The phosphorylation at Thr 124 of simian virus 40 large T antigen is crucial for its oligomerization.

abstract：:The 108-residue protein E. coli thioredoxin has been uniformly enriched to 50% with deuterium at all carbon-bound hydrogen positions. Isotropic mixing (i.e. TOCSY) experiments have been conducted for both the deuterated and natural-abundance samples. Using a 54 ms mixing time correlation peaks can be seen for all four...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： LeMaster DM

更新日期：1988-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of plant tissues contain an uncoupling mitochondrial protein (PUMP), recently described and characterized by our group. In this study we show that the inhibition of PUMP activity in potato tuber mitochondria significantly increases mitochondrial H2O2 generation, while PUMP substrates, such as linoleic acid, ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kowaltowski AJ,Costa AD,Vercesi AE

更新日期：1998-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenases (COXs) are key enzymes in the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostanoids which are involved in apoptosis and inflammation. Two distinct COXs have been identified: COX-1 which is constitutively expressed and COX-2 which is induced by different products such as tumor promoters or growth factors. Pre...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Moalic S,Liagre B,Corbière C,Bianchi A,Dauça M,Bordji K,Beneytout JL

更新日期：2001-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:As an attempt to investigate the dynamic interactions between plasma serine protease, coagulation factor VIIa (VIIa) and its cofactor, tissue factor (TF), we performed normal mode analysis (NMA) of the complex of VIIa with soluble TF (the extracellular part of TF; sTF). We compared fluctuations of Calpha atoms of VIIa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Soejima K,Kurihara Y,Kamiya K,Umeyama H

更新日期：1999-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cystatin C (HCC) is a low molecular weight member of the cystatin family (type2). HCC consists of 120 amino acids. Normally it is an inhibitor of cysteine proteases, but in pathological conditions it forms amyloid fibrils in brain arteries of young adults. An 'aggregation-prone' pentapeptide ((47)LQVVR(51)) was ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tsiolaki PL,Hamodrakas SJ,Iconomidou VA

更新日期：2015-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-photon scanning laser and confocal microscopies were used to image metabolic dynamics of single or cell populations of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain 28033. Autofluorescence of reduced nicotinamide nucleotides, and mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsim), were simultaneously monitored. Spontaneous, large-sca...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Aon MA,Cortassa S,Lemar KM,Hayes AJ,Lloyd D

更新日期：2007-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the modulation and pharmacological properties of two anion channels in T84 cells by recording single channel and transepithelial currents. One channel had an outwardly rectifying current-voltage I/V curve, was rarely active in cell-attached patches, and was unaffected by cAMP. The other channel had low...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tabcharani JA,Low W,Elie D,Hanrahan JW

更新日期：1990-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Connexin 43 (Cx43) hemichannels may form open channels in the plasma membrane when exposed to specific stimuli, e.g. reduced extracellular concentration of divalent cations, and allow passage of fluorescent molecules and presumably a range of smaller physiologically relevant molecules. However, the permeability profil...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hansen DB,Braunstein TH,Nielsen MS,MacAulay N

更新日期：2014-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of the hydroxy-aluminium polymer (Al13-(OH)24O4(H2O)12(7+)) was noticed inside synaptosomes when synaptosomes were incubated with Al(NO3)3 at neutral pH values. Dysprosium nitrate (Dy(NO3)3)--a shift reagent--facilities the identification of the Al13 species distinctly inside the synaptosomes. 27Al NMR wa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rao GV,Rao KS

更新日期：1992-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared oxidative DNA damage in strictly anaerobic Prevotella melaninogenica, aerotolerant anaerobic Bacteroides fragilis, and facultative anaerobic Salmonella typhimurium after exposure to O2 or H2O2. Using HPLC with electrochemical detection, we measured 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8OHdG) as a damage marker. O2 ind...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Takeuchi T,Nakaya Y,Kato N,Watanabe K,Morimoto K

更新日期：1999-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizosaccharomyces pombe cells take up D-gluconate, as an alternative carbon source for growth, during glucose starvation or when cultured on glycerol-containing medium. Gluconate uptake is not detectable while cells are growing logarithmically on glucose. The addition of D-glucose as well as its non-metabolizable an...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Caspari T,Urlinger S

更新日期：1996-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Furin, a member of the subtilisin-like pro-protein convertase family, is a type I membrane protein that undergoes ectodomain shedding. Metabolic labeling of cells stably expressing furin demonstrated that the shed form of furin is detected after 30 min. Moreover, sequence analysis revealed that specific residues of th...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Denault J,Bissonnette L,Longpré J,Charest G,Lavigne P,Leduc R

更新日期：2002-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:This work describes the molecular cloning of a variant isoform of the low-affinity levocabastine-sensitive neurotensin receptor isolated from mouse brain. Although the corresponding mRNA encodes for a 282 amino acid protein unable to bind neurotensin after transient transfection in COS-7 cells, this non-functional neu...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Botto JM,Sarret P,Vincent JP,Mazella J

更新日期：1997-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Although decapping is an important process in eukaryotic mRNA turnover, little is known about this process in plants. Here, we identified Arabidopsis thaliana decapping proteins AtDCP1 and AtDCP2 and showed that (I) AtDCP2 is an active decapping enzyme, (II) AtDCP1 interacts with itself, (III) AtDCP1 and AtDCP2 are lo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Iwasaki S,Takeda A,Motose H,Watanabe Y

更新日期：2007-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The single cysteinyl residue 26 of spinach calmodulin was labelled with the thiol-specific bimane fluorescence probe. Following application of stoichiometric quantities of Ca2+ or aluminum ions to the protein, temperature-dependent fluorescence changes (anisotropy, lifetime) could be monitored via the label. From thes...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yuan SX,Haug A

