abstract：:In our previous study, the sphingosine-like immunosuppressant ISP-1 was shown to induce apoptosis in the mouse cytotoxic T cell line CTLL-2. In this study, we characterized the ISP-1-induced apoptotic pathway. Although caspase-3-like protease activity increases concomitantly with ISP-1-induced apoptosis in CTLL-2 cell...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Yamaji T,Nakamura S,Takematsu H,Kawasaki T,Kozutsumi Y

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prp8 is a splicing factor of 220 kDa originally identified in yeast and is a component of the U5 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particle. Mouse Prp8 cDNA was cloned and shown to share 62.6 and 68.2% sequence identity with the yeast homologue at the amino acid and nucleotide level, respectively, while it differs by on...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takahashi A,Muramatsu H,Takagi S,Fujisawa H,Miyake Y,Muramatsu T

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effects of galloyl pedunculagin (GP) and eugeniin on the phosphorylation of histone H2B by cAMP-dependent protein kinase (A-kinase) and autophosphorylation of its beta-regulatory subunit (A-kinase beta) were examined in vitro. It was found that (i) GP (ID(50) = approx. 50 nM) effectively inhibits the ac...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kosuge S,Maekawa T,Saito C,Tanaka T,Kouno I,Ohtsuki K

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we purified the cathepsin B mRNA 3'-untranslated-region-binding protein (CBBP) from Sarcophaga and suggested its participation in the translational regulation of cathepsin B mRNA in this insect. In this study, we isolated a full length cDNA for CBBP. CBBP was an RNA-binding protein that contained four RGG ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nishikawa T,Kobayashi A,Natori S

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure of a ternary complex of meso-2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase with NAD+ and a competitive inhibitor, mercaptoethanol, has been determined at 1.7 A resolution by means of molecular replacement and refined to a final R-factor of 0.194. The overall structure is similar to those of the other short chain ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Otagiri M,Kurisu G,Ui S,Takusagawa Y,Ohkuma M,Kudo T,Kusunoki M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We purified dipeptidyl peptidase II (DPP II) to homogeneity from rat kidney and determined its physicochemical properties, including its molecular weight, substrate specificity, and partial amino acid sequence. Furthermore, we screened a rat kidney cDNA library, isolated the DPP II cDNA and determined its structure. T...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Araki H,Li Y,Yamamoto Y,Haneda M,Nishi K,Kikkawa R,Ohkubo I

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to examine the possibility of the use of a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor for real-time monitoring of the process of refolding of immobilized proteins, the refolding of firefly luciferase immobilized on a carboxymethyldextran matrix layer was analyzed. The SPR signal of the immobilized luciferase decr...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Zako T,Harada K,Mannen T,Yamaguchi S,Kitayama A,Ueda H,Nagamune T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) has diverse effects on immune responses and hepatic functions. In BNL CL.2 cells, the murine embryonic liver cells, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) mRNA expression appeared after 3 h of treatment with IFN-gamma and LPS. Interestingly, mRNA and protein expression of iNOS was down-regulated by s...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Lee BS,Kim YM,Kang HS,Kim HM,Pyun KH,Choi I

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial processing peptidase (MPP), a metalloendopeptidase consisting of alpha and beta subunits, specifically recognizes a large variety of mitochondrial precursor proteins and cleaves off the N-terminal basic matrix targeting signals (MTS). Basic residues in MTS and acidic sites in MPP are required for effecti...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Kitada S,Ito A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid beta peptide (Abeta) is a physiological peptide that is constantly catabolized in the brain. We previously demonstrated that an endopeptidase sensitive to phosphoramidon and thiorphan conducts the initial rate-limiting proteolysis of Abeta in vivo, but the exact molecular identity of the peptidase(s) has remai...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takaki Y,Iwata N,Tsubuki S,Taniguchi S,Toyoshima S,Lu B,Gerard NP,Gerard C,Lee HJ,Shirotani K,Saido TC

