... activity after h We then applied the technique of N-terminal pegylation to visualize the relative solvent exposure ofthe N-terminus of FVIIa To the best of our knowledge, this is the rst time that ... circumstances, the presence of sTF protected the N-terminus ofthe protease domain from modication In a control experiment, no pegylation of zymogen FVII (R152A-FVII), i.e ofthe N-terminus ofthe c-carboxyglutamic ... in the vicinity ofthe S1 pocket [11,34], in the rst part of activation loop 3, and in the area ofthe TF-interactive helix and the 170 loop [8,35], areas that are stabilized by TF [9,25,26] The...
... the entrance to theactive site (Fig 1), as the main cleavage sites Cleavage ofthe E1a-subunit activated the enzyme, as determined by a decarboxylation assay ofthe free E1 in the presence of ... detected by the PDH assay The interaction of E1 (a2b2) with the PSBD was unaffected by any ofthe mutations in E1a (Fig 4) Therefore, any effects ofthe mutations on the catalytic activities ofthe PDH ... affecting the efficacy ofthe recognition ofthe tethered lipoyl domain by E1, an essential prelude to reductive acetylation ofthe pendant lipoyl group [5,9,39] The damaging effects of mutations in the...
... indicated by the MD simulations ofthe modelled ternary hGK–Glc– ATP complex In the final structure ofthe simulations, the interactions ofthe adenosine moiety were similar to those observed in the binary ... is compatible with a direct interaction of these residues with the nucleotide at theactive site The catalytic mechanism of GK has been the subject of several detailed analyses, and is still a ... displaced in the direction of Glc, and there was no measurable closure oftheactive site cleft during the 2-ns MD simulations (Fig 5C), as observed in the crystal structures ofthe binary GK–Glc complex...
... and the I2BS stereospecificities would be useful Interestingly, the lowest-energy orientation for each ofthe three ligands in the large active site of MAO-A put them in the middle oftheactive ... and the values for 2-BFI and idazoxan are given in Table Evidence for the proximity of these ligands to the flavin in MAO-A comes from the influence ofthe ligand on the redox properties ofthe ... observed The transfer of electrons from the amine to the flavin requires a catalytic interaction, so the nitro˚ genous group of agmatine must be within A of N5 ofthe isoalloxazine ring ofthe flavin...
... found after each docking calculation, and in all cases more than 50% of them clustered together in front ofthe rectus (re)-face ofthe isoalloxazine ring ofthe FAD cofactor This substrate location ... they are situated at similar distances from the hydroxyl ofthe docked substrate, they could cooperate in facilitating the hydride transfer from substrate to FAD The decrease of activity ofthe ... oxidase, the flavin domain of cellobiose dehydrogenase and cholesterol oxidase The positions ofthe conserved histidine and histidine ⁄ asparagine residues near the FAD isoalloxazine ring of four of the...
... positioned in the ÔupÕ position rows and shows that in the presence ofthe substrate, rotation of Asp142 towards Glu144 lowers the pKa ofthe latter by 0.8 pH units The calculated effects ofthe D140N ... for the position of residue 142 [34] The pKa calculations indicate that the only candidate for a residue determining the basic arm ofthe pH-activity profile ofthe D142N mutant is Glu144 The ... where the enzyme is most active Summarizing, the calculations show that the carboxylic groups in the Asp140-Asp142-Glu144 triad contain two protons at the pH where the enzyme is most active The...
... Difference in the specificity for the adenosyl group among enzymes may reflect the difference ofthe adenosyl group-binding sites ofthe enzymes From simulation ofthe EPR spectra of reacting holoenzymes, ... with those of free counterparts The extents ofthe Co-C bond cleavage of these analogues were negligible although that of AdoCbl was estimated to be 85% from Fig 3E Upon denaturation ofthe enzyme-cobalamin ... enzymatic activation (labilization) ofthe coenzyme Co-C bond, the structure–function relationship of AdoCbl and the role of each structural component ofthe coenzyme were extensively studied...
... group in the proximity ofthe oxyanion can be found in the rest ofthe Ntn hydrolases [3] From another point of view, the hydrogen bond between the oxyanion and the aNH3+ of SerB1 resembles the one ... between the carboxylate group ofthe Asp residue and the protonated imidazole ring ofthe His residue in the serine protease catalytic triad In the second TS (TS2) ofthe expulsion ofthe p-substituted ... because ofthe substitution ofthe oxyanion hole with two water molecules The effective stabilization ofthe oxyanion is the main driving force ofthe first step of acylation, and dominates all other...
... A) to the amide nitrogen of Leu709 from the second molecule The orientation ofthe side chain of His667 is also maintained due to the proximity ofthe negative charge ofthe side chain of Glu706 ... availability of a large number of genomic sequences has significantly increased the number of identifiable analogs of E coli Lon and prompted a reanalysis oftheactive sites of this family of proteases The ... analysis ofthe amino acid sequences ofthe majority ofthe currently known Lon proteases The results of site-directed mutagenesis of E coli Lon protease and insights from the crystal structure of...
... required for the cofactor inhibition of phosphorylation (data not shown) The molecular basis for the negative modulatory effects ofthe pterin cofactor and dopamine binding to wt-hPAH and their reversal ... contains both the regulatory and the catalytic domains (residues 1429), were performed to demonstrate the interactions ofthe dihydroxypropyl side-chain ofthe pterin cofactors with the N-terminal ... and the [S]0.5-value for L-Phe increased to 178 11 lM The presence of 500 lM ofthe oxidized cofactor H2biopterin in the running buffer also lowers the ể FEBS 2003 Regulatory properties of phenylalanine...
