The RB/E2F pathway and regulation of RNA processing.

abstract：:The estrogen receptor (ER) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor which regulates growth, development, differentiation and reproduction. To test the hypothesis that the diverse effects of the ER could be mediated by interacting with other transcription factors/oncogenes, the present study assessed its interaction ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yu CL,Driggers P,Barrera-Hernandez G,Nunez SB,Segars JH,Cheng S

更新日期：1997-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional mechanisms controlling human UCP3 gene expression in skeletal muscle remain poorly understood. Experiments based on plasmid electrotransfer into tibialis anterior muscle of C57/BL6 male mice were set up in order to functionally analyze the hUCP3 gene promoter. These transfection experiments showed that...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Riquet FB,Rodriguez M,Guigal N,Dromaint S,Naime I,Boutin JA,Galizzi JP

更新日期：2003-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We have deduced the exon structure of the 5' untranslated region of the human cardiac alpha-myosin heavy chain gene by cloning a cDNA for this region using the polymerase chain reaction. Comparison of the cDNA and genomic DNA sequences demonstrates that the 5' non-coding region of the alpha-myosin heavy chain gene is ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Brand NJ,Dabhade N,Yacoub M,Barton PJ

更新日期：1991-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic peptides, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and gonadotropin inhibitory hormone (GnIH), play pivotal roles in the control of reproduction and gonadal maturation in fish. In the present study we tested the possibility that stress-mediated reproductive dysfunction in teleost may involve changes in GnRH ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Choi YJ,Habibi HR,Kil GS,Jung MM,Choi CY

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TESK1 (testis-specific protein kinase 1) is a serine/threonine kinase, with a unique structure composed of an N-terminal protein kinase domain and a C-terminal proline-rich domain. Northern blot analysis revealed that TESK1 mRNA is predominantly expressed in testicular germ cells. We present here evidence that express...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Toshima J,Koji T,Mizuno K

更新日期：1998-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that ras proteins are involved in the transmembrane signaling mechanism and they share structural features with GTP-binding proteins. To identify the role of ras oncogene and it's products in the coupling mechanisms of GTP-binding proteins to adenylate cyclase, we examined effect of NaF, cholera ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Konishi-Imamura L,Noda M,Nomura Y

更新日期：1987-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic mice expressing nuclear sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1a under the control of the insulin promoter were generated to determine the role of SREBP-1a in pancreatic beta-cells. Only low expressors could be established, which exhibited mild hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, and reduced plas...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Iwasaki Y,Iwasaki H,Yatoh S,Ishikawa M,Kato T,Matsuzaka T,Nakagawa Y,Yahagi N,Kobayashi K,Takahashi A,Suzuki H,Yamada N,Shimano H

更新日期：2009-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:ERK8 is the most recent addition for the MAPK family, and its mechanism of activation and function are not yet known, mainly due to the lack of any known physiological stimulator. In this report, we describe the preparation of reagents for the use of a novel method, the ligand interaction scan (LIScan), to study the f...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Erster O,Seger R,Liscovitch M

更新日期：2010-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Two multidrug-resistant human leukemic CCRF-CEM sublines (CEM/VCR R and CEM/VLB100) were significantly more resistant to tetracycline, a hydrophilic antibiotic, than parental cells (P < 0.001). Verapamil and cyclosporin A completely reversed tetracycline resistance in CEM/VCR R cells, which also accumulated and retain...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kavallaris M,Madafiglio J,Norris MD,Haber M

更新日期：1993-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet activating factor was isolated from the lesional scale of psoriatic patients using the method described by Bligh and Dyer (8). The extract was subjected to thin layer chromatography, and the region of the plate co-migrating with platelet activating factor removed. A portion of each sample was assayed for aggr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mallet AI,Cunningham FM

更新日期：1985-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:High level of palmitate is associated with metabolic disorders. We recently showed that enhanced level of S-palmitoylated cytosolic thioredoxin (Trx1) in mouse liver was new characteristic feature of insulin resistance. However, our understanding of the effect of S-palmitoylation on Trx1 is limited, and the tissue spe...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xu Z,Zhong L

更新日期：2015-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIMS:Acute graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major complication after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which often targets gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Osteopontin (OPN) plays an important physiological role in the efficient development of Th1 immune responses and cell survival by ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kawakami K,Minami N,Matsuura M,Iida T,Toyonaga T,Nagaishi K,Arimura Y,Fujimiya M,Uede T,Nakase H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase (E.C. 4.1.2.14) has been purified in two chromatographic steps to 99% purity in 73% overall yield from Azotobacter vinelandii. The pure enzyme is a 70 kD trimeric Class I aldolase, inhibitable by bromopyruvate or pyruvate plus sodium borohydride, with a specific activity of 6...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Taha TS,Deits TL

更新日期：1994-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ugp1, UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, plays an important role in carbohydrate metabolism because it provides UDP-glucose that is a pivotal metabolite in several metabolic pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, we show that a considerable reduction of glycogen and trehalose content in ugp1 knockdown cells ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yi DG,Huh WK

更新日期：2015-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic mouse which produces human alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) ubiquitously was used to study carbohydrate structures of AFP produced by various tissues as well as that in the serum. A series of tissues from the transgenic mouse were cultured in vitro and the AFP produced was analyzed by affinity electrophoreses with 4...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Koyama Y,Sakai M,Kitagawa T,Taketa K,Nishi S

