Intra-colonic administration of the TLR7 agonist R-848 induces an acute local and systemic inflammation in mice.

abstract：:Oct4, a member of the POU-domain transcription factor family, has been implicated in the cancer stem cell (CSC)-like properties of various cancers. However, the precise role of Oct4 in colorectal CSC initiation remains uncertain. Numerous studies have demonstrated a strong link between inflammation and tumorigenesis i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chang CJ,Chien Y,Lu KH,Chang SC,Chou YC,Huang CS,Chang CH,Chen KH,Chang YL,Tseng LM,Song WS,Wang JJ,Lin JK,Huang PI,Lan YT

更新日期：2011-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:TRPV5 is a Ca2+-selective channel that plays a key role in the reabsorption of Ca2+ ions in the kidney. Recently, a rare L530R variation (rs757494578) of TRPV5 was found to be associated with recurrent kidney stones in a founder population. However, it was unclear to what extent this variation alters the structure and...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang L,Holmes RP,Peng JB

更新日期：2017-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet activating factor has been found to increase the intracellular level of free calcium (as monitored by the fluorescent calcium indicator quin-2) and to stimulate the turnover of the polyphosphoinositides in rabbit neutrophils. Calcium mobilization induced by platelet activating factor, in contrast to previous ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Naccache PH,Molski MM,Volpi M,Becker EL,Sha'afi RI

更新日期：1985-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The peptidyl-prolyl isomerase Pin1 is prevalently overexpressed in human cancers and is regarded as a new diagnostic and therapeutic target. Pin1 interacts with several proteins involved in cell cycle events in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. Among them, NIMA (never in mitosis, gene A) was first identified to inte...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen J,Li L,Zhang Y,Yang H,Wei Y,Zhang L,Liu X,Yu L

更新日期：2006-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:miRNAs are recently found playing important roles in osteogenesis. In this study, we identified that miR-222-3p decreased during osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) using Quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcription PCR (qRT-PCR). Furthermore, we investigated the effect of miR-222-3p on...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yan J,Guo D,Yang S,Sun H,Wu B,Zhou D

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated if Cl(-) regulates the proliferation of the MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells. The proliferation of MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells was diminished by lowering the extracellular Cl(-) concentration ([Cl(-)](o)) in the culture medium. The lowered in [Cl(-)](o) increased the periods of the G(0...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Maki M,Miyazaki H,Nakajima K,Yamane J,Niisato N,Morihara T,Kubo T,Marunaka Y

更新日期：2007-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphokine and hematopoietic growth factors control the differentiation and proliferation of diverse cell types by binding to specific cell-surface receptors. Strikingly, the recently elucidated sequences of the interleukin-6 and erythropoietin receptors, and the interleukin-2 receptor beta-chain (p75), display a sign...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bazan JF

更新日期：1989-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelin basic protein (MBP) has been shown to bind calmodulin (CaM) in a specific Ca(2+)-dependent manner via a primary target sequence at its C-terminus [Protein Sci. 12 (2003) 1507]. Upon deimination of MBP, the nature of the interaction changed significantly, suggesting either a new binding site or different conform...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Libich DS,Hill CM,Haines JD,Harauz G

更新日期：2003-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the preproinsulin protein that affect processing of preproinsulin to proinsulin or lead to misfolding of proinsulin are associated with diabetes. We examined the subcellular localization and secretion of 13 neonatal diabetes-associated human proinsulin proteins (A24D, G32R, G32S, L35P, C43G, G47V, F48C, G...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Park SY,Ye H,Steiner DF,Bell GI

更新日期：2010-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoclast activity is enhanced in acidic environments following systemic or local inflammation. However, the regulatory mechanism of receptor activator of NF-κB ligand (RANKL) expression in osteoblasts under acidic conditions is not fully understood. In the present paper, we detected the mRNA expression of the G-prot...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Okito A,Nakahama K,Akiyama M,Ono T,Morita I

