... energetics The effect of temperature on theinteractionof genistein with HSA has been followed in the range 17–47 °C The binding constant, K, exhibits a recipro- Fig Quantitation oftheinteractionof ... overlap ofthe emission spectrum ofthe donor withthe absorption spectrum ofthe acceptor The energy transfer efficiency E is related to the distance (r0) between acceptor and donor, and also to the ... constant decreased with increasing ionic strength (Fig 5B), establishing the role of ionic interaction in the binding The Stokes radius of HSA in the presence of increasing concentrations of potassium...
... internalization [12] The aim of this study was to gain better insight into the mode ofinteractionofthe penetratin peptide with lipid bilayers and to investigate the role ofthe Trp residues and the lipids ... from the quenching ofthe intrinsic Trp uorescence intensity ofthe peptides, upon addition of SUVs The uorescence intensity at 350 nm, expressed as the percentage ofthe uorescence ofthe lipid-free ... decrease ofthe mean lifetime ofthe Trp residue(s) in the W56F- and WT- or W48F-penetratin The decrease ofthe mean Trp lifetime for the three peptides might account for the decrease ofthe Trp...
... formed upon interactionwith micelles The region which is rich in tryptophan in the middle ofthe peptides interacts with one layer ofthe membrane and the two termini are oriented toward the aqueous ... role in the activity of antimicrobial peptides The one cysteine ofthe S3 peptide which is derived from the Sushi domain of Factor C allows the formation of S3 dimers The S3 dimer is capable of disrupting ... is also related to the L- or D- enantiomer However the effect of enantiomer ofthe amino acid is dependent on whether the replacement affects the structure ofthe peptide and the amphipathicity...
... value The presence of V4 further increased the compressibility ofthe monolayer, indicative ofthe increased molecular area, which was consistent withthe result of excess surface pressure 154 The ... disruption The direct observation ofthe kinetics of these processes would greatly enhance the understanding ofthe mechanism of V4membrane interactions In the future, a possible method to address these ... They have the same hydrophobic alkyl chains and differ in the headgroup The molecular packing ofthe monolayer is mainly dependent on the hydrophobic interaction between the alkyl chains of the...
... amplitude ofthe ACF is inversely proportional to the particle number N However, if the fluorescence yields ofthe two species are not the same, the fluorescence yield ofthe particles will affect the ... overlapped with that of labeled DPPG LUVs When the peptide/lipid ratio increased to 1:20, the amplitude ofthe ACF rose and the diffusion time increased compared with DPPG vesicles The amplitude ofthe ... detected in the two solutions, the proposed impurity of free TMR in V4-TMR solution would be 0.18%, which is well within the limits ofthe manufacturer The intensity of V4-TMR on the coverslip...
... as a consequence ofthe mutagenic replacements Effects ofthe His120Asn and His145Asn mutations on the affinity of metal binding to arginase II To further examine the effects ofthe His120fiAsn and ... the interactions of arginase II with l-arginine and agmatine are greatly altered by replacement of this residue with aspartate To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in which the ... being involved in the stabilization ofthe transition state [27], but not in the stabilization ofthe substrate in the Michaelis–Menten complex [24] Also in agreement with this, the Km value was...
... Taken together, these results support the idea that in S pombe the regulation of Ntp1p activity under stress relies on the existence of some kind ofinteraction between Ntp1p and Tps1p, or other elements, ... allow the construction of vectors with Ha6H tag fusions at the C-terminus The resulting plasmids were digested at the unique SfiI site within the ntp1+ coding region (at position 1665) and the linear ... than the osmotically induced activation [17,23] In the latter case, the Pka/Sck1p-mediated activation of Ntp1p appears to occur at the level ofthe enzyme synthesized de novo [17] Finally, the...
... treatment ofthe cells withthe caspase-3/7 inhibitor, Ac-DEVD-CHO (added at the time of transfection with caspase-3 plasmid construct) Overexpression of PDE5A1 did not inhibit the auto-activation of ... agreement with studies by Turko et al [14], who reported identical changes in the kinetic constants ofthe D781A mutant The DQGD site is within the boundary ofthe catalytic domain of PDE5A1 ... role in the binding of competitive PDE4 inhibitors [36] The side chain of this residue may conceivably p-stack withthe purine base ofthe bound substrate and form hydrophobic interactions with...
... necrosis factor-a production (Fig 10) The comparison ofthe results oftheinteractionof LPS with HDL to those published for theinteractionofthe former with another serum protein, albumin, indicates ... ratio of [LPS]/ [HDL] : (Fig 3) indicates the significant influence ofthe acyl chain moiety of LPS in theinteraction which might be connected withthe observation that the acyl chain melting in the ... model ofthe LPS– HDL interaction can be deduced The binding of HDL takes place essentially to the diglucosamine sugar backbone and the 4¢-phosphate of lipid A The binding-places within the HDL...
