Evidence for a two proton dependent redox equilibrium in an archaeal Rieske iron-sulfur cluster.

abstract：:Adrenal medullary chromaffin cells maintained in vitro were prelabeled with [3H]inositol and the accumulation of [3H]inositol-1-phosphate, was determined following stimulation with a variety of pharmacological agents. Carbachol, bradykinin, and histamine produced significantly greater accumulation of [3H] inositol-1-p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Noble EP,Bommer M,Sincini E,Costa T,Herz A

更新日期：1986-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have demonstrated that allergic asthma can induce atherosclerosis formation in mice. Moreover, allergic asthma and atherosclerosis have been shown to be strongly associated with dyslipidemia. In this study, we investigated the underlying mechanism of allergic asthma-aggravated atherosclerosis-induced c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gao S,Wang C,Li W,Shu S,Zhou J,Yuan Z,Wang L

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Small GTPase Rap1 has been implicated in the proper differentiation of testicular germ cells. In the present study, we investigated the functional significance of RA-GEF-2/Rapgef6, a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rap1, in testicular differentiation using mice lacking RA-GEF-2. RA-GEF-2 was expressed predomina...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Okada K,Miyake H,Yamaguchi K,Chiba K,Maeta K,Bilasy SE,Edamatsu H,Kataoka T,Fujisawa M

更新日期：2014-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of N-ethyl-5-phenylisoxazolium 3"-sulfonate (Woodward's reagent K, WRK), a reagent forming covalent bonds with protein carboxyl groups, on the activity of the mitochondrial phosphate carrier was investigated. Treatment with WRK of mitochondria or of extracted carrier incorporated into liposomes, inhibited p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wolf G,Genchi G,Palmieri F

更新日期：1989-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Prp19p is a protein found in the nucleus, cytosol or lipid droplets depending on the cell type. Prp19p participates in pre-mRNA splicing, in neuronal/astroglial cell fate decisions or in adipocyte lipid droplet biogenesis. In this study, the motifs of Prp19p that are necessary for its localization to lipid droplets or...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cho SY,Park PJ,Lee JH,Kim JJ,Lee TR

更新日期：2007-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional endothelial cells and their progenitors are required for vascular development, adequate vascular function, vascular repair and for cell-based therapies of ischemic diseases. Currently, cell therapy is limited by the low abundance of patient-derived cells and by the functional impairment of autologous endoth...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kim J,Eligehausen S,Stehling M,Nikol S,Ko K,Waltenberger J,Klocke R

更新日期：2014-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Bloom syndrome (BS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by small body size, sun sensitivity, immunodeficiency and a high predisposition to various types of cancer. BLM was identified as the causative gene for BS, and BLM protein is homologous to DNA helicase. There are two putative nuclear localization signals (N...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kaneko H,Orii KO,Matsui E,Shimozawa N,Fukao T,Matsumoto T,Shimamoto A,Furuichi Y,Hayakawa S,Kasahara K,Kondo N

更新日期：1997-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Aqueous extracts of cigarette tar produce hydroxyl radicals that are spin trapped by 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide. The addition of catalase almost completely inhibits and superoxide dismutase partially inhibits spin adduct formation. The addition of ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid greatly increases the amount of ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cosgrove JP,Borish ET,Church DF,Pryor WA

更新日期：1985-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain cell-free extract greatly stimulates the polymerization rate of purified tubulin with a reduction of the nucleation period and without a significant alteration of the final assembly state. This effect is mimicked by neuroblastoma extract at 10-fold lower extract concentration, but not by excess muscle extract. C...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liliom K,Wágner G,Kovács J,Comin B,Cascante M,Orosz F,Ovádi J

更新日期：1999-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Examination of human follicular fluid revealed the presence of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) at concentrations of approximately 1 pg/ml (0.01 pg TEQ/ml). To study their possible action, two-cell mouse embryos were cultured in the presence of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tsutsumi O,Uechi H,Sone H,Yonemoto J,Takai Y,Momoeda M,Tohyama C,Hashimoto S,Morita M,Taketani Y

更新日期：1998-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Three different domains of human sperm membrane, viz., the hydrophobic domains, the aqueous compartments and the surface proteins were probed to evaluate the molecular dynamics in these microenvironments in normal as well as oligospermic cases. Decreased rotational motion of the stearic spin-labels, designated rigid l...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sinha S,Kumar GP,Laloraya M

更新日期：1994-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We have constructed two phagemid vectors containing the gene coding for human Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) translationally fused to a pelB signal sequence and minor coat protein III of phage fd leading to phage particles that carry PSA on their tips. Phages were characterized by Western blotting and by panning, usi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Eerola R,Saviranta P,Lilja H,Pettersson K,Lövgren T,Karp M

更新日期：1994-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Glioma is one of the most common primary brain tumors in adults with a high mortality rate and relapse rate. Thus, finding better effective approaches to treat glioma has become very urgent. Astragaloside IV (AS-IV), the major active triterpenoid in Radix Astragali, has shown anti-tumorigenic properties in certain can...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li B,Wang F,Liu N,Shen W,Huang T

更新日期：2017-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic peptides, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and gonadotropin inhibitory hormone (GnIH), play pivotal roles in the control of reproduction and gonadal maturation in fish. In the present study we tested the possibility that stress-mediated reproductive dysfunction in teleost may involve changes in GnRH ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Choi YJ,Habibi HR,Kil GS,Jung MM,Choi CY

