HER4 promotes the growth and metastasis of osteosarcoma via the PI3K/AKT pathway.

abstract：:MicroRNAs are highly conserved endogenous small noncoding RNAs and demonstrated to play important roles in the metastatic cascade of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), including the process of anoikis resistance. In this study, the correlation between miRNA-363-3p (miR-363-3p) expression and PTC metastasis was analyze...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Pan Y,Zhu X,Wang K,Chen Y

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Epigenetic regulation of gene expression is a dynamic and reversible process with DNA methylation, histone modifications, and chromatin remodeling. Recently, groundbreaking studies have demonstrated the importance of DNA and chromatin regulatory proteins from different aspects, including stem cell, development, and tu...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Ning B,Li W,Zhao W,Wang R

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anoikis resistance is a critical process for cancer cell metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and microRNA-1827 (miR-1827) is closely correlated with NSCLC metastasis. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the role of miR-1827 in regulating the anoikis resistance of NSCLC. The results showed that miR-1827 l...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Guo X,Wang Z,Sun Q,Sun C,Hua H,Huang Q

更新日期：2020-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptor of human interleukin 4 (hIL4R) has been found to be present on many types of cancer, so it may be a good target for cancer therapy. Here, fusion toxin gene DT4H has been constructed by fusing DNA sequence encoding the first 389 amino acids of diphtherial toxin (DT), which can not bind its own receptor, to hum...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Zhang YJ,Hu XB,Li SX,Tian LP,Yang SL,Gong Y

更新日期：2004-06-01 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：:Acyl-coenzymeA:cholesterol acyltransferase 2 (ACAT2) is abundantly expressed in intestine and fetal liver of healthy human. Our previous studies have shown that in monocytic cells the low-level expression of human ACAT2 gene with specific CpG-hypomethylated promoter is regulated by the CCAAT/enhancer binding protein (...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Guo D,Zhang X,Li Q,Qian L,Xu J,Lu M,Hu X,Zhu M,Chang CC,Song B,Chang T,Xiong Y,Li B

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kaempferol is a flavonoid that has been reported to exhibit antitumor activity in various malignant tumors. However, the role of kaempferol on cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) is largely unknown. In this article, we found that kaempferol inhibited proliferation, reduced colony formation ability, and induced apoptosis in HCCC9...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Qin Y,Cui W,Yang X,Tong B

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria play a key role in the regulation of apoptosis induced by numerous antitumor chemotherapeutic and other toxic agents. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) exerts significant cellular killing efficacy through either an apoptotic or necrotic cell death pathway. This study investigated the mechanism underlying the kil...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Huang HF,Chen YZ,Wu Y

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T helper cell type 1 (Th1) and 2 (Th2) play central roles in immune regulation. To identify the novel genes differentially expressed between Th1 and Th2 cells, CD4+ T cells were isolated from DO11.10 transgenic mice and induced under Th1 or Th2 conditions. Microarray showed differential expression of neutrophilic gran...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Xie D,Liu Z,Li Z,Ji Y,Chen J,Sun B

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperglycemia-mediated reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation plays an important role in hyperglycemia-induced endothelial injury. Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1)/nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/antioxidant response element (ARE) pathway inhibition participates in hyperglycemia-induc...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Chen X,Qi J,Wu Q,Jiang H,Wang J,Chen W,Mao A,Zhu M

更新日期：2020-05-26 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：:The low-molecular-weight protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPase) exist ubiquitously in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and play important roles in the regulation of physiological activities. We report here the expression, purification and characterization of an active and soluble PTPase from Thermus thermophilus HB27 in Esc...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Wang Y,Meng F,Zhang Y

更新日期：2009-08-01 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

abstract：:Liver X receptors (LXRs) have anti-inflammatory properties. Whether LXRs play a role in post-transcriptional control of inflammatory cytokine expression is not clear. Here, we firstly identified that the synthetic LXR agonist T0901317 promoted IL-1β, IL-6 and TNFα mRNA degradation. Moreover, T0901317 destabilized TNFα...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Xiao J,Chen Q,Tang D,Ou W,Wang J,Mo Z,Tang C,Peng L,Wang D

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apoptosis, or programmed cell death, is an essential physiological process that plays a critical role in development and tissue homeostasis. The progress of apoptosis is regulated in an orderly way by a series of signal cascades under certain circumstances. The caspase-cascade system plays vital roles in the induction...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Fan TJ,Han LH,Cong RS,Liang J

