Transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 channels are involved in spontaneous peptide hormone release from astrocytes.

abstract：:Escherichia coli with plasmid amplified expression of fumarate reductase was grown anaerobically on a medium containing fumarate and glycerol and investigated by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Anaerobically harvested cells exhibit an EPR signal characteristic of a reduced [2Fe-2S] cluster. Anaerobic add...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Johnson MK,Morningstar JE,Cecchini G,Ackrell BA

更新日期：1985-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously described the identification of the 3'end of an unknown gene CDK7 using differential display which appeared to be up-regulated in diabetic kidneys [R.A. Page, C.A. Morris, J.D. Williams, C.J. von Ruhland, A.N. Malik, Isolation of diabetes-associated kidney genes using differential display, Biochem. Bioph...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Malik AN,Rossios C,Al-Kafaji G,Shah A,Page RA

更新日期：2007-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae mRNA capping enzyme is composed of two subunits of alpha (52 kDa, mRNA guanylyltransferase) and beta (80 kDa, RNA 5'-triphosphatase). We have isolated the alpha subunit gene (CEG1) by immunological screening. In this report, with the aid of partial amino acid sequences of purified ye...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tsukamoto T,Shibagaki Y,Imajoh-Ohmi S,Murakoshi T,Suzuki M,Nakamura A,Gotoh H,Mizumoto K

更新日期：1997-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In a radioassay for Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)-binding, eight out of 33 plasma samples from healthy human subjects exhibited specific binding ranging from 2.6% to 46.7% of total [125 I]VIP. This binding was competitively displaced by unlabeled VIP. The structurally homologous peptides, Peptide Histidine Isole...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Paul S,Heinz-Erian P,Said SI

更新日期：1985-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of the rates of saccharide diffusions by the proteoliposomes showed that the outer membrane of Pseudomonas aeruginosa only possesses small diffusion pores and that protein F might have not been involved in the pore formation. Proteoliposomes containing stachyose or Dextan T-10 showed the same relative di...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yoshihara E,Gotoh N,Nakae T

更新日期：1988-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The human cDNA encoding a novel protein serine/threonine kinase most closely related to p70 S6 kinase was isolated from the human erythroleukemia cDNA library and termed p70(S6Kbeta). p70(S6Kbeta) has 67% amino acid identity in overall sequence with human p70(S6K), and the potential phosphorylation sites of p70(S6K) a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Saitoh M,ten Dijke P,Miyazono K,Ichijo H

更新日期：1998-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Aplastic anemia (AA) is a serious blood system disease that threatens human health. At present, the main cause of this disease is believed to be immune hyperfunction. However, the specific metabolic mode involved in the occurrence of lymphocytes in AA is still unknown. In addition, whether rapamycin, a specific blocke...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu SL,Zhou YM,Tang DB,Zhou N,Zheng WW,Tang ZH,Duan CW,Chen J

更新日期：2019-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is an endothelium-derived vasoconstrictor peptide with potent pressor activity. We studied the effect of ET-1 on release of arginine-vasopressin (AVP) from perifused rat hypothalamus. ET-1 (10(-10) to 10(-8) M) significantly stimulated AVP release. The ET-1-induced AVP release was completely blocke...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shichiri M,Hirata Y,Kanno K,Ohta K,Emori T,Marumo F

更新日期：1989-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of low density lipoprotein (LDL) on histamine release from purified human lung mast cells. LDL inhibited anti-IgE- induced histamine release in a dose-dependent manner, with 100 micrograms/ml LDL-protein inhibiting histamine release by 53 +/- 8% (mean +/- SEM); half-maximal inhibition occurred a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schulman ES,Quinn TJ,Post TJ,O'Donnell P,Rodriguez A,Gonen B

更新日期：1987-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous studies demonstrated that intravenous administration of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) to BALB/c mice resulted in thymocyte apoptosis. In the present study, we evaluated the role of protein kinase C (PKC) in thymocyte apoptosis induced by SEB. Our results showed that the level of protein phosphorylati...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lin YS,Kao SF,Jan MS,Cheng ML,Wing LY,Chang WC,Lei HY,Lin MT

更新日期：1995-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the mechanisms underlying the induction of human inducible nitric oxide synthase (hiNOS) by cytokines is transcriptional regulation. However, previous reports suggest that in human cells, the cytokine activation of the hiNOS expression is accompanied by a drastic increase in cellular mRNA and protein content, b...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nunokawa Y,Oikawa S,Tanaka S

更新日期：1997-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of newborn murine epidermal cells with phospholipase C results in the generation of a chemiluminescence response similar to that previously described for phorbol ester tumor promoters. Based on inhibitor studies, the oxidant, believed to be superoxide anion, is most likely generated from lipoxygenase metabol...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fischer SM,Baldwin JK,Adams LM

更新日期：1985-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We intended to examine the functional role of microRNA 26 (miR-26a) in regulating H2O2-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in RGC-5 cells in vitro. METHOD:Various concentrations of H2O2 (0-1000 μM) were added in RGC-5 culture. Cell cytotoxicity was monitored by viability assay and gene expression level of mi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kang Y,Jia P,Zhao H,Hu C,Yang X

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian metallothioneins (MTs) possess eight highly conserved lysine residues, including three in each of two metal binding domains. We used site-directed mutagenesis to replace these intradomain lysines in Chinese hamster ovary MT2 with glutamic acid and/or glutamine. These mutant MTs were expressed in a metal sens...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cody CW,Huang PC

更新日期：1994-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:By dimerizing with E2F proteins, TFDP has profound influence on cellular E2F activities. While TFDP1 and 2 enhance the DNA binding and the transcriptional activity of E2F, the newly identified member of the DP family, TFDP3 primarily functions as a negative regulator. To further characterize the inhibitory property of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tian C,Lv D,Qiao H,Zhang J,Yin YH,Qian XP,Wang YP,Zhang Y,Chen WF

