Anthracycline-DNA interactions studied with linear dichroism and fluorescence spectroscopy.

abstract：:The full-length cDNA encoding a novel human intracellular serine proteinase inhibitor has been sequenced and found to encode a 376 amino acid protein (M(r) approximately 42.5K) that we designate as cytoplasmic antiproteinase. Analysis of the primary structure revealed that the cytoplasmic antiproteinase has the majori...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Morgenstern KA,Sprecher C,Holth L,Foster D,Grant FJ,Ching A,Kisiel W

更新日期：1994-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The multicatalytic proteinase complex (MPC, proteasome) is composed of 28 subunits organized into four rings surrounding a water-filled canal. The catalytic centers face the inner canal confining protein substrates to an enclosed space. Experimental findings obtained with MPC from archaebacteria suggest that degradati...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Wang R,Chait BT,Wolf I,Kohanski RA,Cardozo C

更新日期：1999-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:It is shown that the protochlorophyllide ester pool of etiolated higher plants is a faithful copy of the protochlorophyllide pool. It is made up of both monovinyl- and divinylprotochlorophyllide esters. Although the two tetrapyrroles exhibited similar emission maxima, they were distinguishable by their Soret excitatio...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Belanger FC,Rebeiz CA

更新日期：1980-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Z-disc-associated, alternatively spliced, PDZ motif-containing protein (ZASP) is a principal component of the sarcomere. The three prevalent isoforms of ZASP in skeletal muscle are generated by alternative splicing of exons 9 and 10. The long isoforms, either having (ZASP-L) or lacking exon 10 (ZASP-LΔex10), include a...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Watts NR,Zhuang X,Kaufman JD,Palmer IW,Dearborn AD,Coscia S,Blech-Hermoni Y,Alfano C,Pastore A,Mankodi A,Wingfield PT

更新日期：2017-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian bradykinin-degrading enzyme aminopeptidase P (AP-P; E. C. 3.4.11.9) is a metal-dependent enzyme and is a member of the peptidase clan MG. AP-P exists as membrane-bound and cytosolic forms, which represent distinct gene products. A partially truncated clone encoding the cytosolic form was obtained from a ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cottrell GS,Hooper NM,Turner AJ

更新日期：2000-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni contains a general N-linked glycosylation pathway in which a heptasaccharide is sequentially assembled onto a polyisoprenyl diphosphate carrier and subsequently transferred to the asparagine side chain of an acceptor protein. The enzymes in the pathway function at a membrane interface and have in ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Chen MM,Weerapana E,Ciepichal E,Stupak J,Reid CW,Swiezewska E,Imperiali B

更新日期：2007-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Fas and its ligand (FasL) are members of the tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) superfamilies, respectively. Fas-FasL interactions trigger controlled cell death (apoptosis) in the immune system and thus play a key role in the regulation of immune responses. Structural details of the ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Starling GC,Kiener PA,Aruffo A,Bajorath J

更新日期：1998-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Affinity selection-mass spectrometry (AS-MS) screening of kinesin spindle protein (KSP) followed by enzyme inhibition studies and temperature-dependent circular dichroism (TdCD) characterization was utilized to identify a series of benzimidazole compounds. This series also binds in the presence of Ispinesib, a known a...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Sheth PR,Shipps GW Jr,Seghezzi W,Smith CK,Chuang CC,Sanden D,Basso AD,Vilenchik L,Gray K,Annis DA,Nickbarg E,Ma Y,Lahue B,Herbst R,Le HV

更新日期：2010-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of the dimeric form of the protein L7/L12 from ribosomes from Escherichia coli was studied by using the heterobifunctional cross-linker 4-(6-formyl-3-azidophenoxy)butyrimidate. The imidate group of the cross-linker reacts very specifically with Lys-51 of L7/L12. Subsequent cross-linking of this modified ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Maassen JA,Schop EN,Möller W

