Isolation and characterization of bovine follistatin cDNA.

abstract：:An isolated in-vitro perifused interrenal gland preparation from the dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula was used to study production of quantitatively the major corticosteroid 1 alpha-hydroxycorticosterone (1 alpha-OH-B), measured by radioimmunoassay. Basal secretory rates were 877.1 +/- 145 (S.E.M.) fmol/mg per 15 min (n ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： O'Toole LB,Armour KJ,Decourt C,Hazon N,Lahlou B,Henderson IW

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the action of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and intrathyroidal lymphocytes (ITLs) on the biochemical and hormonal metabolism of autologous thyrocytes cultured in follicles in a collagen gel. The production of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) in culture was also measured. Thyroid tissues a...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Massart C,Gibassier J,Raoul ML,Le Gall F,Lancien G,Genetet N,Denais A,Darcel F,Lucas C

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemotactic cytokines (chemokines) are small secreted proteins that control leukocyte trafficking in immune organs. Chemokines which are induced in the brain during conditions of inflammation play a role in the local immune response. Recently, it has been established in the rodent brain that distinct chemokines and ch...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Stumm R,Höllt V

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs are endogenous, conserved, and non-coding small RNAs that function as post-transcriptional regulators of fat development and adipogenesis. Adipogenic marker genes, such as CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α (Cebpa), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (Pparg), adipocyte fatty acid binding protein (Ap2...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Chen C,Peng Y,Peng Y,Peng J,Jiang S

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neurohypophysial nonapeptides vasotocin (VT) and mesotocin (MT) are the amphibian counterparts of arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OT). We have here reported the cloning and functional characterization of the receptors for vasotocin (VTR) and mesotocin (MTR) in two species of frog, Rana catesbeiana and Ran...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Acharjee S,Do-Rego JL,Oh DY,Moon JS,Ahn RS,Lee K,Bai DG,Vaudry H,Kwon HB,Seong JY

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a condition characterized by an excessive accumulation of triglycerides (TGs) in hepatocytes, has dramatically increased globally during recent decades. MicroRNAs (miRs) have been suggested to play crucial roles in many complex diseases and lipid metabolism....

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Li B,Zhang Z,Zhang H,Quan K,Lu Y,Cai D,Ning G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease, and the complexity of breast carcinogenesis is associated with epigenetic modification. There are several major classes of epigenetic enzymes that regulate chromatin activity. This review will focus on the nine mammalian protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) and the dysr...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Wang SM,Dowhan DH,Muscat GEO

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumour necrosis factor superfamily member 11 (TNFSF11) gene, that codes for receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappaB ligand, is one of the candidate genes for the genetic susceptibility to osteoporosis. As variations in the TNFSF11 gene promoter could alter its expression, the aim of the study was to evaluate the f...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Mencej S,Albagha OM,Prezelj J,Kocjan T,Marc J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acids are essential nutrients that contribute to several intracellular functions. Fatty acid synthesis and oxidation are known to be regulated by sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs), which play a pivotal role in the regulation of cellular triglyceride synthesis and cholesterol biogenesis. Recent ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Park HY,Kang HS,Im SS

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene related to anergy in lymphocytes (GRAIL) is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that regulates energy in T-lymphocytes. Whereas, the relevance of GRAIL to T lymphocyte function is well established, the role of this protein in other cell types remains unknown. Given that GRAIL is abundant in the liver, we investigated the pote...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Nakamichi S,Senga Y,Inoue H,Emi A,Matsuki Y,Watanabe E,Hiramatsu R,Ogawa W,Kasuga M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic predisposition of the host and the virus is the most important determinant for prediction of the course of human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) viral infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) progression. Transcription from the HIV-1 long terminal repeat (LTR) is a crucial step for vi...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Nevado J,Tenbaum SP,Castillo AI,Sánchez-Pacheco A,Aranda A

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine LH receptor ectodomain was overexpressed in insect cells and lepidopteran larvae using the recombinant baculovirus expression system. A low multiplicity of infection yielded the largest active production, of approximately 10(7) receptors/cell or 3 micrograms active receptor/mg total protein in infected cells. ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Pajot-Augy E,Couture L,Bozon V,Remy JJ,Biache G,Severini M,Huet JC,Pernollet JC,Salesse R

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoic acid (RA) and sodium butyrate (NaB) are regulators of cell growth and differentiation. We studied their effect on normal (SVC1) or v-Ki-ras-transformed (Ki-SVC1) rat seminal vesicle (SV) epithelial cell lines. The treatment of these cells with 10(-((7( M RA did not produce significant changes in the morpholog...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Buommino E,Pasquali D,Sinisi AA,Bellastella A,Morelli F,Metafora S

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1,25-(OH)2-Vitamin D3 (1,25-D3) and the thyroid hormone tri-iodothyronine (T3) were previously shown to behave as adipogenic agents in murine Ob17 preadipocytes. Moreover, these agents interfere with each other's action during adipocyte differentiation. T3 receptor (TR) expression and a downmodulation of T3 binding si...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Schneider L,El-Yazidi C,Dace A,Maraninchi M,Planells R,Margotat A,Torresani J

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian cortical tissue cryopreservation is a relatively novel approach to preserving fertility in women diagnosed with cancer. However, the effects of freezing-thawing are not fully understood, mainly due to the lack of suitable methods to assess tissue's survival after thawing. Disparities in steroid production have...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Islam N,Ugwoke SP,Alhamdan R,Medrano JH,Campbell BK,Marsters P,Maalouf WE

