Effect of modification of carbohydrate component on properties of glucoamylase.

abstract：:The metabolism of 20:4 (arachidonic acid) in alkenylacyl, alkylacyl and diacyl lipid classes in choline glycerophospholipids (CGP) and ethanolamine glycerophospholipids (EGP) in rabbit alveolar macrophages was examined. [3H]20:4 was very rapidly incorporated into diacyl glycerophosphocholine (GPC). After the removal o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sugiura T,Katayama O,Fukui J,Nakagawa Y,Waku K

更新日期：1984-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Structural analogs of adenosine 5'-acylphosphates, which are intermediates of the reaction catalyzed by acyl-CoA synthetases, were synthesized by condensing primary alcohols with AMP to examine the inhibitory effects on the lignoceroyl-CoA and palmitoyl-CoA synthetase activities. Hexadecyl, octadecyl, eicosyl, docosyl...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Shiraishi T,Tezuka K,Uda Y

更新日期：1994-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Four 12.2-12.6 kDa small heat-shock proteins (sHSPs) of Caenorhabditis elegans are the smallest known members of the sHSP family. They essentially comprise the characteristic C-terminal 'alpha-crystallin domain' of the sHSPs, having a very short N-terminal region, and lacking a C-terminal tail. Recombinant Hsp12.2 and...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kokke BP,Leroux MR,Candido EP,Boelens WC,de Jong WW

更新日期：1998-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Cloned mouse delta-subtype opioid receptor (DOR1) was expressed in Xenopus oocytes to study the signal transduction. Opioid delta-agonists evoked a calcium-dependent chloride current in oocytes injected with mRNA derived from DOR1, together with that from the alpha subunit of Gi1. The delta-agonist-induced current was...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Miyamae T,Fukushima N,Misu Y,Ueda H

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has previously been shown that the levels of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase and polymers of ADP-ribose that co-purify with the nuclear matrix in regenerating liver fluctuate with the levels of in vivo DNA replication [(1988) FEBS Lett. 236, 362-366]. We have now electrophoretically identified lamins A and C, and poly(A...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Pedraza-Reyes M,Alvarez-Gonzalez R

更新日期：1990-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete sequence of a 94 amino acid human seminal plasma polypeptide exhibiting inhibin-like activity is presented. This molecule, called beta-inhibin, selectively and specifically suppresses the release of pituitary FSH in vivo as well as in vitro. It does not affect the secretion of LH. Such a novel acidic prot...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Seidah NG,Arbatti NJ,Rochemont J,Sheth AR,Chrétien M

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are members of the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family that signal via type I and type II serine/threonine kinase receptors and intracellular Smad transcription factors. BMPs are multifunctional regulators of development and tissue homeostasis and they were initially characte...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cai J,Pardali E,Sánchez-Duffhues G,ten Dijke P

更新日期：2012-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The WRN protein is mutated in the chromosomally unstable Werner syndrome (WS) and the Nbs1 protein is mutated in Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS). The Nbs1 protein is an integral component of the M/R/N complex. Although WRN is known to interact with this complex in response to gamma-irradiation, the mechanism of actio...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cheng WH,Sakamoto S,Fox JT,Komatsu K,Carney J,Bohr VA

更新日期：2005-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Several mRNAs are known to be targeted to dendrites in hippocampal neurons. In this study, we show that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) mRNA has two distinct cis-acting dendritic targeting elements in the short 3' untranslated region (UTR): a constitutive element and an activity-dependent one. Moreover, delet...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Oe S,Yoneda Y

更新日期：2010-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of p53 plays a central role in the cell's response to various stress signals. We investigated whether p53 is activated upon disruption of actin microfilaments, caused by cytochalasin D (CD). We show that treatment with CD leads to accumulation of p53 in the cells and activation of p53-dependent transcriptio...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rubtsova SN,Kondratov RV,Kopnin PB,Chumakov PM,Kopnin BP,Vasiliev JM

更新日期：1998-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterized the glucose transport system in the Kc cells of Drosophila melanogaster. The transporter is stereospecific and can be inhibited by both cytochalasin B and phloretin, with ki values of 4 microM and 30 microM for cytochalasin B and phloretin, respectively. Moreover, phlordzin does not affect uptake...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wang M,Wang C

更新日期：1993-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The myo-inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3)-induced Ca2+ mobilization in single saponin-permeabilized and fura-2-loaded parietal cells was analysed by a fluorescence digital image processor. When the cells were incubated with ATP, free cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration [( Ca2+]i) increased in some restricted cytoplasmic r...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tsunoda Y,Yodozawa S,Tashiro Y

更新日期：1988-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome bd is a bacterial respiratory oxidase carrying three hemes but no copper. We show that nitric oxide (NO) reacts with the intermediate F of cytochrome bd from Azotobacter vinelandii: (i) with a 1:1 stoichiometry, (ii) rapidly (k=1.2 +/- 0.1 x 10(5)M(-1)s(-1) at 20 degrees C), and (iii) yielding the oxidized ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Borisov VB,Forte E,Sarti P,Brunori M,Konstantinov AA,Giuffrè A

更新日期：2006-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Adiponectin whose systemic levels are reduced in obesity-related diseases ameliorates insulin sensitivity and regulates biological processes like apoptosis, proliferation, migration and inflammation. Adiponectin binds to adiponectin receptors, AdipoR1 and AdipoR2, which are ubiquitously expressed. Clathrin-dependent e...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Buechler C,Wanninger J,Neumeier M

