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		Database The Thiamine diphosphate dependent Enzyme Engineering Database: A tool for the systematic analysis of sequence and structure relations Michael Widmann, Robert Radloff, Jürgen Pleiss BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:9 (1 February 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary A database of thiamine diphosphate (ThDP) dependent enzymes includes multisequence alignments and phylogenetic trees for families of the enzymes, structural information, and SNPs of human enzymes that might be related to disease.
		Research article Orthophosphate binding at the dimer interface of Corynebacterium callunae starch phosphorylase: mutational analysis of its role for activity and stability of the enzyme Mario Mueller, Bernd Nidetzky BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:8 (29 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article NMR characterisation of the minimal interacting regions of centrosomal proteins 4.1R and NuMA1: effect of phosphorylation Miguel A Treviño, Mar Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Isabel Correas, Miguel Marcilla, Juan P Albar, Manuel Rico, M Ángeles Jiménez, Marta Bruix BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:7 (28 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Two chitinase-like proteins abundantly accumulated in latex of mulberry show insecticidal activity Sakihito Kitajima, Kaeko Kamei, Shigeru Taketani, Masamitsu Yamaguchi, Fumiko Kawai, Aino Komatsu, Yoshihiro Inukai BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:6 (28 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Methodology article Rapid determination of tricarboxylic acid cycle enzyme activities in biological samples Sergio Goncalves, Vincent Paupe, Emmanuel P Dassa, Jean-Jacques Brière, Judith Favier, Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Paule Bénit, Pierre Rustin BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:5 (28 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Identification of inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum phosphoethanolamine methyltransferase using an enzyme-coupled transmethylation assay April M Bobenchik, Jae-Yeon Choi, Arunima Mishra, Iulian N Rujan, Bing Hao, Dennis R Voelker, Jeffrey C Hoch, Choukri Mamoun BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:4 (19 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Amodiaquine inhibits the activity of Plasmodium falciparum phosphoethanolamine methyltransferase and, as this enzyme is essential for survival of the malaria parasite and is not found in mammals, the inhibitor is an ideal candidate for drug development.
		Research article Thioredoxins function as deglutathionylase enzymes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Darren Greetham, Jill Vickerstaff, Daniel Shenton, Gabriel G Perrone, Ian W Dawes, Chris M Grant BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:3 (14 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Mechanism of attenuation of leptin signaling under chronic ligand stimulation Holger Knobelspies, Julia Zeidler, Paul Hekerman, Simone Bamberg-Lemper, Walter Becker BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:2 (8 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Cloning and characterization of Escherichia coli DUF299: a bifunctional ADP-dependent kinase - P_i-dependent pyrophosphorylase from bacteria Jim N Burnell BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:1 (3 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A bacterial homologue of the maize orthophosphate dikinase regulatory protein, cloned from Escherichia coli, catalyses both the inactivation and activation of phosphoenolpyruvate synthetase, by ADP-dependent phosphorylation, and Pi-dependent pyrophosphorylation respectively.
		Research article Identification of four novel phosphorylation sites in estrogen receptor α: impact on receptor-dependent gene expression and phosphorylation by protein kinase CK2 Christopher C Williams, Aninda Basu, Abeer El-Gharbawy, Latonya M Carrier, Carolyn L Smith, Brian G Rowan BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:36 (31 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The acidic domains of the Toc159 chloroplast preprotein receptor family are intrinsically disordered protein domains Lynn GL Richardson, Masoud Jelokhani-Niaraki, Matthew D Smith BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:35 (30 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The variable N-terminal acidic domains of the Toc159 chloroplast preprotein receptor family in Arabidopsis are intrinsically disordered, which may facilitate interactions with transit peptides, and explain how these receptors serve to import a wide variety of proteins into chloroplasts.
