Novel disulfide-constrained pentapeptides as models for beta-VIa turns in proteins.

abstract：:The mammalian gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH-I), which regulates reproduction, was the first isoform of GnRH that was identified in mammals. Recently, we and others have demonstrated the existence of a second isoform of GnRH in the brain of mammals. The presence of a third isoform of GnRH, GnRH-III, in the brain...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yahalom D,Chen A,Ben-Aroya N,Rahimipour S,Kaganovsky E,Okon E,Fridkin M,Koch Y

更新日期：1999-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria in primary living hepatocytes were visualized in cells transfected with a chimeric plasmid encoding for the green fluorescent protein (GFP) of Aequorea victoria engineered to be specifically targeted to mitochondria, as described recently (Rizutto et al. (1995) Curr. Biol. 5, 635-642). The identification ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Venerando R,Miotto G,Pizzo P,Rizzuto R,Siliprandi N

更新日期：1996-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cells (DCs) are known to modulate immune response by activating effector cells of both the innate and the adaptive immune system. In the present study, we demonstrate that co-culture of DCs with paraformaldehyde-fixed tumor cells augments the secretion of interleukin (IL)-12 by DCs and these activated DCs up...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Alli RS,Khar A

更新日期：2004-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse epidermal cytosol contains a protein phosphatase with Mr 38,000, which dephosphorylates the elongation factor 2 (EF-2) of protein biosynthesis and is stimulated after topical application of TPA to mouse skin [(1988) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 153, 1129-1135]. Dephosphorylation of EF-2 by this phosphatase is ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gschwendt M,Kittstein W,Mieskes G,Marks F

更新日期：1989-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding of vitronectin (VN) to Neisseria gonorrhoeae expressing the heparan sulfate proteoglycan (HSPG) specific Opa50 protein was recently shown to trigger bacterial internalization into distinct epithelial cell lines. We have investigated the role of VN-binding integrin receptors and protein kinase C (PKC) in VN-tri...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dehio M,Gómez-Duarte OG,Dehio C,Meyer TF

更新日期：1998-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Until cytoplasmic recapping was discovered, decapping was thought to irreversibly destine an mRNA to degradation. Contradicting this idea, we readily observe mRNAs targeted by cytoplasmic capping in uncapped, yet stable forms. 5' rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) shows that nearly all uncapped ends correspond to...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Berger MR,Alvarado R,Kiss DL

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HGTD-P is a hypoxia-responsive pro-apoptotic protein that transmits hypoxic signals directly to mitochondria. When overexpressed, HGTD-P induces cell death via typical mitochondrial apoptotic cascades. However, much is unknown about post-transcriptional modification and signaling networks of HGTD-P in association with...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kim JY,Kim SM,Ko JH,Yim JH,Park JH,Park JH

更新日期：2006-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We report isolation of a murine gene, NPYR-D, which predicts an intronless novel G protein-coupled receptor of 375 amino acids. Percent identities of NPYR-D to the clone Y1, Y2, rat Y4/PP1 and human Y4/PP1 receptors are 45, 32, 92 and 76, respectively. Southern blots indicate that NPYR-D and human Y4/PP1 receptor gene...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gregor P,Millham ML,Feng Y,DeCarr LB,McCaleb ML,Cornfield LJ

更新日期：1996-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In HL-60 cells signal transduction via sphingomyelin hydrolysis (sphingomyelin cycle) is induced by binding of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) to cell surface TNFalpha receptor. We found that IgG immunoglobulins activate sphingomyelin hydrolysis in plasma membrane of HL-60 cells, with kinetics similar to that o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Glick D,Barenholz Y

更新日期：1996-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme is essential and synthesized via highly regulated processes. For this reason, most organisms strive to recycle it or acquire it from their environment. When heme is bound to proteins noncovalently, degradation of the polypeptide is sufficient to release it. However, in some hemoproteins, such as c-type cytochrome...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Murphey AC,Mavridou DAI,Hodgkin J,Ferguson SJ

