... xii NaHS sodium hydrosulphide hydrate NANC non-adrenergic non-cholinergic nNOS neuronal nitric oxide synthase NO nitric oxide NO2- nitrite NO2 nitrogen dioxide NO3 nitrogen trioxide NO3- nitrate ... and rate of NO metabolism in the body depends on several factors, including the concentration of NO itself, its diffusibility and the surrounding concentration of other bioreactants Having a neutral ... determine the concentration of cXMP in the sample Protein concentration in each 32 sample was quantified using Nanodrop (ND-1000, Nanodrop Technologies) The cGMP and/or cAMP concentration in each...
... in the fibrinogen + thrombin reaction was investigated at a final concentration of fibrinogen of 0.1 mgÆmL)1 and a final concentration of thrombin of 0.4 NIH unitsÆmL)1 in the same polymerization ... projections) ofthe intermolecular connection between the D-domain of one fibrin desAA molecule (blue) and Bb12–46 (magenta) of another The model was prepared with PYMOL [24] on the basis ofthe X-ray analysis ... Bb12–26 and Bb26– 46 retard the stage of fibrin protofibril formation Discussion The N- terminal fragment ofthe fibrin b-chain contains regions related to the polymerization process and to binding of...
... antigen-dependent or antigen-independent mechanisms In fact, cytokines produced in the synovial microenvironment (namely interleukin-7 and interleukin-15) might allow the proliferation, expansion ... activity and treatment at the moment of sampling Expression of CCL21 in SF and synovial tissue To gain further insight into the relevance ofthe interactions between CCR7 and its ligand CCL21 in vivo, ... extent, in the perivascular infiltrates of sublining layer and in the T and B cell aggregates These findings in synovial tissue are in line with the results ofthe phenotypic characterisation of...
... through the Ontario Genomics Institute, GlaxoSmithKline, Karolinska Institutet, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, the Ontario Innovation Trust, the Ontario Ministry for Research and Innovation, ... main chain carbonyl Binding of a xanthine base from XMP in the same position, would lead to the loss of a hydrogen bond and a less favorable interaction To investigate this further, the protein ... phosphoribosyltransferase domain containing protein (PRTFDC1) is present in the human genome A recent study identified this homologue as a gene potentially involved in the development of ovarian cancer In a...
... mixtures containing only the indicated (d)NTPs in addition to the DNA template and the protein, whereas lane contains a control reaction without protein when ribonucleotides were included in the reaction ... et al Zn-binding motif and the two disulfide bonds respectively connecting the a4-helix to the b4 strand and the b9 strand to the b10 strand at the bottom ofthe Zn-stem loop in the pRN1 prim–pol ... activity on metal ions The results are the means of three independent experiments (C) The dependence of polymerase activity on the temperature was determined by assaying the enzyme in the standard...
... an increase in luciferase gene expression whereas the N- terminal region, containing the bHLH domain, is not essential for the interaction Dominant-negative DEC1 counteracts the suppression of ... cloned into pCR-Blunt II-TOPO (Invitrogen) The cDNAs thus obtained were confirmed by nucleotide sequencing and then subcloned into the expression vector pcDNA3.1/Zeo (Invitrogen) or the mammalian ... that the bHLH region, including His57 and Arg65, is responsible for the E-box binding Determination ofthe region in BMAL1 for binding to DEC1 To identify the region in BMAL1 required for the binding...
... protruding between helices and at the junction crossover – and the unpairing of four base-pairs in the centre ofthe junctions [19] Detailed understanding ofthefunctional role of these interactions ... conformation ofthe junction, then the deletion of this motif would have an even more serious effect on Ydc2 binding in the presence of divalent cations We tested the effect of Mg2+ on the binding ofthe ... in the complete unpairing ofthe four base-pairs in the centre ofthe junctions with a lesser disruption ofthe next base-pairs [19], which is reminiscent ofthe structure ofthe junction bound...
... domain in the centre ofthe molecule A third domain in the N- terminal region before the Cu-binding domain also has a strong influence on activity Further analysis indicates that the C terminus influences ... and 45 prevented the binding of another monoclonal antibody that reacts with a conformational epitope in the C terminus [52] Analysis ofthe evolutionary conservation ofthe prion protein among ... indicated that the conformation ofthe C terminus is important to the activity ofthe protein Deletion ofthe whole C terminus rendered the protein inactive but surprisingly deletion of only the last...
... evidence in support of this hypothesis are meager In the head-to-tail orientation, the catalytic site in the N- terminal domain of one subunit and the substrate recognition site in the C-terminal ... center, the critical sites for heparin binding, and the orientation of dimerization Investigation into the structure–function relationships of LPL continues to provide important information for understanding ... of apoCII interacts with the interface ofthe N- and C-terminal domains of LPL and part ofthe lid surface [32] Because thefunctional importance of LPL’s C-terminal domain is increasingly appreciated,...
... deletion of either component ofthe import machinery significantly decreased the amount of peroxins ofthe importomer pulled down by the AAA peroxins, whereas the amount of components ofthe AAA ... Most interestingly, in contrast with the lack of other components ofthe peroxisomal protein import machinery, the deficiency of Pex4p does not interfere with the assembly ofthe components ofthe ... ⁄ NotI into the transcription activation domain containing plasmid pPC86 Recombinant DNA techniques, including enzymatic modification of DNA, fragment purification, bacterial transformation and...
