Water influx via aquaporin directly determines necrotic cell death induced by the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry toxin.

abstract：:Deproteinized globin poly(A) + mRNAs reassociate readily in vitro with soluble RNA-binding proteins of the cytosol; reconstituted messenger ribonucleoprotein complexes are obtained which are very similar to native globin polyribosomal-mRNP as far as bouyant density in Cs2SO4 and the composition of proteins which can b...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gaedigk R,Oehler S,Köhler K,Setyono B

更新日期：1985-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Tea-catechin derivatives are shown to inhibit activities of caspases-3, 2 and 7 in vitro, and prevented experimental apoptosis at the cell and animal levels. Epigallo-catechin-gallate showed the strongest inhibition at 1 x 10(-7)M to these caspases, but cysteine cathepsins and caspase-8 were not inhibited. Caspase-3 i...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Katunuma N,Ohashi A,Sano E,Ishimaru N,Hayashi Y,Murata E

更新日期：2006-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the expression of formyl peptide receptor (FPR) and its functional role in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). We analyzed the expression of FPR by using ligand-binding assay with radio-labeled N-formyl-met-leu-phe (fMLF), and found that MSCs express FPR. FMLF stimulated intracellu...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kim MK,Min do S,Park YJ,Kim JH,Ryu SH,Bae YS

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human DNA-dependent activator of IFN-regulatory factor (DAI) protein, which activates the innate immune response in response to DNA, contains two tandem Z-DNA binding domains (Zα and Zβ) at the NH(2) terminus. The hZβ(DAI) structure is similar to other Z-DNA binding proteins, although it demonstrates an unusual Z-...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kim HE,Ahn HC,Lee YM,Lee EH,Seo YJ,Kim YG,Kim KK,Choi BS,Lee JH

更新日期：2011-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Part of the cytoplasmic domain of a human desmoglein, Dsg1, a cadherin-like protein found in desmosomes of epithelial cells, has been visualised by electron microscopy. The cloned fragment contains five repeats of a 29 +/- 4 residue sequence unique to desmogleins, followed by a glycine-rich region. In rotary shadowed ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rutman AJ,Buxton RS,Burdett ID

更新日期：1994-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In cultured rat pituitary gonadotrophs, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) induces rapid hyperpolarization of the cell membrane and causes cessation of the spontaneous electrical activity present in non-stimulated cells. This initial response to GnRH is followed by slow oscillations of membrane potential (Vm) which...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kukuljan M,Stojilković SS,Rojas E,Catt KJ

更新日期：1992-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The glucuronic acid analogue of 1-deoxynojirimycin, 2(S)-carboxy-3(R), 4(R), 5(S)-trihydroxypiperidine, recently isolated from seeds of Baphia racemosa, is a novel specific inhibitor of human liver beta-D-glucuronidase and alpha-L-iduronidase. No other glycosidases are inhibited. The inhibition of beta-D-glucuronidase...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cenci di Bello I,Dorling P,Fellows L,Winchester B

更新日期：1984-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein D2 forms the water-filled pore across the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and allows the penetration of imipenem. We cloned the protein D2 gene by the antibody screening technique. When the imipenem-resistant mutant lacking protein D2 harbored the plasmid with the cloned D2 gene, the mutant overproduc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yoneyama H,Nakae T

更新日期：1991-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The T-cell antigen receptor (TCR) is a multisubunit transmembrane complex that mediates the antigen-specific activation of T cells. Using a variety of techniques, several research groups have shown that TCRs are at least partially pre-clustered before antigen binding. These new findings are contradictory to the "class...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Molnár E,Deswal S,Schamel WW

更新日期：2010-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Re-analysis of the primary structure of the ribosomal RNA N-methyltransferase that confers self-resistance on the erythromycin-producing bacterium Saccharopolyspora erythraea has confirmed the presence of a C-terminal domain containing extensive repeat sequences. Nine tandem repeats can be discerned, with a decapeptid...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dhillon N,Leadlay PF

更新日期：1990-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the activity of protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) and glutaredoxin (Grx) 1, 2 and 3 from Escherichia coli to catalyze the cleavage of glutathionylated ribonuclease A (RNase-SG) by 1 mM GSH to yield reduced RNase. Apparent Km values for RNase-SG were similar, 2-10 microM, for Grx 1, 3 and PDI but Grx I...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lundström-Ljung J,Vlamis-Gardikas A,Aslund F,Holmgren A

更新日期：1999-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:It is increasingly clear that microRNAs play a crucial role in tumorigenesis. Recently, emerging evidence suggested that miR-26a is aberrantly expressed in tumor tissues. In our study, frequent down-regulation of miR-26a was observed in 10 human bladder cancer tissues. Forced expression of miR-26a in the bladder cance...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lin Y,Chen H,Hu Z,Mao Y,Xu X,Zhu Y,Xu X,Wu J,Li S,Mao Q,Zheng X,Xie L

更新日期：2013-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of E. coli in the presence of the protonophorous uncoupler pentachlorophenol is shown to strongly enhance levels of cytochrome d, a putative Na(+)-motive oxidase. This effect was found to be arrested by chloramphenicol and stimulated by high Na+ concentration in the growth medium. The induction of cytochrome d ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bogachev AV,Murtazina RA,Skulachev VP

更新日期：1993-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Bromodomains present in Brd4 and other chromatin proteins interact with acetylated histones to regulate transcription and cell growth. To study Brd4-chromatin interactions in vivo, histone H4 tail peptides were fused to a synthetic protein transduction domain (PTD) derived from the human immunodeficiency virus Tat and...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nishiyama A,Mochizuki K,Mueller F,Karpova T,McNally JG,Ozato K

