Flagellin parts acquiring a regular structure during polymerization are disposed on the molecule ends.

abstract：:We have recently cloned a cDNA encoding sucrose:fructan 6-fructosyltransferase (6-SFT), a key enzyme of fructan synthesis forming the beta-2,6 linkages typical of the grass fructans, graminans and phleins [Sprenger et al. (1995) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 92, 11652-11656]. Here we report functional expression of 6-SFT...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sprenger N,Schellenbaum L,van Dun K,Boller T,Wiemken A

更新日期：1997-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The critical urea concentration (C3*) which destabilizes the structure of bovine serum albumin and chymotrypsinogen was determined by UV difference spectroscopy. The increase of the relative content of mobile rotating water molecules in aqueous urea was formerly shown by millimeter spectroscopy [1]. The rise of rotato...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Khurgin Yu,Maksareva E

更新日期：1993-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Red blood cells from patients homozygotes for hemoglobin S (HbS) have been studied using a computer-controlled microspectrophotometer, which allows measurements of spectra and dynamics to be undertaken in a single erythrocyte. Complete photodissociation of HbCO results in polymerization of intracellular deoxyhemoglobi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Coletta M,Alayash AI,Wilson MT,Benedetti PA,Evangelista V,Brunori M

更新日期：1988-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was designed to investigate changes in gene expression associated with stage-specific programmed cell death (PCD) in intersegmental muscles (ISMs) of the moth, Manduca sexta. The technique of differential display reverse transcription PCR was applied to compare mRNA levels before and after the onset of PCD ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Löw P,Talián GC,Sass M

更新日期：2005-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that, in the presence of chimeric oligonucleotides containing complementary deoxyribo- and 2'-O-methylnucleosides, a nonaribonucleotide, [5'-32P]pACUUACCUG, was cleaved specifically upon treatment with RNase H. When 3'm(UG)d(AATG)m(GAC)5' was used as a hybridization strand, pACUUACCUG was cleaved between C6 a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Inoue H,Hayase Y,Iwai S,Ohtsuka E

更新日期：1987-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Signaling via G-protein coupled receptors is initiated by receptor-catalyzed nucleotide exchange on Galpha subunits normally bound to GDP and Gbetagamma. Activated Galpha . GTP then regulates effectors such as adenylyl cyclase. Except for Gbetagamma, no known regulators bind the adenylyl cyclase-stimulatory subunit Ga...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Johnston CA,Ramer JK,Blaesius R,Fredericks Z,Watts VJ,Siderovski DP

更新日期：2005-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Human complement component C8gamma is an unusual complement factor since it shows no homology to other complement proteins but is a member of the lipocalin superfamily. So far, it has been found exclusively in plasma, covalently linked to C8alpha by disulfide bridging. We have used dot blot and Northern blot analyses ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Trojer P,Wojnar P,Merschak P,Redl B

更新日期：1999-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:F0F1 ATP synthases are the smallest rotary motors in nature and work as ATP factories in bacteria, plants and animals. Here we report on the first observation of intersubunit rotation in fully coupled single F0F1 molecules during ATP synthesis or hydrolysis. We investigate the Na+-translocating ATP synthase of Propion...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kaim G,Prummer M,Sick B,Zumofen G,Renn A,Wild UP,Dimroth P

更新日期：2002-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we found that intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) affect photomorphogenesis in Neurospora crassa. In this study, we investigated the physiological roles of ROS in the response to light and found that the exposure of mycelia to air was important for the light-induced carotenogenesis. Mycelia treated...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Iigusa H,Yoshida Y,Hasunuma K

更新日期：2005-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The stomach form of alcohol dehydrogenase has been structurally evaluated by peptide analysis covering six separate regions of the rat enzyme. Overall, this new structure differs widely (32-40% residue differences) from the structures of three classes of alcohol dehydrogenase characterized before from the same species...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Parés X,Moreno A,Cederlund E,Höög JO,Jörnvall J

