Heme initiates changes in the expression of a wide array of genes during the early erythroid differentiation stage.

abstract：:In isolated rabbit proximal tubules the addition of 2.0 microM but not 0.2 microM ionomycin induced a sustained increase in cell pH ([pH]i). This [pH]i response to 2.0 microM ionomycin was shown to be independent of several transporters such as Na+/H+ exchanger, Na(+)-HCO3- cotransporter, Cl-/HCO3- exchanger, or H(+)-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamada H,Seki G,Taniguchi S,Uwatoko S,Suzuki K,Kurokawa K

更新日期：1996-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive evidence suggests that reactive oxygen species are critically involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases, such as atherosclerosis and myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury. Consistent with this concept, administration of exogenous antioxidants has been shown to be protective against oxidative c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cao Z,Li Y

更新日期：2002-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone mass is controlled by a balance between bone resorption and formation by osteoclasts and osteoblasts, respectively. An imbalance between osteoblasts and osteoclasts increases the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Although inhibition of osteoclasts is beneficial for preventing and treating osteoporosis, enhanced...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bae SJ,Min YK,Hwang ES

更新日期：2017-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported the first vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) clinical strain, Mu50, whose cell wall is remarkably thickened resulting from the activation of cell-wall synthesis. To explore the genetic basis for the vancomycin resistance, cDNA differential hybridization was performed using RNAs ex...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kuroda M,Kuwahara-Arai K,Hiramatsu K

更新日期：2000-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an organelle in which most membrane and secretory proteins are synthesized. If these proteins are not folded correctly, unfolded proteins accumulate in the ER lumen, causing a cellular situation known as ER stress. Recently, many studies on the relationship between ER stress and disea...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hosoda A,Maruyama A,Oikawa D,Oshima Y,Komachi Y,Kanai G,Sato H,Iwawaki T

更新日期：2011-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A ketosugar-specific agglutinin has been identified and purified to apparent homogeneity by affinity chromatography from the three days post-coital rat uterus. This protein is not found in other stages of estrous cycle. The agglutinin is glycoprotein, moves as single band with molecular weight 37,000 in polyacrylamide...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chowdhury M

更新日期：1986-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The human promyelocytic leukemia cell line HL-60 can be differentiated to cells resembling either neutrophils or mononuclear phagocytes by a diverse group of stimuli. However, the underlying mechanisms remain unknown. We report that 1-0-hexadecyl-2-acetyl-sn-glycerol inhibits the growth of HL-60 cells and induces diff...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： McNamara MJ,Schmitt JD,Wykle RL,Daniel LW

更新日期：1984-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of graded doses (5 x 10(-8) to 10(-5)) acetylcholine on intracellular Ca2+ and on 86Rb and 36Cl efflux were compared in submandibular cell clusters of 1 and 7 day-old and adult rats. Initial Ca2+ peaks were similar at agonists concentrations lower than 10(-7) M but the release of Rb+ and Cl- were smaller i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Seagrave JC,Ramsey RC,Barker S,Martinez JR

更新日期：1992-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative inability of hemopoietic stem cells (HSCs) to reproduce themselves (self-renew) ex vivo imposes substantial limitations on the current use of HSC transplantation. Recently, the transcription factor Zfx has been demonstrated that played an important in controlling the self-renewal of hematopoietic stem cel...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xu C,Zhang Y,Jiang H

更新日期：2009-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The lep of Azotobacter vinelandii is an 852-base-pair open reading frame (ORF) which encodes a protein of 284 amino acid residues. The translated protein shares 75% homology with leader peptidase I isolated from Pseudomonas fluorescens and 37% homology with leader peptidase I isolated from Escherichia coli. Five highl...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jock CA,Pulakat L,Lee S,Gavini N

更新日期：1997-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are a group of enzymes which have the ability to degrade extracellular matrix. They also cleave non-matrix proteins such as myelin basic protein and alpha 1-antitrypsin and they are able to process tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) to its mature form. We have cloned, expressed and...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chandler S,Cossins J,Lury J,Wells G

更新日期：1996-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factors, such as PDX-1, that normally mediate pancreatic development are capable of inducing hepatic progenitor cells to differentiate into cells with pancreatic islet characteristics. We hypothesized that simultaneous expression of multiple transcription factors involved in islet development might enhan...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Song YD,Lee EJ,Yashar P,Pfaff LE,Kim SY,Jameson JL

更新日期：2007-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have been considered to be desirable targets for metabolic syndrome, even though their specific agonists have several side effects including body weight gain, edema and tissue failure. Previously, we have reported in vitro effects of Sargassum yezoense (SY) and its i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim SN,Lee W,Bae GU,Kim YK

更新日期：2012-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that Hes1 is expressed both in putative epithelial stem cells just above Paneth cells and in the crypt base columnar cells between Paneth cells, while Hes1 is completely absent in Paneth cells. This study was undertaken to clarify the role of Hes1 in Paneth cell differentiation, using Hes1-kno...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Suzuki K,Fukui H,Kayahara T,Sawada M,Seno H,Hiai H,Kageyama R,Okano H,Chiba T

更新日期：2005-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:6-amino-4-(4-phenoxyphenylethylamino)quinazoline (QNZ) is an excellent quinazoline-containing NF-κB inhibitor also acting as a novel anticancer agent. Considering both the medicinal significance of quinazoline scaffold and the tunable functionality of Michael acceptor-centric pharmacophores in the electrophilicity-bas...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shi H,Li Y,Ren X,Zhang Y,Yang Z,Qi C

