Intestinal Pdx1 mediates nutrient metabolism gene networks and maternal expression is essential for perinatal growth in mice.

abstract：:The effect of glucocorticoid hormones on the protein responsible for both nucleotide pyrophosphatase (EC 3.6.1.9) and alkaline phosphodiesterase I (EC 3.1.4.1) activities was examined in murine MOPC 315 plasmacytoma cells. Incubation of these cells with dexamethasone resulted in parallel increases in pyrophosphatase a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rebbe NF,Hickman S

更新日期：1991-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Adiponectin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, attenuates the production of TNFalpha by activated human macrophages. In the present study, we used porcine blood-derived macrophages to test the hypothesis that the anti-inflammatory action of adiponectin includes suppression of IL6 and an induction of IL10. Adiponectin supp...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wulster-Radcliffe MC,Ajuwon KM,Wang J,Christian JA,Spurlock ME

更新日期：2004-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we evaluated the effect of interleukin 1-beta on adenylate cyclase activity in 235-1 pituitary cell line. The dose-response curve of interleukin 1 beta effect on adenylate cyclase activity showed a significant inhibition of basal enzyme activity at 1 pM concentration, while the inhibition of forsk...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schettini G,Florio T,Meucci O,Scala G,Landolfi E,Grimaldi M

更新日期：1988-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:By radiolabeling using NaIO4/[3H]KBH4, a new sialoglycoprotein with Mr of 19,000 was found in the secretion of rat seminal vesicle. It was shown to interact non-covalently with semen coagulum. It existed in three acidic forms with pI values of 4.1, 3.7 and 2.9 and possessed high contents of sialic acids and acidic ami...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Limpaseni T,Chulavatnatol M

更新日期：1986-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Aberrant expression of miR-107 is involved in the development of several human cancers. However, the role of miR-107 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not well documented. In the present study, we aim to explore the function of miR-107 in hepatocarcinogenesis. METHODS:Bioinformatics analysis was ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang Y,Chen F,Zhao M,Yang Z,Zhang S,Ye L,Gao H,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Although GPRC5B and GPRC5C are categorized into the G protein-coupled receptor family C, including glutamate receptors, GABA receptors, and taste receptors, their physiological functions remain unknown. Since both receptors are expressed in the brain and evolutionarily conserved from fly to human, it is conceivable th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sano T,Kim YJ,Oshima E,Shimizu C,Kiyonari H,Abe T,Higashi H,Yamada K,Hirabayashi Y

更新日期：2011-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietin has been thought to be secreted to plasma soon after the production because of the difficulty of Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. We established the new methods of Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. Using the new methods, we investigated the effects of aldosterone and fludroc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yasuoka Y,Izumi Y,Nagai T,Fukuyama T,Nakayama Y,Inoue H,Horikawa K,Kimura M,Nanami M,Yanagita K,Oshima T,Yamazaki T,Uematsu T,Yamamura R,Kobayashi N,Shimada Y,Nagaba Y,Nakanishi T,Yamashita T,Mukoyama M,Sato Y,K

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic alterations and abnormal expression of the fragile histidine triad (FHIT) gene in gastric carcinomas were examined to determine whether the FHIT gene is actually a frequent target for alteration during gastric carcinogenesis. To correlate DNA and RNA lesions of the FHIT gene with the effect on FHIT protein exp...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee SH,Kim WH,Kim HK,Woo KM,Nam HS,Kim HS,Kim JG,Cho MH

更新日期：2001-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Addition of 5% hexadecane to the diet of rats increased fecal excretion of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) from 14 to 39% of an LD50 dose (60 micrograms/kg) during 10 days after dosing. This enhanced elimination did not result in reduced toxicity. On the contrary, the treatment has increased mortality from ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rozman K

更新日期：1984-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of dopamine (DA) on 45Ca2+ ion movement and prolactin release in dispersed female rat anterior pituitary cells were studied to elucidate the mechanism for DA reduction of intracellular calcium levels. In 45Ca2+ prelabeled cells, DA inhibited fractional calcium efflux and prolactin release simultaneously an...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Login IS,Judd AM,MacLeod RM

