Microbial polysaccharide, HS-142-1, competitively and selectively inhibits ANP binding to its guanylyl cyclase-containing receptor.

abstract：:We have previously reported that 90K/Mac-2 binding protein (M2BP) was highly expressed in lung cancer and that M2BP-specific immunity was observed in many of cancer patients. In this study, we analyzed the ability of 11 M2BP-derived oligopeptides with an HLA-A*0201-binding motif to induce M2BP-specific cytotoxic T lym...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ozaki Y,Kontani K,Teramoto K,Fujita T,Tezuka N,Sawai S,Watanabe H,Fujino S,Asai T,Ohkubo I

更新日期：2004-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine brain-derived growth factor (BDGF) is a approximately 16-17 kD polypeptide mitogen with a broad spectrum of cell specificity. Using a highly specific mouse polyclonal anti-BDGF antiserum for indirect immunoperoxidase and immunofluorescent stainings, BDGF was found to be specifically localized in the neurons of ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Huang SS,Tsai CC,Adams SP,Huang JS

更新日期：1987-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species are known to induce strand breaks and/or base modifications in DNA. DNA strand breaks are associated with many pathologies and programmed cell death. We have examined the ability of the polyamines and their analogues to protect phi X-174 plasmid DNA from strand breakage induced by a oxygen-radi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ha HC,Yager JD,Woster PA,Casero RA Jr

更新日期：1998-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Pol III promoters synthesize shRNA and elicit RNAi efficiently, however, a major limitation is that they are constitutively expressed in all cell types. To circumvent this problem, in the present study, we described a novel shRNA vector based on Pol II/T7 dual-promoter couple system: the transcription of shRN...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Peng Y,Lu JX,Shen XF

更新日期：2007-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The 21-amino acid-length endothelin-1 (ET-1)(1-21) and its novel derivative, 31 amino acid-length ET-1(1-31), have proinflammatory properties and induce significant eosinophil migration mediated by an increase in the local levels of eotaxin and IL-5. We have analyzed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cui P,Sharmin S,Okumura Y,Yamada H,Yano M,Mizuno D,Kido H

更新日期：2004-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the serine/threonine phosphatase inhibitors calyculin A, okadaic acid and the calmodulin antagonist W-7 on amylase secretion were studied in pancreatic acini. Calyculin A and okadaic acid dose-dependently inhibited amylase secretion to basal levels when stimulated with the intracellularly acting secreta...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Meyer-Alber A,Fetz I,Waschulewski IH,Höcker M,Fölsch UR,Schmidt WE

更新日期：1994-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the contribution of apoptosis- and oxidative stress-associated genes to apoptosis induction in trophoblast cells of human fetal membrane tissues undergoing apoptosis during in vitro incubation. RT-PCR analyses demonstrated an increased level of HO-1, Mn-SOD, Cox-2, iNOS, TNFalpha, TNFR1, IL-1beta, IL-6, Ba...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yuan B,Ohyama K,Bessho T,Toyoda H

更新日期：2006-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Intricate cross-talks exist among multiple post-translational modifications that play critical roles in various cellular events, such as the control of gene expression and regulation of protein function. Here, the cross-talk between O-GlcNAcylation and ubiquitination was investigated in HEK293T cells. By PCR array, 84...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Feng Z,Hui Y,Ling L,Xiaoyan L,Yuqiu W,Peng W,Lianwen Z

更新日期：2013-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The activation of vitamin D requires 25-hydroxylation in the liver and 1alpha-hydroxylation in the kidney. However, it remains unclear which enzyme is relevant to vitamin D 25-hydroxylation. Recently, human CYP2R1 has been reported to be a potential candidate for a hepatic vitamin D 25-hydroxylase. Thus, vitamin D met...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shinkyo R,Sakaki T,Kamakura M,Ohta M,Inouye K

