... 2004
Regulation of connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) gene
transcription and mRNA stability in smooth muscle cells
Involvement of RhoA GTPase and p38 MAP kinase and sensitivity to actin dynamics
Ibrul ... the expression of the CTGF/CCN2 gene in smooth
muscle cells.
Keywords: actin cytoskeleton; CTGF/CCN2; p38...
... release of cytochrome c from mitochon-
dria into the cytosol through inactivation with Bcl-xL
and Bcl-2 [69]. Inactivated Bax and Bad bind 14-3-3,
the phosphoserine ⁄ threonine binding proteins in ... pro-caspases are often present in the cytosol
fraction (caspase-2, -3, -6, -7, -8 and -9) of living cells
to separate silent precursor caspases in the cytosol
from pro-apopto...
... 283,
29961–29970.
107 Trinklein ND, Chen WC, Kingston RE & Myers RM
(2004) Transcriptional regulation and binding of heat
shock factor 1 and heat shock factor 2 to 32 human
heat shock genes during thermal ... shock factors are involved in the regulation
of life span and progression of cancer and they are also important for
developmental processes such as gametoge...
... and neutral pH [22].
The latter act as competitive inhibitors, binding revers-
ibly into the active site of the enzyme. Cystatins,
including human cystatin C, are general inhibitors of
cysteine ... which
the N-terminus of the inhibitor first binds to the
enzyme, displacing the occluding loop, followed by the
binding of another two loops of the inhibitor [24].
Besides protein inhi...
... substrate and inhibitor for binding to the
same site [12]. We have previously determined the
structures of wild-type dCTP deaminase in complex
with dUTP and the inactive E138A mutant protein
in complex ... designated A and B,
originating from the A and B chains in the structure.
dTTP binds at the site of the protein shown previously
to bind the nucleotides dUTP and dCT...
... plasmid
combinations were spotted either onto medium lacking histidine
and leucine to select for the plasmids, or onto medium lacking histi-
dine, leucine and uracil to monitor protein interactions. ... pro-
tein–protein interaction therefore results in nongrowth on medium
lacking uracil. (B) In contrast to Ste20p, Cla4p does not bind to
Erg4p, Cbr1p or Ncp1p. A total of 10...
... tumorigenesis and genetic diseases
[47].
Most analyses of the regulation of AP-2 and the
interactions of the transcription factor with binding
partners, as well as of the regulation of target gene
expression, ... chondrogenesis. Overview of the differen-
tiation stages during chondrogenesis and
the involvement of transcription factors
(henatoxylin and eosin...
... indicate intron 6 of 75 bp in fragments
B and C, 3¢ portion of 35 bp in intron 5 in fragments C and D, and
3¢ portion of 25 bp in intron 6 in fragments F and I. The number at
the right of each RT-PCR ... entire
coding region. Thus, use of alternative promoters in
DNASE1 results in no generation of protein isoforms.
The 5¢-UTR of eukaryotic mRNA in uences...
... channel. This removes
the troponin inhibition of the actin myosin interaction,
and induces muscle contraction. When the muscle
relaxes, Ca
2+
needs to be removed from the cytoplasm
by the Ca
2+
-pump ... single line scan data obtained with buffer conditions. (A) Representative single line scan graphs obtained at increasing ATP
concentration in the range 0–100 l
M and in the p...