cDNA cloning of a human 25 kDa FK506 and rapamycin binding protein.

abstract：:Digestion of discoidin I with several proteolytic enzymes reveals the existence of structural domains in this lectin. Significative differences have been detected in the pattern of fragments generated by V8 protease on discoidin I of various developmental situations. The changes observed can be related to the presence...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Valencia A,Pestaña A,Cano A

更新日期：1988-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) can negatively regulate gene expression and also induce or inhibit viral replication. In the present study, we found 10 miRNAs were differentially expressed in a stable HBV-producing cell line (HepG2.2.15) compared with its control cell line (HepG2) by miRNA array analysis. miR-501 was significantly...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jin J,Tang S,Xia L,Du R,Xie H,Song J,Fan R,Bi Q,Chen Z,Yang G,Liu J,Shi Y,Fan D

更新日期：2013-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The coding sequence of type II phospholipase A2 from human placenta was cloned in a bovine papilloma virus-derived eukaryotic expression vector under the control of the metallothionein promoter. Stably transfected C127 mouse fibroblast lines were obtained with this vector. These transfected cells overexpressed a funct...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pernas P,Masliah J,Olivier JL,Salvat C,Rybkine T,Bereziat G

更新日期：1991-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two alternatively spliced Caenorhabditis elegans G protein-coupled receptors, T19F4.1a and T19F4.1b, were cloned and functionally characterized. The T19F4.1b receptor protein is 30 amino acids longer than T19F4.1a, and the difference in amino acid constitution is exclusively conferred to the intracellular C-terminal r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mertens I,Meeusen T,Janssen T,Nachman R,Schoofs L

更新日期：2005-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Although proteins are generally composed of l-alpha-amino acids, biologically uncommon D-beta-aspartic acid (Asp)-containing proteins have been reported in various tissues from elderly individuals. Our previous study indicated that the N/N1003A cell line, derived from rabbit lens, includes D-beta-Asp-containing protei...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takata T,Shimo-Oka T,Miki K,Fujii N

更新日期：2005-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Transient receptor potential (TRP) proteins are cation channels that comprise a superfamily of molecular sensors that enable animals to detect a wide variety of environmental stimuli. This versatility enables vertebrate and invertebrate TRP channels to function in a diversity of senses, ranging from vision to taste, s...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu C,Montell C

更新日期：2015-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the expression profiles of IL-6 and STAT3 in Wilms' tumor (WT) and their relationship with disease progression. METHODS:Immunohistochemistry was used to examine IL-6 and STAT3 expression in 58 primary tumors and 18 invasive/metastatic ones. RESULTS:Positive expression rate of IL-6/STAT3 was 39....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang LJ,Liu W,Gao YM,Qin YJ,Wu RD

更新日期：2013-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of eIF4G during the initiation of protein synthesis was studied using mouse mammary carcinoma FM3A cells and FM4G cells that overproduce an N-terminally truncated form of eIF4G, which lacks the binding site of poly(A)-binding protein. An increase in eIF4G was correlated with an increase in protein synthesis a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hayashi S,Nishimura K,Fukuchi-Shimogori T,Kashiwagi K,Igarashi K

更新日期：2000-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes, a large population of glial cells, detect neurotransmitters and respond by increasing intracellular Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) and releasing chemical molecules called gliotransmitters. Recently discovered Ca2+ influx through transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channels is reported to cause spo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takizawa M,Harada K,Nakamura K,Tsuboi T

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsomal vesicles prepared from rat adipocytes were immuno-adsorbed to formaldehyde-fixed Staphylococcus aureus cells (Pansorbin) coated with anti-human-erythrocyte-glucose-transporter IgG. More than 75% of the glucose transporter detected was precipitated. The glucose transporter was about 10-fold enriched by the a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ezaki O,Bono N,Itakura H,Kasahara M

更新日期：1989-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) may play important roles during hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. In this study, we used a recombinant human soluble death receptor 5 (sDR5) to explore its effect in a mouse model of HBV-induced acute hepatitis. By measuring blood transaminase activity a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu YG,Liu SX,Liang XH,Zhang Q,Gao LF,Han LH,Cao YL,Hou N,Du J,Sun WS

更新日期：2007-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the generation of prostanoids, and is thus one of the key players in the inflammatory process. Contrary to the constitutively expressed isoform COX-1, the expression of COX-2 is rapidly and transiently upregulated following pathological stimuli but little is...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Brender S,Barki-Harrington L

更新日期：2014-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to a role in translation, AIMP1 is secreted to affect various immune cells, such as macrophages, dendritic cells, B cells, and natural killer cells. However, the direct effects of AIMP1 on T cells have not yet been reported. In this study, we investigated whether AIMP1 could modulate T cell responses direc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim MS,Lee A,Cho D,Kim TS

更新日期：2019-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic studies on the cyclization of 2,3(S)-oxido and 2,3(S):22(S),23-dioxido[14C]squalene catalyzed by liver oxidosqualene-lanosterol cyclase revealed a specificity (in terms of V/Km) of the enzyme for the diepoxide. The specificity ratio was dependent on the enzyme preparation, i.e. purified or microsomal, and was ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Boutaud O,Dolis D,Schuber F

更新日期：1992-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA clone encoding human aldosterone synthase cytochrome P-450 (P-450aldo) has been isolated from a cDNA library derived from human adrenal tumor of a patient suffering from primary aldosteronism. The insert of the clone contains an open reading frame encoding a protein of 503 amino acid residues together with a 3 ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kawainoto T,Mitsuuchi Y,Ohnishi T,Ichikawa Y,Yokoyama Y,Sumimoto H,Toda K,Miyahara K,Kuribayashi I,Nakao K

