The CBX family comprises eight members that are all characterized by a widely conserved domain structure called chromodomain whose function is to bind methylated histone residues. Despite this similarity, each CBX has a unique structure and plays specific functions that are cell-context specific. Among...
They function as catalysts, transporters, means for oxygen storage, immune protectors, growth controllers, and signal transductors [1,2]. The biological and pharmacological functions of all proteins are determined by their unique 3D structures [3–6]. Thus, studying the structural properties...
Some proteins are **enzymes** - they act as catalysts for chemical reactions. When your body converts nutrients to energy, each step of the path from food to muscle movement is catalyzed by an enzyme. Some proteins are **structural -** they give stability and shape, for example in ...
Small stress proteins: chaperones that act as regulators of intracellular redox state and programmed cell death. Biol. Chem. 19–26 (1998). 99. Morek, W. et al. Redescription of Milnesium alpigenum Ehrenberg, 1853 (Tardigrada: Apochela) and a description of Milnesium inceptum sp. nov., ...
To condense an entire degree into one sentence: Proteins do a lot of stuff. Some proteins areenzymes- they act as catalysts for chemical reactions. When your body converts nutrients to energy, each step of the path from food to muscle movement is catalyzed by an enzyme. So...
What is the function of the RAG1/2 enzymes? What are the genes that encode these enzymes? Enzyme complexes that break down protein are called ___. Which of the following statements about enzymes is not true? A. Enzymes are catalysts. B. Almost all enzymes are proteins. C. Enzymes ...
Ionic liquids (ILs) are a category of ionic compounds with melting point below 100 °C, while are called as room temperature ILs (RTILs) if the melting point declines to room temperature269. ILs have been extensively used in chemical engineering as solvents, catalysts, reagents and so on. ...
Proteins are composed of one or more amino acid chains and exhibit several structure levels. IDPs (intrinsically disordered proteins) represent a class of proteins that do not fold into any particular conformation and exist as dynamic ensembles in their native state. Due to their intrinsic adaptabil...
Implicit in the central dogma is the hypothesis that each protein gene product has but one function. However, over the past decade, it has become clear that many proteins have one or more unique functions, over-and-above the principal biological action o
Thus, processes such as pre-mRNA splicing and mRNA export, which involve RNA helicases, are rare or absent in prokaryotic cells. Even conserved processes that require helicases in both systems, e.g., ribosome biogenesis, are considerably more complex in eukaryotes (see Section 2). Consistently...