... show the critical roleofthe last amino acids inthe C-terminus of MaL Deletion ofthe four last amino acids strongly reduced the expression oftheproteinin T reesei and S cerevisiae Furthermore, ... one amino acid inthe C-terminus ofthe laccase, giving the Tr(L559G) and Sc(L559A) mutants, reduced the turnover ofthe mutant proteins For the substrate ABTS, the Michaelis constant ofthe Sc(L559A) ... preventing binding of oxygen We analyzed the azide inhibition and determined the inhibition constants for sodium azide, in order to see the effect ofthe mutation (L559A) on the binding properties in...
... this interface All these substitutions can affect the cooperative nature of oxygen binding with heme, and in turn, can change the affinity of Hb for oxygen The majority of mutations affecting ... BPG) level inthe red cell and temperature, and globin structure [13] Affinity of Hb with oxygen is expressed as the P50, which is the partial pressure of oxygen in blood at which 50% ofthe Hb is ... reflects an increased affinity of hemoglobin for oxygen and vice versa Elevations and reductions in 2, 3- BPG level inthe Int J Med Sci 2007, erythrocyte will also lead to corresponding changes in P50...
... reductions inthe levels ofthe respective proteins when compared to the levels inthe mock-transfected cells (Figure 3) At the concentration of 25 nM ofthe transfected siRNA for the respective proteins, ... clathrin molecules (Additional File 3) Together, these data suggest the involvement of clathrin inthe endocytosis ofthe DENV particles To affirm theroleof clathrin-mediated endocytosis in DENV ... regulates other endocytic proteins [32] The complex interactions of these cellular proteins are believed to have important roles in controlling the endocytosis kinetics and possibly the origins and...
... activation inthe vascular lining [10] Fibrin, the final product ofthe coagulation cascade, can also be proinflammatory Fibrin induces endothelial expression of adhesion molecules [11], and the fibrin ... Effect of sTF injected into the footpad: μg sTF (in 10 μl phosphate-buffered saline) was injected into the intraplantar region ofthe right hindfootpad The contralateral footpad was injected with the ... by administration ofthe thrombin inhibitor hirudin and an inhibitor of FVIIa Depletion of fibrinogen by ancrod also attenuated inflammation in this model These findings confirm that fibrin formation...
... evaluating the tumor suppressive effects of MSCs on thein vivo progression of HCC, and to investigate the possible roleof Wnt signalingin tumor tissues by assessing the gene expression profile of ... mimicking the one of resident cells inthe host tissue Insults trigger the release of chemokines from the endothelium inducing adhesion and migration of circulation BMDC into the liver parenchyma The ... development of HCC seems to be the abnormal regulation ofthe transcription factor b-catenin, a key component ofthe Wnt signaling pathway [58] Inthe normal state, the binding of members of a family of...
... Protein targeting to the microsomes requires the cotranslational insertion ofthe newly synthesized protein into the microsomal membrane, where the N-terminal hydrophobic signal sequence ofthe ... consistent with the model suggesting a transmembrane topology of CYPs with a single N-terminal membrane anchor and most ofthe remaining protein exposed to the cytosolic side [15,17,30,31] The intramitochondrial ... localized inside ofthe inner membrane Moreover, the imported + ⁄ 1A1 and + 33 ⁄ 1A1 proteins were extractable with alkaline Na2CO3 as shown in Fig 2C, suggesting that both proteins are localized in the...
... domain extending into the intermembrane space Inthe third mutant (V79-G35) one might expect a protein to be inserted into the inner membrane, but it is missing a major portion ofthe domain localized ... served as another identification ofthe complex at the position ofthe histochemical stain inthe left panel Antisera against the SDHC subunit of complex II and against the Rieske proteinof complex ... N-terminal domain is involved inproteinprotein interactions with other hydrophilic domains of neighboring integral membrane subunits, and interspecies interactions are incompatible From the comparative...
... fragments were then cloned into the SpeI ⁄ XhoI sites ofthe polylinker in MUC1FDTR The remaining portions ofthe polylinker introduced leucine and valine residues N-terminal to the MUC3 and MUC12 ... domain inthe processing of membrane-tethered mucins The mechanism by which the heavily glycosylated portion of these molecules is released at epithelial surfaces within the airway, the intestine ... containing the transmembrane region and the cytoplasmic tail These two parts oftheprotein remain associated by noncovalent interaction, probably involving sequences within the SEA domain The...
... trafficking properties The binding experiments also pointed to a decrease inthe density ofthe D2R variants inthe cellular membrane; the number of D2 receptor binding sites decreased with the number ... cytoskeletal protein 4.1 N, a member ofthe 4.1 family, facilitates the transport of D2R to the cell surface by interacting with the N-terminal portion ofthe ic3 loop of D2R via its C-terminal domain ... Measuring receptor dimer- ization by monitoring changes inthe fluorescence lifetime of probes linked to the receptors of interest seems the best approach in this kind ofthe study Although the...
... is involved inthe biosynthesis ofthe photoactive yellow protein chromophore of these bacteria The two recently discovered aminomutases, the phenylalanine 2,3-aminomutase (PAM) involved in taxol ... date The rarity of PAL in bacteria may be explained by the infrequency of phenylpropanoids in these species The bacterial PALs seem to be involved in biosynthesis ofthe antibiotics enterocin by ... ofthe Tyr110-loop in PAL in more detail Tyr-loop in phenylalanine ammonia-lyases Results and discussion Modeling the active conformation oftheessential Tyr110-loop of parsley PAL Because of...
