Acidic stimulation induces a negative regulatory factor that affects alternative exon selection in vitro in human ATP synthase gamma-subunit pre-mRNA.

abstract：:Bovine conglutinin is a Ca(2+)-dependent serum lectin specific for N-acetylglucosamine. In the present study, we report the exon-intron organization and the sequence of 5'-regulatory region of the conglutinin gene. The coding region of conglutinin mRNA, which encoded the signal peptide and the sequence of the mature p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kawasaki N,Itoh N,Kawasaki T

更新日期：1994-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we assessed the profile of cell proliferation, Na,K-ATPase activity and apoptosis in primary cultures of proximal tubule cells. Freshly isolated proximal tubules exhibited apoptosis very early in culture: floated cells within 6 hr; attached tubule cells within 20 hr. The onset of apoptosis in either att...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tang MJ,Cheng YR,Lin HH

更新日期：1996-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of endothelin-1 (ET-1) on secretion and synthesis of rat atrial natriuretic peptide (rANP) as well as its mRNA levels was studied in primary cultures of neonatal rat atrial cardiocytes. ET-1 dose-dependently (10(-10)-10(-7) M) increased media and cellular rANP-like immunoreactivity as well as its cytoplasmi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fukuda Y,Hirata Y,Taketani S,Kojima T,Oikawa S,Nakazato H,Kobayashi Y

更新日期：1989-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Binding of N-formylated chemotactic peptides to specific cell surface receptors on polymorphonuclear leukocytes initiates a wide range of biological responses including migration of inflammatory cells, superoxide release, lysosomal enzyme secretion, calcium mobilization, and cellular activation. We previously establis...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shawar SM,Rich RR,Becker EL

更新日期：1995-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The platelet glycoprotein (GP) Ib/IX/V is a hetero-oligomeric receptor complex for von Willebrand factor (vWF) and mediates platelet adhesion and aggregation under high shear stress conditions. It is composed of alpha and beta chain of GP Ib, GP IX, AND and GP V. To establish transgenic mice carrying human GP Ib alpha...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kitaguchi T,Murata M,Kuramochi T,Kobayashi K,Ito M,Ueyama Y,Nomura T,Hikichi K,Miyakawa Y,Handa M,Hiraoka Y,Aiso S,Ikeda Y

更新日期：1996-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:CD45 is a leukocyte-specific, two domain transmembrane tyrosine phosphatase. Co-purification of a recombinant protein containing the first phosphatase domain of CD45 (6His-D1) with a recombinant protein containing the second phosphatase domain (GST-D2) from E. coli indicated a stable interaction which resulted in incr...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Felberg J,Johnson P

更新日期：2000-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:To correlate structural data on substrates of human fibroblast collagenase with their interaction with the enzyme, we have studied: Ac-PLG-s-LLG-O-ethyl ester (I), Dnp-PLGLWA(d-Arg)-NH2 (II), AcGPEGLRVG-O-ethyl ester (III) and Succ-GPLGP-O-amidomethylcoumaryl ester (IV). Peptides I and II represent collagenase cleavag...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Upadhye S,Ananthanarayanan VS

更新日期：1995-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterogeneity in transmissible spongiform encephalopathy is thought to have derived from conformational variation in an abnormal isoform of the prion protein (PrPSc). To characterize PrPSc in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and scrapie, we analyzed the newly generated N-terminus of PrPSc isoforms by digestion w...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hayashi HK,Yokoyama T,Takata M,Iwamaru Y,Imamura M,Ushiki YK,Shinagawa M

更新日期：2005-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Human prostatic acid phosphatase (hPAP) is intensely expressed in epithelial cells of the prostate gland following puberty. Its regulatory regions were analyzed in transgenic mice and cell line transfections, in order to clarify the mechanisms of tissue-specific gene expression. A construct containing the sequence of ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shan J,Porvari K,Kivinen A,Patrikainen L,Halmekytö M,Jänne J,Vihko P

