A strategy for solubilizing delipidated apolipoprotein with lysophosphatidylcholine and reconstitution with phosphatidylcholine.

abstract：:Raman spectra of the parallel-stranded duplex formed from the deoxyoligonucleotides 5'-d-[(A)10TAATTTTAAATATTT]-3' (D1) and 5'-d[(T)10ATTAAAATTTATAAA]-3' (D2) in H2O and D2O have been acquired. The spectra of the parallel-stranded DNA are then compared to the spectra of the antiparallel double helix formed from the de...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Otto C,Thomas GA,Rippe K,Jovin TM,Peticolas WL

更新日期：1991-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of avian-specific linker histone H5, and the globular domains of H5 (GH5) and H1(0) (GH1(0), to self-associate either free in solution or when bound to DNA was investigated. All three proteins underwent a salt-dependent increase in turbidity that may be indicative of nonspecific interactions. Dithiobis(suc...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Carter GJ,van Holde K

更新日期：1998-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Distance constraints from two-dimensional NMR cross-relaxation data are used to derive a three-dimensional structure for acyl carrier protein from Escherichia coli. Several approaches to structure determination are explored. The most successful proves to be an approach that combines the early stages of a distance geom...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Holak TA,Kearsley SK,Kim Y,Prestegard JH

更新日期：1988-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between steroid binding and protein subunit interactions of rabbit sex steroid binding protein (rSBP) has been studied by steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. The high-affinity (Ka approximately 10(8) M-1 at 4 degrees C), fluorescent estrogen d-1,3,5(10),6,8-estrapentaene-3,17 bet...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Casali E,Petra PH,Ross JB

更新日期：1990-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Western blot analysis, using a polyclonal antibody to the 240-kDa endogenous inhibitor of the 20 S proteasome, revealed that the inhibitor is a component of the 26 S complex. Although isolated inhibitor displayed a single 40-kDa band on SDS-PAGE, the antibody detected a 55-kDa component in the 26 S proteasome complex....

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Li XS,Etlinger JD

更新日期：1992-12-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The clathrin assembly protein complex AP-2 is a multimeric subunit complex consisting of two 100-115-kDa subunits known as alpha and beta and 50- and 16-kDa subunits. The subunits have been dissociated and separated by ion-exchange chromatography in 7.5 M urea. Fractions highly enriched in either the alpha or beta sub...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Prasad K,Keen JH

更新日期：1991-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the Kirsten ras (KRAS) gene are present in almost all pancreatic adenocarcinomas, and one common mutation is at codon 12: GGT (Gly) is transformed into GAT (Asp). In this work we have targeted the KRAS coding sequence embracing the GAT mutation with a sense PNA molecule (P14), with the aim of downregulati...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cogoi S,Codognotto A,Rapozzi V,Meeuwenoord N,van der Marel G,Xodo LE

更新日期：2005-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobactin heterocyclases share the same catalytic domain (YcaO) as heterocyclases/cyclodehydratases from other ribosomal peptide (RiPPs) biosynthetic pathways. These enzymes process multiple residues (Cys/Thr/Ser) within the same substrate. The processing of cysteine residues proceeds with a known order. We show the...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ge Y,Czekster CM,Miller OK,Botting CH,Schwarz-Linek U,Naismith JH

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium trapped within sonicated and resealed bovine rod outer segment disks is released upon light exposure with a stoichiometry of 0.75 +/- 0.05 calcium for each rhodopsin bleached. The amount of calcium liberated is proportional to the amount of bleaching in the range of 20 to 100% bleaching and is relatively insen...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Smith HG Jr,Fager RS,Litman RJ

更新日期：1977-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:This study presents an approach to identifying surface residues on membrane proteins that are exposed toward the membrane-aqueous interface. The method employs a lipid Ni(II) chelate that localizes the metal ion to a region near the membrane-aqueous interface. Lateral diffusion of the lipid chelate results in Heisenbe...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Gross A,Hubbell WL

更新日期：2002-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction into peptide chains of alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) has proven to stabilize the helical structure in short peptides by restricting the available range of polypeptide backbone conformations. In order to evaluate the potential stabilizing effect of Aib at the protein level, we have studied the confo...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： De Filippis V,De Antoni F,Frigo M,Polverino de Laureto P,Fontana A

更新日期：1998-02-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophage P22 is a double-stranded DNA containing phage. Its morphogenetic pathway requires the formation of a precursor procapsid that subsequently matures to the capsid. The stability of bacteriophage P22 coat protein in both monomeric and polymeric forms under hydrostatic pressure has been examined previously [...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Foguel D,Teschke CM,Prevelige PE Jr,Silva JL

更新日期：1995-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:14C-Labeled fluorodinitrobenzene and N-ethylmaleimide have been used as chemical probes of the conformational states of myosin induced by the binding of MgADP and MgATP. The results indicate that in the high-energy conformation, MMgADP-Pi, the essential thiols are protected from modification but their diminished react...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Reisler E,Burke M,Harrington WF

更新日期：1977-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiol dioxygenases are mononuclear non-heme FeII-dependent metalloenzymes that initiate the oxidative catabolism of thiol-containing substrates to their respective sulfinates. Cysteine dioxygenase (CDO), the best characterized mammalian thiol dioxygenase, contains a three-histidine (3-His) coordination environment rat...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Fernandez RL,Dillon SL,Stipanuk MH,Fox BG,Brunold TC