更新日期：1988-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:HERC2 is a giant protein with E3 ubiquitin ligase activity and other known and suspected functions. Mutations of HERC2 are implicated in the pathogenesis of various cancers and result in severe neurological conditions in Herc2-mutant mice. Recently, a pleotropic autosomal recessive HERC2-associated syndrome of intelle...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Abraham JR,Barnard J,Wang H,Noritz GH,Yeganeh M,Buhas D,Natowicz MR

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The idiopathic short QT syndrome (SQTS) is characterised by an abnormally short QT interval on the electrocardiogram and by an increased risk of arrhythmia and sudden death. One variant of the syndrome is linked to missense mutations that lead to a single amino-acid change (N588K; asparagine to lysine) in the S5-Pore ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： McPate MJ,Duncan RS,Milnes JT,Witchel HJ,Hancox JC

更新日期：2005-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical and catalytic properties of 5 histidine-serine mutants of human 5-lipoxygenase (5-LO) have been characterized. The mutants HS363, HS391 and HS400 have activities, pH optima and stabilities similar to those of the wild type enzyme. The iron content of each of these mutants is 0.30-0.53 mol Fe/mol 5-LO whic...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Percival MD,Ouellet M

更新日期：1992-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:p-Coumaric acid (3-[4-hydroxyphenyl]-2-propenoic acid) is a ubiquitous plant metabolite with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer properties. In this study, we examined whether p-coumaric acid modulates glucose and lipid metabolism via AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) in L6 skeletal muscle cells. p-Coumar...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yoon SA,Kang SI,Shin HS,Kang SW,Kim JH,Ko HC,Kim SJ

更新日期：2013-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated expression of alpha-synuclein (alpha-syn), a presynaptic protein involved in the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease, in erythroid cells. Using various immunological procedures, immunoreactivity of alpha-syn was unambiguously demonstrated in erythroid lineage in murine bone marrows and p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nakai M,Fujita M,Waragai M,Sugama S,Wei J,Akatsu H,Ohtaka-Maruyama C,Okado H,Hashimoto M

更新日期：2007-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 1 alpha (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) are two monokines which play a prominent role in the response to inflammation and injury. We recently observed that TNF leads to an increase in the synthesis of the heavy chain of ferritin, suggesting that TNF may be involved in iron homeostasis (Torti e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wei Y,Miller SC,Tsuji Y,Torti SV,Torti FM

更新日期：1990-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:PQBP-1 was identified as a binding protein to the polyglutamine tract present in various transcription-related factors and causative genes for neurodegenerative disorders. This novel gene contains at least two functional domains, WW domain and carboxyl-terminal domain (CTD), strictly conserved beyond species. Although...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Waragai M,Junn E,Kajikawa M,Takeuchi S,Kanazawa I,Shibata M,Mouradian MM,Okazawa H

更新日期：2000-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a unique phenomenon in cancer patients and is commonly associated with an overexpression of the human MDR gene mdr1, which encodes an energy-dependent Mr 180 kDa membrane bound protein, known as P-glycoprotein. P-glycoprotein serves as a membrane efflux to pump the drugs out of the cancer...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chu TM,Lin TH,Kawinski E

更新日期：1994-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory signals associated with cardiac diseases trigger trans-differentiation of cardiac fibroblasts to cardiac myofibroblasts. Cardiac myofibroblasts are the main cell type involved in the development of cardiac fibrosis, a diffuse and disproportionate accumulation of collagen in the myocardium. Although the ro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Villa M,Cerda-Opazo P,Jimenez-Gallegos D,Garrido-Moreno V,Chiong M,Quest AF,Toledo J,Garcia L

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a small virus that infects the liver. The major obstacle in applying the RNA interference method as an anti-HBV weapon is the challenge to deliver the small interfering RNA molecules to the liver efficiently and specifically. Here we show that HBV-specific short hairpin RNAs (shRNAs) are eff...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shlomai A,Lubelsky Y,Har-Noy O,Shaul Y

