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Evolution‐guided yeast complementation reveals functional differences in human PSPH variants

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Ancient genomes can help guide which human genetic variants are tested experimentally. This study applies that idea to PSPH, a gene involved in serine biosynthesis, and uses high‐throughput yeast complementation to compare variant function. The findings reveal measurable differences among selected alleles and illustrate the value of evolution‐guided ...
Mauricio Campa‐Álvarez, Diana Ascencio, Miguel Vallebueno‐Estrada, Eduardo González‐Orozco, Christian Eduardo Martínez‐Guerrero, Rafael Montiel, Alexander DeLuna   +6 more
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Identifying and characterising a plant GH1 β‐glucosidase that exhibits hydrolytic activity on N‐linked glucopyranoside

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We report the first β‐glucosidase with demonstrated hydrolytic activity on an N‐linked glycopyranoside. The enzyme, native to maize, was biochemically characterised for this novel reaction, and structural modelling of the enzyme–substrate complex revealed several clues to the underlying reduced catalytic rate relative to its native O‐glycopyranoside ...
Hani Gharabli, Carlotta Chiesa, Maher Abou Hachem, Ditte Hededam Welner   +3 more
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Structural studies and functional engineering of NanX: an anhydro‐sialic acid transporter from Escherichia coli

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Biophysical characterisation shows that NanX, a membrane transport protein from the major facilitator superfamily (MFS), forms both monomers and dimers after purification. AlphaFold modelling and substrate docking provide information on residues likely involved in substrate recognition for NanX and another MFS member, NanT.
Michael C. Newton‐Vesty, Kelsi R. Hall, Zachary D. Tillett, Liam S. Turk, James S. Davies, Michael J. Currie, Hamish G. Brown, Sepideh Valimehr, Peter D. Mace, Andrew E. Whitten, Santosh Panjikar, Eric Hanssen, Rachel A. North, Renwick C.J. Dobson   +13 more
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In silico and in vitro exploration of a tyrosinase for biocatalytic production of catechols

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Tyrosinase from Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum is a promising biocatalyst for producing valuable catechols from monophenol substrates. This tyrosinase is uniquely suited to this due to its high monophenolase : diphenolase ratio. We combined in silico docking and in vivo kinetic characterisation of this tyrosinase with 11 industrially relevant monophenols,
James Britton, Fang Zhao, Reeta Davis, Meg Walsh, Kevin E O'Connor, David O'Connell, Tanja Narancic   +6 more
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Heterotropic regulation and negative homotropic cooperativity

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We identified a structural module common to some proteins that couple negative cooperativity with heterotropic regulation, two features that rarely coexist. These proteins are ring‐like and present an ordered asymmetry whereby noncontacting subunits are symmetric, and their tertiary structure differs from that of contacting subunits.
Veronica Morea, Francesco Angelucci, Federica Arnesano, Gianmarco Pascarella, Patrizio Di Micco, Andrea Bellelli   +5 more
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Structural and biochemical insights into the thermostable esterase Ta0887 from Thermoplasma acidophilum

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In this study, a novel esterase from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum was biochemically and structurally characterized. Our results demonstrate that Ta0887 is a highly thermostable esterase that preferentially hydrolyzes p‐nitrophenyl hexanoate and possesses an α‐helical cap domain that likely contributes to its substrate ...
Alejandro Delgado‐Rey, Miriam Livier Llamas‐García, Gabriela M. Montero‐Morán, Leticia Santos, Samuel Lara‐González   +4 more
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Cell surface CD11c as a neutrophil aging marker molecule

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Cell surface CD11chi neutrophils were more aged and had better phagocytic function than CD11c−/lo neutrophils. Transcriptomic analysis of CD11chi neutrophils and CD11c−/lo neutrophils in pediatric population showed that the most difference was seen in infants.
Sophia Koutsogiannaki, Fahd Alhamdan, Erik Malm, Marie Bermudez, Samuel Y. Kim, Koichi Yuki   +5 more
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The C‐terminal domain of yeast Arginyltransferase1 is essential for its catalytic activity

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Arginyltransferase 1 (Ate1), a eukaryotic enzyme, catalyses arginylation, transferring arginine from tRNA‐Arg to the amino terminus of the target protein. Overexpression of Ate1 in yeast is lethal and is dependent on arginylation. This study elucidates how mutations in the cofactor‐binding and active site of Ate1 and truncation of its structural ...
Vikas Kumar Yadav, Shweta Shweta, Manisha Malhotra, Vikash Maurya, Akhilesh Kumar   +4 more
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Recent insights into the molecular mechanism of ubiquinol oxidation by cytochrome bc1

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The review reflects on the mechanism of the catalytic reaction in cytochrome bc1: the electron bifurcation that involves the separation of two electrons derived from the quinol oxidation to opposite sides of the enzyme across the membrane. This review summarizes the long‐standing effort to understand the mechanism of quinol oxidation catalyzed by ...
Anna Wójcik‐Augustyn, Artur Osyczka, Marcin Sarewicz   +2 more
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Using fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy to quantify molecular dynamics within cells

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Microscopy techniques like fluorescence correlation spectroscopy (FCS) and number and brightness analysis (N&B) allow to quantify concentrations, diffusion rates, and oligomerization of fluorescently labeled molecules in the living cell. In this protocol the principles of how to set up these types of experiments are described including calibration ...
Mark A. Hink
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