更新日期：2004-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fragile X protein FMRP is an RNA binding protein whose targets are not well known; yet, these RNAs may play an integral role in the disease's etiology. Using a biotinylated-FMRP affinity resin, we isolated RNAs from the parietal cortex of a normal adult that bound FMRP. These RNAs were amplified by differential di...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sung YJ,Conti J,Currie JR,Brown WT,Denman RB

更新日期：2000-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The human pregnancy-specific glycoprotein (PSG) family consists of eleven closely related molecules mainly synthesized by placental syncytiotrophoblasts and whose function(s) are unknown. They belong to the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) family. As a step toward understanding PSG function, we have analysed 84 PSG cDNA...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Teglund S,Zhou GQ,Hammarström S

更新日期：1995-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary effusion lymphoma (PEL) is an aggressive neoplasm caused by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV). This study provides evidence that proteasomal activity is required for both survival of PEL cells stably harboring the KSHV genome and viral replication of KSHV. We evaluated the cytotoxic effects of pro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Saji C,Higashi C,Niinaka Y,Yamada K,Noguchi K,Fujimuro M

更新日期：2011-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is a new promising target for prevention and treatment of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure. There are three δ isoforms of CaMKII in the heart and previous studies focused primarily on δB and δC types. Here we report the δA isoform of CaMKII is also critically...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li C,Cai X,Sun H,Bai T,Zheng X,Zhou XW,Chen X,Gill DL,Li J,Tang XD

更新日期：2011-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Until now, voltage-gated Ca(2+) channel proteins have been found only in eukaryotes. Here we report that a gene recently discovered in the eubacterium Bacillus halodurans codes for a protein closely related to eukaryotic Ca(2+) channels, but that has only one 6-transmembrane-segement (6TM) motif, instead of four, in i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Durell SR,Guy HR

更新日期：2001-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We have screened a lambda gt11 cDNA library from chicken gizzard muscle with polyclonal antiserum to avian synemin. Immunopositive clones were characterized and sequenced. Computer searches identified primarily intermediate filament (IF) proteins as being homologous to the synemin clones. Synemin's sequence contained ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Becker B,Bellin RM,Sernett SW,Huiatt TW,Robson RM

更新日期：1995-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsomal cytochrome P450 reductase catalyzes the one-electron transfer from NADPH via FAD and FMN to various electron acceptors, such as cytochrome P450s or to some anti-cancer quinone drugs. This results in generation of free radicals and toxic oxygen metabolites, which can contribute to the cytotoxicity of these c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kwaśnicka-Crawford DA,Vincent SR

更新日期：2005-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of zymogen of pancreatic-type group I phospholipase A2 (PLA2-I) by plasmin, a fibrinolytic enzyme, increases PLA2 activity as well as receptor binding activity in a dose- and time-dependent manner. Separation of plasmin-treated pro-PLA2-I by HPLC and amino acid sequence analysis of the products revealed that...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nakano T,Fujita H,Kikuchi N,Arita H

更新日期：1994-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The gut-associated lymphoid tissues (GALTs), including Peyer's patches (PPs), cryptopatches (CPs) and isolated lymphoid follicles (ILFs), establish a host-microbe symbiosis by the promotion of immune reactions against gut microbes. Microfold cell inducer (MCi) cells in GALTs are the recently identified mesenchymal cel...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nagashima K,Sawa S,Nitta T,Prados A,Koliaraki V,Kollias G,Nakashima T,Takayanagi H

更新日期：2017-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A high yielding fusion protein system based on the protein cytochrome b(5) has been used for the production of novel 13-residue acyclic conopeptide. This peptide, Mo1659, can be liberated from the carrier protein using CNBr cleavage and subsequent purification using RP-HPLC methods. The yield of isotopically enriched ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kumar GS,Ramasamy P,Sikdar SK,Sarma SP

更新日期：2005-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Schistosomiasis represents one of the most prevalent parasitic infections affecting over 249 million people worldwide. The pathological damage is mainly caused by the eggs laid by female schistosomes. Zinc finger proteins (ZFPs) usually play critical roles in many biological functions. In this study, we cloned, identi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang R,Li J,Xiang M,Hong Q,Xu B,Hu W

