Consensus peptide antibodies reveal a widespread occurrence of Ca2+/lipid-binding proteins of the annexin family.

abstract：:The first example of a new sub-family of toxins (alpha-KTx20.1) from the scorpion Tityus trivittatus was purified, sequenced and characterized physiologically. It has 29 amino acid residues, three disulfide bridges assumed to adopt the cysteine-stabilized alpha/beta scaffold with a pI value of 8.98. The sequence ident...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Abdel-Mottaleb Y,Coronas FV,de Roodt AR,Possani LD,Tytgat J

更新日期：2006-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure at pH 4 of the complex of glucoamylase II(471) from Aspergillus awamori var. X100 with the pseudotetrasaccharide D-gluco-dihydroacarbose has been refined to an R-factor of 0.125 against data to 2.2 A resolution. The first two residues of the inhibitor bind at a position nearly identical to those ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Stoffer B,Aleshin AE,Firsov LM,Svensson B,Honzatko RB

更新日期：1995-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Thioredoxin-interacting protein (Txnip) knockout (TKO) mice exhibit impaired response to fasting. Herein, we showed that activation of adenine monophosphate-activated protein kinase and cellular AMP levels were diminished in the heart and soleus muscle but not in gastrocnemius muscle of fasting TKO mice. Similarly, gl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Andres AM,Ratliff EP,Sachithanantham S,Hui ST

更新日期：2011-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial ATP synthase, a major ATP supplier in respiring cells, should be regulated in amount and in activity to respond to the varying demands of cells for ATP. We screened 80 protein kinase inhibitors and found that HeLa cells treated with four inhibitors exhibited reduced mitochondrial ATP synthesis activity. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sugawara K,Fujikawa M,Yoshida M

更新日期：2013-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Myogenesis is conducted by transcription factors including MyoD and myogenin. Myogenin is known to be polyubiquitinated by SCF (Skp1/Cullin 1/F-box protein) followed by proteasomal degradation, though the participating F-box protein is remaining unidentified. In this study, we found that myogenin in differentiated myo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Jogo M,Shiraishi S,Tamura TA

更新日期：2009-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The cDNA for the nearly full-length rabbit muscle glycogen phosphorylase mRNA has been isolated and sequenced. The cDNA is rich in G and C nucleotides. This feature is especially striking at the 3rd position of codons, where 86% of the 843 amino acid codons terminate with G or C. Methionine, presumably the initiation ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nakano K,Hwang PK,Fletterick RJ

更新日期：1986-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular homeostasis in response to glucose availability is maintained through the tight coordination of various physiological processes, including cell proliferation, transcription, and metabolism. In this study, we use the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to identify proteins implicated in carbon source-depend...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Umekawa M,Shiraishi D,Fuwa M,Sawaguchi K,Mashima Y,Katayama T,Karita S

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:125I-labelled angiotensin II (A II) specifically binds to solubilized receptors extracted from rat isolated glomeruli using CHAPS (3-[3-( cholamidopropyl ) dimethylammonio ]-1-propanesulfonate). The yield of solubilization of the binding sites was 3.3%. Equilibrium was reached after 15-20 min and specific binding repr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Chansel D,Ardaillou N,Ardaillou R

更新日期：1984-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We have attempted to elucidate the mechanism of apoptotic cell death induced by hypoxia (very low oxygen conditions) in neuronal cells. Human neuroblastoma SK-N-MC cells under hypoxic conditions resulted in apoptosis in a time-dependent manner estimated by DNA fragmentation assay and nuclear morphology stained with fl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Araya R,Uehara T,Nomura Y

更新日期：1998-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the role of p53 in nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB dependent, platelet-activating factor (PAF)-induced vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression. Transfected NF-kappaB subunits in ECV304 cells increased the tumor necrosis factor-alpha promoter activity, which was completely inhibited by p53. Tran...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ko HM,Jung HH,Seo KH,Kang YR,Kim HA,Park SJ,Lee HK,Im SY

