An alpha-subunit loop structure is required for GM2 activator protein binding by beta-hexosaminidase A.

abstract：:We investigated the expression of myocilin in the optic nerve head of porcine eyes by Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. Myocilin was localized in the nucleus, centrosome, glial filament, mitochondria, and some parts of the cell membranes of the astrocytes. Myocilin was also detected at the edge-feet p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Noda S,Mashima Y,Obazawa M,Kubota R,Oguchi Y,Kudoh J,Minoshima S,Shimizu N

更新日期：2000-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Using PAGE--Autoradioblotting technique we have characterized an E--FABP in human epidermal cells that is distinct from liver-, heart-, intestine- and adipose tissue-FABPs. FABP radiobinding analysis was performed directly on protein extracts without prior partial purification. E-FABP has a Mr of approximately 15 kDa ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Siegenthaler G,Hotz R,Chatellard-Gruaz D,Jaconi S,Saurat JH

更新日期：1993-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of cholecystokinin (CCK) to elevate intracellular Ca2+ levels in small cell lung cancer cells was investigated using the fluorescent Ca2+ indicator Fura 2. CCK-8 elevated the cytosolic Ca2+ levels in cell line NCI-H345 in a dose dependent manner. Nanomolar concentration of CCK-8 elevated cytosolic Ca2+ lev...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Staley J,Fiskum G,Moody TW

更新日期：1989-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the results of a pilot study to determine the feasibility of using PCR random mutagenesis and in vitro transcription/translation to produce protease resistant full-length or truncated ovine prion proteins (PrP). Using this approach, we show the novel production of protease resistant recombinant ovine prion p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dear DV,Fitzmaurice TJ,Garton S,Richards SJ

更新日期：2001-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Caspase-3 and caspase-7 are structurally closely related and demonstrate overlapping substrate specificity. However, during apoptosis, they are differentially regulated and show distinct subcellular localizations, implying the presence of specific substrates. In this study, to identify caspase-7 substrates, we treated...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jang M,Park BC,Lee AY,Na KS,Kang S,Bae KH,Myung PK,Chung BC,Cho S,Lee DH,Park SG

更新日期：2007-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The earthworm Lumbricus rubellus has been found to inhabit cadmium-rich soils and accumulate cadmium within its tissues. Two metallothionein (MT) isoforms (1 and 2) have been identified and cloned from L. rubellus. In this study, we address the metalation status, metal coordination, and structure of recombinant MT-2 f...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ngu TT,Sturzenbaum SR,Stillman MJ

更新日期：2006-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Sma- and MAD-related protein 3 (Smad3) plays crucial roles in the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)-mediated signaling pathway, which produce a variety of cellular responses, including cell proliferation and differentiation. In our previous study, we demonstrated that protein inhibitor of activated STATy (PIA...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Imoto S,Ohbayashi N,Ikeda O,Kamitani S,Muromoto R,Sekine Y,Matsuda T

更新日期：2008-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:G-G base-paired hairpin DNA structures on template strands offer potential "road-blocks" to a traversing polymerase. Klenow polymerase (exo+) pauses while replicating through G-G base-paired hairpin DNA due to the generation of G-G:C triplex. However, exonuclease-deficient Klenow traverses through de novo generated G-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ramanathan S,Chary KV,Rao BJ

更新日期：2002-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the in vivo phosphorylation of isocitrate lyase and examines the possible consequences to the control of the Kreb's cycle and glyoxylate bypass. NADP-specific isocitrate dehydrogenase from E. coli was the first bacterial protein whose enzymic activity was shown to be modulated by reversible phosp...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hoyt JC,Reeves HC

更新日期：1988-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by chronic inflammation of synovial tissue with aggressive proliferation of synovial cells causing destruction of cartilage and bone. Immunopathological mechanisms, infectious causes and genetic factors have been discussed, but the etiology of the disease has not been underst...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mangasser-Stephan K,Dooley S,Welter C,Mutschler W,Hanselmann RG

