Ochratoxin A decreases the activity of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase and its mRNA content in primary cultures of rat kidney proximal convoluted tubule cells.

abstract：:Protein synthesis and degradation balance have a crucial role in maintenance of cellular homeostasis and function. The ubiquitin-proteasome system is one of the major cellular proteolytic machineries responsible for the removal of normal, abnormal, denatured or in general damaged proteins. Proteasome is a multisubunit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sakellari M,Chondrogianni N,Gonos ES

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:18β-Glycyrrhetinic acid (18β-GA) obtained from the herb liquorice has various pharmacological properties including anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial activities. However, potential biological anti-obesity activities are unclear. In this study, novel biological activities of 18β-GA in the adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 pread...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Moon MH,Jeong JK,Lee YJ,Seol JW,Ahn DC,Kim IS,Park SY

更新日期：2012-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectopic over-expression of nucleophosmin/B23 caused a marked up-regulation in the amounts of Yin Yang 1 (YY1) and proliferating cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA) proteins. Transfection with nucleophosmin/B23-targeting siRNA induced a decrease in the intracellular amounts of nucleophosmin/B23, YY1, and PCNA. PCNA express...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Weng JJ,Yung BY

更新日期：2005-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Missense mutations in the enzyme, glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) have been shown to be one cause of persistent isolated hypermethioninaemia in humans. These mutations were first identified by metabolite analysis and were shown to be L49P, N140S, and H176N by gene sequencing. Here we report the kinetic and conforma...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Luka Z,Wagner C

更新日期：2003-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:An amino acid substitution of Met for Val at position 30 of plasma prealbumin is known to be closely related to heredo-familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy(FAP). As a first step in development of a direct method for diagnosis of the disease, cDNA for normal human prealbumin was cloned and its nucleotide sequence was de...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sasaki H,Sakaki Y,Matsuo H,Goto I,Kuroiwa Y,Sahashi I,Takahashi A,Shinoda T,Isobe T,Takagi Y

更新日期：1984-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen kb murine GLUT4 minigene (= -7395 GLUT4) contains DNA sequence that confers tissue specific, exercise-induced up-regulation of the GLUT4 gene in skeletal muscle and high-fat diet induced-down-regulation in white adipose tissue. To identify the DNA sequences required for regulated expression, we generated GLUT...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tsunoda N,Cooke DW,Ikemoto S,Maruyama K,Takahashi M,Lane MD,Ezaki O

更新日期：1997-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In a radioassay for Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)-binding, eight out of 33 plasma samples from healthy human subjects exhibited specific binding ranging from 2.6% to 46.7% of total [125 I]VIP. This binding was competitively displaced by unlabeled VIP. The structurally homologous peptides, Peptide Histidine Isole...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Paul S,Heinz-Erian P,Said SI

更新日期：1985-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been shown that anti-cancer drug induces secretion of serotonin (5-HT) from small intestine which activates serotonin type 3 (5-HT(3)) receptor to cause nausea and vomiting. In general, antagonist for 5-HT(3) receptor is used as anti-emetics during chemotherapy. However, we found that anti-cancer drug irinoteca...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nakamura Y,Ishida Y,Yamada T,Shimada S

更新日期：2011-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We report high resolution images of RecA-double stranded (ds) DNA complexes obtained by atomic force microscopy (AFM). When a carbon nanotube (CNT) tip was used, AFM images visualized the 10-nm pitch of RecA-dsDNA complexes and RecA filaments as three-dimensional surface topography without reconstruction analysis. The...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Umemura K,Komatsu J,Uchihashi T,Choi N,Ikawa S,Nishinaka T,Shibata T,Nakayama Y,Katsura S,Mizuno A,Tokumoto H,Ishikawa M,Kuroda R

更新日期：2001-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations have been detected in gliomas and other tumors. Although IDH1 catalyzes the oxidative carboxylation of isocitrate to α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) in cytosol, mutated IDH1 proteins possess the ability to change α-KG into the oncometabolite D-2-hydroxyglutarate (D-2HG). Several mono...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fujii Y,Ogasawara S,Oki H,Liu X,Kaneko MK,Takano S,Kato Y

更新日期：2015-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The precise assemblage of several types of cardiac precursors controls heart organogenesis. The cardiac precursors show dynamic movement during early development and then form the complicated heart structure. However, cardiomyocyte movements inside the newly organized mammalian heart remain unclear. We previously esta...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hashimoto H,Yuasa S,Tabata H,Tohyama S,Seki T,Egashira T,Hayashiji N,Hattori F,Kusumoto D,Kunitomi A,Takei M,Kashimura S,Yozu G,Shimojima M,Motoda C,Muraoka N,Nakajima K,Sakaue-Sawano A,Miyawaki A,Fukuda K

更新日期：2015-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosgene is a toxic gas that is widely used in modern industry, and its inhalation can cause severe pulmonary edema. There is no effective clinical treatment because the mechanism of phosgene-induced pulmonary edema still remains unclear. Many studies have demonstrated that the Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase plays a critical role ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Qin XJ,Li YN,Liang X,Wang P,Hai CX

更新日期：2008-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author. 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： Seong ES,Cho HS,Choi D,Joung YH,Lim CK,Hur JH,Wang MH

更新日期：2007-11-21 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：:In this paper, we briefly review RRF (ribosome recycling factor, previously called ribosome releasing factor) (for recent reviews covering historical background see (1, 2)). ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kaji A,Teyssier E,Hirokawa G

