Protein Footprinting with Radical Probe Mass Spectrometry- Two Decades of Achievement.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bursa of Fabricius plays the vital functions on B cell development and antibody production in poultry. The bursal-derived peptide plays the essential roles on avian immature B cell development. OBJECTIVES:Here we explored the functions of the recently reported bursal nonapeptide (BP9) on the antibody produc...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Zheng Y,Zong MM,Chen BY,Zhou XH,Liu ZN,Zhou GF,Chen PY,Feng XL

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the development of cell-hybrid biomaterials, the functional activity of cells depends on the selective binding of cells to artificial ligands on the biomaterials. The extracellular matrix (ECM) is the most important ligand for cell activity. ECM is known to contain collagen, one of whose constituents is gelatin. Al...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Miyamoto K,Chinzei H,Komai T

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The heterologous production of antimicrobial peptides in bacterial models can produce insoluble proteins due to the lack of proper folding. Fusion proteins have been used to increase the expression and solubility of these types of proteins with varying degrees of success. OBJECTIVES:Here, we demonstrate the...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Montfort-Gardeazabal JM,Claudio PCM,Casillas-Vega NG,Zarate X

更新日期：2020-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein palmitoylation is an important and common post-translational lipid modification of proteins and plays a critical role in various cellular processes. Identification of Palmitoylation sites is fundamental to decipher the mechanisms of these biological processes. However, experimental determination of palmitoylat...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Li YX,Shao YH,Deng NY

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seminal plasma proteins contributed by secretions of accessory glands plays a copious role in fertilization. Their role is overlooked for decades and even now, as Artificial Reproduction Techniques (ART) excludes the plasma components in the procedures. Recent evidences suggest the importance of these proteins startin...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Kumar A,Sridharn TB,Rao KA

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Application of complementary B and T cell epitopes in inducing anti-idiotypic and anti-clonotypic antibodies capable of regulating or suppressing the autoimmune responses in experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG), allergic neuritis (EAN) and allergic encephalomyelitis (EAE) has been the stimulus of many rese...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Sakarellos-Daitsiotis M,Cung MT,Sakarellos C,El Hilali Z,Kosmopoulou A,Voitharou C

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock proteins (HSPs) consist of a large group of proteins with negligible expressions under physiological conditions. Their expressions are highly induced under stress conditions and they are ubiquitously expressed in various tissues and organs. HSPs possess chaperone functions, thus facilitating the correct fol...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Lu WJ,Lee NP,Fatima S,Luk JM

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few decades, novel drug delivery strategies have been a big priority to the formulation scientists. Peptides and proteins have drawn a special attention for their wide scope in the area. Serum albumin, transferrin, recom- binant proteins, virus capsids etc. are used as carrier for drug and biomolecules. Co...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Mukherjee B,Karmakar SD,Hossain CM,Bhattacharya S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Reversibly glycosylated polypeptide (RGP), a kind of hydrosoluble and plasmodesmal-associated protein found in plants, plays a crucial role in the development of pollen. OBJECTIVE:A novel RGP 2 was isolated and identified from rape (Brassica napus L.) bee pollen. METHOD:RGP2 was isolated and purified by io...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Zhang Q,Sun T,Tuo X,Li Y,Yang H,Deng J

更新日期：2020-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Porins are integral membrane proteins found in the outer membrane of bacteria, mitochondria and chloroplasts. Herein, we have reviewed sequence and structural understanding about bacterial porins. The first porin structure from Rhodobacter capsulatus at 1.8 Å resolution in 1991 till the recent structural advancement, ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Kumar A,Bhandari A,Krishnaswamy S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chickpea is a widely grown legume in India, Australia, Canada, and Mediterranean regions. Seeds of chickpea are good source of protein for both human and animals. Wild relatives of chickpea (Cicer arietinum) are the potential gene pool for crop improvement; however, very little information is available on th...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Dhar S,Bhattacharjee M,Acharjee S,Baishya D

更新日期：2020-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly efficient coupling reagents, N-methanesulphonyloxy-2-phenyl benzimidazole and N - p-toluenesulphonyloxy-2-phenyl benzimidazole were designed, synthesized and successfully applied in peptide coupling reactions. Their efficiency was evaluated by synthesizing a number of structurally different amides and peptides ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Kokare ND,Nagawade RR,Rane VP,Shinde DB

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retro-ACP (74-65) fragment was synthesized on a novel 4% tri-(propylene glycol) glycerolate diacrylate cross-linked polystyrene (PS-TRPGGDA) support. The peptide is grown from the functional site present in the cross-linker, which makes it unique and cost-effective among other styrene based polymer supports. A compara...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Sasikumar PG,Kumar KS,Pillai VN

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kallikrein-related peptidases (KLKs) are trypsin-like and chymotrypsin-like serine proteases which are expressed in several tissues. Their activity is tightly controlled by inhibitors including members of the serine protease Kazal-type (SPINK) family. These enzymes are promising targets for the treatment of skin desqu...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Assis DM,Zalazar L,Juliano MA,De Castro R,Cesari A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing body of evidence that the formation and accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGE) have been known to progress under diabetic conditions, thereby being involved in diabetic vascular complications. Further, we, along with others, have recently found AGE could disturb insulin actions in cul...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Unoki-Kubota H,Yamagishi S,Takeuchi M,Bujo H,Saito Y

