TGFbeta down-regulates IFN-gamma production in IL-18 treated NK cell line LNK5E6.

abstract：:One of the mechanisms underlying the induction of human inducible nitric oxide synthase (hiNOS) by cytokines is transcriptional regulation. However, previous reports suggest that in human cells, the cytokine activation of the hiNOS expression is accompanied by a drastic increase in cellular mRNA and protein content, b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nunokawa Y,Oikawa S,Tanaka S

更新日期：1997-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In the presence of Mg-GTP, the rat liver guanylate cyclase, in either intact membranes or trypsin solubilized form, was stimulated by protoporphyrin IX 6 to 10-fold. However, when Mn-GTP was the substrate, protoporphyrin IX activated the membrane-bound guanylate cyclase only 50%, in contrast to the marked activation r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lacombe ML,Eberentz-Lhomme C

更新日期：1983-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish a simple system for purification of recombinant infectious hepatitis C virus (HCV) particles, we designed a chimeric J6/JFH-1 virus with a FLAG (FL)-epitope-tagged sequence at the N-terminal region of the E2 hypervariable region-1 (HVR1) gene (J6/JFH-1/1FL). We found that introduction of an adaptive mutat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takahashi H,Akazawa D,Kato T,Date T,Shirakura M,Nakamura N,Mochizuki H,Tanaka-Kaneko K,Sata T,Tanaka Y,Mizokami M,Suzuki T,Wakita T

更新日期：2010-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Nikkomycins act as a competitive inhibitor of chitin synthetase and display potent activities against phytopathogenic and human pathogenic fungi. sanT is located in the gene cluster of nikkomycin biosynthesis in Streptomyces ansochromogenes. Sequence analysis revealed that the deduced product of sanT has an unusual do...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jia L,Tian Y,Tan H

更新日期：2007-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A variant cytochrome P450 11 beta-hydroxylase/aldosterone synthase cDNA (CYP11B2) clone, pALDO-4, was isolated and sequenced from a rat zona glomerulosa cDNA library. This clone contains a 1521 bp open reading frame coding for a 506 amino acid residue protein which has a 30 amino acid extension peptide which is 6 resi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhou M,Gomez-Sanchez CE

更新日期：1993-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription of a mouse genomic segment containing four tRNA genes, coding for a tRNA(Ala), a tRNA(Ile), a tRNA(Pro) and a tRNA(Lys), has been studied in a HeLa cell extract, demonstrating that differences among their transcriptional efficiencies are evident using as templates either the natural cluster or an equ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Russo T,Oliva A,Duilio A,Ammendola R,Costanzo F,Zannini M,Cimino F

更新日期：1987-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) on intracellular Ca2+ signaling in human astrocytoma cells was studied. sPLA2 increased cytosolic [Ca2+] ([Ca2+]c) in both Ca2+-containing and Ca2+-free medium, thus suggesting Ca2+ release from intracellular stores. The activation by sPLA2 of arachidonate release via c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hernández M,Barrero MJ,Alvarez J,Montero M,Sánchez Crespo M,Nieto ML

更新日期：1999-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of inositol phospholipid turnover in the atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) secretion, the secretory responses from isolated perfused rat hearts to the ionophore, A23187, and the phorbol ester, 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA), alone or in combination, were studied. A23187 induced a sha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ruskoaho H,Toth M,Lang RE

更新日期：1985-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), an environmental pollutant, is widely distributed in humans and wildlife. Accumulation of PFOS in the brain and its neurotoxicity has been reported. Whether PFOS has any effect on the blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains unknown. In this study, human brain microvascular endothelial cells...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang X,Li B,Zhao WD,Liu YJ,Shang DS,Fang WG,Chen YH

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p27(Kip1) is an important regulator of cell cycle progression as it negatively regulates G(0/1) progression and plays a major role in controlling the cell cycle. The screening of the p27(Kip1) sequence identified many potential phosphorylation sites. Although Ser(10) and Thr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Guan X,Chen L,Wang J,Geng H,Chu X,Zhang Q,Du L,De W

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize genes involved in megakaryocytic commitment, we compared expression profiles of bipotent cells (UT-7/c-mpl) with those of the same cells induced to differentiate towards megakaryopoiesis in the presence of TPO. Using cDNA arrays, we showed that 12 out of 2260 genes changed their expression level after ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Decraene C,Garçon L,Lacout C,Sabri S,Auffray C,Vainchenker W,Duménil D,Piétu G,Svinartchuk F

更新日期：2004-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen is known to play a pivotal role in granulosa cell responses to follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) that is critical for the establishment of dominant follicles and subsequent ovulation in mammals. Thus, elucidating the cellular and molecular mechanisms that regulate FSH activity is important to understand fema...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Miyoshi T,Otsuka F,Shimasaki S

更新日期：2013-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence-specific hybridization of antisense and antigene agent to the target nucleic acid is an important therapeutic strategy to modulate gene expression. However, efficiency of such agents falls due to inherent intramolecular-secondary-structures present in the target that pose competition to intermolecular hybridi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kaur H,Wengel J,Maiti S

更新日期：2007-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In general, translation efficiency of ferritin mRNAs is modulated by variations in iron supply. In primary avian erythroblasts undergoing short-term proliferation, however, ferritin heavy chain (ferH) mRNA is repressed at all iron levels. Yet, expression of v-ErbA oncoprotein is sufficient to reinduce ferH mRNA utiliz...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mikulits W,Schranzhofer M,Deiner EM,Beug H,Müllner EW

