... Resolution ofthestructureof NADP+-bound FeR revealed that the nicotinamide moiety of NADP+ faces the re-side ofthe isoalloxazine ring, and that the 2Â-P-AMP moiety is held in the groove between the ... present the crystal structureof DvMF avoredoxin and discuss the key residues for ligand binding and metal ion binding, based on the crystal structures Results Cloning and sequencing ofthe avoredoxin ... sheet through the C-terminal loop is conserved Structureofthe FMN-binding region The hydrogen bonds and salt bridge that encompass the ribitol moiety andthe phosphate group of FeR and M acetivorans...
... structureandpropertiesof K137E andthe K137,141E mutant of human HSP22, aiming to provide new information on thestructureof sHsp andto shed new light on their role in the development of human ... corresponding tothe b3, b4, b5, b7 and b9 strands jpred failed to predict theformationof a b2 strand in the HSP22 structure According to this prediction, residues 153–155 of HSP22 tend to form an ... as in the binding of protein substrates to sHsp [17] The importance of this part of molecule ofthe sHsp is supported by the fact that mutations in the loop connecting the b5 and b7 strands,...
... activator ofthe Ras pathway) to MAP2 associated with the dendritic microtubule cytoskeleton The present study indicates that the conserved amino acid sequence ofthe MAP2 binding core module in the ... downstream of v-KIND overexpression [12]) enhances the activity of MAP2 to bind to microtubules and promote their assembly [18], and that the inhibition of JNK1 (such as downstream of v-KIND knockdown ... could bind to GST-CD2 (Fig S2B) Taken together, these results reveal the specific protein–protein interaction between the v-KIND KIND2 domain andthe middle CD region of MAP2 To narrow down the region...
... SDS/PAGE and in 2D PAGE (Figs and 2; Table 1) The N-terminal amino acid sequences (see above) allow the assignment ofthe HcA clone tothe major sequence ofthe upper hemocyanin band in the SDS/PAGE ... comparison ofthe patterns ofthe SDS, native and 2D electrophoresis, we assign HcA and HcB tothe a and b polypeptides (that could not be separated in [14]), respectively, HcC tothe c subunit, and ... sequenced (Fig 3) The cDNA sequences were assigned to distinct subunits (HcA to HcD; Fig 2) by the aid ofthe MALDI-TOF data About 30 peptides that cover a total of at least 40% of each subunit...
... for the determination ofthe structures ofthe conformers ofthe C-domain The dipolar couplings provided long-distance information on the global folding of both conformers Thestructureofthe ... on one side ofthe b-sheet and two on the other side The rmsd ofthe heavy atoms (Ca, C, and N) ofthe protein core, when the NMR structures of both conformers are superimposed on the crystal ... between the signal ofthe HN of Gly337 in the open conformer andthe signal ofthe water protons All of these observations indicate that the loop region ofthe open conformer has a higher degree of...
... [32] Together, the M and C domains of human eRF1, in the absence ofthe N domain, are able to bind tothe mammalian ribosome and induce GTPase activity of eRF3 in the presence of GTP [33] The ... the crystal structureofthe M domain ofthe same protein [3], but it is far from identical (Fig 2A) The rmsd ofthe superposition ofthe heavy backbone atoms (Ca, N, O and C) ofthe family of ... comparison of part ofthe protein backbone structureofthe representative solution structureofthe human eRF1 M domain andthe Ca trace in the crystal structureof RF1 in the whole ribosome structure...
... involved in binding ofthe cofactor ThDP are located at the C-terminal ends ofthe b-strands of Dom-c (diphosphates and Mg2+) andof Dom-a¢ of a neighbouring subunit (pyrimidine moiety) The active centre ... structures of all group members show ThDP in the V-conformation that brings the C2 atom of thiazolium in close proximity tothe N4¢ atom ofthe pyrimidine moiety Moreover, one ofthe reported structures ... polypeptide of Dom-c using Mg2+ as a mediator The Mg2+ ion is octahedrally coordinated tothe sidechains of Asp448 and Asn475, tothe backbone carbonyl of Ser477, tothe diphosphate as well as to a...
... parts of a leaf are the tip ofthe blade andthe top ofthe sheath Where the blade and sheath join, there are structures called the ligule andthe auricles (Figure 2.3) Characteristics ofthe shoot ... CHAPTER – THESTRUCTUREAND DEVELOPMENT OFTHE CEREAL PLANT 24 THE WHEAT BOOK THE WHEAT BOOK CHAPTER – THESTRUCTUREAND DEVELOPMENT OFTHE CEREAL PLANT THESTRUCTUREAND DEVELOPMENT OFTHE CEREAL ... structureofthe stem and leaf ofthe wheat plant 27 CHAPTER – THESTRUCTUREAND DEVELOPMENT OFTHE CEREAL PLANT DESCRIPTION OFTHE WHEAT PLANT THE WHEAT BOOK (continued) at their bases, so the...
... energy were selected to represent the NMR structures The quality ofthe final structures was accessed using the program of PROCHECK-NMR [35] Further analysis and visualization ofthe conformers including ... involved in theformationofthe helix comprising of Val8–Leu21 retained their intensities in this period A TOCSY spectrum was then recorded that Ó FEBS 2004 Structureand topology of TM4 of DMT1 ... 5- and 16-doxyl-stearic acids to probe the location ofthe peptide relativetothe micellar surface [24], the N-terminus was found to be affected by both spin-labels, and it is therefore hard to...
