A novel bradykinin-related peptide from skin secretions of toad Bombina maxima and its precursor containing six identical copies of the final product.

abstract：:Human carcinoma cells cultured in serum free medium produced an enzyme present as two different isoforms of 62 and 59 kDa which was found to degrade hyaluronan and chondroitin sulfate, with optimum activity at pH 4.0 and 0.03 M NaCl. The activity was suppressed by treatment with 250 mM apigenin and 1 mM DTT. The one-d...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Podyma KA,Yamagata S,Sakata K,Yamagata T

更新日期：1997-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:One important criteria for a plasma circulating hemoglobin blood substitute is resistance to subunit dissociation. For this reason, cross-linked hemoglobins (with low oxygen affinities) are being specifically designed to serve as potential blood substitutes. An example is HbXL99 alpha, cross-linked between the alpha-s...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hirsch RE,Friedman JM,Harrington JR,Scarlata SF,Harrington JP

更新日期：1994-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) plays a key role in Fatty acid catabolism in mammals. Findings from our previous studies have indicated that FABP4 neither affect the differentiation of bovine preadipocytes nor does it change the expression of upstream genes. To investigate whether ectopically expressed FABP4 can ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang L,Zhao Y,Ning Y,Wang H,Zan L

更新日期：2017-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is often designated as a stress-related protein because of its highly regulated expression in stress conditions. Following a thermal shock, TCTP expression is highly upregulated in a variety of cells. However, at present it is not known whether this upregulation has any ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gnanasekar M,Dakshinamoorthy G,Ramaswamy K

更新日期：2009-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha-Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) has been widely used for determining the amounts of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) in cells. However, we have now found that DFMO does not react with ODC-antizyme complex, indicating that the amounts of radioactive DFMO bound to the protein may not reflect the amounts of ODC in crud...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kitani T,Fujisawa H

更新日期：1986-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Simultaneous incubation of bovine adrenal medullary plasma membranes (PM) with chromaffin granules (CG) resulted in the release of the soluble granular content. The molecular mechanism of this process was studied with several monoclonal antibodies (mAb) raised against different plasma membrane components. Specific inh...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bohner K,Boons J,Gheuens J,Konings F,De Potter WP

更新日期：1985-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A method has been developed for the specific amplification and cloning of human hprt cDNA which can be used for mutant sequence analysis. Messenger RNA is isolated from TK6 lymphoblasts and is used to produce a first strand cDNA with reverse transcriptase primed with oligo dT. Second strand synthesis and subsequent am...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Simpson D,Crosby RM,Skopek TR

更新日期：1988-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Several RNAs, including rRNAs, snRNAs, snoRNAs, and some mRNAs, are known to be localized at specific sites in a cell. Although methods have been established to visualize RNAs in a living cell, no large-scale visual screening of localized RNAs has been performed. In this study, we constructed a genomic library in whic...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Andoh T,Oshiro Y,Hayashi S,Takeo H,Tani T

更新日期：2006-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence analysis of a new lignin peroxidase (LIP) gene, GLG6, from P. chrysosporium showed that it encodes a mature LIP protein with a predicted Mr of 36,454. A 28 aa signal peptide precedes the mature protein. The coding region of GLG6 is interrupted by nine introns ranging in size from 50-57 bp. GLG6 encoded-LIP ha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Naidu PS,Zhang YZ,Reddy CA

更新日期：1990-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Immediate-early genes (IEGs) are useful for mapping active brain regions in various vertebrates. Here we identified a c-fos homologue gene in medaka and demonstrated that the amounts of c-fos transcripts and proteins in the medaka brain increased in relation to an artificially evoked seizure, suggesting that the homol...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Okuyama T,Suehiro Y,Imada H,Shimada A,Naruse K,Takeda H,Kubo T,Takeuchi H

更新日期：2011-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:These studies sought to determine the intracellular mechanisms underlying muscarinic receptor stimulated phasic contractions of myometrial smooth muscle. Utilizing cytosolic calcium imaging studies with Fura-2 loaded muscle strips, along with in vitro isometric contraction studies, we have demonstrated that phasic myo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Phillippe M,Basa A

更新日期：1997-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown similarities between the histopathological characteristics of NPC and Alzheimer's disease (AD) including amyloid and tau pathologies. While dysfunction in insulin signaling was widely detected in AD brain, the function of insulin signaling proteins has not been examined in NPC disease. In this study...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ong QR,Lim ML,Chua CC,Cheung NS,Wong BS

更新日期：2012-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of human Go alpha was determined from a partial human brain cDNA clone and the sequence of the first two 5' coding exons of a human genomic Go alpha clone. Comparison of this sequence with bovine and rat Go alpha shows greater than 90% homology at the nucleotide and deduced amino acid level. Th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lavu S,Clark J,Swarup R,Matsushima K,Paturu K,Moss J,Kung HF

更新日期：1988-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Uracil-DNA glycosylase (UNG) is the primary enzyme responsible for removing uracil residues from DNA. Increasing evidence suggests that UNG may be a potential target for the development of novel antiviral and/or anticancer agents. To determine whether the uracil-DNA glycosylase inhibitor protein (UGI) could be used to...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Studebaker AW,Ariza ME,Williams MV

更新日期：2005-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular Ca(2+) homeostasis is maintained through the integrated and coordinated function of Ca(2+) transport molecules, Ca(2+) buffers and sensors. These molecules are associated with the plasma membrane and different cellular compartments, such as the cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, and cellular reticular network,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Krebs J,Agellon LB,Michalak M

