Evidence for intracellular formation of angiotensins: coexistence of renin and angiotensin-converting enzyme in Leydig cells of rat testis.

abstract：:The cDNA encoding the UDP glucuronosyltransferase, UGT1A3, has been cloned and expressed in cell culture. The deduced amino acid sequence of the cDNA is 90% similar in sequence to that of a previously characterized form, UGT1A4 and to that of a third form, UGT1A5 whose function in unknown. UGT1A3, when expressed in CO...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mojarrabi B,Butler R,Mackenzie PI

更新日期：1996-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:EcoP1I methyltransferase (M.EcoP1I) belongs to the type III restriction-modification system encoded by prophage P1 that infects Escherichia coli. Binding of M.EcoP1I to double-stranded DNA and single-stranded DNA has been characterized. Binding to both single- and double-stranded DNA could be competed out by unlabeled...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sistla S,Krishnamurthy V,Rao DN

更新日期：2004-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant human glioma D-298 MG amplifies a rearranged epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene (c-erbB proto-oncogene), resulting in an in-frame deletion of 83 amino acids in domain IV of the extracellular domain of the EGFR. EGF and transforming growth factor-a (TGF-a) bound to the mutant EGFR with high affinity...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Humphrey PA,Gangarosa LM,Wong AJ,Archer GE,Lund-Johansen M,Bjerkvig R,Laerum OD,Friedman HS,Bigner DD

更新日期：1991-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic encoding of synthetic or "non-natural" amino acids promises to diversify the functions and structures of proteins. We applied rapid codon-reassignment for creating Escherichia coli strains unable to terminate translation at the UAG "stop" triplet, but efficiently decoding it as various tyrosine and lysine ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mukai T,Yanagisawa T,Ohtake K,Wakamori M,Adachi J,Hino N,Sato A,Kobayashi T,Hayashi A,Shirouzu M,Umehara T,Yokoyama S,Sakamoto K

更新日期：2011-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Beta-catenin has essential roles in morphogenesis and human cancer, both as a subunit of adhesive complexes in the cell membrane and as a transcriptional coactivator in the Wnt signaling pathway. In addition, beta-catenin also has the ability to transport lymphoid enhancer binding factor-1 into the nucleus. In this st...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hsu HT,Liu PC,Ku SY,Jung KC,Hong YR,Kao C,Wang C

更新日期：2006-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian Sprouty2 (Spry2) is a key regulator of the receptor tyrosine kinase/ERK signaling pathway and involved in many biological processes, including cell growth, migration, and tumor suppression. Here, we demonstrated that the intracellular protein level of Spry2 was significantly down-regulated by tumor necrosis ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ding W,Warburton D

更新日期：2008-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian homologues of the Drosophila trp gene have been invoked as the structural basis for the currents associated with capacitative Ca2+ entry (CCE) in many cell types. Trp homologues are members of a large protein family that may associate as channel subunits providing an explanation for the functional diversity ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Garcia RL,Schilling WP

更新日期：1997-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the response of the human multidrug resistance gene-1 (MDR1) downstream promoter to various mutants of human p53 in a reporter assay system. Our findings indicate that mutant 175H inhibits reporter activity driven by the MDR1 downstream promoter (base pairs -189 to +133 relative to the major transcrip...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Strauss BE,Haas M

更新日期：1995-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we reported that Lumbricusin, an antimicrobial peptide isolated from earthworm Lumbricus terrestris, enhanced neuronal proliferation and ameliorated motor dysfunction and dopaminergic neurodegeneration. Accumulating evidence suggests that neurodegeneration is the primary pathological feature of acute or chro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Seo M,Lee JH,Baek M,Kim MA,Ahn MY,Kim SH,Yun EY,Hwang JS

更新日期：2017-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The substrate specificities of monoamine oxidase (MAO) A isolated from human placenta and of human liver expressed in yeast have been compared in homogeneous preparations with respect to Vmax and Km values for natural and synthetic substrates and Ki values for competitive inhibitors. MAO A from these two sources is kn...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tan AK,Weyler W,Salach JI,Singer TP

