A novel gene encoding a smooth muscle protein is overexpressed in senescent human fibroblasts.

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic, chronic inflammatory disease that is characterized by T helper 17 (Th17) cell- and osteoclast-induced joint destruction and inflammation. In RA, several cytokines (interleukin (IL)-1, 6,17, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)) are involved in almost all aspects of articular inflamm...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Park YH,Kim HJ,Lee K,Choi Y,Heo TH

更新日期：2020-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Two species of scarab beetles, the Osaka beetle (Anomala osakana) and the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica), utilize the opposite enantiomers of japonilure, (Z)-5-(1-decenyl)oxacyclopentan-2-one, as their sex pheromones. Each species produces only one of the enantiomers that functions as its own sex pheromone and as...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wojtasek H,Hansson BS,Leal WS

更新日期：1998-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter 2 (ABCG2) is expressed by stem cells in many organs and in stem cells of solid tumors. These cells are isolated based on the side population (SP) phenotype, a Hoechst 3342 dye efflux property believed to be conferred by ABCG2. Because of the limitations of this approach we ge...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Orford M,Mean R,Lapathitis G,Genethliou N,Panayiotou E,Panayi H,Malas S

更新日期：2009-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of rat atrial slices to 10(-5) M norepinephrine (NE) for 10 minutes increases 45Ca++ accumulation from 1.64 +/- 0.10 to 2.23 +/- 0.06 nmol/mg tissue. In the presence of leucine enkephalin (10(-8) M), NE-stimulated 45Ca++ uptake is reduced to 1.44 +/- 0.10 nmol/mg tissue. The effect of leu-enkephalin is revers...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ruth JA,Cuizon JV,Eiden LE

更新日期：1983-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a PCR-based cloning strategy we have isolated a cDNA from mouse brain and named it fex, because it codes for a novel putative G protein-coupled receptor expressed in follicles. The deduced amino acid sequence shows a higher degree of homology to the family of glycoprotein receptors, namely those for FSH, LH, and...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hermey G,Methner A,Schaller HC,Hermans-Borgmeyer I

更新日期：1999-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of acute exercise on lipolysis via coordination of hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) and scaffold proteins, i.e., perilipin A and comparative gene identification-58 (CGI-58), in rat primary adipocytes. Glycerol release was significantly elevated immediately (...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ogasawara J,Nomura S,Rahman N,Sakurai T,Kizaki T,Izawa T,Ishida H,Haga S,Ohno H

更新日期：2010-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzymatic methylation of chemically alkylated DNA and of poly(dG-dC) X poly(dG-dC) by beef brain DNA(cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase have been tested. The alkylation by dimethylsulfate, which yields mostly 7 methylguanine (m7G) and 3 methyladenine (m3A) do not affect the enzymatic methylation. The dimethylsulfate a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pfohl-Leszkowicz A,Boiteux S,Laval J,Keith G,Dirheimer G

更新日期：1983-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:An intein is a polypeptide that interrupts the functional domains of a protein, called the exteins. The intein can facilitate its own excision from the exteins, concomitant with the ligation of the exteins, in a process called protein splicing. The alpha subunit of the ribonucleotide reductase of the extreme thermophi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kerrigan AM,Powers TL,Dorval DM,Reitter JN,Mills KV

更新日期：2009-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein, mRNA and activity levels of the calcium-independent protein kinase C (nPKC) isoenzymes were examined in NG108-15 cells. Western blot analyses reveal that proliferating NG 108-15 cells express the delta, epsilon, and eta, but not the theta species. The atypical species PKC zeta was also detected. Differentiati...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Battaini F,Pascale A,Lucchi L,Racchi M,Bergamaschi S,Parenti M,Wetsel WC,Govoni S,Trabucchi M

更新日期：1994-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression and processing of the Hepatitis C virus core protein (HCcAg) were analyzed in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Two proteins with 21 (p21) and 23 kDa (p23) were detected in immunoblot with a serum from a chronic carrier patient, as the major products for HCcAg. Both proteins, p21 and p23, produc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Acosta-Rivero N,Musacchio A,Lorenzo L,Alvarez C,Morales J

更新日期：2002-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggregation of proteins is a frequent occurrence during their transition from random coil to native structure. The influence of cyclodextrins in the refolding of carbonic anhydrase under aggregating conditions was studied. Cyclodextrin prevented formation of protein aggregates during renaturation of carbonic anhydrase...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Karuppiah N,Sharma A

更新日期：1995-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Three immunoreactive prolactin proteins (24 Kd, 16 Kd, and 12 Kd) were identified in the rat brain using sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and western blot analyses. In male and female brains, the primary prolactin protein has a molecular weight of 24 Kd which is similar to that of pituitary ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： DeVito WJ

更新日期：1988-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:KCNQ1 plays important roles in the cardiac action potential and consists of an N-terminal domain, a voltage-sensor domain, a pore domain and a C-terminal domain. KCNQ1 is a voltage-gated potassium channel and its channel activity is regulated by membrane potentials. The linker between transmembrane helices 4 and 5 (S4...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gayen S,Li Q,Kang C

更新日期：2015-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Transglutaminase inhibitor (1,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-[(2-oxopropyl)thio]imidazolium chloride or L-682777) affected the appearance of the fertilization envelope (FE) and subsequent development in Sphaerechinus granularis and Arbacia punctulata in a concentration-dependent manner. Abnormalities were first visible in formin...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cariello L,Zanetti L,Lorand L

更新日期：1994-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenosine is a potent bronchoconstricting agent that is released by activated mast cells and hypoxic lung tissue. However, both inhibition and stimulation of mediator release from human lung mast cells by adenosine have been described, and this discrepancy seems to be due to contaminating cells or the effects of enzym...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Suzuki H,Takei M,Nakahata T,Fukamachi H

