... 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...
... description of recent advances in the understanding ofthe channel-, motor- and regulatory components ofthe Tic complex For reference, some ofthe available knowledge, including the proposed functionof ... which anchor the protein in the membrane The position andfunctionofthe long C-terminal tail on the other hand remains a matter of controversy [10,11,13–15] According to one hypothesis, the hydrophilic ... Additionally, because the demand ofthe chloroplast is ‘sensed’ inside the organelle, the IEM is closest to the origin ofthe signal, and thus regulation at the Tic complex could be one ofthe fastest...
... determined the sequence andstructureofthe 5¢-end of cDNAs corresponding to full-length mature CB1 mRNA and deduced thestructureofthe CB1 gene by comparing the cDNA sequences to the genomic ... repeat and relative expression ofthe HD gene We then determined thestructureofthe mouse CB1 gene and determined that transcription ofthe CB1 gene was affected in striatal neurons of transgenic ... defining one ofthe toxic functions of mutant huntingtin The length ofthe trinucleotide CAG repeat within the HD gene is correlated with the time of symptom onset, rate of disease progression and severity...
... describe the cloning and expression ofthe M tuberculosis tps gene in E coli, andthe production of active TPS in these cells Thepropertiesofthe recombinant enzyme have been determined, and are ... on the activity ofthe TPS was determined as shown in Figs and Fig shows the effect of increasing concentrations of either UDP– glucose or GDP–glucose in the presence of saturating levels of ... for the four substrates shown in the reaction It seems likely that under the appropriate conditions in the cell, the enzyme can catalyze either the synthesis or the degradation of trehalose Another...
... trehalose and maltose are applied to the sides ofthe paper to determine the locations of these sugars, and those areas ofthe papers can be eluted to isolate the individual sugars which can then ... catalytic mechanism of TreS, each ofthe radioactive substrates was incubated with the enzyme in the presence of high concentrations ofthe unlabeled product, andthe formation of radioactive product ... at times up to 22 h Propertiesofthe TreS purified from M smegmatis Effect of time and protein concentration on formation and characterization ofthe products The conversion of trehalose to maltose...
... hydroperoxides and aldehydes These may be the primary substrates ofthe microsomal or membrane-bound GST in the same way as they are the substrates for Se-dependent glutathione peroxidases (the ‘classical’ ... in the amount of GST protein present, a covalent modification of GST that alters its properties, or a change in the mixture of GST isozymes present in the organ to better suit the enzyme for function ... Using the standard curve constructed from the protein standards (Fig 4B), the molecular mass ofthe Peak GST subunit was determined to be 34.0 kDa (Table 2) Peak showed subunits of 36.8 and 32.6...
... as control The reaction rate was calculated from the slope ofthe absorbance curve, using software installed by the manufacturer (Beckman Coulter) The extinction coefficient under the conditions ... using standard conditions described in the text Results are expressed as the percentage of activity with no addition of solvent Standard error for all experiments is less than 5% ofthe value ... toward medium and long chain esters of pNP Maximal reaction temperature is 55 °C and LipA shows strong activity in the presence of metals, inhibitors, and organic solvents Based on these properties, ...
... present the results ofthe methods of preparing and analyzing the specific transfer factor oral preparation in vitro experimental system The data indicated that the methods were credible andthe ... pertaining to the range of normal TF (Table and Figure 1, 2) Andthe ratio of A260 to A280 was up to the criteria of National Health Department on transfer factor Contents of polypeptides and nucleotides ... laboratory evaluation of each TF batch andof its destined recipient is essential in order to define thefunctionand applications ofthe TF Thus, what this suggests is that the transfer factor...
... MOLECULAR FUNCTIONAND REGULATION OFTHE BAX-ASSOCIATING PROTEIN MOAP-1 Fu Nai Yang INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2007 MOLECULAR FUNCTIONAND REGULATION OFTHE ... whether the major functionofthe BH4 domain in mammalian cells is to -17- Introduction mediate the interaction ofthe pro-survival members ofthe Bcl-2 family with Apaf-1 still requires further ... ADP and ATP between the mitochondrial matrix andthe intermembrane space (IMS) between the outer membrane andthe inner membrane The outer membrane separates the mitochondria from cytosol and...
... extracts Thepropertiesofthe enzyme purified from T thioparus were therefore studied in an effort to clarify the nature of reaction and to assign a possible role to the enzyme in the oxidation ofthe ... due to the removal of iron from the enzyme The addition of GSH did not restore the full activity of enzyme Since the 2,2'-dipyridyl concentration of lO -4 M was not inhibitory, this amount of dipyridyl ... in support ofthe work and Professor H LEES for his interest and encouragement We also acknowledge the help of Dr K RAMLAL,Department of Geology, University of Manitoba for analysis of copper...
