... evaluating the influence of Table 2. Thermodynamic parameters ofthe thermal denaturaturation ofthe different onconase (ONC) variants at 25 C and pH 2.0. (CGdm/HCl)ẵ13,midpoint of guanidinium ... hydrogen bonded to the e-amino group ofthe Lys9 side-chain, which simultaneouslyinteracts with the main phosphate ofthe substrate [32]. The closer positioning ofthe N-terminus to the mainprotein ... immunogenicity.Acknowledgements The authors thank Professor Ron Raines for the generous gift of the genes encoding onconase and the variant. We are also indebted toDr Francesc Canals for his help in the mass spectra...
... a hierarchy attending to the business of factory or counting-house under the orders ofthe father ofthe family, and to the economy ofthe house-under the superintendence ofthe mother; a manner ... mythical meaning had been lost in the several centuries of Christianity,was very decayed and obscure; and the fact ofthe blood on the lance being that of a murdered kinsman of Peredur, and ofthe ... land of bliss. And there is in the very sensuousness and love of beauty -of these men a vagueness and melancholy, a constant: sense ofthe fleeting and ofthe eternal, as in that passage,translated...
... caused changes in the conformation of the tomato L AP-A enzyme did not reveal any correlationwith the n ature of t he residue in the mutant His6–LAP-Aenzyme.X-ray structures ofthe unliganded ... important for LAP catalysis and coordination of the two zinc io ns in the a ctive site. The i mpact of the mutations on the tomato LAP enzyme must be viewed in the context o f these data. The most ... (Lys342), and the N-terminal amine of the P1 residue ofthe peptide substrate. A water moleculethat bridges Zn1 and Zn2 is the sixth ligand. In addition to the zinc-bridging water molecule and the...
... birefringencestudies, and the conformation ofthe boundjunction is clearly seen in the structure of the Tth T4 RNP (Fig. 2C) and in the structure of the 30S subunit (1).Biochemical studies ofthe S15-rRNA ... helix 23a, and to the folded RNA backbone (Figs. 2C and 5). The S6binding site for S18 is a concave surface made of one strand ofthe  sheet, the loop between2 and 3, and the extended COOH-terminalcoil. ... in the loop region be-tween helices ␣1 and ␣2 and in the COOH-terminal endof helix ␣3 interact with the RNAbackbone ofthe lower three-helix junction andwith adjacent nucleotides in the...
... loop in the primed side ofthe binding sitegroove. Although the prodomains of cathepsins F andW share the same degree of similarity to the prodo-main of cruzipain, the similarity ofthe mature ... in the micromolar range. The potency of PCZ as an inhibitor of cruzipainand brucipain decreased moderately at the more acidicpH value of 5 (Table 1), but remained in the subnano-molar range. ... tag at the N-terminus. This type of N-terminal tag was previ-ously used for the expression ofthe propeptide of human cathepsin K, and it did not interfere with the inhibitory activity ofthe protein...
... Rotterdam, the Netherlands The N-terminal domain (NTD) and the ligand-bindingdomain (LBD) ofthe androgen receptor (AR) exhibit aligand–dependent interaction (N/C interaction). Aminoacids 3–36 in the ... detection of androgen receptorN/C interaction The ligand-dependent interaction between AR NTD andAR LBD, N/C interaction, was studied in yeast andmammalian in vivo protein interaction systems, and ... K., Trapman, J. &Brinkmann, A.O. (1998) Functional interactions ofthe AF-2activation domain core region ofthe human androgen receptorwith the amino-terminal domain and with the transcriptionalcoactivator...
... transfer electrons from the FAD/NADPH domain to the FMN domain, and (b) the thermodynamic properties ofthe FMN domain in CPR andnitric oxide synthase. Despite overall structural resemblance of ... to CPRand NOS, the rate of hydride transfer in NR1 (% 1s)1)issubstantially less than the rates in CPR (% 200 s)1[24]); andNOS (% 200 s)1for the first hydride transfer reaction in the FAD-FMN ... a role in the metabolic activation of bioreductive drugs. The lack of amembrane anchor in NR1 suggests that reduction of the P450 enzymes attached to the endoplasmic reticulum is an unlikely...
