Regulation and functions of the Hippo pathway in stemness and differentiation.

abstract：:Mediator complex subunit 1 (Med1)/Thyroid hormone receptor-associated protein 220 (TRAP220), an essential component of thyroid hormone receptor-associated proteins (TRAP)/mediator, plays important roles in hormone responses and tumorigenesis. However, the role of Med1 in the DNA damage response has not been studied. I...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Kim HJ,Yun J

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dementia, a devastating neurological disorder commonly found in the elderly, is characterized by severe cognitive and memory impairment. Ample clinical and epidemiological evidence has depicted a close association between dementia and heart failure. While cerebral blood under perfusion and neurohormonal activation due...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Yang M,Li C,Zhang Y,Ren J

更新日期：2020-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Human glioma is the most common primary brain tumor and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Aberrant expressions of microRNAs (miRNAs) are involved in glioma progression. In the present study, we aimed to elucidate the roles of miR-4530 in the pathogenesis of gliomas. miR-4530 expression was examined in h...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Wang T,Zhang Y,Cui B,Wang M,Li Y,Gao K

更新日期：2020-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Necroptosis is a type of regulated cell death that has been implicated in various diseases. Receptor-interacting protein 3 (RIP3), a member of the RIP family, is an important mediator of the necroptotic pathway. Cleavage of RIP3 at Asp328 by caspase-8 abolishes the kinase activity of RIP3, which is critical for necrop...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Shang L,Ding W,Li N,Liao L,Chen D,Huang J,Xiong K

更新日期：2017-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Ischemia/reperfusion injury (IRI) is a major cause of acute kidney damage, which often occurs in deceased donor kidney transplants. Cathelicidin PR-39 peptide possesses anti-inflammatory and wound repair effects through tissue angiogenesis and anti-apoptosis. This study assessed the role of PR-39 in anti-apoptosis in ...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Liu J,Xue W,Xiang H,Zheng J,Zhao Y,Jiao L,Jiao Z

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:OsEBP-89 gene encodes an ethylene responsive element binding protein (EREBP) transcription factor from rice (Oryza sativa). Northern blot analysis revealed that OsEBP-89 was expressed in root, stem, seeds, flowers and leaves of rice. Histochemical assay showed that GUS expressed mainly in phloem of vascular tissues of...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Shen H,Wang ZY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracking the distribution and differentiation of stem cells by high-resolution imaging techniques would have significant clinical and research implications. In this study, a model cell-penetrating peptide was used to carry gadolinium particles for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). MSCs...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Liu M,Guo YM,Yang JL,Wang P,Zhao LY,Shen N,Wang SC,Guo XJ,Wu QF

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIPs) are a group of toxic proteins that can specifically act on the universally conserved sarcin/ricin domain (S/R domain) of the largest RNA in ribosome and thus irreversibly inactivate ribosome for protein synthesis. Cinnamomin is a multifunctional type II RIP isolated in our laborat...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Xu H,Liu WY

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emodin, a natural anthraquinone extracted from the Chinese herbs rhubarb and giant knotweed rhizome, has been reported to enhance osteoblast differentiation. However, the mechanisms underlying its ability to regulate osteogenesis are unclear. The objective of this study was to determine the role of emodin in osteoblas...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Chen X,Zhang S,Chen X,Hu Y,Wu J,Chen S,Chang J,Wang G,Gao Y

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study was undertaken to examine the effects of C-peptide on glomerular volume (V(GLOM)), mesangial matrix synthesis, and degradation in streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats with poor or moderate glycemic control. Series 1 (poor glycemic control) included groups of healthy rats, hyperglycemic rats, diabetic insulin-t...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Sun W,Gao X,Zhao X,Cui D,Xia Q

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subfamily of voltage-dependent potassium (Kv) channel interacting protein 4 (KChIP4) is made up of the auxiliary interacting protein of voltage-dependent potassium channels. In this study, the structure of four splicing variants of the human KChIP4 gene was analyzed. Three of the four isoforms of the KChIP4 gene, ...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Deng XY,Cai F,Xia K,Pan Q,Long ZG,Wu LQ,Liang DS,Dai HP,Zhang ZH,Xia JH

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The destruction of proteins via the ubiquitin-proteasome system is a multi-step, complex process involving polyubiquitination of substrate proteins, followed by proteolytic degradation by the macromolecular 26S proteasome complex. Inhibitors of the proteasome promote the accumulation of proteins that are deleterious t...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Zhu H,Wang T,Xin Z,Zhan Y,Gu G,Li X,Wang X,Yang S,Liu C

更新日期：2019-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The ORF of genome segment 6 (S6) of rice ragged stunt oryzavirus (RRSV) Philippines isolate was cloned and sequenced based on the S6 sequence of the Thailand isolate. Pns6, the 71 kD product of S6 expressed in E. coli, was demonstrated to be a viral non-structural protein of RRSV by Western blotting. The gel mobility ...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Shao CG,Lü HJ,Wu JH,Gong ZX

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteosarcoma is the most common primary malignant bone tumor, which occurs in adolescents. As reported by our previous studies, HER4 indicates a poor prognosis of primary osteosarcoma. However, its mechanisms in the pathogenesis of osteosarcoma have not yet been studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate th...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Li X,Huang Q,Wang S,Huang Z,Yu F,Lin J

