Gambogic acid activates AMP-activated protein kinase in mammalian cells.

abstract：:Several naphthoquinones, except 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone, were found to inhibit microsomal cytochrome P-450-linked monooxygenase activities in rabbit liver and human placenta. In particular, 5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone inhibited placental estrogen biosynthesis more effectively than it did hepatic drug oxidation r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Muto N,Inouye K,Inada A,Nakanishi T,Tan L

更新日期：1987-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal homeostasis is regulated by the interplay among different cell types in the kidneys including endothelial cells. In the present study we investigated the phenotypic regulation of endothelial cells by BRG1, a chromatin remodeling protein, in a mouse model of obstructive nephropathy (ON). We report that endothelia...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu L,Mao L,Xu Y,Wu X

更新日期：2019-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s). The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy. ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shi C,Wu J,Fu M,Zhang B,Wang J,Yang X,Chi Y

更新日期：2014-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-inducing protein (Tipα) is a newly identified carcinogenic factor secreted by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Although it has been proved that Tipα is a strong inducer of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a crucial process of migration, the exact molecular mechanism is unknown. Cu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen G,Tang N,Wang C,Xiao L,Yu M,Zhao L,Cai H,Han L,Xie C,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies are valuable laboratory reagents and are increasingly being exploited as therapeutics to treat a range of diseases. Selecting new monoclonal antibodies that are validated to work in particular applications, despite the availability of several different techniques, can be resource intensive with u...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Staudt N,Müller-Sienerth N,Wright GJ

更新日期：2014-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The ZntR protein from Escherichia coli is a member of the MerR-family of transcriptional regulatory proteins and acts as a hyper-sensitive transcriptional switch primarily in response to Zn(II) and Cd(II). The binding of metal-ions to ZntR initiates a mechanism that remodels the cognate promoter, increasing its affini...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Khan S,Brocklehurst KR,Jones GW,Morby AP

更新日期：2002-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) contributes to insulin resistance by binding to the 55kDa TNF receptor (TNF-R55), resulting in serine phosphorylation of proteins such as insulin receptor (IR) substrate (IRS)-1, followed by reduced tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-1 through the IR and, thereby, diminished IR signal transduc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Csehi SB,Mathieu S,Seifert U,Lange A,Zweyer M,Wernig A,Adam D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we reported the identification and characterization of a novel cancer/testis antigen gene, CAGE(4), that was expressed in various histological types of tumors, but not in normal tissues, with the exception of the testis. To date, molecular mechanisms for the expression of CAGE have never been studied. In o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cho B,Lee H,Jeong S,Bang YJ,Lee HJ,Hwang KS,Kim HY,Lee YS,Kang GH,Jeoung DI

更新日期：2003-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Gelsolin, a Ca(2+)-dependent actin regulatory protein, was recently suggested to participate in apoptosis regulation. In this study, we found that the level of gelsolin is elevated in senescent human diploid fibroblasts (HDFs) and also in the tissues of old rats, i.e., in the liver, kidney, heart, spleen, stomach, and...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ahn JS,Jang IS,Kim DI,Cho KA,Park YH,Kim K,Kwak CS,Chul Park S

更新日期：2003-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Fructosamine-3-kinase (FN3K) and the more recently discovered fructosamine-3-kinase related protein (FN3KRP) appear to protect proteins from nonenzymatic glycation. To elucidate the patterns of transcriptional regulation of these two genes, we performed in silico comparisons of their promoters along with real-time PCR...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Conner JR,Beisswenger PJ,Szwergold BS

更新日期：2004-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and related compounds modulate various endocrine functions by enhancing ligand metabolism, altering hormone synthesis, down regulating receptor levels, and interfering with gene transcription. In the present study, we investigated the effects of TCDD on testosterone signal tr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jana NR,Sarkar S,Ishizuka M,Yonemoto J,Tohyama C,Sone H

更新日期：1999-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial uncoupling protein UCP-1 uncouples respiration from ATP synthesis in brown adipose tissue (BAT) and thus energy is dissipated as heat. Recently two further isoforms have been identified which may play a similar role in other tissues. We have determined the effects of the rodent-selective beta3-adreno...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Emilsson V,Summers RJ,Hamilton S,Liu YL,Cawthorne MA

更新日期：1998-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptidyl fluoromethyl ketones, improved reagents for inactivating cysteinyl and serine proteinases, have provided unexpected results when applied to intact trypanosomes. A lethal effect was observed but limited to the infectious phase of the parasitic growth cycle. Since the inhibitors are known only to act on proteas...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ashall F,Angliker H,Shaw E

更新日期：1990-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Myostatin, a member of the Transforming Growth Factor beta (TGF-β) superfamily, plays an important role as a negative regulator of skeletal muscle growth and differentiation. We have previously reported that IGF-1 induces a transient myostatin mRNA expression, through the activation of the Nuclear Factor of Activated ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zuloaga R,Fuentes EN,Molina A,Valdés JA

更新日期：2013-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow stromal cell antigen 2 (BST-2) is a type II transmembrane protein that is known to be a therapeutic target in several types of cancer. However, despite its clinical importance, the roles of BST-2 expression have remained elusive. Here, we found that BST-2 expression is up-regulated in tamoxifen-resistant M...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yi EH,Yoo H,Noh KH,Han S,Lee H,Lee JK,Won C,Kim BH,Kim MH,Cho CH,Ye SK

更新日期：2013-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Human natural killer enhancing factor genes (NKEF-A and B) share extensive homology with several genes from other organisms known to be induced by oxidative stress and to protect organisms and proteins from oxidative destruction. In this study, we have identified natural killer enhancing factor as an abundant protein ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shau H,Kim A

