Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol.270, No.3 Entire volume, number list

ISSN: 0006-291X (Print)

In this Issue (83 articles)

677 - 682	Muscle force arises by actin filament rotation and torque in the Z-filaments Jarosch R
683 - 687	Surface and interface beta-chain residues synergistically affect hemoglobin assembly Yamaguchi T, Yang Y, McDonald MJ, Adachi K
688 - 694	Purification of the newly found selenium-containing proteins in the arterial wall and brain of the rat Qu XH, Huang KX, Wu ZX, Zhong S, Chen ZX, Xu HB
695 - 700	The homeodomain of Nkx2.2 carries two cooperatively acting nuclear localization signals Hessabi B, Schmidt I, Walther R
701 - 708	Potent inhibition of dendritic cell differentiation and maturation by vitamin D analogs Griffin MD, Lutz WH, Phan VA, Bachman LA, McKean DJ, Kumar R
709 - 713	Expression of vascular endothelial growth factor mRNA in GI-101A and HL-60 cell lines Ramakrishnan R, Zell JA, Malave A, Rathinavelu A
714 - 716	Improvement in circulating superoxide dismutase bevels: Role of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in rheumatoid arthritis Nivsarkar M
717 - 721	A missense mutation in the RING finger motif of PEX2 protein disturbs the import of peroxisome targeting signal 1 (PTS1)-containing protein but not the PTS2-containing protein Huang Y, Ito R, Miura S, Hashimoto T, Ito M
722 - 727	Disulfide-bound proteolytic fragments of gastric mucin are 100-and 140-kDa proteins Minkiewicz-Radziejewska I, Gindzienski A, Zwierz K
728 - 732	Characterization of 5'-flanking region of human MRP3 Takada T, Suzuki H, Sugiyama Y
733 - 740	Plasmid-encoded degradation of p-nitrophenol and 4-nitrocatechol by Arthrobacter protophormiae Chauhan A, Chakraborti AK, Jain RK
741 - 744	Ca2+-modulated phosphorylation of a low-molecular-mass polypeptide in rat liver mitochondria: Evidence that it is identical with subunit c of F0F1-ATPase Azarashvily TS, Tyynela J, Baumann M, Evtodienko YV, Saris NEL
745 - 748	Magnetic field exposure stimulates transposition through the induction of DnaK/J synthesis Chow KC, Tung WL
749 - 754	Protein degradation by peroxide catalyzed by chromium (III): Role of coordinated ligand Shrivastava HY, Nair BU
755 - 760	Targeting of liposomes carrying recombinant fragments of platelet membrane glycoprotein Ib alpha to immobilized von Willebrand factor under flow conditions Nishiya T, Murata M, Handa M, Ikeda Y
761 - 765	PYK2/CAK beta represents a redox-sensitive tyrosine kinase in vascular smooth muscle cells Frank GD, Motley ED, Inagami T, Eguchi S
766 - 772	Identification of an upstream promoter in the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene Ngan ESW, Leung PCK, Chow BKC
773 - 776	Analysis of Drosophila yellow-B cDNA reveals a new family of proteins related to the Royal Jelly proteins in the honeybee and to an orphan protein in an unusual bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans Maleszka R, Kucharski R
777 - 781	Residue 285 in cytochrome P4502B4 lacking the NH2-terminal hydrophobic sequence has a role in the functional association of NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase Schulze J, Tschop K, Lehnerer M, Hlavica P
782 - 786	Methylene blue photosensitized oxidation of cysteine sulfinic acid and other sulfinates: The involvement of singlet oxygen and the azide paradox Pecci L, Costa M, Antonucci A, Montefoschi G, Cavallini D
787 - 792	Characterization of the human porin isoform 1 (HVDAC1) gene by amplification on the whole human genome: A tool for porin deficiency analysis Messina A, Guarino F, Oliva M, van den Heuvel LP, Smeitink J, De Pinto V
