Tea bioactive components prevent carcinogenesis via anti-pathogen, anti-inflammation, and cell survival pathways.

abstract：:Transketolase (TK, EC 2.2.1.1), the key enzyme of the non-oxidative branch of pentose phosphate pathway of hydrocarbon transformation, plays an important role in a system of substrate rearrangement between pentose shunt and glycolysis, acting as a reversible link between the two metabolic pathways. In addition, it sup...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Kochetov GA,Sevostyanova IA

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crude brazilin extract from Sappan wood has demonstrated strong anti tumor activity in the mouse model of human bladder carcinoma and clinical trial for intravesical therapy. Purified brazilin was confirmed the most active molecule in inhibition of bladder carcinoma T24 cells. Brazilin decreased proliferation and viab...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Zhang T,Fan X,Song L,Ren L,Ma E,Zhang S,Ren L,Zheng Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of apoptosis is the target of choice for modern chemotherapeutic treatment of cancer, where lack of potent "target-specific" drugs has led to extensive research on anticancer compounds from natural sources. In our study, we have used astrakurkurone, a triterpene isolated from wild edible mushroom, Astraeus h...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Dasgupta A,Dey D,Ghosh D,Lai TK,Bhuvanesh N,Dolui S,Velayutham R,Acharya K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific RNAs can function as sinks for endogenous miRNAs, known as competing endogenous RNAs (ceRNAs). Here, we confirm a miR-124 mediated ceRNA crosstalk between LAMC1 and CD151 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). miR-124 negatively regulates LAMC1 expression through two miRNA binding sites within its 3' untranslated...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Yang ZP,Ma HS,Wang SS,Wang L,Liu T

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Hydroxytryptamine 2C (5-HT2C ) receptor agonists have been suggested to possess an antipsychotic activity in several acute preclinical tests of antipsychotic drugs with low extra-pyramidal side effect liability. However, little is known about the long-term effect associated with chronic use of 5-HT2C receptor agonis...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Chen W,Wang X,Yan M,Wang Y,Xie S,Li H,Li M

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Occlusion of a coronary artery if maintained for longer period of time results in damage of the cardiac tissue. However, restoration of blood flow to previously ischemic tissue can itself induce further cardiac damage, a phenomenon known as myocardial reperfusion injury. Cardiac homoeostasis is supported by a network ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Rohrbach S,Troidl C,Hamm C,Schulz R

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since about 60 years a phenomenon now called permeability transition is known in mitochondria. It involves a large pore in the inner mitochondrial membrane, the permeability transition pore (PTP) whose molecular structure is still unknown. Year after year, new hypotheses have been developed how this pore could look li...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Siemen D,Ziemer M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Altered activity of the proteolytic machine-the 26S proteasome is observed in many disease conditions. Hence, either inhibition or activation of the 26S proteasome is thought to be a novel therapy for treatment of certain diseases such as cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. In this study, we tested the potential o...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Gopalakrishnan S,Ediga HH,Reddy SS,Reddy GB,Ismail A

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with impairments in social communication, restricted, repetitive and stereotyped behaviors. Both genetic and environmental factors are known to contribute toward pathophysiology of Autism. Environmental influences on gene expression can be mediate...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Alex AM,Saradalekshmi KR,Shilen N,Suresh PA,Banerjee M

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although vitamin E has been recognized as a critical micronutrient to neuronal health for more than half a century, vitamin E transport and regulation in the brain remain a mystery. Currently, the majority of what is known about vitamin E transport has been delineated in the liver. However, clues from the pathogenesis...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Lee P,Ulatowski LM

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cooperative effects in ligand binding and dissociation kinetics are much less investigated than steady state kinetics or equilibrium binding. Nevertheless, cooperativity in ligand binding leads necessarily to characteristic properties with respect to kinetic properties of the system. In case of positive cooperativity ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Hellmann N

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs) are inherited metabolic diseases caused by deficiencies in lysosomal proteins, which result in accumulation of undegraded metabolites and disruption of lysosomal proteostasis. Despite significant progress in the molecular genetics and biochemistry underlying the cellular pathogenesis...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Segatori L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unique opportunities are provided by phylogenetically closely related organisms thriving in stably cold, or temperate milieus to study adaptive modifications of structurally homologous molecules. These modifications are of keen interest in basic science as well as in biotechnology. This review highlights structural an...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Alimenti C,Vallesi A,Pedrini B,Wüthrich K,Luporini P

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aggressive biological behavior of invasive and metastatic cancer is considered to be the most insidious and life-threatening aspect for breast cancer patients. It is mostly the result of changes in many molecular characteristics of tumor cells, including alterations in gene expression and the balance of proteolyti...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Swellam M,Arab LR,Bushnak HA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sodA gene coding for manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD) from the marine microorganism Vibrio parahaemolyticus was cloned, sequenced, and overexpressed in Escherichia coli by use of the pET20b (+) expression vector. The full-length gene consisted of a 588-bp open reading frame and encoded a polypeptide of 196 ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Shyu YC,Lin FP

