Identification of novel initiation sites for human DNA replication around ARSH1, a previously characterized yeast replicator.

abstract：:Recent studies from our laboratory demonstrated that Egr-1 is upregulated in the rat duodenal mucosa during cysteamine-induced duodenal ulceration and that antisense egr-1 oligonucleotide aggravates the duodenal ulcers. This study was aimed to determine the effects of cysteamine on redox-sensitive Egr-1 transcriptiona...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Khomenko T,Deng X,Jadus MR,Szabo S

更新日期：2003-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretion of growth hormone (GH) exhibits marked sexual dimorphism in the rat. To examine the underlying mechanism that involves hypothalamic GH-releasing factor (GRF), we determined pituitary GRF receptor mRNA levels in male and female rats and compared their in vitro abilities to release GRF, an endogenous ligand fo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ono M,Miki N,Murata Y,Osaki E,Tamitsu K,Ri T,Yamada M,Demura H

更新日期：1995-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha 2-Antiplasmin (AP) inhibits plasmin in a two-step reaction in which AP reversibly binds to lysine-binding sites of plasmin and, then, more slowly complexes covalently with the enzyme's active site. Here, we show that the C-terminal lysine residue of AP has a key role in binding of the inhibitor to plasmin. A syn...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hortin GL,Gibson BL,Fok KF

更新日期：1988-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen-Estrogen Receptor alpha (ERα) belongs to one of the most important signaling pathways controlling breast tissue development and progression of breast cancer. ERRF was recently identified as a candidate breast cancer associated protein and showed positive association with ERα status in clinical samples and cel...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Luo A,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Large tonsillar lymphocytes labeled with [3H]thymidine reverted to small lymphocytes with concomitant loss of [3H]DNA upon culturing. The decrease of labeled DNA content and size of large lymphocytes was demonstrated by flow cytometry and cell sorting. These observations suggest that stimulated lymphocytes may revert ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sasvari-Szekely M,Staub M,Taljanidisz J,Szabo G Jr,Takacs J,Antoni F

更新日期：1984-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Using differential mRNA display (DD-PCR), a novel cDNA, FxC1 (Fracture Callus 1) was isolated from the early stages of a healing fractured femur. Utilizing 5' RACE PCR, a 598-bp full-length cDNA was obtained for FxC1 that contains an open reading frame (ORF) of 243 bp, encoding for an 80 amino acid protein. Within thi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hadjiargyrou M,Halsey MF,Ahrens W,Rightmire EP,McLeod KJ,Rubin CT

更新日期：1998-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor necrosis factor (TNF) related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL or Apo2L) and its receptors are members of the tumor necrosis factor superfamily. TRAIL triggers apoptosis by binding to its two proapoptotic receptors DR4 and DR5, a process which is negatively regulated by binding of TRAIL to its two decoy rece...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sun SY,Yue P,Zhou JY,Wang Y,Choi Kim HR,Lotan R,Wu GS

更新日期：2001-01-26 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：:Recent in vitro and in vivo studies have shown that either animal- or human-derived embryonic stem cells can differentiate into insulin-secreting cells and lower blood glucose levels. However, studies utilizing human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) mononuclear cells to improve blood glucose levels in diabetic animals have...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ende N,Chen R,Reddi AS

更新日期：2004-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the Treacher Collins syndrome gene, TCOF1, cause a disorder of craniofacial development. We manipulated the levels of Tcof1 and its protein treacle in a murine neuroblastoma cell line to identify downstream changes in gene expression using a microarray platform. We identified a set of genes that have simi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mogass M,York TP,Li L,Rujirabanjerd S,Shiang R

更新日期：2004-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:This is the first study to demonstrate that the AT motif binding factor 1-A (ATBF1-A) is expressed in the crypts and the bases of villi of the small intestine and negatively regulates transcription of brush-border enzyme gene, aminopeptidase-N (APN). In situ hybridization visualized a limited ATBF1-A mRNA expression i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kataoka H,Joh T,Miura Y,Tamaoki T,Senoo K,Ohara H,Nomura T,Tada T,Asai K,Kato T,Itoh M

更新日期：2000-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional factors (TFs) are key regulators in orchestrating gene transcription during cancer development. However, their roles in glioma remain elusive. Here, we analyzed the differential expression of TFs and identified ZNF436 is upregulated in glioblastoma and Lower Grade Glioma patients. High expression of ZN...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shang Y,Li Y,Zhang Y,Wang J

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactions of Paracoccus halodenitrificans nitric oxide reductase (NOR) containing four iron centers, a low spin hemec, a low spin heme b, a high spin heme b and a non-heme iron, have been studied to show the roles of each iron center. Soon after reacting the resting (oxidized) NOR with L-ascorbate, the low spin heme c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sakurai T,Sakurai N,Matsumoto H,Hirota S,Yamauchi O

更新日期：1998-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug transporters are of considerable importance because they present problems in the treatment of infectious disease and cancer. A central issue is the ability of efflux pumps to recognize an astounding array of structurally diverse compounds. The yeast Pdr5p efflux pump, which is a member of the ATP-binding cas...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Golin J,Ambudkar SV,May L

更新日期：2007-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used a tissue culture system based on breast carcinoma cell lines to investigate a large number of naturally occurring compounds and beverages for steroid hormone agonist and antagonist activity. The cell lines used, T-47D and BT-474, produce prostate specific antigen (PSA) upon stimulation with androgens, pro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rosenberg RS,Grass L,Jenkins DJ,Kendall CW,Diamandis EP

