Structural and functional similarity between fish antifreeze proteins and calcium-dependent lectins.

abstract：:Sheep thyroid cells cultured in serum-free medium were used to study the biologic activity, binding, and production of the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs). IGF-I, IGF-II, and insulin stimulated thyroid cell division. Abundant, specific IGF receptors on sheep thyroid cell membranes were identified by binding displac...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bachrach LK,Eggo MC,Hintz RL,Burrow GN

更新日期：1988-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:High blood glucose levels of KK-A(y) mice with type 2 diabetes mellitus were normalized by daily intraperitoneal (ip) administration of a zinc(II) complex, bis(maltolato)zinc(II) (Zn(Mal)(2)) with a Zn(O(4)) coordination mode, following the finding of strong in vitro insulinomimetic activity in isolated rat adipocytes...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yoshikawa Y,Ueda E,Miyake H,Sakurai H,Kojima Y

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone (T3) responsiveness of the PEPCK promoter in vivo was examined in both PEPCK/bGH(460) and PEPCK/bGH(335) mouse lines. Transgenic and non-transgenic littermates were treated with methimazole or PTU for 6 or 4 weeks, respectively, then treated +/- T3 for 10 days. In PEPCK/bGH(460) and PEPCK/bGH(355) tran...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xu C,McGrane MM

更新日期：1996-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse MARCKS is a prominent myristoylated alanine-rich C kinase substrate implicated in brain development, calcium/calmodulin signaling, and membrane cytoskeletal restructuring, and is developmentally regulated in a cell- and tissue-specific fashion. In this study, transcriptional regulation of mouse MARCKS promoter i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang L,Liu X,Lenox RH

更新日期：2002-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The peroxidase and FAD-containing monooxygenase activities of porcine thyroid subcellular preparations were measured and it was observed that FAD-containing monooxygenase activity was considerably lower than that of peroxidase. The end product of 1-methyl-2[14C]thioimidazole oxidation catalysed by thyroid peroxidase w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Paterson JR,Hood HT,Skellern GG

更新日期：1983-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:LeftyA, a powerful regulator of stemness, embryonic differentiation, and reprogramming of cancer cells, counteracts cell proliferation and tumor growth. Key properties of tumor cells include enhanced glycolytic flux, which is highly sensitive to cytosolic pH and thus requires export of H(+) and lactate. H(+) ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Salker MS,Zhou Y,Singh Y,Brosens J,Lang F

更新日期：2015-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane protein solubilized by octyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside in the presence of dispersed phospholipid was incubated with bath-sonicated liposomes and additional detergent. The proteoliposomes formed on dilution showed transport and exchange properties consistent with a reconstitution of phosphate:sugar 6-phosphate an...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ambudkar SV,Maloney PC

更新日期：1985-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data has suggested a role for nitric oxide (NO) both in the induction of immunity and as an effector of tissue injury in experimental models of inflammation. In this study, we have tested the efficacy of two inhibitors of NO synthase, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) and aminoguanidine (AG), to modify the auto...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Woolfson RG,Qasim FJ,Thiru S,Oliveira DB,Neild GH,Mathieson PW

更新日期：1995-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Incubation of 13(S)-hydroperoxy-9(Z),11(E),15(Z)-octadecatrienoic acid with corn (Zea mays L.) hydroperoxide dehydrase led to the formation of an unstable allene oxide derivative, 12,13(S)-epoxy-9(Z),11,15(Z)-octadecatrienoic acid. Further conversion of the allene oxide yielded two major products, i.e. alpha-ketol 12-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hamberg M

更新日期：1988-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), originally identified as a potent mitogen for mature parenchymal hepatocytes, is a hepatotrophic factor involved in liver regeneration and is even essential for development of the liver. We report here that human recombinant HGF at a very low concentration and given intraportaly stimula...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kobayashi Y,Hamanoue M,Ueno S,Aikou T,Tanabe G,Mitsue S,Matsumoto K,Nakamura T

更新日期：1996-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific receptors for murine TNF have been identified in homogenates of rodent brain. These receptors are saturable and bind TNF with sufficient affinity to ensure occupancy by cytokine elaborated during infection. 125I-mTNF was detected in four specific complexes of Mr 130,000, 90,000, 66,000 and 60,000 after affini...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kinouchi K,Brown G,Pasternak G,Donner DB

更新日期：1991-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of the 5S rRNA from a mushroom, Coprinus cinereus, was determined to be: (sequence in text). This sequence is consistent with current models for the secondary structure of 5S RNAs and indicates a very high degree of sequence conservation among the most highly evolved fungi. Sequence heterogenei...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu WY,Nazar RN

更新日期：1983-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:CD45 is a leukocyte-specific, two domain transmembrane tyrosine phosphatase. Co-purification of a recombinant protein containing the first phosphatase domain of CD45 (6His-D1) with a recombinant protein containing the second phosphatase domain (GST-D2) from E. coli indicated a stable interaction which resulted in incr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Felberg J,Johnson P

更新日期：2000-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) to examine the structural impact of oxidizing specific methionine (M) side chains in calmodulin (CaM). It has been shown that oxidation of either M109 or M124 in CaM diminishes CaM regulation of the muscle calcium release channel, the ryanodine receptor (RyR), and tha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： McCarthy MR,Thompson AR,Nitu F,Moen RJ,Olenek MJ,Klein JC,Thomas DD