更新日期：2017-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytic glycogen metabolism sustains neuronal activity but its impact on basal glutamatergic synaptic transmission is not clear. To address this issue, we have compared the effect of glycogen breakdown inhibition on miniature excitatory postsynaptic currents (mEPSCs) in rat hippocampal pure neuronal culture (PNC) a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mozrzymas J,Szczęsny T,Rakus D

更新日期：2011-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding rat cystatin S (Cys S), a salivary gland-specific secretory protein, has CAAT and TATA boxes upstream of the inititation codon (Cox and Shaw, 1992), and contains regions that resemble those of other hormonally responsive eukaryotic genes. The 5'-flanking sequence of the rat Cys S gene has a potential...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shaw PA,Chaparro O

更新日期：1999-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The patch clamp technique applied to canine atrial myocyte sarcolemma, showed that 2 types of K+ channels were differentially affected by Ach. The 2 channel types differed in conductance, responses to [Ca++], and sensitivity to membrane potential. Addition of Ach (10(-9) M to 10(-6) M) to pipette solutions increased o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bubien JK,Woods WT Jr

更新日期：1987-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:S-Nitrosylation emerges as an important protein modification in many processes. However, most data were obtained at the protein level after addition of a NO donor, particularly in plants where information about the cysteines nitrosylated in these proteins is scarce. An adapted work-flow, combining the classical biotin...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fares A,Rossignol M,Peltier JB

更新日期：2011-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The Zfhx1a gene expresses two different isoforms; the full length Zfhx1a-1 and a truncated isoform termed Zfhx1a-2 lacking the first exon. Deletion analysis of the Zfhx1a-1 promoter localized cell-specific repressors, and a proximal G-string that is critically required for transactivation. Transfection of Zfhx1a-1 cDN...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Manavella PA,Roqueiro G,Darling DS,Cabanillas AM

更新日期：2007-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of accessible SH-groups was determined in membrane vesicles prepared from Escherichia coli growing in fermentation conditions at slightly alkaline pH on glucose with or without added formate. Addition of ATP or formate to the vesicles caused a approximately 1.4-fold increase in the number of accessible SH-g...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mnatsakanyan N,Poladian A,Bagramyan K,Trchounian A

更新日期：2003-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of oxidatively induced DNA lesions have been reported in malignant pancreatic tissues relative to normal pancreatic tissues. However, the ability of the pancreatic cancer cells to remove these lesions has not previously been addressed. This study analyzed the effectiveness of the pancreatic cancer cell...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nyaga SG,Lohani A,Evans MK

更新日期：2008-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen is the primary sex hormone responsible for the development and modulation of the female reproductive system in all vertebrates including avian species. The actions of estrogen are mediated by the estrogen receptor, which could be modulated by the selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen (TAM). In this ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mao Y,Wu X,An L,Li X,Li Z,Zhu G

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:To tailor tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) to possess an affinity for the integrins, several mutants were constructed by introducing the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequene into the tPA molecule. These mutants were expressed in COS-1 cells and partially purified by lysine-Sepharose chromatography. The RGD-dependent bindi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamada T,Shimada Y,Kikuchi M

更新日期：1996-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of rational methods to design 'continuous' sequence mimetics of discontinuous regions of protein sequence has, to now, been only marginally successful. This has been largely due to the difficulty of constraining the recognition elements of a mimetic structure to the relative conformational and spatial ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Casset F,Roux F,Mouchet P,Bes C,Chardes T,Granier C,Mani JC,Pugnière M,Laune D,Pau B,Kaczorek M,Lahana R,Rees A

更新日期：2003-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1/ABCC1) is a 190kDa member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily of transmembrane transporters that is clinically relevant for its ability to confer multidrug resistance by actively effluxing anticancer drugs. Knowledge of the atomic structure of MRP1 is needed to elucidate ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： DeGorter MK,Conseil G,Deeley RG,Campbell RL,Cole SP

更新日期：2008-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the major angiogenesis regulators. It binds to its tyrosine kinase receptors, KDR and Flt-1. However, little is known about their downstream signal transduction properties. We screened human brain cDNA library using the yeast two-hybrid system with the KDR cytoplasmi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Igarashi K,Shigeta K,Isohara T,Yamano T,Uno I

更新日期：1998-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Dishevelled (Dvl) is the essential signal transduction component of both canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways. The cysteine-rich protein Idax acts as a negative regulator of Wnt signaling in mammals by interaction with Dvl in the region of the PDZ domain. In an effort to clarify the structural basis of t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： London TB,Lee HJ,Shao Y,Zheng J

更新日期：2004-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Nerve growth factor (NGF) immobilization on a culture substrate may dramatically reduce the amount of NGF required for pheochromocytoma (PC12) cell culture. Coverslips on which NGF had been immobilized, or with NGF added to the culture medium daily, were used to culture PC12 cells. We examined the effects of adding 5,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bhang SH,Lee TJ,Yang HS,La WG,Han AM,Kwon YH,Kim BS

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heart fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) is a 15kDa protein that mediates the passage of fatty acids from the plasma membrane to sites of lipid synthesis. We report here, for the first time, that H-FABP is a potent inducer of cardiac myocyte hypertrophy, stimulating an increase in cell surface area, protein synthesis...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Burton PB,Hogben CE,Joannou CL,Clark AG,Hsuan JJ,Totty NF,Sorensen C,Evans RW,Tynan MJ

更新日期：1994-12-30 00:00:00