更新日期：2006-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:6-Photocholesterol, a new photoactivatable analog of cholesterol in which a diazirine functionality replaces the 5,6-double bond in the steroid nucleus, was used recently to identify cholesterol-binding proteins in neuroendocrine cells [Thiele, C., Hannah, M.J., Farenholz, F. and Huttner, W.B. (2000) Nat. Cell Biol. 2...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mintzer EA,Waarts BL,Wilschut J,Bittman R

更新日期：2002-01-16 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：:Mutations in PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 (PINK1) cause recessive form of Parkinson's disease (PD). PINK1 acts upstream of parkin, regulating mitochondrial integrity and functions. Here, we show that PINK1 in combination with parkin results in the perinuclear mitochondrial aggregation followed by their elimination. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kawajiri S,Saiki S,Sato S,Sato F,Hatano T,Eguchi H,Hattori N

更新日期：2010-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) transplantation is used for treatment of many diseases. The paracrine role of MSCs in tissue regeneration is attracting particular attention. We investigate the role of MSC exosomes in skeletal muscle regeneration. MSC exosomes promote myogenesis and angiogenesis in vitro, and muscle regene...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nakamura Y,Miyaki S,Ishitobi H,Matsuyama S,Nakasa T,Kamei N,Akimoto T,Higashi Y,Ochi M

更新日期：2015-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral deposits of beta/A4 amyloid protein is a pathologic sign of Alzheimer's disease. A synthetic partial-length (1-28) peptide of this protein contains one glutamine and two lysine residues. Here we show that this peptide can be a substrate of transglutaminase, which catalyzes cross-linking between glutamine and ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ikura K,Takahata K,Sasaki R

更新日期：1993-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that Docetaxel-induced variable degrees of apoptosis in melanoma. In this report, we studied the beta-tubulin repertoire of melanoma cell lines and show that class III beta-tubulin expression correlated with Docetaxel-resistance. Sensitive cells showed low levels of class III beta-tubulin with...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mhaidat NM,Thorne RF,de Bock CE,Zhang XD,Hersey P

更新日期：2008-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Annexin-I is a calcium dependent phospholipid binding and phospholipase A2 (PLA2) inhibitory protein. A 'substrate depletion' model has been proposed for the mechanism of PLA2 inhibition by annexin-I in studies with 14 to 18 kDa PLA2s. Herein, we have studied the inhibition mechanism using 100 kDa cytosolic PLA2 from ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kim KM,Kim DK,Park YM,Kim CK,Na DS

更新日期：1994-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A subcellular fraction, highly enriched in uncoated vesicles (UCV) with high H+-ATPase (EC 3.6.1.34) activity, was isolated from the crude microsomal fraction of rat liver homogenates by discontinuous sucrose gradient centrifugation. The UCV fraction, recovered at the interface of sucrose density 1.08 and 1.10 g/ml, w...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Flatmark T,Haavik J,Grønberg M,Jorunn Kleiveland L,Wahlstrøm Jacobsen S,Berge SV

更新日期：1985-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In temperature-induced Triton X-114 phase separation experiments the beta-glucan elicitor-binding site from soybean (Glycine max L.) root membranes was identified as (a) hydrophobic membrane protein(s). The Zwittergent 3-12-solubilized beta-glucan-binding proteins were incorporated into lipid vesicles by the detergent...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mithöfer A,Ebel J

更新日期：1999-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombomodulin (TM) is a single-transmembrane glycoprotein receptor for thrombin, which is best known as a cofactor for thrombin-mediated activation of anticoagulant protein C. C-type lectin-like domain (CTLD) of TM has distinct coagulation/fibrinolysis-independent anti-inflammatory properties. Here we found anti-infl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Jin H,Yang X,Liu K,Gu Q,Xu X

