Cloning and expression of a rat cytochrome P-450 11 beta-hydroxylase/aldosterone synthase (CYP11B2) cDNA variant.

abstract：:The effect of platelet release products on cytosolic calcium [( Ca++]i) was examined by monitoring the fluorescence of chick embryonic heart cells loaded with the fluorescent calcium indicator indo-1 AM. Cell free filtrate of platelet release products was obtained from rabbit platelets activated with thrombin or colla...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Chien WW,Mohabir R,Newman D,Leung LL,Clusin WT

更新日期：1990-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In this investigation, the activities of five enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, glucose-6-dehydrogenase) involved in oxygen radical (OR)-detoxification and antioxidative defense were measured in conjunction with an index of lipid peroxidation in major prostatic lob...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ghatak S,Ho SM

更新日期：1996-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The thiazide-sensitive Na-Cl cotransporter SLC12A3 displays expression restricted to distal convoluted tubule cells where it catalyzes the uptake of sodium and chloride through the apical membrane. We sequenced 1959 bp of the 5' flanking region of human SLC12A3, located the area of transcription initiation, and used d...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： MacKenzie S,Vaitkevicius H,Lockette W

更新日期：2001-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Thioproline (Thiazolidine-4-carboxylic acid) and proline were nitrosated by stimulated mouse macrophages in vitro. A macrophage cell line (J774.1, 1.0 x 10(6)/well, 1 ml) was incubated with Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide, interferon-gamma and thioproline (5 mM) or proline (5 mM). After 72 hr incubation at 37 degr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Miwa M,Tsuda M,Kurashima Y,Hara H,Tanaka Y,Shinohara K

更新日期：1989-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have screened a lambda gt11 cDNA library from chicken gizzard muscle with polyclonal antiserum to avian synemin. Immunopositive clones were characterized and sequenced. Computer searches identified primarily intermediate filament (IF) proteins as being homologous to the synemin clones. Synemin's sequence contained ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Becker B,Bellin RM,Sernett SW,Huiatt TW,Robson RM

更新日期：1995-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) emerges as a central regulator for glucose homeostasis, which goes awry in diabetic subjects. Endothelial dysfunction is considered the earliest detectable stage of cardiovascular disease (CVD), a major complication of diabetes. Here, we hypothesize that TXNIP may promote endoth...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li X,Kover KL,Heruth DP,Watkins DJ,Guo Y,Moore WV,He LG,Zang M,Clements MA,Yan Y

更新日期：2017-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis, the systemic response to infection, is the leading cause of death in the intensive care units worldwide. Septic patients can succumb through the development of early refractory hypotension or late multiple organ dysfunction. Misregulation of apoptosis during sepsis may contribute to cellular dysfunction and mu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Brabant D,Michael P,Bleiblo F,Saleh M,Narain R,Tai TC,Ramana CV,Parrillo JE,Kumar A,Kumar A

更新日期：2011-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been shown to be involved in the pathophysiological processes of pain. At present, the roles and mechanisms of miRNAs in neonatal repetitive pain are largely unknown. In our research, the expression of miR-140-3p was increased in premature infants who received repetitive painful stimuli since a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang J,Yin J,Chen X,Mao X,Xu J,Cheng R,Wu J

更新日期：2019-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the Crk family of adaptor proteins are key players in signal transduction from a variety of cell surface receptors. CrkI and CrkII are two alternative-spliced forms of a single gene which possess an N-terminal SH2 domain and an SH3 domain that mediate interaction with other proteins. CrkII possesses an addi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nath PR,Dong G,Braiman A,Isakov N

更新日期：2016-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The current rapid progression in tissue engineering and local gene delivery system has enhanced our applications to periodontal tissue engineering. In this study, porous chitosan/collagen scaffolds were prepared through a freeze-drying process, and loaded with plasmid and adenoviral vector encoding human transforming ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang Y,Cheng X,Wang J,Wang Y,Shi B,Huang C,Yang X,Liu T

更新日期：2006-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The physiologically active form of vitamin D, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), plays an important role not only in the establishment and maintenance of calcium metabolism, but also in regulating cell growth and differentiation. Because the clinical usefulness of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) is limited by its tendency to caus...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gaschott T,Steinmeyer A,Steinhilber D,Stein J

更新日期：2002-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The helix-loop-helix protein Id-1 regulates growth and differentiation in many mammalian cells. In human fibroblasts, Id1 and Id1', a putative splicing variant, are cell cycle regulated, essential for proliferation, repressed by senescence, and overexpressed by some tumor cells. To better understand Id1, we determined...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Nehlin JO,Hara E,Kuo WL,Collins C,Campisi J

更新日期：1997-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is a transcription factor composed of two subunits, HIF-1alpha and ARNT, which is activated under hypoxia. HIF-1alpha mRNA is expressed constitutively in a wide variety of cell types, whereas in some others HIF1A gene expression is upregulated by hypoxia. In this report, we show that...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Minet E,Ernest I,Michel G,Roland I,Remacle J,Raes M,Michiels C

更新日期：1999-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Labelling of membrane phospholipids with 32P was compared in rat and rabbit aorta under basal conditions and during alpha 1-receptor stimulation. Incorporation of 32P proceeded at a significantly higher rate in rat tissue. The ratio of basal labelling following 30 min of incubation for rat/rabbit arteries was 4.8 for ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Campbell MD,Danthuluri NR,Deth RC

更新日期：1986-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Activating transcription factor 3 (ATF3) is an immediate early response gene that is induced in cells exposed to a variety of stress stimuli. In this report, upon exposure of cells to ultraviolet (UV) or proteasome inhibitor MG132, ATF3 protein was induced more efficiently in cells with intact p53 allele than in those...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zhang C,Gao C,Kawauchi J,Hashimoto Y,Tsuchida N,Kitajima S