更新日期：1991-12-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The only outer mitochondrial membrane cytochrome b(5) examined to date, from rat (rOM b(5)), exhibits greater stability than known mammalian microsomal (Mc) isoforms, as well as a much higher kinetic barrier for hemin dissociation and a more negative reduction potential. A BlastP search of available databases using th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Altuve A,Wang L,Benson DR,Rivera M

更新日期：2004-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) is a pleiotropic cytokine involved in apoptotic cell death, cellular proliferation, differentiation, inflammation, and tumorigenesis. In tumors it is secreted by tumor associated macrophages and can have both pro- and anti-tumorigenic effects. To identify genes regulated by TNFal...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Guardiola-Serrano F,Haendeler J,Lukosz M,Sturm K,Melchner Hv,Altschmied J

更新日期：2008-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult stem cells provide a promising alternative for the treatment of decompensated liver cirrhosis. Our previous study showed that peripheral blood monocytes (PBMCs) from decompensated liver cirrhosis could differentiate into hepatocyte-like cells in vitro. We here aimed to investigate the differential potential of t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yan L,Han Y,Wang J,Liu J,He Y,Wang H,Fan D

更新日期：2008-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:In the course of the eukaryotic ribosomal biogenesis, both the nuclear import and export are involved. We have studied the nuclear and nucleolar localization of the human ribosomal protein S7. We examined the subcellular distribution of the S7:beta-galactosidase fusion protein in SAOS-2 cells. We have identified two e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Annilo T,Karis A,Hoth S,Rikk T,Kruppa J,Metspalu A

更新日期：1998-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance is a cardinal feature of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), which accompanied by lipid accumulation and TNF-α overexpression in skeletal muscle. The role of TNF-α in palmitate-induced insulin resistance remained to be elucidated. Here, we assessed effects of TNF-α knockdown on the components of insulin signalin...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Haghani K,Pashaei S,Vakili S,Taheripak G,Bakhtiyari S

更新日期：2015-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Akt/PKB plays a pivotal role in cell survival and proliferation. Previously, we reported that UV-irradiation induces extensive cell death in Akt2(-/-) mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) while Akt1(-/-) MEFs show cell cycle arrest. Here, we find that Akt1(-/-) MEFs exhibit phenotypic changes characteristics of senescen...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jee HJ,Kim HJ,Kim AJ,Bae YS,Bae SS,Yun J

更新日期：2009-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:CDglyTK fusion suicide gene has been well characterized to effectively kill tumor cells. However, the exact mechanism and downstream target genes are not fully understood. In our study, we found that CDglyTK/prodrug treatment works more efficiently in p53 wild-type (HONE1) cells than in p53 mutant (CNE1) cells. We the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yu Z,Wang H,Zhang L,Tang A,Zhai Q,Wen J,Yao L,Li P

更新日期：2009-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid β (Aβ) peptide, a causative agent of Alzheimer's disease, forms two types of aggregates: oligomers and fibrils. These aggregates induce inflammatory responses, such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β) production by microglia, which are macrophage-like cells located in the brain. In this study, we examined the effect of ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Taneo J,Adachi T,Yoshida A,Takayasu K,Takahara K,Inaba K

更新日期：2015-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) are a class of bacterial quorum-sensing (QS) signals that are commonly used by Gram-negative bacteria for cell-to-cell communication. Recently, it has become evident that AHLs can regulate plant root growth and trigger plant defense responses; however, little is known about the plant ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Miao C,Liu F,Zhao Q,Jia Z,Song S

更新日期：2012-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The dopamine receptor D4 (DRD4) has received increasing research attention in behavioral science, psychiatry, and psychopharmacology. However, the number of available genetic markers for primates is still insufficient. We identified a novel variation/polymorphism in the second intron of DRD4 in humans based on the sur...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shimada MK,Inoue-Murayama M,Ueda Y,Maejima M,Murayama Y,Takenaka O,Hayasaka I,Ito S