更新日期：2015-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungi, particularly the white rot basidiomycetes, have an extraordinary capability to degrade and/or mineralize (to CO(2)) the recalcitrant fused-ring high molecular weight (4 aromatic-rings) polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HMW PAHs). Despite over 30years of research demonstrating involvement of P450 monooxygenation...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Syed K,Doddapaneni H,Subramanian V,Lam YW,Yadav JS

更新日期：2010-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) was recently shown to be an important extracellular mediator of severe vascular inflammatory disease, sepsis. Lysozyme (LYZ) has been shown to bind to bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and have a potential for playing a role in the therapy of inflammatory diseases. However, the effec...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee W,Park EJ,Kwak S,Kim Y,Na DH,Bae JS

更新日期：2015-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:To further elucidate the role of CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein alpha (C/EBP alpha) in hepatocyte differentiation, we investigated fetal and newborn C/EBP alpha-deficient (C/EBP alpha -/-) mice using confocal microscopy and markers specific for hepatocyte (AFP) and biliary epithelial cell (A6) differentiation. Histolo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tomizawa M,Garfield S,Factor V,Xanthopoulos KG

更新日期：1998-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The tyrosine kinase Fms, the cell surface receptor for M-CSF and IL-34, is critical for microglial proliferation and differentiation in the brain. Recently, a number of mutations have been identified in Fms as a putative genetic cause of hereditary diffuse leukoencephalopathy with spheroids (HDLS), implying an importa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hiyoshi M,Hashimoto M,Yukihara M,Bhuyan F,Suzu S

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that the ETV6/FLT3 fusion protein conferred interleukin-3-independent growth on Ba/F3 cells. The present study has been conducted to assess role of the juxtamembrane domain of FLT3 for signal transduction and cell transformation. The wild-type ETV6/FLT3 fusion protein in transfected cells was a co...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Vu HA,Xinh PT,Kano Y,Tokunaga K,Sato Y

更新日期：2009-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The family of staphylococcal superantigen-like proteins (SSLs) have a structure similar to bacterial superantigens but exhibit no superantigenic activity. These exoproteins have recently been shown to disturb the host immune defense system. One family member, SSL5, was reported to bind to human leukocyte P-selectin gl...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Oku T,Kurisaka C,Ando Y,Tsuji T

更新日期：2019-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Purified Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) was solubilized in octylglucopyranoside. After centrifugation, the supernatant was added to lipid-detergent mixed micelles. Formation of virosomes occurred during overnight dialysis. Centrifugation on a continuous glycerol gradient showed that envelope glycoproteins (gp120 a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cornet B,Vandenbranden M,Cogniaux J,Giurgea L,Dekegel D,Ruysschaert JM

更新日期：1990-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:5'-RACE and genomic cloning were used to determine that the mouse TBP (mTBP) gene consists of one 5'-terminal non-coding exon followed by seven protein-coding exons. The region upstream of the first exon lacks a TATA-box. Hence, as with the case of other genes carrying TATA-less promoter, transcription starts from a c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ohbayashi T,Schmidt EE,Makino Y,Kishimoto T,Nabeshima Y,Muramatsu M,Tamura T

更新日期：1996-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:To tailor tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) to possess an affinity for the integrins, several mutants were constructed by introducing the Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequene into the tPA molecule. These mutants were expressed in COS-1 cells and partially purified by lysine-Sepharose chromatography. The RGD-dependent bindi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamada T,Shimada Y,Kikuchi M

更新日期：1996-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron administration to HeLa cells stimulates the accumulation of H-subunit and L-subunit rich isoferritins at similar extent. The increase in both types of isoferritins is accompanied by an increase in the amount of messenger RNAs specific for H and L subunits. The increase in the amount of these messenger RNAs, which...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cairo G,Bardella L,Schiaffonati L,Arosio P,Levi S,Bernelli-Zazzera A

