Optimization of alternate-strand triple helix formation at the 5'CpG3' and 5'GpC3' junction steps.

abstract：:Chemical modification of Torpedo californica acetylcholinesterase by various sulfhydryl reagents results in its conversion to one of two principal states. One of these states, viz., that produced by disulfides and alkylating agents, is stable. The second state, produced by mercury derivatives, is metastable. At room t...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Kreimer DI,Dolginova EA,Raves M,Sussman JL,Silman I,Weiner L

更新日期：1994-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The solution conformation of the type I collagen alpha-1 chain N-telopeptide has been studied by CD and 1H NMR spectroscopy at 600 MHz in CD3OH/H2O (60/40 v/v) and H2O solutions. The 19 amino acids form the N-terminal end of the alpha-1 polypeptide chain. By the combined application of several two-dimensional, phase-s...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Otter A,Kotovych G,Scott PG

更新日期：1989-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Five opsin cDNA clones were isolated from a goldfish retina cDNA library and sequenced. On the basis of homology to previously characterized visual pigments, one clone was identified as goldfish rod opsin and a second as a goldfish red cone opsin. Two rhodopsin-like clones were found to be similar to the chicken green...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Johnson RL,Grant KB,Zankel TC,Boehm MF,Merbs SL,Nathans J,Nakanishi K

更新日期：1993-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:PsbO, the photosystem II manganese stabilizing protein, contains an aspartate residue [Asp157 (spinach numbering)], which is highly conserved in eukaryotic and prokaryotic PsbOs. The homology model of the PSII-bound conformation of spinach PsbO presented here positions Asp157 in the large flexible loop of the protein....

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Popelkova H,Commet A,Yocum CF

更新日期：2009-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics and thermodynamics of Al(III) exchange between aluminum citrate (AlL) and human serum transferrin were investigated in the 7.2-8.9 pH range. The C-site of human serum apotransferrin in interaction with bicarbonate removes Al(III) from Al citrate with an exchange equilibrium constant K1 = (2.0 +/- 0.6) x 1...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Hémadi M,Miquel G,Kahn PH,El Hage Chahine JM

更新日期：2003-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Human liver aldehyde dehydrogenase isozymes E1 and E2 (EC 1.2.1.3) are both completely and irreversibly inactivated by bromoacetophenone (2-bromo-1-phenylethanone). Steady-state kinetics with both acetophenone and chloroacetophenone indicated interaction with the same enzyme form as the aldehyde substrate. Saturation ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： MacKerell AD Jr,MacWright RS,Pietruszko R

更新日期：1986-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenic bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bordetella pertussis contain in their outer membranes the rare sugar 2,3-diacetamido-2,3-dideoxy-d-mannuronic acid. Five enzymes are required for the biosynthesis of this sugar starting from UDP-N-acetylglucosamine. One of these, referred to as WlbB, is an N-acetyltra...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Thoden JB,Holden HM

更新日期：2010-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Purine repressor (PurR) binding to specific DNA is enhanced by complexing with purines, whereas lactose repressor (LacI) binding is diminished by interaction with inducer sugars despite 30% identity in their protein sequences and highly homologous tertiary structures. Nonetheless, in switching from low- to high-affini...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Moraitis MI,Xu H,Matthews KS

更新日期：2001-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A subgroup of enzymes in the NAD(P)H:FMN reductase family is comprised of flavin reductases from two-component monooxygenase systems. The diverging structural feature in these FMN reductases is a π-helix centrally located at the tetramer interface that is generated by the insertion of an amino acid in a conserved α4 h...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Musila JM,L Forbes D,Ellis HR

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of protein-protein assemblies is essential in maintaining cell structure and function. Conservation of structural motifs and binding sites is the result of evolutionary pressure for solutions compatible with both molecular economy and regulation. PDZ domains are a typical example: A conserved fold governs sp...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Milev S,Bjelić S,Georgiev O,Jelesarov I

更新日期：2007-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone H3 arginine 2 (H3R2) is post-translationally modified in three different states by "writers" of the protein arginine methyltransferase (PRMT) family. H3R2 methylarginine isoforms include PRMT5-catalyzed monomethylation (me1) and symmetric dimethylation (me2s) and PRMT6-catalyzed me1 and asymmetric dimethylatio...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lorton BM,Harijan RK,Burgos ES,Bonanno JB,Almo SC,Shechter D

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we prepared several shortened and full-length insulin analogues with substitutions at position B26. We compared the binding affinities of the analogues for rat adipose membranes with their ability to lower the plasma glucose level in nondiabetic Wistar rats in vivo after subcutaneous administration, and...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Záková L,Kazdová L,Hanclová I,Protivínská E,Sanda M,Budesínský M,Jirácek J

更新日期：2008-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The properties of the homogeneous cutinase I, cutinase II, and the nonspecific esterase isolated from the extracellular fluid of cutin-grown Fusarium solani F. pisi (R.E. Purdy and P.E. Kolattukudy (1975), Biochemistry, preceding paper in this issue) were investigated. Using tritiated apple cutin as substrate, the two...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Purdy RE,Kolattukudy PE

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human S100A7 (psoriasin) is a metal-chelating protein expressed by epithelial cells. It is a 22-kDa homodimer with two EF-hand domains per subunit and two transition-metal-binding His3Asp sites at the dimer interface. Each subunit contains two cysteine residues that can exist as free thiols (S100A7red) or as an intram...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Cunden LS,Brophy MB,Rodriguez GE,Flaxman HA,Nolan EM

更新日期：2017-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:In the accompanying paper [Suzuki, A., Yamazaki, M., & Ito, T. (1996) Biochemistry 35, 5238-5244], we presented a quantitative phase diagram of actin filament ( (F-actin) described with the F-actin concentration and delta chi value which characterizes the affinity of F-actin with solvent. The phase diagram shows that ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Suzuki A,Ito T

