Calmodulin antagonists inhibit formation of platelet-activating factor in stimulated human neutrophils.

abstract：:For influenza H5N1 hemagglutinin, a switch from SA-alpha-2, 3-Gal to SA-alpha-2, 6-Gal receptor specificity is a critical step leading to the conversion from avian-to-human to human-to-human infection. Therefore, the understanding of the binding modes of SA-alpha-2, 3-Gal and SA-alpha-2, 6-Gal to H5N1 hemagglutinin wi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li M,Wang B

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor (HB-EGF) is a polypeptide with an apparent molecular weight of 22 kilodalton that is related to epidermal growth factor (EGF) and that binds and activates the EGF receptor. We examined HB-EGF biological action and expression in human pancreatic cancer cell lines, and compared HB-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kobrin MS,Funatomi H,Friess H,Buchler MW,Stathis P,Korc M

更新日期：1994-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We have recently identified an activation site on (Na+ + K+)-ATPase and found that binding of antibody SSA412 to this specific site of the enzyme markedly augments (Na+ + K+)-ATPase catalytic activity. Demonstration of whether activation of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase affects heart function in animal in vivo was the ob...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xu KY,Takimoto E,Fedarko NS

更新日期：2006-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Upon centrifugation of gently lysed T. cruzi cells through a sucrose gradient, a free DNA fraction was shown to contain catenated dimers and knotted DNA structures. Southern hybridization and electron microscopic studies indicated that both of these structures derived from minicircle DNA, the major component of T. cru...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Valenzuela MS,Bardhan S,Krishnamani MR,Siddiqui KA

更新日期：1991-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Satellite cells are quiescent muscle stem cells that promote postnatal muscle growth and repair. When satellite cells are activated by myotrauma, they proliferate, migrate, differentiate, and ultimately fuse to existing myofibers. The remainder of these cells do not differentiate, but instead return to quiescence and ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nishimura T,Nozu K,Kishioka Y,Wakamatsu J,Hattori A

更新日期：2008-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclooxygenase 2 (COX)-2 is induced by bacterial and viral infections and has complex, poorly understood roles in anti-pathogen immunity. Here, we use a knock-in luciferase reporter model to image Cox2 expression across a range of tissues in mice following treatment with the either the prototypical bacterial pathogen-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kirkby NS,Zaiss AK,Wright WR,Jiao J,Chan MV,Warner TD,Herschman HR,Mitchell JA

更新日期：2013-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the functional and structural characterization of trehalose-6-phosphate phosphatase (TPP), from the Gram-negative bacterium B. pseudomallei that causes melioidosis, a severe infectious disease endemic in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. TPP is a key enzyme in the trehalose biosynthesis pathway, which p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Suthisawat S,Gourlay LJ,Bolognesi M,Boonyuen U,Vanaporn M

更新日期：2020-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor cell extravasation into the brain requires passage through the blood-brain barrier, which is a highly protected microvascular environment fortified with tight junction (TJ) proteins. TJ integrity can be regulated under physiological and pathophysiological conditions. There is evidence that exercise can modulate ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wolff G,Davidson SJ,Wrobel JK,Toborek M

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Chloroplast DNA is bound to the thylakoids of spinach chloroplasts. To examine a possible role for thylakoid-bound DNA in chloroplast DNA replication, vesicles formed by treating chloroplasts in 3.5 mM MgCl2 were used. Chloroplast DNA fragments are bound to the surface of these vesicles. Chloroplast DNA isolated from ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lindbeck AG,Rose RJ

更新日期：1990-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Episomal vectors can allow efficient genetic modification of cells and have the potential advantage of avoiding chromosomal position of integration effects. Here we explore the use of an Epstein-Barr virus-based episomal vector with human embryonic stem (ES) cells, and find high initial transfection rates, but a rapid...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kameda T,Smuga-Otto K,Thomson JA