更新日期：2010-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactase phlorizin hydrolase (LPH; EC 3.2.1.62) is a membrane-bound, family 1 beta-glycosidase found on the brush border of the mammalian small intestine. LPH, purified from sheep small intestine, was capable of hydrolysing a range of flavonol and isoflavone glycosides. The catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/K(m)) for the hy...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Day AJ,Cañada FJ,Díaz JC,Kroon PA,Mclauchlan R,Faulds CB,Plumb GW,Morgan MR,Williamson G

更新日期：2000-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Coeliac disease is a chronic enteropathy caused by the ingestion of wheat gliadin and other cereal prolamines derived from rye and barley. In the present work, we investigated the mechanisms underlying altered barrier function properties exerted by gliadin-derived peptides in human Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sander GR,Cummins AG,Henshall T,Powell BC

更新日期：2005-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:As a conserved non-coding RNA gene, transcripts of MALAT-1 localize predominately in the nucleus. However in G2/M cell cycle phase, MALAT-1 transcripts were surprisingly found to translocate from the nucleus into the cytoplasm. Investigation also found that in this process MALAT-1 interacts with an abundant nuclear fa...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yang F,Yi F,Han X,Du Q,Liang Z

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addition of hydrocortisone to the rat mammary gland myoepithelial cell line, G4.2.3, induces the synthesis and secretion of alpha 2-macroglobulin. Interleukin-1 beta, interleukin-6 and transforming growth factor-beta synergize with hydrocortisone, increasing the synthesis of alpha 2-macroglobulin 2- to 4-fold, althoug...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Warburton MJ,Gusterson BA,O'Hare MJ

更新日期：1993-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:It was of interest to examine whether yeast Cu-thionein could be used to transfer the thiolate bound copper directly into the copper binding site of 'blue' apoproteins which contain free thiol groups. In particular apo-stellacyanin was used in the present study and it was found to be able to accept Cu(I) from yeast Cu...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hartmann HJ,Morpurgo L,Desideri A,Rotilio G,Weser U

更新日期：1983-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Stability of green fluorescent protein (GFP) is sometimes important for a proper practical application of this protein. Random mutagenesis and targeted mutagenesis have been used to create better-folded variants of GFP, including recently reported extra-superfolder GFP. Our aim was to determine the crystal structure o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Choi JY,Jang TH,Park HH

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cardiovascular system consists of many cell types with distinct embryonic origins. Cells from an Islet1 (Isl1)-expressing progenitor population make a substantial contribution to the developing heart. We reasoned that cells derived from Isl1-expressing progenitors might contribute more widely to the cardiovascular...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Keenan ID,Rhee HJ,Chaudhry B,Henderson DJ

更新日期：2012-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenomedullin (ADM) functions as a survival factor against hypoxic cell death. However, molecular mechanisms underlying the cell survival pathway remain largely unknown. In this report, we showed that ADM suppressed reactive oxygen species (ROS) increase by inhibiting reduction of glutathione (GSH) level in hypoxia/r...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kim SM,Kim JY,Lee S,Park JH

更新日期：2010-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Post-absorptive gluconeogenesis from lactate measured in vivo increases 3-fold in 24-month-old rats compared to 3-month-old animals. Fractional lactate turnover rates showed no significant differences between the two groups of animals. Lower plasma glucose concentrations and insulin-glucagon ratios may explain the inc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Satrústegui J,Cuezva JM,Machado A

更新日期：1986-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is associated with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). Although most clinical isolates of STEC produce hemolysin (called enterohemolysin), the precise role of enterohemolysin in the pathogenesis of STEC infections is unknown. Here we demonstrated that E. coli carrying the clo...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Taneike I,Zhang HM,Wakisaka-Saito N,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2002-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes (AC) induce blood-brain barrier (BBB) properties in brain endothelial cells (EC). As antioxidative activity (AOA) is assumed to be a BBB characteristic, we tested whether AC improve AOA of EC. Monocultivated AC showed higher AOA [manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (Cat), glutathione peroxidase (...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schroeter ML,Mertsch K,Giese H,Müller S,Sporbert A,Hickel B,Blasig IE

更新日期：1999-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence has previously suggested that cellobiose:quinone oxidoreductase (CBQ) in cellulolytic cultures of Phanerochaete chrysosporium might be produced from cellobiose oxidase (CBO) by proteolytic cleavage. This study demonstrates that the ratio of CBO activity to (CBO + CBQ) activity declines with decreasing culture...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Habu N,Samejima M,Dean JF,Eriksson KE

更新日期：1993-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of regenerating lung lobes is preceded by an increase of the activity of L-ornithine decarboxylase (ODC). Mechanical factors play a role in determining both the growth rate and enhancement of activity of ODC in regenerating lung lobes. Hormonal regulation also appears of importance as shown by the increased ODC...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tatár-Kiss S,Bardócz S,Kertai P

更新日期：1984-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently developed an in vitro differentiation model of immortalized non-transformed human hepatocytes using butyrate, and observed the induction of inducible NO synthase (iNOS). In this study, we analyzed the effect of NO on the urea-synthetic capacity of these cells. The inhibition of iNOS during butyrate tr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yoon JH,Lee HS,Kim TH,Woo GH,Kim CY

更新日期：2000-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The photosynthetic reaction center is one of the most complicated molecular complexes. Transducing photon energy to a transmembrane electrochemical potential difference for protons, it is the direct or indirect energy source for virtually all life. We show here that it operates in a simple, battery-like manner, with a...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： van Rotterdam BJ,Crielaard W,van Stokkum IH,Hellingwerf KJ,Westerhoff HV

更新日期：2002-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The mediator complex in the RNA polymerase II holoenzyme is known to be involved in transcriptional activation. The role of the essential mediator component Srb7p has been difficult to investigate, since no conditional lethal allele has been available to date. While the expression of Srb7p under the control of a repre...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Gromöller A,Lehming N

更新日期：2000-10-27 00:00:00