Structure-function studies of the epidermal growth factor domains of human thrombomodulin.

abstract：:The steady state kinetic study and some enzymic characterization of a selenium-containing scFv catalytic antibody (Se-scFv2F3) was carried out. A novel reaction formula of this abzyme-catalyzed reaction was proposed and a rate equation was gotten according to the formula. The constants in the equation were compared wi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Su D,You D,Ren X,Luo G,Mu Y,Yan G,Xue Y,Shen J

更新日期：2001-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel serine proteinase inhibitor has been purified to homogeneity from the skeletal muscle of white croaker (Argyrosomus argentatus). The purification was carried out by ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE-Sephacel, heating treatment followed by column chromatographies on SP-Sepharose, Sephadex G-150 and gel-filtr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cao MJ,Osatomi K,Matsuda R,Ohkubo M,Hara K,Ishihara T

更新日期：2000-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe here two human VIP receptor cDNA clones isolated from a jejunal epithelial cell cDNA library. The hIVR8 cDNA encodes a human VIP receptor consisting of 460 amino acids and has seven putative transmembrane domains like other G protein-coupled receptors. When expressed in COS-7 cells, hIVR8 conferred specifi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Couvineau A,Rouyer-Fessard C,Darmoul D,Maoret JJ,Carrero I,Ogier-Denis E,Laburthe M

更新日期：1994-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the action of vanadate on protein phosphorylation in microvessels isolated from rat brain. We found that a stimulation of protein phosphorylation from 32P-ATP occurs, in the presence of different concentrations of vanadate, 10(-3) M being the most effective dose. This action was time-dependent, and it ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Catalán RE,Martínez AM,Aragonés MD,Díaz G

更新日期：1989-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding properties of Bacillus thuringiensis toxins to brush border membrane vesicles of Dipel-resistant and -susceptible Ostrinia nubilalis larvae were compared using ligand-toxin immunoblot analysis, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), and radiolabeled toxin binding assays. In ligand-toxin immunoblot analysis, the ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li H,González-Cabrera J,Oppert B,Ferré J,Higgins RA,Buschman LL,Radke GA,Zhu KY,Huang F

更新日期：2004-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate whether p21waf-1/cip-1/sdi-1 expression is associated with loss of growth potential of hepatocytes of old rats, we determined p21waf-1/cip-1/sdi-1 expression of hepatocytes from old (30 months) rats during the cell cycle in primary culture. A high level of expression of p21waf-1/cip-1/sdi-1 was detected a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sawada N,Kojima T,Obata H,Saitoh M,Isomura H,Kokai Y,Satoh M,Mori M

更新日期：1996-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1alpha) regulates a wide range of important cellular processes. In this study for the first time, we report the cloning, expression, biophysical, and biological characterization of the human interleukin-1alpha. Human IL-1alpha has been expressed in Escherichia coli in high yields ( approximatel...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rajalingam D,Kacer D,Prudovsky I,Kumar TK

更新日期：2007-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP enzymes) catalyse the initial step in biotransformation of xenobiotics like polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). The marine polychaete Nereis virens has a high capacity for biotransformation of PAHs. In the present study, the complete cDNA sequences of two novel CYP genes isolated from...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jørgensen A,Rasmussen LJ,Andersen O

更新日期：2005-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Transthyretin (TTR) is a human disease-associated amyloidogenic protein that has been implicated in senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA) and familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP). FAP typically results in severe and early-onset disease, and the only therapy established so far is liver transplantation; thus, developin...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee KW,Lee DH,Son H,Kim YS,Park JY,Roh GS,Kim HJ,Kang SS,Cho GJ,Choi WS

更新日期：2009-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular mechanisms of multiple myeloma are not well defined. EEN is an endocytosis-regulating molecule. Here we report that EEN regulates the proliferation and survival of multiple myeloma cells, by regulating IGF-1 secretion. In the present study, we observed that EEN expression paralleled with cell proliferati...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Huang EW,Xue SJ,Li XY,Xu SW,Cheng JD,Zheng JX,Shi H,Lv GL,Li ZG,Li Y,Liu CH,Chen XH,Liu H,Li J,Liu C

