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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 30 Vol 30, No. 1 Molecules in Focus J. C. Wallace, S. Jitrapakdee Pyruvate carboxylase and A, Chapman-Smith Andreu Palou, Catalina Pico, The uncoupling protein, thermogenin M. Luisa Bonet and Paula Oliver Hirofumi Ogawa, Tomoharu Gomi, Structure, function and _ physiological role of glycine Fusao Takusagawa and Motoji Fujioka N-methyltransferase Review Paolo Sassone-Corsi Coupling gene expression to cAMP signalling: role of CREB and CREM General Papers Motoko Shibanuma and Kiyoshi Nose Forced expression of /ic-5, a senescence-related gene, potenti- ates a differentiation process of RCT-1 cells induced by retinoic acid Naoya Emoto, Hiroyuki Onose, Growth factors increase pericellular proteoglycans indepen- Hitomi Yamada, Shiro Minami, dently of their mitogenic effects on A10 rat vascular smooth Toshio Tsushima and muscle cells Ichiji Wakabayashi Maria J. Sanchez-Muros, Long-term nutritional effects on the primary liver and kidney Laura Garcia-Rejon, metabolism in rainbow trout. Adaptive response to starvation Leticia Garcia-Salguero, and a high-protein, carbohydrate-free diet on glutamate Manuel de la Higuera and dehydrogenase and alanine aminotransferase kinetics José A. Lupianez Ryowon Choue Dokko, Cellular uptake of stearic, oleic, linoleic, and linolenic acid and B. H. Simon Cho and their effects on synthesis and secretion of lipids in Hep-G2 cells Byung Hong Chung Toshiyuki Edano, Natuyo Kumai, The glycosylation sites and structural characteristics of Toshimi Mizoguchi and oligosaccharides on recombinant human thrombomodulin Masao Ohkuchi Francisco A. Leone, Allosteric modulation of pyrophosphatase activity of rat Luciana A. Rezende, Pietro Ciancaglini osseous plate alkaline phosphatase by magnesium ions and Joao M. Pizauro Damian F. Cunningham and A study of prolyl endopeptidase in bovine serum and its Brendan O’Connor relevance to the tissue enzyme Sean P. Gallagher and A study of a highly specific pyroglutamyl aminopeptidase Brendan O’Connor type-II from the membrane fraction of bovine brain Amalia Tabib and Uriel Bachrach Polyamines induce malignant transformation in cultured NIH 3T3 fibroblasts Bidhan C. Koner, Madhu Jain and Platelets from eclampsia patients have reduced membrane Debabrata Dash microviscosity and lower activities of the signalling enzymes lV Contents Beatrice Dragani, Irreversible thermal denaturation of glutathione transferase Vincenzina lannarelli, Nerino Allocati, Pl-1l. Evidence for varying structural stability of different Michele Masulli, Mario Cicconetti and domains Antonio Aceto Errata Vol 30, No. 2 Molecules in Focus D. L. Connolly, C. M. Shanahan and The aquaporins. A family of water channel proteins P. L. Weissberg S. W. Crooks and R. A. Stockley Leukotriene B4 Linda J. Green, A. Paul Mould and The integrin / subunit Martin J. Humphries Original Papers Mariélle P. de Moel, Purification and isotype analysis of protein kinase C from rat Sjenet E. Van Emst-De Vries, liver nuclei Peter H. G. M. Willems and Jan Joep H. H. M. De Pont F. M. Corrigan, D. F. Horrobin, Abnormal content of »—6 and n~—3 long-chain unsaturated E. R. Skinner, J. A. O. Besson and fatty acids in the phosphoglycerides and cholesterol esters of M. B. Cooper parahippocampal cortex from Alzheimer’s disease patients and its relationship to acetyl CoA content Anita M. G. van der Wal, Onno Bakker 209 The decrease of liver LDL receptor mRNA during fasting is and Wilmar M. Wiersinga related to the decrease in serum T3 Hyung-Joo Kwon and Doo-Sik Kim Identification of an endonuclease secreted by human B lymphoblastic IM9 cells X. Wang, F. Buck and B. Havsteen Elucidation of a new biological function of an old protein: unique structure of the cobra serum albumin controls its specific toxin binding activity Mohammed Soutto, Nocturnal increases in the triiodothyronine/thyroxine ratio in Juan M. Guerrero, Carmen Osuna the rat thymus and pineal gland follow increases of type II and Patrocinio Molinero 5’-deiodinase activity P. Gomes, M. P. Serrao, L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and _ .