... [23] Inthe present study we have cloned the murine genes coding for theenzymesinvolvedinthe salvage pathway of GDP-L-fucose L-fucokinase and GDP-L-fucose pyrophosphorylase were expressed in ... variants ofthe murine fucokinase genes were expressed in COS-7 cells in frame with a 10-amino acid E2Tag present inthe pQM vector The molecular masses of fucokinase proteins were determined by ... amino acid sequence of mouse L-fucokinase The predicted amino acid sequence for the coding area ofthe long splice variant of fucokinase consists of 1090 amino acids Due to alternative splicing,...
... result from their ability to inhibit phase I and induce phase II carcinogen metabolizing enzymes that initiate carcinogenesis They also inhibit the promotion stage of carcinogenesis by inhibiting ... aspirin or other NSAIDs may increase the risk of bleeding Ginseng may intensify the effects of these drugs, causing an excessive decrease in blood sugar levels (hypoglycemia) Ginseng may intensify ... kava-containing products fromthe market Based on these and other reports inthe United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a consumer advisory in March of 2002 regarding the “rare”...
... responsible for binding and proper orientation ofthe aminopyrimidine ring, are conserved in all ThDP-dependent enzymes One of these, the hydrogen bond between the N1¢ atom ofthe pyrimidine ring of ThDP ... ThDP-dependent enzymes Substrate binding site and catalytic residues The active site cavity in IPDC extends fromthe thiazolium ring ofthe cofactor to the surface ofthe protein The entrance ofthe active ... structure Binding ofthe cofactors ThDP and Mg2+ The homo-tetrameric IPDC binds four molecules ofthe cofactors ThDP and Mg2+ The ThDP binding sites are located in narrow clefts at the interfaces...
... implicated inthe biosynthesis ofthe aminonucleoside moiety of A201A Here we report the sequencing of a total of 6946 bp, which include the ata genes most likely implicated inthe biosynthesis of this ... implicated inthe biosynthesis ofthe aminonucleoside moiety of puromycin [6–8] Interestingly, their organization is identical to that ofthe pur cluster, with the exception of pur6, which is absent from ... [33,34] In contrast, its similarity to type III PKSs, which lack this domain, is scant This domain promotes the binding ofthe acyl-CoA initiation unit to the ketosynthetase domain ofthe PKSs...
... listed in Table that most, if not all, ofthe amylose is synthesized in vivo when the rate of amylopectin synthesis becomes minimal At these moments the rates of amylopectin synthesis are only 5% of ... rate of amylopectin synthesis The increase in crystallinity witnessed during these first 12 h is in line with the high rates observed for amylopectin synthesis However between 12 and 58 h the rate ... amylose continues to accumulate at the final stage of starch synthesis inthe absence of concomitant amylopectin synthesis (reviewed in [41]) In vitro synthesis of amylose Because in Chlamydomonas...
... GalNAc-T1, might be involvedinthe catalytic function ofthe enzyme To investigate whether the cysteine residues modified by PCMPS are involvedinthe binding of UDP-GalNAc, we treated recombinant GalNAc-T1 ... University) [22,23], containing a cDNA encoding the insulin signal sequence and the Protein A-IgG binding domain, was inserted into NheI-HindIII digested pcDNA3.1, producing the vector, pInsProA pDN42 was ... deleted fromthe rat isozyme, and an insulin signal sequence and a Protein A-IgG binding domain were fused to the resulting N terminus ofthe sequence The recombinant truncated GalNAc-T1 was then...
... treatment The high degree of protection by ADP suggests that the mitochondrial injury is caused by opening ofthe mPTP There is evidence that ADP inhibits opening ofthe mPTP by occupying binding sites ... the induction of oxidative stress during ischemia ⁄ reperfusion in brain There is a growing body of information concerning the mechanism of ROS generation by the respiratory chain in mitochondria ... during H ⁄ R performed inthe presence or absence of 3.5 lm Ca2+ The mitochondrial incubations were carried out inthe cuvette ofthe luminescence spectrophotometer at 30 °C inthe presence of...
... success in expressing a recombinant XDH in this organism Expression of XDH requires the incorporation ofthe MPT center, placement ofthe terminal sulfur ligand on the Mo, and the incorporation of ... reduce the level of cysteine and increase the level of cystine inthe cell, thus reducing the availability of a sulfur donor for the sulfuration reaction producing active XDH This would explain the ... stoichiometric and independent ofthe presence of xdhC, and their data suggest that the level of MPT sulfuration is lower inthe absence of xdhC than in its presence Assuming that the level of incorporated...
... that ofthe background The binding site was found to be located at the C-terminus ofthe protein although binding ofthe C-terminus half (CH) is only half ofthe full-length protein (Fig 3) Interestingly, ... only one, the atpF intron, while CRS2 is involvedinthe splicing of nine ofthe 10 chloroplast group IIB introns [6,15,37] The expression of CRS2 in E coli together with the corresponding RNA ... (35) is indicated promote the splicing A possible model of how HCF152 is involvedinthe stabilization ofthe splicing products ofthe petB intron could be that the protein binds to the UTR region...
... the synthesis of amylopectin, it has been suggested that SSI is mainly involvedinthe synthesis of small chains of this fraction Furthermore, SSIV has been found recently to be involvedinthe ... interaction between the N- and C-terminal domains of SSIII in vitro Mapping ofthe CD-binding region inthe N-terminal SBDs In order to identify the SBD region required for the SBD–CD interaction, we ... inthe D2 domain and D(495–535) inthe D3 domain This result is in agreement with our previous studies using truncated SSIII isoforms, showing the importance ofthe D23 domain in starch binding...
