger B,Ebel JP,Fasiolo F

更新日期：1991-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttranslational modifications of circadian oscillator components are crucial for the generation of circadian rhythms. Among those phosphorylation plays key roles ranging from regulating degradation, complex formation, subcellular localization and activity. Although most of the known clock proteins are phosphoprotein...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Reischl S,Kramer A

更新日期：2011-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptotagmins (Syts) are involved in Ca(2+)-dependent insulin release. However, which Syt isoform is functional in primary beta-cells remains unknown. We demonstrate by electron microscopy of pancreatic islets, the association of Syt 9 with insulin granules. Silencing of Syt 9 by RNA interference adenovirus in islet ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Iezzi M,Eliasson L,Fukuda M,Wollheim CB

更新日期：2005-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical conjugation of fatty acids to antibodies generates lipid-modified molecules which have found use in the targeting of liposome-mediated drug delivery and in liposome-based immunoassays. Alternatively, bacterial expression of antibodies as single-chain FV fragments fused to lipoprotein signal peptide and N-term...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Keinänen K,Laukkanen ML

更新日期：1994-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoaffinity labelling with [alpha-32P]GTP allowed to detect a 54 kDa GTP-binding protein in rat pancreatic plasma membranes and in pancreatic AR 4-2J cell membranes. Like the 42 and 48 kDa Gs alpha subunits and the 41 kDa Gi alpha subunit, this protein was absent from zymogen granule membranes. Contrastingly, a new ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lambert M,Bui ND,Christophe J

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rats bearing the fast-growing AH-130 Yoshida ascites hepatoma showed a marked cachectic response which has been previously reported [Tessitore et al. (1987) Biochem. J. 241, 153-159]. Thus tumour-bearing animals showed significant decreases in body and muscle weight (soleus and gastrocnemius) as compared to both pair-...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Llovera M,García-Martínez C,Agell N,Marzábal M,López-Soriano FJ,Argilés JM

更新日期：1994-02-07 00:00:00