更新日期：1981-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Hemophores from Serratia marcescens (HasA(sm)) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (HasA(p)) bind hemin between two loops, which harbor the axial ligands H32 and Y75. Hemin binding to the Y75 loop triggers closing of the H32 loop and enables binding of H32. Because Yersinia pestis HasA (HasA(yp)) presents a Gln at position 32,...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kumar R,Lovell S,Matsumura H,Battaile KP,Moënne-Loccoz P,Rivera M

更新日期：2013-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The occupancy of the central cavity of the membrane-embedded c ring of the ATP synthase of Escherichia coli was investigated with a photo-cross-linking approach. Single cysteine mutants were created at c subunit positions 4, 8, and 11, which are oriented to the inside of the ring. These cysteines were alkylated with r...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Oberfeld B,Brunner J,Dimroth P

更新日期：2006-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The complete amino acid sequence was determined for bovine ubiquitin, and adenylate cyclase stimulating polypeptide, which is probably represented universally in living cells. Ubiquitin has a molecular weight of 8451 and consists of a single polypeptide chain containing 74 amino acid residues. It contains four argini...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Schlesinger DH,Goldstein G,Niall HD

更新日期：1975-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:7,8-diaminopelargonic acid (DAPA) synthase (EC 2.6.1.62) is a pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)-dependent transaminase that catalyzes the transfer of the alpha-amino group from S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) to 7-keto-8-aminopelargonic acid (KAPA) to form DAPA in the antepenultimate step in the biosynthesis of biotin. The wild...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Eliot AC,Sandmark J,Schneider G,Kirsch JF

更新日期：2002-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The Na(+)-pumping NADH:quinone oxidoreductase (Na(+)-NQR) is a fundamental enzyme of the oxidative phosphorylation metabolism and ionic homeostasis in several pathogenic and marine bacteria. To understand the mechanism that couples electron transfer with sodium translocation in Na(+)-NQR, the ion dependence of the red...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Neehaul Y,Juárez O,Barquera B,Hellwig P

更新日期：2012-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The iron storage protein bacterioferritin (Bfr) binds up to 12 hemes b at specific sites in its protein shell. The heme b can be substituted with the photosensitizer Zn(II)-protoporphyrin IX (ZnPP), and photosensitized reductive iron release from the ferric oxyhydroxide {[FeO(OH)] n ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Benavides BS,Valandro S,Cioloboc D,Taylor AB,Schanze KS,Kurtz DM Jr

更新日期：2020-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The organization of the higher order structure of chromatin has been examined in chicken erythrocyte. Chromatin solubilized during the time course of a gentle micrococcal nuclease digestion of nuclei shows a continuous variation in the distribution of molecular weights. Electron microscopy studies of large chromatin f...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ruiz-Carrillo A,Puigdomènech P,Eder G,Lurz R

更新日期：1980-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Maduropeptin (MDP) is a recently isolated antitumor antibiotic, consisting of an enediyne-containing chromophore embedded in a highly acidic protein. This holoantibiotic damages duplex DNA in vitro, producing a mixture of single- and double-strand breaks at selected sites. The chromophore, isolated as the methanol add...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Zein N,Solomon W,Colson KL,Schroeder DR

更新日期：1995-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Terminase is an enzyme from bacteriophage lambda that is required for insertion of the viral genome into an empty pro-capsid. This enzyme is composed of the viral proteins gpNu1 (20.4 kDa) and gpA (73.3 kDa) in a holoenzyme complex. Current models for terminase assembly onto DNA suggest that gpNu1 binds to three repea...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Yang Q,de Beer T,Woods L,Meyer JD,Manning MC,Overduin M,Catalano CE

更新日期：1999-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical and immunochemical data from the present investigation reveal the existence of a p85/p110 phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase) in rat liver nuclei. 32P-Labeling of membrane phosphoinositides by incubating intact nuclei with [gamma-32P]ATP results in the formation of [32P]phosphatidyl-inositol 3,4, 5-tri...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lu PJ,Hsu AL,Wang DS,Yan HY,Yin HL,Chen CS

更新日期：1998-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The X-ray structures of the ligand free (apo) and the Mg(2+)*o-succinylbenzoate (OSB) product complex of o-succinylbenzoate synthase (OSBS) from Escherichia coli have been solved to 1.65 and 1.77 A resolution, respectively. The structure of apo OSBS was solved by multiple isomorphous replacement in space group P2(1)2(...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Thompson TB,Garrett JB,Taylor EA,Meganathan R,Gerlt JA,Rayment I

更新日期：2000-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Three sites of N(G),N(G)-arginine methylation have been located at residues 205, 217, and 224 in the glycine-rich, COOH-terminal one-third of the HeLa A1 heterogeneous ribonucleoprotein. Together with the previously determined dimethylated arginine at position 193 [Williams et al., (1985) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A....

