Deficiency of the 15-kDa selenoprotein led to cytoskeleton remodeling and non-apoptotic membrane blebbing through a RhoA/ROCK pathway.

abstract：:A small fraction of tumor cells are thought to possess the potential for both multiple-lineage differentiation and self-renewal, which underlies the cancer stem cell hypothesis. However, the differentiation mechanisms of these cells have not been elucidated due to a lack of appropriate culture methods. Here, we establ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kawamata M,Katsuda T,Yamada Y,Ochiya T

更新日期：2017-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Calmodulin (CaM) regulation of cholinergic muscarinic receptor was investigated using synaptic membrane isolated from rat brains and [3H]-QNB as a binding ligand. CaM exerts a biphasic effect on receptor binding showing both a Ca2+-dependent receptor loss and an increase depending on the state of membrane phosphorylat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ho AK,Wang JH

更新日期：1985-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Trigonelline (N-methylnicotinate), a member of the pyridine alkaloids, accumulates in coffee beans along with caffeine. The biosynthetic pathway of trigonelline is not fully elucidated. While it is quite likely that the production of trigonelline from nicotinate is catalyzed by N-methyltransferase, as is caffeine synt...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mizuno K,Matsuzaki M,Kanazawa S,Tokiwano T,Yoshizawa Y,Kato M

更新日期：2014-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The clottable protein (CP) was isolated from white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei plasma as a 400-kDa protein that splits to two identical 200-kDa subunits when it is reduced with 2-ME. However, using DTT as reducing agent, four main bands were observed; two of them (179 and 125 kDa) had the same N-terminus sequence of the ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Reyes-Izquierdo T,Vargas-Albores F

更新日期：2001-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Rett syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by Mecp2 gene mutations. In RTT patients and Mecp2-null (Mecp2(-/Y)) mice, norepinephrine (NE) content drops significantly, which may play a role in breathing arrhythmia, sleep disorders and sudden death. However, the underlying mechanisms for the NE defect are not...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang X,Su J,Rojas A,Jiang C

更新日期：2010-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure of the mu and kappa opioid receptors has revealed dimeric structural arrangements. Mu-delta receptors heteromers also exist and we have identified discrete cytoplasmic regions in each receptor required for oligomer formation. In the carboxyl tail of the delta receptor we identified three glycine ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： O'Dowd BF,Ji X,O'Dowd PB,Nguyen T,George SR

更新日期：2012-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroglobulin of very low iodine content has been prepared from a single non-toxic human goitre. The initial iodine content of the protein (0.038%) has been increased to levels of 0.16% and 0.85% by in vitro treatment with thyroid peroxidase and the resulting proteins studied with respect to their intrinsic fluorescen...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zabel KM,Rawitch AB

更新日期：1984-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Formate dehydrogenase ( FDH ) from Clostridium thermoaceticum is a known tungsten enzyme. FDH was tested for the presence of nitrogenase-type cofactor and nitrate reductase-type cofactor by the Azotobacter vinelandii UW-45 and Neurospora crassa nit-1 reconstitution assays, respectively. Tungsten formate dehydrogenase ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Deaton JC,Solomon EI,Durfor CN,Wetherbee PJ,Burgess BK,Jacobs DB

更新日期：1984-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Onion (Allium cepa L.) is one of the important vegetable crops in the world, usually with a two-year life cycle. The bulbs form in the first year after sowing, then bolting and flowering are induced by low temperature in the following year. Previous studies have shown that LEAFY gene is an inflorescence tissue specifi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yang C,Ye Y,Song C,Chen D,Jiang B,Wang Y

更新日期：2016-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The human ABCG2 protein, a member of ABC transporter family, was shown to transport anti-cancer drugs and normal cell metabolites. Earlier studies have demonstrated the expression of ABCG2 in hematopoietic stem cells and erythroid cells; however little is known about the expression and activity of ABCG2 in mature eryt...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Leimanis ML,Georges E

更新日期：2007-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Staurosporine (STAR), a potent protein kinase C (PKC) antagonist, was found to modulate the chemoattractant-induced respiratory burst of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) according to drug concentration. Low STAR concentrations from 10 to 200 nM potentiated the N-formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (fMLP) an...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Combadière C,Hakim J,Giroud JP,Périanin A

更新日期：1990-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamine catabolism is considered to be an important metabolic pathway for cancer cells. Glutaminase (GLS) is the important rate-limiting enzyme of glutamine catabolism. miR-137 functions as a tumor suppressor in many human malignant tumors. However, the role and molecular mechanism of miR-137 and GLS in malignant me...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Luan W,Zhou Z,Zhu Y,Xia Y,Wang J,Xu B

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor cell extravasation into the brain requires passage through the blood-brain barrier, which is a highly protected microvascular environment fortified with tight junction (TJ) proteins. TJ integrity can be regulated under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. There is evidence that exercise can modulate ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wolff G,Davidson SJ,Wrobel JK,Toborek M

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:GLP-1 can help to overcome problems of liver cells metabolism, not only pancreatic cell. But the explicit mechanism of this effect remains unclear. In recent years, microRNAs have received the attention of researchers and some microRNAs have important implications for diabetes. The mitochondrial protective gene PGC-1α...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang C,Li Q,Wang W,Guo L,Guo C,Sun Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2015-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is known to play an essential role in vascular development. We have overexpressed VEGF122 or VEGF170, which are equivalent to mouse VEGF120 and VEGF164, in developing Xenopus embryos. Overexpression of VEGF170 but not VEGF122 demonstrated an absence of expression of hematopoie...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Koibuchi N,Taniyama Y,Nagao K,Ogihara T,Kaneda Y,Morishita R