-5-hydroxytryptophan M. A. Vieira-Coelho and share the same transporter in Opossum kidney cells P. Soares-da-Silva Ivana Mala, Jana Zikova, Lipid—protein complexes as cholesterol pronucleating agents in Marcela Spundova, Zdenék Marecek human bile and Gustav Entlicher Peter H. Kay, Donna Harmon, Pax7 includes two polymorphic homeoboxes which contain Susan Fletcher, Terry Robertson, rearrangements associated with differences in the ability to Melanie Ziman and regenerate damaged skeletal muscle in adult mice John M. Papadimitriou John A. Hamilton, Robert Byrne, Effects of wortmannin and rapamycin on CSF-|-mediated Genevieve Whitty, Peter K. Vadiveloo, responses in macrophages Nelly Marmy, Richard B. Pearson, Elizabeth Christy and Anthony Jaworowski Jorge O. Ossola and Maria L. Tomaro Heme oxygenase induction by UVA radiation. A response to oxidative stress in rat liver Contents Vol 30, No. 3 Molecules in Focus David A. Clark and Robina Coker Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-f) Helmut Ponta, David Wainwright and The CD44 protein family Peter Herrlich Mark R. Holt, David R. Critchley and The focal adhesion phosphoprotein, VASP Nicholas P. J. Brindle Review David R. Jones and Isabel Varela-Nieto The role of glycosyl-phosphatidylinositol in signal transduc- tion General Papers Young Sook Kim, Dong Seon Kim and Ginsenoside Rh» and Rh; induce differentiation of HL-60 cells Shin Il Kim into granulocytes: modulation of protein kinase C isoforms during differenti Vaughan Oosthuizen, Ostrich intestinal glycohydrolases: distribution, purification Durand P. Weldrick, Ryno J. Naudeé, and partial characterisation Willem Oelofsen, Koji Muramoto and Hisao Kamiya Poornima Rajasekariah, Purification and characterization of a human _ bradykinin Robert S. Warlow, Mary E. Campbell, binding protein from inflammatory cells Nesrin Ozsarac, Phuong L. Dao, Michael K. Swanton and Ronald S. Walls Gerhard Schenk, Ronald G. Duggleby Heterologous expression of human transketolase and Peter F. Nixon Bertram Guibert, Rolf Dermietzel and Large conductance channel in plasma membranes of astrocytic Detlef Siemen cells is functionally related to mitochondrial VDAC-channels N. Seiler, F. Douaud, J. Renault, Polyamine sulfonamides with NMDA antagonist properties J.-G. Delcros, R. Havouis, P. Uriac are potent calmodulin antagonists and cytotoxic agents and J.-P. Moulinoux Joanne E. Stewart, E. Roy Skinner and Receptor binding of an apolipoprotein E-rich subfraction of Philip V. Best high density lipoprotein to rat and human brain membranes Mehran Habibi-Rezaei and Adsorptive immobilization of submitochondrial particles on Mohsen Nemat-Gorgani Fractosil Vol 30, No. 4 Molecules in Focus J. B. Weiss and B. McLaughlin Endothelial cell stimulating angiogenesis factor Nancy C. Andrews The NF-E2 transcription factor Per Venge and Jonas Bystrém Eosinophil cationic protein (ECP) Mark L. Lupher Jr, The c-Cbl oncoprotein Christopher E. Andoniou, David Bonita, Sachiko Miyake and Hamid Band General Papers John T. Piper, Sharad S. Singhal, Mechanisms of anticarcinogenic properties of curcumin: the Mohammad S. Salameh, effect