Evidence that the protein components of bovine erythrocyte green heme binding protein and flavin reductase are identical.

abstract：:In spite of intensive research, our understanding of the regulation of expression of 5-LO (the key enzyme in the leukotriene metabolism) remains fragmentary. We investigated the effects of dexamethasone on the expression of this gene in a binary model consisting of two clones of the human mast cell line HMC-1, one wit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Colamorea T,Di Paola R,Macchia F,Guerrese MC,Tursi A,Butterfield JH,Caiaffa MF,Haeggström JZ,Macchia L

更新日期：1999-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative real-time RT-PCR was used to investigate the effects of prototypical drug-metabolizing enzyme inducers rifampicin (Rif), dexamethasone (Dex), and omeprazole (Ome) on mRNA expression levels of the housekeeping genes beta-actin (ACTB), glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), beta-glucuronidase (GU...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nishimura M,Koeda A,Suzuki E,Shimizu T,Kawano Y,Nakayama M,Satoh T,Narimatsu S,Naito S

更新日期：2006-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an easy and sensitive method for measuring thiamine and its phosphate esters in small biological samples of microalgae (Amphidinium carterae Hulburt and Nitzschia microcephala Grun). The method consists of extraction of thiamine and its derivatives in acid solution, followed by liquid chromatography with fl...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pinto E,Pedersén M,Snoeijs P,Van Nieuwerburgh L,Colepicolo P

更新日期：2002-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to illustrate the further process of 24p3 protein after association with epididymal spermatozoa. We have previously identified a caput-initiated 24p3 protein, which interacts with the spermatozoa surface in vitro. In the present study, we investigate another role of the 24p3 protein with sper...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Elangovan N,Lee YC,Tzeng WF,Chu ST

更新日期：2004-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Plicatamide is a modified octapeptide from the ascidian Styela plicata having the structure Phe-Phe-His-Leu-His-Phe-His-decarboxyDeltaDOPA (where decarboxyDeltaDOPA = decarboxy-(E)-alpha,beta-dehydro-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine). Edman sequencing, tandem mass spectrometry, and proton NMR have been used to characterize...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tincu JA,Craig AG,Taylor SW

更新日期：2000-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) from adult bone marrow are able to differentiate into adipocytes, osteoblasts, chondrocytes and neuronal cells. Adipocytes in bone marrow are primarily responsible for the maintenance of bone structure by maintaining cell number balance with other stromal cells. However, the number...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim M,Lee YJ,Jee SC,Choi I,Sung JS

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data has suggested a role for nitric oxide (NO) both in the induction of immunity and as an effector of tissue injury in experimental models of inflammation. In this study, we have tested the efficacy of two inhibitors of NO synthase, NG-monomethyl-L-arginine (L-NMMA) and aminoguanidine (AG), to modify the auto...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Woolfson RG,Qasim FJ,Thiru S,Oliveira DB,Neild GH,Mathieson PW

更新日期：1995-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a comprehensive comparison of the anatomical distributions of the cloned mu, delta and kappa opioid receptor mRNA in rat brain. Northern blot analysis revealed that mRNA species encoding the three receptors differed in size and were differentially localized in brain regions. In peripheral tissues analyzed, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： George SR,Zastawny RL,Briones-Urbina R,Cheng R,Nguyen T,Heiber M,Kouvelas A,Chan AS,O'Dowd BF

更新日期：1994-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific receptors for [3H]-15 HETE have been identified on GH3 cells, a cloned strain of rat pituitary cells. With incremental inputs of radioligand and a constant cell number, specific [3H]-15 HETE binding reached a plateau indicative of saturable binding sites. Ligand analysis of the Scatchard plot demonstrated a s...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rabier M,Crastes de Paulet A,Damon M

更新日期：1988-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of pancreatic islet B-cells to D-glucose and many other insulinotropic agents results in an increase of cytoplasmic calcium concentration, which triggers the exocytosis of secretroy granules. Previous studies have demonstrated that calcium itself, at concentrations ranging from 2 to 18 mM, is able to induce a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rasschaert J,Malaisse WJ

