Insight into conformational modification of alpha-synuclein in the presence of neuronal whole cells and of their isolated membranes.

abstract：:Gap junctions (GJs) traverse apposing membranes of neighboring cells to mediate intercellular communication by passive diffusion of signaling molecules. We have shown previously that cells endocytose GJs utilizing the clathrin machinery. Endocytosis generates cytoplasmic double-membrane vesicles termed annular gap jun...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fong JT,Nimlamool W,Falk MM

更新日期：2014-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The band 3 protein-mediated, valinomycin-induced KCl efflux continues to increase with increasing [KCl] when the Cl-/Cl- equilibrium exchange becomes saturated. This suggests the existence of a band 3-mediated component of Cl- flux that contributes to the electrical conductance without being related to slippage; i.e.,...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kaplan JH,Pring M,Passow H

更新日期：1983-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work we report that the Saccharomyces cerevisiae RAD9, RAD24, RAD17, MEC1, MEC3 and RAD53 checkpoint genes are required for efficient non-homologous end joining (NHEJ). RAD9 and RAD24 function additionally in this process. Defective NHEJ in rad9Delta-rad24Delta, but not yku80Delta cells, is only partially resc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： de la Torre-Ruiz M,Lowndes NF

更新日期：2000-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The yeast PCK1 gene coding for phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) was isolated by functional complementation of pck1 strains from S. cerevisiae. Only one copy of the gene was found per haploid yeast genome. An RNA of about 2 kb which hybridized with a DNA probe internal to the PCK1 gene was found only in cells ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Valdés-Hevia MD,de la Guerra R,Gancedo C

更新日期：1989-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The bcl-2 gene is an important antagonist of apoptosis, the programmed cell death. Bcl-2 is highly expressed in a variety of lymphomas. Lymphocytes of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) express high amounts of bcl-2 even in the absence of the t(14;18) translocation, resulting in a strong resistance towar...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Körner I,Weber-Nordt R,Pfaff P,Finke J

更新日期：1997-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoblasts and adipocytes are believed to share a common progenitor. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) plays a key role in the switching of these two cell lineages. Here, we demonstrated the differentiation of ES cells into an osteoblastic lineage using siRNA against PPARgamma without the a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yamashita A,Takada T,Nemoto K,Yamamoto G,Torii R

更新日期：2006-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Low plasma homoarginine has emerged as a risk marker for cardiovascular disease. We exploited cells of a patient with a rare inborn error of metabolism to explore potential pathways of homoarginine synthesis, using stable isotopes and mass spectrometry. Control lymphoblasts, as opposed to lymphoblasts from an arginine...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Davids M,Ndika JD,Salomons GS,Blom HJ,Teerlink T

更新日期：2012-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyubiquitylation leading to proteasomal degradation is a well-established mechanism for regulating TGF-β signal transduction components such as receptors and Smads. Recently, an equally important role was suggested for monoubiquitylation of both Smad4 and receptor-associated Smads that regulates their function witho...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dupont S,Inui M,Newfeld SJ

更新日期：2012-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:PA28, a 200 kDa activator of 20S proteasomes, was purified from human placenta and was gel electrophoretically resolved into two different subunits, alpha and beta. In reconstitution experiments, alpha-subunits alone were found to re-associate forming homooligomers with an M(r) of about 200 kDa, which elicit a stimula...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kuehn L,Dahlmann B

更新日期：1996-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbits ingesting 4-fluorophenylalanine are known to incorporate small amounts of this fluorinated amino acid into their proteins. Carbonic anhydrase I isolated from the erythrocytes of animals so maintained exhibits a well-resolved fluorine NMR signal for each phenylalanine in the sequence. The chemical shifts of mos...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gamcsik MP,Gerig JT

