Conformational profiling of a G-rich sequence within the c-KIT promoter [PDF]
, 2017 G-quadruplexes (G4) within oncogene promoters are considered to be promising anticancer targets. However, often they undergo complex structural rearrangements that preclude a precise description of the optimal target.
Chaires, Jonathan B +4 more
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Physicochemical analysis of rotavirus segment 11 supports a 'modified panhandle' structure and not the predicted alternative tRNA-like structure (TRLS) [PDF]
, 2013 .Rotaviruses are a major cause of acute gastroenteritis, which is often fatal in infants. The viral genome consists of 11 double-stranded RNA segments, but little is known about their cis-acting sequences and structural elements.
A Heerschap +47 more
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, 2012 ATP binding cassette proteins are a large and diverse family of molecular machines and include transmembrane transporter, chromosome maintenance and DNA repair proteins, and translation factors.
Karl-Peter Hopfner, Roy
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Conformational Diversity Versus Nucleic Acid Triplex Stability, a Combinatorial Study [PDF]
Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001 The stability of a triple helix formed between a DNA duplex and an incoming oligonucleotide strand strongly depends on the solvent conditions and on intrinsic chemical and conformational factors. Attempts to increase triple helix stability in the past included chemical modification of the backbone, sugar ring, and bases in the third strand.
E, Bernal-Méndez, C J, Leumann
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Prion‐like proteins: from computational approaches to proteome‐wide analysis
FEBS Open Bio, 2021 Prions are self‐perpetuating proteins able to switch between a soluble state and an aggregated‐and‐transmissible conformation. These proteinaceous entities have been widely studied in yeast, where they are involved in hereditable phenotypic adaptations ...
Marcos Gil‐Garcia +3 more
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Conformational dynamics of the Hop1 HORMA domain reveal a common mechanism with the spindle checkpoint protein Mad2. [PDF]
, 2017 The HORMA domain is a highly conserved protein-protein interaction module found in eukaryotic signaling proteins including the spindle assembly checkpoint protein Mad2 and the meiotic HORMAD proteins.
Corbett, Kevin D +2 more
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In the absence of ATPase activity, pre-RC formation is blocked prior to MCM2-7 hexamer dimerization [PDF]
, 2013 The origin recognition complex (ORC) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae binds origin DNA and cooperates with Cdc6 and Cdt1 to load the replicative helicase MCM2–7 onto DNA. Helicase loading involves two MCM2–7 hexamers that assemble into a double hexamer around
A. Fernandez-Cid +47 more
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Blind predictions of DNA and RNA tweezers experiments with force and torque.
PLoS Computational Biology, 2014 Single-molecule tweezers measurements of double-stranded nucleic acids (dsDNA and dsRNA) provide unprecedented opportunities to dissect how these fundamental molecules respond to forces and torques analogous to those applied by topoisomerases, viral ...
Fang-Chieh Chou, Jan Lipfert, Rhiju Das
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Protease Cleavage Leads to Formation of Mature Trimer Interface in HIV-1 Capsid [PDF]
, 2012 During retrovirus particle maturation, the assembled Gag polyprotein is cleaved by the viral protease into matrix (MA), capsid (CA), and nucleocapsid (NC) proteins.
Angela M. Gronenborn +10 more
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Searching for New Leads to Treat Epilepsy: Target-Based Virtual Screening for the Discovery of Anticonvulsant Agents [PDF]
, 2018 The purpose of this investigation is to contribute to the development of new anticonvulsant drugs to treat patients with refractory epilepsy. We applied a virtual screening protocol that involved the search into molecular databases of new compounds and ...
Bruno Blanch, Luis Enrique +8 more
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