Evidence for direct binding of vinculin to actin filaments.

abstract：:Uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) is suggested to protect mitochondria against aging and lipid-induced damage, possibly via modulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production. Here we show that mice overexpressing UCP3 (UCP3Tg) have a blunted age-induced increase in ROS production, assessed by electron spin resonance sp...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nabben M,Hoeks J,Briedé JJ,Glatz JF,Moonen-Kornips E,Hesselink MK,Schrauwen P

更新日期：2008-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid residue Asn141 of the restriction endonuclease EcoRI was proposed to make three hydrogen bonds to both adenine residues within the recognition sequence -GAATTC-. We have mutated Asn141 to alanine, aspartate, serine, and tyrosine. Only the serine mutant is active under normal buffer conditions although 1...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fritz A,Küster W,Alves J

更新日期：1998-10-30 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

abstract：:Annexin V is an alpha-helical protein which shows anticoagulatory and antiinflammatory activity. It is supposed to be involved in membrane fusion and exocytosis. In this study acid-induced equilibrium unfolding of the human annexin V is investigated by fluorescence and circular dichroism spectroscopy. The spectroscopi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Beermann ofm cap BB,Hinz HJ,Hofmann A,Huber R

更新日期：1998-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of estramustine and estramustine phosphate (EP) on the interaction of microtubule associated protein 2 (MAP2) with actin has been examined. We show that (a) neither estramustine nor EP influences actin polymerisation (b) EP, but not estramustine, reduces the amount of MAP2 which co-sediments with F-actin in...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pedrotti B,Islam K

更新日期：1997-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The cDNA coding for mature human alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor (alpha 1-PI) has been inserted into a variety of yeast expression vectors. Yeast cells transformed with these plasmids were then assayed for the production of mature, unglycosylated alpha 1-PI. The production level is optimal when the recombinant plasmid ca...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hoylaerts M,Weyens A,Bollen A,Harford N,Cabezón T

更新日期：1986-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The Alanine Serine Cysteine Transporter 2 (ASCT2) is involved in balancing the intracellular amino acid pool. This function is allowed by the antiport mechanism and the asymmetric specificity towards different neutral amino acids, distinctive of this transporter. In the present work, the interaction of the putative su...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Scalise M,Pochini L,Pingitore P,Hedfalk K,Indiveri C

更新日期：2015-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:LncRNAs have a critical role in the regulation of cellular processes such as cancer progression and metastasis. In the present study, we confirmed that TUG1 was overexpressed in bladder cancer tissues and established cell lines. Knockdown of TUG1 inhibited bladder cancer cell metastasis both in vitro and in vivo. Furt...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tan J,Qiu K,Li M,Liang Y

更新日期：2015-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The single cysteinyl residue 26 of spinach calmodulin was labelled with the thiol-specific bimane fluorescence probe. Following application of stoichiometric quantities of Ca2+ or aluminum ions to the protein, temperature-dependent fluorescence changes (anisotropy, lifetime) could be monitored via the label. From thes...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yuan SX,Haug A

更新日期：1988-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to Ca(2+) signaling, cytosolic phospholipase A(2)alpha (cPLA(2)alpha) translocates from the cytosol to the perinuclear membrane, where downstream eicosanoid-synthetic enzymes, such as cyclooxygenase (COX), are localized. Although the spatiotemporal perinuclear colocalization of cPLA(2)alpha and COXs has be...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Murakami M,Das S,Kim YJ,Cho W,Kudo I

更新日期：2003-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Human seminal fluid contains a number of tripeptide amides with similar structures to thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH), two of which have been identified as pGlu-Glu-Pro amide and pGlu-Phe-Pro amide. To determine whether these peptides originate in the same tissues and have the same molecular origin, TRH-immunoreac...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Linden H,del Rio Garcia J,Huber A,Kreil G,Smyth D

更新日期：1996-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Activator protein 1 (AP1) is a complex of Fos and Jun, and it regulates the transcription of genes possessing the AP1-binding sequence. The purpose of this study was to detect living cells that express AP1 after stimulation with a tumor promoter. The Fos and Jun components of AP1 were induced rapidly and transiently i...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Shimokawa N,Miura M

更新日期：1996-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Ras-GEF Cdc25p has been found to be hyperphosphorylated upon glucose addition. This work provides evidence indicating that PKA activity positively regulates the degree of Cdc25p phosphorylation, and that the intracellular association of Cdc25p and Ras2p is independent of PKA activity. In vitro experiments revealed tha...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Jian D,Aili Z,Xiaojia B,Huansheng Z,Yun H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF) induces transformed phenotypes in EGF receptor-overexpressing NIH3T3 (ER12) cells. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors such as erbstatin and its stable analogue methyl 2,5-dihydroxycinnamate inhibited the EGF-induced phenotypic changes in these cells; while 5'-O-methylerbstatin, an inactive analog...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Umezawa K,Sugata D,Yamashita K,Johtoh N,Shibuya M

更新日期：1992-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the amino acid residues required for the signal-transducing activity of the human c-Ha-Ras protein, we introduced point mutations at residues 45-54 near the 'effector region' (residues 32-40). We transfected PC12 cells with these mutant genes and also micro-injected the mutant proteins, bound with an unhy...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fujita-Yoshigaki J,Shirouzu M,Koide H,Nishimura S,Yokoyama S