更新日期：2015-01-09 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：:Flo8 is a transcriptional activator essential for the inducible expression of a set of target genes such as STA1, FLO11, and FLO1 encoding an extracellular glucoamylase and two cell surface proteins, respectively. However, the molecular mechanism of Flo8-mediated transcriptional activation remains largely elusive. By ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim HY,Lee SB,Kang HS,Oh GT,Kim T

更新日期：2014-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is caused by mutations in human NOTCH3. We have recently reported that mutant Notch3 shows a greater propensity to form aggregates, and these aggregates resist degradation, leading to accumulation in the endoplasmic re...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takahashi K,Adachi K,Kunimoto S,Wakita H,Takeda K,Watanabe A

更新日期：2010-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A two-component regulatory system involving StyS and StyR is involved in the regulation of indigo synthesis in Pseudomonas sp. However, the function of the styR gene in indigo synthesis and the detailed mechanisms through which StyR enhances the expression of the styAB operon are unclear. Accordingly, in this study, w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cheng L,Yue J,Yin S,Ren M,Wang C

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-pore channel proteins, TPC1 and TPC2, are calcium permeable ion channels found localized to the membranes of endolysosomal calcium stores. There is increasing interest in the role of TPC-mediated intracellular signaling in various pathologies; however their role in breast cancer has not been extensively evaluated....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jahidin AH,Stewart TA,Thompson EW,Roberts-Thomson SJ,Monteith GR

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we have investigated the potential for a pro-oxidant interaction of iron and ascorbate in vivo in iron and ascorbate cosupplementation or ascorbate supplementation studies. In this study, for the first time, the effects of iron supplementation on oxidative damage to DNA in healthy individuals with plasma a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Proteggente AR,England TG,Rice-Evans CA,Halliwell B

更新日期：2001-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of TNF-alpha gene in the retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells was studied by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR for human TNF-alpha gene using complementary DNA (cDNA) of control RNA prepared from non-stimulated RPE cells failed to show expression of TNF-alpha gene. However, PCR by using cDNA prep...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tanihara H,Yoshida M,Yoshimura N

更新日期：1992-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of Kupffer cells represents a central mechanism of liver injury involving the production of TNF-alpha. It is known that glycine prevents LPS-induced production of TNF-alpha in isolated Kupffer cells. In this study, the possibility that glycine analogues might affect Kupffer cells was investigated. As a ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ishizaki-Koizumi S,Sonaka I,Takei Y,Ikejima K,Sato N

更新日期：2004-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Effect of epsilon subunit on the nucleotide binding to the catalytic sites of F(1)-ATPase from the thermophilic Bacillus PS3 (TF(1)) has been tested by using alpha(3)beta(3)gamma and alpha(3)beta(3)gammaepsilon complexes of TF(1) containing betaTyr341 to Trp substitution. The nucleotide binding was assessed with fluor...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yasuno T,Muneyuki E,Yoshida M,Kato-Yamada Y

更新日期：2009-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A radioimmunoassay (RIA) was developed to detect the 4200 Dalton amyloid (A4) peptide or it's precursor (A4P) in human serum or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). A synthetic peptide containing the first 28 amino acids of the 43 amino acid A4 peptide was covalently coupled to bovine thyroglobulin and a polyclonal antiserum in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pardridge WM,Vinters HV,Miller BL,Tourtellotte WW,Eisenberg JB,Yang J

更新日期：1987-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar epithelial type II cells (ATII cells) are the main target cells being damaged and releasing the inflammatory mediators during acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Extensive apoptosis of epithelial cells leads to the breakdown of the alveolar-epithelial barrier in ARDS. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) plays an...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sun J,Zheng S,Yang N,Chen B,He G,Zhu T

更新日期：2019-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Due to their identical inheritance and shared surroundings, identical twins have been the recommended group for studying the susceptibility and prognosis of diseases. Here, CD8+ T cell receptor beta (TCRβ) chains were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing in three pairs of healthy identical twins and chronic hepatiti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jiang Q,Liu Y,Xu B,Zheng W,Xiang X,Tang X,Dong H,Chen Y,Wang C,Deng G,Mao Q,Shang X,Wu Y

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM) occurs when secretion of parathyroid hormone-related peptide (PTHrP) by cancer cells causes hypercalcemia in the absence of skeletal metastases. High extracellular calcium (Ca(2+)(o)) increases secretion of PTH-like bioactivity by rat H-500 leydig cells, a transplantable model...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sanders JL,Chattopadhyay N,Kifor O,Yamaguchi T,Brown EM

更新日期：2000-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The syndrome of generalized epilepsy with febrile seizures plus type 1 (GEFS+) has been associated to the gene SCN1B coding for the sodium channel beta1 subunit (Wallace, R. H. et al. (1998) Nature Genetics 19, 366-370). In patients, a mutation of the cysteine 121 to trpyptophane (C121W) would cause a lack of modulato...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Moran O,Conti F

更新日期：2001-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Some mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) causing a number of neuromuscular diseases are suggested to arise spontaneously during the life of an individual. To substantiate the extent and the rate of these somatic mutations, mtDNA specimens from post-mortem human heart muscles of subjects in differing age groups were...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hayakawa M,Hattori K,Sugiyama S,Ozawa T

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal transduction by transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) involves the formation of a heteromeric complex of two transmembrane serine/threonine kinase receptors, type I (T beta R-I) and type II (T beta R-II). In the region preceeding the kinase domain of T beta R-I there is a glycine- and serine-rich sequence,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Franzén P,Heldin CH,Miyazono K

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00