Contractile effects of vanadate on aorta rings from virgin and pregnant rats.

abstract：:delta-Crystallin is a major structural protein of avian and reptilian lenses that is absent from the lenses of fish, amphibia and mammals. It appears to be a tetrameric protein with a native molecular weight near 200 000 (200K) and polypeptide molecular weight near 50K and 48K) (see Note added in proof). The alpha-cry...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Piatigorsky J

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activating mutations within the tyrosine kinase (TK) domain of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene are observed in 10 ~ 30% of the patients diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and are causally related to NSCLC initiation and progression. Treatments with tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) targeti...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Chen C,Peng S,Li P,Ma L,Gan X

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review examines the mechanism of translocation of cytoplasmically synthesized proteins into mitochondria. Approximately 10% of the mitochondrial proteins are synthesized within the organelles while most mitochondrial proteins are coded for by nuclear genes and synthesized on cytoplasmic ribosomes. Those mitochond...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ades IZ

更新日期：1982-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The function of the uterine smooth muscle in gestation and parturition is affected by a variety of hormones and biomolecules, some of which alter the intracellular levels of cAMP and Ca2+. Since the activity of smooth muscle MLCK has been shown to be modulated by phosphorylation, the effect of this modification of pre...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Pato MD,Kerc E,Lye SJ

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are popularly used in stem cell therapy for myocardial regeneration. The cell type that survives and maintains stem cell characteristics in the adverse microenvironment following ischemia-reperfusion injury is presumed to be ideal for tran...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： RajendranNair DS,Karunakaran J,Nair RR

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pig coronary artery cultured smooth muscle cells were skinned using saponin. In the presence of an ATP-regenerating system and oxalate, the skinned cells showed an ATP-dependent azide insensitive Ca(2+)-uptake which increased linearly with time for > 1 h. The Ca(2+)-uptake occurred with Km values of 0.20 +/- 0.03 micr...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Elmoselhi AB,Blennerhassett M,Samson SE,Grover AK

更新日期：1995-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerular mesangial cells play an important role in the development of glomerulosclerosis. Mesangial cell apoptosis has been shown to be involved in different stages of development of glomerulonephritis. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of inhibition of serine/threonine phosphatases by okadaic ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Parameswaran N,Spielman WS,Brooks DP,Nambi P

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BTF3, initially discovered as a factor required for transcription inititation of RNA polymerase II, is expressed in two isoforms, termed a and b. BTF3b, the transcriptionally inactive isoform, was identified as an interaction partner of protein kinase CK2 subunit beta employing the interaction trap system for screenin...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Grein S,Pyerin W

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of Mg2+ and Ca2+ deprivation on survival and growth of normal and transformed cultured cells were studied. Normal fibroblast from several origins (mouse, hamster and human) did not grow in 2 microM Mg2+ medium, whereas transformed fibroblasts (mouse and rat) and tumor cells of other types (mouse adrenocort...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ribeiro SM,Armelin HA

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is considered to be a major etiological factor but is not sufficient for the development of cervical cancer. Other host factors including altered tumor suppressor gene activities might contribute to the carcinogenic process. Fragile Histidine Triad (FHIT) has been shown to play a pivotal rol...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Neyaz MK,Hussain S,Hassan MI,Das BC,Husain SA,Bharadwaj M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The exchange of protons and deuterons by phosphoglucoisomerase during the single passage conversion of D-[2-13C,1-2H]fructose 6-phosphate in H2O or D-[2-13C]fructose 6-phosphate in D2O to D-[2-13C]glucose 6-phosphate, as coupled with the further generation of 6-phospho-D-[2-13C]gluconate in the presence of excess gluc...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Malaisse WJ,Liemans V,Malaisse-Lagae F,Ottinger R,Willem R

更新日期：1991-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ciprofloxacin induced an increment of reactive oxygen species in sensitive strains of Staphylococcus aureus leading to oxidative stress detected by chemiluminescence while resistant strains did not suffer such stress. Oxidation of lipids was performed by employing thiobarbituric acid reaction to detect the formation o...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Becerra MC,Páez PL,Laróvere LE,Albesa I

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of our study is to explore the regulation of C1QTNF1-AS1 on its target miR-221-3p/SOCS3 in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). To explore the underlying molecular regulation of non-coding RNA for HCC, differentially expressed patterns of lncRNAs and genes were examined by RNA-seq. GO and KEGG pathway analysi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Han W,Yu G,Meng X,Hong H,Zheng L,Wu X,Zhang D,Yan B,Ma Y,Li X,Wang Q

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The last decade has seen the rapid development of research investigating the molecular mechanisms whereby hormones, peptide growth factors and cytokines regulate cell metabolism, differentiation and proliferation. One general signalling mechanism used to transfer the information delivered by agonists into appropriate ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Nicotera P,Rossi AD

更新日期：1994-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrin has significant growth and metabolic effects on colonic mucosal cells. It is, however, not known if gastrin receptors are present on colonic mucosal cells that may directly mediate the reported biological effects of gastrin. In the present studies, the presence of specific gastrin binding sites on colonic muco...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Narayan S,Chicione L,Singh P

更新日期：1992-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The characterization of mutations in Japanese patients with lipidosis, particularly in metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) and Gaucher disease has been studied in detail. Metachromatic leukodystrophy is characterized by an accumulation of sulfatide in nervous tissues and kidney due to a deficiency of arylsulfatase A (A...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Eto Y,Kawame H,Hasegawa Y,Ohashi T,Ida H,Tokoro T