更新日期：1988-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A point mutation (Ala-589 to Thr) in the transmembrane protein of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) has been shown to decrease the sensitivity of the virus to the neutralizing effect of human HIV-1 specific antibodies [(1990) J. Virol. 64, 3240-3248]. Here 17-residue peptides with the parental and mutant...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Klasse J,Pipkorn R,Blomberg J,Han KH,Hilton B,Ferretti JA

更新日期：1993-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The WWE domain is often identified in proteins associated with ubiquitination or poly-ADP-ribosylation. Structural information about WWE domains has been obtained for the ubiquitination-related proteins, such as Deltex and RNF146, but not yet for the poly-ADP-ribose polymerases (PARPs). Here we determined the solution...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： He F,Tsuda K,Takahashi M,Kuwasako K,Terada T,Shirouzu M,Watanabe S,Kigawa T,Kobayashi N,Güntert P,Yokoyama S,Muto Y

更新日期：2012-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A functional rat heart Na(+)-Ca2+ exchanger gene has been obtained by splicing and ligating two partially overlapping clones isolated from a rat heart lambda ZAP cDNA library. The deduced primary structure of the protein encoded by the open reading frame corresponds to 971 amino acids, that can be organized into 12 tr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Low W,Kasir J,Rahamimoff H

更新日期：1993-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal retention of Delta F508 CFTR (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) in the endoplasmic reticulum is a major cause of cystic fibrosis (CF). We show that calnexin Delta 185-520 but not calnexin can partially reverse the mislocalization of Delta F508 CFTR. This 256-amino acid protein has neither t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Okiyoneda T,Wada I,Jono H,Shuto T,Yoshitake K,Nakano N,Nagayama S,Harada K,Isohama Y,Miyata T,Kai H

更新日期：2002-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic control theory is extended to include channelled metabolism in general. A simple relationship between the flux control by the enzymes and the degree of metabolite channelling is derived. This relationship suggests experiments in which modulation of gene expression allows one to quantify channelling. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kholodenko BN,Westerhoff HV

更新日期：1993-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently a central question that remains unresolved is the potential importance of phospholipase C (PLC)-gamma1 in cell mitogenesis. In this study, we introduced wild-type PLC-gamma1 plasmid and mutants Y771F and Y783F into CCL-39 fibroblasts and investigated their effect on host cell functions. To our surprise, Y771...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pei ZD,Williamson JR

更新日期：1998-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify genes whose expression is modulated by heregulin-beta1 (HRG), a regulatory polypeptide for mammary epithelial cells, we performed differential display screening of MCF-7 cell mRNA. One cDNA clone upregulated by HRG was identical to human ADP-ribosylation factor 3 (ARF3), a guanine nucleotide-binding protei...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Li F,Mandal M,Mishra SK,Barnes CJ,Kumar R

更新日期：2002-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effect of actin on protein phosphorylation by three distinct protein kinases (CK-II, A-kinase and MAP-kinase) was examined in vitro. It was found that: (i) actin inhibits the activities of alpha-monomeric CK-II (CK-IIalpha) as well as oligomeric CK-II (alpha2beta2) in a dose-dependent manner, but has no...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Karino A,Tanoue S,Fukuda M,Nakamura T,Ohtsuki K

更新日期：1996-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian color vision is mediated by light-sensitive pigments in retinal cone cells. Biochemical studies on native mammalian cone visual pigments are seriously hampered by their low levels and instability. We describe a novel approach for their functional expression, employing the baculovirus system in combination wi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Vissers PM,DeGrip WJ

更新日期：1996-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:MDNCF is a human monocyte-derived, 72-residue chemotactic peptide, which has sequence similarity with members of a family of pro-inflammatory cytokines. The peptide was synthesized by the solid-phase method, and is identical to the natural peptide in amino acid composition, sequence and chemotactic potency. MDNCF form...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tanaka S,Robinson EA,Yoshimura T,Matsushima K,Leonard EJ,Appella E

更新日期：1988-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The dependence of CMP-N-acetylneuraminate:GM1 sialyltransferase (SAT IV) activity of rat liver Golgi apparatus on GM1 ganglioside ceramide composition was evaluated. SAT IV activity was assayed on GM1 molecular species carrying homogeneous ceramide moieties containing long chain bases of different length (18 or 20 C a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pitto M,Palestini P,Masserini M

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured SGLT1 mRNA content and SGLT1-mediated glucose transport at different positions along the small intestine of control and streptozotocin diabetic rats and shown both parameters to be similar but higher in jejunal compared with ileal tissue. No such correlation was seen when comparing measurements of SGL...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dong R,Srai SK,Debnam E,Smith M

更新日期：1997-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A UV irradiation-induced mutant of Bacillus sphaericus 2362 whose sporulation was inhibited neither by natural amino acids nor by L-ethionine was selected. The mutant (A61) grew slowly in rich amino acid medium and contained increased concentrations of heat-resistant spores throughout the growth. Slow growth of A61 wa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Andreev J,Dibrov PA,Braun S

更新日期：1994-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylation of cytosine-residues in the sequence CpG affects the expression of many genes and generally correlates with reduced transcription. The ribosomal genes of Xenopus laevis were among the first genes to be studied with respect to their DNA methylation, and a loss of methylation during embryonic development cor...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Labhart P

更新日期：1994-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The solution structure of the catalytic domain of MMP-20, a member of the matrix metalloproteinases family not yet structurally characterized, complexed with N-Isobutyl-N-(4-methoxyphenylsulfonyl)glycyl hydroxamic acid (NNGH), is here reported and compared with other MMPs-NNGH adducts. The backbone dynamic has been ch...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Arendt Y,Banci L,Bertini I,Cantini F,Cozzi R,Del Conte R,Gonnelli L

更新日期：2007-10-02 00:00:00