更新日期：2015-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Actin-related proteins share significant homology with conventional actins and are classified into subfamilies based on the similarity of their sequences and functions. The Arp4 subfamily of Arps is localized in the nucleus, and a mammalian isoform, ArpNbeta (also known as BAF53), is a component of the chromatin remod...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kuroda Y,Oma Y,Nishimori K,Ohta T,Harata M

更新日期：2002-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic peptides, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and gonadotropin inhibitory hormone (GnIH), play pivotal roles in the control of reproduction and gonadal maturation in fish. In the present study we tested the possibility that stress-mediated reproductive dysfunction in teleost may involve changes in GnRH ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Choi YJ,Habibi HR,Kil GS,Jung MM,Choi CY

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to identify mammalian cell line(s) which possess intrinsic enzymatic activity of beta-carotene 15, 15'-dioxygenase. This enzyme (EC1.13.11.21) converts beta-carotene to retinal (precursor of retinol and retinoic acid). To assess activity, cellular enzyme preparations were incubated with b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： During A,Albaugh G,Smith JC Jr

更新日期：1998-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:A human isoform of the vesicle-associated membrane protein-associated proteins (VAPs), VAPB, causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis eight due to the missense mutation of Pro-56, whereas human VAPA and the yeast VAP Scs2p proteins are not significantly affected by similar mutations. We have found that VAPA and Scs2p have...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nakamichi S,Yamanaka K,Suzuki M,Watanabe T,Kagiwada S

更新日期：2011-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The postmitotic nature and longevity of skeletal muscle fibers permit stable expression of any transfected gene. Direct in vivo injection of plasmid DNA, in both adult and regenerating muscles, is a safe, inexpensive, and easy approach. Here we present an optimized electroporation protocol based on the use of spatula ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Donà M,Sandri M,Rossini K,Dell'Aica I,Podhorska-Okolow M,Carraro U

更新日期：2003-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggested that human cardiac stem cells (hCSCs) may have the clinical application for cardiac repair; however, their characteristics and the regulatory mechanisms of their growth have not been fully investigated. Here, we show the novel property of hCSCs with respect to their origin and tissue distribu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tateishi K,Ashihara E,Honsho S,Takehara N,Nomura T,Takahashi T,Ueyama T,Yamagishi M,Yaku H,Matsubara H,Oh H

更新日期：2007-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes are organized as chromatin domains and positioned in the nucleus through regions of nuclear matrix association, termed MARs. Although well-studied, the mechanisms regulating expression of the beta-globin locus remain an enigma. Here, we show that certain MAR sequences of the beta-globin locus are conserved and r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Walter WR,Singh GB,Krawetz SA

更新日期：1998-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The flavanol (-)-epicatechin has been found to protect against damage inflicted by peroxynitrite, an inflammatory intermediate. Here, epicatechin was tested in systems of increasing complexity. The compound efficiently protected against nitration of protein tyrosine residues by peroxynitrite (IC(50) approximately 0.02...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schroeder P,Klotz LO,Buchczyk DP,Sadik CD,Schewe T,Sies H

更新日期：2001-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are N-glycosidases (EC3.2.2.22) that universally inactivate the ribosome, thereby inhibiting protein biosynthesis. In this study, a novel type I RIPs named SEBIN was identified in Sapium sebiferum. Nuclear acid depurine experiment showed that SEBIN had rRNA N-Glycosidase activity....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wu Y,Mao Y,Jin S,Hou J,Du H,Yang M,Wu L

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) on hepatic lipid accumulation in vivo is not fully understood. Further, while TSHR in the thyroid has been studied extensively, whether and how the absence of TSHR in the liver affects systemic energy metabolism has not yet been reported. To examine these effec...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhou L,Wu K,Zhang L,Gao L,Chen S

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexamethasone (DEX), a potent glucocorticoid, increased the expression of T-cell death associated gene 8 (TDAG8), a proton-sensing G protein-coupled receptor, which is associated with the enhancement of acidic pH-induced cAMP accumulation, in peritoneal macrophages. We explored the role of increased TDAG8 expression i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： He XD,Tobo M,Mogi C,Nakakura T,Komachi M,Murata N,Takano M,Tomura H,Sato K,Okajima F

更新日期：2011-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Many calmodulin-dependent biological phenomena are regulated by calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation and dephosphorylation. In Dictyostelium discoideum, cell and pronuclear fusion during fertilization are both calmodulin-dependent biomembrane fusion events. Calmodulin-dependent phosphorylation and dephosphorylation ac...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lydan MA,O'Day DH

更新日期：1993-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Most fish protamines contain two phosphorylatable sites both of which incorporate phosphate in vivo. Here we show that in two protamines (salmine A1 and clupeine Y1) the site more distant from the N-terminus (residues 20-21) is unaffected by cAMP-dependent protein kinase while it represents the main target for protein...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ferrari S,Pinna LA

更新日期：1987-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:One hypothesis for the etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD) is that the formation of proteinaceous inclusion, which is mainly composed of alpha-synuclein, may contribute to the selective loss of dopaminergic neurons. To further explore the role of alpha-synuclein in neurodegeneration of PD, we examined the possible ef...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yu F,Xu H,Zhuo M,Sun L,Dong A,Liu X

更新日期：2005-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein kinase C (PKC) and the GTPase-activating protein GAP can be detected in immunoprecipitates of mouse epidermis and lung cytosol obtained with either anti-GAP or anti-PKC antisera. The PKC in the immune-complex phosphorylates the coprecipitated GAP protein. Moreover, purified recombinant GAP is phosphorylated in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gschwendt M,Kittstein W,Marks F

更新日期：1993-07-15 00:00:00