Nitric oxide toxicity in islet cells involves poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase activation and concomitant NAD+ depletion.

abstract：:alpha-Crystallin, a major protein of the lens, is known to have chaperone activity to protect other proteins against thermal aggregation. Heat-induced structural change of alpha-crystallin was previously shown to increase its chaperone activity. In this report, we studied the thermal reversibility of alpha-crystallin ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee JS,Satoh T,Shinoda H,Samejima T,Wu SH,Chiou SH

更新日期：1997-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We generated a three-dimensional (3-D) model of human airway tissues in order to study initiation of inhalational form of anthrax infection. The system was designed to model the air-blood barrier of the respiratory tract represented by epithelial cells and macrophages. When grown on collagen/fibronectin gel support at...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Radyuk SN,Mericko PA,Popova TG,Grene E,Alibek K

更新日期：2003-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Amylin, an islet amyloid peptide secreted by the pancreatic beta cell, has been proposed as a humoral regulator of islet insulin secretion. Four separate preparations of amylin were tested for effects on hormone secretion in both freshly isolated and cultured rat islets and in HIT-T15, hamster insulinoma cells. With a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Broderick CL,Brooke GS,DiMarchi RD,Gold G

更新日期：1991-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:To characterize mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), we compared gene expression profiles in human bone marrow MSC (11 lines) and human fibroblasts (4 lines) by RT-PCR and real time PCR. Messenger RNA levels of MHC-DR-alpha, MHC-DR-beta, MHC-DR-associated protein CD74, tissue factor pathway inhibitor-2, and neuroserpin were ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ishii M,Koike C,Igarashi A,Yamanaka K,Pan H,Higashi Y,Kawaguchi H,Sugiyama M,Kamata N,Iwata T,Matsubara T,Nakamura K,Kurihara H,Tsuji K,Kato Y

更新日期：2005-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Acyl-coenzyme A:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) catalyzes the synthesis of cholesteryl esters from cholesterol and long-chain fatty acids. The two ACAT enzymes, ACAT1 and ACAT2, lack sterol regulatory elements in their promoters and have not been thought to be transcriptionally regulated by cellular cholesterol. Ho...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pramfalk C,Angelin B,Eriksson M,Parini P

更新日期：2007-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:cDNAs encoding the long-chain acyl-CoA hydrolases (ACHs) from rat brain and liver, referred to as rBACH and rLACH1, respectively, were isolated and sequenced. The rBACH cDNA contained an open reading frame encoding a 338-amino acid polypeptide with a calculated molecular weight of 37,559, of which the deduced amino ac...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yamada J,Furihata T,Iida N,Watanabe T,Hosokawa M,Satoh T,Someya A,Nagaoka I,Suga T

更新日期：1997-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Numerous synthetic chemicals have estrogenic activity by interacting with the estrogen receptor. In this report, we test the hypothesis that some estrogenic chemicals may also modulate the human progesterone receptor (hPR) signaling pathway. This was evaluated by examining synthetic chemicals for their ability to modu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tran DQ,Klotz DM,Ladlie BL,Ide CF,McLachlan JA,Arnold SF

更新日期：1996-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The carcinogenic function of arachidonate lipoxygenase12 (Alox12) has been reported in various cancers. However, little is known on the role of Alox12 in lung cancer. Here, we demonstrate that Alox12 is upregulated and contributes to biological activities of lung cancer through multiple mechanisms. We found that Alox1...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chen J,Tong W,Liao M,Chen D

更新日期：2020-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:(6R)5,6,7,8 tetrahydrobiopterin (6-BH4) is an important cofactor in the regulation of melanogenesis in melanocytes, where it controls: (a) the supply of L-tyrosine from L-phenylalanine via phenylalanine hydroxylase, and (b) regulates directly dopaquinone formation from L-tyrosine via tyrosinase. 6-BH4 undergoes redox-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Schallreuter KU,Büttner G,Pittelkow MR,Wood JM,Swanson NN,Körner C