更新日期：1996-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligo/poly alpha2,8 deaminoneuraminic acid (KDN), a unique posttranslational protein modification, was found on megalin and a not yet characterized 150 kDa glycoprotein. We purified this glycoprotein from rat testis and identified it as ceruloplasmin. Furthermore, immunoprecipitated ceruloplasmin from rat thymus, ovar...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ziak M,Meier M,Novak-Hofer I,Roth J

更新日期：2002-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-13 mediates its effects through a complex receptor system including IL-4Ralpha and a functional IL-13Ralpha1. IL-13 has been reported to have no effects on mouse B cells due to a lack of receptor expression. However, on human B cells a functional IL-13Ralpha1 has been described. Here, we identified the rat IL-13Ral...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pierrot C,Beniguel L,Bègue A,Khalife J

更新日期：2001-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Reportedly, in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV) vectors, insertion of central polypurine tract (cPPT) increased expression of transgenes for a short period. To test this for a stable condition, we constructed a series of vectors carrying a Neo(r) gene as a stable marker driven by a synthetic thymidine kinase ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sakuma R,Kobayashi N,Ae K,Kitamura Y

更新日期：2003-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:alpha 2,6 sialyltransferase towards the N-acetyllactosaminyl sequence (alpha 2,6 ST, E.C. 2.4.99.1) is one of the major sialyltransferases in human colonic cells; it strongly increases in human colorectal tumors and is largely expressed in fetal and neonatal rat colon. In this study we demonstrate that human colon car...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dall'Olio F,Malagolini N,Serafini-Cessi F

更新日期：1992-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the coupling of human alpha(1A)-, alpha(1B)-, and alpha(1D)-adrenoceptors (expressed at approximately 2000 fmol/mg protein in Chinese hamster ovary cells) to cellular growth promotion (as assessed by [(3)H]thymidine incorporation) and related signaling mechanisms. Maximum elevation of intracellular Ca...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Keffel S,Alexandrov A,Goepel M,Michel MC

更新日期：2000-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The RNase gene superfamily combines functionally divergent proteins which share statistically significant sequence similarity. Known members assigned to this family include secretory and nonsecretory RNases; angiogenin; eosinophil cationic protein; eosinophil-derived neurotoxin; sialic-acid binding lectin and anti-tum...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Klenova EM,Botezato I,Laudet V,Goodwin GH,Wallace JC,Lobanenkov VV

更新日期：1992-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is inhibited by S-nitrosylation of Cys6 in cells. Herein, we show that polysulfidation of CaMKII at Cys6 limits its enzyme activity following reactive sulfur species (RSS) stimulus. In vitro incubation of CaMKII with the RSS donor, Na2S4,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Araki S,Takata T,Tsuchiya Y,Watanabe Y

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Besides its well-established oncosuppressor activity, the role of p53 in regulating metabolic pathways has been recently identified. Nevertheless, the function of p53 with respect to insulin resistance appears highly controversial. To address this issue, we investigated the expression of p53 in experimental model of i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Geng S,Zhu W,Wang S,Xie C,Li X,Wu J,Li Y,Chen Y,Wang X,Meng Y,Zhang Q,Chen J,Zhong C

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have shown that phospholipase D (PLD) is activated by protein kinase C (PKC) in vivo and in vitro. In this study, a PLD isoform (rPLD1) was shown to bind to PKC-alpha in Rat1 fibroblasts treated with phorbol ester. The PKC-alpha binding domain of rPLD1 was localized to its N-terminus. The phospholipase wa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Min DS,Exton JH

更新日期：1998-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The myelin basic proteins (MBPs) are a family of polypeptides that are predominantly expressed in the nervous system where they play a major role in myelination. We have generated four lines of transgenic mice carrying a transgene in which 1.34 kb of the 5'-flanking sequence of the mouse MBP gene was fused upstream of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Asipu A,Mellor AL,Blair GE

更新日期：2001-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Metformin, a widely used anti-diabetic drug, is emerging as a potential anticancer agent but the mechanisms involved remain incompletely understood. Here, we demonstrate that the potency of metformin induced AMPK activation, as shown by the phosphorylation of its substrates acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) at Ser(79) and ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sinnett-Smith J,Kisfalvi K,Kui R,Rozengurt E

更新日期：2013-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins (C/EBPs) and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) together regulate adipogenesis. The current work uses co-transfection studies to examine the C/ EBP dependence of PPAR gamma 2 transcription. Both C/ EBP alpha and C/EBP delta expression vectors activated transcrip...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Clarke SL,Robinson CE,Gimble JM

更新日期：1997-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:BET inhibitors (BETi) exert an excellent anti-cancer activity in breast cancer. However, the identification of new potential targets to enhance breast cancer sensitivity to BETi is still an enormous challenge. Both NR5A2 and NCOA3 are frequently involved in cancer cells resistance to chemotherapy, also associated with...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Qiao J,Chen Y,Mi Y,Jin H,Huang T,Liu L,Gong L,Wang L,Wang Q,Zou Z

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxicity of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) is believed to arise as a consequence of its time- and energy-dependent accumulation inside mitochondria, followed by inhibition of electron transport at Complex I of the respiratory chain. Consistent with our proposal that the accumulation of MPP+ represents a pa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sayre LM,Wang F,Hoppel CL

更新日期：1989-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) to induce apoptosis in macrophages was analyzed using NOC, a NO-releasing compound, as a source of NO. Exogenous NO was shown to induce apoptosis in a dose dependent manner. Quantitative analysis revealed that the amount of NO required to induce apoptosis in more than half of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shimaoka M,Iida T,Ohara A,Taenaka N,Mashimo T,Honda T,Yoshiya I

更新日期：1995-04-17 00:00:00