Zeitlupe senses blue-light fluence to mediate circadian timing in Arabidopsis thaliana.

abstract：:Proline utilization A (PutA) from Escherichia coli is a multifunctional flavoprotein that is both a transcriptional repressor of the proline utilization (put) genes and a membrane-associated enzyme which catalyzes the 4-electron oxidation of proline to glutamate. Previously, proline was shown to induce PutA-membrane b...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Zhang W,Zhou Y,Becker DF

更新日期：2004-10-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure of fiddler crab collagenase complexed with the dimeric serine protease inhibitor ecotin at 2.5 A resolution reveals an extended cleft providing binding sites for at least 11 contiguous substrate residues. Comparison of the positions of nine intermolecular main chain hydrogen bonding interactions ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Perona JJ,Tsu CA,Craik CS,Fletterick RJ

更新日期：1997-05-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein composition, steady state and time-resolved fluorescence emission spectra were studied in solubilized and aggregated LHCII complexes, that were prepared according to two different isolation protocols: (1) by fractionation of cation-depleted thylakoid membranes using the non-ionic detergent Triton X-100 acc...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Vasil'ev S,Irrgang KD,Schrötter T,Bergmann A,Eichler HJ,Renger G

更新日期：1997-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The dynamic behavior of the rRNA A-site plays an important functional role. We have employed femtosecond time-resolved spectroscopy to investigate the nature of the conformational dynamics. In the drug-free state, the A-site samples multiple distinct conformations. Drug binding shifts the population distribution in a ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lu J,Zhao L,Xia A,Xia T,Qi X

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Propeptide processing occurs in specific compartments of the secretory pathway, but how these processing-competent organelles are generated from their processing-incompetent precursor compartments is unknown. To dissect the process biochemically, we have developed a novel cell-free system reconstituting the production...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Andresen JM,Moore HP

更新日期：2001-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The three-dimensional structure of amyloid beta peptide (25-35), which has neurotoxic activity, in lithium dodecyl sulfate micelles was determined by two-dimensional 1H NMR spectroscopy with simulated annealing calculations. A total of 20 converged amyloid beta peptide structures were obtained on the basis of 110 expe...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kohno T,Kobayashi K,Maeda T,Sato K,Takashima A

更新日期：1996-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:FtmPT1 is a fungal indole prenyltransferase that catalyzes the reaction of tryptophan derivatives with dimethylallyl pyrophosphate to form various biologically active compounds. Herein, we describe detailed studies of FtmPT1 catalysis involving dimethylallyl pyrophosphate and Brevianamide F following the native pathwa...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Pan LL,Yang Y,Merz KM Jr

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein translocation in Escherichia coli is mediated by the SecA ATPase bound to the SecYEG membrane protein complex. SecA translocation ATPase activity as well as protein translocation is dependent on the presence of negatively charged lipids. By using a phospholipid with an acyl chain linked photoactivatable group,...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： van Voorst F,van der Does C,Brunner J,Driessen AJ,de Kruijff B

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In aspartate aminotransferase, pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) forms a Schiff base with the epsilon-amino group of Lys258 (internal aldimine). The internal aldimine has a pKa value of 6.8. Binding of a substrate amino acid to the enzyme yields the Michaelis complex, in which PLP still forms the internal aldimine with Lys...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Hayashi H,Mizuguchi H,Kagamiyama H

更新日期：1998-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure of netropsin bound to the decamer d(CGCAATTGCG) has been determined at 2.4 A resolution. This is the first example of a crystal structure of netropsin bound to decamer DNA. The central eight bases of each DNA single-strand base pair with a self-complementary strand to form an octamer B-DNA duplex...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Nunn CM,Garman E,Neidle S