更新日期：1990-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Higher basal 2-deoxy-D-glucose uptake in rheumatoid synovial cells than in non-rheumatoid synovial cells, was found to be associated with an increased interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) secretion (respectively 850 +/- 238 vs. 8.3 +/- 2.4 pg/24 h/10(5) cells, mean +/- S.E.M.). When exogenous human recombinant IL-1 beta was...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hernvann A,Aussel C,Cynober L,Moatti N,Ekindjian OG

更新日期：1992-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Tau phosphorylation plays a crucial role in microtubule stabilization and in Alzheimer's disease. To characterize the molecular mechanisms of tau binding on microtubules, we synthesized the peptide R1 (QTAPVPMPDLKNVKSKIGSTENLKHQPGGGKVQI), reproducing the first tau microtubule binding motif. We thermodynamically charac...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Devred F,Douillard S,Briand C,Peyrot V

更新日期：2002-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The chaotropic character of several ions determines their partition on membrane interfaces with aqueous media as predicted by the Hofmeister series. However, specific characteristics of each individual ion determine its ability to cross the membrane and to influence Ca2+, H+ and electrical gradients produced by the sa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yu X,Inesi G

更新日期：1993-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymes from extremely halophilic archaea are readily denatured in the absence of a high salt concentration. However, we have observed here that a nucleoside diphosphate kinase prepared from Halobacterium salinarum was active and stable in the absence of salt, though it has the amino acid composition characteristic of...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ishibashi M,Tokunaga H,Hiratsuka K,Yonezawa Y,Tsurumaru H,Arakawa T,Tokunaga M

更新日期：2001-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a search for selective, mechanism-based covalent inhibitors of human pancreatic α-amylase we describe the chemoenzymatic synthesis of the disaccharide analog α-glucosyl epi-cyclophellitol, demonstrate its stoichiometric reaction with human pancreatic α-amylase and evaluate the time dependence of its inhibit...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Caner S,Zhang X,Jiang J,Chen HM,Nguyen NT,Overkleeft H,Brayer GD,Withers SG

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the interaction of the yeast RAS2 protein with guanine nucleotides using energetic parameters for the dissociation of RAS.nucleotide complexes. The results indicated that a Gly-->Ser substitution at position 82 led to an altered interaction with GppNHp and, to a lesser extent, also with GDP. It was als...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： De Vendittis E,Fasano O

更新日期：1994-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabphilin is a synaptic vesicle-associated protein proposed to play a role in regulating neurotransmitter release. Here we report the isolation and identification of a novel protein complex containing rabphilin, annexin A4 and synaptotagmin 1. We show that the rabphilin C2B domain interacts directly with the N-terminu...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Willshaw A,Grant K,Yan J,Rockliffe N,Ambavarapu S,Burdyga G,Varro A,Fukuoka S,Gawler D

更新日期：2004-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA bending is due to two main factors: the inherent curvature of the sequence and its flexibility. Most methods of analysis do not allow a differentiation between these two factors. In this paper I show that the flexibility of DNA sequences can be estimated from the standard deviation of roll values determined by X-r...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Subirana JA

更新日期：1997-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A high-throughput cell-free protein synthesis method has been described. The methodology is based on a bilayer diffusion system that enables the continuous supply of substrates, together with the continuous removal of small byproducts, through a phase between the translation mixture and substrate mixture. With the use...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sawasaki T,Hasegawa Y,Tsuchimochi M,Kamura N,Ogasawara T,Kuroita T,Endo Y

更新日期：2002-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA-107 (miR-107) has been demonstrated to regulate proliferation and apoptosis in many types of cancers. Nevertheless, its biological function in gastric cancer remains largely unexplored. Here, we found that the expression level of miR-107 was increased in gastric cancer in comparison with the adjacent normal t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Li F,Liu B,Gao Y,Liu Y,Xu Y,Tong W,Zhang A

