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The catalytic activities of the fortified wheat germ cell-free systems supplemented with each fraction were investigated (Fig. 2). As shown in Fig. 2, only 0 - 40 % ammonium sulfate fraction showed an enhancement in DHFR protein synthesis. This enhancement of protein experimental results and the fact that the various eukaryotic initiation factors are contained in synthesis was also confirmed by SDS-PAGE and autoradiography (Fig. 3). From the above 0-40 % ammonium sulfate fraction [5, 6], it can be concluded that the amount of initiation factors in a conventionally prepared wheat germ cell-fi extract is deficient for the translation of DHFR with internal ribosome entry site. Therefore, it needs to supplement a wheat germ cell-free extract with the fraction containing the limited initiation factors for the efficient protein translation, and this fortified cell-free system can be easily made by simple... 

Selection of a suitable reverse micellar system is mainly based on the nature and charge of the protein to be extracted. The optimization of forward and back extraction processes is carried out by studying the effect of various parameters (Sect. 3) on the extraction/stripping of proteins experimentally using full or... 

Extensive research on albumin has led to an increasingly clear picture of ligand binding. The dye phenol red has been widely used as a model for the binding of natural ligands to proteins. Experimental results have shown that each molecule of albumin binds at least six molecules of phenol red. The presence of fatty acids such as decanoate, palmitate, stearate, and oleate... 

Spiliotis, M. and Brehm, K. (2004) Echinococcus multilocularis identification and molecular characterization of a Ral-like small GTP-binding protein. Experimental Parasitology 1 07, 1 63-1 72. 

Communication between a cell and other cells in its surroundings is based almost exclusively on proteins that are embedded in the cell s membrane. Many proteins pass through the cellular membrane and can therefore interact with molecules on the intracellular side of the membrane as well as with molecules on the extracellular side. These transmembrane proteins and their molecular mechanisms are of particular interest in biomedicine (Ofiran and Rost, 2005). It is particularly difficult to decipher the structure of transmembrane segments (helices) of proteins experimentally, which makes in silico prediction particularly valuable. 

Fig. 5.3 Comparison of the theoretical and experimental 3D structure (ribbon representation) of the putative nitroreductase, one of the targets of CASP6 competition. The energy expression which was used in theoretical calculations takes into account the physical interactions (such as hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic interactions, etc.) as well as an empirical potential deduced from representative proteins experimental structures deposited in the Brookhaven Protein Data Bank (no bias towards the target protein), (a) Predicted by Kolinski and Bujnicki [11] by the Monte Carlo method, and (b) determined experimentally by X-ray diffraction [12]. Both structures in atomic resolution differ (r.m.s.) by 2.9A. Reproduced by courtesy of Professor Andrzej Kolinski...

Figure 9. Rapid repetitive analysis of proteins. Experimental conditions were same as described under Figure 8 except that sample injections were made manually at 60 second intervals.

Figure 11. Comparison of micropellicular and porous stationary phases for rapid separation of proteins. Experimental conditions were same as described under Figure 9 except that the flow rate was 2 ml/min. and the gradient conditions were, 20 to 50% B in 1.5 min., 50 to 60% B in 2 min. Initial column inlet pressure was 132 and 55 bars, for micropellicular and porous columns, respectively.

The formation of stable secondary structures and a unique tertiary structure of proteins are dictated by the interactions between constituent amino acid residues along the polypeptide chain and by their interactions with the surrounding medium. During the process of protein folding, the hydrophobic force drives the polypeptide chain to the folded state and overcomes the entropic factors while hydrogen bonds, ion pairs, disulhde bonds, and van der Waals interactions define the shape and keep it from falling apart. The structure of a protein mainly dictates its function, and the attainment of stable conformation is essential for proper function. Hence, many methods have been developed to determine the three-dimensional structures of proteins experimentally. 

Figure 2 General steps in steroid hormone action and their assays. The basic model depicts steroid (S) binding to its receptor molecule (R) to form receptor-steroid complexes (RS), which attach to biologically active DNA binding sites (HRE) to eventually produce changes in the levels of specific proteins. Experimental techniques to follow R at various stages in this pathway are indicated at the first point that each method can detect a signal. Most methods can also be used to detect receptors at any step downstream of the one for which it is first used.

The development of tetravalent meningococcal and 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine pointed to the future need of new carrier proteins. Experimentally or in very early clinical development are several proteins. Examples are Bortedella pertussis fimbriae [109], recombinant 64 KDa Nm OMP [110], Nmporin [111], and Sp pneumolysin [112]. 

By biochemical and immunochemical techniques it is possible to stain three PHF components microtubule-associated protein (MAP), tau and ubiquitin. The question is whether the PHF represent intracellular amyloid deposits (Masters and Beyreuther, 1990). Both the PHF and extracellular amyloid plaques are formed from globular subunits that consist of aggregates of A4 protein. Experimentally, the amyloid protein precursor fragments are transformed to their insoluble aggregating form by meta-catalysin oxidation systems. This transformation can be prevented by radical scavengers (Dyrks et al., 1992). 

Fig. 2.29 Four-pulse X-band PELDOR of mouse R2 ribonucleotide reductase protein experimental blue line) and simulated red line) spectrum. The modulations are due to the interaction between two tyrosyl radicals at a distance of 3.25 0.05 nm. The figure is reproduced from Ref [58] with permission from the Royal Society of Chemistry...

A large preponderance of L chains in normal mouse serum is of the K type X chains represent about 3 to 5% of the total and are very difficult to isolate for chemical studies. Occasionally, however, myeloma or Bence Jones proteins, experimentally produced in BALB/c mice, prove to be X (52) and can be isolated in good yield. 

R 499 K.-H. Ruan, High Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Guided Mutagenesis for Characterization of Membrane-Bound Proteins Experimental Designs and Applications , Spectroscopy, 2004,18,13... 

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