Effect of concentration on the cytotoxic mechanism of doxorubicin--apoptosis and oxidative DNA damage.

abstract：:Alanine racemase (Alr) is a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent (PLP) enzyme that catalyzes a reversible racemization between the enantiomers of alanine. d-Alanine is an indispensable constituent in the biosynthesis of bacterial cell-wall peptidoglycan, and its inhibition is lethal to prokaryotes, which makes it an attra...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Dong H,Hu T,He G,Lu D,Qi J,Dou Y,Long W,He X,Ju J,Su D

更新日期：2018-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of fibroblast growth factor (FGF) on testicular aromatase activity has been studied using primary cultures of porcine Leydig cells. After culture for 3 days in the absence or presence of FGF, the ability of the cells to produce estrogen was examined in a 4h-test period in which either (a) hCG (10(-9) M) or...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Raeside JI,Berthelon MC,Sanchez P,Saez JM

更新日期：1988-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A fusion protein comprising the DNA-binding region of the glucocorticoid receptor and the catalytic domain of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase was constructed. This chimeric protein was expressed both in E. coli and in eukaryotic cells and was recognized by antibodies to both polymerase and the glucocorticoid receptor. Sim...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rosenthal D,Hong T,Cherney B,Zhang S,Shima T,Danielsen M,Smulson M

更新日期：1994-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs) are produced as progenitor toxin complexes (PTCs) by Clostridium botulinum. The PTCs are composed of BoNT and non-toxic neurotoxin-associated proteins (NAPs), which serve to protect and deliver BoNT through the gastrointestinal tract in food borne botulism. HA33 is a key NAP component tha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Lee K,Lam KH,Kruel AM,Perry K,Rummel A,Jin R

更新日期：2014-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-sought three-dimensional structure of the M2 proton channel of influenza A virus was successfully determined recently by the high-resolution NMR [J.R. Schnell, J.J. Chou, Structure and mechanism of the M2 proton channel of influenza A virus, Nature 451 (2008) 591-595]. Such a milestone work has provided a sol...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Huang RB,Du QS,Wang CH,Chou KC

更新日期：2008-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have highlighted that cancer cells with a loss of the SWI/SNF complex catalytic subunit BRG1 are dependent on the remaining ATPase, BRM, making it an attractive target for cancer therapy. However, an understanding of the extent of target inhibition required to arrest cell growth, necessary to develop an...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rago F,DiMare MT,Elliott G,Ruddy DA,Sovath S,Kerr G,Bhang HC,Jagani Z

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrent osteosarcoma is a chemotherapy-resistant disease. Individualized precision therapy is needed for this disease. Toward this goal, we have developed the patient-derived othotopic xenograft (PDOX) mouse model of all major cancer types including osteosarcoma. Synergistic efficacy of trabectedin (TRAB) and irinot...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Higuchi T,Miyake K,Oshiro H,Sugisawa N,Yamamoto N,Hayashi K,Kimura H,Miwa S,Igarashi K,Chawla SP,Bouvet M,Singh SR,Tsuchiya H,Hoffman RM

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effect of sodium selenite on biliary secretion of methyl mercury was examined in rats. The biliary secretion of methyl mercury in rat treated with 1 mumol/kg of methyl mercury was significantly decreased by administration of selenite at doses of 0.05 mumol/kg or higher. In rats given 10 mumol/kg of meth...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Urano T,Imura N,Naganuma A

更新日期：1997-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Death-associated protein kinase (DAPk) family has emerged as a novel subfamily of pro-apoptotic serine/threonine kinase in the last 10 years. Although the functions of DAPk have been well documented, those of other family members remain uncertain. In this work, we characterized the expression pattern of human DAPk lik...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wu Y,Yan Q,Zuo J,Saiyin H,Jiang W,Qiao S,Yu L

