Cytosolic ADP enhances the sensitivity to tolbutamide of ATP-dependent K+ channels from pancreatic B-cells.

abstract：:Previous electrophysiological experiments characterized the Sec61 complex, which provides the aqueous path for entry of newly-synthesized polypeptides into the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum, as a highly dynamic channel that, once activated by precursor proteins, fluctuates between main open states with mean conducta...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Erdmann F,Jung M,Eyrisch S,Lang S,Helms V,Wagner R,Zimmermann R

更新日期：2009-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Magainins are a family of antimicrobial peptides present in the skin extracts of Xenopus laevis. Both magainin-1 and -2 do not have any significant effect on the activity of protein kinase C (PKC). Magainin-2 was found to be readily phosphorylated by PKC to 0.5 mol 32P/mol of peptide. Neither magainin-1, which has a s...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nakabayashi H,Brown JH,Morell JL,Chen HC,Huang KP

更新日期：1990-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Prochlorococcus marinus SS120 is an ecologically important and biochemically intriguing marine cyanobacterium. In addition to divinyl chlorophylls (DV-Chls) a and b it possesses a particular form of phycoerythrin (PE), but no other phycobilins and therefore no complete phycobilisomes. Here, a spectroscopic characteris...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Steglich C,Mullineaux CW,Teuchner K,Hess WR,Lokstein H

更新日期：2003-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Prokaryotes, plants and animals control ammonium fluxes by the regulated expression of ammonium transporters (AMTs) and/or the related Rhesus (Rh) proteins. Plant AMTs were previously reported to mediate electrogenic transport. Functional analysis of AtAMT2 from Arabidopsis in yeast and oocytes suggests that NH(4)(+) ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Neuhäuser B,Dynowski M,Ludewig U

更新日期：2009-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Dried cells of Brevibacterium ammoniagenes are a good enzyme source for the preparative synthesis of CoA from pantothenic acid, L-cysteine and ATP. A problem with this synthesis is that the CoA synthesis is repressed by negative feedback inhibition by CoA to pantothenate kinase, the first step enzyme for the biosynthe...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Shimizu S,Komaki R,Tani Y,Yamada H

更新日期：1983-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The RNA helicase Rok1 plays a role in rRNA processing and in control of cell cycle progression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We identified two upstream open reading frames (uORFs) within the ROK1 5' untranslated region, which inhibited Rok1 translation. Mutating uATG to uAAG or generation of a premature stop codon in t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Jeon S,Kim J

更新日期：2010-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The thermal stability of PQQ glucose dehydrogenases (PQQGDHs) which were chimeras with more than 95% made up of the N-terminal region of Escherichia coli PQQGDH and the rest made up of the C-terminal region of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus PQQGDH was investigated. Among the chimeric PQQGDHs, E97A3 (E. coli 97% and A. ca...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sode K,Watanabe K,Ito S,Matsumura K,Kikuchi T

更新日期：1995-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The high cGMP sensitivity of cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (type II) (PKAII) from invertebrates led to the hypothesis that cGMP directly activates PKAII under physiological conditions. We tested this idea using PKAII holoenzyme purified from the honeybee brain in an assay with short stimulation times. In the presenc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Leboulle G,Müller U

更新日期：2004-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 400 human proteases documented in secondary databases can already be delineated in genomic sequence. A Genome Ontology annotation of 30585 sequences in the provisional human proteome set recognises 498 proteases, i.e. 1.6%. Homology searches against finished sequence and comparisons between mouse and zebrafish ar...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Southan C

更新日期：2001-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Ku, a heterodimer of 70- and 80-kDa subunits, plays a general role in the metabolism of DNA ends in eukaryotic cells, including double-strand DNA break repair, V(D)J recombination, and maintenance of telomeres. We have utilized the yeast two-hybrid system to identify Ku70-interacting proteins other than Ku80. Two reac...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Song K,Jung D,Jung Y,Lee SG,Lee I

更新日期：2000-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A high-potential iron-sulfur cluster with characteristics similar to a Rieske-type center was detected in the plasma membrane of Sulfolobus acidocaldarius by EPR spectroscopy. In the reduced form this center has g-values of gz = 2.031, gy = 1.890 and gx = 1.725 (gav = 1.88, rhombicity = 0.37) and its reduction potenti...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Anemüller S,Schmidt CL,Schäfer G,Teixeira M

更新日期：1993-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Dictyostelium discoideum Ax2 produces both L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) and its stereoisomer D-threo-BH4 (DH4). The putative cofactor function of them for phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) was investigated through genetic manipulation and quantitative determination of pteridines. In addition to establishing that ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kim HL,Park MB,Park YS

更新日期：2011-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:While long-term effects of temperature treatment in respect of, e.g., gene-expression and cellular function have already been studied in some detail, nothing is known on the physiological responses of lymphocytes during short-term hypothermal shifts. In this report, we characterized the effects of such a stimulation u...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wurm S,Paar C,Sonnleitner A,Sonnleitner M,Höglinger O,Romanin C,Wechselberger C

更新日期：2004-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Casein kinase Ialpha (CKIalpha) belongs to a family of serine/threonine protein kinases involved in membrane trafficking, RNA processing, mitotic spindle formation and cell cycle progression. In this report, we identified several CKIalpha interacting proteins including RCC1, high mobility group proteins 1 and 2 (HMG1,...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dubois T,Howell S,Zemlickova E,Aitken A

更新日期：2002-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca4.calmodulin (Ca4.CaM) inhibits the glycolytic enzyme phosphofructokinase, by preventing formation of its active tetramer. Fluorescence titrations show that the affinity of complex formation of Ca4.CaM with the key 21-residue target peptide increases 1000-fold from pH 9.0 to 4.8, suggesting the involvement of histid...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Martin SR,Biekofsky RR,Skinner MA,Guerrini R,Salvadori S,Feeney J,Bayley PM

