... previously shown that proteinprotein interactions can result in information transfer, imprinting effects and can modify the regulatory properties of the enzymes involvedin this complex [1620] GAPDH ... the binding of CP12 The presence of this region at the interface of GAPDH and CP12 could also explain the kinetic changes observed for the binding of the substrate when the wild-type recombinant ... quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding Anal Biochem 72, 248254 Sali, A & Blundell, T.L (1993) Comparative protein modelling by satisfaction of spatial restraints J Mol...
... inhibited in all chitin-containing fungi The degree of inhibition was proportional to the level of chitin in the cell wall of the target fungus Combining the two enzymes resulted in a synergistic increase ... incognita and exposed its chitin layer (280) VII MOLECULAR APPROACHES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND CREATION OF NEW BIOCONTROLAGENTS A ManipulationofLyticEnzymeSystemsInvolvedinBiocontrolAgents ... plant- growth-promoting strain with biocontrol potential against various pathogens (195) C Genetic Systems for Regulating the Production of Enzymes and Secondary Metabolites InvolvedinBiocontrol Activity of...
... presence of DNA-binding proteins involvedin regulation of the gene expression of indole-3pyruvic acid decarboxylase, a key enzymein indole-3-acetic acid biosynthesis in Azospirillum lipoferum FS Biosci ... responsible for binding and proper orientation of the aminopyrimidine ring, are conserved in all ThDP-dependent enzymes One of these, the hydrogen bond between the N1¢ atom of the pyrimidine ring of ThDP ... structure Binding of the cofactors ThDP and Mg2+ The homo-tetrameric IPDC binds four molecules of the cofactors ThDP and Mg2+ The ThDP binding sites are located in narrow clefts at the interfaces...
... differences cosegregated in 22 independent meiotic recombinants in a cross involving strain IJ2 (sta2-29::ARG7 sta3-1) and an interfertile ecotype of C reinhardtii known as C smithii (strain CS9) This latter ... typical red iodine stain Stains of others strains result from various levels of phenotypic complementation indicating, in most cases (except for strain N), a partial restoration of amylose biosynthesis ... quantity of Chlamydomonas starch involvedin the assay) in the complemented strains varied from 44 to 84% when compared with that of the wild-type strain It is clear that six strains (out of three...
... product of uracil, 3-aminopropionate (b-alanine), for example, can be condensed with histidine to form the dipeptide carnosine Carnosine and other similar dipeptides containing nonproteinogenic amino ... taking a monomer mass of 43.2 kDa into account, points to a dodecamer (Fig 4) To support this nding, the oligomeric state of the enzyme, the recombinant protein was subjected to gel ltration using ... using 4Â,6Â-diamidino-2phenylindole- and Hoechst staining indicated that 3-ureidopropionase is not localized in the nuclei of muscle cells (data not shown) In animals, catabolic processes are often...
... the quantitation of microgram quantities of protein, utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding Anal Biochem 72, 248254 Segel IH (1993) Enzyme Kinetics: Behavior and Analysis of Rapid Equilibrium ... structure of human m-NAD-ME in complex with fumarate has been determined, the binding network of fumarate in the enzyme has become clear In the fumarate-binding pocket, two arginyl residues, Arg67 and ... E59 mutant enzymes was only one-third to one-quarter of that of the wild-type, suggesting that mutation of Glu59 in the fumarate-binding site causes the enzyme to become less efcient in catalysis...
... to be involvedin an angiotensin II-induced vascular hypertrophy [15], and in inducing the expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 [16], which plays a key role in the development of atherosclerosis ... Essential role of ATF-1 in induction of NOX1, a catalytic subunit of NADPH oxidase: involvement of mitochondrial respiratory chain Biochem J 386, 255–261 Fan C, Katsuyama M, Nishinaka T & Yabe-Nishimura ... predominant role of the ATF-1-myocyte enhancer factor 2B (MEF2B) cascade in superoxide production in vascular smooth muscle cells by inducing the expression of the NOX1 gene Results Determination of...
... ethanol-induced mucosal injury in the upper gastrointestinal tract leading to increase in the permeability of the gut mucosa to endotoxins [43, 44] These factors are involvedin ethanol-induced ... NM_014393 ▲ 1.52 regulation of transcription protein binding double-stranded RNA binding DNA binding ▼ 5.02 protein binding NM_001149 NM_004242 ▲- increased ▼- decreased Validation of microarray results ... ANK3 Gene title cofactor of BRCA1 integrin, beta staufen, RNA binding protein, homolog (Drosophila) high mobility group nucleosomal binding domain ankyrin 3, node of Ranvier (ankyrin G) Signal Log...
... inhibit phase I and induce phase II carcinogen metabolizing enzymes that initiate carcinogenesis They also inhibit the promotion stage of carcinogenesis by inhibiting oxygen radical-forming enzymes, ... this kind of information are found in Ody (1993) and Moore (1995) 14.2 Inadequate Testing of Herbal Medicine Products Many medicinal herbs have not yet been subjected to testing in human clinical ... 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 the side effects of...
... suggesting that the heterologous expression of genes encoding metalloproteins can lead to incorrect metal ion incorporation This is observed in rubredoxin and desulforedoxins where zinc, instead of ... quantities of protein utilizing the principle of protein-dye binding Anal Biochem 72, 248–254 Laemmli UK (1970) Cleavage of structural proteins during the assembly of the head of bacteriophage T4 Nature ... not be considered in the light of the results obtained in the present study Rather, the involvement of manganese in the in vivo assembly of the metallocofactor of C ammoniagenes R2F is envisaged...
