An intronic locus control region plays an essential role in the establishment of an autonomous hepatic chromatin domain for the human vitamin D-binding protein gene.

abstract：:Aberrant activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and polo-like kinase 1 (Plk1) overexpression represent two common events in prostate cancer with relevant functional implications. This minireview analyzes their potential therapeutic significance in prostate cancer based on their role as androgen receptor (AR) signalin...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Cristóbal I,Rojo F,Madoz-Gúrpide J,García-Foncillas J

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondromodulin I (chm-I), a type II transmembrane protein, is highly expressed in the avascular zones of cartilage but is downregulated in the hypertrophic region, which is invaded by blood vessels during enchondral ossification. In vitro and in vivo assays with the purified protein have shown chondrocyte-modulating a...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Brandau O,Aszódi A,Hunziker EB,Neame PJ,Vestweber D,Fässler R

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a high-frequency cotransformation system which is useful in introducing nonreplicating circular DNA plasmids into the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. This system depends on two factors: the ability of the ural-complementing helper plasmids pFYM2 and pFYM225 to propagate autonomously in S. po...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Sakai K,Sakaguchi J,Yamamoto M

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bcl10 is a critical regulator of NF-kappa B activity in T and B cells, coupling antigen receptor signaling to NF-kappa B activation via protein kinase C (PKC). Here we show that PKC or T-cell receptor (TCR)/CD28 signaling results in downregulation of Bcl10 protein levels, thereby attenuating NF-kappa B transcriptional...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Scharschmidt E,Wegener E,Heissmeyer V,Rao A,Krappmann D

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While it is well appreciated that receptors for secreted cytokines transmit ligand-induced signals, little is known about additional roles for cytokine receptor components in the control of ligand transport and secretion. Here, we show that interleukin-15 (IL-15) translocation into the endoplasmic reticulum occurs ind...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Duitman EH,Orinska Z,Bulanova E,Paus R,Bulfone-Paus S

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ARK (AXL, UFO) receptor is a member of a new family of receptor tyrosine kinases whose extracellular domain contains a combination of fibronectin type III and immunoglobulin motifs similar to those found in many cell adhesion molecules. ARK mRNA is expressed at high levels in the mouse brain, prevalently in the hi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Bellosta P,Costa M,Lin DA,Basilico C

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a negative feedback loop between the signaling protein phospholipase D (PLD), phosphatidic acid (PA), and a specific set of microRNAs (miRNAs) during nutrient starvation of breast cancer cells. We show that PLD expression is increased in four breast cancer cell lines and that hypoxia, cell overcrowding, and ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Fite K,Elkhadragy L,Gomez-Cambronero J

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Nascent-polypeptide-associated complex and coactivator alpha (alpha NAC) is a protein shuttling between the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Upon phosphorylation at residue serine 43 by integrin-linked kinase, alpha NAC is translocated to the nuclei of osteoblasts, where it acts as an AP-1 coactivator to increase osteocalci...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Meury T,Akhouayri O,Jafarov T,Mandic V,St-Arnaud R

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GCN5, a putative transcriptional adapter in humans and yeast, possesses histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activity which has been linked to GCN5's role in transcriptional activation in yeast. In this report, we demonstrate a functional interaction between human GCN5 (hGCN5) and the DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Barlev NA,Poltoratsky V,Owen-Hughes T,Ying C,Liu L,Workman JL,Berger SL

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recruitment of corepressors by DNA-bound repressors is likely to be a critical rate-limiting step in the transcriptional regulation of many genes. An excellent paradigm for such an interaction is the association of the basic helix-loop-helix zipper protein Mad1 with the corepressor mSin3A. When bound together, the...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Cowley SM,Kang RS,Frangioni JV,Yada JJ,DeGrand AM,Radhakrishnan I,Eisenman RN

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clearance of apoptotic cells by phagocytic neighbors is crucial for normal development of multicellular organisms. However, how phagocytes discriminate between healthy and dying cells remains poorly understood. We focus on glial phagocytosis of apoptotic neurons during development of the Drosophila central nervous sys...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Shklyar B,Levy-Adam F,Mishnaevski K,Kurant E

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor suppressor p21 acts as a cell cycle inhibitor and has also been shown to regulate gene expression by functioning as a transcription corepressor. Here, we identified p21-regulated microRNAs (miRNAs) by sequencing small RNAs from isogenic p21(+/+) and p21(-/-) cells. Three abundant miRNA clusters, miR-200b-200...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Li XL,Hara T,Choi Y,Subramanian M,Francis P,Bilke S,Walker RL,Pineda M,Zhu Y,Yang Y,Luo J,Wakefield LM,Brabletz T,Park BH,Sharma S,Chowdhury D,Meltzer PS,Lal A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose release from hepatocytes is important for maintenance of blood glucose levels. Glucose-6-phosphate phosphatase, catalyzing the final metabolic step of gluconeogenesis, faces the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) lumen. Thus, glucose produced in the ER has to be either exported from the ER into the cytosol before rele...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Fehr M,Takanaga H,Ehrhardt DW,Frommer WB

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The erythropoietin (Epo) gene is under tissue-specific inducible regulation. Because the kidney is the primary EPO-producing tissue in adults, impaired EPO production in chronic kidney disorders results in serious renal anemia. The Epo gene contains a liver-specific enhancer in the 3' region, but the kidney-specific e...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Hirano I,Suzuki N,Yamazaki S,Sekine H,Minegishi N,Shimizu R,Yamamoto M

