Epithelial-mesenchymal transition in haematopoietic stem cell development and homeostasis.

abstract：:To investigate the function of the gamma-carboxyglutamic acid (Gla) residues of factor IXa in the activation of factor X, a new species of bovine factor IXa, designated "factor IXa beta'," and its corresponding Gla-domainless form, designated "Gla-domainless factor IXa beta'," were prepared under controlled conditions...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Morita T,Fukudome K,Miyata T,Iwanaga S

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that nucleoporins, a family of glycoproteins with N-acetylglucosamine that are found in nuclear pore complexes, are essential for nuclear import and export. A major component of the family, p62, was purified from a salt extract of rat liver nuclear envelopes by wheat germ agglutinin-Sepharose affinity chro...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kita K,Omata S,Horigome T

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By the application of a ganglioside-mapping technique, the lipid composition of bovine thyroid was analyzed systematically. The contents of cholesterol, lipid-bound phosphorus and lipid-bound sialic acid in bovine thyroid were 5.10, 9.76, and 0.28 mumol/g of dry tissue, respectively, and the molar ratio of cholesterol...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Iwamori M,Sawada K,Hara Y,Nishio M,Fujisawa T,Imura H,Nagai Y

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:tRNA(guanosine-2'-)-methyltransferases (Gm-methylases) isolated from extreme thermophiles, Thermus thermophilus strains HB 27 and HB 8, methylate the 2'-OH of the G18 ribose of the GG sequence in the D loop of tRNA, by recognizing the D "loop-stem" structure as a minimal requirement. To examine the role of the consens...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hori H,Saneyoshi M,Kumagai I,Miura K,Watanabe K

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The phi X174-DNA membrane complex was isolated from Escherichia coli infected with phi X174 am3 by isopycnic sucrose gradient centrifugation followed by zone electrophoresis. The phi X174 DNA-membrane complex banded at two positions, intermediate density membrane fraction and cytoplasmic membrane fraction, having bouy...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Azuma J,Morita J,Komano T

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipase A2 of rat liver mitochondria was purified approximately 1,400-fold by extraction with KCl, and chromatographies on a Sephadex G-75 column and a diacyl-glycerophosphocholine-Sepharose affinity column. The purified enzyme was very labile when incubated either at 37 degrees C or 0 degrees C, and lost its ac...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Natori Y,Karasawa K,Arai H,Tamori-Natori Y,Nojima S

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial DNA of an erythromycin-resistant petite mutant of yeast, E734, showed physical maps of inversion, which occurred between two cross-over sites in the fragments Hae A and Hae B. The pair of cross-over sites was inferred to be accommodated within a repeat unit of E734 mtDNA during petite mutation by joining...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Wakabayashi K,Furutani Y

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish a system for overproduction of the ferrochelatase [EC 4.99.1.1] from Escherichia coli, a plasmid designated pFC3 was constructed. The 35-kDa protein was accumulated in E. coli DH5 alpha cells that harbored pFC3 to a level equal to approximately 9% of the total protein (roughly 50 mg/liter) upon thermal in...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Miyamoto K,Kanaya S,Morikawa K,Inokuchi H

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe cross-linking conditions for myosin subfragment-1 and actin with 1-ethyl-3-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]carbodiimide, with which the compositions of cross-linked species can be altered. The specific Mg-ATPase activity of cross-linked subfragment-1 in these preparations was almost the same in spite of the diffe...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yamamoto K

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1-O-Alk-1'-enyl-2-O-acetyl-glycerophosphocholine (vinyl form of PAF) was found with PAF in perfused rat and guinea pig hearts. The main molecular species of the vinyl form of PAF, after separation by reverse phase HPLC, were identified as 1-O-hexadec-, -octadec-, and -octadecen-1'-enyl-2-O-acetyl-GPCs (16:0, 18:0, and...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakayama R,Saito K

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mediator complex (Mediator) plays key roles in transcription and functions as the nexus for integration of various transcriptional signals. Previously, we screened for Mediator cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)-interacting factors and identified three proteins related to chromatin regulation. One of them, SUZ12 is req...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Fukasawa R,Iida S,Tsutsui T,Hirose Y,Ohkuma Y

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of the C-terminal region of barley beta-amylase, plasmid delta 54 was constructed with an expression vector (pBETA92) of barley beta-amylase by site-directed mutagenesis. Escherichia coli JM109 harboring plasmid delta 54 was expected to express delta 54 beta-amylase in which 54 amino acid resid...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yoshigi N,Sahara H,Koshino S

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid sequences of human histones have been investigated for studies of histone evolution. The whole histone was prepared from human spleen and was separated into 3 fractions, H4+H3+H2A, H2B, and H1, by our technique of CM-cellulose chromatography. The H2B fraction was further purified by Bio-Gel P-60 chromat...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ohe Y,Hayashi H,Iwai K

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that DNAs directly applicable to restriction analyses and transformation of Escherichia coli can be extracted from fungi and yeasts by use of anhydrous hydrogen fluoride (HF) under a mild condition, 5 min at 0 degrees C [Oshiro, S., Katsura, N., Kitada, K., and Gunge, N. (1987) FEBS Lett. 220, 3...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Oshiro S,Katsura N

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inhibitor of blood coagulation, a new protein with an apparent molecular weight of 34,000 and an isoelectric point of 4.9, was purified from human placental tissue by EDTA extraction. Five cDNA clones were isolated from the human placental lambda gt11 cDNA library using the mouse monoclonal antibody raised against ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Iwasaki A,Suda M,Nakao H,Nagoya T,Saino Y,Arai K,Mizoguchi T,Sato F,Yoshizaki H,Hirata M

