Lipoprotein lipase: role of intramolecular disulfide bonds in enzyme catalysis.

abstract：:Cardiac differentiation involves a cascade of coordinated gene expression that regulates cell proliferation and matrix protein formation in a defined temporo-spatial manner. The zinc-finger-containing transcription factor has been implicated as a critical regulator of multiple cardiac-expressed genes as well as a regu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu H,Zhu C,Luo J,Wang Y,Li D,Li Y,Zhou J,Yuan W,Ou Y,Liu M,Wu X

更新日期：2004-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is associated with the majority of cases of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in China. Despite this, there is no effective method for the early detection of HBV-induced liver cancer. Aberrant fucosylation is known to occur during the development of HCC. We, therefore, devel...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liao J,Zhang R,Qian H,Cao L,Zhang Y,Xu W,Li J,Wu M,Yin Z

更新日期：2012-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of HIV-1 gene expression depends upon interaction of Tat with the trans-activation responsive (TAR) element present at the 5' end of all HIV-1 transcripts. The TAR sequence forms a stable hair-pin structure that binds Tat and several cellular factors in vitro. In the absence of Tat, TAR acts as a transcrip...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kaczmarski W,Khan SA

更新日期：1993-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Screening and identifying the gene mutation of EXT1, EXT2 and EXT3 associated with multiple exostosis (ME) and the expression in tumor tissues. METHODS:Nine patients with multiple exostosis were collected and genomic DNA was extracted. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and direct sequencing techn...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wu ZY,Wang Y,Wang JW,Chen YZ,Guo Y

更新日期：2018-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The cDNA encoding a swelling-induced chloride conductance regulatory protein, plcln, was cloned from rabbit ciliary epithelium by using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based approach. The open reading frame encoding 236 amino acids possesses high amino acid identity (93/%) with the previously cloned plcln from human...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wan XL,Chen S,Sears M

更新日期：1997-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that cationic cholesterol derivatives bearing guanidinium groups were efficient vectors for gene transfer. To further evaluate the potentiality of this novel class of cationic lipids, we undertook to study the transfection efficiency of guanidinium-based lipids with other hydrophobic moieties....

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Patel M,Vivien E,Hauchecorne M,Oudrhiri N,Ramasawmy R,Vigneron JP,Lehn P,Lehn JM

更新日期：2001-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study evidence for the presence of specific cytosolic platelet-activating factor (PAF) binding sites has been presented. The equilibrium dissociation constant (Kd) as determined by Scatchard analysis was 4.29 x 10(-9) M for the cytosolic and 3.71 x 10(-9) M for the membrane fraction. The maximal number of bind...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Svetlov S,Nigam S

更新日期：1993-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The eukaryotic primase/polymerase complex synthesizes approximately 107 primers, one per Okazaki fragment, during the replication of mammalian chromosomes, which contain 109 base pairs. Primase catalyzes the synthesis of a short RNA segment to a single-stranded DNA template. Primase is important in DNA replication bec...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee JG,Park KR,An JY,Kang JY,Shen H,Wang J,Eom SH

更新日期：2018-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Keap1 is proposed to be a sensor protein of electrophilic compounds and a transducer of the signal from electrophilic compounds for transcriptional activation. Thus, the use of keap1 gene-knockout (KO) mice is a straightforward approach in order to clarify the molecular background for the use of electrophilies as neur...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Satoh T,Harada N,Hosoya T,Tohyama K,Yamamoto M,Itoh K

更新日期：2009-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:ARD1 protein is a mammalian gene product homologous to a yeast Ard1p (Arrest defective 1 protein) acetyltransferase. Although two alternative splicing products of ARD1, ARD1(235) and ARD1(225), were reported in mouse, only ARD1(235) orthologue was reported in humans. Here we show that ARD1(225) is not expressed in hum...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chun KH,Cho SJ,Choi JS,Kim SH,Kim KW,Lee SK