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are a subset of pattern recognition receptors (PRR) in innate immunity and act as a connecting link between innate and adaptive immune systems. During Leishmania infection, the activation of TLRs influences the pathogen-specific immune responses, which may play a decisive role in determining...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Jafarzadeh A,Nemati M,Sharifi I,Nair A,Shukla D,Chauhan P,Khorramdelazad H,Sarkar A,Saha B

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the breast cancer susceptibility gene BRCA1 predispose individuals to breast and ovarian cancers. Cofactor of BRCA1 (COBRA1), a novel protein, was isolated as a BRCA1-interacting protein. However, the role of COBRA1 in breast cancer is poorly understood. In this study, we demonstrate that COBRA1 mRNA was ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Zhu J,Song S,Jiang Z,Yan J,Lu Q,Huang C,Ye Q

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence indicates that there is a critical role of the ubiquitin/proteasome pathway in the regulation of apoptosis. Among the important molecules that couple these two fundamental cellular activities are members of the inhibitor of apoptosis (IAP) protein family. In addition to their well-studied ability...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Ni T,Li W,Zou F

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional effect of the interaction of E2F1 and hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) on the promoter of human p53 gene was studied using chloramphenicol acetyl transferase (CAT) assay. E2F1 activated the p53 promoter through E2F1 binding site. As previously reported, HBx repressed the p53 promoter through E-box. Whe...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Choi M,Lee H,Rho HM

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo site-directed mutagenesis by single-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid recombineering is a facile method to change the color of fluorescent proteins (FPs) without cloning. Two different starting alleles of GFP were targeted for mutagenesis: gfpmut3* residing in the Escherichia coli genome and egfp carried by a bac...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Valledor M,Hu Q,Schiller P,Myers RS

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disappointing results from large clinical studies of α-tocopherol (αT), the major form of vitamin E in tissues, for prevention of chronic diseases including cancer have cast doubt on not only αT but also other forms of vitamin E regarding their role in preventing carcinogenesis. However, basic research has shown t...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Jiang Q

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac hypoxia plays a significant role in various types of heart disease, and improper treatment of hypoxia often leads to myocardial cell damage or even death. Transcriptome profiling and open chromatin mapping have been used as powerful tools to understand the development of heart disease, but the interplay betwee...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Wang J,Wang Y,Duan Z,Hu W

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-surface-bound extracellular DNA (csbDNA) is present on the outer membrane of blood cells, including both red blood cells and leukocytes. Although less well characterized than cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in plasma and serum, leukocyte and red blood cell csbDNA form a considerable fraction of the blood extracellular nucl...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Tamkovich S,Laktionov P

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For more than a century, the metabolic role of lactate has intrigued physiologists and biochemists. Yet, for the first half of the last century lactate had been designated as a waste product, and assigned no additional significance besides its controversial role in muscle fatigue. The decline of the lactate hypothesis...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Sola-Penna M

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is a serine protease that is exclusively produced in the prostate, and its detection is the only laboratory test available for screening men for prostate cancer (PC). The interpretation of the assay is difficult since it is specific for prostate tissue and cellular growth, but not for P...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Mener DJ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How cells regulate Gq efficacy (initiation and termination of Gq signaling) to effect response remains a central question in pharmacology and drug discovery. Phospholipase C-β1 (PLC-β1) is an effector and a GTPase activating protein (GAP) specific to Gαq. The physiological function of PLC-β1 GAP remains unclear and co...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Litosch I

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human nuclear estrogen receptors (i.e., ERalpha and ERbeta), as other transcriptional factors, regulate cellular processes inducing genomic events. In addition, the binding of 17beta-estradiol to ERs induces different membrane initiating non-genomic signaling. The non-genomic effects of ER are independent of trans...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Acconcia F,Bocedi A,Ascenzi P,Marino M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sirolimus(SRL, Rapamune(â), rapamycin) is a highly specific inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR). Sirolimus exerts its biological activity by inhibiting the serine-threonine kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), which regulates important cellular processes such as control of cell cycle, cell size, ...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Wang Y,Zhao Q,Ma S,Yang F,Gong Y,Ke C

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Acetyl-seryl-aspartyl-lysyl-proline (Ac-SDKP) is a critical negative regulator of fibrosis development in the liver. However, its extremely short half-life in vivo greatly compromises its potential applications. Here, we report an Ac-SDKP analog peptide with d-amino acid replacement (Ac-SDD KD P). The stability of A...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Zhang X,Zhou J,Zhu Y,He L,Pang Z,Wang Z,Xu C,Zhang C,Hao Q,Li W,Zhang W,Zhang Y,Li M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiological role of neuroglobin and cytoglobin, two vertebrate globins discovered in the last 5 years, is not yet clearly understood. In this work, we review the structural information on these globins and its implication on the possible protein function, obtained by electron paramagnetic resonance and resonance...

journal_title：IUBMB life

authors： Van Doorslaer S,Vinck E,Trandafir F,Ioanitescu I,Dewilde S,Moens L

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00