更新日期：1991-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The G-protein regulatory (GPR) motif is a approximately 25 amino acid sequence that stabilizes the GDP-bound conformation of Gialpha. To identify additional GPR motifs, we expanded a motif-based search strategy and identified an additional 4 mammalian proteins (WAVE1-3, rat GHRH) and 10 plant proteins with candidate G...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Song KS,Peterson YK,Freidman A,Blumer JB,Sato M,Lanier SM

更新日期：2006-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the molecular mechanism underlying PDT-induced apoptosis-dependent macrophage activation, particularly through NO production. We demonstrate that NO production is initially induced by HSP70 on the apoptotic cell surface, and is further enhanced by macrophage phagocytosis. Additionally, we found that apoptot...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Song S,Zhou F,Chen WR,Xing D

更新日期：2013-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptides corresponding to the known sequence of turkey erythrocyte beta 1-adrenergic receptor were synthesized and the effects on receptor-mediated cyclase activation were measured. Peptides corresponding to the first and second intracellular loops (T61-71 and T138-159) inhibited at micromolar concentrations the hormo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Palm D,Münch G,Dees C,Hekman M

更新日期：1989-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of synthetic UTP analogues containing methyl groups in different positions of the ribose moiety were tested as substrates for T7 RNA polymerase (T7 RNAP). Two of these compounds (containing substituents in the 5' position) were shown to be weak substrates of T7 RNAP. 3'Me-UTP was neither substrate nor inhib...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tunitskaya VL,Rusakova EE,Padyukova NSh,Ermolinsky BS,Chernyi AA,Kochetkov SN,Lysov YuP,Mikhailov SN

更新日期：1997-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The macromolecular diversity and concentrations in the fluid phase of cytoplasm constitute conditions necessary and sufficient for aqueous phase separation. Consequences of phase separation in cytoplasm, including its 'compartmentation', are inferred from analogies with the physicochemical properties of aqueous two-ph...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Walter H,Brooks DE

更新日期：1995-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of proteins found in body fluids and at cell surfaces, which are known to display carbohydrate-binding properties, continues to increase rapidly. In these proteins, in addition to a domain associated with lectin properties, one or more, non-lectin domains are present. It is possible that binding of sugar re...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Thiel S,Reid KB

更新日期：1989-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We counted base transitions (Ts) and transversions (Tv) in mutations among various types of hepatitis C virus (HCV) sequences. The Ts/Tv ratio was useful for distinguishing the (geno)type of the compared HCV sequences, since the ratio was 4.0 or more among sequences of the same type, while it was less than 2.0 among s...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tanaka T,Kato N,Hijikata M,Shimotohno K

更新日期：1993-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenically introduced laminin (LN) alpha1 chain prevents muscular dystrophy in LNalpha2 chain deficient mice. We now report increased integrin alpha7Bbeta1D synthesis in dystrophic LNalpha2 chain deficient muscle. Yet, immunofluorescence demonstrated a reduced expression of integrin alpha7B subunit at the sarcolem...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gawlik KI,Mayer U,Blomberg K,Sonnenberg A,Ekblom P,Durbeej M

更新日期：2006-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated a full-length cDNA (HPAsn.6) for human placenta glycosylasparaginase using a 221-bp PCR amplified fragment containing rat liver asparaginase gene sequences. The deduced amino acid sequence from the human clone showed sequence identity to both the alpha and beta subunits of the rat enzyme. The human en...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fisher KJ,Tollersrud OK,Aronson NN Jr

更新日期：1990-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:For studying the role of Ser132 in the putative catalytic site of human lipoprotein lipase (LPL), mutant LPL cDNAs expressing LPLs with amino acid substitutions of Gly or Asn for Ser132 were obtained by site-directed mutagenesis, and were expressed in COS-1 cells. Considerable amounts of LPL enzyme protein mass were d...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tashiro J,Kobayashi J,Shirai K,Saito Y,Fukamachi I,Hashimoto H,Nishida T,Shibui T,Morimoto Y,Yoshida S

更新日期：1992-02-17 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：:Most tumor cells attain their immortality by reactivating telomerase. We report here the telomerase inhibitory potential of chimeric oligonucleotides composed of a 13mer antisense sequence targeting the telomerase RNA template region and a (s4dU)n moiety at its 3' or 5'-end. The increase of the thiolated chain length ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tarkanyi I,Horváth A,Szatmari I,Eizert H,Vámosi G,Damjanovich S,Ségal-Bendirdjian E,Aradi J

更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation gating in KcsA is elicited by changes in intracellular proton concentration. Thompson et al. identified a charge cluster around the inner gate that plays a key role in defining proton activation in KcsA. Here, through functional and spectroscopic approaches, we confirmed the role of this charge cluster and ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cuello LG,Cortes DM,Jogini V,Sompornpisut A,Perozo E

更新日期：2010-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat calvaria cells grown in culture for one week had properties of osteoblasts: a high content in alkaline phosphatase and a marked cyclic AMP response to parathyroid hormone (PTH). In short-term experiments, insulin-like growth factor I (IGF I) stimulated the incorporation of [14C] glucose into glycogen. When IGF I w...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schmid C,Steiner T,Froesch ER

更新日期：1984-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The heterotrophic nitrifier Paracoccus denitrificans expresses a membrane-associated ammonia monooxygenase. The active enzyme has been solubilized in the detergent dodecyl-beta-D-maltoside and purified by standard chromatographic techniques. This is the first purification of an ammonia monooxygenase. The enzyme consis...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Moir JW,Crossman LC,Spiro S,Richardson DJ

更新日期：1996-05-27 00:00:00