Characterization of multiple fumarase proteins in Escherichia coli.

abstract：:A synthetic heptapeptide H-Ser-Phe-Phe-Leu-Arg-Asn-Pro-NH2, which corresponds to the ligand peptide latent in rodent thrombin receptors, was able to activate the thrombin receptor with no thrombin. In order to evaluate the structural requisites of two consecutive phenylalanines, three sets of analogs with substitution...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shimohigashi Y,Nose T,Okazaki M,Satoh Y,Ohno M,Costa T,Shimizu N,Ogino Y

更新日期：1994-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) plays a key role in Fatty acid catabolism in mammals. Findings from our previous studies have indicated that FABP4 neither affect the differentiation of bovine preadipocytes nor does it change the expression of upstream genes. To investigate whether ectopically expressed FABP4 can ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang L,Zhao Y,Ning Y,Wang H,Zan L

更新日期：2017-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Two common non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and their nitric oxide (NO) adducts were evaluated for effects on stomach and thymus. Following 4-h duration (acute) oral dosing of fasted male Wistar rats, 1.33 x 10(-4)mol/kg of ibuprofen caused significant visual irritation score and microscopic thinning, al...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Downing JE,Madden JC,Ingram MJ,Rostron C

更新日期：2005-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyphosphoinositide hydrolysis was examined in membranes from thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)-responsive GH3 pituitary cells. [3H]Inositol phosphates (IP2 and IP3) were generated upon incubation of membranes from [3H]inositol-labeled cells indicating the presence of a membrane-associated polyphosphoinositide phos...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lucas DO,Bajjalieh SM,Kowalchyk JA,Martin TF

更新日期：1985-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies examining the relationship between cellular sortilin and VLDL-B100 secretion demonstrate inconsistent results. Current studies explore the possibility that discrepancies may be related to insulin sensitivity. McArdle RH7777 cells (McA cells) cultured under serum enriched conditions lose sensitivity to insulin....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sparks RP,Guida WC,Sowden MP,Jenkins JL,Starr ML,Fratti RA,Sparks CE,Sparks JD

更新日期：2016-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of substituted 4H-3,1-benzoxazin-4-ones have been made and assayed as inhibitors of human leukocyte elastase (HLE) and other serine proteases. The benzoxazinones are kinetically competitive, alternate substrate inhibitors that inhibit by acylation and slow deacylation. Two structure-activity relationships hav...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Spencer RW,Copp LJ,Bonaventura B,Tam TF,Liak TJ,Billedeau RJ,Krantz A

更新日期：1986-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are involved in protein folding, aggregation, transport and/or stabilization by acting as a molecular chaperone, leading to inhibition of apoptosis by both caspase dependent and/or independent pathways. HSPs are overexpressed in a wide range of human cancers and are implicated in tumor cell ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sarkar R,Mukherjee S,Biswas J,Roy M

更新日期：2012-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-dependent anion channel (VDAC) is a multi-functional channel protein in the mitochondrial outer membrane of all eukaryotes. It is involved in extensive physiological and pathophysiological processes. However there is only scant information about VDAC in mammalian reproduction, fertility and development in the ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu B,Zhang W,Wang Z

更新日期：2010-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:X-ray microanalysis has been used to determine elemental content in the cytoplasm of hepatocytes of hyperthyroid rats in comparison with euthyroid controls. No significant differences were found for any examined element (sodium, phosphorus, sulfur, chlorine, potassium, magnesium and calcium). In contrast to earlier re...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Smith NK,Lewiński A,Stabler-Morris S

更新日期：1983-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical synthesis was used to produce optically active isomers of dolichol (S- and R-forms) with 18 and 19 isoprene residues. The phosphorylated polyprene was studied in rat liver microsomal GDP-mannosyl and UDP-N-acetylglucosaminyl transferase systems. The two dolichol-P forms in both transferase systems gave Vmax v...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Löw P,Peterson E,Mizuno M,Takigawa T,Chojnacki T,Dallner G

更新日期：1985-07-16 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：:Using SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, we investigated the difference in the molecular structure between human and bovine ceruloplasmin. In both cases, we found that the protein is present in two majors forms of different molecular mass. The difference between human and bovine ceruloplasmin was more obvious w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Boivin S,Aouffen M,Fournier A,Mateescu MA

更新日期：2001-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of four potent antimitotic agents, rhizoxin (RZX), phomopsin A (PMS-A), ansamitocin P-3 (ASMP-3), and vinblastine (VLB), to tubulins from RZX-sensitive and -resistant strains of Aspergillus nidulans, Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae was investigated. Mycelial extracts to which RZX co...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li Y,Kobayashi H,Hashimoto Y,Iwasaki S

更新日期：1992-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine cytochrome c oxidase in 0.1% dodecylmaltoside, 50 mM KCl and 10 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4 is monodisperse with an apparent Mr 360,000 (dimer) as estimated by filtration on Ultrogel AcA 34. In the absence of added KCl the apparent Mr is 160,000 (monomer). The dimeric enzyme has a high and a low affinity site for cytoc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nałecz KA,Bolli R,Azzi A

更新日期：1983-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of cyclin D1 expression is a critical feature of growth factor-induced cell proliferation in hepatocytes. To clarify the mechanisms regulating cyclin D1 gene expression, we isolated the rat cyclin D1 gene and analyzed the transcriptional regulatory elements in rat hepatoma cells and primary cultured rat hepa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Moriuchi A,Ido A,Nagata Y,Nagata K,Uto H,Hasuike S,Hori T,Hirono S,Hayashi K,Tsubouchi H

