Cryo-electron microscopy visualization of a large insertion in the 5S ribosomal RNA of the extremely halophilic archaeon Halococcus morrhuae.

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：:Nitrobindins (Nbs), constituting a heme-protein family spanning from bacteria to Homo sapiens, display an all-β-barrel structural organization. Human Nb has been described as a domain of the nuclear protein named THAP4, whose physiological function is still unknown. We report the first evidence of the heme-Fe(III)-bas...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： De Simone G,di Masi A,Polticelli F,Ascenzi P

更新日期：2018-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver cancer stem cells (L-CSCs) are considered to be an important therapeutic target for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This study provides a new in vitro long-term culture model for a specific subpopulation of L-CSCs enriched by cell surface markers. We combined CD13, CD133 and EpCAM to selectively enrich L-CSCs, w...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Zhang B,Wang HY,Wang DX,Zeng Q,Fan Z,Xi JF,Nan X,He LJ,Zhou JN,Pei XT,Yue W

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

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：:Thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) has been identified as a crucial inflammatory cytokine in immune homeostasis. Previous studies have reported conflicting effects of TSLP on sepsis in mice, and the effect of TSLP on sepsis in humans has not been investigated. In this study, we used the ELISA to measure serum levels ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Yu Q,Li Y,Wang H,Xiong H

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expense and time required for in vivo reproductive and developmental toxicity studies have driven the development of in vitro alternatives. Here, we used a new in vitro split luciferase-based assay to screen a library of 177 toxicants for inhibitors of apoptosome formation. The apoptosome contains seven Apoptotic ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Tashakor A,H-Dehkordi M,O'Connell E,Gomez Ganau S,Gozalbes R,Eriksson LA,Hosseinkhani S,Fearnhead HO

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Megakaryoblastic leukemia 1 (MKL1) is a member of the MKL family of serum response factor (SRF) coactivators. Here we have identified three rat MKL1 transcripts: two are homologues of mouse MKL1 transcripts, full-length MKL1 (FLMKL1) and basic, SAP, and coiled-coil domains (BSAC), the third is a novel transcript, MKL1...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Ishikawa M,Shiota J,Ishibashi Y,Hakamata T,Shoji S,Fukuchi M,Tsuda M,Shirao T,Sekino Y,Ohtsuka T,Baraban JM,Tabuchi A

更新日期：2013-09-07 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：:Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) is a common clinical disease with a high disability rate. Apoptosis of osteoblasts caused by high-dose short-term or low-dose long-term glucocorticoid (GC) administration is the biological basis of steroid-induced avascular necrosis of the femoral head (SANFH). The pathogenesis...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Peng P,Nie Z,Sun F,Peng H

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobionic acid (O-β-galactosyl-(1-4)-gluconic acid) (LBA) is a high-value lactose derivative, produced via oxidation of the reducing terminal of lactose. LBA can be produced by fermentation using certain microorganisms, although subsequent purification is challenging. Therefore, we have attempted to identify an enzy...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Lin SF,Li CK,Chung YP

更新日期：2019-01-16 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：:Hirschmanniella mucronata is a plant-parasitic nematode that is widespread in rice production areas and causes 10-25% yield losses a year on average. Here, we investigated the mechanism of resistance to this nematode by comparing the transcriptomes of roots from resistant (Jiabali) and susceptible (Bawangbian) varieti...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Sun X,Zhang L,Tang Z,Shi X,Ma J,Cui R

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, it was shown for the first time that l-amino acid oxidase of Pseudomonas sp. AIU813, renamed as l-amino acid oxidase/monooxygenase (l-AAO/MOG), exhibits l-lysine 2-monooxygenase as well as oxidase activity. l-Lysine oxidase activity of l-AAO/MOG was increased in a p-chloromercuribenzoate (p-CMB) concent...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Matsui D,Im DH,Sugawara A,Fukuta Y,Fushinobu S,Isobe K,Asano Y

更新日期：2014-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:miR-193a-3p is a tumor-related miRNA playing an essential role in tumorigenesis and progression of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between miR-193a-3p expression and clinical value and to further explore the potential signaling of miR-193a-3p i...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Gao X,Tang RX,Xie QN,Lin JY,Shi HL,Chen G,Li ZY

