Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Editorial Board
pp. CO2-CO2(1)

Editorial Board
pp. vii-viii(2)

The systems approach to evolution
pp. 689-699(11)
Authors: Williams R.J.P.; Frau´sto da Silva J.J.R.

Cytokines and related receptor-mediated signaling pathways
pp. 700-713(14)
Author: Haddad J.J.

Photoaffinity labeling of proteins in bovine testis nuclear extract
pp. 714-721(8)
Authors: Lebedeva N.A.; Rechkunova N.I.; Khodyreva S.N.; Favre A.; Lavrik O.I.

M6a acts as a nerve growth factor-gated Ca²⁺ channel in neuronal differentiation
pp. 722-728(7)
Authors: Mukobata S.; Hibino T.; Sugiyama A.; Urano Y.; Inatomi A.; Kanai Y.; Endo H.; Tashiro F.

Altered profile of gene expression in rat hearts induced by chronic nicotine consumption
pp. 729-736(8)
Authors: Hu D.; Cao K.; Peterson-Wakeman R.; Wang R.

Tep22, a novel testicular expressed gene, is involved in the biogenesis of the acrosome and the midpiece of the sperm tail
pp. 737-748(12)
Authors: Neesen J.; Hartwich T.; Brandhorst G.; Aumu¨ller G.; Gla¨ser B.; Burfeind P.; Mendoza-Lujambio I.

Three-dimensional electron microscopy of the reverse gyrase from Sulfolobus tokodaii
pp. 749-755(7)
Authors: Matoba K.; Mayanagi K.; Nakasu S.; Kikuchi A.; Morikawa K.

Gammaherpesviruses encode functional dihydrofolate reductase activity
pp. 756-759(4)
Authors: Ga´spa´r G.; De Clercq E.; Neyts J.

Regulation of myeloma cell growth through Akt/Gsk3/forkhead signaling pathway
pp. 760-764(5)
Authors: G-Amlak M.; Uddin S.; Mahmud D.; Damacela I.; Lavelle D.; Ahmed M.; van Besien K.; Wickrema A.

Evidence for the role of promoter methylation in the regulation of MMP-9 gene expression
pp. 765-772(8)
Authors: Chicoine E.; Este`ve P-O.; Robledo O.; Van Themsche C.; Potworowski E.F.; St-Pierre Y.

Phosphorylation of CPI17 and myosin binding subunit of type 1 protein phosphatase by p21-activated kinase
pp. 773-778(6)
Authors: Takizawa N.; Koga Y.; Ikebe M.

Enhancement of phage-mediated gene transfer by nuclear localization signal
pp. 779-786(8)
Authors: Akuta T.; Eguchi A.; Okuyama H.; Senda T.; Inokuchi H.; Suzuki Y.; Nagoshi E.; Mizuguchi H.; Hayakawa T.; Takeda K.; Hasegawa M.; Nakanishi M.

Interaction of STOP with neuronal tubulin is independent of polyglutamylation
pp. 787-793(7)
Authors: Bonnet C.; Denarier E.; Bosc C.; Lazereg S.; Denoulet P.; Larcher J-C.

TGF-₁ induces peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor 1 and 2 expression in human THP-1 monocytes
pp. 794-799(6)
Authors: Kintscher U.; Wakino S.; Bruemmer D.; Goetze S.; Graf K.; Hsueh W.A.; Law R.E.

Dephosphorylation of Tctex2-related dynein light chain by type 2A protein phosphatase
pp. 800-805(6)
Author: Inaba K.

Sphingosine kinase-dependent directional migration of leukocytes in response to phorbol ester
pp. 806-810(5)
Authors: Kaneider N.C.; Djanani A.; Fischer-Colbrie R.; Wiedermann C.J.

The nuclear isoform of protein-tyrosine phosphatase TC-PTP regulates interleukin-6-mediated signaling pathway through STAT3 dephosphorylation
pp. 811-817(7)
Authors: Yamamoto T.; Sekine Y.; Kashima K.; Kubota A.; Sato N.; Aoki N.; Matsuda T.

Cloning of human, murine, and marsupial keratin 7 and a survey of K7 expression in the mouse
pp. 818-827(10)
Authors: Smith F.J.D.; Porter R.M.; Corden L.D.; Lunny D.P.; Birgitte Lane E.; Irwin McLean W.H.

Somatostatin receptor subtype 1-selective activation reduces cell growth and calcitonin secretion in a human medullary thyroid carcinoma cell line
pp. 828-834(7)
Authors: Zatelli M.C.; Tagliati F.; Piccin D.; Taylor J.E.; Culler M.D.; Bondanelli M.; Uberti E.C.d.

