Enhancement of monocyte adhesion to endothelial cells by oxidatively modified low-density lipoprotein is mediated by activation of CD11b.

abstract：:The Shank family comprises three large multi-domain proteins playing central roles as protein scaffolds in the neuronal postsynaptic density. The Shank proteins are closely linked to neuropsychiatric diseases, such as autism spectrum disorders. One characteristic domain in the Shank family is the SH3 domain, assumed t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ponna SK,Myllykoski M,Boeckers TM,Kursula P

更新日期：2017-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:15-Deoxy-prostaglandin J(2)(15d-PGJ(2)) is an endogenous ligand of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARgamma) and plays an important role in the regulation of endothelial cell growth and apoptosis. However, the detailed mechanisms are poorly understood. We hypothesized that 15d-PGJ(2) might affect PD...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang J,Fu M,Zhao L,Chen YE

更新日期：2002-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:RegIIIβ and RegIIIγ are antimicrobial peptides expressed in intestinal epithelial cells. Expression of these peptides is reportedly decreased by high-fat diet (HFD) and increased by indigestible oligosaccharides in mice. Clearly, these dietary regimens change the structure of intestinal microbiota. We employed an inte...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Udomsopagit T,Miwa A,Seki M,Shimbori E,Kadota Y,Tochio T,Sonoyama K

更新日期：2020-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the small noncatalytic subunit of myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCPsr) on the Ca2+-induced contraction of smooth muscle were investigated in the Triton X-100-permeabilized porcine renal artery. The full-length recombinant chicken MLCPsr obtained by the bacterial expression system induced an additiona...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhou Y,Nishimura J,Hirano K,Kanaide H

更新日期：1999-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional biopolymer scaffolds are in high demand for tissue regeneration. In this study, we incorporated functionalized CNT in collagen or silk protein solution to generate biocomposite fibers by electrospinning. The addition of CNT reinforced the strength of the scaffolds and rendered the fibers electrical conducti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chi N,Wang R

更新日期：2018-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Co-transcriptional RNA proofreading by RNA polymerase (RNAP) is essential for accurate mRNA synthesis and reactivation of stalled transcription complexes, which can otherwise compromise genome integrity. RNAP from the stress-resistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans exhibits high levels of RNA cleavage in comparison...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Esyunina D,Kulbachinskiy A

更新日期：2019-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The peroxidase and FAD-containing monooxygenase activities of porcine thyroid subcellular preparations were measured and it was observed that FAD-containing monooxygenase activity was considerably lower than that of peroxidase. The end product of 1-methyl-2[14C]thioimidazole oxidation catalysed by thyroid peroxidase w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Paterson JR,Hood HT,Skellern GG

更新日期：1983-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription of human nm23 genes (nm23-H1, nm23-H2) is involved in suppression of tumor metastasis or tumor progression. Therefore the characterization of transcriptional regulatory mechanisms for both nm23 genes is very important. In this study we have isolated and analyzed the 5'-flanking region of the human nm...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Seifert M,Seib T,Engel M,Dooley S,Welter C

更新日期：1995-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Human natural killer enhancing factor genes (NKEF-A and B) share extensive homology with several genes from other organisms known to be induced by oxidative stress and to protect organisms and proteins from oxidative destruction. In this study, we have identified natural killer enhancing factor as an abundant protein ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shau H,Kim A

更新日期：1994-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The exposure of hydrophobic sites on calmodulin, skeletal muscle troponin C and their tryptic fragments was investigated using Phenyl-Sepharose chromatography. A strong binding of both proteins and their fragments corresponding to the NH2-terminal halves of polypeptide chain of respective proteins in the presence of c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Brzeska H,Szynkiewicz J,Drabikowski W

更新日期：1983-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We show that a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor apicidin increases the transcriptional activity of cyclin E gene, which results in accumulation of cyclin E mRNA and protein in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Interestingly, apicidin induction of cyclin E gene is found to be mediated by Sp1- rather than E2F-bindi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim S,Kang JK,Kim YK,Seo DW,Ahn SH,Lee JC,Lee CH,You JS,Cho EJ,Lee HW,Han JW

更新日期：2006-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously identified the novel gene, periodontal ligament-associated protein-1 (PLAP-1)/asporin and reported that PLAP-1/asporin inhibited bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2)-induced cytodifferentiation of periodontal ligament (PDL) cells probably by direct interaction with BMP-2. Here, we elucidated the detailed...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tomoeda M,Yamada S,Shirai H,Ozawa Y,Yanagita M,Murakami S

更新日期：2008-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI; MIM 222700) is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by defective transport of cationic amino acids lysine, arginine and ornithine. The defect is localized in the basolateral membrane of polar epithelial cells of the renal tubules and intestine. The SLC7A7 (solute carrier fa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Toivonen M,Mykkänen J,Aula P,Simell O,Savontaus ML,Huoponen K

更新日期：2002-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The pluripotency of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) is maintained by core pluripotency transcription factors, cofactors and several signaling pathways. RBM14 is a component of the para-speckle complex, which has been implicated in multiple important biological processes. The role of RBM14 in ESCs and lineage differentiati...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen G,Zhang D,Zhang L,Feng G,Zhang B,Wu Y,Li W,Zhang Y,Hu B

更新日期：2018-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:IGF-I, when added to TSH-primed FRTL-5 cells, induces a long lasting Ca2+ influx and then DNA synthesis. Ca2+ channel agonist, BAYK 8644, is capable to mimic these effects on cell proliferation. We studied the effect of genistein, a specific tyrosine kinase inhibitor, on BAY K8644- or IGF-I- induced cell cycle progres...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takano T,Takada K,Tada H,Nishiyama S,Amino N