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are a ubiquitous group of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of sugar moieties from activated donor molecules to specific acceptor molecules, forming glycosidic bonds. Nucleotide-sugars, lipid phosphate sugars and phosphate sugars can act as activated donor molecules while acceptor substrate...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Gomez-Casati DF,Martín M,Busi MV

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:OPT3s are involved in the transport of Fe from xylem to phloem, in loading Fe into phloem, and in the transmission of shoot-to-root iron signaling. Yet, apart from Arabidopsis, little is known about these transporters'functions in other plant species. OBJECTIVE:OPT3 proteins of several plant species were ch...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Kurt F

更新日期：2020-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Annual ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) is widely used as a cool-season forage grass for its luxuriant growth, palatable and high digestible. To investigate the salt tolerance mechanism in annual ryegrass under salt stress, salt-tolerant genotype 'R102-3' and salt-sensitive genotype 'Tetragold' were subject to 300mmol/L ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Wang X,Ma X,Xinquan-Zhang,Linkai-Huang,Li Z,Nie WX

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteases have been used not only for proteolysis but also in organic solvent-assisted religation processes. Here, we demonstrated the effect of salts on peptide bond resynthesis in Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and have found it to be in the purview of the Hofmeister phenomena. Our results show that the efficiency ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Kishan KV,Sharma A

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The catalytic regions of Protein Kinases are known to have similarity in primary chains. However, it is not known whether there is a signature profile specific to a particular catalytic region? Whether the signature profile, if any, is unique to a protein kinases family in a particular species or in a group of species...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Joshi RR,Manda C

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections by antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming a great risk for human health, leading to an urgent need for new efficient antibacterial therapies. The short, proline-rich antimicrobial peptides from insects gained a lot of interest as a potential antibacterial treatment, having a low toxicity profile and bei...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Stalmans S,Wynendaele E,Bracke N,Knappe D,Hoffmann R,Peremans K,Polis I,Burvenich C,De Spiegeleer B

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer-aided docking study was carried out to quickly clarify the binding structure of the ligand-receptor complex between bisphenol A (BPA), a well-known endocrine disruptor, and estrogen-related receptor gamma (ERRgamma). The resulting complex indicated that BPA binds to the ligand-binding pocket of ERRgamma wit...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Nose T,Shimohigashi Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The biocatalytic oxidation of UDP-glucose in the presence of NAD+ is catalyzed by UDP-glucose dehydrogenases. OBJECTIVES:The main objective of this study was the characterization of a UDP-glucose dehydrogenase (AmUGD) from Akkermansia muciniphila, a bacterium originally isolated from human faeces in an anae...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Wei S,Zhang XY,Sun Y,Conway LP,Liu L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bucain, a potent neurotoxin isolated from the venom of the Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus), induces paralysis and death. Its crystal structure has been determined at 2.10 A resolution and based on the molecular topology and hydrophobicity profile is structurally classified as a three-fingered alpha-neurotoxin posses...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Murakami MT,Kini RM,Arni RK

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work describes the investigations of electrochemical interactions of naphthalene acetic acid (NAA) with stabilized lipid films supported on a methacrylate polymer on a glass fiber filter with incorporated auxin-binding protein 1 receptor for the development of a biosensor for the rapid detection of this compound ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Nikolelis DP,Ntanos N,Nikoleli GP,Tampouris K

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red blood cell (RBC) encapsulated L-asparaginase is a novel therapeutic for the treatment of asparagine auxotrophic malignancies. The enzyme-loaded red blood cells function as bioreactors to deplete bloodstream substrate. This delivery system provides improved pharmacodynamics with protection from circulating proteoly...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Agrawal V,Woo JH,Borthakur G,Kantarjian H,Frankel AE

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though protein folding is a regular phenomenon inside the cellular milieu, slight differences in the folding pattern of proteins may lead to disease-causing forms. Many diseases have been identified that are caused by these misfolded macromolecules and a considerable amount of focus is still directed towards better un...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Nayeem MS,Khan RH

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgelin was solubly expressed in E. coli. Crystals of transgelin have been grown at 291K using sodium formate or PEG-4000 as precipitants. X-ray diffraction by the crystal extends to 2.3 A resolution. The crystal belongs to the space group P2(1), with the unit cell parameters a=39.3, b=61.9, c=56.0 A and beta=90.2 ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Liao X,Li S,Lou Z,Chen Z,Bartlam M

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DrTI was effective against trypsin-like enzymes from A. kuehniella and C. cephalonica, however an artificial diet was insufficient to affect the survival and body weight of either insect. The inhibitor stimulated chymotrypsin-like enzymes and probably induced the synthesis of enzymes insensitive to TLCK in neonate lar...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Macedo ML,Pando SC,Chevreuil LR,Marangoni S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytotoxicity of hPrP[173-195] prion peptide against a neuroblastoma cell model was found independent of its tendency to aggregate over time. Cytosolic and nuclear inclusions of peptide were highlighted by confocal microscopy, suggesting a role as a transcription factor in activating signal transduction pathways in...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Urso E,Acierno R,Lionetto MG,Rizzello A,Papa A,Schettino T,Maffia M

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00