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Replication slippage may cause parallel evolution in the secondary structures of mitochondrial transfer RNAs 总被引:9,自引:4,他引:5
Presence of the dihydrouridine (D) stem in the mitochondrial cysteine tRNA
is unusually variable among lepidosaurian reptiles. Phylogenetic and
comparative analyses of cysteine tRNA gene sequences identify eight
parallel losses of the D-stem, resulting in D-arm replacement loops.
Sampling within the monophyletic Acrodonta provides no evidence for
reversal. Slipped-strand mispairing of noncontiguous repeated sequences
during replication or direct replication slippage can explain repeats
observed within cysteine tRNAs that contain a D-arm replacement loop. These
two mechanisms involving replication slippage can account for the loss of
the cysteine tRNA D-stem in several lepidosaurian lineages, and may
represent general mechanisms by which the secondary structures of
mitochondrial tRNAs are altered.
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The complete cDNA sequence and protein reading frame of a developmentally
regulated hemocyanin subunit in the Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) is
presented. The protein sequence is aligned with 18 potentially homologous
hemocyanin-type proteins displaying apparent sequence similarities.
Functional domains are identified, and a comparison of predicted
hydrophilicities, surface probabilities, and regional backbone
flexibilities provides evidence for a remarkable degree of structural
conservation among the proteins surveyed. Parsimony analysis of the protein
sequence alignment identifies four monophyletic groups on the arthropodan
branch of the hemocyanin gene tree: crustacean hemocyanins, insect
hexamerins, chelicerate hemocyanins, and arthropodan prophenoloxidases.
They form a monophyletic group relative to molluscan hemocyanins and
nonarthropodan tyrosinases. Arthropodan prophenoloxidases, although
functionally similar to tyrosinases, appear to belong to the arthropodan
hexamer- type hemolymph proteins as opposed to molluscan hemocyanins and
tyrosinases.
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Vaibhav Kalamkar Mamata Joshi Varsha Borkar Sudha Srivastava Meena Kanyalkar 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2013,21(21):6753-6762
The development of novel antifungal agents with high susceptibility and increased potency can be achieved by increasing their overall lipophilicity. To enhance the lipophilicity of voriconazole, a second generation azole antifungal agent, we have synthesized its carboxylic acid ester analogues, namely p-methoxybenzoate (Vpmb), toluate (Vtol), benzoate (Vbz) and p-nitrobenzoate (Vpnb). The intermolecular interactions of these analogues with model membrane have been investigated using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and differential scanning calorimetric (DSC) techniques. The results indicate varying degree of changes in the membrane bilayer’s structural architecture and physico-chemical characteristics which possibly can be correlated with the antifungal effects via fungal membrane. Rapid metabolite profiling of chemical entities using cell preparations is one of the most important steps in drug discovery. We have evaluated the effect of synthesized analogues on Candida albicans. The method involves real time 1H NMR measurement of intact cells monitoring NMR signals from fungal metabolites which gives Metabolic End Point (MEP). This is then compared with Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) determined using conventional methods. Results indicate that one of the synthesized analogues, Vpmb shows reasonably good activity. 相似文献
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Microsatellite allele frequencies in humans and chimpanzees, with implications for constraints on allele size 总被引:24,自引:6,他引:18
The distributions of allele sizes at eight simple-sequence repeat (SSR) or
microsatellite loci in chimpanzees are found and compared with the
distributions previously obtained from several human populations. At
several loci, the differences in average allele size between chimpanzees
and humans are sufficiently small that there might be a constraint on the
evolution of average allele size. Furthermore, a model that allows for a
bias in the mutation process shows that for some loci a weak bias can
account for the observations. Several alleles at one of the loci (Mfd 59)
were sequenced. Differences between alleles of different lengths were found
to be more complex than previously assumed. An 8-base-pair deletion was
present in the nonvariable region of the chimpanzee locus. This locus
contains a previously unrecognized repeated region, which is imperfect in
humans and perfect in chimpanzees. The apparently greater opportunity for
mutation conferred by the two perfect repeat regions in chimpanzees is
reflected in the higher variance in repeat number at Mfd 59 in chimpanzees
than in humans. These data indicate that interspecific differences in
allele length are not always attributable to simple changes in the number
of repeats.