更新日期：1999-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Bcl2-associated athoanogene (BAG) 3 is a member of the co-chaperone BAG family. It is induced by stressful stimuli such as heat shock and heavy metals, and it regulates cellular adaptive responses against stressful conditions. In this study, we identified a novel role for BAG3 in regulating the nuclear shuttling of HS...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jin YH,Ahn SG,Kim SA

更新日期：2015-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenovirus DNA synthesis carried out in vitro was inhibited by the aphidicolin. However, 30% of the DNA synthesis was resistant to aphidicolin even at a concentration of 200 micrograms/ml. When the distribution patterns of the radioactivity of the products synthesized in the presence of 50 micrograms/ml of the drug wa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ariga H

更新日期：1983-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:CCG-1423, a chemical inhibitor of Rho signaling, blocks serum response factor (SRF)/megakaryoblastic leukemia 1 (MKL1)-mediated gene expression by inhibiting the nuclear accumulation of MKL1. Several studies have suggested that CCG-1423 interacts not only with MKL1, which has a critical role in the regulation of neuro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kikuchi K,Shiota J,Yamada T,Ishikawa M,Ihara D,Fukuchi M,Tsuda M,Tabuchi A

更新日期：2017-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblast growth factor receptor-1c (FGFR1c)/βKlotho (KLB) complex is a receptor of fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21). Pharmacologically, FGF21 shows anti-obesity and anti-diabetic effects upon peripheral administration. Here, we report the development of an artificial peptide agonist to the FGFR1c/KLB heterodimer ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sakamoto K,Kawata Y,Masuda Y,Umemoto T,Ito T,Asami T,Takekawa S,Ohtaki T,Inooka H

更新日期：2016-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Using baculoviral and bacterial systems, we expressed biologically active recombinant rat IL-13 and generated neutralizing rat IL-13 antiserum. Recombinant rat IL-13 produced by baculovirus-infected insect cells stimulated proliferation of TF-1 premyeloid cell line and induced expression of 15-lipoxygenase mRNA in hum...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lakkis FG,Cruet EN,Nassar GM,Badr KF,Pascual DW

更新日期：1997-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The human pregnancy-specific glycoprotein (PSG) family consists of eleven closely related molecules mainly synthesized by placental syncytiotrophoblasts and whose function(s) are unknown. They belong to the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) family. As a step toward understanding PSG function, we have analysed 84 PSG cDNA...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Teglund S,Zhou GQ,Hammarström S

更新日期：1995-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here that at least seven low Mr GTP-binding proteins (range 21.5 to 29 kDa) are associated with the membranes of zymogen granules from rat pancreas. GTP binding proteins of similar Mr but in different relative proportions were found in the cytosolic fraction. Treatment of intact granules with either trypsin ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Padfield PJ,Jamieson JD

更新日期：1991-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuropeptide Y (NPY) system is known as one of the major neural signaling pathways. NPY, produced by peripheral tissues including osteoblasts, is known to bind to the Y1 receptor. Recently, osteoblast-specific Y1 receptor knockout mice were developed and were found to have a high bone mass phenotype, indicating a ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kurebayashi N,Sato M,Fujisawa T,Fukushima K,Tamura M

更新日期：2013-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescein 5'-isothiocyanate (FITC) was used to modify lysine residues of the strychnine-sensitive glycine receptor. Pretreatment of rat spinal cord synaptic plasma membranes with FITC specifically affected the ability of glycine to displace [3H]strychnine binding. Glycine completely prevented the effect of FITC modi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ruiz Gómez A,Fernández-Shaw C,Valdivieso F,Mayor F Jr

更新日期：1989-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytotoxic lymphocytes utilize granule associated serine proteases (granzymes) and perforin to induce apoptosis. Although the importance of granzyme B has been established by gene ablation experiments, biochemical events initiated by the granzyme remain enigmatic. We show here that exposure of Jurkat cells to granzyme ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Froelich CJ,Hanna WL,Poirier GG,Duriez PJ,D'Amours D,Salvesen GS,Alnemri ES,Earnshaw WC,Shah GM

