Antidiabetic effect of gomisin N via activation of AMP-activated protein kinase.

abstract：:Astrocytes play key roles in the central nervous system and regulate local blood flow and synaptic transmission via intracellular calcium (Ca2+) signaling. Astrocytic Ca2+ signals are generated by multiple pathways: Ca2+ release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) via the inositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R)...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sakuragi S,Niwa F,Oda Y,Mikoshiba K,Bannai H

更新日期：2017-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric cancer (GC) remains a serious threat to human health with a high cancer-related death rate and unsatisfactory treatment effects after curative resection, especially with advanced GC. Thus, exploration of the molecular mechanism of cisplatin (CDDP) resistance in GC is crucial. circCCDC66 (hsa_circ_0001313) expr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang Q,Miao Y,Fu Q,Hu H,Chen H,Zeng A,Jin Y,Jiang Y,Qian L,Wu L,Xu L,Wang G,Qiu L,Huang X,Xia Y

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We found that pyridoxal phosphate shows considerable inhibition of cathepsins. CLIK-071, in which the phosphate ester of position 3 of pyridoxal phosphate was replaced by propionate, strongly inhibited cathepsin B. Three new types of synthetic pyridoxal propionate derivatives showing specific inhibition of cathepsin K...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Katunuma N,Matsui A,Inubushi T,Murata E,Kakegawa H,Ohba Y,Turk D,Turk V,Tada Y,Asao T

更新日期：2000-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and easy method for the production of both the 4R and 4S tritium labeled isomers of either NADH or NADPH has been developed. The method requires the use of only a single labeled compound (D-[1(-3)H] glucose), and two enzymes (glucose dehydrogenase from Bacillus sp. and alcohol dehydrogenase from Thermoanaerobi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Valera V,Fung M,Wessler AN,Richards WR

更新日期：1987-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The compounds [Pt(IV)(dach)(9-methylguanine)2X2]2+ (X = Cl, OH) have been prepared and structurally characterized. Their existence shows that it is possible to accommodate two purine bases (in a cis configuration) and four other ligands around a Pt(IV) atom. The geometries of these complexes have very different orient...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Choi HK,Huang SK,Bau R

更新日期：1988-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The (1)H NMR spectrum of the perchloric acid extract of carp seminal plasma was heavily congested. It is demonstrated that proton-detected C,H chemical shift correlation spectroscopy (HSQC, HSQC-TOCSY) allows an unequivocal identification of proline, glutamate, taurine, and methionine sulfoxide, although several key p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kalic M,Lauterwein J,Büsselmann G,Kamp G

更新日期：2000-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Acivicin, a chlorinated amino acid antibiotic, is found to be remarkably effective in killing both the vector and the host form of the parasitic protozoa, Leishmania donovani, the causative agent for visceral leishmaniasis or Kala-azar. The ED50 (50 nM) for the pathogenic amastigote form in in vitro screening system i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mukherjee T,Roy K,Bhaduri A

更新日期：1990-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid fibrils were isolated from amyloid-laden tissue obtained from a chronic hemodialysis patient with carpal tunnel syndrome. After solubilization in guanidine HCl, a significant amount of the protein was located in a homogeneous low molecular weight fraction. The protein was found to be identical to beta 2-microg...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gejyo F,Yamada T,Odani S,Nakagawa Y,Arakawa M,Kunitomo T,Kataoka H,Suzuki M,Hirasawa Y,Shirahama T

更新日期：1985-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the role of apolipoprotein E (apoE) in the clearance of neutral and negatively charged liposomes by hepatocytes in apoE-deficient mice. Negatively charged liposomes were cleared at identical rates in apoE-deficient and wild-type mice; neutral liposomes were cleared at a 3.6-fold slower rate in apoE-defici...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yan X,Kuipers F,Havekes LM,Havinga R,Dontje B,Poelstra K,Scherphof GL,Kamps JA

