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Characterizing Protein Conformation Space [PDF]

, 2007
In this work, we propose a radical approach for exploring the space of all possible protein structures. We present techniques to explore the clash-free conformation space, which comprises all protein structures whose atoms are not in self-collision ...
Hsu, David, Latombe, Jean-Claude, Nigham, Anshul   +2 more
core  

The carboxylate “gripper” of the substrate is critical for C‐4 stereo‐inversion by UDP‐glucuronic acid 4‐epimerase

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
UDP‐glucuronic acid 4‐epimerase (UGAepi) catalyzes NAD+‐dependent interconversion of UDP‐glucuronic acid (UDP‐GlcA) and UDP‐galacturonic acid (UDP‐GalA) via C4‐oxidation, 4‐keto‐intermediate rotation, and C4‐reduction. Here, Borg et al. examined the role of the substrate's carboxylate group in the enzymic mechanism by analyzing NADH‐dependent reduction
Annika J. E. Borg, Laura De Cnop, Bernd Nidetzky   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surface Hydrophobicity Strongly Influences Adsorption and Conformation of Amyloid Beta Derived Peptides

Molecules
The formation of amyloid fibrils is a common feature of many protein systems. It has implications in both health, as amyloid fibrils are implicated in over 30 degenerative diseases, and in the biological functions of proteins.
David L. Cheung
doaj   +1 more source

Thermodynamics of protein folding: a random matrix formulation

, 2010
The process of protein folding from an unfolded state to a biologically active, folded conformation is governed by many parameters e.g the sequence of amino acids, intermolecular interactions, the solvent, temperature and chaperon molecules.
Betancourt M R, Creighton T E, Frauenfelder H, Kleinberg J Istrail S Pevzner P Waterman M, Lee S, Mehta M L, Pragya Shukla, Richards F M, Shortle D, Shukla P, van den Berg B   +10 more
core   +1 more source

B cell mechanobiology in health and disease: emerging techniques and insights into therapeutic responses

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
B cells sense external mechanical forces and convert them into biochemical signals through mechanotransduction. Understanding how malignant B cells respond to physical stimuli represents a groundbreaking area of research. This review examines the key mechano‐related molecules and pathways in B lymphocytes, highlights the most relevant techniques to ...
Marta Sampietro, Marco Cellani, Cristina Scielzo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

P‐glycoprotein modulates the fluidity gradient of the plasma membrane of multidrug resistant CHO cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
To explore the impact of the overexpression of the multidrug‐transporter P‐glycoprotein (ABCB1) on membrane fluidity, we compared the transversal gradient of mobility and microviscosity in plasma membranes of drug‐sensitive Chinese hamster ovary cells (AuxB1) and their multidrug‐resistant derivatives (B30) using the fluorescent n‐(9‐anthroyloxy) fatty ...
Roger Busche, John R. Riordan, Burkhard Tümmler   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Thermodynamic Capacity of a Protein [PDF]

arXiv, 2000
We show that a protein can be trained to recognise multiple conformations, analogous to an associative memory, and provide capacity calculations based on energy fluctuations and information theory. Unlike the linear capacity of a Hopfield network, the number of conformations which can be remembered by a protein sequence depends on the size of the amino
arxiv  

A coiled‐coil domain triggers oligomerization of MmpL10, the mycobacterial transporter of trehalose polyphleate precursor

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Most MmpLs transport lipids and glycolipids of the complex mycomembrane of mycobacteria. This study shows that MmpL10 from Mycobacterium smegmatis, the transporter of the trehalose polyphosphate precursor, harbors a coiled‐coil‐like extension. Biochemical and electron microscopy studies demonstrate that the coiled‐coil enables MmpL10 to trimerize.
Julie Couston, Jérôme Feuillard, Aurélie Ancelin, Joséphine Lai‐Kee‐Him, Konstantin Brodolin, Christian Chalut, Pontus Gourdon, Mickaël Blaise   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evolutionary interplay between viruses and R‐loops

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Viruses interact with specialized nucleic acid structures called R‐loops to influence host transcription, epigenetic states, latency, and immune evasion. This Perspective examines the roles of R‐loops in viral replication, integration, and silencing, and how viruses co‐opt or avoid these structures.
Zsolt Karányi, Zita Képes, Zoltán Szabó, Eszter Csoma, Lóránt Székvölgyi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of Conformational Changes in Adsorbed Lysozyme Molecule on Silver Colloids

, 2010
In this article, we discuss metal-protein interactions in the Ag-lysozyme complex by spectroscopic measurements. The analysis of the variation in relative intensities of SERS bands reveal the orientation and the change in conformation of the protein ...
Chandra, Goutam, Dasgupta, Swagata, Ghosh, Kalyan S., Roy, Anushree   +3 more
core   +1 more source