Structural characterization of the human estrogen synthetase (aromatase) gene.

abstract：:We constructed a system for expressing the Fab of the therapeutic human monoclonal antibody adalimumab at a yield of 20 mg/L in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. To examine the contribution of interchain disulfide bonds to conformational stability, we prepared adalimumab Fab from which the interchain disulfide...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nakamura H,Oda-Ueda N,Ueda T,Ohkuri T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight amino acid permease genes from the protozoan parasite Leishmania donovani (AAPLDs) were cloned, sequenced, and shown to be expressed in promastigotes. Seven of these belong to the amino acid transporter-1 and one to the amino acid polyamino-choline superfamilies. Using these sequences as well as known and charac...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Akerman M,Shaked-Mishan P,Mazareb S,Volpin H,Zilberstein D

更新日期：2004-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Cathepsin E is a major intracellular aspartic protease which is predominantly present in the cells of immune system and is frequently implicated in antigen processing via the MHC class II pathway. In the present review some of the known features of cathepsin E such as tissue distribution, subcellular localization, enz...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zaidi N,Kalbacher H

更新日期：2008-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Photoreceptor-specific gene expression is controlled by a hierarchical network of transcription factors, including the master regulators cone-rod homeobox (Crx) and neural retina leucine zipper (Nrl). Myocyte-enhancer factor 2c (Mef2c) is an ubiquitously expressed transcription factor with important functions in the c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wolf A,Aslanidis A,Langmann T

更新日期：2017-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A polyclonal antibody against a MAP kinase (DdERK2) in Dictyostelium has been made and used to study DdERK2 activation and localization. The activation of DdERK2 by the chemoattractants cAMP and folate is rapid and transient. Its activity peaks between 15 and 60 seconds after cAMP stimulation and declines to basal lev...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang Y,Segall JE

更新日期：1998-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Male Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus; 45 animals per group) were either sham-exposed or exposed to a sinusoidal magnetic field for 56 days (Experiment 1: 50 Hz, 450 microTesla peak; max. dB/dt = 140 mTesla s(-1); 24 hrs day(-1)). Except for day 7, no effects were observed with respect to body weights during exp...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Niehaus M,Brüggemeyer H,Behre HM,Lerchl A

更新日期：1997-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Rat mast cell protease of type 1 (RMCP1) is a specific marker of connective tissue mast cells selectively occurring in some tissues, e.g., the tongue. Its amino acid sequence is known (Le Trong et al., Biochem. 1987, 26, 6988-6994) but not the corresponding nucleotide sequence. Amplification of mRNAs from rat tongue w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rouleau A,Garbarg M,Schwartz JC,Ruat M

更新日期：1994-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetin (Kn) is a synthetic cytokinin plant growth hormone having some senescence-retarding effects in plants. Its effects on animal cells have been, until now, best considered as growth inhibitory and anti-tumorigenic. However, we have observed that an addition of 40-200 microM Kn in the culture medium of human diplo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rattan SI,Clark BF

更新日期：1994-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress contributes to tissue injury and cell death during the development of various diseases. The present study aims at investigating whether oxidative stress triggered by the exposure to hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)) can induce apoptosis of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) in a mechanism mediated ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li Y,Shelat H,Geng YJ

更新日期：2012-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:C(2)-ceramide, a cell-permeable analog of ceramide, caused cell death in cultured rat cortical neuronal cells. C(2)-ceramide-induced neuronal loss was accompanied by upregulation of caspase-3 activity, measured by cleavage of its fluorogenic substrate Ac-DEVD-AMC. Similar results were obtained when cortical neuronal c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Movsesyan VA,Yakovlev AG,Dabaghyan EA,Stoica BA,Faden AI

更新日期：2002-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:ATP is the universal energy currency for all cells but has cellular concentrations of 2-12 mM, much higher than required for its classic functions. RNA-recognition motif (RRM) constitutes one of the most abundant domains in eukaryotes and most heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNP) contain RRM domains which ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dang M,Kang J,Lim L,Li Y,Wang L,Song J

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction between histone H1 and non-histones HMG14 and HMG17 has been studied by chemical cross-linking. Cross-linking kinetics show the appearance of discrete bands which correspond to the interaction between H1 and HMG14. Interaction between H1 and HMG17 has not been detected. ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Espel E,Bernués J,Querol E,Martínez P,Barris A,Lloberas J

更新日期：1983-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic islets of Langerhans were perifused with Krebs-bicarbonate solution containing glucose (5 and 10 mM). The perifusate was spiked with tetradeuterated hepoxilin A3 and was extracted and analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using NICI detection. Evidence is presented showing the presence of hepoxil...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pace-Asciak CR,Martin JM,Corey EJ,Su WG

更新日期：1985-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Rare codons and their effects in heterologous protein expression in Escherichia coli were addressed by many investigators. Here, we propose that not all rare codons of a foreign gene have negative effect but selective codon among them and its specific position in the downstream of the start codon modulates the express...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Thangadurai C,Suthakaran P,Barfal P,Anandaraj B,Pradhan SN,Ramalingam S,Murugan V

更新日期：2008-11-28 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：:The enantiomers of 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA) 5,6-epoxide were directly resolved by normal-phase high-performance liquid chromatography with an ionically bonded chiral stationary phase. The absolute configurations of the resolved enantiomers were determined by comparison of circular dichroism spectra of the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mushtaq M,Weems HB,Yang SK