更新日期：2005-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:HDAC3, one of the class I histone deacetylase modulates epigenetic landscape through histone modification. HDAC3 also interacts with non-histone proteins including p53 for deacetylation. Moreover, HDAC3 serves as a transcriptional repressor, interacting with NCor1/SMRT complex. Although HDAC3 plays a critical role for...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Choi YM,An S,Bae S,Jung JH

更新日期：2019-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibronectin, von Willebrand factor, and fibrinogen each bind to the glycoprotein IIb-IIIa complex on activated platelets via an arg-gly-asp-ser (RGDS) sequence present within the adhesive proteins. Both the IIb and IIIa polypeptides of the IIb-IIIa complex on thrombin activated platelets are specifically and extensive...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Santoro SA,Lawing WJ Jr

更新日期：1989-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:4-Hydroxyphenylacetic acid 3-hydroxylase is a key enzyme in the pathway for the microbial degradation of phenylalanine, tyrosine and many aromatic amines. This enzyme was purified to homogeneity from Pseudomonas putida by affinity chromatography. The protein had a molecular weight of 91,000 and was a dimer of identica...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Raju SG,Kamath AV,Vaidyanathan CS

更新日期：1988-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposomes containing the expression vector pRSVneo coding for neomycin phosphotransferase-II were used for a gene transfer into rat liver cells in vivo. After intravenous application of liposomes to male Wistar-rats, non-integrated vector DNA was detected by blot-hybridisation in isolated nuclei of hepatocytes. Presen...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Leibiger B,Leibiger I,Sarrach D,Zühlke H

更新日期：1991-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate (TPA) and 1,2-dioctanoyl-sn-glycerol (diC8) activate protein kinase C (PKC) in transformed fetal bovine aortic endothelial GM 7373 cells. Both molecules cause a similar increase in membrane-associated PKC activity and in the phosphorylation of a PKC-specific endogenous 87-kDa subs...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Maier JA,Presta M,Ragnotti G

更新日期：1989-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated expression of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in the surface epithelium of normal ovaries (OSE) and in epithelial ovarian tumors. Most notably, OSE-derived cancers express TLR4, which activates the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling cascade as a mediator of inflammatory response. Cu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Woods DC,White YA,Dau C,Johnson AL

更新日期：2011-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoblotting studies on mitochondria prepared from the striata of patients who died of Parkinson's disease were performed using specific antisera against Complexes I, III and IV. In 4 out of 5 patients with Parkinson's disease, the 30-, 25- and 24-kDa subunits of Complex I were moderately to markedly decreased. No c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mizuno Y,Ohta S,Tanaka M,Takamiya S,Suzuki K,Sato T,Oya H,Ozawa T,Kagawa Y

更新日期：1989-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation has multifaceted role in cancer progression including initiation, promotion and invasion by affecting the immune surveillance and associated signaling pathways. Inflammation facilitates the over-expression of cytokines, chemokines and growth factors involved in progression of different cancers including b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Suman S,Sharma PK,Rai G,Mishra S,Arora D,Gupta P,Shukla Y

更新日期：2016-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosinase catalyzes in mammals the first and rate-limiting step in the biosynthesis of the melanin, the main pigment of the skin. Pterins, heterocyclic compounds able to photoinduce oxidation of DNA and its components, accumulate in the skin of patients suffering from vitiligo, a chronic depigmentation disorder in wh...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Laura Dántola M,Gojanovich AD,Thomas AH

更新日期：2012-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have shown that transplantation of embryonic stem cells into diabetic animals either improved or normalized blood glucose levels. In this study, we examined the dose-dependent effect of early (prediabetic stage) intravenous administration of human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) mononuclear cells on blood ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ende N,Chen R,Reddi AS

更新日期：2004-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascorbate and several phenolic compounds readily oxidise in cell culture media to generate hydrogen peroxide. However, addition of α-ketoglutarate, which is known to be released by several cell types, decreased the levels of H(2)O(2), and the α-ketoglutarate was depleted and converted to succinate. These observations ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Long LH,Halliwell B