更新日期：1994-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal regulatory protein α (SIRPα) is a transmembrane protein that binds the protein tyrosine phosphatases SHP-1 and SHP-2 through its cytoplasmic region and is abundantly expressed on dendritic cells and macrophages. Wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 mice are known to be resistant to Leishmania major infection. We here found t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Morimoto N,Murata Y,Motegi S,Suzue K,Saito Y,Okazawa H,Ohnishi H,Kotani T,Kusakari S,Ishikawa O,Matozaki T

更新日期：2010-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) inhibition increases insulin sensitivity and normalizes blood glucose levels in animals. The molecular events associated with PTP1B inhibition that increase insulin sensitivity remain controversial. Insulin resistant, diabetic ob/ob mice, dosed with PTP1B antisense for 3 weeks e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rondinone CM,Clampit J,Gum RJ,Zinker BA,Jirousek MR,Trevillyan JM

更新日期：2004-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Auxins regulate various aspects of plant growth and development. However, the mechanism by which these hormones elicit diverse physiological processes is not clear. We present evidence for the role of auxin in protein phosphorylation and the possible involvement of calmodulin in auxin-induced changes. In the presence ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Reddy AS,Chengappa S,Poovaiah BW

更新日期：1987-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma (aRMS) is a very aggressive sarcoma of children and young adults. Our previous studies have shown that small molecule inhibition of Pdgfra is initially very effective in an aRMS mouse model. However, slowly evolving, acquired resistance to a narrow-spectrum kinase inhibitor (imatinib) was com...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Abraham J,Chua YX,Glover JM,Tyner JW,Loriaux MM,Kilcoyne A,Giles FJ,Nelon LD,Carew JS,Ouyang Y,Michalek JE,Pal R,Druker BJ,Rubin BP,Keller C

更新日期：2012-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the stoichiometry of KaiA-KaiC interactions. Using immunoblotting and two-dimensional Native- and SDS-PAGE (2DNS-PAGE) analysis, we demonstrated that the reaction products of KaiA-KaiC interactions in the presence of ATP consisted of only phosphorylated KaiC whereas in the presence of the unhydrolyzable ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hayashi F,Ito H,Fujita M,Iwase R,Uzumaki T,Ishiura M

更新日期：2004-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The action of calpain (EC 3.4.22.17; Ca2+-dependent cysteine proteinase) on platelet factor XIII has been studied. Calpain I activated platelet factor XIII up to 76% of the maximum level observed with thrombin. Activation was accompanied by the limited proteolysis of the a subunit of platelet factor XIII to produce a ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ando Y,Imamura S,Yamagata Y,Kitahara A,Saji H,Murachi T,Kannagi R

更新日期：1987-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptokinase (SK), an extracellular protein of several haemolytic strains of Streptococcus, is utilized as a potent thrombolytic agent for the treatment of various myocardial disorders. Functional properties of SK remain unchanged when the first 13 N-terminal amino acid (aa) residues are removed. At present, role of ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pratap J,Kaur J,RajaMohan G,Singh D,Dikshit KL

更新日期：1996-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The Triton X-100 extract of the particulate fraction of porcine spleen contains a protein kinase which can be activated by phospholipid and the phorbol ester TPA but does not respond to phospholipid and calcium. The partially purified kinase has a molecular weight of 76 kDa (p76-kinase) and hence is somewhat smaller t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gschwendt M,Leibersperger H,Marks F

更新日期：1989-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The glutathione S-transferases of human platelets have been compared with those of erythrocytes. Although wide variations in activity were found, in individual subjects, the activity in these cell types was significantly correlated. The enzymes demonstrated similar isoelectric points and electrophoretic mobilities and...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rogerson KS,Mitchell D,Lawton A,Ibbotson R,Cotton W,Strange RC

更新日期：1984-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Thaumatin, an intensely sweet-tasting protein, elicits a sweet taste sensation at 50 nM. Here the X-ray crystallographic structure of one of its variants, thaumatin II, was determined at a resolution of 1.27 Å. Overall structure of thaumatin II is similar to thaumatin I, but a slight shift of the Cα atom of G96 in tha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Masuda T,Ohta K,Tani F,Mikami B,Kitabatake N