更新日期：2007-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factor GATA-6 plays essential roles in developmental processes and tissue specific functions through regulation of gene expression. GATA-6 mRNA utilizes two Met-codons in frame as translational initiation codons. Deletion of the nucleotide sequence encoding the PEST sequence (Glu(31)-Cys(46)) between the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takada K,Obayashi K,Ohashi K,Ohashi-Kobayashi A,Nakanishi-Matsui M,Maeda M

更新日期：2014-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Cripto-1 (CR-1) is a transforming growth factor which has been associated with breast, colon, and pancreatic cancer. Overexpression of CR-1 in non-tumorigenic mouse mammary epithelial cells and fibroblasts results in an increase in anchorage-dependent and -independent growth in vitro. Reduction of CR-1 expression in h...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kintner RL,Hosick HL

更新日期：1998-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic DNA analysis revealed that the coding region of the rat histamine H3 receptor comprises three exons interrupted by two introns of approximately 1 kb each. Several H3 receptor mRNA variants were identified by PCR and cDNA cloning and sequencing. Four variants generated by pseudo-intron retention/deletion at the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Morisset S,Sasse A,Gbahou F,Héron A,Ligneau X,Tardivel-Lacombe J,Schwartz JC,Arrang JM

更新日期：2001-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:4alpha-Carbinolamine dehydratase is a bifunctional protein involved in the regeneration of tetrahydrobiopterin during the hydroxylation of the aromatic amino acids. It is also a dimerization cofactor of HNF1 and therefore is believed to function as part of the hepatic gene transcription system. In view of the recent d...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lei XD,Woodworth CD,Johnen G,Kaufman S

更新日期：1997-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Acyl-CoA thioesterases (ACOTs) catalyze the hydrolysis of CoA esters to free CoA and carboxylic acids and have important functions in lipid metabolism and other cellular processes. Type I ACOTs are found only in animals and contain an alpha/beta hydrolase domain, through currently no structural information is availabl...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mandel CR,Tweel B,Tong L

更新日期：2009-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-angiogenic drugs are an effective therapeutic method for the treatment of melanomas. Apatinib is a small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor, which has potent inhibitory activity on tumor angiogenesis. Due to the low water solubility and stability of Apatinib, we aimed to design and develop poly (lactic-co-glycoli...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang J,Liu P,Zhang Z,Han J,Yang X,Wang A,Zhang X

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Methylene blue (MB) is a blue cationic thiazine dye and currently used in different medical settings. Notably, there have been several attempts to introduce MB for attenuating pain in the last decade. Some clinical studies reported remarkable results, which, however, have been much debated. In addition, accumulating e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee SW,Moon SW,Park JS,Suh HR,Han HC

更新日期：2021-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies revealed dramatic changes in circadian clock genes' expression during the perinatal period. In this study, we characterized DNA methylation for three clock genes mPer1, mPer2, and mCry1 at their selected promoter regions during development. Results for the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) and liver (at emb...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ji Y,Qin Y,Shu H,Li X

更新日期：2010-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultured bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells contain a second peptidyl dipeptidase, distinct from angiotensin-converting enzyme, present in an inactive form associated with a non-dialyzable inhibitor. Partial purification by glycine affinity chromatography separates enzyme from inhibitor to yield a preparation w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lanzillo JJ,Dasarathy Y,Stevens J,Fanburg BL

更新日期：1986-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The postnatal development and molecular properties of somatostatin receptor were studied in rat cerebral cortex. With [125I-Tyr11]SRIF as a radiolabeled ligand, the specific ligand binding to crude membrane increased transiently in the early phase of postnatal development and then decreased. This increase of somatosta...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kimura N

更新日期：1989-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The first life forms evolved in a highly reducing environment. This reduced state is still carried by cells today, which makes the concept of "reductive stress" somewhat redundant. When oxygen became abundant on the Earth, due to the evolution of photosynthesis, life forms had to adapt or become extinct. Living organi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gutteridge JMC,Halliwell B

更新日期：2018-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Iron administration to HeLa cells stimulates the accumulation of H-subunit and L-subunit rich isoferritins at similar extent. The increase in both types of isoferritins is accompanied by an increase in the amount of messenger RNAs specific for H and L subunits. The increase in the amount of these messenger RNAs, which...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cairo G,Bardella L,Schiaffonati L,Arosio P,Levi S,Bernelli-Zazzera A

更新日期：1985-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) isolated from several adult human tissues are reported to be a promising tool for regenerative medicine. In order to broaden the array of tools for therapeutic application, we isolated a new population of cells from adult human testis termed gonadal stem cells (GSCs). GSCs express CD105, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gonzalez R,Griparic L,Vargas V,Burgee K,Santacruz P,Anderson R,Schiewe M,Silva F,Patel A

更新日期：2009-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 is a phase II metabolizing enzyme that has been associated with certain breast cancer subtypes. While it has been linked to breast cancer risk because of its role in the metabolic activation and detoxification of carcinogens, recent studies have suggested it may be important in cell gro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tiang JM,Butcher NJ,Minchin RF

更新日期：2010-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the retinal angiogenic and mitogenic factors have been identified to be acidic and basic fibroblast growth factors (aFGF and bFGF), little information has so far been available about the cells producing them and their function in retinal tissues. We found, by in situ hybridization, that the expression pattern...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Noji S,Matsuo T,Koyama E,Yamaai T,Nohno T,Matsuo N,Taniguchi S

更新日期：1990-04-16 00:00:00