abstract：:A missense mutation of Aspartic to Asparagine acid in 113 position of liver-targeting peptide CSP I-plus modified rEndostatin (rES-CSP) happened unexpectedly results in the changes of protein secondary structure and a reduced bioactivity. With the aim to clarify the structure-function relationships featuring the fuse ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Bao D,Jin X,Ma Y,Zhu J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A thermostable uricase identified in Bacillus firmus DWD-33, which was isolated for the first time from soil, with an apparent molecular weight of 33.5 kDa was stable against oxidants and SDS. The highest expression yields were obtained in medium containing 0.8% maltose and 1.2% soybean powder as carbon and nitrogen s...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Kotb E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porins are integral membrane proteins found in the outer membrane of bacteria, mitochondria and chloroplasts. Herein, we have reviewed sequence and structural understanding about bacterial porins. The first porin structure from Rhodobacter capsulatus at 1.8 Å resolution in 1991 till the recent structural advancement, ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Kumar A,Bhandari A,Krishnaswamy S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thioredoxin (TRX) catalyzes redox reactions via the reversible oxidation of the conserved active center CGPC and it is involved in multiple biological processes, some of them linked to redox activity while others not. TRX is a globular, thermodynamically stable and monomeric alpha/beta protein with a structure charact...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Vazquez DS,Delfino JM,Santos J

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying protein complexes in protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks is a fundamental problem in computational biology. High-throughput experimental techniques have generated large, experimentally detected PPI datasets. These interactions represent a rich source of data that can be used to detect protein comple...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Liao B,Fu X,Cai L,Chen H

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E. coli small heat shock proteins IbpA and IbpB (inclusion body binding proteins A and B) are known to act as holding chaperones on denaturing, aggregate-prone proteins. But, there is no clear understanding about which of the IbpA and IbpB has more holdase activity and how the holdase activity of one was influenced by...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Roy SS,Patra M,Nandy SK,Banik M,Dasgupta R,Basu T

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:AB204 is an Activin/BMP2 chimera, which has been found to exhibit a higher activity than Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 (BMP2) in osteogenic activity. To prepare AB204 for its preclinical studies, AB204 has been characterized in various formulation buffers. We observed that AB204 purified by ion-exchange chromatography ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Ahn C,Maslennikov I,Choi JY,Oh H,Cheong C,Choe S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections by antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming a great risk for human health, leading to an urgent need for new efficient antibacterial therapies. The short, proline-rich antimicrobial peptides from insects gained a lot of interest as a potential antibacterial treatment, having a low toxicity profile and bei...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Stalmans S,Wynendaele E,Bracke N,Knappe D,Hoffmann R,Peremans K,Polis I,Burvenich C,De Spiegeleer B

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cationic antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are among the best studied antimicrobial factors expressed in the respiratory tract. AMPs are released by epithelial cells and immune cells into the airway surface liquid covering the epithelial surfaces of the lung where they act as endogenous antibiotics. Plenty of studies show...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Seiler F,Lepper PM,Bals R,Beisswenger C

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most proteinaceous pores are characterized as ionic channels. However, some are also involved in protein translocation through phospholipidic membranes. This concept has evolved slowly in cell biology and in biophysics, requiring the development of adapted electrical and biochemical methods. Protein translocation in m...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Henry JP

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A proof-of-principle methodology is presented in which all commercially-available cysteine (Cys) and selenocysteine (Sec) solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) derivatives are synthesized in high yield from easily prepared protected dichalcogenide precursors. A Zn-mediated biphasic reduction process applied to a series...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Flemer S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current advancements in biological protein discovery utilize bi-partite methods of fluorescence detection where chromophore and scaffold are uncoupled. One such technology, called fluorogen-activating proteins (FAPs), consists of single-chain-variable-fragments (scFvs) selected against small organic molecules (fluorog...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Gallo E,Wienbar S,Snyder AC,Vasilev KV,Armitage BA,Jarvik JW

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few decades, novel drug delivery strategies have been a big priority to the formulation scientists. Peptides and proteins have drawn a special attention for their wide scope in the area. Serum albumin, transferrin, recom- binant proteins, virus capsids etc. are used as carrier for drug and biomolecules. Co...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Mukherjee B,Karmakar SD,Hossain CM,Bhattacharya S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The P2 protein (equivalent of L7/L12 in prokaryotes), a member of the ribosomal stalk in eukaryotes, is highly conserved, particularly its C-terminal domain. In order to understand the sequence-structure-function relationships in eukaryotic C-terminal stretches, about which nothing is known at the moment, we have inve...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Mishra P,Rajagopal S,Sharma S,Hosur RV

