A cysteine protease inhibitor stored in the large granules of horseshoe crab hemocytes: purification, characterization, cDNA cloning and tissue localization.

abstract：:Poly(8-oxyinosinic acid) (poly O8I), was synthesized by polymerizing 8-oxyinosine diphosphate using the enzyme polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPase). The polymer formed a 1 : 1 hybrid with polycytidylic acid (poly C). The hybrid was found to induce the production of interferon in the brain of white albino mice and pro...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Folayan JO

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Do non-active-site residues participate in protein function in a more direct way than just by holding the static framework of the protein molecule? If so, how important are they? As a model to answer these questions, ATB17, which is a mutant of aspartate aminotransferase created by directed evolution, is an ideal syst...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Shimotohno A,Oue S,Yano T,Kuramitsu S,Kagamiyama H

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acyl-CoA oxidase, the initial enzyme of the peroxisomal beta-oxidation system, was purified from rat liver. The final preparation was judged to be nearly homogeneous from the results of sedimentation analysis. Ultrogel AcA-34 column chromatography, and phosphocellulose column chromatography. The molecular weight of th...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Osumi T,Hashimoto T,Ui N

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis, a formation of neovessels, is regulated by the local balance between angiogenesis stimulators and inhibitors. A number of such endogenous regulators of angiogenesis have been found in the body. Recently, vasohibin-1 (VASH1) was isolated as a negative feedback regulator of angiogenesis produced by endothe...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sato Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tardigrades, a phylum of meiofaunal organisms, exhibit extraordinary tolerance to various environmental conditions, including extreme temperatures (-272 to 151 °C) and exposure to ionizing radiation. Proteins from anhydrobiotic tardigrades with homology to known proteins from other organisms are new potential targets ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kobayashi K,Kim J,Fukuda Y,Kozawa T,Inoue T

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoamide dehydrogenase (LADase) was purified to homogeneity from rat liver mitochondria, and the intracellular distribution and biosynthesis of the LADase were investigated with antibody prepared against the purified enzyme. 1) LADase activity was mostly found in mitochondria; the activity in cytosol was about one-te...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Matuda S,Saheki T

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An artificial gene coding for the human cap binding protein (hCBP: human IF-4E) was chemically synthesized and expressed in Escherichia coli under the control of a trp promoter. The DNA duplex of 662 bp was designed and constructed from 44 oligodeoxynucleotide fragments of typically 30 nucleotides in length. Although ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ueda H,Maruyama H,Doi M,Inoue M,Ishida T,Morioka H,Tanaka T,Nishikawa S,Uesugi S

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calnexin homologue (Cne1p) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was expressed in Escherichia coli to evaluate its chaperone function. The chaperone function was examined as to the effects on the suppression of thermal denaturation and the enhancement of refolding, using citrate synthase (CS) as a nonspecific chaperone subs...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Xu X,Kanbara K,Azakami H,Kato A

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently described the cloning of putative human CMP-sialic acid transporter (hCST) cDNA [Ishida, N. et al. (1996) J. Biochem. 120, 1074-1078]. The hCST cDNA coded for a hydrophobic protein with an amino acid sequence showing a high degree of similarity (92% identity) to that of murine CMP-sialic acid transporter. ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ishida N,Ito M,Yoshioka S,Sun-Wada GH,Kawakita M

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-site catalysis by F1-ATPase from a thermophilic bacterium PS3 (TF1) was examined by incubating the enzyme with a submolar amount of radioactive ATP. The profile of single-site catalysis by TF1 at 23 degrees C was different from that of beef heart mitochondrial F1-ATPase (MF1). ATP hydrolysis on the enzyme and r...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yohda M,Yoshida M

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies were raised against a synthetic peptide (43 amino acid residues) that corresponds to the complete profragment of human prorenin. Seven monoclonal antibodies were chosen for further characterization. Two antibodies, 2-X-C1 and 4-X-E1, reacted with the middle region and C-terminus of the profragmen...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ishizuka Y,Iizumi S,Akiyama F,Hori H,Poorman RA,Lobl TJ,Murakami K

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trypsin was used as a probe of F-actin conformation. F-actin is known to be refractory to proteolysis [Jacobson, G.R. and Rosenbusch, J.P. (1976) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S. 73, 2742-2746]. However, here it was found that F-actin could also be digested by trypsin to a 33-kDa fragment (like G-actin) when free MgADP is ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hozumi T

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amino acid sequences of fibrinopeptides A and B from the macaque, Macaca fuscata (Japanese monkey) and the guenon, Erythrocebus patas (patas monkey) were established. Fibrinopeptides A of the monkeys had a sequence identical with those of baboons: Ala-Asp-Thr-Gly-Glu-Gly-Asp-Phe-Leu-Ala-Glu-Gly-Gly-Gly-Val-Arg. Fibrin...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakamura S,Takenaka O,Takahashi K

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are small particles that are naturally released from various types of cells. EVs contain a wide variety of cellular components, such as proteins, nucleic acids, lipids and metabolites, which facilitate intercellular communication in diverse biological processes. In the tumor microenvironme...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yamauchi T,Moroishi T

更新日期：2020-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Chorismate mutase of Brevibacterium flavum, a common enzyme in phenylalanine and tyrosine biosynthesis, was separted into two different component, A and B, with molecular weights of 250,000 and 25,000, respectively, by ammonium sulfate fractionation or gel-filtration. Both components were essential for the enzymatic a...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Shiio I,Sugimoto S

