Virion-associated RNA polymerase of bacteriophage phi 6 synthesizes three complete transcripts of double-stranded RNA genome in vitro.

abstract：:A drastic inhibition of protein synthesis occurs in HeLa cells treated with human lymphoblastoid interferon and infected with poliovirus. At the time when this inhibition has been established no degradation of 32P-labelled ribosomal RNA can be detected. Isolation of the mRNAs from poliovirus-infected cells plus or min...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Muñoz A,Harvey R,Carrasco L

更新日期：1983-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the effects of anticancer drugs, inhibitors of microtubule organisation, on the mitochondrial permeability transition pore (PTP) in Ehrlich ascites tumour cells. Taxol (5-20 microM) and colchicine (100-500 microM) prevented closing of the cyclosporin A-sensitive PTP. No taxol or colchicine effects on oxidati...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Evtodienko YV,Teplova VV,Sidash SS,Ichas F,Mazat JP

更新日期：1996-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:vp165 (or gp160) is an aminopeptidase that has been identified as one of the major proteins of the GLUT4-containing vesicles. In the present study we have determined the degree of co-localization between vp165 and GLUT4 in rat adipose cells and used perturbation by wortmannin to assess the exocytic and endocytic steps...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Malide D,St-Denis JF,Keller SR,Cushman SW

更新日期：1997-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Misfolding of the prion protein yields amyloidogenic isoforms, and it shows exacerbating neuronal damage in neurodegenerative disorders including prion diseases. Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) potently stimulate neuritogenesis and survival of neuronal...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Onoue S,Ohshima K,Endo K,Yajima T,Kashimoto K

更新日期：2002-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of formation of diferric-transferrin has been studied using various combinations of Fe(II), Tf, Cp and h serum. When the reactants were added in a correct physiological sequence, ceruloplasmin and diluted human serum showed the fastest rate of saturation of transferrin. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Chidambaram MV,Barnes G,Frieden E

更新日期：1983-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Mild sonication of eukaryotic cells produces native plasma membrane sheets that retain their docked organelles, cytoskeleton structures and cytoplasmic complexes. While the delicate organization of membranous protein complexes remains undisturbed, their inner plasmalemmel leaflet can be rapidly exposed to bathing solu...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bar-On D,Winter U,Nachliel E,Gutman M,Fasshauer D,Lang T,Ashery U

更新日期：2008-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A PCR-based subtractive cloning procedure was used to identify genes expressed at higher levels in the pancreatic beta cell line betaTC1, as compared to the pancreatic alpha cell line alphaTC1. One of the clones isolated by this procedure corresponded to the regulatory subunit (RIalpha) of protein kinase A (PKA). Usin...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Arava Y,Adamsky K,Belleli A,Shaltiel S,Walker MD

更新日期：1998-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A single copy of a glucocorticoid-responsive element (GRE) is sufficient in mediating the combinatorial response of a promoter to both glucocorticoids and insulin in HepG2 cells. This requires the presence of active glucocorticoid receptor (GR) since the response is significantly inhibited by the anti-glucocorticoid R...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Georgakopoulos A,Tsawdaroglou N

更新日期：1996-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Two polypeptides antigenically related to mammalian HMG1/2 have been detected in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. One exhibits an electrophoretic mobility in the range of mammalian HMG1/2 whereas the second polypeptide comigrates with yeast HMG S4. Evidence for the presence of HMG14/17 in yeast has not been obtaine...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Estruch F,Pérez-Ortín JE,José M,Puigdomènech P,Franco L

更新日期：1986-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the apoptosis of mouse liver nuclei induced in the cytosol of carrot cells by cytochrome c. Several typical characteristics of apoptosis, such as chromatin condensation, margination and apoptotic bodies, were detected. The result of DNA gel electrophoresis showed that DNA was degraded into nucleosomal f...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zhao Y,Jiang ZF,Sun YL,Zhai ZH