更新日期：2006-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A new 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 analog, 22-oxa-1,25(OH)2D3, which may have pharmaceutical use, e.g., in the treatment of psoriasis, was studied using cultured MG-63 human osteosarcoma cells. We found that the new compound binds to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D receptors and regulates receptor mRNA levels like the natural lig...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Valaja T,Mahonen A,Pirskanen A,Mäenpää PH

更新日期：1990-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Runt-related transcription factor-2 (RUNX2) is expressed as two isoforms (type-I and type-II) differing only in their amino terminal sequences. The amino terminus of type-I contains MRIPV instead of MASNSLFSAVTPCQQSFFW in type-II. Although type-II mRNA has been considered osteoblast specific, the RUNX2 protein isoform...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sudhakar S,Katz MS,Elango N

更新日期：2001-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The 5mC DNA methyltransferase M.HhaI can be split into two individually inactive N- and C-terminal fragments that together can form an active enzyme in vivo capable of efficiently methylating DNA. This active fragment pair was identified by creating libraries of M.HhaI gene fragment pairs and then selecting for the pa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Choe W,Chandrasegaran S,Ostermeier M

更新日期：2005-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:During the acute phase response, synthesis of C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A is increased. To investigate whether the enhanced synthesis of these proteins are due to stimulatory effect of inflammatory mediators such as interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) produced by macrophages and monocytes, primary...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Moshage HJ,Roelofs HM,van Pelt JF,Hazenberg BP,van Leeuwen MA,Limburg PC,Aarden LA,Yap SH

更新日期：1988-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythropoietin has been thought to be secreted to plasma soon after the production because of the difficulty of Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. We established the new methods of Western blot analysis and immunohistochemistry. Using the new methods, we investigated the effects of aldosterone and fludroc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yasuoka Y,Izumi Y,Nagai T,Fukuyama T,Nakayama Y,Inoue H,Horikawa K,Kimura M,Nanami M,Yanagita K,Oshima T,Yamazaki T,Uematsu T,Yamamura R,Kobayashi N,Shimada Y,Nagaba Y,Nakanishi T,Yamashita T,Mukoyama M,Sato Y,K

更新日期：2018-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:ATP-binding cassette transporter D2 (D2) is an ABC half transporter that is thought to promote the transport of very long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs into peroxisomes. Both D2 and peroxisomes increase during adipogenesis. Although peroxisomes are essential to both catabolic and anabolic lipid metabolism, their function, and...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu X,Liu J,Lester JD,Pijut SS,Graf GA

更新日期：2015-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the structural basis in the hormone-dependent transcriptional regulation of human beta 1 thyroid hormone receptor (h-TR beta 1), we characterized the region which interacted with the thyroid hormone, 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3). Using the hormone binding domain of h-TR beta 1 (K206-D461) as an immuno...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bhat MK,McPhie P,Cheng SY

更新日期：1995-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Dlx5 transcription factor plays important roles in osteoblast differentiation and its transcription is regulated by many osteogenic signals including BMP-2. Recent studies suggest that the function of Dlx5 is also regulated post-translationally by protein kinases such as p38 and CaMKII. Protein kinase A (PKA) is invol...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Han Y,Jin YH,Yum J,Jeong HM,Choi JK,Yeo CY,Lee KY

更新日期：2011-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetics of association--dissociation, competition and chromatography on two different resins, all revealed the presence of a new binding site which: specifically accepts 7-alpha-propyl spirolactone (3H-RU-26752), has little affinity for aldosterone, is present only in the target tissue (rat kidney), and is wanting in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lazar G,Agarwal MK

更新日期：1986-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Although major depressive disorder (MDD) has caused severe mental harm to overwhelming amounts of patients, the pathogenesis of MDD remains to be studied. Due to the in-depth discussion of the mechanism of new antidepressants like ketamine, the habenula (Hb) was reported to be significant in the onset of MDD and the a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tian Y,Wu Z,Wang Y,Chen C,He Y,Lan T,Li Y,Bai M,Yu H,Chen X,Chen Z,Cheng K,Xie P

