Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Author Index Volume 229, Number 1
pp. iii-iv(2)

Editors' Note
pp. vii-vii(1)

Solamargine Purified from Solanum incanum Chinese Herb Triggers Gene Expression of Human TNFR I Which May Lead to Cell Apoptosis
pp. 1-5(5)
Authors: Hsu S.H.; Tsai T.R.; Lin C.N.; Yen M.H.; Kuo K.W.

Studying the Active Site Pocket of Staphylococcus hyicus Lipase by Site-Directed Mutagenesis
pp. 6-10(5)
Authors: Chang R.C.; Chen J.C.; Shaw J.F.

Induction of Apoptosis by Sphingosine-1-Phosphate in Human Hepatoma Cells Is Associated with Enhanced Expression of bax Gene Product
pp. 11-15(5)
Authors: Hung W.C.; Chuang L.Y.

Biosynthesis of Taxol: Enzymatic Acetylation of 10-Deacetylbaccatin-III to Baccatin-III in Crude Extracts from Roots of Taxus baccata
pp. 16-20(5)
Authors: Zocher R.; Weckwerth W.; Hacker C.; Kammer B.; Hornbogen T.; Ewald D.

Interferon-gamma Induces Ice Gene Expression and Enhances Cellular Susceptibility to Apoptosis in the U937 Leukemia Cell Line
pp. 21-26(6)
Authors: Tamura T.; Ueda S.; Yoshida M.; Matsuzaki M.; Mohri H.; Okubo T.

Multiple Pathways of Fas-Induced Apoptosis in Primary Culture of Hepatocytes
pp. 27-35(9)
Authors: Rouquet N.; Carlier K.; Briand P.; Wiels J.; Joulin V.

Down-Regulation of Transcription Factors AP-1, Sp-1, and NF-kappaB Precedes Myocyte Differentiation
pp. 36-43(8)
Authors: Lehtinen S.K.; Rahkila P.; Helenius M.; Korhonen P.; Salminen A.

Human Perforin: Rapid Enrichment by Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography (IMAC) for Whole Cell Cytotoxicity Assays
pp. 44-49(6)
Authors: Froelich C.J.; Turbov J.; Hanna W.

Identification and Developmental Expression of Two Activin Receptors in Baboon Lung
pp. 50-57(8)
Authors: Zhao Y.; Silbajoris R.; Young S.L.

2-Arachidonoylglycerol, a Putative Endogenous Cannabinoid Receptor Ligand, Induces Rapid, Transient Elevation of Intracellular Free Ca 2+ in Neuroblastoma x Glioma Hybrid NG108-15 Cells
pp. 58-64(7)
Authors: Sugiura T.; Kodaka T.; Kondo S.; Tonegawa T.; Nakane S.; Kishimoto S.; Yamashita A.; Waku K.

Study of Structure-Activity Correlation in Destruxins, a Class of Cyclodepsipeptides Possessing Suppressive Effect on the Generation of Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen in Human Hepatoma Cells
pp. 65-72(8)
Authors: Yeh S.F.; Pan W.; Ong G.T.; Chiou A.J.; Chuang C.C.; Chiou S.H.; Wu S.H.

The Anti-HIV Activity and Mechanisms of Action of Pure Compounds Isolated from Rosa damascena
pp. 73-79(7)
Authors: Mahmood N.; Piacente S.; Pizza C.; Burke A.; Khan A.I.; Hay A.J.

Sensitivity and Specificity of in Situ Bacterial Chain Reaction (BCR) in Detecting Sparse Human Tumor Cells in Peripheral Blood
pp. 80-85(6)
Authors: Rotman B.; Guzman R.; Craig A.J.

Full-Length cDNA Sequence of a Progesterone Membrane-Binding Protein from Porcine Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
pp. 86-89(4)
Authors: Falkenstein E.; Meyer C.; Eisen C.; Scriba P.C.; Wehling M.

The Carboxyl-Terminal Region Is Essential for Sec-A Dimerization
pp. 90-95(6)
Authors: Hirano M.; Matsuyama S.I.; Tokuda H.

