Determining the orientation and localization of membrane-bound peptides.

abstract：:The interactions of ligands with biomacromolecules play a fundamental role in almost all bioprocesses occuring in living organisms. The binding of ligands can cause the conformational changes of biomacromolecules, possibly affecting their physiological functions. The interactions of ligands with biomacromolecules are ...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Zhang W,Pan L,Wang H,Lv X,Ding K

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence is accumulating that small open reading frames (sORF, <100 codons) play key roles in many important biological processes. Yet, they are generally ignored in gene annotation despite they are far more abundant than the genes with more than 100 codons. Here, we demonstrate that popular homolog search and codon-i...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Cheng H,Chan WS,Li Z,Wang D,Liu S,Zhou Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane proteins play important roles in signal transduction across the cell membrane. Structural information for the membrane proteins is still limited due to many technical challenges. Membrane proteins containing a single α- helical transmembrane (TM) domain are very important in several pathways. Solution NMR spe...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Gayen S,Li Q,Kang C

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:STATs promote fundamental cellular processes, marking them as convergence points of many oncogenic and inflammatory pathways. Therefore, aberrant activation of STAT signaling is implicated in a plethora of human diseases, like cancer, inflammation and auto-immunity. Identification of STAT-specific inhibitors is the to...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Szelag M,Wesoly J,Bluyssen HA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD2 (cluster of differentiation 2) is a cell adhesion molecule expressed on T cells and is recognized as a target for CD48 (rats) and CD58 (humans). Tremendous progress has been achieved in understanding the function of CD2, the mechanism of molecular recognition and protein folding, thus, leading towards the use of t...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Wilkins AL,Yang W,Yang JJ

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PDZ domains are versatile protein interaction modules with the ability to dimerize and to recognize internal and carboxy-terminal peptide motifs. Their function in mediating the formation of multi-molecular signaling complexes is best understood at neuronal and epithelial membranes. In a screen for interactors that re...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Thomas MK,Tsang SW,Yeung ML,Leung PS,Yao KM

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current lack of complete understanding of the pathogenesis of acute kidney injury (AKI) is a significant barrier to its early diagnosis and treatment. Cell cycle arrest plays an important role in the protection of renal tubular epithelial cells and maladaptive repair following AKI. G1 phase cell arrest serves as a...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Wang WG,Sun WX,Gao BS,Lian X,Zhou HL

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroids or myomas involve large proportion of women of reproductive age. The myoma formation starts from the transformation of the myometrium, causing the progressive formation of a pseudocapsule, which is made of compressed muscle fibers. Numerous studies investigated on myoma pseudocapsule anatomy, discovering many...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Tinelli A,Mynbaev OA,Sparic R,Vergara D,Di Tommaso S,Salzet M,Maffia M,Malvasi A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mastermind-like (MAML) proteins are transcriptional coactivators for Notch signaling, an evolutionarily conserved pathway that plays several key roles in development and in human disease. The MAML family contains MAML1, MAML2, and MAML3. More recently, MAML1 has been shown to function as a coactivator for the tumo...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Saint Just Ribeiro M,Wallberg AE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Photosynthetic organisms and isolated photosystems are of interest for technical applications. In nature, photosynthetic electron transport has to work efficiently in contrasting environments such as shade and full sunlight at noon. Photosynthetic electron transport is regulated on many levels, starting with the energ...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Roach T,Krieger-Liszkay A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The needs for purified nucleic acids for preparative and analytical applications have increased constantly, demanding for the development of new and more efficient methods for their recovery and isolation. DNA molecules harbour some intrinsic chemical properties that render them suitable for chromatographic separation...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Matos T,Bülow L

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) are cell surface receptors that transmit extracellular signals to the interior of the cell activating multiple signaling cascades: the binding of specific extracellular ligands activates RTKs which act as a scaffold at plasma membrane level for the recruitment and activation of several...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Salvi M

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell viability depends on the correct folding of the proteins involved in metabolism. Proteins are synthesized on the endoplasmic reticulum and must follow a pathway to a correct, metastable, tridimensional structure. Changes in structure or in environmental conditions can drive an instability of the folding condition...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： de la Arada I,Andraka N,Pacios MG,Arrondo JL

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Drug-Target Interactions (DTI) play a crucial role in discovering new drug candidates and finding new proteins to target for drug development. Although the number of detected DTI obtained by high-throughput techniques has been increasing, the number of known DTI is still limited. On the other hand, the exper...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Huang YA,You ZH,Chen X

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allostery forms the basis of intra-molecular communications in various enzymes, however the underlying conformational changes are largely elusive. Recently, we have proposed to employ an elastic model based normal mode analysis to investigate the allosteric transitions in several molecular nanomachines (including myos...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Zheng W,Brooks BR,Thirumalai D

