Why do pathway methods work better than they should?

abstract：:The key mechanism in prion disease is the conversion of cellular prion protein into an altered, pathogenic conformation, in which cellular mechanisms play a poorly understood role. Both forms of prion protein are lipid-anchored and reside in rafts that appear to protect the native conformation against conversion. Neur...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Morris RJ,Parkyn CJ,Jen A

更新日期：2006-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously showed that heat stress stimulates reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in skeletal muscle mitochondria of birds, probably via an elevation in mitochondrial membrane potential (DeltaPsi). To clarify the mechanism underlying the elevation of DeltaPsi, modular kinetic analysis was applied to oxidative ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kikusato M,Ramsey JJ,Amo T,Toyomizu M

更新日期：2010-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Revised assignments for the bilayer helices of the beta-, gamma- and delta-subunits of the acetylcholine receptor are presented. A new feature of the model is extensive charge matching between the polar groups of the ion channel elements of different subunits. ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kosower EM

更新日期：1984-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In developing ideas of how protein structure modifies haem reactivity, the activity of Class I of the plant peroxidase superfamily (including cytochrome c peroxidase, ascorbate peroxidase and catalase-peroxidases (KatGs)) is an exciting field of research. Despite striking sequence homologies, there are dramatic differ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Zámocký M,Regelsberger G,Jakopitsch C,Obinger C

更新日期：2001-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The four-step caffeine biosynthetic pathway includes three methylation steps that utilise S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) as the methyl donor. In the process SAM is converted to S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine (SAH) which in turn is hydrolysed to L-homocysteine and adenosine. Significant amounts of radioactivity from [methyl-...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Koshiishi C,Kato A,Yama S,Crozier A,Ashihara H

更新日期：2001-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The metallochromic indicator murexide has been used to monitor calcium concentration changes during the dextran-induced, phosphatidylserine-dependent degranulation of rat peritoneal mast cells. The dextran-induced Ca2+-uptake showed an absolute dependence on the presence of phosphatidylserine. The extent of Ca2+-uptak...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Sagi-Eisenberg R,Geller-Bernstein C,Ben-Neriah Z,Pecht I

更新日期：1983-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (MAChRs), as detected by binding of [3H]quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB), was investigated under conditions which promote protein phosphorylation. Incubation of a crude heart membrane preparation in the presence of ATP/Mg2+ reduced MAChR number by 50%. Incubation with poly...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Creazzo TL,Wrenn RW

更新日期：1988-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Different bioinformatics methods illuminate different aspects of protein function, from specific catalytic activities to broad functional categories. Here, a triple-pronged approach to predict function for a domain of unknown function, DUF2086, is applied. Distant homology to characterised enzymes and conservation of ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Mello LV,Rigden DJ

更新日期：2012-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Two human mammary carcinoma cell variants, MCF-7/AZ and MCF-7/6, show the same composition in their glycosphingolipid-enriched microdomain (GEM) with regard to globo-series structures Gb3, Gb4, Gb5, monosialyl-Gb5, GM2, and cSrc and FAK. Both variants are non-invasive into collagen gel layer, and showed similar motili...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Steelant WF,Kawakami Y,Ito A,Handa K,Bruyneel EA,Mareel M,Hakomori S

更新日期：2002-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser flash-induced photovoltage responses of the D85S and D85T mutants as well as of the wild-type acid blue form are similar and reflect intraprotein charge redistribution caused by retinal isomerization. The Cl- -induced transition of all of these blue forms into purple ones is accompanied by the appearance of elec...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kalaidzidis IV,Kaulen AD

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy has been used to study the solution structure and thermal stability of the extracellular fragment of human transferrin receptor (tfRt) at extracellular and endosomal pH. At extracellular pH tfRt is composed of 56% alpha-helix, 19% beta-sheet and 14% turns. Upon acidification to ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Hadden JM,Bloemendal M,Haris PI,van Stokkum IH,Chapman D,Srai SK

更新日期：1994-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroviral proteinases (PRs) are essential for retrovirus infectivity but the mechanism of their activity regulation is poorly understood. We investigated possible involvement in this process of the C-terminal domain (CTD) of betaretroviral PRs. We found that the presence of CTD attenuates proteolytic activity of Maso...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Svec M,Bauerová H,Pichová I,Konvalinka J,Strísovský K

更新日期：2004-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously described that NO. leads to destruction of ZnS clusters and release of Zn2+ from various proteins including zinc finger transcription factors. To assess the relevance in living cells, we investigated, whether exogenous NO. leads to an increase of cytoplasmic and nuclear free Zn2+. L929 cells, mouse splen...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Berendji D,Kolb-Bachofen V,Meyer KL,Grapenthin O,Weber H,Wahn V,Kröncke KD

更新日期：1997-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The O-chain polysaccharide (O-PS) of Bordetella avium was isolated from the lipopolysaccharide by mild acid hydrolysis to remove the lipid A, followed by hydrofluorolysis to remove the lipopolysaccharide core oligosaccharide leaving a residual O-PS for structural analysis. High resolution (1)H and (13)C NMR and MALDI ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Larocque S,Brisson JR,Thérisod H,Perry MB,Caroff M

更新日期：2003-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxaloacetate decarboxylase of Klebsiella pneumoniae was shown to contain between 0.6 and 1.0 mol zinc per mol enzyme in different preparations. The decarboxylase activity was completely abolished after 15 min incubation with 1 mM Hg(NO3)2 in phosphate buffer, while the activity decreased only 20% if the incubation was...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Dimroth P,Thomer A

