... respectively, of that of HPRT. This low activitycould be explained by the fact that PRTFDC1 has a Gly in the position of the proposed catalytic Asp of HPRT. In PRTFDC1, a water molecule at the position of ... strength [20].In the present study, we report the structural and functional characterization ofthe human HPRThomolog PRTFDC1. To shed light on the potentialfunction of PRTFDC1, the protein was ... interacts with bothO6 and N7 (Fig. 1C). The 2¢OH ofthe ribose is hydro-gen bonded to the main chain and the side chain of Asp142 (Fig. 1C). Both hydroxyl groups ofthe riboseare involved in coordinating...
... analyses ofthe predictedamino acid sequence showed that the C-terminal half of the RepA ofthe pIT3 plasmid is sequence-similar to the helicases ofthe phage-encoded superfamily III pro-teins. The ... probably comparablewith the two-metal-ion mechanism of both RNA andDNA synthesis [17].In a previous study, we reported the findings of ananalysis ofthe complete sequence ofthe cryptic plas-mid ... subunit of archaeal primases and the activesite ofthe X family of polymerases [23]. Indeed, unlike the pRN1 prim–pol protein whose motif is DXE D, the Rep245 protein, the X family of DNA polymerasesand...
... connected to the DEC1 E-boxes(Fig. 2), while deletion ofthe Orange domain ( DEC1DOr-ange) had no effect on the suppressive activity, indicating the importance of t he bHLH region of DEC1. The HXXXXXXXR ... conclude that the basic region, p artic-ularly the conserved A rg65, but not His57, is essential for the suppressive activity of DEC1.Determination ofthe binding domain of DEC1 to BMAL1 The interaction ... that the C-terminal region, including the PAS-Bdomain of BMAL1, is required for the binding to DEC1,Fig. 4. Identification ofthe domain of D EC1that interacts with BMAL 1. Interactions of various...
... Binding of CCE1 results in the complete unpairing ofthe four base-pairs in the centre of the junctions with a lesser disruption ofthe next base-pairs[19], which is reminiscent ofthe structure of ... 4 at the junction crossover – and the unpairing of four base-pairs in the centre ofthe junctions [19]. Detailedunderstanding ofthefunctional role of these interactionswould require the crystal ... manipulating the global conformation of the junction, then the deletion of this motif would have aneven more serious effect on Ydc2 binding in the presence of divalent cations. We tested the effect of...
... PrP.Production of deletion mutants of PrPOn the basis ofthe results with antibodies, a series of PrPmutants were made to assess whether deletions of certaindomains ofthe protein decrease the SOD-like ... [31]. The relevance of the findings presented here are therefore quite important indetermining the changes that PrP undergoes during the course of prion disease and the possible role ofthe loss of its ... syndrome[6]. All of these disease are linked together because of the deposition of an abnormal, protease-resistant isoform of the prion protein in brains of individuals with these diseases.This...
... and then the energyminimization ofthe model was iterated 300 cycles using the conjugate gradient methods with the programDISCOVER_3inINSIGHT II. To construct the dimeric form of LPL, the model ... as the high-affinity peak of wild-type LPL. The LPL in the eluate wasdetected by Western blot with LPL polyclonal antibody7640. The fraction number ofthe high-affinity peak was the same for the ... mutant, the two LPL peaks both eluted at lower salt concentrationsthan those of wild-type LPL. The R405A mutant exhibitedan earlier elution ofthe high-affinity peak, whereas the elution of the...
... either component ofthe importmachinery significantly decreased the amount of perox-ins ofthe importomer pulled down by the AAA perox-ins, whereas the amount of components ofthe AAAcomplex ... acontrol. The corresponding solubilisates(right panel) were analyzed for the presence of Pex1p and Pex6p as indicated. The defici-ency of either protein ofthe AAA peroxincouple in the absence of ... cytosol. The specifity of the precipitation is confirmed by the lack of detection of the abundant proteins Fbp1p and thiolase in the eluates (data not shown). Figure 1B shows a compar-ison ofthe cytosolic...
... comprising the N-terminal fragment and the first AAA-cassette of PEX6 (PEX6N + D1–GAL4-BD). Neither ofthe cas-settes alone nor the two AAA-cassettes together or the N-terminal part together with the ... reflects the differentsizes ofthe fusion proteins. Immunological analysisrevealed the presence of Pex6p in the precipitate of full-length Pex1p–ProtA and also the presence of Pex1p in the full-length ... activation ofthe reporter gene and thus is suffi-cient to maintain the interaction with Pex1p. Thesefindings demonstrate the importance ofthe first AAA-cassette together with the N-terminal region of...