更新日期：2010-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal transduction activity was markedly elevated in cancer cells as shown by the increased activity of enzymes utilizing 1-phosphatidylinositol, PI (PI 4-kinase and PI-4-phosphate 5-kinase) for the production of the second messenger inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate, IP3, in rat hepatomas (Cancer Res. 54: 2611;5574, 1994...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Singhal RL,Yeh YA,Praja N,Olah E,Sledge GW Jr,Weber G

更新日期：1995-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The nitric oxide synthases (NOS) are a class of enzymes responsible for the generation of NO via an oxygen and NADPH dependent oxidation of the amino acid arginine. These enzymes are ironheme proteins which contain FAD and FMN and, enigmatically, require tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4). NOS has recently been shown to be sub...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hyun J,Komori Y,Chaudhuri G,Ignarro LJ,Fukuto JM

更新日期：1995-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse mammary carcinoma mutant cell line FUA169, characterized by high GM3 ganglioside content, was established from parent cell line FM3A/F28-7, which has high LacCer content but no GM3. Although both cell lines showed the same quantity and quality of integrin receptors, FUA169 showed much stronger adhesion to fibron...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Zheng M,Tsuruoka T,Tsuji T,Hakomori S

更新日期：1992-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenylenediamine derivatives can function as a hydrogen donor and reportedly exert various biological actions including cytoprotective effects against oxidative stress, possibly by acting as an antioxidant. Previous studies showed that feeding of such compounds to mice reduced their body weight, but the precise mechan...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Yanagitai M,Kitagawa T,Okawa K,Koyama H,Satoh T

更新日期：2012-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloid differentiation protein 2 (MD-2) is a co-receptor of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) for innate immunity. Here, we delineated a new mechanism of 1-dehydro-10-gingerdione (1D10G), one of pungent isolates from ginger (Zingiber officinale), in the suppression of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced gene expression of inf...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Park SH,Kyeong MS,Hwang Y,Ryu SY,Han SB,Kim Y

更新日期：2012-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Antithrombin inhibits chemokine-induced migration of neutrophils by activating heparan sulfate proteoglycan-dependent signaling. Mechanisms of antithrombin's effects on neutrophils were, therefore, studied by testing function and expression of heparan sulfate proteoglycans in RT-PCR or flow cytometry and cell migratio...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kaneider NC,Egger P,Dunzendorfer S,Wiedermann CJ

更新日期：2001-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Peptides with a molecular weight of 5 kDa have been isolated from seeds of the pinto bean and red bean, respectively. The peptides manifest an N-terminal sequence with remarkable resemblance to those of cowpea 10-kDa protein precursor and garden pea disease resistance response protein. The bean peptides possess potent...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Ye XY,Ng TB

更新日期：2001-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Collagens are the most abundant structural proteins found in the extracellular matrix of vertebrates. Knowledge of the mechanical behavior of collagen monomers is essential for understanding the mechanical properties of collagen fibrils that constitute the main architectural framework of skin, bone, cartilage, and oth...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Sun YL,Luo ZP,Fertala A,An KN

更新日期：2002-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzymatic mechanism of a small ribosome-inactivating protein, gamma-momorcharin, purified from the seeds of Momordica charantia, has been characterized. By SDS-polyacrylamide and electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, its molecular weight was measured to be 11,500 daltons which is much lower than other RIPs kn...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pu Z,Lu BY,Liu WY,Jin SW

更新日期：1996-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposomes prepared from lecithin:cholesterol:p-aminophenyl-alpha-mannoside (7:2:1, v/v/v) were efficiently incorporated into the mouse brain across the blood brain barrier. Furthermore, liposomes injected intraperitoneally were exclusively distributed into lysosome rich fraction and also taken up by glial cells. These...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Umezawa F,Eto Y

更新日期：1988-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfer of the gene for L-gulono-gamma-lactone oxidase, the missing enzyme in L-ascorbic acid biosynthesis in scurvy-prone animals, into medaka (Oryzias latipes) was successfully done. The expression plasmid pSVL-GLO, carrying rat liver L-gulono-gamma-lactone oxidase cDNA, was microinjected into the cytoplasm of fert...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Toyohara H,Nakata T,Touhata K,Hashimoto H,Kinoshita M,Sakaguchi M,Nishikimi M,Yagi K,Wakamatsu Y,Ozato K

