Vascular smooth muscle cell spreading onto fibrinogen is regulated by calpains and phospholipase C.

abstract：:Most in vivo studies on the conversion to insulin-producing cells with AAV carrying PDX1 gene are performed in rodents. However, there is little information regarding Adeno-associated virus (AAV) carrying PDX1 gene transduced to human liver in vivo because accidental death caused by unpredicted factors cannot be denie...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hashimoto H,Mizushima T,Ogura T,Kagawa T,Tomiyama K,Takahashi R,Yagoto M,Kawai K,Chijiwa T,Nakamura M,Suemizu H

更新日期：2016-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Acidic fibroblast growth factors (FGF1s) are heparin binding proteins that regulate a wide array of key cellular processes and are also candidates for promising biomedical applications. FGF1-based therapeutic applications are currently limited due to their inherent thermal instability and susceptibility to proteases. ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kerr R,Agrawal S,Maity S,Koppolu B,Jayanthi S,Suresh Kumar G,Gundampati RK,McNabb DS,Zaharoff DA,Kumar TKS

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial DNA binding peptides recognizing separated sequences would expand varieties of the target genes for desirable transcriptional control. Here we demonstrated that polyarginine linker between two 3-zinc finger domains gives DNA binding selectivity to the separated target sequences. We created a six-zinc finger...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Imanishi M,Yan W,Morisaki T,Sugiura Y

更新日期：2005-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:3"-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine (AZT) was the first approved drug for the treatment of the AIDS; however, despite its usefulness, AZT often produces side effects that require cessation of therapy. 2',3'-Dideoxycytidine (ddC) is a related anti-retroviral agent in advanced stages of clinical testing. A previous report demons...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Link CJ Jr,Bohr VA

更新日期：1995-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The membrane of mouse neuroblastoma N-18 cells degraded dynorphin-(1-13), dynorphin-(1-17), and Leu-enkephalin. The degradation of the former two peptides was inhibited strongly by N-ethylmaleimide, moderately by diisopropylphosphorofluoridate and phosphoramidon, and slightly by bestatin. When Leu-enkephalin was the s...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Satoh M,Yokosawa H,Ishii S

更新日期：1986-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulating evidence indicates that epigenetic aberrations have a role in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, reports on histone modifications are as yet quite limited in RA. Interleukin (IL)-6 is an inflammatory cytokine which is known to be involved in the pathogenesis of RA. Here we report the ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wada TT,Araki Y,Sato K,Aizaki Y,Yokota K,Kim YT,Oda H,Kurokawa R,Mimura T

更新日期：2014-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific binding of [3H][D-Ala2,D-Leu5]enkephalin, [3H]ethylketocyclazocine, 5-[3H]hydroxytryptamine, and [3H]spiperone was examined in neuroblastoma-brain hybrid cell line NCB-20 following exposure to inhibitors of N-linked protein glycosylation (tunicamycin, TM) and oligosaccharide processing (swainsonine, SW). TM t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： McLawhon RW,Berry-Kravis E,Dawson G

更新日期：1986-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that lipid metabolism is controlled, in part, by circadian clocks. However, circadian clocks lose temporal precision with age and correlates with elevated incidence in dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in older adults. Because our lab has shown that lipoic acid (LA) improves lipid homeostasis ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Keith D,Finlay L,Butler J,Gómez L,Smith E,Moreau R,Hagen T

更新日期：2014-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed lesioned LDL in both atherosclerotic humans and in the apo E deficient (E degree) mice and compared its characteristics to plasma LDL. Lesioned LDL, in comparison to plasma LDL, was minimally oxidized and aggregated. Upon incubation of E degree-aortic lesions with 125[I]-labeled LDL, a time-dependent oxida...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Aviram M,Maor I,Keidar S,Hayek T,Oiknine J,Bar-El Y,Adler Z,Kertzman V,Milo S