更新日期：1990-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Familial ATTR amyloidosis is caused by point mutations in the transthyretin gene. The clinical manifestations are highly varied but polyneuropathy and/or cardiomyopathy are generally the main symptoms. The amyloid fibrils can either be composed of only intact ATTR molecules or intact together with fragmented ATTR spec...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ihse E,Stangou AJ,Heaton ND,O'Grady J,Ybo A,Hellman U,Edvinsson A,Westermark P

更新日期：2009-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of our cloned HBV DNA (subtype adw) has been determined. When the 165-nucleotide sequence of the pre-S2 region was compared with 7 other published sequences (subtypes adw, adr, ayw, and adyw), we found 38 nucleotide substitutions among different subtypes and 4 (adr) or 6 (adw and ayw) substitut...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lo SJ,Chen ML,Chien ML,Lee YH

更新日期：1986-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene ENOD40 is expressed at an early stage of root nodule organogenesis and has been postulated to play a central regulatory role in the Rhizobium-legume interaction. In vitro translation of soybean ENOD40 mRNA showed that the gene encodes two peptides of 12 and 24aa residues (peptides A and B) that bind to sucros...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Röhrig H,John M,Schmidt J

更新日期：2004-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell fusion is a phenomenon that is observed in various tissues in vivo, resulting in acquisition of physiological functions such as liver regeneration. Fused cells such as hybridomas have also been produced artificially in vitro. Furthermore, it has been reported that cellular reprogramming can be induced b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Imai H,Kusakabe KT,Kiso Y,Hattori S,Kai C,Ono E,Kano K

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When c-Src and v-Src were immunoprecipitated together from hamster fibroblasts transformed by Rous sarcoma virus containing v-src oncogene, the total Src activity was almost threefold higher compared to c-Src activity in the control cells. The activity of v-Src immunoprecipitated separately, however, accounting for on...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tuhácková Z,Vojtechová M,Hlavácek J,Ruzzene M,Sovová V,Pinna LA

更新日期：2002-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC) was induced in the liver, lung and brain of the mouse injected intraperitoneally with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA), showing maximal enzyme activity four hours after the injection. The increase of ODC activity was due to the enhanced syntheses of mRNA and protein. The inducti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hibasami H,Tsukada T,Maekawa S,Sakurai M,Nakashima K

更新日期：1987-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:An affinity gel containing a newly synthesized derivative of naltrexone, beta-naltrexyl-6-ethylenediamine (NED), was used to purify opioid binding sites by 300-450-fold. Binding sites solubilized from brains of toad, rat and cow using digitonin in the presence of 0.5 M NaCl are retained by the gel and can be eluted wi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gioannini TL,Howard A,Hiller JM,Simon EJ

更新日期：1984-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex determining region Y-box 2 (SOX2) is well known as one of the "stemness" factors and is often expressed in cancers including breast cancer. In this study, we developed a reporter system using fluorescent protein driven by the promoter for SOX2 gene to detect and isolate living SOX2-positive cells. Using this syste...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liang S,Furuhashi M,Nakane R,Nakazawa S,Goudarzi H,Hamada J,Iizasa H

更新日期：2013-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, decreases paracellular endothelial permeability in a process that requires rearrangement of the actin cytoskeleton. To define the proximal mechanism of this effect, we tested whether it might involve enhanced generation and/or sparing of nitric oxide (NO) by the vitamin. EA.hy926 endotheli...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： May JM,Qu ZC

更新日期：2011-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The proper development of the cerebral cortex is essential for brain formation and functioning. O-GlcNAcylation, an important posttranslational modification, regulates the pathways critical for neuronal health and the survival of the cerebral cortex in neurodegenerative diseases. However, the role of O-GlcNAcylation i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cheng J,Wu Y,Chen L,Li Y,Liu F,Shao J,Huang M,Fan M,Wu H

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The S. cerevisiae a-factor, YIIKGVFWDPAC(s-farnesyl)-OCH3, is one of two peptide mating pheromones which mediate cell-cell communication in S. cerevisiae. We previously reported that replacing Gly5 with D-Ala led to a 4-6 fold increase in activity while the L-Ala5 homolog was 4 to 16-fold less active than the wildtype...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang YL,Dawe AL,Jiang Y,Becker JM,Naider F

更新日期：1996-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:REV-ERBα is a nuclear heme receptor, transcriptional repressor and critical component of the molecular clock that drives daily rhythms of metabolism. Evidence reveals that REV-ERBα also plays an important regulatory role in clock-dependent lung physiology and inflammatory responses. We hypothesize that cigarette smoke...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sundar IK,Rashid K,Sellix MT,Rahman I

更新日期：2017-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiomyogenesis is influenced by factors secreted by anterior-lateral and extra-embryonic endoderm. Differentiation of embryonic stem cells in embryoid bodies allows to study the influence of growth factors on cardiomyogenesis. By these means SPARC was identified as a new factor enhancing cardiomyogenesis [M. Stary, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Stary M,Schneider M,Sheikh SP,Weitzer G

更新日期：2006-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A complete understanding of bitterness perception requires identification of cognate bitter substances for all human bitter taste receptors (TAS2Rs). However, so far, no agonists have been identified for five of the 25 TAS2Rs, i.e., TAS2R41, TAS2R42, TAS2R45, TAS2R48 and TAS2R60. Due to substantial genetic variability...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Thalmann S,Behrens M,Meyerhof W

更新日期：2013-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The membrane-bound acid alpha-glucosidase was purified partially (400-fold) from human placenta by solubilization with trypsin, concanavalin A-Sepharose chromatography, Ultrogel AcA-34 gel filtration, and Sephadex G-100 affinity chromatography. Two molecular forms of the enzyme were found in the final preparation of t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tsuji A,Suzuki Y

更新日期：1988-03-30 00:00:00