更新日期：2006-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Copper ions reportedly bind to the cellular prion (PrPC) and induce PrP proteinase K (PK) resistant from (PrPres). PrPC also plays a role in response to oxidative stress. By using purified human PrP23-98 containing octarepeats, we have found that Cu(II) induces PrPres determined by Western blots and atomic force micro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lu B,Zhao L,Qin K

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The natural compound ferulenol, a sesquiterpene prenylated coumarin derivative, was purified from Ferula vesceritensis and its mitochondrial effects were studied. Ferulenol caused inhibition of oxidative phoshorylation. At low concentrations, ferulenol inhibited ATP synthesis by inhibition of the adenine nucleotide tr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lahouel M,Zini R,Zellagui A,Rhouati S,Carrupt PA,Morin D

更新日期：2007-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated and characterized the cDNA encoding a novel protein designated DJ-1. DJ-1, sharing no significant homology with the sequences so far reported, did not show transactivation activity in the Gal4 recombinant system, but transformed mouse NIH3T3 cells by itself. Furthermore, DJ-1 showed a cooperative tran...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nagakubo D,Taira T,Kitaura H,Ikeda M,Tamai K,Iguchi-Ariga SM,Ariga H

更新日期：1997-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug-resistant cells are characterized by the presence of P-glycoprotein on the plasma membrane, which binds and probably transports antitumor agents outside the cells. P-glycoprotein is also present in various normal tissues such as the adrenal gland. To investigate the physiological function of P-glycoprotein, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Naito M,Yusa K,Tsuruo T

更新日期：1989-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium is found a strong stimulator of sulfite reduction from hydrogen. A coupling protein of molecular weight 65,000 can be isolated from Desulfovibrio gigas. It functions in a reconstituted electron transfer chain between hydrogenase and sulfite reductase. Its N-terminal sequence shows high homologies with calcium ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen L,Liu MY,Le Gall J

更新日期：1991-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrogen bond network leading from bulk water to the trinuclear copper center in bilirubin oxidase is constructed with Glu463 and water molecules to transport protons for the four-electron reduction of dioxygen. Substitutions of Glu463 with Gln or Ala were attributed to virtually complete loss or significant reduc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Morishita H,Kurita D,Kataoka K,Sakurai T

更新日期：2014-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigates the immunomodulatory activities of buckwheat polysaccharide fraction (BPF) from the seed of Fagopyrum esculentum on RAW 264.7 macrophage cell line and Cyclophosphamide-induced immunosuppressed conditions in mice models. The results of in vitro showed that treatment with 0.5-10 μg/mL of B...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Oh MJ,Choi HD,Ha SK,Choi I,Park HY

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently demonstrated that exposure of MCF7 cells to antiestrogens in vitro results in both accumulation of IGF-BP3 in media and reduced mitogenic responsivity to IGFs (Cancer Res. 53:5193-5198). We show here that MCF7 cell proliferation in steroid-stripped, serum containing media is significantly attenuated b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pratt SE,Pollak MN

更新日期：1994-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Microglia, brain macrophages, are thought to be the primary target of HIV-1 infection in the brain, because they exclusively express the CD4 antigen which is effectively used for viral entry. The expression of CD4 mRNA in cultured microglia could be detected by the reverse-PCR method. Using this and immunohistochemica...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sawada M,Suzumura A,Marunouchi T

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The function of the central nervous system largely depends on growth and differentiation (neurite outgrowth) of neural cells and it is well established that growth factors, especially nerve growth factor NGF stimulate neurite outgrowth. However, additional factors are implicated in this process notably the redox state...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Horstkorte R,Reinke S,Bauer C,Reutter W,Kontou M

更新日期：2010-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII) is inhibited by S-nitrosylation of Cys6 in cells. Herein, we show that polysulfidation of CaMKII at Cys6 limits its enzyme activity following reactive sulfur species (RSS) stimulus. In vitro incubation of CaMKII with the RSS donor, Na2S4,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Araki S,Takata T,Tsuchiya Y,Watanabe Y

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined-modality treatment has improved the outcome in cases of various solid tumors, and radiosensitizers are used to enhance the radiotherapeutic efficiency. Rosiglitazone, a synthetic ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors gamma used in the treatment of type-2 diabetes, has been shown to reduce tumo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chiu SJ,Hsaio CH,Tseng HH,Su YH,Shih WL,Lee JW,Chuah JQ

更新日期：2010-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of Cav1.2 Ca(2+) channels is maintained in the presence of calmodulin and ATP, even in cell-free patches, and thus a channel ATP-binding site has been suggested. In this study, we examined whether other nucleotides, such as GTP, UTP, CTP, ADP and AMP, could be substituted for ATP in guinea-pig ventricular...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu SY,Xu JJ,Minobe E,Gao QH,Feng R,Zhao MM,Guo F,Yang L,Hao LY,Kameyama M

更新日期：2015-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Postmenopausal women treated with estrogen hormone replacement therapy and female patients with hypoplasminogenemia receiving oral contraceptives show increasing plasminogen (PLG) concentrations. The elevated PLG levels are in contrast to the estrogen dependent decline of lipoptrotein(a) [Lp(a)], whose main protein co...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kobelt L,Klammt J,Tefs K,Schuster V

更新日期：2013-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play crucial roles in the pancreatic carcinogenesis and progression. In the present study, we found that miR-9-5p was significantly downregulated in pancreatic cancer tissues and cell lines. The expression levels of miR-9-5p were negatively correlated with tumor stage and vessel invasion. Log-rank t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang J,Wang B,Ren H,Chen W

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00