更新日期：1984-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The placenta releases syncytiotrophoblast-derived extracellular vesicles (STB-EV) into the maternal circulation throughout gestation. STB-EV dependent signalling is believed to contribute to the widespread maternal adaptive physiological changes seen in pregnancy. Transfer RNA (tRNA) halves have been identified in ves...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cooke WR,Cribbs A,Zhang W,Kandzija N,Motta-Mejia C,Dombi E,Ri R,Cerdeira AS,Redman C,Vatish M

更新日期：2019-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that ras proteins are involved in the transmembrane signaling mechanism and they share structural features with GTP-binding proteins. To identify the role of ras oncogene and it's products in the coupling mechanisms of GTP-binding proteins to adenylate cyclase, we examined effect of NaF, cholera ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Konishi-Imamura L,Noda M,Nomura Y

更新日期：1987-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholecystokinin (CCK) dose-dependently stimulates enzyme secretion or loss of cell integrity in the exocrine pancreas. Signaling mechanims include tyrosine phosphorylation of p125(FAK) and paxillin. Here, we examine their potential function. Maximum phosphorylation of both proteins was observed after stimulation of fr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Leser J,Lührs H,Beil MF,Adler G,Lutz MP

更新日期：1999-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a human placenta cDNA library, we cloned a novel member belonging to the scavenger receptor family. Complementary DNA of this clone encodes a type II transmembranous glycoprotein containing a collagen-like domain, which are typical structural characteristics of scavenger receptor class A. This protein also conta...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nakamura K,Funakoshi H,Miyamoto K,Tokunaga F,Nakamura T

更新日期：2001-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) ligands, induce atherogenesis. Liver X receptor (LXR) alpha is known to be involved in the control of cholesterol homeostasis. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of 3-methlycholanthrene (MC), one of the PAHs, on LXRalp...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Iwano S,Nukaya M,Saito T,Asanuma F,Kamataki T

更新日期：2005-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant expression of cell cycle regulators have been implicated in prostate cancer development and progression. Therefore, understanding transcriptional networks controlling the cell cycle remain a challenge in the development of prostate cancer treatment. In this study, we found that icilin, a super-cooling agent, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee S,Chun JN,Kim SH,So I,Jeon JH

更新日期：2013-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Several genes are significantly mutated in breast cancer but only a small percentage of mutations are well-known to contribute to cancer development. FASN is involved in de novo lipogenesis and the regulation of ERα signaling. However, the effect of genetic mutations affecting FASN in breast cancer has not thoroughly ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gonzalez-Salinas F,Rojo R,Martinez-Amador C,Herrera-Gamboa J,Trevino V

更新日期：2020-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:By the determination of pyruvate dehydrogenase activity in tissue homogenates only limited information is gained on the actual metabolic flux. We therefore determined pyruvate decarboxylation in isolated rat hindlimbs non recirculating perfused with physiological (1-14C)pyruvate levels. On the basis of perfusate pyruv...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schadewaldt P,Münch U,Prengel M,Staib W

更新日期：1983-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Bile acids have recently emerged as key metabolic hormones with beneficial impacts in multiple metabolic diseases. We previously discovered that hepatic bile acid overload distally modulates glucose and fatty acid metabolism in adipose tissues to exert anti-obesity effects. However, the detailed mechanisms that explai...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee SH,Choi JM,Jung SY,Cox AR,Hartig SM,Moore DD,Kim KH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylase inhibitors (HDACIs) are promising anti-tumor agents that selectively induce cell cycle arrest, differentiation and/or apoptosis of tumor cells. Fundamentally, HDACIs are proposed to function by activating the transcription of genes, including the potent cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor p21(WAF1). ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hirsch CL,Ellis DJ,Bonham K

更新日期：2010-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The iron molybdenum cofactor of Azotobacter vinelandii nitrogenase has been solubilized for the first time in dimethylformamide and acetonitrile. These solutions have the ability to reconstitute the inactive nitrogenase of the UW 45 mutant of A. vinelandii and exhibit an S = 3/2 EPR signal similar to that for the cofa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lough SM,Jacobs DL,Lyons DM,Watt GD,McDonald JW

更新日期：1986-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal challenge with cholera toxin induces the synthesis of a hormone-like protein which counteracts intestinal hypersecretion. This study shows that the protein also inhibits GABA transport across the plasma membrane of Deiters' cells in rabbits. The inhibitory action of the protein was dose dependent, and 10(3)...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lange S,Lönnroth I,Palm A,Hydén H

更新日期：1985-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased protein tyrosyl phosphorylation in response to growth factors has been assumed to be solely due to activation of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs). We report that total cellular protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTPase) activity declined in MDA-MB 468 breast carcinoma cells exposed to epidermal growth factor (EGF)...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mishra S,Hamburger AW

更新日期：1993-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Baculovirus p35 belongs to the early class of genes of AcMNPV and requires viral factors like Immediate Early protein-1 for its transcription. To investigate the role of host factors in regulating p35 gene expression, the putative transcription factor binding sites were examined in silico and the role of these factors...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mohareer K,Sahdev S,Hasnain SE

更新日期：2011-11-04 00:00:00