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HIV-1 nucleocapsid (NCp7) is a two Cys2HisCys zinc knuckle (N-Zn and C-Zn) protein that plays a key role in viral replication. Here we characterize NCp7 conformational dynamics by NMR relaxation dispersion and chemical exchange saturation transfer measurements. While the N-Zn knuckle is conformationally stable, the C-Zn knuckle interconverts on the millisecond time scale between the major state, in which the zinc is coordinated by three cysteines and a histidine, and two folded minor species (with populations around 1%) in which one of the coordination bonds (Cys413-S?---Zn or His421-N?2---Zn) is hydrolysed. These findings explain why anti-retroviral thioesters specifically disrupt the C-Zn knuckle by initial acylation of Cys413, and show that transient, sparsely-populated ('dark'), excited states of proteins can present effective targets for rational drug design.
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[NMR paper] Biochemical characterization and (1)H NMR based metabolomics revealed Melicope lunu-ankenda leaf extract a potent anti-diabetic agent in rats.
Biochemical characterization and (1)H NMR based metabolomics revealed Melicope lunu-ankenda leaf extract a potent anti-diabetic agent in rats.
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[NMR paper] Targeting of p53 Peptide Analogues to Anti-Apoptotic Bcl-2 Family Proteins as Revealed by NMR Spectroscopy.
Targeting of p53 Peptide Analogues to Anti-Apoptotic Bcl-2 Family Proteins as Revealed by NMR Spectroscopy.
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2013 Dec 13;
Authors: Shin JS, Ha JH, Chi SW
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Inhibition of the interaction between the p53 tumor suppressor and its negative regulator MDM2 is of great importance to cancer therapy. The anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins are also attractive anti-cancer molecular...
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Targeting of p53 Peptide Analogues to Anti-Apoptotic Bcl-2 Family Proteins as Revealed by NMR Spectroscopy
Targeting of p53 Peptide Analogues to Anti-Apoptotic Bcl-2 Family Proteins as Revealed by NMR Spectroscopy
Publication date: Available online 14 December 2013
Source:Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications</br>
Author(s): Jae-Sun Shin , Ji-Hyang Ha , Seung-Wook Chi</br>
Inhibition of the interaction between the p53 tumor suppressor and its negative regulator MDM2 is of great importance to cancer therapy. The anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins are also attractive anti-cancer molecular targets, as they are key regulators of apoptotic cell death....
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[NMR paper] Probing the transient dark state of substrate binding to GroEL by relaxation-based solution NMR.
Probing the transient dark state of substrate binding to GroEL by relaxation-based solution NMR.
Probing the transient dark state of substrate binding to GroEL by relaxation-based solution NMR.
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Authors: Libich DS, Fawzi NL, Ying J, Clore GM
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The dark energy of proteins comes to light: conformational entropy and its role in protein function revealed by NMR relaxation
The dark energy of proteins comes to light: conformational entropy and its role in protein function revealed by NMR relaxation
Available online 13 December 2012
Publication year: 2012
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Historically it has been virtually impossible to experimentally determine the contribution of residual protein entropy to fundamental protein activities such as the binding of ligands. Recent progress has illuminated the possibility of employing NMR relaxation methods to quantitatively determine the role of changes in conformational...
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Interaction of a putative BH3 domain of clusterin with anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins as revealed by NMR spectroscopy.
Interaction of a putative BH3 domain of clusterin with anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins as revealed by NMR spectroscopy.
Interaction of a putative BH3 domain of clusterin with anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins as revealed by NMR spectroscopy.
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Authors: Lee DH, Ha JH, Kim Y, Bae KH, Park JY, Choi WS, Yoon HS, Park SG, Park BC, Yi GS, Chi SW
Clusterin (CLU) is a multifunctional glycoprotein that is overexpressed in prostate and breast cancers. Although CLU is known to be involved in the regulation...
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[NMR paper] Interaction of retroviral nucleocapsid proteins with transfer RNAPhe: a lead ribozyme
Interaction of retroviral nucleocapsid proteins with transfer RNAPhe: a lead ribozyme and 1H NMR study.
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[NMR paper] Solid-state 13C NMR study of tyrosine protonation in dark-adapted bacteriorhodopsin.
Solid-state 13C NMR study of tyrosine protonation in dark-adapted bacteriorhodopsin.
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Authors: Herzfeld J, Das Gupta SK, Farrar MR, Harbison GS, McDermott AE, Pelletier SL, Raleigh DP, Smith SO, Winkel C, Lugtenburg J
Solid-state 13C MAS NMR spectra were obtained for dark-adapted bacteriorhodopsin (bR) labeled with Tyr. Difference spectra (labeled minus natural abundance) taken at pH values between 2 and...