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Monoclonal antibodies against chicken type V collagen: production, specificity, and use for immunocytochemical localization in embryonic cornea and other organs 总被引:23,自引:17,他引:6
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TF Linsenmayer JM Fitch TM Schmid Zak NB E Gibney RD Sanderson R Mayne 《The Journal of cell biology》1983,96(1):124-132
Two monoclonal antibodies have been produced against chick type V collagen and shown to be highly specific for separate, conformational dependent determinants within this molecule. When used for immunocytochemical tissue localization, these antibodies show that a major site for the in situ deposition of type V is within the extracellular matrices of many dense connective tissues. In these, however, it is largely in a form unavailable to the antibodies, thus requiring a specific “unmasking” treatment to obtain successful immunocytochemical staining. The specificity of these two IgG antibodies was determined by inhibition ELISA, in which only type V and no other known collagen shows inhibition. In ELISA, mixtures of the two antibodies give an additive binding reaction to the collagen, suggesting that each is against a different antigenic determinant. That both antigenic determinants are conformational dependent, being either in, or closely associated with, the collagen helix is demonstrated by the loss of antibody binding to molecules that have been thermally denatured. The temperature at which this occurs, as assayed by inhibition ELISA, is very similar to that at which the collagen helix melts, as determined by optical rotation. This gives strong additional evidence that the antibodies are directed against the collagen. The antibodies were used for indirect immunofluorescence analyses of cryostat sections of corneas and other organs from 17 to 18-day-old chick embryos. Of all tissues examined only Bowman’s membrane gave a strong staining reaction with cryostat sections of unfixed material. Staining in other areas of the cornea and in other tissues was very light or nonexistent. When, however, sections were pretreated with pepsin dissolved in dilute HAc or, surprisingly, with the dilute HAc itself dramatic new staining by the antibodies was observed in most tissues examined. The staining, which was specific for the anti-type V collagen antibodies, was largely confined to extracellular matrices of dense connective tissues. Experiments using protease inhibitors suggested that the “unmasking” did not involve proteolysis. We do not yet know the mechanism of this unmasking; however, one possibility is that the dilute acid causes swelling or conformational changes in a type-V collagen-containing supramolecular structure. Further studies should allow us to determine whether this is the case. 相似文献
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Hunter NB Moseley Andrew N Lane Alex C Belshoff Richard M Higashi Teresa WM Fan 《BMC biology》2012,10(1):1-2
This article is a response to Wang and Luo. See correspondence article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/10/30/ [WEBCITE] and the original research article http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/9/24 [WEBCITE]. 相似文献
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Jabgunde AM Kalamkar NB Chavan ST Sabharwal SG Dhavale DD 《Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry》2011,19(19):5912-5915
New six- and seven-membered 1-N-iminosugars were prepared from d-glucose by the stereoselective Michael addition of nitromethane to d-glucose derived α,β-unsaturated ester A followed by one pot reduction of nitro/ester functionality and subsequent amine protection to get N-Cbz protected aminol 6. Hydrolysis of 1,2-acetonide and reductive aminocyclization gave seven membered 1-N-iminosugar 5b. While, hydrolysis of 1,2-acetonide followed by NaIO(4) oxidative cleavage and hydrogenation using 10% Pd(OH)(2)/C, H(2) gave six membered 1-N-iminosugar 4a; the hydrogenation using 10% Pd/C-H(2) however, gave N-methyl substituted 1-N-iminosugar 4b. The hydrochloride salts of 4a/4b and 5b were found to be specific α-galactosidase and moderate α-glucosidae inhibitors, respectively, in micro molar range. 相似文献
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Two novel gene orders and the role of light-strand replication in rearrangement of the vertebrate mitochondrial genome 总被引:22,自引:8,他引:14
Macey JR; Larson A; Ananjeva NB; Fang Z; Papenfuss TJ 《Molecular biology and evolution》1997,14(1):91-104
Two novel mitochondrial gene arrangements are identified in an agamid
lizard and a ranid frog. Statistical tests incorporating phylogeny indicate
a link between novel vertebrate mitochondrial gene orders and movement of
the origin of light-strand replication. A mechanism involving errors in
light-strand replication and tandem duplication of genes is proposed for
rearrangement of vertebrate mitochondrial genes. A second mechanism
involving small direct repeats also is identified. These mechanisms
implicate gene order as a reliable phylogenetic character. Shifts in gene
order define major lineages without evidence of parallelism or reversal.
The loss of the origin of light-strand replication from its typical
vertebrate position evolves in parallel and, therefore, is a less reliable
phylogenetic character. Gene junctions also evolve in parallel. Sequencing
across multigenic regions, in particular transfer RNA genes, should be a
major focus of future systematic studies to locate novel gene orders and to
provide a better understanding of the evolution of the vertebrate
mitochondrial genome.
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In cell suspension of Desulfovibrio desulfuricans B-1388, oxidation of CO as the only energy source is associated with reduction of SO42-. After a 2-h incubation of cells in 8% CO, 81% of the gas is converted. Oxidation of 1 mole CO results in formation of 0.23 mole H2S. Intracellular ATP content increases from 2.5 (control) to 8.3 nmoles/mg (during CO conversion). Dinitrophenol inhibits sulfate reduction and CO oxidation. CO dehydrogenase was detected in cytoplasmic and membrane cell fractions (59 and 34%, respectively). 相似文献
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