Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker telmisartan induces apoptosis and autophagy in adult T-cell leukemia cells.

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common primary solid malignancy of the bone, and its high mortality usually correlates with early metastasis. In this study, we developed a risk score model to help predict metastasis at the time of diagnosis. We downloaded and mined four expression profile datasets associated with osteosarcom...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Dong S,Huo H,Mao Y,Li X,Dong L

更新日期：2019-02-02 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：:Inovirus XacF1 (7325 nucleotides) is integrated into the genome of Xanthomonas citri pv. citri (Xcc) strains at the host dif site (attB) by the host XerC/D recombination system. The XacF1 attP sequence is located within the coding region of ORF12, a possible phage regulator. After integration, this open reading frame ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Ahmad AA,Kawabe M,Askora A,Kawasaki T,Fujie M,Yamada T

更新日期：2017-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Obesity during pregnancy has been shown to increase the risk of metabolic diseases in the offspring. However, the factors within the maternal milieu which affect offspring phenotypes and the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. The adipocyte hormone leptin plays a key role in regulating energy homeostasis and is know...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Denisova EI,Kozhevnikova VV,Bazhan NM,Makarova EN

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a small fruit rich in anthocyanins, blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum × angustifolium) has become a focus of research in recent years for identifying genes related to anthocyanin transport and stress resistance mechanisms based on transcriptome sequencing. However, the lack of validated, stably expressed reference ge...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Deng Y,Li Y,Sun H

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PSMD9 (Proteasome Macropain non-ATPase subunit 9), a proteasomal assembly chaperone, harbors an uncharacterized PDZ-like domain. Here we report the identification of five novel interacting partners of PSMD9 and provide the first glimpse at the structure of the PDZ-domain, including the molecular details of the interac...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Sangith N,Srinivasaraghavan K,Sahu I,Desai A,Medipally S,Somavarappu AK,Verma C,Venkatraman P

更新日期：2014-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:l-Ornithine cyclodeaminase (OCD) is involved in l-proline biosynthesis and catalyzes the unique deaminating cyclization of l-ornithine to l-proline via a Δ(1)-pyrroline-2-carboxyrate (Pyr2C) intermediate. Although this pathway functions in only a few bacteria, many archaea possess OCD-like genes (proteins), among whic...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Watanabe S,Tozawa Y,Watanabe Y

更新日期：2014-07-10 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：:Heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria grow as filaments that can be hundreds of cells long. Proteinaceous septal junctions provide cell-cell binding and communication functions in the filament. In Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120, the SepJ protein is important for the formation of septal junctions. SepJ consists of integral me...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Ramos-León F,Mariscal V,Battchikova N,Aro EM,Flores E

更新日期：2017-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The major functions of adipocytes include both lipid storage and the production of secretory factors. However, the type of proteins released from mouse 3T3-L1 cells during adipocyte differentiation remains poorly understood. We examined the dynamics of secreted proteins during adipocyte differentiation using mass spec...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Ojima K,Oe M,Nakajima I,Muroya S,Nishimura T

更新日期：2016-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In brain cells, glutamine transporters are vital to monitor and control the levels of glutamate and GABA. There are 11 members of the SLC38 family of amino acid transporters of which eight have been functionally characterized. Here, we report the first histological and functional characterization of the previously orp...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Hellsten SV,Hägglund MG,Eriksson MM,Fredriksson R

更新日期：2017-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acids are known to play a key role in gene expression regulation, and in mammalian cells, amino acid signaling is mainly mediated via two pathways, the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) pathway and the amino acid responsive (AAR) pathway. It is vital for cells to have a system to sense amino acid ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Hellsten SV,Lekholm E,Ahmad T,Fredriksson R

更新日期：2017-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of viral encoded proteins that interact with RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) is an important step towards unraveling the mechanism of replication. Sesbania mosaic virus (SeMV) RdRp was shown to interact strongly with p10 domain of polyprotein 2a and moderately with the protease domain. Mutational an...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Govind K,Bakshi A,Savithri HS

更新日期：2014-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:One practical application of genome-scale metabolic reconstructions is to interrogate multispecies relationships. Here, we report a consensus metabolic model in four yeast species (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, S. paradoxus, S. mikatae, and S. bayanus) by integrating metabolic network simulations with RNA sequencing (RNA-...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Zhao Y,Wang Y,Zou L,Huang J

更新日期：2016-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we showed that cyanocobalamin dodecylamine, a ribose 5'-carbamate derivative of cyanocobalamin, was absorbed and accumulated to significant levels by Caenorhabditis elegans and was not further metabolized. The levels of methylmalonic acid and homocysteine, which serve as indicators of cobalamin deficien...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Bito T,Yabuta Y,Ichiyanagi T,Kawano T,Watanabe F

