... V Zara et al M ~1000 kDa ~850 kDa 670 kDa ~500 kDa 670 kDa 440 kDa 230 kDa 150 kDa 78 kDa 66 kDa 35 kDa ~35 kDa ~230 kDa ~500 kDa ~35 kDa ~500 kDa ~35 kDa ~230 kDa ~500 kDa cyt c1 cyt b ISP core ... al ~1000 kDa ~850 kDa 670 kDa ~500 kDa ~35 kDa ~230 kDa ~500 kDa ~230 kDa ~500 kDa ~35 kDa BN-PAGE B The subunit Qcr6p is not required for theformation and stabilization ofthe 500 kDa bc1 sub-complex ... intermediates, and the sequence in which these putative sub -complexes bind to each other during the assembly ofthe bc1 complex is also unknown Furthermore, as in the case ofthe biogenesis of other multi-subunit...
... Thus, the effect ofthe alteration ofthe glycone structure in the stability ofthe ESà complex (DDGà) for the wild-type and mutant Sfbgly was determined using the kcat ⁄ Km for the hydrolysis of ... Nevertheless, details about the role of different residues ofthe aglycone-binding site in the stabilization of ESà and the interdependence between the binding of aglycone and the positioning of ... not affect the binding ofthe glycone within the Sfbgly active site This hypothesis was further investigated by determining the influence on the glycone binding ofthe Sfbgly interactions with the...
... part ofthe S2 site, to the rest ofthe molecule, and may therefore affect the catalytic activity ofthe enzyme by reducing the flexibility ofthe protein Reduced flexibility may prevent effi- Structure ... VPRK is too short One side ofthe loop is involved in the binding ofthe P2–P4 residues of a substrate The other side ofthe loop is close to Arg94 (Lys in PRK), which in SPRK and VPRK are further ... position ofthe peptide inhibitors, thus forcing the amino acids on the prime side ofthe binding site into a different conformation Conclusion The structure of a proteinase K- like enzyme of a psy˚...
... Control analysis ofthe las operon B Koebmann et al Fig Modulation of PFK activity and the effects on growth and fluxes (A) Library of strains with modulated PFK activities The PFK activities were ... Jlactate(aPFK) ¼ )0.414 * aPFK + 42.7, Jformate(aPFK) ¼ )0.0806 * aPFK + 1.80: Jacetate(aPFK) ¼ )0.0237 * aPFK + 3:4 1.17, PK: Jl ðaPK Þ ¼ 0:0298 à ð18:7 À aPK Þ Ã ð1 À eÀ7:9ÃaPK Þ þ 1=aPK À0:641 à aPK ... ðÀ0:4Þ for the acetate flux 2295 Control analysis ofthe las operon B Koebmann et al Fig Construction of a strain with the pyk gene deleted from the las operon Truncated fragments of PFK and LDH...
... beginning of his dignity to the See ofthe Apostle Peter For the newly-elected pontiff acknowledges in his letter that Peter is the chief ofthe Apostles and the Rock ofthe Faith: that the keys ofthe ... greater life: a life of another kind generating also an empire of another sort The raid of Genseric in the year 455 is the first of three hundred years of warfare carried on from the time ofthe Vandal ... at the beginning ofthe fifth century was justified by the experience of Theodorich at the beginning ofthe sixth And, further, we may take the conduct of these two great men as expressing on the...
... differences in the C-terminal part ofthe enzyme (Fig 2A) where 13 of 44 amino acids are different Therefore, chimeric enzymes with the N-terminal part from the human and the C-terminal part from the murine ... of an XmnI site When stable transformants expressing these chimeric constructs were studied, it was evident that the sequence difference responsible for the lack of association ofthe human Fig ... were constructed by use ofthe EcoRV and SacI sites in the cDNA and were then used to transform 293-cells The region responsible for the different degree of association ofthe human and murine enzyme...
