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Calpain small subunit homodimerization is robust and calcium‐independent

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Calpains dimerize via penta‐EF‐hand (PEF) domains. Using single‐molecule force spectroscopy, we measured the strength and kinetics of PEF–PEF homodimer binding. The interaction is robust, shows a transient conformational step before dissociation, and remains largely insensitive to Ca2+.
Nesha May O. Andoy, Trina Dykstra‐MacPherson, Mathias A. Bell, Peter L. Davies, Ruby May A. Sullan   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polyphenol Oxidase Induction in Lulo Fruits (Solanum quitoense) Infected by Colletotrichum acutatum

Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2007
Polyphenol oxidase (PFO) activity induction was evaluated in lulo fruits to determine the role of this enzyme in resistance responses towards the pathogen Colletotrichum acutatum which causes anthracnose disease. We studied the experimental conditions to
Obradith Caicedo O., Blanca L. Higuera
doaj  

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

Effects of Different Inducers on Higher Alcohol Dehydrogenase from Galactomyces geotrichum

Shipin gongye ke-ji
The inducers of the chemical or physical factors could affect the gene expression and transcription of strain directly or indirectly. In order to explore the inductive effect of higher alcohol on Galactomyces geotrichum, the G.
Jing ZHU, Xiaocong YANG, Yalan CHEN, Haibo LIU, Long CHEN, Xueke ZHENG, Junling SHI   +6 more
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A methionine‐lined active site governs carbocation stabilization and product specificity in a bacterial terpene synthase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This study reveals a unique active site enriched in methionine residues and demonstrates that these residues play a critical role by stabilizing carbocation intermediates through novel sulfur–cation interactions. Structure‐guided mutagenesis further revealed variants with significantly altered product profiles, enhancing pseudopterosin formation. These
Marion Ringel, Carl P. O. Helmer, Shani Zev, Ronja Driller, Emily Buhr, Markus Reinbold, Renana Schwartz, Gabriel Foley, Mikael Boden, Daniel Garbe, Gerhard Schenk, Dan Thomas Major, Bernhard Loll, Thomas Brück   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cloning and Optimization of Formate Dehydrogenase Gene Expression in E. COLI [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd
Introduction: The increase in greenhouse gas levels and the gradual warming of the earth have garnered worldwide interest. The enzyme formate-dehydrogenase can reduce CO2 by converting it into formate, which is subsequently converted into methanol by the
Mohammad Reza Hajizadeh, Amir Mohammad Jafari Kakhki, Mahboubeh Nabavinia, Maryam Sadat Nabavinia   +3 more
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Valosin‐containing protein counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its ATPase activity in vitro

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Biomolecular condensates formed by fused in sarcoma (FUS) are dissolved by high ATP concentrations yet persist in cells. Using a reconstituted system, we demonstrate that valosin‐containing protein (VCP), an AAA+ ATPase, counteracts ATP‐driven dissolution of FUS condensates through its D2 ATPase activity.
Hitomi Kimura, Shin‐ichi Tate, Kyota Yasuda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimization of the expression of levansucrase L17 in recombinant E. coli

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2018
Levansucrases synthesize levans and fructooligosaccharides, which are of interest in the food and pharmaceutical industry. Leuconostoc mesenteroides Lm 17 produces levansucrase of about 120 kDa. The encoding gene from this strain was cloned and expressed
Ilia Iliev, Tonka Vasileva, Veselin Bivolarski, Ayshe Salim, Sandrine Morel, Philippe Rabier, Valérie Gabriel   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synergistic lignin degradation between Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Fenton chemistry is mediated through iron cycling and ligninolytic enzyme induction. [PDF]

Sci Total Environ, 2023
van der Made JJA, Landis EA, Deans GT, Lai RA, Chandran K.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source