A zebrafish (danio rerio) model for high-throughput screening food and drugs with uric acid-lowering activity.

abstract：:The complete covalent structure of the gamma 2 subunit of bovine brain G proteins was determined by peptide mapping using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry and by partial sequencing using tandem mass spectrometry. Fragments were identified in proteolytic digests ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wilcox MD,Schey KL,Busman M,Hildebrandt JD

更新日期：1995-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactoferrin (LF) is a multifunctional, iron-binding glycoprotein in mammalian secretions, such as breast milk, and has several beneficial effects for human health. However, how these effects are exerted at the cellular level is still largely unknown. In this study, we investigated the effects of LF on autophagy activi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Aizawa S,Hoki M,Yamamuro Y

更新日期：2017-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:To unravel the roles of sucrose phosphate synthase (SPS) in muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.), we reduced its activity in transgenic muskmelon plants by an antisense approach. For this purpose, an 830 bp cDNA fragment of muskmelon sucrose phosphate synthase was expressed in antisense orientation behind the 35S promoter of t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tian H,Ma L,Zhao C,Hao H,Gong B,Yu X,Wang X

更新日期：2010-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Water-soluble polyacrylamide having 3'-sialyl N-acetyl-lactosamine [Neu5Ac alpha (2-->3)Gal beta (1-->4)GlcNAc] was enzymatically prepared by stepwise sugar-elongation on a water-soluble GlcNAc-bearing polyacrylamide. It was demonstrated that the flexible GlcNAc branches of the polymer chains allow quantitative galact...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nishimura S,Lee KB,Matsuoka K,Lee YC

更新日期：1994-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the effects of a replacement of the proximal or the distal histidine on the structure of hemoglobin (Hb), absorption and circular dichroic (CD) spectra of five species of Hbs M in the visible region were measured. Four Hbs M had a characteristic but a similar absorption spectrum upon amino acid substitution...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nagai M,Takama S,Yoneyama Y

更新日期：1985-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:ADP-ribosylation by cholera toxin of the guanine nucleotide binding regulatory protein (Gs) of rat liver membrane adenylate cyclase was inhibited by 0.1-1 mM MDL 12330A or 0.1-1 mM chlorpromazine. Basal as well as cholera toxin activated adenylate cyclase activity in liver membranes was also inhibited by the two drugs...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bitonti AJ

更新日期：1984-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytoglobin is a recently discovered myoglobin-related O2-binding protein of vertebrates with uncertain function. It occurs as single-copy gene in mammals. Here, we demonstrate the presence of two paralogous cytoglobin genes (Cygb-1 and Cygb-2) in the teleost fishes Danio rerio, Oryzias latipes, Tetraodon nigroviridis,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fuchs C,Luckhardt A,Gerlach F,Burmester T,Hankeln T

更新日期：2005-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulse labeling followed by SDS-PAGE electrophoresis of immunoprecipitated [35S]methionine-labeled steroid sulfatase (STS) gave a single band of molecular weight 65,000 daltons. After a chase period of 18 hours the material appeared as molecular weight approximately 64,000. No labeled STS could be detected in fibroblas...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Horwitz AL,Warshawsky L,King J,Burns G

更新日期：1986-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies have shown that High mobility group A2 (HMGA2), a non-histone protein, can promote epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which plays a critical role in prostate cancer progression and metastasis. Interestingly, full-length or wild-type HMGA2 and truncated (lacking the 3'UTR) HMGA2 isoforms are overexpressed...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hawsawi O,Henderson V,Burton LJ,Dougan J,Nagappan P,Odero-Marah V

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The current studies were designed to explore the effects of C-receptor-binding atrial natriuretic peptide analogues on serum-induced mitogenesis in cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells. To this end, rANF99-126 and a series of truncated (rANF103-126, rANF103-125), ring-deleted (des[Gln116, Ser117, Gly118, Leu119, Gl...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cahill PA,Hassid A

更新日期：1991-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We have purified and isolated a novel, hypotensive peptide from avian ventricular tissue. Ventricular homogenates have been shown to exhibit potent hypotensive activity in the avian and mammalian species, with little natriuresis or diuresis. Using avian mean arterial pressure (MAP) as a bioassay, we were able to purif...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Barbato GF,Wideman RF

更新日期：1990-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In lens, αβγ-crystallins accounting for ∼90% of ocular proteins with concentrations >400 mg/ml need to remain soluble for the whole life-span and their aggregation can lead to cataract. Mysteriously, despite being a metabolically-quiescent organ, lens maintains ATP concentrations of 3-7 mM. Very recently, ATP was prop...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： He Y,Kang J,Song J

更新日期：2020-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:CYP27A1 catalyses hydroxylations in the biosynthesis of bile acids and the bioactivation of vitamin D3. We investigated the expression of CYP27A1 in human monocytes, monocyte-derived macrophages, and dendritic cells on mRNA and protein levels as well as its enzymatic activity in comparison with the expression of CYP27...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gottfried E,Rehli M,Hahn J,Holler E,Andreesen R,Kreutz M

更新日期：2006-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Amidolysis catalysed by nerve growth factor (7S-NGF) and by a glandular kallikrein, unlike that catalysed by thrombin, was not inhibited by antithrombin III, either in the presence or absence of heparin. Inhibition by alpha 1-proteinase inhibitor of thrombin-, but not of 7S-NGF- or kallikrein-catalysed amidolysis was ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Long WF,Williamson FB

