Cadmium and zinc mediated changes of the Ca(2+)-dependent endonuclease in apoptosis.

abstract：:The recently discovered natural heptadecapeptide nociceptin (orphanin FQ) shares some homology with the opioid peptides but it binds to a distinct receptor type, termed nociceptin receptor. This study demonstrates the presence of specific nociceptin recognition sites in brain membrane fractions of an amphibian, Rana e...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Benyhe S,Monory K,Farkas J,Tóth G,Guerrini R,Salvadori S,Orosz G,Wollemann M,Borsodi A

更新日期：1999-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphoinositide phospholipase C (PLC) was extracted from the synaptic membrane fraction of rat brain by 1% sodium deoxycholate. The molecular weight and sedimentation coefficient of the membrane PLC were about 160,000 and 6.7 as estimated by gel filtration and sucrose density gradient centrifugation, respectively. Th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kozawa O,Hoshijima M,Tanimoto T,Ohmori T,Takai Y

更新日期：1987-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Certain PKC isoforms are stimulated by insulin and interact with IR as well as with IRS, but it is still not clear if specific PKC isoforms regulate IR signaling directly or through IRS-1. PKCalpha may regulate IRS activity in response to insulin. We investigated the possibility that PKCalpha may be important in insul...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Cipok M,Aga-Mizrachi S,Bak A,Feurstein T,Steinhart R,Brodie C,Sampson SR

更新日期：2006-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The oxidation of arachidonic acid in a superoxide-generating environment results in the formation of a potent chemoattractant that appears to be identical to a chemotactic material generated by hepatocytes when they metabolize alcohol. The product was extracted, chromatographed and characterized by physical methods in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Roll FJ,Perez HD,Serhan CN

更新日期：1992-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A synthetic inhibitor of calpain protects rat erythrocyte membrane-associated cytoskeletal proteins from proteolytic degradation (IC50 = 1 microM) which occurs when the cells are rendered permeable to Ca++. Leupeptin, a naturally occurring inhibitor of the enzyme, does not afford any protection at concentrations up to...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mehdi S,Angelastro MR,Wiseman JS,Bey P

更新日期：1988-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential methylation of CpG sites in the promoter region of the mouse Xist gene is correlated with Xist expression and X-chromosome inactivation in the female. Using oligonucleotides encompassing the differentially methylated sites as probes in band-shift assays, we have identified a nuclear protein which binds to...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Huntriss J,Lorenzi R,Purewal A,Monk M

更新日期：1997-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We intended to examine the functional role of microRNA 26 (miR-26a) in regulating H2O2-induced cytotoxicity and apoptosis in RGC-5 cells in vitro. METHOD:Various concentrations of H2O2 (0-1000 μM) were added in RGC-5 culture. Cell cytotoxicity was monitored by viability assay and gene expression level of mi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kang Y,Jia P,Zhao H,Hu C,Yang X

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chitin oligosaccharides elicited chitinase activity in melon plants. Hexamer to nonamer were the most efficient elicitors: hexamer for maximal stimulation of colorimetrically assessed chitinase activity, heptamer for maximal stimulation of radiochemically assessed chitinase activity. Chitinase elicitation was a rapid ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Roby D,Gadelle A,Toppan A

更新日期：1987-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:WAF1 inhibits cyclin-cyclin dependent kinase complexes, causing arrest in the cell cycle. We report that interleukin-1 (IL-1) regulates the levels of WAF1 protein and mRNA in human fibroblasts. Further studies showed that 12-O-tetradecanoyl phorbol 13-acetate (TPA) enhanced the accumulation of WAF1; cells refractory t...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Osawa Y,Hachiya M,Koeffler HP,Suzuki G,Akashi M

更新日期：1995-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to enhance the immunological efficacy of genetic immunization, we investigated a new biological means for delivering antigen gene directly to the cytoplasm via membrane fusion. In this context, we investigated fusogenic liposome (FL) encapsulating DNA as a possible genetic immunization vehicle. RT-PCR an...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yoshikawa T,Imazu S,Gao JQ,Hayashi K,Tsuda Y,Shimokawa M,Sugita T,Niwa T,Oda A,Akashi M,Tsutsumi Y,Mayumi T,Nakagawa S

更新日期：2004-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The CCAAT/enhancer binding proteins (C/EBPs) and the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) together regulate adipogenesis. The current work uses co-transfection studies to examine the C/ EBP dependence of PPAR gamma 2 transcription. Both C/ EBP alpha and C/EBP delta expression vectors activated transcrip...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Clarke SL,Robinson CE,Gimble JM

更新日期：1997-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute effects of 1,25-Dihydroxy-vitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3] on the concentration of cytoplasmic ionized calcium [Ca2+] of cultured rat mesangial cells were studied at the single cell level by microspectrofluorometry of fura-2-loaded cells. Addition of 1,25(OH)2D3 produced an immediate increase of [Ca2]+. This rise in...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Boland RL,de Boland AR,Nobiling R,Weinreich T,Ritz E

更新日期：1991-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic DNA of the phytopathogenic Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora LY34 was partially digested with Sau3AI, ligated into the BamHI site of pBlue-script II SK+, and introduced into E. coli. Two clones that were able to hydrolyse carboxymethylcellulose were selected. 1.5 kb and 1.2 kb fragments containing the celA ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Park YW,Lim ST,Cho SJ,Yun HD

更新日期：1997-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence was obtained from a cDNA clone, designated ERD1, isolated from a cDNA library of 1-hour-dehydrated plants of Arabidopsis thaliana L. The clone (3150 bp) contains an open reading frame of 946 amino acid residues with greater than 34% sequence identity to the regulatory subunit of the Clp ATP-dependent protease...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kiyosue T,Yamaguchi-Shinozaki K,Shinozaki K

