Structural basis for the selective addition of an oxygen atom to cyclic ketones by Baeyer-Villiger monooxygenase from Parvibaculum lavamentivorans.

abstract：:The cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor p27(Kip1) is an important regulator of cell cycle progression as it negatively regulates G(0/1) progression and plays a major role in controlling the cell cycle. The screening of the p27(Kip1) sequence identified many potential phosphorylation sites. Although Ser(10) and Thr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Guan X,Chen L,Wang J,Geng H,Chu X,Zhang Q,Du L,De W

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different domains of human sperm membrane, viz., the hydrophobic domains, the aqueous compartments and the surface proteins were probed to evaluate the molecular dynamics in these microenvironments in normal as well as oligospermic cases. Decreased rotational motion of the stearic spin-labels, designated rigid l...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sinha S,Kumar GP,Laloraya M

更新日期：1994-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+-phospholipid dependent protein kinase activity and the effect of 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) on H+ secretion was studied in guinea-pig parietal cells. In resting parietal cells PK-C activity was distributed almost equally in both the cytosolic and particulate cell fraction. Exposure of the cells to...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Beil W,Mannschedel W,Sewing KF

更新日期：1987-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The production of hydroxyl radicals by tetrachlorohydroquinone (TCHQ, a major metabolite of the widely used biocide pentachlorophenol) in the presence of H(2)O(2) was studied by salicylate hydroxylation method. HPLC with electrochemical detection was used to measure the levels of 2,3- and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DH...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhu BZ,Kitrossky N,Chevion M

更新日期：2000-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Barnacles are notorious marine fouling organisms. Their successful attachment to a substrate requires that they search for an appropriate habitat during their cyprid stage. A chemical cue called SIPC (Settlement-Inducing Protein Complex) has been shown to play a key role in the induction of cyprid gregarious settlemen...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang X,Liang C,Song J,Ye Z,Wu W,Hu B

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now well established that PA is a potent biological response modifier, showing simultaneously antitumor, antitoxic, anticarcinogenic, antifungal, antiparasitic and immunomodulatory properties. Since PA is a foreign protein, it is quite logical to assume that it may be cleaved into smaller peptide fragments in vi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sinha P,Sengupta J,Ray PK

更新日期：1999-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study has focused on the role of the 42- and 44-kDa mitogen-activated protein kinases (p42/44 MAPKs) and the 38-kDa mitogen-activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK) in the proliferation of the pancreatic beta-cell line MIN6. MIN6 beta-cell proliferation was assessed by measuring 5-bromo-2'-deoxyuridine (BrdU) i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Burns CJ,Squires PE,Persaud SJ

更新日期：2000-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the small noncatalytic subunit of myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCPsr) on the Ca2+-induced contraction of smooth muscle were investigated in the Triton X-100-permeabilized porcine renal artery. The full-length recombinant chicken MLCPsr obtained by the bacterial expression system induced an additiona...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhou Y,Nishimura J,Hirano K,Kanaide H

更新日期：1999-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Isoliquiritigenin (ILTG) is a chalcone compound and has valuable pharmacological properties such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antiallergic activities. Recently, the anxiolytic effect of ILTG has been reported; however, its action mechanism and hypnotic activity have not yet been demonstrated. The...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cho S,Kim S,Jin Z,Yang H,Han D,Baek NI,Jo J,Cho CW,Park JH,Shimizu M,Jin YH

更新日期：2011-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous genome-wide association study on milk production traits in Chinese Holstein population, we revealed VPS28 gene was highly expressed in mammary gland tissue and a -58C > T mutation in 5'-UTR of it was significantly associated with milk fat content traits. In this study, we explored the effect of this -58C...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu L,Zhang Q

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The various manipulations involved in the isolation of membrane fragments from culture fluids of murine melanoma cells were examined to discern their effect on membrane fragment structure. Ultracentrifugation and gel chromatography were compared using the presence of marker enzymes and the sensitivity to a non-ionic d...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Taylor DD,Chou IN,Black PH

更新日期：1983-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical properties of Type II restriction enzyme BanI were characterized. Kinetic parameters were evaluated and an enhancement of rate was observed when the recognition site was located in a more central position in the substrate, suggesting that BanI locates its recognition site by a sliding mechanism. As BanI ha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Advani S,Roy KB

更新日期：2000-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal adhesion kinase, FAK, is a unique protein tyrosine kinase found in cellular focal adhesions. It is widely expressed and highly phosphorylated during embryogenesis. To examine the function of FAK in cell differentiation, we made FAK-deficient embryonic stem (ES) cells by homologous recombination. However, FAK-def...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ilic D,Furuta Y,Suda T,Atsumi T,Fujimoto J,Ikawa Y,Yamamoto T,Aizawa S

更新日期：1995-04-06 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

abstract：:UCP-2 is a member of the emerging family of UCP homologues. Upon high-fat feeding, UCP-2 mRNA levels are increased in epididymal fat pads of A/J mice, suggesting that the flux of fatty acids entering adipose tissue may regulate UCP-2 gene expression. Since fatty acids act as positive transcriptional regulators of lipi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Aubert J,Champigny O,Saint-Marc P,Negrel R,Collins S,Ricquier D,Ailhaud G

