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The Alzheimer b-peptide shows temperature-dependent
transitions between left-handed 3
1
-helix, b-strand and
random coil secondary structures
Jens Danielsson, Ju
¨
ri Jarvet, Peter Damberg and ... residue. The bond lengths used were 1.33, 1.45 and
1.52 A
˚
and the fixed angles between the bonds were: 58°,64°
and 75°. The rotations around the...
... enhancement was attributed to the physical prox-
imity of the enzymes in the mini-cellulosomes and to
cellulose targeting of the complexes via the CBM of
the mini-scaffoldin [21]. The most active mini-cellulo-
some ... con-
trol sample and all the fractions, except for F1, which
was found to be approximately fivefold more active
than the others. The cellulosomes present...
... a-helical
coiled -coil structures are known to mediate homo- and
hetero-dimerization of proteins, and these sequences may
facilitate the specific interactions between BAP31 and
myosin heavy chain. Furthermore, ... in the BAP31 immunopre-
cipitate, indicate that the association between BAP31 and
c-actin was the result of specific interactions.
Discussion
We describe in thi...
... pH
(6.0–8.0) and at low temperatures (0–35 °C). We focus
on the function and relationship of the two single
domains. Additionally, the possibility that fusion of the
PhyH N-terminal domain to other single-domain ... (Fig. S1). There are two pairs of
cysteine residues, Cys142 and Cys193 in PhyH-DII
and Cys445 and Cys495 in PhyH-DI. These residues
are at the same positions a...
... indicated
time points. The mixes were then incubated with [c-
32
P]-ATP and
MBP (10 l g) for 30 min. The top panel shows the kinase assay
visualized by autoradiography and the bottom panel shows the Coo-
massie ... and (B) the top panel shows the kinase
assay visualized by autoradiography and the bottom panel shows
the Coomassie Brilliant Blue-stained SDS ⁄ P...
... in the
ChIP assays [60]. Similarly, ChIP experiments on the
cyclin A, Cdc2 and cyclin B2 genes suggest that E2F4
and E2F6 bind to the promoters in G
0
and to some
extent also in G
1
[55]. Furthermore, ... that the
exact binding location is not identified in the experi-
ments. Therefore, it is not clear whether the CDE ⁄ CHR
is involved in binding these factors.
Consistent wit...
... Maintaining the balance
between cell survival and apoptosis is critical in the
maintenance of a healthy organism, and tipping the
equilibrium in one or another direction results in either
Keywords
apoptosis; ... reagents and the recombinant human
TRAIL ⁄ APO 2 ligand were purchased from Invitrogen and
Feldan Bio (St-Laurent, QC, Canada), respectively. The
caspase 3 substra...
... of the ARE I-AUUUA and ARE III-AUUUA
sequences used primers SJS172 and SJS173, and SJS174 and
SJS175, respectively. Mutation of the atypical AU-rich
sequence used primers SJS259 and SJS260, and ... SJS260, and the creation
of the ARE II ⁄ ARE IV double mutant used primers SJS261
and SJS262. The mutagenesis of ARE I and III introduced
HindIII restriction sites and...
... isolated and analyzed by northern blot using Fluc and Rluc riboprobes. The radioactive signals were quantified by
the STORM 820 equipment and
IMAGEQUANT software (Molecular Dynamics). The Rluc ... [15]. On
the other hand, other studies indicated that ASF ⁄ SF2
activates the translation of mRNAs bearing ASF ⁄ SF2
binding sites within the coding region in intact cells
[16,54]....
... with
thiol groups, and the cadmium speciation of the wild-type and the CeMT-2
knockout strain was distinctly different to the CeMT-1 and double knock-
outs. Taken together, and supported by a simple ... bear
the hallmarks of metallothioneins, i.e. they are small
and cysteine-rich, and their expression is induced by
metals [24]. More recently, RNA interference (RNAi)
and...