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Weaning-induced expression of a milk-fat globule protein, MFG-E8, in mouse mammary glands, as demonstrated by the analyses of its mRNA, protein and phosphatidylserine-binding activity

Hajime Nakatani; Naohito Aoki; Yoshimi Nakagawa; Shinji Jin-No; Koji Aoyama; Kenji Oshima; Sachiyo Ohira; Chihiro Sato; Daita Nadano; Tsukasa Matsuda

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 21–30.

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Structural insight into the ligand specificity of a thermostable family 51 arabinofuranosidase, Araf51, from Clostridium thermocellum

Edward J. Taylor; Nicola L. Smith; Johan P. Turkenburg; Simone D'Souza; Harry J. Gilbert; Gideon J. Davies

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 31–37.

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Intracellular localization of p40, a protein identified in a preparation of lysosomal membranes

Marielle Boonen; Isabelle Hamer; Muriel Boussac; Anne-Françoise Delsaute; Bruno Flamion; Jérôme Garin; Michel Jadot

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 39–47.

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Chelation and determination of labile iron in primary hepatocytes by pyridinone fluorescent probes

Yongmin Ma; Herbert de Groot; Zudong Liu; Robert C. Hider; Frank Petrat

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 49–55.

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Bax translocates to mitochondria of heart cells during simulated ischaemia: involvement of AMP-activated and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases

Michela Capano; Martin Crompton

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 57–64.

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Epidermal growth factor-regulated activation of Rac GTPase enhances CD44 cleavage by metalloproteinase disintegrin ADAM10

Toshiyuki Murai; Takayuki Miyauchi; Toshio Yanagida; Yasushi Sako

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 65–71.

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Weak acid and alkali stress regulate phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Mehdi Mollapour; John P. Phelan; Stefan H. Millson; Peter W. Piper; Frank T. Cooke

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 73–80.

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Peroxisome-proliferator-activated receptor α agonists inhibit cyclo-oxygenase 2 and vascular endothelial growth factor transcriptional activation in human colorectal carcinoma cells via inhibition of activator protein-1

Raquel Grau; Carmen Punzón; Manuel Fresno; Miguel A. Iñiguez

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 81–88.

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Functional complementation of truncated human skeletal-muscle chloride channel (hClC-1) using carboxyl tail fragments

Weiping Wu; Grigori Y. Rychkov; Bernard P. Hughes; Allan H. Bretag

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 89–97.

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Kinetic analysis using low-molecular mass xyloglucan oligosaccharides defines the catalytic mechanism of a Populus xyloglucan endotransglycosylase

Marc Saura-Valls; Régis Fauré; Sergi Ragàs; Kathleen Piens; Harry Brumer; Tuula T. Teeri; Sylvain Cottaz; Hugues Driguez; Antoni Planas

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 99–106.

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Mechanistic characterization of the MSDH (methylmalonate semialdehyde dehydrogenase) from Bacillus subtilis

Claire Stines-Chaumeil; François Talfournier; Guy Branlant

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 107–115.

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Activation of classical protein kinase C reduces the expression of human cationic amino acid transporter 3 (hCAT-3) in the plasma membrane

Alexander Rotmann; Nicole Vékony; Davina Gassner; Günter Niegisch; Dennis Strand; Ursula Martiné; Ellen I. Closs

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 117–123.

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Molecular and functional characterization of a novel gonadotropin-releasing-hormone receptor isolated from the common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)

Atsuhiro Kanda; Toshio Takahashi; Honoo Satake; Hiroyuki Minakata

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 125–135.

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Gene expression profiling of mice with genetically modified muscle glycogen content

Gretchen E. Parker; Bartholomew A. Pederson; Mariko Obayashi; Jill M. Schroeder; Robert A. Harris; Peter J. Roach

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 137–145.

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Amplification and disruption of the phenylacetyl-CoA ligase gene of Penicillium chrysogenum encoding an aryl-capping enzyme that supplies phenylacetic acid to the isopenicillin N-acyltransferase

Mónica Lamas-Maceiras; Inmaculada Vaca; Esther Rodríguez; Javier Casqueiro; Juan F. Martín

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 147–155.

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Stable peptide inhibitors prevent binding of lethal and oedema factors to protective antigen and neutralize anthrax toxin in vivo

Alessandro Pini; Ylenia Runci; Chiara Falciani; Barbara Lelli; Jlenia Brunetti; Silvia Pileri; Monica Fabbrini; Luisa Lozzi; Claudia Ricci; Andrea Bernini; Fiorella Tonello; Federica Dal Molin; Paolo Neri; Neri Niccolai; Luisa Bracci

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 157–163.

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Structure–activity relationships of the human prothrombin kringle-2 peptide derivative NSA9: anti-proliferative activity and cellular internalization

Hyun Sook Hwang; Dong Won Kim; Soung Soo Kim

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 165–172.

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Enhanced levels of Pis1p (phosphatidylinositol synthase) improve the growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells deficient in Rsp5 ubiquitin ligase

Pawel Kaliszewski; Thierry Ferreira; Beata Gajewska; Anna Szkopinska; Thierry Berges; Teresa Żołądek

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 173–181.

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Involvement of the G_i/o/cGMP/PKG pathway in the AT₂-mediated inhibition of outer cortex proximal tubule Na⁺-ATPase by Ang-(1–7)

Lucienne da Silva Lara; Fabíola Cavalcante; Flavia Axelband; Aloa Machado De Souza; Anibal Gil Lopes; Celso Caruso-Neves

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 183–190.

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Heterologous production in Wolinella succinogenes and characterization of the quinol:fumarate reductase enzymes from Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni

Mauro Mileni; Fraser MacMillan; Christos Tziatzios; Klaus Zwicker; Alexander H. Haas; Werner Mäntele; Jörg Simon; C. Roy D. Lancaster

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 191–201.

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CpG methylation at the USF-binding site is important for the liver-specific transcription of the chipmunk HP-27 gene

Gen Fujii; Yuki Nakamura; Daisuke Tsukamoto; Michihiko Ito; Tadayoshi Shiba; Nobuhiko Takamatsu

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 203–209.

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A novel subfamily of monomeric inorganic pyrophosphatases in photosynthetic eukaryotes

María R. Gómez-García; Manuel Losada; Aurelio Serrano

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 211–221.

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Up-regulation of the clusterin gene after proteotoxic stress: implication of HSF1–HSF2 heterocomplexes

Fabien Loison; Laure Debure; Philippe Nizard; Pascale le Goff; Denis Michel; Yves le Dréan

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): 223–231.

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Commentaries

Peptide inhibitors MAP the way towards fighting anthrax pathogenesis

Aimee M. deCathelineau; Gary M. Bokoch

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): e1.

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Clustering of heat-shock factors

Johanna K. Björk; Lea Sistonen

Biochem J (2006) 395 (1): e5.

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