In a continuing effort to understand the mechanism of electron transfer by c-type cytochromes we have extended our investigations of the oxidation and reduction of Rhodospirillum rubrum cytochrome ct. We have utilized the oxidant, oxidized azurin, and the reductants SOP-, S204*-, sodium ascorbate, and reduced azurin. The results of these studies demonstrate that, as found previously with the ir...

Azurin is a natural protein produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa that exhibits potential anti-tumor, anti-HIV, and anti-parasitic properties. The current study aimed to investigate the of azurin against breast cancer using both in silico vitro analyses. amino acid sequence was used predict its secondary tertiary structures, along with physicochemical properties, online software. resulting structu...

As part of our ongoing project that aims at the optimum characterization of the electronic structure of the blue-copper site of azurin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa, we present the complete hyperfine tensors of the protons bound to the Cbeta atom of the copper-bound cysteine 112. These tensors have been obtained from a 95 GHz pulsed electron-nuclear double resonance study of a single crystal of t...

The satellite tobacco necrosis virus RNA is uncapped and requires a 3' translational enhancer domain (TED) for translation. Both in the wheat germ extract and in tobacco, TED stimulates in cis translation of heterologous, uncapped RNAs. In this study we investigated to what extent translation stimulation by TED depends on binding to wheat germ factors. We show that in vitro TED binds at least s...

The 26S proteasome is an enzymatic complex that degrades ubiquitinated proteins in eukaryotic cells. It is composed of the 20S core particle (CP) and the 19S regulatory particle (RP). The latter is further divided into the lid and base subcomplexes. While the mechanism involved in the assembly of the CP is well investigated, that of the RP is poorly understood. Here, we show that the formation ...

Redox reactions are the heart of function in biological systems. Using a deceptively simple toolbox, consisting largely of first row transition metals and the 20 canonical amino acids, nature has evolved proteins that contain cofactors with reduction potentials (E°′) between +1 V and −1 V. Chemists have long known that ligands to transition metals markedly alter E°′ of the metal, often in a sys...

In the phenomenon known as cross-modal plasticity, the loss of one sensory system is followed by improved functioning of other intact sensory systems. MRI and functional MRI studies suggested a role of the prefrontal cortex and the temporal lobe in cross-modal plasticity. We used a mouse model to examine the effects of sensory deprivation achieved by whisker trimming and visual deprivation achi...

This study describes a combined transcriptome and proteome analysis of Monodelphis domestica response to spinal cord injury at two different postnatal ages. Previously we showed that complete transection at postnatal day 7 (P7) is followed by profuse axon growth across the lesion with near-normal locomotion and swimming when adult. In contrast, at P28 there is no axon growth across the lesion, ...

A novel biosensor for superoxide radical (O(2)(*-)) detection based on Pseudomonas aeruginosa azurin immobilized on gold electrode was designed. The rate constant of azurin reduction by O(2)(*-) was found to be 10(5)M(-1)s(-1) in solution and five times lower, i.e., 0.2 x 10(5)M(-1)s(-1), for azurin coupled to gold by 3,3'-dithiobis(sulfosuccinimidylpropionate) (DTSSP). The electron transfer ra...