alpha-D-galactosyltransferase activity in calf thymus. A high-resolution 1H-NMR study.

abstract：:Immunoblotting studies on mitochondria prepared from the striata of patients who died of Parkinson's disease were performed using specific antisera against Complexes I, III and IV. In 4 out of 5 patients with Parkinson's disease, the 30-, 25- and 24-kDa subunits of Complex I were moderately to markedly decreased. No c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mizuno Y,Ohta S,Tanaka M,Takamiya S,Suzuki K,Sato T,Oya H,Ozawa T,Kagawa Y

更新日期：1989-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) has been associated with "primary" and "secondary" mtDNA missense point mutations, and a synergistic role has been proposed for secondary mutations. No previous study has investigated the effects of LHON primary or primary plus secondary mutations on the respiratory competenc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Vergani L,Martinuzzi A,Carelli V,Cortelli P,Montagna P,Schievano G,Carrozzo R,Angelini C,Lugaresi E

更新日期：1995-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteolipid protein, the major protein component of central nervous system (CNS) myelin, is known to contain approximately 2% by weight of covalently bound fatty acids. Recently, this protein was also found, though at a lower concentration, in the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The present study was undertaken to de...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tetzloff SU,Bizzozero OA

更新日期：1993-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP-1) is a nuclear DNA binding protein that participates in processes involving nicking and resealing DNA strands. A genomically unstable subpopulation of PARP-1(-/-) cells has recently been described, which disappears after stable transfection of the cells with complete PARP-1 cDNA. H...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cayuela ML,Carrillo A,Ramirez P,Parrilla P,Yélamos J

更新日期：2001-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Although "secretory" type II 14-kDa phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) activity has been described in neutrophils, direct evidence of enzyme secretion has been elusive. We have used immunogold electron microscopy with polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies to sPLA2 to demonstrate localization of the enzyme to granules of resting ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rosenthal MD,Gordon MN,Buescher ES,Slusser JH,Harris LK,Franson RC

更新日期：1995-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated rat hepatocytes took up [3H]-aflatoxin B1 during incubation with fifty percent of the aflatoxin B1 covalantly bound to cellular macromolecules. The amount of bound-aflatoxin B1 was proportional to the medium concentration of aflatoxin B1. The specific radioactivity (pmole/mg) of aflatoxin B1 found in the DNA ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ch'ih JJ,Lin T,Devlin TM

更新日期：1983-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (ox-LDL) is a critical mediator of atherogenesis. Macrophage uptake of ox-LDL and their subsequent development into foam cells is the principal event in atherosclerosis. Interleukin-1β (IL-1β), a prototypic multifunctional cytokine involved in inflammation, has an important effect on t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Jiang Y,Wang M,Huang K,Zhang Z,Shao N,Zhang Y,Wang W,Wang S

更新日期：2012-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:p73, a member of the p53 family, is a transcription factor that plays a key role in many biological processes. In the present study, we show that TAp73 is expressed in neural stem cells (NSC) and its expression increases following their differentiation. NSC from p73 null mice have a reduced proliferative potential, to...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Agostini M,Tucci P,Chen H,Knight RA,Bano D,Nicotera P,McKeon F,Melino G

更新日期：2010-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Ugp1, UDP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, plays an important role in carbohydrate metabolism because it provides UDP-glucose that is a pivotal metabolite in several metabolic pathways in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, we show that a considerable reduction of glycogen and trehalose content in ugp1 knockdown cells ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yi DG,Huh WK

更新日期：2015-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascorbic acid is well known to acutely stimulate norepinephrine synthesis in neurosecretory cells, but it has also been shown over several days to increase tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA and norepinephrine synthesis in cultured neurons. Since tyrosine hydroxylase is the rate-limiting step in catecholamine synthesis, an eff...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： May JM,Qu ZC,Meredith ME

