Transgenic expression of L-gulono-gamma-lactone oxidase in medaka (Oryzias latipes), a teleost fish that lacks this enzyme necessary for L-ascorbic acid biosynthesis.

abstract：:TWIST1, a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor, plays critical roles in embryo development, cancer metastasis and mesenchymal progenitor differentiation. Little is known about transcriptional regulation of TWIST1 expression. Here we identified DNA sequences responsible for TWIST1 expression in mesenchymal linea...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ohkuma M,Funato N,Higashihori N,Murakami M,Ohyama K,Nakamura M

更新日期：2007-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of a specific receptor for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) was investigated in a cell line A7r5 derived from fetal aorta. 1,25(OH)2[3H]D3 binding to cytosol was saturated at 0.6-1 nM, and Scatchard analysis yielded dissociation constant and binding sites, (3.02 +/- 0.4) X 10(-11) M and 33.9 +/- 5.8 f...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kawashima H

更新日期：1987-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we found a depression in the activity of hepatic xanthine dehydrogenase in rats fed clofibrate or di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate. The present study further demonstrated that dietary addition of other peroxisome proliferators, including bezafibrate, dehydroepiandrosterone and perfluoro-n-octanoic acid also depres...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Satoh A,Sasago S,Takahashi S,Kato N

更新日期：1993-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular transport and storage of retinoids were shown to be conducted by fatty acid-binding protein (FABP). When rat liver cytosol was gel filtrated, retinyl palmitate-binding activity was mainly eluted in the fraction with a Mr. of around 14,000, in which both FABP and cellular retinol-binding protein (CRBP) co...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fukai F,Kase T,Shidotani T,Nagai T,Katayama T

更新日期：1987-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Androgen receptor (AR) recognizes and binds to 15-bp palindromic androgen response element (ARE) sequences with high affinity in vitro, which consist of two hexameric half-sites arranged as inverted repeats with a 3-bp spacer. Although a few near-consensus ARE sequences have been actually identified in the transcripti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Horie-Inoue K,Bono H,Okazaki Y,Inoue S

更新日期：2004-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The estrogen receptor (ER) is a ligand-dependent transcription factor which regulates growth, development, differentiation and reproduction. To test the hypothesis that the diverse effects of the ER could be mediated by interacting with other transcription factors/oncogenes, the present study assessed its interaction ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yu CL,Driggers P,Barrera-Hernandez G,Nunez SB,Segars JH,Cheng S

更新日期：1997-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) is structurally very similar to serum albumin (ALB); both have three distinct structural domains and high cysteine-content. Yet, functionally they are very different. DBP possesses high affinity for vitamin D metabolites and G-actin, but ALB does not. It has been suggested that th...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ray A,Swamy N,Ray R

更新日期：2008-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In the investigation of the intracellular sites of insulin degradation, it might be important whether receptor-bound insulin could be a substrate for insulin-degrading enzyme (IDE). Insulin receptor and IDE were purified from rat liver using a wheat germ agglutinin column and monoclonal anti-IDE antibody affinity colu...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yonezawa K,Yokono K,Shii K,Hari J,Yaso S,Amano K,Sakamoto T,Kawase Y,Akiyama H,Nagata M

更新日期：1988-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of plasma homocysteine (Hcy) are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease though it is uncertain whether increases in Hcy represent a cause or a consequence of the disease process. Plasma Hcy exists in reduced, free oxidized, and protein-bound forms, that together comprise total Hcy (tH...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Legendre C,Caussé E,Chaput E,Salvayre R,Pineau T,Edgar AD

更新日期：2002-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In rat pancreatic acinar cells epidermal growth factor (EGF) and insulin increase both basal and cholecystokinin (CCK-OP) stimulated amylase release in vitro (1) as a long term function of this tissue. Here we show that preincubation of isolated plasma membranes with EGF or with insulin leads to increased incorporatio...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pröfrock A,Schnefel S,Schulz I

