Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Editorial Board
pp. CO2-CO2(1)

Author index
pp. vi-vii(2)

Multiple roles of cysteine in biocatalysis
pp. 1-4(4)
Authors: Giles N.M.; Giles G.I.; Jacob C.

A conversation with Saul Roseman
pp. 5-8(4)
Author: Noelle Gracy K.

Xenopus hoxc8 during early development
pp. 9-15(7)
Authors: Ko C.; Chung H-M.

Reversibility of established diabetic glomerulopathy by anti-TGF- antibodies in db/db mice
pp. 16-22(7)
Authors: Chen S.; Carmen Iglesias-de la Cruz M.; Jim B.; Hong S.W.; Isono M.; Ziyadeh F.N.

Fluorescence polarization: a novel indicator of cardiomyocyte contraction
pp. 23-28(6)
Authors: Fixler o.; Tirosh R.; Zinman T.; Shainberg A.; Deutsch M.

Fluorescence and folding properties of Tyr mutant tryptophan synthase -subunits from Escherichia coli
pp. 29-35(7)
Authors: Jeong J.K.; Shin H.J.; Kim J.W.; Lee C.H.; Kim H.D.; Lim W.K.

Characterization of two Cu-containing protein fragments obtained by limited proteolysis of Hyphomicrobium denitrificans A3151 nitrite reductase
pp. 36-40(5)
Authors: Yamaguchi K.; Kobayashi M.; Kataoka K.; Suzuki S.

Structure of human ₁-acid glycoprotein and its high-affinity binding site
pp. 41-46(6)
Authors: Kopecky´ V.; Ettrich R.; Hofbauerova´ K.; Baumruk V.

Implication of the exon region in the regulation of the human telomerase reverse transcriptase gene promoter
pp. 47-54(8)
Authors: Renaud S.; Bosman F.T.; Benhattar J.

Differences in the C-S lyase activities of viridans group streptococci
pp. 55-60(6)
Authors: Yoshida Y.; Negishi M.; Amano A.; Oho T.; Nakano Y.

Exchange characteristics of calcium ions bound to anthrax protective antigen
pp. 61-64(4)
Authors: Gao-Sheridan S.; Zhang S.; John Collier R.

Choline head groups stabilize the matrix loop regions of the ATP/ADP carrier ScAAC2
pp. 65-74(10)
Authors: Panneels V.; Schu¨ssler U.; Costagliola S.; Sinning I.

Carnosine promotes the heat denaturation of glycated protein
pp. 75-80(6)
Authors: Yeargans G.S.; Seidler N.W.

Inhibition of mammalian ribonucleases by endogenous adenosine dinucleotides
pp. 81-86(6)
Authors: Kumar K.; Jenkins J.L.; Jardine A.M.; Shapiro R.

Influence of TFIIIA-type linker at the N- or C-terminal of nine-zinc finger protein on DNA-binding site
pp. 87-92(6)
Authors: Nomura W.; Nagaoka M.; Shiraishi Y.; Sugiura Y.

Cloning and characterization of the glycogen branching enzyme gene existing in tandem with the glycogen debranching enzyme from Pectobacterium chrysanthemi PY35
pp. 93-101(9)
Authors: Lim W.J.; Park S.R.; Kim M.K.; An C.L.; Yun H.J.; Hong S.Y.; Kim E.J.; Shin E.C.; Lee S.W.; Lim Y.P.; Yun H.D.

Differential expression of CYP102 in Bacillus megaterium by 17--estradiol and 4-sec-butylphenol
pp. 102-106(5)
Authors: Rowley C.W.; Rajnarayanan R.V.; Hopkins N.E.; Alworth W.L.

DNA adduct formation by the ubiquitous environmental pollutant 3-nitrobenzanthrone and its metabolites in rats
pp. 107-114(8)
Authors: Arlt V.M.; Sorg B.L.; Osborne M.; Hewer A.; Seidel A.; Schmeiser H.H.; Phillips D.H.

Integration efficiency of a hybrid adenoretroviral vector
pp. 115-120(6)
Authors: Zheng C.; Wang J.; Baum B.J.

Cybip, a starfish cyclin B-binding protein, is involved in meiotic M-phase exit
pp. 121-127(7)
Authors: Offner N.; Derancourt J.; Lozano J-C.; Schatt P.; Picard A.; Peaucellier G.

Possible involvement of aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) in adult T-cell leukemia (ATL) leukemogenesis: constitutive activation of AhR in ATL
pp. 128-134(7)
Authors: Hayashibara T.; Yamada Y.; Mori N.; Harasawa H.; Sugahara K.; Miyanishi T.; Kamihira S.; Tomonaga M.

