The C-terminal 12 amino acids of sigma(N) are required for structure and function.

abstract：:This investigation presents disturbances of the mitochondrial metabolism by arsenite, a hydrophilic dithiol reagent known as an inhibitor of mitochondrial alpha-keto acid dehydrogenases. Arsenite at concentrations of 0.1-1.0 mM was shown to induce a considerable oxidation of intramitochondrial NADPH, NADH, and glutath...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Lenartowicz E

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the physiological significance of ketone bodies on insulin and glucagon secretion, the direct effects of beta-hydroxybutyrate (BOHB) and acetoacetate (AcAc) infusion on insulin and glucagon release from perfused rat pancreas were investigated. The BOHB or AcAc was administered at concentrations of 10, 1, ...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Ikeda T,Yoshida T,Ito Y,Murakami I,Mokuda O,Tominaga M,Mashiba H

更新日期：1987-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the effectiveness of polyprenyl-P-mannose and polyprenol-P-glucose as donor substrates for the dolichyl-P-mannose:Man5(GlcNAc)2-PP-dolichol mannosyltransferase and the dolichyl-P-glucose:Man9(GlcNAc)2-PP-dolichol glucosyltransferase, respectively. The polyprenol moiety differs from dolichol only in the...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： D'Souza-Schorey C,McLachlan KR,Krag SS,Elbein AD

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, using the C24 bile acid chenodeoxycholic acid as substrate, rat liver bile acid CoA ligase activity (rBAL) was purified 200-fold from detergent-solubilized microsomes using a combination of Q-Sepharose anion exchange, hydroxyapatite, and CM-Sepharose chromatography. Purified rBAL had a molecular ...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Wheeler JB,Shaw DR,Barnes S

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the conserved sequence motif 301DDLTDP306 in the F0F1 ATP synthase beta subunit was assessed by mutagenic analysis in the Escherichia coli enzyme. Mutations gave variable effects on F1 sector activity, stability, and membrane binding to the F0 sector. Upon solubilization, F1 sectors of the betaD302E and be...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Omote H,Tainaka K,Fujie K,Iwamoto-Kihara A,Wada Y,Futai M

更新日期：1998-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbit skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) was fractionated by isopycnic density gradient centrifugation into longitudinal tubules (LSR) and terminal cisternae (TC). Junctional face membranes (JFM) were obtained by Triton X-100 treatment of the TC fraction (Costello, B., Chadwick, C., Saito, A., Chu, A., Maure...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Volpe P,Gutweniger HE,Montecucco C

更新日期：1987-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:2-Chlorodeoxyadenosine (CldAdo, Cladribine), a nucleoside analog used in the treatment of hairy cell leukemia, is phosphorylated and incorporated into DNA, but is not an absolute chain terminator. We hypothesized that the presence of a chlorine molecule projecting into the DNA minor groove would affect DNA:protein-bin...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Hartman WR,Walters DE,Hentosh P

更新日期：2007-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme catalase catalyzes the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water. It is the main regulator of hydrogen peroxide metabolism. Hydrogen peroxide is a highly reactive small molecule formed as a natural byproducts of energy metabolism. Excessive concentrations may cause significant damages to protein,...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Góth L,Nagy T

更新日期：2012-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrolysis of 32 X-phenyl-N-methanesulfonyl glycinates by papain was investigated. It was found that the variation in the Michaelis constants could be rationalized by the following correlation equation: log 1/Km = 0.61 pi '3 + 0.46 MR4 + 0.55 sigma + 2.00 with a correlation coefficient of 0.945. In this expression...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Carotti A,Smith RN,Wong S,Hansch C,Blaney JM,Langridge R

更新日期：1984-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to identify antibodies that can recognize the Asn-Xaa-Ser/Thr(NXS/T) N-glycosylation site that guides oligosaccharyltransferase (OT) activity. We used synthetic Asn-Cys-Ser/Thr(NCS/T) tripeptides conjugated to bovine serum albumin to isolate single chain antibody fragments of a variable region (scFv) from the...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Kikuchi M,Kataoka M,Kojima T,Horibe T,Fujieda K,Kimura T,Tanaka T

更新日期：2004-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel series of nonpeptidic compounds structurally related to the known anticholesteremic thyropropic acid were found to inhibit Escherichia coli peptide deformylase (PDF), with IC50 values in the low-micromolar range. Kinetic analysis of [4-(4-hydroxyphenoxy)-3,5-diiodophenyl]acetic acid reveals competitive inhibit...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Jayasekera MM,Kendall A,Shammas R,Dermyer M,Tomala M,Shapiro MA,Holler TP

更新日期：2000-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The fugu (pufferfish) genome has been sequenced, and a second genome assembly was released 17 May 2002. Exhaustive searches were made to identify all P450 genes and pseudogenes from the earlier release of 26 October 2001. P450 genes assembled as completely as possible from these data were used to do additional searche...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Nelson DR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (.NO) and peroxynitrite (ONOO-) inhibit enzymes that depend on metal cofactors or oxidizable amino acids for activity. Since xanthine oxidase (XO) is a 2(2Fe2S) enzyme having essential sulfhydryl groups linked with Mo-pterin cofactor function, the influence of .NO and ONOO- on purified bovine XO was deter...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Houston M,Chumley P,Radi R,Rubbo H,Freeman BA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of pig peripheral blood lymphocytes with concanavalin A (Con A) provoked a rapid increase (two- to threefold) in the rate of ouabain-inhibitable K+ uptake observable within 3-10 min of stimulation with mitogen. At least two phases can be distinguished in the activation of the Na+/K+ pump: the early phase (...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Prasad KV,Severini A,Kaplan JG