更新日期：1991-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate androgen regulated (PAR) is a 1038bp novel gene located on chromosome 1 in epidermal differentiation complex. The gene is ubiquitously expressed in normal tissues and is overexpressed in most of their malignant counterparts. PAR cellular function is unknown. Here we report the effect of increased PAR expressi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Platica M,Ivan E,Ionescu A,Holland JF,Mora G,Tindall DJ,Mandeli J,Unger PD,Platica O

更新日期：2004-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the physiological importance of neuronal (N)-type calcium channels in sympathetic controls, we analyzed N-type channel-deficient (NKO) mice. Immunoprecipitation analysis revealed increased interaction between beta3 (a major accessory subunit of N-type channels) and R-type channel-forming CaV2.3 in NKO mic...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Murakami M,Ohba T,Wu TW,Fujisawa S,Suzuki T,Takahashi Y,Takahashi E,Watanabe H,Miyoshi I,Ono K,Sasano H,Ito H,Iijima T

更新日期：2007-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Hsp90 and its co-chaperone Cdc37 are required for the activity of numerous eukaryotic protein kinases. c-Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) appear to be Hsp90-independent kinases, as their activity is unaffected by Hsp90 inhibition. It is currently unknown why some protein kinases are Hsp90- and Cdc37-dependent for their f...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Prince T,Matts RL

更新日期：2005-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer (NK) cells perform multiple biological functions including tumor cell lysis and eradicating virally infected cells. Here, we report for the first time that D-galactosyl-beta1-1' sphingosine and D-glucosyl-beta1- 1' sphingosine damage human NK cells. We show that these cells express T-cell-associated gen...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Maghazachi AA,Knudsen E,Jin Y,Jenstad M,Chaudhry FA

更新日期：2004-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of PPARs in the regulation of human adipose tissue secretome has received little attention despite its potential importance in the therapeutic actions of PPAR agonists. Here, we have investigated the effect of selective PPARgamma, PPARalpha, and PPARbeta/delta agonists on the production of adipokines by human...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Klimcakova E,Moro C,Mazzucotelli A,Lolmède K,Viguerie N,Galitzky J,Stich V,Langin D

更新日期：2007-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Extra long PCR analysis of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) isolated from skeletal muscle of humans of different ages revealed three phenomena: (i) the amount of normal length mtDNA (16.5 kb) was progressively reduced with age, such that the cells of old age individuals (about 90 years) contained little, or undetectable amou...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kovalenko SA,Kopsidas G,Kelso JM,Linnane AW

更新日期：1997-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The C-terminal alpha-amide formation of the peptides is one of the most important events of prohormone processing. We have recently isolated an alpha-amidating enzyme, AE-I, from Xenopus laevis skin, which is the only enzyme ever purified to homogeneity. In this study, we report cloning and sequence of cDNA encoding A...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mizuno K,Ohsuye K,Wada Y,Fuchimura K,Tanaka S,Matsuo H

更新日期：1987-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Apomorphine (APO) is an anti-parkinsonian drug currently in use, which provides relief of Parkinson's symptoms. However, the utility of APO is greatly hampered by its poor bioavailability and rapid metabolism. In the present study, O,O'-diacetyl-apomorphine, a prodrug of apomorphine, was synthesized and its biological...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： He X,Wang D,Zhang X,Li A,Gu X,Ding F,Zhou J

更新日期：2008-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:3'-Azido-3'-deoxythymidine-5'-phosphate diglyceride (16:0/18:1 omega 9), a phosphatic acid conjugate of AZT, is active against HIV replication in H9 cells and syncytia formation in MOLT-3 cells. The activities rank as AZT greater than pure conjugate greater than conjugate in mixed liposomes, with the pure conjugate ha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Steim JM,Camaioni Neto C,Sarin PS,Sun DK,Sehgal RK,Turcotte JG

更新日期：1990-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating human mononuclear blood cells were studied for the presence of specific 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (calcitriol) binding macromolecules. Cells were isolated by density gradient centrifugation and characterized by surface markers. Specific reversible high affinity binding by a 3.5 S macromolecule was demonstra...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Merke J,Senst S,Ritz E

