Electron microscopic determination of the actin filament end at which cytochalasin B blocks monomer addition using the acrosomal actin bundle from horseshoe crab sperm.

abstract：:In this paper we speculate on the origin and early evolution of transition element enzymes. Iron, molybdenum, and zinc, the most abundant transition elements in seawater, presumably complexed with compounds accumulated in the primeval sea in the course of chemical evolution forming compounds with subsequently evolved ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Egami F

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 565 amino-acid PRIB protein with a Zn(II)2Cys6 zinc-cluster DNA-binding motif is the expression product of the priB gene, which is most actively transcribed in an early stage of fruiting-body formation by the basidiomycete, Lentinus edodes. PRIB produced in Escherichia coli using the bacteriophage T7 expression sy...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Miyazaki Y,Tsunoka O,Shishido K

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group B streptococcus, Streptococcus agalactiae type Ib, produces a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide consisting of the following pentasaccharide repeating unit: -->4)-[alpha-D-NeupNAc-(2-->3)-beta-D-Galp-(1-->3)-beta-D-GlcpNAc-(1-->3)]-beta-D-Galp-(1-->4)-beta-D-Glcp-(1-->. The type-specific capsular polysacchar...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Watanabe M,Miyake K,Yanae K,Kataoka Y,Koizumi S,Endo T,Ozaki A,Iijima S

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The experimental conditions for release of the regulatory light chain (RLC) of scallop myosin at 30 degrees C were studied. Substantially all RLC was released from myosin by incubation for 5 min in medium containing buffer and KCl. This release of RLC was inhibited strongly by Ca2+, while the effect of Mg2+ was about ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Asakawa T,Azuma N

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation and characterization of a fibrous protein component which might be associated with contractile ring of a dividing Tetrahymena cell were attempted by making use of coprecipitation of the protein with rabbit skeletal muscle myosin. The protein was purified to homogeneity by ammonium sulfate fractionation betwe...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Numata O,Yasuda T,Hirabayashi T,Watanabe Y

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new multifunctional protein kinase, which normally exists as an inactive form in the soluble fraction in mammalian tissues, attaches to membranes to exhibit full enzymatic activity. A low concentration of Ca2+ is absolutely necessary for this activation. This process is reversible. cAMP shows no effect. The active f...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takai Y,Kishimoto A,Iwasa Y,Kawahara Y,Mori T,Nishizuka Y,Tamura A,Fujii T

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most abundant glycoprotein in the coelomic fluid of sea urchin Anthocidaris crassispina was purified and its subunit structure, molecular form in the native state, amino acid composition, and electron micrographic image were studied. The results showed that the protein in its native state was basically a tetramer ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Giga Y,Ikai A

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elafin was shown to be a new type of proteinase inhibitor which has an anchoring sequence. Human elafin, a potent inhibitor specific for elastase and proteinase 3, has a unique repeating sequence in its prosegment that is rich in Gln and Lys residues. The prosegment, termed "cementoin," exhibits high homology with the...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nara K,Ito S,Ito T,Suzuki Y,Ghoneim MA,Tachibana S,Hirose S

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cDNA clones, pHPah1 and pHPah2, encoding polycyclic hydrocarbon-inducible forms of rabbit liver microsomal cytochrome P-450 were isolated and their nucleotide sequences were determined. The inserts of pHPah1 and pHPah2 contained open reading frames specifying the entire primary structures of cytochrome P-450s, con...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kagawa N,Mihara K,Sato R

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete amino acid sequence of Fragment B obtained by the limited tryptic digestion of E. coli polypeptide chain elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) was determined. Seven peptides formed from Fragment B by cleavage with cyanogen bromide (designated as CB1 to CB7 according to their order of alignment from N- to C-termini...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakamura S,Nakayama N,Takahashi K,Kaziro Y

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We obtained two kinds of vesicle preparations which were of different density from the same gastric mucosae of hogs stimulated with food before slaughter. Both kinds contained H+,K+-ATPase. The light vesicle preparation differed from the heavy vesicle preparation as follows: the KCl permeability across the membrane of...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Asano S,Iino T,Tabuchi Y,Takeguchi N

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium- and potassium-activated adenosinetriphosphatase (Na+, K+-ATPase) purified from dog kidney outer medulla was examined by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and by photoaffinity labeling with N-(ouabain)-N'-(2-nitro-4-azidophenyl)-ethylenediamine (NAP-ouabain). The large subunit band (alpha-band) split into two ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ohta T,Kawamura M,Hasegawa T,Ishikura H,Nagano K

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An acid proteinase different from pepsin was purified from bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) gastric mucosa by chromatography on hydroxyapatite, Q-Sepharose, Con A-Sepharose 4B, and Mono Q columns. Its molecular weight after purification was estimated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to be 45 kDa...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Inokuchi T,Kobayashi K,Horiuchi S

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pig heart phosphoprotein phosphatase [phosphoprotein phosphophydrolase, EC 3.1.3.16] of Mr 224,000 was dissociated by gel-filtration on Sephacryl S-300, into an active subunit (alpha subunit) of Mr 31,000 and inactive subunits of higher molecular weight in the presence of 6 M urea. After the removal of urea, these sub...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Imazu M,Imaoka T,Usui H,Kinohara N,Takeda M

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the mechanism of formation of oxygen radicals during ferrous ion-induced decomposition of linoleic acid hydroperoxide using the spin trapping and chemiluminescence methods. The formation of the superoxide anion (O2*-) was verified in the present study. The hydroxyl radical is also generated through Fenton t...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kambayashi Y,Tero-Kubota S,Yamamoto Y,Kato M,Nakano M,Yagi K,Ogino K

