A human synaptic vesicle monoamine transporter cDNA predicts posttranslational modifications, reveals chromosome 10 gene localization and identifies TaqI RFLPs.

abstract：:Oligonucleotide-peptide conjugates have several applications, including their potential use as improved antisense agents for interfering with the RNA function within cells. In order to provide robust and generally applicable conjugation chemistry, we developed a novel approach of fragment coupling of pre-synthesized p...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zubin EM,Romanova EA,Volkov EM,Tashlitsky VN,Korshunova GA,Shabarova ZA,Oretskaya TS

更新日期：1999-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNA) play an important role in tumorigenesis, proliferation, and differentiation. Altered miRNA expression in cancer indicates that miRNAs can function as tumor suppressors or oncogenes. MiR-449c downregulation in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) compared with normal lung tissues was investigated in thi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Miao LJ,Huang SF,Sun ZT,Gao ZY,Zhang RX,Liu Y,Wang J

更新日期：2013-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Foot-and-mouth disease virus leader proteinase (L(pro)), a papain-like cysteine proteinase, has six acidic amino acids between 4 A and 11 A of the catalytic dyad of Cys51 and His148. In contrast, in papain and related enzymes, only one acidic residue lies within this distance. We have examined by site-directed mutagen...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kronovetr J,Skern T

更新日期：2002-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The temperature dependence of single-channel conductance and open probability for outer membrane protein A (OmpA) of Escherichia coli were examined in planar lipid bilayers. OmpA formed two interconvertible conductance states, small channels, 36-140 pS, between 15 and 37 degrees C, and large channels, 115-373 pS, betw...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zakharian E,Reusch RN

更新日期：2003-12-04 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：:The aim of this study was to investigate the distribution of a calcium-inhibitable adenylyl cyclase type VI (type VI AC) in the central nervous system using an antiserum directed against the N-terminus of type VI AC. Our results indicate that type VI AC immunoreactivity is generally expressed in many brain regions wit...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Liu FC,Wu GC,Hsieh ST,Lai HL,Wang HF,Wang TW,Chern Y

更新日期：1998-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the properties of intramolecular G-quadruplexes in which the G3 tracts are separated by single base loops. The most stable complex contained 1',2'-dideoxyribose in all three loops, while loops containing T and C were slightly less stable (by about 2 degrees C). Quadruplexes containing loops with singl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rachwal PA,Brown T,Fox KR

更新日期：2007-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The X-ray structure of bovine beta-lactoglobulin with the ligand 12-bromododecanoic acid as a model for fatty acids has been determined at a resolution of 2.23 A in the trigonal lattice Z form. The ligand binds inside the calyx, resolving a long-standing controversy as to where fatty-acid like ligands bind. The carbox...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Qin BY,Creamer LK,Baker EN,Jameson GB

更新日期：1998-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Anandamide (AEA) exhibits anti-inflammatory effects. However, its role in the periodontal field remains unknown. Here, we found that gingival crevicular fluid contained a detectable level of AEA. The cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 were expressed by human gingival fibroblasts (HGFs), and markedly upregulated under p...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Nakajima Y,Furuichi Y,Biswas KK,Hashiguchi T,Kawahara K,Yamaji K,Uchimura T,Izumi Y,Maruyama I

更新日期：2006-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A colostral proline-rich polypeptide complex (PRP) consisting of over 30 peptides shows beneficial effects in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients when administered in the form of sublinqual tablets called Colostrinin. The aim of the present studies was to investigate whether nanopeptide fragment of PRP (NP) - one of the...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Janusz M,Woszczyna M,Lisowski M,Kubis A,Macała J,Gotszalk T,Lisowski J

更新日期：2009-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Terminal oligopyrimidine (TOP) mRNAs are a group of messengers translationally regulated according to the growth status of the cell. Two hypotheses have been proposed for the mechanism of the regulation: (i) there is a specific translational regulator which can reversibly alter TOP-mRNA structure, (ii) a component of ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Loreni F,Amaldi F

