Human EP2 prostanoid receptors exhibit more constraints to mutations than human DP prostanoid receptors.

abstract：:The green fluorescent protein YFP-H148Q is sensitive to halides by a mechanism involving halide binding and a shift in pK(a). However, a limitation of YFP-H148Q is its low halide sensitivity, with K(d)>100 mM for Cl(-). Indicators with improved sensitivities are needed for cell transport studies, particularly in drug ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Galietta LJ,Haggie PM,Verkman AS

更新日期：2001-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Ycf1p function is regulated by casein kinase 2α, Cka1p, via phosphorylation of Ser251. Cka1p-mediated phosphorylation of Ycf1p is attenuated in response to high salt stress. Previous results from our lab suggest a role for Ycf1p in cellular resistance to salt stress. Here, we show that Ycf1p plays an important role in...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Paumi CM,Pickin KA,Jarrar R,Herren CK,Cowley ST

更新日期：2012-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Okadaic acid is an inhibitor of the protein Ser/Thr phosphatases PP1 and PP2A, which blocks the activation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 5 (ERK5), a member of the MAP kinase family activated by growth factors and several types of stressors. The blocking of ERK5 activation by okadaic acid was observe...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Garcia L,Garcia F,Llorens F,Unzeta M,Itarte E,Gómez N

更新日期：2002-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:ASP is a serine protease secreted by Aeromonas sobria, a sepsis-causing bacterium, and induces sepsis-mimicking disorders through plasma protein cleavage. The pathogen also secretes nASP that has a nick in the carboxy-terminal region. Compared with single-chain ASP (sASP), nASP had near-equivalent activity for small p...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Murakami Y,Wada Y,Kobayashi H,Hasegawa M,Okamoto K,Eto M,Imamura T

更新日期：2012-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Tau phosphorylation plays a crucial role in microtubule stabilization and in Alzheimer's disease. To characterize the molecular mechanisms of tau binding on microtubules, we synthesized the peptide R1 (QTAPVPMPDLKNVKSKIGSTENLKHQPGGGKVQI), reproducing the first tau microtubule binding motif. We thermodynamically charac...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Devred F,Douillard S,Briand C,Peyrot V

更新日期：2002-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of amino acid substitutions in the first extracellular loop region of the delta- and mu-opioid receptors were examined. Substitution of lysine-108 of the delta-receptor (delta K108) with asparagine improved affinity to [D-Ala2,MePhe4,Gly-ol5]enk ephalin (DAGO), a mu-selective peptide agonist, to be comparable ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fukuda K,Terasako K,Kato S,Mori K

更新日期：1995-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Human liver contains hydrolytic activity toward 3 beta-glucosido-chenodeoxycholic acid. This beta-glucosidase activity, localized predominantly in the microsomal fraction, was optimally active in the presence of divalent metal ions close to pH 5.0 and was inhibited by EDTA. Kinetic parameters and other catalytic prope...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Matern H,Gartzen R,Matern S

更新日期：1992-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The relation between codon usage and gene-expression levels is an intensively investigated and discussed topic in the field of molecular evolution. We statistically analyzed 25 Escherichia coli gene sequences by a new classification of synonymous codons and found that (i) there are two distinct types of linkage betwee...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nakamura T,Suyama A,Wada A

更新日期：1991-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The conformation change of Thermus thermophilus tRNA(1Ile) upon complex formation with T. thermophilus elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) was studied by analysis of the circular dichroism (CD) bands at 315 nm (due to the 2-thioribothymidine residue in the T-loop) and at 295 nm (due to the core structure of tRNA). Formation ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Haruki M,Matsumoto R,Hara-Yokoyama M,Miyazawa T,Yokoyama S

更新日期：1990-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-pass sequences were obtained from the 5'-ends of a total of 1794 rose petal cDNA clones. Cluster analysis identified 242 groups of sequences and 635 singletons indicating that the database represents a total of 877 genes. Putative functions could be assigned to 1151 of the transcripts. Expression analysis indic...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Channelière S,Rivière S,Scalliet G,Szecsi J,Jullien F,Dolle C,Vergne P,Dumas C,Bendahmane M,Hugueney P,Cock JM

更新日期：2002-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Statistically significant similarity was revealed between amino acid sequences of NTP-binding pattern-containing domains which are among the most conserved protein segments in dissimilar groups of ss and dsDNA viruses (papova-, parvo-, geminiviruses and P4 bacteriophage), and RNA viruses (picorna-, como- and nepovirus...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gorbalenya AE,Koonin EV,Wolf YI

更新日期：1990-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The membrane-membrane fusion during fertilization of oocyte by spermatozoa is believed to be mainly mediated by so called "fusion proteins". In the present study we have tried to demonstrate that beside the proteins, lipid components of membrane may play an important role in fusion of oocyte with spermatozoa. Conventi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Atif SM,Hasan I,Ahmad N,Khan U,Owais M

更新日期：2006-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We have expressed green fluorescent protein (GFP) from A. victoria in the secretory pathway of HeLa cells by fusing it to the C-terminus of a secretory protein, chromogranin B. Under normal culture conditions at 37 degrees C maturation of GFP to the fluorescent form was not detectable. However, fluorescent GFP was obs...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kaether C,Gerdes HH

更新日期：1995-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The prokaryotic tubulin homologue FtsZ polymerizes in vitro in a nucleotide dependent fashion. Here we report that replacement of the strictly conserved Asp212 residue of Escherichia coli FtsZ by a Cys or Asn, but not by a Glu residue results in FtsZ that polymerizes with divalent cations in the absence of added GTP. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Scheffers DJ,de Wit JG,den Blaauwen T,Driessen AJ

