The PRINTS protein fingerprint database in its fifth year.

abstract：:The highly charged DNA chain may be either in an extended conformation, the coil, or condensed into a highly dense and ordered structure, the toroid. The transition, also called collapse of the chain, can be triggered in different ways, for example by changing the ionic conditions of the solution. We observe individua...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Sung B,Leforestier A,Livolant F

更新日期：2016-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Insertion of the T3 DNA polymerase thioredoxin binding domain (TBD) into the distantly related thermostable Taq DNA polymerase at an analogous position in the thumb domain, converts the Taq DNA polymerase from a low processive to a highly processive enzyme. Processivity is dependent on the presence of thioredoxin. The...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Davidson JF,Fox R,Harris DD,Lyons-Abbott S,Loeb LA

更新日期：2003-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Stringent starvation protein A (SspA) is an RNA polymerase (RNAP)-associated protein involved in nucleotide metabolism, acid tolerance and virulence of bacteria. Despite extensive biochemical and genetic analyses, the precise regulatory role of SspA in transcription is still unknown, in part, because of a lack of stru...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Wang F,Shi J,He D,Tong B,Zhang C,Wen A,Zhang Y,Feng Y,Lin W

更新日期：2020-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The spliceosomal protein Prp1 (Prp6/U5-102 K) is necessary for the integrity of pre-catalytic spliceosomal complexes. We have identified a novel regulatory function for Prp1. Expression of mutations in the N-terminus of Prp1 leads to the accumulation of pre-catalytic spliceosomal complexes containing the five snRNAs U...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Lützelberger M,Bottner CA,Schwelnus W,Zock-Emmenthal S,Razanau A,Käufer NF

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rapid fluorescence indicator displacement assay (R-FID) to evaluate the affinity and the selectivity of compounds binding to different DNA structures. We validated the assay using a library of 30 well-known nucleic acid binders containing a variety chemical scaffolds. We used a combination of principal c...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Del Villar-Guerra R,Gray RD,Trent JO,Chaires JB

更新日期：2018-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:To confirm the activity of an initial small molecule 'hit compound' from an activity screening, one needs to probe the structure-activity relationships by testing close analogs. The multi-fingerprint browser presented here (http://dcb-reymond23.unibe.ch:8080/MCSS/) enables one to rapidly identify such close analogs am...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Awale M,Reymond JL

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-mRNA splicing is catalyzed by the spliceosome, a multi-megadalton ribonucleoprotein machine. Previous work from our laboratory revealed the splicing factor SRSF1 as a regulator of the SUMO pathway, leading us to explore a connection between this pathway and the splicing machinery. We show here that addition of a r...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Pozzi B,Bragado L,Will CL,Mammi P,Risso G,Urlaub H,Lührmann R,Srebrow A

更新日期：2017-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Allele-specific DNA methylation, histone acetylation and histone methylation are recognized as epigenetic characteristics of imprinted genes and imprinting centers (ICs). These epigenetic modifications are also used to regulate tissue-specific gene expression. Epigenetic differences between alleles can be significant ...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Lau JC,Hanel ML,Wevrick R

更新日期：2004-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We have reported previously (1) two unexpected consequences of the microinjection into fertilized mouse eggs of a recombinant plasmid designated p12B1, carrying a 343 bp insert of non-repetitive mouse DNA. Injected at very low concentrations, this plasmid could be established as an extrachromosomal genetic element. Wh...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Blangy A,Léopold P,Vidal F,Rassoulzadegan M,Cuzin F

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 'sandwich' binding format, which uses two reagents that can bind simultaneously to a given analyte, is the gold standard in diagnostics and many biochemical techniques. One of the bottlenecks in creating a sandwich assay is identifying pairs of reagents that bind non-competitively to the target. To bridge this gap...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Gorman KT,Roby LC,Giuffre A,Huang R,Kay BK

更新日期：2017-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A straightforward enzymatic protocol for converting regular DNA into pseudo-complementary DNA could improve the performance of oligonucleotide microarrays by generating readily hybridizable structure-free targets. Here we screened several highly destabilizing analogs of G and C for one that could be used with 2-aminoa...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Lahoud G,Timoshchuk V,Lebedev A,Arar K,Hou YM,Gamper H

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacteriophage ø29 DNA packaging motor that assembles on the precursor capsid (prohead) contains an essential 174-nt structural RNA (pRNA) that forms multimers. To determine the structural features of the CE- and D-loops believed to be involved in multimerization of pRNA, 35- and 19-nt RNA molecules containing the ...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Kitamura A,Jardine PJ,Anderson DL,Grimes S,Matsuo H

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:U1-snRNA is an integral part of the U1 ribonucleoprotein pivotal for pre-mRNA splicing. Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling has recently been associated with immunoregulatory capacities of U1-snRNA. Using lung A549 epithelial/carcinoma cells, we report for the first time on interferon regulatory factor (IRF)-3 activati...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Sadik CD,Bachmann M,Pfeilschifter J,Mühl H

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor suppressor p53 is a sequence-specific transcription factor, which regulates the expression of target genes involved in different stress responses. To understand p53's essential transcriptional functions, unbiased analysis of its DNA-binding repertoire is pivotal. In a genome-wide tiling ChIP-on-chip approach...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Smeenk L,van Heeringen SJ,Koeppel M,van Driel MA,Bartels SJ,Akkers RC,Denissov S,Stunnenberg HG,Lohrum M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisms growing at elevated temperatures face the challenge of maintaining the integrity of their genetic materials. Archaea possess unique chromatin proteins for gene organization and information processing. We present the solution structure of Sso7c4 from Sulfolobus solfataricus, which has a homodimeric DNA-bindin...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Hsu CH,Wang AH