更新日期：1997-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Three proteinase inhibitor genes have been identified in the rapeseed (Brassica napus) genome. They are highly homologous to other genes of the mustard inhibitor (MSI) family of proteinase inhibitors characteristic of Cruciferae. In germinating seeds, only the transcript of one gene, coding for a trypsin inhibitor, is...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： De Leo F,Volpicella M,Sciancalepore M,Gallerani R,Ceci LR

更新日期：2006-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A membrane-bound phospholipase C-like hydrolase present in lysates of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei rapidly converts the membrane form of the variant surface protein to the soluble form and 1,2-dimyristoylglycerol [(1985) M.A.J. Ferguson et al. J. Biol. Chem., 260, 4963-4968]. The hydrolase is inhibited by p...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bülow R,Overath P

更新日期：1985-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:HepG2 cells, stably transfected with MDR1 cDNA, encoding the P-glycoprotein multidrug resistance efflux pump, display an altered sphingolipid composition compared to control cells, stably transfected with empty vector. The MDR1 overexpressing cells display a approximately 3-fold increased level of lactosylceramide and...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hummel I,Klappe K,Kok JW

更新日期：2005-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that the post-translational cleavage of alphav subunit is essential for integrin-dependent signalling and cell adhesion. Here, we report that blocking alphav subunit cleavage by expression of alpha1-PDX, a convertase inhibitor, modified the capacity of cells to change shape, via a remodelling of t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Berthet V,Rigot V,Nejjari M,Marvaldi J,Luis J

更新日期：2004-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic distribution of divergently related protein families into the three domains of life (archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes) can signify the presence or absence of entire cellular processes in these domains and their ancestors. We can thus study the emergence of the major transitions during cellular evoluti...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ouzounis C,Kyrpides N

更新日期：1996-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Lateral mobility of the vasopressin renal-type V2-receptor was investigated in LLC-PK1 porcine epithelial cells using the technique of fluorescence microphotolysis (photobleaching) and a rhodamine-labelled vasopressin analogue. At various times after ligand addition, cells were analyzed for both receptor lateral mobil...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Jans DA,Peters R,Fahrenholz F

更新日期：1990-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Connexin 43 (Cx43) hemichannels may form open channels in the plasma membrane when exposed to specific stimuli, e.g. reduced extracellular concentration of divalent cations, and allow passage of fluorescent molecules and presumably a range of smaller physiologically relevant molecules. However, the permeability profil...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hansen DB,Braunstein TH,Nielsen MS,MacAulay N

更新日期：2014-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncostatin M (OSM) is a potent modulator of human lung-derived epithelial cell function. This cytokine binds two distinct receptor complexes: type I OSM receptor which is also a functional receptor for leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), and type II OSM-specific receptor. The role of these two distinct receptors in medi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cichy J,Rose-John S,Puré E

更新日期：1998-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemoregulatory peptide PyroGlu-Glu-Asp-Cys-Lys (HP5b), which inhibits myelopoietic colony formation in vitro, is shown to be a sequence motif which is also part of the effector domain of Gi alpha proteins. Out of 8 synthetic peptides with sequence variations of HP5b, those with the closest similarity to the Gi alp...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Laerum OD,Frostad S,Tøn HI,Kamp D

更新日期：1990-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the presenilin (PS) genes PSI and PS2 are involved in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Recently, apoptosis-associated cleavage of PS proteins was identified. Here we demonstrate that PS1 as well as PS2 are substrates for different members of the caspase protein family. Remarkably, the caspases acting on PS1 coul...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： van de Craen M,de Jonghe C,van den Brande I,Declercq W,van Gassen G,van Criekinge W,Vanderhoeven I,Fiers W,van Broeckhoven C,Hendriks L,Vandenabeele P

