Closely related genes encode developmental and tissue isoforms of porcine cytochrome P450 aromatase.

abstract：:Polyhomeotic is a member of the Polycomb group of genes. The products of this group are chromatin-associated proteins that act together as multimeric complexes. These proteins are required for the maintenance of target gene repression in a permanent and heritable manner during development. In order to better understan...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Netter S,Faucheux M,Théodore L

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the complexity and structural characteristics of zinc finger proteins expressed during human hematopoiesis and to isolate novel regulators of blood cell development, a degenerate oligonucleotide probe specific for a consensus zinc finger peptide domain was used to isolate 63 cDNA clones for Krüppel-related zi...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Abrink M,Aveskogh M,Hellman L

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that the human AKNA gene encodes an AT-hook transcription factor that regulates the expression of costimulatory cell surface molecules on lymphocytes. However, AKNA cDNA probes hybridize with multiple transcripts, suggesting either the existence of other homologous genes or a complex regulation op...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Sims-Mourtada JC,Bruce S,McKeller MR,Rangel R,Guzman-Rojas L,Cain K,Lopez C,Zimonjic DB,Popescu NC,Gordon J,Wilkinson MF,Martinez-Valdez H

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decrease in gap junctional, intercellular communication (GJIC) has been associated with cells neoplastically transformed by a variety of factors. To investigate the role of the Ras oncogene product in gap junction function, a panel of murine C3H10T1/2 (10T1/2) fibroblasts was constructed in which the levels of ras g...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Brownell HL,Narsimhan RP,Corbley MJ,Mann VM,Whitfield JF,Raptis L

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 15 beta is a female-specific gene product that catalyzes the hydroxylation of steroid sulfates at the 15 beta position. Isolation and analysis of the gene for rat P450 15 beta reveals nine coding exons and encompasses more than 35 kb of chromosomal DNA. The intron-exon junctions are at similar position...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Zaphiropoulos PG,Westin S,Ström A,Mode A,Gustafsson JA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:My 45 years of studying the molecular biology of adeno-associated virus are recounted. Additional activities as a mentor, department chair, and medical school administrator are described, as are my activities in the public sphere, which involved national issues related to science policy and medical education. ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Berns KI

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment with demethylating drugs can induce demethylation and reactivation of abnormally silenced tumor suppressor genes in cancer cells, but it can also induce potentially deleterious loss of methylation of repetitive elements. To enable the observation of unwanted drug effects related to loss of methylation of rep...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Huang X,Narayanaswamy R,Fenn K,Szpakowski S,Sasaki C,Costa J,Blancafort P,Lizardi PM

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The computer program, SIGSEQ2, was used to select heterologous signal peptides from a catalog of published sequences to express the echistatin gene in insect (Sf9) cells. S-values for each amino acid were determined to select empirically the site of cleavage between the signal peptide and mature echistatin. Five gene ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Daugherty BL,Zavodny SM,Lenny AB,Jacobson MA,Ellis RW,Law SW,Mark GE

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of our research involved to investigate DYS-14 copy number variations in healthy males, to quantify extracellular DNA in maternal circulation in normal versus complicated pregnancies, and to study variations in the DYS-14 copy number in extracellular male fetal DNA. Fifty-five healthy males, 43 uncomplicated ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Hromadnikova I,Benesova M,Zejskova L,Stehnova J,Doucha J,Sedlacek P,Dlouha K,Krofta L

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:In this study, we explored the genes genetically associated with lupus nephritis (LN), and their function by bioinformatics analysis. We collected genes potentially associated with LN from National Center for Biotechnology Information Center (NCBI-Gene) and Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) databases. The maj...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Sun G,Zhu P,Dai Y,Chen W

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:G0S8 is a member of a set of putative G0/G1 switch regulatory genes (G0S genes) selected by screening cDNA libraries prepared from blood mononuclear cells cultured for 2 hr with lectin and cycloheximide. Comparison of a full-length cDNA sequence with the corresponding genomic sequence reveals an open reading frame of ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Siderovski DP,Heximer SP,Forsdyke DR

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CDC6 gene product from Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for transition from late G1 to S phase of the cell cycle. We have investigated the subcellular localization of the CDC6 protein in yeast to explore where Cdc6p exerts its gene function (s). Using affinity-purified sera we localized Cdc6p to the cytoplasm ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Jong A,Young M,Chen GC,Zhang SQ,Chan C

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Temporal coordination of meiosis with spermatid morphogenesis is crucial for successful generation of mature sperm cells. We identified a recessive male sterile Drosophila melanogaster mutant, mitoshell, in which events of spermatid morphogenesis are initiated too early, before meiotic onset. Premature mitochondrial a...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Bergner LM,Hickman FE,Wood KH,Wakeman CM,Stone HH,Campbell TJ,Lightcap SB,Favors SM,Aldridge AC,Hales KG

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally modified low-density lipoprotein (MM-LDL) is regarded as a major risk factor for the development of atherosclerosis. In this report, we show that this lipoprotein complex can induce expression of an inflammatory protein, serum amyloid A (SAA), in monocyte/macrophage cells, a key cell type implicated in the p...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ray BK,Chatterjee S,Ray A

