Structural Changes of the Active Center during the Photoactivation of Xenopus (6-4) Photolyase.

abstract：:The role of the tryptophan residues in the substrate-binding and catalytic mechanism of an enzymatically active C-terminal fragment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin A was studied by individually or jointly replacing these residues with phenylalanine. Substitution of W-466 decreased the ADP-ribosyltransferase and NAD...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Beattie BK,Prentice GA,Merrill AR

更新日期：1996-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylation by ATP of E.*Ca2 (sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles (SRV) with bound 45Ca2+) during 5-10 ms leads to the occlusion of 2 *Ca2+/EPtot [quench by ethylene glycol bis(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid (EGTA) alone] in both "empty" (10 microM free Ca2+in) or "loaded" SRV (20-40 mM free Ca2+in)...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Khananshvili D,Jencks WP

更新日期：1988-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Moderate pressure accelerates hydride transfer catalyzed by yeast alcohol dehydrogenase, indicative of a large negative volume of activation [Cho and Northrop (1999) Biochemistry 38, 7470-7475]. A comparison of the effects of pressure on the oxidation of normal versus dideuteriobenzyl alcohol generates a monophasic de...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Northrop DB,Cho YK

更新日期：2000-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic peptides from the carboxy terminus of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat protein bind to the stem-loop region of TAR RNA, spanning a trinucleotide bulge, with high affinity and moderate specificity. Previous studies have demonstrated that TAR RNA contains a specific arginine binding pocket. A se...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Long KS,Crothers DM

更新日期：1995-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic clones containing the human Zn-alpha 2-glycoprotein gene were isolated. Two of them were for the functional gene overlapped, and the other four were for two different pseudogenes (1 and 2) retaining exon-intron organization. The complete DNA sequence of the functional gene (9.3 kb) and its 5'- and 3'-flanking ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ueyama H,Deng HX,Ohkubo I

更新日期：1993-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspartoacylase catalyzes the deacetylation of N-acetylaspartic acid (NAA) to produce acetate and L-aspartate and is the only brain enzyme that has been shown to effectively metabolize NAA. Although the exact role of this enzymatic reaction has not yet been completely elucidated, the metabolism of NAA appears to be nec...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Le Coq J,An HJ,Lebrilla C,Viola RE

更新日期：2006-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The side chains of R269 and N270 interact with the phosphodianion of dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP) bound to glycerol 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GPDH). The R269A, N270A, and R269A/N270A mutations of GPDH result in 9.1, 5.6, and 11.5 kcal/mol destabilization, respectively, of the transition state for GPDH-catalyzed ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Reyes AC,Amyes TL,Richard JP

更新日期：2016-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a neurodegenerative disorder, can arise from single point mutations in rhodopsin, leading to a cascade of protein instability, misfolding, aggregation, rod cell death, retinal degeneration, and ultimately blindness. Divalent cations, such as zinc and copper, have allosteric effects on misfol...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Gleim S,Stojanovic A,Arehart E,Byington D,Hwa J

更新日期：2009-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The stereochemical problem involving a pro-pro-prochiral phosphorus center, the hydrolysis of adenosine 5'-monophosphate to adenosine and inorganic phosphate catalyzed by the venom 5'-nucleotidase, has been studied by use of chiral [16O, 17O, 18O]thiophosphates (Psi). (Rp)- and (Sp)-[alpha-18O1]Adenosine 5'-thiophosph...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Tsai MD

更新日期：1980-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:hOgg1 and FPG are the primary DNA repair enzymes responsible for removing the major guanine (G) oxidative product, namely, 7,8-dihydro-8-oxoguanine (OG), in humans and bacteria, respectively. While natural G adopts the anti conformation and forms a Watson-Crick pair with cytosine (C), OG can also adopt the syn conform...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Sowlati-Hashjin S,Wetmore SD

