• hiv protease inhibitor The strand domain swap in the UbV

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  The β strand domain swap in the UbV.XR dimer appears to be a unique arrangement for a Ub-based dimer. In solution, free Ub has a KD of ∼5 mM for the monomer-dimer equilibrium, and the two subunits in the dimer adopt a range of relative orientations involving residues from Ub’s β sheet (Liu et al., 2

• br Multi subunit RINGs There

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  Multi-subunit RINGs There are RING-type E3s that exist as multi-subunit assemblies (see Fig. 3B). A striking example is the Cullin RING Ligase (CRL) superfamily [35], which exhibits enormous plasticity in substrate specificity. Each CRL subfamily is characterized by a cullin protein (Cul-1, 2, 3,

• br Assessing DUB activity The Ub field has

  2021-03-12

  

  Assessing DUB activity The Ub field has benefited greatly from the past efforts of biochemists and chemical biologists who have reconstituted Ub signals in vitro and generated tools for capturing or measuring DUB activities, many of which can be readily produced or are commercially available (Ekk

• Since the initial identification of DNA

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  Since the initial identification of DNA ligase inhibitors by a structure-based approach [[18], [26]], there have been several reports describing LigI inhibitors using computer modelling and derivatives of the original DNA ligase inhibitors [[49], [50], [51]]. While these studies have shown that the

• Thus DGK active sites remain

  2021-03-12

  

  Thus, DGK-active sites remain ill-defined and, combined with the lack of crystal structures for mammalian DGKs, have limited our understanding of substrate and inhibitor binding. As a result, current DGK inhibitors consist of compounds with poor specificity within the DGK superfamily (de Chaffoy de

• Predictions of enzyme topology for DGAT are more difficult

  2021-03-12

  

  Predictions of enzyme topology for DGAT2 are more difficult since the DGAT2 polypeptide sequences are more diverse across species than those of DGAT1. The length and function of the hydrophilic N-terminus preceding the first hydrophobic segment varies with species – for example, segments in fungi ar

• br Introduction The allergic response is a complex process i

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  Introduction The allergic response is a complex process involving the interaction of several mediators; among these, cysteinyl leukotrienes (CysLTs) represent one of the most important actors in the pathogenesis of airway allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis and asthma [1]. Pharmacological

• gaba receptor antagonist Peptides undergoing only a single h

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  Peptides undergoing only a single hydroxylation, i.e. PA-Hyp-KPAPK and PAPK-Hyp-APK, were then used to investigate the kinetics of vCPH co-factor and co-substrate dependences. The values for KMapp for Fe(II) and KM for 2OG for the two peptide substrates were within error (KMapp, Fe(II): 0.9 μM ± 0.1

• br Agonist binding ETA activation is promoted by binding of

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  Agonist binding ETA activation is promoted by binding of the endogenous peptidergic agonists to their orthosteric binding site on the receptor. ET1 and ET2 (Trp6-Leu7-ET1) bind with equal high affinity to ETA, whereas the third endogenous isopeptide ET3 (Thr2-Phe4-Thr5-Tyr6-Lys7-Tyr14-ET1) binds

• Recent studies have reported that

  2021-03-11

  

  Recent studies have reported that miR-454 plays an important role in various cellular processes and diseases, such as inflammation, infection, osteogenic differentiation, and cancers [25,27,29,30]. Multiple evidence has documented that miR-454 promotes the proliferation, migration and invasion, and

• The applications of fungal enzymes in paper industry

  2021-03-11

  

  The applications of fungal enzymes in paper industry involve biobleaching of pulp, pulp de-inking, degradation of dissolved and suspended organic compounds in concentrated effluents of mills and enhanced fibrillation. Enzymes usage is encouraged in paper industry in order to reduce the use of chemic

• ApoE is secreted from astrocytes

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  ApoE is secreted from astrocytes/glia into the interstitial fluid and is important for metabolizing Aβ because of its propensity for binding Aβ as a cholesterol and phospholipid acceptor in reverse cholesterol transport [8]. Aβ oligomers show a direct toxicity to neurons, and ApoE inhibits oligomer

• Kif15-IN-1 E ligases provide substrate recognition

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  E3 ligases provide substrate recognition specificity Ubiquitination Kif15-IN-1 and substrate specificity in mammals is achieved by the existence of over six-hundred E3-ubiquitin ligases that catalyze the final step of ubiquitination, compared with only one E1 and very few E2 enzymes known till dat

• Importantly in genetic studies Saccharomyces

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  Importantly, in genetic studies, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pif1, a member of the SF1 family of helicases, has been implicated in BIR in conjunction with Pol δ (Chung et al., 2010, Saini et al., 2013, Wilson et al., 2013). Using highly purified S. cerevisiae proteins, a system that permits dissection

• The possibility that a carboxyl

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  The possibility that a carboxyl group attached to the or position of an -arylaminomethylenemalonate ester would lead to increased selectivity for DHODH has been tested and found not to be the case. Indeed, reduced selectivity compared with the corresponding ester is observed and is attributed to a

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