of curcumin on glutathione linked detoxification Robert T. Torman, Yogesh C. Awasthi enzymes in rat liver and Sanjay Awasthi Vi Contents Maria Anna Rosei, Carla Blarzino, 457 Production of melanin pigments by cytochrome c/H QO, system Raffaella Coccia, Cesira Foppoli, Luciana Mosca and Chiara Cini Brian M. Cavagnari, 465 Presence of a fatty acid-binding protein in the armadillo Osvaldo L. Cordoba, Harderian gland Jacques H. Veerkamp, José A. Santomeé and Jorge M. Affanni Shi-Ying Kou and Natalie S. Cohen 475 Ethanol feeding produces deficiencies in left ventricle total RNA, total DNA and mitochondrial ribosomal RNA Jae Young Kim, Sook Shin and 487 Effects of the neurotoxin 3-acetylpyridine on levels of soluble In Kook Park proteins and enzyme activities in various tissues of Japanese quail M. D. Lograno, F. Bisaccia, A. Ostuni, Identification of elastin peptides with vasorelaxant activity on E. Daniele and A. M. Tamburro rat thoracic aorta Lieve Michiels, Joost Haelewyn, The soluble extracellular portion of the human interferon-y Paul Proost and Mare De Ley receptor is a valid substitute for evaluating binding characteristics and for neutralizing the biological activity of this cytokine Cecilia Zazueta, Horacio Reyes-Vivas, 517 Mitochondrial permeability transition as induced by cross- Gabriela Zafra, César A. Sanchez, linking of the adenine nucleotide translocase Gabriela Vera and Edmundo Chavez Beatriz Rodriguez-Bayona and Stimulation of rat-liver branched-chain x-keto acid dehydro- Juan Peragon genase activity by chronic metabolic acidosis Susana Afonso, Porphyrin-induced protein structural alterations of heme Rafael Enriquez de Salamanca and enzymes II: protection of 5-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase Alcira Batlle and porphobilinogen deaminase from the photodynamic and non-photodynamic effects of URO and PROTO Erratum Vol 30, No. 5 Molecules in Focus Thomas J. Gonda The c-Myb oncoprotein Mare G. Coppolino and Calreticulin a)4 )i w Shoukat Dedhar Matthias Stein-Gerlach, 559 SHP-2, SH2-containing protein tyrosine phosphatase-2 Christian Wallasch and Axel Ullrich Peter H. Watson, Etienne R. Leygue 567 Psoriasin (S100A7) and Leigh C. Murphy Gudrun Stenbeck 573 Soluble NSF-attachment proteins General Papers Jadwiga K. Sierecka 579 Purification and partial characterization of a neutral protease from a virulent strain of Bacillus cereus Elena A. Udovikova and Mitochondrial aldehyde reductase: identification and charac- Lech Wojtczak terization in rat liver and kidney cortex Contents Vil Kunio Ohyama, Nobuko Iwamoto, Presence of Vicia graminea lectin- and Vicia unijuga \ectin- Toshio Bessho, Hajime Watanabe, binding (Vgu) glycoproteins in human fetal membranes and Shun Hirakawa and Toshio Yamakawa some of their biochemical properties Jo M. Parrelli, Natalie Meisler and Identification of a glucocorticoid response element in the Kenneth R. Cutroneo human transforming growth factor beta | gene promoter Jong-Suk Kim, Woo-Young Kim, Purification and characterization of adenosine diphosphate Hye-Won Rho, Jin-Woo Park, ribose pyrophosphatase from human erythrocytes Byung-Hyun Park, Myung-Kwan Han, Uh-Hyun Kim and Hyung-Rho Kim Book Review S. Mooney Buffer solutions: the basics, R. J. Beynon and J. S. Easterby Vol 30. No. 6 Molecules in Focus Neil R. Goldsack, Thrombin Rachel C. Chambers, Karim Dabbagh and Geoffrey J. Laurent H. J. M. Brady and G. Gil-Gomez Bax. The pro-apoptotic Bcl-2 family member, Bax Alain Chariot and Jacques Gielen The HOXC6 homeodomain-containing proteins John E. J. Rasko and The thrombopoietic factor, Mpl-ligand C. Glenn Begley Peter Carmeliet and Désiré