... 2005 FEBS 2759
PKA independent and cell type specific activation of the
expression of caudal homeobox gene Cdx-2 by cyclic AMP
Liang Chen
1,2
, Peixiang Wang
1,2
, Cristiano F. Andrade
1,2
, Ian ... in the GLUTag cell line at 1, 2, 3,
and 4 h.
To investigate whether the activation of Cdx-2 pro-
tein expression by forskolin ⁄ IBMX is caused b...
... response,
and further characterization of the JNK function
linked to gene expression downstream of Fas will help
us understand the role of the Fas-FasL system in
inflammation and ⁄ or tumorigenesis.
It ... 2377
the FasL- and PMA-induced activation of the minimal
essential promoter of the IL8 gene (Fig. 1C). More-
over, the IL-8 production induced by FasL...
... of the crosstalk problem, leads to a profound reassessment of how
to understand the downstream effects of dynamic changes in the concentra-
tions of elements in these pathways, and stresses the ... between the
worlds of ideas and of experimental data. The world of ideas
includes theories, hypotheses, human knowledge and any other
mental constructs, while the...
... and the effects were quantified using the same
cells examined before and during the action of the
proteins. The 3D projected area of cells was measured
as an index of cell volume. The addition of ... trace), the reduction and complete block of averaged
MEPPs induced by a1-PTH (B, right trace), and the absence of
effect of PIN-a on the amplitude of...
... cf. Luhn
(1958)). Then, the weight of each cluster is
calculated by dividing the square of the number of
significant words in the cluster by the total number
of words in the cluster. Sentences ...
Satellite (Marcu (2000)). The Nucleus is the
equivalent of the arc destination, and the Satellite
is the equivalent of the arc origin in the non-tre...
... at the bottom of the pocket and a
consequent weaker interaction of substrates when compared
with BLT and the other tryptases. The usual substrate
specificity of BLCT was explained by assuming some
conformational ... Barra,
D. & Ascoli, F. (1996) cDNA cloning and primary structure of
tryptase from bovine mast cells, and evidence for the expression of
bovine p...
... genomes of E. faecalis and S. mutans
are similar, but not the same. Upstream of the citDEF
genes coding for the a, b and c subunits of citrate lyase
are the oadDB genes coding for the d and b subunits
Ca ... and of proline by all membranes in the
presence of Cu
2+
must be at the level of the transport-
ers themselves. The lack of transport activity o...
... of tumor cells with photodynamic
treatment (PDT). The mode of cell death by PDT may be
either apoptosis or necrosis, depending on the nature and
concentration of the photosensitizer and the amount ... from the site of their generation
[2]. In this way, the intracellular localization of the
photosensitizer determines the areas of its photodynamic
action. Mol...
... dissociation of these two
proteins inhibits the antiapoptotic activity of Bcl-2 by
initiating the release of cytochrome c from mitochon-
dria into the cytosol and increasing the activities of
caspase 3 and ... overall fate of the cell [10]. In
some cellular settings, autophagy can serve as a cell
survival pathway to suppress apoptosis [11]. On the
other hand, a...
... to
reduce the photosynthetic rate by decreasing the effi-
ciency of the photosystem II [4–6] and ⁄ or by causing
damage to the Calvin cycle [50,51]. Moreover, in situ
degeneration of zooxanthellae ... as nematodes
and flies [44]. This could be explained by the basal
position of cnidarians on the metazoan tree and by the
extensive gene loss in protostomes.
Cas...