... definite forms is one ofthe connected components ofthe open set P = {det(α) > 0} of hermitian forms of positive determinant (the other components, of course, are the sets of forms of signature (p, ... investigate the behaviour oftheK hler cones Kt ofthe various a −1 (t), as t runs over S Because ofthe assumption of local fibres Xt = π triviality of π, the topology of Xt is locally constant, and therefore ... structure and the homology classes of analytic cycles: if X is a compact K hler manifold, theK hler cone Kof X is one ofthe connected components of a a the set P of real (1, 1)-cohomology classes...
... contacts higher than the cut-off) and the size ofthe region is greater than or equal to the size ofthe sliding window used Optimum values for the cut-off (threshold) and the sliding-window length ... enter the scoring function as a physical property term Sphysprop consisting ofthe sum ofthe products ofthe amino acid frequency with the normalized property value ofthe respective amino acid for ... technique First, an expected value is assigned to each residue ofthe protein, equal to the probability of backbone–backbone hydrogen bond formation observed for this type of residue; then, the obtained...
... reasonable selection of scaling factors The main features of this kinetic model are that k2 > k1 (k2 $ k1 app; k1 $ k2 app), and that back reactions are negligible The faster decline ofthe intermediate ... value for Kdiss is given GTP showed afnities in the same order of magnitude On the other hand, ADP, the product ofthe ATPase reaction, bound to CopB-B with approximately half of lig the afnity of ... by the formula ẵEA F1 3ị F ẳ F0 ỵ ẵEt Equilibrium binding of other nucleotides in the presence of mant-ATP For determination of binding constants of non-uorescent nucleotides, a series of...
... that these marks occur independently ofthe recruitment of any lineage-specific transcription factors such as PU.1 Furthermore, they observe the presence of components ofthe TFIID complex (TAF 10 ... recruitment of factors to the a-globin gene locus during the differentiation of erythroid cells The regulatory elements located upstream ofthe a-globin genes also appear to initiate the activation ofthe ... (UF) for helping us with ES cell differentiation We appreciate the effort of Dr Keiji Tanimoto (Tsukuba, Japan) for critically reading the manuscript This work was supported by grants from the...
... in Fig 3, the biosynthesis of androstadienol in humans (A) and pigs (B) does not require prior formationof 17a-OH-preg and DHEA The lack of androstadienol synthesis in the presence of lM of ketoconazole ... in HEK293 cells in culture, we compared theformationof Ó FEBS 2003 Biosynthesis of 5,16-androstadien-3b-ol by human P450c17 (Eur J Biochem 270) 1353 Fig Role of cyt b5 in theformationof androstadienol ... DHEA formation However, we observe a more profound effect on the synthesis of androstadienol More precisely, an increase of androstadienol formation was observed at a cyt b5/P450c17 ratio of : (Fig...
... the expression ofthe gene coding for this receptor, Northern blot experiments were performed The results revealed that the expression level ofthe glucanbinding protein at the beginning ofthe ... strong increase in the expression of SDFIBI occurs Likewise, a strong expression pattern was determined for the SDEGFI-PREC gene (Fig 6) The level of expression ofthe housekeeping gene, tubulin, ... a threefold higher level ofthe EGF exists Fig Level of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in tissue after treatment with curdlan (A) Antibodies against the EGF precursor were prepared from the recombinant...
... stereochemistry and degree of folding ofthe species formed Thus, to understand the reaction pathways followed by Zn-MT and apo-MT species in the presence of Hg(II), the effect of each ofthe previous variables ... Ó FEBS 2004 Fig Role ofthe chloride anion in the degree of folding of Hg-MT species observed by comparing the CD spectra ofthe Hg11-MT species obtained in the titration of Zn7-MT with either ... theformationof Hg7-bMT Comparison ofthe three sets of CD data indicates that the degree of chirality ofthe Hg-bMT species is generally independent of t However, the chirality ofthe species...
