... recombinant allergen after affinity purification using the
mAb IG12 [18]. The natural allergen Phl p 1 was also found
to be capable of degrading a synthetic substrate at a papain-
cleavage site after ... degradation of
the full-length allergen and accumulation ofa truncated
15-kDa fragment at about pH 4.5 (Fig. 3A) . This sharp
band lacked the N-terminal peptide, as the N-glycosylated
Asn residue ... are one of the
earliest lineages of eukaryotic cells, andthe Giardia protease
is the earliest known branch ofthe cathepsin B family [23].
Its phylogeny confirms that the cathepsin B lineage evolved
in...
... reveals interac-
tion between ERp57 andthe tip ofthe calreticulin
P-domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 99, 1954–1959.
53 Satoh M, Shimada A, Keino H, Kashiwai A, Nagai N,
Saga S & Hosokawa M ... oxidoreductase activity. The b and b¢
domains, although structurally similar to thioredoxin,
do not contain catalytically active cysteines. Instead,
the b and b¢ domains appear to act as spacers, and are
often ... significant differences in orientation of their aanda
domains. The catalytic cysteines (orange) ofthe 4 °C yeast PDI
structure face each other. (B) The b and b¢ domains (gray) of
human PDI are...
... residue
of Ubi-L andthe lysine of Bcl-G. The 33.5 kDa Ubi-L adduct was
digested by V8 protease and subjected to MALDI-MS analysis. The
data in the first column are the mass values obtained experimentally,
whereas ... 2 and 4
contain an aliquot from the hydroxylapatite purification step; lanes 1
and 2, silver-stained; lanes 3 and 4, immunostained with anti-(Ubi-L).
Mobilities ofthe 33.5 kDa Ubi-L adduct and ... third column are those calculated from the V8 protease fragmentation ofthe gene products of Bcl-G and Ubi-L. The
fourth column indicates the number ofthe first and last amino acid ofthe identified...
... shrimp
Litopenaeus vannamei
KSLILCVLLAGAFA APSRKPTFRRGLNK CAA60129 2,10
KSLVLCLLLAGAFA APSRKPTFRRGLNK CAA75310
KSLVLCLLLAGAFA APSRKPTFRRGLNK CAA75311
Signal crayfish
Pacifastacus leniusculus
MKTLVFCLLLVGALA ... Forward
All PaTrys Rv 5¢-AGTGACCAGCACAGATAGC-3¢ 220–238 Reverse
PaTry4 Rv 5¢-GTGGATCCAGTGTTCGTCAT-3¢ Reverse
All PaTrys Fw 5¢-CCGTGCCCATCGTGTCTGA-3¢ 551–569 Forward
EF1 -a Fw 5¢-CCAGTAGACAAACCACTTCG-3¢ ... partial trypsin
cDNA sequences.
Obtaining 5¢ and 3¢ ends by Rapid Amplification
of cDNA Ends (RACE)
Using total RNA as the template, the 5¢ and 3¢ ends of
trypsin mRNAs were amplified using 5¢ and...
... pKT25
kan
.The
DNA fragments encoding tentative middle domain and
C-terminal one of human GRP94 were amplified by PCR
andtheninsertedinanXbaI/BamHI site of both
pUT18C
amp
and pKT25
kan
. The DNA fragment ... Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and
2
Division of Oral Molecular Biology, Department of Developmental
and Reconstructive Medicine, Course of Medical and Dental Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate
School ... binding activity. The binding activity of the
C-terminal domain (100%) or its mutated forms toward the middle-
C-terminal domains was quantified as the b-galactosidase activity of
the bacterial two-hybrid...
... novel
C-terminal actin-binding domain
Thirumaran Thanabalu
1,2
, Rajamuthiah Rajmohan
2
, Lei Meng
2
, Gang Ren
4,5
, Parimala R. Vajjhala
4
and Alan L. Munn
1,3,4,6
*
1 Institute of Molecular and Cell ... and growth at
elevated temperature, on the one hand, and in cortical
actin-patch polarization, on the other hand, are at least
partially distinct [23]. However, there may still be a
functional ... in Table 2. The rabbit polyclonal GFP-spe-
cific antiserum was a gift from J. Kahana and P. Silver
(Dana Farber Cancer Center, Boston, MA). The anti-actin
mAb was MAB1501 from Chemicon International...
