Abstract Liquid-assisted grinding (LAG) has received wide attention in chemical synthesis field. Here, we reported that LAG provides a smart strategy to build macrocyclic cocrystal (MCC), achieving quick modification. The been assembled by electronegative permethylated pillar[5]arenes (EtP5) and electropositive ligands. We select three ligands with strong electron-deficient groups for preparati...

Notch signaling requires ligand internalization by the signal sending cells. Two endocytic proteins, epsin and auxilin, are essential for ligand internalization and signaling. Epsin promotes clathrin-coated vesicle formation, and auxilin uncoats clathrin from newly internalized vesicles. Two hypotheses have been advanced to explain the requirement for ligand endocytosis. One idea is that after ...

Ligand-directed signal bias offers opportunities for sculpting molecular events, with the promise of better, safer therapeutics. Critical to the exploitation of signal bias is an understanding of the molecular events coupling ligand binding to intracellular signaling. Activation of class B G protein-coupled receptors is driven by interaction of the peptide N terminus with the receptor core. To ...

We present a method, Transient Induced Molecular Electronic Spectroscopy (TIMES), to detect protein-ligand interactions without any protein engineering or chemical modification. We developed a physics model for the TIMES signal and mathematically formulated the problem to attain physical insight of protein-ligand interactions without any disturbances by molecular probes, fluorescent labels, or ...

Structural and dynamic features of RNA folding landscapes represent critical aspects of RNA function in the cell and are particularly central to riboswitch-mediated control of gene expression. Here, using single-molecule fluorescence energy transfer imaging, we explore the folding dynamics of the preQ1 class II riboswitch, an upstream mRNA element that regulates downstream encoded modification ...

The synthesis and analytical applications of the new heterocyclic ligand are described. The complexation reaction of the ligand with some cations was studied in aqueous methanol at room temperature using the spectrophotometric method. Results revealed that only the absorption spectra of the Fe (III)–ligand complex show a high redshift of the absorption maximum in the aqueous methanol soluti...

A detailed mechanism for alkyne alkoxycarbonylation mediated by a palladium catalyst has been characterised at the B3PW91-D3/PCM level of density functional theory (including bulk solvation and dispersion corrections). This transformation, investigated via the methoxycarbonylation of propyne, involves a uniquely dual role for the P,N hemilabile ligand acting co-catalytically as both an in situ ...

Platelet GpIIb/IIIa is a member of the integrin family of structurally related adhesion receptors, and adhesive proteins, such as fibrinogen. Ligand binding requires platelet activation by an agonist to convert the receptor to a state where it is capable to bind the ligand. In addition to this a modification, induction of the surface expression and ligand-binding function of an additional pool ...

The chemistry of the hydrotris(mercaptobenzothiazolyl)borate anion (Tbz) with metal salts (HgI2, SbI3, BiI3, CoCl2) is reported in an attempt to probe the stability of the of Tbz ligand once coordinated to hard and soft metals. Complexes of Tbz with bismuth, containing the [Bi(Tbz)I3](-) anion, are stable, but with the other metals this is not the case. Although simple complexes such as [Hg(Tbz...