Dimerization of the Polycomb-group protein Mel-18 is regulated by PKC phosphorylation
pp. 135-140(6)
Authors: Fujisaki S.; Ninomiya Y.; Ishihara H.; Miyazaki M.; Kanno R.; Asahara T.; Kanno M.

Phosphorylation-dependent cleavage of p130cas in apoptotic rat-1 cells
pp. 141-148(8)
Authors: Hoon Kim D.; Jeon Choi S.; Kook S.; Kim W.; Keun Song W.

The activation of glycolysis performed by the non-phosphorylating glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in the model system
pp. 149-154(6)
Authors: Arutyunov D.Y.; Muronetz V.I.

Association of phospholamban with a cGMP kinase signaling complex
pp. 155-160(6)
Authors: Koller A.; Schlossmann J.; Ashman K.; Uttenweiler-Joseph S.; Ruth P.; Hofmann F.

Comparative modeling of the N-terminal domain of the 67 kDa laminin-binding protein: implications for putative ribosomal function
pp. 161-166(6)
Authors: Kazmin D.A.; Chinenov Y.; Larson E.; Starkey J.R.

Late onset of obesity in male androgen receptor-deficient (AR KO) mice
pp. 167-171(5)
Authors: Sato T.; Matsumoto T.; Yamada T.; Watanabe T.; Kawano H.; Kato S.

Acetylcholine promotes the proliferation and collagen gene expression of myofibroblastic hepatic stellate cells
pp. 172-177(6)
Authors: Oben J.A.; Yang S.; Lin H.; Ono M.; Diehl A.M.

DNazyme-mediated cleavage of Twist transcripts and increase in cellular apoptosis
pp. 178-181(4)
Authors: Hjiantoniou E.; Iseki S.; Uney J.B.; Phylactou L.A.

AP endonuclease 1 has no biologically significant 35-exonuclease activity
pp. 182-187(6)
Authors: Lebedeva N.A.; Khodyreva S.N.; Favre A.; Lavrik O.I.

Influence of fungal infection on the DOPA–semiquinone and DOPA–quinone production in haemolymph of Galleriamellonella larvae
pp. 188-191(4)
Authors: Slepneva I.A.; Komarov D.A.; Glupov V.V.; Serebrov V.V.; Khramtsov V.V.

Increased Ca²⁺ storage capacity in the sarcoplasmic reticulum by overexpression of HRC (histidine-rich Ca²⁺ binding protein)
pp. 192-196(5)
Authors: Kim E.; Shin D.W.; Hong C.S.; Jeong D.; Kim D.H.; Park W.J.

Application of a real-time biosensor to detect bacteria in platelet concentrates
pp. 197-200(4)
Authors: Rotman B.; Cote M.A.

Cell adhesion aside from integrin system can abrogate anoikis in rat liver cells by down-regulation of FasL expression, not by activation of PI-3K/Akt and ERK signaling pathway
pp. 201-208(8)
Authors: Ishida K.; Nagahara H.; Kogiso T.; Aso T.; Hayashi N.; Akaike T.

17-Estradiol-induced VEGF-A expression in rat pituitary tumor cells is mediated through ER independent but PI3K-Akt dependent signaling pathway
pp. 209-215(7)
Authors: Banerjee S.; Saxena N.; Sengupta K.; Banerjee S.K.

Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species reduce insulin secretion by pancreatic -cells
pp. 216-222(7)
Authors: Sakai K.; Matsumoto K.; Nishikawa T.; Suefuji M.; Nakamaru K.; Hirashima Y.; Kawashima J.; Shirotani T.; Ichinose K.; Brownlee M.; Araki E.

Structure determination and conformational change induced by tyrosine phosphorylation of the N-terminal domain of the -chain of pig gastric H⁺/K⁺-ATPase
pp. 223-229(7)
Authors: Fujitani N.; Kanagawa M.; Aizawa T.; Ohkubo T.; Kaya S.; Demura M.; Kawano K.; Nishimura S-i.; Taniguchi K.; Nitta K.

Arsenic trioxide inhibits the growth of A498 renal cell carcinoma cells via cell cycle arrest or apoptosis
pp. 230-235(6)
Authors: Hyun Park W.; Hee Cho Y.; Won Jung C.; Oh Park J.; Kim K.; Hyuck Im Y.; Lee M.H.; Ki Kang W.; Park K.

The protozoa dinoflagellate Oxyrrhis marina contains selenoproteins and the relevant translation apparatus
pp. 236-240(5)
Authors: Osaka T.; Beika A.; Hattori A.; Kohno Y.; Kato K.H.; Mizutani T.

Inhibition of hypoxia-induced angiogenesis by FK228, a specific histone deacetylase inhibitor, via suppression of HIF-1 activity
pp. 241-246(6)
Authors: Mie Lee Y.; Kim S-H.; Kim H-S.; Jin Son M.; Nakajima H.; Jeong Kwon H.; Kim K-W.