... of biological processes. Here, we havefocused on describing the regulatory mechanisms steer-ing the different membersofthemammalian HSF family. Thefamily provides an excellent example of how ... HSF4promotes the DNA-binding activity of another mem-ber ofthe HSF family, through modulating the chro-matin status [106].Conclusions and perspectivesNearly 10% ofthe genes in the human genome ... features among the HSF family members Similarly to most transcription factors, themembers of the HSF family are modular proteins composed of functional domains (see figure 2 in [4]). The most con-served...
... in the central cylinder ofthe root, but not in the lower parts ofthe hypocotyl (a). Rosette leaves werestained in the vascular tissue ofthe leaf blade, whereas the petiole and older parts of ... with membersofthe ERF ⁄ AP2 family. (A) Y2H assays demonstrate the assembly of BPM1(1–189) and BPM3with RAP2.4 and RAP2.13, respectively. (B) Schematic drawing ofthe BPM1 fragment used for the ... AP2 proteins is restricted to the A-6 subfamilyand, in this case, even to a subset of eight members. The finding that, within the A-6 subfamily, not all of its members interact with BPM1 indicates...
... lymphoid cell infiltrates ofthe lung and fibro-sis in the liver [110].Conclusions The novel members, PDGF-C and -D, ofthe PDGFsubfamily ofthe cystine knot familyof growth factorsare potent ... 2005 The Authors Journal compilation ª 2005 FEBSendothelial growth factors (VEGF) and thefamily istherefore often referred to as the PDGF ⁄ VEGF family. The PDGF familyof growth factors The ... The current information on theiractivities points to a wide scope of biological effects;however further understanding of how these factorsinterplay with other membersofthe cystine knot family and...
... promoters. These results show that the configuration of nGAAn units in the promoter isimportant in determining which hHSF members areinvolved in the regulation ofthe gene.Footprint analysis ofthe ... withoutchanging the magnitude ofthe heat shock response(cp3). The mutational analysis ofthe CRYGA andCRYGC HSEs suggests that the nucleotide sequencesand configuration of nGAAn-like units ... as judged from the amount andmobility ofthe complex (Fig. 1B). Notably, the amount of complex formed with hHSF4 and HSEgapor HSEstep was more than 70% that of hHSF4–HSE3P. Therefore, like...
... not the b domain. The distinguishing feature ofmembersofthe meioticclade of AAA ATPases is the SRH motif, which dif-fers from that of other AAA ATPases [24]. The pair of Arg residues in the ... for the RDF sequence in modulating the function of the SRH. The C-terminal region of human VPS4B contains the b domain (b strands 7 and 8), the final helix of the AAA domain (a helix 10) and the ... we address the role ofthe yeast Vps4p C-ter-minal helix. In the 3D structure ofmammalian andyeast Vps4, this helix lies close to the catalytic domain[31]. The close proximity ofthe C-terminal...
... determinations offamilymembers with yet otherspecificities are in progress (e.g. [17,18]). Furthermore,prediction ofthe presence of this (b/a)8-barrel fold in other family members has been ... illustrating the arrangement of alldomains in the five-domain membersofthe GH 13, canbe taken as an approximation ofthe first three domains in the four-domain members. It also shows the typicalTable ... between the hydrolases and transglycosi-dases, but rather there may be one between the compactcluster of Bacillus and Thermoanaerobacter CGTases and the remaining enzymes. The positions of the...
... data).Therefore, in attempt to provide the first elementstowards the understanding ofthe functionality of the potentially valuable, heat stable GH-57 enzymes, especiallythat ofthe T. hydrothermalis ... and, in the case of equal lengt hs, a lphabe tically. The division is based on the evolutionary tree s(Fig. 4). For the amylopullulanase from Thermococcus hydrothermalis (Q9Y8I8_THEHY), the numbering ... half ofthefamily is formedby ORFs coding for putative proteins of uncharacterizedactivity and specificity. A s triking feature of GH-57 is the sequence and length diversity ofthe individual members. Indeed,...
... ancestor of life. With respect to the studied enzymes ofthe POP family, POP seems to be the most conserved enzyme. Ten conserved amino acids werefound at the active site ofthe enzyme of each ofthe ... proposed that the b-propeller of P. furiosus POP does not perform the same function as the mammalian enzyme, i.e. the exclusion of large peptidesfrom the active site [25]. Clearly the role ofthe b-propellerhas ... sequences of POP familymembers are located in the C-terminal third ofthe alignment [20]. Of these conservedresidues, Ser554, Asp641 and His680 form the catalytic triad of POP and the small residues...
... evolutionand function ofthe hormonal system. We first cloned the genes ofthe CYP11B familyofthe guinea pig. The 11b-hydroxylase ofthe guinea pig showed higher substratespecificity than the aldosterone ... Thus, the proteins ofthe CYP11Bsubfamily catalysing the last biosynthetic steps are the keyenzymes for the synthesis of both mineralocorticoids andglucocorticoids.From molecular cloning ofthe ... with the size of the C17 substituent ofthe substrate. Furthermore, analyseswith the electron transfer protein adrenodoxin indicate dif-ferential sensitivity of CYP11B1 and CYP11B2 as well as the three...
... ofthe structure of NADP+-bound FeRrevealed that the nicotinamide moiety of NADP+faces the re-side ofthe isoalloxazine ring, and that the 2¢-P-AMP moiety is held in the groove between the ... direction along the b10 ofthe other mono-mer, forming an anti-parallel intermolecular b sheet(Fig. 2A). The subsequent residues ofthe loop (Ala7–Pro13) turn into the interior ofthe dimer interface,and ... fulgidusFeR is one ofthe candidates for the ferric ion-bindingresidue based on the structure ofthe mercury-boundderivative, although a ferric ion was not found at the site of either the native or...
... FEBSTo analyze the contribution of protein domains to the ER anchorage, the localization ofthe full-lengthenzyme was compared with those of five truncatedforms. The pattern ofthe full-length ... enzymes. The most significant difference between the amphi-oxus and the other retinal reductases was, nevertheless,their preference for the NADH cofactor. To ourknowledge, these are the first ... [29]. The overall analysis, examining the topology ofthe phylogenetic tree and the position of each gene inside the cluster, was informative regard-ing the orthology relationships ofthe distinct...
... must still be determined whetherits absence in the V79-G18 mutant is the result ofthe missingESSS subunit alone, or whether the absence of ESSS causes the f ailure of other integral membrane subunits ... and the effect of the absence of intact complex I, but the results are toopreliminary in this regard.Heterologous expression ofthe ESSS-HA subunit The localization ofthe ESSS subunit in the ... as a nother identification of the complex at the position o f the histochemical stain in the left panel. Antisera against the SDHC subunit of complex IIand against the Rieske protein of complex...