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) catalyze asymmetric dimethylation of various proteins, and their dysregulations often correlate with tumorigenesis or developmental deficiency. Recent studies have focused on the in vivo substrate identification and the enzyme mechanism with peptide substrates. Howeve...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lee WC,Lin WL,Matsui T,Chen ES,Wei TY,Lin WH,Hu H,Zheng YG,Tsai MD,Ho MC

更新日期：2015-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A fluorescent derivative of lysine-258 isolated from the active site of aspartate aminotransferase modified by treatment of the apoenzyme with pyridoxal 5'-sulfate has been characterized as a substituted 2H-pyrrolo[3,4-c]pyridine. Similar pyrrolopyridines are produced in up to 20% yield by reaction of pyridoxal sulfat...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Scott RD,Ueno H,Metzler DE

更新日期：1982-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The incorporation of extensively fluorinated, or fluorous, analogues of hydrophobic amino acids into proteins potentially provides the opportunity to modulate the physicochemical properties of proteins in a predictable manner. On the basis of the properties of small fluorocarbon molecules, extensively fluorinated prot...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Buer BC,de la Salud-Bea R,Al Hashimi HM,Marsh EN

更新日期：2009-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We have modified the cytochrome b subunit of the cytochrome bc1 complex from the purple bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides to introduce two distinctive features of cytochrome b6 f complexes. In the first one, we have split cyt b into two polypeptides thus mimicking the organization of cyt b6 and subunit IV in the b6 f ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kuras R,Guergova-Kuras M,Crofts AR

更新日期：1998-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the binding of various forms of bleomycin to DNA has been studied extensively, the transient nature of the activated bleomycin species which ultimately attacks DNA has largely precluded direct examination of its physical interactions with DNA. In an attempt to map the minimum binding site required for this sp...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Suh D,Povirk LF

更新日期：1997-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Human liver alcohol dehydrogenase [alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.1 (ADH)] catalyzes the stereospecific oxidation of different 3 beta-hydroxy-5 beta-steroids with ranges of Km from 46 to 320 microM and values of kcat from 7.0 to 72 min-1, pH 8.5. Only the class I isozymes containing gamma-subunits, gamma 1 gamm...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： McEvily AJ,Holmquist B,Auld DS,Vallee BL

更新日期：1988-06-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The neutral glycosphingolipids of hairy cells from a patient with hairy cell leukemia were chemically analyzed by thin-layer and gas-liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, combined gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, and glycosidase treatment. These cells were found to have compounds containing one to four sugars...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lee WM,Klock JC,Macher BA

更新日期：1981-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Coupling of bovine carboxypeptidase A with diazotized 5-amino-1H-tetrazole increases esterase activity, decreases peptidase activity slightly, and modifies one tyrosyl residue. Subsequent nitration of the azoenzyme has no further effect on esterase activity, decreases peptidase activity markedly, and modifies a second...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cueni L,Riordan JF

更新日期：1978-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) is involved in regulating energy homeostasis and is a potential therapeutic target for obesity and cachexia. Molecular interactions between peptide ligands and MC4R have been studied in detail. Less is known regarding the role of these interactions in the mechanism of MC4R activation...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Fleck BA,Ling N,Chen C

更新日期：2007-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:L-alpha-Hydroxy acid oxidase (listed as EC 1.4.3.2, L-amino acid: O2 oxidoreductase) has been purified 100-fold from rat kidney to apparent homogeneity by gel electrophoresis. A subunit molecular weight of 47,500 was found by sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis, but in contrast to previous reports, the enzyme h...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cromartie TH,Walsh CT

更新日期：1975-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:1H NMR studies on the nonselective endothelin receptor agonist sarafotoxin SRTb have identified a helix between residues Asp 8 and His 16, and a beta-turn involving residues Cys 3 to Met 6; however, the biologically important C-terminal five residues were found to be conformationally variable. The average RMSD, measur...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Atkins AR,Martin RC,Smith R

更新日期：1995-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent results on the 102 residue protein U1A show that protein aggregation is not always slow and irreversible but may take place transiently in refolding studies on a millisecond time scale. In this study we observe a similar aggregation behavior with the classical two-state protein CI2. Since both U1A and CI2 appea...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Silow M,Tan YJ,Fersht AR,Oliveberg M

更新日期：1999-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:In cytochrome c, the coordination of the axial Met Sδ atom to the heme Fe atom occurs in one of two distinctly different stereochemical manners, i.e., R and S configurations, depending upon which of the two lone pairs of the Sδ atom is involved in the bond; hence, the Fe-coordinated Sδ atom becomes a chiral center. In...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Tai H,Tonegawa K,Shibata T,Hemmi H,Kobayashi N,Yamamoto Y

更新日期：2013-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutathionylation of intracellular proteins is an established physiological regulator of protein function. In multiple models, including ischemia-reperfusion of the heart, increased oxidative stress results in the glutathionylation of sarcomeric actin. We hypothesized that actin glutathionylation may play a role in th...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Pizarro GO,Ogut O

更新日期：2009-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipid A disaccharide of the Escherichia coli envelope is synthesized from the two fatty acylated glucosamine derivatives UDP-N2,O3-bis[(R)-3-hydroxytetradecanoyl]-alpha-D- glucosamine (UDP-2,3-diacyl-GlcN) and N2,O3-bis[(R)-3-hydroxytetradecanoyl]-alpha-D-glucosamine 1-phosphate (2,3-diacyl-GlcN-1-P) [Ray, B. L., ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Anderson MS,Robertson AD,Macher I,Raetz CR

更新日期：1988-03-22 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