Laser temperature jump study of solvent effects of poly(adenylic acid) stacking.

abstract：:The dynamic equilibrium of a catalytic site between active and inactive conformations, the missing link between the structure and function of allosteric enzymes, was identified using protein engineering and NMR techniques. Kinetic analyses of the wild-type and three mutants of Thermus L-lactate dehydrogenase establish...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Koide S,Yokoyama S,Matsuzawa H,Miyazawa T,Ohta T

更新日期：1992-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The Salmonella typhimurium leu-500 promoter is active only in topA strains. In an earlier study (Chen, D., Bowater, R., Dorman, C., & Lilley, D. M. J. (1992) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89, 8784-8788), we showed that the activity of this promoter on a circular plasmid is a function of the transcription and translati...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Chen D,Bowater RP,Lilley DM

更新日期：1993-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of dimyristoylphosphatidylcholines specifically labeled in positions 2', 3', 4', 6', 8', 10', 12', and 14', of the 2 chain, of an N-deuteriomethylphosphatidylcholine, and of cholesterol-3alpha-d1, have been obtained by the Fourier transform method at 5.46 and 3.52 T on two ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Oldfield E,Meadows M,Rice D,Jacobs R

更新日期：1978-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The ErbB family of tyrosine kinase receptors is a key element in preserving cell growth homeostasis. This family is comprised of four single-transmembrane domain proteins designated ErbB-1-4. Ligand binding initiates dimerization followed by tyrosine phosphorylation and signaling, which when uncontrolled lead to cance...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Bublil EM,Cohen T,Arnusch CJ,Peleg A,Pines G,Lavi S,Yarden Y,Shai Y

更新日期：2016-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a simple method to find an amino acid sequence that is foldable into a globular protein with a desired structure based on a knowledge-based 3D-1D compatibility function. An asymmetric alpha-helical single-domain structure of sperm whale myoglobin consisting of 153 amino acid residues was chosen for the desi...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Isogai Y,Ota M,Fujisawa T,Izuno H,Mukai M,Nakamura H,Iizuka T,Nishikawa K

更新日期：1999-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholera toxin, an activator of adenylate cyclase in a wide variety of cells, is a substrate for the phosphotransferase reaction catalyzed by purified cyclic adenosine 5'-monophosphate dependent bovine cardiac muscle protein kinase and the protein associated with human erythrocyte membranes. Phosphorylation occurs when...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Rosen OM

更新日期：1976-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The cyclic antimicrobial lipopeptide daptomycin is now frequently used as a first-line therapy in serious infections caused by multidrug-resistant Enterococcus faecium. Resistance to daptomycin in E. faecium is mediated by activation of the LiaFSR membrane stress response pathway. Deletion of liaR, encoding the respon...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Davlieva M,Wu C,Zhou Y,Arias CA,Shamoo Y

更新日期：2018-12-11 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：:The acetoacetate decarboxylase-like superfamily (ADCSF) is a little-explored group of enzymes that may contain new biocatalysts. The low level of sequence identity (∼20%) between many ADCSF enzymes and the confirmed acetoacetate decarboxylases led us to investigate the degree of diversity in the reaction and substrate...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Mydy LS,Hoppe RW,Hagemann TM,Schwabacher AW,Silvaggi NR

更新日期：2019-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of a growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) is accompanied by a rapid autophosphorylation of the receptor on tyrosine residues. Receptor activation has been shown to promote the association of signal-transducing proteins containing SH2 domains (second domain of src homology). These receptor-associated...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Sierke SL,Koland JG

更新日期：1993-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The UV endonucleases [endodeoxyribonuclease (pyrimidine dimer), EC 3.1.25.1] from Micrococcus luteus and bacteriophage T4 possess two catalytic activities specific for the site of cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers in UV-irradiated DNA: a DNA glycosylase that cleaves the 5'-glycosyl bond of the dimerized pyrimidines and an...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Liuzzi M,Weinfeld M,Paterson MC

更新日期：1987-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Photosensitized oxidation reactions damage tissue by catalyzing the formation of oxyradicals and singlet oxygen. beta-Carotene is hypothesized to exert photoprotective effects by quenching singlet oxygen formed by Type II reactions and by scavenging free radicals formed by Type I reactions. beta-Carotene antioxidant m...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Stratton SP,Liebler DC

更新日期：1997-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of ionophore A23187 on the movements of Ca2+, Mg2+, H+ phosphate, and succinate and its effects on energy utilization by mitochondria have been studied as a function of ionophore concentrations. At a low ratio of the compound to mitochondrial protein, below that required for maximal uncoupling, an apparent...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Pfeiffer DR,Hutson SM,Kauffman RF,Lardy HA

更新日期：1976-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we present a biophysical, structural, and computational analysis of the directed evolution of the human DNA repair protein O(6)-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (hAGT) into SNAP-tag, a self-labeling protein tag. Evolution of hAGT led not only to increased protein activity but also to higher stability, especially...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Mollwitz B,Brunk E,Schmitt S,Pojer F,Bannwarth M,Schiltz M,Rothlisberger U,Johnsson K

更新日期：2012-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The first transmembrane (TM1) helix in the red cell anion exchanger (AE1, Band 3, or SLC4A1) acts as an internal signal anchor that binds the signal recognition particle and directs the nascent polypeptide chain to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane where it moves from the translocon laterally into the lipid bila...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Fowler PW,Sansom MS,Reithmeier RA