更新日期：2011-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) derived from cyanotic congenital heart disease (CCHD) exhibit deficient multi-lineage differentiation potential due to the abnormal accumulation of D-galactose. However, the underlying mechanisms have not yet been explored. Here, the multi-lineage differentiation potential of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang T,Xing J,Ying Y,Tang H,Li J,Wei Y,Zhang H

更新日期：2020-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity of thalamic neurons has been shown to be modulated via type-1 metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR1) activation, which initiates an intracellular Ca signaling cascade involving phospholipase Cbeta4 (PLCbeta4) and leading to the activation of conventional protein kinase C (cPKC). In the present study, we inv...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kameyama M,Yamaguchi I,Ichikawa K,Sugiyama T,Hirono M,Hori H,Ikeda M,Kuwahata Y,Eguchi N,Urade Y,Yoshioka T

更新日期：2003-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A major rabbit skeletal muscle phosphorylase phosphatase activity which is markedly stimulated by histone H1 has been resolved from inhibitor-sensitive phosphorylase phosphatase (type-1 phosphatase), glycogen synthase kinase 3-activated phosphatase, phosphatase heat-stable inhibitor proteins, and alkaline phosphatase ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mellgren RL,Schlender KK

更新日期：1983-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme oxygenase-1, an essential enzyme in heme catabolism, and metallothionein IIA, a small metal-binding protein with clusters of cysteins, are remarkably induced in HeLa cells following the treatment with cadmium or zinc. Both proteins are considered to be involved in the defense system against metal toxicity. Here w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takeda K,Fujita H,Shibahara S

更新日期：1995-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Acid sensing ion channels (ASICs) are proton-gated cation channels that are expressed throughout the nervous system and have been implicated in mediating sensory perception of noxious stimuli. Amongst the six ASIC isoforms, ASIC1a, 1b, 2a and 3 form proton-gated homomers, which differ in their activation and inactivat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rahman T,Smith ES

更新日期：2014-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae contains a single actin gene and the gene product, actin, is essential for growth. Two mutants of yeast actin that do not support yeast growth were prepared from yeast by coexpressing the mutant and a 6-histidine-tagged wild-type actin followed by separation of the wild-type ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Frieden C,Du J,Schriefer L,Buzan J

更新日期：2000-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) to examine the structural impact of oxidizing specific methionine (M) side chains in calmodulin (CaM). It has been shown that oxidation of either M109 or M124 in CaM diminishes CaM regulation of the muscle calcium release channel, the ryanodine receptor (RyR), and tha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： McCarthy MR,Thompson AR,Nitu F,Moen RJ,Olenek MJ,Klein JC,Thomas DD

更新日期：2015-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Melatonin produced by the pineal gland suppresses inflammatory responses in innate immune cells. However, the mechanism of how melatonin affects inflammatory gene regulation remains unclear. Here we performed comprehensive microarray analysis combined with transcription factor binding site (TFBS) analysis using LPS-in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kadena M,Kumagai Y,Vandenbon A,Matsushima H,Fukamachi H,Maruta N,Kataoka H,Arimoto T,Morisaki H,Funatsu T,Kuwata H

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron is required in all organisms for crucial functions, as a number of proteins need iron for activity. Mutations of the genes encoding proteins involved in iron uptake, transport, and utilization result in various human disorders or animal models with very different clinical presentations and organ involvement. Howe...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rötig A,Chantrel-Groussard K,Munnich A,Rustin P

更新日期：2001-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Hsp16.3 from Mycobacterium tuberculosis belongs to the small heat shock protein family and has chaperone-like activity in vitro. The only universally conserved hydrophobic residue Leu122 was substituted by Val and Ala, respectively. The mutations on the Leu122 of Hsp16.3 have resulted in much lower structural stabilit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mao Q,Chang Z

更新日期：2001-12-21 00:00:00