Casein kinase II-catalysed phosphorylation of calmodulin is altered by amino acid deletions in the central helix of calmodulin.

abstract：:We have cloned and functionally expressed a sodium-dependent human nucleoside transporter, hCNT2, from a CNS cancer cell line U251. Our cDNA clone of hCNT2 had the same predicted amino acid sequence as the previously cloned hCNT2 transporter. Of the several cell lines studied, the best hCNT2 transport function was obt...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shin HC,Landowski CP,Sun D,Vig BS,Kim I,Mittal S,Lane M,Rosania G,Drach JC,Amidon GL

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA containing the entire coding sequence for the subunit protein of rat liver class theta glutathione S-transferase (GST) Yrs-Yrs was isolated from a rat liver lambda gt11 cDNA library. The cDNA, designated GST theta-1, consisted of 1,258 bp which had an open reading frame of 732 bp encoding a polypeptide of 244 a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ogura K,Nishiyama T,Okada T,Kajital J,Narihata H,Watabe T,Hiratsuka A,Watabe T

更新日期：1991-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Interaction of camel lens zeta-crystallin with aspirin was investigated by activity and fluorescence measurements. Aspirin minimally inhibited the oxidoreductase activity of the enzyme and weakly quenched its fluorescence. However, significant fluorescence quenching of zeta-crystallin coincided with the appearance of ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bazzi MD

更新日期：2002-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of quiescent Balb/c 3T3 cells with insulin-like growth factor I (IGF I) resulted in the stimulation of proto-oncogene c-jun transcription. Cells exposed to cycloheximide and IGF I together showed super-induction of c-jun transcripts. Nuclear run-off assay revealed that IGF I up-regulated c-jun only while cyc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chiou ST,Chang WC

更新日期：1992-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The DiFi and HT-29 human colorectal cancer cell lines were characterized and compared with respect to binding properties of alpha adrenoceptors present on the cell surface. Both cell lines possessed alpha-1 and alpha-2 adrenoceptors of high affinity; however, DiFi cells were rich in alpha-1 adrenoceptors, whereas HT-2...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Agrawal DK,Wildrick DM,Boman BM

更新日期：1992-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogenovibrio marinus strain MH-110, an obligately lithoautotrophic hydrogen-oxidizing bacterium, possesses three sets of the genes for ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (RubisCO): namely, two form I type (cbbLS-1 and cbbLS-2) and one form II type (cbbM) enzymes. The cbbQ-m gene was located downstream ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hayashi NR,Arai H,Kodama T,Igarashi Y

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclei of the dorsolateral prostate of rats contain a large amount of androgen-dependent non-histone protein (20K-NHP) (mol. wt. not equal to 20,000; pI not equal to 11.5) (Matuo et al. (1]. Its content in the nuclei increased most markedly during 4-8 weeks of age, when functional differentiation of the prostate was m...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Matuo Y,Nishi N,Tanaka Y,Muguruma Y,Tanaka K,Akatsuka Y,Matsui SI,Sandberg AA,Wada F

更新日期：1984-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major causative agent of hepatocellular carcinoma. We recently discovered that the immunosuppressant cyclosporin A (CsA) and its analogue lacking immunosuppressive function, NIM811, strongly suppress the replication of HCV in cell culture. Inhibition of a cellular replication cofactor, cyc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Goto K,Watashi K,Murata T,Hishiki T,Hijikata M,Shimotohno K

更新日期：2006-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterogeneity in transmissible spongiform encephalopathy is thought to have derived from conformational variation in an abnormal isoform of the prion protein (PrPSc). To characterize PrPSc in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie, we analyzed the newly generated N-terminus of PrPSc isoforms by digestion w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hayashi HK,Yokoyama T,Takata M,Iwamaru Y,Imamura M,Ushiki YK,Shinagawa M

更新日期：2005-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Akt/PKB plays a pivotal role in cell survival and proliferation. Previously, we reported that UV-irradiation induces extensive cell death in Akt2(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) while Akt1(-/-) MEFs show cell cycle arrest. Here, we find that Akt1(-/-) MEFs exhibit phenotypic changes characteristics of senescen...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jee HJ,Kim HJ,Kim AJ,Bae YS,Bae SS,Yun J

