Prosomatostatin II processing is initiated in the trans-Golgi network of anglerfish pancreatic cells.

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：:In the present report we analyze by reverse transcription (RT) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) the expression of vasoactive intestinal peptide receptors (VIP-R) in rat thymocytes and peripheral T and B lymphocytes. We have obtained a specific VIP-R cDNA product of 311 bp identical in size to that obtained from lun...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gomariz RP,Garrido E,Leceta J,Martinez C,Abalo R,Delgado M

更新日期：1994-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A mutant of Photinus pyralis luciferase in which all four native cysteine residues are converted to serines retains about 10% of wild-type activity. This mutant should prove useful as a starting point for the introduction of biophysical probes of conformational changes associated with enzyme function. The activities o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kumita JR,Jain L,Safroneeva E,Woolley GA

更新日期：2000-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic (TG) mice expressing porcine GH receptor (pGHR) directed by a 762-bp proximal leptin promoter were used to analyze the capability of the promoter to drive and regulate pGHR expression in vivo. Transgene expression occurred in inguinal, retroperitoneal, and epididymal/parametrial fat depots in both male and ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen XL,Hartzell DL,McGraw RA,Hausman GJ,Dean RG

更新日期：1999-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:tsBN75 and tsBN423 are independently isolated temperature-sensitive (ts) mutants of the BHK21 cell line for cell growth. Both tsBN75 and tsBN423 belong to the same complementation group and show G2 block at the nonpermissive temperature. Both were efficiently transformed to ts+ cells with the mouse and human cDNA enco...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nishitani H,Goto H,Kaneda S,Yamao F,Seno T,Handley P,Schwartz AL,Nishimoto T

更新日期：1992-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial redox reactions of inorganic sulfur compounds play a vital role in balancing the turnover of this element in the environment. These vital reactions are carried out by the enzyme system encoded by the sox operon. The central player of the sulfur oxidation biochemistry is the SoxY-Z protein complex. Another pr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bagchi A

更新日期：2011-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the role of cysteine (SH) residues in the folding of hen ovalbumin (OVA), SH-mutated OVAs, in which each SH residue was replaced by alanine (C11A, C30A, C367A, and C382A), were prepared. SDS-PAGE analysis under non-reducing conditions showed that the C11A and C30A mutants produced a disulfide (SS) isomer...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ishimaru T,Ito K,Tanaka M,Matsudomi N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzyme activity in rat serum was examined utilizing the potent tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) and various glycerolipids as substrates. The serum activity was specific for hydrolysis of the long chain tetradecanoate moiety of TPA, hydrolyzed mono- and diacylglycerols, but was not effective ag...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cabot MC

更新日期：1984-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptin, a small protein encoded by chicken anemia virus (CAV), induces cell death specifically in cancer cells. In normal cells, Apoptin remains in the cytoplasm; whereas in cancerous cells, it migrates into the nucleus and kills the cell. Cellular localization appears to be crucial. Through a yeast two-hybrid screen...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Huo DH,Yi LN,Yang J

更新日期：2008-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a typing assay for HIV-1 using subtype specific peptides corresponding to the five major subtypes of HIV-1 (A to E). In eight patients serologically subtyped as A (n = 1), B (n = 3), C (n = 3) and E (n = 1) phyllogenetic analysis of sequenced V3 domain DNA completely correlated to the peptide serotyping. ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sherefa K,Sönnerborg A,Steinbergs J,Sällberg M

更新日期：1994-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect on anti-HIV proteins MAP30 and GAP31, from Momordica charantia and Gelonium multiflorum, on the infection and replication of Herpes Simplex Viruses (HSV). Human lung WI-38 fibroblasts cultured in the presence of tenfold dilutions of MAP30 or GAP31 were exposed to HSV and viral yield was measured...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bourinbaiar AS,Lee-Huang S

更新日期：1996-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study is to determine whether Rab7 could delay intervertebral disc degeneration and study the mechanism. We chose old mice to established intervertebral disc degeneration model and study the effect of Rab7 on intervertebral disc by western blotting, quantitative real-time PCR, immunohistochemistr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen X,Zhang P,Ma X

更新日期：2019-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Successful seed germination depends on the rapid repair of cell membrane damaged by dry storage. However, little is known about the reorganization of lipids during this process. In this study, the changes of intracellular redox environment, cell membrane integrity, lipid composition, and expression of genes related to...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lin YX,Xin X,Yin GK,He JJ,Zhou YC,Chen JY,Lu XX

更新日期：2019-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytosolic free calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) is a central signalling element for the maintenance of endothelial barrier function. Under physiological conditions, it is controlled within narrow limits. Metabolic inhibition during ischemia/reperfusion, however, induces [Ca(2+)]i overload, which results in barrier fa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bosche B,Schäfer M,Graf R,Härtel FV,Schäfer U,Noll T

更新日期：2013-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Corneal epithelial stem cells are believed to reside in the basal layer of the limbal epithelium, but no definitive cell surface markers have been identified. For keratinocytes, stem/progenitor cells are known to be enriched by cell surface markers, integrin alpha(6) and CD71, as a minor subpopulation which shows high...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hayashi R,Yamato M,Saito T,Oshima T,Okano T,Tano Y,Nishida K

更新日期：2008-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:By the determination of pyruvate dehydrogenase activity in tissue homogenates only limited information is gained on the actual metabolic flux. We therefore determined pyruvate decarboxylation in isolated rat hindlimbs non recirculating perfused with physiological (1-14C)pyruvate levels. On the basis of perfusate pyruv...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schadewaldt P,Münch U,Prengel M,Staib W