更新日期：1997-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexamethasone (Dex) causes osteoblast cell injuries. In the present research, we tested the potential effect of SC79, a novel and specific Akt activator, against Dex in osteoblasts. In primary murine osteoblasts and osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells, pretreatment with SC79 significantly attenuated Dex-induced cell death. Fu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li ST,Chen NN,Qiao YB,Zhu WL,Ruan JW,Zhou XZ

更新日期：2016-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is present in cells involved in development of atherosclerosis (endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and macrophages). A direct involvement of LPL in atherogenesis has been suggested. Previously we used the surface plasmon resonance technique to study the interaction of lipoproteins with su...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Makoveichuk E,Lookene A,Olivecrona G

更新日期：1998-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies and fragments thereof are, because of high selectivity for their targets, considered as potential therapeutics and biomarkers for several neurological disorders. However, due to their large molecular size, antibodies/fragments do not easily penetrate into the brain. The aim of the present study was to impro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Syvänen S,Edén D,Sehlin D

更新日期：2017-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) is a small neuropeptide, which exerts pleiotropic functions. Based on its immunomodulatory, secretory, and possibly trophic effects, VIP is a valuable candidate molecule for the management of autoimmune disease. The purpose of this study was to develop a recombinant viral vector cap...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lodde BM,Delporte C,Goldsmith CM,Tak PP,Baum BJ

更新日期：2004-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidants and inflammatory mediators such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) activate transcription factors such as NF-kappa B. Interleukin-8 (IL-8) is a ubiquitous inflammatory chemokine that mediates a multitude of inflammatory events in the lung. Ergothioneine is a naturally occurring thiol compound, which ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rahman I,Gilmour PS,Jimenez LA,Biswas SK,Antonicelli F,Aruoma OI

更新日期：2003-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Dynamic properties of spin-labelled heterosaccharides in the Fc-region of murine monoclonal antihapten immunoglobulin G were studied in model immune complexes (IC) as a function of the IC size. Model IC dimers, trimers and oligomers were formed using bivalent photoaffinity antigens. The ESR spectrum exhibits two compo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kusumi A,Winkelhake JL

更新日期：1986-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Localization of ATP-binding cassette transporter isoform C1 (ABCC1) to the basolateral membrane of polarized cells is crucial for export of a variety of cellular metabolites; however, the mechanism regulating basolateral targeting of the transporter is poorly understood. Here we describe identification of a basolatera...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Emi Y,Harada Y,Sakaguchi M

更新日期：2013-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:NEDD8 is a novel ubiquitin-like protein that has been shown to conjugate to nuclear proteins in a manner analogous to ubiquitination and sentrinization. To identify proteins that are involved in the NEDD8-conjugation and de-conjugation pathway, the yeast two-hybrid system was used to screen a human heart cDNA library ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wada H,Kito K,Caskey LS,Yeh ET,Kamitani T

更新日期：1998-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the mechanism of transcriptional induction of the rat liver acyl-CoA oxidase gene by hypolipidemic agents, we searched for cis-acting regulatory sequences in the 5' upstream region of the gene by transfection studies. We found that the sequence between -639 and -472 acts as a peroxisome proliferator-respons...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Osumi T,Wen JK,Hashimoto T

更新日期：1991-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The estrogen receptor (ER) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor which regulates growth, development, differentiation and reproduction. To test the hypothesis that the diverse effects of the ER could be mediated by interacting with other transcription factors/oncogenes, the present study assessed its interaction ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yu CL,Driggers P,Barrera-Hernandez G,Nunez SB,Segars JH,Cheng S

更新日期：1997-10-20 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：:The adipose tissue of genetically obese Zucker rats is characterized by coordinated tissue specific overtranscription of a subset of genes related to lipid storage such as Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH). We show that CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein alpha (C/EBP alpha) is an activator of GAPDH proximal...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rolland V,Le Liepvre X,Houbiguian ML,Lavau M,Dugail I

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:miR-183 cluster, composed of miR-183/-96/-182 genes, is highly expressed in the adult retina, particularly in photoreceptors. It involves in development, maturation and normal function of neuroretina. Ectopic overexpression of miR-183/-96/-182 genes was performed to assess reprogramming of hRPE cells. They were amplif...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Davari M,Soheili ZS,Samiei S,Sharifi Z,Pirmardan ER

更新日期：2017-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothionein (MT) is effective in the prevention of diabetic cardiomyopathy, and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is known to control vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) gene expression and regulate angiogenesis in diabetic hearts. We examined whether or not MT affects HIF-1 activity in the heart of diabeti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Feng W,Wang Y,Cai L,Kang YJ

更新日期：2007-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an important pathophysiological process in the development of many diseases. However, the mechanism responsible for the development of PH remains unknown. The objective of the study was to explore the possible impact of sulfur dioxide (SO2) on the endogenous hydrogen sulfide (H2S) pathwa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Luo L,Liu D,Tang C,Du J,Liu AD,Holmberg L,Jin H

更新日期：2013-04-19 00:00:00