The activity of cAMP-phosphodiesterase 4D7 (PDE4D7) is regulated by protein kinase A-dependent phosphorylation within its unique N-terminus.

abstract：:We have identified three overlapping 5'-truncated mouse opsin cDNA clones by immunologically screening a lambda gt11 retina expression library. Using one of the cDNA clones as a probe, we isolated a 5 kb genomic fragment that encompassed the complete coding sequence for mouse opsin. The coding region for opsin was int...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Baehr W,Falk JD,Bugra K,Triantafyllos JT,McGinnis JF

更新日期：1988-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic exposure of a human myeloma cell line to dexamethasone resulted in a selection of cells resistant to the growth-inhibitory action of the glucocorticoid. Upon acute exposure of the parental myeloma cells to dexamethasone growth inhibition was associated with depression of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC, EC 4.1.1....

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Leinonen P,Alhonen-Hongisto L,Laine R,Jänne OA,Jänne J

更新日期：1987-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight couple 70 S ribosomes are converted to loose couple ones on enzymatic binding of phenylalanyl-tRNA. Enzymatic binding at 0 degree C as well as nonenzymatic binding does not lead to any change. Further, no change takes place when the P site is occupied by N-acetylphenylalanyl-tRNA. Loose couple 70 S ribosomes are...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Srivastava S,Burma DP

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depletion of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) causes defects in respiratory activity and energy production. Recent studies have shown mitochondria to exist primarily as reticular networks, having tubular cristae. Using fluorescence microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, we have examined mitochondrial morphology and...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gilkerson RW,Margineantu DH,Capaldi RA,Selker JM

更新日期：2000-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The substrate specificity of purified PKC-alpha, -beta and -gamma has been investigated. A series of synthetic peptides based upon the sequence surrounding serine-7 in glycogen synthase were generated and used to determine the basic residue requirements of these PKC isotypes. While PKC-alpha and -beta are indistinguis...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Marais RM,Nguyen O,Woodgett JR,Parker PJ

更新日期：1990-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory divergence is likely a major driving force in evolution. Comparative genomics is being increasingly used to infer the evolution of gene regulation. Ascomycota fungi are uniquely suited among eukaryotes for regulatory evolution studies, due to broad phylogenetic scope, many sequenced genomes, and tractabilit...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Thompson DA,Regev A

更新日期：2009-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A-disintegrin and metalloproteinase 10 (ADAM10) is involved in the generation of amyloid-β (Aβ) during amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing, and has a protective effect against Aβ neurotoxicity. We explored how metallothionein-III (MT-III) is regulated in the non-amyloidogenic pathway to generate soluble APPα (s...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Park BH,Kim HG,Jin SW,Song SG,Jeong HG

更新日期：2014-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a panel of monoclonal antibodies, it has previously been demonstrated that the cytosol of nucleated red cells (trout and turkey) contains a protein similar to arrestin, a soluble protein found so far only in the photosensitive cells and which, by binding to photoexcited rhodopsin, inhibits the phototransduction ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Scheuring U,Franco M,Fievet B,Guizouarn H,Mirshahi M,Faure JP,Motais R

更新日期：1990-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A high-potential iron-sulfur cluster with characteristics similar to a Rieske-type center was detected in the plasma membrane of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius by EPR spectroscopy. In the reduced form this center has g-values of gz = 2.031, gy = 1.890 and gx = 1.725 (gav = 1.88, rhombicity = 0.37) and its reduction potenti...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Anemüller S,Schmidt CL,Schäfer G,Teixeira M

更新日期：1993-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Coding region and intronic mutations in the gene for microtubule-associated protein tau cause frontotemporal dementia and Parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17). Most coding region mutations effect a reduced ability of tau protein to interact with microtubules and lead to the formation of a filamentous patholo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Smith MJ,Crowther RA,Goedert M

更新日期：2000-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesothelial cells, which cover the surface of visceral organs and serous cavities in mammals, play a crucial role in preventing adhesion. We previously reported that primary mesothelial progenitor cells (MPCs) can not only prevent postoperative adhesion but also promote liver regeneration after hepatectomy. Induced pl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Inagaki NF,Inagaki FF,Kokudo N,Miyajima A

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The quadruple mutation of the whole basic cluster, K74KKK77 conserved in the catalytic subunits of protein kinase CK2 and implicated in substrate recognition, not only abolishes inhibition by heparin but even induces with some peptide substrates an up to 5-fold stimulation by heparin in the 0.5-5 micrograms/ml concent...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Vaglio P,Sarno S,Marin O,Meggio F,Issinger OG,Pinna LA

更新日期：1996-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The metallochromic indicator murexide has been used to monitor calcium concentration changes during the dextran-induced, phosphatidylserine-dependent degranulation of rat peritoneal mast cells. The dextran-induced Ca2+-uptake showed an absolute dependence on the presence of phosphatidylserine. The extent of Ca2+-uptak...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sagi-Eisenberg R,Geller-Bernstein C,Ben-Neriah Z,Pecht I

更新日期：1983-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA bending is due to two main factors: the inherent curvature of the sequence and its flexibility. Most methods of analysis do not allow a differentiation between these two factors. In this paper I show that the flexibility of DNA sequences can be estimated from the standard deviation of roll values determined by X-r...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Subirana JA

更新日期：1997-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), we identified a gene family including more than 60 members which encoded similar G protein-coupled seven-transmembrane receptors. Sequence analyses of six representatives out of the 60 PCR clones showed that they had significant structural similarity to olfactory and optic re...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Abe K,Kusakabe Y,Tanemura K,Emori Y,Arai S

