c-Jun transcriptionally regulates alpha 1, 2-fucosyltransferase 1 (FUT1) in ovarian cancer.

abstract：:Mammalian chymotrypsin-like serine proteases (SPs) are one of the best-studied family of enzymes with roles in a wide range of physiological processes, including digestion, blood coagulation, fibrinolysis and humoral immunity. Extracellular SPs can form cascades, in which one protease activates the zymogen of the next...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Veillard F,Troxler L,Reichhart JM

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sm and Sm-like (Lsm) proteins are considered as an evolutionary conserved family involved in RNA metabolism in organisms from bacteria and archaea to human. Currently, the function of Sm-like archaeal proteins (SmAP) is not well understood. Here, we report the crystal structures of SmAP proteins from Sulfolobus acidoc...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Lekontseva N,Mikhailina A,Fando M,Kravchenko O,Balobanov V,Tishchenko S,Nikulin A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A discriminating system capable of recognizing the oxygenated sterols was investigated in human lymphocytes. After labelling entire cells with 25-hydroxy [3H] cholesterol (10 nM) the cytosol was ultracentrifuged on a linear sucrose density gradient. Bound 25-hydroxy [3H] cholesterol was located in a single peak with a...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Defay RE,Astruc ME,Roussillon S,Descomps B,Crastes De Paulet A

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human liver fatty acid binding protein (hFABP1) participates in cellular long-chain fatty acid trafficking and regulation of lipid metabolism and changes in hFABP1 are associated with an increased risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and metabolic syndromes. Gene regulation of hFABP1 is not full...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Wu YL,Peng XE,Wang D,Chen WN,Lin X

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic antiestrogens such as Tamoxifen (Nolvadex) are currently used to treat postmenopausal breast cancer. Their mechanism of action is reviewed at the cellular and molecular level, through data of the literature and the current view of the author. Synthetic antiestrogens are mostly acting directly on breast cance...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Rochefort H

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secretome produced by cells within the bone marrow is significant to homeostasis. The bone marrow, a well-studied organ, has multiple niches with distinct roles for supporting stem cell functions. Thus, an understanding of mediators involved in the regulation of stem cells could serve as a model for clinical probl...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Eltoukhy HS,Sinha G,Moore CA,Gergues M,Rameshwar P

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Theoretic and experimental arguments are surveyed which justify the setting up, within the family of pyridoxal-P-dependent lyases, of a special subgroup that comprizes several enzymes catalyzing exclusively beta-replacement reactions of alpha-aminoacids with electronegative substituents in the beta-position. The autho...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Braunstein AE,Goryachenkova EV

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Escherichia coli low molecular mass penicillin-binding proteins (PBP4, PBP5 and PBP6) are a group of penicillin-sensitive enzymes involved in the final stages of cell wall assembly. It has been suggested that these proteins may interact with the periplasmic face of the inner membrane via C-terminal amphiphilic alp...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Harris F,Phoenix DA

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conformational flexibility and structural fluctuations play an important role in enzyme activity. A great variety of internal motions ranging over different time scales and of different amplitudes are involved in the catalytic cycle. These different types of motions and their functional consequences are considered in ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Yon JM,Perahia D,Ghélis C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisomes are subcellular organelles which are present in virtually every eukaryotic cell and catalyze a large number of metabolic functions. The importance of peroxisomes for humans is stressed by the existence of a large group of genetic diseases in which either the biogenesis of peroxisomes is impaired or one of ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Wanders RJ

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-17 (IL-17) is a pro-inflammatory cytokine produced primarily by a subset of CD4(+)T cells, called Th17 cells, that is involved in host defense, inflammation and autoimmune disorders. The two most structurally related IL-17 family members, IL-17A and IL-17F, form homodimeric (IL-17A/A, IL-17F/F) and heterod...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Adachi H,Ishiguro A,Hamada M,Sakota E,Asai K,Nakamura Y

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human ribosomal protein SA, known also as a precursor of the cell-surface laminin receptor, LAMR, is a protein of the 40S ribosomal subunit. It is homologous to eubacterial ribosomal protein S2p, but has a eukaryote-specific C-terminal domain (CTD) that is responsible in LAMR for the binding of laminin as well as ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Malygin AA,Babaylova ES,Loktev VB,Karpova GG

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The poisonous bite by Hippasa partita, a funnel web spider from the Indian subcontinent has been demonstrated to give rise to severe dermo- and myonecrosis. In this work a hemorrhagic metalloprotease, Partitagin was purified from H. partita venom by successive chromatography on Sephadex G-100, DEAE Sephadex A-50 and B...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Nagaraju S,Girish KS,Fox JW,Kemparaju K

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial Ca(2+)-regulation, which governs cornified envelope formation in the skin epidermis and hair follicles, closely coincides with the expression of S100A3, filaggrin and trichohyalin, and the post-translational modification of these proteins by Ca(2+)-dependent peptidylarginine deiminases. This review summariz...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Kizawa K,Takahara H,Unno M,Heizmann CW

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a progressive lethal disorder. In this study, the effect of daidzein, a soyisoflavone against Bleomycin (BLM) induced PF in rats was elucidated. A single intratracheal instillation of BLM (3 U/kg.bw) was administered in rats to induce PF. Daidzein (0.2 mg/kg) was administered subcutaneously,...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Soumyakrishnan S,Divya T,Kalayarasan S,Sriram N,Sudhandiran G

