... state may bemaintained mainly by key amino acids. In this study, two point-mutatedproteins each with a single base substitution [alanine for tryptophan(W14 0A) and alanine for lysine (K13 3A) ] and ... the mutants without tryptophan at 140(W14 0A and W140O) was much lower than both the wild-type protein and mutants E142O and K13 3A. Thermal analysis of protein unfolding The DSC curves ofthe wild-type ... investigated. Two point-mutated proteins, with a singlebase substitution of alanine for tryptophan (W14 0A) and alanine for lysine (K13 3A) , and two truncatedfragment proteins, with fragments...
... Exploring theroleofa glycine cluster in cold adaptation of an alkaline phosphataseKonstantinos Mavromatis1,*, Iason Tsigos2,*, Maria Tzanodaskalaki2, Michael Kokkinidis1,3and Vassilis ... the aromatic ring of Tyr269, and theseunfavorable interactions could lead to a decrease of localflexibility and an increased E a value. The validity ofthe above interpretation was furtherreinforced ... exhibits an E a almost the same as inthe caseofthenativeenzyme(Table1).Thermal inactivation of mutant and wild-type enzymes In order to investigate the effects of mutations on the stability of psychrophilic...
... ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) ⁄ataxia telangiectasia and RAD53 related (ATR)kinases at the site of DNA damage may decrease the kinase ⁄ phosphatase ratio and allow the phosphatase todephosphorylate ... lying inthe more stable interaction ofthe Pph3 phosphatase withcH2AX as opposed to a transient interaction with Rad53p.AbbreviationsATM, ataxia telangiectasia mutated; ATR, ataxia telangiectasia ... the cisplatin response [9]. Cisplatin interferes with DNAfunction by causing intrastrand and interstrand cross-linking of nucleotide bases and, in replicating cells,DNA damage usually induces an intra-S-phase...
... intensity. As concentration of Mn increases, the intensity ofthe blue band decreases while the intensity ofthe yellow-orange band increases gradually and reaches to the maximum at xMn = ... a blue band at 476 nm, there is one more green band at around 533 nm characterized by Cu2+ ions (Fig. 3). Intensity ofthe green band is greater than that ofthe blue band. As increasing the ... of these two bands are equal to each other and they merge into one wide band ranging from 476 nm to 533 nm. The blue and green bands are characterized by radiation transition of electrons from...
... Dimensional changes in stages (material flows processed by the logging and transport systems), resulting from the changed performance ofthe system, do not always cause a change in power and material ... suitable machinery, and in using acceptable methods for the employment of machines with the rational performance. Pos-sibilities to determine the rational performance of machines are further ... suitable rational performance. e most important measures compensating the environment con-tamination by extraneous substances are preventive measures that can be applied on a larger part of the...
... Morisaki T, Matsumoto K, Tasaki A, Yamanaka N, Nakashima H, Kuroki H, Nakamura K, Nakamura M, Katano M. Paclitaxel probably enhances cytotoxicity of natural killer cells against breast carcinoma ... agent. J Natl Cancer Inst 1990, 82, 1247-1259.22. Wiseman LR, Spencer CM. Paclitaxel. An update of its use in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer and ovarian and other gynaecological ... D, Mackay JA, Evans WK. Lung Cancer Disease Site Group of Cancer Care Ontario’s Program in Evidence-based Care. Taxanes as first-line therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a systemic...
... encompass an oxygen-dependentdegradation domain, responsible for hypoxic stabilization of α-subunits, and two transactivating domains, namely the amino-terminal transactivating domain and the carboxyl-terminal ... hypoxia may regulate many other features that areimportant in RA, such as cell trafficking and matrix degradation. An understanding ofthe biology ofthe HIF transcription family mayeventually ... mediateubiquitination of various target proteins, and the intracellulardomain ofthe Notch receptor (involved inthe maintenance of cells inan undifferentiated state), both of which notablycontain ankyrin...
... that anabolic synthesis of aggrecan aggregatecomponents may be affected by neutralisation of thesecytokines.We also studied the expression ofthe aggrecanasesADAMTS4 and ADAMTS5 in five patients. ... matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), link protein, and ADAMTS analysis, derived as described in Materials and methods and in Figures 5 and 7Polymerase chain reaction data from matrix metalloproteinase (MMP), ... aggrecanase-1 (ADAMTS4) [24] andaggrecanase-2 (ADAMTS5) [25]. IL-1 and TNF-α can mediate the catabolism of aggrecan, but whereas ADAMTS5 is consti-tutively expressed, ADAMTS4 is induced after...