Furin is an endogenous regulator of alpha-secretase associated APP processing.

abstract：:Amidolysis catalysed by nerve growth factor (7S-NGF) and by a glandular kallikrein, unlike that catalysed by thrombin, was not inhibited by antithrombin III, either in the presence or absence of heparin. Inhibition by alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor of thrombin-, but not of 7S-NGF- or kallikrein-catalysed amidolysis was ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Long WF,Williamson FB

更新日期：1983-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrous oxide affects dioxygen utilization by both bean seed and bovine heart submitochondrial particles when either succinate or reduced cytochrome c are used as substrates. Bovine heart particles exhibit reversible, dose-dependent partial inhibition of respiratory activity when exposed to N2O. Bean seed particle res...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sowa S,Dong A,Roos EE,Caughey WS

更新日期：1987-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We used fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) to study the activation of fibrinogen by thrombin and the subsequent aggregation of fibrin monomers into fibrin polymers at a very low and at physiological fibrinogen concentrations. In the labeling procedure used the fibrinogen was randomly labeled and the label was...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bark N,Földes-Papp Z,Rigler R

更新日期：1999-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental gene transfer has permitted a wide variety of studies on gene regulation and function. However, possible effects of the introduced DNA on cellular metabolism are not well understood. Here we demonstrated that introduction of DNA into a promonocytic cell line, U937, by electroporation caused extensive cell...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shimokawa T,Okumura K,Ra C

更新日期：2000-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The ontogeny of the cytosolic receptor for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin was studied in Sprague-Dawley rats by quantitation of the receptor in hepatic, lung, and thymic cytosol. Concentrations of hepatic and lung cytosolic receptors increased rapidly after birth and remained at the highest levels from days 2 to ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gasiewicz TA,Ness WC,Rucci G

更新日期：1984-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Human adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (hASCs) are attractive cell source for skin tissue engineering. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of low-level light therapy (LLLT) on transplanted cluster hASC in a skin wound animal model. The hASCs were cultured in monolayer or clusters. The LLLT, hASC...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Park IS,Chung PS,Ahn JC

更新日期：2015-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:SHPS-1 is a transmembrane protein that binds the protein tyrosine phosphatases SHP-1 and SHP-2 through its cytoplasmic region and is abundantly expressed on dendritic cells and macrophages. Here we show that mice expressing a mutant form of SHPS-1 fail to develop type-II collagen (CII)-induced arthritis (CIA), a model...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Okuzawa C,Kaneko Y,Murata Y,Miyake A,Saito Y,Okajo J,Tomizawa T,Kaneko Y,Okazawa H,Ohnishi H,Matozaki T,Nojima Y

更新日期：2008-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we report the effect of endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) on the biological behavior of osteoclast precursors in vitro by establishing an indirect co-culture system of mice EPCs and RAW 264.7 monocyte cells. Results show that the survival, migration, and differentiation of osteoclast precursors were g...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pang H,Wu XH,Fu SL,Luo F,Zhang ZH,Hou TY,Li ZQ,Chang ZQ,Yu B,Xu JZ

更新日期：2013-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The Transforming Growth Factor-beta (TGF beta) family of polypeptides elicits diverse biological actions on a wide range of cell types. There are known to be several isoforms of TGF beta coded for by different genes, with possibly differential expression and potencies. We have demonstrated that there is constitutive e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Frazer A,Seid JM,Hart KA,Bentley H,Bunning RA,Russell RG

更新日期：1991-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small RNA molecules, which act as post-transcriptional regulators of a gene expression, with important functions within the cell physiology. Whilst many authors have focused on the study of miRNA expression in physiological and pathological processes, various technical variables related to miRNA...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mraz M,Malinova K,Mayer J,Pospisilova S

更新日期：2009-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze the immune responses of DNA vaccine encoded different gene fragments of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-Cov), SARS-Cov gene fragments of membrane (M), nucleocapsid (N), spike a (Sa), and spike b (Sb) proteins were cloned into pcDNA3.1 (Invitrogen) vector to form plasmids pcDNAM, pcDNAN, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang Z,Yuan Z,Matsumoto M,Hengge UR,Chang YF

更新日期：2005-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence has indicated that transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-β1) induces the epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in cancer cells, thus promoting their motility and invasiveness. Quercetin, a member of the polyphenolic flavonoid family, has been reported to display anticancer activity against a broad...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Feng J,Song D,Jiang S,Yang X,Ding T,Zhang H,Luo J,Liao J,Yin Q

更新日期：2018-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Hepatic stellate cells (HSC) activation and proliferation mediated the pathogenic development of hepatic fibrosis (HF). However, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. In this study, we aimed to investigate the miR-29a-3p and its effects on PIK3R3 expression in HF pathogenesis. METHODS:LX-2 cell...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fu J,Wu B,Zhong S,Deng W,Lin F

更新日期：2020-09-03 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：:In higher plants, a cis-acting element, DRE/CRT, is involved in gene expression responsive to drought and low-temperature stress. To understand signal transduction pathways from the cold stress signal to gene expression, we characterized a gene family for DRE/CRT-binding proteins DREB1A and CBF1 in Arabidopsis thalian...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shinwari ZK,Nakashima K,Miura S,Kasuga M,Seki M,Yamaguchi-Shinozaki K,Shinozaki K

更新日期：1998-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Using circular dichroism, fluorescence, and infrared spectroscopies, we studied the secondary structure of purified hamster PrP(C) in the presence of the mild, nonionic detergent octylglucoside. Under these native conditions, PrP(C) displayed an unexpectedly high beta-sheet component, intermediate between the values p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pergami P,Bramanti E,Ascoli GA

