... these transcription factors and SWI ⁄ SNF complexes, thereby allowing the recruitment ofSWI ⁄ SNF to target genes [5–9] Biochemical purification and analysis ofSWI ⁄ SNF complexes have revealed ... process, the molecular composition ofthe E3 ligase involved and the role of Unkempt RING finger remain uncertain On the basis ofthe results of a mutational analysis (Figs and S1), it appears that the ... However, the mechanisms leading to ubiquitination of specific SWI ⁄ SNF subunits and their regulation have not been molecularly defined Ubiquitination consists ofthe covalent attachment to proteins of...
... activation of these genes within the same time window The activator-binding domains in the Swi1 and Snf5 subunits oftheSWI ⁄ SNF complex are essential for recruitment oftheSWI ⁄ SNF complex to these ... targets ofSWI ⁄ SNF Before we could test the significance ofthe Swi1 and Snf5 activator interaction domains, it was necessary to investigate whether the selected genes were direct targets oftheSWI ... ORFs of SWI1 and SNF5 are both deleted, because deletion of these genes has been shown to disrupt the integrity oftheSWI ⁄ SNF complex [39,40] The most appropriate time for revealing SWI ⁄ SNF...
... vertebrates, most ofthe circulating IGFs are part of ternary complexes consisting of an IGF, IGFBP-3 and ALS [29] These ternary complexes prolong the half-lives ofthe IGFs and restrict them to the vascular ... including Journal of Biology 2008, 7:10 10.8 Journal of Biology 2008, Volume 7, Article 10 Honegger et al the controlled expression of binding partners ofthe extracellular ligands Surprisingly, the well-characterized ... carbohydrate levels in the larval hemolymph [18,19], reminiscent ofthe phenotypes of starved or IISimpaired flies The Drosophila genome does not encode an obvious homologofthe IGFBPs Furthermore, genetic...
... the first SET-domain protein lysine methyltransferases to be characterized, following the discovery of sequence homology between their SET domains [13] These proteins, with other members ofthe ... third oftheproteinThe GLP1 gene has 25 exons - it lacks homologs ofthe first three introns of G9a - and the 20 exons from the 3Ј end have identical junctions to those found in G9a The GLP ... regions ofthe first and the last exons (these are shown to scale with the length ofthe exons except where lines are broken) (a,c) Protein structures are shown on the same scale as the coding...
... interaction could be mediated by another protein, or other regions ofRNA pol II Bulky DNA lesions block the passage of elongating RNA pol II, thereby stalling the transcription apparatus [43] To ... overlapped with the sites ofRNA synthesis [58,59] Another example for prominent replication factors that interact with RNA pol II are the MCM proteins [10] MCM proteins can be detected in RNA pol II ... phosphatase treatment, the cellular fraction ofRNA pol II that associated with Pol e showed increased mobility, corresponding to that of isoform IIA The isoform IIO was also lost from RNA pol II precipitates...
... maximum of 6–20% ofthe GST-CTD molecules could be phosphorylated over the course ofthe reaction It is therefore unlikely that the observed generation ofthe IIo band was a consequence of limiting ... also need to mention the mobility ofthe IIo forms ofthe different substrates The IIo form ofthe N-terminal 1–15 repeats was only slightly retarded relative to the position ofthe unphosphorylated ... possible action ofthe three kinases on the C-terminal domain (CTD) The amino acid sequence ofthe mouse CTD is shown at the bottom In the diagram, the heptad repeats, with N at position ofthe YSPTSPS...
... stages ofthe transcription process, for example (a) lipiarmycin inhibits the formation ofthe first dinucleotide ofthe nascent RNA chain [11], (b) rifampicin blocks the synthesis ofRNA molecules ... coli RNAP, the possibility was investigated that the compound might inhibit RNA synthesis by preventing RNAP from binding to DNA Binding of RNAP to DNA is indeed one ofthe earliest steps ofthe ... totally inhibited RNA synthesis when added before DNA, whereas Fig Effect of GE23077 and other RNApolymerase (RNAP) inhibitors on in vitro RNA synthesis: comparison ofthe effects of compound addition...
... into the cytoplasm and subsequently enter the nucleus where replication ofthe vRNA results in the production of both mRNA and complementary RNA (cRNA), the template for synthesis of more vRNA ... from the start ofthe 18S rRNA gene sequence The resulting MDCK clone then would be tested for RNA pol I promoter activity in vitro The sequence ofthe region upstream ofthe canine 18S rRNA initiation ... from other mammalian species In the genomes of human, mouse and rat, the distance from the beginning ofthe 18S rRNA sequences to Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Virology Journal...
... into the cytoplasm and subsequently enter the nucleus where replication ofthe vRNA results in the production of both mRNA and complementary RNA (cRNA), the template for synthesis of more vRNA ... from the start ofthe 18S rRNA gene sequence The resulting MDCK clone then would be tested for RNA pol I promoter activity in vitro The sequence ofthe region upstream ofthe canine 18S rRNA initiation ... from other mammalian species In the genomes of human, mouse and rat, the distance from the beginning ofthe 18S rRNA sequences to Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Virology Journal...
... HaRNAV Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae Picornaviridae ... separated the family Picornaviridae from the others The amino acid Glycine (G) was nonetheless found to be conserved amongst all ofthe members With the exception ofthe genus Ilfavirus, all members of ... replicase polyprotein and also with the order of these domains [6] The newly defined order Picornavirales, often referred to as the Picorna-like superfamily, encompasses the families Picornaviridae,...