更新日期：2012-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of either D- or L-thyroxine (T4) significantly increased the glucocorticoid binding capacity of cytosol of the livers of adrenalectomized adult rats. Administration of up to 0.5 mg/100 g body wt. of L-T4 was more effective than that of D-T4, but higher doses (0.8-3 mg/100 g body wt.) of D-T4 increased t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Naito K,Isohashi F,Tsukanaka K,Horiuchi M,Okamoto K,Matsunaga T,Sakamoto Y

更新日期：1985-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that the transcription factor C/EBP delta is involved in the intestinal inflammatory response. C/EBP delta regulates several inflammatory response genes, such as haptoglobin, in the rat intestinal epithelial cell line IEC-6 in response to IL-1. However, the different C/EBP delta domains involv...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Svotelis A,Doyon G,Bernatchez G,Désilets A,Rivard N,Asselin C

更新日期：2005-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA for a type II antifreeze protein was isolated from liver of smelt (Osmerus mordax). The predicted protein sequence is homologous to that from sea raven (Hemitripterus americanus) and both show homology to a family of calcium-dependent lectins. Smelt and sea raven belong to taxonomic orders believed to have dive...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ewart KV,Rubinsky B,Fletcher GL

更新日期：1992-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:K63-linked polyubiquitination of proteins regulates their trafficking into specific cellular pathways such as endocytosis and autophagy. CYLD, a deubiquitinase specific for K63-linked polyubiquitins, is present in high quantities at the postsynaptic density (PSD). It was previously shown that, under excitatory conditi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Thein S,Pham A,Bayer KU,Tao-Cheng JH,Dosemeci A

更新日期：2014-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1 alpha) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), both known to be able to open the blood-brain barrier (BBB), downregulated plasma membrane-associated tyrosine phosphatase activity in primary porcine brain endothelial cells (PBEC). In contrast, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) upregulated PTP activ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gloor SM,Weber A,Adachi N,Frei K

更新日期：1997-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderate consumption of wine is associated with cardiovascular protection most likely by increasing the endothelial formation of nitric oxide (NO). The present study investigated whether red wine polyphenolic compounds (RWPCs) increase the formation of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor (EDHF) in arteries and,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ndiaye M,Chataigneau T,Andriantsitohaina R,Stoclet JC,Schini-Kerth VB

更新日期：2003-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:There is considerable interest in the role of metals such as iron, copper, and zinc in amyloid plaque formation in Alzheimer's disease. However to convincingly establish their presence in plaques in vivo, a sensitive technique is required that is both quantitatively accurate and avoids isolation of plaques or staining...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rajendran R,Minqin R,Ynsa MD,Casadesus G,Smith MA,Perry G,Halliwell B,Watt F

更新日期：2009-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The signal transduction of human 12(S)-lipoxygenase and the regulation of gene activation, induced by epidermal growth factor (EGF), are discussed in this review article. Treatment of human epidermoid carcinoma A431 cells with EGF induces the gene expression of human 12(S)-lipoxygenase, and two Sp1 binding sites resid...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chang WC,Chen BK

更新日期：2005-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of a myeloid leukemia cell line (HL-60) to undergo membrane electrical potential changes was followed during neutrophilic differentiation induced by 2 compounds. Membrane-potential changes were induced with 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate (TPA) or formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine (FMLP) and were ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Brown GE,Fischkoff SA,Ordonez JV

更新日期：1984-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of mouse CYP27B1 in Escherichia coli has been dramatically enhanced by coexpression of GroEL/ES. To reveal the enzymatic properties of CYP27B1, we measured its hydroxylation activity toward vitamin D3 and 1alpha-hydroxyvitamin D3 (1alpha(OH)D3) in addition to the physiological substrate 25(OH)D3. Surpri...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Uchida E,Kagawa N,Sakaki T,Urushino N,Sawada N,Kamakura M,Ohta M,Kato S,Inouye K

