Transient inositol (1,4,5) trisphosphate accumulation under vasopressin stimulation in WRK1 cells: correlation with intracellular calcium mobilization.

abstract：:In cranial skeletal development, the establishment of the ectomesenchymal lineage within the cranial neural crest is of great significance. Fgfs are polypeptide growth factors with diverse functions in development and metabolism. Fgf20b knockdown zebrafish embryos showed dysplastic neurocranial and pharyngeal cartilag...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamauchi H,Goto M,Katayama M,Miyake A,Itoh N

更新日期：2011-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Cilia/flagella are evolutionarily conserved cellular organelles. In this study, we demonstrated that Dunaliella salina Peroxiredoxin 1 (DsPrdx1) localized to the flagella and basal bodies, and was involved in flagellar disassembly. The link between DsPrdx1 and flagella of Dunaliella salina (D. salina) encouraged us to...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gong F,Liu H,Li J,Xue L,Zhang M

更新日期：2014-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We have designed and constructed a plasmid (pE7RZ-1) that contains a gene for a hammerhead ribozyme that specifically cleaves cottontail rabbit papillomavirus (CRPV) E7 RNA sequences in vitro. The in vitro produced transcripts of pE7RZ-1 cleave CRPV E7 target sequences in trans at 37 degrees C. Pretreatment of pE7RZ-1...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wisotzkey JD,Krizenoskas A,DiAngelo S,Kreider JW

更新日期：1993-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:From the inner shoots of the chive Allium tuberosum, a single-chained protein with a molecular weight of 36 kDa and an N-terminal sequence manifesting resemblance to chitinases but lacking in cysteine residues characteristic of a cysteine-rich domain present in chitinases of other Allium species, was purified. The iso...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lam YW,Wang HX,Ng TB

更新日期：2000-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The Rex-family repressors sense redox levels by alternative binding to NADH or NAD(+). RSP is the homologue of Rex in Thermoanaerobacter ethanolicus JW200(T) and regulates ethanol fermentation in this obligate anaerobe. The dimeric repressor binds to DNA by an open conformation. The crystal structure of RSP/α-NAD(+) c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zheng Y,Ko TP,Yang Y,Shao W,Guo RT

更新日期：2015-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The mouse nuclear receptor ERRgamma (estrogen receptor-related receptor gamma) is highly expressed in heart, skeletal muscle, kidney, and brain, as well as in the developing nervous system. We found that the expression of the coactivators PGC-1 (PGC-1alpha) and PERC (PGC-1beta) in mammalian cells augmented potently th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hentschke M,Süsens U,Borgmeyer U

更新日期：2002-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is periodically administered to immunocompromised patients together with antimicrobial agents. The evidence that supports the effectiveness of IVIG is mostly based on data from randomized clinical trials; the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. A recent study revealed that ki...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Matsuo H,Itoh H,Kitamura N,Kamikubo Y,Higuchi T,Shiga S,Ichiyama S,Kondo T,Takaori-Kondo A,Adachi S

更新日期：2015-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen depletion causes postmenopausal osteoporosis. Here we report that steady state mRNA levels of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) and osteocalcin in bone persistently decreased and increased, respectively, in vivo in estrogen-depleted rats after ovariectomy (OVX). 21 female Wistar rats (7-month-old...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ikeda T,Shigeno C,Kasai R,Kohno H,Ohta S,Okumura H,Konishi J,Yamamuro T

更新日期：1993-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Elafin, a human skin derived inhibitor of human leukocyte elastase, was tested for inhibitory activity against proteinase 3, an elastin degrading proteinase of neutrophils. The inhibitory activity of elafin was compared with antileukoprotease and eglin C. Elafin proved to be a potent inhibitor of elastin-FITC degradat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wiedow O,Lüademann J,Utecht B

更新日期：1991-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the interactions of calmodulin with neuronal gap junction proteins connexin35 (Cx35) from perch, its mouse homologue Cx36, and the related perch Cx34.7 using surface plasmon resonance. Calmodulin bound to the C-terminal domains of all three connexins with rapid kinetics in a concentration- and Ca2+-depende...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Burr GS,Mitchell CK,Keflemariam YJ,Heidelberger R,O'Brien J

