Functional interaction of poly(ADP-ribose) with the 20S proteasome in vitro.

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to find out whether C-terminally end-cleaved aquaporin 0 (AQP0), that is present predominantly in the lens mature fiber cells of the WT, functions as a water channel and a cell-to-cell adhesion (CTCA) protein in a knockin (KI) mouse model (AQP0ΔC/ΔC) that does not express intact A...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kumari SS,Varadaraj K

更新日期：2019-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The forkhead transcription factor FoxA1 is thought to be involved in mammary tumorigenesis. However, the precise role of FoxA1 in breast cancer development is controversial. We examined expression of FoxA1 in 35 human breast cancer cell lines and compared it with that of ErbB2, a marker of poor prognosis in breast can...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamaguchi N,Ito E,Azuma S,Honma R,Yanagisawa Y,Nishikawa A,Kawamura M,Imai J,Tatsuta K,Inoue J,Semba K,Watanabe S

更新日期：2008-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In the medical field, attached bacteria can cause infections associated with catheters, incisions, burns, and medical implants especially in immunocompromised patients. The problem is exacerbated by the fact that attached bacteria are ∼1000 times more resistant to antibiotics than planktonic cells. The rapid spread of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Badawy HT,Pasetto P,Mouget JL,Pilard JF,Cutright TJ,Milsted A

更新日期：2013-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells enhance autophagic activity as a survival measure against metabolic and therapeutic stresses. The inhibition of autophagy may represent a valuable sensitizing target for cancer treatment. Recently, we examined the ability of various cytochalasins to inhibit autophagy and demonstrated the potent inhibitory...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takanezawa Y,Nakamura R,Kojima Y,Sone Y,Uraguchi S,Kiyono M

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA topoisomerase II (Topo II) is an essential enzyme that catalyzes topological changes of DNA and consists of a major member of mitotic chromosomes. To investigate the dynamic localization of Topo II in nuclei, we engineered the strain of Aspergillus nidulans expressing Topo II fused with green fluorescent protein (...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kawagishi M,Akashi T,Kikuchi A

更新日期：2005-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Uromodulin (Tamm-Horsfall protein), the most abundant constituent of human urine, is synthesized exclusively in the kidney tubular epithelium and its amino acid sequence suggests a capacity for cell adhesion. We investigated adhesion between human uromodulin and neutrophils by allowing uromodulin, immobilized on micro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Toma G,Bates JM Jr,Kumar S

更新日期：1994-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the response of the human multidrug resistance gene-1 (MDR1) downstream promoter to various mutants of human p53 in a reporter assay system. Our findings indicate that mutant 175H inhibits reporter activity driven by the MDR1 downstream promoter (base pairs -189 to +133 relative to the major transcrip...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Strauss BE,Haas M

更新日期：1995-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Disrupted-In-Schizophrenia 1 (DISC1) is a risk factor for schizophrenia and other major mental illnesses. Its protein binding partners include the Nuclear Distribution Factor E Homologs (NDE1 and NDEL1), LIS1, and phosphodiesterases 4B and 4D (PDE4B and PDE4D). We demonstrate that NDE1, NDEL1 and LIS1, together with t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bradshaw NJ,Ogawa F,Antolin-Fontes B,Chubb JE,Carlyle BC,Christie S,Claessens A,Porteous DJ,Millar JK

更新日期：2008-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The hepatocyte growth factor is closely related to liver regeneration. And the c-met protooncogene is reported to encode a hepatocyte growth factor receptor. Little is known, however, about how the c-met gene is activated during liver regeneration. In this study, we demonstrated that expression of the c-met gene/hepat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ito T,Hayashi N,Horimoto M,Sasaki Y,Tanaka Y,Kaneko A,Fusamoto H,Kamada T

更新日期：1993-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:PU.1 is a transcription factor found in macrophages, B cells, neutrophils, and hemopoietic stem cells. In macrophages PU.1 regulates a number of genes, including c-fms, CD11b, CD18, and FcgammaR1b. Previously, in primary macrophages PU.1 binding to the sequence GAGGAA was found to be induced by treatment with bacteria...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xue Y,Alford P,Shackelford RE

更新日期：1999-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli H+-ATPase (ECF1) was inactivated in a time- and concentration-dependent manner by N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-ethoxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline (EEDQ), a selective carboxyl group reagent. Among the subunits of ECF1, only the beta subunit was modified by EEDQ. The reaction of 1 mol of EEDQ per mol of ECF1 resulted in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Satre M,Dupuis A,Bof M,Vignais PV

更新日期：1983-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many advances have been made in the treatment of gastric cancer (GC), numerous difficulties, such as the emergence of chemo-drug resistance, continue to lead to disappointing GC prognoses. Thus, novel alternative strategies are urgently needed. The use of natural products could be a viable option to treat GC....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhou Q,Wu X,Wen C,Wang H,Wang H,Liu H,Peng J

更新日期：2018-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Nek2 is a mammalian protein kinase that is structurally homologous to NIMA, a mitotic regulator in Aspergillus nidulans. To understand the possible cellular processes in which Nek2 participates during the cell cycle, we investigated the expression and subcellular localization of Nek2 in mitotic cells. The Nek2 protein...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ha Kim Y,Yeol Choi J,Jeong Y,Wolgemuth DJ,Rhee K

更新日期：2002-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The paired helical filaments of highly phosphorylated tau protein are the main components of neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Protein kinases including glycogen synthase kinase 3 beta (GSK3beta), cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5), and c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) have been implicated in NFT f...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jämsä A,Hasslund K,Cowburn RF,Bäckström A,Vasänge M

