Elafin is a potent inhibitor of proteinase 3.

abstract：:Stretch activation of cation-permeable channels may be an important proximal sensory mechanism in mechanotransduction. As actin filaments may mediate cellular responses to changes of the mechanical properties of the substrate and regulate stretch-induced calcium transients, we examined the role of actin filaments and ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wu Z,Wong K,Glogauer M,Ellen RP,McCulloch CA

更新日期：1999-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:VHL tumor suppressor protein contains two domains, alpha and beta. The alpha-domain is involved in the formation of a large protein complex suggested to be involved in ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation. However, the role of the beta-domain, which may recognize the target proteins for protein degradation, remains ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Okuda H,Hirai S,Takaki Y,Kamada M,Baba M,Sakai N,Kishida T,Kaneko S,Yao M,Ohno S,Shuin T

更新日期：1999-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To investigate the expression profiles of IL-6 and STAT3 in Wilms' tumor (WT) and their relationship with disease progression. METHODS:Immunohistochemistry was used to examine IL-6 and STAT3 expression in 58 primary tumors and 18 invasive/metastatic ones. RESULTS:Positive expression rate of IL-6/STAT3 was 39....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang LJ,Liu W,Gao YM,Qin YJ,Wu RD

更新日期：2013-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the involvement of G(i/o) protein in NO production following the activation of proteinase-activated receptor-4 (PAR-4) in cultured bovine aortic endothelial cells. AYPGKF-NH(2) (PAR-4 activating peptide), thrombin, and ionomycin induced a concentration-dependent NO production, with the maximal producti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Momota F,Hirano K,Hirano M,Nishimura J,Kanaide H

更新日期：2006-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen resistant N2-fixing Escherichia coli, which can grow at a high oxygen concentration in a nitrogen-free medium, were produced by several times of cultivation under a condition of 0.03% oxygen. Six isolated resistant strains could grow at an oxygen concentration ten times that of the parent strain. The nif-genes ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Iwahashi H,Someya J

更新日期：1990-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrins are a family of cell surface adhesion molecules which mediate cell adhesion and initiate signaling pathways that regulate cell spreading, migration, differentiation, and proliferation. TGF-beta is a multifunctional factor that induces a wide variety of cellular processes. In this study, we show that, TGF-bet...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cai T,Lei QY,Wang LY,Zha XL

更新日期：2000-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Malondialdehyde measurements have been the major tool for studying relationships between lipid peroxidation and tissue pathology. Recently, we presented a novel gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for direct detection of phospholipid peroxides with picogram sensitivity based on transesterification of phospholi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： van Kuijk FJ,Thomas DW,Stephens RJ,Dratz EA

更新日期：1986-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Using small interfering RNA (siRNA) to induce sequence specific gene silencing is fast becoming a standard tool in functional genomics. As siRNAs in some cases tolerate mismatches with the mRNA target, knockdown of genes other than the intended target could make results difficult to interpret. In an investigation of 3...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Snøve O Jr,Holen T

更新日期：2004-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Incubation of rabbit aortic rings with interleukin-1 (100 U/ml) in vitro led to a depressed contractile response to norepinephrine, whether the endothelium was present or not. In both cases norepinephrine-induced contraction was restored in the presence of NG-methyl-L-arginine (300 microM), an inhibitor of nitric oxid...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Robert R,Chapelain B,Jean T,Néliat G

更新日期：1992-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Two genomic clones containing the 3'-end of CYP3A7, the whole 5'-flanking region plus the first exon of CYP3A5 were isolated from two different human genomic banks and sequenced. The 5'-flanking region of CYP3A5, from nucleotide -1 to -1434, was 60% and 59% similar with the corresponding regions of CYP3A4 and CYP3A7, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jounaïdi Y,Guzelian PS,Maurel P,Vilarem MJ

更新日期：1994-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser Doppler velocimetry measurements on purple membrane suspensions from Halobacterium halobium showed a linear correlation between electrophoretic mobility and applied electric field, electrokinetic responses could be rapidly monitored. Native membranes are less charged than white membrane preparations (from the R1...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Packer L,Arrio B,Johannin G,Volfin P

更新日期：1984-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used site-directed mutagenesis to investigate the requirement of cysteine residues in the extracellular domains of the human VIP 1 receptor for binding VIP. Cys37, Cys50, Cys63, Cys72, Cys86, Cys105 and Cys122 (N-terminal extracellular domain), Cys208 and Cys215 (second extracellular loop) and Cys288 (third ex...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gaudin P,Couvineau A,Maoret JJ,Rouyer-Fessard C,Laburthe M

更新日期：1995-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have generated a great deal of interest in clinical situations, due principally to their potential use in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering applications. However, the therapeutic application of MSCs remains limited, unless the favorable effects of MSCs on tumor growth in vivo, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shin KK,Lee AL,Kim JY,Lee SY,Bae YC,Jung JS

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The androgen receptor (AR) plays a central role in the development and progression of prostate cancer. AR expression is maintained throughout the progression of prostate cancer and is also associated with an aggressive, castration-resistant (CR) phenotype. Despite the critical roles of AR expression in prostate cancer...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee JW,Kim GY,Kim JH

更新日期：2012-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Interactions between C1q and other subunits of C1 were analyzed by sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation. A zone of dilute, radioiodine labelled C1q was sedimented through uniform concentrations of either C1r2C1s2, C1r2, C1r2 or C1s(2). The dissociation constants were found to be 3 x 10(-9) M and 6 x 10(-9) M for C1r2C...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lakatos S