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current approaches to design efficient antisense RNAs (asRNAs) rely primarily on a thermodynamic understanding of RNA-RNA interactions. However, these approaches depend on structure predictions and have limited accuracy, arguably due to overlooking important cellular environment factors. In this work, we develop a bio...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Vazquez-Anderson J,Mihailovic MK,Baldridge KC,Reyes KG,Haning K,Cho SH,Amador P,Powell WB,Contreras LM

更新日期：2017-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:MicA is a trans-encoded small non-coding RNA, which downregulates porin-expression in stationary-phase. In this work, we focus on the role of endoribonucleases III and E on Salmonella typhimurium sRNA MicA regulation. RNase III is shown to regulate MicA in a target-coupled way, while RNase E is responsible for the con...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Viegas SC,Silva IJ,Saramago M,Domingues S,Arraiano CM

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have sequenced the external transcribed spacer (ETS) of a ribosomal transcription unit from Xenopus laevis, together with sections of the preceding non-transcribed spacer. Our analysis was carried out on the same cloned transcription unit as that from which the internal transcribed spacers (ITS) were previously seq...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Maden BE,Moss M,Salim M

更新日期：1982-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Using two primers corresponding to helix 1 and helix 3 regions in the homeodomain, we subjected genomic DNA from Caenorhabditis elegans to amplification by the polymerase chain reaction. Sequence analysis of the amplified products revealed a new homeobox-containing gene, designated ceh-19. This gene was located betwee...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Naito M,Kohara Y,Kurosawa Y

更新日期：1992-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional interference between adjacent genes has been demonstrated in a variety of biological systems. To study this process in RNA polymerase II (pol II) transcribed genes we have analysed the effect of transcription on tandem HIV-1 promoters integrated into the genome of HeLa cells. We show that transcription...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Greger IH,Demarchi F,Giacca M,Proudfoot NJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA helicases are required for virtually every aspect of DNA metabolism, including replication, repair, recombination and transcription. A comprehensive description of these essential biochemical processes requires detailed understanding of helicase mechanisms. These enzymes are ubiquitous, having been identified in v...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Mackintosh SG,Raney KD

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyanobacteirum Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803 possesses nine species of the sigma (sigma)-factor gene for RNA polymerase (RNAP). Here, we identify and characterize the novel-type promoter recognized by a group 3 sigma-factor, SigF. SigF autoregulates its own transcription and recognizes the promoter of pilA1 th...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Asayama M,Imamura S

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single-molecule force spectroscopy provides insight into how proteins bind to and move along DNA. Such studies often embed a single-stranded (ss) DNA region within a longer double-stranded (ds) DNA molecule. Yet, producing these substrates remains laborious and inefficient, particularly when using the traditional thre...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Okoniewski SR,Uyetake L,Perkins TT

更新日期：2017-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli Exonuclease I (ExoI) digests single-stranded DNA (ssDNA) in the 3'-5' direction in a highly processive manner. The crystal structure of ExoI, determined previously in the absence of DNA, revealed a C-shaped molecule with three domains that form a central positively charged groove. The active site is a...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Korada SK,Johns TD,Smith CE,Jones ND,McCabe KA,Bell CE

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) contains high levels of oxidative damage relative to nuclear DNA. A full, functional DNA base excision repair (BER) pathway is present in mitochondria, to repair oxidative DNA lesions. However, little is known about the organization of this pathway within mitochondria. Here, we provide eviden...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Stuart JA,Mayard S,Hashiguchi K,Souza-Pinto NC,Bohr VA

更新日期：2005-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribosome biogenesis is a key process for maintaining protein synthetic capacity in dividing or growing cells, and requires coordinated production of ribosomal proteins and ribosomal RNA (rRNA), including the processing of the latter. Signalling through mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) activates all the...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Liu R,Iadevaia V,Averous J,Taylor PM,Zhang Z,Proud CG

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abasic sites are common DNA lesions resulting from spontaneous depurination and excision of damaged nucleobases by DNA repair enzymes. However, the influence of the local sequence context on the structure of the abasic site and ultimately, its recognition and repair, remains elusive. In the present study, duplex DNAs ...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Chen J,Dupradeau FY,Case DA,Turner CJ,Stubbe J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyadenylation is a co-transcriptional process that modifies mRNA 3'-ends in eukaryotes. In yeast, CF IA and CPF constitute the core 3'-end maturation complex. CF IA comprises Rna14p, Rna15p, Pcf11p and Clp1p. CF IA interacts with the C-terminal domain of RNA Pol II largest subunit via Pcf11p which links pre-mRNA 3'-...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Haddad R,Maurice F,Viphakone N,Voisinet-Hakil F,Fribourg S,Minvielle-Sébastia L

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in secondary metabolites such as RiPPs (ribosomally synthesized and posttranslationally modified peptides) is increasing worldwide. To facilitate the research in this field we have updated our mining web server. BAGEL4 is faster than its predecessor and is now fully independent from ORF-calling. Gene clusters...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： van Heel AJ,de Jong A,Song C,Viel JH,Kok J,Kuipers OP

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Synchronous plasmodia of Physarum polycephalum in DNA synthesis were pulse-labelled with [oH]- thymidine for time periods of 15 seconds up to 9 minutes, or given a 30 seconds pulse followed by chase periods of 9 minutes up to 6 hours. Sedimentation analysis in alkaline sucrose gradients revealed at least five species ...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Funderud S,Haugli F

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00