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C2cd4c, encoded by a gene belonging to the C2cd4 family, contains a C2 domain conserved across species and is localized to the cytoplasm. To examine the role of C2cd4c in the pancreas, we studied its localization and generated C2cd4c knockout (KO) mice. C2cd4c was expressed in pancreatic endocrine progenitors at early...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Omori H,Ogaki S,Sakano D,Sato M,Umeda K,Takeda N,Nakagata N,Kume S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-molecular-weight [14C]hyaluronate was incubated with cultured fibroblasts from human uterine cervix and skin, and then the depolymerization of the hyaluronate was investigated. [14C]Hyaluronate in the medium of skin fibroblasts was depolymerized into a constant molecular weight (M(r) about 40,000), whereas that o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tanaka K,Nakamura T,Ikeya H,Higuchi T,Tanaka A,Morikawa A,Saito Y,Takagaki K,Endo M

更新日期：1994-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic AMP (cAMP) and its action by way of cAMP-dependent protein kinase is important for sperm motility. Previous studies on germ cells have demonstrated a selective decrease in the amount of type I cAMP-dependent protein kinase during spermatid development, and that type II was the major form present in elongating s...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Oyen O,Scott JD,Cadd GG,McKnight GS,Krebs EG,Hansson V,Jahnsen T

更新日期：1988-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The CLN3 gene encodes an integral membrane protein of unknown function. Mutations in CLN3 can cause juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis, or Batten disease, an inherited neurodegenerative lysosomal storage disease affecting children. Here, we report a topological study of the CLN3 protein using bioinformatic approa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nugent T,Mole SE,Jones DT

更新日期：2008-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we present a method to purify large amounts of highly pure and stably arrested ribosome-nascent chain complexes (RNCs) from Escherichia coli cells. It relies on the combined use of translation-arrest sequences to generate nascent polypeptides of specified length and subsequent tag purification of the RNCs. Moreov...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rutkowska A,Beerbaum M,Rajagopalan N,Fiaux J,Schmieder P,Kramer G,Oschkinat H,Bukau B

更新日期：2009-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal epithelium is equipped with sensing receptor mechanisms that interact with luminal microorganisms and nutrients to regulate barrier function and gut immune responses, thereby maintaining intestinal homeostasis. Herein, we clarify the role of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) using intest...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cheng SX,Lightfoot YL,Yang T,Zadeh M,Tang L,Sahay B,Wang GP,Owen JL,Mohamadzadeh M

更新日期：2014-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated a cDNA encoding a precursor of dermorphin from the skin of Pachymedusa dacnicolor. Besides four copies of this opioid peptide, the deduced sequence also contains the genetic information for a novel peptide Tyr-Ile-Phe-His-Leu-Met-Asp-NH2. This differs from Met-deltorphin by the presence of Ile at posi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wechselberger C,Severini C,Kreil G,Negri L

更新日期：1998-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Five mouse and human leptin receptors (Ob-R) have recently been identified, a long isoform (Ob-Rb), preferentially expressed in hypothalamus, and 4 short isoforms, Ob-Ra, Ob-Rc, Ob-Rd, and Ob-Re. We have identified a new short isoform in the rat, r-OB-Rf, with 6 C-terminal amino acids and a 3' untranslated region with...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wang MY,Zhou YT,Newgard CB,Unger RH

更新日期：1996-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial twin-arginine translocation (Tat) pathway is distinct from the Sec system by its remarkable capacity to export folded enzymes. To address the question whether the two systems are capable of translocating homologous enzymes catalyzing the same reaction, we cloned the tap gene encoding Thermus thermophilus...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Angelini S,Moreno R,Gouffi K,Santini C,Yamagishi A,Berenguer J,Wu L

更新日期：2001-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Caloric restriction (CR) is the most compelling example of lifespan extension by external manipulation. Although the molecular mechanisms remain unknown, the theory of hormesis has been invoked to explain the life promoting effects of CR. Hormesis is defined as the beneficial effects of low intensity stressor on a cel...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kharade SV,Mittal N,Das SP,Sinha P,Roy N