更新日期：1983-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:SEZ-12 is one of the seizure-related cDNAs which was isolated by differential hybridization from primary cultured neurons from the mouse cerebral cortex with or without pentylenetetrazol (PTZ). SEZ-12 expression is transiently down-regulated in the mouse brain by injection of PTZ. To characterize SEZ-12, isolation of ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kajiwara K,Nagasawa H,Shimizu-Nishikawa K,Ookura T,Kimura M,Sugaya E

更新日期：1996-05-06 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：:Two genomic clones containing the 3'-end of CYP3A7, the whole 5'-flanking region plus the first exon of CYP3A5 were isolated from two different human genomic banks and sequenced. The 5'-flanking region of CYP3A5, from nucleotide -1 to -1434, was 60% and 59% similar with the corresponding regions of CYP3A4 and CYP3A7, ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jounaïdi Y,Guzelian PS,Maurel P,Vilarem MJ

更新日期：1994-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of extracellular matrix including collagen during wound healing responses involves signaling via reactive oxygen species (ROS). We hypothesized that NADPH oxidase isoform Nox4 facilitates the stimulatory effects of the profibrotic cytokine transforming growth factor (TGF) β(1) on collagen production in v...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chan EC,Peshavariya HM,Liu GS,Jiang F,Lim SY,Dusting GJ

更新日期：2013-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial uncoupling protein UCP-1 uncouples respiration from ATP synthesis in brown adipose tissue (BAT) and thus energy is dissipated as heat. Recently two further isoforms have been identified which may play a similar role in other tissues. We have determined the effects of the rodent-selective beta3-adreno...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Emilsson V,Summers RJ,Hamilton S,Liu YL,Cawthorne MA

更新日期：1998-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen deficiency-induced obesity has a high risk of visceral fat accumulation and body weight gain. It is also associated with many adverse health conditions. Taheebo extract from Tabebuia avellanedae has been recognized as playing several biological and pharmacological roles. Therefore, we investigated whether the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Iwamoto K,Fukuda Y,Tokikura C,Noda M,Yamamoto A,Yamamoto M,Yamashita M,Zaima N,Iida A,Moriyama T

更新日期：2016-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical attention to gluten-related disorders, such as celiac disease and nonceliac gluten sensitivity, is on the rise. However, identifying the pathophysiological mechanisms of gluten-related disorders remains elusive. Gliadin, a component of gluten, is known to play a major role in gluten toxicity. Caenorhabditis e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lim SD,Min H,Youn E,Kawasaki I,Shim YH

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:An essential pre-requisite to perform sound quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays is to design outstanding primer pairs. This means they must have a good efficiency and be not prone to produce multiple amplicons or primer dimer products. To circumvent these issues, several softwares are availa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nonis A,Scortegagna M,Nonis A,Ruperti B

更新日期：2011-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:microRNAs (miRNAs) play significant roles in diverse biological processes and their deregulation is implicated in carcinogenesis. miR-146a executes tumour suppressive or oncogenic functions depending on the cancer type, but its effect on human cervical (CaCx) and colorectal (CRC) cancers have not been examined thus fa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sathyanarayanan A,Chandrasekaran KS,Karunagaran D

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The uncharacterized Saccharomyces cerevisiae proteins Fcf1 and Fcf2, encoded by the ORFs YDR339c and YLR051c, respectively, were identified in a tandem affinity purification experiment of the known 40S factor Faf1p. Most of the proteins associated with TAP-Faf1p are trans-acting factors involved in pre-rRNA processing...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rempola B,Karkusiewicz I,Piekarska I,Rytka J

更新日期：2006-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocytes isolated from normal adult rats were maintained at sub-confluent density in a defined medium in primary culture. In control cultures with added epidermal growth factor and low concentrations of dexamethasone, the rate of DNA synthesis was initially low but increased after about 30 hours in culture. Additio...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Edwards AM,Lucas CM

更新日期：1985-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant reproduction is an extremely important phenomenon, as it is strongly associated with plant genetics and early development. Additionally, foundations of the reproductive system have direct implications on plant breeding and agriculture. Investigation of the functions of male and female gametophytes is critical si...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu X,Wu X,Adhikari PB,Zhu S,Kinoshita Y,Berger F,Higashiyama T,Kasahara RD

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The proto-oncogene Akt is a potent inhibitor of apoptosis, and it is activated in many human cancers. A number of recent studies have highlighted the importance of the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) receptor(IP3R) in mediating calcium (Ca2+) transfer from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to the mitochondriain severa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Marchi S,Rimessi A,Giorgi C,Baldini C,Ferroni L,Rizzuto R,Pinton P

更新日期：2008-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcriptional regulator BrlR is a member of the MerR family of multidrug transport activators in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Recent study indicates that BrlR is a novel 3',5'-cyclic diguanylic acid (c-di-GMP) receptor and can be activated by c-di-GMP. To gain insight into BrlR function, we determined the structure o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Raju H,Sharma R

更新日期：2017-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The abilities of FK506 and rapamycin to block distinct signal transduction pathways are mediated by soluble binding proteins. Previously, a family of these receptors has been recognized that includes a 25 kDa protein, FKBP25. We now report the isolation of a cDNA for FKBP25 from a human hippocampal cDNA library by oli...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hung DT,Schreiber SL

更新日期：1992-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of retinoic acid receptor-beta (RAR-beta) is frequently lost in tobacco-related cancers. Benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide (BPDE) is an active metabolite of tobacco procarcinogen benzo[a]pyrene and plays an important role in tobacco carcinogenesis. We therefore exposed SV-40 immortalized esophageal epithelial cel...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Song S,Xu XC

更新日期：2001-03-09 00:00:00