更新日期：2011-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-loading enhancers (MLE) have recently attracted attention because of their ability to enhance the efficacy of peptide immunotherapeutics. As small molecular weight compounds, they influence the loading of peptides in MHC molecules by converting them from a non-receptive to a rece...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Afridi S,Shaheen F,Roetzschke O,Shah ZA,Abbas SC,Siraj R,Makhmoor T

更新日期：2015-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A protein, with a novel N-terminal amino acid sequence and a molecular mass of 30 kDa, was purified from fresh Smilax glabra rhizomes by adsorption on DEAE-cellulose, CM-cellulose, Con A-Sepharose, and Mono S, and by fast protein liquid chromatography-gel filtration on Superdex 75. The protein, designated as smilaxin,...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chu KT,Ng TB

更新日期：2006-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Fructosamine-3-kinase (FN3K) and the more recently discovered fructosamine-3-kinase related protein (FN3KRP) appear to protect proteins from nonenzymatic glycation. To elucidate the patterns of transcriptional regulation of these two genes, we performed in silico comparisons of their promoters along with real-time PCR...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Conner JR,Beisswenger PJ,Szwergold BS

更新日期：2004-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:125I-labeled insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) was infused directly into the pudic artery supplying one gland of lactating goats (n = 4). Maximum specific activity for [125I]IGF-II transferred into milk from the infused gland was reached 60 min after that in plasma and was 2.5 fold greater than in milk from the n...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Prosser CG,Fleet IR

更新日期：1992-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelin-1 is a potent vasoactive peptide which may play a role in the regulation of vascular resistance through its autocrine/paracrine effects. We have investigated the influence of salt loading on the renal and cardiac production of endothelin-1 in stroke prone spontaneously hypertensive rats, a classical model o...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Feron O,Salomone S,Godfraind T

更新日期：1995-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Down syndrome (DS, Trisomy 21) is the most common genetic cause of delayed fetal brain development and postnatal intellectual disability. Although delayed fetal brain development might be involved in intellectual disability, no evidence of an association between these abnormal phenotypes has been shown. To identify mo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shimizu R,Ishihara K,Kawashita E,Sago H,Yamakawa K,Mizutani KI,Akiba S

更新日期：2021-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribose methylation of eukaryotic rRNA is directed by box C/D small nucleolar RNAs (snoRNAs), which pinpoint the nucleotide to be methylated in specific position within the rRNA sequence. Here, we report the identification of a novel double-guide C/D box snoRNA termed snR88 that directs methylation of two previously un...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bi YZ,Qu LH,Zhou H

更新日期：2007-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The tetracycline-regulated gene expression system has been widely used in mice to turn a transgene on and off in a target organ, but with only limited success. We developed an advanced system in which a Tet-off regulation unit was integrated into the ROSA26 locus and became active after Cre-mediated excision of the ne...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Miyazaki S,Miyazaki T,Tashiro F,Yamato E,Miyazaki J

更新日期：2005-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferation promoting activity of various proteolytic fragments of human plasma fibronectin was assayed. Study of this activity in fragments, purified by affinity chromatography, has shown that only heparin-binding fragments were capable of promoting fibroblast proliferation while gelatin- and fibrin-binding fra...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zlatopolsky AD,Chubukina AN,Berman AE

更新日期：1992-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported the establishment of preadipocyte cell lines, termed dedifferentiated fat (DFAT) cells, from mature adipocytes of various animals. DFAT cells possess long-term viability and can redifferentiate into adipocytes both in vivo and in vitro. Furthermore, DFAT cells can transdifferentiate into os...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kazama T,Fujie M,Endo T,Kano K

更新日期：2008-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Missense mutations in the enzyme, glycine N-methyltransferase (GNMT) have been shown to be one cause of persistent isolated hypermethioninaemia in humans. These mutations were first identified by metabolite analysis and were shown to be L49P, N140S, and H176N by gene sequencing. Here we report the kinetic and conforma...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Luka Z,Wagner C

更新日期：2003-12-26 00:00:00