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Structure and Function of Colicin S4, a Colicin with a Duplicated Receptor-binding Domain [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Biological Chemistry, 2009
Colicins are plasmid-encoded toxic proteins produced by Escherichia coli strains to kill other E. coli strains that lack the corresponding immunity protein. Colicins intrude into the host cell by exploiting existing transport, diffusion, or efflux systems.
Arnold, Thomas   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Engineering peptides into antibodies—opportunities and strategies for therapeutic innovation

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Peptides and antibodies occupy complementary therapeutic niches. Peptides recognize difficult targets in a compact format, while antibodies add specificity, long half‐life, and effector functions. This review examines strategies that merge both modalities—peptide grafting into loops, terminal and Fc fusions, and bioconjugation—highlighting how ...
Jinling Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Molecular pharmacology of an insect GABA receptor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Cys-loop receptors are ligand-gated ion channels that are involved in fast synaptic neurotransmission in the central and peripheral nervous system. The Cys-loop receptor RDL (‘resistant to dieldrin’) is a GABA-gated chloride channel from Drosophila ...

core   +2 more sources

Energetic contributions to channel gating of residues in the muscle nicotinic receptor β1 subunit. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
In the pentameric ligand-gated ion channel family, transmitter binds in the extracellular domain and conformational changes result in channel opening in the transmembrane domain.
Gustav Akk   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Gonococcal pili. Primary structure and receptor binding domain. [PDF]

open access: yesThe Journal of experimental medicine, 1984
The complete amino acid sequence of pilin from gonococcal strain MS11 and the sequence of constant and variable regions from strain R10 pilin have been determined in order to elucidate the structural basis for adherence function, antigenic diversity, and polymeric structure.
G K, Schoolnik   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Autophagy and mitophagy in pancreatic β‐cell homeostasis and their involvement in diabetes pathophysiology

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
This review focuses on the role of autophagy and mitophagy in maintaining pancreatic β‐cell function and homeostasis. We discuss how genetic defects affecting these pathways contribute to the development of type 1, type 2, monogenic, and gestational diabetes. We further explore their potential as therapeutic targets. Created in BioRender.
Yunkyeong Lee   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The disease mutation A77V in Ryanodine receptor RyR2 induces changes in energy conduction pathways in the protein [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Energetically responsive residues of the 217 amino acid N-terminal domain of the cardiac Ryanodine receptor RyR2 are identified by a simple elastic net model. These residues lie along a hydrogen bonded path through the protein.
Nazan Walpoth, Burak Erman
core  

Translophagy—A potential link between autophagy impairment and translational errors

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterised by the accumulation of abnormal proteins and protein aggregates, but their origin often remains unknown. We propose that selective autophagy removes damaged protein‐making machinery, preventing errors during protein synthesis.
Mykola V. Korolchuk   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Distinct ubiquitin binding modes exhibited by SH3 domains: Molecular determinants and functional implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
SH3 domains constitute a new type of ubiquitin-binding domains. We previously showed that the third SH3 domain (SH3-C) of CD2AP binds ubiquitin in an alternative orientation.
Jerónimo Bravo (22727)   +52 more
core   +1 more source

Characterization of CHARK, an unusual cytokinin receptor of rice

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
The signal transduction of the plant hormone cytokinin is mediated by a His-to-Asp phosphorelay. The canonical cytokinin receptor consists of an extra cytoplasmic hormone binding domain named cyclase/histidine kinase associated sensory extracellular ...
Mhyeddeen Halawa   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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