Alteration of the subcellular localization of hepatitis B virus core protein by large but not small surface proteins.

abstract：:Cultured endothelial cells release a potent vasoconstrictor peptide, endothelin. Cumulative addition of synthetic endothelin to isolated rabbit aortic rings elicited a concentration-dependent increase in contractile tension which was endothelium-independent. In cultured rabbit vascular smooth muscle cells loaded with ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Marsden PA,Danthuluri NR,Brenner BM,Ballermann BJ,Brock TA

更新日期：1989-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The earthworm Lumbricus rubellus has been found to inhabit cadmium-rich soils and accumulate cadmium within its tissues. Two metallothionein (MT) isoforms (1 and 2) have been identified and cloned from L. rubellus. In this study, we address the metalation status, metal coordination, and structure of recombinant MT-2 f...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ngu TT,Sturzenbaum SR,Stillman MJ

更新日期：2006-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional reconstitution of membrane cytochromes P450 monooxygenase system requires efficient solubilization of both P450 heme enzymes and redox partner NADPH dependent reductase, CPR, either in mixed micellar solution or by incorporation in liposomes. Here we describe a simple alternative approach to assembly of so...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Grinkova YV,Denisov IG,Sligar SG

更新日期：2010-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In-stent restenosis (ISR) is a complex disease that occurs after coronary stenting procedures. The development of quality materials and improvement of our understanding on significant factors regulating ISR are essential for enhancing prognosis. Vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are the main constituent c...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Han L,Yin Q,Yang L,van Rijn P,Yang Y,Liu Y,Li M,Yan M,Zhou Q,Yu T,Lian Z

更新日期：2020-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The thioredoxin system is a key cellular antioxidant system and is highly expressed in cancer cells, especially in more aggressive and therapeutic resistant tumors. We analysed the expression of the thioredoxin system in the MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cell line under conditions mimicking the tumor oxygen microenvironmen...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Karlenius TC,Shah F,Di Trapani G,Clarke FM,Tonissen KF

更新日期：2012-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The acid phosphatase Api m 3 is the major allergen of the honeybee venom. Except for the amino acid sequence, no other structural information for the enzyme is available. We applied homology modeling to assign the three-dimensional structure of Api m 3. The structure of the homodimeric human prostatic acid phosphatase...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Georgieva D,Greunke K,Genov N,Betzel C

更新日期：2009-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic studies on the cyclization of 2,3(S)-oxido and 2,3(S):22(S),23-dioxido[14C]squalene catalyzed by liver oxidosqualene-lanosterol cyclase revealed a specificity (in terms of V/Km) of the enzyme for the diepoxide. The specificity ratio was dependent on the enzyme preparation, i.e. purified or microsomal, and was ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Boutaud O,Dolis D,Schuber F

更新日期：1992-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenovirus vector is one of the most widely used vectors in gene therapy applications for the treatment of diverse human diseases including cancer. In this study, we showed that infection with E1E3-deleted recombinant human adenovirus serotype 5 reduced human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) mRNA levels in hep...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee CH,Kim HW,Kim T,Lee SW

更新日期：2015-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Consumption of a single serving of tomatoes by healthy human volunteers was sufficient to alter levels of oxidative DNA base damage in white cell DNA within 24 h. Levels of the mutagenic oxidized purine base 8-hydroxyguanine decreased, especially in those subjects whose initial levels of this base were higher than the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rehman A,Bourne LC,Halliwell B,Rice-Evans CA

更新日期：1999-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The family of peptidoglycan recognition proteins (PGRPs) is conserved from insects to mammals. Recently, Drosophila PGRP-SC1B was demonstrated to be an N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase (NAMLAA), an enzyme that cleaves the lactylamide bond between muramic acid and the peptide chain in peptidoglycan (PGN). We now show...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gelius E,Persson C,Karlsson J,Steiner H

更新日期：2003-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well-known that electrical stimulation can prompt healing of bone fractures. However, the mechanism involved is less clear. In this study, we found that capacitively coupled electric field-induced proliferation of osteoblastic cells (MC3T3-E1) accompanied increased levels of transforming growth factor-beta 1 (TG...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhuang H,Wang W,Seldes RM,Tahernia AD,Fan H,Brighton CT

更新日期：1997-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CCaMK) has been shown to play important roles in brassinosteroid (BR)-induced antioxidant defense and enhancing the tolerance of plants to drought stress. The autophosphorylation of CCaMK is a key step for the activation of CCaMK, thus promoting substrate phosphorylation. H...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu L,Han T,Liu W,Han G,Di P,Yu X,Yan J,Zhang A

更新日期：2020-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we assessed the profile of cell proliferation, Na,K-ATPase activity and apoptosis in primary cultures of proximal tubule cells. Freshly isolated proximal tubules exhibited apoptosis very early in culture: floated cells within 6 hr; attached tubule cells within 20 hr. The onset of apoptosis in either att...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tang MJ,Cheng YR,Lin HH

更新日期：1996-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Although leukotriene B4 (LTB4) has been reported to stimulate monocytes and neutrophils, its role on dendritic cell (DC) activity has not been examined. Here, we investigated the expression of LTB4 receptor and the effect of LTB4 on human DC chemotaxis. We analyzed LTB4 receptors, BLT1 and BLT2, by using RT-PCR. DCs e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shin EH,Lee HY,Bae YS

更新日期：2006-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We have discovered two new exons in the mouse fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2 or bFGF) gene that can be alternatively spliced to the second coding exon of the gene. The newly identified exons 1b and 1c are located at, respectively, approximately 19 and 32 kb downstream of the canonical exon 1a. Using RT-PCR analysis...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dirks RP,Potter SJ,Griep AE