... seen in the putative T-box DNA-binding domain of t-bet, the STAT protein interaction domain, STAT protein all-alpha domain, STAT protein DNA-binding domain and SH2 domain of stat6, and the zinc-finger ... implicated in other protein–protein interactions, a STAT protein DNA-binding domain and an SH2 domain, which binds phosphorylated tyrosine residues in the context of a longer peptide motif within a ... FOX proteins, a leucine zipper domain and a C2H2 zinc finger domain, both of which are thought to help mediate DNA binding and may be involvedin the induction of dimerization [43] Each of these...
... sequences of the catalytic domain of members of the GH18 family resulted in the amplification of an expected 147 bp sequence Cloning and sequencing of this fragment revealed an ORF showing amino acid ... Crassostrea gigas [5] Interestingly, this protein, named C gigas chitinase-like protein (CgClp1) was found to be involvedin the control of growth and remodelling processes in a manner similar ... transcripts during development and in adult tissues To gain insights into possible physiological functions of Cg-Clp2, determination of its tissue distribution and temporal pattern of expression during...
... relationship of all of these genes remains to be clarified Expression and purification of Sno1p and Snz1p In light of the similarity in the amino acid sequence of Sno1p to that of the glutaminase subunit of ... consistently pointed to the formation of glutamate, proving unambiguously that the complex did indeed hydrolyze glutamine efficiently Kinetics of the glutaminase reaction The kinetics of glutamine hydrolysis ... Glutamine was effective in protecting the enzyme from inactivation and its effect was again dose-dependent, suggesting that inhibition by DON occurs at the active site or the glutamine-binding...
... isoalloxazine ring (Fig 5B, broken line, number 3) Phe in place of Trp66 resulted in a protein with noncovalently bound FAD, again showing no enzyme activity, and isolation of the flavin cofactor ... domain of MABO to other proteins of the sarcosine dehydrogenase and oxidase family may indicate that this is the site of attachment of tetrahydrofolate to the enzyme c-Aminobutyrate produced during ... positioning of the flavin cofactor at the active site was not affected Replacement of tryptophan with serine (W66S), also abolished covalent binding of FAD and resulted in an inactive enzyme variant...
... Results The enzymeinvolvedin catalysis of the fifth step of citrulline biosynthesis in wild watermelon leaves During citrulline biosynthesis, N-acetylornithine is converted into ornithine by AOD ... [15,30,31], and ornithine is exported to the cytosol to be converted into citrulline and arginine [31,32] In plants, information on the localization of citrulline and arginine biosynthetic enzymes is scarce, ... conditions owing to its high thermostability and insensitivity to the inhibition induced by citrulline and arginine However, many different enzymes are involvedin the metabolism of citrulline (Fig...
... by modifying h-toxin (perfringolysin O), a cholesterol-binding, pore-forming cytolysin produced by Clostridium perfringens [18] Ch and BCh are noncytolytic derivatives of h-toxin that bind specifically ... abolishes their binding to plasma membranes [17–19] This is in remarkable contrast to cell binding by filipin, another cholesterol-binding reagent Filipin staining is significantly retained under the ... PS distributes in the inner leaflet of plasma membranes in mammalian cells Although there is insufficient information about the inner leaflet of lipid microdomains, the inner leaflet of BCh-bound membrane...
... implicated in the biosynthesis of the aminonucleoside moiety of A201A Here we report the sequencing of a total of 6946 bp, which include the ata genes most likely implicated in the biosynthesis of this ... transcription terminator The resulting fragment only contains the initial 67 bp and the final 68 bp of the pur4 coding sequence It was inserted in plasmid pGM9 The resulting construct was introduced, ... point, the procedure described in Hopwood et al [14] was followed DNA sequencing was made by the dideoxy-chain termination method [25] using the Amplitaq dye-terminator sequencing system (Perkin...
... expressing [3H]cGMP-binding activity Identification of a PDE species expressing [3H]cGMPbinding activity is the first step in the exploration of the role of cGMP binding to the noncatalytic site in ... conformational change is indeed involvedin PDE regulation Suppression of cGMP binding during activation of Pabcc Two possible stages for cGMP binding to Pabc are expected in PDE regulation: during Pabcc activation ... [3H]cGMP-binding activity and that Pc inhibits [3H]cGMP binding to Pabc We also show that the cGMP binding to Pabc is suppressed during Pabcc activation, i.e cGMP binding is not involvedin Pabcc...
... obtained indicate that, although the substrate-binding site is located in the C-terminal domain, the E coli Pta N-terminal domain is involvedin stabilization of the hexameric native structure, in ... domain Taking into account the important role of Ptas, the results obtained in the present work, dissecting the different domains forming E coli Pta, will help in the future manipulationof these ... containing the last 326 amino acids in the case of Pta-F1, the last 352 amino acids in the case of Pta-F2, and the last 470 amino acids in the case of Pta-F3 (Fig 2) PCR reactions performed in...
... is directly involvedin the regulation of amino acid and protein metabolism, as many of the genes involvedin these processes are not regulated in GCN2) ⁄ ) cells These results are in good agreement ... in Table S1 in the regulation of gene expression in response to amino acid starvation However, comparison of the regulatory mechanisms involvedin the control of gene expression by amino acid availability ... amino acid limitation C Deval et al Table Enrichment of the amino acid-regulated genes according to the biological process in which they are involved Enrichment was determined using FATIGO software...