更新日期：2009-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified human decapping enzyme 2 (hDCP2) as a binding protein with Ro52, being colocalized in processing bodies (p-bodies). We also showed that the N-terminus and C-terminus of Ro52 bound to hDCP2. Moreover, Ro52 enhanced decapping activity of hDCP2 in a dose-dependent manner. Our data support the novel notion o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamochi T,Ohnuma K,Hosono O,Tanaka H,Kanai Y,Morimoto C

更新日期：2008-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical modifiers (radiosensitizers) are used in order to increase the efficacy of radiotherapy. The use of Photodynamic Therapy for tumor treatment, especially with Photofrin II, is also known. At present, no chemical modifier has been found to act as a selective radiosensitizer. Experiments using several series of ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kulka U,Schaffer M,Siefert A,Schaffer PM,Olsner A,Kasseb K,Hofstetter A,Dühmke E,Jori G

更新日期：2003-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase (EC 1.1.1.3.4.) activity and cell membrane fluidity measured by fluorescence polarization using 1,6 diphenyl, 1,3,5-hexatriene as fluorescent probe have been concomitantly examined in HTC hepatoma cells, both in relation to growth rate and in response to treatment with h...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Richert L,Castagna M,Beck JP,Rong S,Luu B,Ourisson G

更新日期：1984-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalently bound fatty acids were found in strictly purified and delipidated gastric mucus glycoprotein of normal and cystic fibrosis individuals. The susceptibility of this linkage to methanolic KOH and hydroxylamine treatment indicated the ester bond between fatty acids and glycoprotein. On the average, 2.9 nmol fat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Slomiany A,Slomiany BL,Witas H,Aono M,Newman LJ

更新日期：1983-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:ATP cassette binding protein 1 (ABCA1) controls the apolipoprotein-mediated cholesterol efflux pathway and determines plasma HDL levels. Although cAMP is known to promote ABCA1 expression and cholesterol efflux from cells, it has not been determined whether cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) isoforms regulate t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lin G,Bornfeldt KE

更新日期：2002-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Many plasma membrane proteins, including the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor, possess basic regions on the cytoplasmic surface of the membrane. To examine the function of these positively charged regions, we constructed mutated EGF receptor genes lacking this region by substitution of the basic amino acid resid...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamane K,Toyoshima C,Nishimura S

更新日期：1992-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of two 15-ketosubstituted sterols, 5alpha-cholest-8(14)-en-3beta-ol-15-one and 3beta-(2-hydroxyethoxy)-5alpha-cholest-8(14)-en-15-one, to alter the mRNA levels of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA reductase, low density lipoprotein receptor, and oxysterol binding protein was studied and compared with the effe...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kisseleva AF,Goryunova LE,Planells R,Lafont H,Alquier C

更新日期：1999-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A high incidence of oncogenic K-ras mutations is observed in lung adenocarcinoma of human cases and carcinogen-induced animal models. The process of oncogenic K-ras-mediated lung adenocarcinogenesis can be dissected into two parts: pre- and post-K-ras mutation. Adoption of transgenic lines containing a flox-K-rasG12V ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Saito H,Suzuki N

更新日期：2014-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:NOS activity has been recently described in airway epithelial cells. Because these cells are often ciliated we hypothesized that NO modulates airway ciliary beating. CBF was measured in cultured BBECs using video microscopy. L-NMMA, a NOS inhibitor, caused a 40% decrease in CBF following pre-stimulation with isoproter...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jain B,Rubinstein I,Robbins RA,Leise KL,Sisson JH

更新日期：1993-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) has 7 Cys residues in its transmembrane (TM) segments. We investigated the roles of these Cys residues by individually mutating each to Ser, transfecting the mutant DNA into Cos-7 cells and measuring TSH binding and cAMP/phosphoinositide (PIP2) responses to TSH and Graves' IgGs. Mut...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kosugi S,Mori T

更新日期：1996-05-24 00:00:00