SMRT has tissue-specific isoform profiles that include a form containing one CoRNR box.

abstract：:NO-donating aspirin (NO-ASA) is a promising anticancer drug. We studied the contribution of NO-ASA's components (ASA, NO-releasing moiety, and spacer linking them) to its effect. The ASA and NO-releasing moieties play no biological role: ASA inhibits the growth of colon cancer cells >100-fold less potently that NO-ASA...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kashfi K,Rigas B

更新日期：2007-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbachol stimulated inositol trisphosphate (IP3) production and subsequent calcium mobilization in parotid cells are almost completely inhibited by neomycin. In contrast epinephrine stimulated IP3 production and calcium mobilization are much less sensitive to such inhibition. Since neomycin exerts its effects primari...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kowatch MA,Roth GS

更新日期：1989-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes play key roles in the central nervous system and regulate local blood flow and synaptic transmission via intracellular calcium (Ca2+) signaling. Astrocytic Ca2+ signals are generated by multiple pathways: Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) via the inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R)...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sakuragi S,Niwa F,Oda Y,Mikoshiba K,Bannai H

更新日期：2017-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence has shown that miRNAs are implicated in carcinogenesis and can function as oncogenes or tumor suppressor genes in human cancers. In this study, we confirmed that miR-214 is frequently down-regulated in cervical cancer compared with normal cervical tissues. Ectopic expression of miR-214 suppressed p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Peng R,Men J,Ma R,Wang Q,Wang Y,Sun Y,Ren J

更新日期：2017-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexpression of the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme Cdc34 conferred strong cadmium resistance on budding yeast. Proteasome activity, which is involved in the degradation of ubiquitinated proteins, was not essential for the acquisition of resistance to cadmium. The overexpression of Cdc34 accelerated the ubiquitination ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hwang GW,Furuchi T,Naganuma A

更新日期：2007-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytosolic phospholipase A2α (cPLA2α) mediates agonist-induced release of arachidonic acid from membrane phospholipid for production of eicosanoids. The activation of cPLA2α involves increases in intracellular calcium, which binds to the C2 domain and promotes cPLA2α translocation from the cytosol to membrane to access...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yun B,Lee H,Ewing H,Gelb MH,Leslie CC

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the primary culture of neonatal rat ventricular myocytes, synthesis and secretion of rat atrial natriuretic peptide (rANP) were studied. Ventricular myocytes in culture, although contained less amounts of cellular immunoreactive (IR)-rANP, secreted substantial amounts of IR-rANP at a rate comparable to that of a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Matsubara H,Hirata Y,Yoshimi H,Takata S,Takagi Y,Yamane Y,Umeda Y,Nishikawa M,Inada M

更新日期：1987-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of pioglitazone, a novel antidiabetic insulin-sensitizing agent, on insulin signaling in skeletal muscles from genetically obese Wistar fatty rats and their lean littermates were studied. Increased tyrosine phosphorylation levels of insulin receptors (IRs) and insulin receptor substrate 1 (IRS-1) in respon...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hayakawa T,Shiraki T,Morimoto T,Shii K,Ikeda H

更新日期：1996-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Many plasma membrane proteins, including the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, possess basic regions on the cytoplasmic surface of the membrane. To examine the function of these positively charged regions, we constructed mutated EGF receptor genes lacking this region by substitution of the basic amino acid resid...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamane K,Toyoshima C,Nishimura S

更新日期：1992-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have observed the conformation switching of Abeta(11-25) in the course of amyloid aggregation by employing time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). The amyloid peptides undergo multi-step conformational changes during self-assembling such as random coil (monomers), collapsed coil (multimers), mi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim J,Lee M

更新日期：2004-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Germline stem cells (GSCs) are attractive biological models because of their strict control on pluripotency gene expression, and their potential for huge epigenetic changes in a short period of time. Few data exists on the cooperative impact of GSC-specific genes on differentiated cells. In this study, we over-express...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Farshchian M,Matin MM,Bahrami M,Geerts D,Dastpak M,Shahriyari M,Tajeran M,Mirahmadi M,Bahrami AR

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the whole-cell and single channel recording techniques, the influence of actin cytoskeletons on L-type Ca2+ current was investigated in human gastric smooth muscle cells. In isotonic condition, an actin depolymerizer cytochalasin D (Cyt-D) markedly decreased the whole-cell current (I(Ba)) without changing steady...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim JH,Rhee PL,Kang TM

更新日期：2007-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of ruthenium red and caffeine (a Ca2+ release blocker and an inducer, respectively) on Ca2+ uptake by sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) vesicles and formation of the phosphorylated intermediate (EP) of the Ca2+-ATPase were studied using fast-kinetic techniques. Ruthenium red increased the rate and the maximum level ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mészáros LG,Ikemoto N

更新日期：1985-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:WAF1 inhibits cyclin-cyclin dependent kinase complexes, causing arrest in the cell cycle. We report that interleukin-1 (IL-1) regulates the levels of WAF1 protein and mRNA in human fibroblasts. Further studies showed that 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate (TPA) enhanced the accumulation of WAF1; cells refractory t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Osawa Y,Hachiya M,Koeffler HP,Suzuki G,Akashi M

更新日期：1995-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:TopBP1 is involved in DNA replication and DNA damage checkpoint. Recent studies have demonstrated that TopBP1 is a direct positive effecter of ATR. However, it is not known how TopBP1 recognizes damaged DNA. Here, we show that TopBP1 formed nuclear foci after exposure to ionizing radiation, but such TopBP1 foci were a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Morishima K,Sakamoto S,Kobayashi J,Izumi H,Suda T,Matsumoto Y,Tauchi H,Ide H,Komatsu K,Matsuura S