更新日期：1995-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) is a major enzyme that plays a role in the degradation of poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR). PARG deficiency reportedly sensitizes cells to the effects of radiation. In lung cancer, however, it has not been fully elucidated. Here, we investigated whether PARG siRNA contributes to an increas...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nakadate Y,Kodera Y,Kitamura Y,Tachibana T,Tamura T,Koizumi F

更新日期：2013-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent release of COVID-19 spike glycoprotein allows detailed analysis of the structural features that are required for stabilizing the infective form of its quaternary assembly. Trying to disassemble the trimeric structure of COVID-19 spike glycoprotein, we analyzed single protomer surfaces searching for concave ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bongini P,Trezza A,Bianchini M,Spiga O,Niccolai N

更新日期：2020-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of silkworm hemolymph on baculovirus-induced insect cell apoptosis was investigated. The addition of silkworm hemolymph into the culture medium either before or during the baculovirus infection increased the host cell longevity; however, its addition after the infection was less effective. This can be expla...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rhee WJ,Park TH

更新日期：2000-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylene blue (MB) is a blue cationic thiazine dye and currently used in different medical settings. Notably, there have been several attempts to introduce MB for attenuating pain in the last decade. Some clinical studies reported remarkable results, which, however, have been much debated. In addition, accumulating e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee SW,Moon SW,Park JS,Suh HR,Han HC

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We herein report two new genes, human neugrin and mouse homologue m-neugrin, found by screening the cDNA library for the human spinal cord. The neugrin mRNA encodes 219 amino acids and its deduced amino acid sequence contains an NLS-like domain. No previously known motif is found in it. m-neugrin mRNA encodes 233 amin...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ishigaki S,Niwa J,Yoshihara T,Mitsuma N,Doyu M,Sobue G

更新日期：2000-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Various tumor cells express interleukin 7 (IL-7) and IL-7 variants. IL-7 has been confirmed to stimulate solid tumor cell proliferation. However, the effect of IL-7 variants on tumor cell proliferation remains unclear. In this study, we evaluated the role of IL-7δ5 (an IL-7 variant lacking exon 5) on proliferation and...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pan D,Liu B,Jin X,Zhu J

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies suggested that the hydrophobic protein chargerin II, which is encoded in the A6L of mitochondrial DNA, may have a key role in the energy transduction by mitochondrial H(+)-ATP synthase because an antibody against chargerin II inhibited ATP synthesis and ATP-Pi exchange, in an energy-dependent fashion....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Muraguchi M,Yoshihara Y,Tunemitu T,Tani I,Higuti T

更新日期：1990-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Human dendritic cells (DC) are key regulators of innate and adaptive immunity that can be divided in at least three major subpopulations: plasmacytoid DC (pDC), myeloid type 1 DC (mDC1) and myeloid type 2 DC (mDC2) exhibiting different functions. However, research, diagnostic and cell therapeutic studies on human DC s...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schütz F,Hackstein H

更新日期：2014-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttranslational histone modifications play an important role in modulating gene expression and chromatin structure. Here we report the identification of histone H3K79 dimethylation in the simple eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum. We have deleted the D. discoideum Dot1/KMT4 homologue and demonstrate that it is the s...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Müller-Taubenberger A,Bönisch C,Fürbringer M,Wittek F,Hake SB

更新日期：2011-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we describe the cDNA structure, genomic organization, chromosomal localization, and promoter analysis of the mouse peptide transporter PEPT2. The PEPT2-cDNA is 3987 bp long and encodes a protein of 729 amino acids. The functional properties, analyzed by expression in Xenopus laevis oocytes, showed a typical PEPT2...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rubio-Aliaga I,Boll M,Daniel H

更新日期：2000-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylases (HDAC) form a conserved enzyme family that control gene expression via the removal of acetyl residues from histones and other proteins and are under increasing investigation as therapeutic targets, notably in cancer and parasitic diseases. To investigate the conservation of these enzymes in the pl...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Oger F,Dubois F,Caby S,Noël C,Cornette J,Bertin B,Capron M,Pierce RJ

