Pseudoknot and translational control in the expression of the S15 ribosomal protein.

abstract：:p53 signaling plays an important role in cell death. Zerumbone, a natural cyclic sesquiterpene, has shown cytotoxic activity against many cancers. This study was done to investigate the anticancer effects of zerumbone on non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells and explored the involvement of p53 signaling. Cell viabi...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Hu Z,Zeng Q,Zhang B,Liu H,Wang W

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemiological studies have demonstrated that the diabetes mellitus is a serious health burden for both governments and healthcare providers. The present study was hypothesized to evaluate the antihyperglycemic potential of fraxetin by determining the activities of key enzymes of carbohydrate metabolism in streptozot...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Murali R,Srinivasan S,Ashokkumar N

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligonucleotides that complement Escherichia coli 16S ribosomal RNA residues 685-696 and 694-705 have been synthesized so as to incorporate antibody-recognizable markers: a 3'-terminal residue of N6-delta 2-isopentenyladenosine, a 5'-dinitrophenyl group, or both. Each oligonucleotide is able to bind RNA within the sma...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： McWilliams RA,Glitz DG

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Long-term exposure to high doses of caffeine affects several aspects of nitrogen metabolism, such as purine, pyrimidine and urea synthesis. However, little is known about the mechanisms of these changes and if they occur at shorter term. We have studied in isolated hepatocytes: 1) the in vitro effect of high doses of ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Jordá A,Saéz GT,Portolés M,Pallardó FV,Jimenez-Nacher I,Gascoó E

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertension is the leading cause of preventable mortality worldwide, contributing to over 9 million deaths per annum, predominantly owing to cardiovascular disease. The association of obesity, physical inactivity and alcohol with elevated blood pressure (BP) is firmly established. Weight loss or other dietary strateg...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Psara E,Pentieva K,Ward M,McNulty H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The product of the sex-determining gene SRY is a member of the HMG box containing protein superfamily. The HMG box is a DNA-binding domain of about 80 amino acids shared by many proteins with diverse functions. It seems that the functions of the full length protein are restricted to the HMG box but their molecular bas...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Soullier S,Poulat F,Boizet-Bonhoure B,Calas B,Bennes R,Heitz F,Berta P

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of specific Fab and Fv fragments and their complexes with antigens (avian lysozymes), haptens, and anti-idiotopic Fabs have been studied by immunochemical and crystallographic techniques. Antigen and antibody interact through closely complementary contacting surfaces, without major conformational changes. An ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Tello D,Spinelli S,Souchon H,Saul FA,Riottot MM,Mariuzza RA,Lascombe MB,Houdusse A,Eiselé JL,Fischmann T

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of DNA oligonucleotides complementary to potato spindle tuber viroid (PSTVd) on viroid infection were investigated. The oligonucleotides were used to form hybrids with PSTVd in the infection mixture. A 75% reduction of viroid infection was found when an oligonucleotide complementary to nucleotides 79-110 o...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Matousek J,Trnĕná L,Arnold L,Dĕdic P,Rakouský S,Steger G,Riesner D

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preadipocyte cell lines 3T3-L1 and 3T3-F442A are widely used to study the cellular mechanisms of preadipocyte differentiation and mature adipocyte functions. However, transfection with naked DNA is inefficient in these cell lines. Adenoviral gene transfer is a powerful technique to induce high levels of transgene ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Béréziat V,Moritz S,Klonjkowski B,Decaudain A,Auclair M,Eloit M,Capeau J,Vigouroux C

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus subtilis strain SO113 secretes a pectate lyase which is produced during the exponential death phase of growth, just before sporulation. This extracellular pectate lyase, which produces unsaturated products from polygalacturonate, was purified 35-fold from the culture supernatant of Bacillus subtilis by a CM S...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Nasser W,Chalet F,Robert-Baudouy J

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High glucose (HG)-induced podocyte injury contributes to the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy, a severe complication of diabetes. Bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) has emerged as a critical regulator for cell injury. However, whether BRD4 participates in HG-induced podocyte injury remains unclear. In this st...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Zuo H,Wang S,Feng J,Liu X

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein l-isoaspartyl-O-methyltransferase (PIMT) is an ubiquitous enzyme widely distributed in cells and plays a role in the repair of deamidated and isomerized proteins. In this study, we show that this enzyme is present in cytosolic extract of Vibrio cholerae, an enteric pathogenic Gram-negative bacterium and is enz...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Chatterjee T,Pal A,Chakravarty D,Dey S,Saha RP,Chakrabarti P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Injection of 3,5,3' L-triiodothyronine (15 micrograms/100 g) induces a biphasic enhancement of rat heart ornithine decarboxylase (EC. 4.1.17) activity after 4 and 21 hours. This induction is observed after each daily injection, but to a lesser extent. The properties of partially purified basal enzyme and induced enzym...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Raymondjean M,Kneip B,Bachner L,Bogdanovsky-Sequeval D,Schapira G

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have purified, by a three step procedure, a yeast C-nitrosoreductase and studied its action on p-nitroso-N,N-dimethylaniline. Microcalorimetric measurements performed on the microcalorimeter LKB "batch", have been given the number of protons exchanged during the reaction : four protons are involved. Two are given b...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Huynh CH

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the years, imino proton exchange measurements have provided a description of base-pair opening and of properties of internal motions of nucleic acids such as the individual opening of base pairs and the insensitivity of base-pair lifetimes to the nature and stability of neighboring pairs. A recent determination o...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Leijon M,Leroy JL

