The protein tyrosine kinase expressed by the protooncogene c-fgr is phosphorylated and down-regulated in vitro by the c-Src kinase (CSK). CSK catalyzed phosphorylation affects Tyr-511 of c-Fgr, homologous to Tyr-527 of c-Src and it prevents the autophosphorylation normally occurring at c-Fgr Tyr-400, homologous to c-Src Tyr-416. Polylysine, histones H1 and H2A and other polycationic proteins on...

Protein kinases of the DYRK ('dual-specificity tyrosine-regulated kinase') family are characterized by a conserved Tyr-Xaa-Tyr motif (Tyr-319-Tyr-321) in a position exactly corresponding to the activation motif of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) family (Thr-Xaa-Tyr). In a molecular model of the catalytic domain of DYRK1A, the orientation of phosphorylated Tyr-321 is strikingly...

Geometries of aromatic/aromatic interactions in crystal structures small molecules from the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) (benzene/benzene, toluene/toluene, and p-phenol/p-phenol interactions) protein Protein Data Bank (PDB) (Phe/Phe Tyr/Tyr were studied compared. The data show a larger influence packing/surrounding, more than substituents, on geometries interactions. While CSD preference...

The antagonistic properties of Tyr-d-Pro-Trp-Gly-NH(2) (d-Pro(2)-Tyr-W-MIF-1), a Tyr-Pro-Trp-Gly-NH(2)(Tyr-W-MIF-1) analog, on the antinociception induced by the mu-opioid receptor agonists Tyr-W-MIF-1, [d-Ala(2),N-Me-Phe(4),Gly(5)-ol]-enkephalin (DAMGO), Tyr-Pro-Trp-Phe-NH(2) (endomorphin-1), and Tyr-Pro-Phe-Phe-NH(2) (endomorphin-2) were studied in the mouse paw-withdrawal test. d-Pro(2)-Tyr-...

Auxotrophic mutants of the actinomycete Amycolatopsis methanolica requiring l-Phe or l-Tyr were isolated and identified as strains lacking prephenate dehydratase (strain GH71) or arogenate dehydrogenase (strain GH70), respectively. A. methanolica thus employs single pathways only for the biosynthesis of these aromatic amino acids. Anion-exchange chromatography of extracts revealed two peaks wit...

Unprecedented 3D hexa-adducts of [60]fullerene peripherally decorated with twelve tryptophan (Trp) or tyrosine (Tyr) residues have been synthesized. Studies on the antiviral activity these novel compounds against HIV and EV71 reveal that they are much more potent equally active than previously described dendrimer prototypes AL-385 AL-463, which possess same number Trp/Tyr periphery but attached...

The immobilization of the enzyme tyrosinase (Tyr) in lipid matrices can be explored to produce biosensors for detecting polyphenols, which is relevant food industry. Herein, we shall demonstrate importance composition immobilize Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films. Tyr could incorporated into Langmuir monolayers arachidic acid (AA), 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) and 1,2-dipalmitoy...

Simple zwitterions used as auxiliary agents might have the potential to change zeta of oil-in-water (o/w) nanoemulsions on mucosa. The zwitterion phosphorylated tyramine (p-Tyr) was synthesized by phosphorylation Boc-tyramine (Boc-Tyr) using phosphoryl chloride (POCl3). It incorporated with 2% (m/v) in a self-emulsifying lipophilic phase comprising Captex 35, Cremophor EL, Capmul MCM and glycer...

Phosphorylation plays an important role in regulation of protein kinase C delta (PKCdelta). To date, three Ser/Thr residues (Thr 505, Ser 643, and Ser 662) and nine tyrosine residues (Tyr 52, Tyr 64, Tyr 155, Tyr 187, Tyr 311, Tyr 332, Tyr 512, Tyr 523, and Tyr 565) have been defined as regulatory phosphorylation sites for this protein (rat PKCdelta numbering). We combined doxycycline-regulated...

TYR, DCT and MITF are three important genes involved in maintaining the mature phenotype and producing melanin; they therefore participate in neural crest cell development into melanocytes. Previous studies have revealed that the Wnt signaling factor lymphoid enhancer-binding factor (LEF-1) can enhance DCT and MITF gene expression. However, whether LEF-1 also affects TYR gene expression remains...