更新日期：1993-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:To differentiate whether the primary volume signal in dog red cells arises from a change in cell configuration or the concentration and dilution of cell contents, we prepared resealed ghosts that had the same surface area and hemoglobin concentration as intact cells but less than 1/3 their volume. Shrinkage of both in...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Parker JC,Colclasure GC

更新日期：1992-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin receptor binding was examined in the microvillous membranes of mid-term (20-22 weeks of gestation, MT) and full-term (FT) placentas from patients with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and in normal pregnant control (N). Mid-term placentas were obtained from patients who have had spontaneous abortion. The ma...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： al-Attas OS

更新日期：1995-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, it has been appreciated that cultured mast cells are significant sources of cytokines. However, the role of interkeukin-1 (IL-1) on mast cells and/or basophil degranulation is still unclear. In this report we provide evidence that rat basophilic leukemia cells (RBLC) cultured with a natural inhibitor of IL-1...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Conti P,Bouchet W,Feliciani C,Mammarella S,Kudchadker L,Barbacane RC,Reale M,Haggag I,Bruneau G,Thibault J,Theoharides TC

更新日期：1996-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain membrane lipid fatty acid composition and consequently membrane fluidity change with increasing age. Intracellular fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) such as heart H-FABP and the brain specific B-FABP, detected by immunoblotting of brain tissue, are thought to be involved in fatty acid uptake, metabolism, and d...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Pu L,Igbavboa U,Wood WG,Roths JB,Kier AB,Spener F,Schroeder F

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NAD kinase (NADK, EC 2.7.1.23) is the sole NADP(+)-biosynthetic enzyme that catalyzes phosphorylation of NAD(+) to yield NADP(+) using ATP as a phosphoryl donor, and thus, plays a vital role in the cell and represents a potentially powerful antimicrobial drug target. Although methods for expression and purification of...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Ohashi K,Kawai S,Koshimizu M,Murata K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of fasted rat diaphragms, previously treated with or without insulin were assayed for glycogen synthase, protein kinase and cyclic [3H]-AMP binding. Treatment with insulin produced an elevation in the % of glycogen synthase I and a concurrent decrease in cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase activity and cyclic...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Walkenbach RJ,Hazen R,Larner J

更新日期：1978-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Autophagy of mitochondria, i.e., mitophagy, plays a crucial role in coping with stressors in the aging process, metabolic disturbances, and neurological disorders. Impairments of the process might consequently lead to enhanced accumulation of aged and aggregated proteins and reduced cellular integrity in response to s...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Civelek M,Mehrkens JF,Carstens NM,Fitzenberger E,Wenzel U

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:S-glutathionylation, the formation of mixed disulfides of glutathione with cysteine residues of proteins, is a broadly observed physiological modification that occurs in response to oxidative stress. Since cysteine residues are particularly susceptible to oxidative modification by reactive oxygen species, S-glutathion...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Leonberg AK,Chai YC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence and expression of gene encoding the Ca(2+)-binding protein regucalcin in various species and tissues were investigated with Southern and Northern hybridization analyses using regucalcin cDNA (0.9 kb of open reading frame). Genomic Southern hybridization analysis demonstrated that regucalcin gene was wide...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Shimokawa N,Isogai M,Yamaguchi M

更新日期：1995-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Spa bathing is known as a medical treatment for certain diseases causing chronic pains. Spa water contains mineral components which lower the specific heat of the water, resulting in a higher efficiency to warm body-core temperature. This phenomenon yields pain-relieving effect for rheumatoid arthritis, low back pain,...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Maeda T,Kudo Y,Horiuchi T,Makino N

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The creatine kinase (CK) system is essential for cellular energetics in tissues or cells with high and fluctuating energy requirements. Creatine itself is known to protect cells from stress-induced injury. By using an siRNA approach to silence the CK isoenzymes in human keratinocyte HaCaT cells, expressing low levels ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Lenz H,Schmidt M,Welge V,Kueper T,Schlattner U,Wallimann T,Elsässer HP,Wittern KP,Wenck H,Staeb F,Blatt T

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of Aclacinomycin B (ACM-B), an anthracycline antitumor antibiotic, on the DNA-dependent RNA synthesis using single- and double-stranded DNAs of known base content and sequence is studied. The data show that ACM-B effectively inhibits the double-stranded DNA-directed RNA synthesis with a preference of poly[d...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Li LH,Yu FL

更新日期：1989-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Cisplatin is a widely used antineoplastic agent in the treatment of head and neck cancer. However, it is highly nephrotoxic. Oxidative stress is the main mechanism responsible for cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. The aim of this study was to characterize cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity, oxidative stress in periphera...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Quintanilha JCF,Visacri MB,Sousa VM,Bastos LB,Vaz CO,Guarnieri JPO,Amaral LS,Malaguti C,Lima CSP,Vercesi AE,Moriel P

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) plays a central role in regulating metabolism, including interaction with the estrogen receptor-α (ERα). Significantly, PPARγ activity can be modulated by small molecules to control cancer both in vitro and in vivo (Yin et al., Cancer Res 69...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biochemistry

authors： Mehta RG,Peng X,Roy S,Hawthorne M,Kalra A,Alimirah F,Mehta RR,Kopelovich L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00