Search Results - "Adams, Nathan B. P."
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Transporter characterisation reveals aminoethylphosphonate mineralisation as a key step in the marine phosphorus redox cycle
Published in Nature communications (27-07-2021)“…The planktonic synthesis of reduced organophosphorus molecules, such as alkylphosphonates and aminophosphonates, represents one half of a vast global oceanic…”
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Nanomechanical and Thermophoretic Analyses of the Nucleotide-Dependent Interactions between the AAA+ Subunits of Magnesium Chelatase
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (25-05-2016)“…In chlorophyll biosynthesis, the magnesium chelatase enzyme complex catalyzes the insertion of a Mg2+ ion into protoporphyrin IX. Prior to this event, two of…”
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The molecular basis of phosphite and hypophosphite recognition by ABC-transporters
Published in Nature communications (23-11-2017)“…Inorganic phosphate is the major bioavailable form of the essential nutrient phosphorus. However, the concentration of phosphate in most natural habitats is…”
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The active site of magnesium chelatase
Published in Nature plants (01-12-2020)“…The insertion of magnesium into protoporphyrin initiates the biosynthesis of chlorophyll, the pigment that underpins photosynthesis. This reaction, catalysed…”
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Improved 2,4-Diarylthiazole-Based Antiprion Agents: Switching the Sense of the Amide Group at C5 Leads to an Increase in Potency
Published in ChemMedChem (03-09-2010)“…Amide derivatives of 2,4‐diarylthiazole‐5‐carboxylic acids were synthesised and tested for efficacy in a cell line model of prion disease. A number of…”
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How the O2-dependent Mg-protoporphyrin monomethyl ester cyclase forms the fifth ring of chlorophylls
Published in Nature plants (01-03-2021)“…Mg-protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester (MgPME) cyclase catalyses the formation of the isocyclic ring, producing protochlorophyllide a and contributing…”
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The Allosteric Role of the AAA+ Domain of ChlD Protein from the Magnesium Chelatase of Synechocystis Species PCC 6803
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (04-10-2013)“…Magnesium chelatase catalyzes the first essential step in chlorophyll biosynthesis. Results: Mutations in the AAA+ domain of the magnesium chelatase ChlD…”
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Nonequilibrium Isotope Exchange Reveals a Catalytically Significant Enzyme–Phosphate Complex in the ATP Hydrolysis Pathway of the AAA+ ATPase Magnesium Chelatase
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (13-03-2012)“…Magnesium chelatase is an AAA+ ATPase that catalyzes the first committed step in chlorophyll biosynthesis. Using nonequilibrium isotope exchange, we show that…”
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Characterization of the magnesium chelatase from Thermosynechococcus elongatus
Published in Biochemical journal (01-01-2014)“…The first committed step in chlorophyll biosynthesis is catalysed by magnesium chelatase (E.C. 6.6.1.1), which uses the free energy of ATP hydrolysis to insert…”
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Spray drying siRNA-lipid nanoparticles for dry powder pulmonary delivery
Published in Journal of controlled release (01-11-2022)“…While all the siRNA drugs on the market target the liver, the lungs offer a variety of currently undruggable targets which could potentially be treated with…”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of Anticancer Natural Product Analogues Based on Angelmarin: Targeting the Tolerance towards Nutrient Deprivation
Published in ChemMedChem (01-05-2012)“…Inspired by nature: Angelmarin is an anticancer natural product with potent antiausterity activity, that is, selective cytotoxicity towards nutrient‐deprived,…”
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The ChlD subunit links the motor and porphyrin binding subunits of magnesium chelatase
Published in Biochemical journal (02-07-2019)“…Magnesium chelatase initiates chlorophyll biosynthesis, catalysing the MgATP -dependent insertion of a Mg ion into protoporphyrin IX. The catalytic core of…”
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Chlorophyll biosynthesis under the control of arginine metabolism
Published in Cell reports (Cambridge) (28-11-2023)“…In natural environments, photosynthetic organisms adjust their metabolism to cope with the fluctuating availability of combined nitrogen sources, a…”
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Phosphite binding by the HtxB periplasmic binding protein depends on the protonation state of the ligand
Published in Scientific reports (15-07-2019)“…Phosphorus acquisition is critical for life. In low phosphate conditions, some species of bacteria have evolved mechanisms to import reduced phosphorus…”
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Probing the quality control mechanism of the Escherichia coli twin-arginine translocase with folding variants of a de novo–designed heme protein
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (04-05-2018)“…Protein transport across the cytoplasmic membrane of bacterial cells is mediated by either the general secretion (Sec) system or the twin-arginine translocase…”
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The catalytic power of magnesium chelatase: a benchmark for the AAA+ ATPases
Published in FEBS letters (01-06-2016)“…In the first committed reaction of chlorophyll biosynthesis, magnesium chelatase couples ATP hydrolysis to the thermodynamically unfavorable Mg2+ insertion…”
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Porphyrin Binding to Gun4 Protein, Facilitated by a Flexible Loop, Controls Metabolite Flow through the Chlorophyll Biosynthetic Pathway
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (20-11-2015)“…In oxygenic phototrophs, chlorophylls, hemes, and bilins are synthesized by a common branched pathway. Given the phototoxic nature of tetrapyrroles, this…”
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Five Glutamic Acid Residues in the C‑Terminal Domain of the ChlD Subunit Play a Major Role in Conferring Mg2+ Cooperativity upon Magnesium Chelatase
Published in Biochemistry (Easton) (10-11-2015)“…Magnesium chelatase catalyzes the first committed step in chlorophyll biosynthesis by inserting a Mg2+ ion into protoporphyrin IX in an ATP-dependent manner…”
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Efficient and Targeted siRNA Delivery to M2 Macrophages by Smart Polymer Blends for M1 Macrophage Repolarization as a Promising Strategy for Future Cancer Treatment
Published in ACS biomaterials science & engineering (08-01-2024)“…Cancer remains an issue on a global scale. It is estimated that nearly 10 million people succumbed to cancer worldwide in 2020. New treatment options are…”
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How the O 2 -dependent Mg-protoporphyrin monomethyl ester cyclase forms the fifth ring of chlorophylls
Published in Nature plants (01-03-2021)“…Mg-protoporphyrin IX monomethyl ester (MgPME) cyclase catalyses the formation of the isocyclic ring, producing protochlorophyllide a and contributing…”
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