更新日期：2007-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Deoxyglucosone (3-DG) is a metabolite of glucose that is thought to lead to the production of advanced glycation end products in diabetes. The previous assay for 3-DG in serum was based on a multi-step protocol, including derivatization, extraction, HPLC separation, and detection. In the current studies, we establis...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Uchida Y,Kurano Y,Endo T,Aoyama M,Ito S

更新日期：2004-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:O2-dependent reactions of the ferric and ferrous forms of alpha-hydroxyheme complexed with water-soluble rat heme oxygenase-1 were examined by rapid-scan stopped-flow measurements. Ferric alpha-hydroxyheme reacted with O2 to form ferric verdoheme with an O2-dependent rate constant of 4x10(5) M(-1) s(-1) at pH 7.4 and ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sakamoto H,Takahashi K,Higashimoto Y,Harada S,Palmer G,Noguchi M

更新日期：2005-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotensin (NT) is now classified as a brain-gut peptide in the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract. In the present study, we characterized the NT receptors on the rat liver plasma membranes. The specific binding of [3H]NT was time dependent, reversible, and saturable. Scatchard analysis of the specific...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Muraki K,Nishi Y,Arai M,Kubo N,Ueda K,Shikata H,Nakata Y,Segawa T,Yanaihara N,Yajima H

更新日期：1987-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that estrogen effects in the heart include direct hormone effects on the myocardium. In a recent study we found that one beneficial effect of estradiol on the myocardium is the inhibition of apoptosis in cardiac myocytes. This effect was associated with a reduction of NF-kappaB activity. In th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pelzer T,Neumann M,de Jager T,Jazbutyte V,Neyses L

更新日期：2001-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) are known as g environmental contaminants on account of the extreme toxicity. Among these compounds, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TetraCDD) is regarded as the most toxic one. The extremely high toxicity of 2,3,7,8-TetraCDD is based on its high affinity for Ah r...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shinkyo R,Sakaki T,Takita T,Ohta M,Inouye K

更新日期：2003-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Insect development is controlled by the combined actions of ecdysteroid and juvenile hormones. Transcriptional control by ecdysteroid hormones is mediated via two nuclear receptor superfamily members, ecdysone receptor (EcR) and its heterodimeric partner, ultraspiracle (USP). Although the ecdysteroid hormone 20-hydrox...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Maki A,Sawatsubashi S,Ito S,Shirode Y,Suzuki E,Zhao Y,Yamagata K,Kouzmenko A,Takeyama K,Kato S

更新日期：2004-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosaminoglycans were prepared as salts of different divalent cations and tested as donors in bovine testicular hyaluronidase catalyzed transglycosylation reactions. All of the metal cations examined had similar binding efficiency of divalent cations to hyaluronan. However, cations bound with different efficiencies ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kakizaki I,Nukatsuka I,Takagaki K,Majima M,Iwafune M,Suto S,Endo M

更新日期：2011-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent release of COVID-19 spike glycoprotein allows detailed analysis of the structural features that are required for stabilizing the infective form of its quaternary assembly. Trying to disassemble the trimeric structure of COVID-19 spike glycoprotein, we analyzed single protomer surfaces searching for concave ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bongini P,Trezza A,Bianchini M,Spiga O,Niccolai N

更新日期：2020-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation is aimed to determine whether the biosynthesis of H(2)S, an endogenous vasodilator gas, is altered in the streptozotocin-diabetic rat. Plasma H(2)S concentration as well as the activity, and expression, of H(2)S synthesizing enzymes (namely cystathionine-gamma-lyase (CSE) and cystathionine-beta-synt...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yusuf M,Kwong Huat BT,Hsu A,Whiteman M,Bhatia M,Moore PK

更新日期：2005-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the role of the sulphated tyrosine residue in position 27 in human cholecystokinin-33, parallel bioassay of the sulphated form of human cholecystokinin-33 and the unsulphated form of human cholecystokinin-33 was performed on the pancreatic protein secretion. Both peptides increased the protein output in a ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Doi R,Inoue K,Kogire M,Sumi S,Yun M,Futaki S,Fujii N,Yajima H,Tobe T

