Kinetics of biotinyl-5'-adenylate synthesis catalyzed by the Escherichia coli repressor of biotin biosynthesis and the stability of the enzyme-product complex.

abstract：:Rapid withdrawal of estrogen from immature chicks, previously stimulated with the hormone, results in the inhibition of transcription of mRNAs of egg white proteins, rapid degradation of existing estrogen-induced mRNAs of egg white proteins, and decline in ribosomes and weight of the oviduct. On rapid withdrawal of es...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cohrs RJ,Goswami BB,Sharma OK

更新日期：1988-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The catalytic mechanism of valyl-tRNA synthetase from baker's yeast has been investigated by pre-steady-state and steady-state kinetic measurements and end product dissociation studies. The pre-steady-state kinetics show a lag period during the early time when the reaction is started with free enzyme. The preincubatio...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kern D,Gangloff J

更新日期：1981-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the high degree of sequence similarity in their basic-helix-loop-helix (BHLH) domains, MASH-1 and MyoD are involved in different biological processes. In order to define possible differences between the DNA binding specificities of these two proteins, we investigated the DNA binding properties of MASH-1 by cir...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Meierhan D,el-Ariss C,Neuenschwander M,Sieber M,Stackhouse JF,Allemann RK

更新日期：1995-09-05 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：:Radical S-adenosyl-L-methionine, cobalamin-dependent methyltransferases have been proposed to catalyze the methylations of unreactive carbon or phosphorus atoms in antibiotic biosynthetic pathways. To date, none of these enzymes has been purified or shown to be active in vitro. Here we demonstrate the activity of the ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Werner WJ,Allen KD,Hu K,Helms GL,Chen BS,Wang SC

更新日期：2011-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Doxorubicin (DOX) is a chemotherapeutic that is used in the treatment of a wide variety of cancers. However, it causes cardiotoxicity partly because of the formation of reactive oxygen species. CYP2J2 is a human cytochrome P450 that is strongly expressed in cardiomyocytes. It converts arachidonic acid (AA) into four d...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Arnold WR,Baylon JL,Tajkhorshid E,Das A

更新日期：2017-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Biotin synthase, the enzyme which catalyzes the last step of the biosynthesis of biotin, contains only (2Fe-2S)(2+) clusters when isolated under aerobic conditions. Previous results showed that reduction by dithionite or photoreduced deazaflavin converts the (2Fe-2S)(2+) to (4Fe-4S)(2+,+). However, until now, no detai...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Tse Sum Bui B,Benda R,Schünemann V,Florentin D,Trautwein AX,Marquet A

更新日期：2003-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Displacement of the fluorescent substrate analogue methylanthraniloyl ADP (mant-ADP) from kinesin by excess ATP results in a biphasic fluorescent transient. The pH and microtubule dependence of the rates and amplitudes indicates that the two phases are produced by release of bound mant-ADP, with an excess of the 3'-is...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cheng JQ,Jiang W,Hackney DD

更新日期：1998-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystallographic structure of oxygenated trHbN from Mycobacterium tuberculosis showed an extended heme distal site hydrogen-bonding network that includes Y(B10), Q(E11), and the bound O(2) (Milani, M., et al. (2001) EMBO J. 20, 3902-3909). In the present work, we analyze the effects that substitutions at the B10 a...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ouellet Y,Milani M,Couture M,Bolognesi M,Guertin M

更新日期：2006-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The influenza virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase protein complex contains an associated RNA endonuclease activity, which cleaves host mRNA precursors in the cell nucleus at defined positions 9-15 nucleotides downstream of the cap structure. This reaction provides capped oligoribonucleotides, which function as primers ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Doan L,Handa B,Roberts NA,Klumpp K

更新日期：1999-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) in the radical-mediated amino group migration catalyzed by lysine 2,3-aminomutase from Clostridia SB4 has been investigated by electron spin echo envelope modulation (ESEEM) spectroscopy. This pulsed electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) method was used to estimate the distance...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ballinger MD,Frey PA,Reed GH,LoBrutto R

更新日期：1995-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that protein 4.1 is a multifunctional protein that binds to spectrin, actin, glycophorins, the anion channel protein, and phosphatidylserine (PS). In this report, we have characterized the binding of protein 4.1 and its major proteolytic fragments to phospholipid vesicles. Pure 125I-labeled...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cohen AM,Liu SC,Lawler J,Derick L,Palek J

更新日期：1988-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effects of mixed Na+: Mg2+ ionic solutions on the stability of the nonspecific lac repressor-DNA complex. The effects of Mg2+ are simply interpreted in terms of its role as a competitor (with repressor) for DNA sites. From these studies, the binding constant of the Mg-DNA complex can be determ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Record MT Jr,deHaseth PL,Lohman TM

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) riboswitch is one of the most recurrent riboswitches found in bacteria and has three known different natural aptamers. The Bacillus subtilis yitJ SAM riboswitch aptamer is organized around a four-way junction which is characterized by the presence of a pseudoknot and a K-turn motif. By r...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Heppell B,Lafontaine DA

更新日期：2008-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The three-dimensional structure of the bifunctional alpha-amylase/trypsin inhibitor (RBI) from seeds of ragi (Eleusine coracana Gaertneri) has been determined in solution using multidimensional 1H and 15N NMR spectroscopy. The inhibitor consists of 122 amino acids, with 5 disulfide bridges, and belongs to the plant al...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Strobl S,Mühlhahn P,Bernstein R,Wiltscheck R,Maskos K,Wunderlich M,Huber R,Glockshuber R,Holak TA

