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Identifying and characterising a plant GH1 β‐glucosidase that exhibits hydrolytic activity on N‐linked glucopyranoside

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
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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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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Adenosine triphosphate as a modulator of protein interactions and stability

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ATP is best known as the cell's energy currency, but it also shapes how proteins fold, interact, aggregate and form biomolecular condensates. This review explains the emerging physical principles behind these effects, including weak binding to charged protein regions, magnesium‐dependent behaviour and concentration‐dependent control of protein ...
Shuyuan Tan, Robin Curtis
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Purification and preparation of Marchantia polymorpha Auxin Response Factor 2 for phase separation studies

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We describe detailed protocols for the purification and preparation of Marchantia polymorpha Auxin Response Factor 2 (MpARF2). This protein is fused to an MBP solubility tag and an mNG fluorescent tag and is purified from Escherichia coli. The presented procedures make it possible to study MpARF2 assemblies, which could arise from phase separation ...
Bas Janssen, Robin Romein, Willy A. M. van den Berg, Simon Lindhoud, Jan Willem Borst, Carlo P. M. van Mierlo   +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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Salmonella enterica serovar typhi limits the potency of typhoid toxin and ADP‐ribosylating toxin AB to establish a persistent infection

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The two catalytic subunits of typhoid toxin dissociate from the holotoxin in the ER of an intoxicated cell, but only CdtB exits the ER to generate immunosuppressive effects. PltA is retained in the ER and sequestered from its cytosolic target, thus allowing the anti‐inflammatory effects of CdtB to promote intestinal colonization.
Maria C. Zabala‐Rodriguez, Juliette K. Tinker, Teresa Frisan, Taj Azarian, Ken Teter   +4 more
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A minimal cellulosome‐like system in Cellulosilyticum lentocellum

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Cellulose‐degrading bacteria typically use cellulosomes, large multi‐enzyme complexes on a scaffold protein. In Cellulosilyticum lentocellum, we characterise a far smaller arrangement, a single scaffold bound to one cellulase through a single cohesin‐dockerin interaction.
John Allan, Amias Alstrom‐Moore, Gary W Black   +2 more
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Identification and characterization of a gene conferring stress resistance in Escherichia coli and cyanobacteria

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Functional screening identified PcSyn14890, a cyanobacteria‐specific protein that enhances growth and stress resistance in E. coli and Synechocystis PCC6803. Although we expected it to function as a molecular chaperone, it was unable to protect against thermal aggregation of GAPDH.
Akiyo Yamada, Takaaki Tanaka, Manaka Uehara, Keigo Nakano, Ken Morishima, Rintaro Inoue, Masaaki Sugiyama, Masafumi Yohda   +7 more
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Psychrobacter halotolerans sp. nov., a halotolerant plant growth-promoting bacterium that enhances lettuce tolerance to salt stress

Frontiers in Microbiology
A polyphasic taxonomic approach was used to characterize strain B38T, isolated from the phyllosphere of Salicornia hispanica. The strain is an aerobic, Gram-negative, halotolerant coccus–rod-shaped bacterium exhibiting optimal growth at 28 °C, pH 6–9 ...
Patricia Sánchez, Fernando Martínez-Checa, Fernando Martínez-Checa, Francisco Palma, Inmaculada Llamas, Inmaculada Llamas, Inmaculada Sampedro, Inmaculada Sampedro   +7 more
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Characterization of the key membrane protein cytochrome Cyc2 from Ghiorsea bivora

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This study reports the first detailed biochemical analysis of Cyc2TAG1_1, a cytochrome protein involved in microbial iron oxidation. We produced and purified this enzyme in E. coli, then measured its iron‐oxidizing efficiency, and characterized its electrical and structural properties.
Josiane Azizi, Alain Dolla, Frauke Baymann, Celine Rommevaux, Latifa Elantak, Helene Gaussier, Matthieu Nouailler   +6 more
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