Growth Dominance of a Revertant Virus Generated during in Vitro Serial Passage of nef Frameshift Mutant of HIV-1
pp. 96-101(6)
Authors: Fujinaga K.; Nakamura Y.; Zhong Q.; Nakaya T.; Ikuta K.

The Anti-estrogenic Activity of Selected Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Yeast Expressing Human Estrogen Receptor
pp. 102-108(7)
Authors: Tran D.Q.; Ide C.F.; Mclachlan J.A.; Arnold S.F.

Temporal and Spatial Resolution of Ca 2+ Release and Influx in Human Neutrophils Using a Novel Confocal Laser Scanning Mode
pp. 109-113(5)
Authors: Pettit E.J.; Hallett M.B.

An Endogenous Cannabinoid as an Endothelium-Derived Vasorelaxant
pp. 114-120(7)
Authors: Randall M.D.; Alexander S.P.H.; Bennett T.; Boyd E.A.; Fry J.R.; Gardiner S.M.; Kemp P.A.; Mcculloch A.I.; Kendall D.A.

Expression of a Synthetic Gene Encoding the Sweet-Tasting Protein Thaumatin in Escherichia coli
pp. 121-127(7)
Authors: Faus I.; Patino C.; Rio J.L.; del C.; Barroso H.S.; Rubio V.

Sites of Glycation of betaB 2 -Crystallin by Glucose and Fructose
pp. 128-133(6)
Authors: Zhao H.R.; Smith J.B.; Jiang X.Y.; Abraham E.C.

Molecular Cloning of a Novel Rat Salt-Tolerant Protein by Functional Complementation in Yeast
pp. 134-138(5)
Authors: Tsuji E.; Tsuji Y.; Misumi Y.; Fujita A.; Sasaguri M.; Ideishi M.; Arakawa K.

Involvement of Two Amino Acid Residues in the Loop Region of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab Toxin in Toxicity and Binding to Lymantria dispar
pp. 139-146(8)
Authors: Lee M.K.; You T.H.; Curtiss A.; Dean D.H.

Mutational Analysis of the Nucleotide Binding Domain of the Mismatch Repair Enzyme hMSH-2
pp. 147-153(7)
Authors: Whitehouse A.; Parmar R.; Deeble J.; Taylor G.R.; Phillips S.E.V.; Meredith D.M.; Markham A.F.

2,3-Butanedione 2-Monoxime (BDM) Induces Calcium Release from Canine Cardiac Sarcoplasmic Reticulum
pp. 154-157(4)
Authors: Phillips R.M.; Altschuld R.A.

Phosphatidylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase 2 and CTP-Phosphocholine Cytidylyltransferase Expressions Are Related with Protein Kinase C Isozymes in Developmental Liver Growth
pp. 158-162(5)
Authors: Sesca E.; Perletti G.P.; Binasco V.; Chiara M.; Tessitore L.

Direct Inhibition of the Expression of Cyclin D1 Gene by Sodium Butyrate
pp. 163-169(7)
Authors: Lallemand F.; Courilleau D.; Sabbah M.; Redeuilh G.; Mester J.

Crosslinking of SRF to the c- fos SRE CArG Box Guanines Using Photo-active Thioguanine Oligodeoxynucleotides
pp. 170-175(6)
Authors: Cahill M.A.; Nordheim A.; Xu Y.Z.

Self-Assembly of the Brain MAP-2 Microtubule-Binding Region into Polymeric Structures Resembling Alzheimer Filaments
pp. 176-181(6)
Authors: Zhang E.Y.; Deture M.A.; Bubb M.R.; Caviston T.L.; Erdos G.W.; Whittaker S.D.; Purich D.L.

Insulin Suppresses the Induction of CYP2B1 and CYP2B2 Gene Expression by Phenobarbital in Adult Rat Cultured Hepatocytes
pp. 182-188(7)
Authors: Yoshida Y.; Kimura N.; Oda H.; Kakinuma A.

nrdD and nrdG Genes Are Essential for Strict Anaerobic Growth of Escherichia coli
pp. 189-192(4)
Authors: Garriga X.; Eliasson R.; Torrents E.; Jordan A.; Barbe J.; Gibert I.; Reichard P.

