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Fibroblasts freshly isolated from embryonic tendons were incubated with a proline analog, cis-4-hydroxy-L-proline, which is incorporated into protein and which leads to the intracellular accumulation of nonhelical procollagen. Evidence is presented here that the nonhelical procollagen containing the
The biosynthesis of collagens occurs in the rough endoplasmic reticulum and requires a large numbers of molecular chaperones, foldases, and post-translational modification enzymes. Collagens contain a large number of proline residues that are post-translationally modified to 3-hydroxyproline or
BACKGROUND
Protein folding is crucial for proteins' specific functions and is facilitated by various types of enzymes and molecular chaperones. The peptidyl prolyl cis/trans isomerases (PPIase) are one of these families of enzymes. They ubiquitously exist inside the cell and there are eight PPIases
The folding mechanism of the dimeric Escherichia coli Trp repressor (TR) is a kinetically complex process that involves three distinguishable stages of development. Following the formation of a partially folded, monomeric ensemble of species, within 5 ms, folding to the native dimer is controlled by
In order to efficiently overcome high free energy barriers embedded in a complex energy landscape and calculate overall thermodynamics properties using molecular dynamics simulations, we developed and implemented a sampling strategy by combining the metadynamics with (selective) integrated tempering
Young rats given an intravenous injection of [3H]proline were killed at successive times from 4 to 80 min later. Fibroblasts from the front foot pad were radioautographed ; silver grains were counted over several of the organelles and the results were expressed as percent radiolabel per unit volume.
Captopril [1-(D-3-mercapto-2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-L-proline (S,S)] is now known to be an inhibitor of angiotensin-converting enzyme. In male mice, the juxtaglomerular cells were examined by electron microscopy 42 h after administration of captopril. Numerous dense granules appeared in the rough
Geodiversity plays an important role in species establishment during spontaneous succession. At post-mining sites in the Czech Republic in 2003, we established plots in which the surface of the heaped overburden was either kept wave-like or leveled. Based on surveys conducted from 2006 to 2015,
Families with nonsyndromic dentinogenesis imperfecta (DGI) and the milder, dentin dysplasia (DD), have mutations in one allele of the dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP) gene. Because loss of a single Dspp allele in mice (and likely, humans) causes no dental phenotype, the mechanism(s) underling the
The uptake of [H3]proline by collagen-secreting cells of the locust, Locusta migratoria, and wax-moth, Galleria mellonella, has been investigated by electron autoradiography. The locust cells are around the ejaculatory duct and they secrete collagen in the young adult male, while the wax-moth cells
Radioautographic studies revealed that prolactin markedly stimulates the incorporation of H(3)-proline into the basement lamella of the tail fin of frog tadpole. Radioactivity in fibroblasts reached a peak at 3 hours. Thereafter, the number of silver grains in fibroblasts was reduced with
Enamel secretion by ameloblasts was investigated in the incisors of 100 gm normal and colcemid-injected male rats. Morphological studies were done on rats given a single intraperitoneal injection of 0.1 mg (1.25 mM) of colcemid and sacrified 1 to 4 hours after injection. Protein synthesis and
The effects of proline analogues, L-3,4-dehydroproline and L-azetidine-2-carboxylic acid, on collagen synthesis by cultured 3T6 fibroblasts have been studied. Prolyl hydroxylase activity was partially inhibited in cells cultured with dehydroproline for 24 h, resulting in the synthesis of collagen in
Rabbit polyclonal antibodies against isoproterenol-induced mouse proline-rich proteins (PRPs) were used to localize PRPs in the parotid salivary glands of normal adult BALB/c mice. The antibodies recognized both acidic-type and basic-type PRPs. Immunoblotting experiments revealed that the glands
The addition of Zn2+ inhibited lysine hydroxylation markedly less effectively than it did proline hydroxylation in chick embryo tendon cells, 3T6 fibroblasts and lysyl hydroxylase-deficient Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type VI fibroblasts. With low Zn2+ concentrations, a similar difference was also seen