In vivo assay to monitor flavonoid uptake across plant cell membranes.

abstract：:Eukaryotic protein O-mannosyltransferases (Pmts) are divided into three subfamilies (Pmt1, Pmt2, and Pmt4) and activity of Pmts in yeasts and animals requires assembly into complexes. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Pmt1 and Pmt2 form a heteromeric complex and Pmt 4 forms a homomeric complex. The filamentous fungus Asper...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Kriangkripipat T,Momany M

更新日期：2014-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:RAC3 is a coactivator of glucocorticoid receptor and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) that is usually over-expressed in tumors and which also has important functions in the immune system. We investigated the role of the inflammatory response in the control of RAC3 expression levels in vivo and in vitro. We found that inflamm...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Alvarado CV,Rubio MF,Fernández Larrosa PN,Panelo LC,Azurmendi PJ,Ruiz Grecco M,Martínez-Nöel GA,Costas MA

更新日期：2014-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal arterial aneurysm (AAA) shares many features with autoimmune diseases and appears to be a T-cell-mediated process. In addition, certain epigenetic changes, including DNA methylation, are associated with AAA. In this study, we investigated epigenetic modifications in regulatory T cells (Tregs) from AAA patien...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Xia Q,Zhang J,Han Y,Zhang X,Jiang H,Lun Y,Wu X,Gang Q,Liu Z,Böckler D,Duan Z,Xin S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease with increased risk of cardiovascular events and mortality that can be attributed to accelerated atherosclerosis. This pilot study aimed to investigate if changes in blood parameters were compatible with atherosclerotic events in RA patients. To this aim, 45 ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Vona R,Di Franco M,Gambardella L,Di Lollo AC,Iannuccelli C,Valesini G,Malorni W,Straface E

更新日期：2018-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Centrins are members of the EF-hand family of calcium-binding proteins, which are highly conserved among eukaryotes. Centrins bind to several cellular targets, through a hydrophobic triad. However, the W(1)xxL(4)xxxL(8) triad in XPC (Xeroderma Pigmentosum Group C protein) is found in the reverse orientation, as in the...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Grecu D,Blouquit Y,Assairi L

更新日期：2013-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Human type 2 diabetes is associated with β-cell apoptosis, and human islets from diabetic donors are ∼80% deficient in PAK1 protein. Toward addressing linkage of PAK1 to β-cell survival, PAK1-siRNA targeted MIN6 pancreatic β-cells were found to exhibit increased caspase-3 cleavage, cytosolic cytochrome-C and the pro-a...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Wang Z,Thurmond DC

更新日期：2012-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Sunitinib (Sun), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor, is the standard first-line treatment against advanced clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC), but resistance to therapy is inevitable. Reactive oxygen species production is associated with sensitivity to chemotherapy, but the u...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Meng L,Chen D,Meng G,Lu L,Han C

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the role of specific amino acid residues in the molecular mechanism of a protein's function is one of the most challenging problems in modern biology. A systematic bioinformatic analysis of protein families and superfamilies can help in the study of structure-function relationships and in the design of i...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Fesko K,Suplatov D,Švedas V

更新日期：2018-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection can be accelerated by intracellular and extracellular hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) stimulation, mediated by the activation of the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. However, it remains unknown whether host gene expression is involved in H2O2-upregulated HCMV replica...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Xiao J,Song X,Deng J,Lv L,Ma P,Gao B,Zhou X,Zhang Y,Xu J

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The proton-coupled folate transporter (PCFT, SLC46A1) transports folic acid across the plasma membrane, together with an excess of protons such that the net charge translocation is positive. We developed 3D structural models of PCFT threaded onto the X-ray structures of major facilitator superfamily (MFS) members that...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Date SS,Chen CY,Chen Y,Jansen M

更新日期：2016-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobionic acid (O-β-galactosyl-(1-4)-gluconic acid) (LBA) is a high-value lactose derivative, produced via oxidation of the reducing terminal of lactose. LBA can be produced by fermentation using certain microorganisms, although subsequent purification is challenging. Therefore, we have attempted to identify an enzy...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Lin SF,Li CK,Chung YP

更新日期：2019-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans is a harmless commensal resident in the human gut, and a prevalent opportunistic pathogen. A key part of its commensalism and pathogenesis is its ability to switch between different morphological forms, including white-to-opaque switching. The Wor1 protein was previously identified as a master regulat...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Dai B,Xu Y,Gao N,Chen J

更新日期：2020-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The Masculinizer (Masc) gene encodes a CCCH-tandem zinc finger protein that controls both masculinization and dosage compensation in the silkworm Bombyx mori. We previously measured the masculinizing activity of the lepidopteran Masc proteins using B. mori ovary-derived cell line BmN-4. Here, we established an RNA-seq...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Katsuma S,Shoji K,Sugano Y,Suzuki Y,Kiuchi T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arbutin, a glycoside extracted from the plant Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, has been previously reported to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects. Here, we investigated whether arbutin affects the proliferation of the cells of the osteosarcoma (OS) cell lines MG-63 and SW1353. Arbutin suppressed OS ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Wang CQ,Wang XM,Li BL,Zhang YM,Wang L

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) is a flavin-binding enzyme essential for pyrimidine biosynthesis, which converts dihydroorotate to orotate. Three-dimensional structures of cytosolic DHODH of parasitic protozoa are of interest in drug discovery for neglected tropical diseases, especially because these enzymes poss...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Kubota T,Tani O,Yamaguchi T,Namatame I,Sakashita H,Furukawa K,Yamasaki K