更新日期：1988-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we demonstrate that the active site architecture of the human glutathione (GSH) S-transferase Pi (GSTP1-1) accounts for its enantioselectivity in the GSH conjugation of 7beta,8alpha-dihydroxy-9alpha,10alpha-oxy-7,8,9, 10-tetrahydrobenzo(a) pyrene (anti-BPDE), the ultimate carcinogen of benzo(a)pyrene. F...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hu X,O'Donnell R,Srivastava SK,Xia H,Zimniak P,Nanduri B,Bleicher RJ,Awasthi S,Awasthi YC,Ji X,Singh SV

更新日期：1997-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of retinoic acid receptor-beta (RAR-beta) is frequently lost in tobacco-related cancers. Benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide (BPDE) is an active metabolite of tobacco procarcinogen benzo[a]pyrene and plays an important role in tobacco carcinogenesis. We therefore exposed SV-40 immortalized esophageal epithelial cel...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Song S,Xu XC

更新日期：2001-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The proper development of the cerebral cortex is essential for brain formation and functioning. O-GlcNAcylation, an important posttranslational modification, regulates the pathways critical for neuronal health and the survival of the cerebral cortex in neurodegenerative diseases. However, the role of O-GlcNAcylation i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cheng J,Wu Y,Chen L,Li Y,Liu F,Shao J,Huang M,Fan M,Wu H

更新日期：2020-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The C-terminal alpha-amide formation of the peptides is one of the most important events of prohormone processing. We have recently isolated an alpha-amidating enzyme, AE-I, from Xenopus laevis skin, which is the only enzyme ever purified to homogeneity. In this study, we report cloning and sequence of cDNA encoding A...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mizuno K,Ohsuye K,Wada Y,Fuchimura K,Tanaka S,Matsuo H

更新日期：1987-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen pancreatic secretory proteins, including seven serine-endoproteinases (isoenzyme forms of trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen and proelastase), four metallo-exoproteinases (isoenzymic forms of procarboxypeptidase A and procarboxypeptidase B), amylase, lipase, and two forms of carboxyl ester lipase were observed to a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Freedman SD,Scheele GA

更新日期：1993-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy. ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xiao F,Hu Q,Zeng M,Guan L,Liu X,Yang Y,Zhong C

更新日期：2012-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS) 1 was initially identified as an intracellular negative feedback regulator of the JAK-STAT signal pathway. Recently, it has been suggested that SOCS1 affects signals of growth factors and hormones. One of them, SOCS1, is also known to be involved in auto-regulation of IRS-1-medi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Inaba M,Saito H,Fujimoto M,Sumitani S,Ohkawara T,Tanaka T,Kouhara H,Kasayama S,Kawase I,Kishimoto T,Naka T

更新日期：2005-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Wet elastoidin spicules (fish fin rays) yield low-angle meridional X-ray diffraction patterns which resemble those from tendons. However, when the spicule dries the meridian splits into the arms of a diagonal cross (sometimes only one arm appears). Of the possible explanations we reject shearing of the axial arrangeme...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hukins DW,Woodhead-Galloway J,Knight DP

更新日期：1976-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxic/ischemic trauma is a primary factor in the pathology of various disease states. Yet, very little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved in cellular responses and adaptations to hypoxia. As a means of identifying intracellular signaling systems that are regulated in response to hypoxia, the effects of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Beitner-Johnson D,Leibold J,Millhorn DE

更新日期：1998-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung metastasis is a primary obstacle in the clinical treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Most patients with lung metastasis eventually die of recurrence. Recurrence may be related to self-seeding, which occurs when circulating tumor cells re-seed into the tumors they originated from (metastasis or carcinoma in sit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Huang H,Zheng X,Cai C,Yao Z,Lu S,Meng X,Miao Y,He Z,Cai C,Zou F

更新日期：2018-09-03 00:00:00