793 - 797	Involvement of caspase-3 in epigallocatechin-3-gallate-mediated apoptosis of human chondrosarcoma cells Islam S, Islam N, Kermode T, Johnstone B, Mukhtar H, Moskowitz RW, Goldberg VM, Malemud CJ, Haqqi TM
798 - 805	Wortmannin, a PI3-kinase inhibitor: Promoting effect on insulin secretion from pancreatic beta cells through a cAMP-dependent pathway Nunoi K, Yasuda K, Tanaka H, Kubota A, Okamoto Y, Adachi T, Shihara N, Uno M, Xu LM, Kagimoto S, Seino Y, Yamada Y, Tsuda K
806 - 810	Activation of neuroendocrine L-type channels (alpha 1D subunits) in retinal pigment epithelial cells and brain neurons by pp60(c-src) Strauss O, Buss F, Rosenthal R, Fischer D, Mergler S, Stumpff F, Thieme H
811 - 815	Paradoxical effects of mineralocorticoids on the ion gated sodium channel in embryologically diverse cells Mirshahi M, Golestaneh N, Valamanesh F, Agarwal MK
816 - 820	Bcl-2 antibodies induce hemoglobin release by red blood cells loaded with in vitro translated Bcl-2 and its cleaved fragment Chen C, Lin H, Chen BD
821 - 825	Lysine residues 162 and 340 are involved in the catalysis and coenzyme binding of NADP(+)-dependent malic enzyme from pigeon Kuo CC, Tsai LC, Chin TY, Chang GG, Chou WY
826 - 830	Evaluation of boar sperm as a model system to study the mechanism of spermicidal activity of vanadocenes D'Cruz OJ, Vassilev A, Uckun FM
831 - 835	Surfactant protein A exhibits inhibitory effect on eosinophils IL-8 production Cheng G, Ueda T, Nakajima H, Nakajima A, Arima M, Kinjyo S, Fukuda T
836 - 840	Electrogenic nature of rat sodium-dependent multivitamin transport Prasad PD, Srinivas SR, Wang HP, Leibach FH, Devoe LD, Ganapathy V
841 - 845	Quantification of SNARE protein levels in 3T3-L1 adipocytes: Implications for insulin-stimulated glucose transport Hickson GRX, Chamberlain LH, Maier VH, Gould GW
846 - 851	Retinoic acid inhibits nitric oxide synthase-2 expression through the retinoic acid receptor-alpha Sirsjo A, Gidlof AC, Olsson A, Torma H, Ares M, Kleinert H, Forstermann U, Hansson GK
852 - 857	Measurement of 5-hydroxy-2-aminovaleric acid as a specific marker of iron-mediated oxidation of proline and arginine side-chain residues of low-density lipoprotein apolipoprotein B-100 Pietzsch J
858 - 862	Neutrophil beta 2-integrin upregulation is blocked by a p38 MAP kinase inhibitor Tandon R, Sha'afi RI, Thrall RS
863 - 867	NifH and NifM proteins interact as demonstrated by the yeast two-hybrid system Petrova N, Gigova L, Venkov P
868 - 879	Characterization of Bax-sigma, a cell death-inducing isoform of Bax Schmitt E, Paquet C, Beauchemin M, Dever-Bertrand J, Bertrand R
880 - 885	Reduction of organic nitrites to nitric oxide catalyzed by xanthine oxidase: Possible role in metabolism of nitrovasodilators Doel JJ, Godber BLJ, Goult TA, Eisenthal R, Harrison R
886 - 891	Anabolic function of the type II isozyme of hexokinase in hepatic lipid synthesis Sebastian S, Horton JD, Wilson JE
892 - 898	Regulation of urokinase receptor transcription by Ras- and Rho-family GTPases Muller SM, Okan E, Jones P
899 - 902	alpha-galactosidase stimulates acetylcholine receptor aggregation in skeletal muscle cells via PNA-binding carbohydrates Parkhomovskiy N, Martin PT
903 - 909	MAGI-1 interacts with beta-catenin and is associated with cell-cell adhesion structures Dobrosotskaya IY, James GL
910 - 917	Evidence for tryptophan in proximity to histidine and cysteine as essential to the active site of an alkaline protease Tanksale AM, Vernekar JV, Ghatge MS, Deshpande VV