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kim S,Merrill BM,Rajpurohit R,Kumar A,Stone KL,Papov VV,Schneiders JM,Szer W,Wilson SH,Paik WK,Williams KR

更新日期：1997-04-29 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：:Dendritic cell-specific intracellular adhesion molecule-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) is a C-type lectin highly expressed on the surface of antigen-presenting dendritic cells. DC-SIGN mediates interactions among dendritic cells, pathogens, and a variety of epithelia, myeloid cells, and endothelia by binding to high...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Pederson K,Mitchell DA,Prestegard JH

更新日期：2014-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Inheritance of apoE4 is a strong risk factor for the development of late-onset sporadic Alzheimer's disease (AD). Several lines of evidence suggest that apoE4 binds to the Alzheimer Abeta protein and, under certain experimental conditions, promotes formation of beta-sheet structures and amyloid fibrils. Deposition of ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Poeggeler B,Miravalle L,Zagorski MG,Wisniewski T,Chyan YJ,Zhang Y,Shao H,Bryant-Thomas T,Vidal R,Frangione B,Ghiso J,Pappolla MA

更新日期：2001-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the engineering requirements for proton pumping in energy-converting enzymes such as cytochrome c oxidase, the thermodynamics and mechanisms of proton-coupled electron transfer in two designed heme proteins are elucidated. Both heme protein maquettes chosen, heme b-[H10A24]2 and heme b-[delta7-His]2, are four...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Reddi AR,Reedy CJ,Mui S,Gibney BR

更新日期：2007-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:It is known that aconitase from mammalian mitochondria is only partially active as isolated but may be activated by incubation with iron, ascorbate, and a thiol, or with dithionite. It has been suggested that the added Fe in the activation mixture is essential for activation and that it is incorporated in the enzyme [...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ramsay RR,Dreyer JL,Schloss JV,Jackson RH,Coles CJ,Beinert H,Cleland WW,Singer TP

更新日期：1981-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli DNA photolyase contains 1,5-dihydro-FAD (FADH2) plus 5,10-methenyl-tetrahydrofolate (5,10-CH+-H4folate). Both chromophores are fluorescent, and either can function as a sensitizer in catalysis. At 77 K separate fluorescence emission bands are observed for FADH2 (lambda max = 505 nm, shoulder at 540 nm...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Jordan SP,Jorns MS

更新日期：1988-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A mouse monoclonal IgG1 antibody has been generated against the soluble form of the calmodulin-dependent protein kinase type II. This antibody recognizes both the soluble and cytoskeletal forms of the enzyme, requiring Ca2+ (EC50 = 20 microM) for the interaction. Other divalent cations such as Zn2+, Mn2+, Cd2+, Co2+, ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： LeVine H 3rd,Su JL,Sahyoun NE

更新日期：1988-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Triclinic crystals of hen egg-white lysozyme cross-linked with glutaraldehyde have been treated with various denaturants and found to be susceptible to x-ray structure analysis even after major conformational changes in the protein. Cross-linked crystals were isomorphous with the native form, and electron density diff...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Yonath A,Sielecki A,Moult J,Podjarny A,Traub W

更新日期：1977-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuum methods were used to calculate the electrostatic contributions of charged and polar side chains to the overall stability of a small 41-residue helical protein, the peripheral subunit-binding domain. The results of these calculations suggest several residues that are destabilizing, relative to hydrophobic iso...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Spector S,Wang M,Carp SA,Robblee J,Hendsch ZS,Fairman R,Tidor B,Raleigh DP

更新日期：2000-02-08 00:00:00