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pcd gene from Flavobacterium lutescens IFO3084 encoding Delta'-piperideine-6-carboxylate dehydrogenase (PCD) was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in Escherichia coli. The deduced amino acid sequence of PCD from F. lutescens IFO3084 showed strong similarity to that from Streptomyces clavuligerus. The molecular mass...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Fujii T,Narita T,Agematu H,Agata N,Isshiki K

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae has three distinct citrate synthases, two located in mitochondria (mature Cit1p and Cit3p) and one in peroxisomes (mature Cit2p). While the precursor of the major mitochondrial enzyme, Cit1p, has a signal for mitochondrial targeting at its N-terminus (MTS), Cit2p has one for peroxisomal target...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Lee JG,Cho SP,Lee HS,Lee CH,Bae KS,Maeng PJ

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p40(phox) of the phagocyte NADPH oxidase forms a complex with p67(phox) in cytosol, and coincidentally decreases in patients who lack p67(phox). Here we investigated the mode of translocation of p40(phox) to the membrane, its cytoskeletal localization on activation of the NADPH oxidase, and the dependency of its expre...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tsunawaki S,Yoshikawa K

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Genome of Bacillus subtilis 168 was used for cloning and engineering of large-sized DNAs. A mouse genomic DNA of approximately 120 kb was cloned into a locus of the B. subtilis genome by ordered assembly of 20- to 50-kb mouse DNA segments. Cloned mouse DNA, maintained stably, was engineered through B. subtilis tra...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Itaya M,Nagata T,Shiroishi T,Fujita K,Tsuge K

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We obtained enhanced thermostability by replacing Ser161 with Cys in subtilisin E from Bacillus subtilis, a cysteine-free alkaline serine protease. The Ser161Cys mutant subtilisin E was purified from the culture supernatant of the recombinant B. subtilis in an oxidizing environment. SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophore...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Takagi H,Hirai K,Wada M,Nakamori S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular cloning of the gene and the crystal structure of the prolyl aminopeptidase [EC 3.4.11.5] from Serratia marcescens have been studied by us [J. Biochem. 122, 601-605 (1997); ibid. 126, 559-565 (1999)]. Through these studies, Phe139, Tyr149, Glu204, and Arg136 were estimated to be concerned with substrate recog...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ito K,Inoue T,Kabashima T,Kanada N,Huang HS,Ma X,Azmi N,Azab E,Yoshimoto T

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We isolated and characterized an anti-idiotype monoclonal antibody (AR42.1) which is capable of mimicking a distinct and specific epitope of MUC-1 antigen. The cDNA sequences coding for the AR42.1 variable regions were determined. We found significant amino acid homology between complementary determining regions 3 (CD...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Luo D,Qi W,Ma J,Wang YJ,Wishart D

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The substrate specificity of microbial transglutaminase (MTG) from Streptomyces mobaraensis (formerly categorized Streptoverticillium) was studied using a Streptomyces proteinaceous protease inhibitor, STI2, as a model amine-donor substrate. Chemical modification and mutational analysis to address the substrate requir...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Taguchi S,Nishihama KI,Igi K,Ito K,Taira H,Motoki M,Momose H

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arginine methylation in RNA-binding proteins containing arginine- and glycine-rich RGG motifs is catalyzed by specific protein arginine N-methyltransferase in cells. We previously showed that lymphoblastoid cells grown in the presence of an indirect methyltransferase inhibitor, adenosine dialdehyde (AdOx), accumulated...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Lin CH,Hsieh M,Li YC,Li SY,Pearson DL,Pollard KM,Li C

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete amino acid sequence of brevilysin H6 (H6), a zinc-protease isolated from Gloydius halys brevicaudus venom, was determined by a manual Edman degradation method. H6 has an amino-terminal pyroglutamic acid and consists of a total of 419 residues. An N-linked sugar chain is attached at Asn-181. The molecule i...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Fujimura S,Oshikawa K,Terada S,Kimoto E