更新日期：1986-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-8 (neutrophil-activating factor; NAP-1) has been crystallized by the vapour diffusion technique to give single crystals suitable for three-dimensional structural study at a resolution higher than 2.4 A. The crystals belong to the space group P3(1)21 or P3(2)21 and have unit cell dimensions a = b = 40.9 A, ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Auer M,Kallen J,Schleischitz S,Walkinshaw MD,Wasserbauer E,Ehn G,Lindley IJ

更新日期：1990-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Biotops with extreme temperatures such as deserts force animals to avoid or escape high temperatures by biochemical, behavioural or morphological adaptation. In this context we tested the resistance to heat of the oxygen carrier hemocyanin from the ancient tarantula Eurypelma californicum, which is found in arid zones...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sterner R,Vogl T,Hinz HJ,Penz F,Hoff R,Föll R,Decker H

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single chain ribosome-inactivating protein with RNA N-glycosidase activity, here named Dianthin 29, was isolated from leaves of Dianthus barbatus L. Incubation of intact Escherichia coli ribosomes with Dianthin 29 and subsequent aniline treatment of the isolated rRNA releases a rRNA fragment of 243 nucleotides from ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Prestle J,Hornung E,Schönfelder M,Mundry KW

更新日期：1992-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucosamine-6-phosphate (GlcN6P) N-acetyltransferase 1 (GNA1) is a key enzyme in the pathway toward biosynthesis of UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, an important donor substrate for N-linked glycosylation. GNA1 catalyzes the formation of N-acetylglucosamine-6-phosphate (GlcNAc6P) from acetyl-CoA (AcCoA) and the acceptor subst...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wang J,Liu X,Liang YH,Li LF,Su XD

更新日期：2008-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-chain fatty acid amides are cell-signaling lipids identified in mammals and, recently, in invertebrates, as well. Many details regarding fatty acid amide metabolism remain unclear. Herein, we demonstrate that Drosophila melanogaster is an excellent model system for the study long-chain fatty acid amide metabolism...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Jeffries KA,Dempsey DR,Behari AL,Anderson RL,Merkler DJ

更新日期：2014-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The relevance of MDR-1 gene expression to the multidrug resistance phenotype was investigated. Drug-resistant cells, KB-V1 and MCF7/ADR, constantly expressed mRNA of the MDR-1 gene and were more resistant to vinblastine and adriamycin than drug-sensitive cells, KB-3-1 and MCF7. The drug efflux rate of KB-V1 was the sa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kim HM,Oh GT,Hong DH,Kim MS,Kang JS,Park SM,Han SB

更新日期：1997-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pain and epilepsy together affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. While traditional pharmacotherapy provides essential relief to the majority of patients, a large proportion remains resistant, and surgical intervention is only possible for a select few. As both disorders are characterised by neuronal...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Snowball A,Schorge S

更新日期：2015-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The PDE4 catalytic machinery comprises, in part, two divalent cations in a binuclear motif. Here we report that PDE4A4 expressed in Sf9 cells exhibits a biphasic Mg(2+) dose-response (EC(50) of 0.15 and >10 mM) in catalyzing cAMP hydrolysis. In vitro phosphorylation of PDE4A4 by the PKA-catalytic subunit increases the...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Laliberté F,Liu S,Gorseth E,Bobechko B,Bartlett A,Lario P,Gresser MJ,Huang Z

更新日期：2002-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The glycogen branching enzyme from Vibrio vulnificus (VvGBE) transfers short side chains (DP 3-5) significantly greater than any other bacterial glycogen branching enzyme (GBE). To elucidate the role of the N-domain of VvGBE in the unique branching pattern, domain-truncated (N1 and N) and N1-domain-swapped (with VvGBE...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Jo HJ,Park S,Jeong HG,Kim JW,Park JT

更新日期：2015-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The release of a GPI-linked oncofetal protein (PLAP) from HEp-2 cells has been studied as an indicator of endogenous PI-specific PLC activation. A non-hydrolysable GTP analogue, EGF and insulin all produced a dose-dependent release of PLAP from these cells. This indicates that an increase in PLC activity following eit...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Roberts JM,Kenton P,Johnson PM

