The sugar-specific adhesion/deadhesion apparatus of the marine bacterium Vibrio furnissii is a sensorium that continuously monitors nutrient levels in the environment.

abstract：:Infrared spectra of E. coli strain JM103 and transformants which overproduced recombinant proinsulin have been measured as a function of pressure up to 38 kbar. It is the first time that high-pressure infrared spectra of live bacteria have been successfully measured. In ambient conditions, spectra of the host strain J...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wong PT,Zahab DM,Narang SA,Sung WL

更新日期：1987-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells (ECs) apoptosis induced by oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is thought to play a critical role in atherosclerosis. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of noncoding RNAs that posttranscriptionally regulate the expression of genes involved in diverse cell functions, including differentiation, growt...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Qin B,Xiao B,Liang D,Xia J,Li Y,Yang H

更新日期：2011-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibrosis is an abnormal response to organ injury, characterized by accumulation of activated fibroblasts at the sites of injury. Fibroblasts arise from several sources, including resident fibroblasts and circulating fibrocytes that infiltrate organ tissue. Recently, epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been rec...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mikami Y,Yamauchi Y,Horie M,Kase M,Jo T,Takizawa H,Kohyama T,Nagase T

更新日期：2012-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen kb murine GLUT4 minigene (= -7395 GLUT4) contains DNA sequence that confers tissue specific, exercise-induced up-regulation of the GLUT4 gene in skeletal muscle and high-fat diet induced-down-regulation in white adipose tissue. To identify the DNA sequences required for regulated expression, we generated GLUT...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tsunoda N,Cooke DW,Ikemoto S,Maruyama K,Takahashi M,Lane MD,Ezaki O

更新日期：1997-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Peripheral noxious stimulation leads to phosphorylation and thereby activation of the transcription factor CREB in the spinal cord. CREB phosphorylation occurs mainly at serine 133, but the phosphorylation site at serine 142 may also be important. We investigated the impact of spinal CREB protein levels and phosphoryl...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Niederberger E,Ehnert C,Gao W,Coste O,Schmidtko A,Popp L,Gall CV,Korf HW,Tegeder I,Geisslinger G

更新日期：2007-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generated during inflammation and aging contribute to the resorption of articular cartilage. Low antioxidant levels are a risk factor for arthritis because they protect cartilage from ROS. N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) is a ROS scavenger and, depending upon the concentration, an anti-inflammator...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li WQ,Dehnade F,Zafarullah M

更新日期：2000-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the contribution of apoptosis- and oxidative stress-associated genes to apoptosis induction in trophoblast cells of human fetal membrane tissues undergoing apoptosis during in vitro incubation. RT-PCR analyses demonstrated an increased level of HO-1, Mn-SOD, Cox-2, iNOS, TNFalpha, TNFR1, IL-1beta, IL-6, Ba...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yuan B,Ohyama K,Bessho T,Toyoda H

更新日期：2006-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a charge-mediated fusion method to reconstitute the sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) in giant unilamellar vesicles (GUV). Intracellular Ca2+ transport by SERCA controls key processes in human cells such as proliferation, signaling, and contraction. Small-molecule effectors of SERCA are...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bian T,Autry JM,Casemore D,Li J,Thomas DD,He G,Xing C

更新日期：2016-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:V3 loop peptides from three different human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) strains were synthesized. BH10, ADA, and 89.6 strains whose infections are dependent on CXCR4, CCR5, and both, respectively, were selected. Co-transfection of luciferase reporter gene and corresponding envelope genes (HXB2, ADA, and 89.6...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ling H,Zhang XY,Usami O,Hattori T

更新日期：2002-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Small ubiquitin-like modifier 1 (SUMO1) is a member of the superfamily of ubiquitin-like proteins. Despite its structural similarity with ubiquitin, SUMO1 does not seem to play any role in protein degradation and its precise biological function is poorly understood. During our studies on heat-shock responses, we found...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim HJ,Yun J,Lee J,Hong H,Jeong J,Kim E,Bae YS,Lee KJ

更新日期：2011-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute lung injury (ALI) is a severe clinical condition with high morbidity and mortality. Apoptosis is a key pathologic feature of ALI, and Bcl-2 plays an important role during the pathogenesis of ALI via the regulation of apoptosis. However, the regulation of Bcl-2 during ALI, particularly through microRNAs, remains ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhao J,Li X,Zou M,He J,Han Y,Wu D,Yang H,Wu J

更新日期：2014-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:In investigations on self-splicing in the group I intron of the pre-mRNA from the nrdB gene of bacteriophage T4 it was found that 2'-amino-2'-deoxyguanosine can replace guanosine as cofactor. This is the first guanosine-analogue with a modification in the 2'-position and substantial activity in a group I self-splicing...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Strömberg R,Hahne S,Sjögren AS,Sjöberg BM

更新日期：1992-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Green fluorescent protein (GFP)-tagged phospholipase C (PLC)-delta1 and its mutants were expressed in Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. GFP-PLC-delta1 or the GFP-tagged pleckstrin homology (PH) domain of PLC-delta1 itself was found to be predominantly localized at the plasma membrane. The DeltaPH mutant or a sit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fujii M,Ohtsubo M,Ogawa T,Kamata H,Hirata H,Yagisawa H

更新日期：1999-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The glutathione reductase gene, gor, was cloned from the plant pathogen Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli. Its gene expression and enzyme characteristics were found to be different from those of previously studied homologues. Northern blot hybridization, promoter-lacZ fusion, and enzyme assay experiments revealed th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Loprasert S,Whangsuk W,Sallabhan R,Mongkolsuk S