Modulation of the Calpain Autoproteolysis by Calpastatin and Phospholipids
pp. 193-197(5)
Authors: Melloni E.; Michetti M.; Salamino F.; Minafra R.; Pontremoli S.

Expression of MyoD in Cultured Primary Myotubes Is Dependent on Contractile Activity: Correlation with Phenotype-Specific Expression of a Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca 2+ -ATPase Isoform
pp. 198-204(7)
Authors: Muller A.; Thelen M.H.M.; Zuidwijk M.J.; Simonides W.S.; Hardeveld C.

Phytanoyl-CoA Hydroxylase Is Present in Human Liver, Located in Peroxisomes, and Deficient in Zellweger Syndrome: Direct, Unequivocal Evidence for the New, Revised Pathway of Phytanic Acid alpha-Oxidation in Humans
pp. 205-210(6)
Authors: Jansen G.A.; Mihalik S.J.; Watkins P.A.; Moser H.W.; Jakobs C.; Denis S.; Wanders R.J.A.

Two Novel RXRalpha Isoforms from Mouse Testis
pp. 211-218(8)
Authors: Brocard J.; Kastner P.; Chambon P.

Disruption of the hslU Gene, Which Encodes an ATPase Subunit of the Eukaryotic 26S Proteasome Homolog in Escherichia coli, Suppresses the Temperature-Sensitive dnaA46 Mutation
pp. 219-224(6)
Authors: Katayama T.; Kubota T.; Takata M.; Akimitsu N.; Sekimizu K.

Presence of Ca 2+ -Sensitive and -Insensitive SM22alpha Isoproteins in Bovine Aorta
pp. 225-230(6)
Authors: Shishibori T.; Yamashita K.; Bandoh J.; Oyama Y.; Kobayashi R.

Induction of CYP1A1 by GABA Receptor Ligands
pp. 231-237(7)
Authors: Sadar M.D.; Westlind A.; Blomstrand F.; Andersson T.B.

Smooth Muscle alpha-Actin Expression in Rat Hepatic Stellate Cell Is Regulated by Nitric Oxide and cGMP Production
pp. 238-242(5)
Authors: Kawada N.; Kuroki T.; Uoya M.; Inoue M.; Kobayashi K.

Chemically Modified Tetracyclines Inhibit Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Expression and Nitric Oxide Production in Cultured Rat Mesangial Cells
pp. 243-248(6)
Authors: Trachtman H.; Futterweit S.; Greenwald R.; Moak S.; Singhal P.; Franki N.; Amin A.R.

Cyclosporin A Enhances the Calcium-Dependent Induction of AP-1 Complex and c-fos mRNA in a T Cell Lymphoma
pp. 249-256(8)
Authors: Su Q.; Eugster H.P.; Ryffel B.; Dumont F.J.

Ontogeny of Hepatocyte Growth Factor and c-met/hgf Receptor in Rat Pancreas
pp. 257-263(7)
Authors: Calvo E.L.; Boucher C.; Pelletier G.; Morisset J.

Liver Ischemic Preconditioning Is Mediated by the Inhibitory Action of Nitric Oxide on Endothelin
pp. 264-270(7)
Authors: Peralta C.; Closa D.; Hotter G.; Gelpi E.; Prats N.; Rosello-Catafau J.

The ATPase Activity of Chaperonin GroEL Is Highly Stimulated at Elevated Temperatures
pp. 271-274(4)
Authors: Mendoza J.A.; Warren T.; Dulin P.

Identification of Hypothalamic Transcripts Upregulated by Antidepressants
pp. 275-279(5)
Authors: Wong M.L.; Khatri P.; Licinio J.; Esposito A.; Gold P.W.

Evidence for the Formation of Multimeric Forms of the 5A11/HT7 Antigen
pp. 280-286(7)
Authors: Fadool J.M.; Linser P.J.