更新日期：2003-11-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Triacsin C, a product of Streptmyces sp. SK-1894, was previously reported as an inhibitor of long chain acyl-CoA synthetase. Pretreatment with triacsin C (500 nM) for 1h enhanced production of platelet-activating factor in rat neutrophils, followed by stimulation with A23187 or fMLP. Amount of lyso-PAF was also augume...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Hayashi M,Imai Y,Naraba H,Tomoda H,Omura S,Oh-ishi S

更新日期：1992-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:During the course of investigations on the catabolism of acetylpolyamines by microorganisms, we found that acetylpolyamine amidohydrolase was produced by Mycoplana bullata FERM BP-1845 and isolated the enzyme from the cell-free extract in crystalline form. The enzyme had an apparent molecular weight of 67 kDa and was ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Fujishiro K,Ando M,Uwajima T

更新日期：1988-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Ependymins, a family of extracellular glycoproteins of goldfish and mammalian brain, were shown to contain N-linked complex glycan chains. These glycoproteins reacted with a monoclonal antibody, HNK-1 which recognizes a membrane antigen on a subset of human lymphocytes, myelin-associated glycoprotein glycoprotein epit...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shashoua VE,Daniel PF,Moore ME,Jungalwala FB

更新日期：1986-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 [DPP-4) has evolved into an important target in diabetes therapy due to its role in incretin hormone metabolism. In contrast to its systemic effects, cellular functions of membranous DPP-4 are less clear. Here we studied the role of DPP-4 in hepatic energy metabolism. In order to distinguish sys...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Rufinatscha K,Radlinger B,Dobner J,Folie S,Bon C,Profanter E,Ress C,Salzmann K,Staudacher G,Tilg H,Kaser S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell motility and cell stiffness are closely related to metastatic activity of cancer cells. (-)-Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) has been shown to inhibit spontaneous metastasis of melanoma cell line into the lungs of mice, so we studied the effects of EGCG on cell motility, cell stiffness, and expression of vimentin ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Takahashi A,Watanabe T,Mondal A,Suzuki K,Kurusu-Kanno M,Li Z,Yamazaki T,Fujiki H,Suganuma M

更新日期：2014-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression plays an important role in many essential biological processes. The RNA decapping enzyme Dcp2 is a crucial enzyme involved in RNA degradation. Dcp2 proteins are highly expressed in the testis and brain in adult mice. This study aimed to investigate the in vivo fun...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Li RM,Zhang MN,Tang QY,Song MG

更新日期：2020-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of ALP in F9 teratocarcinoma cells is induced by all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) (Gianni' et al., Biochem. J. 274: 673-678, 1991). The specific ligand for retinoic acid related receptors (RXRs), 9-cis retinoic acid (9-cis RA), and three synthetic analogs binding to the alpha, beta and gamma forms of the reti...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Gianni M,Zanotta S,Terao M,Garattini S,Garattini E

更新日期：1993-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported that GLP-1(7-36)amide had glucagonostatic action as well as insulinotropic action in the perfused rat pancreas. In this study, we examined the effect of GLP-1(7-36)amide on glucagon secretion and cAMP concentration in glucagon-secreting cell line, In-R1-G9. GLP-1(7-36)amide (1nM) significantly s...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Matsumura T,Itoh H,Watanabe N,Oda Y,Tanaka M,Namba M,Kono N,Matsuyama T,Komatsu R,Matsuzawa Y

更新日期：1992-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:maf is a family of oncogenes, originally identified from the avian oncogenic retrovirus AS42, which encodes a nuclear bZip transcription factor protein. It has been reported that maf family genes have critical roles in embryological development and cellular differentiation. In this study, the distribution of maf-1 gen...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Imaki J,Onodera H,Tsuchiya K,Imaki T,Mochizuki T,Mishima T,Yamashita K,Yoshida K,Sakai M

更新日期：2000-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN) is considered to contribute to the localization of the sound sources. Fusiform cells (FCs), principal projection neurons in the DCN, integrate two excitatory inputs from auditory nerve fibers (ANFs) and parallel fibers (PFs). Although an immunohistochemical study suggested p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Irie T,Ohmori H