... in E coli, andthe production of active TPS in these cells Thepropertiesofthe recombinant enzyme have been determined, and are compared tothepropertiesofthe TPS purified from M smegmatis ... maltose (M) and glucose (G) shock Disruption of this gene did impair development of hyphae and did decrease the infectivity ofthe organism, but it was not lethal Thus, the rate of growth ofthe ... compared tothe amount of NAD+ produced (nmol) in the coupled assay, as an indirect measure ofthe amount of trehalose-P synthesized However, for most ofthe studies described here, the anthrone...
... inhibitors of this reaction The glucosidase inhibitor, castanospermine, was examined and found to inhibit the conversion of maltose to trehalose and trehalose to maltose with 50% inhibition of either ... characterization ofthe products The conversion of trehalose to maltose was measured by determining the amount of reducing sugar resulting from the production of maltose The amount of maltose increased ... number of individual papers can be streaked with the sugar solution and all run at the same time in the same solvent Standards of trehalose and maltose are applied tothe sides ofthe paper to determine...
... liver and four other organs ofthe spadefoot toad Scaphiopus couchii [19] In the present study, two GST isoforms were purified from liver ofthe anoxia tolerant turtle, T s elegans Analysis of kinetic ... activities, and kinetic propertiesofthe enzyme The current data document the presence of two isozymes of GST in turtle liver that are separable by column chro3608 W G Willmore and K B Storey matography ... used and pH was confirmed immediately prior toand following the assay; the pH values shown are the average of these two values Peak (d, lines) and Peak (s, dotted lines) GST had pH optima of 7.20...
... to prevent theformationofthe predicted C-terminal a-helix (amino acids 59–64) [19] andto subsequently reduce the ability of Xis to recruit Int tothe P2 site The previous investigations of ... designed to replace the SH group of Cys28 with the OH of Ser in order to decrease the irreversibility ofthe Xis transition tothe non-native state (I Kleinhaus, K Werner, H Ruterjans and V V ... program On the other hand, the proton-exchange data and a detailed structural analysis suggest that there is a strong hydrogen bond interaction between the amide proton of Phe31 andthe carbonyl...
... positive indicator of lipolysis is demonstrated in (A) by the release of oleic acid and its interaction with the pH indicator (Victoria Blue B) and in (B) by tricaprylin hydrolysis (zone of clearing) ... for more than 90% ofthe lipase to be bound The protein slurry was degassed and loaded onto a glass EconoColumn (Bio-Rad) fitted with a column adaptor, for a total column volume of 20–25 mL Lipase ... containing lipase were divided into 35 mL aliquots and stored at )80 °C prior to chromatography Preliminary experiments to investigate binding propertiesofthe lipase, using ion exchange resins,...
... and Arg312) are indicated by dashed lines The side chain of His278 is not visible in the ArCMLE1 structureThe figure was created from the coordinates ofthe P212121 structureof ArCMLE1 andof ... below the active site The view is from the top ofthe active site Water molecules are shown as red spheres The coloring ofthe chains is the same as in (A) Some ofthe residues surrounding the ... in the mutant First, there is an increase in the negative charge in the active site and, second, breaking the salt bridge would alter the quaternary structureofthe protein and therefore the...
... In thestructureof Rio2 bound to ATP and Mn2+, the c-phosphate is buried through the ordering and binding of three residues ofthe N-terminal end ofthe flexible loop [21] The P-loops of Rio1 and ... or to autophosphorylation, because the conformation ofthe protein in the presence of ADP and Mn2+ ions is essentially identical to that ofthe ATP complex Therefore, the induction of conformational ... LaRonde-LeBlanc et al Structureand activity ofthe Rio1 kinase Fig Thestructureand conservation of Rio1 (A) Thestructureof APO-Rio1 showing the important kinase domain features andthe Rio1specific...
... position ofthe chemical shifts of proton H-4 and carbon C-4 ofthe Kdo-residue (C) of compound andthe downfield shift tothe same frequencies of proton H-5 and carbon C-5 ofthe Kdo-residue (C) of ... linked tothe a-GlcN (A) ofthe lipid A backbone leading to a splitting ofthe signal of its anomeric proton and another phosphate linked tothe 4-position ofthe b-configured GlcN (B) The far ... glucosamine backbone ofthe LPS of H influenzae I-69 Although, Kdo-4P alone is not bound tothe antibody, the position ofthe phosphate group strictly determines the specificity ofthe epitope as no binding...
... STRUCTUREAND FUNCTION OFTHE ARABIC VERB Structureand Function ofthe Arabic Verb is a corpus-based study that unveils the morpho-syntax andthe semantics ofthe Arabic verb Approaches to ... one hand, andthe destiny of linguistics, on the other hand Of course, these implications might be too strong, but we have reason to believe they will lead to substantial theoretical and analytical ... number of reasons at the forefront of which might figure (i) the morphological opacity ofthe Arabic verb, (ii) the mixing of various historical eras ofthe Arabic language, and (iii) the absolute...
... when the addition of each new atom changes thepropertiesofthe system substantially The simplicity ofthe sp clusters captured the attention of theorists and experimentalists, and a lot of progress ... Consequently the study ofthestructureofthe mass spectrum can be a usehl tool to get information on the local variations of cluster stability as a function of N The study of these effects will be the ... consists ofthe reduction of Fe2+ and Nd3+ salts using borohydride ions in aqueous solution The concentration and speed of addition ofthe reactants, the control ofthe pH, the temperature and the...