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we demonstrated that the heat shock transcription factor Hsf1 is indispensable for transformation of mammary epithelial cells by the Her2 oncogene. Since Hsf1 affects oncogene-induced senescence (OIS), these findings suggest that Hsf1 affects tumor initiation when OIS plays a role. Indeed, here we report th...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Gabai VL,Meng L,Kim G,Mills TA,Benjamin IJ,Sherman MY

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integration of protein kinases into transcription activation complexes influences the magnitude of gene expression. The nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) group of proteins are critical transcription factors that direct gene expression in immune and nonimmune cells. A balance of phosphotransferase activity is ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Yang TT,Xiong Q,Graef IA,Crabtree GR,Chow CW

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calpains regulate a wide spectrum of biological functions, including migration, adhesion, apoptosis, secretion, and autophagy, through the modulating cleavage of specific substrates. Ubiquitous microcalpain (μ-calpain) and millicalpain (m-calpain) are heterodimers composed of catalytic subunits encoded, respectively, ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Cataldo F,Peche LY,Klaric E,Brancolini C,Myers MP,Demarchi F,Schneider C

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Eph receptors are the largest known family of receptor tyrosine kinases and are notable for distinctive expression patterns in the nervous system and in early vertebrate development. However, all were identified as orphan receptors, and only recently have there been descriptions of a corresponding family of ligand...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Bergemann AD,Cheng HJ,Brambilla R,Klein R,Flanagan JG

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells construct a number of plasma membrane structures to meet a range of physiological demands. Driven by juxtamembrane actin machinery, these actin-based membrane protrusions are essential for the operation and maintenance of cellular life. They are required for diverse cellular functions, such as directed cell moti...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Hoon JL,Wong WK,Koh CG

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CPC1 is the transcriptional activator of amino acid biosynthetic genes of Neurospora crassa. CPC1 function in vivo was abolished upon deletion of segments of cpc-1 corresponding to the presumed transcription activation domain, the DNA-binding and dimerization domains, or a 52-residue connector segment of CPC1. A trunc...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Paluh JL,Yanofsky C

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The niaD and niiA genes of Aspergillus nidulans, which code, respectively, for nitrate and nitrite reductases, are divergently transcribed, and their ATGs are separated by 1,200 bp. The genes are under the control of the positively acting NirA transcription factor, which mediates nitrate induction. The DNA binding dom...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Punt PJ,Strauss J,Smit R,Kinghorn JR,van den Hondel CA,Scazzocchio C

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the essential involvement of the progesterone receptor (PR) in female reproductive tissues is firmly established, the coregulators preferentially enlisted by PR to mediate its physiological effects have yet to be fully delineated. To further dissect the roles of members of the steroid receptor coactivator (SR...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Mukherjee A,Soyal SM,Fernandez-Valdivia R,Gehin M,Chambon P,Demayo FJ,Lydon JP,O'Malley BW

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:O(6)-Methylguanine (m6G) is formed by the action of alkylating agents such as N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) on DNA. m6G is a highly mutagenic and carcinogenic lesion, and it presents a block to synthesis by DNA polymerases. Here, we provide genetic and biochemical evidence for the involvement of yeast an...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Haracska L,Prakash S,Prakash L

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cell cycle-regulatory transcription factor E2F-1 is regulated by interactions with proteins such as the retinoblastoma gene product and by cell cycle-dependent alterations in E2F-1 mRNA abundance. To better understand this latter phenomenon, we have isolated the human E2F-1 promoter. The human E2F-1 promoter, fuse...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Neuman E,Flemington EK,Sellers WR,Kaelin WG Jr

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple biological functions have been ascribed to the Ras-related G protein R-Ras. These include the ability to transform NIH 3T3 fibroblasts, the promotion of cell adhesion, and the regulation of apoptotic responses in hematopoietic cells. To investigate the signaling mechanisms responsible for these biological phe...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Osada M,Tolkacheva T,Li W,Chan TO,Tsichlis PN,Saez R,Kimmelman AC,Chan AM

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lacrimo-auriculo-dento-digital (LADD) syndrome is characterized by abnormalities in lacrimal and salivary glands, in teeth, and in the distal limbs. Genetic studies have implicated heterozygous mutations in fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) and in FGF receptor 2 (FGFR2) in LADD syndrome. However, it is not clear whe...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Shams I,Rohmann E,Eswarakumar VP,Lew ED,Yuzawa S,Wollnik B,Schlessinger J,Lax I

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The six human telomeric proteins TRF1, TRF2, RAP1, TIN2, POT1, and TPP1 can form a complex called the telosome/shelterin, which is required for telomere protection and length control. TPP1 has been shown to regulate both POT1 telomere localization and telosome assembly through its binding to TIN2. It remains to be det...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Chen LY,Liu D,Songyang Z

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The c-Jun NH2-terminal protein kinase (JNK) is a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) group and is an essential component of a signaling cascade that is activated by exposure of cells to environmental stress. JNK activation is regulated by phosphorylation on both Thr and Tyr residues by a dual-specifi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Tournier C,Whitmarsh AJ,Cavanagh J,Barrett T,Davis RJ

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of genes, including c-myc, are activated by chemical toxicants in vivo and in vitro. Although enforced c-myc expression induces apoptosis after withdrawing survival factors, it is not clear if activation of the endogenous c-myc gene is an apoptotic signal after toxicant exposure. The renal tubular epithelium...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Zhan Y,Cleveland JL,Stevens JL

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) plays important roles in the regulation of proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and carcinogenesis. To identify genes responsible for maintaining the phenotype induced by TGF-beta, we performed a retrovirus-mediated gene trap screening designed to isolate TGF-beta-respo...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Akiyama N,Matsuo Y,Sai H,Noda M,Kizaka-Kondoh S

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00