		Research article Identification and characterization of endonuclein binding proteins: evidence of modulatory effects on signal transduction and chaperone activity Maja Ludvigsen, Morten Østergaard, Henrik Vorum, Christian Jacobsen, Bent Honoré BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:34 (22 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Comparison of the receptor FGFRL1 from sea urchins and humans illustrates evolution of a zinc binding motif in the intracellular domain Lei Zhuang, Andrei V Karotki, Philip Bruecker, Beat Trueb BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:33 (18 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Analysis of the stoichiometric metal activation of methionine aminopeptidase Sergio C Chai, Qi-Zhuang Ye BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:32 (17 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Biochemical evidence for the tyrosine involvement in cationic intermediate stabilization in mouse β-carotene 15, 15'-monooxygenase Eugenia Poliakov, Susan Gentleman, Preethi Chander, Francis X Cunningham, Bella L Grigorenko, Alexander V Nemuhin, T Michael Redmond BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:31 (14 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Ghrelin-like peptide with fatty acid modification and O-glycosylation in the red stingray, Dasyatis akajei Hiroyuki Kaiya, Shiho Kodama, Koutaro Ishiguro, Kouhei Matsuda, Minoru Uchiyama, Mikiya Miyazato, Kenji Kangawa BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:30 (14 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Prion protein self-peptides modulate prion interactions and conversion Alan Rigter, Jan Priem, Drophatie Timmers-Parohi, Jan PM Langeveld, Fred G van Zijderveld, Alex Bossers BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:29 (30 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Prion peptides are tested for their ability to modulate prion protein self-interactions and conversion to the scrapie isoform, indicating domain-specific roles and the importance of stabilizing PrPC-PrPC and PrPC-PrPSc interactions as a prelude to conversion.
		Research article Purification and characterization of cysteine protease from germinating cotyledons of horse gram Rajeswari Jinka, Vadde Ramakrishna, Sridhar K Rao, Ramakrishna P Rao BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:28 (17 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Database The Cytochrome P450 Engineering Database: integration of biochemical properties Demet Sirim, Florian Wagner, Andrey Lisitsa, Jürgen Pleiss BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:27 (12 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The new version of the Cytochrome P450 Engineering Database (CYPED) contains information on the sequences of 8613 proteins and the structures of 47 proteins, and has been extended by integrating biochemical information from the Cytochrome P450 Knowledgebase.
		Research article Biosynthesis of the proteasome inhibitor syringolin A: the ureido group joining two amino acids originates from bicarbonate Christina Ramel, Micha Tobler, Martin Meyer, Laurent Bigler, Marc-Olivier Ebert, Barbara Schellenberg, Robert Dudler BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:26 (28 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Biosynthesis of the proteosome inhibitor syringolin A is directed by the syl gene cluster of phytopathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B728a after heterologous transfer, with CO2 being incorporated to form the unusual ureido group.
		Research article Ser170 of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab δ-endotoxin becomes anchored in a hydrophobic moiety upon insertion of this protein into Manduca sexta brush border membranes Oscar Alzate, Craig F Hemann, Cristina Osorio, Russ Hille, Donald H Dean BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:25 (19 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Mapping of protein phosphatase-6 association with its SAPS domain regulatory subunit using a model of helical repeats Julien Guergnon, Urszula Derewenda, Jessica R Edelson, David L Brautigan BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:24 (16 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Our understanding of how SAPS-related proteins differentially regulate closely-related Ser/Thr phosphatases is advanced by a study indicating that human PP6R3 forms distinctive helical repeats within its conserved SAPS domain and uses interhelical loops to associate with protein phosphatase 6.
		Research article Monitoring compartment-specific substrate cleavage by cathepsins B, K, L, and S at physiological pH and redox conditions Silvia Jordans, Saša Jenko-Kokalj, Nicole M Kühl, Sofia Tedelind, Wolfgang Sendt, Dieter Brömme, Dušan Turk, Klaudia Brix BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:23 (22 September 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Cathepsin cysteine proteases are active under conditions simulating extracellular and intracellular compartments with a range of pHs and redox potentials, as shown by cleavage of the natural substrate thyroglobulin in distinct ways in different physiologic environments.
		Research article Identification of a nuclear localization motif in the serine/arginine protein kinase PSRPK of physarum polycephalum Shide Liu, Zhuolong Zhou, Ziyang Lin, Qiuling Ouyang, Jianhua Zhang, Shengli Tian, Miao Xing BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:22 (25 August 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Contribution of oenocytes and pheromones to courtship behaviour in Drosophila Claude Wicker-Thomas, Ilhem Guenachi, Youssouf F Keita BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:21 (11 August 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central

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		Database The Thiamine diphosphate dependent Enzyme Engineering Database: A tool for the systematic analysis of sequence and structure relations Michael Widmann, Robert Radloff, Jürgen Pleiss BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:9 (1 February 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary A database of thiamine diphosphate (ThDP) dependent enzymes includes multisequence alignments and phylogenetic trees for families of the enzymes, structural information, and SNPs of human enzymes that might be related to disease.
