Identification of 17-18 kDa zona pellucida binding proteins from boar spermatozoa.

abstract：:Epidemiological studies testing the effect of beta-carotene in humans have found a relative risk for lung cancer in smokers supplemented with beta-carotene. We investigated the reactions of retinal and beta-apo-8'-carotenal, two beta-carotene oxidation products, with 2'-deoxyguanosine to evaluate their DNA damaging po...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Marques SA,Loureiro AP,Gomes OF,Garcia CC,Di Mascio P,Medeiros MH

更新日期：2004-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacteriophytochrome Agp1 was reconstituted with a locked 5Zs-biliverdin in which the C(4)=C(5) and C(5)-C(6) bonds of the methine bridge between rings A and B are fixed in the Z and syn configuration/conformation, respectively. In Agp1-5Zs the photoconversion proceeds via the Lumi-R intermediate to Meta-R(A), but ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Seibeck S,Borucki B,Otto H,Inomata K,Khawn H,Kinoshita H,Michael N,Lamparter T,Heyn MP

更新日期：2007-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Besides its canonical function of catalyzing the formation of telomeric repeats, many groups have recently reported non-canonical functions of hTERT in particular, and telomerase in general. Regulating transcription is the central basis of non-canonical functions of telomerase. However, unlike reverse transcriptase ac...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Akıncılar SC,Low KC,Liu CY,Yan TD,Oji A,Ikawa M,Li S,Tergaonkar V

更新日期：2015-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of synthetic cationic lipids on the structure of DNA was studied. The fluorescence enhancement of ethidium bromide on intercalation into DNA was suppressed by the addition of bilayer-forming lipids, but not by micellar ones. Results on the fluorescence depolarization index suggest that ethidium bromide is n...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Akao T,Fukumoto T,Ihara H,Ito A

更新日期：1996-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Using oligonucleotide primers derived from the vesicular monoamine transporters sequences, a cDNA predicted to encode the bovine chromaffin granule amine transporter has been cloned (b-VMAT2). Surprisingly, its structure is more similar to the rat brain transporter (VMAT2), than to the rat adrenal counterpart (VMAT1)....

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Howell M,Shirvan A,Stern-Bach Y,Steiner-Mordoch S,Strasser JE,Dean GE,Schuldiner S

更新日期：1994-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:UBR5 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase involved in distinct processes such as transcriptional regulation and development. UBR5 is highly upregulated in embryonic stem cells (ESCs), whereas its expression decreases with differentiation, suggesting a role for UBR5 in ESC function. However, little is known about how UBR5 regulat...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Saez I,Gerbracht JV,Koyuncu S,Lee HJ,Horn M,Kroef V,Denzel MS,Dieterich C,Gehring NH,Vilchez D

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The A-rich bulge in paired region P5a of the Tetrahymena intron is a structural feature that is conserved in the sub-group Ib self-splicing introns. We have constructed a series of substitution and deletion mutations in this region of the intron. Kinetic analysis has shown that some of the mutants have a reduced maxim...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pace U,Szostak JW

更新日期：1991-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A tetradecapeptide with a sequence identical to residues 26-39 of the cro protein from bacteriophage lambda has been synthesized. This peptide has no secondary structure in an aqueous buffer but adopts an alpha-helical conformation in the presence of 20% hexafluoroisopropanol. The fluorescence of the single tyrosyl re...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mayer R,Lancelot G,Hélène C

更新日期：1983-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that tau protein kinase II (TPKII) from bovine brain was composed of 30 kDa and 23 kDa subunits. The 30 kDa subunit of TPKII can be regarded as a catalytic subunit because of its ATP-binding activity. Antibodies directed against TPKII-phosphorylated tau also reacted with tau phosphorylated by cd...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kobayashi S,Ishiguro K,Omori A,Takamatsu M,Arioka M,Imahori K,Uchida T