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X-box binding protein 1 (XBP-1) is a key regulator of the unfolded protein response (UPR), which is activated in response to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Cells contain two protein isoforms of XBP-1, the active isoform (XBP-1S) and the inactive isoform (XBP-1U). Induction of UPR leads to the generation of XBP-1S ...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Ong HK,Soo BPC,Chu KL,Chao SH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipid bilayer of the plasma membrane is a selective impermeable barrier for the internalization of most macromolecules. Cell penetrating peptides (CPPs) could cross the plasma membrane barrier to deliver various molecules into cells and are considered as a promising tool to deliver macromolecular drugs. However, t...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Zhu P,Jin L

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts to use computers in predicting the secondary structure of proteins based only on primary structure information started over a quarter century ago [1-3]. Although the results were encouraging initially, the accuracy of the pioneering methods generally did not attain the level required for using predictions of s...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Heringa J

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria carry a battery of multidrug transporters, which belong to six families of transporters. Members of at least three families the ATP-Binding Cassette superfamily, the Major Facilitator Superfamily and the Multidrug Endosomal Transporter family have been shown to contribute to multidrug resistance phenotype in ...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Zgurskaya HI,Nikaido H

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SFTI-1 is a bicyclic 14 amino acid peptide that was originally isolated from the seeds of the sunflower Helianthus annuus. It is a potent inhibitor of trypsin, with a sub-nanomolar K(i) value and is homologous to the active site region of the well-known family of serine protease inhibitors known as the Bowman-Birk try...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Korsinczky ML,Schirra HJ,Craik DJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue is not only a tissue where energy is stored but is also involved in regulating several body functions such as appetite and energy expenditure via its endocrine activity. Moreover, it thereby modulates complex processes like reproduction, inflammation and immune response. The products secreted from adipo...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Sauerwein H,Bendixen E,Restelli L,Ceciliani F

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are effector molecules of innate immune systems found in different groups of organisms, including microorganisms, plants, insects, amphibians and humans. These peptides exhibit several structural motifs but the most abundant AMPs assume an amphipathic alpha-helical structure. The alpha-he...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Castro MS,Cilli EM,Fontes W

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally occurring protease inhibitors (PI) of the Bowman-Birk type constitute a major PI family in cereal and legume seeds. The family name is derived from the names of the two investigators who characterised the first inhibitor of this type, the Bowman-Birk inhibitor from soybean (BBI). These proteins have the capa...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Clementea A,Domoney C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactoferrin or lactotransferrin is a multifunctional glycoprotein found in blood circulation, mucosal surfaces, neutrophils, and in various secretory fluids, such as milk, bile, tears, nasal secretion, pancreatic juice, and saliva. The lactoferrin content in milk varies between different mammalian species and, within ...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Albar AH,Almehdar HA,Uversky VN,Redwan EM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiomyocytes are best known for their spontaneous beating activity, large cell size, and low regenerative capacity during adulthood. The mechanical activity of cardiomyocytes depends on a sophisticated contractile apparatus comprised of sarcomeres whose rhythmic contraction relies on Ca(2+) transients with a high le...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Christians ES,Mustafi SB,Benjamin IJ

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalent conjugation of the ubiquitin tag to cellular proteins plays a central role in a number of processes, the most notable among them being degradation by the 26S proteasome. A fundamental property of this process is that ubiquitination, in contrast to subsequent degradation, is reversible due to a number of deubi...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Guterman A,Glickman MH

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucagon-like peptide 2 (GLP-2) is a newly discovered gastrointestinal peptide with 33% sequence homology to glucagon. GLP-2 has attracted interest because of its potent intestinotrophic endocrine/paracrine actions. The peptide, consisting of 33-amino-acid, results from expression of the glucagon gene in the enteroend...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Thulesen J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemoglobin (Hb) is the prototypical example of a cooperative protein. Cooperativity of Hb is largely accounted for by the oxygen-linked allosteric interconversion between the T and R states/structures. Allostery is such a powerful explanation of Hb cooperativity that the possibility of cooperative events occurring wit...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Bellelli A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dietary protein from fermented cottonseed meal (FCSM), widely used in poultry diets in China, had regulating effects on lipid metabolism. To understand the effects of FCSM on lipid metabolism in broilers, we analyzed the biochemical indexes, enzyme activity, hormone level and metabolites in serum responses to FCSM int...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Nie C,Wang Y,Liu Y,Liu J,Ge W,Ma X,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergen-specific Immunotherapy (AIT), through repetitive subcutaneous or sublingual administrations of allergen extracts, represents up to now the unique treatment against allergic sensitizations. However, the clinical efficacy of AIT can be largely dependent on the quality of natural allergen extracts. Moreover, the...

journal_title：Current protein & peptide science

authors： Jacquet A

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00