		Research article Orthophosphate binding at the dimer interface of Corynebacterium callunae starch phosphorylase: mutational analysis of its role for activity and stability of the enzyme Mario Mueller, Bernd Nidetzky BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:8 (29 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article NMR characterisation of the minimal interacting regions of centrosomal proteins 4.1R and NuMA1: effect of phosphorylation Miguel A Treviño, Mar Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Isabel Correas, Miguel Marcilla, Juan P Albar, Manuel Rico, M Ángeles Jiménez, Marta Bruix BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:7 (28 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Two chitinase-like proteins abundantly accumulated in latex of mulberry show insecticidal activity Sakihito Kitajima, Kaeko Kamei, Shigeru Taketani, Masamitsu Yamaguchi, Fumiko Kawai, Aino Komatsu, Yoshihiro Inukai BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:6 (28 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
		Methodology article Rapid determination of tricarboxylic acid cycle enzyme activities in biological samples Sergio Goncalves, Vincent Paupe, Emmanuel P Dassa, Jean-Jacques Brière, Judith Favier, Anne-Paule Gimenez-Roqueplo, Paule Bénit, Pierre Rustin BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:5 (28 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Identification of inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum phosphoethanolamine methyltransferase using an enzyme-coupled transmethylation assay April M Bobenchik, Jae-Yeon Choi, Arunima Mishra, Iulian N Rujan, Bing Hao, Dennis R Voelker, Jeffrey C Hoch, Choukri Mamoun BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:4 (19 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Amodiaquine inhibits the activity of Plasmodium falciparum phosphoethanolamine methyltransferase and, as this enzyme is essential for survival of the malaria parasite and is not found in mammals, the inhibitor is an ideal candidate for drug development.
		Research article Thioredoxins function as deglutathionylase enzymes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae Darren Greetham, Jill Vickerstaff, Daniel Shenton, Gabriel G Perrone, Ian W Dawes, Chris M Grant BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:3 (14 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
		Research article Mechanism of attenuation of leptin signaling under chronic ligand stimulation Holger Knobelspies, Julia Zeidler, Paul Hekerman, Simone Bamberg-Lemper, Walter Becker BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:2 (8 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Cloning and characterization of Escherichia coli DUF299: a bifunctional ADP-dependent kinase - P_i-dependent pyrophosphorylase from bacteria Jim N Burnell BMC Biochemistry 2010, 11:1 (3 January 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary A bacterial homologue of the maize orthophosphate dikinase regulatory protein, cloned from Escherichia coli, catalyses both the inactivation and activation of phosphoenolpyruvate synthetase, by ADP-dependent phosphorylation, and Pi-dependent pyrophosphorylation respectively.
		Research article Identification of four novel phosphorylation sites in estrogen receptor α: impact on receptor-dependent gene expression and phosphorylation by protein kinase CK2 Christopher C Williams, Aninda Basu, Abeer El-Gharbawy, Latonya M Carrier, Carolyn L Smith, Brian G Rowan BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:36 (31 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article The acidic domains of the Toc159 chloroplast preprotein receptor family are intrinsically disordered protein domains Lynn GL Richardson, Masoud Jelokhani-Niaraki, Matthew D Smith BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:35 (30 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary The variable N-terminal acidic domains of the Toc159 chloroplast preprotein receptor family in Arabidopsis are intrinsically disordered, which may facilitate interactions with transit peptides, and explain how these receptors serve to import a wide variety of proteins into chloroplasts.