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of free fatty acids on parameters of (Na+,K+)-ATPase regulation related to enzyme conformation were examined. Sensitivity to inhibition by free fatty acid increased as the number of double bonds increased. Free fatty acids reduced affinity for K+ or Na+ at their regulatory sites without altering apparent K+ af...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Swann AC

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the expression and activity of rat 12-lipoxygenase (LO) in rat intestinal epithelial (RIE) cells during apoptosis and cell differentiation. Sodium butyrate (NaBT) treatment induced wild-type RIE (W-RIE) cells to undergo differentiation and apoptosis. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity, a marker of cell d...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Kamitani H,Ikawa H,Hsi LC,Watanabe T,DuBois RN,Eling TE

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive proliferation, migration and dedifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are the center of intimal formation during in-stent restenosis and vein graft disease. Paeoniflorin-6'-O-benzene sulfonate (CP-25) is known to suppress inflammation and atherogenesis. However, the potential effect of CP-25...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Zhang J,Liu Y,Long M,Li J,Zhao W,Su Q

更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing RNA blot hybridization and immunoblotting techniques, the changes of the hepatic contents of acetyl-CoA carboxylase mRNA and of the enzyme protein in growing chicks have been investigated. In the post-hatching period, the hepatic mRNA level markedly increased at least 70-fold when compared to that before hat...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Takai T,Saito Y,Yamamoto K,Tanabe T

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The regulation of phosphofructokinase during development of C2C12 myoblasts to myotubes was investigated. Enzyme activity was markedly increased during myogenic development. The increase was observed when enzyme activity was measured under optimal conditions and was not due to changes in the allosteric kinetic propert...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Wills KN,Mansour TE

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbohydrate Binding Modules (CBMs) targeting cellulose, xylan and mannan have been reported, however, a CBM targeting rhamnogalacturonan I (RG I) has never been identified. We had studied earlier a rhamnogalacturonan lyase (CtRGL) from Clostridium thermocellum that was associated with a family 35 CBM, Rgl-CBM35. In t...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Dhillon A,Sharma K,Rajulapati V,Goyal A

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Phospholipid transfer protein catalyzes the transfer of phospholipids between bilayer membranes. A general model is developed for describing the kinetics of this process. While previous models derive detailed expressions only for the initial rate of transfer from donor to acceptor membranes, this model takes into acco...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Yoshimura T,Welti R,Helmkamp GM Jr

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARα) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiac hypertrophy, although its mechanism of action remains largely unknown. To determine the effect of PPARα activation on endothelin-1 (ET-1)-induced cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and explore its molecular mechanisms, w...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Le K,Li R,Xu S,Wu X,Huang H,Bao Y,Cai Y,Lan T,Moss J,Li C,Zou J,Shen X,Liu P

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometrial carcinoma is a type of gynecological cancer that originates in the endometrial epithelial tissue. Due to its high proliferation and ability to invade muscle tissue, it is one of the most common malignant tumors in the female reproductive system. Fatostatin is a small molecule non-sterol diarylthiazole deri...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Yao L,Chen S,Li W

更新日期：2020-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamine transport in both normal and acidotic rat kidney mitochondria was investigated using both isotopic techniques and by spectroscopic measurements in which glutamine metabolism was allowed to occur. Widely used criteria for demonstrating the occurrence of carrier-mediated transport were successfully applied in ...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Atlante A,Passarella S,Minervini GM,Quagliariello E

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assembly of the cellulosome, a large, extracellular cellulase complex, depends upon docking of a myriad of enzymatic subunits to homologous receptors, or cohesin domains, arranged in tandem along a noncatalytic scaffolding protein. Docking to the cohesin domains is mediated by a highly conserved domain, dockerin (DS),...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Lytle BL,Volkman BF,Westler WM,Wu JH

更新日期：2000-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of nanosecond pulsed electric fields (nsPEFs) has attracted attention as a unique tool in life sciences, especially for cancer therapy, but the molecular mechanism of its action on living organisms is yet to be fully elucidated. Here, we report a transient activation of signaling pathways involving mitogen...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Morotomi-Yano K,Akiyama H,Yano K

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microsomal preparation from seedlings of Zea mays catalyzed the NAD+-dependent oxidative decarboxylation of several substrates, including 4alpha-carboxy-cholest-7-en-3beta-ol, synthesized according to a new procedure, giving the first in vitro evidence for this enzymatic activity in a higher plant. A GC assay has be...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Rondet S,Taton M,Rahier A

更新日期：1999-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (EC 1.3.3.4) is the penultimate enzyme in the heme biosynthetic pathway, catalyzing the six-electron oxidation of protoporphyrinogen to protoporphyrin. A dominantly inherited genetic deficiency in this enzyme results in the disease variegate porphyria. We now report the cloning, sequence, an...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Dailey TA,Dailey HA,Meissner P,Prasad AR

更新日期：1995-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Reperfusion of ischemic myocardial tissue results in an increase in mitochondrial free radical production and declines in respiratory activity. The effects of ischemia and reperfusion on the activities of Krebs cycle enzymes, as well as enzymes involved in electron transport, were evaluated to provide insight into whe...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Sadek HA,Humphries KM,Szweda PA,Szweda LI

更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to other P450 enzymes purified from rat liver microsomes, purified P450 IIIA1 (P450p) is catalytically inactive when reconstituted with NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase and the synthetic lipid, dilauroylphosphatidylcholine. However, purified P450 IIIA1 catalyzes the oxidation of testosterone when reconstitu...

journal_title：Archives of biochemistry and biophysics

authors： Eberhart DC,Parkinson A

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00