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Conventional hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccines fail to induce protective antibody titers in 5-10% of immune-competent vaccines. Therefore, safe and effective HBV vaccines are still clinically needed. METHODS:In this study, we developed a plasmid DNA vaccine encoding CD317 single-chain fragment variable (α317...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang G,Li X,Liu L,Li J,Chen Q,Huang S,Li Y,Wan X

更新日期：2018-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Malondialdehyde measurements have been the major tool for studying relationships between lipid peroxidation and tissue pathology. Recently, we presented a novel gas chromatography-mass spectrometry method for direct detection of phospholipid peroxides with picogram sensitivity based on transesterification of phospholi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： van Kuijk FJ,Thomas DW,Stephens RJ,Dratz EA

更新日期：1986-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of exogenous nitric oxide (NO) to induce apoptosis in macrophages was analyzed using NOC, a NO-releasing compound, as a source of NO. Exogenous NO was shown to induce apoptosis in a dose dependent manner. Quantitative analysis revealed that the amount of NO required to induce apoptosis in more than half of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shimaoka M,Iida T,Ohara A,Taenaka N,Mashimo T,Honda T,Yoshiya I

更新日期：1995-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The serotonin(1A) (5-HT(1A)) receptor is an important member of the superfamily of seven transmembrane domain G-protein-coupled receptors. We report here that solubilization of the hippocampal 5-HT(1A) receptor by the zwitterionic detergent CHAPS is accompanied by loss of membrane cholesterol which results in a reduct...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chattopadhyay A,Jafurulla M,Kalipatnapu S,Pucadyil TJ,Harikumar KG

更新日期：2005-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent progress in the field of mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) biology has enabled their clinical application. In the autologous cell transplantation therapy, the source of MSCs are quite important to reduce patients' physical burden. In this study, we isolated MSCs from the synovial fluid (SF) and synovial membrane (Syn...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Amemiya M,Tsuji K,Katagiri H,Miyatake K,Nakagawa Y,Sekiya I,Muneta T,Koga H

更新日期：2020-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet-derived growth factor-D (PDGF-D) is a more recent recognized growth factor involved in the regulation of several cellular processes, including cell proliferation, transformation, invasion, and angiogenesis by binding to and activating its cognate receptor PDGFR-β. After bile duct ligation or in the carbon tet...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Borkham-Kamphorst E,Alexi P,Tihaa L,Haas U,Weiskirchen R

更新日期：2015-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:People who regularly drink tea have been found to have a higher bone mineral density (BMD) and to be at less risk of hip fractures than those who do not drink it. Green tea catechins such as (-)-epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) have been reported to increase osteogenic functioning in mesenchymal stem cells. However, it...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lin RW,Chen CH,Wang YH,Ho ML,Hung SH,Chen IS,Wang GJ

更新日期：2009-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Docetaxel efficiency in the therapy of prostate cancer (PCa) patients is limited due to the development of chemoresistance. Recent studies have implied a role of INPP4B in tumor chemoresistance, while the effects of INPP4B on docetaxel resistance in PCa have not been elucidated. In the present study, the docetaxel-res...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen H,Li H,Chen Q

更新日期：2016-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2 (ERK1/2) have been implicated as important regulators of metabolic homeostasis. Here we generated a new mouse model with genetic deletion of two ERK1/2 phosphatases, dual specificity phosphatase (DUSP) 6 and 8, to further define the role of ERK1/2 in obesity development. D...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu R,Peters M,Urban N,Knowlton J,Napierala T,Gabrysiak J

更新日期：2020-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothionein (MT) is believed to be a sensitive and effective "biomarker" for monitoring metal contamination in fish. Comparison of amino acid sequences between flounder MT and trout MT revealed that there is a conserved region at their N-terminals. Using oligonucleotides derived from this conserved region, reverse...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chan KM

更新日期：1994-11-30 00:00:00