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Arylamine N-acetyltransferase 1 is a phase II metabolizing enzyme that has been associated with certain breast cancer subtypes. While it has been linked to breast cancer risk because of its role in the metabolic activation and detoxification of carcinogens, recent studies have suggested it may be important in cell gro...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tiang JM,Butcher NJ,Minchin RF

更新日期：2010-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a subtraction cloning approach we had previously isolated a series of murine cDNA clones representing the genes predominantly expressed in the embryonic brain and down-regulated during development. We now report that one of these cDNA clones encodes a novel type of GTP-binding protein. The predicted protein of 4...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sazuka T,Tomooka Y,Ikawa Y,Noda M,Kumar S

更新日期：1992-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently detected Rieske iron-sulfur center in the membrane of the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus acidocaldarius (Anemüller et al., 1993, FEBS Lett. 318, 61-64) was further characterized by EPR spectroscopy, coupled to redox-potentiometry and functional studies. The reduction potential is pH-dependent above...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Anemüller S,Schmidt CL,Schäfer G,Bill E,Trautwein AX,Teixeira M

更新日期：1994-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), which catalyzes polyamine biosynthesis, plays an essential role in cell growth. DL-alpha-Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO), a synthetic inhibitor of ODC, inhibits cell growth. However, the exact mechanism by which polyamine depletion by DFMO results in growth inhibition remains to be elucid...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nemoto T,Kamei S,Seyama Y,Kubota S

更新日期：2001-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the transcription factor NF-kappaB results in protection against apoptosis, and the chemotherapeutic agent 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) exerts its cytotoxic effect through the induction of apoptosis. Thus, we examined whether 5-FU could induce apoptosis through the suppression of NF-kappaB activity. We found th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Aota K,Azuma M,Yamashita T,Tamatani T,Motegi K,Ishimaru N,Hayashi Y,Sato M

更新日期：2000-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In addition to its interaction at hypothalamic sites to affect feeding and energy expenditure, leptin has been shown to exhibit a proliferative response in erythropoietic cells. The functional leptin receptor is also present in pancreatic islets and we now demonstrate that a commonly used clonal insulin secreting beta...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Islam MS,Morton NM,Hansson A,Emilsson V

更新日期：1997-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:2-Amino-3,8-dimethylimidazo(4,5-f)quinoxaline (MeIQx) is a potent mutagen found in cooked food. MeIQx and its isotopically labelled (13C, 15N2 and 14C) analogues were synthesised and used for metabolic studies in vivo. An equimolar mixture of MeIQx and its 13C, 15N2 stable isotope labelled analogue (containing tracer ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gooderham NJ,Watson D,Rice JC,Murray S,Taylor GW,Davies DS

更新日期：1987-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated and sequenced a cDNA encoding the human luteinizing hormone--choriogonadotropin (LH/hCG) receptor. The deduced amino acid sequence (699 residues) containing seven putative transmembrane segments displays sequence similarity to G protein-coupled receptors. The receptor consists of 335 residue extracell...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Minegishi T,Nakamura K,Takakura Y,Miyamoto K,Hasegawa Y,Ibuki Y,Igarashi M,Minegish T corrected to Minegishi T

更新日期：1990-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Activating transcription factor 6α (ATF6α) as a transducer in unfolded protein response (UPR), plays an important role in liver glucose metabolism and insulin resistance. Thus, targeting ATF6α activation has been proposed to be a potential strategy for anti-T2DM drug discovery. Here, we determined that small molecule ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhou T,Cheng Y,Yan W,Shi X,Xu X,Zhou J,Li J,Chen J,Shen X

更新日期：2018-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in proteasome activities were observed during starfish oocyte maturation induced by a maturation-inducing hormone, 1-methyladenine. Succinyl-Leu-Leu-Val-Tyr-MCA-hydrolyzing proteasome activity in immature oocytes showed a main peak of a 1500-kDa fraction and a shoulder centered at a 650-kDa fraction on Superos...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sawada MT,Morinaga C,Izumi K,Sawada H

更新日期：1999-01-19 00:00:00