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ras homolog gene family member A (RhoA) has been identified as a critical regulator of tumor aggressive behavior. In this study, we assessed the role of RhoA in the mechanisms underlying growth, migration, and invasion of squamous cell carcinoma of tongue (TSCC). Stable RhoA knockdown of TSCC cell lines SCC-4 and CAL2...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Yan G,Zou R,Chen Z,Fan B,Wang Z,Wang Y,Yin X,Zhang D,Tong L,Yang F,Jiang W,Fu W,Zheng J,Bergo MO,Dalin M,Zheng J,Chen S,Zhou J

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Many harpins have been found in plant pathogen bacteria that can elicit disease and insect resistance in plants, and promote plant growth. In this work, we overexpressed and purified Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae harpin, harpin(Xoo), in Escherichia coli BL21/pGEX-hpa1. Harpin(Xoo) was fused to the C-terminus of glutat...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Li M,Shao M,Lu XZ,Wang JS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bcl-2, a prominent member of the Bcl-2 family proteins, is responsible for the dysregulation of apoptosis and resistance to chemotherapy. In this study, we investigated whether small hairpin RNA (shRNA) targeting at Bcl-2 mRNA could enhance cytarabine (Ara-C)-induced apoptosis in Raji cells. Bcl-2 shRNA was transfecte...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： He D,Fang B

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonists have been used to treat neurodegenerative diseases induced by glutamate excitotoxicity in clinics. However, the universality of the glutamic acid neurotransmitter system makes the glutamic acid receptor blockers inefficient and unsafe. Thus, regulating the downstre...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Tian Y,He Y,Song W,Zhang E,Xia X

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that over-expression of GRP75 can protect cells under different types of stress. In this study, we investigated the protective effect of GRP75 on the liver both in vivo and in vitro. To evaluate the effect of GRP75 over-expression on oxidative damage in the liver in vitro, cell viability and the m...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： E Q,Liu X,Liu Y,Liu W,Zuo J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein 120 (gp120) binds to cell surface receptors and mediates HIV entry. Previous studies suggest the cell surface protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) might interact with disulfide bond(s) of gp120 and thus facilitate HIV-1 entry. In the present study, a kineti...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Wang Z,Zhou Z,Guo ZY,Chi CW

更新日期：2010-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasminogen activator inhibitor type-2 (PAI-2) dependent apoptosis protection is due to the 33 amino acids fragment located between helix C and D of PAI-2, this fragment may interact with some unknown intracellular proteins. In this study we used the fragment between helix C and D of PAI-2 as a bait to perform a y...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Fan J,Zhang YQ,Li P,Tong C,Tan L,Zhu YS

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emerging evidence suggests that specific spatio-temporal microRNA (miRNA) expression is required for heart development. In recent years, hundreds of miRNAs have been discovered. In contrast, functional annotations are available only for a very small fraction of these regulatory molecules. In order to provide a global ...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Liu G,Ding M,Chen J,Huang J,Wang H,Jing Q,Shen B

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (TPP) is an essential enzyme for growth of mycobacteria, which has been identified to be a potential anti-tuberculosis drug target. However, the biochemical and ligand-binding properties and the 3D structure of TPP remain unclear so far. In the present study, we expressed the recombin...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Shi L,Zhang H,Qiu Y,Wang Q,Wu X,Wang H,Zhang X,Lin D

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several essential biological progresses in mammals are regulated by circadian rhythms. Though the molecular mechanisms of oscillating these circadian rhythms have been uncovered, the specific functions of the circadian genes are not very clear. It has been reported that knocking down circadian genes by microRNA is a u...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Zhao X,Zhu X,Cheng S,Xie Y,Wang Z,Liu Y,Jiang Z,Xiao J,Guo H,Wang Y

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortactin, an actin-binding protein and a substrate of Src, is encoded by the EMS1 oncogene. Cortactin is known to activate Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin polymerization and interact with dynamin, a large GTPase and proline rich domain-containing protein. Transferrin endocytosis was significantly reduced in cells by kn...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Chen L,Wang ZW,Zhu JW,Zhan X

更新日期：2006-02-01 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：:Gliomas are the most common brain tumors of the central nervous system. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms and biological function of SIRT6 in human gliomas. The expression levels of SIRT6 in glioma tissues and cells were analyzed by qRT-PCR and western blot analysis. CCK8 and clonogenicity assays...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Chen X,Li D,Gao Y,Cao Y,Hao B

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypopharyngeal carcinoma (HC) is one of the most malignant tumors in the upper aerodigestive tract. Currently, there are no effective treatments for HC. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are a promising tool that can be used for plasmonic photothermal therapy (PPTT), which refers to the use of electromagnetic radiation, most...

journal_title：Acta biochimica et biophysica Sinica

authors： Zhang Y,Cong L,He J,Wang Y,Zou Y,Yang Z,Hu Y,Zhang S,He X

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00