Identification of the neuronal acceptor in bovine cortex for ammodytoxin C, a presynaptically neurotoxic phospholipase A2.

abstract：:The binding of Sp1 transcription factor to DNA is considered a potential target for small ligands designed to interfere with gene transcription. We attempted to distinguish the direct inhibition of the Sp1-binding to DNA in vivo (cell culture) from more indirect effects due to the network of pathways that modulate cel...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Mansilla S,Priebe W,Portugal J

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An improved procedure for the preparation of cobalt-cytochrome c has been developed. Various factors influencing the cobalt insertion process are discussed. The optical spectra of cobalt-cytochrome c suggest a six-coordinated species. The spectral shifts occurring with oxidation-reduction are compared with those obser...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Dickinson LC,Chien JC

更新日期：1975-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:R67 dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is a novel homotetrameric protein that possesses 222 symmetry and a single, voluminous active site pore. This symmetry poses numerous limitations on catalysis; for example, two dihydrofolate (DHF) molecules or two NADPH molecules, or one substrate plus one cofactor can bind. Only the...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Chopra S,Lynch R,Kim SH,Jackson M,Howell EE

更新日期：2006-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Secretory carrier membrane protein 2 (SCAMP2) functions in late steps of membrane fusion in calcium-dependent granule exocytosis. A basic/hydrophobic peptide segment within SCAMP2 (SCAMP2 E: CWYRPIYKAFR) has been implicated in this function and shown to bind and sequester phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate [PI(4,5)...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Liao H,Ellena J,Liu L,Szabo G,Cafiso D,Castle D

更新日期：2007-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Tau is a microtubule associated protein implicated in the pathogenesis of several neurodegenerative diseases. Because of the channel forming properties of other amyloid peptides, we employed planar lipid bilayers and atomic force microscopy to test tau for its ability to form ion permeable channels. Our results demons...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Patel N,Ramachandran S,Azimov R,Kagan BL,Lal R

更新日期：2015-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A grand canonical formalism is developed to combine discrete simulations for chemically distinct species in equilibrium. Each simulation is based on a perturbed funneled landscape. The formalism is illustrated using the alkaline-induced transitions of cytochrome c as observed by FTIR spectroscopy and with various othe...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Weinkam P,Romesberg FE,Wolynes PG

更新日期：2009-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The backbone dynamics of the liganded (holo) and unliganded (apo) forms of Escherichia coli-derived rat intestinal fatty acid-binding protein (I-FABP) have been characterized and compared using amide 15N relaxation and 1H exchange NMR measurements. The amide 1H/15N resonances for apo and holo I-FABP were assigned at 2...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Hodsdon ME,Cistola DP

更新日期：1997-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Several naturally occurring dietary polyphenols with chemopreventive or anticancer properties are topoisomerase II poisons. To identify additional phytochemicals that enhance topoisomerase II-mediated DNA cleavage, a library of 341 Mediterranean plant extracts was screened for activity against human topoisomerase IIα....

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Vann KR,Sedgeman CA,Gopas J,Golan-Goldhirsh A,Osheroff N

更新日期：2015-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of a complex between p21(ras) and GAP accelerates the GTPase reaction of p21(ras) and terminates the signal for cell proliferation. The understanding of this rate acceleration is important for the elucidation of the role of Ras mutants in tumor formation. In principle there are two main options for the o...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Glennon TM,Villà J,Warshel A

更新日期：2000-08-15 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：:A galactoside-binding lectin (hL-31) containing a collagen-like sequence was identified in human tumor cells. It was found to be the homologue of the IgE-binding protein, the macrophage cell-surface Mac-2 antigen, and the murine CBP35, RL-29, and mL-34 lectins. Here we report on the expression in Escherichia coli and ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ochieng J,Platt D,Tait L,Hogan V,Raz T,Carmi P,Raz A

更新日期：1993-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:High-precision studies of oxygen binding in hemoglobin (HbA0) solutions at near-physiological concentrations (2-12 mM heme; pHs 7.0-9.1; various buffers) have led to an unanticipated result: an unmeasurably low contribution from the triply ligated species. We have obtained this result from new differential oxygen-bind...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Gill SJ,Di Cera E,Doyle ML,Bishop GA,Robert CH

更新日期：1987-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Loop 181-197 of human thymidylate synthase (hTS) populates two conformational states. In the first state, Cys195, a residue crucial for catalytic activity, is in the active site (active conformer); in the other conformation, it is about 10 A away, outside the active site (inactive conformer). We have designed and expr...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Gibson LM,Lovelace LL,Lebioda L

更新日期：2008-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We have prepared the following cadmium-113-substituted derivatives of bovine superoxide dismutase and recorded the nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrum of the cadmium: 2Cd(II), in which Cd(II) is presumed to bind to the Zn(II) site and the copper site is unoccupied, and 2Cd(II)--2Cu(I), which is analogous to the ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Bailey DB,Ellis PD,Fee JA

更新日期：1980-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:X-ray crystal structures of enzyme-ligand complexes are widely believed to mimic states in the catalytic cycle, but this presumption has seldom been carefully scrutinized. In the case of Tritrichomonas foetus inosine 5'-monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH), 10 structures of various enzyme-substrate-inhibitor complexes ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Josephine HR,Ravichandran KR,Hedstrom L