更新日期：2007-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Efonidipine is a dual L-/T- type calcium channel blocker with a slow onset of action and a long lasting effect that exibihits antihypertensive and nephroprotective effects. differs from most other DHPs which can induce reflex tachycardia. Efonidipine reduces blood pressure without decreasing cardiac output and exerts ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xu F,Xiong W,Huang Y,Shen J,Zhou D,Tang L

更新日期：2019-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In isolated rat pancreatic acini, protein expression of RhoA and Rho-associated kinase, ROCK-II, and the formation of immunocomplex of RhoA with ROCK-II were enhanced by CCK-8, carbachol, and the phorbol ester TPA. The ROCK-specific inhibitor, Y-27632, did not alter basal amylase secretion, whereas it potentiated CCK-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kusama K,Nozu F,Awai T,Tanaka S,Honma I,Tsunoda Y,Mitamura K

更新日期：2003-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The inactivation of human factor X by incubation with a reagent known to chemically modify gamma-carboxyglutamic acid to gamma-methylene glutamic acid was studied. Incubation of factor X at pH 5.0 with a preincubated formaldehyde/morpholine mixture (0.9 M/1.0 M) resulted in a progressive decrease in factor X coagulant...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sherrill GB,Straight DL,Hiskey RG,Roberts HR,Griffith MJ

更新日期：1984-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) is a glycolytic enzyme that catalyzes the final step of glycolysis and produces NAD+. In somatic cells, LDH forms homotetramers and heterotetramers that are encoded by two different genes: LDHA (skeletal muscle type, M) and LDHB (heart type, H). Analysis of LDH isozymes is important for und...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Goto T,Sugawara K,Nakamura S,Kidokoro SI,Wakui H,Nunomura W

更新日期：2016-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to study the intracellular regulatory function of glia maturation factor (GMF) in neuronal cells, we achieved a 10-fold overexpression of GMF in the rat pheochromocytoma cell line PC12 by infection with a replication-defective human adenovirus carrying a rat GMF cDNA insert. These cells showed a 3.6-fold incr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zaheer A,Lim R

更新日期：1998-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Jasmonates are plant lipid-derived oxylipins that act as key signaling compounds in plant immunity, germination, and development. Although some physiological activities of natural jasmonates in mammalian cells have been investigated, their anti-inflammatory actions in mammalian cells remain unclear. Here, we investiga...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Taki-Nakano N,Kotera J,Ohta H

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel hemoglobin variant was detected by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Hb Zurich-Hottingen is characterized by an Asn --> Ser replacement in the alpha-chain at position 9 as confirmed by DNA analysis. This hemoglobin variant is silent in isoelectric focusing, reversed-phase chromatography, and cation-ex...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Troxler H,Neuheiser F,Kleinert P,Kuster T,Heizmann CW,Sack R,Hunziker P,Neuhaus TJ,Schmid M,Frischknecht H

更新日期：2002-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A rabbit liver P-450-like pseudogene has been isolated from a lambda phage genomic library. Sequence analysis revealed structural homology with respect to the rat P-450b and P-450e genes as well as a similar intron-exon organization. A 5'-proximal TATA box-like sequence and two 3'-distal putative polyadenylation signa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zaphiropoulos PG,Folk WR,Coon MJ

更新日期：1986-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Alanine:glyoxylate aminotransferase has been reported to be present as the apo form in the peroxisomes and as the holo form in the mitochondria in chicken kidney. In contrast, the enzyme was found to be present as the holo form both in the peroxisomes and in the mitochondria in pigeon kidney, suggesting that birds are...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sakuraba H,Fujiwara S,Noguchi T

更新日期：1991-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is dependent on NS2-3 autocleavage and NS5A phosphorylation for its life cycle. We demonstrate that NS5A, when released from the NS2-5 polyprotein of the BK virus strain, is phosphorylated as two distinct forms, pp56 and pp58. Deletion analysis indicates that the appearance of pp58 requires NS2...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu Q,Bhat RA,Prince AM,Zhang P

更新日期：1999-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenylenediamine derivatives can function as a hydrogen donor and reportedly exert various biological actions including cytoprotective effects against oxidative stress, possibly by acting as an antioxidant. Previous studies showed that feeding of such compounds to mice reduced their body weight, but the precise mechan...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yanagitai M,Kitagawa T,Okawa K,Koyama H,Satoh T

更新日期：2012-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen is the primary sex hormone responsible for the development and modulation of the female reproductive system in all vertebrates including avian species. The actions of estrogen are mediated by the estrogen receptor, which could be modulated by the selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen (TAM). In this ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mao Y,Wu X,An L,Li X,Li Z,Zhu G

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Helical hairpins, two closely spaced helical membrane spanning segments separated by a short surface turn, are thought to be common in integral membrane proteins. Here, we study the membrane integration of a naturally occurring helical hairpin from the secretory Na(+)-K(+)-2Cl(-) cotransporter NKCC1. This sequence is ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nagy A,Turner RJ

更新日期：2007-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The multicomponent nature of neuronal plaques in Alzheimer's disease signifies the possible recruitment of non-Aβ candidates during the amyloid growth of Aβ peptides. Here, we show that amyloid fibrils of Aβ1-40 peptide can effectively initiate amyloid formation in different globular proteins and metabolites, converti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Anand BG,Prajapati KP,Kar K

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Intercellular communication through gap junctions (GJIC) plays an essential role in maintaining the functional integrity of vascular endothelium. Despite emerging evidence suggests that (-)-Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) may improve endothelial function. However, its effect on Cx43 gap junction in endothelial cells r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhao Y,Yu L,Xu S,Qiu F,Fan Y,Fu G

更新日期：2011-01-07 00:00:00