... mutation of Arg46 had the dualeffect of (a) decreasing agonist affinity and (b) promoting the agonist-induced active conformation due to the loss of astabilizing constraint on the ground state ofthe ... with the corresponding sequence of the V1aR [10]. The role ofthe N-terminus has beenaddressed recently by alanine-scanning mutagenesis of the N-terminus ofthe V1aR; this revealed that a ... transmembrane domains traversing the lipid bilayer. The enlarged circle shows the amino acid sequence ofthe distal N-terminus of the V1aR and indicates the position of Arg46 that was subjected...
... 2005 The Authors Journal Compilation ª 2005 FEBS 6109 The time course and the yield ofthe geminate phaseare both sensitive to the immediate environment of the heme, and to the dynamics of structural ... [16]. Also, the efficiency of O2escape from the protein matrix afterphotodissociation, d, is calculated as the ratio of the quantum yield of BR, c, to that ofthe primary quan-tum yield of photodissociation, ... FEBS 6113 the different conformational forms of HbA is a keyfactor in the complete description ofthe sigmoidal be-havior of HbA oxygenation.Taking advantage ofthe photosensitivity of the heme...
... Impact ofthe Abolition ofthe Milk Quota Regime – Regional Analysis ofthe Milk Production in the EU" (AGRI-2007-0444). The project aimed at a thorough policy impact analysis ofthe EU ... through either the transfer of an entire farm, the leasing or purchase of quota, or the allocation of quota from a national reserve. The transfer of milk quota may take place via a variety of administrative ... average, with +35.5% in the EU-10 and +13.8 in the EU-15. This excess supply makes the net trade position ofthe EU-27 stronger towards the Rest ofthe World. Within the EU there is a quite heterogeneous...
... copies ofthe N protein, respectively. (C) The RNA binding efficiency of N protein is represented as a percentage of bound RNA (i.e. the percentage of bound RNA = 100%)percentage of free probe). The ... phosphorylation.Effect of RS motif phosphorylation onoligomerization ofthe N proteinTo better understand the effect of RS motif phosphor-ylation on the biological function ofthe N protein, weFig. 3. The translation ... that of the full-length N protein (data not shown). Taken together,these data suggest that the RS-rich region ofthe SARS-CoV N protein is possibly phosphorylated by SRPK1.Phosphorylation of...
... the projection ofthe tilt ofthe z axis on the x¢,y¢ plane (defined direction of tilt of z and the x¢ axis), and j % a + c defines the location ofthe rhombic (x, y) axes. The orientation ofthe ... at position E7 as the source ofthe H-bond to ligand on the basis of apartial sequence, which had indicated a Tyr on the distalE-helix. The similarity in the 1HNMRspectraofthethree globin ... ligand.Comparison ofthe strengths of dipolar interactions insolution with the alternate crystal structures of methemo-globin establish that the solution structure of wild-type Hbmore closely resembles the...
... and showed, in particular, the configuration of ManNAc to beD.From the combined the data on the structures of the isolated oligosaccharides, the overall structure of the P. frisingensis LPS carbohydrate ... with 7a (Table 1) because ofthe b-effect ofthe acetylation. Acetylation of 7b was confirmed byESI MS data, which gave the expected mass of 3221.4 Da. The spectra of oligosaccharide 6 were ... 3-O-methyl-6-deoxytalose, as setting the L-isomer instead of the D-isomer resulted in the disappearance ofthe contactbetween protons U6 and P4.To determine the absolute configurations ofthe mono-saccharides,...
... FAD/NADPH domain(% 16-fold) (29). However, the domain mixture still recon-stituted only % 2% ofthe activity ofthe full length CPR. InthecaseofNR1,thekcatfor the full length enzyme is low(1.3 s)1) ... enzymes, the potentials for the FAD/NADPHdomains are rather more negative than those for the FMNdomain, reflecting the direction of electron transfer fromNADPH through FAD, then FMN and on to the ... BM3 [28]. Aggregation ofthe NR1FAD/NADPH domain was much less extensive in the absence of cofactor reduction.Stopped-flow kinetic studiesReduction ofthe FAD/NADPH domain of NR1 wasinvestigated...
