A novel assay for measuring recombinant human lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase 3 activity.

abstract：:Hsp90 is essential for maintaining the activity of numerous signaling factors, and plays a key role in cellular signal transduction networks. 17-Allylamino-17-demethoxygeldanamycin (17-AAG) is an ansamycin antibiotic that binds to Hsp90 and inhibits its function. HaCaT human keratinocytes were used to investigate the ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Miyoshi S,Yamazaki S,Uchiumi A,Katagata Y

更新日期：2012-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a major polyphenol in green tea, possesses antioxidant properties and regulates various cell functions. Here, we examined the function of EGCG in inflammatory bone resorption. In calvarial organ cultures, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced bone resorption was clearly suppressed by EGCG. ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Tominari T,Matsumoto C,Watanabe K,Hirata M,Grundler FM,Miyaura C,Inada M

更新日期：2015-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) endow cells with stress tolerance. Of the various sHsps in mammals, HspB1, also known as Hsp27, is the most ubiquitous. To examine the structure and function of HspB1, we expressed, purified, and characterized HspB1 from Chinese hamster (Cricetulus griseus) ovary cells (CgHspB1). CgHs...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Sha E,Nakamura M,Ankai K,Yamamoto YY,Oka T,Yohda M

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory includes the processes of acquisition, consolidation and retrieval. In the study of aversive olfactory memory in Drosophila melanogaster, flies are first exposed to an odor (conditioned stimulus, CS+) that is associated with an electric shock (unconditioned stimulus, US), then to another odor (CS-) without the ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Ueoka Y,Hiroi M,Abe T,Tabata T

更新日期：2017-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic degenerative disease that commonly affects the elderly. Current drug therapies for treating OA may cause adverse side effects, and so there remains a need to develop alternative treatments. Bergapten (BG) is a coumarin phytohormone that is widely found in fruits and has antioxidative a...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： He Y,Zisan Z,Lu Z,Zheng L,Zhao J

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastasis is the primary contributor to colorectal cancer mortality. High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is an emerging technology for tumor therapy that exerts its effects through tumor ablation, mechanical disruption, and enhancement of immune responses. However, it remains unclear whether HIFU can influence t...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Li M,Wan G,Yu H,Xiong W

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abdominal arterial aneurysm (AAA) shares many features with autoimmune diseases and appears to be a T-cell-mediated process. In addition, certain epigenetic changes, including DNA methylation, are associated with AAA. In this study, we investigated epigenetic modifications in regulatory T cells (Tregs) from AAA patien...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Xia Q,Zhang J,Han Y,Zhang X,Jiang H,Lun Y,Wu X,Gang Q,Liu Z,Böckler D,Duan Z,Xin S

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite significant advances in understanding of the causes of and treatment of myocardial infarction (MI) in recent years, morbidity and mortality is still high. The aim of this study was to identify miRNA and genes potentially associated with MI. mRNA and miRNA expression datasets were downloaded from the Gene Expre...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Wu K,Zhao Q,Li Z,Li N,Xiao Q,Li X,Zhao Q

更新日期：2018-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to its exceptionally small genome size and protogynous hermaphroditism, Monopterus albus has been proposed as a model for vertebrate sexual development. The Kiss/GPR54 system is a central regulator of sexual development in most vertebrates, but its role in sex reversal remains hypothetical. In contrast to mammals,...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Yi TL,Pei MT,Yang DQ

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive simple sequence repeat (SSR) surveys have been performed for eukaryotic prokaryotic and viral genomes, but information regarding SSRs in viroids is limited. We undertook a survey to examine the presence of SSRs in viroid genomes. Our results show that the distribution of SSRs in viroids may influence seconda...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Qin L,Zhang Z,Zhao X,Wu X,Chen Y,Tan Z,Li S

更新日期：2014-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Nisin is the most prominent and applied bacteriocin that serves as a model for class I lantibiotics. The nisin leader peptide importantly determines interactions between precursor nisin and its modification enzymes NisB and NisC that mature nisin posttranslationally. NisB dehydrates serines and threonines, while NisC ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Khusainov R,Moll GN,Kuipers OP

更新日期：2013-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:One practical application of genome-scale metabolic reconstructions is to interrogate multispecies relationships. Here, we report a consensus metabolic model in four yeast species (Saccharomyces cerevisiae, S. paradoxus, S. mikatae, and S. bayanus) by integrating metabolic network simulations with RNA sequencing (RNA-...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Zhao Y,Wang Y,Zou L,Huang J

更新日期：2016-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor 11 (FGF11) is a member of the intracellular fibroblast growth factor superfamily. Here, we identified FGF11 as a novel mediator of adipogenesis. During 3T3-L1 adipocyte differentiation, the expression of FGF11 decreased at the mitotic clonal expansion stage and increased at the terminal differ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Lee KW,Jeong JY,An YJ,Lee JH,Yim HS

更新日期：2019-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:As a small fruit rich in anthocyanins, blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum × angustifolium) has become a focus of research in recent years for identifying genes related to anthocyanin transport and stress resistance mechanisms based on transcriptome sequencing. However, the lack of validated, stably expressed reference ge...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Deng Y,Li Y,Sun H

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) is a novel tumor suppressor that is down-regulated in several cancer tissues and tumor cell lines. Overexpression of TXNIP causes cell cycle arrest at the G1/S checkpoint in the hepatocellular carcinoma cell line HuH-7. TXNIP contains putative phosphorylation sites, but the effe...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Kamitori K,Yamaguchi F,Dong Y,Hossain A,Katagi A,Noguchi C,Hirata Y,Tsukamoto I,Hatano N,Tokuda M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavonoids represent one of the most important molecules of plant secondary metabolism, playing many different biochemical and physiological roles. Although their essential role in plant life and human health has been elucidated by many studies, their subcellular transport and accumulation in plant tissues remains unc...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Filippi A,Petrussa E,Peresson C,Bertolini A,Vianello A,Braidot E