更新日期：1996-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cis-acting elements GM-kappa B/GC-box and CLE0, of the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) gene are required for maximal induction in Jurkat T cells by costimulation with phorbol-12-myristate acetate (PMA) and Ca2+ ionophore (A23187). The GM-kappa B sequence is recognized by NF-kappa B, which...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tsuboi A,Muramatsu M,Tsutsumi A,Arai K,Arai N

更新日期：1994-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the identification of the full-length cDNA for a novel ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter from human macrophages. The mRNA is of 6.8 kb size and contains an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 2146 amino acids with a calculated molecular weight of 220 kDa. The predicted protein product is compos...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kaminski WE,Orsó E,Diederich W,Klucken J,Drobnik W,Schmitz G

更新日期：2000-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether thrombin, the final activator of coagulation cascade, regulates expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP)-9 in human monocytes. We show that thrombin stimulation induced MMP-9 secretion of monocytes dose- and time-dependently as revealed by gelatin zymography. Real-time RT-PCR and Western b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chang CJ,Hsu LA,Ko YH,Chen PL,Chuang YT,Lin CY,Liao CH,Pang JH

更新日期：2009-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Asialofetuin-tacked liposomes (AF-liposomes) encapsulating interferon (IFN)-gamma were bound and internalized into a human hepatoma cell line, HepG2 cells, selectively through asialoglycoprotein receptor, but not non-tacked liposomes (N-liposomes). AF-liposomal IFN-gamma was more effective for inhibition of viral DNA ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ishihara H,Hayashi Y,Hara T,Aramaki Y,Tsuchiya S,Koike K

更新日期：1991-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Acidic fibroblast growth factors (FGF1s) are heparin binding proteins that regulate a wide array of key cellular processes and are also candidates for promising biomedical applications. FGF1-based therapeutic applications are currently limited due to their inherent thermal instability and susceptibility to proteases. ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kerr R,Agrawal S,Maity S,Koppolu B,Jayanthi S,Suresh Kumar G,Gundampati RK,McNabb DS,Zaharoff DA,Kumar TKS

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Angelman syndrome (AS) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe cognitive and motor deficits, caused by the loss of function of maternally inherited Ube3a. Ube3a-maternal deficient mice (AS model mice) recapitulate many essential features of AS, but how the deficiency of Ube3a lead to such behavioural ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Godavarthi SK,Dey P,Sharma A,Jana NR

更新日期：2015-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody against actin isolated from a human EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid B-cell line exerted an inhibitory effect on in vitro IgM secretion by a different lymphoblastoid B-cell line, LA350. This effect was dose dependent showing from 24-40% inhibition at a dilution of 1:100 and 68-80% inhibition at a dilution of 1:...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rosenblatt HM,Green CG,McClure JE,Shearer WT

更新日期：1986-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals and plants respond to bacterial infections and environmental stresses by inducing overlapping repertoires of defense genes. How the signals associated with infection and abiotic stresses are differentially integrated within a whole organism remains to be fully addressed. We show that the transcription of a Cae...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kurz CL,Shapira M,Chen K,Baillie DL,Tan MW

更新日期：2007-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The jelly coat of echinoderm eggs contains a glycoconjugate, acrosome reaction-inducing substance (ARIS), that is essential for triggering the acrosome reaction in homologous spermatozoa. In the starfish, Asterias amurensis, ARIS is a sulfated glycoprotein of an apparent molecular size of greater than 10(7). Since its...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Okinaga T,Ohashi Y,Hoshi M

更新日期：1992-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical effects of serpin polymerisation include thromboembolism, emphysema, and liver disease. A through understanding of serpin polymerisation mechanisms and the structures involved will permit the rational design of therapeutic polymerisation inhibitors. Here we show that serpin polymerisation can be delayed b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bottomley SP,Chang WS

更新日期：1997-12-18 00:00:00