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Smaller is better: nanobodies meet NMR

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Nanobodies are single‐domain antigen‐binding fragments derived from camelid heavy chain antibodies. Their small size, high stability, and exceptional specificity make nanobodies uniquely useful probes for NMR studies of protein dynamics, transient conformational states, and protein–protein interactions.
Oleg Y. Dmitriev
wiley   +1 more source

DNA ligase LigE increases bacterial transformation with damaged extracellular DNA

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The DNA ligase LigE from the naturally competent Gram‐negative bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoaea increases transformation with cut extracellular DNA. This process is ATP‐dependent and relies on the catalytic activity of LigE; it also requires that LigE contains an intact periplasmic localisation sequence, indicating that ligE functions in the periplasm ...
Jolyn Pan, Avi Singh, Shrawani Weralupe Gamladdalage, Joanna Hicks, Adele Williamson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amino acid "little Big Bang": Representing amino acid substitution matrices as dot products of Euclidian vectors

BMC Bioinformatics, 2010
Background Sequence comparisons make use of a one-letter representation for amino acids, the necessary quantitative information being supplied by the substitution matrices.
Zimmermann Karel, Gibrat Jean-François
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Going viral − Virus‐targeting nanobodies for research, diagnostics and therapy

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The increasing prevalence of viral diseases represents a major threat for global human health. Nanobodies, small binding fragments derived from camelid heavy‐chain antibodies, offer versatile tools for viral research, diagnostics, and antiviral therapy.
Domenic Ebert, Ulrich Rothbauer
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of Divergent Amino Acid Usage in Comparative Analyses of R5- and X4-Associated HIV-1 Vpr Sequences

International Journal of Genomics, 2017
Vpr is an HIV-1 accessory protein that plays numerous roles during viral replication, and some of which are cell type dependent. To test the hypothesis that HIV-1 tropism extends beyond the envelope into the vpr gene, studies were performed to identify ...
Gregory C. Antell, Will Dampier, Benjamas Aiamkitsumrit, Michael R. Nonnemacher, Vanessa Pirrone, Wen Zhong, Katherine Kercher, Shendra Passic, Jean Williams, Yucheng Liu, Tony James, Jeffrey M. Jacobson, Zsofia Szep, Brian Wigdahl, Fred C. Krebs   +14 more
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ANCAC: amino acid, nucleotide, and codon analysis of COGs – a tool for sequence bias analysis in microbial orthologs

BMC Bioinformatics, 2012
Background The COG database is the most popular collection of orthologous proteins from many different completely sequenced microbial genomes. Per definition, a cluster of orthologous groups (COG) within this database exclusively contains proteins that ...
Meiler Arno, Klinger Claudia, Kaufmann Michael   +2 more
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Soft motions encoded by the fold and mediated by conserved hinge sites drive V‐ATPase allosteric machinery and autoinhibition

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Vacuolar H+‐ATPase (V‐ATPase) is a multisubunit rotary proton pump that acidifies intracellular compartments. Using elastic network models, we identified conserved hinge residues that govern its large‐scale functional motions. We show that intrinsically encoded ‘soft modes’ drive critical functional transitions, including rotary catalysis and ...
Diksha Parwana, Xiaowei Bogetti, Stuti Sharma, Ivet Bahar   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Amino acid sequences of proteins from Leptospira serovar pomona

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2000
This report describes a partial amino acid sequences from three putative outer envelope proteins from Leptospira serovar pomona. In order to obtain internal fragments for protein sequencing, enzymatic and chemical digestion was performed.
Alves Selmo F, LeFebvre Rance B, Probert William   +2 more
doaj  

Cloning of NruI and Sbo13I restriction and modification sstems in E. coli and amino acid sequence comparison of M.NruI and M.Sbo13I with other amino-methyltransferases

BMC Research Notes, 2010
Background NruI and Sbo13I are restriction enzyme isoschizomers with the same recognition sequence 5' TCG↓CGA 3' (cleavage as indicated↓). Here we report the cloning of NruI and Sbo13I restriction-modification (R-M) systems in E. coli.
Benner Jack, Fomenkov Alexey, Pedamallu Chandra, Zhu Zhenyu, Xu Shuang-yong   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unlocking the potential of cell‐permeable nanobodies for intracellular applications

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review outlines current strategies for delivery of nanobodies into cells and highlights recent examples of functional applications. By addressing and manipulating intracellular targets, these molecules hold great potential for treating cancer, respiratory diseases and neurological disorders, making this a vibrant area of research in the biomedical
Mariona Gené‐Verdés, Luise Franz, Christian P.R. Hackenberger   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source