更新日期：1984-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane rafts are small and dynamic regions enriched in sphingolipids, cholesterol, ganglioside GM1 and protein markers like flotillins, forming the flatter domains or caveolins, which are characterized as stable flask-shape invaginations. We explored whether membrane rafts participate in the entry of Trypanosoma cru...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Barrias ES,Dutra JM,De Souza W,Carvalho TM

更新日期：2007-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Using specific antisera raised against synthetic peptides, we find that three distinct GTP-binding protein alpha subunits remain bound to the plasma membrane even after activation with nonhydrolyzable GTP analog. Trypsin cleaves each alpha subunit at a site near the amino-terminus, and quantitatively releases the larg...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Eide B,Gierschik P,Milligan G,Mullaney I,Unson C,Goldsmith P,Spiegel A

更新日期：1987-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Acivicin, a chlorinated amino acid antibiotic, is found to be remarkably effective in killing both the vector and the host form of the parasitic protozoa, Leishmania donovani, the causative agent for visceral leishmaniasis or Kala-azar. The ED50 (50 nM) for the pathogenic amastigote form in in vitro screening system i...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mukherjee T,Roy K,Bhaduri A

更新日期：1990-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (RB) is inactivated in a majority of cancers. RB restricts cell proliferation by inhibiting the E2F family of transcription factors. The current model for RB/E2F function describes its role in regulating transcription at gene promoters. Whether the RB or E2F proteins might p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ahlander J,Bosco G

更新日期：2009-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Four clonal cell lines subcloned from a clonal population of fetal rat calvaria cells show a loss of type I collagen synthesis. Northern blot analysis showed that the level of alpha 1(I) collagen mRNA expression in each of the clonal populations parallels the level of collagen protein expression in each of these cell ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Waye MM,Robinson R,Orfanides AG,Aubin JE

更新日期：1989-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The 160 kDa alpha-mannosidase (E.C. 3.2.1.24) isolated from culture filtrate of Trichoderma reesei has wide aglycon specificity but cleaves the alpha1 --> 2 and alpha1 --> 3 mannosidic bonds with higher rate than alpha1 --> 6 bond and slowly hydrolyses yeast mannan and 1,6-alpha-mannan. The specific activity of the en...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Eneyskaya EV,Kulminskaya AA,Savel'ev AN,Shabalin KA,Golubev AM,Neustroev KN

更新日期：1998-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine whether protein kinase C (PKC) plays a role in mediating growth inhibitory effects of hexamethylene bisacetamide (HMBA) we compared a control H29 colon cancer cell line to a derivative, HT29-PKC7, that overexpresses high levels of PKC beta 1. We found that although HMBA markedly inhibited the growth of the ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Choi PM,Weinstein IB

更新日期：1991-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin receptor gene is induced 8 to 10-fold during adipocyte differentiation. Plasmids containing the promoter, exon 1 and a portion of the first intron from either the mouse or human gene are able to modulate the expression of an insulin receptor/CAT gene 3 to 7-fold during differentiation. We have shown that s...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： McKeon C,Accili D,Chen H,Pham T,Walker GE

更新日期：1997-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Sheep thyroid cells cultured in serum-free medium were used to study the biologic activity, binding, and production of the insulin-like growth factors (IGFs). IGF-I, IGF-II, and insulin stimulated thyroid cell division. Abundant, specific IGF receptors on sheep thyroid cell membranes were identified by binding displac...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Bachrach LK,Eggo MC,Hintz RL,Burrow GN

更新日期：1988-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the deposition of β-amyloid (Aβ) peptide in the brain, which is produced by the proteolysis of β-amyloid precursor protein (APP). Recently, the mitochondrial transcription factor 4 (MTERF4), a member of the MTERF family, was implicated in regulating mitochondrial DNA transc...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wang XL,Liu Q,Chen GJ,Li ML,Ding YH

更新日期：2017-01-22 00:00:00