918 - 921	Estrogen receptor-mediated effects of a xenoestrogen, bisphenol A, on preimplantation mouse embryos Takai Y, Tsutsumi O, Ikezuki Y, Hiroi H, Osuga Y, Momoeda M, Yano T, Taketani Y
922 - 926	CYP2D6 polymorphism and the presence of anti-LKM-1 in patients with chronic hepatitis C Hijikata M, Miyakawa H, Matsushita M, Kako M, Ohta Y, Mishiro S
927 - 931	Phosphorylation of the 105-kDa heat shock proteins, HSP105 alpha and HSP105 beta, by casein kinase II Ishihara K, Yasuda K, Hatayama T
932 - 935	Role of the recombinant non-integrin platelet collagen receptor P65 on platelet activation induced by convulxin Francischetti IMB, Chiang TM, Guimaraes JA, Bon C
936 - 941	LDL receptor-related protein as a component of the midkine receptor Muramatsu H, Zou K, Sakaguchi N, Ikematsu S, Sakuma S, Muramatsu T
942 - 946	Evidence for production of hydroxyl radicals by pentachlorophenol metabolites and hydrogen peroxide: A metal-independent organic Fenton reaction Zhu BZ, Kitrossky N, Chevion M
947 - 952	Activation of Akt during simulated ischemia/reperfusion in cardiac myocytes Mockridge JW, Marber MS, Heads RJ
953 - 960	Inhibition of HIV-1 replication by a new type of circular dumbbell RNA/DNA chimeric oligonucleotides Park WS, Miyano-Kurosaki N, Abe T, Takai K, Yamamoto N, Takaku H
961 - 966	Air exposure promotes fibroblast growth with increased expression of mitogen-activated protein kinase cascade Toda S, Yokoi F, Yamada S, Yonemitsu N, Nishimura T, Watanabe K, Sugihara H
967 - 971	NMR observation of a novel C-tetrad in the structure of the SV40 repeat sequence GGGCGG Patel PK, Bhavesh NS, Hosur RV
972 - 977	Localization of active form of caspase-8 in mouse L929 cells induced by TNF treatment and polyglutamine aggregates Kouroku Y, Fujita E, Jimbo A, Mukasa T, Tsuru T, Momoi MY, Momoi T
978 - 982	Emx1-specific expression of foreign genes using "knock-in" approach Jin XL, Guo HL, Mao CJ, Atkins N, Wang H, Avasthi PP, Tu YT, Li YQ
983 - 987	Arginines 97 and 108 in CYP2C9 are important determinants of the catalytic function Ridderstrom M, Masimirembwa C, Trump-Kallmeyer S, Ahlefelt M, Otter C, Anderson TB
988 - 991	Conformational changes in the human estrogen receptor observed by F-19 NMR Luck LA, Barse JL, Luck AM, Peck CH
992 - 996	Inhibition of CXCR4-dependent HIV-1 infection by extracellular HIV-1 Tat Ghezzi S, Noonan DM, Aluigi MG, Vallanti G, Cota M, Benelli R, Morini M, Reeves JD, Vicenzi E, Poli G, Albini A
997 - 1001	Increased intracellular triglyceride in C2C12 muscle cells transfected with human lipoprotein lipase Poirier P, Marcell T, Huey PU, Schlaepfer IR, Owens GC, Jensen DR, Eckel RH
1002 - 1008	Identification of tranilast-binding protein as 36-kDa microfibril-associated glycoprotein by drug affinity chromatography, and its localization in human skin Furuichi H, Yamashita K, Okada M, Toyoshima T, Hata Y, Suzuki S, Itano T, Shishibori T, Tokumitsu H, Kobayashi R
1009 - 1015	Functional characterization of Jurkat T cells rescued from CD95/Fas-induced apoptosis through the inhibition of caspases Ko SCW, Johnson VL, Chow SC
1016 - 1023	Characterization of P5, a novel NFAT/AP-1 site in the human IL-4 promoter Burke TF, Casolaro V, Georas SN
1024 - 1028	Comparative studies of two transthyretin variants with protective effects on familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy: TTR R104H and TTR T119M Almeida MR, Alves IL, Terazaki H, Ando Y, Saraiva MJ
1029 - 1035	IGF-1 regulates apoptosis of cardiac myocyte induced by osmotic-stress Morales MP, Galvez A, Eltit JM, Ocaranza P, Diaz-Araya G, Lavandero S
