Induction of ornithine decarboxylase activity in mouse tissues by phorbol ester is effectively blocked by methylglyoxal bis(butylamidinohydrazone).

abstract：:Aldose reductase has been purified to homogeneity from bovine retina. It has an apparent molecular weight of 32,000 daltons and shares immunological and kinetic properties with the much studied aldose reductases purified from various sources. Retinal aldose reductase displays a K(m) of approximately 40 microM with 4-h...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： He Q,Khanna P,Srivastava S,van Kuijk FJ,Ansari NH

更新日期：1998-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:In growing neurite of neuronal cells, it is suggested that α/β-tubulin heterodimers assemble to form microtubule, and assembly of microtubule promotes neurite elongation. On the other hand, recent studies reveal importance of intracellular Cl(-) in regulation of various cellular functions such as cell cycle progressio...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nakajima K,Niisato N,Marunaka Y

更新日期：2012-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelets are an important place for the storage of angiogenic factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). The present study aims to investigate the interaction between BDNF-TrkB pathway and platelet activation during tumor development. In an orthotopic hepa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yang ZF,Ho DW,Lau CK,Tam KH,Lam CT,Poon RT,Fan ST

更新日期：2006-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent works have shown that mechanical loading can alter the metabolic activity of chondrocytes cultured in 3D scaffolds. In this study we determined whether the stage of development of engineered cartilaginous constructs (expanded adult human articular chondrocytes/Polyactive foams) regulates the effect of dynamic c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Démarteau O,Wendt D,Braccini A,Jakob M,Schäfer D,Heberer M,Martin I

更新日期：2003-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Manganese superoxide dismutase (GP-MnSOD), a component of the so-called 'green protein' (green protein complex) from the facultative anaerobic halodenitrifier Bacillus halodenitrificans, has been crystallized using the hanging-drop vapor diffusion method. Crystals have unit-cell parameters a=b=93.4 A, c=65.0 A, and be...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liao J,Li M,Liu MY,Chang T,Le Gall J,Gui LL,Zhang JP,Liang DC,Chang WR

更新日期：2002-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Taxol (paclitaxel), a microtubule stabilizer with antitumor activity, mimics the actions of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on murine macrophages (M phi). In the present study, a variety of synthetic analogs of paclitaxel were examined for their potencies to induce nitric oxide (NO) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kirikae T,Ojima I,Kirikae F,Ma Z,Kuduk SD,Slater JC,Takeuchi CS,Bounaud PY,Nakano M

更新日期：1996-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Addition of 5% hexadecane to the diet of rats increased fecal excretion of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) from 14 to 39% of an LD50 dose (60 micrograms/kg) during 10 days after dosing. This enhanced elimination did not result in reduced toxicity. On the contrary, the treatment has increased mortality from ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rozman K

更新日期：1984-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori is a pathogenic flagellated bacterium that infects the gastroduodenal mucosa and causes peptic ulcers in humans. FliD caps the distal end of the flagellar filament and is essential in filament growth. Moreover, FliD has been studied to diagnose and prevent H. pylori infection. Here, we report struc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cho SY,Song WS,Oh HB,Kim HU,Jung HS,Yoon SI

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Using circular dichroism, fluorescence, and infrared spectroscopies, we studied the secondary structure of purified hamster PrP(C) in the presence of the mild, nonionic detergent octylglucoside. Under these native conditions, PrP(C) displayed an unexpectedly high beta-sheet component, intermediate between the values p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pergami P,Bramanti E,Ascoli GA

更新日期：1999-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated P. chabaudi parasites were permeabilized with digitonin and the function of intracellular Ca2+ stores was studied using the Ca2+ indicators arsenazo III or Fluo 3-acid in the medium. Addition of the second messenger InsP3 (5 microM) to permeabilized parasites leads to Ca2+ release into the medium, with the me...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Passos AP,Garcia CR

更新日期：1998-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium smegmatis is a good model for studying the physiology and pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis due to its genetic similarity. As methionine biosynthesis exists only in microorganisms, the enzymes involved in methionine biosynthesis can be a potential target for novel antibiotics. Homoserine O-acety...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sagong HY,Hong J,Kim KJ

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison was made of cytosynalin- and MAPs-induced microtubule formation. Cytosynalin (a 35 kDa cytoskeleton-interacting and calmodulin-binding protein) facilitated more rapid and extensive microtubule formation than MAPs. Electron microscopic examination revealed that the cytosynalin-induced microtubules were 24 ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Itoh K,Sobue K

更新日期：1987-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The availability of a human lymphoma cell line deficient in adenosine deaminase, adenosine kinase and methylthioadenosine phosphorylase enabled us to compare the effects of nucleoside transport inhibitors on the excretion of endogenously generated adenosine, deoxyadenosine and 5'-methylthioadenosine. The nucleoside tr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Iizasa T,Kubota M,Carson DA

更新日期：1984-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabbit brain synaptosomes bind the 1,4-dihydropyridine derivative (+)[3H]-PN 200-110 with an equilibrium dissociation constant of 0.04 nM and a maximal binding capacity of 400 fmol/mg of protein. Using polyclonal antibodies raised against the different components of the skeletal muscle 1,4-dihydropyridine receptor, we...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schmid A,Barhanin J,Mourre C,Coppola T,Borsotto M,Lazdunski M

更新日期：1986-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The metallo-disintegrins (ADAMs) are a family of mammalian proteins with significant amino acid sequence identity and a domain organisation similar to the snake venom metalloproteinases (reprolysins). They have been implicated in a wide variety of processes such as cell-cell and cell matrix adhesion and proteolysis of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Millichip MI,Dallas DJ,Wu E,Dale S,McKie N