更新日期：1994-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24h pretreatment of the human hepatoma cell line HepG2 with dibutyryl cyclic AMP in the presence of theophylline induced a dose dependent decrease in low density lipoprotein binding, uptake and degradation. This effect is most likely due to a reduction of the LDL receptor number. Sterol synthesis from sodium acetate...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Maziere C,Maziere JC,Salmon S,Auclair M,Mora L,Moreau M,Polonovski J

更新日期：1988-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The maintenance of telomere length is crucial for survival of cells. Telomerase is an RNA-containing reverse transcriptase, which is responsible for elongation of shortened telomeres. Telomerase reactivation has been suggested to be involved in malignant progressions. To study on the involvement of telomerase activati...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Miura M,Karasaki Y,Abe T,Higashi K,Ikemura K,Gotoh S

更新日期：1998-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies reported increased expression and activity of neutrophil elastase (NE) in NASH. However, the role of NE in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) remained unclear. Wild type (WT) and NE knockout (NE KO) mice were fed with western diet (WD) for 24 weeks to establish NASH model. The severity of liver injur...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen J,Liang B,Bian D,Luo Y,Yang J,Li Z,Zhuang Z,Zang S,Shi J

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence has revealed a novel signaling mechanism through which brown adipose tissue (BAT)-derived exosomal microRNAs (miRNAs) influence hepatic gene expression. Here, we uncover neuronal control of these miRNAs and identify exosomal miR-132-3p as a regulator of hepatic lipogenesis under cold stress conditions....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kariba Y,Yoshizawa T,Sato Y,Tsuyama T,Araki E,Yamagata K

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effect of PARP gene inactivation on the expression of wild-type (wt) p53 protein. Using immortalized fibroblasts from control and PARP knock-out mice we have found by immunoblotting with the PAb421 antibody a profound decrease of the p53 expression to a barely detectable level in PARP knock-ou...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schmid G,Wang ZQ,Wesierska-Gadek J

更新日期：1999-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Human skin fibroblasts incubated in lipoprotein-deficient medium in the presence of 50-100 microM of the calcium channel blockers verapamil or diltiazem incorporated up to 2.5 times more [35S]methionine into immunoprecipitable LDL receptor protein than did control cells. Verapamil was found to be more potent in this r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Filipovic I,Buddecke E

更新日期：1986-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Near infrared spectroscopy with aquaphotomics as a novel approach was assessed for the diagnosis of soybean plants (Glycine max) infected with soybean mosaic virus (SMV) at latent symptomless stage of the disease. Near infrared (NIR) leaf spectra (in the range of 730-1025nm) acquired from soybean plants with and witho...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jinendra B,Tamaki K,Kuroki S,Vassileva M,Yoshida S,Tsenkova R

更新日期：2010-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Using in vitro assays, we show that nuclear proteins related to the Sp1 and GT-1 factors bind to a CACCC box sequence in the human beta-globin enhancer, adjacent to binding sites for the erythroid-specific factor NFE1 and the ubiquitous factor CP1. The same proteins are known to bind to the proximal, but not to the di...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Giglioni B,Comi P,Ronchi A,Mantovani R,Ottolenghi S

更新日期：1989-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The complex of immobilized human plasminogen (iHPlg) and streptokinase (SK) has a lower catalytic activity in hydrolysis of plasmin-specific substrate S-2251 with a kcat/Km of 0.005 microM-1 x s-1, compared to 0.031 microM-1 x s-1 of immobilized human plasmin (iHPlm) and 0.078 microM-1 x s-1 of HPlm. The SK in the com...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shi GY,Chang BI,Wu DH,Wu HL

更新日期：1993-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The action of calpain (EC 3.4.22.17; Ca2+-dependent cysteine proteinase) on platelet factor XIII has been studied. Calpain I activated platelet factor XIII up to 76% of the maximum level observed with thrombin. Activation was accompanied by the limited proteolysis of the a subunit of platelet factor XIII to produce a ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ando Y,Imamura S,Yamagata Y,Kitahara A,Saji H,Murachi T,Kannagi R

更新日期：1987-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A decline in intracellular nicotinamide adenine mononucleotide (NAD+) causes adipose tissue dysfunction. Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the NAD+ biosynthesis pathway. However, the molecular mechanism that mediates regulation of NAMPT expression in adipocytes is yet t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mitani T,Watanabe S,Wada K,Fujii H,Nakamura S,Katayama S

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Digestion of discoidin I with several proteolytic enzymes reveals the existence of structural domains in this lectin. Significative differences have been detected in the pattern of fragments generated by V8 protease on discoidin I of various developmental situations. The changes observed can be related to the presence...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Valencia A,Pestaña A,Cano A

更新日期：1988-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:It is widely considered that it is not appropriate to treat beta-pairs in isolation, since other secondary structural models (such as helices, coils), protein topology and protein tertiary structures would limit beta-strand pairing. However, to understand the underlying mechanisms of beta-sheet formation, studies ough...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang N,Ruan J,Duan G,Gao S,Zhang T

更新日期：2009-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In cranial skeletal development, the establishment of the ectomesenchymal lineage within the cranial neural crest is of great significance. Fgfs are polypeptide growth factors with diverse functions in development and metabolism. Fgf20b knockdown zebrafish embryos showed dysplastic neurocranial and pharyngeal cartilag...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamauchi H,Goto M,Katayama M,Miyake A,Itoh N

更新日期：2011-06-17 00:00:00