... oxygen affects theformationofthe quinonemethide Then, water attacks the Ca position in the quinonemethide and the b-aryl ether linkage is cleaved Another water molecule then attacks the Ca position ... S paucimobilis SYK-6 [13] b-Etherase is a member ofthe glutathione-S-transferase superfamily [14] It catalyzes the reductive cleavage ofthe b-aryl ether linkage of GOU aO (Fig 7, structure ... Analysis ofthe products ofthe reaction revealed the presence of guaiacylglycerol (GG) and 4MU (data not shown) Localization of enzymatic activity To confirm the localization ofthe b-aryl ether...
... to The lifting ofthe (2J + 1)-fold degeneracy ofthe ground-state manifold by the magnetic field is illustrated in Fig 3.1.1 for the case Important features of this level scheme are that the ... to use only the first term ofthe series expansion of for small values of y From this follows, keeping only the first term, SECTION 3.2 THE CURIE LAW The magnetic susceptibility is defined as magnetic ... Weiss field We will first investigate the effect ofthe presence ofthe Weiss field on the magnetic behavior of a ferromagnetic material above In this case, the magnetic moments are no longer ferromagnetically...
... mislocalization ofthe WD ATPase in the endoplasmic reticulum [24] This trafficking defect as well the difficulty of producing enough of mutant protein has complicated the attempts to study the roles ofthe ... exhibiting a marked reduction in theformationofthe ADP-sensitive phosphointermediate The mutants ofthe HP motif (H475Q and P476L) show ATP-driven phosphorylation levels of 32% and 26% ofthe wild-type, ... C,H,S) The location ofthe domains and sequence motifs is based on the crystal structure of Ca-ATPase [4], the membrane topology of which is likely to differ from that of ZntA associate with the...
... bound by members ofthe family of kruppel-like zinc finger (KLF) proteins [16] ¨ Potential candidates for proteins acting through this element are EKLF, FKLF, FKLF-2, and BKLF [17] The CCAAT box ... also hold the LCR in an inactive configuration Heme-mediated inhibition of Bach1/maf binding at later stages of differentiation would allow the binding of other members ofthe NF-E2 family of proteins ... transitions, the first of which is theformationof DNase I HS sites in the LCR [55] Does theformationof HS sites at this early stage in differentiation require replication? In other words, the proteins...
... are often found preceded by a noun phrase that serves to make them countable A piece of furniture Many pieces of furniture 22 A bit of information Numerous bits of information A bottle of wine ... form the plural Singular form Belief Plural form beliefs 39 Chief chiefs Roof Roofs Cliff Cliffs Muff muffs 2.1.1.2.2 Singular countable noun with ending -y For nouns ending in consonant + y form ... preposition The subject of a verb Eg: A plane is taking off (Khuê,1999: 27) The direct object of a verb Eg: Frank sent an urgent telex from Cairo this morning The indirect object of a verb 15 Eg: Frank...
... Theoretically, the distance ofthe layers ofthe wall should be γ OH − +2 γ Ti + =4×0.12 nm+2×0.075 nm=0.63 nm8 Owing to the repulsive force between OH- groups, the distance ofthe layers ofthe wall ... images (After reaction with alkali for 12 min) a) Swelling side (pointed by arrow); b) Fragments peeling off from granular TiO2 TEM Study on theFormation Process of TiO2 Nanotubes Figure Figure ... and EDS Figure 1a and 1b show the TEM images ofthe raw TiO2 and the sample treated with alkali for respectively Obviously, they are different in size, the latter is bigger than the former, which...
... (Fig 6), and support the long half-life ofthe enzyme The inability to detect IFG in the brain of L444P GCase mice is most probably a result ofthe dose of IFG tartrate administered (20 mgÆkg)1Æday)1) ... 2010 FEBS R Khanna et al ages further evaluation of this molecule for the treatment of neuronopathic forms of Gaucher disease The administration of IFG to L444P GCase mice for up to 24 weeks reduced ... stress, which, in turn, could affect the organ weights and plasma marker levels of these animals Whether the effects of IFG on the organ weights and plasma markers of inflammation in L444P GCase...