Collen Tissue factor General Papers A. M. O. Battastini, T. Emanuelli, Studies on the anchorage of ATP diphosphohydrolase in L. Koester, M. R. Wink, C. D. Bonan, synaptic plasma membranes from rat brain R. D. Dias and J. J. F. Sarkis . Ueda, Mei-Chuan Wang, B. R. Ou, Evidence for the participation of the proteasome and calpain . Huang, J. Elce, K. Tanaka, in early phases of muscle cell differentiation . Ichihara and N. E. Forsberg . D. Bhanumathy and Selective inactivation of butyrylcholinesterase with metal . S. Balasubramanian chelators suggests there is more than one metal binding site Mercedes Castillo, Jose H. Hortal, Synergism between the effects of dietary cholesterol and Juan A. Aguilera, Ana Linares and coconut oil on plasma, liver and lipoprotein composition of Eduardo Garcia-Peregrin neonatal chick Nilay Basaran and Emel Arinc Purification and characterization of two forms of microsomal cytochrome b5 from sheep lung Carmelo Garrido-del Solo, New method of evaluation of the kinetic parameters of Francisco Garcia-Canovas, bi-exponential enzyme-catalyzed reactions Jose Tudela, Bent H. Havsteen and Ramon Varon Ting-Ting Wang, Ann-Shyn Chiang, Concomitant alterations in distribution of 70 kDa heat shock Jao-Jia Chu, Ting-Jen Cheng, proteins, cytoskeleton and organelles in heat shocked 9L cells Tzu-Mei Chen and Yiu-Kay Lai Vol 30, No. 7 Molecules in Focus Graham Goodwin The high mobility group protein, HMGI-C Vill Contents Sandra D. O’Dell and Ian N. M. Day Insulin-like growth factor Il (IGF-II) General Papers Christine Dartsch and Lo Persson Recombinant expression of rat histidine decarboxylase: generation of antibodies useful for Western blot analysis Pascale Jolivet, Characterization of an exocellular protein phosphatase with Claudine Queiroz-Claret, dual substrate specificity from the yeast Yarrowia lipolytica Edith Bergeron and Jean-Claude Meunier Adrian Allen, David A. Hutton and The MUC2 gene product: a human intestinal mucin Jeffrey P. Pearson P. T. Kilpelainen and O. A. Hietala Mutation of aspartate-233 to valine in mouse ornithine decarboxylase reduces enzyme activity E. A. Veal and M. J. Jackson C-myc is expressed in mouse skeletal muscle nuclei during post-natal maturation Kouichi Nakamura, Misa Watanabe, A low catalase activity in dog erythrocytes is due to a very low Satsuki Sawai-Tanimoto content of catalase protein despite having a normal specific and Toshihiko Ikeda activity Paul K. Wilson, Eve Szabados, Comparative effects of cladribine, fludarabine and pentostatin Stephen P. Mulligan and on nucleotide metabolism in T- and B-cell lines Richard I. Christopherson Gerardo Pérez Isolation and characterization of a novel lectin from Dioclea lehmanni ( Fabaceae) seeds Book Review Vol 30, No. 8 Molecules in Focus Ulla G. Knaus and Gary M. Bokoch The p21**° “*4?_activated kinases (PAKs) Alan R. Hipkiss Carnosine, a protective, anti-ageing peptide? General Papers Robert B. Low and Sheryl L. White Lung smooth muscle differentiation Run Zhang Shi, Stephen D. Lyons Metabolic effects of thiopurine derivatives against human and Richard I. Christopherson CCRF-CEM leukaemia cells T. Hayashi, K. Takeshita, N. Tsuchida, Purification of a novel muscle cell growth factor s-myotrophin K. Kitano, S.