... obtained fromthe patient The COS-7 and 293T cells were obtained fromthe Cell Bank ofthe Chinese Academy of Sciences (Shanghai, China) Isolation and induction of pre-adipocytes Pieces of adipose ... analyses ofthe relative levels ofthe indicated proteins after western blotting (as in D) were carried out Similar experiments were performed five times and the intensity ofthe individual bands in ... subcellular compartments other than lipid droplets The expression of CIDEC is elevated during the differentiation of adipocytes To gain further insight into the roles of CIDEC in adipocyte differentiation,...
... whether Synoviolin is involvedinthe degradation of PS cofactors using synoviolin-null cells, as PS cofactors undergo the ubiquitin ⁄ proteasome pathway We report that Synoviolin is involvedin ... polyglutamine-expanded huntingtin [18], the tumor suppressor Synoviolin is involvedinthe degradation of nicastrin gene p53 [19] and Parkin-associated endothelin receptor-like receptor [20] In this ... regulates the trafficking of NCT within the Golgi compartment, because the maturation ofthe sugar modification ofthe protein occurs within the Golgi compartment Recently, there has been an expansion of...
... are involvedinthe transmission of mechanical signals to signaling pathways Inthe M line, mechanical stimulation activates the interaction of a protein complex with the kinase domain of titin, ... pathway and an increase in muscle fiber apoptosis [8] The participation of NF-jB signaling inthe pathogenesis of LGMD2A is therefore an interesting possibility The findings obtained inthe present ... the binding to titin by improving the accessibility ofthe titin-binding domain Interestingly, the importance of CARP interaction for its function was recently demonstrated in a FEBS Journal...
... residues were individually mutated (C) The spacial proximity of active site residues inthe L-domain and connecting region II which are potentially involvedinthe binding of D-glucose inthe super-open ... E290) and the S-domain (residues T168 and K169) (Fig 1B) To identify the contact residues involvedinthe initial binding of Glc to the super-open state (Fig 1C) of this two domain hinge-bending enzyme, ... demonstrating that the binding of Glc at the active site indeed induces a large-scale domain movement that closes the active site cleft and creates the stereochemical environment for binding of the...
... Lgt4 Results In order to investigate the function ofthe glycosyltransferase enzymesinvolvedinthe biosynthesis of LOS of M catarrhalis, and to gain some insights into the mechanism of serotype ... irradiating each ofthe anomeric signals in turn to obtain the H chemicals shifts ofthe corresponding remaining ring protons Again, assignment ofthe Kdo residue was possible from examination of ... GlcNAc being retained at the terminal position ofthe (1 fi 4) chain Additionally, the MS sugar analysis clearly indicated the absence ofthe GlcNAc residue Instead, inthe absence of Lgt4 and Lgt5,...
... Garmany) The flow rate ofthe scintillation cocktail was 0.5–2 mLÆmin)1 Extraction of archaeol from H salinalium H salinarum was cultured in L of culture medium, containing g of casamino acids, g of ... for the enzyme [21] These facts strongly suggest the involvement ofthe enzyme, GGR, inthe biosynthesis of membrane lipids inthe hyperthermophilic archaeon A fulgidus, as predicted inthe previous ... synthase fromthe thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus Molecular cloning and characterization of a membrane-intrinsic prenyltransferase involvedinthe biosynthesis of archaeal ether-linked...
... of octanol) In respect of aliphatic ester production, it was found that the longer the carbon chain ofthe alcohol, the higher the AAT activity The activity of ester formation was in increasing ... provided by the manufacturer (Invitrogen) The strain harbouring the correct construction was incubated in selecting liquid medium according to Invitrogen recommendations, until the D600 ofthe culture ... [23,24] The production of recombinant proteins was then attempted in yeast In that case, the CM-AAT1-transformed yeast in culture evolved, inthe absence of any exogenous precursor, a strong aroma of...
... across the BBB to the sites of axonal injury inthe brain [33,37] Both in vitro and in vivo findings suggest that hypoxia/ischemia-induced infiltration of monocytes and macrophages contributes to the ... of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines during hypoxia; whereas NFκB is mainly involvedin transcriptional regulation of these genes during the phase of reoxygenation [8,40] The temporal interplay ... cells in an in vitro model of brain inflammation [43] Tuning of MCP-1 levels at different stages ofthe inflammation associated with ischemic brain damage may maximize the benefit effects ofthe inflammation...
... down-regulation of NgR1 in matDCs promotes their adhesion to myelin, resulting inthe selective accumulation of matDCs rather than immDC inthe myelin debris-containing lesion This would result in further ... The interaction of DCs with myelin provides insight into how DCs act when inthe presence of CNS myelin, such as during neurodegeneration and/or neuroinflammation The down-regulation of myelin-associated ... This could indicate a possible role for NgR1/2 outside the CNS, perhaps inthe activation of DCs or in homing of DCs to specific tissues This is supported by the findings ofthe non-myelin associated...
... proteinase binding loop on the protein surface [19,20] Because the molecular structure of HA is analogous to that of heparin, HA might exert its effect by binding to the heparin-binding region of ... antithrombin However, such binding did not stimulate the activity of antithrombin as did heparin and heparan; in fact, it blocked the ability of antithrombin to inhibit thrombin Inthe present study, the ... effect of heparin on antithrombin was considerably decreased inthe presence of HA, supporting the notion that HA could compete with heparin for the heparin-binding region of antithrombin Remarkably,...