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Alain Pauloin Marie-Françoise Dubois 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》1980,96(4):1592-1602
We have shown that two proteins P1 and P2 of Mr 43000 and 40800 are always detected by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis of interferon-treated mouse L-929 cell extract. These two proteins have an isoelectric point of pH 4.6 and pH 4.7 respectively. If Pl is detectable in small amount in the control gels, P2 is completely absent. Actinomycin D added at the same time as interferon, prevents both P1 and P2 synthesis, but enhances their production when added between 4 to 6 h after interferon. Using molecular weight and isoelectric point as criteria, we have tried to compare P1 and P2 to enzymes induced by interferon. With double-labelled two-dimensional gels by |35S| methionine and |γ32P| ATP, we have shown that neither P1 nor P2 is phosphorylated. This experimental procedure has allowed us to obtain new data on substrates phosphorylared by interferon induced protein kinase. 相似文献
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The present study demonstrates the presence of considerable levels of 2′, 5′-oligoA synthetase activity in tissue extracts
from mice. The interferon inducer, poly(I) .poly(C) , induced the synthetase activity in all the tissue extractsin vivo. Similarly, a significant amount of endonuclease RNase F activity is found to be present in these tissue extracts. But interferon
induction does not seem to have any significant effect on RNase F activity. 相似文献
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Correlations of CTLA‐4 exon‐1 49 A/G and promoter region 318C/T polymorphisms with the therapeutic efficacy of 131I radionuclide in graves’ disease in Chinese Han population
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Xin‐Rui Han Xin Wen Shan Wang Shao‐Hua Fan Juan Zhuang Yong‐Jian Wang Zi‐Feng Zhang Meng‐Qiu Li Bin Hu Qun Shan Chun‐Hui Sun Ya‐Xing Bao Dong‐Mei Wu Jun Lu Yuan‐Lin Zheng 《Journal of cellular biochemistry》2018,119(8):6383-6390
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Polarization is a critical mechanism for the proper functioning of many cell types. For lymphocytes, it is essential in a variety of processes, including migration from the blood to other tissue sites and vice versa. In NK cells and CTLs, the cytotoxic granule delivery mechanism requires polarization for granule movement to the immunological synapse (IS), in killing tumor and virus-infected cells. Recently, it has become apparent that endosomes are also involved in the cytotoxic mechanism. Using an in vitro conjugation approach, we show that in NK-92 cells, endosomal Sorting Nexin 27 (SNX27) polarizes to the IS during tumor cell engagement in a distinct compartment adjacent to the cytotoxic granules. We also show that SNX27 polarizes to the apical membrane, opposite the uropod, during NK cell migration. These previously unreported results indicate that SNX27 is a participant in NK cell polarization, as a mediator or target of the mechanism. 相似文献
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Bae SK Gwak J Song IS Park HS Oh S 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2011,(1):75-81
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 activation and recruitment domain (CARD) is sufficient to activate signaling; however basal activity of full-length RIG-I is undetectable. The repressor domain (RD), initially identified as a.a. 735–925, is responsible for diminished basal activity; therefore, it is suggested that RIG-I is under auto-repression in uninfected cells and the repression is reversed upon its encounter with viral RNA. In this report, we further delimited RD to a.a. 747–801, which corresponds to a linker connecting the helicase and the C-terminal domain (CTD). Alanine substitutions of the conserved residues in the linker conferred constitutive activity to full-length RIG-I. We found that the constitutive active mutants do not exhibit ATPase activity, suggesting that ATPase is required for de-repression but not signaling itself. Furthermore, trypsin digestion of recombinant RIG-I revealed that the wild-type, but not linker mutant conforms to the trypsin-resistant structure, containing CARD and helicase domain. The result strongly suggests that the linker is responsible for maintaining RIG-I in a “closed” structure to minimize unwanted production of interferon in uninfected cells. These findings shed light on the structural regulation of RIG-I function. 相似文献
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Yumoto F Tanaka H Nagata K Miyauchi Y Miyakawa T Ojima T Tanokura M 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2008,369(1):109-114