		Research article Identification and characterization of endonuclein binding proteins: evidence of modulatory effects on signal transduction and chaperone activity Maja Ludvigsen, Morten Østergaard, Henrik Vorum, Christian Jacobsen, Bent Honoré BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:34 (22 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Comparison of the receptor FGFRL1 from sea urchins and humans illustrates evolution of a zinc binding motif in the intracellular domain Lei Zhuang, Andrei V Karotki, Philip Bruecker, Beat Trueb BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:33 (18 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Analysis of the stoichiometric metal activation of methionine aminopeptidase Sergio C Chai, Qi-Zhuang Ye BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:32 (17 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Biochemical evidence for the tyrosine involvement in cationic intermediate stabilization in mouse β-carotene 15, 15'-monooxygenase Eugenia Poliakov, Susan Gentleman, Preethi Chander, Francis X Cunningham, Bella L Grigorenko, Alexander V Nemuhin, T Michael Redmond BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:31 (14 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Ghrelin-like peptide with fatty acid modification and O-glycosylation in the red stingray, Dasyatis akajei Hiroyuki Kaiya, Shiho Kodama, Koutaro Ishiguro, Kouhei Matsuda, Minoru Uchiyama, Mikiya Miyazato, Kenji Kangawa BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:30 (14 December 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Prion protein self-peptides modulate prion interactions and conversion Alan Rigter, Jan Priem, Drophatie Timmers-Parohi, Jan PM Langeveld, Fred G van Zijderveld, Alex Bossers BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:29 (30 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Prion peptides are tested for their ability to modulate prion protein self-interactions and conversion to the scrapie isoform, indicating domain-specific roles and the importance of stabilizing PrPC-PrPC and PrPC-PrPSc interactions as a prelude to conversion.
		Research article Purification and characterization of cysteine protease from germinating cotyledons of horse gram Rajeswari Jinka, Vadde Ramakrishna, Sridhar K Rao, Ramakrishna P Rao BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:28 (17 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Database The Cytochrome P450 Engineering Database: integration of biochemical properties Demet Sirim, Florian Wagner, Andrey Lisitsa, Jürgen Pleiss BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:27 (12 November 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary The new version of the Cytochrome P450 Engineering Database (CYPED) contains information on the sequences of 8613 proteins and the structures of 47 proteins, and has been extended by integrating biochemical information from the Cytochrome P450 Knowledgebase.
		Research article Biosynthesis of the proteasome inhibitor syringolin A: the ureido group joining two amino acids originates from bicarbonate Christina Ramel, Micha Tobler, Martin Meyer, Laurent Bigler, Marc-Olivier Ebert, Barbara Schellenberg, Robert Dudler BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:26 (28 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Biosynthesis of the proteosome inhibitor syringolin A is directed by the syl gene cluster of phytopathogenic bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae B728a after heterologous transfer, with CO2 being incorporated to form the unusual ureido group.
		Research article Ser170 of Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1Ab δ-endotoxin becomes anchored in a hydrophobic moiety upon insertion of this protein into Manduca sexta brush border membranes Oscar Alzate, Craig F Hemann, Cristina Osorio, Russ Hille, Donald H Dean BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:25 (19 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Mapping of protein phosphatase-6 association with its SAPS domain regulatory subunit using a model of helical repeats Julien Guergnon, Urszula Derewenda, Jessica R Edelson, David L Brautigan BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:24 (16 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Editor’s summary Our understanding of how SAPS-related proteins differentially regulate closely-related Ser/Thr phosphatases is advanced by a study indicating that human PP6R3 forms distinctive helical repeats within its conserved SAPS domain and uses interhelical loops to associate with protein phosphatase 6.
		Research article Monitoring compartment-specific substrate cleavage by cathepsins B, K, L, and S at physiological pH and redox conditions Silvia Jordans, Saša Jenko-Kokalj, Nicole M Kühl, Sofia Tedelind, Wolfgang Sendt, Dieter Brömme, Dušan Turk, Klaudia Brix BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:23 (22 September 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Cathepsin cysteine proteases are active under conditions simulating extracellular and intracellular compartments with a range of pHs and redox potentials, as shown by cleavage of the natural substrate thyroglobulin in distinct ways in different physiologic environments.
		Research article Identification of a nuclear localization motif in the serine/arginine protein kinase PSRPK of physarum polycephalum Shide Liu, Zhuolong Zhou, Ziyang Lin, Qiuling Ouyang, Jianhua Zhang, Shengli Tian, Miao Xing BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:22 (25 August 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
		Research article Contribution of oenocytes and pheromones to courtship behaviour in Drosophila Claude Wicker-Thomas, Ilhem Guenachi, Youssouf F Keita BMC Biochemistry 2009, 10:21 (11 August 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central