更新日期：1999-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific, saturable EGF receptors were demonstrated in isolated rat pancreatic acini. Binding of EGF to these receptors was one-half maximal at 20 min and maximal at 120 min. Scatchard analyses revealed a single order of binding sites with a Kd of 4.90 nM. Following binding, EGF was rapidly internalized and converted ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Korc M,Matrisian LM,Planck SR,Magun BE

更新日期：1983-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of experimental conditions during long-time (72 h) incubations of neonatal mouse calvaria on the measurement of prostaglandins was investigated. Incubations of the cultured calvaria were carried out in the presence and absence of stimulating agents of bone resorption, such as thrombin and parathyroid hor...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Leis HJ,Malle E,Hoffmann O,Klaushofer K,Fratzl-Zelman N,Koller K,Peterlik M

更新日期：1990-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:gamma S-Crystallin from shark eye lenses, formerly termed beta s crystallin in mammalian lenses, is structurally characterized in this study by cDNA cloning and sequencing. To facilitate sequence characterization of gamma S-crystallin possessing intermediate structural properties between beta- and gamma-crystallins, c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pan FM,Chuang MH,Chiou SH

更新日期：1997-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The phthalate ester insensitive blue-green algae (Synechococcus lividus) were used as a food source to extend the survival of synchronously hatched brine shrimp (Artemia salina) larvae allowing measurement of a reduced toxic response to phthalate esters at late post-hatching stages of development. The maximum acute to...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Acey RA,Bailey S,Healy P,Jo C,Unger TF,Hudson RA

更新日期：2002-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Several recent studies have suggested that cancer stem cells (CSCs) are involved in resistance to gefitinib in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Oct4, a member of the POU-domain transcription factor family, has been shown to be involved in CSC properties of various cancers. We previously reported that Oct4 and the p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kobayashi I,Takahashi F,Nurwidya F,Nara T,Hashimoto M,Murakami A,Yagishita S,Tajima K,Hidayat M,Shimada N,Suina K,Yoshioka Y,Sasaki S,Moriyama M,Moriyama H,Takahashi K

更新日期：2016-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is the causal molecule of familial Parkinson's disease (PD), but its true physiological function remains unknown. In the normal mouse, LRRK2 is expressed in kidney, spleen, and lung at much higher levels than in brain, suggesting that LRRK2 may play an important role in these organ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Maekawa T,Kubo M,Yokoyama I,Ohta E,Obata F

更新日期：2010-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid fibrils were isolated from amyloid-laden tissue obtained from a chronic hemodialysis patient with carpal tunnel syndrome. After solubilization in guanidine HCl, a significant amount of the protein was located in a homogeneous low molecular weight fraction. The protein was found to be identical to beta 2-microg...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gejyo F,Yamada T,Odani S,Nakagawa Y,Arakawa M,Kunitomo T,Kataoka H,Suzuki M,Hirasawa Y,Shirahama T

更新日期：1985-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of aging and treatment with acetyl-L-carnitine on the lipid composition of rat plasma and erythrocytes was studied. It was found that aging increases the levels of free and esterified cholesterol. Fatty acid patterns in the plasma of aged rats show remarkable alterations when compared with control rats. The...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ruggiero FM,Cafagna F,Gadaleta MN,Quagliariello E

更新日期：1990-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Epididymal fluid from rats rendered infertile by oral administration of ornidazole contains a protein CAP1 (contraception-associated protein 1) that is absent from epididymal fluid, but present on epididymal sperm, from fertile vehicle-treated rats. The gene for CAP1 has been isolated from a rat testis cDNA library an...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wagenfeld A,Gromoll J,Cooper TG

更新日期：1998-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:microRNA-222 (miR-222) has been shown to initiate the activation of hepatic stellate cells, which plays an important role in the pathogenesis of liver fibrosis. The aim of our study was to evaluate the role of miR-22 in a mouse model of biliary atresia (BA) induced by Rhesus Rotavirus (RRV) infection. New-born Balb/c ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shen WJ,Dong R,Chen G,Zheng S

更新日期：2014-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon glucose depletion, a massive reprogramming of gene expression occurs in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the use of alternate carbon sources such as the nonfermentable compounds ethanol and glycerol. This process is mediated by the master kinase Snf1 that controls the activity of various targets including t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Soontorngun N,Baramee S,Tangsombatvichit C,Thepnok P,Cheevadhanarak S,Robert F,Turcotte B

更新日期：2012-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding the human puromycin-sensitive aminopeptidase (PSA) has been cloned and characterized. The human PSA gene is composed of 23 exons and 22 introns and spans approximately 40 kb of chromosome 17 at the interval 17q12-21. An analysis of the 5' end of the human PSA transcript reveals that the translational...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Thompson MW,Tobler A,Fontana A,Hersh LB

更新日期：1999-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Four analogues of parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP), PTHrP(7-34)NH2, (10-34)NH2, (15-34)NH2 and (20-34)NH2, were synthesized and their antagonistic activity against PTHrP(1-34) was examined in vitro and in vivo. In vitro studies revealed that all four analogues antagonized PTHrP-stimulated cyclic AMP product...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nagasaki K,Yamaguchi K,Miyake Y,Hayashi C,Honda S,Urakami K,Miki K,Kimura S,Watanabe T,Abe K

更新日期：1989-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:- Tadalafil, a long-acting phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, alleviates preeclampsia (PE), and decreases the fetal and infant deaths associated with fetal growth restriction (FGR) in phase II clinical trial. Recently, we demonstrated that tadalafil alleviates FGR and hypertension in the dams with PE indu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sekimoto A,Tanaka K,Hashizume Y,Sato E,Sato H,Ikeda T,Takahashi N

更新日期：2020-01-15 00:00:00