更新日期：1997-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Our results show that in the intact normal animal cell mitochondrial ATP is directly connected to nuclear PARP-1 by way of a specific adenylate kinase enzymatic path. This mechanism is demonstrated in two models: (a) by its inhibition with a specific inhibitor of adenylate kinase, and (b) by disruption of ATP synthesi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kun E,Kirsten E,Hakam A,Bauer PI,Mendeleyev J

更新日期：2008-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Hop/STI1 is a co-chaperone adaptor protein for Hsp70/Hsp90 complexes. Hop/STI1 is found extracellularly and modulates cell death and differentiation through interaction with the prion protein (PrP(C)). Here, we investigated the expression of hop/STI1 and its role upon cell proliferation and cell death in the developin...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Arruda-Carvalho M,Njaine B,Silveira MS,Linden R,Chiarini LB

更新日期：2007-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:An orphan G protein-coupled receptor, termed 6H1, with approximately 30% sequence identity to P2Y receptors has been proposed to be a P2Y receptor (p2y5) based solely on a radioligand binding assay with [35S]dATP alphaS [Webb et al. (1997) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 219:105-110]. Previous work in our laboratory ha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li Q,Schachter JB,Harden TK,Nicholas RA

更新日期：1997-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine kinase inhibitors targeting the BCR-ABL oncoprotein in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) are remarkably effective inducing deep molecular remission in most patients. However, they are less effective to eradicate the leukemic stem cells (LSC), resulting in disease persistence. Therefore, there is great need to de...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dolinska M,Piccini A,Wong WM,Gelali E,Johansson AS,Klang J,Xiao P,Yektaei-Karin E,Strömberg UO,Mustjoki S,Stenke L,Ekblom M,Qian H

更新日期：2017-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Effect of six steroidal saponins isolated from Anemarrhenae rhizoma on superoxide generation in human neutrophils was investigated. The steroidal saponins examined were anemarrhenasaponin-I (An-I), anemarrhenasaponin-Ia (An-Ia), timosaponin B-I (TB-I), timosaponin B-II (TB-II), timosaponin B-III (TB-III) and timosapon...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang J,Zhang M,Sugahara K,Sagara Y,Meng Z,Xu S,Kodama H

更新日期：1999-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Homocysteine is an accepted risk factor when its plasma level exceeds the physiological upper limit of 12 mumol/L. We found in vitro that homocysteine is able to lyse the erythrocytes (RBCs) at higher concentrations than 15 mumol/L only when activated polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) are present. The hemolytic effe...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Olinescu R,Kummerow FA,Handler B,Fleischer L

更新日期：1996-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In Chinese hamster ovary cells, [3H]formycin B is metabolized into formycin B-5'-monophosphate, formycin A-5'-monophosphate and higher phosphorylated derivatives of formycin A which are incorporated into RNA. Mutants of CHO cells independently selected for resistance to various adenosine analogs viz. toyocamycin, tube...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mehta KD,Gupta RS

更新日期：1985-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:miRNAs are approximately 21nt non-coding RNAs and play important roles in plant development and response to stress. Symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) is agronomically important for reducing the need of nitrogen fertilizers. The soybean root nodule is the place where SNF takes place. To identify miRNAs that are possibl...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang Y,Li P,Cao X,Wang X,Zhang A,Li X

更新日期：2009-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulation of misfolded proteins within the lumen of the mammalian endoplasmic reticulum (ER) activates the unfolded protein response (UPR). ATF6 and Ire1p are ER-associated proteins that control UPR-specific transcription systems in mammals; UPR signaling involves cleavage of ATF6 and splicing of XBP1 mRNA initiate...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shang J,Lehrman MA

更新日期：2004-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:AK2 is an adenylate phosphotransferase that localizes at the intermembrane spaces of the mitochondria, and its mutations cause a severe combined immunodeficiency with neutrophil maturation arrest named reticular dysgenesis (RD). Although the dysfunction of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) has been implicated, earlier d...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Oshima K,Saiki N,Tanaka M,Imamura H,Niwa A,Tanimura A,Nagahashi A,Hirayama A,Okita K,Hotta A,Kitayama S,Osawa M,Kaneko S,Watanabe A,Asaka I,Fujibuchi W,Imai K,Yabe H,Kamachi Y,Hara J,Kojima S,Tomita M,Soga T,