更新日期：1997-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The GlmU protein is a bifunctional enzyme with both acetyltransferase and uridylyltransferase (pyrophosphorylase) activities which catalyzes the transformation of glucosamine-1-P, UTP, and acetyl-CoA to UDP-N-acetylglucosamine [Mengin-Lecreulx, D., & van Heijenoort, J. (1994) J. Bacteriol. 176, 5788-5795], a fundament...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Gehring AM,Lees WJ,Mindiola DJ,Walsh CT,Brown ED

更新日期：1996-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Furanacryloyl-Phe-Gly-Gly has been shown to be a convenient substrate for angiotensin converting enzyme (dipeptidyl carboxypeptidase, EC 3.4.15.1). A detailed kinetic analysis of the hydrolysis of this substrate indicates normal Michaelis-Menten behavior with kcat = 19000 min-1 and KM = 3.0 x 10(-4) M determined at pH...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Bünning P,Holmquist B,Riordan JF

更新日期：1983-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The respiratory chain of Vibrio cholerae contains three bd-type quinol oxygen reductases as well as one cbb(3) oxygen reductase. The cbb(3) oxygen reductase has been previously isolated and characterized; however, the natural mobile electron donor(s) that shuttles electrons between the bc(1) complex and the cbb(3) oxy...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Chang HY,Ahn Y,Pace LA,Lin MT,Lin YH,Gennis RB

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) detection technology was employed to investigate the kinetic mechanism of deoxyadenosine kinase from Mycoplasma mycoides ssp. mycoides SC. In our experimental approach, the enzyme was attached to the sensor surface, the reactants were injected in the mobile phase, and the product-enzyme...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Pol E,Wang L

更新日期：2006-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been widespread interest in studying early intermediate states and their roles in protein folding. The interest in intermediate states has been further emphasized in the recent literature because of their implications for protein aggregation. Unfortunately, direct kinetic characterization of intermediates ha...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Sarkar-Banerjee S,Chowdhury S,Paul SS,Dutta D,Ghosh A,Chattopadhyay K

更新日期：2016-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide is produced in mammals by the nitric oxide synthase (NOS) isoforms at a catalytic site comprising a heme associated with a biopterin cofactor. Through genome sequencing, proteins that are highly homologous to the oxygenase domain of NOSs have been identified, in particular in bacteria. The active site is ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Weisslocker-Schaetzel M,Lembrouk M,Santolini J,Dorlet P

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Tau is a neuronal microtubule-associated protein that plays a central role in many cellular processes, both physiological and pathological, such as axons stabilization and Alzheimer's disease. Despite extensive studies, very little is known about the detailed molecular basis of tau binding to microtubules. We used the...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Devred F,Barbier P,Douillard S,Monasterio O,Andreu JM,Peyrot V

更新日期：2004-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The guanidine hydrochloride- (GuHCl-) induced unfolding and refolding of a recombinant domain of bovine microsomal cytochrome b(5) containing the first 104 amino acid residues has been characterized by both transient and equilibrium spectrophotometric methods. The soluble domain is reversibly unfolded and the equilibr...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Manyusa S,Mortuza G,Whitford D

更新日期：1999-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrostatic interactions play important roles in the catalysis of chorismate to prephenate by chorismate mutase. Mutation of Gln88 to glutamate in the monofunctional chorismate mutase from Escherichia coli results in an enzyme with a pH profile of activity significantly different from that of the wild type protein. ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lee AY,Zhang S,Kongsaeree P,Clardy J,Ganem B,Erickson JW,Xie D

更新日期：1998-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:On the basis of the available high-resolution structures of mandelate racemase (MR) from Pseudomonas putida [Landro, J. A., Gerlt, J. A., Kozarich, J. W., Koo, C. W., Shah, V. J., Kenyon, G. L., Neidhart, D. J., Fujita, J., & Petsko, G. A. (1994) Biochemistry 33, 635-643], Lys 166 and His 297 are positioned appropriat...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kallarakal AT,Mitra B,Kozarich JW,Gerlt JA,Clifton JG,Petsko GA,Kenyon GL

