Vascular endothelial growth factor-like and its receptor in a crustacean optic ganglia: a role in neuronal differentiation?

abstract：:Fut8 (α1,6-Fucosyltransferase) heterozygous knock-out (Fut8(+/-)) mice had an increased influx of inflammatory cells into the lungs, and this was associated with an up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinases, MMP-2 and MMP-9, after treatment with porcine pancreatic elastase (PPE), exhibiting an emphysema-prone phenoty...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kamio K,Yoshida T,Gao C,Ishii T,Ota F,Motegi T,Kobayashi S,Fujinawa R,Ohtsubo K,Kitazume S,Angata T,Azuma A,Gemma A,Nishimura M,Betsuyaku T,Kida K,Taniguchi N

更新日期：2012-07-20 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：:NADPH oxidases (NOX) - derived reactive oxygen species (ROS) contribute to oxidative injury in hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension. This study aims to evaluate the status of NOX in endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) under hypoxic condition and to determine whether NOX inhibitors could attenuate hypoxia-in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu B,Ren KD,Peng JJ,Li T,Luo XJ,Fan C,Yang JF,Peng J

更新日期：2017-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate regulation mechanisms of G2/M phase transition, we studied the association of cell cycle progression with p53-dependent p21/waf-1 and cyclinG expression. We used doxorubicin (DOX) and sodium butyrate (NaB) to accumulate p53 protein. DOX treatment resulted in an apparent increase of cells in the G2/M fra...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shimizu A,Nishida J,Ueoka Y,Kato K,Hachiya T,Kuriaki Y,Wake N

更新日期：1998-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Most formal methods for analyzing the divergent evolution of protein sequences assume a Markov model where position i in a polypeptide chain undergoes amino acid substitution independently from position i + 1. The large number of aligned homologous sequence pairs available from the exhaustive matching of the protein s...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gonnet GH,Cohen MA,Benner SA

更新日期：1994-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential association of CD2AP with the adherens junction protein E-cadherin, co-localization with the actin cytoskeleton, and involvement in cell migration was investigated in cultured rat gastric mucosal cells. In stationary cells, CD2AP was localized perinuclearly while E-cadherin was expressed along cell-cell ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mustonen H,Lepistö A,Lehtonen S,Lehtonen E,Puolakkainen P,Kivilaakso E

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Start domain-containing protein 3 (Stard3) plays roles in intracellular cholesterol distribution, however, the role of Stard3 in the adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes remains unclear. We demonstrated that Stard3 expression was significantly increased during the adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes, accompanied by a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhou X,Gao H,Guo Y,Chen Y,Ruan XZ

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The classification of molecular subtypes of breast cancer improves the prognostic accuracy and therapeutic benefits in clinic. However, because of the complexity of breast cancer, more biomarkers and functional molecules need to be explored. Here, analyzing the data in a huge cohort of breast cancer patients, we found...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hua W,Sa KD,Zhang X,Jia LT,Zhao J,Yang AG,Zhang R,Fan J,Bian K

更新日期：2015-08-07 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：:Laminin components were solubilized from basement membranes of amnion, chorion and chorionic microvessels of human placenta without prior protease digestion. These structures, after isolation, were initially processed in a sonicator bath containing a solution of Triton X-100, EDTA and 2M NaCl and the laminins extracte...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ohno M,Martinez-Hernandez A,Ohno N,Kefalides NA

更新日期：1983-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have purified and isolated a novel, hypotensive peptide from avian ventricular tissue. Ventricular homogenates have been shown to exhibit potent hypotensive activity in the avian and mammalian species, with little natriuresis or diuresis. Using avian mean arterial pressure (MAP) as a bioassay, we were able to purif...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Barbato GF,Wideman RF

更新日期：1990-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocyte enhancer factor 2C (MEF2C) plays an important role in cardiovascular development and is a key transcription factor for cardiac hypertrophy. Here, we describe MEF2C regulation by insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and its role in IGF-1-induced cardiac hypertrophy. We found that IGF-1 addition to cultured rat ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Muñoz JP,Collao A,Chiong M,Maldonado C,Adasme T,Carrasco L,Ocaranza P,Bravo R,Gonzalez L,Díaz-Araya G,Hidalgo C,Lavandero S

更新日期：2009-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is periodically administered to immunocompromised patients together with antimicrobial agents. The evidence that supports the effectiveness of IVIG is mostly based on data from randomized clinical trials; the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. A recent study revealed that ki...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Matsuo H,Itoh H,Kitamura N,Kamikubo Y,Higuchi T,Shiga S,Ichiyama S,Kondo T,Takaori-Kondo A,Adachi S

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine protein kinase activity was measured in membranes from DMBA-induced mammary tumors, with Angiotensin II as substrate. The apparent Km for the peptide was 3.3 mM. This enzymatic activity is inhibited by Ca+2; Mn+2 can replace Mg+2 with an increase in the Km for ATP from 47 /microM to 172 microM. The enzymatic ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Levy J,Teuerstein I,Marbach M,Radian S,Sharoni Y

更新日期：1984-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipases are widely present in various plants, animals and microorganisms, constituting a large category of enzymes. They have the ability to catalyze the cleavage of ester bonds. The lipase CinB from Enterobacter asburiae (E. asburiae) is an acetyl esterase. The primary amino acid sequence suggests that the EaCinB pro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shang F,Lan J,Liu W,Chen Y,Wang L,Zhao J,Chen J,Gao P,Ha NC,Quan C,Nam KH,Xu Y

