A soluble cellular factor directly stimulates Ca2+ entry in neutrophils.

abstract：:Activities of the hepadnavirus polymerases are known to include those of DNA polymerase, reverse transcriptase and RNase H. To date, it has been difficult or impossible to clone and express the product as an active enzyme. In this study, full length capped RNA encoding Duck Hepatitis B Virus (DHBV) polymerase was prod...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Howe AY,Elliott JF,Tyrrell DL

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are shown to potentiate NGF-induced neuronal differentiation in PC12 phaeochromocytoma cells grown on collagen under low-serum conditions. Whereas, cell bodies remained rounded in control medium or with only BMPs present, addition of BMP4 or BMP6 robustly increased the neuritogenic e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Althini S,Usoskin D,Kylberg A,ten Dijke P,Ebendal T

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell adhesion molecules of human dermal fibroblasts play an important role in the processes of wound healing. The effects of tumor necrosis factor- alpha (TNF) on the expression of integrin beta 1 subfamily in human dermal fibroblasts were examined. TNF preferentially induced the expression of alpha 2 beta 1 integrins...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ezoe K,Horikoshi T

更新日期：1993-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue-engineered grafts for tissue regeneration include either mature or progenitor cells seeded onto biomatrices that provide shape and support for developing tissue. Popular biomaterials used in orthopaedic surgery include collagen type I, hyaluronic acid, hydroxyapatite, and polylactic polyglycolic acid (PLGA). Bi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Carlson GA,Dragoo JL,Samimi B,Bruckner DA,Bernard GW,Hedrick M,Benhaim P

更新日期：2004-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminopeptidase A (APA; EC 3.4.11.7) is a transmembrane metalloprotease with several functions in tumor angiogenesis. To investigate the role of APA in the process of ischemia-induced angiogenesis, we evaluated the cellular angiogenic responses under hypoxic conditions and the process of perfusion recovery in the hindl...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kubota R,Numaguchi Y,Ishii M,Niwa M,Okumura K,Naruse K,Murohara T

更新日期：2010-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Four small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO) genes have been identified in humans. However, little is known about the basic biology of SUMO-4. Here, we report that SUMO-4 differs from SUMO-1, -2, and -3 in that the maturation process of SUMO-4 to active form containing C-terminal di-glycine residues is inhibited by a ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Owerbach D,McKay EM,Yeh ET,Gabbay KH,Bohren KM

更新日期：2005-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone is one of the essential target tissues of growth hormone (GH). In bone remodeling, cell-matrix attachment is important where focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is involved. FAK plays a central role in determining the shape and motility of cells in response to the extracellular matrix stimuli. In the present study, we ha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takahashi MO,Takahashi Y,Iida K,Okimura Y,Kaji H,Abe H,Chihara K

更新日期：1999-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the importance of charge and hydrogen-bonding potential of the phosphodiester backbone for binding and cleavage by EcoRI restriction endonuclease. We used 12-mer oligodeoxynucleotide substrates with single substitutions of phosphates by chiral methylphosphonates at each position of the recognition sequ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rosati O,Srivastava TK,Katti SB,Alves J

更新日期：2002-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies in our laboratory showed that ANP inhibits increases in endothelial monolayer permeability to macromolecules induced by thrombin. In this present study, we investigated the second messenger system involved in the influence of ANP on monolayer permeability. In bovine aortic endothelial cells (BAEC), AN...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lofton CE,Newman WH,Currie MG

更新日期：1990-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:miRNAs are recently found playing important roles in osteogenesis. In this study, we identified that miR-222-3p decreased during osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hBMSCs) using Quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcription PCR (qRT-PCR). Furthermore, we investigated the effect of miR-222-3p on...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yan J,Guo D,Yang S,Sun H,Wu B,Zhou D

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A sulfotransferase activity present in the cytosol fraction of rat submandibular and parotid salivary glands catalyzes the transfer of sulfate group from 3'-phosphoadenosine-5'-phosphosulfate to C-6 of the terminal glucose residue of Glc alpha 1 leads to 6Glc alpha 1 leads to 6Glc alpha 1 leads to 3-1, (3)-0-alkyl-2-0...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Slomiany BL,Liau YH,Zdebska E,Murty VL,Slomiany A

更新日期：1983-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:To develop antibodies against the plasma membrane 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3) binding protein (M.W. 55,000), rabbits were immunized with formalin-fixed GH3 cells or highly purified plasma membranes from these cells. Antibodies were screened by immunoprecipitation using detergent solubilized N-bromoacetyl-[125I]T3-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hasumura S,Rossi B,Alderson R,Pastan I,Cheng S

更新日期：1984-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the serial expression of c-myc oncogene during differentiation of normal human burst-forming unit, erythroid (BFU-E), in vitro, together with the replating efficiency and the expression of transferrin receptors. We found that the c-myc oncogene was expressed in the early progeny of BFU-E and that this ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Umemura T,Umene K,Nishimura J,Fukumaki Y,Sakaki Y,Ibayashi H

更新日期：1986-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysates of rabbit reticulocytes and other mammalian cells are known to contain an activity which binds with high specificity ppp(A2'p)3A,3'-[32P]pCp. The binding activity shows a marked dependence on preincubation of lysates at different temperatures (4 degrees C - 45 degrees C). For example, binding was increased 50%...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wu JM,Eslami B,Semproni AR