1036 - 1040	Stimulation of yeast 3-phosphoglycerate kinase gene promoter by paraquat Vassallo N, Galea DR, Bannister WH, Balzan R
1041 - 1048	Characterization of rat OX40 ligand by monoclonal antibody Satake Y, Akiba H, Takeda K, Atsuta M, Yagita H, Okumura K
1049 - 1054	The regulatory expression of procollagen COOH-terminal proteinase enhancer in the proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells Kanaki T, Morisaki N, Bujo H, Takahashi K, Ishii I, Saito Y
1055 - 1062	Intranuclear binding by the HIV-1 regulatory protein VPR is dependent on cytosolic factors Jans DA, Jans P, Julich T, Briggs LJ, Xiao CY, Piller SC
1063 - 1067	Dexamethasone increases RAMP1 and CRLR mRNA expressions in human vascular smooth muscle cells Frayon S, Cueille C, Gnidehou S, de Vernejoul MC, Garel JM
1068 - 1073	Functional expression of four PDH-E-1 alpha recombinant histidine mutants in a human fibroblast cell tine with zero endogenous PDH complex activity Seyda A, Robinson BH
1074 - 1079	Up-regulation of natriuretic peptides in the ventricle of Csx/Nkx2-5 transgenic mice Takimoto E, Mizuno T, Terasaki F, Shimoyama M, Honda H, Shiojima I, Hiroi Y, Oka T, Hayashi D, Hirai H, Kudoh S, Toko H, Kawamura K, Nagai R, Yazaki Y, Komuro I
1080 - 1085	Differential stimulation by PGE(2) and calcemic hormones of IL-6 in stromal/osteoblastic cells Gruber R, Nothegger G, Ho GM, Willheim M, Peterlik M
1086 - 1092	Myeloperoxidase-catalyzed phenoxyl radicals of vitamin E homologue, 2,2,5,7,8-pentamethyl-6-hydroxychromane, do not induce oxidative stress in live HL-60 cells Kagan VE, Kuzmenko AI, Shvedova AA, Kisin ER, Tyurina YY, Yalowich JC
1093 - 1096	Modification of cullin-1 by ubiquitin-like protein Nedd8 enhances the activity of SCFskp2 toward p27(kip1) Morimoto M, Nishida T, Honda R, Yasuda H
1097 - 1100	Breast cancer cell line MDA-231 stimulates osteoclastogenesis and bone resorption in human osteoclasts Grano M, Mori G, Minielli V, Cantatore FP, Colucci S, Zallone AZ
1101 - 1105	Molecular cloning and expression of human L-pipecolate oxidase IJlst L, de Kromme I, Oostheim W, Wanders RJA
1106 - 1110	Structure of the human ubiquitin fusion gene Uba80 (RPS27a) and one of its pseudogenes Kirschner LS, Stratakis CA
1111 - 1118	TUBA8: A new tissue-specific isoform of alpha-tubulin that is highly conserved in human and mouse Stanchi F, Corso V, Scannapieco P, Ievolella C, Negrisolo E, Tiso N, Lanfranchi G, Valle G
1119 - 1123	Depolarizing stimuli reduce Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II activity in islets of Langerhans Harris TE, Persaud SJ, Squires PE, Jones PM
1124 - 1127	A CD36-binding peptide from thrombospondin-1 can stimulate resorption by osteoclasts in vitro Carron JA, Wagstaff SC, Gallagher JA, Bowler WB
1128 - 1135	Antibody binding of deletion mutants of Asp f 2, the major Aspergillus fumigatus allergen Tang B, Banerjee B, Greenberger PA, Fink JN, Kelly KJ, Kurup VP
1136 - 1139	Sense codon-dependent introduction of unnatural amino acids into multiple sites of a protein Kanda T, Takai K, Hohsaka T, Sisido M, Takaku H
1140 - 1143	Hepatic zinc response via metallothionein induction after tumor transplantation Tamano H, Igasaki E, Enomoto S, Oku N, Itoh N, Kimura T, Tanaka K, Takeda A
1144 - 1153	The orphan receptor COUP-TFII regulates G2/M progression of breast cancer cells by modulating the expression/activity of p21(WAF1/CIP1), cyclin D1, and cdk2 Nakshatri H, Mendonca MS, Bhat-Nakshatri P, Patel NM, Goulet RJ, Cornetta K