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannan, a ligand for the mannose/N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) receptor, induces suppression of oxygen consumption and increases glucose production in the perfused rat liver, and repeated infusion of mannan causes desensitization of the responses. In this study, we examined whether activation of Kupffer cells by endoto...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kimura K,Hamada M,Moriyama M,Kannan Y,Shiota M,Sakurada K,Musashi M,Sugano T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed the manner of incorporation of bile acid into lipid bilayers and resultant perturbation of the bilayer structure with lower bile acid/lipid ratios relevant to the physiological conditions (approximately 1 mM) by 2H and 31P NMR methods, as an aid to understanding the possible role as an endogenous tumo...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Saitŏ H,Sugimoto Y,Tabeta R,Suzuki S,Izumi G,Kodama M,Toyoshima S,Nagata C

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acyl-CoA oxidase, the initial enzyme of the peroxisomal beta-oxidation system, was purified from rat liver. The final preparation was judged to be nearly homogeneous from the results of sedimentation analysis. Ultrogel AcA-34 column chromatography, and phosphocellulose column chromatography. The molecular weight of th...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Osumi T,Hashimoto T,Ui N

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic engineering strategies were applied to synthesize silk-like materials, [(GVPGV)(2)GG(GAGAGS)(3)AS](n). The primary structure of these materials represents the repetitive crystalline region of Bombyx mori silk fibroins incorporated with an elastic motif selected from animal elastin. The oligonucleotides were de...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yao J,Asakura T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Association of sulphatide with influenza A virus (IAV) haemagglutinin (HA) delivered to the cell surface promotes progeny virus production. However, it is not known whether there is direct binding of HA to sulphatide. In this study, we found that recombinant HA, which was produced by a baculovirus protein expression s...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takahashi T,Satoh H,Takaguchi M,Takafuji S,Yokoyama H,Fujii S,Suzuki T

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reports vary on the role of growth hormone (GH) in adipocyte differentiation. In this study, we showed that GH exerted dual effects depending on the stage of differentiation, using a serum-free culture of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. GH promoted the differentiation when added to the medium during differentiation-inducing tre...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tominaga S,Morikawa M,Osumi T

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported a new laminin variant containing laminin gamma 2 (or B2t) chain, ladsin, which exerted prominent cell-scattering, cell-adhesion, and cell-migration activities. In the present study, this laminin was further characterized, and gene expression of its three subunits in various human tissues and can...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Mizushima H,Miyagi Y,Kikkawa Y,Yamanaka N,Yasumitsu H,Misugi K,Miyazaki K

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel type of sulfotransferase was purified from Klebsiella K-36, an intestinal bacterium of rat. The enzyme (M(r) 160,000) is composed of two subunits (M(r) 73,000) with pI and optimal pH values of 5.3 and 10-10.5, respectively. The apparent Km for PNS (p-nitrophenyl sulfate) using phenol as an acceptor and that fo...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kim DH,Kim HS,Kobashi K

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the structure-activity relationships, various biological activities, including pyrogenicity, lethal toxicity, elicitation of Shwartzman reaction, mitogenicity and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-inducing activity, were compared among natural and synthetic lipid A's differing in fatty acid composition. In al...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kanegasaki S,Tanamoto K,Yasuda T,Homma JY,Matsuura M,Nakatsuka M,Kumazawa Y,Yamamoto A,Shiba T,Kusumoto S

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absorption and fluorometric changes of the reaction mixture of luciferase-FMNH2 complex with O2 were re-examined. Rapid formation (k2(app) = 2.0 s-1 at [O2] = 120 micrometer) of an intermediate with a single absorption maximum at 380 nm within the range of 350-550 nm, and a weak fluorescence at 520 nm (less than o...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ashizawa N,Nakamura T,Watanabe T

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined critically whether or not new and old histones mix in the octameric units of nucleosomes during chromatin replication. MH-134SC cells were density-labeled by culturing with amino acid mixtures enriched with dense isotopes 2H, 13C, and 15N. Mononucleosomes obtained from labeled cells were fractionated ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yamasu K,Senshu T

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic parameters, Km and Vmax for the transesterification of oligouridylic acid, (Up)nU greater than p (n=0-4), by RNase A were measured spectrophotometrically at pH 7.0 and 25 degrees C. The kinetic parameters, pKm and log Vmax increased with increase in the chain length (n), and seemed to be almost constant with s...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Irie M,Mikami F,Monma K,Ohgi K,Watanabe H,Yamaguchi R,Nagase H

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of ryanodine on the permeation of glucose, choline, and Ca2+ through the Ca2+ channel in sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles was studied by means of the light scattering and/or the tracer method. Ryanodine had the same effect on the permeabilities of choline and Ca2+; low concentrations of ryanodine (10 microM)...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kasai M,Kawasaki T

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, several workers reported that at very low ionic strength and in the presence of ATP, the extent of binding of S-1 with the F-actin-tropomyosin-troponin complex or regulated actin (FA-TM-TN) is unaffected by removal of Ca2+. However, in this study we found that during the ATPase reaction at physiological io...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Inoue A,Tonomura Y

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiol proteases are industrially significant proteins with catalytic efficiency. The effect of low, medium and high molecular-weight poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG- 400, 6000 and 20000) on the stability of thiol proteases (papain, bromelain and chymopapain) has been studied by activity measurements using synthetic substr...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Fatima S,Khan RH

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00