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular matrix facilitates anchorage-dependent cell survival via interaction of its arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) motif with integrins. In this report, we describe an unexpected, apoptosis-promoting the effect of immobilized RGD (iRGD) on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha)-induced apoptosis. Mesangial ce...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Moreno-Manzano V,Lucio-Cazana J,Konta T,Nakayama K,Kitamura M

更新日期：2000-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen has always been recognized as an essential element of many life forms, initially through its role as a terminal electron acceptor for the energy-generating pathways of oxidative phosphorylation. In 1955, Hayaishi et al. [Mechanism of the pyrocatechase reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 77 (1955) 5450-5451] presented t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sligar SG,Makris TM,Denisov IG

更新日期：2005-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic studies of the reduction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ferricytochrome c551 by Fe(EDTA)2- have been made. The reaction was found to follow a second-order rate law: k 4.2 x 10(3) M(-1) s(-1) [25 degrees, micro0.1 M, pH 7.0 (phosphate)]; deltaH+/+ 3.2 kcal/ mol; AS+/+ -30 cal/mol-deg. The electrostatics-corrected se...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Coyle CL,Gray HB

更新日期：1976-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Genotoxic agents of environmental or dietary origin may play a role in breast cancer initiation. The ability of extracts of human milk to cause mutations in S. typhimurium TA1538 and YG1019 and to induce micronuclei and DNA strand breaks in MCL-5 cells was investigated. Twenty samples from different donors were analys...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Martin FL,Cole KJ,Weaver G,Grover PL,Phillips DH

更新日期：1999-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandins (PGs) released by cultured rat Kupffer cells in response to stimulation with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) or ethanol were extracted from culture media, separated by HPLC and measured by radioimmunoassay. LPS (0.5-5 micrograms/ml) enhanced, after a 3-4 hrs lag period, the production of PGE2 (7-10 fold by 24 ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Victorov AV,Hoek JB

更新日期：1995-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone acetyltransferase MOF is involved in active transcription regulation through histone H4K16 acetylation. MOF is downexpressed in a number of human tumors, but biological function of MOF in endometrial cancer has not been fully defined. The estrogen receptor α (ERα) is a transcription factor that regulates estro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wu Y,Zeng K,Wang C,Wang S,Sun H,Liu W,Wang X,Niu J,Cong SY,Zhou X,Zhao Y

更新日期：2019-02-05 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：:Enzyme activity in rat serum was examined utilizing the potent tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) and various glycerolipids as substrates. The serum activity was specific for hydrolysis of the long chain tetradecanoate moiety of TPA, hydrolyzed mono- and diacylglycerols, but was not effective ag...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cabot MC

更新日期：1984-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the function of miR-183 in renal cancer cells and the mechanisms miR-183 regulates this process. In this study, level of miR-183 in clinical renal cancer specimens was detected by quantitative real-time PCR. miR-183 was up- and down-regulated in two renal cancer cell lines ACHN...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Qiu M,Liu L,Chen L,Tan G,Liang Z,Wang K,Liu J,Chen H

更新日期：2014-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The COP9 signalosome (CSN) is a regulator of the ubiquitin (Ub) proteasome system (UPS). In the UPS, proteins are Ub-labeled for degradation by Ub ligases conferring substrate specificity. The CSN controls a large family of Ub ligases called cullin-RING ligases (CRLs), which ubiquitinate cell cycle regulators, transcr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rockel B,Schmaler T,Huang X,Dubiel W

更新日期：2014-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukotrienes play an important pathophysiological role in chronic inflammatory states and, as previously shown, cause increased levels of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) in intestinal epithelial cells. The anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2 is also elevated by LTD(4) stimulation, and in colon cancer, so we studied the mechanisms o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wikström K,Ohd JF,Sjölander A

更新日期：2003-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldosterone is synthesized in the adrenal by the aldosterone synthase CYP11B2. Although the control of CYP11B2 expression is important to maintain the mineral homeostasis, its overexpression induced by the depolarization-induced calcium (Ca2+) signaling activation has been reported to increase the synthesis of aldoste...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ito R,Morita M,Nakano T,Sato I,Yokoyama A,Sugawara A

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma, co-activator 1 alpha(PGC1α) effectively induced the biosynthesis of the mitochondria and the energy metabolism, and also regulated the muscle fiber-type shift. Overexpression of PGC1α gene in mice led to higher oxidative muscle fiber composition in muscle. However,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ying F,Zhang L,Bu G,Xiong Y,Zuo B

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the intracellular localization of the myosin binding subunit (MBS) of smooth muscle myosin phosphatase. In MDCK cells in a confluent monolayer of polarized epithelial sheet, MBS was concentrated to the cell-cell adhesion sites. Double-immunofluorescence analysis with anti-MBS and anti-beta-catenin antibodi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Inagaki N,Nishizawa M,Ito M,Fujioka M,Nakano T,Tsujino S,Matsuzawa K,Kimura K,Kaibuchi K,Inagaki M

更新日期：1997-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy water (D2O) has been used as a putative inhibitor of the plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase and the plasma membrane redox system. Concentrations above 50% D2O inhibited H+ secretion and the plasma membrane redox system of Zea mays L. roots. Inhibition of H+ secretion by vanadate was reduced in presence of D2O. The plas...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Döring O,Böttger M

更新日期：1992-01-31 00:00:00