更新日期：2003-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of ruthenium red and caffeine (a Ca2+ release blocker and an inducer, respectively) on Ca2+ uptake by sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) vesicles and formation of the phosphorylated intermediate (EP) of the Ca2+-ATPase were studied using fast-kinetic techniques. Ruthenium red increased the rate and the maximum level ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mészáros LG,Ikemoto N

更新日期：1985-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are one of the most commonly used nanomaterials; however, it remains unclear whether AgNPs induce neurotoxicity. Here, we investigated the potential neurological effects of AgNPs and the neuroprotective effect of vitamin E (VE). We found that intranasal instillation of AgNPs in neonatal Sp...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yin N,Yao X,Zhou Q,Faiola F,Jiang G

更新日期：2015-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The p53 homologue p73 is expressed in at least six different isoforms (alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, and zeta), but unlike p53 it has rarely been found mutated in human cancers. However, altered expression of this gene has been reported in cancer cells. In order to understand if p73 is involved in normal and mal...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tschan MP,Grob TJ,Peters UR,Laurenzi VD,Huegli B,Kreuzer KA,Schmidt CA,Melino G,Fey MF,Tobler A,Cajot JF

更新日期：2000-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Incubation of rabbit aortic endothelial cells (RAEC) with oxidized low-density lipoprotein (LDL) for 16 h resulted in stimulation of calcium uptake and increased release of nitric oxide (NO) by these cells. Accompanying inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) activity in these cells was also observed. Convers...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fries DM,Penha RG,D'Amico EA,Abdalla DS,Monteiro HP

更新日期：1995-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the internalization and subsequent nuclear localization of [125I]-rTNF-alpha in a human osteoblast-like cell line, HOS TE85. TNF-alpha is rapidly internalized and optimum cellular levels are achieved in approximately 20 minutes at 37 degrees C. A portion of the internalized cytokine is translocated to ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Panagakos FS,Kumar S

更新日期：1994-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent years have seen considerable evolution in our understanding of the mechanisms of oxygen activation by non-heme iron enzymes, with high-valent iron-oxo intermediates coming to the forefront as formidably potent oxidants. In the absence of substrate, the generation of vividly colored chromophores deriving from th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Farquhar ER,Koehntop KD,Emerson JP,Que L Jr

更新日期：2005-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The DiFi and HT-29 human colorectal cancer cell lines were characterized and compared with respect to binding properties of alpha adrenoceptors present on the cell surface. Both cell lines possessed alpha-1 and alpha-2 adrenoceptors of high affinity; however, DiFi cells were rich in alpha-1 adrenoceptors, whereas HT-2...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Agrawal DK,Wildrick DM,Boman BM

更新日期：1992-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate-gated chloride (GluCl) channels are pentameric receptors for the inhibitory neurotransmitter glutamate in invertebrates and are a major target for macrolide anthelmintics. Three amino acids in GluCl channels are reported to render macrolide resistance in nematodes and insects. To examine whether these three ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamaguchi M,Sawa Y,Matsuda K,Ozoe F,Ozoe Y

更新日期：2012-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of accessible SH-groups was determined in membrane vesicles prepared from Escherichia coli growing in fermentation conditions at slightly alkaline pH on glucose with or without added formate. Addition of ATP or formate to the vesicles caused a approximately 1.4-fold increase in the number of accessible SH-g...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mnatsakanyan N,Poladian A,Bagramyan K,Trchounian A

更新日期：2003-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:G13 belongs to the G12-subfamily of heterotrimeric regulatory G-proteins. Employing specific antibodies, we isolated G alpha 13 from bovine brain by a four-step purification protocol combining conventional and affinity chromatography. The use of ethylene glycol as a protective agent influenced the elution properties o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Harhammer R,Nürnberg B,Spicher K,Schultz G

更新日期：1994-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to investigate the clinical significance and biological function of RASSF6 in human breast cancers. RASSF6 protein was found to be downregulated in 42 of 95 human breast cancer tissues by immunohistochemistry, which was associated with advanced TNM stage and nodal metastasis. The rate of RASSF6 downreg...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： He Z,Zhao TT,Jin F,Li JG,Xu YY,Dong HT,Liu Q,Xing P,Zhu GL,Xu H,Miao ZF

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The adenine nucleotide translocase (ANT), besides transferring ATP from the mitochondrial matrix to the rest of the cell, has also been proposed to be involved in mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT), and accordingly in mitochondrial Ca2+ homeostasis. In order to assess the role of ANT in Ca2+ signal transmissi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wieckowski MR,Szabadkai G,Wasilewski M,Pinton P,Duszyński J,Rizzuto R

更新日期：2006-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Hippocampus is one of the most vulnerable tissues to glucocorticoid (GC). In the present study, we demonstrate that dexamethasone (DEX), a synthetic GC, induces apoptotic cell death in hippocampal progenitor HiB5 cells without any additional insult. Interestingly, expression of 27-kDa heat shock protein (HSP27) was ma...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Son GH,Geum D,Chung S,Park E,Lee KH,Choi S,Kim K

更新日期：2005-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The chloroethylnitrosoureas are useful antitumor agents which evidently exert a significant part of their cytotoxic action through the formation of a unique 1-(3-deoxycytidyl), 2-(1-deoxyguanosinyl)ethane cross-link in DNA. It has been suggested that this cross-link is formed from O6-(2-chloro-ethyl)guanine, an initia...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Parker S,Kirk MC,Ludlum DB

更新日期：1987-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock induces a variety of biological events including gene activation, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. Heat shock has recently been shown to be potentially useful when combined with radiation in cancer therapy, probably because, in mammalian cells, heat inhibits the repair of double-strand breaks (DSBs) induce...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kaneko H,Igarashi K,Kataoka K,Miura M

更新日期：2005-03-25 00:00:00