G364R mutation of MCM4 detected in human skin cancer cells affects DNA helicase activity of MCM4/6/7 complex.

abstract：:The rates of synthesis and degradation of arginosuccinate synthetase in rat liver under various dietary conditions were determined. The relative rate of the enzyme synthesis in the livers of rats fed on 70% casein diet was 4.0 times greater than that for rats fed on 5% casein diet. The rate constants of degradation (K...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tsuda M,Shikata Y,Katsunuma T

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria play many critical roles in cells, not only by supplying energy, but also by supplying metabolites, buffering Ca2+ levels and regulating apoptosis. During oocyte maturation and subsequent embryo development, mitochondria change their morphology by membrane fusion and fission, and coordinately undergo mult...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Udagawa O,Ishihara N

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-O-Methyl hexosamine was found for the first time and characterized as one of the sugar components of oyster glycolipid. The alditol acetate of this sugar was identified as 3-O-methyl-N-acetylgalactosaminitol acetate by comparing its retention time on gas chromatography and mass spectrum with those of the authentic s...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Matsubara T,Hayashi A

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunological properties of gamma-glutamyltransferases (gamma-GTs) from human serum, liver and tonsil were studied by using a monospecific antibody to human kidney gamma-GT for the purpose of elucidating their isozymic relationships. gamma-GTs partially purified from liver and tonsil were indistinguishable in this...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tsuchida S,Imai F,Sato K

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptide:N-glycanase (PNGase) is the enzyme responsible for de-N-glycosylation of misfolded glycoproteins in the cytosol. Here, we report the molecular identification and characterization of PNGase (png-1, F56G4.5) from Caenorhabditis elegans. This enzyme released both high mannose- and complex-type N-glycans from glyc...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kato T,Kawahara A,Ashida H,Yamamoto K

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cytochrome o-type oxidase from the thermophilic bacterium PS3 grown under air-limited conditions was purified by ion-exchange chromatography in the presence of a non-ionic detergent. The enzyme was composed of three subunits (60, 30, and 16 kDa) and seemed to contain two molecules of heme b as prosthetic groups. It ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sone N,Kutoh E,Sato K

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkaline phosphatase was entrapped in reverse micelles formed in n-heptane with surfactants (bis(2-ethylhexyl)sodium sulfosuccinate, phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, or phosphatidic acid) and water. The entrapped enzyme could express its activity in the reverse micelles of the above surfactants only when...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ohshima A,Narita H,Kito M

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a method to quantify galectin-7 extracted from adult mouse tissues by Western blot analysis. More than 0.5 ng of galectin-7 per mg of tissue was detectable by this method. The amounts of galectin-7 in tissues were determined as follows: skin, 62 +/- 3 ng/mg; esophagus, 23 +/- 8 ng/mg; stomach, 18 +/- 6 ng...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sato M,Nishi N,Shoji H,Kumagai M,Imaizumi T,Hata Y,Hirashima M,Suzuki S,Nakamura T

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat-stable malate dehydrogenase isolated from Thermus flavus AT62 was completely inactivated by treatment with diethylpyrocarbonate. The inactivation was accompanied by the loss of 1.2 histidine residues per subunit of the enzyme. The enzyme was protected from inactivation by NADH. The enzyme was also inactivated by ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Iijima S,Oh MJ,Saiki T,Beppu T

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze the processing of extracellular enzymes of Bacillus subtilis, an NH2-terminally extended hybrid alpha-amylase [pTUBE638-alpha-amylase (E24)] was purified from the periplasm of E. coli(pTUBE638) as the substrate for the in vitro processing reaction, in which a 21-amino-acid extra-peptide was added at the NH2...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Itoh Y,Sumi M,Nakamura K,Yamane K

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve our understanding of the physiological roles of parvalbumins, PA-1 (pI 4.78) and PA-2 (pI 4.97) parvalbumins were prepared from bullfrog skeletal muscle and their calcium binding properties were examined in a medium of constant ionic strength (I = 0.106, pH 6.80, at 20 degrees C) containing various concentr...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ogawa Y,Tanokura M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1-O-Alk-1'-enyl-2-O-acetyl-glycerophosphocholine (vinyl form of PAF) was found with PAF in perfused rat and guinea pig hearts. The main molecular species of the vinyl form of PAF, after separation by reverse phase HPLC, were identified as 1-O-hexadec-, -octadec-, and -octadecen-1'-enyl-2-O-acetyl-GPCs (16:0, 18:0, and...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakayama R,Saito K

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between riboflavin and riboflavin binding protein (RBP) was studied by 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The 13C-NMR spectra of riboflavin selectively enriched at the 2-, 4-, 4a-, and 10a-positions and of (3-[13C]methyl)riboflavin were measured both in the free and RBP-bound forms. The 13C signals of 13C-enriched ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Miura R,Tojo H,Fujii S,Yamano T,Miyake Y

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbit skeletal muscle alpha-tropomyosin (Tm) and the deletion mutant (D234Tm) in which internal actin-binding pseudo-repeats 2, 3, and 4 are missing [Landis et al. (1997) J. Biol. Chem. 272, 14051-14056] were used to investigate the interaction between actin and tropomyosin or actin and troponin (Tn) by means of fluo...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hai H,Sano K,Maeda K,Maéda Y,Miki M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:L-selectin is a cell adhesion molecule mediating the initial capture and subsequent rolling of leukocytes along the endothelial cells expressing L-selectin ligands. In addition to its action in adhesion, an intracellular signaling role for L-selectin has been recognized. Its cytoplasmic domain is involved in signal tr...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Chen C,Ba X,Xu T,Cui L,Hao S,Zeng X