更新日期：1998-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthetic-peptide strategy was used to generate antibodies raised against calcium-dependent lectins of vertebrates. We demonstrate that a synthetic peptide predicted from the amino acid sequence of the carbohydrate recognition domain can induce blocking antibodies which would react with, or in close vicinity of, t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Blanck O,Thibault V,Granier C,Van Rietschoten J,Courageot J,Miquelis R

更新日期：1990-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:cGMP-dependent protein kinase II (cGK-II) is implicated in several physiological functions including intestinal secretion, bone growth, and learning and memory, but the detailed mechanisms are still unclear. To identify proteins that are involved in cGMP/cGK-II signaling, we performed yeast two-hybrid screening and id...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yuasa K,Yamagami S,Nagahama M,Tsuji A

更新日期：2008-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Transglutaminase inhibitor (1,3,4,5-tetramethyl-2-[(2-oxopropyl)thio]imidazolium chloride or L-682777) affected the appearance of the fertilization envelope (FE) and subsequent development in Sphaerechinus granularis and Arbacia punctulata in a concentration-dependent manner. Abnormalities were first visible in formin...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cariello L,Zanetti L,Lorand L

更新日期：1994-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine cytochrome c oxidase in 0.1% dodecylmaltoside, 50 mM KCl and 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4 is monodisperse with an apparent Mr 360,000 (dimer) as estimated by filtration on Ultrogel AcA 34. In the absence of added KCl the apparent Mr is 160,000 (monomer). The dimeric enzyme has a high and a low affinity site for cytoc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nałecz KA,Bolli R,Azzi A

更新日期：1983-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to its stimulation of insulin binding to human placental membranes, calcium inhibited the binding of insulin-like growth factor-I. The effects on receptors for both peptides were half-maximal at 2 mM calcium, and were entirely due to alterations in high affinity binding sites for the respective ligands. Ca...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Baxter RC,Williams PF

更新日期：1983-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier investigations have shown that (a) antibodies against a carrier-coupled 20-residue synthetic peptide (C-20), (200)HACQKKLLKFEALQQEEGEE(219), corresponding to the C-terminal partially helical sequence of chicken riboflavin carrier protein (RCP; 219 AA) curtail pregnancy in mammals and (b) helix stabilization by...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Subramanian S,Karande AA,Adiga PR

更新日期：2001-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) can negatively regulate gene expression and also induce or inhibit viral replication. In the present study, we found 10 miRNAs were differentially expressed in a stable HBV-producing cell line (HepG2.2.15) compared with its control cell line (HepG2) by miRNA array analysis. miR-501 was significantly...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jin J,Tang S,Xia L,Du R,Xie H,Song J,Fan R,Bi Q,Chen Z,Yang G,Liu J,Shi Y,Fan D

更新日期：2013-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen is the primary sex hormone responsible for the development and modulation of the female reproductive system in all vertebrates including avian species. The actions of estrogen are mediated by the estrogen receptor, which could be modulated by the selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen (TAM). In this ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mao Y,Wu X,An L,Li X,Li Z,Zhu G

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of isoproterenol (10(-6) M) on junctional conductance of cell pairs isolated from adult rat ventricle was investigated using two separated voltage-clamp circuits. The drug increased the junctional conductance by 40% (S.E. +/- 11%) (n = 10) within 20 sec. In experiments in which an inhibitor of cAMP depen...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： De Mello WC

更新日期：1988-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:N-terminal of Leu-norleucinal or Leu-methioninal was modified to obtain a cell penetrative peptide inhibitor against calpain. Benzyloxycarbonyl (Z) derivatives had less active against papain than phenylbutyryl derivatives and leupeptin. Z-Leu-nLeu-H (calpeptin) was more sensitive to calpain I than Z-Leu-Met-H and leup...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tsujinaka T,Kajiwara Y,Kambayashi J,Sakon M,Higuchi N,Tanaka T,Mori T

更新日期：1988-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to interrogate cancer cell survival during long-term hypoxic stress. Two systems with relevance to carcinogenesis were employed: Fully transformed BJ cells and a renal carcinoma cell line (786-0). The dynamic of AMPK activity was consistent with a prosurvival role during chronic hypoxia. This...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Borger DR,Gavrilescu LC,Bucur MC,Ivan M,Decaprio JA

更新日期：2008-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintaining cellular lipid composition is essential for many cell processes. Our previous study has demonstrated that Spt23 is an important transcription factor within the cell and responsible for the regulation of fatty acid desaturase genes. Disruption of SPT23 results in increased lipid saturation. In the present s...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang M,Yu Q,Liang C,Zhang B,Li M

更新日期：2016-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Wild type p53 protein requires posttranslational modification within a carboxy-terminal negative regulatory domain to activate DNA binding and transcription. Binding of monoclonal antibody PAb421 to the carboxy-terminal domain reproduces this activation. In the absence of PAb421, we found that wild type p53 bound acti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kaku S,Albor A,Kulesz-Martin M

更新日期：2001-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease (HD) is caused by mutations that expand a polyglutamine region in the amino-terminal domain of Huntingtin (Htt), leading to the accumulation of intracellular inclusions and progressive neurodegeneration. Recent reports indicate the engagement of endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress responses in human...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zuleta A,Vidal RL,Armentano D,Parsons G,Hetz C

更新日期：2012-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature is one of the primary environmental factors that affect aging, in which protein phosphorylation is an important regulator. Currently, the understanding of phosphorylation events in regulatory networks during aging has remained rather limited. Herein, the phosphoproteomes of C.elegans of different age group...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Huang J,Wu Z,Wang J,Zhang X

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00