Identification of a novel human nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase
pp. 835-840(6)
Authors: Raffaelli N.; Sorci L.; Amici A.; Emanuelli M.; Mazzola F.; Magni G.

Expression of a green fluorescence protein-carrier protein into mouse spermatozoa
pp. 841-846(6)
Authors: Mogas T.; Ferna´ndez-Novell J.M.; Jesu´s Palomo M.; Otaegui P.J.; Gomis R.R.; Ballester J.; Izquierdo D.; Guinovart J.J.; Ferrer J.C.; Rigau T.; Rodr´guez-Gil J.E.

Retinitis pigmentosa-associated rhodopsin mutations in three membrane-located cysteine residues present three different biochemical phenotypes
pp. 847-853(7)
Authors: Breikers G.; Portier-VandeLuytgaarden M.J.M.; Bovee-Geurts P.H.M.; DeGrip W.J.

Regulation and the role of Cu,Zn-containing superoxide dismutase in cell cycle progression of Schizosaccharomyces pombe
pp. 854-862(9)
Authors: Lee J.; Kwon E-S.; Kim D-W.; Cha J.; Roe J-H.

Semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase in aortic smooth muscle cells mediates synthesis of a methylglyoxal-AGE: implications for vascular complications in diabetes
pp. 863-869(7)
Authors: Mathys K.C.; Ponnampalam S.N.; Padival S.; Nagaraj R.H.

HAND1 and HAND2 are expressed in the adult-rodent heart and are modulated during cardiac hypertrophy
pp. 870-875(6)
Authors: Thattaliyath B.D.; Livi C.B.; Steinhelper M.E.; Toney G.M.; Firulli A.B.

The death-inducing signalling complex is recruited to lipid rafts in Fas-induced apoptosis
pp. 876-879(4)
Authors: Scheel-Toellner D.; Wang K.; Singh R.; Majeed S.; Raza K.; Curnow S.J.; Salmon M.; Lord J.M.

TRAIL-induced apoptosis is independent of the mitochondrial apoptosis mediator DAP3
pp. 880-884(5)
Authors: Berger T.; Kretzler M.

Influence on the plasma membrane of Candida albicans by HP (2–9)–magainin 2 (1–12) hybrid peptide
pp. 885-889(5)
Authors: Gun Lee D.; Park Y.; Il Kim P.; Gwang Jeong H.; Woo E-R.; Hahm K-S.

Expression of PTHrP and its cognate receptor in the rheumatoid synovial microcirculation
pp. 890-897(8)
Authors: Funk J.L.; Wei H.; Downey K.J.; Yocum D.; Benjamin J.B.; Carley W.

Modulation of G_i2 signaling by the axonal guidance molecule UNC5H2
pp. 898-905(8)
Authors: Komatsuzaki K.; Dalvin S.; Bernard Kinane T.

Leptin enhances the effect of transforming growth factor in increasing type I collagen formation
pp. 906-911(6)
Authors: Tang M.; Potter J.J.; Mezey E.

Characterization of the novel human transmembrane protein 9 (TMEM9) that localizes to lysosomes and late endosomes
pp. 912-917(6)
Authors: Kveine M.; Tenstad E.; Døsen G.; Funderud S.; Rian E.

A selective lignin-degrading fungus, Ceriporiopsis subvermispora, produces alkylitaconates that inhibit the production of a cellulolytic active oxygen species, hydroxyl radical in the presence of iron and H₂O₂
pp. 918-923(6)
Authors: Watanabe T.; Teranishi H.; Honda Y.; Kuwahara M.

Acute arsenite-induced 8-hydroxyguanine is associated with inhibition of repair activity in cultured human cells
pp. 924-930(7)
Authors: Mei N.; Kunugita N.; Hirano T.; Kasai H.

Angiotensins II and IV stimulate the activity of tyrosine kinases in estrogen-induced rat pituitary tumors
pp. 931-933(3)
Authors: Lachowicz Oche¸dalska A.; Re¸bas E.; Kunert-Radek J.; Fournie-Zaluski M-C.; Pawlikowski M.

Molecular mechanisms of anti-angiogenic effect of curcumin
pp. 934-942(9)
Authors: Gururaj A.E.; Belakavadi M.; Venkatesh D.A.; Marme´ D.; Salimath B.P.