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to stabilize human RNase 1 by introduction of an intramolecular cross-link, a mutant protein (4-118CL RNase 1), in which Arg4 and Val118 are replaced with cysteine residues and linked by a disulfide bond, was designed and expressed in Escherichia coli as inclusion bodies. The 4-118CL RNase 1 that refolded und...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Futami J,Tada H,Seno M,Ishikami S,Yamada H

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capacitative Ca(2+) entry is essential for refilling intracellular Ca(2+) stores and is thought to be regulated primarily by inositol 1, 4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3))-sensitive stores in nonexcitable cells. In nonexcitable A549 cells, the application of caffeine or ryanodine induces Ca(2+) release in the absence of extrac...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Xue HH,Zhao DM,Suda T,Uchida C,Oda T,Chida K,Ichiyama A,Nakamura H

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three-dimensional structure of the purple intermediate of porcine kidney D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) was solved by cryo-X-ray crystallography; the purple intermediate is known to comprise a complex between the dehydrogenated product, an imino acid, and the reduced form of DAO. The crystalline purple intermediate wa...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Mizutani H,Miyahara I,Hirotsu K,Nishina Y,Shiga K,Setoyama C,Miura R

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:20S proteasomes from higher eukaryotes have immunological functions rather than those from archibacteria or yeast. To clarify the mechanism of the sorting and production of antigen-presenting peptides, it is important and worthwhile to determine the structure of mammalian proteasomes using a third generation synchrotr...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tomisugi Y,Unno M,Mizushima T,Morimoto Y,Tanahashi N,Tanaka K,Tsukihara T,Yasuoka N

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity and specificity of two influenza C virus assays, solid-phase and overlay assays, were investigated using naturally occurring 9-O-acetylated GD(3), rat serum glycoproteins containing 60% of N-acetyl-9-O-acetylneuraminic acid, and synthetically O-acetylated sialylated compounds. The sensitivity of the so...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Hubl U,Ishida H,Kiso M,Hasegawa A,Schauer R

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebrate skeletal muscle alpha-tropomyosin polymerizes in a head-to-tail manner and binds cooperatively to actin. It has been postulated that the cooperative actin binding is governed by the strength of the head-to-tail interaction. In order to know the relationship between the head-to-tail affinity and actin bindin...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sano K,Maeda K,Oda T,Maéda Y

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbacterium sp. M874 produced a glyceroglycolipid, di-O-12-methyl-tetradecanoyl-3-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-sn-glycerol, at about the 50 microM level. Though the strain was highly resistant to tertiary-butyl hydroperoxide (tBHP) in a glycolipid-productive medium, the resistance was reduced in a nonproductive medium...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakata K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An anti-oxygen radical reagent of a bacterial metabolite, M874 monogalactoglycerolipid (di-O-12-methyl-tetradecanoyl-3-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-sn-glycerol ), was tested for its ability to protect two organisms against cellular lesions induced by 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and light. In Corynebacterium flavescens AT...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Nakata K

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli RNase HII is composed of 198 amino acid residues. The enzyme has been overproduced in an insoluble form, purified in a urea-denatured form, and refolded with poor yield [M. Itaya (1990) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87, 8587-8591]. To facilitate the preparation of the enzyme in an amount sufficient for p...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Ohtani N,Haruki M,Muroya A,Morikawa M,Kanaya S

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow lineage-negative (Lin(-)) c-Kit(+) Sca-1(+) hematopoietic cells from human GM-CSF receptor gene transgenic mice were cultured on established bone marrow stromal cell (TBR59) layers and on semisolid medium. In the semisolid assay, an increasing number of larger colonies were observed in the presence of hGM-...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Okubo T,Yanai N,Watanabe S,Arai Ki,Obinata M