更新日期：2020-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic protein TBb, a major allergen in tartary buckwheat, was divided into four epitope-containing fragments and was named F1, F2, F3, and F4, respectively. Results of immunological assays revealed that F2 had the strongest IgE-binding activity to patient's sera, which indicated that it might contain the linear IgE...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Li P,Cui X,Li Y,Wang Z

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) of histone proteins, such as acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitylation, play essential roles in regulating chromatin dynamics. Combinations of different modifications on the histone proteins, termed 'histone code' in many cases, extend the information potentia...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Zhang X,Wen H,Shi X

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs have been reported to be closely related to the development of human lung cancers. However, the functions of microRNAs in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remain largely undefined. Here, we investigated the role of microRNA-193b (miR-193b) in NSCLC. Our data showed that miR-193b was markedly down-regulated...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Hu H,Li S,Liu J,Ni B

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Canonical meiosis is characterized by two sequential rounds of nuclear divisions following one round of DNA replication-reductional segregation of homologous chromosomes during the first division and equational segregation of sister chromatids during the second division. Meiosis in an inverted order of two nuclear div...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Li W,He X

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma is a common malignant cancer with high incidence. And long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) play pivotal roles in the development of different types of cancers. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of lncRNA maternally expressed gene 3 (MEG3) in the development and progression of hepatocel...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Dong H,Zhang Y,Xu Y,Ma R,Liu L,Luo C,Jiang W

更新日期：2019-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS), including H(2)O(2), play a critical role in the pathophysiology of osteoporosis. Therefore, agents or antioxidants that can inhibit ROS production have a high clinical value in the treatment of osteoporosis. Curculigoside (CUR), one of the main bioactive phenolic compounds isolated from ...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Wang Y,Zhao L,Wang Y,Xu J,Nie Y,Guo Y,Tong Y,Qin L,Zhang Q

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is one of the most lethal cancers in China because of high incidence and high mortality. Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and vessel endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) were found to play an important role in lymphangiogenesis of malignant tumors. In this study, we investigated whether lymphatic microvessel densi...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Guo X,Chen Y,Xu Z,Xu Z,Qian Y,Yu X

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is indispensable for the development and maintenance of brown adipose tissue (BAT), and its activity is inhibited due to obesity. The isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2) is a mitochondrial enzyme responsible for the production of α-ketoglutarate, a key intermediate metabolite integrat...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Cao Y,Liu X,Zhao J,Du M

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Caveolin-1 is regulated by estrogen in vascular smooth muscle cells. Raloxifene, a selective estrogen receptor modulator that possibly has cardioprotective properties without an increased risk of cancer or other side effects of estrogen, may be used in women with risk of coronary artery disease. However, the relations...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Yang FL,He H,Liu XX,Tu B,Zeng XW,Su JX,Wang X,Hu Q

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis remains a major global health problem and effective vaccines are urgently needed. In this study, we used the combined DNA- and protein-based vaccines of immunodominant antigen Rv0577 to boost BCG and evaluated their immunogenicity in BALB/c mice. Our data suggest that the booster vaccine may substantially...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Gu D,Chen W,Mi Y,Gong X,Luo T,Bao L

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G-quadruplexes are higher-order nucleic acid structures formed in G-rich sequences in DNA or RNA. G-quadruplexes are distributed in many locations in the human genome, including promoter regions, and are viewed as promising therapeutic targets. Uncoupling protein-1 (UCP1) is a mitochondrial thermogenic gene critical f...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Zhao Y,Uhler JP

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterotrimeric G-proteins localized in the plasma membrane convey the signals from G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) to different effectors. At least some types of G-protein α subunits have been shown to be partly released from plasma membranes and to move into the cytosol after receptor activation by the agonists. ...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Drastichova Z,Novotny J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dengue infection is a major cause of morbidity in tropical and subtropical regions, bringing nearly 40% of the world population at risk and causing more than 20,000 deaths per year. But there is neither a vaccine for dengue disease nor antiviral drugs to treat the infection. In recent years, dengue infection has been ...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Qi RF,Zhang L,Chi CW

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the pro-apoptotic mechanism of C-phycocyanin (C-PC)-mediated photodynamic therapy (PDT) in a murine tumor model and cultured MCF-7 cells. The mice were divided into four groups: control, He-Ne laser radiation, C-PC treatment, and C-PC treatment + He-Ne laser radiation. The effe...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Li B,Chu X,Gao M,Li W

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allelic loss of chromosome 3p, including the 3p21.3 region, is found in 95-100% of primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) biopsies, suggesting that this region should harbor some tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) closely related to NPC development. Several TSGs located at 3p21.3, such as RASSF1A, LTF and BLU, have been de...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Zhou W,Feng X,Li H,Wang L,Zhu B,Liu W,Zhao M,Yao K,Ren C

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most deadly human malignant diseases and the sixth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in China. Gemcitabine is the only first-line chemotherapeutic agent used for the palliative treatment of patients with PDAC, but chemo-resistance limits their efficacy. Here, ...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Yao J,Li Z,Wang X,Xu P,Zhao L,Qian J

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00