Conformational changes in inhibitory PAS domain protein associated with binding of HIF-1α and Bcl-xL in living cells.

abstract：:Heat-stable malate dehydrogenase isolated from Thermus flavus AT62 was completely inactivated by treatment with diethylpyrocarbonate. The inactivation was accompanied by the loss of 1.2 histidine residues per subunit of the enzyme. The enzyme was protected from inactivation by NADH. The enzyme was also inactivated by ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Iijima S,Oh MJ,Saiki T,Beppu T

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The degradation rates of type I, II, and III collagens by tadpole collagenase were studied by measuring the viscosity of the solution and the contents of alpha chains and alpha A chains of collagen, using SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by densitometric analysis of the separated peptide bands. An empir...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hayashi T,Nakamura T,Hori H,Nagai Y

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that novel Mg(2+)-ATPases were induced in rat liver peroxisomes by clofibrate administration and that these activities consisted of at least two types of enzymes, N-ethylmaleimide (NEM)-sensitive and -resistant. Here we present evidence that neither of these major peroxisomal ATPases is associat...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Shimizu S,Imanaka T,Takano T,Ohkuma S

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Newly recognized mammalian secretory proteins such as preprolactin are translocated across the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) in a signal recognition particle (SRP)-dependent manner. Recent studies revealed that there are two recognition steps for signal peptides during this translocation. The first step is recognition by...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hatsuzawa K,Tagaya M,Mizushima S

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maitotoxion, a putative Ca2+ channel agonist, was isolated from cultures of the marine dinoflagellate Gambierdiscus toxicus as a colorless amorphous solid. The toxin reacted positively to Dragendorff's reagent but not to ninhydrin reagent. The mouse lethality of maitotoxin determined by intraperitoneal injection was 0...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yokoyama A,Murata M,Oshima Y,Iwashita T,Yasumoto T

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prothrombin-converting activity of Factor Xa was enhanced by thrombin-stimulated Factor V-deficient platelets and supplementary extraneous Factor Va, and also by thrombin-stimulated normal human platelets. Both extraneous Factor Va and intra-platelet Factor Va were equally inactivated by a gamma-carboxyglutamic ac...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Suzuki K,Nishioka J,Matsuda M,Murayama H,Hashimoto S

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanidine hydrochloride (GdnHCl)-induced unfolding of bovine spleen galectin-1 (Gal-1) exhibits three-state mechanism involving exclusive, structured tertiary monomer in 0.5 M GdnHCl. Gal-1 has one tryptophan residue (Trp 68) per subunit. Phosphorescence spectra of both Gal-1 dimer and intermediate monomer at 77 K sho...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Mandal P,Molla AR,Mandal DK

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfation of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) secreted by baby hamster kidney (BHK) cells and the polyoma virus-transformants (PY-BHK) was investigated. It has been reported that chondroitin sulfate (CS) of cell membranes from PY-BHK cells is undersulfated compared to that from BHK cells (Cancer Res. 43, 2712-2717, 1983). In...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sugahara K,Fukui S,Yamashina I

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we report the enzymatic and ligand-binding properties of a major secretory protein in the choroid plexus of cane toad, Bufo marinus, whose protein is homologous with lipocalin-type prostaglandin (PG) D synthase (L-PGDS) and is recombinantly expressed in Xenopus A6 cells and Escherichia coli. The toad protein boun...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Irikura D,Inui T,Beuckmann CT,Aritake K,Schreiber G,Miyano M,Inoue T,Urade Y

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An escape mutant of human parainfluenza virus type 1 (hPIV1), which was selected by serial passage in the presence of a sialidase inhibitor, 4-O-thiocarbamoylmethyl-2-deoxy-2,3-didehydro-N-acetylneur-aminic acid (TCM-Neu5Ac2en), exhibited remarkable syncytium formation and virus-induced cell death in LLC-MK2 cells but...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takaguchi M,Takahashi T,Hosokawa C,Ueyama H,Fukushima K,Hayakawa T,Itoh K,Ikeda K,Suzuki T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of various compounds on ascorbate-2-sulfate sulfohydrolase and arylsulfatase (EC 3.1.6.1) activities in the copurified preparation from the liver of Charonia lampas were investigated. The former activity was competively inhibited by inorganic phosphate and sulfate. The latter was not affected by sulfate....

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hatanaka H,Ogawa Y,Egami F

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Partial amino acid sequences of two mitochondrial cytochrome P-450's, P-450 (SCC) and P-450 (11 beta), and two microsomal cytochrome P-450's, P-450 (C-21), and P-450 (17 alpha, Lyase), from adrenal cortex were analyzed and compared. Mitochondrial P-450's and microsomal P-450's were different in the amino acid sequence...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ogishima T,Okada Y,Kominami S,Takemori S,Omura T

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid sequence of the mature protein of Euglena gracilis cytochrome c1 was determined by sequencing of its cDNA. A cDNA expression library was constructed from Euglena poly(A)+ RNA in phage lambda gt11 and screened with an antiserum raised against cytochrome c1 polypeptide isolated from purified E. gracilis c...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Mukai K,Wakabayashi S,Matsubara H

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In regenerating rat liver, nuclear protein histone H2A was shown to be phosphorylated on its amino-terminal serine residue [Sung et al. (1971) J. Biol. Chem. 246, 1358-1364], but the protein kinase which phosphorylates this residue has not been identified. To evaluate the possibility that protein kinase C can phosphor...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takeuchi F,Hashimoto E,Yamamura H

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aminopeptidase P gene in Escherichia coli HB101 was cloned into the plasmid pBR322. Introduction of the hybrid plasmid, pAPP01, into the E. coli DH1 resulted in an 8-fold increase of aminopeptidase P activity as compared with that of the host. The enzyme was purified by series of chromatographies on DEAE-Sephadex,...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yoshimoto T,Murayama N,Honda T,Tone H,Tsuru D