更新日期：1992-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the signaling pathways participating in hyperosmotic regulation of the human taurine transporter (TAUT) by using specific inhibitors of various intracellular signaling molecules. Among them, the specific inhibitor of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (Ca(2+)/CaM kinase II) completely repre...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Satsu H,Manabe M,Shimizu M

更新日期：2004-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of protein kinase C (PKC), a key enzyme in signal transduction, has not been investigated in fungal cells. The phorbol ester TPA, an activator of PKC, may be used as an indicator of the presence and role of PKC in Phycomyces blakesleeanus spores. Activation of spore germination by acetate was prevented by...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Carrillo-Rayas T,Garcia-Soto J,Martinez-Cadena G

更新日期：1988-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:When rat pancreatic islets were incubated with 10(-8) M arginine vasopressin in the presence of 15 mM glucose there was a pronounced inhibition of insulin release in comparison with controls. This inhibitory effect appeared to be specific for vasopressin since it was antagonised by vasopressin antibody. Moreover, pert...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Khalaf LJ,Taylor KW

更新日期：1988-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a cDNA library from bovine adrenal medulla, and, subsequently, a bovine genomic library, we have isolated the gene coding for a non inactivating potassium channel. This gene encodes a 597-amino acid protein which we have called BAK5 as its sequence is very similar to members of Kv1.5 potassium channel family. Ne...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： García-Guzmán M,Sala F,Criado M,Sala S

更新日期：1994-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous study [(1987) J. Mol. Biol. 194, 663-673], we isolated ten insertion/deletion mutants (indels) of the maltose binding protein for which the maltose binding constant was only a little or not at all affected. In this paper, we have localized these mutations in the recently solved three-dimensional structur...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Betton JM,Martineau P,Saurin W,Hofnung M

更新日期：1993-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and analysis of the primary structure of the CMP-N-acetylneuraminic acid hydroxylase revealed that this enzyme is the first iron-sulphur protein of the Rieske type to be found in the cytosol of Eukarya. The dithionite-reduced hydroxylase exhibited an EPR signal known ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Schlenzka W,Shaw L,Kelm S,Schmidt CL,Bill E,Trautwein AX,Lottspeich F,Schauer R

更新日期：1996-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Several myeloid precursors of antibacterial peptides have recently been shown to share homologous pre- and pro-regions. Taking advantage of this homology, a novel cDNA was cloned from pig bone marrow RNA. This encodes a 166-residue polypeptide with highly conserved pre- (29 residues) and pro- (101 residues) sequences,...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Storici P,Scocchi M,Tossi A,Gennaro R,Zanetti M

更新日期：1994-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-binding protein kinase from amphibian oocytes modifies serine and threonine residues in the molecules of substrates and utilizes both ATP and GTP. Low concentrations of heparin inhibit protein kinase. The foregoing suggests that this enzyme is casein kinase II. It is shown that RNA-binding proteins lack active for...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Kandror KV,Stepanov AS

更新日期：1984-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The 3D structure of two unlabeled FK506 analogs, (R)- and (S)-[18-OH]ascomycin, when bound to [U-13C,15N]FKBP were determined by isotope-filtered 2D NMR experiments. The structures for the R and S isomers that bind tightly to FKBP but lack immunosuppressive activity are compared to each other and to the conformation o...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Petros AM,Kawai M,Luly JR,Fesik SW

更新日期：1992-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In fat-cells, insulin increases synergistically the inhibitory effects of adenosine and prostaglandin E2 on adenylyl cyclase activity. When the endogenous production of these feedback inhibitors is suppressed, insulin is no more active in conditions where glycosyl inositol-phosphate which is a putative mediator of its...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Martiny L,Dib K,Haye B,Corrèze C,Jacquemin C,Lambert B

更新日期：1991-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins may undergo adaptive structural transitions to accommodate to their cellular milieu and respond to external signals. Modulation of conformational ensembles can rewire the intra- or intermolecular interaction networks and shift between different functional states. Adaptive conformational transitions are associ...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Miskei M,Gregus A,Sharma R,Duro N,Zsolyomi F,Fuxreiter M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane proteins are usually solubilized in polar solvents by incorporation into micelles. Even for small membrane proteins these mixed micelles have rather large molecular masses, typically beyond 50000 Da. The NMR technique TROSY (transverse relaxation-optimized spectroscopy) has been developed for studies of struc...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Fernández C,Hilty C,Bonjour S,Adeishvili K,Pervushin K,Wüthrich K

更新日期：2001-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:By sequence analysis we show that the U104 domain found in the UNC104 subfamily of kinesins is a forkhead homology-associated domain (FHA). A combination of limited proteolysis, mass spectroscopy, and physicochemical analysis define this domain as a genuine autonomously folding domain. Our data show that the FHA domai...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Westerholm-Parvinen A,Vernos I,Serrano L

更新日期：2000-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluorescence dye 1-anilinonaphthalene-8-sulfonate (ANS) was used as a probe of non-polar binding sites in 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase. ANS binds to a single binding site of the dimeric protein with a Kd of 6 microM. Nanosecond emission anisotropy measurements were performed on the ANS-enzyme in an effort to d...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Churchich JE,Kim DS,Schnackerz KD

更新日期：1983-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma currently infect millions of people in tropical and subtropical countries. An enzyme playing a major role in hemoglobin (Hb) degradation by Schistosoma mansoni has been cloned and shown to be highly similar to the human cathepsin D aspartyl proteinase, although presenting a distin...

journal_title：FEBS letters

authors： Silva FP Jr,Ribeiro F,Katz N,Giovanni-De-Simone S

更新日期：2002-03-13 00:00:00