更新日期：2011-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymerising proteins of the actin family are nearly ubiquitous. Crenactins, restricted to Crenarchaea, are more closely related to actin than bacterial MreB. Crenactins occur in gene clusters hinting at an unknown, but conserved function. We solved the crystal structure of crenactin at 3.2 Å resolution. The protein c...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Izoré T,Duman R,Kureisaite-Ciziene D,Löwe J

更新日期：2014-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The 77 kDa subunit of the polyadenylation cleavage stimulation factor (CstF77) is important in messenger RNA 3' end processing. Previously, we demonstrated that AtCstF77 interacts with AtCPSF30, the Arabidopsis ortholog of the 30 kDa subunit of the Cleavage and Polyadenylation Specificity Factor. In further dissecting...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bell SA,Hunt AG

更新日期：2010-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding specific cargo distribution in differentiated cells is a major challenge. Trafficking kinesin proteins (TRAKs) are kinesin adaptors. They bind the cargo binding domain of kinesin-1 motor proteins forming a link between the motor and their cargoes. To refine the TRAK1/2 binding sites within the kinesin-1 ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Randall TS,Moores C,Stephenson FA

更新日期：2013-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:An open reading frame encoding a putative polypeptide very similar to several lysyl-tRNA synthetases was found 10 nucleotides downstream of Rhizobium meliloti gltX encoding glutamyl-tRNA synthetase. Expression of this gene complemented a mutation in lysS of Escherichia coli and led to the overexpression of a polypepti...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pelchat M,Gagnon Y,Laberge S,Lapointe J

更新日期：1999-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The X-ray crystal structures of the complexes formed with bovine trypsin and the N alpha-tosylated piperidides of m-amidino-, p-amidino- and p-guanidino-D,L-phenylalanine (3-TAPAP, 4-TAPAP and 4-TGPAP) were determined with data to 1.8 A resolution. The L-stereoisomer of 3-TAPAP binds as a compact entity into the activ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Turk D,Stürzebecher J,Bode W

更新日期：1991-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The MDM2 oncoprotein is overexpressed in many human tumors and cancers. MDM2 functions as an E3 ligase for p53 and for itself. MDM2 also interacts with the retinoblastoma protein (RB) and the transcription factor E2F1 to promote cell cycle S-phase entry. Here, we report that MDM2 protein expression is cell cycle-regul...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gu L,Ying H,Zheng H,Murray SA,Xiao ZX

更新日期：2003-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the RNA-binding protein human antigen R (HuR) in hepatocarcinogenesis is still elusive. By employing short hairpin (sh)RNA-dependent knockdown approach, we demonstrate that lymphotoxin α (LTα) is a target of posttranscriptional gene regulation by HuR in hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells. Consequently,...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Steinmeyer N,Doller A,Biyanee A,Brauss T,Schmid T,Pfeilschifter J,Eberhardt W

更新日期：2015-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The galactose transport system of Saccharomyces cerevisiae consists of one component which shows a Km value of approx. 4mM in growing cells. A rapid and irreversible inactivation of this transport is detected on impairment of protein synthesis. This inactivation shows the following characteristics: (i) it is due to ch...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： DeJuan C,Lagunas R

更新日期：1986-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Clusters of codons pairing to low-abundance tRNAs synchronize the translation with co-translational folding of single domains in multidomain proteins. Although proven with some examples, the impact of the ribosomal speed on the folding and solubility on a global, cell-wide level remains elusive. Here we show that upre...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fedyunin I,Lehnhardt L,Böhmer N,Kaufmann P,Zhang G,Ignatova Z

更新日期：2012-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The peroxisome assembly factor-1 (PAF-1) is reported here to contain the signature subsequence for a ring finger motif in its carboxyl-terminus. This conserved subsequence in PAF-1 may be the key to a gene expression regulatory pathway important in peroxisome biogenesis. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Patarca R,Fletcher MA

更新日期：1992-11-02 00:00:00