scholarly journals The X-ray structure of human P-cadherin EC1-EC2 in a closed conformation provides insight into the type I cadherin dimerization pathway

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 371-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Dalle Vedove ◽  
Anna Paola Lucarelli ◽  
Valentina Nardone ◽  
Angelica Matino ◽  
Emilio Parisini
Keyword(s):  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Adherens Junction ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Type I ◽  
Calcium Dependent ◽  
Closed Conformation ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Packing Arrangement

Cadherins are a large family of calcium-dependent proteins that mediate cellular adherens junction formation and tissue morphogenesis. To date, the most studied cadherins are those classified as classical, which are further divided into type I or type II depending on selected sequence features. Unlike other members of the classical cadherin family, a detailed structural characterization of P-cadherin has not yet been fully obtained. Here, the high-resolution crystal structure determination of the closed form of human P-cadherin EC1-EC2 is reported. The structure shows a novel, monomeric packing arrangement that provides a further snapshot in the yet-to-be-achieved complete description of the highly dynamic cadherin dimerization pathway. Moreover, this is the first multidomain cadherin fragment to be crystallized and structurally characterized in its closed conformation that does not carry any extra N-terminal residues before the naturally occurring aspartic acid at position 1. Finally, two clear alternate conformations are observed for the critical Trp2 residue, suggestive of a transient, metastable state. The P-cadherin structure and packing arrangement shown here provide new and valuable information towards the complete structural characterization of the still largely elusive cadherin dimerization pathway.

scholarly journals Synthesis and structural characterization of hexa-μ2-chlorido-μ4-oxido-tetrakis{[4-(phenylethynyl)pyridine-κN]copper(II)} dichloromethane monosolvate

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
Rayya A. Al Balushi ◽  
Muhammad S. Khan ◽  
Md. Serajul Haque Faizi ◽  
Ashanul Haque ◽  
Kieran Molloy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Title Compound ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Hirshfeld Surface ◽  
The Core ◽  
Dimensional Network ◽  
Packing Arrangement

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu4Cl6O(C13H9N)4]·CH2Cl2, the core molecular structure consists of a Cu4 tetrahedron with a central interstitial O atom. Each edge of the Cu4 tetrahedron is bridged by a chlorido ligand. Each copper(II) cation is coordinated to the central O atom, two chlorido ligands and one N atom of the 4-phenylethynylpyridine ligand. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by intermolecular C—H...Cl interactions. Furthermore, C—H...π and π–π interactions also connect the molecules, forming a three-dimensional network. Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most important contributions for the packing arrangement are from H...H and C...H/H...C interactions.

scholarly journals Structural Characterization of the Closed Conformation of Mouse Guanylate Kinase

2002 ◽  
Vol 277 (33) ◽  
pp. 30236-30243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolina Sekulic ◽  
Ludmila Shuvalova ◽  
Oliver Spangenberg ◽  
Manfred Konrad ◽  
Arnon Lavie
Keyword(s):  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Guanylate Kinase ◽  
Closed Conformation

scholarly journals Structural characterization of four different naturally occurring porcine collagen membranes suitable for medical applications

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. e0205027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thimo Maurer ◽  
Michael H. Stoffel ◽  
Yury Belyaev ◽  
Niklaus G. Stiefel ◽  
Beatriz Vidondo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Medical Applications ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Collagen Membranes ◽  
Porcine Collagen

scholarly journals Comprehensive Mining and Characterization of CRISPR-Cas Systems in Bifidobacterium

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 720 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meichen Pan ◽  
Matthew A. Nethery ◽  
Claudio Hidalgo-Cantabrana ◽  
Rodolphe Barrangou
Keyword(s):  
Genome Engineering ◽  
Rare Variants ◽  
Adaptive Immune System ◽  
Effector Proteins ◽  
Type I ◽  
Human Gut ◽  
Adaptive Immune ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
History Of

The clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-Cas (CRISPR-associated cas) systems constitute the adaptive immune system in prokaryotes, which provides resistance against bacteriophages and invasive genetic elements. The landscape of applications in bacteria and eukaryotes relies on a few Cas effector proteins that have been characterized in detail. However, there is a lack of comprehensive studies on naturally occurring CRISPR-Cas systems in beneficial bacteria, such as human gut commensal Bifidobacterium species. In this study, we mined 954 publicly available Bifidobacterium genomes and identified CRIPSR-Cas systems in 57% of these strains. A total of five CRISPR-Cas subtypes were identified as follows: Type I-E, I-C, I-G, II-A, and II-C. Among the subtypes, Type I-C was the most abundant (23%). We further characterized the CRISPR RNA (crRNA), tracrRNA, and PAM sequences to provide a molecular basis for the development of new genome editing tools for a variety of applications. Moreover, we investigated the evolutionary history of certain Bifidobacterium strains through visualization of acquired spacer sequences and demonstrated how these hypervariable CRISPR regions can be used as genotyping markers. This extensive characterization will enable the repurposing of endogenous CRISPR-Cas systems in Bifidobacteria for genome engineering, transcriptional regulation, genotyping, and screening of rare variants.