更新日期：1985-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A spontaneous lymphoma was detected in mice, which was caused by a recessive autosomal mutation. The genetic basis was revealed to be a 5-bp deletion at the splicing donor site of the first intron of the FasL gene, resulting in aberrant transcripts coding for non-functional proteins. This mutation of the FasL gene cau...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang CC,Zeng Q,Hwang LA,Guo K,Li J,Liew HC,Hong W

更新日期：2006-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined how growth hormone-releasing factor (GRF) regulated pituitary GRF receptor gene expression in the conscious rat. GRF receptor mRNA levels were significantly increased by immunoneutralization of endogenous GRF with its specific antiserum. This effect was dose dependent and the maximum level was 3.8-fold hig...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Miki N,Ono M,Murata Y,Ohsaki E,Tamitsu K,Yamada M,Demura H

更新日期：1996-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We generated two transgenic mice carrying the adenovirus type 12 E1 region genes under control of the human renin promoter, in which the E1A and E1B genes were expressed predominantly in the kidney. Interestingly, renal transcription of the gene for mouse renin was shown to be elevated at 28 and 40 folds as compared i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fukamizu A,Sagara M,Sugiyama F,Yagami K,Murakami K

更新日期：1994-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:SK24 and PT54 mutant cells, which are peroxisome-deficient Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells isolated using peroxisomal forms of green fluorescent protein (GFP), were found to be defective in the PEX2 gene. The nucleotide sequences of PEX2 cDNA from the mutant cells were determined to identify mutation sites in the mu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Huang Y,Ito R,Miura S,Hashimoto T,Ito M

更新日期：2000-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the armadillo (arm) repeat family of proteins are implicated in tumorigenesis, embryonic development, and maintenance of tissue integrity. We have cloned cDNA for a novel human arm repeat protein, ALEX1, encoding 453 amino acids. ALEX1 shares significant homology with uncharacterized ORF KIAA0512 and putati...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kurochkin IV,Yonemitsu N,Funahashi SI,Nomura H

更新日期：2001-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:As we reported before, exoglycosidase treatment of human serum IgA1 changed it to a sticky molecule. In order to examine the presence of the specific binding protein to the sticky IgA1 in human serum, IgA1, asialo-IgA1 (IgA1-S) and asialo-, agalacto-IgA1 (IgA1-SG)/Sepharose column chromatography of normal human serum ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Iwase H,Yokozeki Y,Hiki Y,Tanaka A,Kokubo T,Sano T,Ishii-Karakasa I,Hisatani K,Kobayashi Y,Hotta K

更新日期：1999-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA) incorporated into plant lipids are derived from the iterative addition of C2 units provided by malonyl-CoA to an acyl-CoA by the 3-ketoacyl-CoA synthase (KCS) component of a fatty acid elongase (FAE) complex. Mining of the Arabidopsis genome sequence database revealed 20 genes w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Blacklock BJ,Jaworski JG

更新日期：2006-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we demonstrate that the active site architecture of the human glutathione (GSH) S-transferase Pi (GSTP1-1) accounts for its enantioselectivity in the GSH conjugation of 7beta,8alpha-dihydroxy-9alpha,10alpha-oxy-7,8,9, 10-tetrahydrobenzo(a) pyrene (anti-BPDE), the ultimate carcinogen of benzo(a)pyrene. F...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hu X,O'Donnell R,Srivastava SK,Xia H,Zimniak P,Nanduri B,Bleicher RJ,Awasthi S,Awasthi YC,Ji X,Singh SV

更新日期：1997-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropathic pain is triggered by damage to or as a result of the dysfunction of the somatosensory nervous system. Gene expression profiling using DNA microarray and real-time PCR have emerged as powerful tools for the elucidation of pain-specific pathways and identification of candidate biomarkers and therapeutic targ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wan G,Yang K,Lim Q',Zhou L,He BP,Wong HK,Too HP

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra. Prevailing evidence suggests that abnormal autophagy and mitochondrial dysfunction participate in the process of PD. However, many damages of neuronal functions are regulated b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhao M,Chen J,Mao K,She H,Ren Y,Gui C,Wu X,Zou F,Li W

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00