更新日期：2001-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Single enzyme molecules display inevitable, stochastic fluctuations in their catalytic activity. In metabolism, for instance, the stochastic activity of individual enzymes is averaged out due to their high copy numbers per single cell. However, many processes inside cells rely on single enzyme activity, such as transc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schwabe A,Maarleveld TR,Bruggeman FJ

更新日期：2013-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Michaelis-Menten kinetics of glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in proteoliposomes from brown adipose tissue mitochondria with exogenously added phospholipids or cholesterol was measured. It was shown that changes in membrane lipid composition affected the membrane lateral pressure and therefore modulated the...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Amler E,Jasińska R,Drahota Z,Zborowski J

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholine (1-10 microM) depolarized the membrane and stimulated glucose-induced bursts of electrical activity in mouse pancreatic B-cells. The acetylcholine effects were mimicked by muscarine while nicotine had no effect on membrane potential. Pirenzepine, an antagonist of the classical M1-type muscarinic receptor...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Santos RM,Rojas E

更新日期：1989-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of integrin affinity for its ligand is essential for cell adhesion and migration. Here, we found that direct interaction of vimentin with integrin β1 can enhance binding of integrin α5β1 to its ligand, fibronectin. Conversely, blocking the interaction reduced fibronectin binding, cell migration on a fibrone...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kim J,Jang J,Yang C,Kim EJ,Jung H,Kim C

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure for cce_0566 (171 aa, 19.4 kDa), a DUF269 annotated protein from the diazotrophic cyanobacterium Cyanothece sp. ATCC 51142, was determined to 1.60Å resolution. Cce_0566 is a homodimer with each molecule composed of eight α-helices folded on one side of a three strand anti-parallel β-sheet. Hydrop...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Buchko GW,Robinson H

更新日期：2012-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The fat mouse strain exhibits a late-onset obesity syndrome associated with a mutation in the gene encoding carboxypeptidase E (CPE). Since CPE plays a central role in the biosynthesis of a number of regulatory peptides, including gastrin, we examined the biogenesis and processing of progastrin in fat/fat mice by meas...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lacourse KA,Friis-Hansen L,Rehfeld JF,Samuelson LC

更新日期：1997-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor activated by hypoxia. The HIF-1 activation transduction pathway is poorly understood. In this report, we investigated the activation of extracellular regulated kinases (ERK) in hypoxia and their involvement in HIF-1 activation. We demonstrated that in human ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Minet E,Arnould T,Michel G,Roland I,Mottet D,Raes M,Remacle J,Michiels C

更新日期：2000-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In unicellular species codon usage is determined by mutational biases and natural selection. Among prokaryotes, the influence of these factors is different if the genome is skewed towards AT or GC, since in AT-rich organisms translational selection is absent. On the other hand, in AT-rich unicellular eukaryotes the tw...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Naya H,Romero H,Carels N,Zavala A,Musto H

更新日期：2001-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3)-induced Ca2+ mobilization in single saponin-permeabilized and fura-2-loaded parietal cells was analysed by a fluorescence digital image processor. When the cells were incubated with ATP, free cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration [( Ca2+]i) increased in some restricted cytoplasmic r...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tsunoda Y,Yodozawa S,Tashiro Y

更新日期：1988-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA clone encoding cytochrome P-450(11)beta of rat adrenal has been cloned and sequenced using a bovine P-450(11)beta cDNA insert (pcP-450(11 beta)-2; (1987) J. Biochem. 102, 559-568) as a probe. The nucleotide sequence contains an open reading frame sufficient to encode the entire amino acid sequence of a P-450(11...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nonaka Y,Matsukawa N,Morohashi,Omura T,Ogihara T,Teraoka H,Okamoto M

更新日期：1989-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular memory is a ubiquitous phenomenon in cell biology. Using numerical simulation and theoretical analysis, we explored the robustness of cellular memory to intrinsic noise in a transcriptional positive feedback system. Without noise, the system could create two stable steady states and function as a memory modul...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cheng Z,Liu F,Zhang XP,Wang W

更新日期：2008-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression by RNA-binding proteins and by small non-coding RNAs plays an important role in cell biology. Our previous results show that in murine skeletal myoblasts, the expression of Pinch-2, a focal adhesion remodeling factor that regulates cell motility, is repressed by an RN...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Boudoukha S,Rivera Vargas T,Dang I,Kropp J,Cuvellier S,Gautreau A,Polesskaya A

更新日期：2014-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A new abnormal hemoglobin, Hb Mito [beta 144(HC 1) Lys----Glu], with an amino acid substitution in the 2,3-DPG pocket, was discovered in a Japanese female. This hemoglobin showed increased oxygen affinity, and decreased organic phosphate and Bohr effects, while the Hill constant n was normal. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Harano K,Harano T,Ueda S,Ohkushi T,Imai K

更新日期：1985-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Preformed phosphatidylethanolamine-containing liposomes were thiolated with 2-iminothiolane (Traut's reagent) and subsequently activated by mixed disulfide formation with 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid). Up to 65% of amino groups of the outer liposomal lamella, corresponding to 230 SH-groups per vesicle, were modi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lasch J,Niedermann G,Bogdanov AA,Torchilin VP

更新日期：1987-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein import into isolated tobacco mitochondria was investigated using mitochondria from leaves harvested at different times of the day and night. Efficient import was only detected with mitochondria isolated from leaves harvested during the dark period of the growth cycle, only low levels of import were detected fr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dessi P,Whelan J

更新日期：1997-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA) regulates important developmental and stress responses. Recent data show that ABA activates phosphorylation events, but whether dephosphorylation events are post-translationally regulated by ABA or whether these are constitutive remains unknown. Slow anion channels in the plasma m...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schwarz M,Schroeder JI

更新日期：1998-05-29 00:00:00