... 1983
The multifarious short-term regulation of ammonium
assimilation of Escherichia coli: dissection using an
in silico replica
Frank J. Bruggeman
1
, Fred C. Boogerd
1
and Hans V. Westerhoff
1,2,3
1 ... the
dynamics of the network in terms of a set of nonlinear
ordinary differential equations.
Mass-flow description of the UTase subnetwork
and bi...
... new proteins is based on the GH family of the catalytic module and
the modular organization of the protein, or on the identity of the catalytic domain with another characterized protein (see text).
Protein ... using the MALDI-TOF technique, except for the proteins 6, 7a and 7b, and 10 which were identified using the
MS ⁄ MS technique. The modular structure of ne...
... machinery is able to rec-
ognize the lipoyl-domain of the Thermoplasma E2
enzyme, the target lysine of which is flanked by D and V
residues, as it is in the E2 protein of the E. coli OGDHC
and of ... recombinant proteins
to assemble into an a
2
b
2
enzyme that catalyzes the
decarboxylation of the branched-chain 2-oxoacids and
pyruvate [14]. In the current paper,...
... 5 which forms one of the internal borders of the
ligand-binding pocket. The side chain of W318 itself is
directed into the ligand-binding pocket. Thus, the trypto-
phan is in a position to potentially ... farnesoate binding
is different to than that upon JH III binding. We
previously tagged the transcription-modulating AF2
group of the ligand-binding domain using a p...
... 2A1), and therefore
that the CFC domain is sufficient for the interaction of
Cripto with ALK4.
To verify the role of the CFC domain in ALK4 binding,
we analyzed the effects of point mutations in the ... mature
human Cripto contains 12 cysteine residues, six in the EGF
domain and six in the CFC domain. To test whether the
CFC domain could retain its function inde...
... proteins
with the promoter. E2F4 binding during the cell cycle
coincides with the binding of p107 or p130 [61,85].
Another E2F site distal to the E2F ⁄ CDE acts as an
activating element binding ... composed of
p130, E2F4 ⁄ 5 and DP1 ⁄ 2 and a module containing the
MuvB proteins Lin-37, Lin-52, Lin-54 and chromatin-
associated Lin-9 and Lin-53 ⁄ RBBP4 ⁄ RbAp48.
Furthermore, A-M...
... MAPK.
Introduction
Spurred-on by the discovery of their involvement in the
pathophysiology of many disease states including cerebral
and pulmonary ischemia, cancer tumourigenesis and
malignancy [1], the bHLH-PAS domain-containing
hypoxia-inducible ... In
contrast to these findings, the two cytokines were reported
to act in the same manner to increase transcription of
HIF1...
... middle of the dimeric
enzyme. In fact in the core region, only two direct in-
termonomer contacts exist, namely between Glu290 of
one protomer and Arg4 of another. Indeed, the
importance of the ... regulating the catalytic machin-
ery. It would be of significant interest in the future to
introduce the mutations into viral infectious clones to
test whether these...
... C-terminal
domain, possibly involved in sensing an in vivo stimulus
for the release of r
K
and an intracellular N-terminal
domain involved in interaction with r
K
. Certain muta-
tions in M. ... factor- a-a, interleukin-1b, interleukin-6
and interferon-c in the lungs of the infected animal
[51]. The attenuation of the sigC mutant may result
from dysregulation of...
... have therefore varied
according to the time at which the animals were
killed, the dose and duration of estrogen treatment,
and the region of the brain analyzed [75]. During
the estrous cycle, the ... Phosphorylation
of Oct-1 inhibits the Oct-1 binding activity [125], thus
the repression of GnRH-I gene expression [31].
Retinoic acid (RA)
The role of vitamin A and...