scholarly journals Structure-Based Virtual Screening Allows the Identification of Efficient Modulators of E-Cadherin-Mediated Cell–Cell Adhesion

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (14) ◽  
pp. 3404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Dalle Vedove ◽  
Federico Falchi ◽  
Stefano Donini ◽  
Aurelie Dobric ◽  
Sebastien Germain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Virtual Screening ◽  
Adherens Junction ◽  
Large Family ◽  
Calcium Dependent ◽  
Molecule Inhibitor ◽  
Dependent Cell ◽  
Cell Adhesion Proteins ◽  
E Cadherin ◽  
Cell Cell

Cadherins are a large family of transmembrane calcium-dependent cell adhesion proteins that orchestrate adherens junction formation and are crucially involved in tissue morphogenesis. Due to their important role in cancer development and metastasis, cadherins can be considered attractive targets for drug discovery. A recent crystal structure of the complex of a cadherin extracellular portion and a small molecule inhibitor allowed the identification of a druggable interface, thus providing a viable strategy for the design of cadherin dimerization modulators. Here, we report on a structure-based virtual screening approach that led to the identification of efficient and selective modulators of E-cadherin-mediated cell–cell adhesion. Of all the putative inhibitors that were identified and experimentally tested by cell adhesion assays using human pancreatic tumor BxPC-3 cells expressing both E-cadherin and P-cadherin, two compounds turned out to be effective in inhibiting stable cell–cell adhesion at micromolar concentrations. Moreover, at the same concentrations, one of them also showed anti-invasive properties in cell invasion assays. These results will allow further development of novel and selective cadherin-mediated cell–cell adhesion modulators for the treatment of a variety of cadherin-expressing solid tumors and for improving the efficiency of drug delivery across biological barriers.

Expert System for Structural Characterization of Phyllosilicates: II. Application to Mixed-Layer Minerals

Clay Minerals ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. A. Drits ◽  
A. Plançon
Keyword(s):  
Expert System ◽  
Mixed Layer ◽  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Margin Of Error ◽  
Xrd Patterns

AbstractThe expert system described in the first part of this paper has been applied to the identification of mixed-layer phyllosilicates (mica-smectite, mica-vermiculite, chlorite-smectite, chlorite-vermiculite, chlorite-swelling chlorite, chlorite-mica, chlorite-talc, kaolinite-smectite, talc-smectite), and to the determination of their structural parameters (Reichweite, R, and proportions of constituting layers, Wi). The expert system has been run utilizing the data extracted from (1) experimental XRD patterns for which structural parameters had been evaluated by comparison with calculated patterns, or (2) patterns calculated using pre-selected values of the structural parameters. In all cases examined, the expert system provided correct conclusions concerning the identification of a mixed-layer phyllosilicate and the value of the Reichweite, while the abundances of the component layers were evaluated with a margin of error usually <5%.

Single Crystal X-Ray Structural Characterization of [BiX2(S2CNEt2)]Infinity∞, X=Cl, Br

1994 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 405 ◽  
Author(s):  
PK Bharadwaj ◽  
AM Lee ◽  
BW Skelton ◽  
BR Srinivasan ◽  
AH White
Keyword(s):  
Single Crystal ◽  
Sulfur Atom ◽  
Structural Characterization ◽  
Structure Determination ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Structure Determinations

Single-crystal room-temperature X-ray structure determinations of the title compounds have been carried out. The two compounds are isomorphous, and isomorphous with the previously determined iodide analogue, being monoclinic, P 21/c, a ≈ 10.0, b ≈ 14.9, c ≈ 7.8 Ǻ, β ≈ 92°, Z = 4 formula units; residuals were 0.037, 0.036 for 2197, 1654 'observed' reflections for X = Cl , Br respectively. As in the iodide, the complexes are infinite polymers, with successive bismuth atoms bridged by the two halides and one sulfur atom of the ligand , which also chelates each bismuth. The structure determination of C5H5NCONEt2]2 [Cl5Bi(NC5H5)], isostructural with its thiocarbamoyl analogue, is also recorded.

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