更新日期：2018-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Human telomeres are comprised of d(TTAGGG) repeats that are capable of forming G-quadruplex DNA structures. Ligands that bind to and stabilize these G-quadruplex DNA structures are potential inhibitors of the cancer cell-associated enzyme telomerase. Other potential biological uses of G-quadruplex targeting ligands ha...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kern JT,Thomas PW,Kerwin SM

更新日期：2002-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrrolidone carboxyl peptidases (PCPs) from hyperthermophiles have a structurally conserved and completely buried Glu192 in the hydrophobic core; in contrast, the corresponding residue in the mesophile protein is a hydrophobic residue, Ile. Does the buried ionizable residue contribute to stabilization or destabilizati...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kaushik JK,Iimura S,Ogasahara K,Yamagata Y,Segawa S,Yutani K

更新日期：2006-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently identified Krokinobacter rhodopsin 2 (KR2) functions as a light-driven sodium ion pump. The structure of the retinal-binding pocket of KR2 offers important insights into the mechanisms of KR2, which has motif of Asn112, Asp116, and Gln123 (NDQ) that is common among sodium ion pump rhodopsins but is unique...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Shigeta A,Ito S,Inoue K,Okitsu T,Wada A,Kandori H,Kawamura I

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcosine oxidase from Corynebacterium sp. P-1 binds 2 mol of tetrahydrofolate/mol of enzyme (KD = 8.8 microM). The same stoichiometry is observed with tetrahydropteroyltetraglutamate (KD = 15.4 microM). Binding is also observed with pteroyltetraglutamate and with 5-formyltetrahydrofolate. In the case of the pteroylmo...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kvalnes-Krick K,Jorns MS

更新日期：1987-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultraviolet resonance Raman (UV RR) spectra are reported for ferricytochrome c from tuna and horse heart at pH 1.6, 7, 10, and 13, representing distinct conformational states of the protein (states II, III, IV, and V, respectively). The spectra were obtained with pulsed laser excitation at 200 and 218 nm, via H2 Raman...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Copeland RA,Spiro TG

更新日期：1985-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysine side chains induce conformational changes in plasminogen (Pg) that regulate the process of fibrinolysis or blood clot dissolution. A lysine side-chain mimic, epsilon amino caproic acid (EACA), enhances the activation of Pg by urinary-type and tissue-type Pg activators but inhibits Pg activation induced by strep...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lin LF,Houng A,Reed GL

更新日期：2000-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The tRNA(His) guanylyltransferase (Thg1) catalyzes the incorporation of a single guanosine residue at the -1 position (G(-1)) of tRNA(His), using an unusual 3'-5' nucleotidyl transfer reaction. Thg1 and Thg1 orthologs known as Thg1-like proteins (TLPs), which catalyze tRNA repair and editing, are the only known enzyme...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Smith BA,Jackman JE

更新日期：2012-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytoplasmic disassembly of Ran.GTP.importin and Ran.GTP.exportin. cargo complexes is an essential step in the corresponding nuclear import and export cycles. It has previously been shown that such disassembly can be mediated by RanBP1 in the presence of RanGAP. The nuclear pore complex protein RanBP2 (Nup358) cont...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Villa Braslavsky CI,Nowak C,Görlich D,Wittinghofer A,Kuhlmann J

更新日期：2000-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Uniform double labeling of proteins for NMR studies can be prohibitively expensive, even with an efficient expression and purification scheme, due largely to the high cost of [13C6, 99%]glucose. We demonstrate here that uniformly (greater than 95%) 13C and 15N double-labeled proteins can be prepared for NMR structure/...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Venters RA,Calderone TL,Spicer LD,Fierke CA

更新日期：1991-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of the zinc finger protein WT1 with RNA aptamers has been investigated using a quantitative binding assay, and the results have been compared to those from a previous study of the DNA binding properties of this protein. A recombinant peptide containing the four zinc fingers of WT1 (WT1-ZFP) binds to re...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Zhai G,Iskandar M,Barilla K,Romaniuk PJ