更新日期：2018-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In neuroblastoma N1E 115 cells, carbachol, histamine and PGE1 elevated cyclic GMP content and, induced the efflux of preloaded 45Ca2+, the release of membrane-bound Ca2+ measured by fluorescent CTC, and the increase in [Ca2+]i as measured by Quin 2 fluorescence. The time course of the responses, the absolute requireme...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ohsako S,Deguchi T

更新日期：1984-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Two genes expressing 70 kDa heat shock proteins were identified in Cyprinus carpio. The sequence similarities and the intron-interrupted structure of the coding regions indicate that carp Hsc70-1 and Hsc70-2 belong to the Hsp70 cognate subfamily. The expressions of the two hsc70 genes were followed by semi-quantitativ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ali KS,Dorgai L,Abrahám M,Hermesz E

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2',3'-dideoxyriboside of 2,6-diaminopurine (ddDAPR) and its 2',3'-didehydro derivative (ddeDAPR) are poor substrates for adenosine deaminase (ADA) but potent inhibitors of the enzyme. Their Km values for ADA are of the same order of magnitude as those of the natural adenosine (Ado) and 2'-deoxyadenosine (dAdo), bu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Balzarini J,Robins MJ,Zou RM,Herdewijn P,De Clercq E

更新日期：1987-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparative fluorimetric, flow cytofluorimetric and fluorescence ratiometric determinations of intracellular K+ concentrations in murine haemopoietic cells (FDCP-Mix clone A4) cultured in the presence and absence of the specific growth factor Interleukin-3 were carried out with the fluorescent potassium-binding benzof...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Laskay G,Várhelyi T,Dale RE,Dexter TM

更新日期：1995-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate (MTX) is a dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) inhibitor widely used for treating human cancers, and overexpression of histone deacetylase (HDAC) is usually found in tumors. HDAC inhibitors (HDACi) can reactivate tumor suppressor genes and serve as potential anti-cancer drugs. In this study, we found that MTX ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yang PM,Lin JH,Huang WY,Lin YC,Yeh SH,Chen CC

更新日期：2010-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Myosin heavy chain (MHC) mRNA isoforms were quantified in soleus (SOL) and gastrocnemius (GAS) muscles from rats exposed to 14 days of either hindlimb unweighting (HU), clenbuterol treatment (CB), or HU combined with CB treatment (HU-CB). All conditions induced in SOL a shift from slow to faster MHC mRNA isoforms and ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Stevens L,Gohlsch B,Mounier Y,Pette D

更新日期：2000-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine erythrocyte green heme binding protein and bovine erythrocyte flavin reductase have been isolated in highly purified forms and subjected to amino acid analysis and N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis. The two proteins possess similar amino acid compositions and identical N-terminal amino acid sequences. Mor...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Quandt KS,Xu F,Chen P,Hultquist DE

更新日期：1991-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:While mutation of alpha-synuclein is a cause of autosomal-dominant Parkinson's disease (PD), it is still elusive as to how alpha-synuclein is involved in the pathogenesis of PD. Here, we show that dopamine-dependent accumulation of alpha-synuclein in cultured cells results in apoptosis. Furthermore, activation of insu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kao SY

更新日期：2009-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:A protein which inhibits the prophenoloxidase----phenoloxidase (EC 1.14.18.1) proteolytic activation in hemocyte extracts of Locusta migratoria was isolated from the plasma of the same insect and partially characterized. It shows a molecular weight of 14,000, an inhibiting activity toward the cascade system in the ins...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Brehélin M,Boigegrain RA,Drif L,Coletti-Previero MA

更新日期：1991-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Using isolated liver mitochondria we show that low concentrations of TBT (0.5 microM) cause the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c, in the presence of Ca(2+). This is reflected in a rapid loss of membrane potential (DeltaPsi(m)), and a large-amplitude swelling characteristic of mitochondrial permeability transition...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gogvadze V,Stridh H,Orrenius S,Cotgreave I

更新日期：2002-04-12 00:00:00