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the rat liver, two mRNAs for serine:pyruvate (or alanine:glyoxylate) aminotransferase are generated from a single gene by alternative transcription initiation. The longer mRNA encodes a precursor of a mitochondrial enzyme that has a mitochondrial targeting signal at the N-terminus and is translocated into mitochond...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Oda T,Uchida C,Miura S

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of gene PBII encoding salivary proline-rich protein P-B was determined. PBII is 7.1 kb long and contains 3 exons. PBII exhibits considerable nucleotide sequence homology not only in exons but also in introns with PBI (accession number D89501), the gene whose nucleotide sequence was determined p...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Isemura S

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large imprinted gene cluster in human chromosome 11p15.5 has been implicated in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome and Wilms' tumor. We have identified a paternally expressed imprinted gene, PEG8/IGF2AS, in this locus. It is transcribed in the opposite direction to the IGF2 transcripts and some genomic regions are shared w...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Okutsu T,Kuroiwa Y,Kagitani F,Kai M,Aisaka K,Tsutsumi O,Kaneko Y,Yokomori K,Surani MA,Kohda T,Kaneko-Ishino T,Ishino F

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knockout mice lacking glycosyltransferases or sulfotransferases provide unequivocal evidence that the carbohydrate moieties of glycoproteins, glycolipids, and proteoglycans play essential roles in various biological phenomena such as development, the immune response, and tissue functions. Examples of abnormalities of ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Muramatsu T

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transglutaminases (TGases, EC 2.3.2.13) have proved to be valuable enzymes for site-directed protein coupling via N(epsilon)-(gamma-L-glutamyl)lysine bonds. Their use in conjugate synthesis would overcome many problems caused by chemical reagents. In this approach, we show for the first time that two proteins with dif...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Bechtold U,Otterbach JT,Pasternack R,Fuchsbauer HL

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syk protein-tyrosine kinase (PTK) has been implicated in a variety of hematopoietic cell responses including immunoreceptor signaling. However, so far, there has been no evidence of the expression of Syk or Syk-related PTK in non-hematopoietic tissues. In this study, we have purified from blood cell-depleted rat liver...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Tsuchida S,Yanagi S,Inatome R,Ding J,Hermann P,Tsujimura T,Matsui N,Yamamura H

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MutM protein, which removes the oxidatively damaged DNA base product, 8-oxoguanine (GO), has been crystallized by means of a hanging-drop vapor-diffusion procedure using polyethyleneglycol monomethylether 2000 as a precipitant in 2-(cyclohexylamino) ethanesulfonic acid (CHES) buffer, pH 9.8. The diffraction data deriv...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Sugahara M,Mikawa T,Kato R,Fukuyama K,Kumasaka T,Yamamoto M,Inoue Y,Kuramitsu S

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tetrahymena F-actin-binding protein, which induces bundling of Tetrahymena F-actin, was localized to a division furrow during cytokinesis. We report here the cloning and characterization of the gene and cDNA of a Tetrahymena F-actin-binding protein. The cDNA encodes a protein comprising 579 deduced amino acids with a ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Watanabe A,Yonemura I,Gonda K,Numata O

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum mannan binding protein (MBP), a mannose/N-acetylglusosamine-specific lectin, is important in innate immunity. In order to elucidate the mechanism underlying the wide intra- and interracial variety in the MBP serum level, we have studied the transcriptional regulation of human MBP. Rapid amplification of cDNA end...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Naito H,Ikeda A,Hasegawa K,Oka S,Uemura K,Kawasaki N,Kawasaki T

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the mRNA differential display technique and Western blot analysis, the present study demonstrates that induction of KAR2 occurs when misfolded membrane-bound cytochrome P450, mutated in its cytosolically exposed domain, is expressed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Using various KAR2 promoter constructs in front of ...

journal_title：Journal of biochemistry

authors： Zimmer T,Ogura A,Ohta A,Takagi M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00