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular regulated kinases (ERKs) mediate the inhibitory effect of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) on uncoupling protein-1 (UCP-1), but not on lipid accumulation. TNF-alpha-induced ERK-dependent peroxisome proliferator activator receptor gamma (PPAR gamma) phosphorylation could be responsible for UCP-1 do...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Porras A,Valladares A,Alvarez AM,Roncero C,Benito M

更新日期：2002-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein E- (ApoE-) rich high-density lipoprotein (HDL), which was prepared from the bound fraction of normolipemic volunteers on heparin-Sepharose and from a hyperalphalipoproteinemic patient, potently inhibited aggregation of human platelets in a dose-dependent fashion. Dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine liposome...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Higashihara M,Kinoshita M,Teramoto T,Kume S,Kurokawa K

更新日期：1991-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The pluripotent nature of human embryonic stem cells (hESC) has attracted great interest in using them as a source of cells or tissue in cell therapy. However, in order to be used in regenerative medicine, the pluripotent hESC lines should be established and propagated according to good manufacturing practice quality ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Skottman H,Dilber MS,Hovatta O

更新日期：2006-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A new insertion sequence, IS186, has been identified from Escherichia coli and sequenced. It contains 1336 base pairs with a terminal inverted repeat of 22 nucleotides. A long open reading frame, from an ATG codon at position 55 to a TAG termination codon at 1327, could code for a polypeptide of 424 amino acids. This ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Chong P,Hui I,Loo T,Gillam S

更新日期：1985-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidoreductase ERp57 is a component of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I peptide-loading complex. ERp57 can interact directly with MHC class I molecules, however, little is known about which of the cysteine residues within the MHC class I molecule are relevant to this interaction. MHC class I mole...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Antoniou AN,Santos SG,Campbell EC,Lynch S,Arosa FA,Powis SJ

更新日期：2007-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylations catalyzed by cAMP-dependent protein kinase are essential for sperm motility, and type II cAMP-dependent protein kinase in mature sperm has been shown to be firmly bound to the flagellum via the regulatory subunit, RII. The present study documents high-levelled expression of a human, testis-specific RI...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Oyen O,Myklebust F,Scott JD,Hansson V,Jahnsen T

更新日期：1989-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Biological systems, from macromolecules to whole organisms, are robust if they continue to function, survive, or reproduce when faced with mutations, environmental change, and internal noise. I focus here on biological systems that are robust to mutations and ask whether such systems are more or less evolvable, in the...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wagner A

更新日期：2005-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:To unravel the mechanism of interleukin-13 (IL-13)-specific functions, we sought to identify IL-13 receptor (IL-13R) binding molecules. A novel human IL-13Ralpha1 binding protein (IL13RBP1) has been identified using yeast tri-hybrid system, which was found to encode the same protein as MIP-T3 (microtubule interacting ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Niu Y,Murata T,Watanabe K,Kawakami K,Yoshimura A,Inoue J,Puri RK,Kobayashi N

更新日期：2003-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of mutations leading to amino acid substitutions have been described in the transthyretin gene in association with different familial amyloidoses and have been implicated to be involved in the pathogenesis of amyloid deposits. However, there has been disagreement whether or not a transthyretin mutation is pr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Christmanson L,Betsholtz C,Gustavsson A,Johansson B,Sletten K,Westermark P

更新日期：1991-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of 125I-labelled high-density lipoprotein ([125I]HDL3) with monospecific polyclonal antibodies against apolipoproteins A-I and A-II resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of the [125I]HDL3 binding to isolated human small intestine epithelial cells by 25% and 50%, respectively. Both antibodies also inhibited...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sviridov DD,Ehnholm C,Tenkanen H,Pavlov MYu,Safonova IG,Repin VS

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nitration of tyrosine residues in protein occurs through the action of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and is considered a marker of oxidative stress under pathological conditions. The most active nitrating species so far identified is peroxynitrite, the product of the reaction between nitric oxide and supero...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mallozzi C,Di Stasi AM,Minetti M

更新日期：2001-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Tripeptidyl peptidase I (TPP-I) is a lysosomal enzyme that cleaves tripeptides from the N-terminus of polypeptides. A comparison of TPP-I amino acid sequences with sequences derived from an EST database suggested that TPP-I is identical to a pepstatin-insensitive carboxyl proteinase of unknown specificity which is mut...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Vines DJ,Warburton MJ

更新日期：1999-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanomorpholinoadriamycin (1 microM) was reacted in a transcription buffer with DNA of an initiated transcription complex. Subsequent elongation of the initiated complex revealed permanent transcriptional blockages at 16 sites after only 5 min of drug-DNA reaction time. The most dominant sites were immediately prior t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cullinane C,Phillips DR

更新日期：1991-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages contain arginase and an inducible NO synthase, demonstrated by using L-arginine, the common substrate, for production of both nitric oxide and urea. Arginase was inhibited by nitrite, the stable end product of NO. This inhibition was non-competitive, and could not be explained by the reaction of nitrite wi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hrabák A,Bajor T,Temesi A,Mészáros G

更新日期：1996-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factors-beta (TGFbeta1, 2 and 3) are secreted in a complex with their propeptides (latency-associated peptide 1 (LAP1), 2 and 3). TGFbeta signaling requires the dissociation of LAP and TGFbeta, a process termed latent TGFbeta activation. This process is a critical but incompletely understood step i...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Annes JP,Rifkin DB,Munger JS

更新日期：2002-01-30 00:00:00