Brief history of Ctenophora
LL Moroz - Ctenophores: Methods and Protocols, 2024 - Springer
Ctenophores are the descendants of the earliest surviving lineage of ancestral metazoans,
predating the branch leading to sponges (Ctenophore-first phylogeny). Emerging genomic …
predating the branch leading to sponges (Ctenophore-first phylogeny). Emerging genomic …
Recombinant Ca2+-regulated photoproteins of ctenophores: current knowledge and application prospects
LP Burakova, ES Vysotski - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
Bright bioluminescence of ctenophores is conditioned by Ca 2+-regulated photoproteins.
Although they share many properties characteristic of hydromedusan Ca 2+-regulated …
Although they share many properties characteristic of hydromedusan Ca 2+-regulated …
Longer characteristic wavelength in a novel engineered photoprotein Mnemiopsin 2
M Hematyar, V Jafarian, A Shirdel - Photochemical & Photobiological …, 2022 - Springer
We designed two mutants of photoprotein Mnemiopsin 2 (Mn2) including M52I and V144I,
where the mutations were applied in the EF-hand loops I and III. Far-UV CD measurements …
where the mutations were applied in the EF-hand loops I and III. Far-UV CD measurements …
An in silico analysis on the photoproteins Mnemiopsin 1 and Mnemiopsin 2 to explain the experimental results
A Asadi Sofilar, A Shirdel, V Jafarian… - Luminescence, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Mnemiopsin 1 (Mn1) and Mnemiopsin 2 (Mn2) are photoproteins found in
Mnemiopsis leidyi. We have tried to answer the question of whether the structural features of …
Mnemiopsis leidyi. We have tried to answer the question of whether the structural features of …
Site‐specific mutagenesis on Mnemiopsin 2: Calcium coordination and substrate binding properties of new variants
Y Ahmadi, V Jafarian, A Shirdel - Luminescence, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
We used site‐specific mutagenesis by targeting E179 and F190 on the structure of
photoprotein Mnemiopsin 2 (Mn2) from Mnemiopsis leidyi. The tertiary structure of E179S …
photoprotein Mnemiopsin 2 (Mn2) from Mnemiopsis leidyi. The tertiary structure of E179S …
Velamins: the first green-light emitting class of wild-type Ca2+-regulated photoproteins isolated from the ctenophore Velamen parallelum
DMM Soares, GA Galeazzo, GG Sgro, GV Moraes… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Ca2+-regulated photoproteins (CaPhs) consist of single-chain globular proteins to which
coelenterazine, a widely distributed marine luminogenic substrate (the luciferin), binds along …
coelenterazine, a widely distributed marine luminogenic substrate (the luciferin), binds along …
Polarity change of a representative helix in coelenterazin-binding cavity of mnemiopsin 2: Functional and structural consequences
To evaluate the effect of a positively charged residue at the end of the fourth helix on the
function and stability of the folded state of mnemiopsin 2, Lys 89 was replaced with Ala …
function and stability of the folded state of mnemiopsin 2, Lys 89 was replaced with Ala …