The activation and inactivation of the Dunaliella salina chloroplast coupling factor 1 (CF1) in vivo and in situ.

abstract：:Chimeric antibodies composed of mouse-derived variable regions and human-derived constant regions have been developed for clinical use. However, construction of chimeric mouse/human genes in expression vectors is time-consuming work. In this study, we developed convenient vectors for construction of chimeric mouse/hum...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kameyama K,Imai K,Itoh T,Taniguchi M,Miura K,Kurosawa Y

更新日期：1989-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Selenium depletion of H4 hepatoma cells reduced cytosolic glutathione peroxidase (cGSH-Px) mRNA abundance but had no effect on phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (PHGSH-Px) mRNA abundance. Actinomycin D chase experiments showed that selenium depletion had no effect on the stability of PHGSH-Px mRNA but ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bermano G,Arthur JR,Hesketh JE

更新日期：1996-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus are intrinsically resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics in that the resistance mechanism is unrelated to the possession of beta-lactamases. We have demonstrated that a new, high-molecular-mass penicillin-binding protein (PBP) is present in these strains w...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Reynolds PE,Brown DF

更新日期：1985-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Spectrin repeats are three-helix bundle structures which occur in a large number of diverse proteins, either as single copies or in tandem arrangements of multiple repeats. They can serve structural purposes, by coordination of cytoskeletal interactions with high spatial precision, as well as a 'switchboard' for inter...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Djinovic-Carugo K,Gautel M,Ylänne J,Young P

更新日期：2002-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Perturbation of the aerobic steady-state in a chemostat culture of the ethanol-producing bacterium Zymomonas mobilis with a small pulse of ethanol causes a burst of ethanol oxidation, although the reactant ratio of the alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) reaction ([NADH][acetaldehyde][H(+)])/([ethanol][NAD(+)]) remains above ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kalnenieks U,Galinina N,Toma MM,Pickford JL,Rutkis R,Poole RK

更新日期：2006-09-18 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 alpha-subunit of the TRAP complex (TRAP alpha) is a single-spanning membrane protein of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) which is found in proximity of nascent polypeptide chains translocating across the membrane. Here, we demonstrate the widespread occurrence of TRAP alpha in eukaryotes as indicated by its existenc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hartmann E,Prehn S

更新日期：1994-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription of Drosophila U1 or U6 snRNAs by RNA polymerases II and III respectively requires a unique approximately 21 base-pair promoter element termed the proximal sequence element A (PSEA) recognized by the snRNA activating protein complex (DmSNAPc). A five-nucleotide substitution that changed the U1 PSEA to a U...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Barakat NH,Stumph WE

更新日期：2008-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of the complex of Ras with the Ras-binding domain of its effector RalGDS (RGS-RBD), the first genuine Ras-effector complex, has been solved by X-ray crystallography. As with the Rap-RafRBD complex (Nasser et al., 1995), the interaction is via an inter-protein beta-sheet between the switch I region of Ras...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Vetter IR,Linnemann T,Wohlgemuth S,Geyer M,Kalbitzer HR,Herrmann C,Wittinghofer A

更新日期：1999-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the activity of STAT family members throughout a mammary developmental cycle. Transcripts for Stat 5 were upregulated during pregnancy whilst STAT1 and STAT3 mRNAs were expressed at constant levels. DNA binding complexes containing both STAT5a and 5b showed differing affinities for two naturally o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Philp JA,Burdon TG,Watson CJ

更新日期：1996-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Degradation of extracellular matrix proteins is performed by metalloproteinases which are inhibited by tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMP). We expressed the murine TIMP-1 protein in E. coli and prepared a polyclonal antiserum against the recombinant protein. Using this antiserum we studied the biosynthesis ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Roeb E,Graeve L,Müllberg J,Matern S,Rose-John S

更新日期：1994-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The covalent binding of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) to human serum albumin (HSA) is important in the regulation of PLP metabolism. In plasma, PLP is bound to HSA at a single high-affinity and at two or more nonspecific sites. To characterize the primary PLP binding site, HSA was incubated with [3H] PLP, and the Schif...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bohney JP,Fonda ML,Feldhoff RC

更新日期：1992-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated a portion of the canine gene encoding the orphan receptor RDC1 [1]. The complete coding sequence is contained in a single exon, and an intron divides the 5' untranslated region of RDC1 mRNA. The RDC1 protein is 94% homologous to the gene product of GPRN1, which has been proposed to serve as a VIP rece...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cook JS,Wolsing DH,Lameh J,Olson CA,Correa PE,Sadee W,Blumenthal EM,Rosenbaum JS

更新日期：1992-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific receptors for angiotensin II (AII) were expressed in albino Xenopus laevis oocytes co-injected with poly(A)+ mRNA isolated from rat adrenal cortex and the calcium-specific photoprotein, aequorin. In such oocytes, AII elicited rapid, dose-dependent rises in cytosolic free calcium with light emission responses ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sandberg K,Markwick AJ,Trinh DP,Catt KJ

更新日期：1988-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The 27 kDa platelet membrane protein (Gn27) that binds [alpha-32P]GTP on nitrocellulose blots of SDS-polyacrylamide gels [(1987) Biochem. J. 245, 617-620] was compared with other low molecular mass GTP-binding proteins. Platelet membranes also contained 21 kDa proteins that bound anti-ras p21 antibody and 22-23 kDa pr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bhullar RP,Haslam RJ