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dissociation of porcine erythrocyte catalase [EC 1.11.1.6] into subunits on denaturation with alkali, GuHCl and urea was investigated by following the changes in hydrodynamic properties, absorption and CD spectra in the Soret region and inactivation of the enzyme. It was found that dissociation proceeded in an "al...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takeda A,Hirano K,Shiroya Y,Samejima T

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From the homogenate of rat submaxillary gland, two kinds of serine proteinases, named tentatively proteinases A and B, were isolated and their chemical properties and activities toward rat kininogens were examined, in comparison with those of submaxillary kallikrein. Proteinase A with Mr of 28,200 rapidly cleaved high...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kato H,Nakanishi E,Enjyoji K,Hayashi I,Oh-ishi S,Iwanaga S

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosynthases are engineered glycoside hydrolases (GHs) that catalyse the synthesis of glycoside from glycosyl-fluoride donors and suitable acceptors. We have determined five crystal structures of the glycosynthase mutants reducing-end xylose-releasing exo-oligoxylanase, an inverting GH, that exhibit various levels o...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hidaka M,Fushinobu S,Honda Y,Wakagi T,Shoun H,Kitaoka M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two kinds of myosin phosphatases were purified from fresh chicken gizzard smooth muscle. Alkaline phosphatase (CGP-a), which requires Mg2+, was most active at pH 8.6 with 2 to 4 mM Mg2+, and was essentially the same as the phosphatase we reported previously (J. Biochem. 99, 1027-1036 (1986]. On the other hand, neutral...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yoshida M,Yagi K

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six major acidic glycosphingolipids were isolated from human amnion using DEAE Sephadex A-25 and silica beads column chromatography. The structures of these glycosphingolipids were determined by methylation analysis, TLC immunostaining and/or negative ion FAB-MS, and were concluded to be II3 alpha NeuAcLacCer(GM3), IV...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Asano K,Suzuki M,Handa S,Oshima M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity-oligomeric assembly relationships using octaethylene glycol dodecyl ether (C12E8) solubilized pig gastric H/K-ATPase (unmodified H/K-ATPase) or H/K-ATPase modified with Fluorescein 5'-isothiocyanate (FITC-H/K-ATPase) were examined. The amount of oligomeric species in FITC-H/K-ATPase, which retained little H/K...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Abe K,Kaya S,Taniguchi K,Hayashi Y,Imagawa T,Kikumoto M,Oiwa K,Sakaguchi K

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is not known whether the activity of the Escherichia coli protein export system changes during the division cycle. To address and answer this question, we took two approaches. First, we pulse-labeled a random culture and size-fractionated the labeled cells in the presence of inhibitors of secretion. Second, we puls...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Taura T,Ito K

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A continuous cell-free protein synthesis system [Spirin et al. (1988) Science 242, 1162-1164] was modified so as to be suitable for coupled transcription-translation, a process useful for obtaining products of cloned genes or cDNAs. A reaction chamber equipped with an ultrafiltration membrane was newly designed and an...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kigawa T,Yokoyama S

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) chaperone systems consist of Hsp70, Hsp40 and a nucleotide-exchange factor and function to help unfolded proteins achieve their native conformations. Typical Hsp40s assume a homodimeric structure and have both chaperone and cochaperone activity. The dimeric structure is critical for chape...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Uchida T,Kanemori M

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of rat liver asparagine synthetase [EC 6.3.1.1]increased when animals maintained on 25% protein diet were placed on 15% or 6% protein diet. The enzyme activity level rose within one day, reached a maximum in 7 or 10 days after switching the diet and thereafter dropped gradually. During the purification of...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hongo S,Matsumoto T,Suzuki I,Sato T

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria are dynamic organelles that frequently divide and fuse together, resulting in the formation of intracellular tubular networks. In yeast and mammals, several factors including Drp1/Dnm1 and Mfn/Fzo1 are known to regulate mitochondrial morphology by controlling membrane fission or fusion. Here, we report th...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ichishita R,Tanaka K,Sugiura Y,Sayano T,Mihara K,Oka T

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbit antibodies against cytochrome P-450 (SCC), P-450 (11 beta), and P-450 (C-21) from bovine adrenal cortex were prepared, and it was confirmed that these three cytochrome P-450 species are immunologically distinct from one another. Cytoplasmic sites of synthesis of P-450 (SCC), P-450 (11 beta), and P-450 (C-21) in...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nabi N,Kominami S,Takemori S,Omura T

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Escherichia coli strain carrying pTP 6-10 which was constructed in our previous work (Iwakura, M., et al. (1983) J. Biochem. 93, 927-930) produces more than 400-fold dihydrofolate reductase as compared with the strain without the plasmid. Dihydrofolate reductase was highly purified from the cell-free extract of th...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Iwakura M,Shimura Y,Sakai T,Tsuda K

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the cellular contents of not only major polyamines but also minor polyamines in slime molds Physarum polycephalum and Dictyostelium discoideum. The presence of putrescine and spermidine in either plasmodia or myxamoebae of these molds as major polyamines was confirmed. In addition to these polyamines, appr...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hamana K,Matsuzaki S

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic clones encoding the Drosophila aldolase gene were isolated and the organization of the gene was determined. The protein-coding region spanning nearly 3.5 kb consists of five coding exons (exon 2, 3, 4 alpha, 4 beta, and 4 gamma). The insect exon 2 corresponds to exons 2 to 7 of vertebrate aldolase genes and th...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kai T,Sugimoto Y,Kusakabe T,Zhang R,Koga K,Hori K

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00