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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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Monosaccharides and Their Derivatives in Carbonaceous Meteorites: A Scenario for Their Synthesis and Onset of Enantiomeric Excesses

Life, 2018
Carbonaceous meteorites provide the best glimpse into the solar system’s earliest physical and chemical processes. These ancient objects, ~4.56 billion years old, contain evidence of phenomena ranging from solar system formation to the synthesis of
George Cooper, Andro C. Rios, Michel Nuevo   +2 more
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Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
wiley   +1 more source

Ruminal parameters of bovines fed diets based on sugar cane with doses of calcium hydroxide

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia, 2012
The objective of this study was to evaluate the administration of different doses of calcium hydroxide mixed with sugar cane fed to cows by the pH, ammonia nitrogen and volatile fatty acids concentration in ruminal content.
Alexandre Menezes Dias, Luís Carlos Vinhas Ítavo, Julio Cesar Damasceno, Geraldo Tadeu dos Santos, Ériklis Nogueira, Camila Celeste Brandão Ferreira Ítavo   +5 more
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Interpreting the effects of DNA polymerase variants at the structural level

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Using MAVISp and molecular dynamics simulations, we analyzed over 60 000 missense variants in POLE and POLD1 from ClinVar, COSMIC, cBioPortal, and saturation mutagenesis. Identified mechanistic indicators, including stability, binding, and long‐range, enable structural interpretation, providing ACMG‐like evidence for possible reclassification of VUS ...
Matteo Arnaudi, Karolina Krzesińska, Ludovica Beltrame, Pablo Sánchez‐Izquierdo Besora, Matteo Tiberti, Mef Nilbert, Anna Rohlin, Elena Papaleo   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

MITF maintains genome stability in nonmelanocyte lineages

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
MITF is essential for melanocyte survival and acts as an oncogene in 10%–20% of melanomas. We show that MITF depletion causes genome instability in nonmelanocytic cells, leading to LATS2‐mediated P53 activation, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis. This study highlights the role of MITF as a genome maintenance factor beyond the melanocyte lineage. Created
Drifa H. Gudmundsdottir, Adrián López García de Lomana, Thejus B. Venkatesh, Kritika Kirty, Snaevar Sigurdsson, Linda Vidarsdottir, Ramile Dilshat, Erla Sveinbjornsdottir, Snaedis Ragnarsdottir, Daniel H Magnusson, Maria R. Bustos, Eirikur Steingrimsson, Thorkell Gudjonsson, Stefan Sigurdsson   +13 more
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Molecular dynamics simulations of positively selected codons in FcγRI reveal novel biochemical binding properties

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Evolutionary analysis across 32 placental mammals identified positive selection at residues H148 and W149 in the immune receptor FcγR1. Ancestral reconstruction combined with molecular dynamics simulations reveals how these mutations may influence receptor structure and dynamics, providing insight into the evolution of antibody recognition and immune ...
David A. Young, Omar Arias‐Gaguancela, Fiona Gibson, Morgan Grainger, Jodie Score, Amit Nathubhai, Mauricio Cafiero, Lee Richard Machado   +7 more
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Solubility of Amino Acids, Sugars, and Proteins [PDF]

ChemInform, 2005
AbstractFor Abstract see ChemInform Abstract in Full Text.
openaire   +1 more source

Sudden anaerobization in Amphibacillus xylanus increases intracellular labile ferrous iron and inhibits cell growth

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Abruptly changing from aerobic to anaerobic conditions (sudden anaerobization) induced growth inhibition and a significant increase in intracellular labile ferrous iron in the aerotolerant anaerobe Amphibacillus xylanus. We found that free flavins mediate efficient electron transfer from NADH to ferric iron under anaerobic conditions, suggesting that ...
Shinya Kimata, Yoichi Sakai, Keisuke Tanaka, Etsuro Yoshimura, Ken Kitano, Morio Ishikawa, Tadahiro Nakamoto, Tsutomu Takayama, Hirofumi Inoue, Kaho Nomura, Tomonori Suzuki, Masataka Uchino, Akira Abe, Youichi Niimura   +13 more
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Integrated Process for the Enzymatic Production of Fatty Acid Sugar Esters Completely Based on Lignocellulosic Substrates

Frontiers in Chemistry, 2018
Lignocellulose can be converted sustainably to fuels, power and value-added chemicals like fatty acid esters. This study presents a concept for the first eco-friendly enzymatic synthesis of economically important fatty acid sugar esters based on ...
Sascha Siebenhaller, Jennifer Kirchhoff, Frank Kirschhöfer, Gerald Brenner-Weiß, Claudia Muhle-Goll, Burkhard Luy, Fabian Haitz, Thomas Hahn, Susanne Zibek, Christoph Syldatk, Katrin Ochsenreither   +10 more
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