更新日期：2009-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Comprehensive knowledge on the murine CT26 colon carcinoma line is a classic model used in the pharmacodynamic experiments involving IDO-1 inhibitors, immune-related checkpoint antibodies and immune related mechanisms. In this study, we determined the impact of different subcutaneous inoculation locations on tumor gro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fu X,Yang Y,Xie J,Pan X,Yang X,Du Z,Hao E

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate the effect of endogenous PTH deficiency on osteoclasts during fracture healing and its mechanism. METHODS:A femoral fracture model was used to determine the role of endogenous PTH in fracture healing. Immunohistochemistry, qPCR, and Western blot were used to determine the potential functions and mec...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sun P,Wang M,Yin GY

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Phage displayed peptide library was used to select tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) binding peptides. After three sequential rounds of biopanning, some linear TNFalpha-binding peptides were identified from a 12-mer peptide library. A consensus sequence (L/M)HEL(Y/F)(L/M)X(W/Y/F), where X might be variable residu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang J,Zheng L,Zhao A,Gao B,Liu NL,Wang F,Dong J,Xin ZT,Shao NS,Wang HX,Xue YN

更新日期：2003-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Above pH 6, swine pepsin undergoes a conformational change to a neutral form which has 80% of the secondary structure of the native protein. In contrast to native pepsin, this form of the enzyme can be reversibly unfolded by urea in a rapid, cooperative reaction. Since all of pepsin's sequence is present in its precur...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： McPhie P

更新日期：1989-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:High ethanol intake is considered to impair insulin sensitivity. In the present study, we investigated the acute and chronic effects of ethanol intake on glucose metabolism and insulin signal transduction. Hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp studies revealed 70% and 51% decreases in the glucose infusion rate, 52% and 31...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Onishi Y,Honda M,Ogihara T,Sakoda H,Anai M,Fujishiro M,Ono H,Shojima N,Fukushima Y,Inukai K,Katagiri H,Kikuchi M,Oka Y,Asano T

更新日期：2003-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine D4 receptor (DRD4) has received attention in terms of pathogenesis of schizophrenia and association with human personalities. We isolated the human DRD4 gene containing the 5'-flanking region and determined its sequence. Analysis of the DRD4 transcripts by 5'-RACE (5'-rapid amplification of cDNA ends) reveale...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kamakura S,Iwaki A,Matsumoto M,Fukumaki Y

更新日期：1997-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:CYP153 a cytochrome P450 from Acinetobacter sp. EB104 catalyzes the hydroxylation of unsubstituted n-alkanes. We have decided to use the CYP153 system as a model for mechanistic studies on regioselective n-alkane oxidation and the interaction of hydrophobic substrates with soluble enzymes. Here the molecular cloning o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Maier T,Förster HH,Asperger O,Hahn U

更新日期：2001-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Horny Goat Weed is a commonly used in Chinese herbal medicine. And it is used in multiple kinds of diseases including cardiovascular diseases. Icariin is the major component isolated from Horny Goat Weed. It is reported to have lipid-lowering effect. In atherosclerosis, icariin attenuate the enhanced prothrombotic sta...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang Y,Wang YS,Song SL,Liang H,Ji AG

更新日期：2016-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacteriophage T7 binary expression system is widely used in vitro for high level selective expression of cloned genes but its application to in vivo models has not yet been investigated. In the present work, we show that coinjection into fertilized zebrafish eggs of pE1T7R, an expression plasmid bearing the T7 RNA...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Verri T,Argenton F,Tomanin R,Scarpa M,Storelli C,Costa R,Colombo L,Bortolussi M

更新日期：1997-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear orphan receptor TLX is an essential regulator of the growth of neural stem cells. However, its exact function in pancreatic islet cells is still unknown. In the present study, gene expression profiling analysis revealed that overexpression of TLX in beta cell line MIN6 causes suppression of 176 genes and upreg...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shi X,Xiong X,Dai Z,Deng H,Sun L,Hu X,Zhou F,Xu Y