更新日期：1999-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Photo-oxidized low-density lipoprotein is cytotoxic to bovine aortic endothelial cells in a concentration-dependent manner. Total cell killing occurs at a concentration of 600 mumol/l lipid hydroperoxide (LOOH). Selenium deficiency enhances the toxicity of LOOH such that 300 mumol/l LOOH is cytotoxic. This toxicity is...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Struck AT,Hogg N,Thomas JP,Kalyanaraman B

更新日期：1995-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium ionophore (A23187)-induced high molecular weight (HMW) and internucleosomal DNA fragmentation were investigated in human leukemia cell lines. An apoptosis-sensitive cell line, HL-60, showed HMW, internucleosomal DNA fragmentation and morphological changes of apoptosis by A23187. MOLT-4, which is resistant to a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kataoka A,Kubota M,Wakazono Y,Okuda A,Bessho R,Lin YW,Usami I,Akiyama Y,Furusho K

更新日期：1995-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the linear epitope for Fc-binding on the bovine IgG2 Fc receptor (boFcgamma2R), peptides derived from the membrane-distal extracellular domain (EC1) of boFcgamma2R corresponding to the homologous region of human FcalphaRI were synthesized. Binding of bovine IgG2 to the different peptides was tested by Dot-...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zhang G,Guo J,Zhou J,Wang X,Li Q,Yang Y,Shen H,Zhao D,Zhang H,Xi J,Wang L,Qiao S,Jin X

更新日期：2006-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The predicted Exigobacterium sibiricum bacterirhodopsin gene was amplified from an ancient Siberian permafrost sample. The protein bacteriorhodopsin from Exiguobacterium sibiricum (ESR) encoded by this gene was expressed in Escherichia coli membrane. ESR bound all-trans-retinal and displayed an absorbance maximum at 5...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Petrovskaya LE,Lukashev EP,Chupin VV,Sychev SV,Lyukmanova EN,Kryukova EA,Ziganshin RH,Spirina EV,Rivkina EM,Khatypov RA,Erokhina LG,Gilichinsky DA,Shuvalov VA,Kirpichnikov MP

更新日期：2010-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA complementary to chicken ultimobranchial gland mRNA was cloned into the Pst I site of plasmid vector pBR322. A plasmid was selected by DNA-mRNA hybridization. We report here the partial nucleotide sequence of chicken calcitonin mRNA and the deduced complete amino acid sequence of chicken calcitonin. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Lasmoles F,Jullienne A,Desplan C,Milhaud G,Moukhtar MS

更新日期：1985-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The requirement of divalent cations for binding of the 46 kDa mannose 6-phosphate receptors to phosphomannan and pentamannose 6-phosphate-substituted bovine serum albumin was examined. Receptors from human liver and human brain bound to both affinity ligands in the absence or presence of divalent cations with similar ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Junghans U,Waheed A,von Figura K

更新日期：1988-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The nitration of tyrosine residues in protein occurs through the action of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species and is considered a marker of oxidative stress under pathological conditions. The most active nitrating species so far identified is peroxynitrite, the product of the reaction between nitric oxide and supero...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mallozzi C,Di Stasi AM,Minetti M

更新日期：2001-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The serine peptidases, thrombocytin and PA-BJ, isolated from the venom of Bothrops atrox and Bothrops jararaca, respectively, induce platelet aggregation and granule secretion without clotting fibrinogen. The specific platelet aggregation activity of each enzyme was about 15 times lower than that of thrombin. This act...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Santos BF,Serrano SM,Kuliopulos A,Niewiarowski S

更新日期：2000-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Within 6 h, shear stress upregulated intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) (two- to four-fold, P<0.001) and induced matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in cultured human saphenous vein endothelial cells. By 8 h endothelial ICAM-1 levels returned to baseline, with concomitant increase in soluble ICAM-1 (sICAM-1) (P...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sultan S,Gosling M,Nagase H,Powell JT

更新日期：2004-04-23 00:00:00