更新日期：2008-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome editing technology using programmable nucleases has rapidly evolved in recent years. The primary mechanism to achieve precise integration of a transgene is mainly based on homology-directed repair (HDR). However, an HDR-based genome-editing approach is less efficient than non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ). Rece...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shin JH,Jung S,Ramakrishna S,Kim HH,Lee J

更新日期：2018-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca2+ influx from the extracellular space in nonexcitable cells occurs via receptor-operated and refilling processes. However, they showed different characteristics with respect to the Mn2+ permeability, depletion of intracellular Ca2+ stores, and sensitivity to the K+ ionophore valinomycin in rat pancreatic acinar cel...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Tsunoda Y,Tashiro Y

更新日期：1999-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Blebbistatin was recently identified as a selective, cell-permeant inhibitor of myosin II. Because blebbistatin is likely to be used extensively with fluorescence imaging in studies of cytoskeletal dynamics, its compatibility with common excitation wavelengths was examined. Illumination of blebbistatin-treated bovine ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kolega J

更新日期：2004-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallodaunomycin has been shown to cleave DNA only in the presence of oxygen, a reducing agent and a metal ion under reaction conditions similar to those used for the cuprous-phenanthroline complex. The intermediacy of 02-. and H2O2 has been substantiated by experiments with superoxide dismutase and catalase, respect...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Mariam YH,Glover GP

更新日期：1986-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The context-dependent expression of genes is the core for biological activities, and significant attention has been given to identification of various factors contributing to gene expression at genomic scale. However, so far this type of analysis has been focused either on relation between mRNA expression and non-codi...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Wu G,Nie L,Zhang W

更新日期：2006-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:PU.1 is a transcription factor found in macrophages, B cells, neutrophils, and hemopoietic stem cells. In macrophages PU.1 regulates a number of genes, including c-fms, CD11b, CD18, and FcgammaR1b. Previously, in primary macrophages PU.1 binding to the sequence GAGGAA was found to be induced by treatment with bacteria...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Xue Y,Alford P,Shackelford RE

更新日期：1999-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of the promoter region of the melibiose operon of E. coli was determined. Consensus sequences for the -35 region, the Pribnow box and the binding site for cyclic AMP receptor protein were found in this region. The possible secondary structure of this DNA region was very similar to that of the p...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Shimamoto T,Yazyu H,Futai M,Tsuchiya T

更新日期：1984-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In virus-infected cells, viral RNA with non-self structural pattern is recognized by DExD/Hbox RNA helicase, RIG-I. Once RIG-I senses viral RNA, it triggers a signaling cascade, resulting in the activation of genes including type I interferon, which activates antiviral responses. Overexpression of N-terminal caspase a...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Kageyama M,Takahasi K,Narita R,Hirai R,Yoneyama M,Kato H,Fujita T

更新日期：2011-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have been used to treat type 2 diabetic patients and shown to reduce food intake and body weight. The anorexigenic effects of GLP-1 and GLP-1 receptor agonists are thought to be mediated primarily via the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN). GLP-1, an intestinal...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Katsurada K,Maejima Y,Nakata M,Kodaira M,Suyama S,Iwasaki Y,Kario K,Yada T

更新日期：2014-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the length of ANF peptides on the inhibition of the norepinephrine-induced contraction was studied. Starting from the 26 residues ANF (Arg101-Tyr126), shorter N- and/or C-terminal fragments were produced, either by N-terminal chemical cleavage or C-terminal enzymatic digestion of ANF or both respectively...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： Garcia R,Thibault G,Seidah NG,Lazure C,Cantin M,Genest J,Chrétien M

更新日期：1985-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1/ABCC1) is a 190kDa member of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily of transmembrane transporters that is clinically relevant for its ability to confer multidrug resistance by actively effluxing anticancer drugs. Knowledge of the atomic structure of MRP1 is needed to elucidate ...

journal_title：Biochemical and biophysical research communications

authors： DeGorter MK,Conseil G,Deeley RG,Campbell RL,Cole SP

更新日期：2008-01-04 00:00:00