更新日期：1998-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulse labeling studies with Bacillus subtilis showed that DuP 721 inhibited protein synthesis. The IC50 of DuP 721 for protein synthesis was 0.25 micrograms/ml but it was greater than 32 micrograms/ml for RNA and DNA synthesis. In cell-free systems, DuP 721 concentrations up to 100 microM did not inhibit peptide chain...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Eustice DC,Feldman PA,Slee AM

更新日期：1988-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Sirt1 appear to be NAD(+)-dependent deacetylase that deacetylates histones and several non-histone proteins. In this study, we identified Sirt1 as a physical interaction partner of Tip60, which is a mammalian MYST-type histone acetyl-transferase that specifically acetylates histones H2A and H4. Although Tip60 also ace...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamagata K,Kitabayashi I

更新日期：2009-12-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Bryostatin-1 is a natural activator of protein kinase C and currently examined in phase I trials as anticancer agent. We found that Bryostatin-1 induced tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) expression in the human cell line MONO-MAC-6. Using Northern blot analysis and a bioassay for the detection of the cytokine we...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Steube KG,Drexler HG

更新日期：1995-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:An internal RNA standard proved less suitable in bacterial gene expression experiments. We therefore developed a method for simultaneous RNA and gDNA (genomic DNA) isolation from in vitro and in vivo samples containing staphylococci and combined it with quantitative PCR. The reliability of gDNA for bacterial quantific...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Vandecasteele SJ,Peetermans WE,Merckx R,Van Ranst M,Van Eldere J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent efforts have underlined the role of Serine/Threonine Protein Kinases (STPKs) in growth, pathogenesis and cell wall metabolism in mycobacteria. Herein, we demonstrated that the Mycobacterium tuberculosis EthR, a transcriptional repressor that regulates the activation process of the antitubercular drug ethionamid...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Leiba J,Carrère-Kremer S,Blondiaux N,Dimala MM,Wohlkönig A,Baulard A,Kremer L,Molle V

更新日期：2014-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a 21-amino acid vasoactive peptide produced from a 39-amino acid biologically inactive peptide, big ET-1, by the action of endothelin-converting enzyme-1 (ECE-1). We investigated gastric mucosal expression of ECE-1 during a 16 h course of inflammatory responses associated with gastric mucosal in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Slomiany BL,Slomiany A

更新日期：2000-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:To study its biological functions, tumor necrosis factor precursor (proTNF) with a molecular size of 26-KDa was obtained as a recombinant protein from Escherichia coli. The recombinant proTNF was successfully accumulated in the insoluble form, corresponding to about 10-15% of total E. coli proteins. Solubilization, ge...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tanabe Y,Noguchi K,Morikawa A,Mizuno D,Soma G

更新日期：1991-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated Kupffer cells and hepatic macrophages can produce massive liver necrosis through microcirculatory disturbance due to sinusoidal fibrin deposition. This mechanism is involved in the development of liver injury after endotoxin administration in rats pretreated with heat-killed Propionibacterium acnes (P.acnes)...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Toshima K,Mochida S,Ishikawa K,Matsui A,Arai M,Ogata I,Fujiwara K

更新日期：1998-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic sclerosis (SSc) or scleroderma is a generalized disorder of connective tissue. The etiology is poorly understood; however, both genetic and environmental factors have been implicated. To investigate the disease-susceptible gene for SSc, we examined the association of the disease with a gene (COL1A2) for type ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hata R,Akai J,Kimura A,Ishikawa O,Kuwana M,Shinkai H

更新日期：2000-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A sample of highly oriented Na-hyaluronate was prepared with a wet--spinning method and equilibrated to 75% relative humidity. Its proton NMR spectrum was recorded as a function of the angle theta between the hyaluronate helix axis and the external magnetic field. It appeared as a singlet with an angle-dependent line ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lahajnar G,Rupprecht A

更新日期：1986-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Human embryonic stem cells (hESC) are pluripotent, and can be directed to differentiate into different cell types for therapeutic applications. To expand hESCs, it is desirable to maintain hESC growth without differentiation. As hESC colonies grow, differentiated cells are often found at the periphery of the colonies,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lam H,Patel S,Wong J,Chu J,Lau A,Li S

更新日期：2008-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting mitochondrial respiration has been documented as an effective therapeutic strategy in cancer. However, the impact of mitochondrial respiration inhibition on cervical cancer cells are not well elucidated. Using a panel of cervical cancer cell lines, we show that an existing drug atovaquone is active against t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tian S,Chen H,Tan W

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously characterized the effects of 2,6-diisopropylphenyl-docosahexaenoamide (DIP-DHA) conjugates and their analogs on the proliferation and progression of breast cancer cell lines. For this study, we investigated the effects of the DIP-DHA conjugate on 2 representative T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Altenburg JD,Harvey KA,McCray S,Xu Z,Siddiqui RA

更新日期：2011-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The ubiquitous eukaryotic protein kinase CKII (casein kinase II) has been found to interact with a number of cellular proteins, either through the catalytic subunit or the regulatory subunit. Using the yeast two-hybrid screening method, we found that the catalytic subunit of Drosophila melanogaster CKII (DmCKII) inter...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhao W,Bidwai AP,Glover CV

更新日期：2002-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferation promoting activity of various proteolytic fragments of human plasma fibronectin was assayed. Study of this activity in fragments, purified by affinity chromatography, has shown that only heparin-binding fragments were capable of promoting fibroblast proliferation while gelatin- and fibrin-binding fra...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zlatopolsky AD,Chubukina AN,Berman AE

更新日期：1992-03-16 00:00:00