Lipid dynamics in zebrafish embryonic development observed by DESI-MS imaging and nanoelectrospray-MS.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate the cellular lipid metabolism associated with β-amyloid peptide (Aβ)-induced neurotoxicity as well as the neuroprotective effect of (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a major polyphenol in green tea. An ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass sp...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Zhang H,Wang JR,Yau LF,Ho HM,Chan CL,Hu P,Liu L,Jiang ZH

更新日期：2012-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrinsically disordered regions in proteins are known to evolve rapidly while maintaining their function. However, given their lack of structure and sequence conservation, the means through which they stay functional is not clear. Poor sequence conservation also hampers the classification of these regions into functi...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Moesa HA,Wakabayashi S,Nakai K,Patil A

更新日期：2012-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-adsorptive properties are a key feature of membranes used for haemodialysis treatment. Protein adsorption is vital to the biocompatibility of a membrane material and influences membrane's performance. The object of the present study is to investigate membrane biocompatibility by correlating the adsorbed proteo...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Urbani A,Lupisella S,Sirolli V,Bucci S,Amoroso L,Pavone B,Pieroni L,Sacchetta P,Bonomini M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (LC/MS) based metabonomics approach was applied to characterize the aging of rats, and the anti-aging effect of total flavones of Epimedium (TFE), a traditional Chinese medicine, has also been investigated. Serum samples collected from 4, 10, 18 and 24 month-old r...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Yan S,Wu B,Lin Z,Jin H,Huang J,Yang Y,Zhang X,Shen Z,Zhang W

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular segmentation clock is a complex regulatory network that governs the periodic somite segmentation in vertebrate embryos. Underlying the rhythm of the segmentation clock is a single-cell level pace-making circuit, where inevitable molecular noise and time delay impose normal operating constraints to the pa...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Song H,Yuan Z,Zhou T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic adenosine monophosphate and cyclic guanosine monophosphate are universal intracellular messengers whose concentrations are regulated by molecular networks comprised of different isoforms of the synthases adenylate cyclase or guanylate cyclase and the phosphodiesterases which degrade these compounds. In this pap...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Valeyev NV,Heslop-Harrison P,Postlethwaite I,Gizatullina AN,Kotov NV,Bates DG

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes a sensitive, non-destructive displacement assay, using a fluorescent peptide indicator, for real-time monitoring of the interactions between RNA and RNA binding proteins (RBPs). The developed fluorescent peptide indicators, each containing a mid-sequence fluorophore unit, allowed sensing of target...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Jeong HS,Choi SM,Kim HW,Park JW,Park HN,Park SM,Jang SK,Rhee YM,Kim BH

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular electron transfer (EET) is the key feature of some bacteria, such as Geobacter sulfurreducens and Shewanella oneidensis. Via EET processes, these bacteria can grow on electrode surfaces and make current output of microbial fuel cells. c-Type cytochromes can be used as carriers to transfer electrons, whic...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Ding DW,Xu J,Li L,Xie JM,Sun X

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significant increase in the demand for purified protein for crystallization and structural studies has made necessary the development of multi-sample methods for identifying solution conditions that affect protein stability and aggregation. Conditions that stabilize proteins can improve protein purification and cr...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Senisterra GA,Finerty PJ Jr

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The glutamate γ-carboxylation plays a pivotal part in a number of important human diseases. However, traditional protein γ-carboxylation site detection by experimental approaches are often laborious and time-consuming. In this study, we initiated an attempt for the computational prediction of protein γ-carboxylation s...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Zhang N,Li BQ,Gao S,Ruan JS,Cai YD

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer has been reported as one of the most frequently diagnosed malignant diseases and the leading cause of cancer death in women all around the world. Furthermore, this complicated cancer is divided into multiple subtypes which present different clinical symptoms and need correspondingly directed therapy. We ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Chen Y,Wang X,Wang G,Li Z,Wang J,Huang L,Qin Z,Yuan X,Cheng Z,Zhang S,Yin Y,He J

更新日期：2017-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Ligand-induced conditional protein splicing (CPS) using a split intein allows the covalent reconstitution of a protein from two polypeptide fragments. The small molecule rapamycin binds to the fused FKBP and FRB dimerizer domains and thereby induces folding of the split intein, which then removes itself in the trans-s...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Sonntag T,Mootz HD

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene and defective chloride transport across the epithelial cell membranes. Abnormal epithelial ion transport is the primary cause of persistent airway infections and chro...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Ciavardelli D,D'Orazio M,Pieroni L,Consalvo A,Rossi C,Sacchetta P,Di Ilio C,Battistoni A,Urbani A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the molecular mechanism that underlies the differentiation of neural stem cells (NSCs) is vital to develop regenerative medicines for neurological disorders. In our previous work, Rho-GDI-γ was found to be able to prompt neuronal differentiation when it was down regulated. However, it is unclear how Rho-...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Wang J,Hu F,Cheng H,Zhao XM,Wen T