更新日期：1983-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors which control the formation of lactiferous ducts during mammary gland development are not yet fully understood. To address this issue, we assessed the effect of the multifunctional cytokine transforming growth factor-beta-1 (TGF-beta1) on the morphogenetic properties of TAC-2.1 mammary epithelial cells gro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Soriano JV,Orci L,Montesano R

更新日期：1996-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel inhibitor for the adhesion of monocytes to cytokine-stimulated endothelial cells, K-7174, was selected by an assay system using the cultured human monocytic cells and human endothelial cells. K-7174 inhibited the expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) induced by either tumor necrosis factor a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Umetani M,Nakao H,Doi T,Iwasaki A,Ohtaka M,Nagoya T,Mataki C,Hamakubo T,Kodama T

更新日期：2000-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we have demonstrated evidence suggesting that SUMO4 negatively regulates NFkappaB transcriptional activity, probably through sumoylation of IkappaBalpha. Here, we present data indicating that SUMO4 possesses the capacity to conjugate to IkappaBalpha. Luciferase reporter assays in 3T3 cells deficient for Ik...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang CY,Yang P,Li M,Gong F

更新日期：2009-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:18,54-SF cells, which secrete rat insulin-like growth factor II (rIGF-II), have abundant type 2 IGF receptors. We have purified the type 2 receptor from these cells by solubilization of crude membranes in Triton X-100, followed by chromatography on agarose-immobilized rIGF-II. A partially purified receptor preparation...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rosenfeld RG,Hodges D,Pham H,Lee PD,Powell DR

更新日期：1986-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Oscillatory gene expression plays an important role in somite segmentation during the early developmental stages of vertebrates. Recent experimental studies have shown that microRNA can regulate gene expression by stimulating degradation of mRNA and/or repression of translation. In this communication, we incorporate m...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xie ZR,Yang HT,Liu WC,Hwang MJ

更新日期：2007-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Gaucher disease (GD) is the most common lysosomal storage disorder (LSD) and is divided into three phenotypes, I, II, and III. Type I is the most prevalent form and has its onset in adulthood. The degree of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is one of the factors that determine GD severity. It has recently been reporte...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee YJ,Kim SJ,Heo TH

更新日期：2011-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein kinase C (PKC) has recently emerged as mediator of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) effects. Aim of the present study was to study the effects of CRH on each PKC isoenzyme. As a model we have used the PC12 rat pheochromocytoma cell line, expressing the CRH type 1 receptor (CRHR1). Our data were as follows...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dermitzaki E,Tsatsanis C,Charalampopoulos I,Androulidaki A,Alexaki VI,Castanas E,Gravanis A,Margioris AN

更新日期：2005-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Cofilin, a key regulator of actin filament dynamics, binds to G- and F-actin and promotes actin filament turnover by stimulating depolymerization and severance of actin filaments. In this study, cytochalasin D (CytoD), a widely used inhibitor of actin dynamics, was found to act as an inhibitor of the G-actin-cofilin i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shoji K,Ohashi K,Sampei K,Oikawa M,Mizuno K

更新日期：2012-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Diphtheria toxin (DT) binds to a specific heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor (HB-EGF) precursor that is expressed in DT-sensitive cells. DT binds to the cell-surface HB-EGF precursor with an apparent dissociation constant (KD) of approximately 1 x 10(-8) - 10(-9) M at 4 degreesC, a temperature ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Brooke JS,Cha JH,Eidels L

更新日期：1998-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:An endopeptidase capable of metabolizing a number of neuropeptides and generating [Met5] and [Leu5] enkephalin from enkephalin-containing peptides is secreted by glioma C6 cells. This neutral endopeptidase that is likely to be a thiol protease, has a Mr of 71KDa and is effective only towards oligopeptides. Its specifi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ferro ES,Tambourgi DV,Gobersztejn F,Gomes MD,Sucupira M,Armelin MC,Kipnis TL,Camargo AC

更新日期：1993-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) are newly identified, potent producers of type 2 cytokines, such as IL-5 and IL-13, and contribute to the development of allergic lung inflammation induced by cysteine proteases. Although it has been shown that inducible costimulator (ICOS), a costimulatory molecule, is expressed ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kamachi F,Isshiki T,Harada N,Akiba H,Miyake S

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:When a plasmid encoding the Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposase (pCMV-SB) was cointroduced with luciferase expression plasmid DNA into mouse skeletal muscle at a molar ratio of 4:1, luciferase gene expression was 5 times higher than the expression without pCMV-SB on day 28. This enhancement was not dependent on the prese...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Masuda K,Yamamoto S,Endoh M,Kaneda Y

更新日期：2004-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Polygonatum cyrtonema lectin (PCL), a mannose/sialic acid-binding plant lectin, has recently drawn a rising attention for cancer biologists because PCL bears remarkable anti-tumor activities and thus inducing programmed cell death (PCD) including apoptosis and autophagy in cancer cells. In this review, we focus on exp...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang SY,Yu QJ,Bao JK,Liu B

更新日期：2011-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Coronary collateral circulation (CCC) functions as a natural bypass in the event of coronary obstruction, which markedly improves prognosis in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in multiple physiological and pathological processes, including angiogenesis involved in CC...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hou S,Fang M,Zhu Q,Liu Y,Liu L,Li X

更新日期：2017-02-26 00:00:00