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldose reductase has been purified to homogeneity from bovine retina. It has an apparent molecular weight of 32,000 daltons and shares immunological and kinetic properties with the much studied aldose reductases purified from various sources. Retinal aldose reductase displays a K(m) of approximately 40 microM with 4-h...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： He Q,Khanna P,Srivastava S,van Kuijk FJ,Ansari NH

更新日期：1998-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The inward rectifier potassium channel, Kir2.1, contributes to the I(K1) current in cardiac myocytes and is closely associated with atrial fibrillation. Strong evidences have shown that atrial dilatation or stretch may result in atrial fibrillation. However, the role of Kir2.1 channels in the stretch-mediated atrial f...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： He Y,Xiao J,Yang Y,Zhou Q,Zhang Z,Pan Q,Liu Y,Chen Y

更新日期：2006-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1R) is expressed in many types of solid tumors including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and enhanced activation of IGF1R is thought to reflect cancer progression. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been established as one of the mechanisms responsible for cancer ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nurwidya F,Takahashi F,Kobayashi I,Murakami A,Kato M,Minakata K,Nara T,Hashimoto M,Yagishita S,Baskoro H,Hidayat M,Shimada N,Takahashi K

更新日期：2014-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Islet transplantation corrects chronic hyperglycemia by augmentation of insulin supply from the graft tissue, but the role of endogenous beta-cells after transplantation is not clear. In the present study, we examined endogenous beta-cell function after glucose homeostasis had been reestablished by islet graft in stre...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hamamoto Y,Tsuura Y,Fujimoto S,Nagata M,Takeda T,Mukai E,Fujita J,Yamada Y,Seino Y

更新日期：2001-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The refolding kinetics of cobrotoxin (CBTX), a small-molecular-weight ( approximately 7 kDa) all beta-sheet protein, has been monitored using a variety of biophysical techniques. The secondary structure formation and hydrophobic collapse occur as distinct events during the refolding of the protein. Complete secondary ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sivaraman T,Kumar TK,Tu YT,Wang W,Lin WY,Chen HM,Yu C

更新日期：1999-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Presenilins (PS) have been reported to be functionally involved in amyloid precursor protein processing, notch receptor signaling, and programmed cell death, or apoptosis. To understand the role of PS1 in the signaling events, we investigated in this study the role of PS1 in the basal level of mitogen-activated protei...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim MY,Park JH,Choi EJ,Park HS

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repair of a splicing defect of β-globin pre-mRNA harboring hemoglobin E (HbE) mutation was successfully accomplished in erythroid cells from patients with β-thalassemia/HbE disorder by a synthetic splice-switching oligonucleotide (SSO). However, its application is limited by short-term effectiveness and requirement of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Preedagasamzin S,Nualkaew T,Pongrujikorn T,Jinawath N,Kole R,Fucharoen S,Jearawiriyapaisarn N,Svasti S

更新日期：2018-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative damage to DNA has been reported to occur in a wide variety of disease states. The most widely used "marker" for oxidative DNA damage is 8-hydroxyguanine. However, the use of only one marker has limitations. Exposure of calf thymus DNA to an .OH-generating system (CuCl(2), ascorbate, H(2)O(2)) or to hypochlor...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Whiteman M,Hong HS,Jenner A,Halliwell B

更新日期：2002-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis disease, is one among the deadliest pathogens in the world. Due to long treatment regimen, HIV co-infection, persistence of bacilli in latent form and development of XDR and TDR strains of Mtb, tuberculosis has posed serious concerns for managing the dise...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gopalan A,Bhagavat R,Chandra N,Subbarao SH,Raja A,Bethunaickan R

更新日期：2018-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor suppressor p53, a 393-amino acid transcription factor with four domains, induces cell cycle arrest, senescence, and apoptosis in response to diverse stress. Tetramer formation is critical for the function of p53. The tetramerization domain permits the tetramerization of p53, where bundled four DNA-binding do...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Inobe T,Nozaki M,Nukina N

更新日期：2015-11-13 00:00:00