-I1. Kawabata, S. Iwanaga from porcine skeletal muscle and T. Ito Johanna Dammeier, Maria Brauchle, Connective tissue growth factor: a novel Werner Falk, Gary R. Grotendorst and regulator of mucosal repair and fibrosis in inflammatory bowel Sabine Werner disease? Jerzy Osada and Internalization study using EDTA-prepared hepatocytes for Jolanta Zuwala-Jagielo receptor-mediated endocytosis of haemoglobin—haptoglobin complex Eve Szabados and Relationship between the catalytic sites of human bifunctional Richard I. Christopherson IMP synthase Young Hyun Koh, Kwang Ho Choi and Effects of niacin deficiency on the levels of soluble proteins and In Kook Park enzyme activities in various tissues of Japanese quail Contents Vol 30, No. 9 Molecules in Focus C. E. Turner Paxillin General Papers Acacio A. Pigoso, Sergio A. Uyemura, Influence of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on calcium Antonio C. Santos, Tiago Rodrigues, efflux in isolated rat renal cortex mitochondria and aspects of Fabio E. Mingatto and Carlos Curti the mechanisms involved Monica Marmunti and Angel Catala Non-enzymatic lipid peroxidation of rat liver nuclei and chromatin fractions Dhirendra L. Nandi and John Westley Reduced thioredoxin as a_ sulfur-acceptor substrate for rhodanese R. Kanagaratnam, K. Misiura, Malaria merozoite surface protein antisense oligodeoxynucleo- G. Rebowski and R. Ramasamy tides lack antisense activity but function as polyanions to inhibit red cell invasion S. N. Thompson Long-term regulation of glucogenesis by dietary carbohydrate and relevance to blood sugar level in an insect Manduca sexta a Graciela E. Hurtado de Catalfo L001] Lipid dismetabolism in Leydig and Sertoli cells isolated from and I. Nelva T. De Gomez Dumm streptozotocin-diabetic rats Natesavelalar Chidambaram and 1O1] Functional role of glycosylation on the recombinant CD38 Chan Fong Chang ADP-ribosyl cyclase in CHO cells David G. Greenhalgh 1019 The role of apoptosis in wound healing Carolina Caro, 1031 Sugar transport and glut transporter expression in a variety of Susan Colby-Germinario, human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) chronically infected Bluma Brenner, Maureen Oliveira, target cell lines Mark A. Wainberg and Ralph J. Germinario George Dimitriadis, Elizabeth Crowne, 1039 Islet amyloid polypeptide decreases the effects of insulin-like Anne Clark and David B. Dunger growth factor-I on glucose transport and glycogen synthesis in skeletal muscle Thomas Guerin, Gerard A. Walsh, Correlation of rat hepatic phenylalanine hydroxylase, with John Donlon and Seymour Kaufman tetrahydrobiopterin and GTP concentrations Patrizia Puddu, Paola Borghi, Antiviral effect of bovine lactoferrin saturated with metal ions Sandra Gessani, Peera Valenti, on early steps of human immunodeficiency virus type | Filippo Belardelli and Lucilla Seganti infection Vol 30, No. 10 Molecules in Focus Kunihiko Terada, 1063 ATP7B (WND) protein Michael L. Schilsky, Naoyuki Miura and Toshihiro Sugiyama Alois Hodel 1069 SNAP-25 Eleni Stylianou and 1075 Interleukin-| Jeremy Saklatvala Robyn Starr and Douglas J. Hilton 1081 SOCS: suppressors of cytokine signalling Ketan Patel 1087 Follistatin Contents Reviews A. Lopez-Farre, J. A. Rodriguez-Feo, 1095 Role of nitric oxide in the control of apoptosis in the L. Sanchez de Miguel, L. Rico and microvasculature S. Casado Rajinder N. Puri Phospholipase A>: its role in ADP- and thrombin-induced platelet activation mechanisms General Papers Jun Ling, Xiang Gao, Wang-Yi Liu DNA-cleaving activity of superoxide dismutase specific for and Kang-Cheng Ruan circular supercoiled double-stranded DNA in vitro Ciaran N. Cronin, Expression of bovine activin-A and inhibin-A in recombinant Devon A. Thompson and baculovirus-infected Spodoptera frugiperda Sf 2\ insect cells Finian Martin Yi Yang, Jian-Xin Xu and Inactivation of succinate-ubiquinone reductase in substrate Hai-Meng Zhou mixture Vol 30, No. 11 Molecules in focus D. S. Latchman The Brn-3a transcription factor Marilyn D. Resh Fyn, a Sre family tyrosine