Search Results - "Ciesla, Joanna"
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Phosphorylation of basic amino acid residues in proteins: important but easily missed
Published in Acta biochimica Polonica (01-01-2011)“…Reversible phosphorylation is the most widespread posttranslational protein modification, playing regulatory role in almost every aspect of cell life. The…”
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A synergistic effect of phosphate, pH and Phe159 substitution on the formycin A association to the E. coli purine nucleoside phosphorylase
Published in Biochimie (01-05-2018)“…A steady-state absorption and emission spectroscopy was used to create a comprehensive work and to study the interaction of the wild type Escherichia coli…”
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Human dihydrofolate reductase is a substrate of protein kinase CK2α
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (28-05-2019)“…Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is a prominent molecular target in antitumor, antibacterial, antiprotozoan, and immunosuppressive chemotherapies, and CK2…”
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Development of lactic acid production from coffee grounds hydrolysate by fermentation with Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus
Published in Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology (09-01-2024)“…Abstract Spent coffee grounds (SCG) are commercial waste that are still rich in numerous valuable ingredients and can be further processed into useful…”
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Quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation and microscale thermophoresis as tools for investigation of protein complex formation between thymidylate synthesis cycle enzymes
Published in Biosensors & bioelectronics (15-02-2015)“…Thymidylate synthase (TS) and dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) play essential role in DNA synthesis, repair and cell division by catalyzing two subsequent…”
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Effect of Simultaneous Inhibition of Protein Kinase CK2 and Thymidylate Synthase in Leukemia and Breast Cancer Cells
Published in Anticancer research (01-08-2018)“…Protein kinase CK2 was recently identified as a promising therapeutic target for combination therapy. Our study aims to investigate the anticancer effect of a…”
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Simultaneous Inhibition of Protein Kinase CK2 and Dihydrofolate Reductase Results in Synergistic Effect on Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cells
Published in Anticancer research (01-07-2019)“…Recently, we demonstrated the ability of inhibitors of protein kinase 2 (casein kinase II; CK2) to enhance the efficacy of 5-fluorouracil, a thymidylate…”
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Towards understanding the E. coli PNP binding mechanism and FRET absence between E. coli PNP and formycin A
Published in Biophysical chemistry (01-11-2017)“…The aim of this study is threefold: (1) augmentation of the knowledge of the E. coli PNP binding mechanism; (2) explanation of the previously observed ‘lack of…”
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Human dihydrofolate reductase and thymidylate synthase form a complex in vitro and co-localize in normal and cancer cells
Published in Journal of biomolecular structure & dynamics (19-05-2017)“…Enzymes involved in thymidylate biosynthesis, thymidylate synthase (TS), and dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) are well-known targets in cancer chemotherapy. In…”
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Mouse thymidylate synthase does not show the inactive conformation, observed for the human enzyme
Published in Structural chemistry (01-06-2017)“…Crystal structures of mouse thymidylate synthase (mTS) in complexes with (1) sulfate anion, (2) 2′-deoxyuridine 5′-monophosphate (dUMP) and (3) 5-fluoro-dUMP…”
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Crystal structures of nematode (parasitic T. spiralis and free living C. elegans), compared to mammalian, thymidylate synthases (TS). Molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations in search for nematode-specific inhibitors of TS
Published in Journal of molecular graphics & modelling (01-10-2017)“…[Display omitted] •Trichinellosis is a serious disease in both developing and developed countries.•Crystal structures of ligand-bound and -free nematode…”
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Crystal structure of phosphoramide-phosphorylated thymidylate synthase reveals pSer127, reflecting probably pHis to pSer phosphotransfer
Published in Bioorganic chemistry (01-02-2014)“…•31P NMR found thymidylate synthase phosphorylated only on histidine residue(s).•Crystal structure of the enzyme-dUMP complex showed a single phosphoserine…”
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Thiophosphorylation of free amino acids and enzyme protein by thiophosphoramidate ions
Published in Bioorganic chemistry (01-04-2010)“…In search of an activity-preserving protein thiophosphorylation method, with thymidylate synthase recombinant protein used as a substrate, potassium…”
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Phosphorylation of Thymidylate Synthase and Dihydrofolate Reductase in Cancer Cells and the Effect of CK2α Silencing
Published in International journal of molecular sciences (03-02-2023)“…Our previous research suggests an important regulatory role of CK2-mediated phosphorylation of enzymes involved in the thymidylate biosynthesis cycle, i.e.,…”
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Phosphorylation of thymidylate synthase from various sources by human protein kinase CK2 and its catalytic subunits
Published in Bioorganic chemistry (01-06-2010)“…Thymidylate synthase (TS) was a substrate for human CK2 catalytic subunits. MALDI-TOF MS analysis of sulfonated protein digest led to identification of…”
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Immunofluorescent localization of thymidylate synthase in the development of Trichinella spiralis and Caenorhabditis elegans
Published in Molecular and biochemical parasitology (01-05-2012)“…[Display omitted] ► Non-developing nematode larvae are rich in thymidylate synthase, undetectable in quiescent cells. ► T. spiralis muscle larva nerve ring,…”
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Segmental motions of rat thymidylate synthase leading to half-the-sites behavior
Published in Biopolymers (01-06-2010)“…Thymidylate synthase (TS) is a homodimeric enzyme with two equivalent active sites composed of residues from both subunits. Despite the structural symmetry of…”
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Screening of Antioxidative and Antiproliferative Activities of Crude Polysaccharides Extracted from Six Different Plants
Published in Applied sciences (01-05-2024)“…Plant polysaccharides have gained interest in medical research for their ability to suppress various diseases, including cancer. However, information on some…”
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Single tryptophan Y160W mutant of homooligomeric E. coli purine nucleoside phosphorylase implies that dimers forming the hexamer are functionally not equivalent
Published in Scientific reports (27-05-2021)“…E. coli purine nucleoside phosphorylase is a homohexamer, which structure, in the apo form, can be described as a trimer of dimers. Earlier studies suggested…”
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Interactions of 2′-fluoro-substituted dUMP analogues with thymidylate synthase
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (12-10-2007)“…A series of 2′-fluoro-substituted dUMP/FdUMP analogues were synthesized, their interaction with human recombinant thymidylate synthase investigated, and…”
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