更新日期：1995-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucopolysaccharides were isolated from calf cerebral microvasculature and calf aorta. The only complex carbohydrates that exhibited anticoagulant activity were heparin-like components. The biologic potencies of calf cerebral and aortic heparin-like species were 2.92 units/mg of anti-factor Xa activity and 2.85 units/m...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Marcum JA,Rosenberg RD

更新日期：1984-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Diverse voltage-gated K+ channels are produced by tetramerization of channel alpha subunits that can be encoded by multiple genes. In GH3 pituitary cells, the Kv1.4 and Kv1.5 subunit genes are constitutively expressed, and dexamethasone selectively up-regulates expression of the latter gene. Here we use subunit-specif...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Takimoto K,Levitan ES

更新日期：1996-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acid composition and sequence of EIIMtl is known [Lee, C. A., & Saier, M. H., Jr. (1983) J. Biol. Chem. 258, 10761-10767]. This information was combined, in the present study, with quantitative amino acid analysis to determine the molar concentration of the enzyme. The stoichiometry of phosphoryl group incor...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Pas HH,ten Hoeve-Duurkens RH,Robillard GT

更新日期：1988-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Three crystal structures have been determined of active site specific substituted Cd(II) horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase and its complexes. Intensities were collected for the free, orthorhombic enzyme to 2.4-A resolution and for a triclinic binary complex with NADH to 2.7-A resolution. A ternary complex was crystall...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Schneider G,Cedergren-Zeppezauer E,Knight S,Eklund H,Zeppezauer M

更新日期：1985-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Preferential interaction of trans-membrane alpha-helices whose hydrophobic length matches the hydrophobic thickness of the lipid bilayer could be a mechanism of retention in the Golgi apparatus. We have used fluorescence methods to study the interaction of peptides Ac-K2-G-Lm-W-Ln-K2-A-amide (Pm+n) with bilayers of ph...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Webb RJ,East JM,Sharma RP,Lee AG

更新日期：1998-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The hammerhead ribozyme undergoes a well-defined two-stage conformational folding process, induced by the binding of magnesium ions. In this study, we have used isothermal titration calorimetry to analyze the thermodynamics of magnesium binding and magnesium ion-induced folding of the ribozyme. Binding to the natural ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Hammann C,Cooper A,Lilley DM

更新日期：2001-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor V(a) (FV(a)) is a cofactor for the serine protease factor X(a) that activates prothrombin to thrombin in the presence of Ca(2+) and a membrane surface. FV(a) is a heterodimer composed of one heavy chain (A1 and A2 domains) and one light chain (A3, C1, and C2 domains). We use fluorescence, circular dichroism, an...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Srivastava A,Quinn-Allen MA,Kim SW,Kane WH,Lentz BR

更新日期：2001-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The near-ultraviolet circular dichroism (CD) of three homogeneous anti-type III pneumococcal antibodies in the absence and the presence of the specific hexasaccharide ligand was studied. In addition recombinations and hybridizations of H and L chains derived from two of these antibodies were carried out and the CD spe...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Jaton JC,Huser H,Blatt Y,Pecht I

更新日期：1975-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Differential expression of subunit genes from the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) superfamily yields distinct receptor subtypes. As each AChR subtype has a specific subunit composition and many subunit combinations appear not to be expressed, each subunit must contain some information leading to proper assembl...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： García-Guzmán M,Sala F,Sala S,Campos-Caro A,Criado M

更新日期：1994-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The reversible decline of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor's response to acetylcholine during prolonged exposure to acetylcholine is known as desensitization. Here, we studied ethanol's modulation of fast agonist-induced desensitization of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in postsynaptic membrane vesicles from...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Wu G,Miller KW

更新日期：1994-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Utilizing structure-based design, we have previously demonstrated that it is possible to obtain selective inhibitors of protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B). A basic nitrogen was introduced into a general PTP inhibitor to form a salt bridge to Asp48 in PTP1B and simultaneously cause repulsion in PTPs containing an ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Iversen LF,Andersen HS,Møller KB,Olsen OH,Peters GH,Branner S,Mortensen SB,Hansen TK,Lau J,Ge Y,Holsworth DD,Newman MJ,Hundahl Møller NP

更新日期：2001-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We characterized endocytosis of iron-saturated (holo) and iron-depleted (apo) 125I-labeled bovine lactoferrin (Lf) by isolated rat hepatocytes. Hepatocytes ingested both Lf forms--determined by EGTA/dextran sulfate removal of surface-bound Lf--at maximal endocytic rates of 1.85 and 1.52 fmol cell-1 min-1 for 125I-apo-...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： McAbee DD,Nowatzke W,Oehler C,Sitaram M,Sbaschnig E,Opferman JT,Carr J,Esbensen K

更新日期：1993-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A topoisomer gel retardation assay has been used to examine the topological requirements for the formation of open promoter complexes on DNA minicircles carrying sigma 54-dependent promoters. In the absence of intercalators, individual topoisomers carrying both the nifL and nifF promoters could be resolved as discrete...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Qureshi M,Eydmann T,Austin S,Dixon R

更新日期：1997-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:C4'-oxidized (C4-AP) and C5'-oxidized abasic sites (DOB) that are produced following abstraction of a hydrogen atom from the DNA backbone reversibly form cross-links selectively with dA opposite a 3'-adjacent nucleotide, despite the comparable proximity of an opposing dA. A previous report on UvrABC incision of DNA su...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ghosh S,Greenberg MM

更新日期：2015-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Shiga toxin is a bacterial protein composed of one A and five B subunits. Its A chain possesses a protease sensitive loop (Cys-242-Cys-261) that is cleaved to produce an enzymatically active A1 domain and an A2 fragment associated with its B subunit pentamer. The proposed mode of action of the toxin is linked to its r...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Saleh MT,Ferguson J,Boggs JM,Gariépy J

更新日期：1996-07-23 00:00:00