... stimulation with agonist (Fig. 1). The change is characterized by shrinkage ofthe cells anddetachment from the surface ofthe culture dish. A similarchange in the shape ofthe cell following agonist ... with the Substance P receptor [25]. Detachment of the cells from the surface ofthe culture dish could r eflectdisassembly ofthe actin cytoskeleton in the me mbraneregions as a consequence of ... forseveral GPCRs [29]. The function of b-arrestin is to uncouple the receptor f rom the G-protein, thereby mediating recepto rdesensitization, and furthermore to couple the receptor to the endocytic...
... (JASCO).Fig. 3. Alignment ofthe sequences ofthe second Kunitz-modules ofthe human and fugu WFIKKN proteins (wfikkn_hu_2; wfikkn_fugu_2) with the second Kunitz-domains ofthe human and the two fugu WFIKKNRP ... [8–10]). Thermal unfolding ofthe proteinwas monitored at 203 nm at a heating rate of 60 Cặh)1.Effect ofthe recombinant protein on the activity of proteases The activity ofthe proteases on synthetic ... ofthe second Kunitz–typeprotease inhibitor module of human WFIKKN. The solid line indicates the spectrum ofthe recombinant protein, the dotted line indicates the CDPro-predicted spectrum of...
... if the circumstances ofthe Negroes werechanged, they would equal, if not excel, the rest ofthe human family "in majesty of intellect, elegance of manners, purity of morals, and ardor of ... colonists, to the mutual aid resulting from the proximity of the communities, and to the coöperation ofthe Canadians. The previous experience of most of theseadventurers as sojourners in the free ... Christian teachers of the Negro race, and the prevention ofthe immigration of workers from the Northern States rendered the blackshelpless and dependent upon a few benevolent white ministers of the...
... participated in the study designand led the writing ofthe manuscript, EB carried out the data analysis and participated in writing the manuscript,KOB participated in the study design and criticallyreviewed ... frommost other studies on Child-OIDP and some ofthe asso-ciations between the Child-OIDP and proxy measureswere not significant. While the low value of alpha isaffected by the nature ofthe Child-OIDP ... criticallyreviewed the manuscript, AS conceived ofthe study andcritically reviewed the manuscript, CO participated in the study design, carried out the data collection and partici-pated in writing the manuscript....
... necessity for repeated operations, mayincrease the risk of developing OA. Another factor of pos-sible importance might be the required tension of the graft and the post-operative rehabilitation ... meniscal tears and degenerative changes. Dis-ruption ofthe ACL often leads to significant disabilitywhich can lead to changes in lifestyle. Although bothoperative and non-operative treatments ... in 55% ofthe patientsA (1–2 mm), in 29 % ofthe patients B (3–5 mm) and in16% ofthe patients C (6–10 mm) stability.Looking at the osteoarthritis rate ofthe operated knee, 55% ofthe patients...
... along the lateral side of rectus femoris and the other one deep to gluteus medius on 25/10/99. The operation was covered with Praziquental and Albenda-zole and she was discharge d home on Albendazole. ... disease ofthe pelvis: a case report and review of the literature. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2010 5:17.Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Centraland take full advantage of: ... thus ending up inremote organs. Due to their physiologic role as capillaryfilters and their vast capillary volume, the liver and lungare most often affected. The brain, the muscle s or the bones...
... drafting ofthe manuscript.GK participated in the design ofthe study and coordination and helped todraft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.Competing interestsThere ... release ofthe distal osseousinsertion ofthe brachioradialis tendon [4]. This permitsbetter manipulation ofthe fracture fragments because the brachioradialis tendon is known to be an importantdeforming ... postoperatively and at 24 months for both groups 7.5°(±3.5/range 0-12). Preoperative loss of radial length was6.3 mm (± 3.7/range 2-12) and was equal postopera-tively and at 2 4 months...