更新日期：1987-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The existence of cancer stem cells within the tumor could lead to cancer therapy resistance. TGFβ1 is considered as one of the most powerful players in the generation of CSCs through induction of epithelial-mesenchymal transition in different types of cancer including lung cancer, however, the detailed mechanisms by w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang F,Li T,Han L,Qin P,Wu Z,Xu B,Gao Q,Song Y

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon by which a subset of genes is asymmetrically expressed in a parent-of-origin manner. However, little is known regarding the epigenetic behaviors of imprinted genes during human development. Here, we show dynamic epigenetic changes in imprinted genes in hESCs during in vit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Park SW,Kim J,Park JL,Ko JY,Im I,Do HS,Kim H,Tran NT,Lee SH,Kim YS,Cho YS,Lee DR,Han YM

更新日期：2014-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:SpYPT1p belongs to a family of ras-like GTP-binding proteins which is believed to be involved in the regulation of intracellular vesicular trafficking. We have analyzed the processing of this protein in its natural environment, the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and when expressed in transfected mammalian CO...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Giannakouros T,Newman CM,Armstrong J,Magee AI

更新日期：1993-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of phosphorylation of calcineurin on calmodulin (CaM) binding was examined using a synthetic peptide which contains the CaM-binding domain and the serine phosphorylation site. The peptide, corresponding to residues 391-414 of brain calcineurin A subunit, was rapidly phosphorylated by protein kinase C and Ca...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Calalb MB,Kincaid RL,Soderling TR

更新日期：1990-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been proposed that the members of the hsp70 major heat shock protein family in non-stressed cells participate in the intracellular transport of newly synthesized proteins and in maintaining such proteins in an unfolded state. Specific binding of other cellular proteins to hsp70 may play a role in hsp70 function...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Margulis BA,Welsh M

更新日期：1991-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The cDNA of a cystein peptidase inhibitor was isolated from sugarcane and expressed in Escherichia coli. The protein, named canecystatin, has previously been shown to exert antifungal activity on the filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei. Herein, the inhibitory specificity of canecystatin was further characterized. It...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Oliva ML,Carmona AK,Andrade SS,Cotrin SS,Soares-Costa A,Henrique-Silva F

更新日期：2004-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of new molecular targeting agents has improved the prognosis of patients with multiple myeloma (MM). However, MM remains incurable because MM stem cells are likely resistant to these agents. Thus, it is important to further investigate the biology of MM stem cells, which reside in the hypoxic bone marrow...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nakagawa Y,Ashihara E,Yao H,Yokota A,Toda Y,Miura Y,Nakata S,Hirai H,Maekawa T

更新日期：2018-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) to examine the structural impact of oxidizing specific methionine (M) side chains in calmodulin (CaM). It has been shown that oxidation of either M109 or M124 in CaM diminishes CaM regulation of the muscle calcium release channel, the ryanodine receptor (RyR), and tha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： McCarthy MR,Thompson AR,Nitu F,Moen RJ,Olenek MJ,Klein JC,Thomas DD

更新日期：2015-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue is an endocrine organ that produces and secretes adipokines. The aim of this study was to identify genes predominantly expressed in human subcutaneous adipocytes. For this purpose, an algorithm was developed and DNA microarray expression profiles from 33 human tissues and cell types were used to select ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sjöholm K,Palming J,Lystig TC,Jennische E,Woodruff TK,Carlsson B,Carlsson LM

更新日期：2006-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The quiescent and proliferating status of the cell appears characterized by two different tRNA populations. The tRNA species changed both as relative percentage of total tRNA and in absolute concentration. The changes seem causally related to the proliferation status of the cell as tRNAs from proliferating hepatocytes...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kanduc D

更新日期：1996-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulation of leucine uptake by addition of concanavalin A, mediated by increase of intracellular free Ca2+ concentration [( Ca2+]), in lymphocytes (Mitsumoto, Y., Sato, K. and Mohri, T. (1988) Biochim. Biophys. Acta 968, 353-358) was abolished by N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide (W-7) and chlorprom...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sato K,Mitsumoto Y,Mohri T

更新日期：1988-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously identified the novel gene, periodontal ligament-associated protein-1 (PLAP-1)/asporin and reported that PLAP-1/asporin inhibited bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)-induced cytodifferentiation of periodontal ligament (PDL) cells probably by direct interaction with BMP-2. Here, we elucidated the detailed...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tomoeda M,Yamada S,Shirai H,Ozawa Y,Yanagita M,Murakami S

更新日期：2008-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated Agrobacterium tumefaciens was exposed to different extremely low frequencies of square amplitude modulated waves (QAMW) from two generators to determine the resonance frequency that causes growth inhibition. The carrier was 10 MHz sine wave with amplitude ±10 Vpp which was modulated by a second wave generator...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fadel MA,El-Gebaly RH,Mohamed SA,Abdelbacki AMM

更新日期：2017-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed lesioned LDL in both atherosclerotic humans and in the apo E deficient (E degree) mice and compared its characteristics to plasma LDL. Lesioned LDL, in comparison to plasma LDL, was minimally oxidized and aggregated. Upon incubation of E degree-aortic lesions with 125[I]-labeled LDL, a time-dependent oxida...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Aviram M,Maor I,Keidar S,Hayek T,Oiknine J,Bar-El Y,Adler Z,Kertzman V,Milo S

更新日期：1995-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of glycogenolysis in the perfused liver by platelet activating factor (PAF) was blocked by the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin. 3H-labeled PAF was shown to interact in the perfused liver primarily with Kupffer cells. The addition of PAF to Kupffer cells resulted in a dose-dependent stimulation of prost...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kuiper J,De Rijke YB,Zijlstra FJ,Van Waas MP,Van Berkel TJ

更新日期：1988-12-30 00:00:00