更新日期：2004-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA for murine transcription factor S-II (Hirashima et al., J. Biol. Chem (1988) 263, 3858-3863) was inserted into a silkworm baculovirus vector and expressed in Bm-N cells, a cell line of Bombyx mori maintained in the laboratory. Recombinant S-II was purified from virus-infected cell extracts to near homogeneity b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hirashima S,Horikoshi N,Sekimizu K,Natori S

更新日期：1989-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Parathyroid hormone (PTH)/parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) receptor expressed in rat cultured cortical type I astrocytes was identified and characterized. Northern blot analysis demonstrated that the PTH/PTHrP receptor mRNA is expressed in astrocytes. A human PTH fragment, PTH [1-34], stimulated adenylate c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hashimoto H,Aino H,Ogawa N,Nagata S,Baba A

更新日期：1994-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the human TCOF1 gene have been identified in patients with Treacher Collins Syndrome (Mandibulofacial Dysostosis), an autosomal dominant condition affecting the craniofacial region. We report the isolation of the entire mouse Tcof1 coding sequence (3960 bp) by performing a computer-based search for mouse ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Paznekas WA,Zhang N,Gridley T,Jabs EW

更新日期：1997-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of the promoter region of the melibiose operon of E. coli was determined. Consensus sequences for the -35 region, the Pribnow box and the binding site for cyclic AMP receptor protein were found in this region. The possible secondary structure of this DNA region was very similar to that of the p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shimamoto T,Yazyu H,Futai M,Tsuchiya T

更新日期：1984-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Digestion of discoidin I with several proteolytic enzymes reveals the existence of structural domains in this lectin. Significative differences have been detected in the pattern of fragments generated by V8 protease on discoidin I of various developmental situations. The changes observed can be related to the presence...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Valencia A,Pestaña A,Cano A

更新日期：1988-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress is known to play a pivotal role in the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). We have demonstrated that activation of the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) signaling pathway has chemopreventive effects against oxidative stress-associated OSCC. However, Nrf2 have dual role...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fan H,Paiboonrungruan C,Zhang X,Prigge JR,Schmidt EE,Sun Z,Chen X

更新日期：2017-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Human erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase is an amphipathic enzyme whose hydrophobic membrane-binding domain can be selectively labeled with a lipophilic photoreagent and removed by digestion with papain. In this paper we demonstrate that methanolysis releases covalently bound fatty acids from the hydrophobic domain and ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Roberts WL,Rosenberry TL

更新日期：1985-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:HMGB proteins are abundant, non-histone proteins in eukaryotic chromatin. HMGB proteins contain one or two conserved "HMG boxes" and can be sequence-specific or nonspecific in their DNA binding. HMGB proteins cause strong DNA bending and bind preferentially to deformed DNAs. We wish to understand how HMGB proteins inc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zimmerman J,Maher LJ 3rd

更新日期：2008-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:miRNA is increasingly being recognized as a key regulator of metabolism in animals. A wealth of evidence has suggested that miRNA mainly binds 3' UTR of mRNA and modulates the cell activities via repressing the mRNA translation. However, as the translation initiates at 5' UTR, cis elements like upstream open reading f...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hu W,Wang T,Yang Y,Zheng S

更新日期：2014-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein E (apoE), a protein mainly involved in lipid metabolism, is associated with several neurodegenerative disorders including Alzheimer's disease. Despite numerous attempts to elucidate apoE gene regulation in the brain, the exact mechanism is still uncovered. The mechanism of apoE gene regulation in the br...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Roman C,Fuior EV,Trusca VG,Kardassis D,Simionescu M,Gafencu AV

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect on anti-HIV proteins MAP30 and GAP31, from Momordica charantia and Gelonium multiflorum, on the infection and replication of Herpes Simplex Viruses (HSV). Human lung WI-38 fibroblasts cultured in the presence of tenfold dilutions of MAP30 or GAP31 were exposed to HSV and viral yield was measured...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bourinbaiar AS,Lee-Huang S

更新日期：1996-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A new protein observed in two-dimensional electrophoresis patterns of proteins from the human skin fibroblast line GM1386 has been identified as a charge and molecular-weight variant of the type of tropomyosin found in smooth muscle (Tm:3). This is the second variant of Tm:3 found in GM1386 and represents a second sit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Giometti CS,Gemmell MA,Anderson NL

更新日期：1985-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The Notch3 N-terminal sequence is conserved across several mammalian species but diverges from the three other Notch proteins. We determined the significance of the N-terminal sequence using deletion mutants. The first 39 amino acids are required for Notch3 receptor expression, processing, and functional activity. In ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang Y,Jia L,Lee SJ,Wang MM

更新日期：2007-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite their advantages in analysis, 4D NMR experiments are still infrequently used as a routine tool in protein NMR projects due to the long duration of the measurement and limited digital resolution. Recently, new acquisition techniques for speeding up multidimensional NMR experiments, such as nonlinear sampling, i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shigemitsu Y,Ikeya T,Yamamoto A,Tsuchie Y,Mishima M,Smith BO,Güntert P,Ito Y

更新日期：2015-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of growth hormone (GH) increases muscle mass in F344 x BN rats, but not in Sprague-Dawley (S-D) rats. S-D rats are insulin-resistant and insulin responsiveness is required for the anabolic actions of GH. We hypothesized that correction of insulin resistance with metformin might also restore anabolic eff...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Borst SE,Snellen HG,Ross H,Scarpace PJ,Kim YW

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of 5 alpha-cholest-8(14)-en-3 beta-ol-15-one, a potent inhibitor of cholesterol synthesis with marked hypocholesterolemic activity, on the intestinal absorption of exogenous cholesterol has been studied in lymph-cannulated rats. Administration of the 15-ketosterol at a level of 0.05% in a rat chow diet for ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schroepfer GJ Jr,Christophe A,Needleman DH,Kisic A,Sherrill BC

更新日期：1987-08-14 00:00:00