In vitro differentiated HT 29-D4 clonal cell line generates leakproof and electrically active monolayers when cultured in porous-bottom culture dishes.

abstract：:Cells sense and respond to the biochemical and physical properties of the extracellular matrix (ECM) through adhesive structures that bridge the cell cytoskeleton and the surrounding environment. Integrin-mediated adhesions interact with specific ECM proteins and sense the rigidity of the substrate to trigger signalli...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Seetharaman S,Etienne-Manneville S

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:I am pleased to contribute to this special issue of Biology of the Cell in honor of Yoshio Masui. Oocyte maturation remains a small enough and young enough field that the authors assembled for this issue can trace the entire development of the field over the last 30 years, beginning with the early demonstration by Mas...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Maller JL

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:The ribonucleases (RNases) constitute a heterogeneous group of enzymes, which exert diverse and specific biological functions. Several RNases have been shown to control gene expression and cell differentiation. RNASET2, a novel member of the Rh/T2/S family of RNases, exerts micro-environmental co...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Vidalino L,Monti L,Haase A,Moro A,Acquati F,Taramelli R,Macchi P

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Structured mRNA elements called riboswitches control gene expression by binding to small metabolites. Over a dozen riboswitch classes have been characterized that target a broad range of molecules and vary widely in size and secondary structure. Four of the known riboswitch classes recognize purines or modified purine...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Kim JN,Breaker RR

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied mechanisms that mediate recognition of human erythrocytes (HRBC) and sheep erythrocytes (SRBC) by rat liver macrophages. We used an in vitro cell binding assay that allows spontaneous formation of cell contacts. Binding of HRBC to rat macrophages shows the following characteristics: inhibition studies with ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Mohr M,Kolb H,Kolb-Bachofen V,Schlepper-Schäfer J

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive developmentally programmed DNA rearrangements, including thousands of internal deletions, occur in the differentiating somatic macronucleus in Tetrahymena thermophila. Some deletion systems involve the use of multiple alternative deletion sites. We report here the cloning and the sequences of three new alter...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Chau MF,Orias E

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebrate embryos are able to reconstitute the body plan when early blastomeres are deleted, but it is not known whether this is accomplished by cells local to the lesion or by a readjustment of the entire pattern of the embryo. We distinguished between these two possibilities by studying which embryonic cells change...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Gallagher BC,Moody SA

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The oligochaete annelids, belonging to the subfamily Tubificinae, produce two types of spermatozoa: eusperm (the fertilising ones) and parasperm, protecting and carrying the eusperm. The pathway for the production of the two types is common until the onset of meiosis, but then a regular meiosis produces eusperm, where...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Ferraguti M,Fascio U,Boi S

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:MTA1 (metastasis-associated gene 1) has been reported to be overexpressed in cancers with high potential to metastasize. Studies of the molecular mechanisms revealed that MTA1 plays an important role in the process of metastasis of many types of cancer. However, the role of MTA1 in melanoma devel...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Qian H,Yu J,Li Y,Wang H,Song C,Zhang X,Liang X,Fu M,Lin C

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actin- and microtubule-based motors can propel different cargos along filaments. Within cells, they control the distribution of membrane-bound compartments by performing complementary tasks. Organelles make long journeys along microtubules, with class V myosins ensuring their capture and their dispersal in actin-rich ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Desnos C,Huet S,Darchen F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of cells with extracellular matrix components contributes to their specific differentiation. We studied hepatic peroxisomes and their changing features during embryonic development, and we immunolocalized in the same tissue the extracellular matrix components laminin and collagen IV as well as the inte...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Depreter M,Nardacci R,Tytgat T,Espeel M,Stefanini S,Roels F

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies suggest that oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) cellular uptake is cell cycle-dependent which may have important implications in cancer cell targeting. To further our understanding of ODN transport and activity, this study examines the relationships between the cell cycle, ODN cellular uptake, intracellular t...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Wu-Pong S,Bard J,Huffman J,Jimerson J

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ciliary receptor cells, typified by cilia or modified cilia, are very common in the animal kingdom. In addition to the cytoskeleton of their ciliary processes these receptors possess other specific prominent cytoskeletal elements. Two representative systems are presented: i) scolopidia, mechanosensitive sensilla of va...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Wolfrum U

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:CLEM (correlative live cell and electron microscopy) seeks to bridge the data acquired with different imaging strategies, typically between light microscopy and electron microscopy. It has been successfully applied in cell cultures, although its use in multicellular systems is hampered by difficu...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Kolotuev I,Schwab Y,Labouesse M

更新日期：2009-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The plasma membrane components of the parasitic protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, the causative agent of human invasive amebiasis, have been biochemically and immunologically characterized during the last decade. In addition, genes coding for certain surface proteins have been cloned. In spite of these advances, a unif...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Espinosa-Cantellano M,Martínez-Palomo A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:Human gingival tissues are prone to hyperplasia under inflammatory stimuli. We have identified gingival tissue-specific mesenchymal stem cells (GMSCs) and found their functional change being correlated with drug-induced gingival hyperplasia. However, whether these cells exhibit characteristics of...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Li N,Liu N,Zhou J,Tang L,Ding B,Duan Y,Jin Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study reports morphological growth characteristics and chromosome analysis of neoplastic rat pleural mesothelial cells (RPMC) isolated from a mesothelioma-bearing rat. The pleural mesothelioma was induced by intrapleural injection of chrysotile fibers. Neoplastic RPMC were cultured by the standard methods used for...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Jaurand MC,Renier A,Van der Meeren A,Magne L,Pinchon MC,Bignon J

