Sumoylation of the yeast Gcn5 protein.

abstract：:The chemical mechanism of phosphodiester bond hydrolysis catalyzed by a junction-resolving enzyme has been investigated. Endonuclease I of phage T7 is a member of the nuclease superfamily of proteins that include many restriction enzymes, and the structure of the active site is very similar to that of BglI in particul...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Liu J,Déclais AC,Lilley DM

更新日期：2006-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Human insulin-like growth factors I and II (hIGF-I, hIGF-II) are potent stimulators of cell and growth processes. They display high sequence similarity to both the A and B chains of insulin but contain an additional connecting C-domain, which reflects their secretion without specific packaging or precursor conversion....

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Brzozowski AM,Dodson EJ,Dodson GG,Murshudov GN,Verma C,Turkenburg JP,de Bree FM,Dauter Z

更新日期：2002-07-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Replication in archaea is carried out by proteins that are homologues of eukaryotic counterparts. However, the archaeal systems tend to be much simpler with fewer different genes encoding the core functions than in eukaryotic counterparts. In many archaea, there is a single minichromosome maintenance (MCM) homologue, ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Atanassova N,Grainge I

更新日期：2008-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine heart ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase (bc1 complex) was modified with N-(ethoxycarbonyl)-2-ethoxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline (EEDQ), which is a selective reagent for buried carboxyl groups. EEDQ treatment caused a loss of the proton pumping activity of liposome-reconstituted bc1 complex, without effect on the passiv...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cocco T,Di Paola M,Papa S,Lorusso M

更新日期：1998-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure of human platelet factor 4 (PF4) has been solved to a resolution of 2.4 A by molecular replacement and refined to an R-factor of 24.1%. The structure consists of four polypeptide chains which form a tetrameric unit. N-terminal residues, previously defined as a random coil or extended loop region,...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Zhang X,Chen L,Bancroft DP,Lai CK,Maione TE

更新日期：1994-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition metal-transporting P1B-type CPx ATPases play crucial roles in mediating metal homeostasis and resistance in all cells. The degree to which N-terminal metal binding domains (MBDs) confer metal specificity to the transporter is unclear. We show that the two MBDs of the Zn/Cd/Pb effluxing pump Anabaena AztA ar...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Liu T,Reyes-Caballero H,Li C,Scott RA,Giedroc DP

更新日期：2007-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:YtvA is a blue light sensor protein composed of an N-terminal LOV (light-oxygen-voltage) domain, a linker helix, and the C-terminal sulfate transporter and anti-σ factor antagonist domain. YtvA is believed to act as a positive regulator for light and salt stress responses by regulating the σB transcription factor. Alt...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Choi S,Nakasone Y,Hellingwerf KJ,Terazima M

更新日期：2016-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of ligand dynamics to CYP allosterism has not been considered in detail. On the basis of a previous study, we hypothesized that CYP2A6 and CYP2E1 accommodate multiple xylene ligands. As a result, the intramolecular ( k H/ k D) obs values observed for some xylene isomers are expected to be dependent on...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Harrelson JP,Atkins WM,Nelson SD

更新日期：2008-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Monte Carlo protein simulations with continuum solvation were used to explore the conformational mobility of NO within the active site of metmyoglobin. To the best of our knowledge this is the first application of a continuum solvation model for exploring protein binding sites. The usefulness of the Monte Carlo confor...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Keserü GM,Menyhárd DK

更新日期：1999-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The purL gene of Escherichia coli encoding the enzyme formylglycinamidine ribonucleotide (FGAM) synthetase which catalyzes the conversion of formylglycinamide ribonucleotide (FGAR), glutamine, and MgATP to FGAM, glutamate, ADP, and Pi has been cloned and sequenced. The mature protein, as deduced by the structural gene...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Schendel FJ,Mueller E,Stubbe J,Shiau A,Smith JM

更新日期：1989-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate mutase (GM) is a cobalamin-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the reversible interconversion of L-glutamate and L-threo-3-methylaspartate via a radical-based mechanism. To initiate catalysis, the 5'-deoxyadenosylcobalamin (AdoCbl) cofactor's Co-C bond is cleaved homolytically to generate an adenosyl radical and...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Brooks AJ,Fox CC,Marsh EN,Vlasie M,Banerjee R,Brunold TC

更新日期：2005-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Pineapple stem bromelain was photooxidized in the presence of Methylene Blue used as a sensitizer. The essential sulfhydryl group of the enzyme protein rapidly became inaccessible to react with 5,5'-dithiobis(nitrobenzoic acid), but the reactivity was readily regained to the original level upon treatment with dithioth...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Murachi T,Tsudzuki T,Okumura K

更新日期：1975-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hybridomas producing monoclonal antibodies to poly(adenosine diphosphate ribose) [poly(ADP-Rib)] were established. One antibody, 10H (IgG3, kappa), bound to most of the poly(ADP-Rib) preparation, which consisted of molecules of various sizes of more than 20 ADP-Rib residues. The binding of this antibody was inhibi...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kawamitsu H,Hoshino H,Okada H,Miwa M,Momoi H,Sugimura T

更新日期：1984-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the magnitude of the bend induced in DNA by an adenine-thymine tract by measuring the rate of cyclization of DNA oligonucleotides containing phased A tracts. A series of linear multimers with 2-bp single-stranded ends, in which the (A.T)6 tracts are separated by CG2-3C sequences and are positioned 10 and...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Koo HS,Drak J,Rice JA,Crothers DM

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytochrome bo from Escherichia coli is a ubiquinol oxidase which is a member of the superfamily of heme-copper respiratory oxidases. This superfamily, which includes the eukaryotic cytochrome c oxidases, has in common a bimetallic center consisting of a high-spin heme component and a copper atom (CuB) which is the sit...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Thomas JW,Lemieux LJ,Alben JO,Gennis RB