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of IGF binding protein-2 (IGFBP-2) with IGF-I and -II has been investigated in solution using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Chemical shift perturbations in 15N- and 2H/15N-labelled IGF-I or -II upon binding to unlabelled thioredoxin-tagged bovine IGFBP-2 (Trx(1-279)IGFBP-2) have been m...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Carrick FE,Hinds MG,McNeil KA,Wallace JC,Forbes BE,Norton RS

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular genetics and other contemporary approaches have contributed to a better understanding of prolactin (PRL) actions at the cellular and organismal levels. In this review, several advances in knowledge of PRL actions are highlighted. Special emphasis is paid to areas of progress with consequences for understandi...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Horseman ND,Gregerson KA

更新日期：2013-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligonucleotide microarrays were used to analyse gene expression profiles in human ZR75-1 breast cancer cells in the presence of 17beta-oestradiol and oestrogen antagonists. Differential gene expression of a number of genes was confirmed by quantitative RNA analysis. In addition to known oestrogen-responsive genes, an...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Soulez M,Parker MG

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported that genetic deletion of myeloperoxidase (MPO) alleviates obesity-related insulin resistance in mice in vivo. How MPO impairs insulin sensitivity in adipocytes is poorly characterized. As hypochlorous acid (HOCl) is a principal oxidant product generated by MPO, we evaluated the effects of HOCl on ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Zhou J,Wang Q,Ding Y,Zou MH

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oestrogens have a major impact on reproductive function in both males and females. Two oestrogen receptor genes known as ERalpha (ESR1NR3A1) and ERbeta (ESR2NR3A2) have been cloned. Splice variant isoforms of the ERbeta gene have been identified in human, bovine and rodents and it has been suggested that the existence...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Sierens JE,Scobie GA,Wilson J,Saunders PT

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The melanocortin 2 receptor accessory protein (MRAP) was originally discovered to be an essential co-receptor for the ACTH receptor/melanocortin 2 receptor, and it physically interacts with this receptor and is required for receptor trafficking and ligand binding. A related molecule, MRAP2, is mainly expressed in the ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Clark AJ,Chan LF

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type 1 form of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (17betaHSD1) was the first isoform to be identified and is capable of converting estrone to 17beta-estradiol. This study was aimed at characterizing the molecular structure of the equine 17betaHSD1 gene and cDNA, as well as its molecular regulation during human ch...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Brown KA,Sayasith K,Bouchard N,Lussier JG,Sirois J

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GPRC6A is a seven-transmembrane receptor mediating signaling by a wide range of L-alpha-amino acids, a signaling augmented by the divalent cations Ca(2)(+) and Mg(2)(+). GPRC6A transcripts are detected in numerous mammalian tissues, but the physiological role of the receptor is thus far elusive. Analogously to the clo...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Wellendorph P,Johansen LD,Jensen AA,Casanova E,Gassmann M,Deprez P,Clément-Lacroix P,Bettler B,Bräuner-Osborne H

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hyperglycaemia-inducing sulphonamide diazoxide has been previously shown to mediate its effects upon insulin secretion by opening K+ channels and hyperpolarizing the beta-cell membrane. The target site has been characterized as the ATP-regulated K+ (K+ATP) channel protein. In the present study, a detailed investig...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Jaggar JH,Harding EA,Ayton BJ,Dunne MJ

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relaxin is a peptide hormone which is produced in human reproductive tissues including the ovary and prostate gland. Little is known of the molecular events regulating relaxin gene transcription. We have studied this question using gene transfer of relaxin promoter/reporter gene constructs into a relaxin-expressing ce...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Gunnersen JM,Roche PJ,Tregear GW,Crawford RJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the mouse, GH-binding protein (GHBP) and GH receptor (GHR) are encoded by a single gene via alternative splicing. We previously demonstrated that the steady-state levels of the GHR and GHBP mRNAs are significantly elevated in mouse liver during pregnancy. Hepatic GHR and GHBP mRNAs are associated primarily with one...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Ilkbahar YN,Southard JN,Talamantes F

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five years have elapsed since the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) was first identified in bovine parathyroid and the receptor is now recognized as a fundamental contributor to extracellular Ca2+ (Ca2+ e) homeostasis, regulating parathyroid hormone release and urinary calcium excretion. The CaSR is a class C G-p...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Gorvin CM

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the mechanisms by which corticosteroids regulate the expression of the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) in neurones. Aldosterone and dexamethasone produced a dose-dependent increase of MR and mRNA levels in cultured primary hippocampal neurones. Transient transfection of neuroblastoma cells showed that ...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Castrén M,Trapp T,Berninger B,Castrén E,Holsboer F

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic GHRH controls the release of GH from the pituitary gland and also acts as a growth factor in a variety of cancers. The mitogenetic activity of GHRH is exerted through the binding to the pituitary type receptor (pGHRH-R) and its splice variants, mainly SV1. The intracellular signaling pathways that are act...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Barabutis N,Siejka A,Schally AV,Block NL,Cai R,Varga JL

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vertebrates, sex is determined essentially by two means, genetic factors located on sex chromosomes and epigenetic factors such as temperature experienced by the individual during development. Steroids, especially estrogens, are clearly involved in gonadal differentiation in non-mammalian vertebrates. In this regar...

journal_title：Journal of molecular endocrinology

authors： Kuntz S,Chesnel A,Flament S,Chardard D

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00