更新日期：2005-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a new method for monitoring the interactions between nonlabeled RNAs that involves detection of fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) between two DNA probes with different fluorescent label. The sequences of the probes are complementary to those of the RNAs. In this study, we examined the int...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ota N,Sato T,Taira K,Ohkawa J

更新日期：2001-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified a 35-amino acid antibiotic cecropin secreted by an established mosquito cell line. C7-10 cells from the vector mosquito, Aedes albopictus, were incubated with heat-killed Escherichia coli, and materials secreted into the cell culture supernatant were recovered by acid precipitation. Following batch ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sun D,Eccleston ED,Fallon AM

更新日期：1998-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:When the F1-ATPase from the thermophilic bacterium, PS3, was inactivated by 90% with 7-chloro-4-nitro[14C]benzofurazan ([14C]Nbf-Cl) at pH 7.3 and then gel-filtered, 1.25 mols of [14C]Nbf-O-Tyr and less than 0.1 mol of Nbf-N-Lys were formed per mol of enzyme. After adjusting the pH of the gel-filtered, modified enzyme...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Andrews WW,Yoshida M,Hill FC,Allison WS

更新日期：1984-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The products of the TSC1 (hamartin) and TCS2 (tuberin) tumor suppressor genes negatively regulate cell growth by inhibiting mTOR signaling. Recent research has led to the postulation that tuberin and/or hamartin are involved in tumor migration, presumably through Rho activation. Here we show that LEF-8 cells, which co...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Suzuki T,Das SK,Inoue H,Kazami M,Hino O,Kobayashi T,Yeung RS,Kobayashi K,Tadokoro T,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：2008-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of sucrase-isomaltase mRNA was investigated along the crypt-villus axis of rat small intestine using differentially isolated cells and in situ hybridization. A partial rat sucrase-isomaltase cDNA was cloned which coded for a protein that was predicted to be 88% homologous to those encoded by the rabbit ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Traber PG

更新日期：1990-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The biological function of hnRNP family proteins is widely diverse and involved in pre-mRNA processing, transcriptional regulation, recombination, and telomere maintenance. In the course of our study on the elucidation of biological functions of minisatellite DNA, we isolated several nuclear proteins that bind to the ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tanaka E,Fukuda H,Nakashima K,Tsuchiya N,Seimiya H,Nakagama H

更新日期：2007-06-29 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 effects of cyclosporin A (CSP) on tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) RNA levels and protein production in human B cells and a B cell line were studied. The ability of CSP to block induction of RNA was compared to its inhibition of protein production in response to anti-IgM, phorbol ester (PMA) and platelet-ac...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Smith CS,Ortega G,Parker L,Shearer WT

更新日期：1994-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The root-knot nematode (RKN) Meloidogyne incognita reproduces on the roots of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum), damaging crops, reducing crop yield, and causing economic losses annually. The development of resistant genotypes is an alternative strategy to effectively control these losses. However, the molecular mechanism r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xing X,Li X,Zhang M,Wang Y,Liu B,Xi Q,Zhao K,Wu Y,Yang T

更新日期：2017-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the nitric oxide (NO)-generating behavior of nitroglycerin (NTG), pentaerythritol trinitrate (PEtriN) and isosorbide dinitrate (ISDN), in the microsomal preparation of bovine coronary artery smooth muscle cells. The comparative NO generating activities among these nitrates were consistent with their relati...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chung SJ,Fung HL

更新日期：1992-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate hormonal factors responsible for the huge increase in PRL receptors on the day of estrus in the rat mammary gland. For this purpose, ovariectomized rats were primed with E2 so as to reach a physiological serum concentration of E2 (21.5 +/- 1.2 pg/ml) and high PRL serum values (...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Guillaumot P,Sabbagh I,Bertrand J,Cohen H

更新日期：1986-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to identify effective factors that could induce differentiation of pancreatic ductal epithelial cells (PDECs) into insulin-producing cells. We examined the effect of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and betacellulin-delta4 (BTC-delta4) on PDECs. We isolated PDECs from adult rats and stimu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhan XR,Li XY,Liu XM,Zhou JH,Yang YL,Yi R,Zhang J,Yang BF

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leda-1/Pianp is a type I transmembrane protein expressed by CNS cells, murine melanoma cell line B16F10 and rat liver sinusoidal endothelial cells. The early steps of posttranslational modifications of Leda-1/Pianp have been described to include glycosylation and processing by proprotein convertases. Here, we comprehe...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Biswas S,Adrian M,Weber J,Evdokimov K,Winkler M,Géraud C

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects of the imidazoline compound RX871024 on cytosolic free Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)]i) and insulin secretion in pancreatic beta-cells from SUR1 deficient mice have been studied. In beta-cells from wild-type mice RX871024 increased [Ca(2+)]i by blocking ATP-dependent K(+)-current (K(ATP)) and inducing membrane...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Efanov AM,Høy M,Bränström R,Zaitsev SV,Magnuson MA,Efendic S,Gromada J,Berggren PO

更新日期：2001-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Flo8 is a transcriptional activator essential for the inducible expression of a set of target genes such as STA1, FLO11, and FLO1 encoding an extracellular glucoamylase and two cell surface proteins, respectively. However, the molecular mechanism of Flo8-mediated transcriptional activation remains largely elusive. By ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim HY,Lee SB,Kang HS,Oh GT,Kim T

更新日期：2014-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:There are data suggesting that HMG1 protein may be involved in DNA replication. Recently we have found that only the acetylated form of the protein generates tetramers, stimulates the activity of DNA polymerase alpha (EC 2.7.7.7) (with activated DNA as a template) and forms a specific complex with it. This paper compa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dimov SI,Alexandrova EA,Beltchev BG

更新日期：1990-01-30 00:00:00