Characterization of the Enzymatic Mechanism of gamma-Momorcharin, a Novel Ribosome-Inactivating Protein with Lower Molecular Weight of 11,500 Purified from the Seeds of Bitter Gourd ( Momordica charantia )
pp. 287-294(8)
Authors: Pu Z.; Lu B.Y.; Liu W.Y.; Jin S.W.

IRES Bicistronic Expression Vectors for Efficient Creation of Stable Mammalian Cell Lines
pp. 295-298(4)
Authors: Gurtu V.; Yan G.; Zhang G.

NMDA and HIV-1 Coat Protein, GP120, Produce Necrotic but Not Apoptotic Cell Death in Human CHP100 Neuroblastoma Cultures via a Mechanism Involving Calpain
pp. 299-304(6)
Authors: Corasaniti M.T.; Navarra M.; Catani M.V.; Melino G.; Nistico G.; Finazzi-Agro A.

Relative Levels of Inhibition of p24 Gene Expression by Different 20-mer Antisense Oligonucleotide Sequences Targeting Nucleotides +1129 to +1268 of the HIV-1 gag Genome: An Analysis of Mechanism
pp. 305-309(5)
Authors: Anazodo M.I.; Duta E.; Friesen A.D.; Wright J.A.

Replication Factor C Recognizes 5\'-Phosphate Ends of Telomeres
pp. 310-315(6)
Authors: Uchiumi F.; Ohta T.; Tanuma S.I.

IFP 35 Forms Complexes with B-ATF, a Member of the AP1 Family of Transcription Factors
pp. 316-322(7)
Authors: Wang X.; Johansen L.M.; Tae H.J.; Taparowsky E.J.

Expression of Prolactin Receptors in Human Osteosarcoma Cells
pp. 323-328(6)
Authors: Bataille-Simoneau N.; Gerland K.; Chappard D.; Basle M.F.; Mercier L.

Angiotensin II Stimulates Proliferation of Primary Human Keratinocytes via a Non-AT 1 , Non-AT 2 Angiotensin Receptor
pp. 329-333(5)
Authors: Steckelings U.M.; Artuc M.; Paul M.; Stoll M.; Henz B.M.

DnaK3, One of the Three DnaK Proteins of Cyanobacterium Synechococcus sp. PCC7942, Is Quantitatively Detected in the Thylakoid Membrane
pp. 334-340(7)
Authors: Nimura K.; Yoshikawa H.; Takahashi H.

Differential Activation of Endopeptidase EC 3.4.24.15 toward Natural and Synthetic Substrates by Metal Ions
pp. 341-348(8)
Authors: Wolfson A.J.; Shrimpton C.N.; Lew R.A.; Smith A.I.

Retinoic Acid Receptors beta and gamma Distinguish Retinoid Signals for Growth Inhibition and Neuritogenesis in Human Neuroblastoma Cells
pp. 349-354(6)
Authors: Cheung B.; Hocker J.E.; Smith S.A.; Reichert U.; Norris M.D.; Haber M.; Stewart B.W.; Marshall G.M.

Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Novel Peptide (LN1) Gene: Reduced Expression in the Renal Cortex of Lupus Nephritis in MRL/lpr Mouse
pp. 355-360(6)
Authors: Iwano M.; Ueno S.; Miyazaki M.; Harada T.; Nagai Y.; Hirano M.; Dohi Y.; Akai Y.; Kurioka H.; Dohi K.

Volume 226, Number 2 (1996), in the article "Structural Dimorphism in the Mitochondrial Targeting Sequence in the Human Manganese Superoxide Dismutase Gene: A Predictive Evidence for Conformational Change to Influence Mitochondrial Transport and a St
pp. 361-361(1)

Volume 227, Number 3 (1996), in the article "Occurrence of Sex Steroid Hormones and Their Binding Proteins in Octopus vulgaris Lam," by Antimo D'Aniello, Anna di Cosmo, Carlo Di Cristo, Loredana Assisi, Virgilio Botte, and M. Maddalena Di Fiore, page
pp. 361-361(1)