... proteomics analysis of the Pol II complex 96 4.3.1 Cross- linking/ MS analysis of the Pol II complex 96 4.3.2 Cross- linkingand protein- protein interactions 98 4.4 Cross- linking/ MS analysis of the Pol II-TFIIF ... increase the coverage of cross- linking data for a protein structure 3) The structure of proteins andprotein complexes are captured via chemical crosslinking reactions The speed of these reactions ... proteomics: Analysis of proteins andprotein complexes by chemical cross- linkingand mass spectrometry Zhuo A Chen Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy The University of Edinburgh August...
... physiology andgrowth These results further enhance our knowledge on SSB proteins from a slow growing pathogenic bacteria and offer great potential to study DNAproteinandproteinprotein interaction ... towards ssDNA over dsDNA M13mp18 ssDNA or pUC18 dsDNA alone or a mixture of both was incubated either in the absence or presence of a different amount of HpSSB followed by separation of the DNAprotein ... HpSSB protein The arrowhead indicates the position of the ssDNA in the absence of SSB proteinand the subsequent retardation of the band with an increasing amount of SSB is also shown *Position of...
... in the case of DNAprotein interactions, the problem of quantity and hence of detection is often offset by the high degree of selectivity and stability ofDNAprotein interactions DNAprotein binding ... DNA component of the DNAprotein complex, whereas the protein binding surface can be probed by amino acid side chain modification, DNAprotein crosslinking, andof course by the production ofprotein ... and in DNA replication (9,14), recombination (15), and repair (16) The use of unlabeled competitor DNAfragments further aids in identification of DNAbinding proteins (see ref 9, 15, and 17 and...
... chemistry and medicine This chapter describes the structural and physicochemical properties of boronic acids and their many derivatives, as well as their methods ofpreparation A brief overview of their ... 42 1.2 Structure and Properties of Boronic Acid Derivatives polyols, by Kuivila and co-workers, described the preparationof several esters of phenylboronic acid by reaction of the latter, in ... example, the pKa of PhB(OH)2 decreases 21 22 Structure, Properties, andPreparationOf Boronic Acid Derivatives from 8.8 to 6.8 and 4.5 upon formation of cyclic esters with glucose and fructose,...
... levels and the ovarian production of androgens, has been found to reduce the follicular and estradiol response to stimulation and to increase the number of mature oocytes and embryo quality and ... pregnancy with IVF of 0.56 in women with endometriosis (43) Even in the presence of mild endometriosis, quantitative defects of the secretory response of endometrial glandular cells and other endometrial ... polyps and their implication in the pregnancy rates of patients undergoing intrauterine insemination: a prospective, randomized study Hum Reprod 2005; 20:1632 Evaluation andPreparationof the...
... catalyst, and with LiI catalyst for a DOD of 1000 mAh/g and a current density of 2000 mA/g b) Electrochemical curves and c) cyclability and the end of charge and end -of- discharge voltages of CNT ... 2.7 (a) SEM image of the AAO filter after nanofiber growth Inset: schematic representation of the electrode after the catalyzed growthof carbon nanofibers (b) Rate capability of CNF electrodes ... CoO-CNT and CoO in the Co 2p region and (c) the N 1s region of CoO-CNT, CoO and CNTs 104 Figure 5.8 Frist cycle discharge-charge profiles of (A) CoO-CNT hybrid and (B) CoO particles and...
... based on the bandgap size and relative position of the valence band and conduction band energy levels of the core and shell components Figure 1.5 Schematic diagram of the different type of core-shell ... PbS and nm PbS/CdS, (c-d) 6nm PbS and nm PbS/CdS, and (e-f) nm PbS and nm PbS/CdS 111 4.2 XRD patterns of (a) nm PbS and nm PbS/CdS; (b) nm PbS and nm PbS/CdS; (c) nm PbS and nm PbS/CdS Standard ... 2.2.7 Preparationof PbS/CdS core-shell nanoparticles 57 2.2.8 Electrochemical preparationof PbS and composite nanowires 59 2.2.9 Preparationof MnO Nanocrystals 60 2.2.10 Preparationof Mn3O4...
... thank all members of the Laboratory ofChromatinand Gene Expression for their help and advice, and also thank Lyubomira Chakalova, Claire Joyce and Nicole Shoaf for critical reading of the manuscript ... (c) Loops ofchromatin may extend away from the core of the territory (d) As G1 phase is established and nucleoli form, loops of NOR-containing chromatin co-associate with the other components of the ... NOR Regulatory proteinChromatin Nuclear actin Xist RNA Nuclear lamin Figure Schematic summary of some of the processes and structures that influence the spatial organization of the genome Although...
... autoradiography and silver staining Equal mobilities of the radioactive and the protein- containing bands indicated covalent attachment ofDNA to the enzyme The yield of the photochemical cross- linking ... effect on the recognition and binding ofDNA duplexes by the Fpg protein Specificity of Fpg protein binding The interaction between the Fpg proteinand modified DNA duplexes I and II was shown to be ... analysis of the photochemical cross- linking reactions The reaction was performed, as described in Materials and methods, for 30 at °C An autoradiogram of a 12% SDS gel showing the cross- linkingof DNA...