更新日期：2005-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The pure lipoxygenase from reticulocytes converts 5,15-di-HETE at 2 degrees C to product(s) showing a characteristic UV spectrum with maxima of strong absorbance at 300 and 316 nm and shoulders at 285 and 350 nm. Their formation was completely prevented by the lipoxygenase inhibitors, ETYA and NDGA, by heating of the ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kühn H,Wiesner R,Stender H

更新日期：1984-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of expression of c-fos gene on proteoglycan synthesis, one of the important markers of cartilage metabolism, was examined by introducing the c-fos DNA into HCS 2/8 chondrocytes. The [35S]sulfate incorporation into proteoglycan was decreased in the c-fos transfectants expressing exogenous c-fos mRNA, when co...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tsuji M,Funahashi S,Takigawa M,Seiki M,Fujii K,Yoshida T

更新日期：1996-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the function of the bovine MAP4 microtubule-binding domain (the assembly-promoting (AP) sequence region), a fragment corresponding to the AP sequence region was prepared using an Escherichia coli expression system. When the fragment was mixed with purified tubulin at 37 degrees C, the fragment caused...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Katsuki M,Tokuraku K,Nakagawa H,Murofushi H,Kotani S

更新日期：1997-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), a member of the APOBEC family that induces antibody diversification, has been shown to inhibit the replication of hepatitis B virus, Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus, and retro-transposons. However, whether AID can inhibit human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) repli...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wang R,Zhang X,Ding H,Qiao Y,Han X,Geng W,Guan G,Cui H,Zhao B,Wu Y,Liang G,Shang H

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rad51 gene of Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for genetic recombination and recombinational repair of DNA strand breaks. In higher eukaryotes Rad51 is essential for embryonic development, and is involved in cell proliferation and DNA repair. Here we show that human Rad51 (HsRad51) is proteolytically cleaved d...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Flygare J,Armstrong RC,Wennborg A,Orsan S,Hellgren D

更新日期：1998-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is presented here that cupric ions play a part in the natural spinning of Bombyx mori silk. Proton induced X-ray emission studies revealed that the copper content increased from the posterior part to the anterior part of silk gland, and then further increased in the silk fiber. Spectrophotometric analysis dem...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zhou L,Chen X,Shao Z,Zhou P,Knight DP,Vollrath F

更新日期：2003-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNA (miRNA) play a pivotal role in the development of liver fibrosis. However, the functions of miRNA in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver fibrosis remain unclear. In this study, we systematically analyzed the microarray data of the serum miRNA in patients with HCV-induced hepatic fibrosis. Among 41 dysregula...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Niu X,Fu N,Du J,Wang R,Wang Y,Zhao S,Du H,Wang B,Zhang Y,Sun D,Nan Y

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TP53 belongs to a small gene family that includes, in mammals, two additional paralogs, TP63 and TP73. The p63 and p73 proteins are structurally and functionally similar to p53 and their activity as transcription factors is regulated by a wide repertoire of shared and unique post-translational modifications and intera...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Costanzo A,Pediconi N,Narcisi A,Guerrieri F,Belloni L,Fausti F,Botti E,Levrero M

更新日期：2014-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-22 (IL-22) plays an important role in the regulation of immune and inflammatory responses in mammals. The IL-22 binding protein (IL-22BP), a soluble receptor that specifically binds IL-22, prevents the IL-22/interleukin-22 receptor 1 (IL-22R1)/interleukin-10 receptor 2 (IL-10R2) complex assembly and blocks...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： de Moura PR,Watanabe L,Bleicher L,Colau D,Dumoutier L,Lemaire MM,Renauld JC,Polikarpov I

更新日期：2009-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytosolic lipid peroxidation product 4-hydroxynonenal (HNE) is rapidly metabolized in mitochondria isolated from rat kidney cortex. About 80% of HNE was degraded within 3 min of incubation. Main products of HNE which were identified in mitochondria were the hydroxynonenoic acid, the 1,4-dihydroxynonene and the glu...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ullrich O,Grune T,Henke W,Esterbauer H,Siems WG

更新日期：1994-09-19 00:00:00