... ofthe Gq class Ga subunits, namely Ga
q
and
Ga
16
have a fast rate of degradation. The results impli-
cate a prominent role for the proteasome pathway in
down regulation and basal turnover of ... representative autoradio-
graphies of whole SDS ⁄ PAGE gels loaded
with the
35
S immunoprecipitates and the
arrowheads indicate the position of Ga
q
and
Ga
16
. The molecular mass standards are
indicated. ... Johansson et al. Proteasome degradation of G
q
proteins
Proteasome involvement in the degradation ofthe G
q
family of Ga subunits
Bente B. Johansson, Laura Minsaas and Anna M. Aragay
Department...
... These
investigations were supported bythe Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Council of Canada, the Alberta Heritage Foundation for
Medical Research, CanBiocin Ltd (Edmonton, AB), andthe Canada
Research ... structural basis of the
inhibition ofthe antimicrobial activity of CbnB2 by the
leader and to assist future analysis ofthe interaction of
preCbnB2 with its ABC transporter protease, it is
essential ... N-terminus and C-terminus are indicated, as are
the residues at the start and finish of each a- helix. The position of the
double glycine motif where cleavage occurs during maturation of
the bacteriocin...
... vice versa within the
OPA family, the AAT family, the ST3 families and the
DAACS1 family. In case ofthe AAT and DAACS1
families, the percentage observed hits andthe distribu-
tion are as observed ... C-terminal
halves ofthe OPA, AAT, and DAACS families andthe N- and C-ter-
minal halves of ST3 (open bars), between the N-terminal halves of
ST3 andthe C-terminal halves of ST3 (grey bars), and ... N- and C-terminal halves of all the sequences in ST3 and
involves blast searches of each sequence in the database against the whole
database. Unrelated families of secondary transporters of the...
... such as dynamin and
the antiviral protein, Mx. Because of similarities in
the molecular architecture of GBPs and members of
the dynamin family, GBPs are classified as a part of
the dynamin superfamily. ... Kurosaki M, Kanazawa N,
Tanabe Y, Koyama T, Takeda Y, Nakagawa M, Kaki-
numa S, Sekine Y et al. (2006) Expressional screening
of interferon-stimulated genes for antiviral activity
against hepatitis ... superfamily: conserved structure and molecular
mechanism. Nature 349, 117–127.
3 Herrmann C, Martin GA and Wittinghofer A (1995)
Quantitative analysis ofthe complex between p21ras
and the Ras-binding...
... Health Team and
Community Advisory Committee are established, members can start the planning
process by conducting a situation analysis. It is important to make the analysis
manageable and practical ... up-to-date data can
help ensure that efforts focus on the health and developmental needs ofthe target
population. Concerns and perceptions vary by age and gender andby
demographic and socio-economic ... inadequate
and limited services and programmes for males or females, and then take a lead
in developing and carrying out actions that address these issues.
Case Study
In 11 African countries, approximately...
... championed the cause ofthe environment and health at a time when it was
not fashionable, the challenges and responses in this area are now at the centre ofthe global health agenda.
Nevertheless, ... copied in Kazakhstan.
• A campaign by students in Austria raised awareness of poor public transport alternatives to the private car,
and increased by 50% the number of pupils and teachers who ... Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Republic of Moldova
Romania
Russian Federation
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Tajikistan
The former Yugoslav
Republic
of Macedonia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
United...
... further substantiated by
computational interactome data that predict their
interaction [63]. Interestingly, the observation that
Yap4 and Yap6 are inducedbya variety of unrelated
forms of environmental ... responses are at play [1]. Specific formsof stress
such as heat shock and some formsof oxidative stress
[2] demand the activation ofthe heat shock factor
(HSF), a modular protein consisting ofa helix–turn–
helix ... in the thioredoxin and gluta-
thione systems, and other antioxidants such as catalase
and superoxide dismutase, among others. Yap1 is
therefore central to the adaptive response to oxidative
stress, ...