In vitro protein binding studies with BMS-204352: lack of protein binding displacement interaction in human serum

2001 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajesh Krishna ◽  
Ming Yao ◽  
Donna Kaczor ◽  
Nimish Vachharajani ◽  
Nuggehally R. Srinivas
Author(s):  
Venkatesan Srinivasan ◽  
Mariadoss Asha Jhonsi ◽  
Namasivayam Dhenadhayalan ◽  
King-Chuen Lin ◽  
Devanesan Arul Ananth ◽  
...  

1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 4522-4534 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Ng ◽  
J Carbon

Centromeres on chromosomes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae contain approximately 140 base pairs (bp) of DNA. The functional centromere (CEN) region contains three important sequence elements (I, PuTCACPuTG; II, 78 to 86 bp of high-AT DNA; and III, a conserved 25-bp sequence with internal bilateral symmetry). Various point mutations or deletions in the element III region have a profound effect on CEN function in vivo, indicating that this DNA region is a key protein-binding site. This has been confirmed by the use of two in vitro assays to detect binding of yeast proteins to DNA fragments containing wild-type or mutationally altered CEN3 sequences. An exonuclease III protection assay was used to demonstrate specific binding of proteins to the element III region of CEN3. In addition, a gel DNA fragment mobility shift assay was used to characterize the binding reaction parameters. Sequence element III mutations that inactivate CEN function in vivo also prevent binding of proteins in the in vitro assays. The mobility shift assay indicates that double-stranded DNAs containing sequence element III efficiently bind proteins in the absence of sequence elements I and II, although the latter sequences are essential for optimal CEN function in vivo.


2002 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Allen ◽  
N. Dos Santos ◽  
R. Gallagher ◽  
G.N.C. Chiu ◽  
Y. Shu ◽  
...  

The presence of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) at the surface of a liposomal carrier has been clearly shown to extend the circulation lifetime of the vehicle. To this point, the extended circulation lifetime that the polymer affords has been attributed to the reduction or prevention of protein adsorption. However, there is little evidence that the presence of PEG at the surface of a vehicle actually reduces total serum protein binding. In this review we examine all aspects of PEG in order to gain a better understanding of how the polymer fulfills its biological role. The physical and chemical properties of the polymer are explored and compared to properties of other hydrophilic polymers. An evidence based assessment of several in vitro protein binding studies as well as in vivo pharmacokinetics studies involving PEG is included. The ability of PEG to prevent the self-aggregation of liposomes is considered as a possible means by which it extends circulation longevity. Also, a “dysopsonization” phenomenon where PEG actually promotes binding of certain proteins that then mask the vehicle is discussed.


1987 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 4522-4534
Author(s):  
R Ng ◽  
J Carbon

Centromeres on chromosomes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae contain approximately 140 base pairs (bp) of DNA. The functional centromere (CEN) region contains three important sequence elements (I, PuTCACPuTG; II, 78 to 86 bp of high-AT DNA; and III, a conserved 25-bp sequence with internal bilateral symmetry). Various point mutations or deletions in the element III region have a profound effect on CEN function in vivo, indicating that this DNA region is a key protein-binding site. This has been confirmed by the use of two in vitro assays to detect binding of yeast proteins to DNA fragments containing wild-type or mutationally altered CEN3 sequences. An exonuclease III protection assay was used to demonstrate specific binding of proteins to the element III region of CEN3. In addition, a gel DNA fragment mobility shift assay was used to characterize the binding reaction parameters. Sequence element III mutations that inactivate CEN function in vivo also prevent binding of proteins in the in vitro assays. The mobility shift assay indicates that double-stranded DNAs containing sequence element III efficiently bind proteins in the absence of sequence elements I and II, although the latter sequences are essential for optimal CEN function in vivo.


1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 4495-4505
Author(s):  
T Ueno ◽  
F J Gonzalez

The rat hepatic CYP2E1 gene becomes transcriptionally activated within 1 day after birth. This activation can be mimicked by using the 5' end of the gene in a cell-free nuclear extract prepared from hepatocytes taken from rats at different developmental stages. Deletion analysis revealed that a positive element located between -127 and -89 was responsible for 90% of the in vitro transcription activity of adult liver extracts. Protein binding studies revealed that this region was operationally equivalent to the binding site for the factor HNF-1. Two other protein-binding regions were uncovered, one of which corresponded to the site for a CCAAT-binding factor NFY. The other site was a palindrome sequence unique to the CYP2E1 gene. These latter two factors did not significantly contribute to transcriptional activity in vitro and were not conserved between the rat and human CYP2E1 genes. Extracts prepared from fetal and newborn livers were transcriptionally inactive, whereas extracts from livers of 3-day-old rats were fully active toward the CYP2E1 gene. DNase I footprinting patterns indistinguishable between fetal and adult extracts were obtained for all three factors. However, gel mobility shift assays revealed a second, higher-mobility band produced by fetal and newborn liver extracts bound to the HNF-1 oligomer. UV-cross-linking studies showed that adult and fetal extracts had only a single 98-kilodalton protein that bound to this oligomer. In contrast, adult lung samples, also transcriptionally inactive toward the CYP2E1 gene, contained two proteins of slightly greater than 110 kilodaltons. These results suggest that the CYP2E1 gene is positively regulated in adult rats by HNF-1 or a protein similar in DNA-binding properties to HNF-1. The role of this factor or other protein-protein interactions in the lack of CYP2E1 transcription in fetal and newborn animals remains unclear.


1997 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Neuveut ◽  
Dong-Yan Jin ◽  
Oliver J. Semmes ◽  
Francesca Diella ◽  
Robert Callahan ◽  
...  

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