更新日期：1993-11-15 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：:TRAIP/RNF206 plays diverse roles in cell cycle progression, DNA damage response, and DNA repair pathways. Physiological importance of TRAIP is highlighted by the identification of pathogenic mutations of TRAIP gene in patients diagnosed with primordial dwarfism. Although the diverse functions of TRAIP in the nucleus h...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Park IS,Han Yg,Chung HJ,Jung YW,Kim Y,Kim H

更新日期：2016-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:An expression vector encoding a chimeric envelope protein composed of CD4 and ecotropic retroviral envelope glycoprotein was constructed with the aim of accomplishing targeted gene transfer into HIV-1-infected cells. The chimeric protein was efficiently expressed and transported to the surfaces of various cell types a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Suzuki S,Shimada T

更新日期：2000-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:MET, also known as hepatocyte growth factor receptor (HGFR), is a receptor tyrosine kinase with an important role, both in normal cellular function as well as in oncogenesis. In many cancer types, abnormal activation of MET is related to poor prognosis and various strategies to inhibit its function, including small mo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Humbert M,Medová M,Aebersold DM,Blaukat A,Bladt F,Fey MF,Zimmer Y,Tschan MP

更新日期：2013-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to examine whether mechanical tensile forces affect estrogen regulation of collagen synthesis of anterior cruciate ligament fibroblasts at the mRNA level. Estrogen was studied at three physiologic levels, 10(-11), 10(-10), and 10(-9)M. The results revealed that estrogen alone stimulated T...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee CY,Smith CL,Zhang X,Hsu HC,Wang DY,Luo ZP

更新日期：2004-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The human arylamine N-acetyltransferase NAT2 is responsible for the biotransformation of numerous arylamine drugs and carcinogens. A common polymorphism of the NAT2 gene has been associated with susceptibility to drug toxicity and various malignancies. In this study, we used the crystal structure of the Salmonella typ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rodrigues-Lima F,Dupret JM

更新日期：2002-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-33, an IL-1 family member, acts as an extracellular cytokine by binding its cognate receptor, ST2. IL-33 is also a chromatin-binding transcriptional regulator highly expressed in the nuclei of endothelial cells. However, the function of IL-33 as a nuclear factor is poorly defined. Here, we show that I...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Choi YS,Park JA,Kim J,Rho SS,Park H,Kim YM,Kwon YG

更新日期：2012-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel procedure is described for the assignment of the position of O-acylated residues in the sequence of oligosaccharides. The procedure is both rapid and sensitive and complements existing carbohydrate techniques. The procedure involves the use of derivatisation, using conditions under which naturally occurring O-...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dell A,Tiller PR

更新日期：1986-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that nuclear factor 1-A (NF1-A) binds to the silencer elements in the glutathione transferase P (GST-P) gene, and the carboxy terminal region of NF1-A represses the transcription activity of human metallothionein IIA (hMTIIA) promoter. In this study, we identified a repression region which is divi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Osada S,Ikeda T,Xu M,Nishihara T,Imagawa M

更新日期：1997-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytosolic sulfotransferases (SULTs) in vertebrates catalyze the sulfonation of endogenous thyroid/steroid hormones and catecholamine neurotransmitters, as well as a variety of xenobiotics, using 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) as the sulfonate donor. In this study, we determined the structures of SULT...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lu J,Li H,Zhang J,Li M,Liu MY,An X,Liu MC,Chang W

更新日期：2010-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxicity of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) is believed to arise as a consequence of its time- and energy-dependent accumulation inside mitochondria, followed by inhibition of electron transport at Complex I of the respiratory chain. Consistent with our proposal that the accumulation of MPP+ represents a pa...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sayre LM,Wang F,Hoppel CL

更新日期：1989-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian leukosis virus (ALV) is one of the main causative agent of tumor development, which brings enormous economic losses to the poultry industry worldwide. ALV can be transmitted horizontally and vertically, and the latter often give rise to more adverse pathogenicity. However, the propagation and evolution of ALV un...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gao X,Li Q,Fang L,Song H,Cui Z,Meng F,Zhang Z

更新日期：2020-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:PP2Cgamma is a splicing factor that dephosphorylates specific substrates required for the formation of the spliceosome. In a previous study, we reported that the degradation of p21(Cip1/WAF1)was affected by PP2Cgamma, causing an accumulation of cells in S phase. Here, we demonstrate that the PP2Cgamma-induced degradat...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Suh EJ,Kim YJ,Kim SH

更新日期：2009-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusing recombinant proteins to highly soluble partners is frequently used to prevent aggregation of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli. Moreover, co-overexpression of prokaryotic chaperones can increase the amount of properly folded recombinant proteins. To understand the solubility enhancement of fusion protein...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Douette P,Navet R,Gerkens P,Galleni M,Lévy D,Sluse FE

更新日期：2005-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:DJ-1, a product of the DJ-1/PARK7 gene, has been suggested to play various functions involved in transcriptional regulation, protease activity, anti-oxidative stress activity, and regulation of mitochondrial complex I. Such a variety of functions of DJ-1 are supposed to be realized through interactions with different ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yasuda T,Kaji Y,Agatsuma T,Niki T,Arisawa M,Shuto S,Ariga H,Iguchi-Ariga SM

更新日期：2013-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Various methods have been used to evaluate anti-fibrotic activity of drugs. However, most of them are complicated, labor-intensive and lack of efficiency. This study was intended to develop a rapid method for anti-fibrotic drugs screening based on biophysical properties. A549 cells in vitro were stimulated with transf...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liu M,Zheng M,Xu H,Liu L,Li Y,Xiao W,Li J,Ma E

更新日期：2015-12-04 00:00:00