更新日期：2005-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Keratoconus involves thinning and central protuberance of the cornea, scarring and significantly decreased vision. It is one of the major causes of corneal transplantation in this country, but the etiology of this disorder is unclear. In the present study stromal keratocytes were isolated and cultured from normal and ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kenney MC,Chwa M,Escobar M,Brown D

更新日期：1989-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Prion diseases are fatal neurodegenerative diseases associated with structural conversion of α-helical prion protein (PrP) into its β-sheet rich isoform (PrPSc). Previous genetic analyses have indicated that several amino acid residues involved in the hydrophobic core of PrP (such as V180, F198, and V210) play a criti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kakuda K,Yamaguchi KI,Kuwata K,Honda R

更新日期：2018-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase (SSAO) activity in plasma is increased in diabetes, and in particular, in diabetic patients with vascular complications. It has been speculated that SSAO is involved in the development of such complications due to the production of cytotoxic compounds. In this work, we have induce...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gokturk C,Nordquist J,Sugimoto H,Forsberg-Nilsson K,Nilsson J,Oreland L

更新日期：2004-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Antithrombin inhibits chemokine-induced migration of neutrophils by activating heparan sulfate proteoglycan-dependent signaling. Mechanisms of antithrombin's effects on neutrophils were, therefore, studied by testing function and expression of heparan sulfate proteoglycans in RT-PCR or flow cytometry and cell migratio...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kaneider NC,Egger P,Dunzendorfer S,Wiedermann CJ

更新日期：2001-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Circadian variations in the levels of prostaglandins (PGs) D2, E2, and F2 alpha were studied in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of rats. We collected CSF samples from the cisterna magna of anesthetized rats at different clock-hours (1000, 1400, 1800, 2200, 0200, and 0600 hr), and measured the concentrations of the three...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pandey HP,Ram A,Matsumura H,Satoh S,Hayaishi O

更新日期：1995-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Myosin light chain kinase (MLCK) is a multifunctional regulatory protein of smooth muscle contraction [IUBMB Life 51 (2001) 337, for review]. The well-established mode for its regulation is to phosphorylate the 20 kDa myosin light chain (MLC 20) to activate myosin ATPase activity. MLCK exhibits myosin-binding activity...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gao Y,Kawano K,Yoshiyama S,Kawamichi H,Wang X,Nakamura A,Kohama K

更新日期：2003-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that the two components of R2TP complex, RNA polymerase II-associated protein 3 (RPAP3), and Reptin, regulate apoptosis. Here we characterize another component of the complex, PIH1 domain containing protein 1 (PIH1D1). PIH1D1 interacts with both RPAP3 and Monad in HEK293 or U2OS cells. PIH1...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Inoue M,Saeki M,Egusa H,Niwa H,Kamisaki Y

更新日期：2010-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-stage rat hepatocarcinogenesis model was used to induce early carcinogenesis in which thioacetamide (TAA) promotes diethylnitrosamine (DEN) initiated carcinogenesis. Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) used to treat multiple sclerosis, activates the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)/antioxidant responsive ele...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dwivedi DK,Jena GB

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The alternatively spliced isoform of the nonmuscle myosin II heavy chain B (MHC-B) with an insert of 21 amino acids at the 50- to 20-kDa junction of the globular region of myosin has been demonstrated to be expressed specifically in the central nervous system (CNS) in chicken. To explore the role of this B2 inserted i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takahashi M,Hirano T,Uchida K,Yamagishi A

更新日期：1999-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:GTP cyclohydrolase I is the rate-limiting enzyme in the de novo synthesis pathway of tetrahydrobiopterin which is an essential cofactor for all NO synthase isoforms. The expression of GTP cyclohydrolase I is regulated on a transcriptional level by a variety of cytokines like interleukin 1beta or tumor necrosis factor ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lapize C,Plüss C,Werner ER,Huwiler A,Pfeilschifter J

