Expression of the cell-adhesion molecule VCAM-1 by stromal cells is necessary for osteoclastogenesis.

abstract：:A new type of mitogenic factor (protein) was purified from the culture supernatant of a strain of Streptococcus pyogenes by SP-Sephadex C-25 column chromatography, preparative isoelectric focusing and reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The purified factor, showing marked mitogenic activity in rabbi...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Yutsudo T,Murai H,Gonzalez J,Takao T,Shimonishi Y,Takeda Y,Igarashi H,Hinuma Y

更新日期：1992-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the pharmacological properties of genetically engineered human NK1 tachykinin receptors in which residues at the extracellular surface of the fourth transmembranal domain were substituted with the corresponding amino acids from the NK2 receptor. We show that substitution of G166C:Y167F in the human NK1...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Ciucci A,Palma C,Riitano D,Manzini S,Werge TM

更新日期：1997-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The KlICL1 gene, encoding isocitrate lyase in Kluyveromyces lactis, is essential for ethanol utilization. Deletion analyses identified two functional promoter elements, CSRE-A and CSRE-B. Transcription is activated on ethanol, but not on glucose, glycerol or lactate. Expression depends on the KlCat8p transcription fac...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rodicio R,López ML,Cuadrado S,Cid AF,Redruello B,Moreno F,Heinisch JJ,Hegewald AK,Breunig KD

更新日期：2008-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA clone encoding cholesterol side-chain cleavage cytochrome P450 (P450scc) was isolated from a rainbow trout ovarian follicle cDNA library. The cDNA contains an open reading frame of 1,542 nucleotides encoding a protein of 514 amino acids. The predicted amino acid sequence of trout P450scc shows 48% homology with...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Takahashi M,Tanaka M,Sakai N,Adachi S,Miller WL,Nagahama Y

更新日期：1993-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thimet oligopeptidase (EC 3.4.24.15; TOP) is a Zn(II) endopeptidase implicated in physiological regulation of processes involving neuropeptides. The present study clarifies the active site structure and mechanism of catalysis of TOP. The enzyme exhibited a bell-shaped pH dependence of activity having an acidic limb du...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sigman JA,Edwards SR,Pabon A,Glucksman MJ,Wolfson AJ

更新日期：2003-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation and characterization of the cDNA coding for the 216-residue Xenopus laevis prion protein is reported. Existence of this protein in amphibians was suggested by an EST fragment (accession number BG813008), while a conclusive demonstration is presented here. This protein exhibits a higher identity level to avia...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Strumbo B,Ronchi S,Bolis LC,Simonic T

更新日期：2001-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:DOCK and Affinity studies were carried out to study the binding of D- and L-penicillamine to the transactivator protein (tat) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). These studies reveal a selective binding of D-penicillamine to the cysteine-rich region covering amino acid residues 20-38 of the tat protein. A ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Demirhan I,Kanyalkar M,Chandra A,Doerr HW,Coutinho E,Loewer J,Saran A,Chandra P

更新日期：2002-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of sulfatide and its precursor galactosylceramide (gal-cer) on the kinetics of production of cytokines were studied. In human mononuclear leucocytes, gal-cer but not sulfatide induced significantly increased amounts of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) mRNA. In phytohemagglutinin-sti...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Bovin LF,Fredman P,Månsson JE,Buschard K,Bendtzen K

更新日期：1999-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The diterpene forskolin stimulated rat cardiac adenylate cyclase activity at least 20-fold and potentiated the effect of NaF. The stimulatory effect of forskolin was reduced in the presence of Gpp(NH)p. Ethanol markedly reduced the stimulation of adenylate cyclase by forskolin while potentiating NaF and Gpp(NH)p stimu...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Robberecht P,Waelbroeck M,Chatelain P,Camus JC,Christophe J

更新日期：1983-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:500 MHz 1H NMR studies of human epidermal growth factor are described. The backbone resonances of the 1-48 derivative of hEGF have been assigned using two-dimensional techniques. Analysis of the type and magnitude of the observed sequential nuclear Overhauser effects and the NH-alpha CH spin-spin coupling constants al...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Carver JA,Cooke RM,Esposito G,Campbell ID,Gregory H,Sheard B