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laccases, blue copper-containing oxidases, ≿ an play an important role in a variety of natural processes. The majority of fungal laccases are encoded by multigene families that express closely related proteins with distinct functions. Currently, only the properties of major gene products of the fungal laccase families...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Vasina DV,Mustafaev ON,Moiseenko KV,Sadovskaya NS,Glazunova OA,Tyurin АА,Fedorova TV,Pavlov AR,Tyazhelova TV,Goldenkova-Pavlova IV,Koroleva OV

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike most tonoplast ATPases, the vacuolar ATPase of Acer pseudoplatanus cells (Km = 0.4 mM) was strongly inhibited by vanadate (I50 = 10 microM). The inhibition was non-competitive. Chemicals usually added in the reaction mixture either increase (NH+4, K+) or decrease (Na+, EDTA) the ATPase inhibition. However, thes...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Montrichard F,Pugin A,Gaudemer Y

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several inositol isomers and in particular myo-inositol (MI) and D-chiro-inositol (DCI), were shown to possess insulin-mimetic properties and to be efficient in lowering post-prandial blood glucose. In addition, abnormalities in inositol metabolism are associated with insulin resistance and with long term microvascula...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Croze ML,Soulage CO

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular concentration of cyclic nucleotides is largely dependent upon the activity of the enzymatic system responsible for their degradation: cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase. This enzymatic system thus plays a crucial role in the regulation of the multiple functions which are modulated by cyclic nucleotides i...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Nemoz G,Prigent AF

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Living organisms are constantly exposed to oxidative stress from environmental agents and from endogenous metabolic processes. The resulting oxidative modifications occur in proteins, lipids and DNA. Since proteins and lipids are readily degraded and resynthesized, the most significant consequence of the oxidative str...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Bohr VA,Dianov GL

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diadenosine 5',5'''-p1,p4-tetraphosphate (Ap4A) alpha, beta-phosphorylase from yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae catalyzes two reactions: Ap4A cleavage and nucleoside diphosphate--phosphate (NDP-Pi) exchange. In both reactions phosphate can be substituted by arsenate, chromate, molybdate, tungstate or vanadate. In the pr...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Guranowski A,Blanquet S

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The short isoform of Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor ARHGEF5 is known as TIM, which plays diverse roles in, for example, tumorigenesis, neuronal development and Src-induced podosome formation through the activation of its substrates, the Rho family of GTPases. The activation is auto-inhibited by a putative heli...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： He P,Tan DL,Liu HX,Lv FL,Wu W

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quantitative formalism called Metabolic Control Theory makes it possible to be precise in discussions of metabolic control. To illustrate this, I will mention 2 experimental systems where free energy is converted from one form to another, i.e., bacteriorhodopsin liposomes and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylatio...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Westerhoff HV

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haloalkane dehalogenases are known as bacterial enzymes cleaving a carbon-halogen bond in halogenated compounds. Here we report the first biochemically characterized non-microbial haloalkane dehalogenase DspA from Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. The enzyme shows a preference for terminally brominated hydrocarbons and e...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Fortova A,Sebestova E,Stepankova V,Koudelakova T,Palkova L,Damborsky J,Chaloupkova R

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocysteine (HCY) is a degradation product of the methionine pathway. The B vitamins, in particular vitamin B12 and folate, are the primary nutritional determinant of HCY levels and therefore their deficiencies result in hyperhomocysteinaemia (HHCY). Prevalence of hyperhomocysteinemia (HHCY) and related dietary defic...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Feigerlova E,Demarquet L,Guéant JL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid sequence of rat thymus histone obtained in highly purified form by preparative electrophoresis, was determined. This sequence is identical to the sequence of calf thymus histone H2B. The in vitro phosphorylation of the rat histone with a cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase isolated from rat pancreas led...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Martinage A,Mangeat P,Sautière P,Marchis-Mouren G,Biserte G

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diacylglycerol kinase (DGK) phosphorylates diacylglycerol to produce phosphatidic acid (PA). The η isozyme of DGK is abundantly expressed in C2C12 myoblasts. However, the role of DGKη in skeletal muscle cells remains unknown. In the present study, we showed that DGKη was downregulated at an early stage of myogenic dif...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Sakai H,Murakami C,Usuki T,Lu Q,Matsumoto KI,Urano T,Sakane F

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zika and Dengue viruses have attracted substantial attention from researchers in light of recent outbreaks of Dengue fever and increases in cases of congenital microcephaly in areas with Zika incidence. This review summarizes the current state of knowledge about Zika and Dengue proteases. These enzymes have several in...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Majerová T,Novotný P,Krýsová E,Konvalinka J

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic parameters characterizing the catalytic activities of enzymes are typically investigated in dilute solutions. However, in reality, these reactions occur in cells that, in addition to water and ions, are full of other macromolecules including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and metabolites. Such a crowded envi...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Popielec A,Ostrowska N,Wojciechowska M,Feig M,Trylska J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural studies on various electron transfer complexes involving the tetrahemic cytochrome c3 provided evidence that one of the hemes (heme 4) is the interacting site on the molecule. The reactivity of this particular heme is allocated to the positive charges found around the heme group which are strongly involved ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Guerlesquin F,Dolla A,Bruschi M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00