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the results of a study on the influence of albumin and prolactin concentrations and intravascular fluid pH on vein permeability for albumin. Permeability conditions were simulated depending on albumin concentration, pH value and prolactin concentration. In research model an in vitro method was applied using...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Dolińska B,Caban A,Cierpka L,Ryszka F

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification and elimination of noise peaks in mass spectra from large proteomics data streams simultaneously improves the accuracy of peptide identification and significantly decreases the size of the data. There are a number of peak filtering strategies that can achieve this goal. Here we present a simple algorith...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Reiz B,Myers MP,Pongor S,Kertesz-Farkas A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Obesity is a major health problem in both developed and emerging countries. Obesity is a complex disease whose etiology involves genetic factors in strong interplay with environmental determinants and lifestyle. The discovery of genetic factors and biological pathways underlying human obesity is hampered b...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Martelli PL,Fontanesi L,Piovesan D,Fariselli P,Casadio R

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Isopropylmalate dehydrogenase (IPMDH) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) may be a target for specific drugs against this pathogenic bacterium. We have expressed and purified Mtb IPMDH and determined its physicalchemical and enzymological properties. Size-exclusion chromatography and dynamic light scattering measu...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Graczer E,Bacso A,Konya D,Kazi A,Soos T,Molnar L,Szimler T,Beinrohr L,Szilagyi A,Zavodszky P,Vas M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In this investigation a novel approach based on mucoadhesive superporous hydrogel hybrids (SPHHs) for topi- cal vaginal drug delivery for Metronidazole was tried. METHOD:SPHHs were synthesized by solution polymerization tech- nique. The synthesized SPHHs were characterized for tensile strength, swelling beh...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Chavda H,Chavada G,Patel J,Rangpadiya K,Patel C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 2008 cancer was identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of four threats to human health and development. Since the early published reports of the first chemotherapeutic, mustine, in 1946, the anti-cancer drug and development industry has grown into a multi-billion dollar business enterprise. Worldw...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Li Q,Yi L,Marek P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, therapeutic proteins have become an important growing class of drugs in the pharmaceutics industry. The development of recombinant DNA technology has caused to appreciation of therapeutic value of many proteins and peptides in medicine. Currently, approximately 100 therapeutic proteins obtained approv...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Ozgur A,Tutar Y

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:VML is a lectin from Vatairea macrocarpa seeds that has various biological activities. Here, we describe three new lectin isoforms from V. macrocarpa identified through genomic DNA analysis. One of these isoforms has high similarity to VML, while another that has noteworthy differences. We have denoted the new isoform...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Alves Filho JG,do Nascimento AS,Gondim AC,Pereira RH,da Cunha RM,Nagano CS,Teixeira EH,Nascimento KS,Cavada BS

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kallikrein-related peptidases (KLKs) are trypsin-like and chymotrypsin-like serine proteases which are expressed in several tissues. Their activity is tightly controlled by inhibitors including members of the serine protease Kazal-type (SPINK) family. These enzymes are promising targets for the treatment of skin desqu...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Assis DM,Zalazar L,Juliano MA,De Castro R,Cesari A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial ADP-ribosyltransferases (BADPRTs) are extensively contributed to determine the strain-specific virulence state and pathogenesis in human hosts. Understanding molecular evolution and functional diversity of the BADPRTs is an important standpoint to describe the fundamental behind in the vaccine designing for ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Chellapandi P,Sakthishree S,Bharathi M

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) is known to interact with different biomolecules and was implicated in many novel cellular activities including programmed cell death, nuclear RNA transport unrelated to the commonly known carbohydrate metabolism. We reported here the purification of GAPDH from Chironom...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Chong IK,Ho WS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glycosyltransferases (GTs) are a ubiquitous group of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of sugar moieties from activated donor molecules to specific acceptor molecules, forming glycosidic bonds. Nucleotide-sugars, lipid phosphate sugars and phosphate sugars can act as activated donor molecules while acceptor substrate...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Gomez-Casati DF,Martín M,Busi MV

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine β defensin 2(pBD2)is a cationic 37-amino acid antimicrobial peptide with disulfide bonds. Synthetic pBD2 had broad antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria, and thus pBD2 could be a good candidate as a bactericidal agent for pigs. This study reported the successful recombinant expression of pBD2 in E...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Li CL,Zhao YC,Song XY,Huang XX,Zhao WD