... Cc of Asp and Cd of Glu, and Og of Tyr Positive unit charges were added at the following atoms: Nt ofthe N-terminus, Nf of Lys, Cf of Arg, and Nd or Ne of His (depending on the position ofthe ... noting the switch of Leu13 from being part ofthe exposed hydrophobic groove in the top-top structures to becoming part ofthe hydrophobic core in the top-bottom structures and assuming the role of ... of 24 structures, the lowest energy andthe best (smaller rmsd from the mean) structureof RIIa D/D Each monomer of RIIa D/D consists of a disordered N-terminal segment Fig Superposition of the...
... structureandpropertiesof K137E andthe K137,141E mutant of human HSP22, aiming to provide new information on thestructureof sHsp and to shed new light on their role in the development of human ... However, the overall structures of aB-crystallin and HSP27 predicted by these two models are very similar, andthe positions ofthe b-strands correlate well with the corresponding positions ofthe ... sHsp The primary structureofthe a-crystallin domain of human sHsp is very conservative andthe loop connecting the b5 and b7 strands is shorter than the corresponding loop connecting the b5 and...
... is the angle between the projection ofthe tilt ofthe z axis on the xÂ, y plane (dened direction of tilt of z andthe x axis), and j % a + c denes the location ofthe rhombic (x, y) axes The ... The two structures of WT metHb and rWT metHbH2O, exhibit signicant differences in the interaction ofthe FG loop with the heme and in the position ofthe B-helix, with Tyr32(B10) closer to the ... with the remainder ofthe target residues assigned by detection of NOESY residueheme and interresidue cross-peaks solely by the standard Mb fold, andthe observation of relaxation effects and/ or...
... present structures are characterized with local materials, namely, “Tufo of Matera” for the structures ofthe "Sassi of Matera," and “Stone of Fasano” for the structures ofthe "Trulli of Alberobello," ... characteristics ofthe "Sassi of Matera" and "Trulli of Alberobello" In the South of Italy, the sites ofthe "Sassi of Matera" (Figure 1a) (classified as humanity world heritage in 1993) and "Trulli of Alberobello" ... rocky church crypt [3], the energetic behavior andthe microclimate of different hypogeous structures in the site ofthe "Sassi of Matera" [4, 5], andthe thermal behavior of different opaque envelopes...
... smaller The RA andthe PA sub-domains had lower correlations with their domains than most ofthe other domains at baseline, at endpoint, and Psychometric propertiesofthe CHIP-CE also for the change ... the SH sub-domain (item 1: ‘‘How often does your child have a lot of fun?’’ and item 4: ‘‘How often does your child feel happy?’’) The items ofthe SPS sub-domain Psychometric propertiesofthe ... as well as for the domains and sub-domains Furthermore, the sub-domains were correlated with the domains andthe total score, andthe domains were correlated with the total score The items/sub-domains/domains...
... by presenting the pulse of Src activity in the plane ofthe inactive and active fractions, si and s1 If the duration ofthe stimulus exceeds the critical value, the trajectory in the (si, s1) ... by number in the plane ofthe Csk and RPTP concentrations Within these two regions of monostability, there are parameter sets where the QSS dependence ofthe active Src fraction on the inactive ... transition from the Off state to On state (in the bistability domain) Regardless ofthe slope, the active Src fractions increase during the Off to On transition, whereas the value ofthe inactive...
... demonstrates the inter-connectedness ofthe low and high latitudes, andthe global nature ofthe Earth’s hydrologic cycle Our case studies provide glimpses of wetland ecosystems, which expanded and ultimately ... archive ofthe species that grew in and near the wetland If the rate of organic matter accumulation exceeds the rate of decomposition in such a wetland environment, then a temporal component to the ... change because ofthe resistance of pollens and spores to decay, and their ubiquity and abundance (Traverse 2008) Wetlands are excellent sources of pollen and spores and like macrofossils, palynomorph...
... 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 to the major sequence ofthe upper hemocyanin band in the SDS/PAGE ... regions andthe entire 3¢ untranslated regions The standard polyadenylation signals (AATAAA) andthe poly(A)-tails of different lengths are present in each clone The open reading frames ofthe five ... comparison ofthe patterns ofthe SDS, native and 2D electrophoresis, we assign HcA and HcB to the a and b polypeptides (that could not be separated in [14]), respectively, HcC to the c subunit, and...
... c the Soret band was reported to absorb at 418 nm, the b-band at 520 nm andthe a–band at 550 nm [18] The deviations of approximately nm between the signals of horse heart cytochrome c andthe ... at 415 and 442 nm, and for the oxidized form at 403 and 422 nm The b–band can be seen at 517 nm andthe a–band at 547 nm and 603 nm The difference signals that can be observed between 400 and 700 ... work we study the electrochemical, UV-VIS and FT-IR spectroscopic propertiesofthe caa3oxidase from T thermophilus in the presence and absence of cyanide, and compare the observed properties to...