更新日期：1998-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:During biosynthetic studies on bialaphos to reveal the formation mechanisms of carbon-phosphorous bonds in detail, three new metabolites containing a H-P-C bond structure were isolated from the fermentation broth of a mutant of Streptomyces hygroscopicus SF-1293. Based on the spectroscopic analysis, the structures of ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Seto H,Imai S,Tsuruoka T,Ogawa H,Satoh A,Sasaki T,Otake N

更新日期：1983-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Sma- and MAD-related protein 3 (Smad3) plays crucial roles in the transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta)-mediated signaling pathway, which produce a variety of cellular responses, including cell proliferation and differentiation. In our previous study, we demonstrated that protein inhibitor of activated STATy (PIA...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Imoto S,Ohbayashi N,Ikeda O,Kamitani S,Muromoto R,Sekine Y,Matsuda T

更新日期：2008-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant sterols are supplemented in foods to reduce cardiovascular risk. Randomized controlled trials show 2 g of plant sterols a day reduce serum cholesterol by about 10%. This reduction in serum cholesterol levels is achieved at the expense of increased serum plant sterol levels. Findings in patients with phytosterole...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Weingärtner O,Baber R,Teupser D

更新日期：2014-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycoprotein130 (gp130) is an important signal transducer in the interleukin-6 (IL-6) trans-signaling pathway, which plays a crucial role in chronic inflammation in atherosclerosis. Studies suggest that estrogen can inhibit IL-6/gp130 signaling and reduce the risk of coronary artery disease, but the precise mechanism ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhou M,Dai W,Cui Y,Li Y

更新日期：2020-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:To repair bone defects, we evaluate the in-vitro and in-vivo osteogenic activities of a novel tissue-engineered bone (TEB) by elaborately combining biomimetic calcium phosphate (BioCaP) granules with internally-incorporated simvastatin (SIM) and human adipose-derived stem cells (hASCs). First, we constructed BioCaP wi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang X,Jiang W,Liu Y,Zhang P,Wang L,Li W,Wu G,Ge Y,Zhou Y

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective was to determine whether hydroxylamine is a possible intermediate in the oxidative conversion of L-arginine to nitric oxide. Vasorelaxation by hydroxylamine is known to be mediated by nitric oxide. The vasorelaxant properties of hydroxylamine were examined using rat aortic rings and an isolated rat lung ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： DeMaster EG,Raij L,Archer SL,Weir EK

更新日期：1989-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The metalated forms of metallothionein are well studied (particularly Zn-MT, Cu-MT and Cd-MT), but almost nothing is known about the chemical and structural properties of apometallothioneins despite their importance in initial metalation and subsequent demetalation. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry was used t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Summers KL,Mahrok AK,Dryden MD,Stillman MJ

更新日期：2012-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular DNA (eDNA) is a structural component of the polymeric matrix of biofilms from different species. Different mechanisms for DNA release have been proposed including lysis of cells, lysis of DNA-containing vesicles, and DNA secretion. Here, a genome-wide screen of 3985 non-lethal mutations was performed to ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sanchez-Torres V,Maeda T,Wood TK

更新日期：2010-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The IGFBP7 gene encodes insulin-like growth factor protein 7. IGFPB7 is involved in diverse biological functions including cell growth regulation, senescence and apoptosis, and also acts as a tumor suppressor in multiple cancers. The IGFBP7 mRNA is subject to A-to-I RNA editing mediated by adenosine deaminases acting ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Larsen K,Kristensen KK,Momeni J,Farajzadeh L,Bendixen C

更新日期：2016-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Nischarin, a novel integrin binding protein, has been demonstrated its negative effects on cell migration and invasion. However, the biological role of Nischarin in breast cancer has not been fully elucidated yet. Our study aimed to analyze the association between Nischarin expression and clinical features of breast c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chang C,Wei W,Han D,Meng J,Zhu F,Xiao Y,Wu G,Shi X,Zhang L

更新日期：2017-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular transport and storage of retinoids were shown to be conducted by fatty acid-binding protein (FABP). When rat liver cytosol was gel filtrated, retinyl palmitate-binding activity was mainly eluted in the fraction with a Mr. of around 14,000, in which both FABP and cellular retinol-binding protein (CRBP) co...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fukai F,Kase T,Shidotani T,Nagai T,Katayama T

更新日期：1987-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study we evaluated the effect of interleukin 1-beta on adenylate cyclase activity in 235-1 pituitary cell line. The dose-response curve of interleukin 1 beta effect on adenylate cyclase activity showed a significant inhibition of basal enzyme activity at 1 pM concentration, while the inhibition of forsk...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schettini G,Florio T,Meucci O,Scala G,Landolfi E,Grimaldi M

更新日期：1988-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Communication between receptor tyrosine kinase and G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-mediated signaling is recognized as a common integrator linking diverse aspects of intracellular signaling systems. Here, we report that G protein-coupled beta-adrenergic receptor activation leading to stimulation of salivary phosphol...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Slomiany BL,Slomiany A

更新日期：2004-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we demonstrate that interleukin-1β (IL-1β) contributes to the γ-ionizing radiation (IR)-induced increase of migration/invasion in A549 lung cancer cells, and that this occurs via RIP1 upregulation. We initially observed that the protein expression and secreted concentration of IL-1β were increased upon exposure ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kang AR,Cho JH,Lee NG,Kwon JH,Song JY,Hwang SG,Jung IS,Kim JS,Um HD,Oh SC,Park JK

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microinjection of purified transcriptionally active ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complex of vesicular stomatitis virus in vero cells resulted in the production and release of virus. Compared to the release of virus by cells treated with RNP in the presence of DEAE-dextran, the microinjection technique was highly efficient....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Thornton GB,Kopchick JJ,Stacey DW,Banerjee AK

更新日期：1983-11-15 00:00:00