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Mutational analysis of the carbohydrate binding activity of the tobacco lectin [PDF]

, 2010
At present the three-dimensional structure of the tobacco lectin, further referred to as Nictaba, and its carbohydrate-binding site are unresolved. In this paper, we propose a three-dimensional model for the Nictaba domain based on the homology between ...
Barre, Annick, Lasanajak, Yi, Proost, Paul, Rouge, Pierre, Schouppe, Dieter, Smith, David F, Van Damme, Els   +6 more
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Cosmological Recombination

, 2008
In this thesis we focus on studying the physics of cosmological recombination and how the details of recombination affect the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) anisotropies. We present a detailed calculation of the spectral line distortions on the CMB spectrum arising from the Lyman-alpha and the lowest two-photon transitions in the recombination of ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Mycobacterial cell division arrest and smooth‐to‐rough envelope transition using CRISPRi‐mediated genetic repression systems

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
CRISPRI‐mediated gene silencing and phenotypic exploration in nontuberculous mycobacteria. In this Research Protocol, we describe approaches to control, monitor, and quantitatively assess CRISPRI‐mediated gene silencing in M. smegmatis and M. abscessus model organisms.
Vanessa Point, Wafaa Achache, Janïs Laudouze, Eliana Sepulveda Ramos, Mickaël Maziero, Céline Crauste, Stéphane Canaan, Pierre Santucci   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A distinct sortase SrtB anchors and processes a streptococcal adhesin AbpA with a novel structural property. [PDF]

, 2016
Surface display of proteins by sortases in Gram-positive bacteria is crucial for bacterial fitness and virulence. We found a unique gene locus encoding an amylase-binding adhesin AbpA and a sortase B in oral streptococci.
Haase, EM, Liang, X, Liu, B, Matthews, S, Scannapieco, FA, Wu, H, Zhu, F   +6 more
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Domain associated with zinc fingers‐containing NF90‐NF45 complex inhibits m6A modification of primary microRNA by suppressing METTL3/14 activity

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
NF90–NF45 functions as a negative regulator of methyltransferase‐like 3/14 (METTL3/14)‐mediated N6‐methyladenosine (m6A) modification on primary microRNAs (pri‐miRNAs). NF90–NF45 binds to anti‐oncogenic pri‐miRNAs and inhibits their m6A modification, thereby suppressing the biogenesis of anti‐oncogenic miRNAs.
Takuma Higuchi, Shunsuke Morioka, Keiko Morisawa, Kazutsugu Matsukawa, Shingo Ashida, Takeshi Suzuki, Shuji Sakamoto   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Correction: Engineered hypoxia-responding Escherichia coli carrying cardiac peptide genes, suppresses tumor growth, angiogenesis and metastasis in vivo

Journal of Biological Engineering, 2022
Mitra Samadi, Keivan Majidzadeh-A, Malihe Salehi, Neda Jalili, Zeinab Noorinejad, Marjan Mosayebzadeh, Ahad Muhammadnejad, Azadeh Sharif Khatibi, Shima Moradi-Kalbolandi, Leila Farahmand   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

dUTPase is essential in zebrafish development and possesses several single‐nucleotide variants with pronounced structural and functional consequences

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
dUTPases are involved in balancing the appropriate nucleotide pools. We showed that dUTPase is essential for normal development in zebrafish. The different zebrafish genomes contain several single‐nucleotide variations (SNPs) of the dut gene. One of the dUTPase variants displayed drastically lower protein stability and catalytic efficiency as compared ...
Viktória Perey‐Simon, Angéla Békesi, Latifa Kazzazy, Jázmin Mihály, Máté Varga, Beáta G. Vértessy, Kinga Nyíri   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anticancer sensitivities and biological characteristics of HCT116 cells resistant to the selective poly(ADP‐ribose) glycohydrolase inhibitor

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
We analyzed alterations of PAR metabolism‐related proteins in PARG inhibitor‐resistant HCT116RPDD cells. Although PARG levels remained unchanged, HCT116RPDD cells exhibited reduced PARP1 and ARH3 expression and elevated PAR levels. Interestingly, HCT116RPDD cells exhibited slightly elevated intracellular NAD+/NADH and ATP levels. Our findings suggest a
Kaede Tsuda, Yoko Ogino, Akira Sato
wiley   +1 more source

Leishmania tarentolae as a platform for the production of vaccines against viral pathogens

npj Vaccines
Infectious diseases remain a persistent public health problem and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in both humans and animals. The most effective method of combating viral infections is the widespread use of prophylactic vaccinations, which are
Marta Zimna, Ewelina Krol
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C2α‐carbanion‐protonating glutamate discloses tradeoffs between substrate accommodation and reaction rate in actinobacterial 2‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA lyase

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Enzymes of the 2‐hydroxyacyl‐CoA lyase group catalyze the condensation of formyl‐CoA with aldehydes or ketones. Thus, by structural adaptation of active sites, practically any pharmaceutically and industrially important 2‐hydroxyacid could be biotechnologically synthesized. Combining crystal structure analysis, active site mutations and kinetic assays,
Michael Zahn, Barbara Seroka, Ryszard Lazny, Zenon Lotowski, Thore Rohwerder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source