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variant of human tear lipocalin was expressed in Escherichia coli, and the bound fatty acids were analysed by gas chromatography, mass spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Five major fatty acids were identified as hexadecanoic acid (palmitic acid, PA), cis-9-hexadecenoic acid (palmitoleic acid),...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tsukamoto S,Fujiwara K,Ikeguchi M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct ion-dipolar interactions between potassium ion (K(+)) and the two hydroxyl groups of the substrate are the most striking feature of the crystal structure of coenzyme B(12)-dependent diol dehydratase. We carried out density-functional-theory computations to determine whether K(+) can assist the 1,2-shift of ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Toraya T,Yoshizawa K,Eda M,Yamabe T

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A proton nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) study is reported of the molecular structural basis of antigen-antibody interactions. An immunologically reactive proteolytic fragment corresponding to one of the antigenic regions on hen egg-white lysozyme (HEL) was used in combination with a monoclonal antibody that recogniz...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ito W,Nishimura M,Sakato N,Fujio H,Arata Y

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coenzyme A (CoASH) is an obligate cofactor for lipids undergoing beta-oxidation in peroxisomes. Although the peroxisomal membrane appears to be impermeable to CoASH, peroxisomes contain their own pool of CoASH. It is believed that CoASH enters peroxisomes as acyl-CoAs, but it is not known how this pool is regulated. T...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Reilly SJ,Tillander V,Ofman R,Alexson SE,Hunt MC

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple and rapid purification method for human serum C-reactive protein (CRP) was developed. CRP was strongly adsorbed on a DEAE-cellulose column and was easily separated from other serum proteins. CRP was purified approximately 1,000-fold with a high yield (50%). The final preparation showed a single band as judged...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tsujimoto M,Inoue K,Nojima S

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channel in the heart is regulated by cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) and possibly by protein kinase C (PKC). We have investigated the channel modulation through phosphorylation by these protein kinases, using liposomes into which Ca2+ channels from bovine heart were reconstituted....

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kameyama A,Shearman MS,Sekiguchi K,Kameyama M

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid micro-assay method for gelatinolytic activitiy has been developed using 3H-labeled heat-denatured polymeric collagen (gelatin) as a substrate to investigate enzymes involved in the post-collagenase catabolism of collagen. The method is based on the incubation of gelatin with enzyme followed by determination of...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sunada H,Nagai Y

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tried to confirm the antioxidative capability of lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) reported by Vohl et al. [Biochemistry (1999) 38, 5976-5981]. The enzyme solution protected LDL against oxidation. However, this protection was not due to LCAT enzyme, but to some unknown low-molecular-weight substance(s) in...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Murakami Y,Kamiyama S,Howlader ZH,Yamato T,Komai M,Furukawa Y

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptomyces caespitosus neutral protease (ScNP) is one of the smallest metalloproteinase with a molecular mass of 14 kDa. Effects of solvent composition on ScNP activity were examined using a peptide substrate. The k(cat)/K(m) values of ScNP exhibited bell-shaped pH-dependence with the optimal pH of 6.4-7.0 and the p...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Inouye K,Shimada T,Yasukawa K

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic analyses of the hydrolysis reactions of N-acetylated and N-deacetylated derivatives of 4-methylumbelliferyl chitobioside [(GlcNAc)(2)-UMB (1), GlcN-GlcNAc-UMB (2), GlcNAc-GlcN-UMB (3), and (GlcN)(2)-UMB (4)] by ChiA and ChiB from Serratia marcescens were performed. Both enzymes released UMB from all compounds ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Honda Y,Kitaoka M,Tokuyasu K,Sasaki C,Fukamizo T,Hayashi K

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capacitative Ca(2+) entry is essential for refilling intracellular Ca(2+) stores and is thought to be regulated primarily by inositol 1, 4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3))-sensitive stores in nonexcitable cells. In nonexcitable A549 cells, the application of caffeine or ryanodine induces Ca(2+) release in the absence of extrac...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Xue HH,Zhao DM,Suda T,Uchida C,Oda T,Chida K,Ichiyama A,Nakamura H

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand the regulation of ryudocan (syndecan-4) expression, we have determined the structural organization of the human ryudocan gene. The human ryudocan gene extends approximately 24 kilobases and is divided into five exons, which appear to be conserved in syndecan family members. Exon I encodes the sign...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takagi A,Kojima T,Tsuzuki S,Katsumi A,Yamazaki T,Sugiura I,Hamaguchi M,Saito H

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel hemorrhagic metalloprotease, halysase, isolated from the snake venom of Gloydius halys induces apoptosis in endothelial cells. The purified metalloprotease is a monomeric glycoprotein with an isoelectric point of 4.8. Analysis of the cDNA sequence encoding halysase revealed that the enzyme consists of multifun...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： You WK,Seo HJ,Chung KH,Kim DS

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that caldesmon (CaD), together with tropomyosin (TM), effectively protects actin filaments from gelsolin, an actin-severing protein. To elucidate the structure/function relationship of CaD, we dissected the functional domain of CaD required for the protection. The basic C-terminal half of rat no...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takiguchi K,Matsumura F

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:S-RNase is associated with the gametophytic self-incompatibility of flowering plants in Solanaceae and, on the basis of sequence homology, belongs to the RNase T2 family. To identify the active site residues in S-RNase, Nicotiana alata S6-RNase was studied by chemical modification. S6-RNase was inactivated with iodoac...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ishimizu T,Miyagi M,Norioka S,Liu YH,Clarke AE,Sakiyama F

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00