更新日期：2001-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Two chimeric receptors were constructed by transposing the coding regions for the putative N-terminal domains of the human calcitonin (hCTR) and glucagon (hGGR) receptors. These receptors were stably expressed as glycosylated proteins with molecular masses of 80 kDa for the calcitonin receptor N-terminus chimera (NtCT...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Stroop SD,Kuestner RE,Serwold TF,Chen L,Moore EE

更新日期：1995-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid-induced upregulation of death receptor 5 (DR5) and its cognate ligand, tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), promotes hepatocyte lipoapoptosis, which is a key mechanism in the progression of fatty liver disease. Accordingly, inhibition of DR5 signaling represents an attractive str...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Vunnam N,Szymonski S,Hirsova P,Gores GJ,Sachs JN,Hackel BJ

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) from different cell lines shows up to 15-fold differences in the ratio of anticoagulant to chromogenic activity. The anticoagulant activity was dependent on the purification procedure used and it was possible to isolate two fractions of recombinant TFPI. Only one of these fractio...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Nordfang O,Bjørn SE,Valentin S,Nielsen LS,Wildgoose P,Beck TC,Hedner U

更新日期：1991-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 100 distinct mutations in the gene CuZnSOD encoding human copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (CuZnSOD) have been associated with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS), a fatal neuronal disease. Many studies of different mutant proteins have found effects on protein stability, catalytic activity, and me...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Hennig J,Andrésen C,Museth AK,Lundström P,Tibell LA,Jonsson BH

更新日期：2015-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood-clotting protein fibrinogen is composed of three subunits, designated A alpha, B beta, and gamma, which are encoded by a family of related genes. As part of the acute-phase response, expression of the fibrinogen genes is coordinately regulated in the liver by glucocorticoids. To understand the factors underl...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Roberts LR,Nichols LA,Holland LJ

更新日期：1993-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonergic signaling appears to play a key role in the generation and modulation of various cognitive, behavioral, and developmental processes. The serotonin(1A) receptor is an important member of the superfamily of seven transmembrane domain G-protein-coupled receptors and is the most extensively studied among the ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Pucadyil TJ,Kalipatnapu S,Harikumar KG,Rangaraj N,Karnik SS,Chattopadhyay A

更新日期：2004-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Microdomains known as "rafts" have been isolated from many cell types as detergent-resistant membranes (DRMs) and are enriched in sphingolipids and cholesterol. However, there has been considerable controversy over whether such domains are found in native membranes or are artificially generated by the purification pro...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Luria A,Vegelyte-Avery V,Stith B,Tsvetkova NM,Wolkers WF,Crowe JH,Tablin F,Nuccitelli R

更新日期：2002-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinases (CaMKKs) phosphorylate and activate specific downstream protein kinases, including CaMKI, CaMKIV, and 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase, which mediates a variety of Ca(2+) signaling cascades. CaMKKs have been shown to undergo autophosphorylation, although their role in ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Tokumitsu H,Hatano N,Fujimoto T,Yurimoto S,Kobayashi R

更新日期：2011-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The repair of the endogenous lesion 8-oxo-7,8-dihydrodeoxyguanosine (8-oxodG) was investigated in the nucleotide excision repair mutant xeroderma pigmentosum D (XPD), using human normal or transformed XPD fibroblasts and the Chinese hamster XPD cell line UV5. In vivo repair of 8-oxodG induced by hydrogen peroxide trea...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cappelli E,Degan P,Thompson LH,Frosina G

更新日期：2000-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid formation by immunoglobulin light chain (LC) proteins is associated with amyloid light chain (AL) amyloidosis. Destabilization of the native state of the variable domain of the LC (VL) is known to be one of the critical factors in promoting the formation of amyloid fibrils. However, determining the key residue...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kobayashi Y,Tsutsumi H,Abe T,Ikeda K,Tashiro Y,Unzai S,Kamikubo H,Kataoka M,Hiroaki H,Hamada D

更新日期：2014-08-12 00:00:00