更新日期：2014-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid sequence of EcoRV DNA methyltransferase which methylates the amino group of the 5'-adenine residue of the target sequence GATATC has been found to be closely related to that of three other adenine methyltransferases, DpnII, dam and damT4, the target sequence of which is GATC. Despite large differences o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lauster R,Kriebardis A,Guschlbauer W

更新日期：1987-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of p53 plays a central role in the cell's response to various stress signals. We investigated whether p53 is activated upon disruption of actin microfilaments, caused by cytochalasin D (CD). We show that treatment with CD leads to accumulation of p53 in the cells and activation of p53-dependent transcriptio...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rubtsova SN,Kondratov RV,Kopnin PB,Chumakov PM,Kopnin BP,Vasiliev JM

更新日期：1998-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is likely to have roles other than the hydrolysis of acetylcholine, e.g., related to developmental processes like neurite outgrowth, differentiation and adhesion. Here, we investigated whether AChE can function as a heterophilic cell adhesion molecule and searched for proteins interacting w...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Paraoanu LE,Layer PG

更新日期：2004-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of bovine pancreatic trypsin inhibitor (BPTI) and bovine tryptase, which are co-localized in the same granules of bovine mast cells, has been analyzed at 30 degrees C in 0.1 M Tris-HCl, pH 8.0. The analysis has unravelled that the functional unit of bovine tryptase is formed of (at least) four binding ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fiorucci L,Erba F,Coletta M,Ascoli F

更新日期：1995-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A human teratoma cell line (Tera 2) was grown in serum-free medium, and the population multiplication was stimulated by the addition of 1-10 ng basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF)/ml. The bFGF-effect was abrogated by the addition of protamine sulphate. When high concentrations of bFGF were added, a preferential effe...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schofield PN,Granerus M,Lee A,Ektröm TJ,Engström W

更新日期：1992-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycogen synthase kinase-5 (casein kinase-II) phosphorylates glycogen synthase on a serine termed site 5. This residue is just C-terminal to the 3 serines phosphorylated by glycogen synthase kinase-3, which are critical for the hormonal regulation of glycogen synthase in vivo. Although phosphorylation of site 5 does n...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Picton C,Woodgett J,Hemmings B,Cohen P

更新日期：1982-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Barley thioredoxin h isozymes 1 (HvTrxh1) and barley thioredoxin h isozymes 2 (HvTrxh2) show distinct spatiotemporal distribution in germinating seeds. Using a novel approach involving measurement of bidirectional electron transfer rates between Escherichia coli thioredoxin, which exhibits redox-dependent fluorescence...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Maeda K,Hägglund P,Björnberg O,Winther JR,Svensson B

更新日期：2010-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphopeptide Ser (P)-Ser(P)-Ser-(P)-Glu-Glu-Ser22-Ile-Thr, reproducing the 17-24 segment of beta-casein A2 including the seryl residue (Ser-22) which is targeted by casein kinase-1 was synthesized and used as model substrate for this enzyme. Its phosphorylation efficiency is actually higher than that of intact b...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Meggio F,Perich JW,Reynolds EC,Pinna LA

更新日期：1991-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it has been shown that phosphorylations of p53 serine its residues are critical events for the regulation of their function, the specific biological effects of each of these phosphorylations, especially at serine 392, remain to be elucidated. Serine 392 has been proposed to play a role in the tetramerization ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kim YY,Park BJ,Kim DJ,Kim WH,Kim S,Oh KS,Lim JY,Kim J,Park C,Park SI

更新日期：2004-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we cloned several fluorescent proteins of different colors homologous to Aequorea victoria green fluorescent protein, which have great biotechnological potential as in vivo markers of gene expression. However, later investigations revealed severe drawbacks in the use of novel fluorescent proteins (FPs), in p...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yanushevich YG,Staroverov DB,Savitsky AP,Fradkov AF,Gurskaya NG,Bulina ME,Lukyanov KA,Lukyanov SA

更新日期：2002-01-30 00:00:00