更新日期：1998-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Catalytic activities of cytochrome P450 2B4 lacking NH2-terminal amino acids 2-27 (wt Delta2B4) and that of truncated 2B4 containing a Pro to Ser mutation at position 221 were examined in a system supported by cumene hydroperoxide. Demethylation activities of either truncated 2B4 with N-methylaniline, N,N-dimethylanil...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang Y,Pernecky SJ

更新日期：1999-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophages are essential for the inflammatory response process because they release a wide variety of proinflammatory mediators. Endosulfan is extremely toxic to invertebrates and has been implicated in various mammalian toxicities. However, its influence on production of cytokine or on the functions of macrophages i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Han EH,Hwang YP,Kim HG,Jeong HG

更新日期：2007-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The E. coli ogt O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase has two cysteine residues positioned identically with respect to cysteines in the E. coli ada O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase. In order to assess their function, these residues were each substituted by a glycine to generate altered forms of the ogt protein. Mut...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Harris LC,Potter PM,Margison GP

更新日期：1992-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a cancer arising from the nasopharynx epithelium. Long non-coding RNAs (lnc RNA) play a critical role in various biological processes such as cell growth, embryonic development, and tumorigenesis. In the study, for the first time, we discovered that lnc RNA taurine upregulated gene 1 ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Qian W,Ren Z,Lu X

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A radioactive photoaffinity probe for the insulin receptor was prepared by derivatizing insulin at its B29 lysine with a novel crosslinking reagent having a cleavable azo linkage. Insulin receptors purified from human placental membranes were photoaffinity labeled with this probe. The photolabeled receptor was treated...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ng DS,Yip CC

更新日期：1985-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose-stimulated mobilization of large dense-core vesicles (LDCVs) to the plasma membrane is essential for sustained insulin secretion. At present, the cytoskeletal structures and molecular motors involved in vesicle trafficking in beta-cells are poorly defined. Here, we describe simultaneous imaging of enhanced gre...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Varadi A,Tsuboi T,Johnson-Cadwell LI,Allan VJ,Rutter GA

更新日期：2003-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study showed that small G protein signaling modulator 3 (SGSM3) was highly correlated with Cx43 in heart functions and that high levels of SGSM3 may induce Cx43 turnover through lysosomal degradation in infarcted rat hearts. Here, we investigated the protective effects of kenpaullone on cardiomyocytes follo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Joo HC,Choi JW,Moon H,Lee CY,Yoo KJ,Kim SW,Hwang KC

更新日期：2018-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleophosmin (NPM) is a multifunctional nucleolar protein that has been linked with nucleolar stress. In non-neuronal cell lines, NPM may enhance or inhibit the activity of tumor suppressor p53, a major apoptotic protein. The relationship between NPM and p53 in the central nervous system (CNS) remains unknown. Here, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Marquez-Lona EM,Tan Z,Schreiber SS

更新日期：2012-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Ly6k, a putative mouse glycosylphosphatidyl-inositol (GPI)-anchored membrane protein is specifically associated with a unique germ-cell marker, TEX101. Although a human orthologue LY6K has been proposed as a novel cancer/testis antigen, its molecular nature is largely obscure, because its characteristics have been gle...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Maruyama M,Yoshitake H,Tsukamoto H,Takamori K,Araki Y

更新日期：2010-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:High affinity iron uptake in yeast is carried out by a multicomponent system formed by the ferroxidase Fet3p and the iron permease Ftr1p. The currently accepted model predicts that Fet3p and Ftr1p are functionally associated, however, a structural interaction between these two proteins has not been proven yet. The met...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bonaccorsi di Patti MC,Miele R,Eugenia Schininà M,Barra D

更新日期：2005-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant activation of Notch signaling frequently occurs in liver cancer, and is associated with liver malignancies. However, the mechanisms regulating pathologic Notch activation in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain unclear. Protein O-fucosyltransferase 1 (Pofut1) catalyzes the addition of O-linked fucose to the ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ma L,Dong P,Liu L,Gao Q,Duan M,Zhang S,Chen S,Xue R,Wang X

更新日期：2016-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-molecule imaging by scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) yields the atomic-resolution (0.6A) structure of individual B-type DNA molecules. The strong correlation between these STM structures and those predicted from the known base sequence indicates that sequencing of single DNA molecules using STM may be feasi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zareie MH,Lukins PB

更新日期：2003-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel conformation-specific antibodies were raised against a cyclic chimeric dodecapeptidyl multiple antigen peptide (cCD-MAP) constructed with a spacer-armed Gly-Asp dipeptide and two pentapeptides (S(169)-Q(170)-K(171)-E(172)-G(173) of CCR5 and E(179)-A(180)-D(181)-D(182)-R(183) of CXCR4) which are components of the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Misumi S,Takamune N,Ido Y,Hayashi S,Endo M,Mukai R,Tachibana K,Umeda M,Shoji S

更新日期：2001-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Oleoyl coenzyme A and other acyl-CoA derivatives inhibited ADP or thrombin-induced aggregation of platelets. Arachidonic acid-induced aggregation was also inhibited, but not the slower aggregation caused by 1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol or tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate. Coenzyme A and free fatty acids had little or no ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lascu I,Edwards B,Cucuianu MP,Deamer DW

更新日期：1988-10-31 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