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein D2 forms the water-filled pore across the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and allows the penetration of imipenem. We cloned the protein D2 gene by the antibody screening technique. When the imipenem-resistant mutant lacking protein D2 harbored the plasmid with the cloned D2 gene, the mutant overproduc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yoneyama H,Nakae T

更新日期：1991-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of the Fab fragment of the monoclonal antibody MAK 33 (kappa/IgG1) at pH 2 was characterized. Spectroscopic and kinetic analysis revealed a molten globule-like state, characterized by elements of secondary structure but less defined tertiary contacts than in the native state. However, some aromatic side ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lilie H,Buchner J

更新日期：1995-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We show that inverted membrane vesicles from Corynebacterium glutamicum, a Gram-positive bacterium, are able to generate and maintain an electrochemical gradient of protons in response to the addition of NADH. This result indicates that the respiratory chain is intact and that the vesicles are reasonably impermeable t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schrempp S,Bayan N,Shechter E

更新日期：1994-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical modification of lysine residues in glucose oxidase was carried out using citraconic anhydride. Modification brought about changes in the kinetic properties of the enzyme as evident by substantial lowering of V(max) and K(m). Enhancement of tryptophan fluorescence was observed with a dramatic change in its pH ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hosseinkhani S,Ranjbar B,Naderi-Manesh H,Nemat-Gorgani M

更新日期：2004-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA silencing as a robust host defense mechanism against plant viruses is generally countered by virus-encoded silencing suppressors. This strategy is now increasingly recognized to be used by animal viruses as well. We present here an overview of the common features shared by some of the better studied plant viral si...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Qu F,Morris TJ

更新日期：2005-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:VP64 is widely used as a transcriptional activator to investigate the biological function of genes, but its potential for application in genetic improvement of crops has not been fully investigated. Here, we characterized an OsMYB1R1-VP64 fusion protein that enhanced the grain yield of rice cultivar 'Kita-ake' by 35%....

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wang J,Wu F,Zhu S,Xu Y,Cheng Z,Wang J,Li C,Sheng P,Zhang H,Cai M,Guo X,Zhang X,Wang C,Wan J

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The four-step caffeine biosynthetic pathway includes three methylation steps that utilise S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) as the methyl donor. In the process SAM is converted to S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) which in turn is hydrolysed to L-homocysteine and adenosine. Significant amounts of radioactivity from [methyl-...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Koshiishi C,Kato A,Yama S,Crozier A,Ashihara H

更新日期：2001-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) family are found in most of the compartments of eukaryotic cells where they play essential roles in protein metabolism. In yeast mitochondria, two Hsp70 proteins are known: Ssc1 and Ssq1. We identified Ecm10 as a third Hsp70 protein in the mitochondrial matrix. Ecm10 shares...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Baumann F,Milisav I,Neupert W,Herrmann JM

更新日期：2000-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the involvement of oxidative stress in glutamate-evoked transglutaminase (TGase) upregulation in astrocyte cultures (14 DIV). A 24 h exposure to glutamate caused a dose-dependent depletion of glutathione intracellular content and increased the ROS production in cell cultures. Thes...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Campisi A,Caccamo D,Li Volti G,Currò M,Parisi G,Avola R,Vanella A,Ientile R

更新日期：2004-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mahogany/Attractin gene (Atrn) has been proposed as a downstream mediator of Agouti signaling because yellow hair color and obesity in lethal yellow (A(y)) mice are suppressed by the mahogany (Atrn(mg)) mutation. The present study examined the distribution of Atrn mRNA in the brain and spinal cord by in situ hybri...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lu Xy,Gunn TM,Shieh Kr,Barsh GS,Akil H,Watson SJ

更新日期：1999-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The main role of voltage-gated proton channels (Hv1) is to extrude protons from the intracellular milieu when, mediated by different cellular processes, the H(+) concentration increases. Hv1 are exquisitely selective for protons and their structure is homologous to the voltage sensing domain (VSD) of other voltage-gat...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Castillo K,Pupo A,Baez-Nieto D,Contreras GF,Morera FJ,Neely A,Latorre R,Gonzalez C

