Ras is involved in gap junction closure in proliferating fibroblasts or preadipocytes but not in differentiated adipocytes.

abstract：:The family of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) serves as the target for almost a third of currently marketed drugs, and provides the predominant mechanism through which extracellular factors transmit signals to the cell. The discovery of GPCRs with no known ligand has initiated a frenzy of research, with the aim of...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Brown AJ,Jupe S,Briscoe CP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 2 cystatins comprise a class of cysteine peptidase inhibitor presumed to mediate protective functions at various locations, including the oral cavity. Seven cystatin genes are clustered within a 300-kb region of human 20p11.2. "Salivary" cystatins, encoded by CST1, 2, 4, and 5, are present in saliva at significan...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Dickinson DP,Thiesse M,Hicks MJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to express a eukaryotic pre-protein in Escherichia coli so that it could be obtained intact, without cleavage, by bacterial leader peptidase. To this end, cDNA coding for honeybee prepromelittin was ligated to the 3' end of genes coding for truncated forms of either Protein A or beta-galactosi...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： He M,Liu H,Austen B

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and debilitating autoimmune disorder of the central nervous system in which the autoimmune T cells destroy myelin, thus causing lesion, damage, and neuronal dysfunction. Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) is an animal model of MS that is particularly useful for testing...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Pahan S,Pahan K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence suggested that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) variants may be involved in the progression of various cancers. However, the association of the lncRNAs polymorphisms with the risk for esophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma (EGJA) is still unknown. In this case-control study, we selected two cancer-re...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Cao R,Chen Y,Wang J,Chen M,Chen S,Tang W

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic instability and epigenetic alterations are distinct hallmarks shared by cancer and aging. Sirtuins (SIRTs) are class III histone deacetylases that regulate gene expression in response to cellular metabolic status. SIRTs can modulate chromatin function through direct deacetylation of histones and by promoting a...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wu X,Cao N,Fenech M,Wang X

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most lethal gynecological cancer. The molecular mechanism of it is complicated, and numerous researches suggest that microRNAs are key regulators for it. This study was to investigate the pivotal role of miR-629 in the progression of OC and to reveal the possible molecular mechanism of its a...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Shao L,Shen Z,Qian H,Zhou S,Chen Y

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous study, a kind of novel hybrid immunoglobulin (Ig)-binding proteins (IBPs) was obtained with the characteristic structure of alternately arranged Finegoldia magna (formerly Peptostreptococcus magnus) protein L (P. magnus protein L, PpL) B3 domain (B3) and Staphylococcal protein A (SpA) D domain (D). In ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Jiang SH,Wang JF,Xu R,Liu YJ,Wang XN,Cao J,Zhao P,Shen YJ,Yang T,Yang H,Jia JA,Chen QL,Pan W

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major surface promoter of human hepatitis B virus can produce three distinct groups of S transcripts. The initiation sites of these transcripts are in close proximity. Encompassing the ATG for the middle surface protein, the largest S transcript (+1) encodes the middle surface protein whereas the other two (+20 an...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Kuo YL,Ting LP

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) infection leads to penetration of the central nervous system (CNS) in virtually all infected individuals and HIV-1-induced encephalopathy in a significant number of untreated patients. The molecular mechanisms by which HIV-1 enters the CNS and yields CNS dysfunction are stil...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Pomerantz RJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-mobility group protein A1 (HMGA1), an architectural transcription factor, was found to regulate multiple gene expression in mammals. Recent studies firmly indicate an association between HMGA1 and type 2 diabetes. However, the presence and function of HMGA1 in diabetic vasculopathy has not been substantiated. in ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zhang Q,Chen L,Zhao Z,Wu Y,Zhong J,Wen G,Cao R,Zu X,Liu J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose-derived stem cells/adipose-derived progenitor cells (ADPCs) are multipotent stem cells that can differentiate in vitro into many cell types. However, the vast majority of experimental materials were obtained from human, mouse, rabbit, and other mammals but rarely from poultry. In this study, ADPCs were isolate...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gong X,Hou L,Bai C,Jin D,He X,Guan W,Ma Y

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ginsenoside, a natural triterpenoid saponin, exhibits immunomodulatory and anticancer activities. In the present study, we demonstrated that ginsenoside Rg1 induced secretion of cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and IL-1β, and chemokines such as IL-8 and IP-10 in a dose-depe...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Huang Y,Zou Y,Lin L,Zheng R

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing amount of evidence suggests that interleukin-18 (IL-18) plays a pivotal role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia. However, association between single nucleotide polymorphism of IL-18 and the risk of schizophrenia has not been clarified. This study examined whether two promoter polymorphisms -137 G/C ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Liu J,Liu J,Zhou Y,Li S,Li Y,Song X,Wang J,Wang L,Ying B

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have revealed that miR-205 plays important roles in the development of gynecological cancers and thus may serve as a potential prognostic biomarker, but the current conclusions remain controversial. Therefore, the goal of this study was to explore the prognostic significance and functional mechanisms o...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wu Z,Tang H,Xiong Q,Liu D,Xia T,Liang H,Ye Q