更新日期：2008-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of the Fab fragment of the monoclonal antibody MAK 33 (kappa/IgG1) at pH 2 was characterized. Spectroscopic and kinetic analysis revealed a molten globule-like state, characterized by elements of secondary structure but less defined tertiary contacts than in the native state. However, some aromatic side ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lilie H,Buchner J

更新日期：1995-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1000-bp fragment of Enterococcus hirae genomic DNA was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction method, using the oligonucleotide primers designed from amino acid sequences of both amino-terminal and a tryptic fragment of the Na(+)-ATPase alpha-subunit in this organism. DNA sequencing of this product revealed that...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kakinuma Y,Igarashi K,Konishi K,Yamato I

更新日期：1991-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand the mechanism of intracellular Ca2+ mobilization, mouse oocytes were micro-injected with 'caged'-inositol-1,4,5 triphosphate caged-InsP3) together with the Ca2+ indicator Fluo-3 to directly induce and monitor Ca2+ redistribution. Photo-released InsP3 elicits [Ca2+]i changes exhibiting several kine...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Peres A

更新日期：1990-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoclonal antibody 791T /36, prepared against a human osteogenic sarcoma cell line, 791T , reacts with a variety of human tumours and also mitogen-stimulated PBMN cells. The target antigen as expressed upon 791T cells is a monomeric plasma membrane-associated glycoprotein with an apparent Mr of 72000. By quantita...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Price MR,Campbell DG,Robins RA,Blecher TE,Baldwin RW

更新日期：1984-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Interrogation of the Human Genome data for sequences related to the von Willebrand factor A-domain module identified a previously unreported 4.1 kb full-length cDNA that is predicted to encode a new member of the collagen superfamily of extracellular matrix proteins, collagen XXI. The domain organization of collagen X...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fitzgerald J,Bateman JF

更新日期：2001-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromatin phospholipidic fraction, as previously demonstrated, shows the same localization as RNA inside the nuclei. DNase and RNase treatment of nuclei removed almost totally the DNA, 63% of RNA and caused a 50% loss of phospholipids. The aim of the present investigation is to study the fraction of RNase undigested n...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Micheli M,Albi E,Leray C,Magni MV

更新日期：1998-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A change in the conformational plasticity of α-Synuclein (α-Syn) is hypothesised to be a key step in the pathogenic mechanism of Parkinson's disease (PD). Here, we report the study of extracellular α-Syn interaction with whole cells and membranes isolated from the neuronal SH-SY5Y cells, exploiting NMR and CD spectros...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Smaldone G,Diana D,Pollegioni L,Di Gaetano S,Fattorusso R,Pedone E

更新日期：2015-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Human Tudor staphylococcal nuclease (Tudor-SN) interacts with the G3BP protein and is recruited into stress granules (SGs), the main type of discrete RNA-containing cytoplasmic foci structure that is formed under stress conditions. Here, we further demonstrate that Tudor-SN binds and co-localizes with AGTR1-3'UTR (3'-...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gao X,Shi X,Fu X,Ge L,Zhang Y,Su C,Yang X,Silvennoinen O,Yao Z,He J,Wei M,Yang J

更新日期：2014-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The non-selective gastrin/cholecystokinin receptor antagonists proglumide and benzotript inhibit colon carcinoma cell proliferation by binding to the 78 kDa gastrin-binding protein (GBP) (Baldwin, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 91 (1994) 7593-7597). However, although most colon carcinoma cell lines synthesize progastrin,...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Baldwin GS

更新日期：1995-02-06 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：:We have purified and partially sequenced two proteins from Xenopus laevis previtellogenic oocytes, belonging to messenger ribonucleoprotein particles (mRNPs). The purification procedure rests on the thermostability of these proteins, which remain soluble after heating the cell extracts at 80 degrees C. The thermostabl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Deschamps S,Viel A,Denis H,le Maire M

更新日期：1991-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A new enzyme catalyzing the deamidation of seed storage proteins was found in germinating wheat grains and was partially purified. It also acts on egg lysozyme, horse hemoglobin and reduced RNAse, glutamine and Gly-L-Gln-L-Tyr. No activity was observed when using ovalbumin, serum albumin, RNAse, insulin, asparagine an...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Vaintraub IA,Kotova LV,Shaha R

更新日期：1992-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Interaction of the widely expressed Fas with its membrane-bound ligand (FasL) leads to rapid cell death via apoptosis. To avoid pathological tissue damage, the activity of FasL requires tight regulation. Here, we report that the Src homology 3 (SH3) domain of Fyn binds to the proline-rich cytoplasmic region of FasL. B...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hane M,Lowin B,Peitsch M,Becker K,Tschopp J

更新日期：1995-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously demonstrated that the taurine uptake and transporter (TAUT) mRNA expression were upregulated by tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in Caco-2 cells. In this present study, the signaling molecules related to this upregulation were investigated. Pyrrolidine dithiocarbamate, a nuclear factor kappaB...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mochizuki T,Satsu H,Shimizu M

更新日期：2005-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently developed an in vitro differentiation model of immortalized non-transformed human hepatocytes using butyrate, and observed the induction of inducible NO synthase (iNOS). In this study, we analyzed the effect of NO on the urea-synthetic capacity of these cells. The inhibition of iNOS during butyrate tr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yoon JH,Lee HS,Kim TH,Woo GH,Kim CY

更新日期：2000-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase (iNOS) appears to be a marker of tumor progression in colon carcinogenesis. Here we investigated effects of NO on selected chemokines that differentially regulate angiogenesis, namely pro-angiogenic interleukin (IL)-8 as well as tumor-suppressive interferon-inducible protein-10 (IP...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hellmuth M,Paulukat J,Ninic R,Pfeilschifter J,Mühl H

更新日期：2004-04-09 00:00:00