Decrease of cellular ATP by dihexanoylglycerol may limit responses to protein kinase C activation.

abstract：:Diphtheria toxin fragment A is able to inhibit protein synthesis in the eukaryotic cell by ADP-ribosylating the diphthamide residue of elongation factor-2 (EF-2) [(1980) J. Biol. Chem. 255, 10710-10720]. The reaction requires NAD as ADP-ribose donor. This work reports on the capacity of an NAD analog, the nicotinamide...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Giovane A,Balestrieri C,Quagliuolo L,Servillo L

更新日期：1985-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca(2+) entering cells through store-operated channels (SOCs) affects most cell functions, and excess SOC is associated with pathologies. The molecular makeup of SOCs and their mechanisms of gating were clarified with the discovery of the Orais and STIM1. Another form of SOCs are the TRPCs. STIM1 gates both Orai and TR...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lee KP,Yuan JP,Hong JH,So I,Worley PF,Muallem S

更新日期：2010-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of cold exposure and T4 administration on fructose 2,6-bisphosphate levels, phosphofructokinase-2 and pyruvate kinase activities were examined in rat brown adipose tissue. Cold adaptation (14 days) gave rise to a 2-fold increase in the amount of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate and phosphofructokinase-2 activity,...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sobrino F,Gualberto A,Pintado E

更新日期：1988-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptides corresponding to the known sequence of turkey erythrocyte beta 1-adrenergic receptor were synthesized and the effects on receptor-mediated cyclase activation were measured. Peptides corresponding to the first and second intracellular loops (T61-71 and T138-159) inhibited at micromolar concentrations the hormo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Palm D,Münch G,Dees C,Hekman M

更新日期：1989-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The nature of the G-proteins present in the pre- and post-synaptic plasma membranes and in the synaptic vesicles of cholinergic nerve terminals purified from the Torpedo electric organ was investigated. In pre- and post-synaptic plasma membranes, Bordetella pertussis toxin, known to catalyze the ADP-ribosylation of th...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Toutant M,Bockaert J,Homburger V,Rouot B

更新日期：1987-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) inhibits the activity of coagulation factors VIIa and Xa through Kunitz domains, thereby inhibiting the activity of tissue factor. However, it has been shown that the C-terminal of this inhibitor is essential for the maximal anticoagulant activity of TFPI. We have investigated th...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ettelaie C,Adam JM,James NJ,Oke AO,Harrison JA,Bunce TD,Bruckdorfer KR

更新日期：1999-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of 13 high-resolution protein X-ray crystal structures shows that 1204 (24%) of all the 4974 hydrogen bonds are of the bifurcated three-center type with the donor X-H opposing two acceptors A1, A2. They occur systematically in alpha-helices where 90% of the hydrogen bonds are of this type; the major component...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Preissner R,Egner U,Saenger W

更新日期：1991-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of synthetic rat adrenomedullin (rAM), a novel vasorelaxant peptide originally isolated from human pheochromocytoma, on receptor binding and cAMP generation were studied in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC). A binding study using [125I]rAM revealed the presence of a single class of high-affi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Eguchi S,Hirata Y,Kano H,Sato K,Watanabe Y,Watanabe TX,Nakajima K,Sakakibara S,Marumo F

更新日期：1994-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the perfusion of the jejunum and ileum in an isolated rat intestine model with flavonoids and hydroxycinnamates and the influence of glycosylation on the subsequent metabolism. Flavone and flavonol glucosides and their corresponding aglycones are glucuronidated during transfer across the rat jejunum an...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Spencer JP,Chowrimootoo G,Choudhury R,Debnam ES,Srai SK,Rice-Evans C

更新日期：1999-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) are 22-28 amino acid-long sequence motifs found in a family of cytoplasmic, membrane and extracellular proteins. There is evidence that LRRs function in signal transduction, cellular adhesion and protein-protein interactions. Here we report unusual properties of a synthetic LRR peptide deri...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gay NJ,Packman LC,Weldon MA,Barna JC

更新日期：1991-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyunsaturated N-acylethanolamines (NAEs), including anandamide (20:4n-6 NAE), elicit a variety of biological effects through cannabinoid receptors, whereas saturated and monounsaturated NAEs are inactive. Arachidonic acid mobilization induced by treatment of intact mouse peritoneal macrophages with Ca2+ ionophore A2...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kuwae T,Shiota Y,Schmid PC,Krebsbach R,Schmid HH

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial dysfunction plays a major role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Pro-inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1 beta and tumour necrosis factor alpha activate endothelial cells changing their resting phenotype to become pro-adhesive, pro-thrombotic and pro-atherogenic. Phage display in vivo biopann...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Houston P,Goodman J,Lewis A,Campbell CJ,Braddock M

更新日期：2001-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The p53 tumor suppressor coordinates a multitude of cellular and organismal processes and exerts its activities mainly by activation of gene transcription. Here we describe the transcriptional activation of ectodysplasin A2 receptor (EDA2R) by p53 in a variety of cell types and tissues. We demonstrate that treatment o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Brosh R,Sarig R,Natan EB,Molchadsky A,Madar S,Bornstein C,Buganim Y,Shapira T,Goldfinger N,Paus R,Rotter V

更新日期：2010-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In cardiac cells the effects of n-3 PUFAs on the whole genome are still unknown despite their recognized cardioprotective effects and ability to modulate gene expression. We have evaluated the effects of n-3 PUFAs supplementation on the global gene expression profile in cultured neonatal rat cardiomyocytes, detecting ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bordoni A,Astolfi A,Morandi L,Pession A,Danesi F,Di Nunzio M,Franzoni M,Biagi P,Pession A

更新日期：2007-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Properties of Klebsiella pneumoniae respiratory chain enzymes catalyzing NADH oxidation have been studied. Using constructed K. pneumoniae mutant strains, it was shown that three enzymes belonging to different families of NADH:quinone oxidoreductases operate in this bacterium. The NDH-2-type enzyme is not coupled with...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bertsova YV,Bogachev AV

更新日期：2004-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Antifungal activity has been associated with 2 immunochemically distinct proteins, protein R and S (Mr approximately 23 kDa; pI 9-10), which were isolated in pure form from barley grain. The proteins are homologous with thaumatin- and pathogenesis-related proteins of the PR5 family. The proteins inhibit growth of i.a....