更新日期：2018-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumour microenvironment comprises a diverse range of cells, including fibroblasts, immune cells and endothelial cells, along with extracellular matrix. In particular, fibroblasts are of significant interest as these cells are reprogrammed during tumorigenesis to become cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), which i...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Aguilera-Rojas M,Sharbati S,Stein T,Einspanier R

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA damage-inducible 1 (Ddi1) is a multidomain protein with one of the domains being retropepsin-like. HIV-1 protease inhibitors were found to reduce opportunistic infections caused by pathogens like Leishmania and Plasmodium, and some of them were shown to inhibit the growth of these parasites. In Leishmania, Ddi1 wa...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Kumar S,Suguna K

更新日期：2018-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The human MET receptor tyrosine kinase contributes to vertebrate development and cell proliferation. As a proto-oncogene, it is a target in cancer therapies. MET is also relevant for bacterial infection by Listeria monocytogenes and is activated by the bacterial protein internalin B. The processes of ligand binding, r...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Harwardt MIE,Young P,Bleymüller WM,Meyer T,Karathanasis C,Niemann HH,Heilemann M,Dietz MS

更新日期：2017-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorafenib, the first-line agent for treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), improves median overall survival by approximately 3 months. In the present study, we investigated whether sorafenib combined with cucurbitacin B (CuB), a natural tetracyclic triterpenoid isolated from Cucurbitaceae, exerts enhanc...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Wang X,Li H,Li D,Bai Y,Zhang Y,Yan X,Li J,Zhao R,Liu J,Liu W,Shi M,Xu C,Yang T,Zhang T

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor 11 (FGF11) is a member of the intracellular fibroblast growth factor superfamily. Here, we identified FGF11 as a novel mediator of adipogenesis. During 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation, the expression of FGF11 decreased at the mitotic clonal expansion stage and increased at the terminal differ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Lee KW,Jeong JY,An YJ,Lee JH,Yim HS

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenic bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes can cause an array of diseases in humans, including moderate infections such as pharyngitis (strep throat) as well as life threatening conditions such as necrotizing fasciitis and puerperal fever. The antigen I/II family proteins are cell wall anchored adhesin proteins fo...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Hall M,Nylander S,Jenkinson HF,Persson K

更新日期：2014-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Tight regulation of the eukaryotic cell cycle is paramount to ensure genomic integrity throughout life. Cell cycle checkpoints are present in each phase of the cell cycle and prevent cell cycle progression when genomic integrity is compromised. The G2 checkpoint is an intricate signaling network that regulates the pro...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： de Gooijer MC,van den Top A,Bockaj I,Beijnen JH,Würdinger T,van Tellingen O

更新日期：2017-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive simple sequence repeat (SSR) surveys have been performed for eukaryotic prokaryotic and viral genomes, but information regarding SSRs in viroids is limited. We undertook a survey to examine the presence of SSRs in viroid genomes. Our results show that the distribution of SSRs in viroids may influence seconda...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Qin L,Zhang Z,Zhao X,Wu X,Chen Y,Tan Z,Li S

更新日期：2014-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth hormone receptor (GHR), a member of the class I cytokine receptor family, plays key roles in cancer progression. Recently, GHR has been reported to be associated with breast cancer development, but the molecular mechanism of GHR in this malignancy is not fully understood. To investigate this issue, we stably in...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Zhu X,Li Y,Xu G,Fu C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoporosis is characterized by systemic microarchitecture impairment and bone loss, which ultimately lead to fragility fractures. This disease is most common in older people, especially in postmenopausal women. Cancellous bone is affected by osteoporosis earlier than cortical bone, and DNA methylation microarray ana...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Zhou Y,Yang L,Wang H,Chen X,Jiang W,Wang Z,Liu S,Liu Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory includes the processes of acquisition, consolidation and retrieval. In the study of aversive olfactory memory in Drosophila melanogaster, flies are first exposed to an odor (conditioned stimulus, CS+) that is associated with an electric shock (unconditioned stimulus, US), then to another odor (CS-) without the ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Ueoka Y,Hiroi M,Abe T,Tabata T

更新日期：2017-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) mediates hepatic clearance of plasma cholesterol; proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) opposes this clearance by promoting LDLR degradation. The plant flavonoid quercetin-3-β-d-glucoside (Q3G) has been shown to reduce hypercholesterolemia in experimental animals. Her...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Mbikay M,Sirois F,Simoes S,Mayne J,Chrétien M

更新日期：2014-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a zinc-dependent dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase with an essential role in blood pressure homeostasis in mammals. ACE has long been targeted in the treatment of hypertension through ACE inhibitors, however current inhibitors are known to cause severe side effects. Therefore, there is...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Harrison C,Acharya KR

更新日期：2015-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Curcumin is a polyphenolic phytonutrient that has antineurodegenerative properties. In this study, we investigated the anti-amyloidogenic properties of curcumin. Following incubation with curcumin, intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence emission of apolipoprotein (apo) A-I was strongly quenched. At the same time, curcumin ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Krishnamoorthy A,Tavoosi N,Chan GKL,Liu J,Ren G,Cavigiolio G,Ryan RO

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Hsp90 is essential for maintaining the activity of numerous signaling factors, and plays a key role in cellular signal transduction networks. 17-Allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG) is an ansamycin antibiotic that binds to Hsp90 and inhibits its function. HaCaT human keratinocytes were used to investigate the ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Miyoshi S,Yamazaki S,Uchiumi A,Katagata Y

更新日期：2012-03-25 00:00:00