Published in J Biol Chem on March 10, 2008
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Microbial production of plant benzylisoquinoline alkaloids. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2008) 1.89
Relationship between metabolic syndrome and cigarette smoking in the Japanese population. Intern Med (2006) 1.88
Deficiency of Dol-P-Man synthase subunit DPM3 bridges the congenital disorders of glycosylation with the dystroglycanopathies. Am J Hum Genet (2009) 1.83
Inhibition of dendritic spine morphogenesis and synaptic transmission by activity-inducible protein Homer1a. J Neurosci (2003) 1.77
The HNF-1 target collectrin controls insulin exocytosis by SNARE complex formation. Cell Metab (2005) 1.72
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Mutants of Mucor hiemalis endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase show enhanced transglycosylation and glycosynthase-like activities. J Biol Chem (2007) 1.62
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor ameliorates diabetic nephropathy by its pleiotropic effects in rats. Nephrol Dial Transplant (2003) 1.57
Purification, gene cloning, gene expression, and mutants of Dps from the obligate anaerobe Porphyromonas gingivalis. Infect Immun (2003) 1.57
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Identification and molecular cloning of a novel glycoside hydrolase family of core 1 type O-glycan-specific endo-alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase from Bifidobacterium longum. J Biol Chem (2005) 1.51
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MPO-ANCA induces IL-17 production by activated neutrophils in vitro via classical complement pathway-dependent manner. J Autoimmun (2008) 1.42
A novel putrescine utilization pathway involves gamma-glutamylated intermediates of Escherichia coli K-12. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.42
Applications of T-lymphoma labeled with fluorescent quantum dots to cell tracing markers in mouse body. Biochem Biophys Res Commun (2004) 1.41
Gpr1, a putative G-protein-coupled receptor, regulates morphogenesis and hypha formation in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans. Eukaryot Cell (2004) 1.40
PGAP2 is essential for correct processing and stable expression of GPI-anchored proteins. Mol Biol Cell (2006) 1.38
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Injection of PEGylated liposomes in rats elicits PEG-specific IgM, which is responsible for rapid elimination of a second dose of PEGylated liposomes. J Control Release (2006) 1.36
Practical preparation of lacto-N-biose I, a candidate for the bifidus factor in human milk. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem (2007) 1.34
Construction and characterization of a nonpigmented mutant of Porphyromonas gingivalis: cell surface polysaccharide as an anchorage for gingipains. Microbiology (2002) 1.34
Carbohydrate binding specificity of a fucose-specific lectin from Aspergillus oryzae: a novel probe for core fucose. J Biol Chem (2007) 1.33
Thiazolidinedione ameliorates renal injury in experimental diabetic rats through anti-inflammatory effects mediated by inhibition of NF-kappaB activation. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol (2006) 1.31
Characterization of heterotrimeric G protein complexes in rice plasma membrane. Plant J (2004) 1.29
Crystal structures of an ATP-dependent hexokinase with broad substrate specificity from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Sulfolobus tokodaii. J Biol Chem (2007) 1.27
Ammonia fermentation, a novel anoxic metabolism of nitrate by fungi. J Biol Chem (2001) 1.25
Acquisition and contextual switching of multiple internal models for different viscous force fields. Neurosci Res (2003) 1.24
Chemoenzymatic synthesis and application of glycopolymers containing multivalent sialyloligosaccharides with a poly(L-glutamic acid) backbone for inhibition of infection by influenza viruses. Glycobiology (2002) 1.24
Crystal structure of the terminal oxygenase component of cumene dioxygenase from Pseudomonas fluorescens IP01. J Bacteriol (2005) 1.23
Longevity in mice is promoted by probiotic-induced suppression of colonic senescence dependent on upregulation of gut bacterial polyamine production. PLoS One (2011) 1.22
Crystal structures of gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase from Escherichia coli, a key enzyme in glutathione metabolism, and its reaction intermediate. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2006) 1.22
Crystal structure of the ferredoxin component of carbazole 1,9a-dioxygenase of Pseudomonas resinovorans strain CA10, a novel Rieske non-heme iron oxygenase system. Proteins (2005) 1.22
PIG-V involved in transferring the second mannose in glycosylphosphatidylinositol. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.22
Glycosynthases enable a highly efficient chemoenzymatic synthesis of N-glycoproteins carrying intact natural N-glycans. J Am Chem Soc (2009) 1.21
LPT1 encodes a membrane-bound O-acyltransferase involved in the acylation of lysophospholipids in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem (2007) 1.21
Autocatalytic processing of gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase. J Biol Chem (2002) 1.21
gamma-Glutamylputrescine synthetase in the putrescine utilization pathway of Escherichia coli K-12. J Biol Chem (2008) 1.20
Clinical features of non-diabetic renal diseases in patients with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Res Clin Pract (2005) 1.20
Structural basis of the catalytic reaction mechanism of novel 1,2-alpha-L-fucosidase from Bifidobacterium bifidum. J Biol Chem (2007) 1.19
Fungal ammonia fermentation, a novel metabolic mechanism that couples the dissimilatory and assimilatory pathways of both nitrate and ethanol. Role of acetyl CoA synthetase in anaerobic ATP synthesis. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.18
Therapeutic approach for diabetic nephropathy using gene delivery of translocase of inner mitochondrial membrane 44 by reducing mitochondrial superoxide production. J Am Soc Nephrol (2006) 1.18
The yliA, -B, -C, and -D genes of Escherichia coli K-12 encode a novel glutathione importer with an ATP-binding cassette. J Bacteriol (2005) 1.18
Arthrobacter endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase shows transglycosylation activity on complex-type N-glycan oxazolines: one-pot conversion of ribonuclease B to sialylated ribonuclease C. Chembiochem (2010) 1.17
Distribution of in vitro fermentation ability of lacto-N-biose I, a major building block of human milk oligosaccharides, in bifidobacterial strains. Appl Environ Microbiol (2009) 1.17
Crystal structure of a family 54 alpha-L-arabinofuranosidase reveals a novel carbohydrate-binding module that can bind arabinose. J Biol Chem (2004) 1.17
Association between obesity and polymorphisms in SEC16B, TMEM18, GNPDA2, BDNF, FAIM2 and MC4R in a Japanese population. J Hum Genet (2009) 1.16
Enhanced interaction between focal adhesion and adherens junction proteins: involvement in sphingosine 1-phosphate-induced endothelial barrier enhancement. Microvasc Res (2009) 1.16
Effective production of 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl-L-alanine (L-DOPA) with Erwinia herbicola cells carrying a mutant transcriptional regulator TyrR. J Biotechnol (2005) 1.15
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Quantum dots targeted to the assigned organelle in living cells. Microbiol Immunol (2004) 1.13
Autoprocessing of Helicobacter pylori gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase leads to the formation of a threonine-threonine catalytic dyad. J Biol Chem (2006) 1.12
Modulation of renal-specific oxidoreductase/myo-inositol oxygenase by high-glucose ambience. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (2005) 1.11
Discovery of β-1,4-D-mannosyl-N-acetyl-D-glucosamine phosphorylase involved in the metabolism of N-glycans. J Biol Chem (2013) 1.11