... score of 14 points, or 70% ofthe maximum 20 points allocated for texture, at each ofthe two times of assessment Total texture score was the sum ofthe two scores The median score ofthe four ... lowest (15.1 mL/g) ofthe values for the sample set The PV and BD ofthe commercial sample assessed in mM AgNO3 were the second lowest and third lowest ofthe sample set (238 and 125 RVU, respectively) ... from these analyses andthe texture of ramen prepared from the same flours were examined Other analyses included FN tests on the 20 wheat samples, andproteinand ash determinations on the flours...
... II The hood domain is mainly built up by residues from the C-terminus and consists of a two-stranded anti-parallel b-sheet composed of b2 and b9 and an a-helix from the C-terminus (Fig 1A) The ... Lys173 interacts with both O6 and N7 (Fig 1C) The 2¢OH ofthe ribose is hydrogen bonded to the main chain andthe side chain of Asp142 (Fig 1C) Both hydroxyl groups ofthe ribose are involved in ... Asp142, 2¢ and 3¢OH ofthe ribose and three water molecules with ˚ coordination distances of approximately 2.4 A The phosphate ofthe GMP is hydrogen bonded to main chain and side chain atoms of amino...
... in 87% ofthe cases; and residue 334 a His in 80% ofthe cases [3] In addition, residue 54 is a Pro in 89% ofthe cases The importance ofthe identity ofthe residues present in these and adjacent ... transition of PAI-1 wild-type, andthe use of this pH therefore allowed optimization ofthe difference in the effect of vitronectin on wild-type andthe unstable variants The presence of vitronectin ... by affectingthe rate of passage ofthe RCL through the gate region Based on the aminoacid sequence ofthe RCL and b strand 5A being directly continuous, it may be proposed that movements of the...
... the presence of these amino acids and amino acid derivatives, and values of DGD°, measured in triplicate, are given in Table The effect of polyols on the kinetic parameters (Km and kcat) ofthe ... preferential hydration oftheprotein domain is the driving force ofprotein stabilization or folding [3,4] Furthermore, the effect of osmolytes on the functional activity of an enzyme has also ... reaction ofthe free enzyme and free substrate [29] We have therefore estimated kcat ⁄ Km values of all the reactions in the presence and absence of all classes of osmolytes It can be Fig Effect of...
... contain up to 230 proteins and about 65 of these are IgE binding proteins [20]; however, some of these are known to be either isoforms or the degraded products of allergens Furthermore, allergic ... sequence and sequence alignment of Cyn d 24 (A) Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of Cyn d 24 The numbers on the right ofthe figure indicate the positions ofthe nucleotide sequence The ... in the pollen As a consequence, individuals allergic to BGP require individual diagnosis and therapy, and an understanding ofthe structure of these allergens is essential to the improvement of...
... localization and hormonal regulation ofthe PKI and PKI isoforms ofthe inhibitor proteinofthe cAMP-dependent protein kinase J Biol Chem 272, 20011–20020 Byler, D.M & Susi, H (1986) Examination ofthe ... studies ofthe catalytic subunit ofthe cAMP-dependent protein kinase Its ability to readily alter the PKI coding sequence could permit further studying of human PKIb and understanding ofthe function ... indicated by the presence of a very strong negative band at 198 nm The negative band near 220 nm results from overlapping ofthe bands of b-sheet (215 nm) and a-helix Table Fractional compositionof secondary...
... further our knowledge with respect to the mechanisms of action of these proteins, it is crucial that we define the precise boundaries ofthe STI1-homologous domain and compare the structures of these ... [33] The errors of R1 and R2 were estimated from the errors in the single exponential decay fitting, and those ofthe 15N-1H NOEs were obtained from the difference of two independent experiments The ... solubilized theprotein fragment in 10 mm CHAPS buffer The combination of these two A Dynamic structure of XPC-binding domain of hHR23B procedures markedly improved the quality ofthe 15NHSQC...
... topology where the loop is in the thylakoid lumen, andthe N -and C-termini face the stroma, opposite to that of PSI-K On the other hand, the second scenario implies a stromal loop, like that of PSI-K, ... of their crystal structure of Pisum sativum PSI, in which the loop of PSI-G is suggested to face the stroma The amount of PSI-G in the transformed knock-out line does not reach the level ofthe ... integration ofthe subunit into the PSI complex A protein band smaller that the tagged versions of PSI-G is present in the lanes with the loop-tagged PSI, but is also seen faintly in the lanes with the...
... Results PCR mutagenesis of CL1 and CL2 site residues of tACE and ACE2 The residues surrounding the chloride ion at the CL1 and CL2 sites of tACE and ACE2 are shown in Fig In tACE, the residues that ... obtained for the inhibition ofthe ACE2 variants by MLN-4760, andthe inhibition ofthe tACE variants by captopril, in the absence and presence of NaCl (500 mm) The IC50 values derived from these dose–response ... [23] The CL2 chloride site is absent in ACE2 as a result of substitution ofthe tACE residues Pro407 and Pro519 with Glu398 and Ser511, andthe resulting projection of their side-chains into the...
... minor forms ofthe holoACP structure, on the basis of their percentage contributions (65% and 35%, respectively) to the overall structure oftheproteinThe structures ofthe major and minor conformations ... regulated The differences in stability between the two proteins (as indicated by the values of DGwater, Cm and Tg) hence arise from the changes in the surface oftheprotein because ofthe interactions ... slightly; there is a difference of almost C between the Tg values ofthe proteins, the value being higher for the holo form There have been contrasting reports about the interaction ofthe 4Â-PP...
