Elucidating Protein–Ligand Interactions in Cell Lysates Using High-Throughput Hydrogen–Deuterium Exchange Mass Spectrometry with Integrated Protein Thermal …

M Fang, O Wu, KA Cupp-Sutton, K Smith… - Analytical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Hydrogen–deuterium exchange coupled with mass spectrometry (HDX-MS) is a powerful
technique for the characterization of protein–ligand interactions. Currently, there is a …

Thermal unfolding and refolding of a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase from Thermoascus aurantiacus

RK Singh, BM Blossom, DA Russo, B Van Oort… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) are copper-containing enzymes which
promote the degradation of recalcitrant polysaccharides like cellulose or chitin. Here, we …

Ecology and Function of the Transmissible Locus of Stress Tolerance in Escherichia coli and Plant-Associated Enterobacteriaceae

Z Wang, H Hu, T Zhu, J Zheng, MG Gänzle… - Msystems, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The transmissible locus of stress tolerance (tLST) is a genomic island which confers
resistance to heat and chlorine. In this study, we determined that the tLST is frequent in …

Protein unfolding: Denaturant vs. force

C Kelly, MJ Gage - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
While protein refolding has been studied for over 50 years since the pioneering work of
Christian Anfinsen, there have been a limited number of studies correlating results between …

Crystal structure and biochemical analysis suggest that YjoB ATPase is a putative substrate-specific molecular chaperone

E Kwon, P Dahal, DY Kim - Proceedings of the National …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
AAA+ ATPases are ubiquitous proteins associated with most cellular processes, including
DNA unwinding and protein unfolding. Their functional and structural properties are typically …

Thr-to-Ala Mutation Leads to a Larger Aromatic Pair and Reduced Packing Density in α1, α3-Helices during Thioredoxin Cold Adaptation

TA Nguyen, CW Lee - ACS omega, 2024 - ACS Publications
This study investigates the impact of aromatic–aromatic interactions on the cold adaptation
of thioredoxin (Trx), a small redox protein with a conserved Trx-fold structure. Two Trx …

Contribution of the Locus of Heat Resistance to Growth and Survival of Escherichia coli at Alkaline pH and at Alkaline pH in the Presence of Chlorine

T Zhu, Z Wang, LM McMullen, T Raivio, DJ Simpson… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
The locus of heat resistance (LHR) confers resistance to extreme heat, chlorine and
oxidative stress in Escherichia coli. This study aimed to determine the function of the LHR in …

Structural and Physiological Exploration of Salmonella Typhi YfdX Uncovers Its Dual Function in Bacterial Antibiotic Stress and Virulence

HS Lee, S Lee, JS Kim, HR Lee, HC Shin… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
YfdX is a prokaryotic protein encoded by several pathogenic bacteria including Salmonella
enterica serovar Typhi, which causes one of the most fatal infectious diseases, typhoid fever …

Thermomechanical response of a representative porin for biomimetics

M Lopes-Rodrigues, A Puiggalí-Jou… - ACS …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The thermomechanical response of Omp2a, a representative porin used for the fabrication of
smart biomimetic nanomembranes, has been characterized using microcantilever …

RcsB regulation of the YfdX-mediated acid stress response in Klebsiella pneumoniae CG43S3

CJ Liu, CT Lin, JD Chiang, CY Lin, YX Tay, LC Fan… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
In Klebsiella pneumoniae CG43S3, deletion of the response regulator gene rcsB reduced
the capsular polysaccharide amount and survival on exposure to acid stress. A comparison …