SARS-Cov-2 ORF3a: mutability and function

M Bianchi, A Borsetti, M Ciccozzi… - International journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, analysis of changes of SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a protein during pandemic is
reported. ORF3a, a conserved coronavirus protein, is involved in virus replication and …

A Survey of Pyridoxal 5′-Phosphate-Dependent Proteins in the Gram-Positive Model Bacterium Bacillus subtilis

B Richts, J Rosenberg, FM Commichau - Frontiers in molecular …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The B6 vitamer pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) is a co-factor for proteins and enzymes that
are involved in diverse cellular processes. Therefore, PLP is essential for organisms from all …

The MocR‐like transcription factors: pyridoxal 5′‐phosphate‐dependent regulators of bacterial metabolism

A Tramonti, C Nardella, ML di Salvo… - The FEBS …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Many biological functions played by current proteins were not created by evolution from
scratch, rather they were obtained combining already available protein scaffolds. This is the …

Piperine's potential in treating polycystic ovarian syndrome explored through in-silico docking

R Francis, R Kalyanaraman, V Boominathan… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a multifaceted metabolic and hormonal
condition that impacts women in their procreative ages, identified by ovarian dysfunction …

[HTML][HTML] Conformational dynamics of complement protease C1r inhibitor proteins from Lyme disease–and relapsing fever–causing spirochetes

S Roy, CE Booth, AD Powell-Pierce, AM Schulz… - Journal of Biological …, 2023 - ASBMB
Borrelial pathogens are vector-borne etiological agents known to cause Lyme disease,
relapsing fever, and Borrelia miyamotoi disease. These spirochetes each encode several …

Structural insights into the DNA recognition mechanism by the bacterial transcription factor PdxR

I Freda, C Exertier, A Barile… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Specificity in protein–DNA recognition arises from the synergy of several factors that stem
from the structural and chemical signatures encoded within the targeted DNA molecule …

Bioisosteric replacement of pyridoxal‐5′‐phosphate to pyridoxal‐5′‐tetrazole targeting Bacillus subtilis GabR

NE Kaley, ZJ Liveris, M Moore, CT Reidl… - Protein …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Antimicrobial resistance is a significant cause of mortality globally due to infections, a trend
that is expected to continue to rise. As existing treatments fail and new drug discovery slows …

Interaction of Bacillus subtilis GabR with the gabTD promoter: role of repeated sequences and effect of GABA in transcriptional activation

C Nardella, A Barile, ML di Salvo, T Milano… - The FEBS …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bacillus subtilis is able to use γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) found in the soil as carbon and
nitrogen source, through the action of GABA aminotransferase (GabT) and succinic …

Conformational transitions induced by γ-amino butyrate binding in GabR, a bacterial transcriptional regulator

M Frezzini, L Guidoni, S Pascarella - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
GabR from Bacillus subtilis is a transcriptional regulator of the MocR subfamily of GntR
regulators. The MocR architecture is characterized by the presence of an N-terminal winged …

Molecular Cloning, Purification and Characterization of Mce1R of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

D Maity, RR Katreddy, A Bandhu - Molecular biotechnology, 2021 - Springer
The mce1 operon of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, important for lipid metabolism/transport,
host cell invasion, modulation of host immune response and pathogenicity, is under the …