Human and rat amylin have no effects on insulin secretion in isolated rat pancreatic islets.

abstract：:The interdependency of protein and RNA syntheses was studied comparatively in bacteria confronted with amino acid starvation or treated separately with various aminoglycoside antibiotics. By contrast with the concomitant inhibition of macromolecular syntheses in cells deprived of an essential amino acid, RNA productio...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cortay JC,Cozzone AJ

更新日期：1983-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Alisol B-23-acetate (AB23A), a tetracyclic triterpenoid isolated from the rhizome of Alisma orientale, has been reported to exert anti-proliferative activities in human colon, ovarian and gastric cancer cells. However, the anti-cancer effect of this compound on human lung cancer cells has not yet been thoroughly eluci...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang J,Li H,Wang X,Shen T,Wang S,Ren D

更新日期：2018-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species such as hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) have taken center stage as bona fide second messengers in various signaling pathways. Here, we report the synthesis, metabolic fate, and effectiveness in modulating such pathways of a Tat-catalase conjugate. Incubation of L2 cells with Tat-catalase greatly i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Watanabe N,Iwamoto T,Bowen KD,Dickinson DA,Torres M,Forman HJ

更新日期：2003-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fru-6-P/Fru-2,6-P2 exchange reaction of rat liver 6-phosphofructo 2-kinase/fructose 2,6-bisphosphatase was almost entirely dependent on the presence of Pi. This exchange was not due to a reversal of the bisphosphatase nor to trace amounts of adenine nucleotide in the enzyme. Exchange activity was maximal at pH 7, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： El-Maghrabi MR,Pate TM,Pilkis SJ

更新日期：1984-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of HMG1 on the transcriptional block caused by left-handed Z-form in a highly negatively supercoiled DNA was examined using a supercoiled plasmid containing a (CG)10 sequence downstream of promoters. The transcription by E. coli RNA polymerase was blocked at the boundary of alternating CG sequence in the Z-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Waga S,Mizuno S,Yoshida M

更新日期：1988-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) plays important roles in cellular cholesterol homeostasis. Two ACAT genes exist in mammals. We report here the genomic organization of human ACAT-2 gene and analysis of its promoter activity in various cell lines. The human ACAT-2 gene spans over 18 kb and contains 15 exons....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Song BL,Qi W,Yang XY,Chang CC,Zhu JQ,Chang TY,Li BL

更新日期：2001-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) responds well to BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI), but becomes resistant to TKIs after it progresses to blast phase (BP). Here we show that niclosamide, a FDA-approved anthelmintic drug, enhances the sensitivity of BP-CML cells to dasatinib (2nd generation of BCR-ABL TKI) through...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu Z,Li Y,Lv C,Wang L,Song H

更新日期：2016-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:To study cellular and subcellular localization of TIMP-1, we constructed a cDNA which would express a chimeric protein, TIMP-1-EGFP, having the enhanced green fluorescent protein of the jelly fish Aequorea victoria fused to the carboxyl-terminus of TIMP-1. Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells were stably transfected with...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ritter LM,Garfield SH,Thorgeirsson UP

更新日期：1999-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The homogeneous recombinant mammalian protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) and Yersinia protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTPase) are inactivated by a series of low-molecular-weight S-nitrosothiols. These compounds exhibited different inhibitory activities in a time- and concentration-dependent manner with second-order...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xian M,Wang K,Chen X,Hou Y,McGill A,Zhou B,Zhang ZY,Cheng JP,Wang PG

更新日期：2000-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently discovered natural heptadecapeptide nociceptin (orphanin FQ) shares some homology with the opioid peptides but it binds to a distinct receptor type, termed nociceptin receptor. This study demonstrates the presence of specific nociceptin recognition sites in brain membrane fractions of an amphibian, Rana e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Benyhe S,Monory K,Farkas J,Tóth G,Guerrini R,Salvadori S,Orosz G,Wollemann M,Borsodi A

更新日期：1999-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely accepted that applying exogenous photosensitizers in living organism the photodynamic effect is mediated by singlet oxygen formed by energy transfer from excited sensitizer to oxygen present in the cells (Type II mechanism). Though in homogeneous solutions singlet oxygen was detected during sensitization,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gál D

更新日期：1994-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligand-blotting and dot-blotting procedures were used to investigate the binding of [125I]-heparin to apolipoprotein E, its thrombin fragments E22 (residues 1-191) and E12 (residues 192-299), and to nine apolipoprotein E synthetic fragments. E22 and E12 bound [125I] heparin indicating multiple heparin-binding domains....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cardin AD,Hirose N,Blankenship DT,Jackson RL,Harmony JA,Sparrow DA,Sparrow JT

更新日期：1986-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The age-related reduction in the function of osteoblasts plays a central role in the pathogenesis of bone loss and osteoporosis. Collagen synthesis is a primary function of differentiated osteoblasts, however, the mechanisms for age-related changes in collagen synthesis in human osteoblasts remain elusive. We use Gene...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang X,Zhao G,Zhang Y,Wang J,Wang Y,Cheng L,Sun M,Rui Y

更新日期：2018-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase (BCKDH) complex catalyzes the committed step of branched-chain amino acid catabolism, and its activity is regulated by the phosphorylation-dephosphorylation cycle. BCKDH kinase is responsible for inactivation of the complex by phosphorylation. In the present study, we exami...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xu M,Nagasaki M,Obayashi M,Sato Y,Tamura T,Shimomura Y

