Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82100542 and No.81802842.
BACKGROUND Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is a prevalent and aggressive malignancy in the Chinese population;the severe vascularization by the tumor makes it difficult to cure.The high incidence and poor survival rates ...
This work was supported in part by the Hickam Endowed Chair,Gastroenterology,Medicine,Indiana University and the Indiana University Health e Indiana University School of Medicine Strategic Research Initiative,the Research Career Scientist to Dr.Alpini from the United States Department of Veteran’s Affairs,Biomedical Laboratory Research and Development Service and National Institutes of Health(NIH)grants DK054811,DK110035,and DK076898 to Drs.G.Alpini and S.Glaser.In addition,this work was supported in whole or in part by grants from the American Diabetes Association(ADA)(1-10-BS-76 to C.Wu);the National Institutes of Health(DK095828 and DK124854 to C.Wu).
Background and objectives:Hepatic steatosis and inflammation are key characteristics of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease(NAFLD).However,whether and how hepatic steatosis and liver inflammation are differentially regu...
This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.81702708 and No.81873717).
6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2, 6-biphosphatase 3 (PFKFB3), an enzyme producing fructose 2, 6-bisphosphate (F-2, 6-BP), serves as a switch to activate phosphofructokinase-1, and is a critical enzyme for endotheli...
A full-length cDNA encoding fructose-6-phosphate, 2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase from maize (Zea mays L.) was cloned by the methods of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid amplifica...
Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 39870187 and 39525005), Chinese Academy of Sciences (STZ-2-01 and KJ952-S1-13) and Shanghai Research Center of Life Sciences.
The bifunctional enzyme 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase consists of two distinct domains which catalyze the synthesis and hydrolysis of fructose-2, 6-bisphosphate, respectively. In this work the p...
Project supported by Climbing Project of the State Science and Technology Commission of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
The effects of the monoclonal antibodies (McAbs) directed against chicken liver 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphosphatase (6PF-2-K/Fru-2, 6-P2ase) on the structure and function of the enzyme were studied. U...
Project supported by the Science Foundation of Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZ85-04), the Climbing Project of the State Commission of Science and Technology;the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
The bisphosphatase domain of chicken liver 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-bisphos-phosphatase was expressed in high yield Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. Single crystals of chicken liver bisphopha...