... glycosaminoglycans [37].As the myc-his tag ofthe protein was present at the C-terminus ofthe receptor which is located on the inside of the cell, we then determined if signal transduction by the protein was ... respectively.Purification of CCR5-myc-hisFor the purification of CCR5-myc-his we tested twodifferent methods based on the presence ofthe six histidinesat the C-terminus ofthe protein. The first involvedimmobilized ... reconstitution; liposome.Reconstitution of membrane proteins allows the study of their behaviour in a membrane in the absence of otherproteins, and the manipulation of their concentration andenvironment....
... analysis ofthe 5 ¢ end of the xMGP promoter reveale d a minimal activating ele-ment in the s equence from )70 to )36 bp. Synthetic reporterconstructs containing three c opies ofthe d efined ... identified 5¢ end ofthe xMGP cDNA [4]. The lower group of bands, identified as site ÔBÕ in Fig. 4,probably corresponds to a premature arrest ofthe reversetranscriptase due to the presence of an inverted ... copies ofthe )70/)36regulatory sequence led to a nearly 400-fold induction of reporter gene e xpression, further c onfirming the i mportance of the regulatory element for xMGP gene expression.These...
... decrease in the total intensity of the stained bands, confirming the h igh sensitivity of the HPLC method (inset A of Fig. 4). Nevertheless, Fig. 4(inset B) shows the time course of spectroscopic ... cyanobacteria showed the disappear-ance ofthe h eaviest sucrose band 5 (inset of Fig. 7B).DISCUSSIONIn a recent paper the complete resolution ofthe proteincomponents of phycobilisomes from the cyanobacteriumSynechocystis ... certain cases they have beenshown to improve the energy migration process [7]. As some of the linkers mediate assembly ofthe biliproteins, theyproduce changes in the spectra of biliproteins,...
... thermostability of the enzyme (Table S2), and thermal unfolding of the wild-type and both the F193A and W373K mutantswas found to be irreversible (Fig. S3). The propensity ofthe wild-type and each of the single ... introducingfeatures ofthe consensus motif into the Zm-p60.1scaffold, an analysis of structural and catalytic prop-erties ofthe mutants, and simulations ofthe sub-strate–enzyme interactions ofthe wild-type ... cleavage and the roles ofthe catalyticpair, our knowledge ofthe molecular determinants of aglycone specificity in b-glucosidases remains limited.Elucidation ofthe aglycone specificity of b-glucosidasesis...
... ofthe PDI [42], and t hat this site is far away from the redox active sites in the sequ ence. Furthermore, the measurements ofthe rates of PDI-catalysed refolding of scrambled RNase A, in the ... (225 mM)9:1(25 mM). At the end ofthe incubation, 40 lL ofthe mixturewas added to each ofthe five solutions; these were then leftto react on ice for 5 min. The reaction mixtures w ereanalysed ... ofthe active site in the N-unit. As regards the oxidative activity, the two units alsodisplay differences in their functional properties, with the site at the C-termus always predominant, the...
... amplitude of the fast phase ofthe l atter represen ted up to 40% ofthe totalamplitude, with a rate constant (kobs) independent of Pcconcentration (data not shown). From the kobsvalues of thisfast ... interactions withboth PSI and Cyt f, but the solvent-exposed edge of His87,located in the hydrophobic patch at the so-called ÔnorthernsideÕ ofthe protein, constitutes the electron transfer pathwayto ... P c/fern PSI s ystem are ofthe sameorder of magnitude as those observed for the spinach Pc/PSIsystem [15], the distance and/or orientation o f the redoxcenters in the fern Pc/PSI complex seems...
... determined pI of 6.1 and the theoretically deduced pI value of 6.22 wasfound.A theoretical prediction ofthe secondary structuralorganization of Ag-NPA-1 performed on the basis of the amino acid ... cellulardistribution ofthe protein. The binding affinities arecharacterized by changes in the fluorescence ofthe singleTrp chromophore that is used as a marker ofthe proteinconformation and ofthe thiol ... 7B). Theseobservations suggest that Ag-NPA-1 is localizedmainly in cells ofthe inner hypodermis and the epithe-lium ofthe oviduct as well as extracellularly in the pseudocoelomic cavity of the...