... demonstrate the inverse importance of D1 and D2 in Pex1p and Pex6p for the interaction of these two proteins While a fragment of Pex6p consisting ofN and D1 alone exhibits significant binding ... 53 Domain function of Pex1p and Pex6p or second, that the contact site is contained within D1 but binding is enhanced via conformational changes in the presence ofN or D2 In analogy to NSF (see ... attention to the cassette structure ofthe proteins We assigned the binding sites of these two AAA-proteins to their different protein regions and elucidated the importance of ATP-binding to the...
... the detergent partitions between the solution, protein and membrane, but only the concentration in the membrane determines the outcome of reconstitution Therefore, an advantage ofthe resonance ... concentrations and not give quantitative information on the concentration of detergent present in the membrane As expression of proteins in mammalian cells leads to the isolation of lg rather than mg of ... resulting XhoI/ApaI fragment was cloned into the corresponding sites in the polylinker region ofthe pcDNA3.1myc-His expression vector (Invitrogen, Groningen, the Netherlands) in order to obtain a...
... 1955 The understanding ofthe ne tuning of MGP gene expression requires further investigation and the use of different vertebrate systems may be useful in bringing new insights into the matter of ... to further analyze MGP gene expression In this report we present the cloning and organization ofthe MGP gene from X laevis and thefunctional characterization of its 5Â promoter region In transient ... corresponding introns ofthe mouse and human genes The consensus polyadenylation signal AATAAA is located in the 3Â UTR at nucleotide +8049 Genomic Southern analysis using EcoRI restriction digestion...
... amount of both, with a significant reduction ofthe b-phycocyanin component In contrast, the other three bands contain essentially a- and b-phycocyanin in stoichiometric amounts Injection of band ... chromatogram abundant in hydrophilic proteins such as linkers and a significant amount of a- and b-phycocyanins, and only traces ofthe allophycocyanins On the contrary, HPLC analysis of bands 2–5 revealed ... from each other by the percentage and type of bilin proteins they contain In order to study the influence of certain environmental changes on the supramolecular organization ofthe 1538 L Zolla...
... showing no significant differences in the distances of reacting atoms The only noted difference was in the orientation ofthe aromatic ring of pNPGlc in the F193A mutant (Fig 6D), owing to lost van ... obtain insights into the evolution ofthe molecular sites involved in the two modes of aglycone binding The amino acid sequence of Zm-p60.1 was compared with the sequences of 22 other members ofthe ... an analysis of structural and catalytic properties ofthe mutants, and simulations ofthe substrate–enzyme interactions ofthe wild-type and one ofthe mutants The results provide indications...
... protein in the presence ofthe nucleotide These experiments indicate that the binding and/or hydrolysis of ATP not have any effect on the conformation of PfPDO, possibly because ofthe localization ... the double mutant was completely inactive, demonstrating the predominant role ofthe redox site at the C -terminus in the oxidative activity The action of PfPDO in catalysing interchange of intramolecular ... is present at the N- terminal half ofthe protein The PfPDO crystal structure provides some intriguing challenges to the understanding ofthe enzyme’s function [9–11] The protein consists of two...
... constant (kobs) on donor protein concentration (upper) and ionic strength (lower) for fern PSI reduction by fern (s) and spinach (d) Pc In case of spinach Pc, the kobs values correspond to the ... for the electron transfer from Cyt to Pc depend linearly upon Pc concentration As an example, Fig (upper panel) shows the linear protein concentration dependence observed for the electron transfer ... together, all of these data clearly demonstrate that fern PSI behaves as spinach PSI Fig Dependence ofthe observed rate constant (kobs) on donor protein concentration (upper) and ionic strength...
... after the noncovalent incorporation ofthe ligand Binding of DAUDA to Ag-NPA-1 caused 20% quenching ofthe emission of Trp17 indicating FRET between the single Trp residue and the dansyl group ... In addition to the protein peaks, they also contained IAEDANS or IANBD bands, indicative of covalent binding ofthe dyes [19] Binding activities of Ag-NPA-1 Binding of fatty acids, retinol and ... additional stabilization ofthe Ag-NPA-1 conformation upon ligand binding Role of Cys residues for Ag-NPA-1 conformation and function -1 According to the amino acid sequence, Ag-NPA-1 contains two...
... examine whether or not it can be complemented by CTNS The human CTNS gene contains 11 introns To analyse complementation of ers1D in yeast, the human CTNS cDNA was cloned into a yeast expression ... confirm thefunctional conservation between ERS1 and CTNS, a series of mutant CTNS genes was constructed, and their functional activities were monitored by the complementation of hygB sensitive ... state levels of cystinosin was the deletion ofthe N- terminal 121 amino acids This domain is predicted to face the lumen and contains all ofthe sites for N- linked glycan addition Consistent with...
... in ionic currents induced by coexpression ofthe human b1B could result from an increase in the number of channels present in the membrane, No, an increase in the probability of opening ofthe ... channels, Po, and/or an increase in the single channel conductance, co Discrimination among these options, however, requires evaluation of single channel parameters by other means (single channel ... that the human b1B subunit may be another candidate useful for studying the mechanism of upregulation offunctional sodium channels on the cell surface and increasing the rate of spontaneous firing...