更新日期：2001-09-28 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：:DNA replication mechanisms are poorly understood in most of trypanosomatids, in particular the replication of the peculiar mitochondrial DNA, the kinetoplast DNA (kDNA). To contribute to the knowledge on the mechanism of kDNA replication in Trypanosoma cruzi, we have previously characterized the Universal Minicircle S...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Coelho ER,Rodrigues Dde C,Urményi TP,Rondinelli E,Silva R

更新日期：2006-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton-gated cation channels that are expressed throughout the nervous system and have been implicated in mediating sensory perception of noxious stimuli. Amongst the six ASIC isoforms, ASIC1a, 1b, 2a and 3 form proton-gated homomers, which differ in their activation and inactivat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rahman T,Smith ES

更新日期：2014-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of joint disease. The development of inflammation have been considered to play a key role during the progression of OA. Regulatory pathways are known to play crucial roles in many pathogenic processes. Thus, deciphering these risk regulatory pathways is critical for elucidat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Song Z,Zhang C,He L,Sui Y,Lin X,Pan J

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Human neuropeptide Y (NPY) analog ANA-NPY or [L17, Q19, A20, A23, L28, L31]NPY (13-36)-amide binds weakly to postjunctional receptors to raise blood pressure but binds tightly to prejunctional receptors to inhibit neurotransmitter release. ANA-NPY forms a well-conserved anti-parallel helical structure overlapping E23-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Barden JA

更新日期：1995-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Regarding the T cell function in HIV-1 infection, activation of T cells is enhanced in acutely HIV-1-infected T cells upon stimuli. However, T cell immune responses underlying the activation of T cell receptor (TCR) signaling molecules and interleukin (IL)-2 production in latently HIV-1-infected cells are poorly under...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shin Y,Yoon CH,Lim H,Park J,Roh TY,Kang C,Choi BS

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin receptor substrates (IRSs) are phosphorylated by activated insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I receptor tyrosine kinases. Phosphotyrosyl IRSs are recognized by signaling molecules possessing src homology region 2 (SH2) domains, which mediate various insulin/IGF bioactivities. However, we have shown that...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fukushima T,Arai T,Ariga-Nedachi M,Okajima H,Ooi Y,Iijima Y,Sone M,Cho Y,Ando Y,Kasahara K,Ozoe A,Yoshihara H,Chida K,Okada S,Kopchick JJ,Asano T,Hakuno F,Takahashi S

更新日期：2011-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Employing RNA gel mobility shift assays we detected specific binding events between several dehydrogenases and various regions of the GLUT1 mRNA 3'-untranslated region. In particular, the enzymes glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G3PDH), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： McGowan K,Pekala PH

更新日期：1996-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolonged or repeated agonist activation of G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) initiates their desensitization and internalization, rendering them unresponsive to agonist activation. We analyzed how gangliosides and chondroitin sulfate affect B2 bradykinin (BK) receptors (B2Rs). Gangliosides and chondroitin sulfate d...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shimazaki A,Nakagawa T,Mitoma J,Higashi H

更新日期：2012-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Considering the dynamic nature of CYPs, methods that reveal information about substrate and enzyme dynamics are necessary to generate predictive models. To compare substrate dynamics in CYP2E1 and CYP2A6, intramolecular isotope effect experiments were conducted, using deuterium labeled substrates: o-xylene, m-xylene, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Harrelson JP,Henne KR,Alonso DO,Nelson SD

更新日期：2007-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously by selection and inbreeding of Wistar rats susceptible or resistant to the cataractogenic effect of galactose the S and R rat strains were developed as a model of oxidative stress. It was earlier found S rats have elevated level of OH-radical generation and enhanced lipid peroxidation compared with that for...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yelinova V,Glazachev Y,Khramtsov V,Kudryashova L,Rykova V,Salganik R

更新日期：1996-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of current study was to elucidate whether aquaporin-9 (AQP9) expression was involved in the progression of bone loss induced by microgravity. We used the hind-limb suspension (HLS) mice model to simulate microgravity and induce bone loss. It was found that HLS exposure decreased femur bone mineral density (BMD...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bu G,Shuang F,Wu Y,Ren D,Hou S

更新日期：2012-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we have reported that two clustered cat genes from Acenitobacter lwoffi K24 had different arrangements, catB1C1A1 and catB2A2C2 (Kim, S.I., S.-H. Leem, J.-S. Choi, Y.H. Chung, S. Kim, Y.-M. Park, Y.K. Park, Y.N. Lee, and K.-S. Ha. 1997, J. Bacteriol. 179, 5226-5231). By further analysis of the organization...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim SI,Leem SH,Choi JS,Ha KS

更新日期：1998-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein acetylation is an important and reversible post-translational modification (PTM), and it governs a variety of cellular dynamics and plasticity. Experimental identification of acetylation sites is labor-intensive and often limited by the availability of reagents such as acetyl-specific antibodies and optimizati...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li A,Xue Y,Jin C,Wang M,Yao X

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) are known as g environmental contaminants on account of the extreme toxicity. Among these compounds, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TetraCDD) is regarded as the most toxic one. The extremely high toxicity of 2,3,7,8-TetraCDD is based on its high affinity for Ah r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shinkyo R,Sakaki T,Takita T,Ohta M,Inouye K

更新日期：2003-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression plays an important role in many essential biological processes. The RNA decapping enzyme Dcp2 is a crucial enzyme involved in RNA degradation. Dcp2 proteins are highly expressed in the testis and brain in adult mice. This study aimed to investigate the in vivo fun...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li RM,Zhang MN,Tang QY,Song MG

更新日期：2020-05-28 00:00:00