scholarly journals Experimental evidence for the involvement of amino acid residue Glu398 in the autocatalytic processing ofBacillus licheniformisγ-glutamyltranspeptidase

FEBS Open Bio ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 298-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng-Chun Chi ◽  
Yi-Yu Chen ◽  
Huei-Fen Lo ◽  
Long-Liu Lin
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Amino Acid Residue ◽  
Autocatalytic Processing

scholarly journals The amino acid residue in position 163 of canine PrPC is critical to the exceptional resistance of dogs to prion infections: evidence from transgenic mouse models

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enric Vidal ◽  
Natalia Fernández-Borges ◽  
Hasier Eraña ◽  
Beatriz Parra ◽  
Belén Pintado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Mouse Model ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Transgenic Mouse ◽  
Prion Protein ◽  
Amino Acid Residue ◽  
Prion Diseases ◽  
Prion Infection ◽  
The One ◽  
Sheep Scrapie

ABSTRACTUnlike other species, such as cattle, cats or humans, prion disease has never been described in dogs, even though they were similarly exposed to the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) agent. This resistance prompted a thorough analysis of the canine PRNP gene and the presence of a negatively charged amino acid residue in position 163 was readily identified as potentially fundamental as it differed from all known susceptible species. Furthermore, recent results from our group demonstrated that mouse PRNP with the dog substitution N158D (mouse equivalent to position 163) rendered mice resistant to prion infection. In the present study, a transgenic mouse model was generated expressing dog prion protein (with glutamic acid at position 163) and challenged intracerebrally with a panel of prion isolates (including cattle BSE, sheep scrapie, atypical sheep scrapie, atypical BSE-L, sheep-BSE and chronic wasting disease, among others) none of which could infect them. The brains of these mice were subjected to in vitro prion amplification and failed to find even minimal amounts of misfolded prions providing definitive experimental evidence that dogs are resistant to prion disease. Subsequently, a second transgenic model was generated in which aspartic acid in position 163 was substituted for asparagine (the most common amino acid in this position in prion susceptible species) and this mutation resulted in susceptibility to BSE-derived isolates.These findings strongly support the hypothesis that the amino acid residue at position 163 of canine PrPC is a major determinant of the exceptional resistance of the canidae family to prion infection and establish this as a promising therapeutic target for prion diseases.AUTHOR SUMMARYCats, cattle, people and dogs were all exposed to mad cow disease but, unlike the other three, dogs never succumbed to the disease. We generated a mouse model expressing canine prion protein (instead of mouse prion protein) to provide experimental evidence that dogs are resistant to prion infection by challenging the mice with a panel of prion isolates. None of the prions could infect our transgenic mice that expressed dog prion protein. When the prion protein amino acid sequence of dogs was compared to that of other susceptible species, one amino acid in a specific position was found to be different to all the prion-susceptible animals. To determine if this amino acid was the one responsible for dogs’ resistance to prions, a second mouse model was generated with the canine prion protein but the critical amino acid was substituted for the one susceptible species have. When this model was challenged with the same panel of prions it could be infected with at least one of them. These results demonstrate the relevance of this amino acid position in determining susceptibility or resistance to prions, and this information can be used to design preventative treatments for prion diseases.

scholarly journals Tyrosine residues mediate supercontraction in biomimetic spider silk

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Greco ◽  
Tina Arndt ◽  
Benjamin Schmuck ◽  
Juanita Francis ◽  
Fredrik G. Bäcklund ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Experimental Evidence ◽  
Amino Acid Residue ◽  
Material Properties ◽  
Spider Silk ◽  
Silk Fiber ◽  
Complex Composition ◽  
Silk Fibers ◽  
Tyrosine Residues ◽  
Maximal Strain

AbstractWater and humidity severely affect the material properties of spider major ampullate silk, causing the fiber to become plasticized, contract, swell and undergo torsion. Several amino acid residue types have been proposed to be involved in this process, but the complex composition of the native fiber complicates detailed investigations. Here, we observe supercontraction in biomimetically produced artificial spider silk fibers composed of defined proteins. We found experimental evidence that proline is not the sole residue responsible for supercontraction and that tyrosine residues in the amorphous regions of the silk fiber play an important role. Furthermore, we show that the response of artificial silk fibers to humidity can be tuned, which is important for the development of materials for applications in wet environments, eg producing water resistant fibers with maximal strain at break and toughness modulus.

scholarly journals Kinetic characterization of yeast alcohol dehydrogenases. Amino acid residue 294 and substrate specificity.

1987 ◽  
Vol 262 (8) ◽  
pp. 3754-3761
Author(s):  
A.J. Ganzhorn ◽  
D.W. Green ◽  
A.D. Hershey ◽  
R.M. Gould ◽  
B.V. Plapp
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Substrate Specificity ◽  
Amino Acid Residue ◽  
Kinetic Characterization ◽  
Alcohol Dehydrogenases

scholarly journals Amino Acid Residue at the 165th Position Tunes Eyfp Chromophore Maturation. A Structure-Based Design

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadya V. Pletneva ◽  
Eugene G. Maksimov ◽  
Elena A. Protasova ◽  
Anastasia V. Mamontova ◽  
Tatiana R. Simonyan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Residue

scholarly journals Effect of roasting temperature on lipid and protein oxidation and amino acid residue side chain modification of beef patties

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (35) ◽  
pp. 21629-21641
Author(s):  
Chao Xia ◽  
Pingping Wen ◽  
Yaming Yuan ◽  
Xiaofan Yu ◽  
Yijing Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Residue ◽  
Protein Oxidation ◽  
Relative Number ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Beef Patties ◽  
Lipid And Protein Oxidation ◽  
Roasting Temperature

The relative number of peptides modified by the amino acid residues of actin from raw beef patties and those cooked at different roasting temperatures.

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