kinase Petr Jezek and Keith D. Garlid Mammalian mitochondrial uncoupling proteins lan Zachary Vascular endothelial growth factor Reviews Immo E. Scheffler, Control of mRNA turnover as a mechanism of glucose Bernard J. de la Cruz and repression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Susana Prieto Myriam Polette and Membrane-type metalloproteinases in tumor invasion Philippe Birembaut General Papers Angela R. Davis, Yael G. Alevy, Characterization of HDJ-2, a human 40 kD heat shock protein Arasu Chellaiah, Mark T. Quinn and T. Mohanakumar In Kook Park and Jae Young Kim Effects of NAD or NADP on the stability of liver and pectoral muscle enzymes in 3-acetylpyridine treated quail by heat and trypsin Anna Pastore, Mario Lo Bello, Purification and characterization of a novel alpha-class Gabriella Aureli, Giorgio Federici, glutathione transferase from human liver Giorgio Ricci, Carmine Di Ilio and Raffaele Petruzzelli Mira Grdisa Regulation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase in differentiating HD3 cells Milan Miko and Ferdinand Devinsky Cytoxicity of l-alkylperhydroazepine N-oxides and quantitat- ive structure-activity relationships Ross K. McCulloch, Regulation of EGF-receptor expression by EGF and TGFz in Caroline E. Walker, Aron Chakera, epidermoid cancer cells is cell type-specific Jalal Jazayeri and Peter J. Leedman Book Reviews Contents Vol 30, No. 12 Molecules in Focus Lars Thim, Peter Kristensen, CART, a new anorectic peptide Philip J. Larsen and Birgitte S. Wulff Paolo Prolo, Ma-Li Wong and Leptin Julio Licinio NM23-NDP kinase Edith H. Postel Review Gerhard Schenk, Ronald G. Duggleby Properties and functions of the thiamin diphosphate depen- and Peter F. Nixon dent enzyme transketolase General Papers Yan Shi, Wei Luo, Wei-Xi Tian, Inactivation and conformational changes of fatty acid Tong Zhang and Hai-Meng Zhou synthase from chicken liver during unfolding by sodium dodecyl! sulfate M. Wiren, K. E. Magnusson and The role of glutamine, serum and energy factors in growth of J. Larsson enterocyte-like cell lines Jae Young Kim and In Kook Park Effects of 6-aminonicotinamide on levels of soluble proteins and enzyme activities in various tissues of Japanese quail M. Madesh, O. Benard and Glutathione modulates lipid composition of human colon K. A. Balasubramanian derived HT-29 cells I. Sokal, M. Janusz and J. Lisowski Interaction of IgG immunoglobulins with the guinea pig peritoneal macrophage Fcy receptors. Effect on the association of the receptors with the membrane skeleton and the cytoskeleton Badithe T. Ashok, Jabeen Ahmad and Immunochemical detection of oxidative DNA damage in Rashid Ali cancer and aging using anti-reactive oxygen species modified DNA monoclonal antibody Z. G. Gao, C. K. Lau, S. C. L. Lo, Porcine pyridoxal kinase. c-DNA cloning, expression and S. Y. Choi, J. E. Churchich and confirmation of its primary sequence F. Kwok He Li, Phillip J. Robinson, Differential regulation of MAP kinase activity by cortico- Seiichi Kawashima, John W. Funder tropin-releasing hormone in normal and neoplastic cortico- and Jun-Ping Liu tropes Osvaldo L. Cordoba, Presence of intestinal, liver and heart/adipocyte fatty-acid- Eduardo I. Sanchez, binding protein types in the liver of a chimaera fish Jacques H. Veerkamp and Jose A. Santome John J. Kresl, Lawrence A. Potempa Conversion of native oligomeric to a modified monomeric and Byron E. Anderson form of human C-reactive protein Book Reviews Suzanne Mooney Prions and brain diseases in animals and humans, Douglas R. O. Morrison Suzanne Mooney Identification and expression of G protein-coupled receptors, Kevin R. Lynch