... Journal 2008, 5:153 Background The avian reoviruses (ARVs) are members ofthe family Reoviridae, the only group of dsRNA viruses (out of seven dsRNA virus families) that infect mammals [1,2] The ... Differences in the functional properties of homologous ARV and MRV proteins have also been reported For example, two non-homologous dsRNA-binding proteins (the ARV σA core protein and the MRV σ3 ... help tether the RdRp to the underside ofthe core shell This hypothesis could be tested by extending such ARV:MRV:AqRV sequence comparisons to the other core proteins In conclusion, we report the...
... Given the importance ofthe activity of dephosphorylation ofthe RNAPII, it is expected that defects of these regulatory genes have dire consequences One prominent example is the human homologof ... Figure Model of regulation of phosphorylation oftheRNAPolymerase II CTD during transcription elongation in S cerevisiae The roles ofthe three known protein phosphatases are hypothesized as ... L Cox THE ROLE OFTHE CTD PHOSPHATASE RTR1 AND POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS IN REGULATION OFRNAPOLYMERASE II RNApolymerase II (RNAPII) is regulated by multiple modifications to the Cterminal...
... facilitate cleavage ofthe fusion protein N-terminal to theProtein A portion ofthe epitope tag resulting in elution oftheproteinof interest from the IgG resin Following preparation ofthe yeast cell ... introduce the TAP tag to theproteinof interest through the direct incorporation ofthe C-terminal TAP tag sequence into the chromosomal locus ofthe protein- encoding gene of interest The work ... variety of mechanisms, one of which involves the recruitment of specific sets ofRNA processing factors to specific modified forms ofthe C-terminal domain (CTD) of Rpb1, the largest subunit of RNAPII,...
... in RNA splicing RNApolymerase III is needed for the synthesis of transfer RNA (tRNA) and other small nuclear RNAs (including the small 5S rRNA) (Lewin, 2004) RNApolymerase II (also called RNA ... ribosomal RNA (rRNA), which is processed into 28S, 5.8S and 18S rRNA RNApolymerase II catalyzes the transcription of DNA to synthesize the precursors of mRNA and four ofthe five small nuclear RNAs ... complexes depending on the type of ATPase subunit present in the complex: SWI/ SNF and ISWI The ATPase activity ofthe SWI/ SNF complex is preferentially stimulated by naked DNA The SWI/ SNF complex remodels...
... consisting of amino acids 1–125 ofthe wild-type protein (N-WT) Because the aim of this study was to investigate the effect on the fibrillation properties ofthe most extreme disease -associated ... segment [13,14] The poly l-alanine extensions affect the N-terminal fragment ofthe protein, which comprises 125 amino acids In the wild-type protein, the sequence (Ala)10Gly(Ala)2 follows the start ... e.g ofthe NM domain ofthe yeast prion protein Sup35p [29] and also for the detection of a-synuclein fibrils [30] In fact, ANS signals showed a linear correlation with the concentration of fibrils...
... medium [20], the capacity ofthe cell to synthesize the different metabolic precursors (GDP-Man, UDP-Glc, Man-P-Dol, Glc-P-Dol), and the variations in the level of expression ofthe various glycosytransferases, ... correlated with the decrease in the percentage of radioactivity associated with oligomannoside-type glycans, mainly the Man9 population If we look at the end products of processing, most ofthe Man5GlcNAc2 ... cells, the monoglucosylated species detected on glycoproteins could only originate from the action of UGGT Furthermore, when the incubation was performed in the presence of 20 lM kifunensine, the...
... in various functions of PAS proteins, including the interaction of NPAS2 with BMAL1 The PAS domain is critical for the ability of PAS proteins to bind other proteins [27,28] The small chemical ... 413 cm)1) ofthe Fe(II)–CO complex of isolated PAS-B in the low (left) and high (right) frequency regions The lower spectra are ofthe Fe(II)–12C16O complexes, the middle spectra are ofthe Fe(II)–13C18O ... et al make up part ofthe core ofthe PAS-B domain [27,28] Therefore, the lack of these residues in the study by Dioum et al may have led to instability of their protein [14] Dioum et al [14]...
... that the PDZ2 domain of hDlg and the C-terminal RTAV sequence of MEK2 are required for the optimal interaction ofthe two protein partners Coimmunoprecipitation of endogenous hDlg and MEK2 proteins ... outside the vascular system, including the brain, liver and heart, have initially revealed the existence of several isoforms ofthe hDlg protein, containing various combinations of alternatively ... in their target proteins [8] On the basis of site-directed mutagenesis of both interactants, we confirmed the major involvement ofthe PDZ-2 domain of hDlg in the interaction with the C-terminal...
... DNA polymerases a and e [13], and DNA polymerase d [14] were consistent with the recovery of > 95% of DNA polymerase a and > 75% ofthe other DNA polymerases in the extract Standard DNA polymerase ... whether the intrinsic DNA polymerase activity ofthe extract varied during the cell cycle or whether it was totally modulated by the degree of complex formation of DNA polymerases with PMLA The ... to vi and vo The expression for the relative inhibitory activity is then (vo ) vi)/vi ¼ [PMLA]/Ki Therefore, the higher the concentration of free PMLA, and the lower the value ofthe inhibition...
... from the lower jaw The gender and age of patients were matched in the BRONJ and control groups, except the samples from the orthognatic surgery procedure The average age ofthe patients in the ... immunohistochemical methods The observers were blinded to the tissue origin ofthe visual fields The qualifaction ofthe observers were dentist (1) and physician (2) engaged in their dental/medical thesis dealing ... tissues, the overexpression of TGFb1 causes an arrest ofthe EMT process in activated myofibroblasts; conversely, in BRONJ, the lack of TGFb1 and Smad-2/3 activity attenuated the stimulation of EMT...