更新日期：1988-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial translocation of ceramides triggers Bax-dependent apoptosis. To elucidate how ceramides activate Bax and commit cells to death, we developed a switchable version of the ceramide transfer protein CERT, sCERT. Upon its drug-induced recruitment to mitochondria, sCERT retains the ability to bind VAP proteins...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Jain A,Dadsena S,Holthuis JCM

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the leading theory, the agent responsible for prion diseases would be the conformational isomer PrP(Sc) of a cellular protein PrP(C), the pathogenic form PrP(Sc) multiplying by converting the normal protein into a likeness of itself. The pathogenic isoform could catalyze the conformational transition so t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Laurent M

更新日期：1997-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Immature Drosophila rhodopsin is N-glycosylated, but undergoes complete deglycosylation during the process of protein maturation. In order to elucidate the site of glycosylation and its role in rhodopsin synthesis, we investigated the in vitro and in vivo synthesis of rhodopsin whose putative N-glycosylation sites (As...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Katanosaka K,Tokunaga F,Kawamura S,Ozaki K

更新日期：1998-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary structure of a novel subunit of the mouse NMDA (N-methyl-D-aspartate) receptor channel, designated epsilon 4, has been revealed by cloning and sequencing the cDNA. The epsilon 4 subunit shares high amino acid sequence identity with the epsilon 1, epsilon 2 and epsilon 3 subunits of the mouse NMDA receptor ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ikeda K,Nagasawa M,Mori H,Araki K,Sakimura K,Watanabe M,Inoue Y,Mishina M

更新日期：1992-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the yeast two hybrid system and overlay assays we identified a putative rholrac effector, citron, which interacts with the GTP-bound forms of rho and rac1, but not with cdc42. Extensive homologies to known proteins were not observed. This 183 kDa protein contains a C6H2 zinc finger, a PH domain, and a long coile...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Madaule P,Furuyashiki T,Reid T,Ishizaki T,Watanabe G,Morii N,Narumiya S

更新日期：1995-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:In dog-fish spermatid nuclei two intermediate proteins S1 and S2 replace histones before the setting down of protamines. These spermatid-specific proteins were isolated by carboxymethyl-cellulose chromatography and purified by high pressure liquid chromatography. S1 and S2 are characterized by a high content of basic ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Chauviere M,Laine B,Sautiere P,Chevaillier P

更新日期：1983-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal recognition particle (SRP) interacts with the signal sequence in nascent secretory and membrane proteins and directs them to the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum. Membrane targeting is mediated by the 68 and the 72 kDa proteins of SRP. We have cloned and sequenced cDNA encoding the 68 kDa protein of canine...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Herz J,Flint N,Stanley K,Frank R,Dobberstein B

更新日期：1990-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:According to the endosymbiont hypothesis, mitochondria are descended from ancient aerobic bacteria that were engulfed by protoeukaryotic cells. Experiments described here show that a synthetic peptide corresponding to a yeast mitochondrial targeting sequence can be imported into Paracoccus denitrificans, a soil bacter...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Roise D,Maduke M

更新日期：1994-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Polysulfide is a bound sulfur species derived from endogenous H2S. When mouse neuroblastoma, Neuro2A cells were exposed to tert-butyl hydroperoxide after treatment with polysulfide, a significant decline in cell toxicity was observed. Rapid uptake of polysulfides induced translocation of Nrf2 into the nucleus, resulti...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Koike S,Ogasawara Y,Shibuya N,Kimura H,Ishii K

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The triplex structure in vitro is well established; however, no direct evidence has been available concerning its existence in the cell. Using the direct chemical probing here we show that the triplex H structure can exist in E. coli cells at acidic intracellular pH values; this structure differs in some details from ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Karlovsky P,Pecinka P,Vojtiskova M,Makaturova E,Palecek E

更新日期：1990-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) and the role of PPARs in cytokine production in mouse bone marrow-derived mast cells (mBMMCs). mBMMCs expressed PPARbeta strongly and gamma slightly, but not alpha. Activation of mBMMCs with antigen or calcium ionophore resulted in the i...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sugiyama H,Nonaka T,Kishimoto T,Komoriya K,Tsuji K,Nakahata T

更新日期：2000-02-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and near-infrared magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) have been used to identify the ligands to the cytochrome b556 component of succinate: ubiquinone oxidoreductase (succinate dehydrogenase) from Escherichia coli. The 'highly axial low spin' (HALS) EPR spectrum suggests bis(histidi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Peterson J,Vibat C,Gennis RB

更新日期：1994-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Data are presented on the formation of a linoleic acid oxygenation product under basal conditions by guinea pig alveolar macrophages (AM). Under non-stimulated conditions 20 X 10(6) AM released about 1 nmol 9-hydroxylinoleic acid (9-HODE) during a 15 min incubation. Furthermore, AM released more than 2 nmol 12-hydroxy...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Engels F,Willems H,Nijkamp FP

更新日期：1986-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular basis and functional properties of a variant antithrombin (AT) protein. AT Budapest 3, were studied. A single base substitution was identified in codon 99, CTC----TTC, altering the normal leucine to phenylalanine. The proband presented with a history of venous thrombotic disease and was found to be homoz...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Olds RJ,Lane DA,Boisclair M,Sas G,Bock SC,Thein SL

更新日期：1992-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian heart has been reported to express AC isozymes (types V and VI) that are inhibited by < microM [Ca2+]; avian heart has been reported to express adenylyl cyclase activity that is inhibited by < microM [Ca2]. We have used reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to determine that type V and VI ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yu HJ,Unnerstall JR,Green RD

更新日期：1995-10-23 00:00:00