Relationship of Mcl-1 isoforms, ratio p21WAF1/cyclin A, and Jun kinase phosphorylation to apoptosis in human breast carcinomas
pp. 943-949(7)
Authors: Rieber M.; Medina J.D.; Strasberg-Rieber M.

The subunit of Aquifex aeolicus leucyl-tRNA synthetase is responsible for cognate tRNA recognition
pp. 950-955(6)
Authors: Gouda M.; Yokogawa T.; Nishikawa K.

Mouse methionine sulfoxide reductase B: effect of selenocysteine incorporation on its activity and expression of the seleno-containing enzyme in bacterial and mammalian cells
pp. 956-961(6)
Authors: Bar-Noy S.; Moskovitz J.

Folding, stability, and secondary structure of a new dimeric cysteine proteinase inhibitor
pp. 962-967(6)
Authors: Kidric M.; Fabian H.; Brzin J.; Popovic T.; Pain R.H.

Transaldolase exhibits a protective role against menadione toxicity in Xanthomonas campestris pv. phaseoli
pp. 968-973(6)
Authors: Vatanaviboon P.; Varaluksit T.; Seeanukun C.; Mongkolsuk S.

The ABCA1 transporter functions on the basolateral surface of hepatocytes
pp. 974-979(6)
Authors: Neufeld E.B.; Demosky S.J.; Stonik J.A.; Combs C.; Remaley A.T.; Duverger N.; Santamarina-Fojo S.; Brewer H.B.

Palmitoylation-defective asialoglycoprotein receptors are normal in their cellular distribution and ability to bind ligand, but are defective in ligand uptake and degradation
pp. 980-986(7)
Authors: Yik J.H.N.; Saxena A.; Weigel J.A.; Weigel P.H.

Aquaporin 4 expression in the mammalian inner ear and its role in hearing
pp. 987-996(10)
Authors: Mhatre A.N.; Stern R.E.; Li J.; Lalwani A.K.

Dynamics of Ca²⁺/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II following acute myocardial ischemia—translocation and autophosphorylation
pp. 997-1002(6)
Authors: Uemura A.; Naito Y.; Matsubara T.

Oxidative stress induced by ciprofloxacin in Staphylococcus aureus
pp. 1003-1007(5)
Authors: Becerra M.C.; Albesa I.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of cobra venom -nerve growth factor
pp. 1008-1010(3)
Authors: Gu L.; Shen Y.; Xu S.; Shu Y.; Jiang T.; Lin Z.

NMR and CD studies on the interaction of Alzheimer -amyloid peptide (12–28) with -cyclodextrin
pp. 1011-1015(5)
Authors: Qin X-r.; Abe H.; Nakanishi H.

Site-directed mutagenesis of Aspergillus niger NRRL 3135 phytase at residue 300 to enhance catalysis at pH 4.0
pp. 1016-1020(5)
Authors: Mullaney E.J.; Daly C.B.; Kim T.; Porres J.M.; Lei X.G.; Sethumadhavan K.; Ullah A.H.J.

Differential inhibition of 30S and 70S translation initiation complexes on leaderless mRNA by kasugamycin
pp. 1021-1026(6)
Authors: Moll I.; Bla¨si U.

The role of metal on imide hydrolysis: metal content and pH profiles of metal ion-replaced mammalian imidase
pp. 1027-1032(6)
Authors: Huang C-Y.; Yang Y-S.

Cloning and functional characterization of ACAD-9, a novel member of human acyl-CoA dehydrogenase family
pp. 1033-1042(10)
Authors: Zhang J.; Zhang W.; Zou D.; Chen G.; Wan T.; Zhang M.; Cao X.

Differential expression of cholinephosphotransferase in normal and cancerous human mammary epithelial cells
pp. 1043-1048(6)
Authors: Ghosh A.; Akech J.; Mukherjee S.; Das S.K.

The Caenorhabditis elegans ortholog of human PHF5a shows a muscle-specific expression domain and is essential for C. elegans morphogenetic development
pp. 1049-1057(9)
Authors: Trappe R.; Schulze E.; Rzymski T.; Fro¨de S.; Engel W.

G-CSF stimulates angiogenesis and promotes tumor growth: potential contribution of bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells
pp. 1058-1061(4)
Authors: Natori T.; Sata M.; Washida M.; Hirata Y.; Nagai R.; Makuuchi M.

Involvement of redox events in caspase activation in zinc-depleted airway epithelial cells
pp. 1062-1070(9)
Authors: Carter J.E.; Truong-Tran A.Q.; Grosser D.; Ho L.; Ruffin R.E.; Zalewski P.D.