更新日期：2010-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzyme-substrate contacts in the hydrolysis of ester substrates by the cysteine protease papain were investigated by systematically altering backbone hydrogen-bonding and side-chain hydrophobic contacts in the substrate and determining each substrate's kinetic constants. The observed specificity energies [defined as d...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Berti PJ,Faerman CH,Storer AC

更新日期：1991-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The cation complexation equilibria between ionophore A23187 and several alkaline earth and first transition series divalent cations have been investigated. Absorption and fluorescence spectroscopy were used to monitor the reactions which were studied in solutions of 80% methanol/water, at 25 degrees C, and under condi...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Chapman CJ,Puri AK,Taylor RW,Pfeiffer DR

更新日期：1987-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We have measured three aspects of FtsZ filament dynamics at steady state: rates of GTP hydrolysis, subunit exchange between protofilaments, and disassembly induced by dilution or excess GDP. All three reactions were slowed with an increase in the potassium concentration from 100 to 500 mM, via replacement of potassium...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Chen Y,Erickson HP

更新日期：2009-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-dependent anion channel 1 (VDAC1) situated in the outer mitochondrial membrane regulates the transfer of various metabolites and is a key player in mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Although many small chemicals that modulate the functions of VDAC1 have been reported to date, most, if not all, of them cannot be...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Unten Y,Murai M,Yamamoto T,Watanabe A,Ichimaru N,Aburaya S,Aoki W,Shinohara Y,Miyoshi H

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Human ferrochelatase (EC 4.99.1.1) catalyzes the insertion ferrous iron into protoporphyrin IX as the last step in heme biosynthesis, an essential process to most organisms given the vast intracellular functions of heme. Even with multiple ferrochelatase structures available, the exact mechanism for iron insertion int...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Asuru AP,An M,Busenlehner LS

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:BtuB is a bacterial outer-membrane protein that transports vitamin B(12). Spectroscopic studies using site-directed spin labeling (SDSL) indicate that the N-terminus of BtuB undergoes a dramatic structural change from a docked (folded) to an undocked (unfolded) configuration upon substrate binding. However, this drama...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Fanucci GE,Lee JY,Cafiso DS

更新日期：2003-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The three-dimensional structure of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) from Staphylococcus aureus has been determined and refined to an R value of 0.226 for data between 8- and 2.5-A resolution. Overall, the structure of TSST-1 is similar to that of another superantigen, staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB). The key d...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Prasad GS,Earhart CA,Murray DL,Novick RP,Schlievert PM,Ohlendorf DH

更新日期：1993-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The Synechococcus PCC7942 SmtB is a zinc-responsive transcriptional repressor and a member of the ArsR superfamily of prokaryotic metalloregulatory transcription factors. The mechanism of negative regulation by Zn(II) and other metals as well as the coordination chemistry (stoichiometry, affinity, and specificity) of ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： VanZile ML,Cosper NJ,Scott RA,Giedroc DP

更新日期：2000-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:G-Actin is a globular protein (Mr 42 300) known to have three cysteine residues that are at least partially exposed and chemically reactive (Cys-10, -284, and -374). When G-actin was reacted with 3-bromo-1,1,1-trifluoropropanone, three resolvable 19F resonances were observed in the 19F NMR spectrum. This fluorinated G...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Brauer M,Sykes BD

更新日期：1986-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Multisite mutagenesis of single-chain and monomeric forms of human interleukin 5 (IL-5) was performed to investigate mechanistic features of receptor activation and the possibility of differentiating sites of activation from those for receptor interaction. The normally dimeric human IL-5 contains two domains, each con...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Plugariu CG,Wu SJ,Zhang W,Chaiken I

更新日期：2000-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptotagmin I is a synaptic vesicle protein that contains two C(2) domains and acts as a Ca(2+) sensor in neurotransmitter release. The Ca(2+)-binding properties of the synaptotagmin I C(2)A domain have been well characterized, but those of the C(2)B domain are unclear. The C(2)B domain was previously found to pull ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ubach J,Lao Y,Fernandez I,Arac D,Südhof TC,Rizo J

更新日期：2001-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The capsular polysaccharide (CPS) structure of Campylobacter jejuni contributes to its robust fitness. Many strains contain heptose moieties in their CPS units. The precursor heptose is GDP-d-glycero-α-d-manno-heptose; modifications to the stereochemistry at C3-C6 as well as additions of methyl and phosphoramidate gro...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Huddleston JP,Raushel FM

更新日期：2019-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Inexpensive, straightforward, and rapid medical diagnostics are becoming increasingly important for disease identification in time- and resource-limited settings. Previous attempts to link oligonucleotide-based aptamers and hammerhead ribozymes to form ligand-induced ribozymes have been successful in identifying a var...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Liao AM,Pan W,Benson JC,Wong AD,Rose BJ,Caltagirone GT

更新日期：2018-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The abnormal isoform of the scrapie prion protein PrPSc is both a host-derived protein and a component of the infectious agent causing scrapie. PrPSc and the normal cellular isoform PrPC have different physical properties that apparently arise from a posttranslational event. Both PrP isoforms are covalently modified a...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Stahl N,Borchelt DR,Prusiner SB

更新日期：1990-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Barnase, the ribonuclease from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, has been cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli [Hartley, R. W. (1988) J. Mol. Biol. 202, 913-915], thus enabling the overproduction and site-directed mutagenesis of one of the smallest enzymes (Mr equals 12,382). As barnase is also composed of just a single...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Mossakowska DE,Nyberg K,Fersht AR

更新日期：1989-05-02 00:00:00