更新日期：2000-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) to induce human umbilical vein endothelial (HUVE) cell migration was studied using an in vitro, serum-free wound assay system. At pharmacological doses, tPA stimulated HUVE cell migration dose-dependently. Treatment of cells with epsilon amino caproic acid (EACA) to de...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Inyang AL,Tobelem G

更新日期：1990-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytosolic phospholipase A2α (cPLA2α) mediates agonist-induced release of arachidonic acid from membrane phospholipid for production of eicosanoids. The activation of cPLA2α involves increases in intracellular calcium, which binds to the C2 domain and promotes cPLA2α translocation from the cytosol to membrane to access...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yun B,Lee H,Ewing H,Gelb MH,Leslie CC

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the presence of the carbohydrate ligand for E-selectin on the cell surface of rat polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN). Rat PMN, isolated from peripheral blood, adhered to recombinant rat E-selectin-coated microplates. The adhesion was inhibited either by an anti-rat E-selectin monoclonal antibody (MAb),...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Misugi E,Kawamura N,Imanishi N,Tojo SJ,Morooka S

更新日期：1995-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The new Ca2+-probe indo-1 has a high fluorescence intensity, which allows low intracellular dye loadings. Stimulation of indo-1-loaded mouse B cells with anti-Ig antibodies provoked rapid rise of free cytoplasmic Ca2+ from 100 nM to greater than 1 microM, followed by a decline to a plateau at 300-400 nM. The initial r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bijsterbosch MK,Rigley KP,Klaus GG

更新日期：1986-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a monospecific antibody to the major cytosolic glutathione-S-transferase of human liver, we have isolated a cDNA clone from a human liver cDNA expression vector library in lambda gt11. The clone cross-hybridizes with a rat liver ligandin (glutathione-S-transferase 1-2) cDNA probe. The clone has an insert of 1.25...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Butera L,Monnier JR,Campbell E,Bhargava MM

更新日期：1987-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the small noncatalytic subunit of myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCPsr) on the Ca2+-induced contraction of smooth muscle were investigated in the Triton X-100-permeabilized porcine renal artery. The full-length recombinant chicken MLCPsr obtained by the bacterial expression system induced an additiona...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhou Y,Nishimura J,Hirano K,Kanaide H

更新日期：1999-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Erbin localizes at the basolateral membrane to regulate cell junctions and polarity in epithelial cells. Dysregulation of Erbin has been implicated in tumorigenesis, and yet it is still unclear if and how disrupted Erbin regulates the biological behavior of cancer cells. We report here that depletion of Erbin leads to...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Huang H,Song Y,Wu Y,Guo N,Ma Y,Qian L

更新日期：2015-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The octaheme cytochrome c3 (Mr 26000) from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Norway was studied using cyclic voltammetry at the pyrolytic graphite electrode. The kinetics of reduction of the octaheme cytochrome c3 (Mr 26000) from D. desulfuricans Norway by the Ni-Fe-Se hydrogenase purified from the same organism was investi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Haladjian J,Bianco P,Guerlesquin F,Bruschi M

更新日期：1991-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) production is increased in the intestine and may contribute to intestinal injury in sepsis. However, the tissue expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) mRNA throughout the digestive tract and its relation with the mucosal damage after endotoxin challenge remain unknown. We therefore measured tissu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen K,Inoue M,Okada A

更新日期：1996-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A bioassay based on the measurement of thymidine incorporation into trichloroacetic acid-insoluble materials in erythroid cell suspensions from fetal calf liver was used as the assay for purification of two small peptides (erythrotropins I and II) from fetal calf intestine. The peptides were purified using reversed-ph...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Congote LF

更新日期：1983-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a culture system that facilitates osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow-derived human mesenchymal stem cells, we analyzed gene-expression profiles during the mineralization process by means of a cDNA microarray system consisting of 23,040 genes. We compared expression profiles of the cells at days 3, 15, and...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Doi M,Nagano A,Nakamura Y

更新日期：2002-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of intensive research, our understanding of the regulation of expression of 5-LO (the key enzyme in the leukotriene metabolism) remains fragmentary. We investigated the effects of dexamethasone on the expression of this gene in a binary model consisting of two clones of the human mast cell line HMC-1, one wit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Colamorea T,Di Paola R,Macchia F,Guerrese MC,Tursi A,Butterfield JH,Caiaffa MF,Haeggström JZ,Macchia L

更新日期：1999-11-30 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：:Lymph node metastasis (LNM) is a critical cause for disease progression and treatment failure in cervical cancer. However, the mechanism underlying cervical cancer LNM remains unclear. In this study, HN1 was found to be dramatically upregulated in cervical cancer and patients with higher HN1 expression are more likely...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen J,Qiu J,Li F,Jiang X,Sun X,Zheng L,Zhang W,Li H,Wu H,Ouyang Y,Chen X,Lin C,Song L,Zhang Y

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported the identification of two closely related RNA binding proteins from Trypanosoma brucei which we have termed p34 and p37. The predicted primary structures of the two proteins are highly homologous with one major difference, an 18-amino-acid insert in the N-terminal region of p37. These two p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pitula J,Ruyechan WT,Williams N

更新日期：2002-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Autophagy and apoptosis are two important regulators of cell survival, and are often observed simultaneously in response to noxious stimuli. Anoxia is a known stimulus for autophagy and apoptosis, and angiotensin (Ang) II is a major mediator of anoxic injury. However, specific responses to anoxia and Ang II ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang X,Dai Y,Ding Z,Khaidakov M,Mercanti F,Mehta JL

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00