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Barbara C. Levin, L A. Tully, Diane K. Hancock, Frederick P. Schwarz, M S. Lee
Every human cell has from a few dozen to several thousand mitochondria each of which contain mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA). The sequence of the entire human mtDNA (16,569 base pairs) was determined and published by Anderson et al. in 1981. A mtDNA standard
N M. Rao, Vitalii I. Silin, K D. Ridge, John T. Woodward IV, Anne L. Plant
A hybrid bilayer membrane is a planar model membrane that is formed at an alkanethiol monolayer-coated gold surface by the spontaneous reorganization of phospholipid vesicles. Membrane vesicles from monkey kidney COS-cells also reorganize at an alkanethiol
A Teplyakov, G Obmolova, M Tordova, N Thanki, N Bonander, E Eisenstein, A J. Howard, G L. Gilliland
A hypothetical protein encoded by the gene YjeE of Haemophilus influenzae was selected as part of a structural genomics project, for X-ray analysis to assist with the functional assignment. The protein is considered essential to bacteria since the gene is
Results on electrophoretic capture of circular DNA in porous gels are reviewed. Processes, which cause arrest of circular forms of DNA during electrophoresis, can provide a very efficient separation mechanism for the purification of plasmids and bacterial
D W. Deamer, H Olsen, M Akeson, John J. Kasianowicz
Linear anionic polymers driven through the α-hemolysin channel produce ionic current blockades. Three parameters of the blockades can be measured, including blockade amplitude, duration and modulations of amplitude within a single event to test the
The Biological Macromolecule Crystallization Database (BMCD) archives crystallization data from published reports for all forms of biological macromolecules that have produced crystals suitable for x-ray diffraction studies. The information includes the
Tissue engineering is an emerging new area of biotechnology that will provide replacement tissues for patients, as well as complex, functional biological systems for research and testing in the pharmaceutical industry. However, a lack of a formal
N G. Abdulaev, T T. Strassmaier, T Ngo, R W. Chen, H Lueke, D D. Oprian, K D. Ridge
The G-protein coupled receptor CCR5 binds three distinct B-chemokines on the solvent exposed segments of the extracellular surface. This same region of CCr5 also interacts with certain macrophage-tropic strains of HIV-1. To investigate structural features
With careful experimental design indexed synchrotron white-beam X-ray topographs of ribonuclease S crystals at ambient temperature could be recorded with a definition and contrast comparable to that of monochromatic beam topographs of other proteins
T. K. Hazra, T. Izumi, I Boldough, B Imhoff, Y W. Kow, Pawel Jaruga, Miral M. Dizdar, Somenath Mitra
8-oxoguanine (8-oxoG), ring-opened purines (formamidopyrimidines or Fapys), and other oxidized DNA base lesions generated by reactive oxygen species, are often mutagenic and toxic, and have been implicated in the etiology of many diseases including cancer
Pawel Jaruga, M Birincioglu, H Rodriguez, M Miral Dizdar
8,5'-Cyclopurine-2'-deoxynucleosides are among major lesions in DNA that are formed by attack of hydroxyl radical. These compounds represent a concomitant damage to both sugar and base moieties of the same nucleoside and thus can be considered tandem
The polysacharide gellan forms hydrogels if a divalent ion such as calcium is added at millimolar concentrations. The gel can be reversed to solution by adding EDTA, which makes it a promising candidate for preparative electrophoretic separation of
Cytonectin is a novel 35,000 molecular weight protein that displays remarkable ion-independent adherence properties. This consigns it to a family of well-known adherence molecules essential for cell communication and the development of 3-dimensional tissue
Pawel Jaruga, R Jabil, Amanda K. McCullough, H Rodriguez, M Miral Dizdar, R S. Lloyd
A DNA glycosylase specific for UV radiation-induced pyrimidine dimers has been identified from chlorella virus Paramecium bursaria chlorella virus-1. This enzyme (Chlorella virus Pyrimidine dimer glycosylase [cv-pdgl) exhibits a 41% amino acid identity
Marcia J. Holden, M P. Mayhew, David T. Gallagher, V L. Vilker
By removing the enolpyruvyl group from chorismate, chorismate lyase (CL) produces p-hydroxybenzoate (p-HB) for the ubiquinone biosynthetic pathway. We have analyzed CL by several spectroscopic and chemical techniques and measured its kinetic (k cat = 1.7x
S. M. Burgess, Pawel Jaruga, M L. Dodson, Miral M. Dizdar, R S. Lloyd
Endonuclease VIII from Escherichia coli is a DNA glycosylase/lyase that removes oxidatively damaged bases. EndoVIII is a functional homologue of endonuclease III, but a sequence homologue of formamidopyrimidine DNA glycosylase (Fpg). Using multiple
A Sandberg, J Leckner, Y. Shi, Frederick P. Schwarz, B G. Karlsson
Thermodynamic equilibrium transition models in DSC are only applicable to reversible processes, but reversibility of the thermal transitions of proteins is comparatively rare because of intermolecular aggregation of denatured proteins and the degradation
International agreements and decisions concerning global trade, the environment and health care increasingly call for mutual recognition of measurements and standards between nations. Such mutual recognition can remove technical barriers to trade
John J. Kasianowicz, S. E. Henrickson, Martin Misakian, H H. Weetall, B Robertson, Vincent M. Stanford
Polymer transport is central to many biological processes, including protein translocation, bacterial gene transduction and some modes of viral infection. To better understand the mechanisms of macromolecular transport, we are studying the ability of
Vytautas Reipa, M P. Mayhew, Marcia J. Holden, V L. Vilker
Spectroelectrochemical measurements are used to demonstrate that active site mutation and binding of a non-natural substrate to P450cam (CYP101) reduces the shift in the redox potential caused by substrate-binding, and thereby results in slower catalytic
C D. O'Connell, Donald H. Atha, J P. Jakupciak, Kristy L. Richie
To provide the clinical diagnostics community with accurate protocols and measurements for the detection of genetic disorders, we have established a quantitative a quantitative measurement program for trinucleotide repeats associated with human disease. In
O M. Andersen, Frederick P. Schwarz, Edward Eisenstein, C Jacobsen, S K. Moestrup, M Etzerodt, H C. Thogersen
The 39 Kda receptor-associated protein (RAP) is a three-domain escort protein in the secretory pathway for several members of the low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) family of endocytic receptors, including the LDLR-related protein (LRP). The minimal
J Tuo, M Muftuoglu, C Chen, Pawel Jaruga, R R. Selzer, R M. Brosh, H Rodriguez, Miral M. Dizdar, V. Bohr
Cockayne Syndrome (CS) is a human genetic disorder with two complementation groups, CS-A and CS-B. The CSB gene product is involved in transcription-coupled repair of DNA damage but may participate in other pathways of DNA metabolism. The present study
R Schoske, John Butler, Peter Vallone, Margaret C. Kline, M. Prinz, A J. Redd, M F. Hammer
Y Chromosome short tandem repeat markers have a number of applications in human identity testing including typing the perpetrator of sexual assault cases without differential extraction and tracing paternal lineages for missing person investigations. In