... LPS)[5,6]. The serological specificity ofthe bacteria is definedby the structure ofthe O-specific polysaccharide chain(O-antigen) ofthe lipopolysaccharide. On the basis of the O-antigens, the strains ... the Dconfiguration (the b effect on C3 of L-GlcAwouldbeclosetozero[27]).On the basis ofthe data obtained, it was concluded that the repeating unit ofthe O-polysaccharide of P. myxofac-iens has the following ... 2.01–2.10.These data together suggest that the tetrasacchariderepeating unit ofthe polysaccharide consists of two residues of GlcNAc and one residue each of GalNAc, GlcA andAlaLys. The 1Hand13C...
... amounts ofthe ECDs ofthe non-a sub-units of human muscle AChR for use as starting material for the determin-ation ofthe 3D structure ofthe receptor ECDs and for the characterization of the ... datafrom electron images ofthe AChR found in largeamounts in the electric organ ofthe marine ray,Torpedo californica [3]. The acquisition ofthe crystallo-graphic structure ofthe mollusc acetylcholine-bindingprotein ... domain [3]. The N-terminal ECD of each ofthe two a subunits con-tains the major part ofthe binding site for the cho-linergic ligands. The two sites are nonequivalent, onebeing formed at the interface...
... demonstrated the role of PufX in the orientation ofthe RC inside the LH1Fig. 4. Isolation ofthe PMCs on a sucrose gradient. The final detergentextracts from the ICM were loaded on the top of a 10–40% ... PufXD2)7neither affects the photo-synthetic capability ofthe bacteria nor the efficiency of exchange ofthe ubiq uinol molecules between th e RC and the bc1, a s judged from the reduction kinetics of ... residues ofthe LH1 apolypeptide in the organization ofthe LH1–RC complex[12]. In the present work, we have investigated the possible involvement ofthe N-terminus and of the C-terminus of PufX...
... in the U.S. devoted to education, but there is no substantiation of this figure, and most ofthe blogs discuss are professional or academic blogs. There is an extended discussion of nonprofit ... that the traditional methodological approaches, and their traditional points of focus, lack relevance today. However, the complexity ofthe changes taking place and the shifting nature ofthe ... outlining the historical context of health and media studies, the authors describe major individual-level theoretical frameworks applicable in the area: social cognitive theory, the theory of reasoned...
... http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/123Page 9 of 14(page number not for citation purposes)Proposed models ofthe C-terminus of TMFigure 5Proposed models ofthe C-terminus of TM. Proposed models of LLP domains in the context of TM ... could have the effect of stabi-lizing the Env trimers and/or the resulting transmembranepore that could then be formed by the LLP-1 and -2domains. The location ofthe LLP-3 domain on the innerleaflet ... A blue shift of the emission maxima (Figure 3J) further corroboratesthat the peptides are entering the hydrophobic environ-ment ofthe lipid membrane from the aqueous solution. The manner in...
... http://www.virologyj.com/content/4/1/123Page 9 of 14(page number not for citation purposes)Proposed models ofthe C-terminus of TMFigure 5Proposed models ofthe C-terminus of TM. Proposed models of LLP domains in the context of TM ... that could then be formed by the LLP-1 and -2domains. The location ofthe LLP-3 domain on the innerleaflet ofthe cell membrane could also serve to nonspecif-ically destabilize the lipid bilayer ... association with the inner leaflet of the lipid bilayer. On the other hand, the LLP domains maypossess different activities in the different cell types that itinfects, or there may be some as of yet...
... [14]. The sequences ofthe amino termini of these proteins areidentical, but during translation a rare ribosomal slippageoccurs permitting the elongation ofthe protein product. The features of ... A). The masses ofthe proteins are indicated in the adjacent lanes. The tentative identification based on in silico analysis ofthe properties ofthe gene products (Gp) are indi-cated on the ... one ofthe most common types of bacteriophages with 26–29 defined or tentative speciesaccording to the VIII report ofthe International Commit-tee on the Taxonomy of Viruses [3,4]. Most of the...