更新日期：1993-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified a genomic DNA fragment, using the PCR method with degenerate oligonucleotide primers which contain the conserved sequence of the RING finger domain. Using the DNA fragment as a probe, a novel cDNA was cloned from human and mouse testis. The cDNA had a domain structure of the typical RING-B box-coile...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Orimo A,Yamagishi T,Tominaga N,Yamauchi Y,Hishinuma T,Okada K,Suzuki M,Sato M,Nogi Y,Suzuki H,Inoue S,Yoshimura K,Shimizu Y,Muramatsu M

更新日期：2000-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:GTP cyclohydrolase I (GTPCH) is the first and rate-limiting enzyme for the synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), a cofactor of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). As the induction of NO synthesis by immunostimulants in vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cells requires de novo synthesis of BH4, we investigated whether immunostimu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hattori Y,Gross SS

更新日期：1993-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the role of cysteine (SH) residues in the folding of hen ovalbumin (OVA), SH-mutated OVAs, in which each SH residue was replaced by alanine (C11A, C30A, C367A, and C382A), were prepared. SDS-PAGE analysis under non-reducing conditions showed that the C11A and C30A mutants produced a disulfide (SS) isomer...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ishimaru T,Ito K,Tanaka M,Matsudomi N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported a novel finding that a candidate tumor suppressor gene prox1 suffered adenosine-to-inosine (A-to-I) RNA mutation without genomic mutation in a subset of human cancer cells and lost its function. Hence, screening of mutations in both cDNA and genomic DNA could be important in the analysis of c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yoshimoto T,Takahashi M,Nagayama S,Watanabe G,Shimada Y,Sakasi Y,Kubo H

更新日期：2007-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (RB) is inactivated in a majority of cancers. RB restricts cell proliferation by inhibiting the E2F family of transcription factors. The current model for RB/E2F function describes its role in regulating transcription at gene promoters. Whether the RB or E2F proteins might p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ahlander J,Bosco G

更新日期：2009-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Although GPRC5B and GPRC5C are categorized into the G protein-coupled receptor family C, including glutamate receptors, GABA receptors, and taste receptors, their physiological functions remain unknown. Since both receptors are expressed in the brain and evolutionarily conserved from fly to human, it is conceivable th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sano T,Kim YJ,Oshima E,Shimizu C,Kiyonari H,Abe T,Higashi H,Yamada K,Hirabayashi Y

更新日期：2011-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Osterix (Osx) is an essential transcription factor required for osteoblast differentiation during both intramembranous and endochondral ossification. Endochondral ossification, a process in which bone formation initiates from a cartilage intermediate, is crucial for skeletal development and growth. Osx is expressed in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Oh JH,Park SY,de Crombrugghe B,Kim JE

更新日期：2012-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic administration of 3-nitropropionic acid (3-NP) facilitates the development of select striatal lesions, and some reports provide clues about this pathology. In this study, we investigated the relationship between reduced levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in lesioned brain regions and caspase a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cho KJ,Kim GW

更新日期：2015-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:p21-activated kinase (PAK) and Rho-associated kinase (Rho-kinase) have been shown to induce Ca(2+)-independent contraction of smooth muscle. PAK-induced contraction of Triton-skinned smooth muscle correlates with increased phosphorylation of caldesmon and desmin, although the role of desmin phosphorylation has remaine...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ohtakara K,Inada H,Goto H,Taki W,Manser E,Lim L,Izawa I,Inagaki M

更新日期：2000-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders and is characterized by impaired attention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. While multiple etiologies are implicated in ADHD, its underlying mechanism(s) remain unclear. Although previous studies have suggested dysre...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nguyen Nguyen HT,Kato H,Sato H,Yamaza H,Sakai Y,Ohga S,Nonaka K,Masuda K

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We intended to examine the functional role of microRNA 26 (miR-26a) in regulating H2O2-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in RGC-5 cells in vitro. METHOD:Various concentrations of H2O2 (0-1000 μM) were added in RGC-5 culture. Cell cytotoxicity was monitored by viability assay and gene expression level of mi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kang Y,Jia P,Zhao H,Hu C,Yang X

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA interference (RNAi) for anti-angiogenic or pro-apoptotic factors in endothelial cells (ECs) has great potential for the treatment of ischemic diseases by promoting angiogenesis or inhibiting apoptosis. Here, we report the utility of small interfering RNA (siRNA) in inhibiting EC apoptosis induced by tumor necrosis...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cho SW,Hartle L,Son SM,Yang F,Goldberg M,Xu Q,Langer R,Anderson DG

更新日期：2008-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE) is a multi-ligand receptor involved in the development of diabetic complications. Although the soluble form of the extracellular domain maintains the ability to bind multi-ligands, it is unstable and degrades into several peptide species during storage. Proteolys...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kumano-Kuramochi M,Ohnishi-Kameyama M,Xie Q,Niimi S,Kubota F,Komba S,Machida S

更新日期：2009-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene coding for rat group II phospholipase A2 was isolated from a rat genomic library by using the cDNA for rat platelet phospholipase A2 as a hybridization probe. The rat group II phospholipase A2 gene spanned about 3.5 kilobase pairs and consisted of five exons. Southern blot analysis revealed that a single copy...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Komada M,Kudo I,Inoue K

更新日期：1990-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The 21-amino acid-length endothelin-1 (ET-1)(1-21) and its novel derivative, 31 amino acid-length ET-1(1-31), have proinflammatory properties and induce significant eosinophil migration mediated by an increase in the local levels of eotaxin and IL-5. We have analyzed by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cui P,Sharmin S,Okumura Y,Yamada H,Yano M,Mizuno D,Kido H

更新日期：2004-03-19 00:00:00