更新日期：2004-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of the rat C6 glioma cell line with interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) resulted in an accumulation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 (cPLA2) in mRNA level. The increase of cPLA2 in mRNA level was observed at 6 hours after treatment of IL-1 beta and reached to the maximal level at 12 hours. The accumulation also rema...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ozaki M,Morii H,Qvist R,Watanabe Y

更新日期：1994-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A ketosugar-specific agglutinin has been identified and purified to apparent homogeneity by affinity chromatography from the three days post-coital rat uterus. This protein is not found in other stages of estrous cycle. The agglutinin is glycoprotein, moves as single band with molecular weight 37,000 in polyacrylamide...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chowdhury M

更新日期：1986-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factor GATA-6 plays essential roles in developmental processes and tissue specific functions through regulation of gene expression. GATA-6 mRNA utilizes two Met-codons in frame as translational initiation codons. Deletion of the nucleotide sequence encoding the PEST sequence (Glu(31)-Cys(46)) between the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takada K,Obayashi K,Ohashi K,Ohashi-Kobayashi A,Nakanishi-Matsui M,Maeda M

更新日期：2014-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression and secretion of Transforming Growth Factor beta1 (TGFbeta1) by cultured testes of day 20.5 rat fetuses were investigated. The testes were found to express two TGFbeta1 mRNA transcripts of 2.5 and 1.8 kb. By using mink lung epithelial cell bioassay based on the measurement of the inhibition of tritiated...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gautier C,Levacher C,Saez JM,Habert R

更新日期：1997-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We proposed to use a novel stepwise sequence-constructive SELEX method to develop DNA aptamers that can recognize Globo H which is a tumor-associated carbohydrate antigen. A combinatorial synthetic library that consisted of DNA molecules with randomized regions of 15-bases was used as the starting library for the firs...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang CY,Wu CY,Hung TC,Wong CH,Chen CH

更新日期：2014-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13 kb rat Cu/ZnSOD genomic clone has been purified from a rat liver genomic library and completely characterized by restriction mapping, detailed sequencing and Southern blot analysis. This gene spans approximately 6 kb and contains five exons and four introns. Comparison of rat, mouse, and human Cu/ZnSOD genes reve...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hsu JL,Visner GA,Burr IA,Nick HS

更新日期：1992-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in the progression of fibrosis during nonalcoholic steatohepatitis remains to be elucidated. This study examined the role of iNOS in the progression of fibrosis during steatohepatitis by comparing iNOS knockout (iNOS(-/-)) and wild-type (iNOS(+/+)) mice that were fed ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen Y,Hozawa S,Sawamura S,Sato S,Fukuyama N,Tsuji C,Mine T,Okada Y,Tanino R,Ogushi Y,Nakazawa H

更新日期：2005-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme E2S (UBE2S) plays pivotal roles in the progression of human cancers. However, its clinical significance and role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remain unknown. Here, we show that UBE2S is upregulated in HCC and exhibits oncogenic activities via enhancing the ubiquitination of p53. Incre...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pan YH,Yang M,Liu LP,Wu DC,Li MY,Su SG

更新日期：2018-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A key feature of O2 sensing by chemoreceptor tissues is the hypoxic inhibition of K+ channels. However, mechanisms coupling a fall of pO2 to channel closure differ between tissues: O2 regulation of K+ channels in chemoreceptive neuroepithelial bodies and their immortal counterparts, H146 cells, involves altered reacti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： O'Kelly I,Peers C,Kemp PJ

更新日期：2001-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Liraglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) analogue, could reverse NAFLD-induced liver damage by improving metabolic profiles, but the exact molecular mechanism has not been elucidated. Sestrin2 is a novel antioxidant protein, essential for regulating metabolic homeostasis. However, whether sestrin2-mediated redox...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Han X,Ding C,Zhang G,Pan R,Liu Y,Huang N,Hou N,Han F,Xu W,Sun X

更新日期：2020-05-14 00:00:00