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthetic (1-->6)-alpha-D-glucopyranan with branching and without branching were tested as a new hypoglycaemic drug. (1-->6)-alpha-D-glucopyranan having an alpha-D-glucopyranosyl branch at the C-3 position (1) showed a remarkable hypoglycaemic activity on i.p. injection to mice. The polysaccharide having both alph...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hatanaka K,Song SC,Maruyama A,Kobayashi A,Kuzuhara H,Akaike T

更新日期：1992-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Actin is a highly abundant cytoskeletal protein that is essential for all eukaryotic cells and participates in many structural and functional roles. It has long been noted that estrogen affects cellular morphology. However, recent studies observed that both estrogen and tamoxifen induce a remarkable cytoskeletal remod...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang Z,Sun L,Liang S,Liu ZC,Zhao ZY,Yang J,Wang D,Yang DQ

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The chloroethylnitrosoureas are useful antitumor agents which evidently exert a significant part of their cytotoxic action through the formation of a unique 1-(3-deoxycytidyl), 2-(1-deoxyguanosinyl)ethane cross-link in DNA. It has been suggested that this cross-link is formed from O6-(2-chloro-ethyl)guanine, an initia...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Parker S,Kirk MC,Ludlum DB

更新日期：1987-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein kinase CK2 holoenzyme is composed of two regulatory beta- and two catalytic alpha- or alpha(')-subunits. There is ample evidence for the binding of individual subunits of CK2 to various cellular proteins and, moreover, for functions of the individual subunits, which are different from their roles in the ho...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Faust M,Kartarius S,Schwindling SL,Montenarh M

更新日期：2002-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is a cytokine essential for the growth and proliferation of T-cells. The purpose of this research was to study the effects of altering the "kink" caused by Pro in an alpha-helix of the protein. The Pro-47 residue was chosen because it was originally, but mistakenly, traced to the kink of an alpha-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee BL,Ciardelli TL

更新日期：1997-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:ADP-ribosylation by cholera toxin of the guanine nucleotide binding regulatory protein (Gs) of rat liver membrane adenylate cyclase was inhibited by 0.1-1 mM MDL 12330A or 0.1-1 mM chlorpromazine. Basal as well as cholera toxin activated adenylate cyclase activity in liver membranes was also inhibited by the two drugs...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bitonti AJ

更新日期：1984-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Tau plays important roles in the assembly and stabilization of the microtubule structure to facilitate axonal transport in mammalian brain. The intracellular tau aggregates to form paired helical filaments leading to neurodegenerative disorders, collectively called tauopathies. In our previous report, we established a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wu BK,Yuan RY,Chang YP,Lien HW,Chen TS,Chien HC,Tong TS,Tsai HP,Fang CL,Liao YF,Chang CC,Chen RP,Huang CJ

更新日期：2016-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of arachidonic acid on the enzyme complexes in the electron transport system were investigated using submitochondrial particles from rat brain. Arachidonic acid irreversibly inhibited NADH-CoQ oxidoreductase (complex I) activity, but had no effect on the activities of succinate-CoQ oxidoreductase (complex ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Morii H,Takeuchi Y,Watanabe Y

更新日期：1991-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:With the completion of the genome sequence of Drosophila melanogaster the importance of constructing a proteome map is to be considered. Therefore, with the application of recent advances in proteomic analysis approaches, a protein map of D. melanogaster larvae hemolymph proteins was obtained using 2-DE in the range o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Guedes Sde M,Vitorino R,Tomer K,Domingues MR,Correia AJ,Amado F,Domingues P

更新日期：2003-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Reversible phosphorylation of RNA polymerase (RNAP) II's largest subunit C-terminal domain (CTD) is a key event during mRNA metabolism. The CTD phosphatase, FCP1, catalyzes the dephosphorylation of RNAP II and is thought to play a major role in polymerase recycling. In this study, we isolated a novel phosphatase gene ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zheng H,Ji C,Gu S,Shi B,Wang J,Xie Y,Mao Y

更新日期：2005-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein folding continues to be an important biophysical topic in molecular biology. We report the parameters for successfully refolding the guanylyl cyclase core of the ANP receptor, an allosteric homodimeric enzyme. Urea was a better chaotropic solvent than guanidine HCl, and physiological salt concentrations and pH...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Thorpe DS,Niu S,Morkin E

更新日期：1996-07-25 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：:We identified a DNA polymerase species in Drosophila melanogaster embryos, and purified it. This polymerase shared some common properties with DNA polymerase epsilon from mammals and yeast as follows; it has a preference for poly(dA)/oligo(dT) as a template/primer, it is highly processive in DNA synthesis, it co-fract...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Aoyagi N,Oshige M,Hirose F,Kuroda K,Matsukage A,Sakaguchi K

更新日期：1997-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Six forms of cytochrome P-450 in the mitochondria of larvae from Musca domestica were isolated by solubilization with CHAPS followed by ammonium sulfate fractionation and HPLC on an anion-exchange column. Forms 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6 catalyzed the formation of 20-hydroxy-ecdysone from ecdysone in the presence of NADPH and ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Srivatsan J,Weirich M,Agosin M

更新日期：1990-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure to alpha-difluoromethylornithine, an enzyme-activated irreversible inhibitor of ornithine decarboxylase, inhibited the insulin induced differentiation of L6 myoblast cells. Differentiation was assessed by measuring creatine kinase activity and by determining the percentage of nuclei in myotubes. The levels of...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Erwin BG,Ewton DZ,Florini JR,Pegg AE

更新日期：1983-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The interactions of platelets and liposomes with the tripeptide arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) as a surface ligand (RGD liposomes) were studied. The results suggest that the presence of the RGD ligand on the liposomes results in receptor-mediated mixing of lipid and aqueous contents of the liposomes and platelet...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nishiya T,Sloan S

更新日期：1996-07-05 00:00:00