... (COX). In these enzymes, the redox potential of the metals is harnessed to provide the enzymes withtheir electron transfer capabilities. Paradoxically, it is the same redox potential ofthe metals ... but the role for metal dyshomeostasis inall aspects is clear. In the AD affected brain, metal dyshomeostasis is evident in the form of a substantialincrease in the levels of extracellular metals ... cost. There is no cure for AD,and the development of effective therapeutic strategiesis hampered by a paucity of information on the biolo-gical mechanisms underlying the disease. The severityof...
... significantly alter the ratio of loading toresultant free metal ion concentration. Although the ranking of metals did not changeamong the scenarios examined, the magnitude ofthe metal- to -metal differences ... should assess: (1) the rate ofmetal release from the purecompound, and (2) the further interaction ofthe released metal with the soil orsoil pore water.3.4.3 COMBINATIONS OF COMMERCIAL COMPOUNDSWhereas ... classification ofthe substance, the value of MeT(aq) (representing the dissolved metal) at 7 days is compared to an L(E)C50 selected for the classification of the metal substance. The mass loading...
... treatment ofthe photoresist and the etching of specific parts ofthe layer. In molecular litho-graphy, the specific DNA sequence is the equivalent of a mask, and the DNA-binding protein serves as the ... [16].Other DNA–protein complexes used for the formation of ordered metallic assemblies at the nano-scale haveinvolved the strepavidin protein array of a 2D array of biotinylated DNA, followed by metallization ... attachment of the intercalator [11]. The use of metal- coated DNA mole-cules was also demonstrated for DNA-assisted wiring of gold electrodes on silicone wafers [12] and for the specific metallization of...
... considers the shape of future laws, wethink that a look back is constructive. In 1996, this committeewrote into the act the following statement: ‘‘It is the policy of the United States to promote the ... more ofthe specific types of programming they want or how they can protecttheir families from unwanted programs or why diverse programming struggles toget on the air, then you must pull back the ... location of the device, we can make the assumption of what channels arereceived there. So instead of putting up an antenna, we are ableto broadcast using the Internet.Now in the interest of time...
... reported to affect the normal trafficking of these proteins. The expression ofthe MT1-MMPAAA573mutant at the cell surface [18] could resultfrom the intracellular traffic of MT1-MMP via analternative ... Post-translational modifications ofthe MT1-MMP ICD have also been reported with the palmitoy-lation ofthe cysteine 574 (C574) residue [30] and the phosphorylation ofthe tyrosine 573 (Y573) ... of pro-transforming growth fac-tor (TGF)-a [37], CD8a or the frizzled receptor Fz4[38], as well as in the Golgi retention of p24a, a mem-ber ofthe p24 family of cargo receptors [39].In the...
... solution by the rest ofthe protein. There is no correlation between the complex stability and the rate of its formation. The Ni(II) for Cu(II) exchange rates f or peptides are o f the order of 10)6s)1in ... albumins. On the other hand, the directthermodynamic and kinetic characterization of Ni(II)binding at site I in HSA and BSA was obtained. Thesedata can be very useful in further studies ofthe toxicolo-gically ... relative CD intensities ofthe d–d bands of major 4N complexes overlaid (taken as Deext of the higherenergy component minus Deext of the lower-energy compo-nent). The e xcellent agreement...
... apparentadditivity ofthe stoichiometries ofthe complexes ren-dered by the separate moieties of CeMT1 andCeMT2, the summation of their CD spectra did notgive rise in any case to spectra close to those of the entire ... determinants ofthe presence of Zn(II),and therefore ofthe Zn- or Cu-thionein character of the polypeptides. Hence, the two full-length peptides,CeMT1 and CeMT2, give rise to mixtures of com-plexes, ... reneutralization ofthe recombinant Cd(II)–MTpreparations. The key results of these experiments showthat, in all cases, the titration ofthe Zn(II)–CeMT prep-arations with Cd(II) allowed reproduction of the...
... fluorophores. The compound could be dis-solved in aqueous solution and showed high bindingability because ofthe two adjacent bis(b-CD)s.Because ofthe conformation ofthe linker of 1, the nitrogen ... the slope ofthe standard curve. The relative standard deviation was 2.5%, obtained from aseries of 11 standards each containing 2.00 lm GSH.When the concentration of GSH exceeded that of metallobridged ... which influences the flu-orescence intensity. Therefore, the influence ofthe vol-ume of buffer was measured. Because the volume of buffer added (1.00–3.00 mL) had little effect on the fluorescence...