更新日期：2015-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorafenib, the first-line agent for treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), improves median overall survival by approximately 3 months. In the present study, we investigated whether sorafenib combined with cucurbitacin B (CuB), a natural tetracyclic triterpenoid isolated from Cucurbitaceae, exerts enhanc...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Wang X,Li H,Li D,Bai Y,Zhang Y,Yan X,Li J,Zhao R,Liu J,Liu W,Shi M,Xu C,Yang T,Zhang T

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress in plants causes ferredoxin down-regulation and NADP(+) shortage, over-reduction of the photosynthetic electron transport chain, electron leakage to oxygen and generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Expression of cyanobacterial flavodoxin in tobacco chloroplasts compensates for ferredoxin declin...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Giró M,Ceccoli RD,Poli HO,Carrillo N,Lodeyro AF

更新日期：2011-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) is a zinc-dependent dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase with an essential role in blood pressure homeostasis in mammals. ACE has long been targeted in the treatment of hypertension through ACE inhibitors, however current inhibitors are known to cause severe side effects. Therefore, there is...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Harrison C,Acharya KR

更新日期：2015-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Arbutin, a glycoside extracted from the plant Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, has been previously reported to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects. Here, we investigated whether arbutin affects the proliferation of the cells of the osteosarcoma (OS) cell lines MG-63 and SW1353. Arbutin suppressed OS ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Wang CQ,Wang XM,Li BL,Zhang YM,Wang L

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Curcumin is a polyphenolic phytonutrient that has antineurodegenerative properties. In this study, we investigated the anti-amyloidogenic properties of curcumin. Following incubation with curcumin, intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence emission of apolipoprotein (apo) A-I was strongly quenched. At the same time, curcumin ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Krishnamoorthy A,Tavoosi N,Chan GKL,Liu J,Ren G,Cavigiolio G,Ryan RO

更新日期：2018-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) is a linear polymer containing tens to hundreds of orthophosphate residues linked by high-energy phosphoanhydride bonds. PolyP promotes osteocalcification and bone mineralization in both mouse and human osteoblastic cells. In the present study, we examined the molecular mechanism by whi...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Tsutsumi K,Sasase T

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renin is the rate-limiting enzyme of the renin-angiotensin system cascade, which drives the pathophysiological progression of heart failure. Species differences in the amino acid sequence of the catalytic domain of renin limit evaluations of the potency and efficacy of human renin inhibitors in animal models, and a hi...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Hara T,Yamamura T,Murakami-Asahina M,Matsumoto H,Takeyama M,Kanagawa R,Nishimoto T

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neural stem cells (NSC) from the adult hippocampus easily lose their activity in vitro. Efficient in vitro expansion of adult hippocampus-derived NSC is important for generation of tools for research and cell therapy. Here, we show that a single copy disruption or pharmacological inhibition of p38α enables successful ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Yoshioka K,Namiki K,Sudo T,Kasuya Y

更新日期：2015-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of non-invasive biomarkers for the detection of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in early-stage patients may help improve disease outcome. Certain long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been reported to be possible biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer. Here, we examined the suitability of the...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Xie J,Zhong Y,Chen R,Li G,Luo Y,Yang J,Sun Z,Liu Y,Liu P,Wang N,An J,Li C,Song Y

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most frequently diagnosed male cancer. An earlier study of a cohort of 333 primary prostate carcinomas showed that 74% of these tumors fell into one of seven subtypes of a molecular taxonomy defined by specific gene fusions (ERG, ETV1/4 and FLI1) or mutations (SPOP, FOXA1 and IDH1). Molecu...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Tang L,Zhang L,Liu L,Dong L,Dong Y,Zhu W,Wang H

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignancy with poor prognosis and high mortality. To identify key genes associated with HCC and the underlying mechanisms, we performed weighted correlation network analysis (WGCNA) of potential key genes of HCC. We identified 17 key genes closely related to HCC by yellow mo...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Chen F,Zhang K,Huang Y,Luo F,Hu K,Cai Q

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decorin (DCN) is a major member of the small leucine-rich proteoglycan (SLRP) family that is critically involved in tumorigenesis and the development of metastasis of cancers, including glioma. Overexpression of DCN was indicated to suppress glioma cell growth. However, the role of DCN in the migration of glioma cells...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Yao T,Zhang CG,Gong MT,Zhang M,Wang L,Ding W

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Human STIL (SCL/TAL1 interrupting locus) protein maintains centriole stability and spindle pole localisation. It helps in recruitment of CENPJ (Centromere protein J)/CPAP (centrosomal P4.1-associated protein) and other centrosomal proteins. Mutations in STIL protein are reported in several disorders, especially in der...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Kumar A,Rajendran V,Sethumadhavan R,Purohit R

更新日期：2012-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Shiga toxin (Stx) causes fatal systemic complications. Stx induces apoptosis, but the mechanism of which is unclear. We report that Stx induced rapid reduction of short-lived anti-apoptotic proteins followed by activation of caspase 9 and the progression of apoptosis. Proteasome inhibitors prevented the reduction of a...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Hattori T,Watanabe-Takahashi M,Ohoka N,Hamabata T,Furukawa K,Nishikawa K,Naito M

更新日期：2015-06-12 00:00:00