更新日期：2001-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The adipose tissue of genetically obese Zucker rats is characterized by coordinated tissue specific overtranscription of a subset of genes related to lipid storage such as Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (GAPDH). We show that CCAAT/Enhancer Binding Protein alpha (C/EBP alpha) is an activator of GAPDH proximal...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rolland V,Le Liepvre X,Houbiguian ML,Lavau M,Dugail I

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombin induced tyrosine phosphorylation of 41-kDa and 43-kDa mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinases in human platelets which was detectable at 1 min and peaked at 2 min after thrombin stimulation as assessed by immunoprecipitation and immunoblotting. The kinase activity, measured by phosphorylation of myelin basic ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nakashima S,Chatani Y,Nakamura M,Miyoshi N,Kohno M,Nozawa Y

更新日期：1994-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn at the request of the author. 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： Seong ES,Cho HS,Choi D,Joung YH,Lim CK,Hur JH,Wang MH

更新日期：2007-11-21 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：:Two Chinese hamster ovary cell clones resistant to okadaic acid (OA) were isolated. The OA-resistance was associated with resistance to colchicine, Vinca alkaloids and inhibitors of DNA topoisomerase (topo) II. Drug accumulation assays showed that the intracellular levels of OA, vinblastine and vincristine, but not th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tohda H,Yasui A,Yasumoto T,Nakayasu M,Shima H,Nagao M,Sugimura T

更新日期：1994-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Saposins (SAPs) are small glycoproteins required for activation of sphingolipid hydrolysis by lysosomal enzymes. Four SAPs, SAP-A, -B, -C, and -D, are proteolytically cleaved from a single gene product termed prosaposin. The mature coding sequence of human SAP-A tagged with 6-histidine was expressed in Pichia pastoris...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamada M,Inui K,Hamada D,Nakahira K,Yanagihara K,Sakai N,Nishigaki T,Ozono K,Yanagihara I

更新日期：2004-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the coding region of the human CK-2 alpha cDNA as a probe for screening a genomic mouse library, positive clones representing four different genomic loci were isolated. Partial DNA sequences of these loci encompassing the first 120 nucleotides of the putative coding region are reported. One positive clone was fu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Boldyreff B,Wehr K,Hecht R,Issinger OG

更新日期：1992-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Runt-related transcription factor-2 (RUNX2)/core binding factor a1 (Cbfa1) is implicated in the regulation of osteoblast differentiation and osteoblast-specific gene expression. Mutations in RUNX2 cause the bone disease cleidocranial dysplasia, which is characterized by multiple skeletal defects. RUNX2 is expressed as...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sudhakar S,Li Y,Katz MS,Elango N

更新日期：2001-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen is the primary sex hormone responsible for the development and modulation of the female reproductive system in all vertebrates including avian species. The actions of estrogen are mediated by the estrogen receptor, which could be modulated by the selective estrogen receptor modulator tamoxifen (TAM). In this ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mao Y,Wu X,An L,Li X,Li Z,Zhu G

更新日期：2018-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α-inducing protein (Tipα) is a newly identified carcinogenic factor secreted by Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori). Although it has been proved that Tipα is a strong inducer of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), a crucial process of migration, the exact molecular mechanism is unknown. Cu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen G,Tang N,Wang C,Xiao L,Yu M,Zhao L,Cai H,Han L,Xie C,Zhang Y

更新日期：2017-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzymatic methylation of chemically alkylated DNA and of poly(dG-dC) X poly(dG-dC) by beef brain DNA(cytosine-5-)-methyltransferase have been tested. The alkylation by dimethylsulfate, which yields mostly 7 methylguanine (m7G) and 3 methyladenine (m3A) do not affect the enzymatic methylation. The dimethylsulfate a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pfohl-Leszkowicz A,Boiteux S,Laval J,Keith G,Dirheimer G

更新日期：1983-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Altering the carbohydrate binding properties of surfactant protein D (SP-D) [e.g., by replacing its carbohydrate recognition domain (CRD) with that of either mannose binding lectin (MBL) or conglutinin] can increase its activity against influenza A virus (IAV). The current study demonstrates that the degree of multime...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： White MR,Crouch E,Chang D,Hartshorn KL

更新日期：2001-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-glutathione antibody scFv 20C9, which we previously isolated from a human synthetic phage antibody scFv library [Hirose, M., Hayano, T., Shirai, H., Nakamura, H., and Kikuchi, M. (1998) Protein Eng. 11, 243-248], was expressed in the E. coli pET system and purified by sequential chromatography on Ni and gluta...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Horibe T,Furuya R,Iwai A,Yosho C,Tujimoto Y,Kikuchi M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The EPR spectra of the spin labels attached to loops L11 and L12 of kinesin were resolved into slow (rotational correlation time, tau=10-45 ns) and fast (tau=2 ns) components. The fraction of the slow component increased considerably when kinesin was complexed with a microtubule (MT). On MT binding and in the presence...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamada MD,Maruta S,Yasuda S,Kondo K,Maeda H,Arata T

更新日期：2007-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Preadipocyte factor-1 (pref-1) is specifically expressed in preadipocytes and acts as a gatekeeper of adipogenesis by maintaining the preadipocyte state and preventing adipocyte differentiation. We hypothesized that the breed differences of adipogenic capacity in cattle could be explained by the expression level of pr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamada T,Higuchi M,Nakanishi N

更新日期：2014-03-07 00:00:00