VICKZ proteins: a multi-talented family of regulatory RNA-binding proteins.

abstract：:The interaction of cells with extracellular matrix components contributes to their specific differentiation. We studied hepatic peroxisomes and their changing features during embryonic development, and we immunolocalized in the same tissue the extracellular matrix components laminin and collagen IV as well as the inte...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Depreter M,Nardacci R,Tytgat T,Espeel M,Stefanini S,Roels F

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pH-related change in morphology of vinblastine (VLB)-induced paracrystals formed in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells was examined immunohistochemically in order to determine both the mechanism of tubulin crystallization and the influence of acidic pHs on cytoskeletal microtubules. Lowering the extracellular pH (p...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Takanari H,Morita J,Yamanaka H,Yada K,Takahashi A,Izutsu K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The daily rhythm in the activity of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AA-NAT) controls the rhythm in melatonin synthesis in the pineal gland. In the rat, transcriptional regulatory mechanisms play a major role in determining the observed pattern of AA-NAT gene expression. Remarkably, high levels of AA-NAT transcript...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Baler R,Covington S,Klein DC

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first step of polyamine uptake is the binding of polyamines to the cell membrane. In order to characterize the specificity of the putrescine binding sites at the surface of the glioblastoma cells (U251), we have carried out competition experiments between putrescine bound to latex microspheres and vizualized by sc...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Quemener V,Moulinoux JP,Khan NA,Seiler N

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a high-resolution STEM to attempt to recognize the spatial localization of the macromolecular components of ribosomes isolated from Tetrahymena pyriformis. Images obtained either by the annular dark field detector or by the ratio-contrast mode (Z-contrast) show a ribosome as constituted of rounded dark areas, ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Curgy JJ,Iftode F,Perasso R,André J,Mory C,Colliex C

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many cell types, microtubules are preferentially associated with the Golgi apparatus. However, the existence of a functional link between these two organelles is still hypothetical. To gain insight into this question, the relationships between microtubules and the Golgi apparatus were studied in rat hepatocytes dur...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Maurice M,Bellon B,Mahu JL,Feldmann G

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleolar lesions provoked by the action of ribonuclease (RNase) on living chick embryo fibroblasts were studied by means of microcinematographic analysis and at the ultrastructural level using oxidized diaminobenzidine as a differentially contrasting stain for nucleic acids. This study has shown that the inductio...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Chobert MN,Pouchelet M,Anteunis A,Gansmuller A,Robineaux R

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inside-out porcine thyroid follicles in culture undergo polarity reversal after being embedded in collagen gel. The newly-formed follicles reexpress some specific thyroid functions lost in inside-out follicles (Chambard et al., 1984. We present here an ultrastructural study of the inversion of polarity in this model s...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Barriere H,Chambard M,Mauchamp J,Gabrion J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary cultures of cells from breast carcinomas were attempted in 74 cases. Growth was observed in 46 cases. Using immunochemical demonstration of keratin proteins (KER), epithelial membrane antigen (EMA) and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), three morphologically distinct cell populations were characterized and descri...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Muller D,Fricker JP,Millon-Collard R,Abecassis J,Pusel J,Eber M,Methlin G

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:The Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein and scar homolog (WASH) complex is the major Arp2/3 activator at the surface of endosomes. The branched actin network, that the WASH complex induces, contributes to cargo sorting and scission of transport intermediates destined for most endosomal routes. A maj...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Helfer E,Harbour ME,Henriot V,Lakisic G,Sousa-Blin C,Volceanov L,Seaman MNJ,Gautreau A

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:At fertilization in mammalian eggs, the sperm induces a series of Ca(2+) oscillations via the production of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate. Increased inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate production appears to be triggered by a sperm-derived PLCzeta (phospholipase C-zeta) that enters the egg after gamete fu...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Yu Y,Halet G,Lai FA,Swann K

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebrate embryos are able to reconstitute the body plan when early blastomeres are deleted, but it is not known whether this is accomplished by cells local to the lesion or by a readjustment of the entire pattern of the embryo. We distinguished between these two possibilities by studying which embryonic cells change...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Gallagher BC,Moody SA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acetylcholinesterase activity was detected in the carotid labyrinth of amphibians by both biochemical and histochemical methods. The histochemical tests showed enzyme activity in surfaces of afferent and efferent nerve terminals in contact with type I cells, but none within the type I cells. Acetylcholinesterase activ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Poullet M,Verdiere M

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detergent extraction of human blood platelets pre-treated with Taxol to stabilize microtubules allows isolation of marginal band (MB) cytoskeletons. We studied MB cytoskeleton structure using dark-field light microscopy and negative stain electron microscopy (EM). Dark-field illumination clearly demonstrated the "hoop...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Kowit JD,Linck RW,Kenney DM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:PCD (programmed cell death) is a common mechanism to remove unwanted and excessive cells from organisms. In several exocrine cell types, PCD mode of release of secretory products has been reported. The molecular mechanism of the release, however, is largely unknown. Our aim was to study the molec...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Pirger Z,Rácz B,Kiss T