更新日期：2018-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Baicalin (5,6-dihydroxy-7-o-glucuronide flavone) is an extract from the roots of Chinese herb Huang Qin (Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi) and is reported to have antioxidative, antiproliferative, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities. This study aimed to investigate the inhibitory effect of baicalin on human hep...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Yu Z,Luo X,Wang C,Ye J,Liu S,Xie L,Wang F,Bao J

更新日期：2016-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorafenib is an inhibitor of a variety of tyrosine kinase receptors used to treat various cancers including hepatocellular, renal cell and thyroid carcinoma. It has been shown to change various targets associated with osteosarcoma, but the detailed mechanism remains unclear. In order to identify key genes, enriched pa...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Dai Z,Tang H,Pan Y,Chen J,Li Y,Zhu J

更新日期：2018-04-24 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：:A plant-derived Enterococcus mundtii 15-1A, that has been previously isolated from Brassica rapa L. subsp. nipposinica (L.H. Bailey) Hanelt var. linearifolia by our group, possesses two kinds of l-lactate dehydrogenase (l-LDH): LDH-1 and LDH-2. LDH-1 was activated under low concentration of fluctose-1,6-bisphosphate (...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Matoba Y,Miyasako M,Matsuo K,Oda K,Noda M,Higashikawa F,Kumagai T,Sugiyama M

更新日期：2014-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence has shown that miR-409-3p was down-regulated in several types of cancer, including osteosarcoma. However, the potential role of miR-409-3p in osteosarcoma remains largely unknown. In the present study, we showed that overexpression of miR-409-3p in osteosarcoma cells inhibited cell proliferation in vit...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Zhang J,Hou W,Jia J,Zhao Y,Zhao B

更新日期：2017-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In brain cells, glutamine transporters are vital to monitor and control the levels of glutamate and GABA. There are 11 members of the SLC38 family of amino acid transporters of which eight have been functionally characterized. Here, we report the first histological and functional characterization of the previously orp...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Hellsten SV,Hägglund MG,Eriksson MM,Fredriksson R

更新日期：2017-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) is a crucial regulator of cellular and systemic responses to low oxygen levels. Here we firstly cloned three HIF-α isoforms from the basal branches of Osteichthyes and used computational tools to characterise the molecular change underlying the functional divergence of HIF-α isoforms in ...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Chi W,Gan X,Xiao W,Wang W,He S

更新日期：2013-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropomyosins, a family of actin-associated proteins, bestow actin filaments with distinct biochemical and physical properties which are important for determining cell shape and regulating many cellular processes in eukaryotic cells. Here, we used RNA-seq to investigate the effect of four tropomyosin isoforms on gene e...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Stefen H,Suchowerska AK,Chen BJ,Brettle M,Kuschelewski J,Gunning PW,Janitz M,Fath T

更新日期：2018-02-19 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：:Ovarian cancer is the most common cause of gynaecological cancer-associated death; thus, promising biomarkers and new therapeutic targets for ovarian cancer must be explored. Here, we report that eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 subunit D (EIF3D), a member of the EIF3 family, was overexpressed in ovarian can...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Lin Y,Zhang R,Zhang P

更新日期：2016-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), synthesized from riboflavin, is redox cofactor in energy production and plays an important role in cell survival. More recently, riboflavin deficiency has been linked to developmental disorders, but its role in stem cell differentiation remains unclear. Here, we show that FAD treatme...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Hirano K,Namihira M

更新日期：2017-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The Masculinizer (Masc) gene encodes a CCCH-tandem zinc finger protein that controls both masculinization and dosage compensation in the silkworm Bombyx mori. We previously measured the masculinizing activity of the lepidopteran Masc proteins using B. mori ovary-derived cell line BmN-4. Here, we established an RNA-seq...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Katsuma S,Shoji K,Sugano Y,Suzuki Y,Kiuchi T

更新日期：2019-09-01 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：: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

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：:The Wilms tumor protein 1 (WT1) transcription factor has been associated in malignant melanoma with cell survival and metastasis, thus emerging as a candidate for targeted therapy. A lysine-arginine rich peptide, WT1-pTj, derived from the ZF domain of WT1 was evaluated as an antitumor agent against A2058 human melanom...

journal_title：FEBS open bio

authors： Massaoka MH,Matsuo AL,Figueiredo CR,Girola N,Faria CF,Azevedo RA,Travassos LR

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00