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circular dichroism (CD) and magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectra of horse heart metmyoglobin and the following derivatives were measured in the Soret and near ultraviolet regions: metmyoglobin and its peroxide compound, and hydroxide, cyanide, azide, and fluoride derivatives. The heme-related CD bands in the ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kajiyoshi M,Anan FK

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten Drosophila thorax proteins (six myosin light chains and four proteins called a, b, c, d) were found to have high affinities with Ca2+. This was proved after subjecting the total Drosophila thorax proteins to two-dimensional (2D) transblot, followed by 45Ca2+ autoradiography. Three proteins (a, c, d) showed Ca2+ de...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tanaka Y,Maruyama K,Mikawa T,Hotta Y

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoamide dehydrogenase (LADase) was purified to homogeneity from rat liver mitochondria, and the intracellular distribution and biosynthesis of the LADase were investigated with antibody prepared against the purified enzyme. 1) LADase activity was mostly found in mitochondria; the activity in cytosol was about one-te...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Matuda S,Saheki T

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three monoclonal antibodies (MAbs1A2, 3C5, and 4C2) for human aldolase A [EC 4.1.2.13] were established. MAbs1A2, 3C5, and 4C2 were shown to belong to subclasses IgM, IgG1, and IgG2a, respectively. None of the MAbs inhibits aldolase A activity. Their epitopes were mapped in detail on the molecule by examining the reac...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kitajima Y,Matsuhashi S,Nishida H,Takasaki Y,Takahashi I,Hisatsugu T,Hori K

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The asparagine-linked sugar chains of human follicle-stimulating hormone (hFSH) were liberated as radioactive oligosaccharides from the polypeptide moiety by hydrazinolysis followed by N-acetylation and NaB3H4 reduction. Ninety-five percent of the oligosaccharides were acidic and all were converted to a mixture of neu...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Renwick AG,Mizuochi T,Kochibe N,Kobata A

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified nuclease TT1 from Thermus thermophilus HB8 has multimolecular weight forms, each of which is composed of three different subunits, alpha (10.8 x 10(4)), beta (7.8 x 10(4)), and gamma (4.1 x 10(4)). The molecular weights of this enzyme were estimated by gel filtration, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and eq...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takahashi M,Kobayashi M,Uchida T

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) of rabbit skeletal muscle was irradiated with ultraviolet light (UV) in the presence of vanadate plus 2 mM EGTA, 10 mM MgCl2, 20% DMSO, and 50 mM PIPES (pH 6.5) at room temperature. In the presence of 100 microM vanadate, the Ca(2+)-uptake activity of SR rapidly decreased and was almost...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hirose T,Yamasaki K,Yamamoto T

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas putida PpGl, which carries the CAM plasmid encoding enzymes involved in the degradation pathway of D-camphor, can utilize D-camphor as a sole carbon source. Cytochrome P-450cam and related enzymes participate in the early oxidation steps of D-camphor degradation metabolism. We cloned from a HindIII DNA lib...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Koga H,Yamaguchi E,Matsunaga K,Aramaki H,Horiuchi T

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between riboflavin and riboflavin binding protein (RBP) was studied by 13C-NMR spectroscopy. The 13C-NMR spectra of riboflavin selectively enriched at the 2-, 4-, 4a-, and 10a-positions and of (3-[13C]methyl)riboflavin were measured both in the free and RBP-bound forms. The 13C signals of 13C-enriched ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Miura R,Tojo H,Fujii S,Yamano T,Miyake Y

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the initiation of chromosomal DNA replication, DNA primases synthesize short RNA primers, which are subsequently elongated by DNA polymerases. To understand the structural basis for the primer synthesis by archaeal/eukaryotic-type primases, the gene of the DNA primase from hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus hori...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ito N,Nureki O,Shirouzu M,Yokoyama S,Hanaoka F

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described for the preparation of a monomeric Fab'-beta-D-galactosidase conjugate, which is required for the development of a sensitive immunoenzymometric assay. Anti-human IgG F(ab')2 was labeled with 2,4-dinitrophenyl groups, split into Fab' by reduction and reacted with excess maleimide groups which had ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Imagawa M,Hashida S,Ishikawa E,Freytag JW

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the effect of plasminogen on cartilage catabolism, we assessed collagen degradation in rabbit articular cartilage explants treated with or without plasminogen and interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha). The combination of IL-1 alpha and plasminogen induced rapid collagen degradation, amounting to more than 60% ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Saito S,Katoh M,Masumoto M,Matsumoto S,Masuho Y

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1. The actin-activated Mg2+-ATPase activity of gizzard HMM increased in proportion to the square of the extent of LC phosphorylation. This result indicates that the LCs of HMM are randomly phosphorylated, and the phosphorylation of both heads of HMM is required for the activation of HMM Mg2+-ATPase by F-actin. 2. In 7...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ikebe M,Ogihara S,Tonomura Y

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vivo effects of convulsant drugs (hydrazine and penicillamine) on the metabolism of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in subcellular fractions of mouse brain were studied. Both substances inhibited the activity of glutamic acid decarboxylase [EC 4.1.1.15] (GAD) in the synaptosomal fraction (nerve ending particles)...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Abe M,Matsuda M

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+-Activated neutral protease (CANP), that consists of 80K and 30K subunits, is converted to a low-Ca2+-requiring form by autolysis in the presence of Ca2+. Phosphatidylinositol greatly reduces the Ca2+-requirement for the autolysis of native CANP. However, this effect was not observed for CANP with a trimmed 30K su...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Imajoh S,Kawasaki H,Suzuki K

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00