更新日期：2014-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:WRKY transcription factors act as positive regulators in abiotic stress responses by activation of the cellular antioxidant systems. However, there are few reports on the response of WRKY genes to cadmium (Cd) stress. In this study, the role of maize ZmWRKY4 in regulating antioxidant enzymes in Cd stress was investiga...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hong C,Cheng D,Zhang G,Zhu D,Chen Y,Tan M

更新日期：2017-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiol and disulfide compounds were tested as an anti-HIV drug against transactivator (Tat)-mediated transactivation of HIV-1. Of all the compounds tested, thiamine disulfide, alpha-lipoic acid, and N-acetycysteine significantly depressed HIV-1 Tat activity. Thiamine disulfide alone in these compounds possessing anti-H...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shoji S,Furuishi K,Misumi S,Miyazaki T,Kino M,Yamataka K

更新日期：1994-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of membrane protein functions due to hydrophobic coupling with a lipid bilayer has been investigated. An energy formula describing interactions between lipid bilayer and integral ion channels with different structures, which is based on the screened Coulomb interaction approximation, has been developed. Her...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ashrafuzzaman M,Tseng CY,Tuszynski JA

更新日期：2014-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The c-Jun N-terminal Kinases (JNKs) play important roles in cell responses to stress or growth factor stimulation. The JNK1α1 isoform shares >90% identity with a predominantly neuronal JNK3α1 isoform, but JNK3α1 also includes a distinctive 38 amino acid N-terminal sequence. To address the outstanding question of the p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen WK,Yeap YY,Bogoyevitch MA

更新日期：2014-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligands of the glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factors (GDNF)-family are trophic factors for the development and survival of multiple cell types, however their effects on non-neuronal stem cells are unknown. We examined the action of neurturin on a candidate stem cell population isolated from adult skeletal muscl...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Vourc'h P,Lacar B,Mignon L,Lucas PA,Young HE,Chesselet MF

更新日期：2005-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA interference (RNAi) mediated inhibition of virus-specific genes has emerged as a potential therapeutic strategy against virus induced diseases. Human hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg) has proven to be a significant risk factor in HBV induced liver diseases, and an increasing number of mutations in HB...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cheng TL,Chang WW,Su IJ,Lai MD,Huang W,Lei HY,Chang WT

更新日期：2005-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that both RNA and cDNA preparations derived from melanocytes contain a RT-PCR inhibitor that copurified with nucleic acids. Investigation of the candidate inhibitor melanin revealed that it potently blocks PCR at concentrations below 200 ng/ml, whereas 100 microg/ml melanin was required to inhibit reverse tra...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Eckhart L,Bach J,Ban J,Tschachler E

更新日期：2000-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The ATP-sensitive K channel (K-ATP channel) in pancreatic beta cells is believed to play a crucial role in glucose-stimulated insulin release. We investigated whether defects in the recently cloned gene for a putative subunit of this channel (KATP-2) could be a cause of diabetes in Japanese patients. The coding region...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yasuda K,Sakura H,Mori Y,Iwamoto K,Shimokawa K,Kadowaki H,Hagura R,Akanuma Y,Adelman JP,Yazaki Y

更新日期：1995-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rpb4/7 subcomplex of RNA polymerase II in Saccharomyces cerevisiae is known to play an important role in stress response and stress survival. These two proteins perform overlapping functions ensuring an appropriate cellular response through transcriptional regulation of gene expression. Rpb4 and Rpb7 also perform ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Singh SR,Pillai B,Balakrishnan B,Naorem A,Sadhale PP

更新日期：2007-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexpression in Escherichia coli of the fdx4 gene from Aquifex aeolicus has allowed isolation and characterization of the first hyperthermophilic [2Fe-2S](Scys)(4) protein, a homodimer of M = 2 x 12.4 kDa with one [2Fe-2S] cluster per subunit. This protein is undamaged by heating to 100 degrees C for at least three ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chatelet C,Gaillard J,Pétillot Y,Louwagie M,Meyer J