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The P2X4 purinergic receptor is a key molecule in neuropathic pain, particularly in the allodynia after peripheral nerve injury. We therefore sought to establish an anti-P2X4 receptor monoclonal antibody that would be useful for detection and characterization of the P2X4 receptor. We first prepared the refolded extrac...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Igawa T,Higashi S,Abe Y,Ohkuri T,Tanaka H,Morimoto S,Yamashita T,Tsuda M,Inoue K,Ueda T

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Droplet counter-current chromatography (DCC) a novel liquid-liquid partition technique, is a useful method for the separation of glycolipids. After a series of investigations on suitable experimental conditions for DDC, mouse brain chloroform-methanol-0.5% CaCl2-n-propanol (50:60:40:6) by the ascending method with 500...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Otsuka H,Yamakawa T

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein level of the GTS1 gene product (Gts1p) fluctuated during the oscillation of energy metabolism in continuous culture of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Here, we found that the GTS1 mRNA level oscillated with the same periodicity as the metabolic oscillation, suggesting that the expression of GTS1 was re...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tonozuka H,Wang J,Mitsui K,Saito T,Hamada Y,Tsurugi K

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid beta peptide (Abeta) is a physiological peptide that is constantly catabolized in the brain. We previously demonstrated that an endopeptidase sensitive to phosphoramidon and thiorphan conducts the initial rate-limiting proteolysis of Abeta in vivo, but the exact molecular identity of the peptidase(s) has remai...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takaki Y,Iwata N,Tsubuki S,Taniguchi S,Toyoshima S,Lu B,Gerard NP,Gerard C,Lee HJ,Shirotani K,Saido TC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of porcine brain Ca2+-dependent regulator (CDR) protein on microtubule (MT) assembly from microtubular proteins isolated from porcine brain by temperature-dependent cycles of assembly-disassembly. CDR exhibited a potent inhibitory effect on MT assembly in the presence of Ca2+, whereas it had lit...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nishida E,Kumagai H,Ohtsuki I,Sakai H

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cell-wall-associated proteinase from Lactobacillus helveticus CP790, grown in skim milk, was purified to homogeneity by DEAE ion exchange chromatography in the presence of EDTA. Its molecular weight was estimated to be 45,000 by SDS-PAGE and also by the recovery of proteinase activity only from this fraction of SDS-...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yamamoto N,Akino A,Takano T

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-density lipoprotein (HDL) has been speculated to have an anti-atherogenic function. Many in vitro studies have demonstrated that HDL has the ability to remove cholesteryl ester (CE) from lipid-laden macrophages. However, the effect of alteration in chemical composition and particle diameter on the in vivo functio...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ishigami M,Yamashita S,Sakai N,Arai T,Hirano K,Hiraoka H,Kameda-Takemura K,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant hormone ethylene is generated from a unique precursor, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC). In previous studies, ACC deaminase, which degrades ACC to alpha-ketobutyrate and ammonia, was found in four strains of Pseudomonas, characterized, and sequenced. To verify the wider distribution of ACC deaminase i...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Minami R,Uchiyama K,Murakami T,Kawai J,Mikami K,Yamada T,Yokoi D,Ito H,Matsui H,Honma M

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OS-9 gene is frequently coamplified with CDK4 gene in human sarcomas. We isolated and characterized three isoforms of OS-9 cDNA found in a myeloid leukemia HL-60 cDNA library. Isoform 1 consisted of 2,700 bp, from which a 667 amino acid sequence was deduced and found to be identical with that of OS-9 cDNA from osteosa...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kimura Y,Nakazawa M,Yamada M

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The state of association of bovine Band 3, which is a major intrinsic protein of erythrocyte membranes, was examined in nonaethyleneglycol dodecyl ether (C12E9) solution by ultracentrifugation, gel filtration, gel electrophoresis and cross-linking studies. The molecular weight of bovine Band 3 was 107,000 +/- 5% as de...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakashima H,Makino S

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myosin forms stable ternary complexes with ADP and phosphate analogues of fluorometals that mimic different ATPase reaction intermediates corresponding to each step of the cross-bridge cycle. In the present study, we monitored the formation of ternary complexes of myosin.ADP.fluorometal using the fluorescence probe pr...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Maruta S,Uyehara Y,Aihara T,Katayama E

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial opsins can be refolded to regenerate the chromophore by transfer from SDS to DMPC/CHAPS/SDS mixed micelles in the presence of retinal. A sequential refolding model has been proposed for bacterioopsin [Booth et al. (1995) Nature Struct. Biol. 2, 139-143]. However, the roles of DMPC and CHAPS in the refold...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sugiyama Y,Mukohata Y

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat-stable L-lactate dehydrogenase [EC 1.1.1.27] was purified from an extremely thermophilic bacterium belonging to the genus Thermus, and it showed an allosteric nature dependent on fructose 1,6-bisphosphate as an effector. The enzyme had a molecular weight of approximately 120,000 with a subunit molecular weight of...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Taguchi H,Yamashita M,Matsuzawa H,Ohta T

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity and stability of mushroom tyrosinase were studied in ionic liquid (IL)-containing aqueous systems. The effect of three ILs ([BMIm][PF(6)], [BMIm][BF(4)]), and [BMIm][MeSO(4)], where [BMIm] = 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium) and their inorganic salts (KMeSO(4), KPF(6), and NaBF(4)) on the enzyme performance wa...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yang Z,Yue YJ,Huang WC,Zhuang XM,Chen ZT,Xing M

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) has two different targeting signals: an N-terminal signal peptide for the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) targeting and an internal nuclear localization signal. The protein not only functions as a secretory protein, but is also found in the nucleus and/or nucleolus under certain ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Amaya Y,Nakai T,Miura S

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00