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) constitute an important alternative in the search for new treatments against pathogens. We analyzed the sequence variability in cytokine and chemokine proteins to investigate whether these molecules contain a sequence useful in the development of new AMPs. Cluster analysis allowed the ide...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Robles-Gomez EE,Flores-Villegas MC,Gonzalez-Manjarrez A,Soriano-Garcia M

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calreticulin is a soluble endoplasmic reticulum chaperone, which has a relatively low melting point due to its remarkable structure with a relatively high content of flexible structural elements. Using far ultraviolet circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy and a fluorescent dye binding thermal shift assay, we have inves...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Duus K,Larsen N,Tran TA,Güven E,Skov LK,Jespersgaard C,Gajhede M,Houen G

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Red blood cell (RBC) encapsulated L-asparaginase is a novel therapeutic for the treatment of asparagine auxotrophic malignancies. The enzyme-loaded red blood cells function as bioreactors to deplete bloodstream substrate. This delivery system provides improved pharmacodynamics with protection from circulating proteoly...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Agrawal V,Woo JH,Borthakur G,Kantarjian H,Frankel AE

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sry-related box (Sox) transcription factors share a conserved high-mobility-group box domain (HMG-domain) that binds DNA in the minor groove and bends DNA for further assembly of transcriptional machineries. During organogenesis, each member of the Sox family triggers a specific cell lineage differentiation, indicatin...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Gao N,Jiang W,Gao H,Cheng Z,Qian H,Si S,Xie Y

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human gut microbial ecosystem (HGME) exerts an important influence on the human health. In recent researches, meta-genomics provided deep insights into the HGME in terms of gene contents, metabolic processes and genome constitutions of meta-genome. Here we present a novel methodology to investigate the HGME on the...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Ji Y,Shi Y,Wang C,Dai J,Li Y

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The description of protein backbone was recently improved with a group of structural fragments called Structural Alphabets instead of the regular three states (Helix, Sheet and Coil) secondary structure description. Protein Blocks is one of the Structural Alphabets used to describe each and every region of protein bac...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Suresh V,Ganesan K,Parthasarathy S

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The stability of Merrifield linker in Fmoc deprotection process was quantitatively investigated by establishing working curve of two major decomposition components from two resin bound dipeptide models. By sampling reaction solution and analyzing with RP-HPLC, decomposition rate was determined. The results indicated t...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Yang X,Lin H,Lu W,Wang D

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of interfaces in protein complexes is effective for the elucidation of protein function and helps us to understand their roles in biological processes. With the exponentially growing amount of protein sequence data, an exploration of new methods that predict protein interaction sites based solely on...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Huang J,Deng R,Wang J,Wu H,Xiong Y,Wang X

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PepX is a X-prolyl dipeptidyl aminopeptidase of S15 family that cleaves dipeptides from the N-terminus of polypeptides having a proline or alanine residue at the second position. Involved in bacterial nutrition and in peptide maturation, this serine exopeptidase, counterpart of the mammalian DDP-4, has been proposed t...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： André J,Bach M,Xie J,Rigolet P

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colon cancer is one of the most common malignances. In vitro and in vivo study show that retinoic acids inhibit a wide variety of cancer cells but the molecular mechanism of their anti-tumor effects are not yet fully understood. Alltrans retinoic acid (ATRA), an isomer of retinoic acid, can inhibit the proliferation o...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Zhao J,Wen G,Ding M,Pan JY,Yu ML,Zhao F,Weng XL,Du JL

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease with an autoimmunological background. RA is mostly characterized by systemic inflammation and injuries of synovial joints. There is a hypothesis that bacterial infections may be connected with development of the disease. It has been suggested that molecular mimicry betwee...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Konieczna I,Kwinkowski M,Kolesińska B,Kamiński Z,Zarnowiec P,Kaca W

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein structure information is very useful for the confirmation of protein function. The protein structural class can provide information for protein 3D structure analysis, causing the conformation of the protein overall folding type plays a significant part in molecular biology. In this paper, we focus on the predi...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Liao B,Xiang Q,Li D

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human endophilin 1 (hEndo1) is a multifunctional protein that was found to bind a wide spectrum of prolinerich endocytic proteins through its Src homology 3 (SH3) domain. In order to elucidate the unknown biological functions of hEndo1, it is essential to find out the cytoplasmic components that hEndo1 recognizes and ...

journal_title：Protein and peptide letters

authors： Wu G,Zhang ZL,Fu CJ,Lv FL,Tian FF

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00