... interacting withthe protein, because the resonance signals ofthe glucose residue overlapping with those ofthe galactose residue within the lactose affected the subtraction ofthe free induction ... interacts withthe region of H1 and the O-methyl group The crystal structure of EW29Ch with lactose showed that the O2, O3 and O4 atoms ofthe galactose residue of lactose formed hydrogen bonds with ... to that ofthe higher binding site by NMR, even if the sugar-binding ability of one ofthe two binding sites is much higher than that ofthe other However, the hemagglutinating activity of lectin...
... by the particular disposition of key residues in the context of long peptides or even in the context ofthe full protein Bearing this in mind, a MPRP-S role in theinteractionofthe MPR with ... about theinteractionof peptides with large unilamellar vesicles (LUV) The fluorescence quantum yield is dependent on the polarity ofthe microenvironment ofthe Trp residues, as well as on the ... Castanho The membrane interaction behaviour of MPRP-C and MPRP-I is independent ofthe membrane phase but not ofthe presence of charged lipids Cholesterol does not reduce the extent of or potentiate...
... towards the 3¢ end ofthe top strand and the 5¢ end ofthe bottom strand (Fig 4B) This agrees withthe presence of a larger residue that makes stable contacts with this region of DNA Theinteraction ... achieved The combination of these experiments withthe footprinting results and previous 197 KNOX homeodomain–DNA interactions A B Fig A model for theinteractionof HAKN1 with DNA (A) Diagram ofthe ... least one ofthe members ofthe CÆG pair at the fourth position of TGAC in the HAKN1–DNA complex The two leftmost positions ofthe core interact through the minor groove withthe N-terminal arm in...
... cluster that is the core ofthe domain The IF domain of SlyD is aligned withthe IF domain ofthe archaeal homologous MtFKBP17 [32] (Fig 3) The main difference between these two domains is the longer ... hydrophobic interactions withthe a1-helix, the b2-strand and the b3-strand, but it also establishes a few contacts withthe interconnecting segments The structure ofthe PPIase module of SlyD closely ... helix connects to the rest ofthe domain through a well-dened segment extending from the b3-strand, and is positioned at the convex side ofthe b-sheet near to the ends ofthe b4-strand and b5b-strand...
... characteristic ofthe monoformazan, i.e the fully reduced product of INT [15,17] In the following aeration ofthe medium, the absorbance ofthe spectral bands decreased, but the shape ofthe spectrum ... inward The rates of oxygen uptake were deduced from the slopes ofthe tangents to the oxygraphic traces, and the contact points ofthe tangents withthe curves were used to determine the O2 concentrations ... [13], either by measurement ofthe rate of production of O2– or the rate of O2 uptake INT diaphorase activity was assayed by the rate of reduction of INT into formazan in the presence of superoxide...
... [33] The surface ofinteractionofthe IBD with a subset of these proteins partially overlaps with that of integrase (reviewed in [19]) The affinity of IBD for integrase is higher than for some of ... accumulate in the cytoplasmic compartment ofthe transfected mouse fibroblasts as a result ofthe saturation ofthe nuclear import pathway responsible for the nuclear localization of these mutants ... chromatin and with HIV-1 integrase [1,2] To determine the effect ofthe ionic strength on theinteractionof HIV-1 integrase with chromatin bound LEDGF/p75, we evaluated the consequence of increasing...
... alignment ofthe adjacent peptide sequences relative to the target-binding site on the coiled coil A recurring theme in theinteractionofthe C-terminal helix ofthe trimer -of- hairpins withthe coiled ... conserved amino acids ofthe LHR are located on the face ofthe LHR that interacts withthe grooves on the coiled coil By examining the location of substituted residues on the HTLV-1 TM it becomes ... unfavourable charge interaction would improve the binding ofthe peptide to the BLV coiled coil and thereby improve the inhibitory activity ofthe peptide We therefore synthesized a peptide,...
... the dimer by the FPLC because ofthe large molecular weight (Figure 4.1.3) In further, these polymers may accelerate the process ofthe EEN aggregation Therefore preventing the formation ofthe ... objectives of this research are explained, followed by the organization ofthe thesis Chapter gives a literature review on the subject matterof this study as well as the background for other research ... Chapter presents the results obtained, while Chapter discusses the contribution of these results on understanding ofthe possible role ofthe random coil PRD and the influence of Ca2+ on EEN in...
... production The flagellae of many motile bacteria e.g Salmonella, are comprised ofthe basal body, the hook, and the filament that is composed mainly ofthe protein FliC (Macnab, 2004) The secretion of ... withthe light microscope under high magnification to check for the absence of bacteria swimming among the cells in the medium Infection of T cells with live B pseudomallei in the absence of a ... facilitate therapeutic developments Our objective is to gain insights into the pathogenesis ofthe bacteria by employing the use of in vitro culture systems to study the interactions of B pseudomallei...
... was poor when the initial C/N ratio was low There was no difference in the changes of C/N ratio in the compost pile withthe same initial C/N ratio with or without p.d (Figure 8) These results ... 2) The pH of compost in piles and were lower than the other piles This may be due to the higher organic carbon content (around 45%) in these piles A large pH drop in the compost piles at the ... the first day of composting, total K in pile and were lower than those ofthe other piles may be due to the lower amount of swine manure added to these piles to obtain higher initial C/N At the...