... series of GST-fused deletions of the CD2-1 region (Fig 3E) and examined the interactions between bacterially expressed proteins of these subregions (Fig S1C) and 1654 Fig Of all members of the ... those of human and Gallus v-KIND, as well as the corresponding residues of mouse v-KIND KIND1, Spire-2 KIND and PTPN13 KIND (Fig 6A) The amino acid sequences of the core regions of mouse, human and ... core modules in the regulation of dendrite growthand branching in hippocampal neurons and cerebellar granule cells Further studies of these newly-identified proteinprotein interaction core modules,...
... sequences of all basic Y proteins (basic Y6 through Y9), and repeats of the di- and tri-peptide sequences QQ and QQQ were observed in the amino terminal sequences of basic QH proteins and 10 Nucleotide ... degradation of the intact protein, thereby allowing deduction of the sequence of a mature protein consisting of 143 residues (AB201768) The basic Y7 cDNA encoded a mature proteinof 131 residues ... extract Purification of chitin-binding proteins Fig TGase-dependent protein cross- linkingof cuticular chitinbinding proteins Lane 1, nontreated cuticular proteins; lane 2, cuticular proteins + TGase;...
... corresponding to single strands ofDNAand interstrand cross- linked duplex were quantified Rearrangement of intrastrand cross- links The platinated oligodeoxyribonucleotide (top strand of the duplex TGTGT, ... with the rb values and the fragment size The DNA interstrand cross- linking efficiency of the new analogue of transplatin was almost independent Fig The formation of the interstrand CLs by platinum ... Autoradiogram of denaturing 1% agarose gels of linearized DNA which was 3¢-end labeled The interstrand cross- linked DNA appears as the top bands migrating on the gel more slowly than the single-stranded DNA...
... gap-containing DNA Outline of cross- linking assay We have recently developed a new DNAprotein cross- linking protocol aimed at revealing the engagement of BER proteins during repair of damaged DNA [15] ... nicked DNA [18] Therefore, when repair enzymes are in excess over the amount ofDNA SSBs, neither the cross- linking efficiency of XRCC1 DNA ligase IIIa heterodimer and Pol b nor the rate of repair ... immunodepleted of individual BER proteins and monitoring binding ⁄ cross- linkingof the remaining proteins to the substrate DNA, containing SSBs with various 3¢-end modifications, we investigated which proteins...
... a-helices, a pair of triple-stranded b-sheets and two Ôdisordered armsÕ, which are quite flexible in the absence ofDNAand not very clearly defined in the X-ray picture of the protein (Fig 1) We ... some of the experimental and mathematical bases for future studies into strategies for increasing the thermal stability of proteins Materials and methods Overproduction and purification of HU proteins ... dependence of the heat capacity of the initial and final conformations (Cp,N2 and Cp,U), the heat capacity of the native state was taken to be a linear function of temperature and that of the unfolded...
... thermodynamic stability, are of about 80 kJÆmol)1 for human-cS and spherulin 3a, andof 41 and 45 kJÆmol)1 for geodin andprotein S, respectively The value of 45 kJÆmol)1 for protein S is the value ... IB preparation; lane 4, geodin purified from the S preparation 1024 Fig Gel filtration on Superdex G-75 of the proteins from the S preparation (A) and the IB preparation (B) from the lysate of ... another preparation containing a protein with the mobility of geodin, henceforth termed IB preparation, as presumably it consists of proteins sequestered in inclusion bodies Both preparations S and...
... sperm chromatinand that the structure of p28 involves an Ne(c-glutamyl)lysine cross- link between Gln9 of histone H2B and a Lys residue of histone H4 The fact that histones H2B and H4 are cross- linked ... to histone cross- linking This may have important implications for the role of histone cross- linking Such histone cross- linking may induce chromatin compaction, which allows passage of the sperm ... (B) Proteins of SN, S1, S2, and P fractions were resolved on an SDS/15% polyacrylamide gel and stained with CBB Sizes of molecular-mass-marker proteins are shown at the left (C) Proteins of SN,...
... 40-50% of advanced gastric cancer patients [14-16] Oxaliplatin and cisplatin share the similar mechanism, and cause mono-adducts and intra-strand or inter-strand cross- links in the double DNA helix ... relationship between polh protein expression and oxaliplatin sensitivity of gastric cancer cell lines and the significance of that in predicting treatment response and survival of metastatic gastric ... POLh protein was detectable in the nucleus of gastric cancer cell (× 400) Table DNA polymerase h protein expression and clinical treatment response Table Correlation between POL h expression and...
... aspects of gene andprotein The interaction between DNAandprotein structure and function is precise and interwoven over the entire length of the protein The distribution of mIMRs and rdIMRs and ... distribution of mIMRs and rdIMRs overlap and most of these motifs are related to structural features http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/113 ofprotein coding DNAand that different levels of symmetry ... MA-CA-p2 and NC-p1-p6 – and MA, CA, NC, p6 and spacer proteins p2 and p1 MIMRs were evaluated at symmetry criteria of ≥ 33%, 45%, 50%, 55% and 66%; rdIMRs were evaluated at ≥50% and ≥66% Evaluation of...