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On the Origin of Protein Biosynthesis

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, 1975
Abstract There is a very close steric relationship between the codon-anticodon site which accounts for the genetic code dictionary and a polynucleotide replicase site. Protein biosynthesis must therefore have arisen out of a primaeval polynucleotide replicase system.
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Three phosphatase families form a community: The phosphohydrolases that act upon inositol pyrophosphates

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Inositol pyrophosphates are energy‐rich signaling molecules that perform critical functions in cells. Three different families of phosphatases hydrolyze the β phosphate of the inositol pyrophosphate molecules: two have narrow specificities and one is promiscuous.
Ronda J. Rolfes
wiley   +1 more source

Reconstructing enzyme evolution by protein engineering

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Natural enzyme evolution can be retraced by protein engineering methods such as directed evolution, rational design, and ancestral sequence reconstruction. These approaches reveal how enzymes emerged from ligand‐binding scaffolds, developed varying substrate preferences, formed oligomeric complexes, adapted to environmental changes, and evolved novel ...
Lukas Drexler, Markus R. Busch, Reinhard Sterner   +2 more
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Creatine transporter (SLC6A8) knock out mice display an increased capacity for in vitro creatine biosynthesis in skeletal muscle

Frontiers in Physiology, 2014
The present study aimed to investigate whether skeletal muscle from whole body creatine transporter (CrT; SLC6A8) knockout mice (CrT-/y) actually contained creatine (Cr) and if so, whether this Cr could result from an up regulation of muscle Cr ...
Aaron Paul Russell, Lobna eGhobrial, Craig Robert Wright, Severine eLamon, Erin eBrown, Michihiro eKon, Matthew eSkelton, Rodney eSnow   +7 more
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Discerning protein pools by selective staining with self‐labeling tags

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Cell surface proteins have an intra‐ and extracellular pool. Combining genetic fusion to self‐labeling tags that can be addressed with small molecule fluorophores allows separating these pools. We highlight recent developments and techniques for state‐of‐the‐art interrogation of cell surface proteins in the complex tissue setting.
Kati Fischermanns, Johannes Broichhagen
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Nutrient/TOR signaling controls adipose mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM) to regulate organismal growth in Drosophila

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Animals must match their growth rate to available nutrients. We show that in Drosophila larvae, the nutrient‐sensing TOR kinase controls growth by regulating levels of TFAM, a key regulator of mitochondrial function, in the adipose tissue. When nutrients are abundant, high TOR activity suppresses TFAM, lowering mitochondrial bioenergetic activity and ...
Shrivani Sriskanthadevan‐Pirahas, Shahoon Khan, Abhishek Sharma, Byoungchun Lee, Savraj S. Grewal   +4 more
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NFYB Integrates Hormonal Signals into Tissue Allometry by Promoting Protein Biosynthesis

Advanced Science
Tissue allometry is under precise hormonal control for achieving the appropriate body size and shape. While juvenile hormone (JH) and 20‐hydroxyecdysone (20E) coordinate insect growth and development, their roles in regulating tissue allometry remain ...
Fangfang Liu, Shiming Zhu, Sishi Xia, Xiaoshuai Zhang, Qin Li, Zhanquan Zeng, Yuqing Liu, Wanyin Liang, Guanyu Zhou, Erxia Du, Suning Liu, Sheng Li   +11 more
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Cordycepin Prevents Hyperlipidemia in Hamsters Fed a High-Fat Diet via Activation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase

Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2010
Hyperlipidemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we investigated the potential effects of cordycepin (3′-deoxyadenosine), a bioactive component of the fungus Cordyceps militaris, on hyperlipidemia.
Peng Guo, Qu Kai, Jian Gao, Ze-qin Lian, Chong-ming Wu, Cheng-ai Wu, Hai-bo Zhu   +6 more
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Golgi enzymes are retrieved from the plasma membrane to the trans‐Golgi network

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Golgi enzymes are traditionally considered resident proteins retained within the Golgi apparatus. Here, we demonstrate that a subset transiently reaches the cell surface and is subsequently retrieved to the trans‐Golgi network via retrograde transport. Using a nanobody‐based toolkit, we uncover a dynamic trafficking cycle of several Golgi enzymes.
Dominik P. Buser, Tina Junne
wiley   +1 more source

Characterisation of ATP-Dependent Mur Ligases Involved in the Biogenesis of Cell Wall Peptidoglycan in Mycobacterium tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2013
ATP-dependent Mur ligases (Mur synthetases) play essential roles in the biosynthesis of cell wall peptidoglycan (PG) as they catalyze the ligation of key amino acid residues to the stem peptide at the expense of ATP hydrolysis, thus representing ...
Nicholas H Keep, Munshi, T, Sanjib Bhakta (106475), Bhakta, S, Gupta, A, Gibbons, S., Simon Gibbons (391868), Nicholas H. Keep (392673), Antima Gupta, Keep, Nicholas H., Gibbons, Simon, Bhakta, Sanjib, Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios, Juan David Guzman (392672), Gibbons, S, Simon Gibbons, Dimitrios Evangelopoulos (392671), Tulika Munshi (392669), Antima Gupta (392670), Juan David Guzman, Evangelopoulos, D, Guzman, Juan David, Gupta, Antima, Dimitrios Evangelopoulos, Munshi, Tulika, Sanjib Bhakta, Keep, NH, Guzman, Juan D., Guzman, JD, Tulika Munshi   +29 more
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