更新日期：1995-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Exposure of mammalian cells (transformed mouse fibroblasts or rat hepatoma cells) to S-adenosyl-1,8-diamino-3-thiooctane produced profound changes in the intracellular polyamine content. Putrescine was increased and spermidine was decreased, consistent with the inhibition of spermidine synthase by this compound, which...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Pegg AE,Tang KC,Coward JK

更新日期：1982-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A bifunctional molecule was genetically engineered which contained an amino-terminal effector domain that bound immunoglobulin Fc (fragment B of staphylococcal protein A) and a carboxyl-terminal domain that bound digoxin [a single-chain Fv (sFv)]. Effector and sFv binding properties were virtually identical with those...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Tai MS,Mudgett-Hunter M,Levinson D,Wu GM,Haber E,Oppermann H,Huston JS

更新日期：1990-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of anions on the stability of different functional conformations of Hb is examined through the determination of the dependence of O(2) affinity on water activity (a(w)). The control of a(w) is effected by varying the sucrose osmolal concentration in the bathing solution according to the "osmotic stress" met...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Colombo MF,Seixas FA

更新日期：1999-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of reducing the activity of ornithine decarboxylase (ODC), a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of polyamines, is well-appreciated. Polyamines are necessary components for cell growth, and manipulation of polyamine homeostasis may be an effective strategy for the treatment of a number of disorders, including neo...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ackermann JM,Kanugula S,Pegg AE

更新日期：2005-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence for the NADH-modulated formation of a complex between alpha-glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and l-lactate dehydrogenase was reported [Yong, H., Thomas, G. A., and Peticolas, W. L. (1993) Biochemistry 32, 11124-11131]. This NADH-modulated association suggested a mechanism of potentially great importance to ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lehoux EA,Baker SM,Kovina MV,Hays FA,Spivey HO

更新日期：2003-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In iron-deficient conditions, Azomonas macrocytogenes ATCC 12334 excretes a fluorescent siderophore called azoverdin, which is composed of a six-amino-acid peptide chain linked to a chromophore. Azoverdin chelates iron(III) very strongly, solubilizing it and transporting it back into the cells using an outer-membrane ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Wasielewski E,Atkinson RA,Abdallah MA,Kieffer B

更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In Bacillus subtilis, P protein is the noncatalytic component of ribonuclease P (RNase P) that is critical for achieving maximal nuclease activity under physiological conditions. P protein is predominantly unfolded (D) at neutral pH and low ionic strength; however, it folds upon the addition of sulfate anions (ligands...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Henkels CH,Oas TG

更新日期：2005-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Prosthetic groups such as heme, chlorophyll, and cobalamin (vitamin B(12)) are characterized by their branched biosynthetic pathway and unique metal insertion steps. The metal ion chelatases can be broadly classed either as single-subunit ATP-independent enzymes, such as the anaerobic cobalt chelatase and the protopor...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Schubert HL,Raux E,Wilson KS,Warren MJ

更新日期：1999-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Human transferrin (Tf) is responsible for the binding and transport of iron in the bloodstream of vertebrates. Delivery of this bound iron to cells occurs by a process of receptor-mediated endocytosis during which Tf releases its iron at the reduced endosomal pH of approximately 5.6. Iron release from Tf involves a la...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Nurizzo D,Baker HM,He QY,MacGillivray RT,Mason AB,Woodworth RC,Baker EN

更新日期：2001-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunophilin FKBP52 interacts with nuclear steroid hormone receptors. Studying the crystal structure of human estrogen receptor α (hERα) and using nuclear magnetic resonance, we show here that the short V(364)PGF(367) sequence, which is located within its ligand-binding domain and adopts a type II β-turn conformat...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Byrne C,Henen MA,Belnou M,Cantrelle FX,Kamah A,Qi H,Giustiniani J,Chambraud B,Baulieu EE,Lippens G,Landrieu I,Jacquot Y

更新日期：2016-09-27 00:00:00