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress in plants causes ferredoxin down-regulation and NADP(+) shortage, over-reduction of the photosynthetic electron transport chain, electron leakage to oxygen and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Expression of cyanobacterial flavodoxin in tobacco chloroplasts compensates for ferredoxin declin...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Giró M,Ceccoli RD,Poli HO,Carrillo N,Lodeyro AF

更新日期：2011-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed male cancer. An earlier study of a cohort of 333 primary prostate carcinomas showed that 74% of these tumors fell into one of seven subtypes of a molecular taxonomy defined by specific gene fusions (ERG, ETV1/4 and FLI1) or mutations (SPOP, FOXA1 and IDH1). Molecu...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Tang L,Zhang L,Liu L,Dong L,Dong Y,Zhu W,Wang H

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 3 (LPCAT3) is an important enzyme in phospholipid remodeling, a process that influences the biophysical properties of cell membranes and thus cell function. Multiple lines of evidence suggest that LPCAT3 is involved in several diseases, including atherosclerosis, non-alcoholic s...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Du X,Hu J,Zhang Q,Liu Q,Xiang X,Dong J,Lou B,He S,Gu X,Cao Y,Li Y,Ding T

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence has shown that miR-409-3p was down-regulated in several types of cancer, including osteosarcoma. However, the potential role of miR-409-3p in osteosarcoma remains largely unknown. In the present study, we showed that overexpression of miR-409-3p in osteosarcoma cells inhibited cell proliferation in vit...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Zhang J,Hou W,Jia J,Zhao Y,Zhao B

更新日期：2017-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The Malayan pangolin (Manis javanica) is a mammal that feeds primarily on ants and termites, which contain the energy-rich carbohydrate chitin. Chitin is digestible by endogenous enzymes of the typical mammalian gastrointestinal tract, especially the acidic mammalian chitinase (AMCase). The objective of this research ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Ma JE,Li LM,Jiang HY,Zhang XJ,Li J,Li GY,Chen JP

更新日期：2018-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin signaling plays a central role in the regulation of facilitative glucose transporters (GLUTs) in humans. To establish Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) as a model to study the mechanism underlying insulin regulation of GLUT, we identified that FGT-1 is most likely the only functional GLUT homolog in C. elega...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Kitaoka S,Morielli AD,Zhao FQ

更新日期：2016-04-21 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：:Niclosamide is a potent inhibitor of osteoclastogenesis and bone remodeling. DK-520 is an acyl derivative of Niclosamide and significantly increased both the plasma concentration and the duration of exposure of Niclosamide when dosed orally. However, at present the effect of DK-520 on osteoclastogenesis has not been r...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Jiao Y,Chen C,Hu X,Feng X,Shi Z,Cao J,Li Q,Zhu Y

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoglobulin (Ig) A nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common glomerulonephritis, which is characterized by the deposition of IgA antibody in the glomerulus. Systematic dissection of immune composition may contribute to a better understanding of the alternations in the immune system in IgAN. To this end, here we applied...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Zhang X,Zeng J,Tong Y,Zhang L,Lu X,Zhu S,Li Z

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baicalin (5,6-dihydroxy-7-o-glucuronide flavone) is an extract from the roots of Chinese herb Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi) and is reported to have antioxidative, antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. This study aimed to investigate the inhibitory effect of baicalin on human hep...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Yu Z,Luo X,Wang C,Ye J,Liu S,Xie L,Wang F,Bao J

更新日期：2016-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Postoperative cognitive dysfunction is a common complication in elderly patients after surgeries involving anesthesia, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Lithium is a conventional treatment for bipolar disorder, which exerts a neuroprotective role in various diseases by inhibiting glycogen synthase k...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Wang Y,An X,Zhang X,Liu J,Wang J,Yang Z

更新日期：2019-12-22 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：: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：:In the brain, REST (Repressor Element-1 Silencing Transcription factor) is a key regulator of neuron cell-specific gene expression. Nuclear translocation of neuronal REST has been shown to be neuroprotective in a healthy ageing context. In contrast, inability to upregulate nuclear REST is thought to leave ageing neuro...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Mampay M,Velasco-Estevez M,Rolle SO,Chaney AM,Boutin H,Dev KK,Moeendarbary E,Sheridan GK

更新日期：2020-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Zinc deficiency impairs the immune system leading to frequent infections. Although zinc is known to play critical roles in maintaining healthy immune function, the underlying molecular targets are largely unknown. In this study, we demonstrate that zinc is important for the CD154-CD40-mediated activation of downstream...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Tepaamorndech S,Oort P,Kirschke CP,Cai Y,Huang L

更新日期：2017-03-27 00:00:00