更新日期：1993-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:By using targeted disulfide cross-linking, we have characterized structural changes that the Escherichia coli aspartate receptor undergoes upon modification of the four specific residues that are reversibly methylated during sensory adaptation. Cysteine residues were introduced at specific positions either in the cyto...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Le Moual H,Quang T,Koshland DE Jr

更新日期：1998-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is a serine protease inhibitor of the serpin superfamily which rapidly inactivates tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), but reacts with thrombin at a much slower rate. Based on the previous mutagenesis studies and the X-ray crystal structure of the thrombin E192Q-bovine pancrea...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Rezaie AR

更新日期：1998-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that the overall charge of a protein can change as the molecule approaches a charged object like another protein or a cell membrane. We have formalized this mechanism using a statistical mechanical framework and show how this rather overlooked interaction increases the attraction between protein molecules....

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lund M,Jönsson B

更新日期：2005-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida albicans drug resistance protein 1 (Cdr1p), an ATP-dependent drug efflux pump, contributes to multidrug resistance in Candida-infected immunocompromised patients. Previous cell-based assays suggested that Cdr1p also acts as a phospholipid translocator. To investigate this, we reconstituted purified Cdr1p into ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Shukla S,Rai V,Saini P,Banerjee D,Menon AK,Prasad R

更新日期：2007-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Designing subtype-selective agonists for neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors is a challenging and significant goal aided by intricate knowledge of each subtype's binding patterns. We previously reported that in α6β2 receptors, acetylcholine makes a functional cation-π interaction with Trp149, but nicotine and T...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Post MR,Lester HA,Dougherty DA

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Electron transfer within cytochrome cd1 from Thiosphaera pantotropha was investigated by the technique of pulse radiolysis. The reduction of the heme centers in this nitrite reductase occurred in two phases as judged from kinetic difference spectra. In the faster phase, radiolytically generated N-methylnicotinamide (N...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kobayashi K,Koppenhöfer A,Ferguson SJ,Tagawa S

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of wild-type and R37A mutant Pseudomonas dacunhae aspartate beta-decarboxylase (ABDC) was studied by rapid-scanning stopped-flow spectrophotometry. Mixing wild-type ABDC with 50 mM disodium l-Asp resulted in the formation of a 325 nm absorption peak within the dead time of the stopped-flow instrument, li...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Phillips RS,Lima S,Khristoforov R,Sudararaju B

更新日期：2010-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The sliding clamp of the Escherichia coli replisome is now understood to interact with many proteins involved in DNA synthesis and repair. A universal interaction motif is proposed to be one mechanism by which those proteins bind the E. coli sliding clamp, a homodimer of the beta subunit, at a single site on the dimer...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Wijffels G,Dalrymple BP,Prosselkov P,Kongsuwan K,Epa VC,Lilley PE,Jergic S,Buchardt J,Brown SE,Alewood PF,Jennings PA,Dixon NE

更新日期：2004-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the active site cysteine residue in aldehyde dehydrogenase, we mutated amino acid residues 49, 162, and 302 of recombinantly expressed rat liver mitochondrial (class 2) aldehyde dehydrogenase. The C49A and C162A mutants were fully active tetrameric enzymes, although the C162A mutant was found to be highly...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Farrés J,Wang TT,Cunningham SJ,Weiner H

更新日期：1995-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We report that recombinant glia maturation factor (GMF), a 17-kDa brain protein, inhibits the activity of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in the test tube assay, in particular the ERK1/ERK2 isoforms. A preliminary phosphorylation of GMF by protein kinase A (PKA) dramatically increases its inhibitory effect by o...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Zaheer A,Lim R

更新日期：1996-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Currently, the relatively high cost of enzymes such as glycoside hydrolases that catalyze cellulose hydrolysis represents a barrier to commercialization of a biorefinery capable of producing renewable transportable fuels such as ethanol from abundant lignocellulosic biomass. Among the many families of glycoside hydrol...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Harris PV,Welner D,McFarland KC,Re E,Navarro Poulsen JC,Brown K,Salbo R,Ding H,Vlasenko E,Merino S,Xu F,Cherry J,Larsen S,Lo Leggio L

更新日期：2010-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Heme A, an obligatory cofactor in eukaryotic cytochrome c oxidase, is produced from heme B (protoheme) via two enzymatic reactions catalyzed by heme O synthase and heme A synthase. Heme O synthase is responsible for the addition of a farnesyl moiety, while heme A synthase catalyzes the oxidation of a methyl substituen...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Brown KR,Allan BM,Do P,Hegg EL

更新日期：2002-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA binding proteins play an important role in regulating alternative pre-mRNA splicing and in turn cellular gene expression. Many of these RNA binding proteins occur as gene families with members sharing a high degree of primary structure identity and domain organization yet have tissue-specific expression patterns a...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Pina JM,Reynaga JM,Truong AAM,Keppetipola NM

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Assembly of the type I procollagen molecule begins with interactions among the C-pro alpha1(I) and C-pro alpha2(I) domains. The C-propeptide domains themselves have subdomains of distinct structures. The important questions are where chain association begins and the basis of the chain selectivity which leads to the pr...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Malone JP,Alvares K,Veis A

更新日期：2005-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The ras oncogene products (H-Ras, K-Ras, and N-Ras) have been regarded as some of the most promising targets for anticancer drug discovery because their activating mutations are frequently found in human cancers. Nonetheless, molecular targeted therapy for them is currently unavailable. Here, we report the discovery o...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Matsumoto S,Hiraga T,Hayashi Y,Yoshikawa Y,Tsuda C,Araki M,Neya M,Shima F,Kataoka T

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00