更新日期：2008-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Human glutathione synthetase is responsible for catalyzing the final step in glutathione biosynthesis. It is a homodimer with a monomer subunit MW of 52 kDa. Kinetic analysis reveals a departure from linearity of the Lineweaver-Burk double reciprocal plot for the binding of gamma-glutamyl substrate, indicating coopera...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Njalsson R,Norgren S,Larsson A,Huang CS,Anderson ME,Luo JL

更新日期：2001-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In adipose tissue mTOR complex 2 (mTORC2) contributes to the regulation of glucose/lipid metabolism and inflammatory molecule expression. Both processes display diurnal variations during the course of the day. RICTOR and mSIN1 are unique and essential components of mTORC2, which is activated by growth factors includin...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Drägert K,Bhattacharya I,Hall MN,Humar R,Battegay E,Haas E

更新日期：2016-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A20 is a zinc finger protein that renders cells resistant to apoptosis. However, the recent demonstration that A20-deficient mice develop severe inflammation and are hyper-responsive to LPS suggests that A20 may play a key role in regulating the inflammatory response. This study, for the first time, explores the likel...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： O'Reilly SM,Moynagh PN

更新日期：2003-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Y-box or inverted CCAAT box-binding proteins are multifunctional regulators of transcription and translation of several genes. Although YB-1 has been shown to play a key role in cell cycle, to date, there is no direct evidence. We disrupted one allele of Chk-YB-1b in a chicken pre-B lymphocyte cell line, DT40. Compare...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Swamynathan SK,Varma BR,Weber KT,Guntaka RV

更新日期：2002-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrins are a family of cell surface adhesion molecules which mediate cell adhesion and initiate signaling pathways that regulate cell spreading, migration, differentiation, and proliferation. TGF-beta is a multifunctional factor that induces a wide variety of cellular processes. In this study, we show that, TGF-bet...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cai T,Lei QY,Wang LY,Zha XL

更新日期：2000-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The kallikrein inhibitor found in Bauhinia bauhinioides seeds (BbKI) differs from classical Kunitz plant inhibitors in the lack of disulfide bridges in its structure [Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1477 (2000) 64-74]. In this study, we examined whether structural properties may be involved in inhibitory specificity and, if so...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cagliari CI,De Caroli FP,Nakahata AM,Araújo MS,Nakaie CR,Sampaio MU,Sampaio CA,Oliva ML

更新日期：2003-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In cultures of human foreskin fibroblasts most of the cell surface binding sites for 2-chain urokinase are masked and can be exposed by 10 min. incubation on ice at pH 2.5 (A. Bajpai and J.B. Baker (1985), Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun.133, 475-482). Here we show that incubation on ice at pH 2.5 also releases from the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bajpai A,Baker JB

更新日期：1985-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid cells transformed by the Kirsten-ras oncogene become tumorigenic in syngeneic animals. Their growth is no longer dependent on TSH but becomes dependent on serum. Combining morphological and biochemical evidence, we show that serum withdrawal induces apoptotic cell death in Kirsten and Harvey-ras transformed th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： di Jeso B,Ulianich L,Racioppi L,D'Armiento F,Feliciello A,Pacifico F,Consiglio E,Formisano S

更新日期：1995-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Newly translated proteins must undergo proper folding to ensure their function. To enter a low energy state, misfolded proteins form aggregates, which are associated with many degenerative diseases, such as Huntington's disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Recent studies have shown the use of low molecular weight...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Upagupta C,Carlisle RE,Dickhout JG

更新日期：2017-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate genetic determinants of insulin resistance, we investigated insulin receptor (IR) and insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) genes, in vitro IR function and in vivo insulin sensitivity in a family with Type A syndrome. Two missense IR mutations (Asp59Gly and Leu62Pro) found in the proband, resulted in reduc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rouard M,Macari F,Bouix O,Lautier C,Brun JF,Lefebvre P,Renard E,Bringer J,Jaffiol C,Grigorescu F

更新日期：1997-05-29 00:00:00