更新日期：1999-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Src and Src-family protein-tyrosine kinases are regulatory proteins that play key roles in cell differentiation, motility, proliferation, and survival. The initially described phosphorylation sites of Src include an activating phosphotyrosine 416 that results from autophosphorylation, and an inhibiting phosphotyrosine...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Roskoski R Jr

更新日期：2005-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:PKCdelta was revealed to make a homologous protein complex that shows a high protein kinase activity upon H(2)O(2) stimulation by expressing the enzymes having different epitope tags in COS-7 cells. The association of the endogenous PKCdelta in the cells was observed by sucrose density gradients. Analysis using the mu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Umada-Kajimoto S,Yamamoto T,Matsuzaki H,Kikkawa U

更新日期：2006-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Butein, a plant polyphenol, was shown to be a specific protein tyrosine kinase inhibitor. This compound inhibited not only the epidermal growth factor (EGF)-stimulated auto-phosphotyrosine level of EGF receptor in HepG2 cells but also tyrosine-specific protein kinase activities of EGF receptor (IC50 = 65 microM) and p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yang EB,Zhang K,Cheng LY,Mack P

更新日期：1998-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional ESR spectra of 16-doxyl-stearic acid bound to bovine and human serum albumin were recorded at different temperatures in order to investigate the status of spin-labeled fatty acid in the interior of the protein globule. A computer spectrum simulation of measured spectra, performed by non-linear least-squar...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gurachevsky A,Shimanovitch E,Gurachevskaya T,Muravsky V

更新日期：2007-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Contractile properties differ between skeletal, cardiac and smooth muscles as well as between various skeletal muscle fiber types. This functional diversity is thought to be mainly related to different speeds of myosin head pulling cycles, with the molecular mechanism of force generation being essentially the same. In...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Galler S,Andruchov O,Stephenson GM,Stephenson DG

更新日期：2009-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Slo3 channels (mSlo3) primarily mediate mouse sperm K(+) currents and are essential for the capacitation-associated hyperpolarization (CAH). Whether Slo3 and/or Slo1, two Slo family K(+) channels are functionally expressed in human sperm is controversial. Our recent pharmacological studies of the human sperm CAH sugge...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sánchez-Carranza O,Torres-Rodríguez P,Darszon A,Treviño CL,López-González I

更新日期：2015-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Human Kif4A is a member of the Kinesin-4 family of kinesins. Kif4A is thought to be a bona fide chromokinesin because it possesses a motor domain and associates with condensed chromosomes during mitosis. Genetic deletion of Kif4A promotes tumorigenic phenotypes in mouse embryonic cells. Kif4A is critical for mitotic r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wu G,Chen PL

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer chemotherapy with taxol often fails due to acquired resistance of cancer cells, which is frequently associated with an overexpression of P-gp and alterations of beta-tubulin. A taxol-resistant cell line, QGY-TR50, derived from a human hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) QGY-7703 cell line was used to investigate the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhou J,Cheng SC,Luo D,Xie Y

更新日期：2001-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:"Activated" glucocorticoid-receptor complexes purified about 3,000-fold from rat liver were found to bind to histone-agarose. Because of their tight binding, they could not be eluted from the column by high salt solution (3 M KCl) or low salt plus polyol buffer (50% ethylene glycol), but their binding could be disrupt...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ueda K,Isohashi F,Okamoto K,Kokuhu I,Kimura K,Yoshikawa K,Sakamoto Y

更新日期：1988-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:When LHCII forms aggregates, the internal conformational changes will result in chlorophyll fluorescence quenching. Uncovering the molecular mechanism of this phenomenon will help us to understand how plants dissipate the excess excitation energy through non-photochemical quenching (NPQ) process. The crystal structure...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yan H,Zhang P,Wang C,Liu Z,Chang W

更新日期：2007-04-06 00:00:00