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The translation factor EF-P is required for efficient prokaryotic peptide bond synthesis on 70S ribosomes from fMet-tRNAfMet. This protein has been purified from Escherichia coli cells and the gene, efp, encoding it has been cloned and sequenced. We have isolated recombinant clones which overexpress a protein that co-...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Aoki H,Adams SL,Turner MA,Ganoza MC

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts at isolating individual human milk proteins showed that cross interactions made it difficult to obtain of homogeneous components. A new method was devised, based on complete precipitation of milk proteins with saturated ammonium sulphate and progressive solubilization of the precipitate on a column of Sephade...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Brignon G,Ribadeau-Dumas B

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lactose plasmid pUCL22 of the single plasmid strain Streptococcus lactis ssp. lactis Z270 was demonstrated to fuse with the heterologous conjugative plasmid pVA797. The fusion of pUCL22 with pVA797 occurred by recombination between a specific sequence of pUCL22 and different sites of pVA797. The cointegrates of pU...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Novel M,Huang DC,Novel G

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pterocarpans, a family of isoflavonoids found in the diverse Fabaceae, display potent cytotoxic activity over a panel of tumor cell lines, and among those tested, 2,3,9- trimethoxypterocarpan displays the most potent activity. This study evaluates the effects of 2,3,9-trimethoxypterocarpan and its related derivatives ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Militão GC,Prado MP,Pessoa C,de Moraes MO,Silveira ER,Lima MA,Veloso PA,Costa-Lotufo LV,Machado-Santelli GM

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorus metabolites and intracellular pH have been examined in the slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum by non-destructive 31P-NMR measurements. In a spectrum from a suspension of aerobic amoebae, the major peaks are inorganic phosphate, nucleotide di- and triphosphates. In the corresponding perchloric acid extract,...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Satre M,Klein G,Martin JB

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of the gene encoding chicken ribosomal protein L7a was determined. The gene contains eight exons and seven introns, which spread over 3613 nucleotides. The transcription initiation sites were located on four consecutive nucleotides GCCC, which are at the 5' terminus of a short polypyrimidine tr...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Maeda N,Kenmochi N,Tanaka T

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NADPH-oxidase complex, which plays beneficial or detrimental role in the inflammatory and degenerative diseases, is a membrane multi-subunit complex tightly regulated in order to produce superoxide anions, precursor of oxygen reactive species (ROS), in cells. The flavocytochrome b(558) (Cytb(558)) is the catalytic...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Souabni H,Machillot P,Baciou L

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycolipids constitute a class of molecules with various biological activities. Among them, sugar-based bolaamphiphiles characterized by their biocompatibility, biodegradability and lower toxicity, became interesting for the development of efficient and low cost lipid-based drug delivery systems. Their activity seems ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Nasir MN,Crowet JM,Lins L,Obounou Akong F,Haudrechy A,Bouquillon S,Deleu M

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-28 and IL-29 were recently described as members of a new cytokine family that shares with type I interferon (IFN) the same Jak/Stat signalling pathway driving expression of a common set of genes. Accordingly, they have been named IFN lambda. IFNs lambda exhibit several common features with type I IFNs: antiviral ac...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Uzé G,Monneron D

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four crystal structures of transfer RNA molecules were refined at 3 A resolution with the inclusion of the solvent molecules found in the difference maps: yeast tRNA-phe in the orthorhombic form, yeast tRNA-phe in the monoclinic form and yeast tRNA-asp in the A and B forms. Over 100 solvent molecules were located in e...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Westhof E,Dumas P,Moras D

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sphingolipids are degraded by sphingomyelinase and ceramidase in the gut to ceramide and sphingosine, which may inhibit cell proliferation and induce apoptosis, and thus have anti-tumour effects in the gut. Although previous rodent studies including experiments on knockout mice indicate a role of neutral ceramidase in...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Ohlsson L,Palmberg C,Duan RD,Olsson M,Bergman T,Nilsson A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the bacterium Escherichia coli, H-NS-(H1, H1a) is a heat-stable protein with a molecular mass of 15.5 kDa involved in nucleoid organisation and gene regulation linked to certain signal transduction pathways. We have shown that, following addition of preparations of everted inner membrane vesicles, heat-stable cleav...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Goldberg MD,Canvin JR,Freestone P,Andersen C,Laoudj D,Williams PH,Holland IB,Norris V

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In septic shock patients, alterations of plasma phospholipid fatty acid profile have never been described. The purpose of this monocentric, non-interventional, observational prospective study was to describe this fatty acid profile in the early phase of septic shock in intensive care unit. Thirty-seven adult patients ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Rival T,Cinq-Frais C,Silva-Sifontes S,Garcia J,Riu B,Salvayre R,Genestal M,Caspar-Bauguil S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein 3D structures support their biological functions. As the number of protein structures is negligible in regards to the number of available protein sequences, prediction methodologies relying only on protein sequences are essential tools. In this field, protein secondary structure prediction (PSSPs) is a mature ...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： de Brevern AG

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The widespread nature of protein phosphorylation/dephosphorylation underscores its key role in cell signaling metabolism, growth and differentiation. Tyrosine phosphorylation of cytoplasmic proteins is a critical event in the regulation of intracellular signaling pathways activated by external stimuli. An adequate bal...

journal_title：Biochimie

authors： Zambuzzi WF,Milani R,Teti A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00