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ANKRD1/CARP gene encodes a muscle-specific protein which has been implicated in transcriptional regulation and myofibrillar assembly. Several features at both the mRNA and protein levels define ANKRD1 as a gene whose expression is tightly regulated, and deregulated expression of this protein has been recently asso...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Badi I,Cinquetti R,Frascoli M,Parolini C,Chiesa G,Taramelli R,Acquati F

更新日期：2009-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Incubating either Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells or 3T3-L1 adipocytes with insulin increased the phosphorylation of the eIF-4E-binding protein, PHAS-I. Insulin also activated p70S6K and the Erk-1 and Erk-2 isoforms of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase). However, the concentrations of the hormone needed t...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Scott PH,Lawrence JC Jr

更新日期：1997-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and analysis of the primary structure of the CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase revealed that this enzyme is the first iron-sulphur protein of the Rieske type to be found in the cytosol of Eukarya. The dithionite-reduced hydroxylase exhibited an EPR signal known ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schlenzka W,Shaw L,Kelm S,Schmidt CL,Bill E,Trautwein AX,Lottspeich F,Schauer R

更新日期：1996-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) replication and pathogenesis involve both virus-encoded proteins and cellular factors. In our study, we showed that NS5B, the HCV RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, interacted with M2 type pyruvate kinase (M2PK) but not L type pyruvate kinase. We confirmed the interaction by GST pull down, coimmunop...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Wu X,Zhou Y,Zhang K,Liu Q,Guo D

更新日期：2008-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial monocyte-activating polypeptide II (EMAP II) is a proinflammatory cytokine and a chemoattractant for leukocytes. The mature cytokine is formed in apoptotic cells by cleavage of the precursor proEMAP II. Here we show that caspase-7 is capable of cleaving proEMAP II in vitro. A proEMAP II mutant, in which th...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Behrensdorf HA,van de Craen M,Knies UE,Vandenabeele P,Clauss M

更新日期：2000-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases mediate cellular responses to a wide variety of stimuli. Activation of a MAP kinase occurs after phosphorylation by an upstream dual-specificity protein kinase, known as a MAP kinase kinase or MEK. The Arabidopsis thaliana genome encodes 10 MEKs but few of these have been shown ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Melikant B,Giuliani C,Halbmayer-Watzina S,Limmongkon A,Heberle-Bors E,Wilson C

更新日期：2004-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Although signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) mediated regulation of p53 transcription and apoptosis has been previously reported, modulation of other members of the p53 family of transcription factors remains poorly understood. In this study, we found that STAT1 and TA-p73 can interact directly ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Soond SM,Carroll C,Townsend PA,Sayan E,Melino G,Behrmann I,Knight RA,Latchman DS,Stephanou A

更新日期：2007-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha-Allenyl putrescine (5,6-heptadiene-1,4-diamine) was designed as a new potential enzyme-activated irreversible inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC). This compound, and more specifically its (R)-enantiomer, produced time-dependent inhibitions of E. coli and rat liver ODC. The inhibitions exhibit saturation k...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Danzin C,Casara P

更新日期：1984-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The state of assembly of the pyruvate and 2-oxoglutarate dehydrogenase multienzyme complexes was examined after the dihydrolipoyl acyltransferase (E2) component of each enzyme system had been subjected to varying degrees of limited proteolysis. Dissociation of the dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase (E3) component accompanied...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Packman LC,Perham RN

更新日期：1986-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In thrombin-stimulated platelets alpha IIb beta 3 integrin engagement triggers both phosphatidylinositol 3',4'-bisphosphate synthesis and calpain activation. We checked the possible involvement of calpains in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase signalling pathway using a cell permeant specific inhibitor of calpains, calpept...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Montsarrat N,Racaud-Sultan C,Mauco G,Plantavid M,Payrastre B,Breton-Douillon M,Chap H