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we established an in vitro hypoxic system driven by a self-regulated chemical reaction that proved effective for cell culture. The hypoxic device was modified from a 1.5 L polypropylene preservation box normally employed for food storage. Pyrogallic acid, sodium hydroxide, and sodium carbonate were diss...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Han N,Wang Z,Wang G,Yu J,Chen C,Huang H,Xu R

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Our laboratory demonstrated that endoplasmic reticulum iPLA2 (ER-iPLA2) activity protects renal cells from oxidant-induced cell death and lipid peroxidation. The goals of this study were to determine the PLA2 isoform(s) responsible for ER-iPLA2 activity in different species and tissues. ER-iPLA2 activity was observed ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kinsey GR,Cummings BS,Beckett CS,Saavedra G,Zhang W,McHowat J,Schnellmann RG

更新日期：2005-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Lampreys are one of the most primitive vertebrates diverged some 500 million years ago. It has long been known that parasitic lampreys secrete anticoagulant from their buccal glands and prevent blood coagulation of host fishes. We found two major protein components of 160 and 26 kDa in the buccal gland secretion of pa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ito N,Mita M,Takahashi Y,Matsushima A,Watanabe YG,Hirano S,Odani S

更新日期：2007-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbial degradative characteristics of butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) were investigated by the Gordonia sp. strain MTCC 4818 isolated from creosote-contaminated soil. The test organism can utilize a number of phthalate esters as sole sources of carbon and energy, where BBP was totally degraded within 4 days under ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chatterjee S,Dutta TK

更新日期：2003-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-SS-A/Ro antibodies are commonly found in systemic autoimmune diseases such as Sjögren's syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus, and some of these antibodies appear to be responsible for certain pathological lesions including congenital heart block in neonatal lupus. In this study, we generated three human anti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Suzuki H,Takemura H,Suzuki M,Sekine Y,Kashiwagi H

更新日期：1997-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been extensively investigated for their applications in regenerative medicine. Successful use of MSCs in cell-based therapies will rely on the ability to effectively identify their properties and functions with a relatively non-destructive methodology. In this study, we measured the ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kihara T,Haghparast SM,Shimizu Y,Yuba S,Miyake J

更新日期：2011-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We have established a highly sensitive semi-nested PCR assay for the detection of H. pylori infection using gastric juice samples, which can be aspirated with disposable nasogastric tubes. The primers targeting H. pylori urease A gene were designed based on the sequence conservation analysis of sixteen H. pylori strai...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kawamata O,Yoshida H,Hirota K,Yoshida A,Kawaguchi R,Shiratori Y,Omata M

更新日期：1996-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Rho family proteins are constitutively activated in the highly invasive human fibrosarcoma HT1080 cells. We now investigated the specific roles of Rac1 and Rac2 in regulating morphology, F-actin organization, adhesion, migration, and chemotaxis of HT1080 cells. Downregulation of Rac1 using specific siRNA probes result...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Niggli V,Schlicht D,Affentranger S

更新日期：2009-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the central role of proteasomes in relevant physiological pathways and pathological processes, this topic is unexpectedly largely unexplored in human liver. Here we present data on the presence of proteasome and immunoproteasome in human livers from normal adults, fetuses and patients affected by major hepatic...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Vasuri F,Capizzi E,Bellavista E,Mishto M,Santoro A,Fiorentino M,Capri M,Cescon M,Grazi GL,Grigioni WF,D'Errico-Grigioni A,Franceschi C

更新日期：2010-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF) is a multifunctional growth factor that is linked to the initiation and/or progression of numerous malignancies. HGF also alters cancer cell responses to DNA damaging cytotoxic agents. Many cell responses to Met activation require alterations in metabolic activity but how ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xia S,Laterra J

更新日期：2006-07-14 00:00:00