更新日期：2017-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of peptide fragments of sperm whale myoglobin, corresponding to segments of the region between the G- and H-helices of the protein, have been synthesized and their conformational preferences investigated using circular dichroism and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in aqueous solution and in solvent mi...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Shin HC,Merutka G,Waltho JP,Wright PE,Dyson HJ

更新日期：1993-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The aggregation of the microtubule-associated protein, tau, into amyloid fibrils is a hallmark of neurodegenerative diseases such as the tauopathies and Alzheimer's disease. Since monomeric tau is an intrinsically disordered protein and the polymeric fibrils possess an ordered cross-β core, the aggregation process is ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ramachandran G,Milán-Garcés EA,Udgaonkar JB,Puranik M

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA strand cleavage reaction catalyzed by endonuclease III from Escherichia coli (endo III) on the 3'-side of aldehyde abasic sites proceeds by a syn beta-elimination involving abstraction of the 2'-pro-S proton and formation of a trans alpha,beta-unsaturated aldose product; we previously reported the same stereoc...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Mazumder A,Gerlt JA,Absalon MJ,Stubbe J,Cunningham RP,Withka J,Bolton PH

更新日期：1991-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific lysine residues on the ubiquitin surface were selected during the course of evolution to form different polyubiquitin chain structures that signal diverse cellular processes. A vast number of ubiquitin receptors specifically recognize and decode the signals conferred by these polyubiquitin chains. The mechani...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Levin-Kravets O,Shohat N,Prag G

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The locations of RNA-RNA cross-links in 16S rRNA were determined after in vivo incorporation of 4-thiouridine (s(4)U) into RNA in a strain of Escherichia coli deficient in pyrimidine synthesis and irradiation at >320 nm. This was done as an effort to find RNA cross-links different from UVB-induced cross-links that wou...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Nanda K,Wollenzien P

更新日期：2004-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A complex derived from chromatin containing one molecule of each of histones H2A, H2B, H3, and H4, termed core protein, was studied by 13C and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance. 13C line widths, when analyzed and compared with those of native and thermally unfolded representative globular proteins, showed that regions of ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lilley DM,Pardon JF,Richards BM

更新日期：1977-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported the cation-induced self-assembly of DNA oligomers of the general sequence C4T4G4T1-4G4 into high-molecular weight multistranded structures [Marotta, S.P., Tamburri, P.A., and Sheardy, R.D. (1996) Biochemistry 35, 10484-10492]. The architecture of the proposed structure consists of a series of...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Anantha NV,Azam M,Sheardy RD

更新日期：1998-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Many lipases are potent catalysts of stereoselective reactions and are therefore of interest for use in chemical synthesis. The crystal structures of lipases show a large variation in the shapes of their active site environments that may explain the large variation in substrate specificity of these enzymes. We have de...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Uppenberg J,Ohrner N,Norin M,Hult K,Kleywegt GJ,Patkar S,Waagen V,Anthonsen T,Jones TA

更新日期：1995-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptors (GABA(A) receptors) are ligand-gated chloride channels that play a central role in signal transmission within the mammalian central nervous system. Compounds that modulate specific GABA(A) receptor subtypes containing the delta-subunit are scarce but would be valuable research ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lewis RW,Mabry J,Polisar JG,Eagen KP,Ganem B,Hess GP

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To probe the mechanism of the reversible DNA phosphodiester bond cleavage and religation mechanism of the type I topoisomerase from vaccinia virus, we have synthesized DNA substrates carrying a single nonbridging Rp- or Sp-phosphorothioate (Ps) modification at the scissile phosphodiester (Pd) bond. Analysis of the ste...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Stivers JT,Jagadeesh GJ,Nawrot B,Stec WJ,Shuman S

更新日期：2000-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA gyrase is the target of a number of antibacterial agents, including the coumarins and the cyclothialidines. To extend our understanding of the mechanism of action of these compounds, we have examined the previously published crystal structures of the complexes between the 24 kDa fragment of GyrB and coumarin and c...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kampranis SC,Gormley NA,Tranter R,Orphanides G,Maxwell A

更新日期：1999-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) pose a threat to public health because of their ability to confer resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins such as cefotaxime. The CTX-M β-lactamases are the most widespread ESBL enzymes among antibiotic resistant bacteria. Many of the active site residues are conserved bet...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Adamski CJ,Cardenas AM,Brown NG,Horton LB,Sankaran B,Prasad BV,Gilbert HF,Palzkill T

更新日期：2015-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA transaction reactions require formation of nucleoprotein complexes that involve multifaceted DNA-protein and protein-protein interactions. Genetic and biochemical studies suggested that the higher order Gal repressosome structure, which governs the transcription of two tandem galpromoters in Escherichia coli, invo...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Roy S,Dimitriadis EK,Kar S,Geanacopoulos M,Lewis MS,Adhya S

更新日期：2005-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluorescent pH indicator 2',7'-bis(carboxyethyl)-5,6-carboxyfluorescein (BCECF) was used to investigate changes in the intracellular pH (pHi) of individual Sf9 cells in response to changes in the composition of the external medium. Under standard conditions, the resting pHi was 0.2-0.3 unit lower than the extracel...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Vachon V,Paradis MJ,Marsolais M,Schwartz JL,Laprade R

更新日期：1995-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:P450cam from Pseudomonas putida is the best characterized member of the vast family of cytochrome P450s, and it has long been believed to have a more rigid and closed active site relative to other P450s. Here we report X-ray structures of P450cam crystallized in the absence of substrate and at high and low [K(+)]. The...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lee YT,Wilson RF,Rupniewski I,Goodin DB

更新日期：2010-04-27 00:00:00