... construction of a CYP73A1 model, the identification of residues likely to form contacts with the substrate, and the confirmation by site-directed mutagenesis ofthe involvement of some of these residues ... model oftheactive site of CYP73A1 Construction of this first model was based on four bacterial crystallized structures Only part oftheactive site is shown Based on the 1H-NMR data [10], the ... hindrance to the binding ofthe substrate above the haem iron As expected, the I371A mutation substantially decreases CA affinity and the ability to desolvate theactive site Around 10% ofthe catalytic...
... release from the EredIP complex All of these results point to a role ofthe Y238 side chain in substrate/product exchange to theactive site of RgDAAO A superimposition oftheactive sites of yeast ... change [10] The higher stabilization ofthe semiquinone form observed for the Y238S mutant in the free form may be the result of a better interaction of R285 with the N(1)-C(2)ẳO locus ofthe reduced ... equilibration method of Minnaert [17], in order to assess changes in the thermodynamic properties ofthe avin centre caused by the mutation and to explain the different thermodynamic stability ofthe semiquinone...
... facilitates the electrophilic attack at the methylene moiety of MIO by decreasing ofthe electron density in the p system ofthe C¼C double bond (Fig 5) Calculation ofthe UV spectra of MIO and the energy ... ofthe carboxylate group ofthe urocanate caused by its conjugation, i.e coplanarity to the p system ofthe forming C¼C double bond, the carboxylate moiety is displaced from the vicinity ofthe ... in these cases (Fig 8C) These results indicate the presence of a MIO at their active sites, but in a less reactive form Concomittant with the formation of a new chromophore the activity of the...
... distortion ofthe coordination sphere ofthe active- site zincs Our results indicate that the binding ofthe glutarate part ofthe inhibitor in the S1¢ pocket contributes to the inhibition effect ofthe ... above, the mutation Y552I leads to the decrease of both the Km and kcat values The mutation of Gly518 to Pro led to a slight increase ofthe Km value and one order of magnitude decrease ofthe kcat ... role ofthe S1¢ residues is also supported by the fact that all of them are conserved in the GCPII homolog GCPIII and in the mammalian GCPII orthologs (Table 4) and that the ability of these...
... 7.0) and the catalytic rates ofthe H334G mutant in the absence (0.0015 s)1; pH 6.5) and the presence (0.0081 s)1; pH 7.0) of imidazole The lines indicate the trend ofthe data signal of PLP phosphate ... accounting for the relative elevation of pKa of PLP phosphate in unliganded CcStP and the apparent lack of perturbation of pKa in the CcStP complex with arsenate The pH dependence ofthe 31P chemical ... to the H334G mutant This result is in contrast to the 17-fold enhancement of GL binding to the wild-type upon the addition ofthe same concentration of phosphate pH profiles The pH dependences of...
... alteration in the polarity oftheactive site In this hypothesis, the environment ofthe cofactor is more hydrated in the lowpH conformation Thus, the increased polarity favors the 420 nm-ketoenamine ... tautomer ofthe wild-type cofactor and the 388 nm-absorbing unhydrated aldehyde of PLP in the mutant enzymes (Fig 6) Fig Chemical structures ofthe chromophore proposed to be present at theactive ... positioning the Ca-COO– bond orthogonal to the plane ofthe delocalized cofactor imine system Moreover, the release of cofactor as PLP when the enzyme was treated with NaOH after completion of this...
... PGE2 synthesis was observed in the presence In the present study we investigated the effect oftheactive metabolite of leflunomide – A77 1726 – on the production of IL-1Ra by human joint cells ... mediating the stimulatory effect of A77 1726 on IL-1Ra production, first focusing on the known effect of A77 1726 on pyrimidine synthesis Addition of exogenous uridine did not significantly modulate the ... enhancing the production of secreted IL-1Ra, A77 1726 also increased the amount of IL-1Ra present in cell lysates of synovial fibroblasts stimulated with IL-1β (Fig 2a) IL-1β alone stimulated the production...
... impaired the T-cell stimulatory capacity of DCs As a molecular basis for the ability of LEF-M to interfere with several aspects of DC function, the activation-driven nuclear transmigration ofthe ... plus IL-4 (10 ng/ml) in the presence or absence ofthe indicated concentrations of LEF-M Dendritic cells (DCs) differentiated in the presence oftheactive metabolite of leflunomide (LEF-M) are ... [LPS]) in the presence or absence ofthe indicated concentrations oftheactive metabolite of leflunomide (LEF-M) Cell-free supernatants were collected 48 hours after addition of LPS and then analyzed...
... proteins The functions ofthe membrane proteins are mostly regulated by the state of phosphorylation, methylation, glycosylation, or lipid modification (myristylation, palmitylation, or farnesylation) ... also a problem of concern because it relates to the process of ageing and removing of old RBCs out ofthe blood circulation Regarding young and old RBCs, it has been speculated that the intracellular ... main work of this thesis has been focused on the relation of intracellular Ca2+ and PS exposure in RBCs Factors related to the PS exposure and the relations between the ageing of RBCs and eryptosis...
... Color profile: Disabled Composite Default screen Feng and Lee point from the U–T1/2 plot in Fig ofthe discussed paper is not as difficult as that implied by the discussers 1003 Taylor, ... paper is not as difficult as that implied by the discussers 1003 Taylor, D.W 1948 Fundamentals of soil mechanics John Wiley & Sons, New York 700 pp Feng and Lee References Casagrande, A., and...