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disordered regions within proteins have increasingly been associated with various cellular functions. Identifying the specific roles played by disorder in these functions has proved difficult. However, the development of reliable prediction algorithms has expanded the study of disorder from a few anecdotal examples to...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Bellay J,Michaut M,Kim T,Han S,Colak R,Myers CL,Kim PM

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Candida albicans, the most common fungal pathogen related to colonization and biofilm formation on the surfaces of indwelling medical devices, shows high resistance to the most commonly used antifungal drugs. In this study, an ion-pairing chromatography-porous graphitic carbon column coupled with a time-of-f...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Chen X,Wu H,Cao Y,Yao X,Zhao L,Wang T,Yang Y,Lv D,Chai Y,Cao Y,Zhu Z

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asthma is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that leads to 250 000 deaths annually. There is a need to better understand asthma by identifying new pathogenic molecules. We conducted a liquid-chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-Q-TOF-MS)-based metabolomics study to test for asthma and investigate the i...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Su L,Shi L,Liu J,Huang L,Huang Y,Nie X

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of Phospholipase D1 (PLD1) by its C-terminal domain D4 with PED/PEA15 has been indicated as a target for type 2 diabetes. PED/PEA15 is overexpressed in several tissues of individuals affected by type 2 diabetes and its overexpression in intact cells and in transgenic animal models impairs insulin regul...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Doti N,Cassese A,Marasco D,Paturzo F,Sabatella M,Viparelli F,Dathan N,Monti SM,Miele C,Formisano P,Beguinot F,Ruvo M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High levels of DNA and RNA released by apoptotic and necrotic cells circulate in the blood of cancer patients. In the present study we determined the applicability of the quantification of nucleic acids and their genetic alterations as minimally invasive tool for breast cancer screening. The relative concentrations of...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Schwarzenbach H,Müller V,Milde-Langosch K,Steinbach B,Pantel K

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abundant information about the nucleotide sequence of the human genome has become readily available and it is now necessary to develop methods for the identification of genes that are involved in important cellular, developmental and disease-related processes. Identification methods based on the activities of hammerhe...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Sano M,Kato Y,Taira K

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein-protein interactions play an essential role in the regulation of various cellular processes. Understanding the recognition mechanism of protein-protein complexes is a challenging task in molecular and computational biology. In this work, we have developed an energy based approach for identifying the binding si...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Gromiha MM,Yokota K,Fukui K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review we bring together recent results from our group focused towards the development of biosensors from single conically-shaped artificial nanopores. The nanopores, used in the work presented here, were prepared using the track-etch process. The fabrication of track-etched conical nanopores has been optimize...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Sexton LT,Horne LP,Martin CR

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium homeostasis is a key factor in the regulation of cardiac excitation-contraction coupling. Calcium dynamics in cardiomyocytes is governed by ATP which depends on insulin dependent glucose concentration, via the glucose transporter type 4 (GLUT4) transporter. It would therefore be interesting to see how calcium ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Das PN,Kumar A,Bairagi N,Chatterjee S

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The knowledge available about the application and generation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) has grown since their discovery, and new techniques to enhance the reprogramming process have been described. Among the new approaches to induce iPSC that have gained great attention is the use of small molecules for ...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Feltes BC,Bonatto D

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological processing - mechanism of cellular uptake, effects on the cytoplasmic and mitochondrial membranes, intracellular sites of localisation and induction of reactive oxygen species - of two dinuclear polypyridylruthenium(ii) complexes has been examined in three eukaryotic cells lines. Flow cytometry was used...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Li X,Heimann K,Dinh XT,Keene FR,Collins JG

更新日期：2016-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen dependent modulation of red blood cell metabolism is a long investigated issue. However, the recent introduction of novel mass spectrometry-based approaches lends itself to implement our understanding of the effects of red blood cell prolonged exposure to anaerobiosis. Indeed, most of the studies conducted so f...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： D'Alessandro A,Gevi F,Zolla L

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naphthalene, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, is a ubiquitous environmental pollutant capable of causing illness. In this study, we deconvoluted the metabolites related to naphthalene intervention in various organs by using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Ling YS,Liang HJ,Chung MH,Lin MH,Lin CY

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MiRNAs are a fascinating kind of biomolecule due to their vital functions in gene regulation and potential value as biomarkers for serious diseases including cancers. Exploiting convenient and sensitive methods for miRNA expression assays is imperative. In this study, we employ an exonuclease (RecJf) and a nicking end...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Xu J,Han K,Liu D,Lin L,Miao P

更新日期：2016-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The major mechanical function of talin is to couple the β-integrin cytoplasmic tails to actin filaments. A variety of β-integrin tails contain conserved binding motifs for talin, and recent research shows that β-integrins differ both in affinity to talin and preferences for other cytoplasmic adaptor proteins. While ta...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Kukkurainen S,Määttä JA,Saeger J,Valjakka J,Vogel V,Hytönen VP

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are key signaling proteins that regulate how cells interact with their environment. Traditional signaling cascades involving GPCRs have been well described and are well established and very important clinical targets. With the development of more recent technologies, hints about the...

journal_title：Molecular bioSystems

authors： Zhang X,Eggert US

更新日期：2013-04-05 00:00:00