更新日期：1997-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The α-subunit of the cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel (NaV1.5) plays a central role in cardiomyocyte excitability. We have recently reported that NaV1.5 is post-translationally modified by arginine methylation. Here, we aimed to identify the enzymes that methylate NaV1.5, and to describe the role of arginine methy...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Beltran-Alvarez P,Espejo A,Schmauder R,Beltran C,Mrowka R,Linke T,Batlle M,Pérez-Villa F,Pérez GJ,Scornik FS,Benndorf K,Pagans S,Zimmer T,Brugada R

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the lysosomal storage disorder Gaucher disease (GD), glucosylceramide (GlcCer) accumulates due to the defective activity of glucocerebrosidase. A subset of GD patients develops neuropathology. We now show mislocalization of Limp2-positive puncta and a large reduction in the number of Lamp1-positive puncta, which ar...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zigdon H,Meshcheriakova A,Farfel-Becker T,Volpert G,Sabanay H,Futerman AH

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoglobin-binding proteins are necessary for pathogens to obtain iron from Hb. Entamoeba histolytica can grow using Hb as source of iron, but the underlying mechanism has not previously been established. In this work, we identified a 45 kDa Hb-binding protein of E. histolytica, which we named Ehhmbp45. In silico anal...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Cruz-Castañeda A,Olivares-Trejo JJ

更新日期：2008-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Replication protein A (RP-A) was isolated from tobacco suspension cells and purified to near homogeneity by a procedure involving isolation of protoplasts, preparation of nuclei, nuclear lysis, binding to a column of single-stranded (ss) DNA cellulose and elution at different salt concentrations. The purified protein ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Garcia-Maya MM,Buck KW

更新日期：1997-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In Drosophila, the tumor suppressor Scribble is localized at the septate junctions of epithelial cells. Its mammalian homologue, hScrib, is a basolateral protein likely associated to proteins of the cell-cell junctions. We report the direct interaction between hScrib and ZO-2, a junction-associated protein. This inter...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Métais JY,Navarro C,Santoni MJ,Audebert S,Borg JP

更新日期：2005-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenicities of influenza viruses and paramyxoviruses have been proposed to be primarily determined by a host cell protease(s) that activates viral infectivity by proteolytic cleavage of the envelope glycoproteins. We recently isolated a trypsin-type endoprotease, named tryptase Clara, from rat bronchial and br...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kido H,Sakai K,Kishino Y,Tashiro M

更新日期：1993-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Octopus, squid and cuttle-fish organs were examined for alcohol dehydrogenase activity. Only one form was detectable, with properties typical of mammalian class III alcohol dehydrogenase. The corresponding protein was purified from octopus and enzymatically characterized. Ion-exchange and affinity chromatography produ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Rosario Fernández M,Jörnvall H,Moreno A,Kaiser R,Parés X

更新日期：1993-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:RKIP was first identified as an inhibitor of the Raf-MEK-ERK signaling pathway. RKIP was also found to play an important role in the NF-kappaB pathway. Genetic and biochemical studies demonstrated that RKIP functioned as a scaffold protein facilitating the phosphorylation of IkappaB by upstream kinases. However, contr...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Tang H,Park S,Sun SC,Trumbly R,Ren G,Tsung E,Yeung KC

更新日期：2010-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to identify physiological activators of proteinase-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2), a peptide chloromethane inhibitor (biotinyl-Ser-Lys-Gly-Arg-CH2Cl) based on the cleavage site for activation of PAR-2 was synthesised and tested with 12 trypsin-like serine proteinases. The second-order rate constant (ki/Ki) for ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fox MT,Harriott P,Walker B,Stone SR

更新日期：1997-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Human uncoupling protein 3 (UCP3) has two RNA transcripts that arise from the differential processing of the same gene product. One encodes the full length protein (UCP3L) while the other encodes a truncated version (UCP3S) lacking the sixth membrane spanning domain. The roles of the two isoforms are not known, but a ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Renold A,Koehler CM,Murphy MP

更新日期：2000-01-14 00:00:00