... regulation These homologues include members ofthe CpG binding protein (CGBP) family of proteins that bind DNA at unmethylated CpG islands [7], which are always located to active chromatin Other proteins ... maintain transcription The PHF3 protein was recovered in initial analyses and also contains a TFS2M domain showing the same architecture as the DIDO1 long isoform, although lacking the dPHD The ... alignment of death inducer obliterator protein (DIDO), PHF3 and yeast proteins Additional proteins were included Naming conventions are as in Fig S1 The solid purple box indicates the TFS2M domain Pink-boxed...
... placed inthe same direction, and a cassette containing the Gmr and E coli rpsL+ genes was inserted between them rpsL+ encodes the ribosomal protein S12 [23], the target of Sm The transformation of ... are shown The recombination sites ofthe chimeras are boxed The names ofthe chimeras are indicated in bold capital letters The catalytic residues are indicated in red Identification of amino acid ... equivalent in ninhydrin colour to 1.0 lmol of leucine in h at pH 7.4 at 37 °C inthe presence of CaCl2 Data are expressed as the mean ± SD of three independent experiments (C) The ratio of hydrolytic...
... N2Cc In conclusion, the accessibility ofthe active site was better intheprotein bearing the N2 domain than intheprotein bearing the Nc domain Thus, the accessibility ofthe active site inthe ... sequences of each proteinThe chimeric protein composed ofthe N-terminal domain of hoPL and ofthe C-terminal domain of hoPLRP2 was named NcC2 Conversely, the other chimeric protein, bearing the N-terminal ... both the N-terminal and C-terminal domains of hoPL were involved inthe inactivation oftheprotein at the water–triglyceride interface The inactivation of N2Cc inthe absence of bile salts was...
... crucial rolein stabilizing the proteinprotein interface [31] All ofthe interactions reported in Fig inthe range between and 6.0 A are identical inthe major and minor fractions ofthe holoprotein ... between the two proteins (as indicated by the values of DGwater, Cm and Tg) hence arise from the changes inthe surface oftheprotein because ofthe interactions ofthe cofactor with theprotein ... The chaotrope-induced unfolding was almost fully reversible in both forms oftheprotein Removal ofthe perturbation makes theprotein regain its native form The unfolding reactions of both forms...
... on the b-chain in immobilized C4BP In uence ofprotein S binding of monoclonal antibodies To investigate whether protein S and MoAb 15/ MoAb 44 had overlapping binding sites on the b chain, the ... immobilized recombinant b-chain was tested The binding of both MoAb 15 and MoAb 44 to the b-chain was Ó FEBS 2003 Theroleof CCP2 ofthe C4BP b-chain in binding ofprotein S (Eur J Biochem 270) ... for binding to the antibody (Fig 6) (d) Inthe fourth assay, the effect of MoAb 44 on the binding ofprotein S to immobilized b-chain was investigated In this assay protein S was found to bind...
... rapidly, causing the unfolding of one ofthe I27 modules inthe chain Unfolding then extends the overall length ofthe protein, relaxing the pulling force to a low value As the slack inthe length ... bridging the A’ and G b-strands ofthe I27 protein during the main unfolding barrier.[39] To further validate this view and gain insight into theroleof solvent hydrogen bonds inprotein unfolding, ... trajectories of individual proteins Indeed, using these techniques, it becomes possible to explore theroleofthe solvent environment inprotein collapse[42] and the dynamics ofprotein folding.[47] Therefore,...
... not inthe immunopellets from the control cells that did not express the tagged proteins (Fig 3C, top panel) HA3–Pph3p interacted with increasing amounts of cH2AX generated inthe presence of increasing ... roleinthe cisplatin response [9] Cisplatin interferes with DNA function by causing intrastrand and interstrand crosslinking of nucleotide bases and, in replicating cells, DNA damage usually induces ... and the presence of ionizing radiation [12], and inthe present study, inthe absence and the presence of cisplatin In addition, we showed that Pph3p directly or indirectly binds to cH2AX, indicating...
... changes inprotein conformation inthe presence of denaturing agents The tryptophan residues buried inthe hydrophobic interior oftheprotein emit fluorescence when excited at 280 nm When theprotein ... produced when coat protein is overexpressed in E coli from a plasmid [11] To examine the stability ofthe coat protein dimer inthe absence ofthe intersubunit interactions found inthe capsid, we ... questions in this work We sought to determine theroleofprotein RNA and proteinprotein interactions in virus stability, measuring the effects of urea, GdnHCl and high pressure on the structure...
... both ADAM10 and TACE are involved inthe shedding of APP, neither ADAM is involved inthe shedding of ACE Furthermore we show that APMA can distinguish between the shedding of ACE and APP Materials ... dose-dependent increase inthe shedding of ACE (Fig 3B,C), with a 12-fold increase inthe amount of soluble ACE inthe CHO cell medium observed with 500 lM APMA The effect of APMA on the shedding of ACE ... cells inthe absence or presence of APMA Following this second incubation, the level of sAPPa inthe medium was examined (Fig 4A,B) There was no significant difference inthe level of sAPPa in the...