更新日期：1998-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Fracture healing is a complicated regeneration process which to some extent recapitulates bone development. Fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) has a negative regulatory effect on endochondral ossification, and FGFR3 is also expressed in prehypertrophic and hypertrophic chondrocytes during fracture healing. Ho...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Su N,Yang J,Xie Y,Du X,Lu X,Yin Z,Yin L,Qi H,Zhao L,Feng J,Chen L

更新日期：2008-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:NDC1 is a transmembrane nucleoporin that is required for NPC assembly and nucleocytoplasmic transport. We show here that NDC1 directly interacts with the nucleoporin ALADIN, mutations of which are responsible for triple-A syndrome, and that this interaction is required for targeting of ALADIN to nuclear pore complexes...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamazumi Y,Kamiya A,Nishida A,Nishihara A,Iemura S,Natsume T,Akiyama T

更新日期：2009-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Oriented fibers of DNA, prepared by the wet spin method, were imaged by atomic force microscopy. It was found that an oriented fiber's substructure is an array of assemblages of DNA. For native DNA, the assemblages exhibit a characteristic width of 76 nm, a thickness of 20 nm, and appear to carry a right handed twist....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rampino NJ

更新日期：1992-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Methamphetamine (MA) is a psychostimulant. MA may induce numerous cardiotoxic effects, leading to cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure, eventually leading to sudden cardiac death. The deleterious effects of methamphetamine work in tandem to disrupt the coordinated electrical activity of the heart and have been associate...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Qu YH,Leung KP,Qiao DF,Li DR,Liu C,Yue X,Wang HJ

更新日期：2014-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The T cell death-associated gene 8 (TDAG8) is a pH-sensing GPCR with a reported immune-specific expression profile. Here, we demonstrate pH-induced activation of TDAG8 receptor cloned from rodent brain (rTDAG8). Cloned rTDAG8 transcript showed 88-95% homology with human and mouse transcripts of lymphoid origin. RT-PCR...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： McGuire J,Herman JP,Ghosal S,Eaton K,Sallee FR,Sah R

更新日期：2009-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells enhance autophagic activity as a survival measure against metabolic and therapeutic stresses. The inhibition of autophagy may represent a valuable sensitizing target for cancer treatment. Recently, we examined the ability of various cytochalasins to inhibit autophagy and demonstrated the potent inhibitory...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takanezawa Y,Nakamura R,Kojima Y,Sone Y,Uraguchi S,Kiyono M

更新日期：2018-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic hypoxia plays an important role in the initiation and progression of chronic renal disease. The pathogenic role of chronic hypoxia in tubulointerstitial injury has been investigated widely, but little is known about acute hypoxia implications in glomerular damage. In this study, we investigated the e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hu G,He Y,Li Y,Hu X,Liu S,Liao C,Zhang R,Zhou X,Sun H

更新日期：2021-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori)-induced immune responses in the gastric mucosa are skewed toward T helper (Th) 1 phenotype, which is characterized by predominant production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interferon (IFN)-γ by helper T cells. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play an essential role in mucosal defense ag...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Otani K,Tanigawa T,Watanabe T,Nadatani Y,Sogawa M,Yamagami H,Shiba M,Watanabe K,Tominaga K,Fujiwara Y,Arakawa T

更新日期：2012-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Fractionation of a petroleum ether extract of Helianthus annuus L. led to the isolation of three diterpene acids: grandiflorolic, kaurenoic and trachylobanoic acids. These compounds were studied for potential anti-inflammatory activity on the generation of inflammatory mediators in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated R...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Díaz-Viciedo R,Hortelano S,Girón N,Massó JM,Rodriguez B,Villar A,de Las Heras B

更新日期：2008-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Number and molecular Brightness (N&B) analysis is a powerful method used to monitor protein aggregation in living cells. Here, we used the N&B method to characterize the unexpanded HTT protein oligomerization after the internalization of the mutant HTT (mHTT) which contains a CAG repeat extensions encoding for long po...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sameni S,Zhang R,Digman MA

更新日期：2020-01-29 00:00:00