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptotic-like events could be rapidly induced by the phorbol ester 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) in cells of the mouse plasmacytoma cell line MPC-11 grown in serum-free medium. Indicators for apoptosis were morphological changes visualized by light and electron microscopy, such as chromatin condensation ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Giese G,Schmidt J,Gilbert M,Albrecht R,Traub P

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine whether the human lactotransferrin receptor recently described on platelets was also present on hematopoietic precursors, we investigated its presence and characteristics on the megakaryocytic Dami cell line. The reversible binding of human 5-(([2-(carbo(hydrazino)methyl]thio)acetyl)aminofluoresc...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Nillesse N,Pierce A,Lecocq M,Benaissa M,Spik G

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quantitative ultrastructural study was performed on 56 ejaculates showing anomalies of the sperm axonemal complex. The anomalies comprised either the absence of one, or more often several, axonemal structures, or defective elongation of the doublets. Several characteristics relating to the extent and superimposition...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Escalier D,David G

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:The BOR (branchio-oto-renal) syndrome is a dominant disorder most commonly caused by mutations in the EYA1 (Eyes Absent 1) gene. Symptoms commonly include deafness and renal anomalies. RESULTS:We have used the embryos of the frog Xenopus laevis as an animal model for early ear development to exa...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Li Y,Manaligod JM,Weeks DL

更新日期：2010-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian spermatozoa are endowed with a unique cytoskeleton which consists both of ubiquitous and specific proteins, some of them arising from gene haploid transcription. In the head, a dense perinuclear layer is made of basic proteins (calicin, cylicin, etc) associated with calmodulin and actin remnants. In the ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Fouquet JP,Kann ML

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a historical research, we realized that René Couteaux (1909-1999) was the first histologist who stained the postsynaptic structure of the neuromuscular junction. By means of Janus Green B dye, he revealed the membranous 'subneural apparatus' related to the 'synaptic gutter'. Hence, he justified the use of the p...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Tsuji S

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Co-isolated residual nuclear shells and residual nucleoli from membrane-depleted rat liver nuclei were spread according to Kleinschmidt's method. Comparison of the spread residual structures isolated from nuclear shells and spread pore complex-lamina isolated from nuclear envelopes showed that these residual structure...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Bureau J,Hubert J,Bouteille M

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LDs (lipid droplets) have long been considered as inert particles used by the cells to store fatty acids and sterols as esterified non-toxic lipid species (i.e. triacylglycerols and steryl esters). However, accumulating evidence suggests that LDs behave as a dynamic compartment, which is involved in the regulation of ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Hapala I,Marza E,Ferreira T

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our recent data suggest that during auto- and allograft recognition in sponges (Porifera), cytokines are differentially expressed. Since the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signal transduction modulates the synthesis and release of cytokines, we intended to identify one key molecule of this pathway. Therefore,...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Böhm M,Schröder HC,Müller IM,Müller WE,Gamulin V

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:AQP10 (aquaporin 10) is a new member of water channels and two different transcripts have been reported. The difference between these transcripts is in the presence or the absence of an insertion of 475 nt, which leads to a translation frame shift resulting in a different termination of amino aci...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Li H,Kamiie J,Morishita Y,Yoshida Y,Yaoita E,Ishibashi K,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied mechanisms that mediate recognition of human erythrocytes (HRBC) and sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) by rat liver macrophages. We used an in vitro cell binding assay that allows spontaneous formation of cell contacts. Binding of HRBC to rat macrophages shows the following characteristics: inhibition studies with ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Mohr M,Kolb H,Kolb-Bachofen V,Schlepper-Schäfer J

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SaOS-2 cell line presents osteoblastic characteristics which can be modulated by specific agonists involving also phosphoinositide breakdown. In order to determine whether SaOS-2 cells display a phosphoinositide signalling system not only at the cytosol-cell membrane level but also, as recently reported for other cell...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Maraldi NM,Zini N,Santi S,Bavelloni A,Valmori A,Marmiroli S,Ognibene A

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous experiments have revealed a relatively weak electrostatic binding capacity of in vitro reconstituted intermediate filaments (IFs) as well as of natural IFs of whole cell mount preparations for purified ribosomal particles of mammalian origin. In order to demonstrate that such associations also occur in vivo, ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Traub P,Bauer C,Hartig R,Grüb S,Stahl J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated cells from the proximal tubule have previously been used to study specific renal physiological processes. Here we analysed the structural changes induced by mechanical isolation on rat proximal tubule cells. As major modifications we detected: 1) a redistribution of brush border microvilli, which spread out o...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Rebelo L,Carmo-Fonseca M,Moura TF

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xenopus oocytes were stained by anti-tubulin and anti-MAP1 antibodies during the first meiotic cell division. In the prophase-blocked oocytes, only few microtubules are present around the upper part of the nuclear envelope. These microtubules are resistant to cold, calcium and antimitotic drug treatments. At this stag...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Jessus C,Huchon D,Ozon R

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00