Zinc Induces Apoptosis That Can Be Suppressed by Lanthanum in C6 Rat Glioma CellsBiological Chemistry - Tập 382 Số 8 - Trang 1227-1234 - 2001
Hajo Haase, Wim Wätjen, Detmar Beyersmann
AbstractZinc ions have both essential and toxic effects on mammalian cells. Here
we report the ability of zinc to act as an inducer of apoptosis in C6 rat glioma
cells. Incubation with 150 to 300 M ZnCl2 caused cell death that was
characterized as apoptotic by internucleosomal DNA fragmentation, formation of
apoptotic bodies, nuclear fragmentation and breakdown of the mitochondrial
membrane potent... hiện toàn bộ
Chemical chaperone-mediated protein folding: stabilization of P22 tailspike folding intermediates by glycerolBiological Chemistry - Tập 388 Số 8 - Trang 797-804
Rajesh Mishra, Rajiv Bhat, Robert Seckler
Abstract Polyol co-solvents such as glycerol increase the thermal stability of
proteins. This has been explained by preferential hydration favoring the more
compact native over the denatured state. Although polyols are also expected to
favor aggregation by the same mechanism, they have been found to increase the
folding yields of some large, aggregation-prone proteins. We have used the
homotrimeri... hiện toàn bộ
C-reactive protein and inflammation: conformational changes affect functionBiological Chemistry - Tập 396 Số 11 - Trang 1181-1197 - 2015
Yi Wu, Lawrence A. Potempa, Driss El Kebir, János G. Filep
Abstract The prototypic acute-phase reactant C-reactive protein (CRP) has long
been recognized as a useful marker and gauge of inflammation. CRP also plays an
important role in host defense against invading pathogens as well as in
inflammation. CRP consists of five identical subunits arranged as a cyclic
pentamer. CRP exists in at least two conformationally distinct forms, i.e.
native pentameric C... hiện toàn bộ
On the fate of early endosomesBiological Chemistry - Tập 390 Số 8 - Trang 753-759 - 2009
Anne Spang
Abstract Proteins are endocytosed by various pathways into the cell. All these
pathways converge at the level of the early endosome. The fate of the early
endosome and how proteins are sorted into recycling and late
endosomes/multi-vesicular body is a matter of debate and intense research.
Obviously, the transition from early to late endosome poses an interesting
logistic problem and would merit a... hiện toàn bộ
Antiproliferative effects induced by guanine-based purines require hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase activityBiological Chemistry - Tập 391 Số 9 - 2010
Rosaria Garozzo, Maria Angela Sortino, Carlo Vancheri, D. F. Condorelli
Abstract Guanine (GUA), guanosine and GMP exert a marked growth inhibition on
the U87 glioma cell line that is not seen with other tested nucleotides,
nucleosides and nucleobases. This effect could be replicated in several
different human tumoral cell lines. Guanine shows a higher potency than
guanosine or GMP, and co-treatments with adenosine or adenine are able to
antagonize or revert the antipr... hiện toàn bộ
Molecular Models of Acidic PePtides From Pea Bud Chromatin And Seminal Plasma. Divalent Cations-Mediated Interaction With DnaBiological Chemistry - Tập 380 Số 1 - 1999
Loretta Mancinelli, Francesco Chillemi, Elena Cardellini, Valeria Marsili, Flavio Giavarini, L. De Angelis, G Lugaro, G. Gianfranceschi
AbstractSmall acidic peptides have been isolated from biological fluids (blood
and seminal plasma) and from chromatin of several tissues. Their biological
activity is related to the control of cell growth and gene expression.This work
is an approach to the study of peptide structure-function relationship. Purified
fractions from seminal plasma and pea bud chromatin were subjected to fast ion
bomba... hiện toàn bộ