Regulation of eosinophilia and allergic airway inflammation by the glycan-binding protein galectin-1 [PDF]
, 2016 Galectin-1 (Gal-1), a glycan-binding protein with broad antiinflammatory activities, functions as a proresolving mediator in autoimmune and chronic inflammatory disorders. However, its role in allergic airway inflammation has not yet been elucidated.
Abramoff +15 more
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The malQ gene is essential for starch metabolism in Streptococcus mutans
Journal of Oral Microbiology, 2013 Background: The malQ and glgP genes, respectively, annotated as putative 4-α-glucanotransferase and putative glycogen phosphorylase are located with a 29 nucleotide overlap on the Streptococcus mutans genome.
Yutaka Sato +2 more
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Engineering of Cyclodextrin Product Specificity and pH Optima of the Thermostable Cyclodextrin Glycosyltransferase from Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes EM1 [PDF]
, 1998 The product specificity and pH optimum of the thermostable cyclodextrin glycosyltransferase (CGTase) from Thermoanaerobacterium thermosulfurigenes EM1 was engineered using a combination of x-ray crystallography and site-directed mutagenesis.
Bauke W. Dijkstra +44 more
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The crystal structure of Pneumolysin at 2.0 Å resolution reveals the molecular packing of the pre-pore complex [PDF]
, 2015 Pneumolysin is a cholesterol-dependent cytolysin (CDC) and virulence factor of Streptococcus pneumoniae. It kills cells by forming pores assembled from oligomeric rings in cholesterol-containing membranes.
Andrew, Peter W +8 more
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Expression and Purification of the Arabidopsis E4 SUMO Ligases PIAL1 and PIAL2
Bio-Protocol, 2015 The proteins PIAL1 (At1g08910) and PIAL2 (At5g41580) are members of the recently discovered group of plant E4 SUMO ligases. This protocol allows quick and simple expression of the recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli (E.
Konstantin Tomanov, Andreas Bachmair
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Structural basis for the mechanism of ABC transporters. [PDF]
, 2015 The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are primary transporters that couple the energy stored in adenosine triphosphate (ATP) to the movement of molecules across the membrane.
Beis, K
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BIO Web of Conferences, 2017 A full-length cDNA encoding a candidate Oxysterol-binding protein(OSBP) from Aspergillus oryzae (AoOSBP) was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli as a maltose-binding protein (MBP) fusion protein.
Zhang Xian +4 more
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Purifying natively folded proteins from inclusion bodies using sarkosyl, Triton X-100, and CHAPS
BioTechniques, 2010 We describe a rapid, simple, and efficient method for recovering glutathione S-transferase (GST)- and His6-tagged maltose binding protein (MBP) fusion proteins from inclusion bodies.
Hu Tao +5 more
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SmallTalk: a novel small‐sized fusion tag for peptide expression and purification
FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.The SmallTalk fusion tag allows for the efficient expression and purification of soluble recombinant proteins or peptides in Escherichia coli. Testing with SmallTalk‐GFP confirmed that the proteins were soluble and folded correctly, while SmallTalk‐Bin1b maintained its antimicrobial activity against various bacterial isolates. This streamlined workflow
Atika Tariq +3 more
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Development of an electrochemical maltose biosensor [PDF]
, 2012 In this work, electrochemical maltose biosensors based on mutants of the maltose binding protein (MBP) are developed. A ruthenium II complex (Ru II ), which is covalently attached to MBP, serves as an electrochemical reporter of MBP conformational ...
García García, Alfonso +3 more
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