更新日期：2015-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the deposition of amyloid beta-peptide (Abeta) plaques in the brain. Full-length amyloid-beta precursor protein (APP) is processed by alpha- and beta-secretases to yield soluble APP derivatives and membrane-bound C-terminal fragments, which are further processed by gamma-secreta...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lundin C,Johansson S,Johnson AE,Näslund J,von Heijne G,Nilsson I

更新日期：2007-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptotic protease activating factor-1 (Apaf-1) is an adaptor molecule essential for caspase-9 activation. Subcellular analysis of Apaf-1 in NIH-3T3 fibroblasts and the immature murine B cell lymphoma WEHI-231 indicates that Apaf-1 is localized in the Golgi apparatus and cytoplasm. Bcl-2 overexpression in WEHI-231 cel...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ruiz-Vela A,Albar JP,Martínez CA

更新日期：2001-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of cases of early-onset familial Alzheimer disease are caused by mutations in the recently identified presenilin 1 (PS1) gene, located on chromosome 14. PS1, a 467 amino acid protein, is predicted to be an integral membrane protein containing seven putative transmembrane domains and a large hydrophilic lo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mercken M,Takahashi H,Honda T,Sato K,Murayama M,Nakazato Y,Noguchi K,Imahori K,Takashima A

更新日期：1996-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Sialic acids comprise a family of terminal sugars essential for a variety of biological recognition systems. UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase catalyzes the first step of their biosynthesis. Periodate-oxidized UDP-N-acetylglucosamine, namely 2',3'-dialdehydo-UDP-alpha-D-N-acetylglucosamine, was found to be an effect...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Blume A,Chen H,Reutter W,Schmidt RR,Hinderlich S

更新日期：2002-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynein is a minus end-directed microtubule motor that serves multiple cellular functions. We have performed a fine mapping of the 8 kDa dynein light chain (LC8) binding sites throughout the development of a library of consecutive synthetic dodecapeptides covering the amino acid sequences of the various proteins known ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rodríguez-Crespo I,Yélamos B,Roncal F,Albar JP,Ortiz de Montellano PR,Gavilanes F

更新日期：2001-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a panel of monoclonal antibodies, it has previously been demonstrated that the cytosol of nucleated red cells (trout and turkey) contains a protein similar to arrestin, a soluble protein found so far only in the photosensitive cells and which, by binding to photoexcited rhodopsin, inhibits the phototransduction ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Scheuring U,Franco M,Fievet B,Guizouarn H,Mirshahi M,Faure JP,Motais R

更新日期：1990-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of (S)-alpha-methylproline (alpha-MePro) to stabilise reverse-turn conformations in the peptide hormone bradykinin (BK = Arg1-Pro2-Pro3-Gly4-Phe5-Ser6-Pro7-Phe8-Arg9) has been investigated. Two BK analogues containing alpha-MePro at position 3 or position 7 were synthesised and their conformations in aqueo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Welsh JH,Zerbe O,von Philipsborn W,Robinson JA

更新日期：1992-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A link between alterations in cholesterol homeostasis and Alzheimer's disease (AD) is nowadays widely accepted. However, the molecular mechanism/s underlying such link remain unclear. Numerous experimental evidences support the view that changes in neuronal membrane cholesterol levels and/or subcellular distribution d...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ledesma MD,Dotti CG

更新日期：2006-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Several catalytic properties of the hydrogenase from Scenedesmus obliquus have been examined to optimize the purification conditions. The Km-value for H2-evolution in the presence of the most effective electron mediator methylviologen is 0.66 mM. The pH-optimum is 6.3, the temperature-optimum is 50 degrees C and the e...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schnackenberg J,Schulz R,Senger H

更新日期：1993-07-19 00:00:00