... level 1 match-sets are the reference gels of the respective quadrants from the 2D gel sections of eachcondition and the four higher-level match-sets are the reference gels ofthe two different conditions ... triggered by the activationand not by the overexpression of meprina ⁄ b(Fig. 5C). Obviously, activation of meprina ⁄ b resultsin the release of proteins into the culture medium.Validation of direct ... metzincin subfamily of metalloendopeptidases, the astacin family [32]. The main functions of BMP-1 ⁄ TLD-like metalloendopeptidases are ascribed to the proteolytic removal of C-propeptides from...
... CovR ⁄ CsrR. The motifis located at the surface ofthe SaPPase (Rantanen,unpublished), and superposition ofthe prolines allowssuperposition ofthe serine Ocs – but not the rest of the putative ... boundthan the M3 in MtSTP.Crystal contacts at the active site The differential occurrence ofthemetal ions correlateswith the conformation ofthe flap subdomain (132–174)and the ‘binding’ of adjacent ... between the two- and three -metal ion structures appears to be binding of another monomer to the active site of STP, which promotes binding ofthe third metal ion. This interactionmay mimic the binding...
... environ-ments, as some of these metals precipitate upon reduc-tion [6,8].Although the importance of bacterial dissimilatory metal reduction in controlling the fate and transport of metals and their potential ... compilation ª 2007 FEBS 3733other. Statistical analysis (Student’s t-test) between the MR-1R values and the sum ofthe values ofthe omcA–and the omcB–mutants revealed that there is no statis-tically ... measure of enzymespecificityTo determine whether the lack of phenotype of omcA–omcB–strains observed during anaerobicgrowth on either ofthe electron acceptors U(VI) andSe(VI) is due to the...
... indicative of the loss of Zn(SCys)4chromophores and thus of the removal of Zn(II) from the corresponding proteins.Although these two features, the common evolution of the three MTs and the loss of ... to the end ofthe titration, which is identified by the saturation of the CD features. This occurs for the addition of 16MeHg(II) eq to the aMT fragment, 14 to the bMTfragment, and 22 to the ... byMeHg+. Thus, the Zn(II) ions released as a result of the binding of MeHg+to Zn7-MT would enable them toinduce the synthesis of more protein, in agreement with the function of Zn(II) as primary...
... against the imidazole of His143 in the S)1site of the proteinase. Results from the study of syntheticinhibitor analogues showed the primary specificity of Trpresidue ofthe inhibitors at the P)1site, ... from the comparisons ofthe syntheticinhibitor analogues show that the P)1Trp residue of the inhibitors is primarily specific for binding to TM-3. The sidechain ofthe middle residue in the ... thatstabilize the binding of inhibitors to TM-3 are as follows.(a) The Trp indole ring ofthe inhibitors is stacked against the imidazole ring of His143 in the S)1pocket ofthe pro-teinase. (b) The...
... problems. The discussion of health emphasizes the importance of analyses ofthe social determinants of health.Social determinants open up the possibility of targeting policies towards the social ... usually include a breakdown ofthe data by sex, they oftendo not provide sufficient measures by which to explore the influence of gender as determined by the context of women’s lives. For example, ... regard they can guide health surveillance, even though many ofthe causes of ill healthlie outside the health care sector and the sphere of medicine. This discussion leads to a consideration of two...
... mea-sured in the presence of increasing concentrations of zinc.Fig. S3. Native ESI-TOF MS ofthe remetallatedGOB-1.Fig. S4. Graph showing the effect of varying EDTAconcentration on the ki of the ... correspond to the mass ofthe N-termi-nal peptide (1299 kDa) plus 298 Da, a value that in turncorresponds to the mass ofthe last three amino acids of the signal peptide, LNA. Another ofthe unidentifiedpeptides, ... s)1.In the cases ofthe di-zinc species (i.e. the wild-typeand Q116H), these rather similar apparent kivaluesmight correspond to the loss ofthe most tightly boundZn++.Discussion The MBL...