更新日期：1993-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of tubulin/Na(+),K(+)-ATPase (NKA) complex in erythrocytes of hypertensive subjects results in a 50% reduction in NKA activity. We demonstrate here that detyrosinated tubulin, which is increased in hypertensive erythrocytes membranes, enhances the inhibitory effect of acetylated tubulin on NKA activity. More...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Amaiden MR,Santander VS,Monesterolo NE,Nigra AD,Rivelli JF,Campetelli AN,Pie J,Casale CH

更新日期：2015-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive data on the glycosaminoglycan (GAG) composition and the collagen fibril diameter distribution have been collected for a diverse range of connective tissues. It is shown that tissues with the smallest diameter collagen fibrils (mass-average diameter less than 60 nm) have high concentrations of hyaluronic acid...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Parry DA,Flint MH,Gillard GC,Craig AS

更新日期：1982-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian culture cells have the potential for periodicity, since high concentrations of serum can elicit the circadian expression of clock genes in rat-1 fibroblasts. However, the mechanism by which serum affects circadian gene expression remains unclear. In the present study, we incubated rat-1 cells with forskolin ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yagita K,Okamura H

更新日期：2000-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal adhesion (FA) proteins, kindlin-2 and integrin-linked kinase (ILK), regulate cell adhesion and migration. ILK interacts with and promotes kindlin-2 targeting to FAs. Leu353 and Leu357 in kindlin-2 have been reported to be important for the interaction between kindlin-2 and ILK. However, the binding interface bet...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Guan SY,Chng CP,Ong LT,Tan HF,Alex Law SK,Tan SM

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study has investigated the in vitro dissociation and self-assembly of chaperonin 60 14-mers isolated from E. coli (GroEL), yeast mitochondria and pea chloroplasts. In all cases Mg2+ inhibits, and low temperature stimulates, the urea-induced dissociation. ATP or ADP in the presence of Mg2+ enhance the dis...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lissin NM

更新日期：1995-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A human teratoma cell line (Tera 2) was grown in serum-free medium, and the population multiplication was stimulated by the addition of 1-10 ng basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)/ml. The bFGF-effect was abrogated by the addition of protamine sulphate. When high concentrations of bFGF were added, a preferential effe...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schofield PN,Granerus M,Lee A,Ektröm TJ,Engström W

更新日期：1992-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathione peroxidase 3 (GPX3) is an important member of antioxidant enzymes for reducing reactive oxygen species and maintaining the oxygen balance. Gpx3 mRNA is strongly expressed in decidual cells from days 5 to 8 of pregnancy. After pregnant mice are treated with GPX inhibitor for 3 days, pregnancy rate is signif...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Xu X,Leng JY,Gao F,Zhao ZA,Deng WB,Liang XH,Zhang YJ,Zhang ZR,Li M,Sha AG,Yang ZM

更新日期：2014-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma citrate levels were found to be elevated in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients. Cellular experiments indicated that increased citrate levels might originate from an excess of fatty acids. The impact of elevated citrate levels on oxidative stress was examined. It was found that citrate stimulated...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： van de Wier B,Balk JM,Haenen GR,Giamouridis D,Bakker JA,Bast BC,den Hartog GJ,Koek GH,Bast A

更新日期：2013-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-substratum adhesion of rat hepatocytes was inhibited by antisera raised against plasma membranes of liver (anti-liver antiserum) and Morris hepatoma 7777 (anti-hepatoma antiserum). Similar concentrations of both antisera inhibited adhesion on collagen. Anti-liver antiserum also inhibited the adhesion of hepatocyt...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Neumeier R,Dethlefs U,Reutter W

更新日期：1984-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapidly maturing variant of the red fluorescent protein DsRed was optimized for bacterial expression by random mutagenesis. The brightest variant contains six mutations, two of which (S4T and a silent mutation in codon 2) explain most of the fluorescence enhancement. The novel variants are expressed at 9-60-fold hig...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sörensen M,Lippuner C,Kaiser T,Misslitz A,Aebischer T,Bumann D