Akazara scallop (Chlamys nipponensis akazara) troponin C (TnC) of striated adductor muscle binds only one Ca2+ ion at the C-terminal EF-hand motif (Site IV), but it works as the Ca2+-dependent regulator in adductor muscle contraction. In addition, the scallop troponin (Tn) has been thought to regulate muscle contraction via activating mechanisms that involve the region spanning from the TnC C-lobe (C-lobe) binding site to the inhibitory region of the TnI, and no alternative binding of the TnI C-terminal region to TnC because of no similarity between second TnC-binding regions of vertebrate and the scallop TnIs. To clarify the Ca2+-regulatory mechanism of muscle contraction by scallop Tn, we have analyzed the Ca2+-binding properties of the complex of TnC C-lobe and TnI peptide, and their interaction using isothermal titration microcalorimetry, nuclear magnetic resonance, circular dichroism, and gel filtration chromatography. The results showed that single Ca2+-binding to the Site IV leads to a structural transition not only in Site IV but also Site III through the structural network in the C-lobe of scallop TnC. We therefore assumed that the effect of Ca2+-binding must lead to a change in the interaction mode between the C-lobe of TnC and the TnI peptide. The change should be the first event of the transmission of Ca2+ signal to TnI in Tn ternary complex. 相似文献
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Tuula Salo Marilena Vered Ibrahim O. Bello Pia Nyberg Carolina Cavalcante Bitu Ayelet Zlotogorski Hurvitz Dan Dayan 《Experimental cell research》2014
The research on oral cancer has focused mainly on the cancer cells, their genetic changes and consequent phenotypic modifications. However, it is increasingly clear that the tumor microenvironment (TME) has been shown to be in a dynamic state of inter-relations with the cancer cells. The TME contains a variety of components including the non-cancerous cells (i.e., immune cells, resident fibroblasts and angiogenic vascular cells) and the ECM milieu [including fibers (mainly collagen and fibronectin) and soluble factors (i.e., enzymes, growth factors, cytokines and chemokines)]. Thus, it is currently assumed that TME is considered a part of the cancerous tissue and the functionality of its key components constitutes the setting on which the hallmarks of the cancer cells can evolve. Therefore, in terms of controlling a malignancy, one should control the growth, invasion and spread of the cancer cells through modifications in the TME components. This mini review focuses on the TME as a diagnostic approach and reports the recent insights into the role of different TME key components [such as carcinoma-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) and inflammation (CAI) cells, angiogenesis, stromal matrix molecules and proteases] in the molecular biology of oral carcinoma. Furthermore, the impact of TME components on clinical outcomes and the concomitant need for development of new therapeutic approaches will be discussed. 相似文献
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Rebecca Toroney Joshua A. Boyer Philip C. Bevilacqua 《Journal of molecular biology》2010,400(3):393-412
Protein kinase R (PKR) is an essential component of the innate immune response. In the presence of double-stranded RNA (dsRNA), PKR is autophosphorylated, which enables it to phosphorylate its substrate, eukaryotic initiation factor 2α, leading to translation cessation. Typical activators of PKR are long dsRNAs produced during viral infection, although certain other RNAs can also activate. A recent study indicated that full-length internal ribosome entry site (IRES), present in the 5′-untranslated region of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA, inhibits PKR, while another showed that it activates. We show here that both activation and inhibition by full-length IRES are possible. The HCV IRES has a complex secondary structure comprising four domains. While it has been demonstrated that domains III-IV activate PKR, we report here that domain II of the IRES also potently activates. Structure mapping and mutational analysis of domain II indicate that while the double-stranded regions of the RNA are important for activation, loop regions contribute as well. Structural comparison reveals that domain II has multiple, non-Watson-Crick features that mimic A-form dsRNA. The canonical and noncanonical features of domain II cumulate to a total of ∼ 33 unbranched base pairs, the minimum length of dsRNA required for PKR activation. These results provide further insight into the structural basis of PKR activation by a diverse array of RNA structural motifs that deviate from the long helical stretches found in traditional PKR activators. Activation of PKR by domain II of the HCV IRES has implications for the innate immune response when the other domains of the IRES may be inaccessible. We also study the ability of the HCV nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) to bind various domains of the IRES and alter activation. A model is presented for how domain II of the IRES and NS5A operate to control host and viral translation during HCV infection. 相似文献
