Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, 2016 Background: A versatile strategy for protein–surface coupling in biochips exploits the affinity for polyhistidine of the nitrilotriacetic acid (NTA) group loaded with Ni(II).
Ilaria Solano +5 more
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Binding Affinity and Capacity for the Uremic Toxin Indoxyl Sulfate
Toxins, 2014 Protein binding prevents uremic toxins from removal by conventional extracorporeal therapies leading to accumulation in maintenance dialysis patients. Weakening of the protein binding may enhance the dialytic elimination of these toxins.
Eric Devine +4 more
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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 +5 more
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Nucleic acid - protein fingerprints. Novel protein classification based on nucleic acid - protein recognition [PDF]
, 2012 Protein chemistry uses protein description and classification based on molecular mass and isoelectric point as general features. Enzymes are also compared by enzymatic reaction constants, namely Km and kcat values. Proteins are also studied by binding to
Renad Zhdanov, Alexander Krylov
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Evolution of signal multiplexing by 14-3-3-binding 2R-ohnologue protein families in the vertebrates [PDF]
, 2012 This work was supported by the UK Medical Research Council via a Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme award and a Research Councils UK fellowship in marine biology.14-3-3 proteins regulate cellular responses to stimuli by docking onto pairs of ...
Toth, Rachel +6 more
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Pharmaceutics, 2019 Renal impairment (RI) is a highly prevalent disease which can alter the pharmacokinetics (PK) of xenobiotics, including those that are predominately metabolized.
Kristin E. Follman, Marilyn E. Morris
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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
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Structures of the Ets Protein DNA-binding Domains of Transcription Factors Etv1, Etv4, Etv5, and Fev: Determinants of DNA Binding and Redox Regulation by Disulfide Bond Formation. [PDF]
, 2015 Ets transcription factors, which share the conserved Ets DNA-binding domain, number nearly 30 members in humans and are particularly involved in developmental processes.
Allerston, Charles K. +4 more
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Systematic Studies on the Protocol and Criteria for Selecting a Covalent Docking Tool
Molecules, 2019 With the resurgence of drugs with covalent binding mechanisms, much attention has been paid to docking methods for the discovery of targeted covalent inhibitors.
Chang Wen +7 more
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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 +2 more
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