更新日期：2002-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel conformation-specific antibodies were raised against a cyclic chimeric dodecapeptidyl multiple antigen peptide (cCD-MAP) constructed with a spacer-armed Gly-Asp dipeptide and two pentapeptides (S(169)-Q(170)-K(171)-E(172)-G(173) of CCR5 and E(179)-A(180)-D(181)-D(182)-R(183) of CXCR4) which are components of the...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Misumi S,Takamune N,Ido Y,Hayashi S,Endo M,Mukai R,Tachibana K,Umeda M,Shoji S

更新日期：2001-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:CED-4, a pro-apoptotic factor in Caenorhabditis elegans, activates the cell death protease CED-3. CED-9 directly binds to CED-4 and represses this. However, it has remained unclear whether a mammalian CED-9 homologue, Bcl-XL, inhibits the function of the mammalian CED-4 homologue, Apaf-1, by direct binding. To analyze...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yajima H,Suzuki F

更新日期：2003-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the structural basis in the hormone-dependent transcriptional regulation of human beta 1 thyroid hormone receptor (h-TR beta 1), we characterized the region which interacted with the thyroid hormone, 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3). Using the hormone binding domain of h-TR beta 1 (K206-D461) as an immuno...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bhat MK,McPhie P,Cheng SY

更新日期：1995-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Prior to the binding of peptide in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I heavy chain associates with an assembly complex that includes the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP). The proximity of a part of the MHC class I alpha2 domain alpha-helix to areas pre...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Turnquist HR,Vargas SE,Solheim JC

更新日期：2001-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we established an in vitro hypoxic system driven by a self-regulated chemical reaction that proved effective for cell culture. The hypoxic device was modified from a 1.5 L polypropylene preservation box normally employed for food storage. Pyrogallic acid, sodium hydroxide, and sodium carbonate were diss...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Han N,Wang Z,Wang G,Yu J,Chen C,Huang H,Xu R

更新日期：2018-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A complementary DNA clone encoding serum amyloid A protein has been isolated from an acute rabbit liver cDNA library. Complete nucleotide sequence analysis reveals that the cloned gene contains a 24 bases 5' untranslated region, 369 bases coding region and a 106 bases 3' untranslated region. Primer extension analysis ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ray BK,Ray A

更新日期：1991-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:TCDD (2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin) administered to young male guinea pigs at a dose of 1 microgram/kg (single intraperitoneal injection) caused a large reduction in adipose tissue lipoprotein lipase (LPL) activity. This effect occurred rapidly; a 70% decrease was noticed after 24 hour and 80% of LPL activity w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Brewster DW,Matsumura F

更新日期：1984-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcriptional factor hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) is induced under hypoxia and plays crucial roles in cancer progression and angiogenesis. Protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs), 11 isoforms of which have been identified so far, modulates the functions of diverse proteins by catalyzing arginine meth...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ju UI,Park JW,Park HS,Kim SJ,Chun YS

更新日期：2015-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative and qualitative analyses of mRNAs from a small number of cells are extremely important for studies on gene expression in various physiological and pathological conditions in multicellular organisms. We present here an effective method for high-fidelity global mRNA amplification for in vivo gene expression...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Aoyagi K,Tatsuta T,Nishigaki M,Akimoto S,Tanabe C,Omoto Y,Hayashi Si,Sakamoto H,Sakamoto M,Yoshida T,Terada M,Sasaki H

更新日期：2003-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Brewers yeast contains factors that increase and decrease glucose tolerance. Hop components (lupulones) that adhere to yeast during the brewing process elicit a variety of biological effects including the induction of hepatic cytochrome P4503A. Colupulone was tested for its effects on glucose tolerance and cytochrome ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mannering GJ,Shoeman JA,Shoeman DW

更新日期：1994-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Available evidence suggests that insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR) expression leads to increased cellular radioresistance. The most direct explanation of these findings predicts that IGF-IR is the source of survival signals in resistant cells. Mutational analysis revealed that protein truncated at amino a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yu D,Shibuya H,Miura M

更新日期：2003-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Two species of scarab beetles, the Osaka beetle (Anomala osakana) and the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica), utilize the opposite enantiomers of japonilure, (Z)-5-(1-decenyl)oxacyclopentan-2-one, as their sex pheromones. Each species produces only one of the enantiomers that functions as its own sex pheromone and as...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wojtasek H,Hansson BS,Leal WS

更新日期：1998-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma membrane fractions from mouse livers were examined for the presence of growth regulatory peptides. Both growth inhibitory and growth stimulatory factors were found on these membranes. The growth inhibitory component could be enriched by extractions with both dimethylmaleic anhydride and octylglucoside. The grow...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lieberman MA

更新日期：1984-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We have already cloned the cDNA for the HPC-1 antigen, a neuron-specific protein antigen from the rat brain. Here we report the molecular cloning of the bovine HPC-1 antigen homologue, and much strong sequence conservation between rat and bovine. By searching the recent protein data base, it was found that the HPC-1 a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Inoue A,Akagawa K

更新日期：1992-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical attention to gluten-related disorders, such as celiac disease and nonceliac gluten sensitivity, is on the rise. However, identifying the pathophysiological mechanisms of gluten-related disorders remains elusive. Gliadin, a component of gluten, is known to play a major role in gluten toxicity. Caenorhabditis e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lim SD,Min H,Youn E,Kawasaki I,Shim YH

更新日期：2018-09-10 00:00:00