[HTML][HTML] Modulating protein kinase C signal transduction

D Mochly-Rosen, LM Kauvar - Advances in pharmacology, 1998 - Elsevier
Protein Kinase C (PKC) is a family of serine–threonine kinases found in most cell types
whose activity has a strong influence on a wide variety of signal transduction events …

α-Tocopherol specifically inactivates cellular protein kinase C α by changing its phosphorylation state

R RICCIARELLI, A TASINATO, S CLÉMENT… - Biochemical …, 1998 - portlandpress.com
The mechanism of protein kinase C (PKC) regulation by α-tocopherol has been investigated
in smooth-muscle cells. Treatment of rat aortic A7r5 smooth-muscle cells with α-tocopherol …

Molecular basis of\alpha‐tocopherol control of smooth muscle cell proliferation

A Azzi, E Aratri, D Boscoboinik, S Clément… - …, 1998 - content.iospress.com
Rat and human vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation is specifically sensitive to
[TeX:]\alpha‐tocopherol, but not [TeX:]\beta‐tocopherol. The former, but not the latter, is …

Effect of vitamin E and probucol on dietary cholesterol-induced atherosclerosis in rabbits

NK Özer, Ö Şirikçi, S Taha, T Şan, U Moser… - Free Radical Biology and …, 1998 - Elsevier
The preventive effect of vitamin E and Probucol against atherosclerosis in rabbits were
compared. Atherosclerosis was induced by a 2% cholesterol-containing vitamin E-poor diet …

Early events in mammalian egg activation

T Raz, R Shalgi - Human Reproduction, 1998 - academic.oup.com
The fertilizing spermatozoon initiates a series of events in the mammalian egg, referred to as
'egg activation'. These biochemical and morphological events include a transient rise in …

Activation of the Epstein-Barr Virus Transcription Factor BZLF1 by 12-O-Tetradecanoylphorbol-13-Acetate-Induced Phosphorylation

M Baumann, H Mischak, S Dammeier, W Kolch… - Journal of …, 1998 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT BZLF1 is a member of the extended AP-1 family of transcription factors which
binds to specific BZLF1 sequence motifs within early Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) promoters and …

Increased protein kinase C activity in myotrophin-induced myocyte growth

P Sil, V Kandaswamy, S Sen - Circulation research, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Myotrophin, a novel protein that has been shown to stimulate myocyte growth, has been
isolated, purified, and sequenced from the hearts of spontaneously hypertensive rats and …

Protein kinase C in platelets of depressed patients

GN Pandey, Y Dwivedi, R Kumari, PG Janicak - Biological Psychiatry, 1998 - Elsevier
Background: We studied the role of protein kinase C (PKC), a major regulatory enzyme and
an important component of the phosphoinositide signaling system, in depression. Methods …

[HTML][HTML] Profile of protein kinase C isozymes and their possible role in mammalian egg activation

T Raz, E Eliyahu, V Yesodi, R Shalgi - FEBS letters, 1998 - Elsevier
Western blot analysis was used to investigate protein kinase C (PKC) profile of rat eggs. The
presence of eight PKC isozymes was demonstrated: conventional PKC α, β and γ; novel …

Protein kinase C activation and vacuolation in HeLa cells invaded by Mycoplasma penetrans

Z Borovsky, M Tarshis, P Zhang… - Journal of medical …, 1998 - microbiologyresearch.org
The AIDS-associated Mycoplasma penetrans is capable of inducing its own uptake by non-
phagocytic cells. This study investigated the invasion of HeLa cells and its consequences by …