更新日期：1996-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced multiple organ injury was mediated in part by a transcription factor, nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB). Mice were pretreated with dexamethasone (DEX), an inhibitor of NF-kappaB activation, to elucidate its effects on LPS-induced early responses in vivo. Early responses measured 1 h af...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Aoki K,Ishida Y,Kikuta N,Kawai H,Kuroiwa M,Sato H

更新日期：2002-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is a therapeutic target for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Here, we evaluated the activity of AZD-2014, a potent mTOR complex 1/2 (mTORC1/2) dual inhibitor, against HNSCC cells. We showed that AZD-2014 blocked mTORC1/2 activation in established and primary human HNS...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li Y,Cui JT

更新日期：2016-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphoglycerate mutase is inactivated by butanedione in borate buffer. Inactivation by 0.13 mM reagent correlates with the modification of one arginyl residue per subunit, and is prevented by either 2, 3-diphosphoglycerate or 3-phosphoglycerate. With 0.50 mM butanedione, inactivation is accompanied by the modificatio...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Borders CL Jr,Wilson BA

更新日期：1976-12-20 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：:Parathyroid hormone (PTH) significantly affects osteoblast function by altering gene expression. We have identified neuron-derived orphan receptor-1 (NOR-1) as a PTH-induced primary gene in osteoblastic cells. NOR-1, Nurr1, and Nur77 comprise the NGFI-B nuclear orphan receptor family and Nurr1 and Nur77 are PTH-induce...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Pirih FQ,Nervina JM,Pham L,Aghaloo T,Tetradis S

更新日期：2003-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Trigonelline (N-methylnicotinate), a member of the pyridine alkaloids, accumulates in coffee beans along with caffeine. The biosynthetic pathway of trigonelline is not fully elucidated. While it is quite likely that the production of trigonelline from nicotinate is catalyzed by N-methyltransferase, as is caffeine synt...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mizuno K,Matsuzaki M,Kanazawa S,Tokiwano T,Yoshizawa Y,Kato M

更新日期：2014-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase isoform 4 (PDK4) is upregulated by starvation in many tissues of the body during starvation. This causes inactivation of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex which blocks pyruvate oxidation and conserves lactate and alanine for gluconeogenesis. Enhanced PDK4 expression may be caused by the ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wu P,Peters JM,Harris RA

更新日期：2001-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the changes in gene expression in endothelial cells stimulated by lipopolysaccharide (LPS) we performed subtraction hybridization on control human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) versus HUVEC stimulated by LPS. A novel cDNA, named endothelial-overexpressed lipopolysaccharide-associated factor 1 (EOLA...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Liang Z,Yang Z

更新日期：2004-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:SMG-9 is a component of the NMD complex, a heterotetramer that also includes SMG-1 and SMG-8 in the complex. SMG-9 was also originally identified as a tyrosine-phosphorylated protein but the role of the phosphorylation is not yet known. In this study, we determined that IQGAP protein, an actin cytoskeleton modifier ac...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takeda S,Fujimoto A,Yamauchi E,Hiyoshi M,Kido H,Watanabe T,Kaibuchi K,Ohta T,Konishi H

更新日期：2011-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of C-terminal linear peptides of endothelin (ET)-1 and their N alpha-succinyl (Suc) analogs were synthesized and their binding affinities for the two subtypes of ET receptor, ETA and ETB, in porcine lung membranes were examined. Among the synthetic analogs, Suc-[Glu9,Ala11,15]-ET-1(8-21), IRL 1620, was the mo...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takai M,Umemura I,Yamasaki K,Watakabe T,Fujitani Y,Oda K,Urade Y,Inui T,Yamamura T,Okada T

更新日期：1992-04-30 00:00:00