更新日期：1990-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The crawling locomotion and shape of eukaryotic cells have been associated with the stochastic molecular dynamics of actin and its protein regulators, chiefly Arp2/3 and Rho family GTPases, in making a cytoskeleton meshwork within cell extensions. However, the cell's actin-dependent oscillatory shape and extension dyn...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Vicker MG

更新日期：2002-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoblastic cells have been shown to be involved in osteoclast formation through cell to cell contacts. This study was designed to examine the possible function of vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1) during osteoclastogenesis. As a source for stromal cells we used the recently established mouse bone marrow str...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Feuerbach D,Feyen JH

更新日期：1997-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The labile iron pool of cells (LIP) constitutes the primary source of metabolic and catalytically reactive iron in the cytosol. We studied LIP homeostasis in K562 cells using the fluorescent metal-sensitive probe calcein. Following brief exposure to iron(II) salts or to oxidative or reductive stress, LIP rose by up to...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Breuer W,Epsztejn S,Cabantchik ZI

更新日期：1996-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypsin and chymotrypsin have specificity pockets of essentially the same geometry, yet trypsin is specific for basic while chymotrypsin for bulky hydrophobic residues at the P1 site of the substrate. A model by Steitz, Henderson and Blow suggested the presence of a negative charge at site 189 as the major specificity...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Venekei I,Szilágyi L,Gráf L,Rutter WJ

更新日期：1996-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylation of H2AX is believed to be associated with the repair of damaged DNA. Recent findings suggest a novel function of H2AX in cellular apoptosis. Specifically, it was shown that ultraviolet A-activated JNK phosphorylates H2AX to regulate apoptosis. Here we show that serum starvation induces H2AX phosphoryla...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lu C,Shi Y,Wang Z,Song Z,Zhu M,Cai Q,Chen T

更新日期：2008-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoaffinity crosslinking has been utilized to probe the nature of the ligand-receptor interface for a number of G protein-coupled receptor systems. Often the photoreactive benzophenone moiety incorporated in the ligand is found to react with a methionine in the receptor. We introduced methionines one-at-a-time into ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wittelsberger A,Thomas BE,Mierke DF,Rosenblatt M

更新日期：2006-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Because A2 adenosine receptor activation stimulates adenylate cyclase and cyclic AMP induces 5'-nucleotidase expression in rat mesangial cells, we examined the effect of adenosine and its analogs on 5'-nucleotidase activity in these cells. A2 adenosine receptors were characterized using [3H]5'-N-ethylcarboxamidoadenos...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Stefanovic V,Vlahovic P,Savic V,Ardaillou N,Ardaillou R

更新日期：1993-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Using sensitive methods of sequence analysis including hydrophobic cluster analysis, we report here a hitherto undescribed family of modules, the BAH (bromo-adjacent homology) family, which includes proteins such as eukaryotic DNA (cytosine-5) methyltransferases, the origin recognition complex 1 (Orc1) proteins, as we...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Callebaut I,Courvalin JC,Mornon JP

更新日期：1999-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Tomato Cf-9, a receptor-like protein (RLP), confers resistance to races of the fungal pathogen Cladosporium fulvum that express the Avr9 avirulence gene. CITRX (Cf-9-interacting thioredoxin) was previously identified in a yeast two-hybrid screen as a protein interacting with the cytoplasmic domain of Cf-9 and shown to...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nekrasov V,Ludwig AA,Jones JD

更新日期：2006-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of the leptin receptor gene has been examined in mouse hypothalamus and other brain regions by in situ hybridization. With a probe recognizing all the known splice variants, receptor mRNA was evident in several brain regions (cortex, hippocampus, thalamus), with strong expression in the hypothalamus (arcuat...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mercer JG,Hoggard N,Williams LM,Lawrence CB,Hannah LT,Trayhurn P

更新日期：1996-06-03 00:00:00