更新日期：1996-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Elongation factor Tu (EF-Tu) is a highly conserved GTPase that is responsible for supplying the aminoacylated tRNA to the ribosome. Upon binding to the ribosome, EF-Tu undergoes GTP hydrolysis, which drives a major conformational change, triggering the release of aminoacylated tRNA to the ribosome. Using a combination...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Lai J,Ghaemi Z,Luthey-Schulten Z

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Rad51 protein, a eukaryotic homologue of RecA protein, forms a filamentous complex with DNA and catalyzes homologous recombination. We have analyzed the structure of Xenopus Rad51 protein (XRad51.1) in solution by small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). The measurements showed that XRad51.1 forms a helical filament ind...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ellouze C,Kim HK,Maeshima K,Tuite E,Morimatsu K,Horii T,Mortensen K,Nordén B,Takahashi M

更新日期：1997-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiration, photosynthesis, and metabolism require the transfer of electrons through and between proteins over relatively long distances. It is critical that this electron transfer (ET) occur with specificity to avoid cellular damage, and at a rate that is sufficient to support the biological activity. A multistep ho...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Choi M,Shin S,Davidson VL

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We have expressed the alpha and beta subunits of bacterial luciferase, encoded by luxA and luxB, from separate plasmids in Escherichia coli and developed an efficient purification scheme that yields many milligrams of protein of greater than 90% homogeneity. Earlier experiments showed that subunits synthesized separat...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Sinclair JF,Waddle JJ,Waddill EF,Baldwin TO

更新日期：1993-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular dynamics of binary dispersions of plasmenylcholine/cholesterol and phosphatidylcholine/cholesterol were quantified by electron spin resonance (ESR) and deuterium magnetic resonance (2H NMR) spectroscopy. The order parameter of both 5-doxylstearate (5DS) and 16-doxylstearate (16DS) was larger in vesicles ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Pak JH,Bork VP,Norberg RE,Creer MH,Wolf RA,Gross RW

更新日期：1987-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescent derivatives of short oligonucleotides of defined sequence were prepared by the incorporation of 5-(propylamino)uridine via current phosphoramidite chemistry, followed by derivatization of the propylamine function with mansyl chloride. These oligomers, annealed to complementary oligomers, yielded short dupl...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Allen DJ,Darke PL,Benkovic SJ

更新日期：1989-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the expression of only one type of receptor, there is great variation in the ability of different cell types to discriminate between C5a and its more stable metabolite, C5a des Arg74. The mechanism that underlies this phenomenon is not understood but presumably involves differences in the interaction with the ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Crass T,Bautsch W,Cain SA,Pease JE,Monk PN

更新日期：1999-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombination kinetics of CO to protoheme after laser photolysis have been measured vs. temperature and viscosity. A 25-ns laser pulse was focused on the sample to produce an excitation rate of 10(9)/s per heme. This temporarily populates the heme-CO state of dissociated pairs which either separate or recombine on a p...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Marden MC,Hazard ES 3rd,Gibson QH

更新日期：1986-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The l-lyxonate dehydratase (LyxD) in vitro enzymatic activity and in vivo metabolic function were assigned to members of an isofunctional family within the mandelate racemase (MR) subgroup of the enolase superfamily. This study combined in vitro and in vivo data to confirm that the dehydration of l-lyxonate is the bio...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Ghasempur S,Eswaramoorthy S,Hillerich BS,Seidel RD,Swaminathan S,Almo SC,Gerlt JA

更新日期：2014-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Human apolipoprotein(a) kringle IV type 10 [apo(a) KIV(10)] contains a strong lysine-binding site (LBS) that mediates the interaction of Lp(a) with biological substrates such as fibrin. Mutations in the KIV(10) LBS have been reported in both the rhesus monkey and chimpanzee, and have been proposed to explain the lack ...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Belczewski AR,Ho J,Taylor FB Jr,Boffa MB,Jia Z,Koschinsky ML

更新日期：2005-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Alpha2u-globulin is a male rat liver protein under multihormonal control which represents approximately 1% of hepatic protein synthesis. We have measured the rate of transcription of the alpha2u-globulin gene using a nuclear cell-free transcriptional system with mercurated CTP as substrate for the endogenous RNA polym...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Chan KM,Kurtz DT,Feigelson P

更新日期：1978-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Quadruplex-specific molecules can serve as suitable drugs in cancer therapy. We have synthesized a pair of furan-based cyclic homooligopeptides, ligand 1 and ligand 2, to specifically target G-quadruplexes. We have shown by CD spectroscopy and UV melting that these ligands can effectively induce G-quadruplex structure...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Agarwal T,Roy S,Chakraborty TK,Maiti S

更新日期：2010-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The flexibility of individual amino acid side chains of pancreatic phospholipase A2 in aqueous and micellar solutions was studied with deuterium nuclear magnetic resonance (2H NMR). Bovine pancreatic phospholipase A2 was selectively deuterated at the aromatic ring systems of Trp-3 and Phe-5 and porcine pancreatic phos...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Allegrini PR,van Scharrenburg GJ,Slotboom AJ,de Haas GH,Seelig J

更新日期：1985-06-18 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：:For expression in Saccharomyces cerevisiae the cDNA of the uncoupling protein (UCP) of brown adipose tissue from hamster has been isolated and used to transform yeast cells. Optimized expression conditions yielded 2% of mitochondrial protein as UCP. UCP was isolated, avoiding copurification of ADP/ATP carrier and pori...

journal_title：Biochemistry

authors： Echtay KS,Bienengraeber M,Klingenberg M

更新日期：1997-07-08 00:00:00