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of three mycotoxins isolated from the hyphomycete Metarhizium anisopliae: destruxin A, B, and E (DA, DB and DE) are described and compared in vitro on leukemic cells. Their antitumor effect was investigated by flow cytometry on growth, cell viability and cell cycle perturbation 48 h after destruxin expo...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Odier F,Vey A,Bureau JP

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using gold labelled neoglycoproteins containing either alpha-D-glucose, N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosamine, alpha-D-mannose, 6-phospho-alpha-D-mannose, and alpha-L-fucose (BSA), we investigated their intranuclear binding sites in the TG human cell line. Although gold-labelled BSA did not give any noticeable labelling, the pr...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Bourgeois CA,Monsigny M

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:The costa is a prominent striated fibre that is found in protozoa of the Trichomonadidae family that present an undulating membrane. It is composed primarily of proteins that have not yet been explored. In this study, we used cell fractionation to obtain a highly enriched costa fraction whose str...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： de Andrade Rosa I,Caruso MB,de Oliveira Santos E,Gonzaga L,Zingali RB,de Vasconcelos ATR,de Souza W,Benchimol M

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:The assembly and maintenance of cilia depend on IFT (intraflagellar transport) mediated by molecular motors and their interplay with IFT proteins. Here, we have analysed the involvement of IFT proteins in the ciliogenesis of mammalian photoreceptor cilia. RESULTS:Electron microscopy revealed tha...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Sedmak T,Wolfrum U

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A digitally-enhanced videomicroscopy study of rabbit gastric parietal cells in primary culture was performed using alternate observations with differential interference contrast and fluorescence optics of cells mounted and perfused on a temperature-controlled microscope stage. The effect of histamine, a physiological ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Mangeat P,Gusdinar T,Sahuquet A,Hanzel DK,Forte JG,Magous R

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in understanding the in vitro translocation of nascent polypeptides across the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane have established a molecular basis for the initial reactions predicted by the signal hypothesis. The first two events involve a transient arrest of nascent chain elongation, followed by a ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Hortsch M,Meyer DI

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:AQP4 (aquaporin 4) internalization and a concomitant decrease in the osmotic water permeability coefficient (Pf) after histamine exposure has been reported in AQP4-transfected gastric HGT1 cells. RESULTS:In the present study we report that AQP4 internalization is followed by an increase in AQP4 ...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Carmosino M,Procino G,Tamma G,Mannucci R,Svelto M,Valenti G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ERM (ezrin/radixin/moesin) proteins, concentrated in actin rich cell-surface structures, cross-link actin filaments with the plasma membrane. They are involved in the formation of microvilli, cell-cell adhesion, maintenance of cell shape, cell motility and membrane trafficking. Recent analyses reveal that they are not...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Louvet-Vallée S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we report the occurrence of chaperonins, cpn10 and cpn60, in Chromatium vinosum and rat hepatocytes, using specific polyclonal antibodies in conjunction with the protein A-gold immunocytochemical technique. As demonstrated by quantitative evaluations, the immunolabeling for cpn10 and cpn60 in C vi...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Vélez-Granell CS,Arias AE,Torres-Ruíz JA,Bendayan M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PAS-positive-calcium-sensitive (Ca-s) cells of the pars intermedia (PI) were studied in goldfish kept in fresh water (FW), deionized water (DW), 1/3 sea water (SW) and 1/3 Ca-free SW. Ultrastructural studies show that Ca-s cells of control goldfish kept in FW have a low activity with elongated or deeply indented n...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Olivereau M,Chambolle P,Dubourg P

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The daily rhythm in the activity of arylalkylamine N-acetyltransferase (AA-NAT) controls the rhythm in melatonin synthesis in the pineal gland. In the rat, transcriptional regulatory mechanisms play a major role in determining the observed pattern of AA-NAT gene expression. Remarkably, high levels of AA-NAT transcript...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Baler R,Covington S,Klein DC

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Different cytochemical and morphological parameters were used to compare the functional patterns of the erythrocytes in the transition from the trophic (yellow eel) to the reproductive (silver eel) phases of European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.). Data on the nucleus were obtained by microdensitometric (Feulgen reaction)...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Barni S,Gerzeli G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND INFORMATION:There are several reports indicating that starved fibroblasts show higher proliferation rates when re-fed with foetal bovine serum. We have evidence demonstrating that this phenomenon is related to secretory proteins which may be beneficial to wound healing. RESULTS:After re-feeding, 16 and 72 h...

journal_title：Biology of the cell

authors： Golpour M,Fattahi S,Niaki HA,Hadipoor A,Abedian Z,Ahangarian GR,Parsian H,Mosapour A,Khorasani HR,Vaziri HR,Bijani A,Mostafazadeh A

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00