更新日期：1983-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylation influences DNA binding and transactivator capabilities of multiple transcription factors. In this study, we demonstrate that the POU-domain transcription factor, Oct-3, can be phosphorylated in vivo. In addition, we show that in COS-1 cells Oct-3 is phosphorylated exclusively on serine residues. Lastly...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rosfjord E,Scholtz B,Lewis R,Rizzino A

更新日期：1995-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute phase of an inflammation induced in young rats, at various ages between 1 and 21 days after birth, by a single subcutaneous turpentine injection, is accompanied by a 35%-45% decrease of the alpha 1-foetoprotein serum concentrations. This fall is demonstrated with equilibrium dialysis binding methods, evidenc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Savu L,Zouaghi H,Nunez EA

更新日期：1983-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we showed that several minor macromolecular glycolipids accounting for less than 5% of the lipoteichoic acid (LTA) fraction from Enterococcus hirae ATCC 9790 possess cytokine-inducing activity, whereas the purified LTA does not. In other words, the immunobiological activity of the LTA fraction reported in ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hashimoto M,Imamura Y,Morichika T,Arimoto K,Takeuchi O,Takeda K,Akira S,Aoyama K,Tamura T,Kotani S,Suda Y,Kusumoto S

更新日期：2000-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:N-(p-amylcinnamoyl)anthranilic acid (ACA), a phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)) inhibitor, is structurally-related to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) of the fenamate group and may also modulate various ion channels. We used the whole-cell, patch-clamp technique at room temperature to investigate the effects of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gwanyanya A,Macianskiene R,Bito V,Sipido KR,Vereecke J,Mubagwa K

更新日期：2010-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial argininosuccinate synthetase 1 (ASS1) regulates the provision of l-arginine to nitric oxide synthase 3 (NOS3). Previous studies demonstrated that endothelial ASS1 expression was induced by laminar shear stress (LSS) and that this enzyme plays a role in maintaining anti-inflammatory microenvironments throug...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mun GI,Boo YC

更新日期：2012-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:AF1q has a precise oncogenic function. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether CBD has an effect on the AF1q/ICAM-1 regulatory axis in Burkitt's lymphoma (BL), and thus has potential to enhance immunotherapy and reduce side effects. METHODS:We established BL cell lines with altered AF1q expression usin...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Togano T,Kim N,Kim N,Park GS,Park AK,Bennet M,Park J

更新日期：2019-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Murine embryonic stem cell (mESC)-derived cardiomyocytes represent a promising source of cells for use in the development of models for studying early cardiac development as well as cell-based therapies in postnatal pathologies. Here, we report a highly efficient cardiac differentiation system in which high density em...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee MY,Cagavi Bozkulak E,Schliffke S,Amos PJ,Ren Y,Ge X,Ehrlich BE,Qyang Y

更新日期：2011-12-09 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：: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：:A 2.1-kb genomic region responsible for Ogawa serotype specificity of Vibrio cholerae 01 was identified by cosmid cloning and recombinant plasmid experiments. The plasmid carrying this region derived from Ogawa type Vibrio cholerae NIH 41 coded for a specific protein of 27 kD, and was found to convert serotype specifi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ito T,Ohshita Y,Nakamoto T,Hiramatsu K,Yokota T

更新日期：1991-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) is structurally very similar to serum albumin (ALB); both have three distinct structural domains and high cysteine-content. Yet, functionally they are very different. DBP possesses high affinity for vitamin D metabolites and G-actin, but ALB does not. It has been suggested that th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ray A,Swamy N,Ray R

更新日期：2008-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceramide kinase (CERK) produces the bioactive lipid ceramide 1-phosphate (C1P) and is, together with glucosylceramide synthase (GCS) and sphingomyelin synthases (SMS-1 and -2), a key regulator of ceramide metabolism. Here, we used a previously validated assay for measuring CERK, GCS, and SMS activities simultaneously,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rovina P,Graf C,Bornancin F

更新日期：2010-08-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-1 alpha (IL-1alpha) regulates a wide range of important cellular processes. In this study for the first time, we report the cloning, expression, biophysical, and biological characterization of the human interleukin-1alpha. Human IL-1alpha has been expressed in Escherichia coli in high yields ( approximatel...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rajalingam D,Kacer D,Prudovsky I,Kumar TK

更新日期：2007-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers frequently use 3T3-L1 adipocytes as a fat cell line, but the capacity of this line for insulin-mediated glucose transport is lower than that of primary isolated fat cells. In this study, we found that 5-azacytidine (5-aza-C), DNA methyltransferase 1 inhibitor, enhanced insulin-stimulated 2-deoxyglucose (2-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kuroda M,Onoyama R,Sasaki W,Sebe M,Kitamura T,Masumoto S,Tsutsumi R,Harada N,Sakaue H

更新日期：2020-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have constructed a hybrid multicomponent dioxygenase gene cluster in which the bphA1 gene, coding for ISP alpha subunit of biphenyl dioxygenase from Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707, has been replaced by the bedC1 gene encoding the corresponding subunit of benzene dioxygenase from P. putida ML2. Escherichia coli...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tan HM,Cheong CM

更新日期：1994-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The most recently described region of alternate splicing of fibronectin mRNA results in expression of an isoform which includes the type III repeat termed ED B (EIII B). To date this isoform has been detected in transformed cells in culture, in the synovial membrane and ovary but in no other adult tissue, and in embry...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Burton-Wurster N,Lust G,Wert R

更新日期：1989-12-15 00:00:00