更新日期：2004-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulatory T-cells (Tregs) are the guardians of peripheral tolerance acting to prevent autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythomatosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Defects in Tregs have been reported in these two diseases despite significant differences in their clinical phenotype and pathogenesis. In...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Chavele KM,Ehrenstein MR

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The initial processes of platelet activation by platelet-activating factor (PAF) were observed by stopped-flow light scattering and fluorometry. The binding of PAF to rabbit platelets did not change the membrane fluidity, though it caused the removal of calcium from internal stores and induced concomitantly platelet s...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ohga Y,Nakanishi M

更新日期：1986-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Human ovarian clear cell carcinoma cell line (transferrin (Tf)-non-producer), HAC 2, cells were adapted to grow in chemically defined synthetic medium when the cells were cultured with medium containing 10 micrograms/ml of insulin at least for 6 months. They synthesized and secreted constantly the 80 kDa protein immun...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ohkawa K,Takada K,Takizawa N,Hatano T,Tsukada Y,Matsuda M

更新日期：1990-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemic preconditioning (IPrec) improves post-ischemic dysfunctions of the myocardium along with activation of protein kinase C isozymes including PKCdelta. Moreover, expression of cardio-protective determinants can reduce ischemic damages. Because IPrec is limited in aged hearts, we assessed in an experimental model...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bartling B,Hilgefort C,Friedrich I,Silber RE,Simm A

更新日期：2003-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Decarboxylation of pyruvate by pyruvate decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.1) was performed in a reaction mixture containing 50% deuterium. The isolated product, acetaldehyde, was investigated directly by 1H NMR and by mass spectrometry after conversion to the 2,4-dinitrophenyl hydrazone. The protium content of 56% at acetaldehy...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ermer J,Schellenberger A,Hübner G

更新日期：1992-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A poly(A) tail functions in mRNA turnover and in facilitating translation as a ribonucleoprotein complex with poly(A) binding proteins (PABPs). However, factors that associate with the poly(A) tail other than PABPs have not been described. Using proteomics, we identified candidate proteins that interact to the 3' term...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Aoki K,Adachi S,Homoto M,Kusano H,Koike K,Natsume T

更新日期：2013-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoblasts and adipocytes are believed to share a common progenitor. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) plays a key role in the switching of these two cell lineages. Here, we demonstrated the differentiation of ES cells into an osteoblastic lineage using siRNA against PPARgamma without the a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yamashita A,Takada T,Nemoto K,Yamamoto G,Torii R

更新日期：2006-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyllycaconitine (MLA) is a competitive antagonist of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, with a remarkable preference for neuronal [125I]alpha Bgt binding sites. We have begun to investigate the structural basis of its potency and subtype selectivity. MLA is a substituted norditerpenoid alkaloid linked to a 2-(methy...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hardick DJ,Cooper G,Scott-Ward T,Blagbrough IS,Potter BV,Wonnacott S

更新日期：1995-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A ratio-fluorescence assay was developed for on-line localization and quantification of lipid oxidation in living cells. The assay explores the oxidative sensitivity of C11-BODIPY(581/591). Upon oxidation, the fluorescence of this fluorophore shifts from red to green. The probe incorporates readily into cellular membr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pap EH,Drummen GP,Winter VJ,Kooij TW,Rijken P,Wirtz KW,Op den Kamp JA,Hage WJ,Post JA

更新日期：1999-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The malaria parasite has for long been thought to escape host complement attack as a survival strategy. However, it was only recently that complement evasion mechanisms of the parasite were described. Simultaneously, the role of complement in antibody-mediated naturally acquired and vaccine-induced protection against ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kiyuka PK,Meri S,Khattab A

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble factors derived from human CD8+ T-lymphocytes inhibit HIV-1 replication by suppressing transcription from the viral long terminal repeat (LTR), an effect shown to be mediated in part by an NFAT-1 enhancer sequence. We show here that the CD8+ derived beta-chemokines, RANTES, MIP1-alpha, and MIP-1beta, known sup...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Handen JS,Rosenberg HF

更新日期：1997-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Luminescence of Tb3+ ions bound to a calmodulin fragment has been studied. It is shown that during their lifetime excited ions dissociate from the peptide. If concentration of free peptide is high enough they can be coordinated again. As a consequence, observed terbium luminescence lifetime and intensity depends not o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dadlez M,Góral J,Bierzyński A

更新日期：1991-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic pain and epilepsy together affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. While traditional pharmacotherapy provides essential relief to the majority of patients, a large proportion remains resistant, and surgical intervention is only possible for a select few. As both disorders are characterised by neuronal...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Snowball A,Schorge S

更新日期：2015-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate (EGCG), a polyphenol in green tea, induces apoptosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) cells without affecting normal cells. In this study, we observed that cGMP acts as a cell death mediator of the EGCG-induced anti-AML effect through acid sphingomyelinase activation. EGCG activated the...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kumazoe M,Kim Y,Bae J,Takai M,Murata M,Suemasu Y,Sugihara K,Yamashita S,Tsukamoto S,Huang Y,Nakahara K,Yamada K,Tachibana H

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The pH dependence of spin-spin coupling constants J (P-O-P) of ADP and ATP has been determined from the phosphorus NMR spectra at 0 degrees. The variation curves have been interpreted as titration curves. These give different pK values. Comparison with the tripolyphosphate shows the existence of triphosphate chain str...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ellenberger M,Brehamet L,Villemin M,Toma F

更新日期：1970-06-01 00:00:00