... ofthe medium and K2 the orientation factor, determined by the mutual spatial orientation ofthe transition dipole moments ofthe donor and acceptor As no data on the spatial orientation ofthe ... quenching ofprotein Trp fluorescence and in an increase ofthe specific DAUDA emission after the noncovalent incorporation ofthe ligand Binding of DAUDA to Ag-NPA-1 caused 20% quenching ofthe emission ... in cells ofthe inner hypodermis andthe epithelium ofthe oviduct as well as extracellularly in the pseudocoelomic cavity ofthe worms Discussion A bundle of four a-helices constitutes the secondary...
... examined, and that about one half ofthe newly synthesized hCdc6p associated with chromatin during the 2-h label period Rates of hCdc6p synthesis To investigate whether the synthesis of hCdc6p ... [35S]methionine for h at the beginning (0–2 h after thymidine-block) and in the middle of S phase (4–6 h), as well as at the end of mitosis and during the early G1 phase (12–14 h) ofthe next cycle (Fig ... preferentially attacks the phosphorylated form of hCdc6p However, more importantly in the present context, we note that the synthesis of hCdc6p continues through most ofthe cell cycle Synthesis of hCdc6p...
... to that of PMT-C3 is that, at the sequence level, there is no discernible similarity of PMT-C3 to the proteins, with the exception ofthe Cryseobacterium protein glutaminase However, there is ... cellular outcomes, the sequence and structure ofthe activity domain of PMT differ considerably from those ofthe other dermonecrotic toxins [3] and point to a clear functional example of convergent ... this review, we focus on PMT and our current understanding ofthe structure–function, mechanism of action and cellular consequences of this newest member ofthe G -protein- deamidating dermonecrotic...
... additional DNA andthe body oftheprotein [19] In the case of MC1ÆDNA complexes, we know that theprotein covers at least 15 bp and that the binding site is composed of two areas of contact separated ... inwards, the arms close andthe tips ofthe arms wrap around the DNA The amplitudes and time scales ofthe intramolecular motions experienced by theprotein backbone are commonly determined from the ... with the DNA-binding b-hairpin arms of HUs, which showed high mobility relative to the core (Fig 2) The b-ribbon arms wrap around the minor groove ofthe DNA and, at the tip of each arm, the conserved...
... stained with the DNA dye Hoechst; GFP, indicates the localization ofthe green fluorescent protein; RFP, indicates the localization ofthe red fluorescent protein GFP + RFP, merging of green and red ... accumulation ofthe pre-rRNA 35S andthe aberrant 23S, and decreased levels ofthe 20S pre-rRNA andthe mature 18S rRNA, although to different degrees of severity [10–12,14,25–28] These results ... depletion of Utp25p there is an accumulation ofthe pre-rRNA 35S andthe aberrant 23S, and a decrease in pre-rRNA 20S and mature 18S rRNA (Fig 5A) The large ribosomal subunit RNAs 25S, 5.8S and 5S...
... aggregation oftheprotein Nevertheless, different protein preparations showed the same specificity and affinity when considering the amount of bound protein as the sum of both shifted bands These bands ... Theprotein establishes contacts with both strands at the right side ofthe GAC core, while only one strand seems to be contacted at the left side This lack of symmetry andthe extension ofthe ... towards the 3¢ end ofthe top strand andthe 5¢ end ofthe bottom strand (Fig 4B) This agrees with the presence of a larger residue that makes stable contacts with this region of DNA The interaction...
... inactivation of glycogen synthase and inhibition of glycogen synthesis The rate of glycogen synthesis, but not the activity of glycogen synthase, inversely correlated with the activity of phosphorylase-a ... phosphorylase-a and glycogen synthesis Using three independent methods involving either expression ofthe muscle isoform of glycogen phosphorylase, or expression ofthe glycogen-targeting protein PTG ... property ofthe entire metabolic system and depends on the concentrations of other proteins that influence the flux through that pathway This study shows that the flux-control coefficient of phosphorylase...
... exons and coding for B-FABP This result is consistent with previous observations for the human and rat I-FABP, and other members ofthe FABP family, that the N-terminal halves of these proteins ... the FABP genesand other members of this multigene family reported thus far [24], with the exception ofthe desert locust muscle-type FABP which lacks intron [25] The coding sequence ofthe zebrafish ... amplifications to determine the standard curve ofthe crossing points for the amplification of B-FABP and b-actin from tissue-specific cDNA samples Melting curve analysis of each standard and experimental...
... mechanism of action of HRSV neutralizing antibodies andthe impact of resistance to these antibodies upon the fusion activity ofthe F protein A summary of these results is presented in Table The HRSV ... reagents and performed the fusion assays PB and ND performed the flow cytometry LG conducted sitedirected mutagenesis ofthe HRSV F protein AD and RS participated in the design, oversight ofthe conduct ... insights into the function ofthe F protein, and help in the selection and development of clinical candidates, such as ch101F, for next generation antibody-based prophylaxis and therapy for HRSV...
... mechanism of action of HRSV neutralizing antibodies andthe impact of resistance to these antibodies upon the fusion activity ofthe F protein A summary of these results is presented in Table The HRSV ... reagents and performed the fusion assays PB and ND performed the flow cytometry LG conducted sitedirected mutagenesis ofthe HRSV F protein AD and RS participated in the design, oversight ofthe conduct ... insights into the function ofthe F protein, and help in the selection and development of clinical candidates, such as ch101F, for next generation antibody-based prophylaxis and therapy for HRSV...