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Jolanta Szenajch Gabriel Wcislo Jee-Yeong Jeong Cezary Szczylik Laurie Feldman 《生物化学与生物物理学报:癌评论》2010
Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) has been used clinically to alleviate cancer- and chemotherapy-related anemia. However, recent clinical trials have reported that rhEPO also may adversely impact disease progression and survival. The expression of functional EPO receptors (EPOR) has been demonstrated in many human cancer cells where, at least in vitro, rhEPO can stimulate cell growth and survival and may induce resistance to selected therapies. 相似文献
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Belma Skender Jiřina Hofmanová Josef Slavík Iva Jelínková Miroslav Machala Mary Pat Moyer Alois Kozubík Alena Hyršlová Vaculová 《Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)/Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids》2014,1841(9):1308-1317
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), an n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid present in fish oil, may exert cytotoxic and/or cytostatic effects on colon cancer cells when applied individually or in combination with some anticancer drugs. Here we demonstrate a selective ability of subtoxic doses of DHA to enhance antiproliferative and apoptotic effects of clinically useful cytokine TRAIL (tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand) in cancer but not normal human colon cells. DHA-mediated stimulation of TRAIL-induced apoptosis was associated with extensive engagement of mitochondrial pathway (Bax/Bak activation, drop of mitochondrial membrane potential, cytochrome c release), activation of endoplasmic reticulum stress response (CHOP upregulation, changes in PERK level), decrease of cellular inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP, cIAP1) levels and significant changes in sphingolipid metabolism (intracellular levels of ceramides, hexosyl ceramides, sphingomyelines, sphingosines; HPLC/MS/MS). Interestingly, we found significant differences in representation of various classes of ceramides (especially C16:0, C24:1) between the cancer and normal colon cells treated with DHA and TRAIL, and suggested their potential role in the regulation of the cell response to the drug combination. These study outcomes highlight the potential of DHA for a new combination therapy with TRAIL for selective elimination of colon cancer cells via simultaneous targeting of multiple steps in apoptotic pathways. 相似文献
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Raman K. Roy James D. Potter Satyapriya Sarkar 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》1976,70(1):28-36
The Ca2+-regulatory tropomyosin-troponin complex was purified from chick embryonic muscles by a combination of DEAE-cellulose chromatography and (NH4)2SO4 fractionation. The embryonic complex was very similar to that obtained from adult chicken muscles with respect to stoichiometry of components and biological activity. Tropomyosin of embryonic skeletal muscles contains both α and β subunits, the β form being the major species. In the adult stage the β form is decreased with a concomitant increase in the α form. These results indicate that i) the Ca2+-regulatory proteins are not deficient in early embryonic muscles as previously thought (Hitchcock, S.E., Develop. Biol. , 399, 1970), and ii) different structural genes coding for tropomyosin subunits are expressed differentially in embryonic and adult muscle fibers. 相似文献
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p-Aminophenyl pyruvic acid and D-p-amino-phenyllactic acid were immobilized on a new synthetic acrylic carrier bearing acylating N-succinimidyl ester groups. The derivatives obtained were used successfully to purify lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) by affinity chromatography, the elution being carried out by means of NADH or preferably L-phenyllactic acid. Moreover, the specific activity of the LDH contained in a human blood serum was increased 270 times, using L-p-aminophenyllactic acid immobilized on a mixed polyacrylic agarose carrier. 相似文献