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hejgaard J,Jacobsen S,Svendsen I

更新日期：1991-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:African horse sickness virus (AHSV), a member of the orbivirus genus of the family Reoviridae, is an insect-vectored pathogen of horses of concern to the equine industry. Studies on AHSV replication and pathogenesis have been hampered by the lack of reverse genetics allowing targeted mutation of viral genomes. We demo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Matsuo E,Celma CC,Roy P

更新日期：2010-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Constitutively secreted proteins have traditionally been believed to be excluded from the regulated secretory pathway. In this work we show that kappa light chain and Fc fragment, two markers of the constitutive pathway, are present in the regulated pathway in AtT-20 cells. They colocalize with the endogenous hormone ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Castle AM,Huang AY,Castle JD

更新日期：1998-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that daily intraperitoneal injections of oleamide weakly inhibits the spontaneous metastasis of BL6 cells by blocking the gap junction-mediated intercellular communications (GJIC) of connexin 26 (Cx26). In the present study, we tested camellia oil, olive oil and cottonseed oil which are rich in ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Miura D,Kida Y,Nojima H

更新日期：2007-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoblotting analysis was used to detect the microtubule-associated proteins present at different stages of rat brain development. Polyclonal antibodies were raised against the two main adult brain microtubule-associated proteins: MAP-2 (300 kDa) and TAU (60-70 kDa). Whatever the stage of development, anti-MAP-2 ser...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Couchie D,Nunez J

更新日期：1985-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The carbohydrate chains of the pathological human immunoglobulins M from two patients with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia were released by hydrazinolysis. The N-acetyllactosamine-type glycans were obtained by affinity chromatography on concanavalin A and fractionated by high-voltage paper electrophoresis. The primary...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cahour A,Debeire P,Hartmann L,Montreuil J,van Halbeek H,Vliegenthart JF

更新日期：1984-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The four-step caffeine biosynthetic pathway includes three methylation steps that utilise S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) as the methyl donor. In the process SAM is converted to S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) which in turn is hydrolysed to L-homocysteine and adenosine. Significant amounts of radioactivity from [methyl-...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Koshiishi C,Kato A,Yama S,Crozier A,Ashihara H

更新日期：2001-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Decades of neuroscience research have shed light on the hippocampus as a key structure for the formation of episodic memory. The hippocampus is divided into distinct subfields - CA1, CA2 and CA3. While accumulating evidence points to cellular and synaptic heterogeneity within each subfield, this heterogeneity has not ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Igarashi KM,Ito HT,Moser EI,Moser MB

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Xanthomonas campestris, the causative agent of black rot in crucifers, the endoglucanase level is greatly decreased in the mutant deficient in Clp, a homologue of cyclic AMP receptor protein (CRP). It is established that Clp has the same DNA binding specificity as CRP at positions 5, 6, and 7 (GTG motif) of the DNA...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hsiao YM,Liao HY,Lee MC,Yang TC,Tseng YH

更新日期：2005-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The X-ray structure of bovine beta-lactoglobulin with the ligand 12-bromododecanoic acid as a model for fatty acids has been determined at a resolution of 2.23 A in the trigonal lattice Z form. The ligand binds inside the calyx, resolving a long-standing controversy as to where fatty-acid like ligands bind. The carbox...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Qin BY,Creamer LK,Baker EN,Jameson GB

更新日期：1998-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribonucleoprotein complexes, which contain mRNAs and their regulator proteins, carry out post-transcriptional control of gene expression. The function of many RNA-binding proteins depends on their association with cofactors. Here, we use a genomic approach to identify transcripts associated with DLC-1, a protein previ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Day NJ,Ellenbecker M,Voronina E

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiparaoxon immune sera were employed in a new immunoassay based on competition between acetylcholinesterase and antibodies for the binding of paraoxon. Unlike radioimmunoassay, the new assay described herein can be extended to predict the feasibility of antibodies to confer in vivo protection of acetylcholinesterase...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Heldman E,Balan A,Horowitz O,Ben-Zion S,Torten M

更新日期：1985-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-activating factor (PAF) is a phospholipid, intermediate in its structure between diacyl- and lysophospholipids. The reorientation of this highly bioactive compound to the inner membrane layer of human erythrocytes after its primary incorporation into the outer membrane layer has been studied. Reorientation wa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schneider E,Haest CW,Deuticke B

更新日期：1986-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Rab5 GTPases are master regulators of early endosome biogenesis and transport. The genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae encodes three Rab5 proteins: Vps21, the major isoform, Ypt52 and Ypt53. Here, we show that Vps21 is the most abundant Rab5 protein and Ypt53 is the least abundant. In stressed cells, Ypt53 levels incre...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schmidt O,Weyer Y,Fink MJ,Müller M,Weys S,Bindreither M,Teis D

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anomalously high values of photoinduced absorption changes were revealed in the antenna of photosynthetic purple bacteria. They were found to be 4-16 times greater at the bleaching peak of the antenna than at the bleaching peak of the BChl dimer of the reaction center. This is direct proof of excitation delocalization...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Novoderezhkin VI,Razjivin AP

更新日期：1995-07-17 00:00:00