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown previously that rat hepatoma FTO-2B cells express two mRNAs, called F (fetal) and L (liver), from distinct promoters of the same gene coding for 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase (PFK-2). This enzyme catalyzes the synthesis of fructose 2,6-bisphosphate, an allosteric stimulator of glycolysis. We have now found th...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Dupriez VJ,Rousseau GG

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide synthase (NOS) is the enzyme responsible for the conversion of L-arginine to L-citrulline and nitric oxide. Dimerization of the enzyme is an absolute requirement for catalytic activity. Each NOS monomer contains an N-terminal heme-binding domain and a C-terminal reductase domain. It is unclear how the red...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Hallmark OG,Phung YT,Black SM

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a serious neurodegenerative disorder that lacks effective therapeutic methods. In this research, expressions of PPARα, RXRα, and miR-21 were evaluated in PD patients and normal controls. To investigate the effects of miR-21, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and aspirin (ASA) on PD, as well as the...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Fu Y,Zhen J,Lu Z

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding the mouse cellular retinoic acid-binding protein (CRABP) has been isolated from a mouse genomic library and its structure has been determined. This gene spans approximately 10.5 kb and consists of four exons encoding 24, 59, 38, and 16 amino acid residues, respectively. This gene structure is very si...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wei LN,Tsao JL,Chu YS,Jeannotte L,Nguyen-Huu MC

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidermal growth factor (EGF) pathway stimulates proliferation and differentiation of epidermal and epithelial tissues, and plays an important role in tumorigenesis. The association between EGF polymorphisms and cancer risk is controversial; thus, we performed this meta-analysis. Overall, 41 case-control studies w...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Li TF,Ren KW,Liu PF

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The centrosome is a unique organelle that functions as the microtubule organizing center in most animal cells. During cell division, the centrosomes form the poles of the bipolar mitotic spindle. In addition, the centrosomes are also needed for cytokinesis. Each mammalian somatic cell typically contains one centrosome...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Wang Q,Hirohashi Y,Furuuchi K,Zhao H,Liu Q,Zhang H,Murali R,Berezov A,Du X,Li B,Greene MI

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current study, we evaluated the potential effect of a novel sphingosine kinase 1 (SphK1) activator, K6PC-5, on oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)/reoxygenation-induced damages to myocardial cells. We demonstrated that K6PC-5 increased intracellular sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) content and remarkably inhibited OG...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Shao JJ,Peng Y,Wang LM,Wang JK,Chen X

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A subtractive cloning procedure was used to characterize the molecular changes involved in transformation of normal myoblasts to rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) cells. Here we describe the cloning of DRAL, a novel LIM-domain protein expressed in primary myoblasts but down-regulated in the RMS cell line RD. DRAL is a LIM-only p...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Genini M,Schwalbe P,Scholl FA,Remppis A,Mattei MG,Schäfer BW

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed transcription factor-mediated DNA supercoiling catalyzed by the Xenopus oocyte extract (S-150). Under conditions that inhibit endogenous supercoiling activity (2 mM EDTA), the 5S RNA specific transcription factor, TFIIIA, promotes a negative change in DNA linking number. The SV40 binding protein, T an...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Sekiguchi JM,Kmiec EB

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prototypic member of the transforming growth factor beta family is TGFbeta1, which is known to be important in extracellular matrix production, cell proliferation, and cell differentiation. Specifically in the pituitary lactotroph, TGFbeta1 inhibits prolactin (PRL) peptide secretion, PRL mRNA levels, and PRL gene ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Farrow KN,Gutierrez-Hartmann A

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of H-plk (Human-proviral linked Krüppel), a human Krüppel-related zinc finger gene in organs such as placenta, adrenal cortex, and testis, is probably due to insertion of an endogenous retrovirus, ERV3, upstream of the gene. Several differently spliced transcripts originate from this locus, e.g., a tran...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Abrink M,Larsson E,Hellman L

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CAT gene is widely used as a reporter in eukaryotic systems because of the efficient translation of its mRNA. We report here that a sequence occurring in the CAT mRNA at +15 nucleotides from CAT AUG is essential for translation. This sequence includes a stem-loop structure, which, however, exhibits a calculated st...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ciullo M,Del Pozzo G,Autiero M,Guardiola J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential association of variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) gene expression with clonal expression of virulence in African trypanosomes was addressed. Two populations of clonally related trypanosomes, which differ dramatically in virulence for the infected host, but display the same apparent VSG surface coat pheno...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Inverso JA,Uphoff TS,Johnson SC,Paulnock DM,Mansfield JM

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cDNAs encoding the human bone morphogenetic proteins BMP-2 and BMP-4 in an eukaryotic expression vector were permanently transferred into the murine mesenchymal progenitor cell line C3H10T1/2. Originally, these cells are known to differentiate into myotubes, adipocytes, and chondrocytes upon the addition of azacyt...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ahrens M,Ankenbauer T,Schröder D,Hollnagel A,Mayer H,Gross G

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00