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The murine 18A2/mts1 and its human homolog h-mts1 (S100A4), encoding a Ca2+-binding protein belonging to the S-100 family, are associated with high invasive and metastatic potentials of murine tumors, human tumor cell lines in vitro, and human tumors growing as xenografts. The nm23 is a putative metastasis-suppressor ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Albertazzi E,Cajone F,Leone BE,Naguib RN,Lakshmi MS,Sherbet GV

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PC12 pheochromocytoma cell line has been a favorite model system for cell and neurobiologists, but has proven relatively refractory to standard DNA transfection methods. We have found that the cationic lipid "lipofectin" provides a simple, gentle, and nontoxic procedure that vastly improves transfection efficienci...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Muller SR,Sullivan PD,Clegg DO,Feinstein SC

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A primary response of the avian intestine to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] is increased synthesis of a 28-kD calcium-binding protein, calbindin-D28k (CaBP). This study examined whether 1,25-(OH)2D3 regulates CaBP gene transcription by an interaction of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) with a vitamin D-responsive...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Macdonald PN,Whitfield GK,Haussler CA,Hocker AM,Haussler MR,Komm BS

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA condensed agents can improve the transfection efficiency of the cationic liposome delivery system. However, various condensed agents have distinct transfection efficiency and cellular cytotoxicity. The object of this study was to screen the optimal agents with the high transfection efficiency and low cytotoxicity ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wang J,Ye X,Ni H,Zhang J,Ju S,Ding W

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated and characterized a cDNA encoding a chicken beta homolog of c-erbA, or thyroid hormone receptor (TR). Chicken liver cDNA libraries were screened with a rat TR beta-1 cDNA probe, and several cDNA inserts were isolated and characterized. The sequence of one cDNA predicts a 369-amino-acid open reading fr...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Showers MO,Darling DS,Kieffer GD,Chin WW

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sestrin2 is involved in a different cellular response to stress conditions. However, the function of Sestrin2 in the cardiovascular system remains unknown. In the present study, we tested whether Sestrin2 has a beneficial effect on macrophage cell apoptosis induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL). We found...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Hu HJ,Shi ZY,Lin XL,Chen SM,Wang QY,Tang SY

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have screened an Aplysia atrial gland cDNA library using a prohormone convertase (PC)1 probe prepared by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and have isolated an Aplysia PC1-related full-length 3.6-kb cDNA clone. The cDNA sequence (3,565 bp) encoded a putative preproendoprotease (APC1) of 703 amino acid residues that s...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gorham EL,Nagle GT,Smith JS,Shen H,Kurosky A

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are an important class of small, noncoding, regulatory RNAs found to be involved in regulating a wide variety of important cellular processes by the sequence-specific inhibition of gene expression. Viruses have evolved a number of mechanisms to take advantage of the regulatory potential of this high...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Dykxhoorn DM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetate and β-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) are the predominant substrates for de novo fatty acid (FA) synthesis in mammary gland of dairy cow. To investigate the nutrigenomic role of acetate and BHBA in bovine mammary epithelial cells during milk fat production, RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) transcriptomic analysis was used to i...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Song S,Jiang M,Zhou J,Zhao F,Hou X,Lin Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that the positively charged polyamines have a DNA-stabilizing function and that polyamine depletion alters chromatin function. We have previously shown that polyamine depletion causes an S phase prolongation, and others have shown that there is an accumulation of Okazaki-like fragments in polyamine-de...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Johansson VM,Oredsson SM,Alm K

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this article is to review our current understanding of the role of cytokines, chemokines, T cells, Langerhans cells, and neutrophils (PMN) and their interactions in vivo in the host response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa ocular challenge. The cellular/cytokine network in vivo has begun to be unraveled, and the ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Hazlett LD

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD95 (Fas/APO-1)-mediated apoptosis appears to be regulated by positive and negative signaling molecules. A human CD40/CD95 chimeric receptor was stably transfected into CD95-expressing human Jurkat T cells, and signaling through native and chimeric CD95 was compared in the same cell type to assess contributions of th...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Rudert F,Wang Y,Lindridge E,Watson J

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, efficient procedure for cross-linking two complementary oligonucleotides, which does not require chemical modification of either oligonucleotide, is described. One of the oligonucleotides is first converted to the 5'-phosphorothioate derivative with polynucleotide kinase. It is then incubated with its comple...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Chu BC,Orgel LE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed the interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) promoter region near the cap site. Specific DNA sequences required for lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induction within this region were identified using transfection of reporter plasmids that contained portions of the proximal IL-1 beta 5'-flanking sequence. An LPS-respons...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Godambe SA,Chaplin DD,Takova T,Bellone CJ

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study is to discuss the hypothesis that expression of plasma atherosclerosis-associated microRNAs (miRNAs) in hyperhomocysteinemia (Hhcy) patients could predict the presence of atherosclerosis from different channels. Six plasma miRNAs (miR-145, miR-155, miR-222, miR-133, miR-217, and miR-30) selected ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Liu K,Xuekelati S,Zhou K,Yan Z,Yang X,Inayat A,Wu J,Guo X

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00