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Residue Ser151 of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) is known to be phosphorylated by p21-activated kinase 3 (PAK3). It has been found that PAK3-mediated phosphorylation of cTnI induces an increase in the sensitivity of myofilament to Ca2+, but the detailed mechanism is unknown. We investigated how the structural and kinetic effects mediated by pseudo-phosphorylation of cTnI (S151E) modulates Ca2+-induced activation of cardiac thin filaments. Using steady-state, time-resolved Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) and stopped-flow kinetic measurements, we monitored Ca2+-induced changes in cTnI-cTnC interactions. Measurements were done using reconstituted thin filaments, which contained the pseudo-phosphorylated cTnI(S151E). We hypothesized that the thin filament regulation is modulated by altered cTnC-cTnI interactions due to charge modification caused by the phosphorylation of Ser151 in cTnI. Our results showed that the pseudo-phosphorylation of cTnI (S151E) sensitizes structural changes to Ca2+ by shortening the intersite distances between cTnC and cTnI. Furthermore, kinetic rates of Ca2+ dissociation-induced structural change in the regulatory region of cTnI were reduced significantly by cTnI (S151E). The aforementioned effects of pseudo-phosphorylation of cTnI were similar to those of strong crossbridges on structural changes in cTnI. Our results provide novel information on how cardiac thin filament regulation is modulated by PAK3 phosphorylation of cTnI. 相似文献
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Cardiovascular disease is the biggest killer globally and the principal contributing factor to the pathology is atherosclerosis; a chronic, inflammatory disorder characterized by lipid and cholesterol accumulation and the development of fibrotic plaques within the walls of large and medium arteries. Macrophages are fundamental to the immune response directed to the site of inflammation and their normal, protective function is harnessed, detrimentally, in atherosclerosis. Macrophages contribute to plaque development by internalizing native and modified lipoproteins to convert them into cholesterol-rich foam cells. Foam cells not only help to bridge the innate and adaptive immune response to atherosclerosis but also accumulate to create fatty streaks, which help shape the architecture of advanced plaques. Foam cell formation involves the disruption of normal macrophage cholesterol metabolism, which is governed by a homeostatic mechanism that controls the uptake, intracellular metabolism, and efflux of cholesterol. It has emerged over the last 20 years that an array of cytokines, including interferon-γ, transforming growth factor-β1, interleukin-1β, and interleukin-10, are able to manipulate these processes. Foam cell targeting, anti-inflammatory therapies, such as agonists of nuclear receptors and statins, are known to regulate the actions of pro- and anti-atherogenic cytokines indirectly of their primary pharmacological function. A clear understanding of macrophage foam cell biology will hopefully enable novel foam cell targeting therapies to be developed for use in the clinical intervention of atherosclerosis. 相似文献
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Barbara Casati Genciana Terova Anna Giulia Cattaneo Simona Rimoldi Eleonora Franzetti Magda de Eguileor Gianluca Tettamanti 《Gene》2012
Atg1 is a Serine/Threonine protein kinase that plays a pivotal role in autophagy. A complete coding sequence of ATG1 is not available for the silkworm, Bombyx mori which is a good model for studying the autophagic process. 相似文献
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M B Roberfroid C Malaveille A Hautefeuille G Brun T K Vo H Bartsch 《Chemico-biological interactions》1983,47(2):175-194
To evaluate the predictive value of serum antipyrine half-life AP(T1/2) as an index of hepatic carcinogen metabolism, groups of C57BL/6 and DBA/2 mice were treated with various inducers and inhibitors of cytochrome P-450-dependent monooxygenases (pregnenolone-16 alpha-carbonitrile (PCN), phenobarbital (PB), 5,6-benzoflavone (5,6-BF), 3-methylcholanthrene (MC), disulfiram (DIS), 7,8-BF). Groups of mice were also given ethanol (3% in drinking water) for 12 days. Within each group, mean serum AP-(T1/2) was compared with (i) the in vitro activity of hepatic microsomal benzo[alpha]pyrene (BP) 3-hydroxylase, 2-acetylaminofluorene (AAF)-N-hydroxylase and aldrin monooxygenase, and (ii) the liver S9-mediated mutagenicity of aflatoxin B1 (AFB), trans-7,8-dihydro-7,8-dihydroxybenzo[alpha]pyrene (BP 7,8-diol), 2-acetylaminofluorene and N-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR) in Salmonella typhimurium strains. Serum AP(T1/2) was only correlated negatively with the activity of BP 3-hydroxylase (P less than 0.001) and aldrin monooxygenase (P less than 0.001). No statistically significant correlation was found between serum AP(T1/2) and liver S9-mediated mutagenicity for any of the four carcinogens. On the basis of these results, we conclude that serum AP(T1/2) may not be a reliable index of the capacity of liver to convert carcinogens into reactive intermediates. 相似文献
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