更新日期：2003-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The high affinity (low Km) cyclic GMP phosphodiesterase (PDE) is activated by GTP, while the cyclic AMP PDE is not. GTP and its hydrolysis-resistant analogue, guanylylimidodiphosphate (GppNHp), display a half-maximal stimulating effect at almost the same concentration (5 X 10(-6) M). The GTP stimulating effect is not ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Spina A,Chiosi E,Paolisso G,Laurenza A,Illiano G

更新日期：1983-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The conserved KTG triad in the class C beta-lactamase from Citrobacter freundii GN346 was examined as to its function by means of site-directed mutagenesis. The following conversions were performed; Lys-315 to arginine, alanine or glutamic acid, Thr-316 to valine, and Gly-317 to alanine, proline or isoleucine. The res...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tsukamoto K,Nishida N,Tsuruoka M,Sawai T

更新日期：1990-10-01 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：:Plasma high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol levels are inversely correlated with the incidence of cardiovascular diseases. HDL is mainly assembled in the liver through the ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABCA1) pathway. In humans, plasma HDL-cholesterol levels are positively correlated with plasma adiponectin ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Oku H,Matsuura F,Koseki M,Sandoval JC,Yuasa-Kawase M,Tsubakio-Yamamoto K,Masuda D,Maeda N,Ohama T,Ishigami M,Nishida M,Hirano K,Kihara S,Hori M,Shimomura I,Yamashita S

更新日期：2007-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We have purified and partially sequenced two proteins from Xenopus laevis previtellogenic oocytes, belonging to messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs). The purification procedure rests on the thermostability of these proteins, which remain soluble after heating the cell extracts at 80 degrees C. The thermostabl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Deschamps S,Viel A,Denis H,le Maire M

更新日期：1991-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of coenzyme A thiol esters of cinnamic, p-coumaric, p-methoxy cinnamic, and ferulic acids was catalyzed by enzyme preparations from cell suspension cultures of leaf petioles from parsley (Petroselinum hortense Hoffm.). Of these acids, p-coumaric acid served as the most efficient substrate. Enzyme activit...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hahlbrock K,Grisebach H

更新日期：1970-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Microinjection of human liver mRNA from a patient homozygous for alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiZZ) into Xenopus oocytes led to a 2--10-fold increase in lysosomal activity. Stimulation of lysosomal activity was not observed when mRNA from a normal human liver (alpha 1-antitrypsin PiMM), or water was injected into t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bathurst IC,Errington DM,Foreman RC,Judah JD,Carrell RW

更新日期：1985-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Reconstituted Na+,K+-ATPase from either pig kidney or shark rectal glands was phosphorylated by cAMP dependent protein kinase, PKA. The stoichiometry was approximately 0.9 mol P(i)/mol alpha-subunit in the pig kidney enzyme and approximately 0.2 mol P(i)/mol alpha-subunit in the shark enzyme. In shark, Na+,K+-ATPase P...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cornelius F,Logvinenko N

更新日期：1996-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of neuropeptide Y (NPY) on cytosolic free Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was studied in cultured smooth muscle cells from porcine aorta (PASMC) and compared with the effect of bradykinin (BK) and angiotensin II (ATII) on [Ca2+]i. All peptides induced dose-dependent and transient rises in [Ca2+]i which were no...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mihara S,Shigeri Y,Fujimoto M

更新日期：1989-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterized the cell surface of zebrafish stratified epithelium using a combined approach of light and atomic force microscopy under conditions which simulate wound healing. Microridges rise on average 100 nm above the surface of living epithelial cells, which correlate to bundles of cytochalasin B-insensiti...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sharma A,Anderson KI,Müller DJ

更新日期：2005-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Linkage between the high-capacity Ca2+-binding protein calsequestrin and the ryanodine receptor is proposed to be essential for proper Ca2+-release during skeletal muscle excitation-contraction coupling. However, no direct biochemical evidence exists showing a connection between these high-molecular-mass complexes in ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Murray BE,Ohlendieck K

更新日期：1998-06-16 00:00:00